Bright Sword Military System

Ozawa Jisaburo was awakened by his subordinates, but when he woke up, he preferred not to wake up or even just be loyal to him.

Because at this time, his fleet had been beaten to pieces. In addition to the "Daifeng", the two aircraft carriers "Chiyoda" and "Chitose" were also hit and injured, and there were also two heavy cruisers and three The destroyer was also on fire and emitting black smoke, and a heavy cruiser was seriously tilted and sinking.

Jisaburo Ozawa knows why.

After the "Dafeng" was hit, all the carrier-based aircraft in it, including the "Liefeng", the main force of the ship battle, were destroyed. As a result, the fleet's air supremacy would definitely be inferior to the Eighth Route Army's aviation force, which had an absolute advantage in numbers.

Coupled with the anti-ship missiles that the Eighth Route Army arrived later... it was a matter of course to break through the fleet's air defense network.

Although the surviving warships were still using anti-aircraft firepower to intercept the Eighth Route Army's anti-ship missiles and torpedo planes, Ozawa Jisaburo understood that this was a useless effort.

"Retreat!" Ozawa Jisaburo ordered: "Retreat!"

"Evacuate to Donggang?" Dalin Suexiong asked.

"No, withdraw to the main island!" Ozawa Jisaburo replied: "At the same time, notify Seishiro Sakagaki and ask him to take off the fighter plane located in Bangzi to provide cover for our troops!"

"Yes!"

Ozawa Jisaburo knew that if he retreated to Donggang under such circumstances, he would only end up being surrounded and annihilated by the Eighth Route Army's coastal defense regiment:

Tokyo does not have many warships anymore, and the main force is in Leyte Gulf, making it impossible for both directions to provide reinforcements for itself.

As long as the Eighth Route Army's Coastal Defense Regiment stands outside Donggang, ship-to-ship warfare, ship-to-ship attacks, and anti-ship missiles can bomb the fleet and even the port.

Unless the Eighth Route Army is short of ammunition, there will be no chance of survival if it retreats to Donggang.

At this time, there was another roar and vibration.

Ozawa Jisaburo knew without looking that another missile hit the "Taiho".

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General!" the signal trooper reported: "The ship's hull is flooded, and it is impossible for us to withdraw to the island..."

"Abandon the ship!" Ozawa Jisaburo ordered.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General!" Sueo Obayashi looked at Ozawa Jisaburo with wide eyes.

This was the first battle of the "Dafeng". It was sunk in the first battle... This would have a great impact on the morale of the fleet, because it almost told everyone that the Imperial Fleet was no longer able to compete with the Eighth Route Army!

"Abandon the ship!" Ozawa Jisaburo gritted his teeth and repeated the order.

He knew what others thought, and he didn't want to do this, but Ozawa Jisaburo knew very well that if the Eighth Route Army could use fighter planes to launch anti-ship missiles outside the warship's air defense range, and they were high-speed anti-ship missiles... the imperial fleet would not do it at all. Have the opportunity.

This is different from ship-based anti-ship missiles.

Ship-based anti-ship missiles can also be defended layer by layer with fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft guns, and anti-aircraft machine guns.

As for airborne anti-ship missiles... you don't even know which direction it will appear from, so of course there is no way to prevent it.

At the same time, the speed of airborne anti-ship missiles also leaves the fleet with insufficient reaction time.

In other words, these warships that the empire is proud of are targets in the eyes of the Eighth Route Army, and all they have to do is aim and launch.

Ozawa Jisaburo evacuated the "Taiho" together with others.

Ozawa Jisaburo did not say coquettishly like others that he would live or die with the "Taiho".

He knew very well that he could not die. He wanted to go back and tell everyone why the Imperial Fleet lost this battle.

Before the evacuation, Ozawa Jisaburo ordered the "Taiho" to be detonated and scuttled. He did not want the "Taiho" to be used by the Eighth Route Army like the "Musashi".

Ozawa's fleet suffered extremely heavy losses in this battle.

If you just look at the actual combat situation, it is not that bad, because most of the ships are injured or on fire.

The problem is that the Ozawa fleet is retreating and escaping. If it does not escape, it may be completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.

To escape, one must abandon the wounded warships.

For example, if the power system is damaged and cannot be moved, it cannot be towed by other warships, right?

For example, if the hull of the ship is flooded and it cannot drive fast, we can't let other warships stay and slow down with it, right?

Another example is that the fire on the ship is not under control. It is impossible to retreat at full speed and organize firefighting at the same time, right?

Therefore, those who were injured and unable to move immediately abandoned the ship and the crew retreated with the main fleet.

Those who ran slowly after entering the water were assigned to cover tasks and ran in several directions... These were actually used as targets for the coastal defense regiment.

In the end, the Ozawa fleet lost a total of one aircraft carrier "Taiho", two heavy cruisers and one light cruiser, plus three destroyers, and the losses of carrier-based aircraft were countless.

When Ozawa came out, he brought 15 large and small warships to majestically defeat the Eighth Route Army Coast Guard Regiment. When he returned, only 8 incomplete ships were left.

However, the defeat of Ozawa's fleet was just the first domino to fall...

As soon as Seishiro Sakagaki heard that Ozawa's fleet had been defeated on the island, his expression changed drastically. He immediately ordered: "Order Donggang to immediately transfer the anti-aircraft firepower back to the port!"

After a pause, he issued three orders in succession:

"Reinforce artillery and infantry along the coast of Donggang and prepare for anti-landing!"

"All troops immediately withdraw to Donggang for defense!"

"In addition, order the 172nd Flying Team to prepare for battle!"

Upon hearing this order, the Chief of Staff stepped forward and asked: "General, are you planning to use the 172nd Flying Squadron to cover the retreat of the Donggang troops?"

Seishiro Sakagaki said solemnly: "Otherwise, what else can we do? We have deployed more than 3 troops in Donggang, are we going to become a lone army like this?"

The only connection between Donggang and the main force of the Japanese and its only transportation channel is the sea channel of more than ten or twenty kilometers.

Because of the presence of the Ozawa fleet, there was no need to worry about safety issues in this sea channel, and there was no need to even worry about the aviation of the Eighth Route Army... The anti-aircraft firepower of the warships could provide cover for this channel.

But the situation will be different after the defeat of Ozawa's fleet. This airspace and sea area will soon be controlled by the Eighth Route Army.

Will the Eighth Route Army Coastal Defense Regiment allow the Empire to continue transporting goods?

impossible!

Therefore, the troops that had landed in Donggang and marched to Fengtian City were immediately cut off from all supplies, and they were completely cut off from any source.

Seishiro Sakagaki's idea was to move the 172nd Air Force up to cover the retreat of the Donggang troops.

"Your Excellency, General!" the chief of staff advised: "Ozawa's fleet has 'Gale' fighters, but they were still defeated by the Eighth Route Army. The most advanced fighter planes of the 172nd Aviation Squadron are just 'Hasts'. Can they fight against the Eighth Route Army? "

Seishiro Sakagaki suddenly woke up when he heard this. He only thought that his opponent was the Coastal Defense Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, but he did not expect that Donggang was still within the combat radius of the Eighth Route Army's new fighter jets.

Compared with the new Eighth Route Army fighter jets... this has been verified in the Battle of Huludao!

Thinking about it, Sakagaki Seishiro gritted his teeth and said: "Cancel the order of the 172nd Aviation Squadron!"