The sky soon darkened, because the aircraft carriers of both the United States and Japan were heavily damaged, so they both chose to withdraw from the waters of Kuah Island, so this huge naval battle ended, and the waters of Kuah Island returned to calm.

In this naval battle, the comparison of the main forces dispatched by Japan and the United States was: aircraft carriers 3:2, seaplane carriers 1:1, battleships 3:1, cruisers 16:4, destroyers 30:11, the Japanese army was almost half more than the American army, but the Japanese army sank one aircraft carrier, four cruisers, three destroyers, two main aircraft carriers, one seaplane carrier, one destroyer, and lost 90 aircraft. Only two US aircraft carriers were damaged, 27 aircraft were lost, and 11 pilots were killed or wounded.

In contrast, the Japanese lost a total of 61 experienced pilots, which was a truly irreplaceable loss for the Japanese army, but apparently the Japanese military and even Yamamoto Isoroku himself did not realize this, and they still felt sorry for the planes, aircraft carriers and warships they lost on the battlefield.

From this point of view, the combat thinking of the Japanese Navy and the Japanese Army is opposite: the Japanese Navy attaches more importance to equipment, while the Japanese Army attaches more importance to the human spirit, but one thing they have in common is that they have contempt for their subordinates and even their own lives, which they call heroic or "bushido spirit".

However, in Gormley's headquarters, he did not say a word to the retreating admirals.

After a long silence, Gormley sighed and said, "Gentlemen, although we have won the battle...... But we all know that most of this victory was won by the 'Cactus' air force on Kuah Island, to be exact, the 'Cactus' air force won it under the command of that Chinese, and we ...... With three aircraft carrier battle groups, more than 200 fighters of various types, and various types of warships and radars, we would not have attacked at a critical moment if it had not been for the 'Cactus' air force. I'm afraid that it will be a complete defeat long ago! ”

The atmosphere in the conference room was very depressing, because the admirals knew that Gormley was telling the truth, and the only result of the American Navy in this battle was ...... Fletcher bombers and torpedo planes, which were sent before the Japanese attacked, stumbled upon the seaplane carriers used by the Japanese army for reconnaissance, and later damaged it after a burst of bombing.

And this. Compared to the results of the "Cactus" air force in sinking one aircraft carrier, damaging two capital aircraft carriers, and destroying dozens of Japanese fighters of various types, it is not worth mentioning at all.

"Lieutenant General Fletcher!" Gormley turned his gaze to Fletcher: "I heard...... The Chinese colonel once warned you that you would not fall into the Japanese conspiracy, but you ignored this warning and sent the Saratoga carrier-based aircraft, right? It is said that you will also send the Chinese colonels and Clifton colonels who disobey your orders to court-martial? Do you still have this idea now? If anything, I would be glad to convey your orders to the gendarmes! ”

"No, of course not!" Fletcher's face was full of embarrassment.

"God!" Gormley lamented: "I dare not imagine what this battle would be like if the Chinese colonel obeyed your orders!" ”

"General!" Chief of Operations Knox said: "At least...... Lieutenant General Fletcher did a good job in directing the defense, he successfully held off the Japanese attack, and our losses were not significant......"

"If it weren't for this!" Gormley interrupted Knox: "Then Lieutenant General Fletcher is afraid that he will not sit here!" ”

There was a pause. Gormley shook his head and sighed, "How do you tell me to report to my general?" Do you want me to tell him...... The victory in this battle was all because of the command and persistence of that Chinese colonel?! ”

Once again, the conference room fell silent.

Compared with the embarrassment of the US naval generals, the Chinese and American officers and men on Kuah Island were cheering.

Although most of this battle was fought by the "Cactus" air force, the 1st Marine Regiment was honored...... You must know that they have always been compared to the Chinese in the battle, and now it is rare for the American Air Force to help them win back a game, so that they can regain their confidence in front of the Chinese.

But of course, the Chinese will not be compared to them, because they all know that it is the Chinese who command this air force to victory.

Wang Mazi called Zhang Chi as soon as possible, and shouted excitedly: "Boy." Yours Heaven and earth can go to the sky, this time it is a long face for us Chinese. Look at those dog-eyed Yankees who look down on people, they will always laugh at us, we are dirt buns! ”

Wang Mazi has a deep understanding of this, and even has a shadow in his heart...... This matter has to be said that when Sun Brabang was training, Wang Mazi was still the regiment commander at that time, and he belonged to senior officers, and he naturally lived in the officer's dormitory.

Naturally, the officers' dormitories are different from ordinary soldiers, and the biggest difference is that the public toilets use seated flush toilets.

Wang Mazi is a native of the country. Have you ever seen such a thing as a flush toilet, and when you were in a hurry for the first time, you just didn't know how to get on, thinking about how to squat on such a slippery side? It hurts to reluctantly tear off his pants and sit down...... This is Wang Mazi who doesn't know how to put down the sitting position, so he can't get out, and finally there is no way. I had to hold the water tank in the opposite direction, and it was finally solved.

However, after solving the problem, they didn't know how to flush the toilet, and a few more American officers happened to walk by, and when they saw Wang Mazi like that, they all covered their noses and shook their heads.

Although Wang Mazi couldn't understand what they said, he knew that he was laughing at him by looking at the expression and appearance, and he was not convinced and had an argument with the Yankees, and finally Zhang Chi came to let Wang Mazi know what the problem was.

It is precisely because of this "lesson" that Wang Mazi wants to get rid of the hat of "soil bun" all the time, and even secretly asked Zhang Chi to teach him a few words of English.

Staff Officer Liang told Zhang Chi mysteriously a few days later: "Tuanzuo, do you know? Our story has spread all over the country! ”

"In the country...... It's all spreading? Hearing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but be a little surprised, you must know that this place is 108,000 miles away from China, and China is very closed at this time, how could the news spread to China so quickly.

"Yes!" Staff Officer Liang replied: "I also got the news from Burma, and the newspapers in China are spreading that our Chinese troops helped the Americans win a great victory in the Pacific Ocean, sinking several aircraft carriers and hundreds of planes of the Japanese!" ”

"Oh!" Hearing this, Zhang Chi understood.

This should be to boost people's morale and morale, so the results of the battle are deliberately exaggerated for publicity.

(To be continued.) )