June 18th. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info the waters around the Marshall Islands.

With the Shozuru as the flagship, together with the seven carrier-based aircraft carriers of Zuizuru, Chitose, Chiyoda, Flying Eagle, Hayabusa, and Zuiho, they launched a surprise attack on the deep-sea fleet detachment entrenched in the west of the Marshall Islands. Sosuke Takayanagi himself, with a detachment of mines, had already inflicted heavy losses on enemy reinforcements in previous battles.

The base-type perched Ji left the island and was able to shout to avenge the battleship Suhime before, but the carrier-based aircraft in the sky blew her up and injured her all over her body. Although the Second Air War returned to the mainland for maintenance, and the First Air War returned to China and began to be further transformed, the strength of the Fifth Air War has far exceeded the combat power of the Coral Sea.

The Fifth Air Battle, which was all equipped with Gale fighters, easily won air supremacy from the hands of the outlying island Suhime, who had a carrying capacity of 360 aircraft, was not that the pilots of the Fifth Air War had mature experience, but that the remote island Suhime had limited control ability alone, and could not operate with two aircraft carriers at the same time. The Gale fighter has changed the poor protection of the previous Zero Fight, and even if it is hit, as long as it is not an important part, it is not in the way.

In desperation, the outlying island of Suhime spread a wide area of dense fog on the surface of the sea, and was able to retreat from the endless air raids.

Xianghe and Zuihe had long been prepared to deal with the "tricks" of the deep-sea fleet, and under their guidance, all carrier-based aircraft raised their flight altitude to avoid the impact of dense fog on their line of sight.

"Sister. The deep-sea fleet is also left with only this ability, and the capture of the Marshall Islands can be regarded as the final step to complete the attack on Hawaii. "For the first time, Zuihe achieved half of the battle in battle, and on many occasions, her carrier-based aircraft handled slightly better than Xianghe, and she always helped the pilot find a better angle to drop bombs or shoot.

"Compared to the two seniors of Akagi Kaga, you are still far behind."

"But the fighter jets I'm using now are all gales. The two of them can't do it, in terms of strength and luck, I am at the top level. ”

Zuihe probably refers to the fact that she can become a non-modified aircraft carrier, although the two of them are strong in a sea battle, but their hulls are transformed from battleships or battle cruisers, and there are many design problems that cannot be changed by modification.

If you really want to talk about luck, the navy thinks that Kaga is the lucky carrier girl, who was seriously injured in the dangerous battle of Midway, but returned safely, and has been safe on the battlefield since then.

"Ruihe, victory is also to be humble, not conceited. If it's possible, I'd like to invite Kaga-senpai and let her heal your arrogance. ”

Shozuru is one of those people who can't get angry, but after she moves out of Kaga, Zuzuru finally stops her chattering boasts. Presumably, Zuizuru was afraid of Kaga, who was angry with a cold face, and was educated by Kaga in various ways every time they met.

"Congratulations, this stage of the battle was a success."

Sosuke Takayanagi himself was in charge of the Divine Power, and the telegram he sent was delivered to Shozuru in time.

"Admiral-kun, do you think the Deep Sea Fleet will make a move according to Commander-in-Chief Takayanagi?"

Unlike the sluggish Nagumo Tadaichi, Lieutenant General Hara never thought of being named the "God of the Army", nor was he like Ozawa, the "vice president of the academy" next door, who was over half a hundred years old before he had the opportunity to go to the battlefield to command the battle. He only seeks stability, and leaves many things to Xianghe to decide.

"I hope so."

Sousuke Takayanagi's plan, although not easy to see, is still too idealistic. But it doesn't matter if it doesn't work out, Lieutenant General Yuan didn't pin his hopes on a genius who was only 24 years old, he believed in the plan of the leader of the organization, "Black". "Although he Takayanagi Sosuke is a genius general who pays attention to aircraft carrier operations, he can only trust Yamato and his light patrol, and he believes too much in his own strength. Even if he is a genius who can play the tables all over the world, his luck and talent will always betray him one day. Personally, I don't want it right away. ”

"It's still a gambling ......" Xianghe hates to put victory and defeat on "gambling", such a high-risk thing, can be avoided naturally, but unfortunately as the commander-in-chief Takayanagi Sosuke likes to rely on "gambling" at critical moments to decide whether to win or lose. "Even if we lose the bet, we just lose a chance. The deep-sea fleet cannot deliver a powerful blow to us with light air carriers alone. ”

"So, Sosuke Takayanagi relied too much on gambling. Winning or losing a battle can be seen as a trivial, at least to sit in his seat requires this level of sight. He had never thought about preventing the submarines of the Deep Sea Fleet, nor had he thought about what would happen if the Deep Sea transferred the regular air carrier group that had blown up half of North America to this side of the battlefield. ”

Lieutenant General Hara sat in his chair and spoke slowly about his concerns like an old man. "We can ignore it, and if he doesn't think about it, he's gambling on the future of the Combined Fleet."

"The 'black' lord has also said that the reason is very complicated, but the submarine in the deep sea and the regular air carrier cannot fight us. It's a fact. Xianghe tried to correct her admiral's superfluous concerns, and she was worried that the old man's superfluous words would come true.

"Don't you have worries in your heart? Not 100% sure, right? In the fact that there are preconditions, there will always be a way to change it. If in the event of a bombing by the enemy's regular carriers, how long will the entire RB mainland be able to withstand it? We are not as good as the Commonwealth of America, and they can still cower close to the Atlantic side, making a stubborn resistance. ”

Lieutenant General Hara drank hot tea and rested leisurely on the back of his chair. "According to Commander-in-Chief Takayanagi, we changed course and made a sign that we were going to retreat to the east."

"Yes, I will arrange for a night reconnaissance plane to keep an eye on the surrounding seas."

"No, no. There is still some gambling luck in Sosuke Takayanagi. The deep-sea fleet will definitely send an interceptor force to pursue us. It's so boring to know the results in advance. ”

Next. The air carrier fleet heading for Guam was soon met with a number of blocking teams outflanking at high speed, all of which were deep-sea ships that had survived the repeated air raids, and they were tired, but still bravely caught up with them according to the commander's orders—and sent them to their deaths.

"Easy ~ solved."

Zuihe alone used carrier-based aircraft to single-handedly brush up on a small number of heavy patrols and a large number of expulsions and light patrols on the other side.

"It has been reported that the Flying Eagle and Chiyoda have been torpedoed and are unable to maintain their original speed."

Shozuru's subordinates relayed the situation of the two shipwives, and after Shozuru repeatedly confirmed the position of the fleet, he agreed to the request of the whole fleet to slow down.

"You see, Sousuke Takayanagi also calculated that he would be injured by the enemy's ship, and it just so happened that we had to slow down. Wait for enemy reinforcements to catch up. ”

Xianghe was slightly dissatisfied, "This kind of thing will only bring pain to the injured ship's mother." Let them feel that they have caused the whole fleet to be overtaken by the enemy. ”

"So you hate Commander-in-Chief Takayanagi as much as most people, though I hate his kind of person too." (Tea)

"I ...... too Isn't it okay to directly slander the commander-in-chief of the combined fleet behind his back? ”

Xianghe said something bold to the old admiral, and he would be discouraged at a critical moment. The leader of the organization, "Hei", never expected the Fifth Air War to take the lead. If it were a different admiral with a Zuizuru personality, he would definitely scold Sousuke Takayanagi for his cold-bloodedness, shout slogans, and constantly attack the retreating outlying island Suhime.

Thinking about it like this, Xianghe still thinks that it would be a good thing for a slow old man to be the admiral.

At noon the next day, Chikuma's reconnaissance plane spotted a deep-sea unit chasing the carrier fleet at high speed, and among them was a deep-sea dwelling girl they were familiar with, a moored water ghost.

For the moored water ghost, Sosuke Takayanagi also studied several sets of plans to attack her, and judging from the accumulated information, if you start a battleship shooting with her, your side will definitely have big losses. And the use of aircraft carriers...... Judging by the current information, she is not equipped with fighters at all. Her main guns and armor are only slightly inferior to the battleship Suhime, which may be the reason why her hangar can only build one type of carrier-based aircraft.

Whatever the reason, Sousuke Takayanagi has listed the Docker Water Ghost as an opponent that must be focused on in the early stages of the Hawaiian operation.

On the third day, the seven aircraft carrier mothers who had been waiting for a long time took off the carrier-based aircraft and launched a preemptive counterattack against the enemy reinforcements that had entered the attack range of their carrier-based aircraft.

Sousuke Takayanagi gave them the task of inflicting as much damage as possible on the water ghosts of the Arachi. With the current carrier-based aircraft, it is still very difficult to bomb into a solid base-type perch such as a moored water ghost.