Chapter 617

Yamamoto looked at the information he had just sent. It was just like knocking on his heart. For the first time, his carrier based aircraft lost so much in the attack that Yamamoto felt for the first time that there was no way to win the war.

The marshal, who led the Japanese Navy to unprecedented glory, suddenly had the idea of going home. He looked at the terrible figures in the report, and his whole palm was covered with sweat.

Sato's fighters won, no doubt. A total of 24 of 40 US aircraft were shot down. In any case, this is due to the bravery and tenacity of the Japanese Navy's carrier based aircraft force. They haven't had any rest time for several days in a row. The pilots are tired and sometimes even fall asleep after stopping the plane on deck.

However, they still achieved a proud record, 30 zero fighters against 40 U.S. P-40, still achieved amazing results of shooting down 24 aircraft. However, while shooting down the enemy this time, the Japanese army also paid a heavy price. 11 Japanese planes were shot down, and 11 highly skilled Japanese fighter pilots could no longer fight for the Empire.

For the first time, Yamamoto felt that the issue of air supremacy was a little tricky. His battleship fleet had to give up the plan to pursue the US fleet, because general Kurita was afraid that his battleship troops would be attacked by US Navy carrier based aircraft.

General Nan yunzhongyi is also tough. Without Yamamoto's consent, he pushed his aircraft carrier fleet eastward for 20 kilometers, hoping to seize the US fleet and continue to attack. He even personally sent a telegram to Yamamoto 56, in which he said sincerely: "Marshal Yamamoto 56, although our army has suffered certain losses, But on the whole, it still has a certain advantage and initiative. I urge you to agree that the fleet will fight a decisive battle with the U.S. Navy here, and the first world war will decide the life and death of the Imperial Navy! I will be with the aircraft carrier Chicheng. Long live your majesty! The Japanese Imperial Army has a long history of martial arts

This telegram and Sato's battle report were sent together. It can be seen that Nan yunzhongyi is going to let go. Japan's four fleet aircraft carriers have pressed against the U.S. fleet, and the Japanese Navy still has an advantage in the number of ships and aviation forces, but the gap between the two sides has indeed narrowed to a negligible level.

"Australia is such a chicken." Yamamoto sighed that the Japanese fleet near Pearl Harbor would be in a much better position now if it had not been for the dispersion of Japanese naval forces caused by the attack on Darwin harbor. However, the plan to reinforce Darwin port was also put forward by the naval department. After all, the Japanese high level hopes to obtain a permanent large port in Australia to store strategic materials for the attack.

The Japanese Navy's plan is that once Darwin harbor is captured, Australian iron ore can be transported to Japan in an endless stream, so that Japan's shipbuilding industry can advance by leaps and bounds and lay a solid material foundation for the complete control of the entire Pacific Ocean. However, in the extreme distance, one division directly caused the Japanese Navy's difficulty in riding a tiger this time.

It's not impossible to drive away this fleet of the United States. If you fight for losses, you can even eat this fleet of the United States. But Yamamoto knows that once he does so, the United fleet will be completely destroyed. The Americans will see a weak Japan in the intelligence. The invasion of Hawaii will never end the war, but will make the United States more firm in its belief in war.

Yamamoto knew that the Japanese Navy and army were unable to attack the United States. Even if the US Navy was destroyed, there was no ship left. The Japanese army did not have the courage to send hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers to the east coast of the United States to fight a protracted war with millions of American soldiers and thousands of tanks.

The last time it provoked a big country, China, whose strength could not catch up with that of the United States, it had already put a heavy burden on the Japanese. Now it really has no courage to fight against a country like the United States in its vast territory. If it is arrogant to challenge the world with the strength of one country, it is absolutely suicidal to challenge the world with the strength of one country like Japan.

Two days ago, Yamamoto attended a memorial ceremony for Japanese Navy pilots on the deck of the Chicheng aircraft carrier. More than ten days of fighting made the Japanese Navy pay the precious lives of 32 pilots. Yamamoto personally bowed for the 32 urn, expressing his deepest mourning.

Yamamoto put down his papers, turned back to his staff and said, "Japan is too small, so small that it makes people despair. Every pilot is a valuable asset of the Japanese Empire. If we lose too many troops here, then all of the great Japanese Empire will be over!"

"But, marshal, if we don't choose to fight a decisive battle at this moment... Then more than 40000 soldiers on Oahu Island and lovely island, and the troops of the two divisions, will all be finished." The staff officer bowed his head and said, "I think that as a soldier of the great Japanese Empire, I should not retreat now."

"Yes, marshal! The soldiers of the great Japanese Empire should not shrink back! " Another officer also bowed his head behind Yamamoto and said, "we should be loyal to your majesty! Fight to the death, no fear

"General Nan Yun is right. We should fight to the death! Since general Nan Yun is sure to annihilate the US fleet, we have no reason to retreat! " Another staff officer also said: "always try, otherwise, marshal, your decision will be gossiped by domestic officials!"

Yamamoto thought uneasily for a while, and then said, "order Nanyun to continue to search and pursue the US fleet! Fight for the annihilation of this US Navy After a pause, he continued: "send a telegram to general Fukuda on the island and ask him if he can end the battle within 24 hours. If he can guarantee that the battle will end within 24 hours, I am determined to fight the US Navy here. If he can't win in time, the Navy won't be able to guarantee the sea power! "“ Marshal One of the staff officers wanted to persuade him, but his words were soon interrupted by Yamamoto. Yamamoto waved his hand: "no more advice! I've made up my mind! No change! Go ahead and carry it out He spoke in a firm voice, as if determined to withdraw immediately after World War I. When Yamamoto was struggling to retreat, Nan yunzhongyi sent out a third wave of plane attack troops. This time, he put all his eggs in one basket and sent out torpedo attackers and horizontal bombers without air supremacy. I really don't blame him for being so desperate, because he saw the withdrawal of Marshal from Yamamoto's message. The first wave of attacks on Sato's headquarters took off and shot down 24 US P-40 fighters at the cost of 11 Zero Fighters. The second time, the Japanese Navy Air Force dispatched a total of 50 zeros, and once again had a fierce exchange of fire with the fighter forces of the US Navy. The two sides fought fiercely for more than 15 minutes. As a result, the Japanese suffered for a long time. Despite his dissuasion, Sato flew out again. This time, he achieved the first result of the day. However, his wingman was also shot down by American pilots. The battle damage ratio of both sides once reached 10 to 12, and only two more American fighters were shot down. But in the end, Japan shot down 21 US Navy planes at the cost of 13. Nakamura was finally frightened by the terrible battle data. He lost 24 planes in a day, all of which were the most advanced zero fighters of the Japanese Navy. This makes Nan Yunzhong almost infarcted. You know, in a few days of fighting, he has lost 37 pilots, and now another 24 have been killed. This is absolutely bad news for the Japanese Navy, which lacks pilots“ Baga road! Baga Nan Yun fell his favorite cup on the bridge of the command ship. In less than ten days, he lost 61 elite Navy pilots and about 40 Zero Fighters and other aircraft. This made Nanyun extremely distressed. Since Japan invaded Shanghai in that year, it has never lost so many planes in a short time“ Those who died were all the best soldiers of the great Japanese Empire! These soldiers are the best pilots in the world As an important representative of Japan's naval aviation force, Nakano knows that his soldiers are very important. If the plane is destroyed, it can be replenished, but for Japan, the pilot is almost a rare resource that cannot be replenished“ American bombers are out of the fleet! Our planes are grappling with them and have shot down two enemy planes! " An intelligence official quickly walked up to Nan yunzhongyi and reported the situation of the war. The Americans were not blindly beaten. They also sent their own counterattack troops, but the results of these counterattack troops were not significant. Just a few minutes ago, a Japanese light cruiser was bombed on the bridge by a bomb dropped by a US plane. The captain and more than 40 officers and soldiers were killed. Half an hour ago, a destroyer was also injured and had to return to Japan for repair. Soon, the radio back to the South cloud want to see the news, that is, the Japanese attack aircraft group has achieved results, a bomb hit an American aircraft carrier. However, because of the chaos in the battlefield, the Japanese pilots did not confirm which American aircraft carrier they hit“ Good Nan Yun confidently clenched his fist: "prepare for the next wave of planes! Defeat the US fleet in one fell swoop“ General The officer who sent the information said in a low voice: "we have lost 29 planes... And we have to continue to take off planes to attack. Is it too risky?" " Nan Yun was stunned, and then suddenly felt the whirl of heaven.