In the Battle of Laolao Bay, all six main battleships and eleven escort destroyers of the Japanese combined fleet were destroyed by the Tang army. Since Kobayashi became a lieutenant general, more than 13,000 elite Japanese navy troops were killed, and only one Japanese keen who fell into the water survived by chance, which shows that the battle was extremely tragic.

The dead Japanese troops were floating on the sea surface of Laolao Bay, and blood stained hundreds of kilometers of sea surface red. The hundreds of thousands of tons of heavy oil leaked when the warship sank continued to burn. The flames were surging and the thick smoke rolled, which lasted for three days and three nights.

The Japanese troops stationed on Saipan Island hid in the fortification shelter all day long, and they were so scared that they even dared to go out even if they were shit and urinated, for fear of being blown to pieces by the Tang army's terrible aviation bombs. They were afraid of being like this. It can be seen how terrifying the battle that day was.

The smoke from the sky above Saipan Island has not yet dissipated. In the Pacific Ocean on the east side of the Ogasawara Island, a supply fleet of Japanese combined fleets composed of more than 60 oil tankers, coal ships and troop transport ships is retreating to the Japanese mainland under the escort of six Japanese destroyers.

Because these ships were too slow, they were quickly caught up by the Tang Army aircraft carrier battle group B.

When the two sides were less than 500 kilometers apart, the Tang army's Raptor heavy carrier-based fighter jets and Hellfire heavy carrier-based bombers took off from the Growth King aircraft carrier and the Dowen King aircraft carrier one after another.

A sharp whistle sounded in the dim sky, and six Japanese destroyers immediately opened fire, trying to stop the Tang army aircraft from attacking the supply fleet with limited anti-aircraft artillery.

However, the air defense firepower of these six Japanese destroyers was too weak, and the Japanese Navy, which had always ignored air defense, was once again hit by a devastating blow.

The Tang army group saw that Japanese destroyers were escorting. Although the Japanese ships had weak air defense firepower, they turned around and rushed over to bomb six Japanese destroyers for safety reasons. Because the Japanese supply fleet did not have air defense or even self-defense weapons, they could not escape at all. Therefore, the Tang army was not in a hurry, but focused on eliminating the six Japanese destroyers.

The sharp whistle was getting closer and closer to the Japanese destroyer, and a Tang army Hellfire heavy carrier-based bomber carried out a high-speed dive on the Japanese destroyer Yufeng.

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The bombing technology of the Tang army pilots has been significantly improved. Perhaps the successive victory has sublimated the battlefield psychological quality of the Tang army pilots. After the baptism of the war, they have truly grown up. Two 500 kilogram aviation bombs directly hit the Yufeng destroyer.

There was a loud "bang" sound. The Yufeng destroyer was instantly blown into two pieces, and flames splashed everywhere, and a huge cloud of mushrooms rose into the sky, illuminating the entire dim sky in an instant. It was clearly visible hundreds of kilometers away.

A nearly 2,000-ton destroyer was blown up in an instant. The shocking scene immediately shocked everyone on the Japanese supply ship.

A wailing sound suddenly came from the ships of each day, which came from the huge fear deep in their hearts.

The Tang army would not pity them, and soon sank five other escort destroyers, which only consumed 36 aviation bombs from one squadron, and three squadrons of fifty-four Hellfire heavy ships and flew over the Japanese supply fleet with 108 aviation bombs.

“Yi—Yi—Yi—Yi—”

The Tang army pilots could drop bombs calmly, and no one could threaten them. Five hundred kilograms of aviation bombs accurately hit the Japanese ship, and a cloud of fiery red mushrooms rose in an instant.

These Japanese supply ships and troop transport ships have no armor protection. A five hundred kilogram aviation bomb is enough to blow up more than half of a giant ship worth thousands of tons. In order to maintain balance, Hellfire Heavy Bomb was dropped in two pieces. The huge explosion that destroyed the world instantly sank a giant ship worth thousands of tons.

The fire is burning and the sky is burning, and the thick smoke covers the sky and the sea.

In less than three minutes, more than two-thirds of the ships in the Japanese supply fleet were severely damaged, most of which exploded and sank directly, and a few large ships of thousands of tons were swallowed up by the sea of ​​fire and were about to sink.

An hour later, the Tang army group launched a second wave of air strikes, sinking the remaining dozen Japanese ships that fled desperately.

Dozens of heavy Raptors flew over the sea at ultra-low altitude, and the cannons opened fire violently, and the Japanese army that fell into the water suddenly burst into blood.

They will not let a Japanese devil go back because they are likely to make a comeback in the future and harm more Chinese companions.

After sweeping back and forth three times, the Tang army's plane returned to the air after confirming that there was no escape from the Japanese army.

In this battle, the Japanese supply fleet was wiped out, more than 70 ships were sunk, and more than 30,000 Japanese troops were buried in the sea, most of which were Japanese Marines on the transport ships.

However, three seriously injured Japanese soldiers survived. They floated on the sea for three days and three nights, and were eventually rescued by the Japanese submarines that rushed to the scene.

Although three survivors escaped, the Tang army was very unhappy because Japan used this as an excuse to strongly criticize the Tang army for shooting the Japanese army in the water as a butcher, and hoped to get sympathy from the international community and have a significant negative international impact on the Tang army.

However, it was precisely because these three seriously injured Japanese troops survived that after they returned to Japan, they described the Tang army like a demon, and the survivors of the Battle of Laolao Bay, which immediately made the Japanese army very afraid of the Tang army and were frightened when they heard about the Tang army. The morale of the Japanese army was so great that it was far beyond the imagination of the Japanese government.

Kobayashi worked hard to retreat in three groups, but the two groups were annihilated by the Tang army aircraft carrier battle group, especially the most important battleship detachment. The six battleships were all the battleships currently in service in the Japanese Navy. Their sinking was no different from the annihilation of the joint fleet for the Japanese Navy, and the losses were heavy.

It is precisely because of Kobayashi's keen military intuition that another cruiser fleet composed of heavy cruisers and light cruisers in Japan was able to escape back to Taiwan. This is also a small lucky for the Japanese army to suffer great misfortune.

For the Tang army, the purpose of severely damaging the main force of the Japanese joint fleet has been achieved, and the elimination of six main battleships of the Japanese Navy, two aircraft carriers, twenty-three destroyers, more than 60 supply ships and warships, and the elimination of more than 20,000 Japanese Marines and their equipment is already an unprecedented victory. If we count the battlecruiser team of Ono Shisani who was annihilated before, it will be an unprecedented victory, and even the Battle of Jutland is pale in comparison.

Three days later, the Tang Army aircraft carrier battle group A and B converged in the West Sea of ​​the Northern Mariana Islands.

On the deck of the aircraft carrier of the Chiguo Tianwang, the Tang army held a grand celebration. Zhang Meng personally awarded the brave pilots of this battle and commended the relevant commanders and ground support personnel.

In this war, the Imperial Naval Air Force of the Tang Empire added 62 ace pilots. They all shot down at least five enemy planes or directly sunk an enemy ship. Almost all other pilots have shot down enemy planes. Compared with the naval air force of other countries in the world, all the naval air force pilots of the Tang Dynasty are considered elite pilots. After this battle, they are no longer inexperienced rookies, and have become the only pilots in the world who have real experience in naval air wars so far. No one dares to underestimate them anymore.

"The first glass of wine. Let's all toast our commander. Without his wise and powerful command, we would never have been able to achieve such an unprecedented victory. Do you think so?"

"That's right! Let's respect your Highness!"

"Yes! Without Your Highness, there would be no glory we are today! Everyone picked up the wine and we will toast your Highness together!"

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Li Haichen shouted loudly, which immediately resonated with nearly 10,000 soldiers on the deck.

If some of them had grudges against Zhang Meng before, after this battle, no one doubted Zhang Meng's ability and judgment anymore.

Zhang Meng, who stood in front of them, was like a god of war who came to earth from the earth, making them respect and worship from the bottom of their hearts.

Zhang Meng was so excited that he couldn't hide his excitement. This was his army, an army that had just grown up after the baptism of war, and a powerful army destined to dominate the world.

"This is the first glass of wine!"

Zhang Meng shouted loudly and raised the wine glass. The audience suddenly became quiet and silent.

"Word the soldiers who sacrificed for the empire in this battle! Their spirit in heaven will bless us to be invincible!"

The first glass of wine came to mind were the soldiers who died in battle. Zhang Meng was worried about his old man's body and cherished his subordinates and immediately won everyone's applause. With such a commander fighting in the world, every officer and soldier roared like a fire in his heart.

"Invincible!"

"Attack everything!"

"Treat them!"

Everyone sprinkled wine on the ground to pay homage to the soldiers who died in battle.

Zhang Meng raised his second glass of wine again.

"This second glass of wine! Toast our home - the Tang Empire!"

The feeling of family is closest. Zhang Meng compared the Tang Empire to the writer, which immediately made everyone have a deeper understanding of the four words of the Tang Empire.

That's their home, and it's worth their life to protect.

"Treat our home!"

"Long live the Tang Empire!"

"Long live! Long live! Long live!"

Everyone drank it all, and Zhang Meng raised the third glass of wine again.

"This third glass of wine, toast us the Navy!"

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From beginning to end, Zhang Meng did not emphasize his personal contribution, but always attributed all the contribution to the result of everyone's efforts. This instead made all the navy soldiers admire Zhang Meng even more and made Zhang Meng's image in their hearts even greater.

True leadership style!

The whole army celebrated, and hot pot and barbecue were set up on the deck, accompanied by fine wine, making it very lively.

The danger period was finally over, and Zhang Meng suddenly felt relaxed. With this navy, the Tang Empire could finally gain a foothold in the Pacific Ocean, and there was no need to look at the faces of other countries.

However, Zhang Meng also knew in his heart that this time it completely hurt the Japanese. Almost completely wiped out the Japanese joint fleet, which would inevitably hurt the Japanese navy's vitality and would not be able to recover within several years. But from then on, the pattern in the Pacific will also be broken, and the sea power vacuum zone left by the Japanese navy will inevitably attract the filling of neighboring countries.

At the same time, what Zhang Meng is most worried about is that the unprecedented victory of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire will directly prove the dominant position of aircraft carriers in future naval battles. The era when battleships dominate the ocean will become a past, and the world's naval powers will inevitably vigorously develop aircraft carriers.

Although Zhang Meng was not sure how strong the aircraft carrier power of navies in various countries would develop, it was obviously impossible to despise aircraft carriers as before.

"I wonder if Yamato will appear again!"
Chapter completed!