"The fleet of the Americans...... Coming from the north......" Yamamoto Fifty-six thought in his heart, and he found that he still had a chance to win this battle.

Because the Americans made a fatal mistake, and that was to divide the troops! You must know that in the vast ocean, it is almost impossible to coordinate and mobilize several fleets to coordinate with each other.

Therefore, the fleet of the Americans who went south from the Marshall Islands in the north can be said to be alone. Eating this American fleet, Yamamoto Isoroku felt that he was still very sure.

On the other hand, what made him dispel the idea of retreating immediately was the terrifying manufacturing capacity of the United States.

If the U.S. fleet is not weakened here, then the next time we meet, it may be that the forces of the two sides can really be said to be evenly matched.

Therefore, after a moment of thought, Yamamoto Isoroku made up his mind and decided to take out a part of the American fleet in the Solomon Islands before retreating.

Wasting down the U.S. military's newly built warships and delaying the U.S. Navy's counteroffensive was Yamamoto's self-conceived primary goal.

Since the US Navy has again sent its own fleet to the door with clumsy tactics this time, it is simply sorry for itself not to eat it.

"Send the information to General Nagumo Tadaichi! Order him to take off carrier-based aircraft and attack the southbound fleet of the United States! Yamamoto Fifty-six, who had made up his mind, immediately ordered and opened his mouth to command.

The persimmon had to pick up the soft pinch, and Yamamoto's plan was simple, that is, to eat the American fleet, which was the easiest to eat, and then quickly retreat and leave.

Undoubtedly, in the current situation, the most vulnerable to attack is the US fleet heading south.

What's more, in Yamamoto's opinion, this fleet is still a big fish - with two American battleships, it can be considered the "main force" in any case.

As long as he sank these two American battleships, he could explain the responsibility for the failure of this labor expedition when he returned home.

A large part of his previous willingness to give the order for an immediate retreat was that if he did not return, all the cost of this fleet would be wasted.

The more modern the war, the more money and materials will be spent on fighting.

For example, if a fleet goes to sea, a modern destroyer in the 21 st century will cost millions of yuan to go to sea at a time, so the entire fleet with dozens of warships will cost a huge amount of money.

This time the Japanese Combined Fleet did not bring its own second squadron, in addition to the fact that the four old battleships were slower and could not keep up with the large forces, there was also an important reason for fuel economy!

The heavy oil used by the battleships was consumed by the Japanese fleet after frequent transfers, and there was not much left.

Under this premise, the Japanese Navy had to consider the issue of economy. That's why Yamamoto Fifty-six only brought the third team of the First Fleet this time, and his strength was so stretched.

The sinking of two American battleships, no matter how you calculate, was a big victory. Therefore, Yamamoto Isoroku ordered to attack the US Second Fleet in the north first.

"Your Excellency! The second batch of carrier-based aircraft attacking the Solomon Islands returned, shooting down 32 enemy aircraft! Our army lost 17 aircraft! An officer walked into the bridge and handed Yamamoto Isoroku a message from the First Air Fleet.

Hearing this loss, Yamamoto Isoroku's face became even more difficult to look at, he only brought three aircraft carriers this time, and there were only a pitiful more than 230 carrier-based aircraft.

It has only been three hours since the start of the war, and he has already lost more than 30 carrier-based aircraft! This is undoubtedly bad news for Japan, which already lacks carrier-based aircraft pilots.

The United States has lost pilots, which can be replenished within a week. However, if Japan loses its pilots, it will take a month or even two months to replenish it...... The gap during this period is really too much.

After all, it still can't compare to the United States in terms of volume. Sighing in his heart, Yamamoto Fifty-six had to comfort his subordinates: "Don't worry! Our losses will drop soon! ”

He had already made up his mind to attack the American fleet, so there was no reason to move the heavily defended Solomon Island.

So he immediately ordered the order to continue the attack on the Solomon Islands: "The third batch of attack echelon tasks is canceled...... Attack the American battleship fleet in the northeast instead! ”

Hearing this news, Nagumo Tadaichi was also relieved, he now only had less than 200 combat aircraft of various kinds left, and if he was allowed to attack Solomon again, the First Air Fleet would not be able to bear the losses at all.

Now let him do what the First Air Fleet is better at, which is to attack enemy fleets - apparently he is more sure.

"Take off carrier-based attack aircraft immediately! Search for the attacking American fleet! Nagumo Tadaichi, who received the order, immediately gave the order to change the combat mission.

The ground crews on the Japanese aircraft carrier began to busily change weapons for their Type 97 carrier-based attack aircraft.

"Quick! Dismantle the bomb! Retrofit torpedoes! The ground crew commander stood on the deck of the USS Akagi and gave a loud order to his busy men.

Beside him, a Japanese Navy ground crew member dressed in white was pushing a cart to deliver the freshly extracted torpedo to the side of the Type 97 carrier-based attack aircraft.

"Be fast! American warships are approaching at a fast pace! "Accompanied by the sound of alarms, the deck was full of running figures of staff and anxious shouts.

The navigators are checking the area where the target is located, they have to mark the enemy's route on the map, and then lead the group to the designated position to attack.

"......" looked at the busy appearance of the ground crew and pilots on the deck of the battleship he was on, and there was always a lingering shadow in Nagumo Tadaichi's heart.

He always felt like he had seen this scene in front of him. It was a feeling of déjà vu that made him panic a little.

"Hey! Those bombs, just piled up like that? He pulled one of the officers past and rebuked him loudly: "You go down for me personally!" Let them send the bombs back to the ammunition depot! Instantly! Right away! ”

In line with the attitude of being responsible for the uneasiness in his heart, Nanyun Zhong opened his mouth and ordered: "No matter how anxious you are, have you forgotten all the regulations on the drill code?" ”

"Hey!" The subordinate bent down and said, "I see! Your Excellency, General! I'm going to correct these mistakes! ”

Watching his henchmen run out of the bridge, Nagumo Tadaichi's heart calmed down somewhat. He let out a sigh of relief and looked at the sea in the distance: "Hope, the Great Japanese Empire...... Martial arts for a long time......"