Shu Ping naturally felt that the captain was too deeply entangled, he felt that things were much simpler, and if it worked, he would do it, and if it didn't work, he would give up and it would be over. Fog at sea is a common occurrence, and if you shoot out indiscriminately, the consequences are unpredictable.

Cheng Dayang is not as easy as him, he must consider the overall strategy, if an aircraft carrier is defeated, the entire second air battle will be withdrawn, and it is likely that because of radio silence, it is impossible to inform the 5th air battle in front, so that when the United States and Japan engage in a battle at dawn, the forces of the two sides will be quite close, and the United States will occupy some advantages because of its proximity to its own islands. Of course, he agreed with Shu Ping's opinion that it was okay to wait, maybe the enemy would pull out of formation by himself because of the thick fog.

At the headquarters of the 58th Division outside Lashio Town, Zhang's guard unit took control of the nearby hill, and after a battle, the gunfire gradually stopped, and the guard company commander rode back on horseback, reporting that six cold gunners had been shot, one mortar had been captured, and one was caught alive.

Only then did all the senior officers stand up from behind the low wall, and the unknown company commander wanted to salute again when he saw this, and was quickly stopped, Zhang Lingfu asked him to quickly expand the scope of the search and be sure to clear the nearby enemy agents, of course, the order was given like this, where is it that simple.

Back at the headquarters, the people inside had already begun to pack up their things and prepare to leave, even if Division Commander Zhang did not give any retreat order, it seemed that everyone had to transfer by default.

Zhang Lingfu was somewhat discouraged, pacing back and forth on the map, and someone climbed on the bench and took away the map behind him.

"Let's go, as soon as it is dawn, the enemy planes may come a second time."

"There should always be a place to go."

There was silence in the conference room, and no one dared to answer Zhang Lingfu's question. The transfer at the headquarters of the 58 Division was routine, but taking the lead in the retreat was a taboo topic.

"Go to Matsuyama."

Lin Xiuxuan said.

Only then did Zhang Lingfu find out that the engineer captain was also mixed in, and he also intervened in his own strategy.

"To Matsuyama? Then we have to wait for the troops to withdraw, and then we will go, otherwise wouldn't it be the same as those like the 49th Division who left the troops behind and the command ran first? ”

"On the contrary, the 49th Division has lost its command, and your division is firmly holding back the enemy, communication is unimpeded, the current situation, the enemy has infiltrated the rear of your defensive line, but it is too late to go to Songshan first, only your command headquarters go first, in order to have time to survey the terrain and make effective deployments, and the troops behind will not be chaotic when they retreat."

"The command headquarters moves first......" Division Commander Zhang frowned and thought, of course he knew the truth, but the internal reason was that the engineer captain did not know, half a year ago during the Battle of Changsha, the former deputy commander of the 58th Division Liao Lingqi was executed by Xue Yue because of the crime of escaping from the battle and losing his command, this matter made the 58th Division in the 3 divisions of the 74th Army unable to raise its head, and the division also had scruples about the retreat of the headquarters, so although everyone knew that the situation was urgent and had to go, no one dared to be this bird, no one mentioned it, and Zhang Lingfu couldn't mention it himself. He still knows the person who wants to face. Fortunately, there is an outsider sapper of the 96th Division here, who will break through this layer first, and it can be regarded as relieving the siege for him.

"You see, what does it mean to be thoughtful?" He turned to look at a group of high-ranking officials, "In the past, you only stared at the position of one acre and three points of land in front of you, and you were repeatedly bitten to death by the Japanese, and it seems that you are not as knowledgeable as a captain, or an engineer." ”

He seemed to be complimenting Captain Lin, but his words were quite discriminatory against the sappers.

"Yes, first go to Songshan to defend the key points, and then take all the things you have in the warehouse," the deputy division commander said, "and we must immediately establish contact with the US military to ensure that the airdrop will not be chaotic at that time." ”

"Yes, we must muster up our spirits at this moment to accomplish this arduous mission. Only the command was transferred to the mountains first. ”

"Yes, only by taking the place first and penetrating the fence can you prevent the enemy from infiltrating again......"

The generals, you and I have settled this matter.

"What's your name?" Zhang Lingfu turned to Lin Xiuxuan.

"Captain and Company Commander of the 96th Division, Lin Linqi."

"Now I need people, follow me to Songshan to survey the terrain."

"This ......" Lin Xiuxuan complained in his heart, his communication equipment was hidden not far away, and it was about to be the agreed time for communication, if he followed Zhang Lingfu to Songshan, he would be separated from Ma Qiang.

"What? There are also factional views, our party and our army, there are too many factional disputes, don't think about it, follow me up the mountain. ”

Zhang Lingfu said and left, his guards came up in a cluster, wrapped Lin Xiuxuan outside, someone led his horse, and then galloped towards the northeast with a group of cavalry.

The entire 419 crossing collective was divided into various regions, and almost at the same time fell into difficult choices, including Chu Tingchang, who was preparing for a bloody battle, and Ma Qiang, Xu Chong, who couldn't find Lin Xiuxuan, and even Qin Xiaosu's group hiding on the barren mountain was ready to retreat and blow up the equipment.

Cheng Dayang is still waiting, there are still 30 minutes before sunrise, almost the last limit of the window, the time to recover the drone and the time of the * flight must be considered, there are some wind and waves on the sea, it is destined that the recovery operation will not be very smooth, if there is a deviation, it is likely to be discovered by the first wave of American reconnaissance planes that took off from the Solomon Islands in the early morning, and they will take off several waves every day to carry out reconnaissance in a fan shape. The limit time set by Shu Ping for him is 10 minutes, which is fully taken into account the recovery of the drone, as well as the time to fly to the target area.

"Captain, the drone has detected that the enemy's formation is changing."

During the descent, the drone spotted that the enemy fleet was pulling away, perhaps really fearing that it would collide in the dense fog. This is, of course, a helpless move when the radio is silent and the light signal is not clear, which shows that it is difficult for the fleet commander to control the fleet, at least not to carry out complex routes. This means that the fleeting opportunity has arisen to set up and launch in anticipation of the enemy's course*, and as long as the enemy fleet does not turn or accelerate for a few minutes, *it will be able to hit the desired target.

Cheng Dayang hesitated in the command cabin for a few seconds, as the captain, he can't look at everything rationally like Shu Ping, so he probably can't catch the fighter, even if you master advanced technology, in fact, there is no foolproof plan, he must weigh the situation holistically, including the perceptual understanding of risks.

"*Capsule, ready for launch*."

He gave the order.

"Old Cheng, the American reconnaissance plane is coming towards us. If we don't land the drone, we won't have time to recover it. The commissar reminded. The drone has run out of fuel, and if it cannot be recovered, it will land on its own and float at sea, perhaps picked up by passing fleets of both sides, and most of them Japanese.

"I'm measured."

"No. 1 to No. 4 *cans* are ready for poop. The enemy's movement status is well tracked and can be fired at any time. ”

Shu Ping, who was on the other end of the chart table, stood up, but did not speak.

"Launches 1 to 4*." Cheng Dayang gave an order to the * cabin through the intercom. He was convinced that his judgment would not be wrong and that the enemy would maintain course speed, which was his judgment based on common sense.

At every post on the submarine, you can feel the slight vibration several times in a row. 4 *were pushed out* of the tube, and after coming out of the water, they ignited and flew towards the target.

On the command module screen, the * numbers from 1 to 4 appear in turn, and then their respective tricks begin to extend, and in front of these * is the trajectory of the huge fleet of Japanese troops.

At present, drones can clearly track every ship in the fleet, distinguishing one aircraft carrier at the core of the fleet and another aircraft carrier in a formation at the back. Although neither radar nor sonar can tell whether this aircraft carrier is a Wyvern or a Blue Dragon, the strategic significance of sinking either of them is the same.

"Old Cheng, the US reconnaissance plane is still approaching, and we don't have enough time to recover the UAV'......"

"How's the visibility outside?"

"It's still very dark, and the U.S. plane is at a high altitude, so there is a good chance that we can't see us, but our drone is too light in color, and once it lands on the surface of the sea, it may be more conspicuous. If the American pilots were curious, they might lower their altitude to see what was going on. ”

"Let the boat surface team go and take out the air defense * from the enclosure in Lin Xiuxuan's reserve, and if the Americans approach, they will shoot it down."

"Yes."

There was no doubt in the political commissar that this world war was killing people every day, including countless incidents of accidental injuries to friendly troops, and the way to save the world was to crush the Axis powers, not to stick to small things. At present, the sky is still dark, and it is a good cover, and if the US P38 reconnaissance plane does not know him, it can only beat him down.

The Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu is heading due east at a high speed of 25 knots, and the fleet Yanagimoto Daisa is not prepared for the sudden dense fog that appears in the middle of the night, and because the navy and army have abandoned the Solomon Islands together, it is impossible to establish a forward weather station, and the forecast of the surrounding sea conditions and weather is not timely. The fleet, in accordance with the plan drawn up by the commander of Yamaguchi before departure, distanced itself to avoid collision. Because the capital ship is on a single route and the speed is very high, such a thing can really happen.

At the moment, the distance between the capital ships has widened to more than a kilometer, and at least the Soryu can't see the Myoko in front at all. There was also a destroyer on the side just now, and I couldn't see it now, but as soon as the sun came out, it could quickly sweep through the dense fog, and everything would be back to normal.

Yamaguchi expected that the two sides would have a large-scale battle during the day today, judging that the American aircraft carrier was nearby, and tested each other a few times, the Americans should be more satisfied with their step-by-step introduction of the Japanese fleet into the preset battlefield, because this area is close to their land-based reconnaissance aircraft search area, but they will not expect that there are two main Japanese aircraft carrier squadrons here, as long as the 5th air battle catches the enemy, they can probably solve it on their own, but with the addition of two Wyvern-class, then the enemy will perish faster. Yamamoto predicted that within a few hours, the few remaining capital ships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet could be sent to the bottom of the sea, not only a handful of aircraft carriers, but also those newly deployed heavy cruisers. The U.S. military currently did not have battleships, and all the cruisers that could be pieced together to participate in the war were second-class cruisers, and these heavy cruisers became the first choice for the Japanese army.

The first* turned in front of the enemy's fleet according to the preset trajectory, and everything was as Cheng Dayang expected, and the enemy neither turned nor slowed down.

After the seeker radar began to scan, it quickly captured three targets, but two of them were much smaller, only escort destroyer classes, and were immediately ruled out of the attack option.

Someone in the cab of the Canglong saw a little fire swaying in the thick fog, which was completely beyond common sense, and he adjusted the focus of the telescope, but did not hear any movement (*supersonic), and the flash drilled underneath and exploded.

Most of the sailors were asleep, thinking about the decisive battle tomorrow to destroy the enemy, and death came suddenly, and there was not even any pain. This is a high-speed and dexterous standard aircraft carrier, the only drawback is that the protection is very weak. * Penetrates the side chords and continuously explodes close to the waterline.