The Chinese aerial fortress clusters and raiding fleets came and went as quickly as they came. When the sea fell silent, what was left to the Americans was only devastation and deep sorrow and indignation. Of the 20 aircraft carriers, only one was not damaged at all. An escort aircraft carrier; the six fleet aircraft carriers were the most severely damaged. Because the flight deck, hangar and ship island were completely damaged, these six fleet aircraft carriers have completely lost their combat effectiveness; and the remaining three fleet aircraft carriers have completely lost their combat effectiveness. The damage situation of the aircraft carrier and ten escort carriers was better than that of the six fleet aircraft carriers, and one-third of their combat power should still be maintained.
"We need to return for overhaul, but what I'm worried about is whether the Chinese will give us this opportunity." One of the sentences in the telegram sent by Li Mei to Jin read.
"Why is this happening? How did the Chinese find you? This is the Pacific Ocean, not the Chinese South China Sea, let alone the Chinese Yangtze River and Yellow River." Jin asked Li Mei in his reply.
Li Mei's response was silence.
In Li Mei's view, this issue is no longer important. What is important is what they should do next.
About a quarter of an hour after the raiding fleet withdrew, he exchanged information with the enemy. It was okay not to exchange information. As soon as the information was exchanged, he immediately felt like the world was shattering. At this time, he concealed the real information from his allies. It no longer made any sense, so both he and Yamaguchi chose to make no reservations. The more they learned about each other's situation, the greater the psychological pressure he and Yamaguchi endured, because they suddenly discovered that they were close to being in a difficult situation.
"Rendezvous immediately. The more this time is, the more we need to unite our forces." The two people immediately sent electricity to each other again and revealed this meaning. It is related to the survival of the fleet and even the fate of the country. The two of them can no longer care about playing tricks at this time. , however, just as the two people admitted that the combined fleet could no longer change the current situation in the Pacific when they called their respective base camps, they also knew that from a strategic perspective, it was meaningless for the two sides to join forces again.
In Singapore, when the news about the US Pacific Fleet aircraft carrier formation being attacked by China's long-range bomber group and raid fleet in the ocean west of Guam and suffering heavy losses was presented to Koizumi, the corners of Koizumi's mouth twitched and twitched for a long time, and he cursed: "Truman This idiot."
Koizumi couldn't understand why the U.S. Pacific Fleet in history, which had single-handedly changed the situation in the Pacific War and brought the Empire of Japan from the sky to the earth, suddenly failed.
When Koizumi Toshiichiro scolded Truman as a fool in Singapore, in Washington, USA, Truman seemed to be tactfully calling him "Koizumi, a fool."
Truman also couldn't figure out why the Japanese combined fleet, which was so powerful in front of the US Pacific Fleet, was ineffective in front of the Chinese and even had no power to fight back. Truman also recognized the fact that now The Pacific is no longer the Pacific at the beginning of World War II, and the Chinese navy has really risen.
While Koizumi Minichiro and Truman were pondering why, in Chongqing, China, Ouyang Yun was issuing several commendation telegrams. In terms of pure results, Xue Changkong and his air fortress cluster were not successful in "sinking" this time. , but fortunately, Huang Tianxun’s raid fleet has a "super hit", so the final result is still gratifying. Ouyang Yun can almost imagine that once the relevant information about this naval battle is made public, what will happen to the current situation? What kind of good news will this be for China.
In this operation, the Aerial Fortress Group and the Assault Fleet also suffered heavy casualties, "so they must be rewarded, and the rewards must be intensified."
The domestic side has begun to formulate awards, but the raid fleet that has been included in the award list is particularly dissatisfied. The raid fleet cooperates with the aerial fortress cluster to catch the Americans by surprise, causing the American aircraft carrier to almost completely lose its combat effectiveness. From the perspective of the Chinese Supreme Command, firstly, Xue Changkong and Huang Tianxun were fighting with a small amount, and secondly, this battle has established the victory of the Chinese Pacific Fleet, so even a tragic victory is the best result in their opinion. , However, in the view of the person involved, Huang Tianxun, this achievement is far from enough. You must know that at the beginning, Huang Tianxun and the others thought about capturing an American aircraft carrier, but in the end, not only did they fail to capture even one American aircraft carrier, In Huang Tianxun's opinion, he had to voluntarily withdraw from the battlefield despite suffering heavy losses. This was simply a shame.
"I didn't expect the Americans to be so difficult to deal with," he said to Gao Cunjian during the retreat.
Gao Cunjian's heart was not as big as Huang Tianxun's. He knew what Huang Tianxun was thinking, and said: "The ammunition we carry is limited, and it is already very good to be able to fight like this."
Huang Tianxun shook his head, as if talking to himself, and whispered: "One aircraft carrier is worth one hundred of our swordfish. How much does it cost? No, no, we can't just go back."
Gao Cunjian misunderstood what he meant, thinking that he was going to go back and attack the US aircraft carrier formation again, and said, "But we don't have any ammunition."
The reason why the raiding fleet withdrew from the battle was not because Huang Tianxun and others could not bear the casualties, but because all the torpedoes and missiles were used up.
Huang Tianxun: "With so many ships in the U.S. aircraft carrier formation, the one attacking Guam must not be the main force. In this case, we will return to Guam immediately."
Gao Cunjian blinked twice and asked, "Boss, you mean to go back and attack the American squadron attacking Guam."
"Well, call Guam immediately and ask them to send one or two supply ships out."
"The Americans should have blocked the port."
"Impossible. The U.S. aircraft carrier fleet is so large. They must not have many ships to attack Guam. Can't you see? The Americans bullied us because our aircraft carrier is not in Guam, so they only arranged gunboats to attack Guam. There are no fighter planes, and the number of ships is too high. If it’s not enough, we can seize the opportunity to sneak attack him.”
Huang Tianxun wanted to sneak attack Jin's squadron to attack Guam. His idea coincided with Luo Chunjian's. Because of the lack of water power, Luo Chunjian only wanted to defend Guam before, but now that he had a raiding fleet, he immediately had a bolder plan. claim.
"The raiding fleet currently has nineteen torpedo boats, five missile boats, and two submarines. Its strength is a bit weak. However, if the Americans attack us with all their strength, there is not no chance of a sneak attack. Okay, then send two supply boats. The ship is passing." Luo Chunjian received the telegram from Huang Tianxun, discussed it with Fu Xiaoyu, and immediately agreed to Huang Tianxun's request and dispatched two fully loaded supply ships.