"Cunningham's troops must rush over to intercept the attack. Even if they cannot intercept, they must join forces with the Ingersoll fleet... As for the attack aircraft group, there is no need to attack the enemy aircraft carrier formation. It is recommended that you divide the troops into two groups, first attack the enemy transport fleet, attract reinforcements from land-based aircraft on Newfoundland Island, and then attack the airport the other way, and the Germans will not be rampant." The more complicated the situation is, the clearer the mind of General Jin. He said one by one with a stern face. Everyone thought it made sense. In any case, the situation on Newfoundland must be maintained.

"In addition, let Matthew and Canadians send additional troops to rescue pilots who are parachuting in Newfoundland. The plane doesn't matter, and the pilots must keep as much as possible! After fighting this battle, many novices can grow into veterans, and we can't afford to lose too many pilots."

Arnold nodded hurriedly. The losses suffered by China Airlines in this battle were even greater than those of the Caribbean. The two battles of the Caribbean and Bermuda finally trained a group of experienced pilots, and most of them were consumed in this battle. However, the staff had done statistics. In terms of survival rate and power construction, these experienced pilots performed the best, and even 3-4 aces (shooting down 5 enemy planes) emerged. He raised his hands to agree with Admiral Jin's strategy.

In the afternoon, the land-sea attack aircraft groups on Prince Edward Island set off one after another. HNA was responsible for dealing with the retreating German fleet, and the Land-sea were responsible for dealing with the German airport on Newfoundland Island. The result was contrary to expectations. The first German fleet found in the morning was gone. HNA could only attack the German ships outside the port, but ended up hitting the German fighter cluster that was ready. At this time, the German army had a total of 76 fighters, leaving 16 covers the airport and the Marine Corps, and 60 were assigned to intercept the US HNA formation.

HNA's performance is not much better than China Airlines. In a fierce offensive and defensive battle, the US military sunk the USS Leipzig light cruiser, created the Imperial battleship, the Seedlitz heavy cruiser, and another two cargo ships, but the price it paid was extremely high. Under the strong interception of the German fleet's air defense firepower and fighter jets, a total of 84 aircraft of various types were lost, and the German army lost 13 fighters. Hartmann was even more familiar with the do-412 in his hand, and won 5 results in one go, tying the record of Marseille shooting down 17 aircraft in a day.

Originally, the German army had the opportunity to expand the results. At the last stage of the offensive and defensive war, the airport suddenly called for reinforcements, saying that a large number of enemy planes rushed over, so the German army immediately assigned 16 fighter jets to rush for reinforcements, but even so, there were only 32 aircraft, which seemed weak in the face of nearly 200 US military attack aircraft groups. The US army raided the German airport and destroyed 17 He-218s and 8 Ju-98s on the ground. At the same time, nearly 100 casualties of the Marine Corps in the direction of the defensive airport. 32 fighters desperately intercepted and captured 41 US aircraft, losing 10 of them. After the night fell, as the airport and some runways were destroyed, the remaining German aircraft could only rely on the half-way runway, steel plates and mud to land, resulting in 7 more aircraft.

Faced with such a situation, even Hartman, who had always been full of confidence, began to worry: there were fewer and fewer planes, and the pilots who fought continuously were very tired. This evening, he felt his eyelids drooping. If he hadn't forced himself to hold on, as long as he closed his eyes gently, it might be the scene of the plane being destroyed and the people being killed.

"Sir, you can't go on like this anymore. The entire army must retreat tonight, otherwise no one else will leave tomorrow." Marine commander Colonel Gauter's face was covered with blood. He contacted Lieutenant General Bert, who was in charge of the port through the battlefield phone. The artillery formation commanded by Lieutenant General Bert has been dismantled in half. Italian battleships and cruisers have covered the first batch of troops last night. The German own battleships and cruisers will retreat tonight. Ozawa originally arranged four destroyers to undertake the third batch of retreat tasks, but Gotte believed that the battlefield situation was changing rapidly and there was probably no chance of the third batch of retreat. The entire army must retreat tonight.

"What should I do if there are so many equipment?" Lieutenant General Bei asked hesitantly, "If they are blasted, the noise will be too loud, and the enemy will definitely find out soon, and no one will leave at that time..."

"If you have equipment..." Gao Te gritted his teeth, "There are the last 4 Tiger models left, and there are 3 Himmler organs. They can be loaded on board today. No. 4 or other heavy equipment is not cutting-edge technology. It is recommended that you do not need to explode. You can destroy the engine and gearbox and stay in place for the enemy. As for the plane... please work harder for the pilots, take off at dawn and cover the fleet for a while."

"How did they land? The planes can't fly Azores, and the fleet does not have aircraft carriers!"

"Don't land, if you run out of oil, parachutize and let the destroyer rescue them..."

"Okay, that's all I can do."

Late at night, Li Qiwei was also giving face-to-face advice with MacDonald and others: "Today, the Land Airlines destroyed the enemy's airport, and will launch another attack on the enemy tomorrow morning. I plan to concentrate my superior forces, especially the armored troops, and will not entangle with the German army in front of me tomorrow, directly attack the port, and cut off their retreat! So tonight we must first detour to the two wings..."

Everyone agreed. After the arrival of Li Qiwei and the 101st Airborne Division, the morale of the Allied forces was greatly boosted. Not only did they recover the lost positions a few days ago, but they also rescued a group of pilots who were shot down and parachuted. Everyone was full of confidence and believed that the entire Newfoundland Island would be restored soon.

In the early morning, the leaders of the Joint Conference who had been deploying all night yawned and continued to deduce the battle situation in the war room. The continuous staying up late and planning made the elderly generals' eyes turn red, their faces haggard, and their bodies were shaking but they could only grit their teeth and persevere.

The combat plan on December 4 is very clear: First, the Cunningham fleet with gathering forces is advancing eastward to be prepared to intercept the German aircraft carrier formation; Second, the Land and HaiNA dispatched troops to bomb the German fleet and positions in the early morning; Third, the 101st Airborne Division and Canadian troops are responsible for detour and encirclement, cutting off the German Marines' retreat; Fourth, the continued pressure is applied to Cape Verde and the enemy must be taken down as soon as possible.

Just after 7:30, an emergency telegram came from the front line.

"What? The Germans escaped?" Marshall shouted in anger, "When did they escape?"

"It should have been last night. The 101 Airborne Division launched an attack early in the morning, but it did not encounter resistance. It rushed all the way and controlled the port before it found that the enemy had slipped away. They also rescued a group of Canadian prisoners who were detained near the dock."

"Didn't the Canadians say that the German army had at least 5,000 people? Why did it slip so quickly? This is unscientific!"

After reading the telegram, Eisenhower smiled bitterly: "There is no 5,000, Matthew made it clear in the telegram. The German army invested a total of 3,000 troops, and about 800 people were killed in the battle. Some of the bodies did not have time to completely converge. In addition, 400-500 wounded and more than 500 people retreated the night before yesterday. There were about 1,000 Marines who were standing in St. Johns yesterday. They abandoned all their heavy equipment and supplies to escape. There were many German tanks No. 4, tank destroyers and artillery on the position. There were a lot of ammunition, aircraft wreckage and spare parts left on the enemy-controlled airport, but there was no complete aircraft..."

"Aren't the prisoners caught?"

"It seems that there are a few... Oh, 2, German pilots who got lost after a skydiving."

"Damn it, let the plane chase, they must not run far!"

This order does not need to be issued deliberately. After discovering it in the early morning, the US attacking formation quickly adjusted its route. After a search, it found the German fleet, but finding it did not mean that it could be easily dealt with. There were still more than 40 German fighters on it. After a fierce battle, the German formation lost the USS Murchio-Atendoro light cruiser (Italy), the USS Emden light cruiser and the z49 (Hedgeho Class) destroyer. The USS Imperial battleship ate two bombs and lost one main gun, but it could still maintain a speed of more than 20 knots. The cargo ship lost one more. The Tiger and Himmler organs that Gauter worked hard to take away were all sunk. However, sinking here is much better than being captured by the US military on the island. The US military lost more than 50 aircraft pilots for this reason, even if they successfully parachuted, they could only be captured.

Of course, the German aircraft group was not much stronger, either being shot down on the spot, or crashed due to fuel exhaustion after the US plane retreated. Fortunately, the pilot could parachutize and save it, and Lieutenant General Bell breathed a sigh of relief. Now there are only 11 aircraft left in the entire fleet, and all of them will run out of fuel in a few hours. Hartmann shot down another three in the morning, and then parked the plane steadily on the water after the fuel was exhausted. He didn't want to soak in the cold North Atlantic, but this couldn't last long. After he boarded the rescue boat, several waves rushed over, and the do-412, which had made many achievements, finally sank into the sea. After the Newfoundland strangle battle, the German army lost all the ta-152 and do-412. Lieutenant General Bell estimated that Minister Spel's face would be very exciting at that time.

The members of the Association all looked very ugly: the task of regaining Newfoundland was barely completed, but was the island's heavy losses just explained like this? Can you still beat the victory of repelling the German army? Everyone's face is not as thick as this level.

Ingram asked unwillingly: "Can you continue to dispatch aircraft to air strikes the German fleet?"

Arnold shook his head: "The attack aircraft group has returned in the early morning. At present, Newfoundland Airport cannot be used. It will be possible to attack again in the afternoon. However, the distance is too far, and the pressure and physical strength of the pilots have reached their limits. The horizontal bombing effect of the 4-engine bomber is not very good..."

Marshall waved his hand: "Forget it, save some effort. This group of pilots finally has practical experience and cannot be consumed easily. Send a telegram to Matthew and Canadians to immediately restore order on Newfoundland, repair the airport, count the losses, and the next battle depends on the navy."
Chapter completed!