My own war game

Chapter 225 Unexpected Members

June 1942, 6, the First Air Fleet of the Japanese Combined Fleet, with the flagship Akagi.

More than twenty Type 97 attack aircraft loaded with high-explosive bombs were ready to take off. The pilots wearing white scarves were drinking sake from their cups, looking very excited.

The Japanese and American armies had different attitudes towards Midway Island at this time.

Unaware that his battle plan had been completely leaked, Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto thought his action was a surprise attack, just like the Pearl Harbor attack, but he didn't know that three American aircraft carriers were already waiting for him northeast of Midway Island.

"The attacking force must leave behind half of its planes to prevent a surprise attack by the US military." Nan Yunzhong gave the order to his assistant.

"Hai! I have already arranged it according to your wishes. After the first wave of attack aircraft takes off, the second wave of fighters will be on standby. But forgive my rudeness, it seems... it seems..." The assistant seemed to be trying to choose a suitable word.

"Go on!" Nan Yunzhong stood on the bridge with an expressionless face.

"We are launching a surprise attack this time. The probability of a US aircraft carrier appearing is very small, so it seems a bit of a waste of combat power." The adjutant gritted his teeth and said it.

Nan Yunzhong didn't say anything for a long time, just standing there. The adjutant thought he had greatly offended his superior. Just when he was getting anxious, Nan Yunzhong only said a short sentence as a reply:

"That's what Commander Yamamoto meant."

The adjutant said nothing and stepped aside.

Nanyun Zhongyi's position in this fleet is now in a rather awkward period. In Chinese, he is now "a personal maid holding the key, in charge but not the head of the family."

As the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet, Isoroku Yamamoto would often interfere in the command details of the front-line troops. However, he himself had a great reputation among the people after the Pearl Harbor incident and was known as the "military god" of Japan during that period. Even the Ministry of the Navy did not dare to do anything to him, let alone a vice admiral himself.

The superiors are difficult to deal with and the subordinates are disobedient. This time, the commander of the Feilong and Soryu, Major General Tamon Yamaguchi, is a super prodigal son who does not listen to his orders. Not only does he not care about the lives of the pilots, he even dares to treat the aircraft carrier, the national treasure, as a consumable. He has contradicted him several times in a row.

In this situation where his superiors and subordinates did not treat him as a human being, Nan Yunzhongyi, the fleet captain, was exhausted and had to adopt an attitude of "doing whatever the superiors ask" and forcibly left half of the planes to guard against the US aircraft carriers.

Of course, as a professional soldier, it was impossible for him to really give up. Nanyun Zhongyi still made efforts within the scope of his authority.

"The troops will immediately launch an attack and strike the U.S. Midway Island Airport!" Nan Yunzhong waved his hand and ordered the attack formation to set off.

Then he asked his assistant, "Have all the reconnaissance planes been sent out?"

"Yes, sir. A total of seven reconnaissance planes were dispatched, and the last one took off just half an hour ago."

"Pay close attention to the reports from the reconnaissance aircraft. If they discover the American fleet, I want to know it immediately!"

"Hai!"

In the early morning, 144 Japanese fighter planes rushed towards the US military airport as the first wave of attack. The US military, which had received the news early, prepared a large amount of anti-aircraft firepower waiting for them.

With the sound of explosions, the Battle of Midway officially began.

At the same time, dozens of nautical miles away, the Nautilus was still following the "Snow Wind" in search of its target.

"Hey, one flew away, and the other is following us." Colonel Carlson looked at the US SBD dive bomber that maintained its flying posture at high altitude.

"It's obvious that they don't want to waste their firepower on this little thing of ours, and want to follow us to find Nanyun Chuichi's fleet."

"God, I really want to tell him that we are also looking for the Japanese fleet." The colonel put down the telescope helplessly.

"Why don't you just tell him directly? The radio is readily available anyway." He Chi half-jokingly pointed to the radio station next to him, and then changed the subject, "Colonel, have you ever thought about it? If we find the Japanese fleet later, how will we get in?" "He, isn't this what we agreed on? When the fighting starts, we'll take advantage of the chaos to get in..."

He Chi continued to ask, "What if the other side is not in chaos? It's too weird for a destroyer to rush straight towards the main aircraft carrier."

The colonel shrugged. "I learned a saying from your hometown. If you want to drive a car, there will always be a way to get there."

"Colonel, if I say I regret it now and want to return, will it be too late?" He Chi responded with a stiff face.

"There is an enemy! There is an enemy!!! In the sky!!!" Loud shouts of Japanese were heard again from the watchtower, and He Chi stuck his head out of the command room.

A Nakajima reconnaissance plane was flying high in the sky, and from its movements it had obviously discovered He Chi and his crew's "Yukikaze".

"Hurry! Kojiro, take your men and the Asian soldiers to the deck! Anti-aircraft fire!" He Chi immediately shouted loudly below.

At that moment, all the 25mm anti-aircraft guns on the Yukikaze were raised and started firing into the sky, but their target was the American bombers that were out of range.

This was performed for Japanese reconnaissance aircraft.

Bang bang bang bang bang! ! ! ! ! !

The sound of anti-aircraft guns was heard constantly, but in fact they were just for show and posed no threat to US aircraft.

At this time, an accident happened.

When the American plane was out of alignment with the enemy, it actually used the 7.62mm machine gun at the back to fire at the Japanese reconnaissance plane. After a burst of machine gun fire, the Japanese plane was actually hit directly and fell down.

A field of white umbrella-shaped flowers bloomed in the sky and finally fell into the sea.

The white parachute kept shaking on the sea, indicating that the pilot on it was still alive and struggling.

Colonel Carlson looked at He Chi and asked, "What should we do? Should we..."

The colonel made a shooting gesture with his index finger.

"Wait a minute!" He Chi raised his hand to stop the American soldiers who had already picked up their rifles. "Pull the man out first. Maybe he can be of use to us."

The destroyer approached the pilot who fell into the water, and He Chi began to make arrangements.

"Kojiro, Ikeda, come with me! I'll teach you how to say it later!"

"Colonel, please fix the radio. It's better to make it look tattered."

"Anyone else who can't speak Japanese should hide. If anyone shows up without my order, I'll throw him into the sea!"

The others acted quickly, and the Yukikaze suddenly became busy.

After a while, the pilot was rescued. His posture when entering the sea was not good and he choked on water several times. He was in a semi-comatose state when he got on the boat.

He Chi and several Japanese soldiers carried him to the communications room.

The first thing this guy said when he woke up was, "Go and inform Commander Nanyun that an American aircraft carrier has been spotted in the northeast..."

(End of this chapter)