When the Japanese began to attack the asteroid fortress, at the same time, not far from the warring star field, a US aircraft carrier formation was quietly touching the back of the Japanese army.

After the successful attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese once believed that the American army would not be able to organize a counteroffensive within a year. But after only four months, Doolittle air raids hit a group of Japanese staff officers in the face, and Nimitz was even more determined to use the remaining aircraft carriers in his hand to take the initiative to block the Japanese in the Shattered Star Zone.

So when the asteroid fortresses that were used as bait were attacked by the Japanese fleet one after another, the Pacific Fleet, which had been lurking in the Shattered Star Zone for many days, knew that its chance for revenge had finally come!

At this time, in Nimitz's hands, there were only four aircraft carriers that could barely be counted as the main battleships, namely Lexington, Saratoga, Yorktown, and Enterprise. The absent Hornet had to be docked for repairs because the deck was damaged by a Japanese destroyer during the bombing of Tokyo.

But Nimitz was not discouraged by this, and he told his subordinates more than once that since little Japan could use six aircraft carriers to severely damage the powerful Pacific Fleet, then they could also rely on four aircraft carriers to teach the Combined Fleet how to behave. What the Japanese Navy can do, the US Navy can do!

According to the enemy situation transmitted from various fortresses, the current Japanese army of Nimitz actually adopted a bold division tactic, and the number of enemies to be faced by the four fortresses was also different. The largest of these, Fortress A, was hit hard by 3 battleships and 3 heavy cruisers, while Fortress B, which was only a quarter of the size of Fortress A, had only 1 battleship and 4 heavy cruisers.

Nimitz weighed it again. It was decided to concentrate first on the 3rd Assault Brigade of the Japanese Army, which was attacking Fortress D. The main forces of the other side were the two old slow-battle battleships Fuso and Yamashiro, and their air defense capabilities were relatively weak compared to the other capital ships of the Japanese army. It is suitable for carrier-based aircraft. And in order to beware of those Japanese aircraft carriers that have not yet appeared, the carrier-based aircraft of the Enterprise will not participate in the attack on the battleship.

For Nimitz's tactical arrangement, many staff officers around him felt that one "lucky E (the nickname of the enterprise)" alone was not enough to fight against the four aircraft carriers of the Japanese army. It would have been better to add a Yorktown, and the sisters would have taken care of each other, but Nimitz still insisted on the same arrangement.

Because Nimitz knew that they also had a strong "ally" in the Shattered Star Zone. The other party has already named the Japanese aircraft carrier formation, and the mission of the Enterprise is just in case.

Soon. The U.S. task force arrived at the reservation area and released a group of attack planes, and hundreds of TBD torpedo bombers carried the shame and hatred of Pearl Harbor and pounced on the Japanese fleet with murderous vigour.

Soon after takeoff, these torpedo planes were detected by a Type II ship of the Soryu, and they found the lurking US aircraft carrier formation. Subsequently, the reconnaissance plane successfully sent a telegram to the mothership before it was shot down. Nagumo's mobile force, which was about to release a second wave of attack teams to bomb the fortress, was suddenly shocked.

"Finally, I can't help but show up, the US military carrier!"

On the Japanese aircraft carrier Flying Dragon, after hearing the news of the current US aircraft carrier, Major General Yamaguchi Tawen, commander of the Second Air Combat Command, suddenly flashed a gleam in his eyes, and his body trembled slightly with excitement. At this time, a pair of fair-skinned soft wattles gently pressed on Yamaguchi's shoulder.

Yamaguchi didn't have to look back to know that it was the flying dragon who was calming his somewhat restless self. This kind of small interaction between the two made the captain of the Flying Dragon, Calais Zhinan, look very uncomfortable.

Since the loss of the Japanese battleship Kii, the largest battleship in the Japanese army at the time, two years ago, Yamaguchi Tarumi has been affected by two negative factors: "lack of seniority" and "failure". Suppressed by the diehards from the top of the Navy. If it weren't for Yamamoto Isoroku's appreciation and support, he probably wouldn't even be able to keep his position as commander of the Second Air Battle.

For this reason, in the past few years, Yamaguchi has been thinking about turning over the battle, and the training of the pilots of the Second Air War under his command is also so strict that it is almost unkind. In the past two years, a number of pilots have died in training accidents. Let Yamaguchi Tawen add the title of "Killing Commander" to his head. However, these trainings have also increased the strength of the Second Air War by leaps and bounds, and even the First Air Battle, which has faintly surpassed the old qualifications.

It's a pity that in the previous Pearl Harbor operation, the front-line commander was Nagumo Tadaichi, and Yamaguchi Tawen, who was under him, couldn't show his talent and ability at all, so he was particularly attentive to this battle. As soon as he heard the news of the current US military carrier, Yamaguchi came to his senses.

He had to use at least two or more ships. to prove the value of yourself and the Second Air War!

At the same time, on the Akagi, Nagumo Tadaichi also started the idea of a US aircraft carrier. After all, the bombing of the fortress was only a temporary support work. Their real first priority was to stop the American fleet. Therefore, it was not necessary for Yamamoto Fifty-six to give an order, and Nagumo issued a combat order in advance.

The scheduled second wave of attacks was canceled, and the rearmament shift replaced the ship's torpedoes on the spot for the planes on deck waiting for takeoff. According to the best results of the refueling squad, they can change the equipment of these aircraft on the deck within 3o minutes.

As a result, the maintenance team, which had just loaded the plane with bombs, had to make a bitter face and get back the torpedoes that had just been sent back to the hangar. On the decks of several aircraft carriers, all of them were filled with explosives at one time. Looking at his own chaotic deck, Kaga felt his eyelids jump.

And at this moment, out of the corner of Kaga's eye, he inadvertently glanced behind the asteroid in the distance, and something seemed to flash by. Suddenly, her instinct became stronger, telling her that it should not be some wild animal in the Shattered Star Zone, so Kaga hurriedly ran to the lookout and looked in that direction with a high-powered telescope, and suddenly a round ball appeared.

After sensing Kaga's gaze, this little thing immediately hid behind the asteroid "shyly", and then timidly exposed half of its body to peek this way.

If this is some kind of creature, Kaga, who has a good impression of small animals, will definitely be flashed by this cute little action. But Kaga had already seen from the other party's round body and metallic shell that it was a completely man-made mechanical object.

Suddenly such a suspicious thing appeared, Kaga naturally couldn't sit idly by.

"At three o'clock, there are enemy reconnaissance planes!"

"Reconnaissance aircraft? Why didn't I see it? ”

Hearing Kaga's call, the observers on the lookout all turned their binoculars to look in the direction they were pointing, but they didn't see anything that looked like a reconnaissance plane, except for the uncountable space floats. But just when everyone thought it was Kaga's dazzle, the 3rd Bridge Observation Group, located at the bottom of the ship, suddenly raised the alarm, and a large group of attack aircraft was attacking from below them...... (To be continued)

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