The father of the sword is Kong Jie

This sudden movement startled Okabe, the old devil who received the news.

He also thought about playing a big game of chess in the plains and wiping out the main force of the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop!
Who would have thought that there would be such a arrogant guy? With such a posture, could he come to take his life directly?

Judging from the map, this Eighth Route Army unit that rushed towards Peiping was clearly alone and even separated from the main force in the rear.

This is a taboo for military strategists.

But he attacked fiercely, with a desperate attitude.

Okabe has never seen such a desperate opponent.

In addition, the Japanese troops blocking the attack along the way were really overwhelmed, and the Japanese troops stationed in the rear area of ​​​​Beiping had few troops due to reinforcements and deployments from various places for many days.

The Japanese officers of the Japanese North China Headquarters stationed in Peiping were in a panic.

Just as Kong Jie joked at the beginning, this attack on Jinmen was really like ripping out the enemy's heart!

Faced with Commander Wang's thunderous offensive, Okabe, who had no time to react, could only ask for help from the China Dispatch Army Headquarters.

Junroku Hata, who was in Jinling, scolded Okabe for his incompetence, but he could not just sit back and watch the North China Headquarters make mistakes. Wouldn't that be a great shame for the empire?
Therefore, the Japanese navies in Qingdao and Dalian, with the intervention of Junroku Hata, immediately formed a joint fleet to organize troops, equipment, and material transport fleets.

Even the cruiser Izumo, which was preparing to be decommissioned and transferred back to the country, was used again.

To resolve the crisis in Tianjin and Peiping.

As a result, the Japanese army did not expect that news of the secret gathering of ships in Dalian and Qingdao was accidentally leaked.

Just like that, when Kong Jie commanded the Eighth Route Army aviation unit and cooperated with the ground reconnaissance troops to launch an air attack on the Japanese port of Dalian, he accidentally ran into the Izumo that had just been mobilized.

As Kong Jie said: This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

When the news reached the frontline aviation combat forces, the commanders heard that the huge ship docked near the port was the Japanese cruiser Izumo, which everyone dreamed of sinking.

The soldiers all became excited and vowed to sink the Izumo tonight!
The excited Kong Jie and others temporarily reconvened the pre-war military meeting, and analyzed in detail the enemy's assembly of ships and troops at the port, especially with the goal of sinking the enemy's Izumo, and decided on a series of modified operations. plan.

After the battle officially begins...

The first wave of fast Type 97 reconnaissance aircraft, Mosquito night radar reconnaissance aircraft, and P38 improved night radar reconnaissance aircraft formed a search team to conduct a comprehensive reconnaissance of the sea areas near Weihai.

After searching for a period of time, the Japanese fleet was successfully discovered on the route given by the interrogation information.

Then the second wave of Catalina air and sea radar units, escorted by Mosquito night fighters, flew to the target area for long-term monitoring and tracking.

Night, 22 o'clock sharp.

The Eighth Route Army prepared the airport, inspected and maintained the aircraft participating in the war, added fuel, and mounted torpedo bombs. The pilots rested for a few hours and had dinner.

All British, American and Eighth Route Army pilots lined up next to the airport runway for the final mobilization.

Political Commissar Luo said: "This night air raid on the sea is the first for our Eighth Route Army, but I believe it is a successful start.

Tonight we are going to send the Japanese fleet from Dalian to the sea to feed the bastards. I wish everyone a good start! "

U.S. military instructors, British instructors and the pilots they led, all wore red headscarves with the word "Revenge" written on their heads, along with the Eighth Route Army pilots.

Tonight is destined to be a night of revenge!

Everyone shouted the slogan of blowing up the Japanese flagship Izumo and entered the take-off area in groups.

In addition to the flagship Izumo, the Japanese fleet is also accompanied by 3 light cruisers, 8 destroyers, and more than 20 large transport fleets composed of troop carriers, cargo ships, and oil tankers, which are heading towards Weihai Port at full speed.

The plan formulated by Staff Officers Liu, Doolittle, Davis, Charles and others is to first take advantage of the disadvantages of the old warships in the Japanese Navy that do not have radars, and launch an all-out air attack on the Japanese cruisers and destroyers in the first wave, in order to severely damage or destroy them. Drive out of the battlefield and deal a devastating blow to the fleet they escorted.

This time, Doolittle and others led the most elite pilots to form a night fighter unit to intercept along the way to prevent the Japanese long-range night fighter units sent from other airports from interfering with air strikes against Japanese ships.

The SBD dive bomber unit led by Davis directly conducted a full-scale dive air attack, assisted by the Type 99 dive bomber unit of Eighth Route Army pilots.

After all the attention of the Japanese pilots was attracted, the TBF torpedo planes and the torpedo planes modified from mosquito bombers immediately took the opportunity to launch a torpedo offensive at low altitude.

When the Japanese warships were almost blown up, the Type 97 ground attack aircraft were sent up to launch incendiary rockets, lighting up all the locations where the Japanese fleet was located, so as to provide convenience for subsequent air strikes.

If all goes well, the follow-up B25, Type 96 land attack, Type [-] land attack, and Pei [-] bombers will form a minelayer group to drop mines in the waters around Dalian Port.

For the fleet coming from Shanghai, after searching for their location, we can also throw mines over to their shipping routes and ports near Shanghai.

In addition, because the fleet from North Korea is across regions, it is the most difficult to mobilize them. It is estimated that they were still gathering when the bombing happened here.

According to Kong Jie's plan, it is enough to throw some mines to block the way and buy a certain amount of time.

As for when to launch the second large-scale torpedo offensive, it depends on when such an opportunity will arise again in the subsequent battlefields.

Just like that, as the attack order was issued, each squadron took off one after another. Director Xiao, Lao Chen, and Lao Zhou boarded Kong Jie's plane.

Lao Pi, Lao Yang, and Lao Liang boarded Ding Wei's plane.

Commander Xu, along with Lao Chi and Lao Zhang, naturally boarded Li Yunlong's plane at Li Yunlong's invitation.

In addition to the pilot, this seaplane can seat ten people in a crowded place, but there are still search and rescue missions, so there is still a little space left and it is not full.

Commander Chen, Commander Chen, Staff Officer Ye, Political Commissar Luo and others did not board the plane, but also saw them off at the runway, waiting for their good news to come back.

When setting off, the commanders of the New Fourth Army and the 115th Division had never flown on an airplane, so they were very excited when they got on the plane. They looked around, touched every part, and asked what the use of each part was. They even shouted to take pictures of them. Photo.

Even before they started blowing up the Japanese warships, they were already extremely excited.

Those who knew it were going to air raid Japanese ships, but those who didn’t know thought it was just for sightseeing!

In particular, Commander Xu heard about Li Yunlong's previous experience in air raids on Shanghai, and what he boasted was a nose and an eye, so he was looking forward to it even more.

"I've had enough of being bombed. Today it's our turn to bomb that little devil!"

As Commander Xu spoke, he casually took the snacks handed over by Li Yunlong. He was surprised to find that there were so many benefits during the air raid mission!The two people, who already had similar temperaments, soon began to brag.

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Kong Jie was more serious here. As soon as Director Xiao got on the plane, he asked about the characteristics of the aircraft and the performance of the various aircraft of the flying team.

He heard that this seaplane can fly all night, and he lamented that this industrial technology product was different.

On Ding Wei's side, Lao Yang, Lao Pi, and Lao Liang followed him all the way. They were already old acquaintances. As soon as they got on the plane, they brought out roast chicken, soy sauce beef, and all kinds of food to keep up with the pilot who couldn't fly the plane. Chatted together.

After flying for a period of time, the Japanese fleet was quickly spotted in front of them under the moonlight.

The Japanese navy, except for the lookouts, basically rested at night.

The commander of the Japanese fleet said: “The Eighth Route Army did not know at all that our navy escorted the landing force, let alone attacked the navy, and had not even seen a warship.

When we send the troops to Weihai, they will know what strength is. "

After hearing these words, even the commander of the Kwantung Army Mobile Brigade was convinced and went to rest with confidence.

There wasn’t even a blackout, driving at night with the lights on.

It can be said that the arrogance of the little devils has added fuel to their impending destruction.

At 23:[-] in the evening, the aircraft fleet led by Kong Jie, Li Yunlong, and Ding Wei came into the air. Under the order of the formation commander, they started to turn on the corridor lights, and when they were organized according to the plan and prepared to divide the areas for bombing, the Japanese lookouts discovered that there was an incoming aircraft. .

Unfortunately, the time is already a bit late.

According to the original combat order, the Eighth Route Army aviation unit's piloted night reconnaissance aircraft dropped flares, and dive bombers immediately began air attacks on the Japanese army's four cruisers and eight destroyers.

Only when the dive bombers roared overhead did the Japanese warship sound the alarm.

The hit rate of this first wave of air strikes was frighteningly high.

boom -

The violent explosion completely broke the dead silence of this sea area in the dark night and spread far away.

Although the Japanese were well-trained and the anti-aircraft gun positions fired as soon as the alarm sounded, the alarm came too late and there was no time for precise shooting and unified command. The Eighth Route Army's dive bombers had already entered the dive sprint stage.

Under the eyes of the Japanese on duty, the SBD dive bomber dropped the first round of heavy armor-piercing bombs with a harsh roar.

These armor-piercing bombs have been modified by military factories and specially mixed with a little incendiary agent. Even if they miss the mark after the explosion, they will stick to the warship and burn the designated target.

The first one to bear the brunt was the Japanese armored cruiser Izumo, which was particularly conspicuous as a behemoth among the Japanese ships.

With the astonishing power of the heavy armor-piercing bomb, the bomb directly penetrated the deck of the flagship Izumo, making a huge explosion inside the warship, and then ignited a fire. There was chaos inside the warship, and the other three cruisers were also attacked by the first round of air attacks. The hit turned into four bright torches in the night sky.

Of the remaining eight old-fashioned Japanese destroyers, four were hit, two were damaged by near-missile bombs, and only two barely managed to avoid it by maneuvering.

This first echelon of air strikes achieved almost perfect results, even smoother than what Kong Jie and others had previewed at the pre-war military meeting.

Immediately afterwards, before the Japanese recovered, the second echelon came again. The Japanese navy in a panic fired desperately. However, the warship was extinguishing the fire while avoiding air defense. The organization was even worse. The Izumo even had problems with ammunition transportation due to the fire. Yes, he has become a living target.

In the second wave of air strikes, the Izumo, which was the primary target of the soldiers tonight, was hit by heavy armor-piercing bombs one after another, and the power compartment was directly damaged.

One of the other three cruisers had its ammunition depot detonated and completely lost power in the explosion. The other two cruisers burst into flames.

Kong Jie and others who were watching the battle from the air were extremely excited when they saw the hit.

Commander Xu even shouted: "Hit, damn, hit!"

While the fierce confrontation at high altitude completely attracted the attention of the Japanese ships.

On the other side, the torpedo fleet of the Eighth Route Army quietly approached and launched a torpedo attack on four Japanese cruisers.

Squadron [-] was the first formation, and the first group to bear the brunt was the light cruiser that lost power. The first group of three torpedo planes released three torpedoes, two of which were direct hits.

These torpedoes were originally developed for weapons such as ships in maritime warfare. They are so powerful that even with the obstruction of sea water, they still produce terrifying power in the explosion.

One of the Japanese light cruisers was directly hit by a torpedo, and failed to turn on the engine to float. During the violent explosion, water began to enter the side, and soon capsized directly, completely losing its combat effectiveness.

The second attack group released five torpedoes again, and several Japanese ships surrounding the Izumo were sunk one after another.

The third attack group carried out lightning strikes on the burning light cruiser. The cruiser was unlucky to be hit by three rounds and sank directly in the explosion; the fourth cruiser was hit by one round, blowing up the bow.

Then the second wave of torpedo planes continued to attack, and four cruisers were sunk one after another.

Finally, all dive bombers and torpedo planes attacked the enemy destroyers and quickly sent them all to the bottom of the sea.

Almost all battles took place in lightning flashes, and the Japanese ships had no time to react.

If this was a conventional battle, the powerful Japanese warships would never be so vulnerable. The surprise attack was so violent and unprepared, and the Eighth Route Army's bombing and torpedo offensive were extremely fierce.

Before the powerful Japanese warship had time to exert its power, the cabin had been completely blown up, and it soon sank completely, taking with it all the ship's equipment and the fighting boys.

After successfully clearing away some small ships surrounding the Izumo, the torpedo fleet did not hold back any more. As many as a dozen torpedoes were like giant whales, cutting through the waves under the water, quickly heading towards the final destination. The Izumo, which targeted the enemy, crashed away.

boom -

A somewhat dull explosion came from the bottom of the sea.

The Izumo, which was hit in different parts one after another, soon became riddled with wounds one after another.

Soon after, it lost power.

The last ones to enter the battlefield were the Type 97 ground attack aircraft and the Mosquito-modified torpedo planes, which sent all the Japanese tankers, transport ships, and troop carriers to the bottom of the sea. It was not that the Japanese did not want to escape, but the sea area was heavily mined by the Eighth Route Army, making it difficult to move even an inch.

In a series of big explosions, it was like the Japanese Army fighting on land accidentally broke into the Eighth Route Army's minefields. The explosions made the little Japanese feel dizzy and at a loss.