Chapter 593: Burning Aircraft Carrier

"Charge!"

Nanko fighter crews shouted in unison, two fighters coordinated, one to hold, one to attack, the Japanese Army Zero fighters were hit and spun dizzy, continuously being struck, black smoke billowing as they fell into the sea.

Meanwhile, the Japanese Army carrier aircraft commander Gao Qiao Kenta, after shaking off Chen Ping's brief entanglement, saw the Kaga ablaze and the Nanko reinforcements pouring in, his eyes filled with madness and resentment.

He piloted the damaged Zero, no longer intercepting bombers, but instead turned his aircraft and surged toward Chen Ping's plane, intending to go down together.

"Chinese pilot, I'm going to drag you down together!" Gao Qiao Kenta roared into the radio, the fighter's engine revved to maximum, lunging like a mad dog.

Chen Ping had already sensed Gao Qiao Kenta's intent, a cold smile curling his lips, and said into the radio in a low voice, "Little Devil, want to go down together? Not so easy!"

He relied on the F4U's maneuverability, deliberately slowing down, and when Gao Qiao Kenta's plane closed in, he suddenly pulled up, pressed the machine‑gun button, and a hail of bullets precisely struck Gao Qiao Kenta's aircraft fuselage.

"Boom—" a light crack sounded, Gao Qiao Kenta's Zero's wing exploded, the fuselage burst into flame, thick smoke billowed, and it lost control.

"Baka! Impossible! How could I lose!" Gao Qiao Kenta screamed wildly in the cockpit, straining to steer the fighter, but it was already out of control, like a kite with its line cut, plummeting rapidly toward the sea.

He watched the Nanko fighters in the sky with resentment, watched the burning Kaga, his eyes filled with despair.

Finally, the aircraft slammed into the sea, raising a huge splash, then sank, and Gao Qiao Kenta and his plane vanished completely in the endless ocean.

The remaining Japanese Army carrier aircraft, seeing their commander shot down, had morale shattered and tried to break out, but were tightly harried by Nanko fighters, unable to escape.

In just a few minutes, most Japanese Army carrier aircraft were shot down, the few survivors fled in disarray, the aerial threat was completely eliminated, and Chen Ping's side felt the pressure drop sharply.

"Thanks, Commander Liu Zhide!" Chen Ping said into the radio, his tone full of gratitude.

Liu Zhide smiled and replied, "We're all comrades, no need for formalities! Quickly adjust formation, coordinate with us, and take down the Japanese Army fleet!"

"Understood!" Chen Ping responded, immediately leading the remaining fighters to join the raid on the Japanese Army fleet.

At the same time, on the sea surface, five Nanko Flying Fish-class Submarines, i. e., U-shaped Submarines, were present.

They had been lurking near the Japanese Army fleet for a long time, like five coiled sharks, silently awaiting the optimal attack moment.

These submarines hid beneath the water, using the waves as cover to evade the Japanese Army fleet's detection.

They continuously monitored the Japanese Army Aircraft Carrier's movements, and when they saw the Kaga hit, the Japanese Army fleet thrown into chaos, and the aerial threat eliminated, the submarine commander immediately ordered: "Target Japanese Army 'Akagi' Aircraft Carrier, lock bearing, fire torpedoes!"

"Roger! Target locked, torpedoes ready!" the submarine crews answered in unison, swiftly adjusting the submarines' angles to aim at Akagi's hull.

Moments later, the launch tubes opened, "Swoosh—" a few light sounds, torpedoes whistling as they shot from the submarines, like silver swords racing toward Akagi, leaving clear streaks on the water as they closed in on the target.

On Akagi's deck, an observer frantically scanned the sea, trying to spot threats, and when the rapid water streaks appeared, he was startled, shouting into the communicator: "Torpedo! Torpedo incoming! Heading for the carrier! Quick! Report to command!"

In the command cabin, Li Tian Jiannan had just recovered from the despair of Kaga's destruction.

Hearing the observer's shout, he shivered, rushed to the portside window, looked in the indicated direction, and upon seeing the rapidly approaching torpedoes, was terrified, shouting into the communicator: "Turn Right! Quickly! Immediately turn right! Activate backup power, full‑speed turn!"

"Hey!" the crew panicked and scrambled, desperately turning the helm to steer Akagi away from the torpedoes.

But Akagi, being a large Aircraft Carrier, had a massive hull and turned very slowly; with the fleet in chaos, the crew were unsettled, making frequent errors, and the turning speed lagged even further.

"Lieutenant General, we can't! Turning too slow, the torpedo is about to hit us!" the helmsman cried into the communicator.

Li Tian Jiannan gritted his teeth and roared into the communicator: "Baka yaru! Faster! Faster!"

No matter how hard the crew tried, Akagi's turning speed still couldn't match the torpedoes' approach; the torpedoes drew ever nearer, and a shadow of death instantly enveloped the entire Akagi Aircraft Carrier.

At that moment, Liu Zhide's bomber squadron had reached the sky above the Japanese Army fleet and launched a fierce attack on the outer destroyers.

"Boom—boom—boom," bombs were dropped, striking Japanese Army destroyers with precision; the destroyers were blown open with huge gaps, seawater surged in, the ships began to tilt slowly, crew leapt into the sea to escape, but were swept by aerial fire, none survived.

"Torpedo bomber formation, lock onto Akagi, fire torpedoes!" Liu Zhide ordered over the radio.

Dozens of torpedo bombers immediately adjusted altitude, flew low, and launched torpedoes at Akagi, more torpedoes racing toward Akagi, forming an invisible death net that tightly trapped the carrier.

"Boom—!!!" a massive blast, the first torpedo struck Akagi's hull precisely, the hull shuddered violently, crew on deck fell to the deck, and the cockpit's instrument panel emitted a harsh alarm.

Immediately after, the second and third torpedoes hit Akagi in succession; one torpedo precisely struck Akagi's propulsion system, "Kachak"—the system was completely crippled, the backup power failed to start, and Akagi instantly lost power, like a paralyzed giant whale, stranded on the sea surface, unable to move.

"Lieutenant General! Bad news! Propulsion hit, the Aircraft Carrier has lost power!" the engineer shouted into the communicator.

Li Tian Jiannan's legs gave way, collapsing onto the command chair, his eyes full of despair, muttering: "It's over... completely over..."

He looked outside: the Kaga still burned, Akagi was powerless, the surrounding destroyers were destroyed one by one, the sky and sea filled with Nanko's aircraft and vessels, the Japanese Army's Fifth Fleet was already in a hopeless situation.

In the air, William's bomber wing returned to the battlefield, linking up with Liu Zhide's carrier aircraft wing.

"Commander Liu Zhide, well done!" William laughed loudly over the radio.

Liu Zhide replied, "Captain William, not bad either, first sank the Kaga! Next, together we will completely destroy Akagi and annihilate the Japanese Army's Fifth Fleet!"

Chen Ping's fighter formation had also cleared the remaining Japanese Army aircraft from the sky and began cooperating with the bomber unit to launch a fierce attack on Akagi.

On the sea surface, the five Flying Fish-class submarines surfaced and fired their remaining torpedoes at Akagi.

In the distance, Jiang Qing's Qiming Aircraft Carrier fleet was also closing at full speed, preparing to eradicate the remaining Japanese Army forces.

The powerless Akagi, like a lamb awaiting slaughter, could only passively endure Nanko's assault; flames roared on deck, thick smoke billowed, the hull kept tilting, crew panicked and fled in all directions, but had nowhere to hide.

In the air, Chen Ping's fighter formation seized the moment of the Japanese Army carrier aircraft's morale collapse, launching a fierce attack; Zero fighters were shot down one after another, Gao Qiao Kenta was also hit by Chen Ping, his plane billowed black smoke and fell into the sea.

On the sea, Jiang Qing's Second Fleet also launched an attack, carrier aircraft and torpedo bombers surged toward the Japanese Army fleet, destroyers were hit in succession, descending into chaos.

Li Tian Jiannan stood in the command cabin, watching the carnage, his heart filled with remorse and despair; he finally understood that his so‑called "advantage" was merely a joke, and Nanko Navy's strength had long surpassed his imagination.

A total annihilation battle was raging fiercely on the sea, the Japanese Army Fifth Fleet's destruction now a certainty.

In his final moments, Li Tian Jiannan sent a farewell telegram, its content stating that Nanko possessed two Aircraft Carriers, perhaps even more.