Invincible from the sword

Chapter 391 This Is Zhang Lei's Judgment
Zhang Lei grinned.

Damn.

Is Fletcher writing a novel?

Sending a telegram can actually say so much.

This meant that the telegram didn't cost money. If he charged him one yuan per word, it would probably not be enough for Fletcher to earn half a year's salary just for this telegram.

However, Zhang Lei is still very satisfied that Fletcher can sink an aircraft carrier.

This Fletcher, command ability is not bad.

Zhang Lei roughly calculated the time in his mind.

Judging by the time, this battle should have just begun.

It is indeed not easy to achieve such a result from the very beginning.

Still, be cautious.

The fleet of the Japanese army attacking the Coral Sea was very large.

Nimitz was in a good mood.

It is a very good start for Fletcher to achieve such a record at the beginning.

It seems that the battle of the Coral Sea is settled.

At the same time, Nimitz also made a big difference to Zhang Lei.

The reason why Fletcher was able to achieve such a record this time was basically according to Zhang Lei's plan.

It's clearly stated in the telegram.

He used the carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier to sink the Japanese aircraft carrier.

Only ten fighters were lost by itself.

I can't accept it.

Nimitz said sincerely: "Commander Zhang, I must admit that your tactics for this naval battle are very correct.

Fletcher used the aircraft on the aircraft carrier to sink a Japanese aircraft carrier in less than 10 minutes.

This was completely unimaginable before.

Your tactics are right.

In naval warfare, we should indeed focus on aircraft carriers.

This is much more lethal than a battleship.

Commander Zhang, your understanding of naval warfare is completely beyond my imagination. "

Zhang Lei frowned: "General Nimitz, thank you for your compliment.

But I must remind you that the battle is not over yet.

You have to alert Fletcher to watch out for the Japanese planes.

The scale of the Japanese attack was very large.

Fletcher's telegram just now stated that the Japanese fleet consisted of an aircraft carrier and four cruisers.

Such a force seems to me too small.

This time the Japanese army attacked Port Moresby in New Guinea and the Kangaroo Country with great momentum.

Absolutely not just sending these few warships over.

And the Japanese troop carrier did not appear.

This shows that the Japanese fleet attacked by Fletcher should only be a squadron of the Japanese army.

A larger fleet must be not far from Fletcher's fleet.

In such a small fleet of the Japanese army, there is actually an aircraft carrier.

Then the other fleet of the Japanese army is definitely the main force of the Japanese fleet.

I guess there will be at least one aircraft carrier there as well.

Fletcher attacked the Japanese fleet, and the huge Japanese fleet must have received the news.

I judged that the Japanese planes had already departed.

General Nimitz, please order Fletcher to move his fleet immediately.

Otherwise, the Japanese aircraft will soon find them. "

This……

Nimitz was in a good mood.

I feel like I'm about to fly.

As a result, when Zhang Lei said this, cold sweat broke out immediately.

I drop mom.

What Zhang Lei said makes sense.

Nimitz didn't dare to be careless, so he quickly sent a telegram to Fletcher, telling him to retreat quickly.

Withdraw the troops to the south first.

Then look for an opportunity to attack the main fleet of the Japanese army.

Fletcher was in his command room, feeling so good.

Also opened a bottle of red wine.

Take a bite.

what!
Cool!
It was cool, a lieutenant colonel walked over quickly: "General Fletcher, the headquarters sent a telegram to let us pay attention to the Japanese aircraft.

Commander Zhang said that around our fleet, there is also a huge Japanese fleet.

General Nimitz told us to transfer immediately. "

What the hell? ? ?

The huge fleet of the Japanese army?
Fletcher's heart skipped a beat.

What the hell!

is this real?
Fletcher, who was in a good mood, suddenly exploded.

I can't even think about anything else.

This is Zhang Lei's judgment!

If someone else said that, then he, Fletcher, really wanted to argue with him.

But this judgment was made by Zhang Lei.

Then he, Fletcher, should be treated with caution.

Fletcher didn't have time to think about it, and quickly ordered the fleet to retreat.

And ordered all personnel of the fleet to enter combat positions.

Prepare to meet the bombing of Japanese aircraft.

This time Fletcher attacked the Japanese fleet and achieved brilliant results.

At the same time, Fletcher realized the importance of aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft.

He clearly realized that in front of the huge fleet, the entire fleet was a living target.

Just in case, all fighter jets on the Lexington were ordered to take off.

Escort.

In this case, if the Japanese army planes do fly over, their planes can also handle it.

On the battleships of the No. 17 Task Force, the sirens sounded together.

The red warning light was blinking.

The soldiers on the entire fleet looked nervous.

For most soldiers, this is their first battle.

Most of the soldiers here have never even seen what the Japanese army looks like.

The Lexington was busy.

The planes buzzed into the sky one by one.

The USS Lexington is equipped with Hellcat fighter jets.

The performance is very strong.

Because it is a heavy aircraft carrier, there are almost thirty Hellcat fighters equipped only.

In addition, there are a large number of bombers and torpedo planes.

Of course, because it was to prevent the Japanese aircraft from attacking, all the Hellcat fighters took off.

The bombers and torpedo planes did not take off.

Just as the Hellcat fighter took off quickly, the air defense siren sounded.

Observers on the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier spotted a large number of Japanese aircraft at five o'clock.

There were almost seventy of them.

The sky is full of little black dots.

Fletcher was taken aback.

What the hell!

So many planes! !
Fletcher quickly ordered that all the planes on the deck of the Lexington take off.

Intercept Japanese aircraft.

Meanwhile, Fletcher makes a surprising decision.

Let all the planes on the Yorktown take off immediately, ready to bomb the Japanese aircraft carrier.

It is impossible to retreat.

As soon as Fletcher gritted his teeth, an idea suddenly popped up in his mind.

Your Japanese aircraft came to bomb me, which means that the Japanese aircraft carrier should be not far away.

Although I don't know where the Japanese aircraft carrier is, his plane can fly there with the Japanese plane.

No matter how awesome your Japanese plane is, you still have to go back, right?
Moreover, the Japanese aircraft carrier at that time had the worst defensive capabilities.

An aircraft carrier without aircraft protection has a very low probability of survival.

After Fletcher's order was issued, busy work began on the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown.

The Japanese aircraft formation is very large.

There are eighteen Zero fighters, eighteen carrier-based attack aircraft, and 33 carrier-based bombers.

The black crowd rushed towards Fletcher's fleet.

These Japanese troops received a death order and must sink at least one aircraft carrier of the Lighthouse Fleet.

Narumi Inoue, the commander of the Japanese fleet, almost screamed and gave the combat order.

Narumi Inoue has already received the report of the sinking of the Xiangfeng aircraft carrier.

The whole person was trembling with anger.

The old man with a drawn face.

If it wasn't for standing on the boat, this chin would have been pulled into the sea.

idiot.

This is just the beginning.

He didn't even see the shadow of the lighthouse country's fleet, and the aircraft carrier Xiangfeng was sunk.

According to the telegram sent by the Japanese Fourth Fleet, the carrier-based aircraft of the Lighthouse Country carried out a saturation attack on the Xiangfeng aircraft carrier.

The sky is full of planes.

The Xiangfeng was sunk, and even the commander of the Fourth Fleet, Takagi, was killed.

Such a huge loss made Inoue Narumi's hair stand on end.

How can I explain this to General Yamamoto! ! !

Narumi Inoue was very upset.

He also knew in his heart that his name was not good in the entire island navy.

The entire navy, from top to bottom, has always questioned his command ability of Narumi Inoue.

Said that he was good at everything except fighting.

But Narumi Inoue is the commander of the navy.

This is simply an insult to him!

In this battle, Narumi Inoue was holding back her energy.

If he can defeat the fleet of the Lighthouse Country in one fell swoop in this naval battle, then his reputation as Narumi Inoue can even overshadow Chuichi Nagumo.

But unexpectedly, his fleet lost an aircraft carrier just at the beginning.

If he didn't kill several warships from the Lighthouse Country, he wouldn't be able to explain it at all.

So Narumi Inoue immediately ordered to destroy the fleet of the Lighthouse Country at all costs.

From Narumi Inoue's point of view, this shouldn't be a big problem.

In his opinion, the performance of the lighthouse country's carrier-based aircraft is simply not good.

They are not the opponents of their Japanese Zero fighters at all.

The pilots of the Japanese army were also holding back their energy.

The leader is a devil flying captain.

Very arrogant.

Wearing a big brown leather coat.

There is also an ear cap on the head.

A strip of white cloth was tied to his short head.

The scene of these martial arts lasts a long time.

Crooked.

It looks irregular.

Because the fleet of the Lighthouse Country was already known, the Japanese planes came very quickly.

In just half an hour, the Japanese aircraft spotted Fletcher's huge aircraft carrier formation.

Seen from a high altitude, there are many long white lines on the blue sea.

That is the trace left by the battleship's rapid advance.

White lines, several kilometers long.

Suo ga.

What a huge fleet.

The eyes of the Japanese flight captain's eyes widened immediately.

The Lighthouse Country actually has two aircraft carriers!

This is a big piece of fat!

Sada four wives...

The captain of the Japanese flight battalion shook the wings of the plane, and then manipulated the joystick of the plane to drive the plane down.

The captain of the Japanese flight squadron was driving a carrier-based Type Zero fighter.

Under the belly of the fighter jet, an aerial bomb is mounted.

(End of this chapter)