Age of Rebirth

The words of Major General Haneda, the commander of the Kwantung Army Air Corps, resounded loudly. At least to the officers of the Kwantung Army, they were full of the confidence of a general of the Imperial Japanese Empire. Expressing his strong dissatisfaction, "This is the guy who insulted the Air Force just now. Now, you should always know why the combat aircraft in other areas of the Air Force didn't go to battle? It's not that Haneda didn't want to, but the commander-in-chief didn't want to !"

However, Major General Haneda seems to have forgotten that in the past few years, when the Kwantung Army Air Force took advantage of the Northern Flying Group of the Independent Division Air Force, whether it was a single-plane contest during patrol, or the size of a squadron or even a brigade However, Haneda himself had never encountered such a situation, so he was full of confidence and fighting spirit.

"Yo Xi!" General Nanjiro changed his iron-blue face just now, looked at the high-spirited Major General Haneda very appreciatively, and said: "Haneda-kun, you and your air team are the eagles of the Kwantung Army. It's time for the eagle to fly, and I ordered the entire air force to join the defense system of the Liaodong Peninsula, but not under Lieutenant General Yokota's order of command, and directly under the command of the headquarters!"

"The task of the Air Force is not to shoot down a few combat planes of the Independent Division. I ask you, Haneda-kun, not to be dispatched lightly. Your only task is to do your best to transport the Chinese people when the Independent Division troops start crossing the sea." One of the heaviest blows to the fleet, let the bodies of the soldiers of the Independent Division float all over the Bohai Sea. Remember, at any cost, even if it is piloting a fighter plane. Straight into the ship carrying the soldiers of the Independent Division! Haneda-san, you can do it ?"

Major General Haneda walked along, burning crazy flames, and almost roared: "Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, all Imperial warriors of the Air Force are determined to bury the independent division troops who dared to invade on the surface of the Bohai Sea with their own lives." , Life is as gorgeous as cherry blossoms, not for eternity. Just for the beauty of the moment when it blooms!"

"Yoshi!" General Nanjiro shouted, "Haneda-kun, from your body, I can see the military spirit of the Imperial Japanese Army! ——Life is as gorgeous as cherry blossoms, not for eternity, but for instant blooming The beauty of the time!" He closed his eyes, seeming to be absorbed in these words.

Suddenly.General Nanjiro opened his eyes.Two cold lights flashed, and he yelled: "Masters, please take care of me next time! The meeting is adjourned!"

The venue became empty, and the generals of the Kwantung Army left with enthusiasm, leaving only General Nanjiro and Chief of Staff Matsuda.After a long silence, Chief of Staff Matsuda looked tired, and said to General Minamijiro who was completely different from him at the venue just now: "Commander-in-Chief, it's late at night. You should go back and rest!"

General Nanjiro remained silent, got up and left, with heavy steps, he knew very well that even if he resorted to the last trick of recruiting civilians, if the independent division troops choose to land on the Liaodong Peninsula, Hengshan's two lines of defense will be destroyed. , It is impossible to persist for a long time, but the main force of the Kwantung Army is firmly restrained by the field corps of the Independent Division on the border of Manchuria.

At that time, the Liaodong Peninsula will not receive reinforcements. Regarding the entire situation in Manchuria, General Nanjiro is full of worries, "I hope that the devil of China will not choose to land on the Liaodong Peninsula! If it attacks from the border of Manchuria, the Kwantung Army will not be able to do so." Has the power to fight decisively! Is it the Liaodong Peninsula..." He sighed, shaking his head as he thought.

Chief of Staff Matsuda, who was following behind, heard the commander's sigh, his heart tightened, and he understood everything in an instant. Your Excellency the Commander is not fully sure about the defense system of the Liaodong Peninsula, so he took a step forward and said: " Commander, have you reported the situation of today's military meeting to the Far East Campaign Headquarters?"

General Nanjiro said with a heavy tone: "Report, report the fact that the Liaodong Peninsula was bombed by the independent division aviation, and at the same time, implore Prince Zain, to abandon the Far East if necessary, and stick to Manchuria and the Far East with all your strength. How can it be compared to Manchuria!"

Also on the night of June [-]th, in Seoul on the Korean peninsula, the garrison headquarters building of the Japanese and Korean Garrison was brightly lit, and General Shinichi Tanaka, the commander of the Korean Garrison, was holding a military meeting.

Today's bombing all day, the entire air force airport on the Korean peninsula suffered a devastating blow. The two joint air teams were almost wiped out. The number of surviving combat aircraft was less than fifty. The commander of the first joint air force Major General Katayama, Chief of Staff Kimura Osamu both died, and Major General Heiyama, commander of the Second United Air Force, was seriously injured, and he was only half breathed.

General Tanaka Shin, after receiving the report, was like a thunderbolt, and it took him a long time to recover. The Korean peninsula has been fine for many years, and the territory occupied by the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli is separated from the Yellow Sea. Why suddenly, the independent division What about the large-scale bombing of the Korean peninsula?

General Tanaka realized that the problem was serious. There was no doubt that this was a sign that some Chinese devil was going to attack the Korean peninsula. He didn't care about the hundreds of planes, so he quickly ordered the staff to notify all the troops above the division commander level. Commander, go to the headquarters in Seoul for a meeting.

Now, the meeting is at a critical moment. For the independent division troops, who are about to invade the Korean peninsula, the officers at all levels of the garrison troops who participated in the meeting did not have the slightest doubt or objection. Just kidding, the independent division air force dispatched more than [-] aircraft The fighter jets and bombers bombed indiscriminately for a whole day, not to attack the Korean peninsula, but to those airports, who would believe it?

In the general direction, all the senior officers of the North Korean garrison who participated in the meeting had an unprecedented consensus. However, there were serious differences in determining which area was the place where the troops of the independent division landed.

From the perspective of the geographical location of the Korean Peninsula, it is a long peninsula. Any port on the west coast is a possible place for the independent division to cross the sea. The five ports of San, Hampyeong, and Mokpo are most likely located on the west coast.

From the point of view of the preparations for the landing of the anti-independence division troops, the five ports should be key areas for defense, and even any port on the west coast should deploy heavy troops. The problem arises here. In the hands of General Tanaka, although the strength It's not enough, but it's enough to deploy defenses in the five key ports, and even deploy defenses along the west coast that stretches thousands of kilometers.

Of course, if Prince Zairen hadn't forcibly transferred about one-third of the troops, the North Korean garrison would have defended the entire west coast of the Korean peninsula like an iron barrel, which would not be a boast!

As for the east coast of the Korean peninsula, the officers of the North Korean garrison consciously ignored it. No one was so stupid as to judge that the troops of the independent division were not used in the nearest west coast port, but they detoured all the way to the east coast for landing. fight?

But the crux of the problem is that more than 90.00% of the existing troops of the North Korean garrison are scattered all over the Korean peninsula. Squadrons or even squads are used as units to search for a needle in a haystack in the rolling mountains and dense forests to clear out the armed resistance The elements, 10,000+ troops, are scattered in the mountains and dense forests of the Korean peninsula. If they regroup, they will not be able to do it without ten and a half months.

In the hands of General Tanaka, the troops that can be mobilized immediately are barely enough for one and a half divisions, including the garrison troops belonging to the Seoul Garrison Command, a total of no more than 7 people, and this part can be mobilized immediately The strength of the troops became the key to the disagreement at the meeting.

The opinion of one group of military officers is to concentrate the troops that can be quickly mobilized in Incheon and Mokpo. The reason is that Incheon is just at the waist of the Korean Peninsula. If it is divided into two parts, with a width of several hundred kilometers, it will be penetrated at once, and the troops stationed in the north and the south will not be able to echo each other.

As for the reason why Mokpo is also a key defensive area, the aviation unit of the Independent Division bombed the Gwangju Airport where the Second United Air Force is stationed. It was even more serious than the damage suffered by Incheon Airport. Isn’t this Explain, is the independent division clearing the obstacles for the landing in advance?

Another part of the military officers who participated in the military meeting believed that not only Incheon and Mokpo should focus on deployment, but the entire west coast line, including the five major ports of Haeju, Incheon, Gunsan, Hampyeong, and Mokpo, should be focused on deployment. area.

The reason is that since the Chinese devil is going to engage in cross-sea landing operations, the number of troops dispatched will not be small. At the very least, it should be more than double the current strength of the garrison army. Otherwise, there is a possibility of being counterattacked and sent to the Yellow Sea , the ensuing question is, can the independent division troops with more than [-] people squeeze into the two ports of Incheon and Mokpo?

Unless the commander of the independent division commanding the cross-sea operations is a complete idiot and idiot, and gathers more than [-] troops to land in two ports, I am afraid that it will take more than ten days for all the independent division troops to land ashore. Of course, there is no Taking into account the blockade of the imperial army, from the heart of these officers, they hope that the commanders of the independent division will do this, and the pressure on the beachhead blockade troops stationed in North Korea will be greatly reduced!

However, these officers, of course, know that their own ideas are too idealistic. Judging from the record of the Independent Division in the Far East and Outer Mongolia, it is obvious that those Chinese commanders are not only idiots and fools, but also top-notch. Cunning and treacherous, because of this, these officers think that the five important ports on the west coast are all key areas for defense.

When the hundreds of Japanese and Korean garrison officers who participated in the meeting were blushing, only the Supreme Commander, General Tanaka Shin, frowned, his eyes were straight, and he didn't say a word!

(to be continued) (to be continued..)