The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 879

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: 0.096s Scan: 0.030sThese questions from Yamaguchi Tamon were indeed a bit puzzling, so even Yamamoto Isoroku, who was in high spirits, couldn’t help but start thinking after hearing what the other party said!

“What do you mean?”

He had no clue for the time being. He didn’t understand why the third reconnaissance plane found the target, but the first two reconnaissance planes didn’t?

This is obviously not in line with common sense!

After all, although the speed of the battleship is very fast, it is still much slower than the reconnaissance plane flying in the air.

When there is no fog on the sea and the visibility is very high, the visual distance of the pilot of the reconnaissance plane flying in the air can reach dozens of kilometers.

Combined with their conscious search, it is actually very difficult for the enemy to hide their whereabouts. If the enemy is in that position from the beginning, then the first reconnaissance plane should have found the enemy!

Even if the first one was very unlucky and failed to find the target, then the second reconnaissance plane should have found the target. After all, the same low-probability thing can’t happen twice, right?

Could it be that the German army knows the spell of teleportation?

Of course it’s impossible, so the third time their reconnaissance plane found the enemy fleet at the expected position, which is very strange in itself!

“I think the enemy was not in the preset position several times before, and only appeared in this position the third time!”

“Why would they do this? Wouldn’t it be like actively exposing their position to us?”

Yamamoto Fifty-six felt a little unbelievable after hearing what Yamaguchi Tamon said, because if Yamaguchi Tamon’s guess was right, then the German army’s behavior seemed too abnormal!

“That’s right, if they really did this, then it’s definitely not a coincidence that we discovered their location. Instead, it’s possible that they did it on purpose in order to expose their location!”

Yamaguchi Tamon’s words made Yamamoto Isoroku feel very uneasy, and this feeling of uneasiness was rapidly increasing!

Although he didn’t want to believe it, he had to admit that if Yamaguchi Tamon’s speculation was correct, then this matter was very serious!

“Why did the German army expose their position? What is their purpose in doing so?”

Yamaguchi Tamon did not directly say what he guessed in his heart, but asked two questions in one breath.

These two questions involve the core of the matter!

He believed that with Yamamoto Isoroku’s intelligence, as long as he used his brain to think seriously about these two questions, he would definitely be able to think of the key points he was worried about!

Yamamoto Isoroku really began to think seriously, and the more he thought about it, the worse his face became!

He has gradually realized that this may be a trap prepared by the Germans, and they have dug a pit and are waiting for them to jump in!

However, the carrier-based aircraft units have been dispatched now, and it is very difficult to recall them, and recalling them is equivalent to giving up the attack, and if they cannot be completed… If they succeed in this attack, then they will never be able to gain air superiority!

As long as they don’t have air superiority, he will not be able to kill this German fleet!

The German army had previously achieved the results of damaging two aircraft carriers and sinking several cruisers, while the Japanese army had gained nothing!

Therefore, if they choose to retreat, the Japanese army would be equivalent to losing the naval battle, which would be very unfavorable for them!

Therefore, Isoroku Yamamoto could not withdraw the order to attack!

But if the order was not withdrawn, his own troops would still be in danger, so after thinking about it, he could only make a compromise:”Send a telegram to notify the aviation forces, asking them to be alert to the enemy in the air and be careful of the enemy’s ambush!”

This order from Isoroku Yamamoto is reasonable. After all, the enemy warships on the sea are obvious targets and can be seen from a long distance, so it is basically difficult to ambush them. Therefore, he does not think that these surface warships will pose a threat to their air fleet!

And the only thing that can pose a threat to them is probably the fighter unit on the German aircraft carrier!

In previous air battles, he had witnessed the superior performance of German aircraft and the superb skills and rich combat experience of German pilots, so he did not doubt the strength of the German fighter unit.

In the view of Isoroku Yamamoto, if the German army really wanted to ambush them, then their only way was to hide the fighter unit in advance, and when the Japanese army launched an attack on their own fleet, they would unexpectedly attack from behind the Japanese army and attack them. If they are caught off guard, it is possible to pose a threat to the Japanese air force!

Therefore, if you remind your own troops in time and let them prepare for the enemy’s possible air attack before the attack, then the threat posed by the enemy’s sneak attack to them will be greatly reduced!

Hearing Yamamoto Isoroku’s order, Yamaguchi Tamon frowned slightly.

Although there was nothing wrong with Yamamoto Isoroku’s order, he also knew the reason why the other party did not choose to recall his own troops.

However, for some reason, the worry in his heart never subsided.

Moreover, he always had a feeling in his heart that the ambush prepared by the German army for them was not an air fighter unit, but something else!

However, what exactly is this thing? Yamaguchi Tamon, like Yamamoto Isoroku, has no clue at all!

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“”General, the commander of the Combined Fleet, Isoroku Yamamoto, has just sent a telegram to the attacking air force. The content of the telegram has been intercepted and deciphered by us. This is a telegram asking the air force to be careful and not to be ambushed by us in the air!”

Nimitz raised his eyebrows. To be honest, he was a little surprised that the other party suddenly sent such a telegram at this time.

“It’s a bit strange that the other party sent such a telegram at this time!”

Spruance also keenly caught this information, and he was also a little puzzled.

“Well, it is indeed a bit puzzling. The other party seems to have noticed our plan, but he still refuses to give up the attack. Obviously, he still has expectations for this attack!”

Nimitz put the telegram aside and didn’t care much.

Yamamoto Fifty-six may really have some ability. After all, he can perceive the German intentions by intuition in this situation. This is indeed quite impressive.

However, he has very little intelligence on the German army and has no idea what the German army can really threaten them with!

And out of common sense, he thought that the biggest threat to the Japanese army was the German fighter group. As a result, he only warned to be careful of ambushes in the air, but did not think of other dangers!

This kind of combat thinking confined to common sense is almost the same as the mistake Nimitz made before!