The remaining Zero fighters, seeing that the situation was not going well, quickly changed course.
Then--
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh—!
A formation of Me-262 jet fighters makes a high-altitude dive!
Inside the cabin, all the pilots looked indifferent!
"Fellow colleagues! Let us fight bravely for our country and our nation!"
"We swear to defend our motherland to the death!!!"
Buzzing...
"Whoosh—!"
A piercing sound rang out!
That's the sound of a fighter jet engine running at full speed!
"Da da da da da da da—!"
The Me-262 jet fighter swooped down at an incredibly terrifying speed! A powerful gust of air was drawn out from its wings!
Boom—!!
The Zero fighters were completely overwhelmed and exploded one after another!
It looked as if a fiery red rainstorm was falling from the sky!
One after another, Zero fighters transformed into dazzling fireballs in the night, bursting forth in the sky!
As for the Japanese bomber formation not far away, they became lambs to the slaughter!
The bomber commander trembled with fear: "Run! Run!"
boom--!
Boom—!!
Boom—!!!
The Me-262 jet fighter formation swept through the enemy lines, routing the bomber group!
Ultimately, only one-third of the fighter jets escaped back to Hainan Island.
At 3:01, the air battle ended.
Our side lost 45 Me-262 jet fighters and 5 crashed, while the Japanese lost more than 400 aircraft. The overall result was quite brilliant!
As a result, the Japanese forces in the First Island Chain were forced to defend and wait for the coastal defense fleet to launch a landing operation.
Evening of April 11, 1942.
The massive Democratic League fleet arrived at Qiong Island Bay.
Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese First Island Chain, Toshizo Nishio, stood in the mountains, gazing at the distant fleet, a cold smile playing on his lips: "Hmph! So what if we won the air battle?"
"You want to take over the entire Hainan Island? Dream on!!"
He has deployed a large number of troops along the first island chain and has two main lines of defense—the southern and northern lines.
These two defensive lines are filled with bunkers, blocking positions, anti-tank ditches, and countless anti-artillery bunkers.
If the National League fleet chooses to launch a direct attack, even with its naval guns, it is not certain that it will be able to break through any of the defenses in a short period of time.
Of course, he had the confidence to do this, after all, Hainan Island was backed by China, and if the battlefield situation became critical, the Japanese army in China would provide continuous support.
One hour, two hours, three hours...
Four hours passed, and the National League for Democracy fleet did not carry out the landing operation as planned.
This puzzled Nishio Toshizo greatly: "What's going on? Didn't the intelligence say they were going to attack Hainan Island? Why aren't they attacking?"
"Report--!"
A staff officer ran over, his face grim, and said, "A reconnaissance plane just risked its life to bring back news that the Democratic League fleet has bypassed Hainan Island and continued north!"
"Continue north???"
"What's the meaning?????"
"Are they planning a surprise attack on the second island chain?"
Nishio Toshizo was completely dumbfounded.
Why don't you attack the first island chain and instead go straight to attack the second island chain? What kind of behavior is that?
At this point, as soon as the combined fleet appears, it will cut off the shipping lanes and trap you like a turtle in a jar, leaving you no chance to escape!
"Send a telegram to Imperial Headquarters immediately!"
"Hi!"
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