Imperial Overlord

"The American fleet...comes from the north..." Yamamoto Fifty-Six thought about it in his heart, and he found that he might still win this battle.

Because the Americans made a fatal mistake, that is, dividing their troops! You know, in the vast ocean, it is almost impossible to coordinate and mobilize several fleets to cooperate with each other.

Therefore, the American fleet going south from the Marshall Islands in the north can be said to be alone. Fifty-six Yamamoto felt that he was quite sure of eating this U.S. fleet.

On the other hand, what made him give up the idea of ​​retreating immediately was the terrifying manufacturing capability of the United States.

If the U.S. fleet is not weakened here, then the next time they meet, the strength of the two sides may really be evenly matched.

Therefore, after thinking for a moment, Yamamoto fifty-six made up his mind and decided to kill a part of the U.S. fleet in the Solomon Islands before retreating.

Depleting the U.S. military's new warships and delaying the U.S. Navy's counter-offensive is Yamamoto's primary goal.

Since the U.S. Navy used clumsy tactics to send its own fleet to the door this time, it would be a shame not to eat it.

"Send the information to General Nagumo Chuichi! Order him to take off a carrier-based aircraft and attack the southward fleet of the United States!" Yamamoto, who had made up his mind, immediately ordered and commanded.

Persimmons want to pick up soft pinch, Yamamoto's plan is very simple, that is, to eat the most easily eaten American fleet, and then quickly retreat and leave.

Undoubtedly, in the current situation, the most vulnerable to attack is the American fleet heading south.

What's more, in Yamamoto's view, this fleet is still a big fish, including two American battleships, and it can be regarded as the "main force" anyway.

As long as the two American battleships were sunk, he could explain the responsibility for this unsuccessful expedition after returning home.

A large part of his willingness to order an immediate retreat before he was so ruthless was that if he returned without success, all the cost of this fleet's outburst would be wasted.

Going to sea with a fleet is not something that can be done just by lip service. The more modern the war is, the more money and materials it will cost to fight.

For example, when a fleet goes out to sea, a modern destroyer in the 21st century will cost millions of yuan to go out to sea. Therefore, if a fleet with dozens of warships is dispatched, the cost is even more huge.

This time, the Japanese Combined Fleet did not bring its own second team. In addition to the slow speed of the four old battleships that could not keep up with the large force, another important reason was fuel saving!

The heavy oil used by the battleships in Japan has been exhausted by the frequent mobilization of the fleet, and there is not much left.

Under this premise, the Japanese Navy had to consider the issue of economy. Therefore, Yamamoto fifty-six only brought the third squadron of the first fleet this time, and the strength was so stretched.

The sinking of two American battleships was, no matter how calculated, a major victory. So Yamamoto fifty-six ordered to attack the US Second Fleet to the north first.

"Your Excellency Marshal! The second batch of carrier-based aircraft that attacked the Solomon Islands returned and shot down 32 enemy planes! Our army lost 17 aircraft!" An officer walked into the bridge and took the news from the First Aviation Fleet, Handed it to Yamamoto fifty-six.

Hearing this loss, Yamamoto's face became even more difficult to look at. He only brought three aircraft carriers this time, and there were only a pitiful 230 carrier-based aircraft.

It has only been three hours since the war started, and he has already lost more than 30 carrier-based aircraft! This is undoubtedly bad news for Japan, which already lacks carrier-based aircraft pilots.

The United States lost pilots, which could be replenished within a week. But if Japan loses its pilots, it will take a month or even two months to supplement it... The gap during this period is really too much.

After all, it still can't compare to the United States in terms of size. With a sigh in his heart, Yamamoto Fifty-Six had to comfort his subordinates: "Don't worry! Our losses will come down soon!"

He had already made up his mind to attack the American fleet, and there was no reason to attack the heavily fortified Solomon Islands.

So he immediately ordered and canceled the order to continue attacking the Solomon Islands: "The third batch of attack echelon tasks is cancelled... Instead, attack the US battleship fleet in the northeast direction!"

Hearing this news, Nagumo Chuichi was relieved. He now has less than 200 combat aircraft of various types. If he were to attack Solomon again, the First Aviation Fleet would simply not be able to bear the loss.

Now let him do what the First Air Fleet is better at, which is to attack the enemy fleet, obviously he is more certain.

"Take off carrier-based attack aircraft immediately! Search and attack the US fleet!" Chuichi Nagumo, who received the order, immediately issued an order to change the combat mission.

The ground crew on the Japanese aircraft carrier began to busy replacing weapons for their Type 97 carrier-based attack aircraft.

"Quick! Remove the bomb! Replace the torpedo!" The ground crew commander stood on the deck of the aircraft carrier Akagi and loudly ordered his busy men.

Beside him, the Japanese navy ground staff in white clothes were pushing a cart and sending the torpedoes that had just been extracted to the side of the Type 97 carrier-based attack aircraft.

"Speed ​​up! The American warship is approaching fast!" Accompanied by the sound of the alarm, there were staff running everywhere on the deck, and there were anxious shouts.

The navigators are checking the target's area~www.wuxiaspot.com~ They have to mark the enemy's route on the map, and then lead the fleet to fly to the designated position to launch an attack.

"..." Seeing how busy the ground crew and pilots were on the deck of his battleship, there was always a shadow in Nagumo Chuichi's heart.

This scene in front of him always felt that he had seen it somewhere. It was a deja vu feeling that made him feel a little inexplicable panic.

"Hey! Those bombs, just piled like that?" He pulled over an officer and scolded loudly: "Go down yourself! Let them return the bombs to the ammunition depot! Immediately! Immediately!"

With an attitude of being responsible for his own unease, Nan Yunzhong said instinctively, "No matter how anxious you are, have you forgotten all the rules in the code of conduct?"

"Hi!" The subordinate stood at attention, bent over, and promised, "I understand! Your Excellency General! I'll correct these mistakes now!"

Seeing his confidant run off the bridge, Nagumo Chuichi's heart calmed down somewhat. He let out a long sigh and looked at the sea in the distance: "Hope, the Empire of Japan... Martial arts last long..."