The Third Naval Air Fleet flagship, the carrier "Longxiang".
If Major General Tsunoji hadn't taken the first reconnaissance aircraft seriously, thinking that it had taken off from Zu Island before daylight and was now on its way back, then when the second reconnaissance aircraft approached from the same direction, Tsunoji felt something was amiss.
That was from the east!
When arranging the second round of reconnaissance, had they not adjusted the flight route of the reconnaissance aircraft?
Although Tsunoji's abilities could not compare to Lan Yun and Sawa, not even to Yamaguchi of the Second Naval Air Fleet—which was why he was relegated to commanding the Third Naval Air Fleet—still, he knew that during reconnaissance, one must adjust the flight routes of the planes according to the actual situation.
Two reconnaissance operations, almost identical in nature, even with a few hours' interval, would not yield any unexpected findings.
