Yanagimoto and Yanasaku made a rare loss of composure,
Although those water lines seem to be a threat to the Soryu now, because the Soryu is sailing, they can actually be avoided. Moreover, there is a light cruiser and two destroyers on the port side of the Soryu. The starboard side is blocked by the aircraft carrier Ryuchang.
Several Japanese officers behind him exchanged glances, and one of them, a major, said: "Sir, it seems that the 'Tama' has no intention of returning reinforcements."
However, Yanagimoto seemed not to have heard what he said, and just continued to yell: "Yes, attack the torpedo and blow it up."
Several Japanese soldiers looked at each other, and a captain said softly: "Your Majesty Yanagimoto, aren't you crazy?"
The others immediately glared at him, and the Major who had just spoken scolded: "Don't talk nonsense. How can Mr. Yanagimoto, the dignified commander of the first main fleet of the Royal Navy, be so unable to withstand a blow?"
"Report, call back from Tokyo," a second lieutenant hurried out with a telegram in his hand and shouted,
I don't know if he was stimulated by the word "Tokyo". Yanagi himself was shocked, and then he seemed to regain his composure. He took the telegram from the second lieutenant and read loudly: "...The worst thing is to save the Soryu..."
When the Gakuin Army dispatched more than fifty torpedo boats to sneak attack Soma Masabumi's landing fleet in the Taiwan Strait, Yamamoto Isoroku was already shocked. Now, he learned that the Gakuin Army used as many as 200 torpedo boats to ambush the mixed fleet. The old Japanese was dumbfounded. He read and re-read the telegram sent by Yanagimoto Yusaku to make sure that he had not misread the number. He asked Narumi Inoue on the side: "Kobayashi reported that it was not dozens of ships. What's going on?" thing."
Inoue Narumi and Yamamoto are both veterans of the Navy. Although they are not convinced by the combat power of small boats like torpedo boats, they also know that when this type of boat reaches a certain number, there will be a qualitative change, which is enough to achieve the seemingly impossible task of destroying a large ship with a small boat. An impossible mission, and then thinking of the more than two hundred Baiji Dolphins and Sky Fortress, they immediately realized that they might have been deceived.
I originally thought that we could use the mixed fleet as a bait and sacrifice some merchant ships and destroyers at most to achieve the goal of severely damaging the Air Force. But now I find that this is not the case. It seems that there is a possibility of stealing the chicken without losing the rice, and we must be held accountable. If so, it is naturally related to the number of torpedo boats sent by Kobayashi Jizo about the Xuebing Army's assembly to Taiwan. Poor Kobayashi Jizo changed the "large-scale torpedo boat force" reported by Penghu Island into a more specific number of dozens of torpedo boats. It was out of a conscientious attitude, but unexpectedly, it caused Yamamoto and others to have a huge deviation in judging the balance of power between the two sides. If the Soryu aircraft carrier suffers the same fate as its brother Hiryu, then he will definitely bear the blame.
Inoue Narumi reacted quickly. He speculated: "Could it be that the Xuebing Army has already built a torpedo boat force of a certain size in Taiwan?" If the information provided by Kobayashi is correct, then this is the only reasonable explanation. However, Yamamoto considered that the fate of the Soryu was uncertain, but he did not immediately admit this statement.
In the past, Yamamoto was extremely partial to his generals, but now because of the fierce competition with the Army for the leadership of the military department, he had to give up this original principle. If things are really as analyzed by Inoue, then this responsibility It will be up to him to bear the responsibility, and he feels that this is something the Navy Ministry absolutely cannot bear at the moment.
"We must keep the Soryu no matter what." Yamamoto finally said through gritted teeth.
Karachi, because there has been no news of the sinking of the Japanese aircraft carrier, on the contrary, the Swordfish Group and the submarine force have repeatedly reported battle losses, Ouyang Yun could not hold back his anger, "Am I too impatient, or should I Let the Air Force be the main force." He paced and said,
"If we want to go out, we must rely on the navy." Chen Shichang said softly,
Degu raised his head and looked at Ouyang Yun: "The Japanese have lost seventeen warships, large and small. Adding eleven merchant ships, it is equivalent to three torpedo boats for one big ship. What else are you dissatisfied with?"
Because he didn't know the specific battle process, Degu simply compared the battle damage ratio. In his opinion, three torpedo boats can be exchanged for one Japanese ship. The Xuebing Army was simply too profitable, and if he knew Nearly half of the torpedo boats in the Xuebing Army can reach a maximum speed of 120 kilometers per hour, and if the submarine force has anti-submarine torpedoes, it is estimated that they will stand up and yell at the first time: "Do you Chinese understand? command."
The Japanese merchant ship wanted to hide between the aircraft carriers Soryu and Ryujo, but instead gave Huang Tianxun and the others a chance to expand their victory. Just when the Japanese merchant ship collided into a ball, in less than six minutes, Huang Tianxun's swordfish swarm A burst of torpedo fire sank nine merchant ships and two destroyers at once.
No one is not afraid of death, and the Japanese who talk about His Majesty the Emperor and are willing to break their bones for the Empire of Japan are no exception. One moment, Yanasaku Yanagimoto was almost mad at the selfish behavior of the transport fleet. The next moment, he received the highest command from Yamamoto Riho Soryu. After seeing a glimmer of vitality in the command, he immediately regained his composure and rationality. He immediately gathered his energy and gave frequent orders on the command channel. First, he ordered Takasushi Eso to lead his team back to attack the torpedo boats and submarines raging on the sea, and then Then he gave an order to Shunsaku Nabeshima in the name of Yamamoto, ordering him to move closer to the Soryu immediately. Finally, he also ordered Goto in the name of Yamamoto to immediately command the surviving merchant ships to build a torpedo protection wall for the Soryu...
Because of the Battle of Pearl Harbor, Yamamoto was almost a god-like existence among the middle and lower-level officers and soldiers of the Japanese Navy, so Takasaki Egusa did not hesitate to issue the return order again, while Shunsaku Nabeshima greeted all the female family members of Yanagimoto in his heart. On the other hand, he could only order to reduce the speed and wait for the Soryu to approach. As for Goto, he had the consciousness to devote himself to His Majesty the Emperor. However, the only merchant ship he could command was the one he was on, so he could only let other merchant ships It has become a little more orderly, but other practical effects have not been achieved.
Jiang Cao led his troops to return resolutely. The Japanese commander of the Taipei Air Corps thought that his own strength alone was no match for the Academy Air Force, so he could only follow and fly to the sea area where the mixed fleet was located.
For Zhang Xiaolin, the commander of the 301st Fighter Division, and Lai Delu, the commander of the 303rd Fighter Division, today's air battle was too useless. They had to attract Japanese planes and reduce losses, but this made the brothers unable to use their hands and feet. Well, not only did morale drop again and again, but the battle losses were much higher than usual. The two of them asked Xue Changkong to fight many times, asking for a good fight, but Xue Changkong refused. The anger in their hearts was getting bigger and bigger, and they almost fell ill. The two officers were extremely angry, and the same was true for the student aviation soldiers under them. An evil fire gradually ignited in everyone's hearts, and the movements of their hands gradually became... They became wild, and in response to the maneuvers of the fighter planes, the following phenomenon appeared: all the white-finned dolphins became erratic. Xue Changkong saw from a distance that he realized something. He was worried, and thought that it would be better if this situation continued. He was about to fight hard and was struggling. At this moment, the Japanese planes collectively turned around. When he saw this scene, his eyes lit up and he shouted at the top of his voice: "Zhang Xiaolin, Lai Delu, you two are so stupid." What are you waiting for? Give me a good beating."