The dive bombers of the Liangxia Navy continued to create miracles, and when it came to the "Feilong", it was easy to use.

This time, it was the "Feilong" that created a miracle, as well as the "Mijima" and many other warships that provided anti-aircraft cover for the "Feilong".

In about ten minutes, the ships intercepted four squadrons, at least thirty enemy planes, shot down thirteen of them, and forced seven torpedo planes to drop mines outside the range of aviation torpedoes, causing several dive bombers to deviate from course when dropping bombs.

Crucially, the "Feilong" avoided all bombs and torpedoes!

When he received the battle report, from Lan Yun downwards, no one believed it.

To this end, Lan Yun also asked the communications staff officer to specifically review the report of the "Feilong."

As soon as he boarded the "Jiahe", before he reached the commander's bridge, Lan Yun gave the order to turn and return, but then revoked the order.

It is not that it will not be withdrawn, but that the returning carrier-based aircraft will be recovered.

Actually, don't talk about Lan Yun, after the sinking of the two aircraft carriers, even Tian Shi lost the confidence to continue fighting, and he didn't have the capital to continue fighting.

The "Feilong" is indeed intact, but there will be no more than 50 carrier-based planes left, most of which are still Zero Combat without attack capability, and there may not be even 20 shipblowers and ship-attack planes capable of carrying out attack missions, and more than half of them are returning from injuries.

What can this little force be used for?

The key is that the first aviation task force of the Liang Xia Navy has not been found so far!

In addition, this is the Yanhai Sea, and to the north is the mainland of the Liangxia Empire, no matter how big the loss of the task force is, it can also get supplies from the mainland in time.

Perhaps, the Liangxia Navy has already sent additional carrier-based aircraft to the task force.

Even if there is only the First Air Task Force, the two aircraft carriers can dispatch 70 carrier-based aircraft at a time, and at most two waves of attacks can completely annihilate the mobile fleet.

What's more, the two aircraft carriers of the Liang Xia Navy's Third Air Task Force have already left the port of Tingzhou and are heading south, and they will definitely be able to arrive within two days.

In this way, the opposing side has at least four fleet aircraft carriers.

Mobile fleet?

Even if the Fifth Air Force that did not enter the Yanhai Sea is counted, there are only four "Feilong" ships, and what kind of combat effectiveness do those two "Ruihe" class ships.

If you don't withdraw, what else can you do?

It's just, where to retreat?

Obviously, this is a matter that must be thought through and a decision must be made as soon as possible.

At around four o'clock, as the last few returning carrier-based planes landed on the "Feilong", Lan Yun gave the order to return home, and then let the ships enter the state of radio control.

Since he had not received an order from Takano for the time being, he had to return to the original plan and join the main fleet first.

At this time, on the sea several tens of kilometers northwest of the mobile fleet, hundreds of pilots of the Imperial Naval Aviation were floating here and there.

Among them, there was the number one hero of the last round of attacks, that is, Second Lieutenant Wei Chengwen, who led the fighter group to storm the mobile fleet and strafe the aircraft carrier with machine guns.

Unfortunately, his luck was not very good.

Strafed the "Chicheng", and before it could be pulled up, the "Typhoon" he was piloting was hit by anti-aircraft guns.

Fortunately, the fighter did not crash directly into the sea. After flying more than ten kilometers, the engine stalled, giving Wei Chengwen enough time to complete the preparations for the forced landing.

That's why he wasn't injured during the crash landing.

After the forced landing, he also found two parachuted pilots, a dive bomber crew to be exact, and then took out the inflatable lifeboats before the dive bomber sank. Next, his brother rowed a lifeboat around to search for and rescue his comrades who had fallen into the water.

Wei Chengwen was also awarded the "Order of the Golden Sword by the Imperial Gift", which was awarded by the emperor himself, which symbolized the highest honor.

As a result, he became the first Imperial soldier to receive the highest medal of honor in this war.

More than 400 kilometers to the southeast, in the main team.

After receiving the telegram from the "Jiahe" by Lan Yun, Gao Ye returned to the command cabin and locked the hatch so that no one was allowed to disturb him.

Although in the telegram, Lan Yun emphasized the results of the battle, that is, the sinking of the two aircraft carriers of the Second Air Task Force, and the destruction of almost the entire Southern Fleet in the morning raid, but in the eyes of Gao Ye, the Sasaic Navy suffered a crushing defeat in this day.

Aren't there two aircraft carriers left in the mobile fleet?

Even if the "Jiahe" can be repaired immediately, what can it be?

Not to mention that it is still in the sea of fire, even if it has retreated to the Guia Ocean, it is not far from the moment of defeat.

Victory or defeat at the strategic level has little to do with the battle of the mobile fleet.

At noon, Takano received a telegram from the Military Command Department. Because of the temporary maintenance work on the road outside the embassy, the imperial ambassador to the Liangxia Empire did not send the declaration of war to the Privy Council before eight o'clock in the Liangxia Empire time as planned.

What does that mean?

The raid on Chengjiang Port by the Samuyi Navy turned into a sneak attack, and the declaration of war first and then the start of war became an undeclared war!

Is this a coincidence, or is it calculated!?

It must have been calculated!

The Narrow-Sized Imperial Kingdom fought undeclared, and the Liangxia Empire became a victim and occupied the moral high ground, and there was every reason to beat the Narrow-Sized Imperial Kingdom to death!

Crucially, the Nuland Federation and the Kingdom of Bran may not be able to get a reason to send troops to help the Narrow Empire.

Even if it becomes a global war in the end, don't think about staying out of it, but as long as it is delayed for a few months, the Liang Xia Empire will be able to seize the strategic initiative.

For this alone, the Imperial Kingdom of Narrowness will surely be defeated!

Of course, if the Imperial State can hold out for a few years, there may be a turnaround.

However, can it last for a few years?

If this is a trap dug by the Liang Xia Empire, it will be followed by a stormy counterattack, and the lonely boat of the Narrow Imperial State may not be able to withstand it!

If it loses its sea dominance, the Narrow Yi Empire may have to surrender unconditionally to the Liang Xia Empire, and thus become a protectorate of the Liang Xia Empire again. Because of the actions of the past few decades, especially in the last war, it is completely conceivable that the tragic situation of the Imperial Kingdom after the defeat of the war.

The key is sea supremacy supported by the navy!

One way or another, it is necessary to keep the mobile fleet, especially two aircraft carriers!

Although he did not command the mobile fleet to fight, and did not even go to the front line, Takano had already made a judgment from the battle reports sent back intermittently.

In the future, it will no longer be battleships that will decide the victory or defeat at sea and dominate the maritime battlefield.

Do not forget that in the battle that just ended, the main guns of the eight fast battleships of both sides did not fire.

As early as more than ten years ago, the Liang Xia Navy made such a judgment, and bet all on the aircraft carrier that did not even have heavy artillery.

Takano was very emotional, because just a few years ago, the Sagai Navy was still thinking about building the world's strongest battleship.

However, the top priority is to find a way to safely leave the Yanhai Sea and return to the Sagayi mainland.

The Liang Xia Navy will definitely not give up!

While Gao Ye was thinking about a way out, Liu Xiangzhen was doing another thing, that is, to let the several fast battleships and heavy cruisers accompanying him send out all the seaplanes on board. Not to search for the motorized fleet, but to find and rescue those pilots who did not return.

For Liu Xiangzhen, the top priority is to save people.

These pilots are the most valuable asset of the Imperial Navy, and when they take to the skies again, they will become invincible gods!