Therefore, no matter which direction the Japanese fighter jets approached the Pinghai, they would at least face the "encirclement and suppression" of air defense firepower of two "Fletcher-class destroyers.

John still has an objection to this, because he believes that the US destroyers should protect the US escort aircraft carrier rather than the China Team's "Pinghai".

This is how Zhang Chi answered John...

"General!" Zhang Chi said: "First of all, I think you are clear about what the Japanese army's key offensive target is!"

John had no voice, because the attack from the first wave of the aircraft obviously illustrates this.

"Second!" Zhang Chi continued: "Does the escort aircraft carrier have any protection value after the Hellcat fighter jet is launched?"

If there is certainly a value, the escort aircraft carrier is made with money at all costs... However, for the battlefield in front of you, once the "Hellcat" fighter jet is launched, the escort aircraft carrier is actually an empty shell. However, there are many "wildcat" fighter jets on the "Pinghai" because they have no time to take off, so they still have the potential and possibility to be put into the battlefield, that is, they have the value of protection.

Seeing that John was silent, Zhang Chi continued, "General, be cautious in every decision we make now, because we are actually on the same boat now, and I think you understand this truth too!"

John thought about it and felt that what Zhang Chi said made sense... In fact, the reason why he wanted the Fletcher-class destroyer to protect the escort aircraft carrier was selfish. This selfishness was that he was on one of the escort aircraft carriers. Losing the protection of the Fletcher-class destroyer would make him feel guilty, and to put it bluntly, he was afraid.

But if you think a little further, the situation is very dangerous now. If you make an unwise choice, such as forcing the Fletcher-class destroyer to protect a worthless escort aircraft carrier and eventually causing the "Pinghai" to be sunk by the Japanese, then it will be your turn next.

This is what Zhang Chi said about "on the same boat". Simply put, the "Pinghai" is the hope of the Seventh Detachment.

John, who saw this clearly, finally suppressed the fear in his heart and said, "You are right, Colonel! Do what you said!"

As a result, as soon as six Japanese torpedoes approached, they were violently bombarded by five or six Erliton machine guns... The Erliton machine gun can fire more than 400 shells in one minute, and these five or six Chinese cannons still attacked from both sides to form crossfire, and instantly, they smashed the torpedoes like scissors and paper cutting.

However... a torpedo still dropped a torpedo before it was shot down and disintegrated. The torpedo fell into the water like a shark and drew a water line and headed straight for the "Pinghai". Zhang Chi in the command room could even see the splash of the torpedo through the glass.

Zhang Chi said intimately that something was wrong... I don't know if the Japanese pilot who threw the torpedo was a veteran of excellent quality or if it happened that the torpedo shot towards the middle of the "Pinghai". There was no hurry to avoid any movement of the "Pinghai".

What's worse... the destroyers on both wings focused their attention on the several torpedo planes that had just been shot down. On the one hand, they were attracted by the flames generated by the explosion of Japanese fighter jets, and on the other hand, they also had the taste of appreciating their masterpieces. So they did not find this torpedo, otherwise a piece of shell would destroy the torpedo.

Seeing that the torpedo was about to hit the Pinghai and cause a disaster, a string of bullets suddenly fell from the air... Zhang Chi looked up and saw that it was a "wildcat" fighter jet. He obviously discovered the torpedo and tried to destroy it, but after a while, he was silent.

It was later proved that this "wildcat" fighter jet was one of the patrol formations. It participated in the battle when the first wave of Japanese fighter jets arrived. Then it had no time to return to the ship to replenish ammunition and put into the second battle, so the ammunition had been exhausted by this time.

Zhang Chi couldn't help but sigh. Now it seems that he can only wait for the torpedo to hit the Pinghai. I hope that the armor of the Pinghai can withstand...

At this time, an accident happened. The "wildcat" fighter suddenly dived down with a roar, and its speed continued to accelerate and there was no sign of being pulled up... Zhang Chi soon knew what the "wildcat" was going to do, and he couldn't help but be surprised and stared at the diving fighter plane half open his mouth.

Sure enough, the fighter plane dived into the sea, and at the last moment it even slightly adjusted its posture so that it just stood between the "Pinghai" and the torpedo...

Then there was a loud "boom". I don't know if the plane exploded and destroyed the torpedo first, or the torpedo hit the fighter and then exploded. In short, the torpedo and the "Wild Cat" fighter died together.

Zhang Chi stood silently at the window, looking at the gradually sinking flame in the sea and saluted.

This is the Chinese people. They can always take their own lives and blood to block danger for their comrades at critical moments.

The war continues.

But at this time, a turning point appeared...

Just like the "Wild Cat" fighter jet that had no choice but to use their fuselage to block the torpedo after firing the bullets, the ammunition of other fighters was also one after another... This is the embarrassment of fighting with less and more. The sky was full of Japanese fighter jets. Although the fighter jets of the Sino-US coalition forces achieved great victory, with only more than forty, they shot down more than seventy enemy aircraft, but there were always times when the bullets were finished.

What's worse is that these fighters cannot return to the aircraft carrier to load the ammunition... Japanese fighter jets are everywhere around the aircraft carrier, and landing to replenish ammunition at this time is basically no different from suicide.

However, the Japanese army did not have this problem. On the one hand, it was because the Japanese fighter jets had a large overall load capacity. On the other hand, it was that Japanese fighter jets could fly to Tinian Island Airport at any time to land and replenish ammunition and fuel.

This is also the essence of Toyota's "A-A combat" plan... Using the cooperation of airports and fighter jets, it forms an overwhelming advantage in terms of quantity on the local battlefield, and this advantage is being reflected.

It can be imagined that if the war situation continues to develop, Japanese fighter jets will be divided into several batches to bomb the Seventh Detachment of China and the United States in turn, while the Chinese and American troops will only use anti-aircraft guns and machine guns to defend. As a result, it may be that the warships of the Seventh Detachment were all sunk.

"How many fighter jets still have ammunition!" Zhang Chi asked.

Zhang Junhua asked on the radio for a while, then replied: "There are twelve fighter jets with ammunition, but there are not many left!"

"Yeah!" Zhang Chi nodded, and he realized that he had to think of a way to change this disadvantage.

(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!