On the afternoon of the 14th, the Saiyi Navy, in conjunction with the Army Air Force, launched a reprisal operation against the Imperial Navy.
Within just a few hours, the Saiyi Navy and Army deployed hundreds of fighters and bombers to repeatedly search the northeastern sea area of the Xu Sea.
Without a doubt, their target was the Special Mixed Group.
By around five o'clock in the afternoon, when the search had yielded no results, a group of Type 96 Saiyi naval bombers bombed the airfield on Jeju Island.
Although the battle report from the Navy headquarter did not mention any losses or other details, it was clear that the Saiyi Navy had grown suspicious.
Not finding the Special Mixed Group wasn't the real issue.
After all, the Special Mixed Group had been engaged in battle for several days, and the fighting near Buju was close to ending; it was possible that they had withdrawn to the rear to resupply fuel and ammunition the previous day.
