This telegram came from Navy headquarters.
The shore-based Air Force stationed on Zu Island would launch before three o'clock to attack the second Main Battle Corps previously discovered by patrol aircraft, planning to dispatch thirty Bombers and twenty Fighters.
The message concluded by mentioning that the Aviation Mixed Fleet would consider whether to participate in the attack action at their discretion.
Navy headquarters didn't directly issue an order, and that was unavoidable because the current position of the Aviation Mixed Fleet was unknown.
Moreover, according to the operational codes of the Empire's Navy, even the Navy Commander-in-chief does not have the authority to remotely control the Fleet.
Once on the battlefield, the Fleet Commander is the only decision-maker and is the sole person responsible for all decisions made.
At this moment, it was two forty, twenty minutes away from three o'clock.
