"Your Excellency General Nagumo! The latest battle situation, the aircraft carrier that our army retreated was intercepted by American carrier-based aircraft, the Kaga was wounded, and the battle continues! One of the officers squeezed the message in his hand, and his voice trembled as he read it.

"How is that possible?" Hearing the news, Nanyun Zhongyi's first reaction was that there might be a mistake in the message.

However, it is impossible for the telegram to go wrong at such a critical juncture, so Nagumo Tadaichi's second reaction is that the United States has a detachment behind him!

Otherwise, shouldn't the second wave of attacks be directed at his main fleet? How could it be possible to cross his fleet and directly attack the wounded fleet that was out of battle?

Then he looked at his men and asked, "How many planes are there?" What exactly are our losses? ”

"Your Excellency...... The Kaga aircraft carrier is trying to resist the damage, but the American carrier-based aircraft have not left, they are still attacking...... "The men did not know much about the situation over there, so they could only describe it according to the words in the cable."

The fact that the Kaga aircraft carrier was hit by a torpedo can already be said to be certain, and as for whether it will sink or not, it is difficult for anyone to say.

If it is reported that there is no major problem at this time, whose responsibility is it to sink by then? So everyone looked at Nagumo Tadaichi, hoping that the commander of the naval air fleet would be able to come up with a suitable order.

Nagumo Tadaichi didn't have a good way now, although the combat radius of the Zero fighter was far enough, but he didn't have time to take off these planes again.

Japan lost half of its aircraft carriers, so the subsequent carrier-based aircraft attack mission was very heavy. In this case, it is simply impossible to impose additional tasks.

Most of the Zero fighters were put into escorting the battleship fleet. There are also some patrols over the fleet, and the rest are attacking the American fleet.

The Zero fighters patrolling the sky were about to run out of fuel, and the Zero fighters attacking and escorting the aircraft could not move.

"Send a telegram to General Yamamoto first, informing you of the news! Ask him if he can dispatch ten Zero fighters and take off urgently to rush to the accident site! Nagumo Tadaichi had no idea, so he could only ask Yamamoto Fifty-six.

A few minutes earlier, he had just heard the good news that the American aircraft carrier USS Hornet had been damaged and would soon be able to be sunk.

His attack echelon has finally made a contribution, and he has finally lived up to the name of Japan's elite naval aviation.

In the bead-like anti-aircraft fire network of American destroyers and cruisers, Japanese carrier-based planes simply tore through the gaps, sinking the American Assault and seriously damaging the Hornet aircraft carrier.

It is regrettable that at this time, the joy of injuring the US aircraft carrier is far from diluting the pain of its own aircraft carrier being severely damaged by others.

Japan does not have much foundation to squander, and the sinking of a capital aircraft carrier is absolutely incalculable for Japan's damage.

"Get the Canglong and the Wyvern out of the return route! Leave the Kaga account alone! Let's get out of the battle first! "For Nagumo Tadaichi, stop loss is very important now, and it is much more important than expanding the results.

Over there, another officer in a hurry barged in and handed a telegram to his commander.

The Japanese officer in charge of the telegram liaison glanced at the contents of the newly sent telegram, and sweat broke out on his forehead.

He wiped the sweat from the top of his head and reported, "Sir...... The Dragon...... The Canglong seems to have also been attacked, and its injuries are relatively serious, so the emergency repair work is very passive. ”

Who would have thought that three wounded Japanese aircraft carriers, after they got out of the battle, would be blocked by the American fleet......

Nagumo Tadaichi really wanted to smash the binoculars in his hand on the floor, and then scolded the destroyer commanders who were escorting the escort, calling them all waste rice bucket idiots and idiots......

But if the invective would solve the problem, there would be no need for a commander like him. Yamamoto 56 estimates that he is more proficient at scolding, and the level of scolding will be higher.

"Your Excellency! Immediately dispatch fighter jets and rush to reinforcements! Seeing that Nagumo Zhongyi was stunned there, his staff officers hurriedly admonished.

"How can the Americans still have carrier-based aircraft? How could the Americans have carrier-based aircraft in that position and in that direction? Nanyun Zhong looked at his subordinates and asked viciously.

No one could answer his question, so on the bridge of the aircraft carrier Akagi, the roar of the aircraft engines on the deck could be heard quietly.

"Immediately take off the Zero fighter urgently! Urgent support for the retreating wounded fleet! Instantly! Right away! Nanyun Zhongyi pressed the command knife on his waist and ordered loudly.

Then he gritted his teeth again and gave a ruthless order to continue the battle: "Order the second batch of attack troops to sink the US aircraft carrier!" ”

According to the information collected in detail by Japan before the war, the United States had only seven aircraft carriers. Saratoga and Lexington, and the Enterprise and Yorktown should have been sunk at Pearl Harbor.

The remaining USS Langley was also lost in the naval battle, and now the only aircraft carriers that the United States can fight are the remaining USS Hornet and USS Raider.

"Aren't they being attacked by me right in front of my eyes? How can American carrier-based aircraft appear on the way to the retreat of our troops? "Nagumo Tadashi has not yet figured out how the Americans discovered their fleet.

He will never know the truth of the facts, because the Americans themselves are lost, and it is simply a matter of luck, and there is no other reason......

It is precisely for such a simple reason that the Japanese will never think of why the Americans can appear in the most critical place at the most critical time.

"Sir!" On the bridge of the battleship Nagato, an officer walked behind Isoroku Yamamoto and reported: "The wounded aircraft carrier of our retreat was intercepted by US carrier-based aircraft, and the damage has not yet been confirmed......

"Nani?" Hearing this, Yamamoto Fifty-six turned around as if he had been electrocuted, stared at the other party and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Uh...... The telegram said that about 20 American torpedo attack planes broke into the wounded and retreating fleet of our troops and hit the Kaga...... "The news was transmitted by Nagumo Tadaichi to Yamamoto Isoroku, so the news of the serious injury of the Soryu has not been added."

Yamamoto fifty-six suddenly felt that his victory did not seem to be as brilliant as he imagined.

Even if all these strategic goals were achieved by capturing Midway and then taking control of the Hawaiian Islands, his combined fleet would not have the capital to compete with the American fleet based on such a loss......