Chapter 691 It's Incredible
Hudson and the Fleet Chief of Staff did not expect that Gao Jiu would fly a plane to attack the Japanese flagships in person. They were shocked and stood up involuntarily.
Gao Jiu's status is really important. When he came to the Guam base this time, the senior management of the Mid-level army specially told Hudson and others that within their control, they must ensure Gao Jiu's safety and provide him with relevant services.
If something happens to Gao Jiu in their fleet, Hudson and the Chief of Staff will bear great responsibility.
Hudson said: "Mr. Gao, your status is so important. How can you do such an ordinary soldier charges?"
The Chief of Staff also said: "Yes, Mr. Gao, these things are enough for our Mid Army soldiers."
Gao Jiu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. I haven't been to beat the Japanese for a while. I'm a little itchy and I'm just about to have fun. Don't worry, I'll be back soon."
Hudson and the Chief of Staff still disagree. They really couldn't bear the consequences of Gao Jiu's accident here.
Gao Jiu said solemnly: "According to your current tactics of attacking the Japanese army, it is difficult to destroy the Japanese flagship. Doing so will lose more bombers in vain, and most importantly, it will cause more pilots to die.
In order to sink the Japanese flagship as soon as possible and minimize the casualties of soldiers, I will complete this task."
The situation Hudson, the Chief of Staff and others are facing is very embarrassing. The Japanese special mixed fleet is retreating at a high speed to the Coral Waters. It is certain that the Japanese Navy's reinforcements are also rushing to the No. 3 waters.
If the Japanese special-mix fleet cannot be annihilated as soon as possible, the US Navy will not only miss the great fighter jet to annihilate the Japanese special-mix fleet, but may also suffer significant losses due to the arrival of Japanese reinforcements.
The key to solving the Japanese fleet as soon as possible is to destroy the Japanese flagship and destroy the command system of the Japanese special mixed fleet.
In order to achieve this goal, many American pilots have been sacrificed. Therefore, Gao Jiu's proposal made Hudson and the Chief of Staff very moved.
Seeing that Hudson, the Chief of Staff and others were still hesitating, Gao Jiu said, "Time is tight, don't argue anymore." After that, he turned around and walked out.
Hudson, the Chief of Staff and others were very moved. They immediately sent a traffic boat to send Gao Jiu to the aircraft carrier, and at the same time issued an order to the commander of the carrier-based aircraft, asking them to temporarily obey Gao Jiu's command.
Soon after, Gao Jiu arrived on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft. Colonel Ayman, the commander of the Mid-based carrier aircraft, was already waiting there.
Colonel Aiman also heard about Gao Jiu's legend, but he still had some doubts about whether Gao Jiu was familiar with the carrier-based aircraft of the Mid-based army. He pointed to an A09 bomber and said, "Mr. Gao, have you ever driven this aircraft before?"
Gao Jiu casually stated the technical parameters of this bomber. Colonel Aiman and the American pilots around him believed that Gao Jiu was indeed familiar with carrier-based aircraft.
They no longer doubted and expressed their acceptance of Gao Jiu's command.
Colonel Aiman asked: "Mr. Gao, what tactics do you plan to use to attack the Japanese cruiser King Kong?"
Gao Jiu said, "Get paper and pen."
Immediately, a flight consultant from the Mi army brought a flight record book and a Pike pen.
Gao Jiu drew symbols representing the Japanese fleet on paper, then drew three small arrows to explain his attack tactics to them.
Colonel Aiman and others all believed that Gao Jiu's tactics were feasible, but they were very worried that Gao Jiu would fly an aircraft to attack the Japanese flagships himself. If Gao Jiu's attack plan was followed, although the possibility of destroying the Japanese flagships was extremely high, Gao Jiu would definitely die for a lifetime.
Hudson had already explained to Colonel Ayman that if they think Gao Jiu's combat plan is not feasible or that Gao Jiu's risk of carrying out the mission is too high, they have the right to refuse to execute Gao Jiu's orders.
Colonel Ayman said: "Mr. Gao, we have already understood your tactics, so we can perform this task ourselves."
Gao Jiu said: "You don't have to worry about my safety. I am 100% sure to complete the attack mission and return safely."
Aiman and others also wanted to stop Gao Jiu, and Gao Jiu said firmly: "This matter is settled. I have been authorized. You must accept my command. Now prepare immediately and start the attack in 15 minutes."
Aiman and others knew that although Gao Jiu was clever in his tactics, it was difficult for their pilots to be sure of completing this arduous task. Even if they completed the task, there was no possibility of survival.
Since Gao Jiu was so sure, they agreed with Gao Jiu's opinion.
Colonel Ayman and the pilots of the Mi army respected Gao Jiu very much. They stood attentively and saluted Gao Jiu.
The commander of the Japanese special mixed fleet led the fleet to advance at a high speed towards the Coral Sea. Every minute they passed, they approached a step closer to the safe area.
The commander of the Japanese special-mix fleet was a senior naval general with rich combat experience. He knew that the Mid-mix fleet was eager to annihilate the special-mix fleet, so they were also eager to sink the King Kong cruiser to destroy the command system of the special-mix fleet.
Therefore, he deployed the King Kong cruiser in the middle of the escort ship to prevent attacks from the American Air Force.
So far, the King Kong cruiser has repelled two attacks from the Mid-Arc bombers, and he has basically had a basic idea in his heart. He believes that the Mid-Arc cruiser can only organize one or two more attacks on the King Kong cruiser at most, because the number of aircraft carrier-based aircraft of the Mid-Arc aircraft is limited, and they cannot withstand the consumption of a large number of bomber losses and will no longer be able to continue attacking the King Kong.
The commander knew that the next attack by the American bomber would be even more fierce. Therefore, he specially strengthened a destroyer behind the King Kong to enhance air defense firepower.
The Japanese commander's judgment was very accurate. Soon after, a large number of American aircraft appeared behind the special mixed fleet. The anti-aircraft artillery and anti-aircraft machine guns on the Japanese ships were immediately ready to fight back the attack of American bombers.
The bomber group of the Mid-Armed Fleet soon approached the Japanese special-mix fleet. Just as they were about to enter the Japanese air defense fire network, the Mid-Armed Fleet suddenly became divided into three parts. The Mid-Armed Fleet flew to both sides of the fleet, which seemed to be to encircle the Japanese special-mix fleet on three sides.
After receiving the report, the Japanese commander immediately ordered the escort ships to intercept the Mid-English aircraft respectively.
In this way, the group of Mid-Armed Fleet flew to both wings of the Special Mill Fleet successfully attracted a considerable number of Japanese air defense firepower. The Mid-Armed Fleet followed the Japanese fleet and rushed directly to the Japanese Cruiseman King Kong.
Soon after, three groups of the Mid-Army's aircraft rushed into the Japanese air defense firepower network from different directions.
The Japanese anti-aircraft artillery immediately opened fire violently into the sky and intercepted the Mid-armed aircraft. For a moment, the guns rumbling, and the Mid-armed aircraft were constantly being shot down in the sky.
Just as the Japanese were firing fiercely into the air, a US H-2 torpedo attack aircraft flew towards the Japanese special-mix fleet close to the sea.
The torpedo attack aircraft is less than 3m away from the sea surface, and the color of the aircraft is very similar to that of the sea water, so it is difficult to find in the distance.
This torpedo attack aircraft was piloted by Gao Jiu. He flew to the front of the Japanese special-mix fleet and saw several Japanese ships scattered on the sea, blocking Gao Jiu's view. He could not see the location of the King Kong cruiser for a while.
Gao Jiu continued to fly and actually passed through several Japanese ships.
At this time, the Japanese naval officers and soldiers were all in the sky, and no one noticed that the plane driven by Gao Jiu flew into the special mixed fleet.
However, the huge roar of the torpedo attack aircraft still alarmed the naval officers and soldiers on the Japanese ships. Someone soon discovered the torpedo attack aircraft and hurriedly wanted to intercept it with artillery fire. However, the anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns on the ship were used for air defense, and they could not lower the muzzle to a firing angle below the height of the ship. They could only watch the torpedo attack aircraft fly over.
Among the weapons on Japanese warships, there are also weapons that can attack aircraft flying close to the sea, which are small-caliber rapid-fire cannons equipped on warships, which can block the sea with artillery fire.
Unfortunately, the torpedo attack aircraft driven by Gao Jiu was too close to the Japanese warship, and the ship's hull blocked the rapid-fire gunner's sight, forming a blind spot for shooting.
The other Japanese naval officers and soldiers were anxious, so they simply prepared to use rifles and other light weapons to fire at the torpedo attack aircraft. Unfortunately, they didn't need these light weapons at all. By the time they took them out of the warehouse, the torpedo attack aircraft had already flew over.
The Japanese commander on the cruiser of the King Kong received a report and hurriedly ordered a frigate close to the cruiser to block the flight route of the torpedo attack aircraft.
So the frigate approached the King Kong at high speed.
However, it was too late to do all this. The naval officers and soldiers on the cruiser of the King Kong saw a small black dot appear on the sea ahead, and the small black dot rushed over quickly.
Gao Jiu flew in a torpedo attack aircraft and quickly flew to a distance of only 500m from the King Kong cruiser and fired a torpedo.
The torpedo landed into the sea and then rushed towards the King Kong cruiser. At the same time, Gao Jiu's torpedo attack aircraft also flew towards the King Kong cruiser driven by inertia.
The commander of the Japanese fleet and the naval officers and soldiers on the King Kong watched helplessly as the torpedo cut through the waves and drilled into the abdomen of the King Kong cruiser.
Almost at the same time, the torpedo attack aircraft driven by Gao Jiu also flew to the King Kong cruiser.
The torpedo exploded violently. Amid the sky-sky fire, a big hole was blown out near the waterline of the mid-section of the cruiser, and the cold sea water poured in.
Just as the torpedo attack plane was about to hit the King Kong cruiser, the plane pulled up and almost wiped the plywood at the tail of the King Kong ship and flew over.
The torpedo attack aircraft was only more than 1 meter away from the deck. The powerful airflow driven by the aircraft actually brought two Japanese soldiers on the rear deck into the sea.
The King Kong cruiser suffered a severe blow and had no possibility of repair. It tilted instantly, and the Japanese officers and soldiers on the cruiser jumped into the sea to escape.
The commander of the Japanese special-mix fleet remained in the cockpit. Due to his misjudgment, the special-mix fleet was ambushed by the Mid-Fleet. He felt very ashamed and felt that he had no face to live anymore, so he decided to live and die with the King Kong cruiser.
A Japanese naval officer persuaded the commander to take care of himself and command the remaining warships of the special mixed fleet, but the commander was very stubborn and refused to leave.
A Japanese naval officer suddenly took action, knocked the commander unconscious, and carried him out with everyone, put a lifebuoy on him, and then jumped into the water.
After flying a torpedo attack aircraft over the King Kong, Gao Jiu lowered his altitude again, continued to fly close to the sea, and continued to pass through the gaps of the Japanese ships. He soon left the control area of the Japanese special-mix fleet, then pulled the plane up and returned toward the aircraft carrier.
The attack group of three American carrier-based aircraft did not penetrate the Japanese air defense firepower network. Most of the ones they sent were fighters, and the flight speed exceeded that of bombers and were more flexible. They just played the role of luring the enemy. After attracting the Japanese air defense firepower, they quickly returned, without causing any major losses.
The commander of the Mid-based carrier-based aircraft personally drove a fighter plane to participate in this mission of luring the enemy. After leaving the Japanese ship's air defense fire network, he did not leave immediately, but hovered in the air.
When he saw the Japanese King Kong cruiser explode and began to sink, he excitedly reached out and snapped his fingers, and said loudly: "Commander, Mr. Gao has succeeded. The Japanese King Kong destroyer has been sunk."
Hudson, the Chief of Staff and others who had been waiting for the news couldn't help but cheer when they heard the good news.
Hudson said with emotion: "It's simply incredible. Mr. Gao is indeed as magical as the legendary one."
Hudson cared about Gao Jiu's safety and asked, "Is Mr. Gao safe?"
The carrier-based aircraft commander said: "The situation is unclear, the battlefield is too chaotic, and you can't see the torpedo attack aircraft driven by Mr. Gao."
The Chief of Staff said worriedly: "Mr. Gao, please don't have anything wrong!"
At this moment, Gao Jiu's voice came over: "I return safely and will land soon."
On the flight deck of the USS Calvinson aircraft carrier, the officers and soldiers of the Mid-English army were nervously staring at the sky.
When they saw the torpedo attack aircraft, there were warm cheers.
Chapter completed!