Chapter 904

Despite the loss of two aircraft carriers and the dangerous situation of the US fleet, Spruance decided to continue fighting because he knew that the United States could not accept a defeat now, and he had to win all the time in order to stabilize the impeachment of his supporters Nimitz and Roosevelt.

So according to this idea, he naturally ruled out the humiliating idea of leaving. What he's thinking about now is how to make this naval battle a victory, a great victory for the US Navy.

"All right! well! Oh, I see! Thank you for all you've done for America! " An adjutant put down his phone, walked quickly to Spruance and told him, "general! The news just came back from a seaplane. They found the Japanese naval fleet on the west side. The coordinates are almost the same as you speculated

"Take off the attack plane now! Fight back along the way of Japanese Navy carrier based aircraft! I want to make sure these Japanese carriers are sunk! Do you understand? " Spruance looked at the aviation liaison behind him and said, biting his teeth.

"Yes! Sir The officer stood at attention, saluted, and rushed to give the order for the attack. The quality of the US Navy's carrier based aircraft is not much better than that of the Japanese, but they do outnumber their rivals in quantity. Even though the two aircraft carriers were on fire and sinking slowly, the number of carrier based aircraft of the US Navy was still much more than that of the Japanese army.

There are about 40 Japanese attack aircraft in this wave, which is almost half of the total aviation force of the Japanese Navy. In other words, Japan can maintain this intensity in the next attack, but it will not be able to fight again. As long as we can withstand these two waves of Japanese attacks, the US Navy will survive the most dangerous period of time.

Thinking of this, Spruance found himself still alive. As long as this wave of carrier based aircraft against Nanyun fleet can complete the combat mission, he can even kill the entire Japanese naval fleet and sink Yamamoto's "United Fleet" in Solomon.

But soon another news came that a staff officer reported to general Spruance that two battleships of the US Navy, the Washington and the North Carolina, had been blocked by a returning battleship of the Japanese Army: "now both sides are shelling. The Japanese Navy's shelling ability is very strong, and the war situation is very fierce."

"..." the return of Japanese warships has shocked the senior officials of the US Navy. They have heard that many Japanese soldiers are brave and fearless to death, but today they can see the real madness. Who can guarantee that when he finally gets out of the gate of death, he can make the decision to kill him again?

"Send a telegram to Halsey! Let him keep the speed of returning and sink the Japanese battleship! " Spruance also showed his fierce side as a soldier at this time, clenched his fist and said in a vicious tone.

What he thought was very simple, that is, since his combat plan has been disrupted, now he has a combat purpose, that is, to pull more Japanese warships into the water to sink one by one, and to pull as many Japanese warships as possible to sink together. This is his strategy.

"Let the battleships Colorado and Mississippi continue to move eastward, and we must prevent the Japanese battleships from approaching the fleet!" Spruance continued to adjust the already chaotic US fleet formation. He tried to complete his original plan. Even if the two new battleships could not return to the defensive position on time, he had to distance himself from Yamamoto's two battleships.

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the battleship Colorado had already been seriously injured. In peacetime, this kind of injury might not be repaired even in two years. However, the U.S. military tried its best to make this battleship catch up with the battle of Solomon Islands. But God knows what the battleship can do.

The battleship is now barely able to open, and its main guns cannot fire in unison, thinking that it would break up the internal temporary support structure which is not firmly fixed. And it can only sail at 15 knots, which is not much faster than the transport ships behind. The main purpose of letting it follow all the way is to use it as a turret to support US troops landing in Solomon Islands.

But in the end, man is not as good as nature. The U.S. Navy and the Japanese Navy started the battle of Solomon Islands without warning. The half fixed Fort originally intended to support the landing of the Marine Corps is now used as a decisive battleship, which is on the outermost side of the whole fleet.

In fact, this Colorado has a lot to do with Japan's changmen class battleships. In those years, because their main guns were of the same caliber, they were called "force G7". Therefore, if they were allowed to fight under the same conditions, they might be even.

Unfortunately, in 1937, the Japanese Navy clenched its teeth to modernize the changmen and lu'ao battleships, respectively. However, due to the impact of the financial crisis, the US Navy did not refit the Colorado Class Battleships on a large scale, so there is a big gap between them now.

Moreover, the internal injury of the Colorado is very serious. It's just a shelf cargo. As long as you know the inside story, you are very clear. The current Colorado battleship is not even a crisp Battlecruiser. It can only be said to be a "large cruiser".

"No way! Now that's all we have to do! Before the return of the Washington and North Carolina battleships, Japan's eastern fleet would have to rely on the old battleships and ourselves. " Spruance stares at the chart and ignores the threat from the East. Now he must calm down and concentrate on the peak duel between the US Navy aircraft carrier fleet and the Nanyun Zhongyi aviation fleet. After eliminating the threat from the flank, what the US fleet needs to face now is an open confrontation between carrier based aircraft. Just now, the U.S. carrier based aircraft had set out in formation and killed the aircraft carrier fleet of Nanyun Zhongyi. After a round of calls, the U.S. Navy now has the lead. Most of the 40 carrier based aircraft of the Japanese army were shot down by the superior US aircraft and anti-aircraft gun troops. Therefore, although the Japanese Navy achieved the record of sinking two US aircraft carriers in this round of fighting, it also suffered a lot of losses. Inside the command bridge of the aircraft carrier Chicheng, a Japanese officer went to the back of Nakayama, respectfully handed out a piece of paper in his hand, bowed his head and said: "Sir, the first wave of 41 carrier based aircraft launched by our army sank two American aircraft carriers, and the remaining four carrier based aircraft are returning."“ Yo! Well done! They are worthy of being the loyal souls of the Japanese Imperial Navy As soon as Nan Yunzhong heard the news of sinking two American aircraft carriers, his eyes lit up. Yamamoto's plan now seems to have been at least half successful. As long as the US main fleet is completely annihilated, it is only a matter of time before the Japanese Navy can turn over. However, as a long-term commander of naval carrier based aircraft, Nan yunzhongyi is also aware of his current situation. He has used up all his chips now. What kind of outcome this war will eventually lead to is beyond his personal control. Yamamoto's whole plan, to put it bluntly, is to exchange an opportunity for the Japanese Navy's air force to attack first. Yamamoto hopes that this wave of attacks can fix the world, and so does Nanyun. But who would have thought that the U.S. Navy had resisted his first wave of attacks. Now the positions of the three Japanese fleets have been exposed, and the two sides have finally "met frankly."“ Take off more fighters now! Prepare for the US attack fleet! Upgrade the fleet from level 2 to level 1 Nan yunzhongyi gave the order to fight. At this time, he can't run, because turning around and running away is tantamount to losing the whole fleet of Japanese battleships to the Americans, so he can only continue to attack hard and attack the American fleet again after the first attack of the United States. As the commander of this air fleet, he has the confidence to take his own fleet and withstand the attack of the US Navy“ Woo... Woo...! " The sirens inside the Japanese naval vessels also began to sound. The flaring antiaircraft guns began to point at the sky. Nan yunzhongyi stared at the sky and saw the teams of American planes rushing out of the clouds. Above his head, the hovering Japanese Zero Fighters roared up. In the distant sky, two aircraft formations interweaved, marking a white line in the blue sky. The formation of U.S. aircraft was disrupted. Japanese and American aircraft were in a mess and began to fight each other. An American plane was shot down, and the pilot opened his parachute in the sky. The plane lost the pilot's control and crashed into the sea of the Pacific Ocean with thick smoke. The light of the explosion was clear. Standing on the bridge, Nan yunzhongyi could see clearly. He also saw an American fighter chasing a Japanese Zero fighter firing, He also saw his destroyer shoot down another American plane“ The number of aircraft in the United States has been reduced, so their advantage in the total number can not be exerted! " With a sneer, Nan Yun Zhongyi put his hand on his command knife and said to the people around him, "as long as my fleet can withstand the attack of this wave of US carrier based aircraft, we will win!"