4 aircraft carrier fleets, under the cover of frigates, split up to pursue enemy ships. Part of the destroyers cleaned up the battlefield and received the surrender of enemy ships. The flagship Emperor Wu of Han led submarines, minesweepers, submarine hunters, transports and hospital ships to follow behind. On the command tower, Nie Fengwu and Dai Hui stood side by side on the platform and looked forward. At this time, a communications officer reported: "Report, radio call to get in touch with the communication ship, please 504 instructions!" "Immediately inform the Tokyo command of the news of the victory!" Put them at ease! Dai Hui said decisively.

"The Tokyo command got the news of the victory, and I don't know how happy Lu Dao is. The headquarters of the capital should also rest assured when it receives the good news of the great victory. Nie Fengwu said excitedly. If they understood the results of the naval battle. I don't know how Lu Dao feels. Frankly, I didn't expect such an outcome. Next, we will catch the turtle and completely destroy the US Pacific Fleet. "If the enemy ships flee directly to the United States, we may not be able to catch them!" Nie Fengwu asked.

Dai Hui said confidently: "This possibility is very small, I am afraid that none of the enemy's transport ships will be able to escape, and the enemy fleet will not be able to return to the United States without supplies." They would definitely have to flee back to the Hawaiian Islands, where they could be resupplied before they could escape back to America. But we are in hot pursuit, and it may be difficult for the enemy fleet to escape. As soon as Dai Hui's words fell, an adjutant ran over excitedly and said: "I just received a report from the carrier-based aircraft that more than 80 transport ships of the enemy fleet have raised white flags and surrendered. Dai Hui was overjoyed when he heard this: "Immediately dispatch 6 destroyers to receive the surrender of the enemy transport ship."

Gao Xiang returned to the deck with a battleship, and saw several brand-new fighters lined up on the side of the deck, and knew that this was a spare fighter hoisted from the transport ship. Gao Xiang didn't care about resting. Immediately led two crew members to run towards the new fighter. This is a ground staff officer running over and shouting: "Captain Gao, 504 is calling, ask your brigade to send a squadron." Quickly rushed to the sea area of No. 25, monitored the enemy transport, and assisted the destroyer to receive the surrender of the enemy transport. Gao Xiang didn't say a word, and immediately drove to the No. 25 sea area.

Less than 10 minutes after taking off, Gao Xiang saw a huge group of transport ships in the air. Because most of the transports were loaded with black coal, the speed was slow and clumsy, and now the transports have changed from the rear to the front, so to speak, and they have been abandoned. Without the cover of a combat ship. A transport ship is a lamb to the slaughter. From the air, each transport ship is hung with white flags, like dotted white sails. Several carrier-based aircraft hovered over the sky for surveillance. Seeing the support of friendly fighters coming up and immediately returning home, it seems that the fuel cannot make them hold on.

Gao Xiang began to patrol the air, and soon two more warships came to the skies. "Brethren, we've made a fortune. Look, there's a dense crowd of transport ships below. The Americans are simply transport captains. "Captain Gao, this errand is boring, but it's still enjoyable to attack ships." One of the crew members teased. "There's no way, whoever let us have an accident, it's lucky that you and I'm alive." "Captain, you have made a great contribution this time, Shi Potian frightened the enemy ship, and persuaded the enemy to surrender with his bare hands."

"I don't like you guys. At that time, I didn't think anything was completely gambling, but God favored me. As he spoke, their fuel lights up red. It means that it is necessary to return home. The two fighters who happened to come to take over arrived in this sea area, and Gao Xiang saw the shadow of the destroyer on the way back. Gao Xiang landed on the deck, the fighter plane was just steady, and when he saw Zhanfei's plane start to slide, this kid waved his hand excitedly. Gao Xiang hurriedly stuck his head out of the cab and urged the ground crew to refuel quickly. At present, carrier-based aircraft are completely in the free attack stage, and they can look for traces of enemy ships at will within the cruising range.

As dusk came, all ship-based attacks ceased. In the command cabin of the flagship Han Wu Emperor Hao, an adjutant reported the loss: "Report, after a one-day attack on the ship, the carrier-based aircraft lost 23, none of which were shot down by the other side, all because of accidents or engine failures. Five pilots were killed, 10 were wounded, and seven are missing, and the search is ongoing. In addition, our convoy exchanged fire with the enemy's interception fleet, four frigates were seriously damaged, and none of the eight frigates were wounded and sank. ”

After the report, the officer stepped aside, and another officer reported with a beaming face: "Report, after a one-day ship-based attack, 2 enemy heavy cruisers, 4 enemy medium cruisers, and 8 enemy battleships have been captured. Two enemy frigates sank, and one enemy ship sank by mistake itself. 78 enemy transport ships were captured. According to captured enemy sailors, the enemy medium cruisers USS Grizzly and USS Alaska, and the battleship USS Miami sank by themselves. "Great, order the fleet to move at full speed and target Hawaii."

Dai Hui continued: "The enemy must not be given any respite. Immediately summon Gao Xiang, the leader of the 1st Flight Group, and I will personally commend him. ”

As night fell, in the command module of the US flagship Trailblazer, Barker's demeanor was much better. At the moment he understands the whole picture, two heavy cruisers surrendered, and one escaped. Of the 24 medium cruisers, four surrendered, two sank and 18 escaped, but all suffered varying degrees of damage.

24 battleships, of which 8 surrendered, one sank and 13 escaped. Of these, 6 were intact and 7 were damaged by the attack. The most serious losses were the transport ships, which, given the clumsy bodies, were captured by the enemy fleet, after all, the main fleet was still there. As for the frigates, the destroyer losses were negligible. A fiasco was unacceptable, because it was a naval battle without any resistance, and the Chinese Empire dared to go on an expedition in the face of a huge disparity in strength, relying on carrier-based attack aircraft.

Buck was pondering when the adjutant walked in and said, "Washington is calling, the U.S. Navy is facing a huge crisis, let you avoid losses to the greatest extent and lead the fleet back to the United States safely." "Immediately telegraphed and ordered all ships to return to the military port at full speed to replenish fuel, and then freely retreat to the continental United States." Buck asked, "How far are we from Honolulu?" and "About 30 kilometers!" Buck said thoughtfully, "We're not going back to the Oahu base, we're going to refuel at Honolulu Harbor." "It was the right choice for Buck.

At night, the command cabin of the flagship Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was brightly lit, and Nie Fengwu and Dai Hui stood in front of the nautical chart to study the next battle plan. An adjutant speculated: "According to our analysis, the enemy fleet is now in chaos, its main warships have been hit to varying degrees and have lost their combat effectiveness, and their only purpose is to escape." The enemy fleet could safely flee to the United States only by replenishing fuel. At present, Oahu, Maui, and Honolulu are their main military ports, of which Oahu is a natural harbor and the main naval base of the US fleet. ”

The combat officer continued: "If we divide our forces to outflank the three islands, we will not have enough troops, so it is advisable to concentrate superior forces on Oahu." Dai Hui said: "Since Oahu is a natural harbor, it is also the grave of the enemy fleet. It was necessary to race against time and order the fleet to advance towards Oahu, blocking the exit from the Oahu military port and preventing not a single enemy ship from escaping. Nie Fengwu said: "We not only won a complete victory in the daytime attack, but also captured more than ten enemy ships. I suggest that the enemy ships that have fled into the port should be regarded as something in the bag, and that the capture of enemy ships in the next stage of the battle is our greatest goal. ”

Dai Hui said to everyone: "The situation has changed, what 503 is talking about is our next combat plan, the air strike fully meets the conditions for capturing enemy ships, if we can capture a large number of enemy ships, it will be of immeasurable significance for landing on American soil." If we can capture an enemy ship, our combat strength will increase by one point, and the enemy's strength can be used by us, which is the greatest benefit of the war. The General Headquarters has formulated a strategy of using war to support war, and capturing enemy warships is also one of the means of using war to support war, especially for us to rapidly increase our combat strength, which is undoubtedly the best way. ”

The Chinese Imperial Fleet headed directly for Oahu, creating an opportunity for other enemy warships that did not go to Oahu to escape. Around midnight, the U.S. flagship Trailblazer arrived on Honolulu Island. When the fleet was on the expedition, two transports had mechanical breakdowns and were left in Honoluludo for repairs. When Buck arrived with his flagship, he was overjoyed to learn that the two transports had been repaired. Buck ordered the flagship not to be restocked, and the coordinated transport ships immediately retreated to the continental United States. Buck's flagship had just left the military port when the heavy cruiser HMS Hornet arrived, and Buck ordered the HMS Hornet not to enter the military port and to retreat immediately after him.

Buck left the port of Honolulu with an order that cruisers and battleships should be refueled if they arrived at the port. Six medium cruisers and seven battleships were then resupplied at the port of Honolulu and successfully escaped. As for the frigates and destroyers that were resupplied at the Honolulu military port, they were ignored. In addition, 7 cruisers and 8 battleships went to Maui to refuel and escaped safely. The warships that had been ordered by Buck to resupply the Oahu military port were destroyed.

Due to the high speed of the US fleet's torpedo boat group, submarine hunters, and minesweepers, they faithfully carried out Commander Barker's orders and were the first to arrive at the Oahu military port for supplies. However, the tonnage of these warships is small, and if they want to withdraw to the mainland of the United States, they cannot be withdrawn at all without the transport ships to replenish them halfway. It can be said that Buck could no longer take care of them, and even if the order was given to retreat freely, these small warships did not dare to retreat blindly, so they could only stay in the harbor and wait. With the passage of time, the main warships of the US fleet arrived at the Oahu military port one after another.

By the end of the morning, 12 medium-sized cruisers, 7 battleships, 15 frigates, and 8 destroyers had arrived at Dajungang one after another. They all faithfully carried out Barker's orders, and as a result, they were in a desperate situation. According to the analysis of military experts after the war, although there was an element of accident in the annihilation of the US Pacific Fleet, if the command was done properly, the main warships that escaped on the battlefield directly chose to escape, and then the US Navy Department dispatched support ships to respond halfway, and the US main warships could have escaped safely, but this can only be assumed. (To be continued......)

PS: Victory was expected.