The flagship of the Third Air Force, the aircraft carrier "Longxiang".

If it is said that when the first reconnaissance plane flew by, Major General Kakuji did not take it seriously, and felt that the reconnaissance plane took off from Ashishima before dawn and was flying back at this time. Then when the second reconnaissance plane flew from the same direction, Kakuji felt that something was wrong.

That's the east side!

When the second round of reconnaissance was arranged, no adjustments were made to the flight path of the reconnaissance aircraft?

Although Kakuji's ability is not as good as Lan Yun and Zesan, and even the Yamaguchi of the Second Air Force is not comparable, otherwise he would not have been thrown into the Third Air Force as the commander, but no matter how bad he is, he also knows that when conducting reconnaissance, he has to adjust the flight route of the reconnaissance plane according to the actual situation.

Two almost identical reconnaissance operations, even if they are separated by a few hours, there will be no unexpected gains.

Besides, what fleet commander would base victory or defeat, or even life and death, on accidents?

After becoming suspicious, Kakuji did nothing.

It was very simple, the radio silence could not be broken, and the two aircraft carriers of the Third Air Force, the "Longxiang" and "Fengxiang", were preparing for the attack, and the deck was full of bombers and torpedo planes waiting to take off, and the ground crews were refueling and reloading these fighters.

Shortly after dawn, about seven o'clock, the second main team sent all the seaplanes to the Asahi Sea to search for the target of the attack, that is, the home fleet. According to the plan, after the seaplanes found the target, the Third Air Force had to launch an attack.

In the first wave, it was necessary to launch all the ship explosions and ship attacks.

That's right, this is Takano's plan.

In the early hours of the morning, a telegram was sent from the 1st Main Force, asking Kakuji to fully cooperate with the 2nd Main Force to annihilate the Liangxia fleet that was trying to enter the Guia Ocean through the Watcher Strait, and in the ensuing operation, assist the landing force to seize the main islands north and south of the Strait.

The telegram was also sent to the second main team.

Otherwise, the second main team would not have taken the initiative to send seaplanes to search for targets for the third air team.

In addition, Kakuji already knew that the mobile fleet was completely wiped out in Yanhai, and before that, he had also received the news of the destruction of the Fifth Air Force.

Kakuji received the news of the destruction of the Mobile Fleet and the Fifth Air Force from the broadcasts of the Liangxia Empire.

The broadcast signal came from Shoudao, where there was a very powerful signal transmission tower, which relayed the broadcast signal of the Liang Xia Empire 24 hours a day.

This can't be helped, the North and South Sadou Islands are still de jure overseas territories of the Liang Xia Empire.

Although Takano did not mention it in the telegram, according to Kakuharu's understanding, if the home fleet that was coming at full speed during the day could not be severely damaged, the second main force might not be able to hold out until the first main force arrived, and the next landing operation would not be able to proceed as planned.

In addition, the 3rd Air Task Force needs to be counted!

It was precisely because of this that Kakuji thought that he had to launch a desperate attack, striving to defeat the home fleet with only one wave.

At least a few capital ships of the home fleet need to be heavily damaged.

As long as the home fleet stopped, the Third Air Task Force would not dare to enter the Watchman Strait alone at night, and would have to stay in the Asahi Sea honestly. By tomorrow, after the landing force arrives and occupies the islands and islands, the Third Air Task Force will not be able to make much waves, even if it is a dragon.

There is another reason why Kakuji is betting on offense that cannot be ignored.

"Longxiang" and "Fengxiang" are small aircraft carriers, even if some improvements were made before the war, such as the "Longxiang" can carry 97 ships to attack, it cannot be compared with the fleet aircraft carriers. Even if they go all out, the two aircraft carriers can only carry more than 60 carrier-based aircraft.

What can you do with this little force?

Kakuji is very self-aware and does not harbor any unrealistic illusions. It is enough to be able to get a chance to strike before it is exposed, or more precisely before it is attacked. Even if you will fight to pieces, as long as you can complete the task, it is worth dying.

The key point is that the second reconnaissance plane still did not discover the "Longxiang."

When the "Longxiang" was still more than 30 kilometers away, the "Exocet" was intercepted by the 96 warship.

After a while of entanglement with the 96 ship, the "Exocet" did not turn around until two nearby fighters arrived, and did not continue to fly westward.

It was so far away, the sky was still cloudy, and the pilots certainly did not find the aircraft carrier dozens of kilometers away.

What is there to worry about?

It's a pity that Kakuji didn't know that when the 96 ship went to expel the "Exocet", a "Wasp" entered from the same direction, but at a much lower altitude, and under the clouds, it also burrowed into the clouds before the "Exocet" turned and flew away. It was only after flying about 10 kilometers away from the "Longxiang" that it came out of the clouds. After flying below the clouds for less than three minutes, the "Wasp" once again burrowed into the clouds.

In these few minutes, no one noticed the "Wasp" at all.

Because the fighter destroys the reconnaissance aircraft in this direction, even if someone sees it, it will be regarded as a fighter operating nearby.

In addition, after entering the clouds, the "Wasp" turned southward and flew several tens of kilometers before flying out of the clouds.

Fifteen minutes later, the "Wasp" caught up with the "Exocet", which had been expelled by the 96 ship battle and was forced to turn south to evade.

Subsequently, "Exocet" sent a telegram.

Instead of flying southwest with Flying Fish, where Ashishima is located, the Wasp flew southeast, where the sea is boundless.

More than 200 kilometers away, a large group of attack planes was flying in this direction.

The pilot of the "Wasp" is Major Ji Yeyan, who is a group leader of the Third Carrier-based Aviation Wing, an elite pilot of three materials, and can fly three types of carrier-based aircraft.

According to the plan made last night, Ji Ye had to pilot the "Flying Fish" to lead the first group of aircraft to attack.

Where did he think that his landline was requisitioned.

Although the service personnel promised to install a backup radio station for another "Flying Fish" as soon as possible, Ji Yeyan felt that it was better to stay on the aircraft carrier and wait for the opportunity, so it was better to fly to the sky to find an opportunity. The point is that in the newly arranged attack tactics, a commander needs to be sent to lead the way.

At that time, Zhou Yongtao spent fifteen minutes explaining this rather complicated set of tactics to Ji Yeyan and several other elite pilots who flew the "Wasp" to explore the way.

To say, going around and around, I'm afraid he himself is confused.

Ji Yeyan didn't fully understand it, but he got to the point.

The "Wasps" who led the way flew with the "Exocet," and after finding the Third Air Force, they flew to the agreed sea area, joined up with the attack plane group, and then led the attack plane group to attack. The point is that the "Wasp" pilots, who lead the way, will direct the attack throughout the entire process.

Why did Zhou Yongtao make it so complicated?

There's no other reason for that.

Ensuring the concealment of the Third Air Force Special Escort Fleet will not reveal its whereabouts due to an attack, and it will also allow the enemy to make wrong judgments.

In Zhou Yongtao's words, he may be able to bring the enemy into the gutter.

In this regard, Ji Yeyan felt that it was completely unnecessary, it was simply a superfluous move.

As long as the Third Air Force is annihilated in one fell swoop and those two small fleet aircraft carriers are killed, what else do you need to worry about!?