Chapter 909

Of course, the bad news of the Japanese Navy is not the only one. The next thing simply brought the whole Japanese Navy to a standstill. The US carrier based aircraft finally broke through the defense line of the Japanese air force, which was short of troops, and dropped bombs and torpedoes in the S-shaped maneuver signal. notice

First, a torpedo hit the side armor of the Kaga impartially, leaving a huge hole in the side of the warship. Then, the second torpedo completely scrapped the stern of the Kaga aircraft carrier. The two propellers twisted into a ball due to the explosion, and the water made the Kaga roll to 2O degrees.

The damage control personnel on the Jiahe aircraft carrier were frantically rescuing their warships. In the end, they succeeded in rescuing the Jiahe with a 21 degree roll, which shocked Nanyun Zhongyi.

However, this is not a rush repair exercise, but on the real battlefield, the Kaga has basically lost all its power and can not continue to flee with the fleet. Therefore, even if the Kaga did not sink, everyone could not be happy.

Finally, Nan yunzhongyi ordered that destroyers fire torpedoes. He "shot" the aircraft carrier Kaga, who was still struggling and unwilling to leave on the water. As Japan's own four torpedoes hit the target, two aircraft carriers of Japan's first fleet were annihilated.

A few minutes after the snow wind left the battlefield, the Kaga, the flagship of the first air fleet of Japan's United Fleet under the command of Nakamura Nakamura, was sunk by US carrier based aircraft. Nakamura Nakamura, the right-hand man of Yamamoto 56, did not stubbornly choose to commit suicide. Instead, with the help of his men, he transferred to the top heavy cruiser, He left his battlefield in a mess.

Yamamoto received a telegram from Nakamura when the sun was about to fall into the sea level. The message in the telegram made him completely into despair. The complete destruction of the decoy fleet could not shake Yamamoto's heart of decisive battle, but the loss of the first air fleet made the Admiral look like ten years old.

"The U.S. Navy sank three aircraft carriers, seriously damaged one... The Jiahe and Fengxiang sank, and the Chicheng aircraft carrier was seriously damaged. The remnants of the first air fleet are converging with some of the remnants of the decoy fleet and are retreating to the Philippine Islands. " Yamamoto repeated what was in the message, and then handed it to his aide. After all, the naval battle was "won" by itself, but it was too ugly to win.

Fengxiang aircraft carrier is nothing. If it is lost, it will be lost... But Jiahe aircraft carrier is one of the few major aircraft carriers in Japan. Such a loss is absolutely regretted by the whole Japanese Navy. Fortunately, he still won. At least he had stabilized the situation on the scene. As for other things, he really didn't want to think much about it now.

What Yamamoto doesn't know now is that one of his submarines, which is responsible for detecting the movements of the US Navy, mistakenly mixed into the core circle of the US fleet. While the US Navy was in a mess, he shot four torpedoes and sank the US Navy's aircraft carrier hornet.

So in this battle, four US aircraft carriers were sunk by the Japanese Navy. If three battleships were added, Solomon Islands could be regarded as the grave of US Navy ships. Seven main ships sank here, and the US Navy Pacific Fleet lost almost three fifths.

Of course, the Japanese Navy at this time was also not very comfortable: two battleships, the ISI and the RI, were sunk, and two aircraft carriers, the Fengxiang and the Jiahe, were sunk. In such a calculation, the Japanese Navy was also sunk four battleships. In terms of overall proportion, it really won a big victory.

However, there are unforeseen circumstances and people's misfortunes. Yamamoto doesn't know that the US aircraft carrier Bumblebee has been sunk by himself, so what he knows is that there are still four US aircraft carriers waiting for him. Unfortunately, the Japanese submarine that sank the U.S. aircraft carrier Bumblebee was subsequently sunk, so the news of the sinking of Bumblebee did not reach Yamamoto's ears until the end.

"Report! Marshal! Just... The news just came, just on the way home... On the way, the aircraft carrier Chicheng was hit by four torpedoes by U.S. submarines. After the rescue failed, all the personnel were evacuated and sank... "Under the action of the law of double blessing and double disaster, Yamamoto 56 received a worse news. At the last moment, the first air fleet was also completely destroyed.

"..." the Americans are so lucky that they can sink another Japanese aircraft carrier at this time. Yamamoto really wanted to yell at baga, but he bit his teeth and didn't yell out the classic Japanese curse.

Forced to swallow his dirty words, Yamamoto finally overcame his impulse with reason. He glanced at the officers on the bridge and gave the order to end the Solomon Islands naval battle: "turn around, break away from the contact with the U.S. Navy, take advantage of the night, we leave Solomon and go back to the Philippine sea."

Yamamoto knows that the current night battle is not good for him. He has only two battleships, while the Americans still have a new battleship. The outcome of the fierce battle at night is unknown. However, as long as the Americans stay up until dawn, there will be no chance for him to leave with changmen and 6O battleships.

So Yamamoto decisively gave up the idea of continuing to fight. At this time, he can still use "win" to prevaricate. If he really buried changmen and 6 Olympic Games, then he had to cut his stomach.

However, Yamamoto does not know that his decision not to fight at night in front of the US ships equipped with a large number of radars is undoubtedly a decision to save the Japanese Navy. So when night fell, Solomon Islands restored the former calm, and the whole battlefield was suddenly silent. The U.S. fleet suffered heavy losses, but it occupied the whole battlefield. The Japanese Navy's troops retreated in desperation, and finally gave up the peaceful sea area they seemed to want to fight for at the beginning. At this time, everyone seemed to remember the purpose of the naval battle between the two sides: the Japanese Navy wanted to annihilate the main force of the US Navy in the first World War, so as to gain a respite for the declining situation in the Pacific Ocean; The Americans, on the other hand, wanted to capture Solomon Islands and pave the way for the next strategy. All of a sudden, an interesting thing happened: the Japanese achieved their attempt to destroy the US Navy; The U.S. Navy has also completed the idea of seizing the sea power in Solomon sea area that it hopes to achieve in advance. As a result, the Japanese base camp received a telegram from Yamamoto 56 on his way back, claiming that Japan had won the Solomon Islands naval battle completely, and finally sank three US aircraft carriers and three US battleships at the cost of three aircraft carriers and two US battleships. Successfully annihilated the main force of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet. Such a "great victory" may be the most disastrous victory for the Japanese Navy over the years, but it really gave the Japanese Navy a short rest time. However, the black pot of heavy losses must be carried by someone, and this person must have enough "weight". On the way back to the Philippine waters, Yamamoto received a telegram asking him to return to Japan and ordered him to hand over the command of the United Fleet immediately. Yamamoto's joint fleet came to an end, and the Japanese Navy also ushered in the longest large-scale rest after their attack on Pearl Harbor. Of course, there is a price to this rest, and the price is very huge. As the United Fleet once again did not run back, the Japanese army 6 on Solomon Islands immediately began to face supply difficulties, as well as the huge pressure of the U.S. Navy. Seven days later, the U.S. Marine Corps 6 began a large-scale landing in Solomon Islands, and the two sides launched a fierce battle. Finally, the isolated japanese army 6 lost the Solomon Islands, and hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops far away in Australia suddenly raised the American flag. At the same time, 100000 US troops landed in Australia, and the good time for Japanese troops in Australia finally came to an end. So strategically, Spruance held on to the end, and the U.S. Navy achieved their goal of counterattacking Australia and recapturing the Solomon sea area. So Spruance sent a telegram back, claiming that despite the heavy losses, they had won the battle of Solomon. After such an exhibition, historians of later generations have found an interesting phenomenon, that is, both sides of the naval battle insist that they are the winners. Of course, after knowing that the Bumblebee was sunk, Japanese historical researchers are more convinced of their own ideas. However, Solomon's sun set on time on this day, bringing endless darkness to all the soldiers here. A large number of bodies of the Japanese Navy were still floating on the sea, and the rescue work of the US Navy was delayed until noon the next day, so the survival rate of the Japanese army's Drowners was very low. Akado, who is preparing his press release, frowned when he heard that the naval battle was over, because he felt that the Japanese Navy had squandered its fleet and almost lost to the US Navy. Thinking of this, he gave a bitter smile, and then said: "sunset." Then, in the reporter's flash, he stepped on the platform and, together with Chamberlain standing beside him, confirmed to the reporters of the axis powers the fact that the US troops landed in Australia. With confident hands holding the platform, akado slowly said to the reporters below: "from now on, if the US forces do not leave the territory of the axis allies, the war will never end!"