Of course, the Japanese Navy was not the only one with bad news, and what happened next was to collapse the entire Japanese Navy, as American carrier-based aircraft finally broke through the defenses of the undermanned Japanese Air Force, dropping bombs and torpedoes on the Kaga, which was constantly maneuvering in an S-shape.

First, a torpedo hit the side armor of the Kaga impartially, leaving a huge hole in the side of the battleship, and then the second torpedo completely scrapped the stern of the Kaga aircraft carrier, and the two propellers twisted together due to the explosion, and the water ingress caused the Kaga to roll to 20 degrees at one point.

The damage management personnel on the aircraft carrier Kaga frantically rescued their battleship, and finally they succeeded in blowing up two holes in the deck by bombs, and the Kaga with a roll of 21 degrees was rescued, which shocked Nagumo Tadaichi.

However, this is not a rush repair exercise, but on the real battlefield, the Kaga has basically lost all power, and it is impossible to continue to flee with the fleet, so even if the Kaga does not sink, everyone's mood is not happy.

In the end, Nagumo gave the order and asked the destroyer to fire a torpedo. He "shot" the aircraft carrier Kaga, which was still struggling on the water and unwilling to leave. With four of Japan's own torpedoes hitting the target, the two aircraft carriers of the Japanese First Fleet were completely annihilated.

A few minutes after the Yukikaze left the battlefield, the Kaga, the flagship of the First Air Fleet of the Japanese Combined Fleet commanded by Nagumo Tadaichi, was sunk by American carrier-based aircraft.

Yamamoto received a telegram from Nagumo Tadaichi just as the sun was about to set at sea level, and the news in the telegram plunged him into complete despair. The total destruction of the decoy fleet could not shake Yamamoto's decisive heart, but the loss of the First Air Fleet made the admiral seem to be ten years old all of a sudden.

"The U.S. Navy sank three aircraft carriers and severely damaged one...... The Kaga and Hosho sank, and the aircraft carrier Akagi was seriously damaged. The remnants of the 1st Air Fleet, converging part of the remnants of the decoy fleet, are retreating to the Philippine Islands. Yamamoto repeated the message and handed it to his lieutenant. After all, this naval battle was "won" by itself, but it was too ugly to win.

The Fengxiang aircraft carrier is nothing, and if it is lost, it will be lost...... However, the Kaga aircraft carrier is one of the few main aircraft carriers in Japan's hands at present, and such a loss is definitely deplorable by the entire Japanese Navy. Thankfully, though, he won, and at least Yamamoto stabilized the situation on the field - as for the rest, he really didn't want to think about it now.

What Yamamoto still doesn't know is that one of his submarines, which is responsible for reconnoitring the movements of the US Navy, accidentally infiltrated the inner circle of the US fleet, and took advantage of the US Navy's chaos to launch four torpedoes in one go, sinking the US Navy's aircraft carrier Hornet.

Therefore, in this battle, four U.S. aircraft carriers were eventually sunk by the Japanese Navy, and if three battleships were added, the Solomon Islands could be said to be the graveyard of U.S. Navy ships -- seven capital ships were sunk here, and the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet lost almost three-fifths.

Of course, the Japanese Navy at this time was not very comfortable: two battleships, Ise and Hyuga, were sunk, and two aircraft carriers, the Fengxiang and Kaga, were sunk.

However, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck, and Yamamoto 56 did not know that the US aircraft carrier Hornet was sunk by himself, so what he understood was that the United States still had four aircraft carriers eyeing it from the sidelines. Unfortunately, the Japanese submarine that sank the USS Hornet aircraft carrier was subsequently sunk, so until the end the news of the sinking of the USS Hornet did not reach Yamamoto's ears.

"Report! Your Excellency Marshal! Just ...... The news just came was on the way home...... On the way, the aircraft carrier Akagi was discovered by an American submarine, and after hitting four torpedoes, the rescue failed, and finally all the personnel were evacuated and ......sunk.

"......" The Americans are really lucky enough to sink another Japanese aircraft carrier at this time. Yamamoto Fifty-six really wanted to scold a word of Baga Yalu loudly, but he gritted his teeth and finally didn't scold this classic Japanese national scolding.

Forcibly swallowing the expletives on his lips, Yamamoto finally sanity prevailed over impulse, he glanced at the officers on the bridge with his eyes, and gave the order to end the naval battle in the Solomon Islands: "Turn around, the fleet will disengage from the U.S. Navy, and we will leave the Solomon at night and return to the Philippine waters overnight." ”

Yamamoto knew that the current night battle would not be of any benefit to him, he only had two battleships, and the Americans had a new battleship in their hands, and the victory or defeat of the two sides in the night was unknown, but as long as the Americans held out until dawn, then he would not even have a chance to leave with the two battleships Nagato and Mutsu.

So Yamamoto decisively gave up the idea of continuing to fight, and at this time he could still use "winning" to prevaricate, if he really buried Nagato and Mutsu, then he had only one way to go.

It's just that Yamamoto doesn't know now that in front of American ships equipped with a large number of radars, his decision not to fight at night is undoubtedly a decision to save the Japanese Navy. So when night fell, the Solomon Islands returned to its former calm, and the whole battlefield fell silent so abruptly.

The U.S. fleet suffered heavy losses, but captured the entire battlefield, and the Japanese navy's forces retreated, eventually relinquishing the tranquil waters that they initially seemed to be fighting for to the death.

At this time, everyone seemed to remember the purpose of the two sides in launching this naval battle: the Japanese Navy wanted to annihilate the main force of the US Navy in a war and buy a respite for the declining situation in the Pacific Ocean, while the Americans wanted to seize the Solomon Islands and pave the way for the next strategy.

Suddenly, an interesting thing happened: the Japanese had achieved their goal of crushing the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Navy had fulfilled its long-hoped, idea of seizing control of the Solomon Seas.

As a result, the Japanese headquarters received a telegram from Yamamoto Isoroku from the retreat, claiming that Japan had won a complete victory in the naval battle of the Solomon Islands, and finally sank three American aircraft carriers and three battleships at the cost of three aircraft carriers and two battleships. Successfully annihilated the main forces of the Pacific Fleet of the US Navy. Such a "great victory" may have been the worst victory for the Japanese Navy in years, but it really gave the Japanese Navy a short time to recuperate.

But the black cauldron with heavy losses must be carried by someone, and this person must have enough "weight". On his way back to Philippine waters, Yamamoto received a telegram telling him to return to the Japanese mainland and ordered him to immediately hand over command of the Combined Fleet.

Yamamoto's Combined Fleet came to an end, and the Japanese Navy had its longest large-scale recuperation since the attack on Pearl Harbor. Of course, this recuperation comes at a cost, and the cost is huge.

As the Combined Fleet ran away again without looking back, the Japanese Army on the Solomon Islands suddenly began to face supply difficulties, as well as the huge pressure of the US Navy. Seven days later, U.S. Marines began a massive landing on the Solomon Islands, and a fierce battle ensued between the two sides.

Eventually, the isolated Japanese Army lost the Solomon Islands, and the American flag was raised on the flanks of hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops far away in Australia. At the same time, 100,000 U.S. troops landed in Australia, and the good times for Japanese troops in Australia finally came to an end.

So strategically, Spruance gritted his teeth and persevered to the end, and the U.S. Navy achieved their goal of counterattacking Australia and reclaiming the Solomon Seas. Spruance sent a telegram back, claiming that they had won the Battle of Lomon despite their heavy losses.

As a result of this development, later historians discovered an interesting phenomenon, that is, both sides of the naval battle insisted that they were victors - of course, after learning that the Hornet had been sunk, Japanese historians became even more convinced of their own ideas.

However, Solomon's sun still set the sea level on time on this day, bringing endless darkness to all the soldiers here. There were still a large number of Japanese Navy corpses floating on the sea, and the rescue work of the US Navy was delayed until noon the next day, so the survival rate of Japanese soldiers who fell into the water was very low.

Accardo, who was preparing his press statement, frowned at first when he learned the news of the end of the naval battle, because he felt that the Japanese Navy had squandered its fleet and had almost lost to the US Navy. Thinking of this, he smiled bitterly, and then said, "It's sunset." ”

Later, in the flash of reporters, he took the podium and, together with Chamberlain, who was standing beside him, confirmed to the Axis reporters the fact that American troops had landed in Australia. Accardo confidently held the podium with both hands and said slowly to the reporters below: "From now on, the war will never end if the American forces do not leave the territory of the Axis allies!"