Eight minutes after the Enterprise aircraft carrier attack group retreated, the Japanese attack waves that emerged from Monta Island rushed to the sky above the battlefield. A total of 24 attacking aircraft groups composed of a one-type land attack and a 97-ship attack flew to the remaining cruisers of the TF64 formation to drop bombs overhead. Without fighter jets in the air and without a tight wheel-shaped defensive array, the three American ships naturally would not have such good luck. Even if the three ships have exerted the strongest anti-aircraft artillery fire, they still cannot stop the aircraft.

Their attack was much more tragic than the Japanese artillery fleet: Salt Lake City was hit with three bombs and two torpedoes, and after struggling for 2 minutes, it was declared sunk. San Francisco was hit with four bombs and one torpedo. Although it did not sink, it could only survive at a speed of 7 knots. Only Atlanta was the best luck. After hitting one near-lose bomb, it did not lose its speed and fled quickly. At 6:25, the Japanese heavy cruiser group who arrived at the scene sent San Francisco to the bottom of the sea with a volley.

At this point, only one Atlanta light cruiser successfully escaped from the entire TF64 formation. He was going to face the pursuit of the Japanese fleet, and it was a telegram sent by Japanese reconnaissance planes that saved him.

"Sir, the No. 7 reconnaissance plane discovered the enemy aircraft carrier formation!" Caolu Renyi suddenly cheered in the Yamato Commander Tower, "Just about 210 nautical miles southwest of ours, there are 2 large aircraft carriers, 1 battleship, 4 cruisers, and 8 destroyers. The center of the enemy fleet is located at 11 degrees 80 minutes south latitude, 158 degrees 62 minutes east longitude, with a southeast speed of 24 knots..."

"Okay!" Hori Teiki was excited and overjoyed. "Notice the location. Let the mobile fleet dispatch carrier-based aircraft to launch an attack. I shelled the entire fleet and attacked the entire army..."

"Sir!..."

"Sir!" Kondo Nobutake and Kusato said unanimously against the artillery fleet continuing to move forward, with the reason being obvious: although the enemy aircraft carrier formation has been discovered, the discovery does not mean destroying. Now the US fleet is still a tiger that can eat people, and the position of the artillery fleet has been exposed. If it is forced to chase, it is easy to be hit by the enemy again.

Hori Teiki pointed to the Zero War above his head: "There are planes to protect us, don't be afraid! You have also seen the war just now. Yamato is not as fragile as you think."

"But then you're in danger."

"If we are in danger, then the mobile fleet will be completely out of danger. I am the bait, and I must understand my own situation and value."

"But...the Americans may be preparing for a second attack wave now."

"I'm not afraid of danger since the day I joined the navy." Hori Teiki comforted the two, "The distance of 200 nautical miles is less than 10 hours. We arrived early, and maybe there would be a chance to send all the injured American ships to the bottom of the sea..."

"This..." The two really didn't understand why Hori Teki was so stubbornly trying to bombard the fleet and continue to advance.

"The speed of American man-made warships is terrible, but the speed of the Americans training qualified sailors is not that fast. Sinking and capturing them is much more urgent than injuring them." Horitiki's voice was not loud. It was no less than a thunder in everyone's ears.

During the dispute, the watchtower reported another organic group. After observation, it was found that it was a zero-war cluster that flew over from Rabaul - a total of 45, plus the 27 fighter jets left just now. Now there are 72 fighter jets covering the group above the shelling fleet.

At 6:32, after waiting anxiously for nearly 2 hours, the Hornet Air Force finally received the order to attack - the priority target was to attack the super battleships in the enemy's shelling fleet. Originally, Kincaid still had the chance to change the order, but after receiving the report that the Hornet 16 SBDs successfully attacked the landing fleet (1 of them lost) and had returned, he quickly made up his mind.

At 6:39, the 12 SBD dive bombers who escaped from the Enterprise's first offensive wave and took on the in-depth recruitment mission reached the limit of return fuel. They still did not find the Japanese aircraft carrier (of course they could not find it. Their search focus was in the northeast, and the Japanese mobile fleet was in the northwest at this time). According to the original order, they returned to the mothership and completed the attack on the Japanese artillery fleet along the way.

Only 8 SBDs successfully found the target of attack, and the other four flew straight back to the Enterprise because they did not find the Japanese fleet. As a result, the eight SBDs attacked along the way were torn to pieces by 72 Zero fighters who were responsible for cover tasks over the shelling fleet. In addition to hitting Mua again with a near-burn (Mua: please call me the King of Near-burn), they also shot down a unlucky Zero fighter, and then all of these eight aircraft were shot down in the turbulent Sea of ​​Solomon.

At 6:43, all aircraft carriers of the motor fleet moved against the wind and released carrier-based aircraft. For this attack, Tsukahara Nishiso San took out 264 aircraft in one breath (the two large, three small and five aircraft carriers of the motor fleet had a total of 280 carrier-based aircraft, leaving 16 direct cover aircraft). Shochi, Ruihe, Feihe, Flying Eagle, Falcon Eagle, and Ruihe, the scene was spectacular, and it was called the third carrier-based aircraft assembly comparable to Pearl Harbor and Midway Island.

Considering the numerous aircraft, the entire fleet is divided into three waves in the front and rear. The first wave includes 97 ship attacks (carrying torpedoes) and 29 ship explosions (bombs). They are escorted by 33 Zero fighters, with a total of 95 fighters forming the first attack team. The highest commander is the captain of the Shochi torpedo flight team, an excellent pilot who has participated in the battles of Pearl Harbor and Midway. Major Shigeji Murata, who is called "King of Lightning Strike", the bomber commander is Captain Takahashi, the captain of the Shochi bomber flight team, and the fighter commander is Captain Hayao Shirakan; at 7 o'clock, 89 aircraft of the Second Attack Team

Then we set out, with a total of 97 ships attacking 27, 99 ships exploded 33, and escorted them with 29 Zero fighters. The commander-in-chief is the captain of the USS Shochi bomber flight captain, the commander-in-chief Captain Captain Imaizumi Ichiro, and the commander-in-chief of the fighter is the captain of the Schoin-chief fighter, the commander-in-chief of the Schoin-chief fighter, the commander-in-chief of the Schoin-chief, the captain of the Schoin-chief, the captain of the Schoin-chief, the young man, Lieutenant Ichiro Tanaka.
Chapter completed!