<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ngosuku olulandelayo, ithimba lomsebenzi lomthwali labuya ukuhlasela iLuzon, ngosuku olufanayo lapho izakhi zeSithupha Army zihlale ogwini eLeyte; ukuhlaselwa kweLuzon kwaqhubeka ngo-19 Okthoba. Umkhandlu  <response>: ukufika eLeyte kwaholela ekuqalisweni kwe-Operation Shō-Gō 1, impendulo ehleliwe yamasosha asolwandle aseJapane ekufikeni kwamabutho ahlangene ePhilippines. Lolu hlelo kwakuwumsebenzi oyinkimbinkimbi onamabutho amathathu ahlukene: I- 1st Mobile Fleet, manje ebizwa ngokuthi i-Northern Force ngaphansi kukaJisaburō Ozawa, i-Center Force ngaphansi kuka-Takeo Kurita, kanye ne-Southern Force ngaphansi kukaShoji Nishimura. Imikhumbi yezikebhe ka-Ozawa, manje eyayingasenayo iningi lezindiza zayo, kwakufanele isebenze njengesihebo semikhumbi yempi kaKurita noNishimura, okwakufanele isebenzise ukuphazamiseka ukuhlasela imikhumbi yokuhlasela ngokuqondile. 