Imperial Overlord

"Your Excellency General Nagumo! The latest battle situation, our army's retreating aircraft carrier was intercepted by the US carrier aircraft, and the Kaga was injured, and the battle is still going on!" An officer squeezed the telegram in his hand and read the content. All trembling.

"How is that possible?" Upon hearing the news, Nayun Zhongyi's first reaction was that there might be an error in the telegram.

But at such a critical juncture, it was impossible for the message to go wrong, so Nagumo Chuichi's second reaction was that the United States had a squadron behind him!

Otherwise, shouldn't the second wave of attacks be directed at his main fleet? How could it be possible to go past his fleet and directly attack the wounded fleet that had left the battle?

Then he looked at his men and asked, "How many planes are there? What exactly are our losses?"

"Your Excellency... The aircraft carrier Kaga is trying to resist the damage, but the American carrier planes haven't left, they are still attacking..." The subordinates were not very clear about the situation there, so they could only describe it according to the words in the telegram.

The fact that the aircraft carrier Kaga was hit by a torpedo can already be said to be certain. As for whether it will sink or not, no one can say.

If it is reported that there is no serious problem at this time, who will be responsible for the sinking at that time? So everyone looked at Chuichi Nagumo, hoping that the commander of the Naval Air Fleet would come up with a suitable order.

Nagumo Chuichi doesn't have a good way now. Although the combat radius of the Zero fighter is far enough, he has no time to take off these planes.

Japan lost half of its aircraft carriers, so the subsequent carrier-based aircraft attack tasks were very heavy. In this case, it is simply impossible to forcibly add more tasks.

Most of the Zero fighters were invested in escorting the fleet of battleships. Some are patrolling the skies over this fleet, and the rest are attacking the American fleet.

The Zero fighters patrolling in the sky were about to run out of fuel, and the Zero fighters attacking and escorting could not move.

"Send a telegram to General Yamamoto first to announce the news! Ask him if he can dispatch ten Zero fighter jets and scramble to the accident site!" Nagumo Chuichi had no idea and could only ask Yamamoto Fifty-Six.

A few minutes ago, he had just heard the good news that the American aircraft carrier Hornet was wounded and could soon be sunk.

His attacking echelon finally made a contribution, and finally lived up to the reputation of Japan's elite naval aviation.

In the bead curtain-like anti-aircraft firepower network of American destroyers and cruisers, the Japanese carrier-based aircraft just tore open the gap, sank the American Assault, and seriously injured the USS Hornet.

It is a pity that at this time, the joy of hurting the American aircraft carrier is far from diluting the pain of being hit hard by others.

Japan doesn't have much to waste. The damage to Japan by sinking a main aircraft carrier is absolutely incalculable.

"Let the Soryu and Hiryu get out of the return route! Don't worry about the Kaga! Let's get out of the battle first!" For Nagumo Chuichi, it is very important to stop losses now, more important than expanding the victory.

Over there, another hurried officer broke in and handed a telegram to his superior.

The Japanese officer in charge of telegram liaison glanced at the contents of the newly sent telegram, and sweat appeared on his forehead.

He wiped the sweat from the top of his head and said, "Sir... Canglong... Canglong seems to have also been attacked. It was seriously injured, so the emergency repair work is very passive."

Who would have thought that the three wounded Japanese aircraft carriers would be blocked by the American fleet after they were separated from the battle...

Nagumo Chuichi really wanted to smash the telescope in his hand on the floor, and then yelled at the escorting destroyer commanders, calling them all idiots and idiots...

But if verbal abuse could solve the problem, there would be no need for a commander like him. Yamamoto fifty-six estimated that the scolding is better, and the level of scolding will be higher.

"Your Excellency! Immediately dispatch the fighter jets and rush to the reinforcements!" Seeing that Nagumo Chuichi was sluggish there, his staff quickly advised him.

"Why do the Americans still have carrier-based aircraft? How can the Americans have carrier-based aircraft in that position and direction?" Nagumo Zhongyi looked at his subordinates and asked fiercely.

No one could answer his question, so on the bridge of the Akagi aircraft carrier, the roar of the aircraft engines on the deck could be heard quietly.

"Immediately take off the Zero fighter jets! Emergency support for the retreating wounded fleet! Immediately! Immediately!" Nagumo Chuichi commanded loudly, pressing the command knife on his waist.

Then he gritted his teeth again, and gave an order to continue fighting: "Order the second batch of attack troops, be sure to sink the American aircraft carrier!"

According to the data collected in detail before the war in Japan, the United States has only seven aircraft carriers. Saratoga and Lexington, Enterprise and York City should have been sunk at Pearl Harbor.

The remaining Langley was also lost in the naval battle, and now the only aircraft carriers that the United States can play in are the Hornet and the Raider.

"Aren't they attacked by me right in front of my eyes? How could the American carrier-based aircraft appear on the way of our army's retreat?" Nagumo Tadashi has not yet figured out how the Americans discovered their fleet.

He will never know the truth of the facts, because the Americans themselves got lost~www.wuxiaspot.com~ It's just luck, there is no other reason...

There is only such a simple reason, so the Japanese will not think about why the Americans can appear in the most critical place at the most critical time.

"Sir!" On the bridge of the battleship Nagato, an officer walked behind Yamamoto Fifty-six and reported, "The wounded aircraft carrier retreated by our army was intercepted by the US carrier-based aircraft, and the loss has not yet been confirmed..."

"Nani?" Hearing the news, Yamamoto turned back as if electrocuted, stared at the other party and asked, "What's going on?"

"Uh... The message said that about 20 American torpedo attack planes broke into the wounded and retreating fleet of our army and hit the Kaga..." The message was passed on to Yamamoto by Chuichi Nagumo. , so there is no news of the serious injury of the Canglong.

Yamamoto Fifty-Six suddenly felt that his victory was not as brilliant as he had imagined.

Taking Midway Island and then controlling the Hawaiian Islands, even if all these strategic goals have been achieved, according to such a loss, his combined fleet will not have the capital to compete with the American fleet...