Cross the Songhu battlefield and rise to become the most powerful warlord

604 All parties are confused

The Tianshu and five other warships took more than an hour to destroy most of the Japanese landing ships on the sea.

There were only a few Japanese landing ships that were originally at the end of the team, so they could escape most conveniently and quickly.

When the battle broke out, they immediately turned the ship around and fled back to Guadalcanal.

In the end, they managed to escape by luck.

But on this landing fleet were more than 3,000 elite Japanese soldiers and a large number of landing combat weapons and equipment.

All destroyed.

Wang Chuying believed that such a loss would be enough to make the Japanese command die of grief.

In fact, at this time even the Japanese commander of the Rabaul base had received the news that their landing fleet had been attacked by the US fleet.

A group of Japanese fighter planes took off from the Rabaul base airport and were flying towards this side.

Not only the Japanese base in Rabaul received this news.

During this more than one hour, including Ye Qingshan and the Japanese Fifth Aircraft Carrier Squadron on the front line.

Many forces knew the news.

"Nani?

A US fleet circled around Guadalcanal behind us.

Attacked the landing fleet we sent to capture Port Moresby?

This is impossible, absolutely impossible.

The US aircraft carrier fleet was clearly defeated by us, and all of their aircraft carriers were sunk by us.

Now that they are being pursued by us, how could a main fleet go around Guadalcanal?"

Vice Admiral Takeo Takagi, commander of the Japanese Fifth Aircraft Carrier Squadron, had just received this message from the Rabaul base in the rear.

I was also extremely shocked and couldn't believe that such a thing could happen.

After all, it is an ironclad fact that they defeated the US aircraft carrier fleet in the southern waters of the Coral Sea.

They sank two US aircraft carriers alone.

"Even if there really was such a US fleet that attacked Guadalcanal.

That definitely didn't come from our side.

It must be the US military or other fleets sent here, and the reconnaissance planes sent out from our base did not discover it.

This caused such losses.

This has absolutely nothing to do with our Fifth Squadron."

But later, more accurate information came from the Rabaul base.

This made the Japanese Fifth Aircraft Carrier Squadron Commander Takeo Takagi realize that this incident was probably true.

He also quickly passed the buck.

But it is true that they are not responsible for this matter much.

In this battle alone, the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet made great contributions by defeating the US aircraft carrier fleet and sinking two US aircraft carriers.

Otherwise, Takeo Takagi would not have dared to chase the defeated US fleet all the way to the South Pacific.

"Order the fleet to return."

But after receiving this news, Takeo Takagi was no longer in good mood.

Continue to pursue the defeated US fleet.

Immediately give the order to have the fleet return and head back to the northern waters of the Coral Sea.

Just now, the highest commander of the Japanese in this battle, Inoue Shigemi, has issued a death order to their fleet.

We must stop this American fleet that is trying to circumvent and launch a surprise attack on their landing fleet.

Destroy them all and avenge their destroyed landing fleet.

So, the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet fought back aggressively.

Unfortunately, the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet had already chased to the South Pacific.

It would be impossible to return to the northern waters of the Coral Sea without two days.

Even so, their carrier-based aircraft could not fly to the waters near Guadalcanal and attack Wang Chuying and his fleet at this moment.

Because of the insufficient range, these carrier-based aircraft cannot fly back once they fly over.

Therefore, the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet must use their carrier-based aircraft to attack Wang Chuying's fleet.

They had to travel north for most of the day before they could dispatch carrier-based aircraft.

The Japanese aircraft carrier fleet that was chasing suddenly stopped, which naturally attracted the attention of the US fleet.

You have to know that during the time when the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet was chasing them, the Japanese aircraft carriers sent out carrier-based aircraft groups.

Two air strikes were launched against the defeated US fleet.

The US fleet lost two more destroyers and one cruiser.

If the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet continues to pursue and attack, the US fleet will suffer greater losses.

But now, the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet actually withdrew on its own initiative.

This left the US military commander puzzled as to why.

General Frank, the supreme commander of the US military in this war, received an intercepted Japanese telegram from their intelligence department.

"We also have a fleet that has circled around Guadalcanal.

Attacked the Japanese landing fleet and almost wiped out the Japanese landing fleet?

Walter?

When did we have such a fleet?

I do not know how? "

General Frank was confused.

He didn't remember that he had ever sent such a fleet to attack Guadalcanal.

He stared at the location of Guadalcanal on the map and shook his head repeatedly: "Impossible, it can't be our fleet.

There was no way I could make such a stupid plan of action.

Sending a fleet to Guadalcanal would be suicidal.”

The location of Guadalcanal is really too dangerous from the overall map of the war.

To the north is the Japanese Rabaul base, and to the south is the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet.

Under such circumstances, unless Frank was out of his mind, he would not have sent his fleet to take the risk.

Frank was convinced that this was not an order he had given.

Besides, as the supreme commander of the US fleet in this battle, he was also very clear that he did not have any extra fleets to carry out this mission.

However, the US military intelligence department insisted that there was no problem with the Japanese telegrams they intercepted and cracked.

The intelligence is real.

In addition, their defeated fleet on the front line informed the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet pursuing them that it had indeed retreated.

No more carrier-based aircraft were sent to attack their fleet.

This also confirms the intelligence of the intelligence department.

As a result, the American commander Frank was even more confused.

"Could it be that this is a fleet sent by the headquarters to participate in the war?

This is impossible.

Even if the headquarters sends a new fleet, I will be the commander of this battle.

There is no way the headquarters could have kept this from me."

Frank racked his brains but couldn't figure out what was going on.

"Ask the headquarters if they have sent a new fleet to join the battle?"

The U.S. Pacific Fleet Command was also surprised after receiving Frank's inquiry.

I didn't understand why General Frank asked this, but I still sent a firm answer.

No!

In fact, the US Pacific Fleet Command not only did not blame Frank for the defeat in this battle, but also lost two aircraft carriers and several warships.

He was also praised for being able to win the battle after being defeated in such a difficult situation.

Dare to use unusual forces to create such a miracle.

The headquarters is proud of him.

Apparently, the U.S. Pacific Fleet Command has also received reports from their intelligence department.