The current matter can only be left to fate. For Yamamoto Fifty-six, the last thing he wants to see is the current situation.

Just when the warships of the Japanese Navy were adjusting their positions and preparing for the first round of attacks by the US Navy's carrier-based attack aircraft, the US Navy and Army were already jaw-dropping by the losses.

The USS North Carolina, the newest battleship that had just been launched, was sunk in a single attack by the Japanese.

The commander-in-chief of the flagship, General Spruance, had to transfer to the battleship USS Washington to carry out his own command duties after the enemy planes left.

His fleet had only one battleship left, and he did not dare to rush to the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy, so he could only retreat to the Solomon Islands and seek refuge.

As for the return to the Marshall Islands, Nimitz, as commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet, rejected the suggestion.

Battleships, lacking anti-aircraft protection, turned out to be very vulnerable in battle. At this time, the seas were already aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft, so General Nimitz was determined to avoid the use of battleships alone in wars in the future.

In addition, a major mistake in coordination allowed the American army to lose more than they had previously expected.

First of all, more than half of the fighter units stationed on the Solomon Islands have been lost due to several sorties and one-way tracking of the Japanese Combined Fleet.

Moreover, the B-25 bomber unit that took off to carry out the mission of attacking the Japanese Combined Fleet at a long distance has also been completely wiped out of the combat circle by the Zero fighters.

Such huge losses have already made the commanders of the US Army Aviation desperate. They paid the price of hundreds of fighters and dozens of bombers, but they did not take out even a single Japanese destroyer.

What made them even more depressed was that in the two missions to reinforce their own fleet, the untrained army aviation missed a good opportunity.

The Navy was already desperate for the Army's performance: P-40 fighters supporting the Second Fleet arrived at the scene after the battleship USS North Carolina was sunk.

The army air unit, which was ordered to cover the first batch of US carrier-based attack aircraft, took off late, leaving the carrier-based aircraft on attack missions alone to face the Japanese Zero fighters who rushed to intercept them.

Such a major mistake caused the first batch of US Navy carrier-based attack aircraft units to suffer heavy losses, and more than 40 planes were almost completely wiped out.

You must know that the number of carrier-based aircraft of the US Navy is actually inferior to that of the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy - the total number of four Sangamon-class aircraft is only 160 aircraft.

In fact, all of these planes cannot be dispatched, at least some must be reserved for their own air defense, so the US Navy actually does not have much offensive force.

In Calais, there were only more than 100 planes that could be used to attack, and as a result, the first batch of attack planes lost as many as 40 planes.

Counting the several U.S. reconnaissance destroyers and cruisers sunk outside the Solomon Islands, the Japanese Navy is still crushing the U.S. Navy in terms of results.

Because until now, the U.S. Navy has not sunk a single Japanese warship, except for Japanese fighters.

Nagumo Tadaichi paced back and forth on his battleship, because his heart was actually full of fear.

The American planes were approaching his fleet, and although he was prepared for air defense, he was still not at all sure that he would be able to retreat from the attack of the American carrier-based planes.

"The anti-aircraft gunners are all in place! Your Excellency, General! Destroyers have also begun to fight against the air! Dozens of American planes are just that, and they are not difficult to deal with. His chief of staff stood aside, looked at the anxious Nagumo, and comforted him.

"I hope so! But don't make a mistake! Nagumo Zhongyi said a little bitterly.

He had already made a mistake and lost the aircraft carrier Soryu. Now he is considered to have made meritorious contributions, which is why he has become so cautious.

As a result, something went wrong now, and he really began to wonder if Amaterasu was joking with him.

If an aircraft carrier is sunk again this time, he, the commander of the fleet, will also commit suicide by cutting his stomach and be buried by the United Fleet.

After all, in the current situation, although the Japanese Navy is still fighting offensive operations, high-ranking generals such as Yamamoto and Nagumo can truly feel that the giant of the United States is entering the state little by little.

The enemy is fighting more and more, and the stronger and stronger it is, which has already made many Japanese naval top brass uneasy. Over time, Japan has begun to weaken.

Leaving nothing else to mention for the time being, let's just say that the unrestricted submarine warfare carried out by the US Navy in the waters near the South China Sea and the Philippines in the South China Sea has caused headaches for the Japanese Navy.

This, coupled with the inability of the Japanese navy and army to attack the Marshall Islands and the Solomon Islands, proves that Japan is at a disadvantage.

People of insight in Japan have already tacitly understood that if a small country like Japan cannot win a quick victory in a war against a big country, it will actually be considered a loss.

Time passed minute by minute, and just as Nagumo Tadaichi and his chief of staff were helplessly waiting for the American plane to appear, the American plane finally appeared in the sky.

The curvilinear track drawn by dozens of battleships on the sea proves that the Japanese Navy has also begun to sail in a zigzag pattern. This was the standard mode of navigation for the fleet against aircraft, and the Japanese began to turn at the first time when they spotted American aircraft.

At the same time, the Zero fighters in the sky, which had just intercepted the first batch of American carrier-based attack aircraft, also flew back and circled over the Japanese fleet.

Although most of these Zero fighters were out of ammunition, they still had enough fuel and decided to stay in the air to contain the American attack aircraft force.

This is also a way to do no way, Nagumo hopes that these planes can disrupt the US attack planes and prevent the US military from dropping bombs as much as possible.

Nagumo Tadaichi, who was afraid of the loss of the aircraft carrier, finally decided to break his wrist and was ready to fight for the safety of the fleet with these dozens of Zero fighters.

But will it really turn out the way he wants? The answer is: no! Just when the Japanese fleet was preparing to meet the battle, Captain Yoshida, the commander of the Zero fighter in the sky, suddenly noticed that something was wrong.

"I'm Yoshida! I'm Yoshida! Look closely at those American planes! They don't seem to be attack aircraft! He squinted his eyes and looked at the US planes that were adjusting their formation under the clouds, and asked with some uncertainty.

"Captain...... It seems that they did not carry torpedoes and bombs...... "The Japanese Zero fighter pilots, who looked carefully, also saw the opposite plane clearly as the distance closed.

"It's a P-40 fighter! Yaga! That's a fighter! American fighters! As soon as he recognized the silhouette of the other party, Captain Yoshida recognized his old opponent.