"Chief of Staff, it has been determined that it is a Japanese submarine, and now the destroyer is searching." The communications officer hesitated for a moment, then continued, "A telegram has been sent when the submarine is diving, and we have not yet been able to decipher the telegram of the Japanese army, but it is certain that our position has been revealed!" ”

Tan Renhao nodded, five minutes ago, he had already received the news from the second wave of bombers, the "Osprey" group bombing Kadena Airport was suddenly attacked by the "Zero Battle" from the east, and these "Zero Battles" were by no means deployed at the island's airfield, but from the air defense fighters of the Japanese fleet. In other words, Japan's First Air Fleet was certainly not far from Ryukyu Island, perhaps 100 nautical miles east of Ryukyu Island.

"Renhao, we should send a reconnaissance plane first, maybe ......"

Before Lei Shaoqing's words were finished, suddenly the air defense siren on the battleship sounded. The officers in the command headquarters were all shocked, and then the personnel on the deck of the aircraft carrier were busy, and the ground crew started the fighters that were parked on the flight deck as quickly as possible, and the pilots quickly put on their flight caps and prepared to take off.

"What the hell is going on?" Tan Renhao felt that something was wrong, this should not be an air raid siren.

"Chief of Staff, air defense fighters spotted a Japanese water reconnaissance aircraft in the northeast direction."

Tan Renhao didn't ask much, and immediately ran to the porthole in that direction. In the sky, two Sparrowhawks were firing at a diving Japanese seaplane. At first, the seaplane must have been hiding in the clouds, so the air defense fighters did not detect it. And none of the battleships in the fleet equipped with radars activated the radar, so the Japanese reconnaissance aircraft was not spotted either. Soon, the "Sparrowhawk" shot down the Japanese plane.

Tan Renhao quickly glanced at the officer in charge of radio detection over there.

"The Japanese machine has sent a telegram, and our location has been exposed!"

The atmosphere in the cabin immediately became tense, and to be discovered meant to be attacked, and in a battle between aircraft carriers, whoever attacked first had a greater chance of victory. Tan Renhao glanced at the staff officers around him who were watching him, and then walked quickly to the chart. Although he was calm on the surface, he was already nervous inside. The main problem now is that he simply does not know the exact location of the Japanese 1st Air Fleet. And to find a fleet in the vast sea, this chance is too slim.

"Renhao, you can't hesitate any longer!" Lei Shaoqing walked over and said in a low voice.

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, and then sighed. "Go and call Colonel Luo Jinming!"

Five minutes later, Luo Jinming ran in quickly, and he had been in the aviation room.

"Colonel, now we have been discovered by Japanese submarines, reconnaissance aircraft. Although we have shot down a Japanese reconnaissance plane, its submarine has also been caught by a destroyer. However, the problem is that our position has been revealed, and Japanese reconnaissance planes and submarines have already sent telegrams. Tan Renhao glanced at Luo Jinming, "Before, Major Zhang Naiding and they were intercepted by Japanese fighters, if these fighters arrived after the first wave of bombing, then the position of the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet is probably within two hundred to three hundred nautical miles east of Ryukyu Island." ”

Luo Jinming glanced at the location that Tan Renhao pointed out on the chart, and then nodded.

"Now, you immediately set off with 12 fighters and the bombers left behind to search for the Japanese 1st aircraft carrier fleet in this sea area. If there is a discovery, report the specific location first, and then carry out the first wave of bombing, and I will arrange the second wave of bombing immediately! ”

"Then I'll go immediately!"

In less than twenty minutes, 56 fighters left the flight deck of the aircraft carrier and then split into three formations and flew in a southeasterly direction. At this time, the group of planes led by Deng Zichao had returned to the sky over the fleet and began to land.

"Shall we send a second wave of bombers immediately?" Lei Shaoqing didn't mean to interfere with Tan Renhao's command, he just put forward his opinion.

Tan Renhao frowned slightly, and now he hesitated. If the second wave of bombing were to be launched immediately, Deng Zichao's group of bombers would need nearly an hour to prepare, including receiving the fighters for landing, replenishing fuel, and hanging bombs and torpedoes. And the pilot can take a break and eat something during this hour. However, the most important thing is that if the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet had sent a bomber group immediately after receiving the submarine telegram, then this group of Japanese bombers would have left the aircraft carrier flight deck and were killing them. Based on the shortest distance of 350 nautical miles between the two fleets, the Japanese bombers would reach the skies over the fleet within an hour and a half, and by that time, Deng Zichao and his team had just finished taking off. Is there enough time for this?

Tan Renhao only took two minutes to make a decision, then nodded and said, "The fleet immediately moves towards the northwest at full speed, let Deng Zichao and them prepare for the attack, and it is extremely necessary to get the bombers ready within fifty minutes!" ”

"What about the Naiding group?" Lei Shaoqing was slightly stunned, this was not the previous plan, because according to Tan Renhao's plan, the fleet would sail in the southwest direction in this hour, and Zhang Naiding's return aircraft group would return to the fleet over the southwest sea, if the fleet sailed to the northwest, then Zhang Naiding and they were likely to miss the fleet.

"Turn on the radio, contact Zhang Naiding and them, and in addition, turn on all the air defense radars in the fleet and search the surrounding airspace." Tan Renhao smiled bitterly, "Now, we have been discovered, and it doesn't mean much to us to keep the radio silent any longer, the most important thing is to let Deng Zichao and them complete the take-off work as soon as possible." If Colonel Luo Jinming and the others can discover the Japanese air fleet in time, then Deng Zichao's group will be able to receive clear information from us in the middle of the flight and attack the Japanese fleet, which is our most important opportunity! ”

Lei Shaoqing nodded, immediately picked up the phone next to him, and passed Tan Renhao's order. At the same time, it was also sent to the flagship "Li Jing". Rear Admiral Ji Xiaobin did not hesitate, and immediately asked the fleet to change course in accordance with Tan Renhao's request, and at the same time activated the radar on the "Li Jing". The radar antennas on several other air defense warships also turned rapidly. According to Marshal Nie Renfeng's order, the First Task Force had to complete two tasks, and could even suffer certain losses for this.

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