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Unlike the Japanese who were startled and angry, Major General Fletcher, who was commanding on the heavy cruiser Astoria, was overjoyed when he saw that the Chinese fighter planes beat up the rampant Japanese planes so quickly. .

"Great, kill those sons of bitches! Liaison officer, immediately contact the Chinese pilots in the sky and let them kill the Japanese bombers!"

"Max...Mask!"

Fletcher, who didn't hear an answer after a while, turned his head and found the liaison officer, Major Major Mask, saying in embarrassment: "Sir, there is no one on board who can speak Chinese."

"Shet!"

Fletcher felt angry for a while, and he almost roared: "Then go find it, I don't believe that the entire task force with tens of thousands of people can't find a person who can speak Chinese, Go... immediately... immediately!"

The liaison officer ran out of the command room almost scrambling.

Just when Huang Kebiao led two panda squadrons to kill all directions, the fleet of aircraft that took off from Henderson Airport could barely fly to the battlefield.

Looking at the few Japanese planes left in the sky, Captain Jamie felt a little dazed for a moment. I was only 10 minutes late and you finished the work. You only left us some leftovers. Are you polite?

Although there were thousands of grass and mud horses roaring past in his heart, Jamie couldn't complain, and could only vent his anger on the still struggling Japanese aircraft.

Soon, more than 80 Hellcats overwhelmed the more than 20 Type [-] bombers and Type Zeros remaining in the sky...

There is a proverb in the military circles of later generations, whoever controls the sky controls victory.

This theory was not yet popular during World War II, but it is an indisputable fact that air power has received more and more attention from countries all over the world.

Lieutenant General No. 17 of the Sanchuan Army, who was commanding the fierce battle between the Eighth Fleet and the U.S. Task Force No. An order was issued for the entire army to retreat.

"What...retreat?"

"Yes, the entire fleet forms an air defense formation and retreats immediately!"

"But... But in this way, our strategic goal this time will not be achieved!" A staff officer was really unwilling, and boldly raised objections.

Seeing someone objecting, Sanchuan Junyi immediately changed his face: "Baga, we have no air cover, and there is no way to continue fighting. Don't you understand such a simple truth?"

"Hi!"

Seeing that the Sanchuan army was determined, the staff had no choice but to give an order to retreat.

It has to be said that Junichi Mikawa's order was very decisive and timely. By the time Major General Fletcher responded, the Eighth Fleet had already retreated several nautical miles.

"Sir, the Japanese are gone!"

"Come up!"

Fletcher, who had just gained air superiority, naturally would not let the Japanese run away so easily, and immediately commanded the No.17 task force to catch up. cruiser.

The Eighth Fleet retreated while fighting, and at the end were the three cruisers "Aoba", Kako, and Kinugasa of the Sixth Squadron.

It has to be said that the overall quality of the Japanese navy during World War II was indeed world-class. Although the Japanese side was retreating, the three cruisers did not panic, but fired fiercely at the US military while retreating without showing any weakness.

At 14:23 noon, Aoba, Kako, and Kinugasa opened fire and launched torpedoes on the "Chicago" at the same time.

The bow of the "Chicago" was hit by a torpedo, and the mast was also hit by a 1mm shell. The captain of the "Chicago" immediately ordered a counterattack.

The cruiser Chicago fired 25 rounds at the destroyer "Yuzhi" of the Japanese fleet under fierce Japanese artillery fire, but it was helpless that it did not hit. Instead, the opponent released smoke and quickly disappeared from sight.

At this time, the fire on the Chicago was getting bigger and bigger. In order to prevent long nights and dreams, Major General Fletcher could only order the "Chicago" to retreat westward.

At this time, some people may ask, didn't the Americans win the air battle, why didn't they let the planes attack the Japanese fleet.

Sorry, both the Panda fighter jet driven by Huang Kebiao and the Hellcat fighter jet piloted by Captain Jamie belong to fighter jets fighting for air supremacy. They do not carry bombs and can carry torpedoes.

Just relying on the airborne 12.7mm machine gun to attack the thick-skinned Japanese cruisers and battleships is tantamount to tickling them, so more than 100 planes appeared on the battlefield circling the Japanese fleet but were unable to attack. A scene where you can leave angrily.

Seeing that his own plane had no choice but to leave, plus the damage to the cruiser Chicago and the sinking of the cruisers Australia and Canberra, Major General Fletcher was afraid of greater losses, so he ordered the task force to stop the pursuit and let the Eighth Fleet leave.

In this way, the first large-scale naval battle between the US and Japanese armies ended anticlimactically, and when the results of the battle were reported back to China, it also caused a silence within the navy.

There is no other reason, because Fletcher's luck is really bad.

During the Battle of the Coral Sea, Fletcher was not only responsible for commanding the No. 17 Task Force, but even the No. 16 Task Force was under his control, and his opponent was the Fifth Fleet of the Japanese Navy.

As a result of the Battle of the Coral Sea, one of the Japanese aircraft carriers sank, but the USS Lexington was severely damaged and had to be torpedoed and sunk by the US military.

The reason is that the boiler of the USS Lexington was damaged in the previous battle, but no one in the damage control team found the oil and gas leaking, which eventually caused the oil and gas to be ignited and exploded by electric sparks.

During the Battle of Midway Island, the only aircraft carrier in the fleet commanded by Fletcher, the Yorktown, was injured and just about to leave the battlefield, but a Japanese submarine jumped out of nowhere and directly smashed the shattered Yorktown. The number that was hit entered the water and sank.

That's all, but in this naval battle, the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier of the No.17 task force was damaged again, two cruisers were sunk, and one cruiser was injured. Fletcher was scared to death.

From their point of view, Fletcher's luck was really weird, and he was just having trouble with aircraft carriers.

You must know that the current national navy is still relatively weak. There are only a few aircraft carriers in the Pacific Fleet, so how can it withstand Fletcher's continuous disasters.

As a result, Admiral Ernest King, the commander of the US Navy, issued an order, and Major General Fletcher was transferred back to China, and Spruance took over his position. on the plane back home.