Six minutes later, under the guidance of Ye Caiyun, the attack group found the Wasp that was rushing to the southeast, at first Fuchida Mitsuo actually vaguely saw that there were warships there, but seeing that the opponent's anti-aircraft fire was very weak, he thought that Dingtian was an escort aircraft carrier, so he didn't bother to pay attention to it, and after repeated confirmation, he realized that this was an out-and-out Essex-class -- the wounded Wasp, and the fundamental reason for the weak anti-aircraft fire was because the superstructure and anti-aircraft fire had been almost exploded by bombs and internal martyrs. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Torpedo attack!" He gave the order straight to the point.

12 lightning planes pounced and released torpedoes one after another, and this time the hit rate was even higher than just now, 4 of 12, and all of them hit the port side. Although the poor Essex class resisted the beating, it could not withstand such a ravage, and it struggled to sink in less than 3 minutes, and less than 200 officers and men of the ship, including the pilot, finally escaped.

Intelligence shows that the US military has a total of 4 capital ships, 1 battleship and 1 fleet aircraft carrier have been solved, and there should be half of them left, but they can't find it after going around in several circles......

As soon as the order was given, the group disbanded and went to look for the target in twos and threes, and soon the deafening bombing sound was remembered on the sea, and one after another escort aircraft carriers and destroyers began to be shot, caught fire, and exploded under the accurate fire of the Japanese army, and of course several unusual American heroes emerged.

After the fleet encountered a sudden night attack, many American pilots out of righteous indignation, regardless of their own no night combat training, forcibly took off, several flew and did not know where to fly, but there were also a few found the Japanese target and tried to fire, but how were they the opponents of the Japanese fighter pilots who had been specially trained in night combat, the latter skillfully tricked the American pilots to open fire first, and the 12.7mm heirlooms on the F6F would pull a string of fire lines in the air.

It looks quite spectacular, but it reminds the Japanese pilots of where the specific location of the opponent is -- where there is a long series of fires in the air, it must be a US plane, because most of the Japanese pilots use 20mm MG213, and the fire is very fierce but it is all point fire, and it does not last at all, and it is not an inexperienced American pilot who likes to pull the trigger and not let go of the barrage.

In this way, it was easier to find melons along the vine, and it didn't take long for the Japanese army to defeat their opponents one after another. When a US plane saw that it had not been able to fight its opponent and could not stop its opponent's bombing, the blood in its head surged up in bursts, and it simply found a meteor and crashed directly into it, and with a "boom" sound, a fireball instantly ignited in the air, and he knocked down the opponent with the method of ending up together.

Within three minutes, the Japanese army was knocked down three planes in a row, and the officer who led the team was so angry that he screamed in the earphones, reminding everyone to pay attention.

Although there was another collision after the reminder, it was avoided by the quick-eyed Japanese pilots, and soon the American pilots sadly discovered that in the dark night, there were very few opportunities to even ram their opponents.

Witnessing the chaotic formation and the failure of the command, Halsey's heart was as painful as a knife, and he couldn't stop cursing a few idiots in Washington who were talking on paper, "Why don't you let me fight to the death with the Japanese in the first place", and even wanted to order the pilots to take off to meet the enemy.

But McCain stopped him: "William, we must run out, it is refreshing to fight hard, but this is a senseless death!" ”

"Everyone else is dead, so let's just run back? I can't afford to lose this man! ”

"If you can't afford to lose it, you have to lose it, you can't drag thousands of people to die for your little glory." McCain lost his temper, "This is the only remaining backbone of the Pacific Fleet, what will happen in the future if it is all exhausted?" We are both of retirement age, and it doesn't matter if we die or not, but the others are still young, what about their wives, their parents, and their children? ”

"I ......," Halsey cried in despair.

McCain motioned to several staff officers and adjutant officers to keep an eye on Halsey to prevent him from doing something stupid, and at the same time gave a very clear order - "Run!" Run at any cost! ”

"Let the nearby light cruisers move closer to us, turn the course to 25 degrees, do not open anti-aircraft fire, avoid exposing ......"

Under the command of McCain, the light cruiser Vicksburg, the battleship Indiana and 2 destroyers all approached the flagship, and the 5 warships formed a temporary formation, which quickly broke away in the northeast direction at a speed of 27 knots, and soon distanced itself from the warships of the rear group, which is why Mitsuo Fuchida failed to find the opponent in the first place.

The second attack wave produced a total of 178 planes, and now most of the planes have begun to look for targets to attack, except for the 12 bomb-carrying Meteor Terai led by Mitsuo Fuchida and the torpedo-carrying Meteor led by Shigeharu Murata, which are still looking for targets under the protection of 8 fighters.

In order to improve the efficiency of the search, they decisively lowered the altitude, only 600 meters from the sea, and patiently carried out the search.

In the war room of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the main generals and staff officers were all dumbfounded, and they had originally said that they would flee as soon as night, but they did not expect the Japanese to attack as soon as nightfall, and the situation was completely chaotic.

Who is to blame?

Blame Turner? He had repeatedly warned the Japanese of the danger of night attacks, and had reminded him last night to beware of night attacks and let the fleet turn around and break away, otherwise it would have been beaten yesterday, and it seemed unreasonable to blame him.

Is Halsey to blame? He had no way to defend against Japanese attacks at night, and his pilots were simply not enough to support a night battle.

Is Spruance to blame? He had long said that the TF50 should not go in pursuit but return to Los Angeles to protect the transport fleet, what is the use of blaming him?

Lehi was still there with regret, pointing out that the fast column should have been allowed to escape during the day. But can this kind of decision be made? Let's not say that Halsey will not carry it out, if it does, the morale of the navy will be completely ruined -- in peacetime, all kinds of warships are required to cover the flagship and the capital ship, and if something happens, the capital ship will run first, and who will have the face to face the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level in the future?

There is no way to save this situation unless God descends to earth.

Nimitz sighed: "Let the warships be dispersed as much as possible, the destroyers will find a way to save a group of personnel, just keep people, and leave the warships alone......"

Dewey, who rushed to hear the news, was also stunned by this scene of almost despair and waiting for death, so he had to catch Turner and ask: "Why can others attack us at night so easily, why can't our officers and soldiers?" ”

Turner replied with a wry smile helplessly: "Your Excellency, we used to have some elite pilots who could fly at night, but there were not many of them, and they were either acting as instructors or had already lost them. And Japan ...... Alas...... Let me put it this way, night flight and ultra-low-altitude flight in training are constantly killing people, General Patton used live ammunition to simulate the real battlefield effect during the training, and he was almost retired from the army after being criticized by public opinion, do other officers dare to get this kind of training subject with a high casualty rate? How to explain to the people and public opinion?

Before the war, the Japanese Navy practiced the training method of 'moon, moon, water, fire, wood, gold, and gold,' and selected 16-year-old middle school students from all over the country to be pilots, and the training lasted for five years, and the most desirable life and career plan for young students was to go to military academies, become officers, go to war, and fight a world war; soldiers are the professions with the highest social status, and politicians who have never been generals do not even speak loudly in the House of Representatives -- Isn't this kind of cruel militarism exactly what democrats like to criticize the most?

What do young American students yearn for the most? Isn't it to be a lawyer, a parliamentarian, a scholar, or a doctor? If you are not lucky, you have to be an engineer and a technician. Before World War I, he was our army's premier diesel engine technical expert, as a captain he could get a monthly salary of 240 yuan plus 40 yuan for commuting, only 3,000 US dollars a year, which is not low, and a diesel engine factory wanted him to resign from the Navy to work in their company, offering an annual salary of up to 25,000 US dollars, and said that he could sign a five-year contract. Fortunately, he stayed out of love for the Navy, otherwise there would be no General Nimitz in the US Navy today, only Professor Nimitz! But one Nimitz remained, and how many Nimitz were lost from the military? ”

Turner was to put it mildly, not accusing lawmakers of their pre-war constraints on the defense budget.

Dewey was stunned, thought for a long time, nodded hesitantly, and then asked in a low voice: "You mean, we can't even beat Japan now?" ”

"It's impossible to fight, but the cost will be high......," Turner sighed, "The war has been fought so far, and our army has lost more than 1.5 million people, if you become president, can you make up your mind when you face a situation where you can lose another 5 million or even 10 million to win?" ”

"I ......" Dewey only felt a burst of bitterness, how could he make such a determination? He's not crazy!

"What's next?"

"I think that on the one hand, we should quickly promote peace with Germany, and on the other hand, we should find a way to contact Japan and find out their peace ......conditions," Turner sighed, "If you don't want to lose too much, stop the war, the American people will work hard for 10-15 years, and it is okay to fight a world war again, isn't Germany dormant for 20 years after its last defeat?" The United States is now unspoiled, and I don't think it will take that long. ”

"How dare they attack the mainland?"

"Sir, don't forget, the south of the United States is Mexico, and if the Germans and the Japanese land in Mexico and fight north, do you think the Mexicans will resist to the end for the United States?"

At the moment when Washington was in a commotion and almost cornered, Mitsuo Fuchida, after careful search, finally found the Franklin formation that was running wildly in the dark night.

Facing the huge bodies of the Franklin and Indiana, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Where do I see you running?" Bomber! Swoop! Hit the aircraft carrier first! ”