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On the afternoon of June 3, Nagumo's troops sailed at a speed of 24 knots in a south-east direction toward Midway. Approaching Midway, Nagumo Tadaichi abandoned the Japanese army's best formation. The formation was changed and began to sail in a circular formation. In the center of the formation was an aircraft carrier, surrounded by the battleships "Haruna" and "Kirishima", four heavy cruisers such as "Tone" and "Chikuma", and the light cruiser "Nagara". Further periphery are twelve destroyers.

It should be said that Nagumo Tadaichi is still in a good mood. Heavy fog and wind and rain delayed his trip, but on the night of June 3, the weather began to improve. It's starting to become suitable for fighter jets to take off.

And Nagumo Tadaichi's good mood comes from another aspect. On the morning of 3 July, the Midway occupation force led by Vice Admiral Nobutake Shinto, commander of the Second Fleet, was discovered by a US reconnaissance plane and was attacked by an air raid in the afternoon. He knew nothing about the news. The fearlessness of the ignorant is well reflected in Nagumo Tadaichi.

Shinto Shintake reported the attack on the fleet to Isoroku Yamamoto, who was hundreds of nautical miles away. And Yamamoto Isoroku used radio silence as a reason to not notify Nagumo Tadaichi at all. He believed that the telegrams that could be received on the battleship Yamato could also be received on the Akagi of Nagumo Tadaichi.

It's a pity that because the Akagi is an aircraft carrier, the antenna is set relatively low, and the weather conditions affect the transmission of radio waves, and Nagumo Tadaichi doesn't know about this important news at all.

So Nagumo Tadaichi's good mood is a matter of course - since there is no news, it is good news.

Therefore, Nagumo simply did not know that the actions of the Japanese army had been discovered by the American army.

Compared to Nagumo Tadaichi's ambition. It was not so comfortable to have two Japanese officers on board the Akagi. One was the commander of the aviation Minamotoda, and the other was Minoru Genda, the former staff officer (chief staff officer) of the First Air Fleet.

Mitsuo Genda had appendicitis as soon as he went to sea, and the little devil's medical treatment was still good, so he immediately underwent surgery. He is still lying in a hospital bed.

Another Minoru Minakasa. Because of the fever and cold, maybe I had pneumonia and fell ill.

These two people are both Nagumo Tadaichi's right-hand men. And all are proficient in aviation combat. Especially Minoru Genda. Don't look at it as just a staff officer, its importance is definitely not ordinary. The Nagumo Fleet has a nickname "Genda Fleet", the reason is that Nagumo Tadaichi is absolutely obedient to Minoru Genda, and almost all of the battle plans of the Nagumo Fleet are from Minoru Genda.

However, Nagumo Tadaichi didn't pay much attention to it, and he also had Major General Ryunosuke Kusaka, who was proficient in aviation operations, as the chief of staff. And the captain of the Akagi, Taijiro Aoki, is also an elite who is proficient in aviation operations.

In the evening, Nagumo Tadaichi encouraged the army before the war as usual. In fact, the Japanese army won consecutive battles for more than half a year. Morale is high.

The Japanese officers and men of the First Air Force were full of confidence without encouragement. Moreover, these two aircraft carriers have the highest proportion of elite pilots, and in their opinion, whether there is an American ghost animal carrier at Midway or not, the result is the same - the victory of the Great Japanese Empire.

The men of the 2nd Air Force Yamaguchi Tawen were also full of strength, and they wanted to lose their ships in the Battle of Ceylon in this battle.

Rear Admiral Tadaichi Hara of the Fifth Air Force has only one aircraft carrier, the Shozuru. But the proportion of veteran pilots under his command is not low. Also, the pilots on the two aircraft carriers got together. Of course, the strength is not weak.

On the side of the Allies.

Whether it is the US generals or Li Guang. They all realized that after this night, it was a life-and-death struggle. Everyone understands the cruelty of battle, and the importance of war is very clear. This battle can really be called a battle of the country.

On the night of 3 June, the US military was also boosting its morale. The US officers and men on the warship were whispering: The Japanese fleet has been fooled and will be ambushed by the US troops. Defeating the Japanese army is definitely catching a turtle in an urn, and you can catch it with your hands.

The US military has done a good job of intelligence work, but there is no need to keep it secret on a warship, as long as it cannot send a telegram. The U.S. officers and men stood on the deck and shouted, "The U.S. aircraft carrier is here." "There will be no leaks. In fact, Major General Spruance also deliberately leaked a little military secret, so as to boost the morale of the army.

All the officers and men of the Naval Resistance Army also knew the favorable conditions for this battle. All officers and men are looking forward to this battle. The pilots went to bed early, and Li Guang personally checked the shops.

One pilot even clutched the "Eight Treasures Ginseng Pill" while sleeping, smashing it and smashing his mouth, dreaming with a smile on his face.

Li Guang was very satisfied. The officers and men of the Liberty Dragon have matured. When the Liberty Dragon was on a combat mission for the first time, not only ordinary officers and soldiers but also elite pilots would wake up in their dreams in the middle of the night. The stress of the war has caused many people to have nightmares. In fact, Li Guang would also have nightmares because of the pressure of the war.

But now, the young pilots were able to sleep and dream before the war, which is enough to show that they can take each other calmly when faced with battle. This is a terrific step forward.

Before the war, Li Guang was not too nervous. Before the war, he once again assessed the combat effectiveness of the United States and his own choices.

Of the three aircraft carriers of the US military, the Hornet has not experienced much combat and is seriously inexperienced. The Enterprise has been fighting on the front line since the beginning of the war, and after many battles, it should be regarded as the most combat-effective aircraft carrier. The pilots on the Yorktown were a mix of the pilots on the Lexington and the Yorktown, and because they participated in the Battle of the Coral Sea, they received a certain amount of training, and it should be said that their combat effectiveness was not weak. The disadvantage is that there is not enough run-in between pilots, and there is a possibility that the actions are not coordinated enough.

In the middle of the night, the Yorktown, led by Major General Fletcher, was alone dozens of nautical miles behind the main force.

Li Guang was pleased with the fact that he had placed the Liberty Dragon in Spruance's 16th Mixed Formation. In naval warfare, the big one must be the primary target of the opponent's attack, which is an iron law. The so-called good shade under the big tree, in the naval battle should be said to be the safest next to the big ship.

Before Li Guang was about to go to bed, the communications staff officer found Li Guang --- the Yorktown, and Rear Admiral Fletcher sent a telegram. At this moment, the Yorktown ran out of fuel and reached the lucky point, only to find that the three aircraft carriers were missing. Fletcher sent a telegram asking if York City wanted to chase after him.

For this brainless behavior of Major General Fletcher. Li Guang was angry. Everyone worked so hard to hide, what kind of telegram did they send with such a small incident, and what should they do if they were discovered by the Japanese army? (Note: Spruance left a destroyer at Lucky Point.) So Li Guang didn't pay any attention to the Yorktown's telegram, turned his head and went to bed.

Li Guang fell asleep very satisfied, although the sleep time was not long, but he slept very soundly.

The telegram sent by the Yorktown did cause a little trouble to the US military. Spruance reacted like Li Guang, not bothering Fletcher at all, and remained silent about telecommunications.

In the end, Nimitz, who was far away at Pearl Harbor, gave Fletcher a directive: to join Task Force 16 before dawn.

Fletcher's brainless behavior brought a great danger to the US fleet. The main fleet of the Japanese army hundreds of nautical miles away. This telegram was captured.

After capturing this telegram, Kawada Kumashiro Shaosa, a staff officer of the Japanese Combined Fleet, hurriedly reported it to Kuroshima Kameo, the first staff officer of the Combined Fleet.

The Black Island Turtle Man immediately turned pale. This American doesn't play his cards according to reason. The genius of the Black Island Turtle Man was according to the plan made by the US military without an aircraft carrier at Midway, although he was also prepared for the possibility of the appearance of the US aircraft carrier.

The U.S. aircraft carrier appeared on Midway, so wasn't the three-direction containment action planned by the turtle people on the black island in vain?

The Kuroshima turtle people were lucky and asked, "Are you sure it's a U.S. aircraft carrier?" ”

Kumashiro Kawada said, "Absolutely. And what is certain is the telegraph call sign of the Yorktown. ”

At this moment, the Black Island Turtle Man was a little dumbfounded. Hurry up and report to General Yamamoto Fifty-six. Yamamoto Fifty-six made another judgment: "Since we can receive it." Then Nagumo Tadaichi can also receive it. Radio silence continues. ”

In this way, the serious mistakes of the US military were once again made up for by Yamamoto Isoroku. And Nagumo Tadaichi didn't catch this telegram at all. Therefore, Nagumo Tadaichi was not aware at all that there might be a U.S. aircraft carrier near Midway.

June 4th.

At three o'clock in the morning, the Japanese pilots had all gotten up and started breakfast. According to the practice of the Japanese army, the war meal was very good, with rice dumplings. Miso soup, Western-style dishes, stir-fried dried chestnuts, and rice wine in a tall glass.

This. The Japanese army was too unscientific, and the Naval Resistance Force did not allow pilots to drink and smoke in peacetime, and even more so in combat. However, in this era, whether it was the Japanese army, the British army or the American army, pilots did not have this concept. As a modern person, Li Guang certainly knows very well that drinking alcohol will affect people's reaction speed.

The Japanese Navy and the Japanese Army are completely different. The Japanese Navy was greatly influenced by the British Royal Navy: at breakfast, the officers and pilots were like a banquet, although the food was mainly Japanese-style, but the etiquette was completely Western-style, very grand and formal, and the officers also raised their glasses to the pilots and wished victory.

Nagumo Tadaichi was quite satisfied with his subordinates, and his morale was like a rainbow.

The U.S. military pilots also got up early and were eating breakfast. The difference is that the breakfast of the American military pilots is nutritious, and in addition to the main food, chocolate is served per person.

The pilots of the Naval Resistance Force are also eating breakfast. Compared with the exquisiteness of the Japanese army, the abundance of the American army. The breakfast of the Naval Resistance Army was relatively poor. It's just a big jar of thick minced porridge, don't talk about the taste. Anyway, Li Guang gritted his teeth and ate it every time. But one thing, it's definitely nutritious. There is mutton, there is rice, there is corn, there are vegetables. The Liberty Dragon is rudimentary, there is no freezer, and it can only eat these dried meat and vegetables that will not be spoiled.

In the diet, one thing is the same as that of the U.S. military, there is chocolate supply. However, only pilots of the Navy's resistance are eligible to eat chocolate. Modern people don't think that chocolate is very expensive, but in fact, even in the United States, chocolate is a very fashionable and expensive food in this era.

Although it was still dark at night, the clouds covered the sky on the sea, and the stars could only pass through the gaps in the clouds. But the atmosphere of war has hung over a radius of hundreds of nautical miles, centered on Midway. The fierce murderous aura that came out of the clouds had already shone in the sky over this sea area that had been quiet for countless years. (To be continued......)