I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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Sanchuan immediately mobilized two heavy cruisers, four light cruisers, and eight destroyers to form a "torpedo special attack team", and approached the US battleships in the dark under the blackout situation. Unexpectedly, the US military discovered the Japanese army's intentions, and the battleships opened wide. The searchlights were aimed at the Japanese cruisers and destroyers that were trying to touch them. Unfortunately, the Japanese light cruiser Kiso became the target of the US battleships Colorado, Maryland, and West Virginia. Immediately, the three battleships A cannon blast blasted the Kiso with a displacement of 3 tons into a pile of debris within 5500 minutes, and almost none of the crew on board was spared.

After simply sinking a Japanese light cruiser, the U.S. military seemed satisfied and began to turn around and retreat at full speed.

After being thwarted by this stealing chicken, the Japanese army almost exploded their lungs.

"Sir! Please order the pursuit!" Sanchuan and others were so excited that they wanted to tear the US fleet to pieces.

Nanyun didn't want to pursue, he knew very well that it was midnight, and it would be too dangerous to pursue the US fleet like this, but he had no choice but to order the pursuit, because the eyes of his subordinates were already red.

On the battleship Colorado, Fletcher sent a telegram to Halsey: "The Japanese battle fleet is chasing my fleet!"

"Ha! These bastards! Sure enough, they are here!" Halsey was very excited.

"They will definitely come after them!" Spruance smiled, "The Japanese army wanted to wipe out our Pacific Fleet, that's why they attacked Pearl Harbor, so how could they be indifferent to us slipping through the net? ?They must be very eager to eat us and get a perfect victory.

For them, we are a huge bait, and if we make some provocations, they will [-]% chase after us!"

In fact, as Spruance expected, the Japanese army began to chase the US troops desperately.

Chapter 632 Rich Harvest (2)

Although the Second Fleet of the Chinese Navy has adopted a strategy of protecting itself and protecting its own safety in this Japanese-US naval battle, it is not true that the matter has nothing to do with itself. Fleet executives such as Xu Zushan and Huang Wentian have been paying close attention to it since the outbreak of the naval battle. Regarding the war, in the final analysis, whether the outcome of this battle is Japan’s victory over the United States, the United States’ victory over Japan’s defeat, or Japan’s and the United States’ mutual losses, all of which are closely related to China. At the same time, this battle mode is unprecedented in the history of naval warfare. The battleship mixed fleet will start a duel." If the Chinese navy wants to become stronger quickly, it must learn from others and be good at learning. Since the Japanese and American navies show the Chinese navy "how to fight naval warfare in the new era" for free, the Chinese navy will of course We must seize this opportunity of actual combat that does not require our own participation, observe and study hard, and use the experience and lessons accumulated by the Japanese and American navies through actual combat for our own use; on the other hand, for this battle, Xu Zushan, Huang Wentian After analysis, they believe that the possibility of the U.S. military defeating the Japanese army and then counterattacking and even taking back Hawaii is very low, because the Japanese army is much stronger than the U.S. military, and there are no marine troops in the U.S. fleet, so the situation of the Chinese fleet is still very safe at this time. Yes, it will not be a funeral object for the Japanese army.

At about 11 o'clock in the evening, Xu Zushan received a report that after the U.S. fleet encountered the Japanese fleet, it won a small victory and sank a destroyer and a light cruiser of the Japanese army. In a rage, the Japanese fleet is chasing the U.S. military.

After thinking for a while, Xu Zushan sent a telegram to Nagumo Zhongichi, asking that "the Chinese navy is willing to send several warships to assist the Japanese army to fulfill the responsibility of friendly forces." Nagumo Zhongichi expressed his agreement and thanks for this.

Xu Zushan then gave orders to the auxiliary cruiser Jingtao, destroyer Jiang Weiguo, and destroyer Zijinshan: "You three ships will follow the Japanese fleet to participate in the battle. Of course, you don't really participate in the battle. Just stare at it from a distance. First-hand naval battle data, so that our army can conduct military research!" He said anxiously, "Try not to fire on American ships, don't take the initiative to provoke the Americans, and help the Japanese symbolically, just mean it.

When you see the Japanese army falling into the water, you have to pick it up. After all, it is a friendly army. When you see the American army falling into the water, you have to pick it up. After all, we are the teachers of civilization. Take care to protect yourself and don’t use it as a shield for the Japanese!"

The three captains understood: "Don't worry Junzuo, we understand!" Jiang Weiguo's captain Yu Shihang asked Xu Zushan: "Junzuo, should we fly the flag? If so, which flag should we fly?"

Xu Zushan thought for a while and replied: "If you don't hang the flag, you will definitely be regarded as Japanese by the Americans, so you should hang the Chinese flag! The US military fleet probably doesn't know that we participated in the Hawaiian war with the Japanese. , I really met on a narrow road, and I will regard you as a neutral country.

As I said just now, don’t engage the enemy, stay away from the U.S. military!”

Jingtao, Jiangweiguo, and Zijinshan raised the Chinese flag and went full throttle to catch up with the Japanese fleet that was chasing and killing the American fleet.

Under the night, the sea area southwest of Hawaii was already choppy and thunderous. The U.S. battleship fleet withdrew at full speed, and the Japanese battleship fleet, which was willing to give up after suffering a loss, was chasing at full speed.

In this "boat race" at sea, the Japanese battleships have a certain advantage, because the maximum speed of the U.S. Tennessee-class and Colorado-class battleships is 21 knots (the two U.S. battleships focus on firepower and defense in design, so at the expense of speed), and the maximum speed of the Japanese Nagato-class battleship is 25 knots, and the Fuso-class and Ise-class battleships are 23 knots, both of which exceed the US ship. Therefore, after more than half an hour of catching up, the Japanese fleet caught up with the US ship Fleet, immediately, a sea battle broke out with magnificent waves and changing colors of mountains and rivers. The loud roar of naval guns shattered the blue sea and sky.

The maximum speed of Jiang Weiguo is 34 knots, and the maximum speed of Zijinshan is 35 knots (destroyers must be much faster than battleships), so when the battle between the Japanese and American battleships started, Jiang Weiguo and Zijinshan had already reached the edge of the battlefield. No. temporarily lag behind.

The Jiang Weiguo and the Zijinshan carefully kept themselves out of the range of the US naval guns, and then enjoyed the "sea battle blockbuster" jointly staged by the Japanese Navy and the US Navy. Japanese and American battleships engaged in fierce battles in the distance commented and pointed fingers:

"Oh my god! That's the Nagato of Little Japan, right? Look, the naval guns are firing! The movement is so fucking loud! We can feel the sea breeze generated by the shock wave here!"

"That's the Mutsu, the one that was captured by our navy's frogmen when it ran into the Yangtze River! The Nagato is the flagship of the Devil Fleet. How could it be at the forefront? It must be hiding behind!"

"Look, brothers! The battleships of the Yankees are also firing salvos! Tsk tsk tsk, look at this posture, the firepower is no worse than that of the little devil! The little devil will suffer!"

"What a big fireball! Everyone cover your ears! The sound of the explosion is coming soon! Is the battleship that was shot a little Japanese or a Yankee?"

"Don't patronize to watch the excitement! Learn! Look, the Yankee's battleship and the little Japanese battleship are making a big turn, this is to seize the favorable position of the 't'!" Yu Shihang, the captain of the Jiang Weiguo, watched intently with his binoculars While watching the naval battle, he scolded the sailors around him who were so excited as if they were looking at a western scene. At the same time, he silently calculated the strength comparison between the two sides. The five US battleships included two Tennessee-class ships and three Colorado-class ships. Naval guns, each of the latter has 2 3mm main naval guns, and the five ships have a total of 12 356mm main naval guns and 8 406mm main naval guns; the Japanese army has six battleships, including 24 Nagato class and 356 Fuso class and 24 Ise-class ships, the six ships have a total of 406 2mm main naval guns and 2 2mm main naval guns. It is obvious that the Japanese army has a great advantage in naval gun firepower, but after the official exchange of fire between the two sides, they suffered first. Instead, it was the Japanese army.

Yu Shihang is not a layman. He has a very clear view of the battle situation and knows why the Japanese army suffered losses. As we all know, if the target is a point, the warship must be in the shape of "one" when rushing towards the target (the warship can never move horizontally, it must be vertical). However, it is best for the warship to turn before attacking the target, so that it becomes a "丨·" shape. In this way, all the main guns on the warship can fully play their role, turn to one side, and fire a salvo to bombard the target. If the warship When attacking the target, it is still in the shape of "one". Obviously, only the front gun of a warship can fire, and the rear gun is blocked by its own bridge and cannot aim at the target. This is the basic common sense of naval warfare.

Before the battleship battle between Japan and the United States, the Japanese army pursued the US military. The fleets of both sides were in the shape of "one by one". The ships began to turn collectively, from "one" to "丨", preparing to form a "丨one" situation with the Japanese ships. In this way, the US military would have the upper hand. All naval guns could shoot at the Japanese ships, and only the front guns of the Japanese ships could fire. , and the Japanese army hurriedly turned after seeing the U.S. warship starting to turn, but because the Japanese ship was a beat slower than the U.S. ship, the fleets of both sides became "丨乀". , The Japanese ship has not yet fully entered the position, and only half of the naval guns can be put into battle, making the Japanese firepower lower than that of the US military.

However, this is inevitable, because the Japanese army is chasing the U.S. military. The Japanese army cannot turn around unless they catch up with the U.S. military. Farther away, where would they stay in place and wait for the Japanese army to fight.

The two sides bombarded each other with naval guns, and the effect was immediate.

The officers and soldiers of the Chinese navy who were watching the battle saw that there were three Japanese battleships bursting out with thunder and thunderbolts. The most serious one was the Mutsu, which took the lead. A giant Christmas tree-like flame shot up from the ship, and the fireball that went straight to the sky exploded. The point is the center of the ball, and a hurricane-like shock wave roars in all directions. Countless steel fragments and human body fragments dance wildly with the shock wave. The fire is so dazzling that it almost illuminates half of the night sky like a burning cloud. The Mutsu, the other two Japanese ships that were shot and caught fire were slightly better, but they were also seriously injured; as for the U.S. military, two U.S. ships were shot and caught fire, one was heavier and the other was lighter.

"Three to two, Yankees keep up the good work! Come on, little Japan!" The Chinese naval officers and soldiers chatted and laughed like they were watching a football game, booing and shouting.

The grassroots officers and soldiers watched the excitement, while the senior officers watched the doorway.

While watching the battle, Yu Shihang used the radio to contact Dong Yanjie, the captain of the Zijin Mountain who was near the Jiang Weiguo: "Old Dong, do you see any clues? Why do I feel that Little Japan is a little timid? It seems to be scruples, no Dare to go all out, this is not in line with Little Japan's style of desperadoes and mad dogs!"

Dong Yanjie said: "I can see it too.

The Yankee has the spirit of breaking the boat, and he beats fiercely and fiercely. The little devil seems to be a little timid and timid.

You see, after the Mutsu was beaten to vomit blood, the devils became more flustered, and the nearby warships were protecting and covering the Mutsu, and asked the Mutsu to retreat. I noticed that although the Mutsu was injured, it was indeed a bit serious. , but it has not lost all of its combat power, and can continue to participate in the battle, but it is retreating, which is really incompatible with the little devil's style!"

Yu Shihang said: "Old Dong, do you know why?"

Dong Yanjie smiled and said, "Of course I know.

The devils want to eat the Yankee fleet, but the devils don't want to pay too much. The Yankees are rich and powerful and can afford losses, but the devils have limited capital and cannot afford losses. Fighting with all your strength, as for the Yankees, it is probably because the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor made the Yankees red-eyed, so they turned their grief into strength, and put on a desperate mentality to fight the devils, which made it more difficult for the devils. It is superior, but it does not occupy an overwhelming advantage, so the devil is currently participating in the battle with a very entangled mentality.

Let's fight, I don't want to spend my money, I don't want to kill the enemy ten thousand and lose eight thousand, don't fight, the enemy is in front of me, how can I not fight? "

Yu Shihang laughed: "What you said is so true, tsk tsk tsk, I sympathize with Little Japan, it's a dilemma!"

As Yu Shihang and Dong Yanjie analyzed, Nagumo Tadaichi, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese fleet, did not want to fight to the death with the US military, because he did not want the fleet to pay the price of sinking even one cruiser, and he believed that as long as the sun rises, his own side The carrier-based air fleet can easily destroy the U.S. fleet. At this time, using the battle fleet to fight the U.S. military recklessly is completely allowing the battle fleet to "take unnecessary risks" and "suffer unnecessary losses." However, the enthusiasm of his subordinates made him reluctant He didn't bite the bullet and issued an attack order, which made him completely unable to get off at this time, especially after the Mutsu was seriously injured, he wanted to retreat even more. He absolutely didn't want the Japanese army to sink a precious battleship in the Hawaiian War .

Because of Nagumo's scruples, conservatism, and timidity, the Japanese army, which was stronger than the U.S. military, was suppressed by the U.S. military in this naval battle. However, it cannot be said that Nagumo is wrong, because his considerations are also very reasonable Yes, it is involuntary for Nagumo to lead the fleet to participate in this battle, and as the situation develops, it becomes more and more difficult to extricate himself and cannot retreat.

The two sides fought fiercely for more than half an hour, and both sides suffered losses. The Japanese army sank three destroyers and a light cruiser (all of which were sunk by the US ship when they tried to attack the US battleship with torpedoes). The heavy cruiser was injured, the U.S. military lost two destroyers and one light cruiser, and another two battleships and two light cruisers were injured. Because the Japanese army was afraid of losing too much, they deliberately wanted to preserve their strength, especially the most expensive battleship. The key protection target of the Japanese army. Therefore, although the US battleships were aggressive and actively attacked, the Japanese battleships did not continue to engage in firefights with them, so that neither side lost battleships.

After realizing that the Japanese army's fighting spirit was depressed, the U.S. military began to take the initiative to attack. The Japanese army became more and more flustered, and the U.S. military increasingly gained the upper hand.

Such a situation, seemingly abnormal, actually has an inevitable reason: on the Japanese side, after the Mutsu was injured, Nagumo Chuichi was afraid that the Mutsu would be injured again, and the injuries would increase so that it would really sink, so he hurriedly ordered the actual The Mutsu, which still had more than 6% combat power in the world, withdrew from the battle, left the battlefield, and retreated to Hawaii. His move protected the Mutsu, but at the same time reduced the number of Japanese battleships participating in the battle from 5 to 5, which became similar to that of the US military. The same amount. Next, the Japanese battleship Yamashiro was injured and ignited a fire. Nagumo hurriedly ordered the Yamashiro to also withdraw from the battle and leave the battlefield. This further reduced the number of Japanese battleships that continued to fight from 4 to [-], which was less than that of the US military. On the other hand, on the US side, the Japanese battleships were not vegetarian after all, and all the US battleships were battered with scars, but the US battleships were fighting with all their strength, and they did not retreat when they were injured. They were all on fire and fought endlessly. The Japanese army desperately suppressed the Japanese army in terms of momentum and firepower. One was afraid of losing hands and feet, and the other was desperate to fight to the death. Therefore, even if the latter was weaker than the former, it could still beat the former. This is the fundamental reason why the U.S. military has the upper hand.

The U.S. military, which has always "cherished life," broke out with cowboy-like blood in the west. The fundamental reason is that the officers and soldiers of the U.S. military were all furious because "the Japanese despicably and shamelessly attacked Pearl Harbor," and they fought it out.

Afterwards, Fletcher, the commander of the US battleship, admitted: "Sense tells us that it is very unwise to fight with the Japanese fleet. However, we are all full of anger, and we don't care about our own safety. Desperate to the end, to avenge those brothers in Hawaii who died at the hands of the Japanese army and fell into the hands of the Japanese army!"

It is not only US surface warships but also US submarines that are fighting desperately because of hatred and anger regardless of their lives.

When this naval battle was in full swing, the U.S. submarine "Shootfish" was in the battle area. The submarine discovered "a big guy" behind the Japanese fleet, which was the aircraft carrier Kaga following the battleship. The aircraft carrier was driving behind the Japanese fleet under the protection of several light cruisers and destroyers. Although the Japanese 2nd Task Force was a battle fleet, it had two aircraft carriers, Akagi and Kaga. Nagumo Chuichi ordered these two aircraft carriers to follow the battleship Join the battle together so that carrier-based aircraft can take off from these two aircraft carriers in the shortest time after dawn to protect their own fleet and attack the US fleet.

When the Japanese army focused on the battleships in front of the fleet that were in fierce battle, they did not notice that the aircraft carrier behind the fleet had been targeted by US submarines.

Although it is extremely dangerous for a submarine to attack an enemy surface warship, the crew of the Archerfish, from the captain Joseph F. To get rid of the Japanese devils and a big guy."

After more than ten minutes of precise aiming, the Archerfish fired six torpedoes at the Kaga in one breath, four of which hit.

Suddenly, a string of thunder exploded on the dark sea, and a bunch of red clouds shone, and the Kaga was seriously injured.

After receiving the news that the Kaga was attacked by a U.S. submarine and was seriously injured, Nagumo Chuichi completely made up his mind to give up. At this time, a large warship of the Japanese and U.S. fleets sank into the sea, and the Japanese sank the heavy ship Mikuma. The cruiser, the U.S. military sank the heavy cruiser USS Tuscaloosa, and it was a tie, but such a tie was unacceptable to Nagumo Chuichi. In addition to the attack on the Kaga, Nagumo Chuichi resolutely ordered "Give up the battle, All retreat." Facing some officers who were unwilling to retreat and wanted to fight to the end, he said in a stern voice: "All the warships of the Imperial Navy belong to His Majesty the Emperor. Danger!"

The Japanese fleet, which lost its fighting spirit, began to turn around and retreat.

"It's over?" On the destroyer Jiang Weiguo, Yu Shihang shook his head with unsatisfactory expression, "Why don't you just die to the end? Little Japan is really disappointing!" At this moment, a communication soldier rushed to his around.

"Report!" The signalman handed over the telegram, "The Japanese army asked our ship to help them tow the injured warship back to Hawaii!"

"Oh?" Yu Shihang was a little surprised. He thought for a while and ordered, "Responding to the Japanese army, our ship is obliged!"

When Jiang Weiguo received this request from the Japanese army, Zijinshan also received the same request from the Japanese army.

The Japanese army knew that the two destroyers of the Chinese Navy who "come to help" would only watch the fun and would not really fight side by side with the Japanese army, so they took the next best thing and asked the two ships to help drag the injured Japanese warship back to Hawaii.

A total of two warships of the Japanese army were seriously injured. One was the Mutsu, which was hit by six US main ship artillery shells, and the other was the Kaga, which was hit by four US torpedoes. Nagumo Chuichi planned to drag these two ships back to Hawaii first. Carry out preliminary repairs (Pearl Harbor has a U.S. dockyard and shipyard, which is under the control of the Nanjing Army at this time. If the Japanese army requests to use the Pearl Harbor Shipyard to repair the Mutsu and Kaga, the Nanjing Army will definitely not refuse), and the war is completely over. Then it will be towed back to the Japanese mainland for comprehensive repairs. However, the Mutsu and Kaga are not small. The Kaga can move by itself, but its speed is slow and it is easy to become the target of the U.S. submarine). If the Japanese army uses Japanese warships to drag the Mutsu and Kaga back to Hawaii, it will definitely weaken the combat effectiveness of its own fleet. In case the U.S. suddenly turns around and counterattacks, Isn't the strength of the Japanese army insufficient?Maybe the U.S. military will kill a few warships again due to lack of strength, and let the two Chinese navy destroyers who will not fight the U.S. military and are idle and idle come to help, and the Japanese army will be able to "save" two destroyers. A share of that was spent in combat, and while the combat power of the two destroyers was limited, it was better to have than to have none.

Jiang Weiguo and Zijinshan did not refuse the request of the Japanese army, because there was no reason to refuse, and the two ships followed several other Japanese warships towed the Mutsu and Kaga, which were limping and still smoking, back to Hawaii.

Jiang Weiguo helped tow the Mutsu, and the Zijinshan helped tow the Kaga. It is a bit ironic to say that Jiang Weiguo and the Zijinshan are both Japanese ships.

According to the plan drawn up by Spruance, the strategy of the U.S. military for this battle is: to hide the aircraft carrier fleet, and at the same time use the battleship fleet as a bait and the first echelon attack force to try to severely damage one or two Japanese battleships and lure the Japanese fleet. When it was dawn, the U.S. carrier-based aircraft dispatched to protect the battle fleet and attack the Japanese army at the same time, expanding the results of the battle, and retreating while fighting.

Spruance is so decisive and bold, because he grasped a key point of this battle: the Japanese army is indeed stronger than the US military, but "the Japanese army is in the open, and the American army is in the dark." The Japanese fleet is attacking Pearl Harbor and Hawaii. Yes, so the Japanese fleet will not be far away from Hawaii, and its location is limited to the vicinity of Hawaii, but the U.S. military is different. The U.S. military has been unable to return to Hawaii. Advantage.

In addition, victory must pay a corresponding price. Halsey, Fletcher, and Spruance have made up their minds. If they can severely damage the Japanese fleet, they will not hesitate to sacrifice their own battle fleet. At this time, they have no doubts , the aircraft carrier has surpassed and replaced the battleship, so it is enough to keep one's own aircraft carrier without loss.

In addition, there is another major reason why the U.S. military has the courage to counterattack the Japanese army at this time, that is, the U.S. military underestimated the strength of the Japanese aircraft carrier.

Due to the strict secrecy measures adopted by the Japanese army when building the 4 Yamato-class aircraft carriers, the U.S. military has always believed that the Japanese Navy only has 8 aircraft carriers: Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu, Xianghe, Ruihe and Fengxiang Deducting the Fengxiang, which had been sunk during the Sino-Japanese War, and the Ryujo, which had been leased to the Chinese Navy, the Japanese Navy had only 6 aircraft carriers that could be used to participate in the Hawaiian War, while the U.S. military had 5 at this time. Although the aircraft carrier is weaker than the Japanese army, it is not far behind the Japanese army. That's why Halsey, Fletcher, and Spruance "knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, they prefer to travel to the mountains."

After this war, Halsey, Fletcher, and Spruance knew that the Japanese army actually had 10 aircraft carriers in Hawaii. There is no thought of launching this counterattack at all, and they will just withdraw at full speed."

The U.S. Army underestimated the strength of the Japanese Army, and the Japanese Army overestimated the strength of the U.S. Army.

Because the U.S. military fought very bravely and put on a posture of desperately fighting the Japanese army, Nagumo Chuichi and Ozawa Jisaburo suspected that "the U.S. military has only 5 battleships and 5 aircraft carriers, but dare to fight against the Japanese army with 6 battleships and 10 aircraft carriers." Our army is fighting recklessly, it must be because they have some killer hidden in the dark." At this time, the U.S. Navy has 8 aircraft carriers, 5 in the Pacific Ocean, and 3 in the Atlantic Ocean, namely Langley, Ranger, and Wasp Nagumo and Ozawa suspect that "the three aircraft carriers of the US Atlantic Fleet may have been ordered to be transferred to the Pacific just before the Hawaiian battle. At this time, they have passed through the Panama Canal and are on their way to Hawaii to participate in the war." "This possibility It seems to be just a coincidence, but we can't take it lightly." "If our army is entangled by the US fleet in front of us, maybe the three US aircraft carriers that originally belonged to the Atlantic Fleet will launch a surprise attack behind our army, then our army will The loss is heavy." "We must not fall into this trap of the US military." Speaking of which, the Japanese attack on Hawaii was a "sneak attack" after all. The Japanese army was afraid that the loss would be too great, and they did not have the confidence to fight to the death with the US army, so they were suspicious, so that the wind was jittery, and the grass and trees were all soldiers.

After this battle, when Nanyun and Ozawa learned that their judgment was completely groundless and mediocre, they were both annoyed and regretful, because they missed a great opportunity to win a perfect victory.

Because of these erroneous reasons, both the U.S. military and the Japanese military fell into a situation where "the plan cannot keep up with the changes."

At 3 o'clock in the morning on March 30, it was dawn, and the aircraft carriers of both sides had their uses, and the naval battle became more intense.

Following Halsey's order, five U.S. aircraft carriers dispatched carrier-based aircraft together. The five aircraft carriers have a total of about 5 carrier-based aircraft (each Lexington class can carry more than 5 carrier-based aircraft, and each Yorktown class can carry more than 450 carrier-based aircraft. A ship can carry more than 80 carrier-based aircraft).

At this time, the U.S. military already knew that the Japanese army had two main fleets, one was the Japanese battle fleet that was entangled with the U.S. battle fleet and had two aircraft carriers, and the other was the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet that was active near Hawaii (the U.S. military did not know that the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet There are 2 carriers, thought it was 8).

Halsey ordered the U.S. carrier-based aircraft to divide into two groups, about three-quarters of the aircraft to attack the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet, and about one-quarter of the aircraft to attack the Japanese battle fleet. Halsey's intention was: after destroying the Japanese aircraft carrier, Therefore, the Japanese army will not have air supremacy in Hawaii, and the U.S. military with air supremacy will surely win. The remaining warships of the Japanese army will be the fish of the U.S. carrier-based aircraft.

Halsey was obviously a little greedy. On the one hand, his reason was disturbed by anger and hatred. On the other hand, he also wanted to destroy the Japanese fleet that attacked Hawaii in one fell swoop, laying the foundation for the US military to counterattack and regain Hawaii.

Facts have proved that if Halsey lowered the requirements for the results of the battle and only wanted to kill the Japanese battleship fleet instead of going head-to-head with the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet, then the Japanese battleship fleet would be wiped out in all likelihood, and the U.S. military would win a big victory. But precisely because he mistakenly regarded the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet as the first target, and he did not know that the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet had 8 aircraft carriers instead of 4, he missed the big victory.

When the U.S. carrier-based aircraft fleet flew murderously near Hawaii and successfully found the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet, the pilots were surprised to find that there were more Japanese carrier-based aircraft than them waiting for them.

On the one hand, Nagumo and Ozawa were worried about the five aircraft carriers of the US Pacific Fleet, and on the other hand, they were also worried about the three aircraft carriers of the US Atlantic Fleet that might suddenly appear. The carrier-based aircraft failed to attack the U.S. fleet, but it also ensured the safety of the Japanese fleet.

After a star-studded air battle, because the Japanese carrier-based aircraft had been prepared for a long time, the U.S. carrier-based aircraft failed to sink a single aircraft carrier or large warship of the Japanese army.

When the U.S. carrier-based aircraft retreated and returned, several Japanese carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft followed behind, tracking the U.S. carrier-based aircraft to find the location of the U.S. aircraft carrier.

At the same time, the US and Japanese carrier-based aircraft also engaged in battle over the Japanese battle fleet, but for the same reason, the US aircraft returned without success.

After receiving the pilot's report, Halsey was taken aback because he knew that the Japanese army actually had 10 aircraft carriers instead of 6. This made him terrified, but he was extremely unwilling because his battle plan had completely failed.

At this time, Spruance reminded Halsey: "According to the pilot's report, there seem to be two or three capital ships missing in the Japanese battleship fleet, but we only sank one Japanese heavy cruiser at night. There should be one or two battleships that escaped after being injured, and they can only flee to Hawaii!" He drew a straight line on the chart, the starting point of the line is the location of the Japanese battle fleet, and the end point is Hawaii. Timely medical treatment is urgent, so we will not go around in circles at sea, we will only walk in a straight line, and we will send carrier-based aircraft again to search along this straight line, and we will definitely find the Japanese army's injured warship!"