The main team, the battleship "Daimon".

Although at noon, Lan Yun had already received the news from the "Golden Steel", it was not until the beginning, that is, almost two o'clock, that after receiving the report of the two destroyers that left behind the aftermath, that a lot of information related to the battle was finally confirmed.

Both the "Jiahe" and the "Feilong" were sunk, and the carrier-based aviation was completely wiped out.

Throughout, the carrier-based air forces of the Liangxia Navy did not attack any warships other than the aircraft carriers, and the second attack group had turned back after an unsuccessful search to the east. According to the time when the group flew over the destroyer twice, its return turning point was about 50 kilometers west of the main team. From this, it can be roughly judged that the task force of the Liangxia Navy is about 300 kilometers west of the mobile fleet.

This speculation just proves the information received earlier.

Before 1 o'clock, the mobile fleet sent news that one of the several seaplanes flying west before 10 o'clock had lost contact with 12 o'clock, suspected to have been intercepted by the fighters of the task force and shot down before the telegram could be sent.

According to the planned reconnaissance route, the sea area where the seaplane was shot down was 300 kilometers west of the mobile fleet.

This distance can be said to be very ideal.

If a few of the reconnaissance planes dispatched before dawn flew westward, even if it was just one, it was very likely that the task force would be in full pursuit behind.

So, will the results be different?

Takano remained silent throughout noon, and it was not until the telegraph officer sent a telegram from the destroyer, signed "Final Report," that he gave his first order.

The commander of the Fifth Air Force, Major General Zesan, was ordered to immediately go north to join the Third Air Force, operate in the southwest of the Third Air Force, and dispatch carrier-based aircraft to monitor the Shuangche Strait, provide cover for the Third Air Force, and support the Second Main Force in blocking the Watchman Strait.

What is this for?

When Takano gave the order, Kuroshima was taken aback, but he did not say anything against it, because Takano's most trusted staff officer had returned.

If someone has to come forward to question it, it should be Tian Shi.

However, Tian Shi also did not raise any objections.

After the telecommunications officer had written down all the contents of the telegram, Takano left the commander's bridge. Tian Shi immediately followed, while Kuroshima stayed.

After going to the restaurant to ask for lunch, Tian Shi went to the commander's cabin.

"Commander ......"

"Put it over there."

Tian Shi was a little hesitant, not knowing whether to say it or not, after all, questioning the commander's decision was not a trivial matter.

"You're worried that the orders I began to order, to be precise, to send a report to the Fifth Air Force, would reveal your whereabouts and then be besieged by the enemy fleet."

Tian Shi didn't speak, he was indeed a little worried, but this was not what he was most worried about.

"If that's the case, it's unwanted."

"......"

After spitting out the first word, Tian Shi closed his mouth again.

In fact, when Takano made the decision, to be precise, to let the telecommunications officer send the report, Tian Shi had already guessed that Takano would sacrifice the main team.

Why?

That's right, it's to keep the Fifth Air Force under the command of Major General Zesan.

Although the Third Air Force still has two small fleet aircraft carriers and the Fourth Air Force has two small aircraft carriers, after the destruction of the mobile fleet, only the two aircraft carriers of the Fifth Air Force remain, namely the "Xianghe" and the "Ruihe".

If the Fifth Air Force has three longs and two shorts, what will it do to fight the Liangxia Navy in the future?

Of course, to put it more seriously, if the Fifth Air Force follows in the footsteps of the mobile fleet, the Imperial State of Narrowness will almost be able to consider surrendering.

Don't look at Takano as an out-and-out big-ship gunner, but after two days of fighting, he definitely knows how valuable an aircraft carrier is.

So far, the battleships of both sides have not done anything other than to conduct anti-aircraft operations with anti-aircraft guns.

Even if you conduct an air defense operation, you are covering the aircraft carrier!

In addition, the purpose of several attacks launched by the Liangxia special task force is very clear, and before the aircraft carrier is killed, it is absolutely not to waste ammunition on other warships.

Aircraft carriers are so important that they must be preserved.

However, aren't the main team and the flagship of the permanent fleet important?

The Liang Xia Navy must have activated all the radio monitoring stations deployed in the southern region, and as long as the "Gate" sends a message, it will be intercepted immediately, and it will be able to roughly calculate the position of the battleship through the triangulation method in a few minutes or dozens of minutes.

There is no doubt that the Liang Xia Navy has long mastered the signal characteristics of the "Gate" long-wave radio.

Do not forget that after entering service, the "Gate" was the flagship of the permanent fleet, and every year it went to sea for several months, often making radio reports.

Here, a very critical issue is involved.

So far, the two air task forces that have entered the Yanhai Sea at the beginning of the month have attacked the mobile fleet, and the third air task force has still not shown up.

Where are the two "Imperial Capital"-class aircraft carriers!?

In the telegram sent by Lan Yun in the morning, it was mentioned that the reconnaissance plane had spotted the Third Air Task Force in the north, and he had also organized carrier-based aircraft to launch an attack. However, when it was almost noon, Lan Yun telegraphed again that it was not the Third Air Task Force, and that the reconnaissance plane had discovered a fleet oil tanker.

Also, the enemy planes attacking the mobile fleet at noon came from the west.

Could it be that the Third Air Task Force had already sailed west yesterday to join up with the other two Air Task Forces?

If this is the case, then the enemy aircraft attacking the mobile fleet at noon will not be only a few dozen, but hundreds.

Four aircraft carriers were dispatched at the same time, and according to the calculation that one aircraft carrier sorties 30 aircraft at a time, it is also a full 120 aircraft, and the maximum number can reach 160 aircraft.

Or has the two air task forces engaged yesterday withdrawn, and it is the 3rd Air Task Force that is pursuing the mobile fleet to the west?

Obviously, this is unlikely.

Because if the Third Air Task Force really dealt with the mobile fleet, it should stay in the southern part of Ashishima and wait for the rabbit, and maneuvering westward overnight was completely superfluous.

In addition, the timing is not at the right time.

At the speed of the 3rd Air Task Force, even if it sailed west at full speed all night, it would not be possible to reach the sea where the seaplane was shot down.

Besides, the second admiral of the Liang Xia Navy will never give up the opportunity to annihilate the mobile fleet in person.

Yesterday's battle, even if it was a draw, was attacked outside the house, and even the nest was ended, it would inevitably be regarded as a great shame by Liu Xiangzhen and Bai Zhizhan. How can a soldier who values honor more than his life endure it?

Where is the Third Air Task Force, which has two fleet aircraft carriers and carries more than 160 carrier-based aircraft?

Takano broke the radio silence at this time and exposed the whereabouts of the main team, most likely to lure out the Third Air Task Force.

If you are lucky, you may be able to create an opportunity for Major General Zesan to make a miraculous achievement.

Don't forget, the Fifth Air Force had already turned north last night, and it was in the waters north of Nanhai before dawn, and it was able to dispatch carrier-based aircraft to attack the enemy fleet in the Shuangche Strait.