Bystanders and the instigator Li Mei had already noticed the problem, but the American Golden Eagle pilots involved did not know this. Their brains and bodies were still in a highly excited state, but this excitement was a little too much, and even made them They have hallucinations. In this case, once the Chinese golden eagles start to kill their golden eagles, they have no room to resist.
In just five minutes, he saw two American Golden Eagles being shot down in succession, and they were shot down without any resistance. Li Mei thought for a while, gritted his teeth and made a decision. Later, he encountered a lot of criticism and was almost sent to a military court. The order: "Flying Eagles of the United States, I am Li Mei. Now I ask you to carry out a special attack. For the sake of the United States and for our fleet, you must prevent the attack of Chinese bombers and ignore the Chinese fighters. Your goal is Flying Fortress, attack, attack, use your fighter planes, use your bodies, all for the sake of America."
What kind of mentality did Li Mei have in issuing such an order? Later generations of military historians have made various analyzes on this. However, it was not until Li Mei's death and his memoirs that people found the correct answer. Answer.
"...Since our pilots have physical problems, I think that instead of letting them be shot down by the Chinese Golden Eagle for no reason, it is better to let them use their remaining energy. Isn't the government introducing stimulants just to make up for the lack of fighting will of the front-line troops? Is there a weakness in strength? With stimulants as a catalyst, our pilots are braver than ever. Maybe they can really create miracles."
Does Li Mei's memoirs glorify himself and the U.S. Pacific Fleet? The answer is yes. The objective explanation is that by issuing such an order, Li Mei was actually preparing to go all out and "break the can".
If there really is the main force of China's Pacific Fleet hidden behind the raiding fleet, there is nothing wrong with him doing this. There was a large-scale bombing by China's air fortress in the past, and the encirclement and suppression of China's main fleet later. When the U.S. Pacific Fleet's formation is in order, it may still have the strength to fight. But now, with only one-third or even less than one-third of the fleet's overall combat strength and no external reinforcements, it seems that no matter what Li Mei does, the outcome is already doomed.
However, there is no main force of the Chinese Pacific Fleet behind the raiding fleet, so what Li Mei did was counterproductive and accelerated the destruction of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
The American pilots whose brains were affected by stimulants have lost their basic ability to distinguish right from wrong. At this time, Li Mei's order is an imperial edict to them. At this time, they can no longer control their own fighters. Therefore, Li Mei's special attack order is against them. To them, it is simply a reminder to the King of Hell.
Because of the poor performance of the American golden eagles, the Chinese golden eagles almost effortlessly wiped out all of them. After annihilating the American golden eagles, they immediately followed Zhang Xiaolin's order and flew back to Guam for supplies.
One wrong step and another wrong step. If Li Mei had ordered the fleet to break out with all its strength from the beginning, although they would still inevitably suffer heavy losses, a considerable proportion of the warships would definitely escape. Unfortunately, he made the wrong move from the beginning. Judging, therefore, the total destruction of the U.S. Pacific Fleet was actually doomed from the moment he ordered the U-turn.
Compared with Li Mei who made wrong judgments from the beginning, Zhang Xiaolin adjusted his tactics bit by bit, and through this adjustment, he firmly held the battlefield initiative in his hands. Therefore, after successively bombing the aircraft carrier Princeton and the heavyweight USS Canberra, After patrolling, he realized that there would be a fierce battle next, and that our side was very likely to annihilate the U.S. Pacific Fleet. He was not anxious anymore and began to arrange backup plans.
In fact, when the battle reached the midfield, the Americans still had a chance to escape. After all, Zhang Xiaolin's main force was only fighter planes, and the raiding fleet simply did not have the ability to fight the Americans head-on. If Li Mei had chosen to escape early, , Zhang Xiaolin, in addition to being able to expand the results through pursuit, will only be able to watch the remaining American ships escape.
It is a pity that Li Mei was blinded by hatred and completely lost his calm. Not only did he fail to seize the last chance of survival, but he also brought the battlefield closer and closer to Guam. So, when he finally realized that something was wrong, The chance to escape has been lost.
When Zhang Xiaolin made the decision to send the Golden Eagle back to Guam for supplies, he also sent a telegram to the Kaohsiung headquarters. At this time, he still believed that the Americans' strategic intention was to seize Guam to gain a chance to survive, so he sent a telegram to the headquarters in Kaohsiung. China requested the headquarters to immediately contact the Pacific Fleet and ask the Pacific Fleet to allocate some forces to support Guam.
"I will try to increase the airborne time of the cluster as much as possible to help the Guam defenders resist the American attack, but this time will never exceed an hour. According to my estimate, it should take the Americans three hours to capture Guam, so, If there are no reinforcements by twelve o'clock, we will have to sit back and watch Guam being occupied by the Americans..."
Zhang Xiaolin's telegram was crucial to establishing the outcome of the Battle of Guam. At this time, the aircraft carrier Song Zu under the jurisdiction of China's Pacific Fleet was rushing towards the Palau Islands about 300 kilometers away from the Palau Islands. The Song Zu The strategic intention of the aircraft carrier fleet is obvious, which is to block the Japanese Combined Fleet's eastern retreat and completely block the Japanese Combined Fleet in the waters of the Palau Islands.
Li Mei acted completely against common sense. Tie Linfei thought he was brewing some major conspiracy. After seeking Xue Changkong's opinion, he immediately called Chen Ce and informed Chen Ce of the situation of the Guam naval battle, and asked Chen Ce to make a decision as appropriate. Whether to send reinforcements.
Under the pressure of China's two aircraft carrier fleets, the Japanese combined fleet has begun a battle to seize the island. Although this makes the Chinese Pacific Fleet's operation to annihilate them difficult, it also gives Chen Ce and Bai Chongxi reassurance. At that time, the Japanese Combined Fleet was still a behemoth. If the Chinese Pacific Fleet wanted to eat it in one bite, it would inevitably break a few teeth, and the Japanese planned to stay on the big island. This was just convenient for the Chinese to slow down and control them. For Chen Ce and For Bai Chongxi, why not do it?
The U.S. Pacific Fleet turned around and attacked Guam. Chen Ce and Bai Chongxi also couldn't see through the American plan. In the past, when the U.S. Pacific Fleet's combat power was intact, it might not be a problem for the U.S. Pacific Fleet to occupy Guam, but now, the Americans have already Since they are missing arms and legs, it would be unreasonable for Luo Chunjian and others to abandon their martial arts skills.
"I can't understand, I can't figure it out, but now we have an absolute advantage in strength, so let Wang Feiming and the others turn around to support Guam. The Songzu aircraft carrier fleet is now about 1,100 kilometers away from Guam. In this way, let Wang Feiming turn HNA The troops are divided into three echelons to provide support to Guam. The American naval aviation force has been decommissioned, and with the support of the Golden Eagle left by Zhang Xiaolin and others, it will definitely not be a problem to hold on until the Songzu aircraft carrier fleet passes."