Age of Rebirth

General Tanaka Shin, the commander of Japan's Korean Garrison Army, has been in the military for many years and is familiar with people and the world. He has always sat in the position of a feudal official, standing still, and has controlled the Korean Peninsula for many years. Naturally, he is an old turtle who has climbed the sea. People, how can they not know the meaning of Chief of Staff Kamiya?

The enemy is at present, and the situation is urgent. As the chief of staff, Major General Kamiya questioned the decision of his immediate superior and called it inappropriate. Regarding the relationship between superiors and subordinates, it is a serious crime, enough to be dismissed on the spot and sent to a military court.

As soon as the words came out, Chief of Staff Kamiya also realized this serious problem, and couldn't help turning pale. Unexpectedly, General Tanaka didn't mind, waved his hand, interrupted Chief of Staff Kamiya who wanted to explain, sighed, and said : "Mr. Shengu, don't say too much, just follow my order! Hurry up, add this item to the order, if the division commander refuses to obey the order of the headquarters because of his seniority and military exploits, it will delay the battle opportunity , I will take his head with my own hands, and then apologize to His Majesty the Emperor!"

Chief of Staff Kamiya was stunned. Although Commander Tanaka did not have any murderous words, he was serious enough. According to the rules of the Imperial Army, the first-level general of the division commander is directly under the control of His Majesty the Emperor. The commander, and even the commander of the front army, has no right to dispose of it. At most, he has the right to make suggestions. This has also caused commanders at the division head level to ignore the orders of their superiors, disobey orders, and act on their own.

However, General Tanaka's words just now broke this taboo, taking off the head of a division commander with his own hands was a great risk. The position of the commander of the North Korean garrison was lost as soon as it was said.There is even a possibility that it will be classified into another volume and never be reused!

Although he understands this, Chief of Staff Kamiya is not going to say anything more. Just now, he committed a serious crime, and Commander Tanaka did not pursue it.

"Hayi! Your Excellency, Commander, I will immediately convey the Commander's order to each division, and dispatch the senior staff of the General Staff Department to Mokpo, Gwangju, and Busan to assist the local supreme commander and carry out your order!" Kamiya The chief of staff bowed deeply and said respectfully.

A smile appeared on General Tanaka's face.Nodding in satisfaction, he said, "Yoxi! Mr. Kamiya. Then please. I can authorize the staff to send personnel to represent the headquarters to exercise their powers!"

Chief of Staff Kamiya left in a hurry, and the smile on General Tanaka's face disappeared suddenly.He started to get gloomy, not because he was dissatisfied with Chief of Staff Kamiya's attitude just now, but because he knew that Chief of Staff Kamiya was right.Very correct, but the development of the situation forced me to make such a decision. If there was enough time, such an order that would easily cause internal friction among the imperial army would never be issued.

Although the Korean Peninsula battlefield has not yet been fought on a large scale, the situation of the battle is treacherous and changeable. Ma Chaoyang, the commander of the offensive southeast mobile corps, changes the deployment of the battle three times a day. General Tanaka, who is on the defensive, changes every day. The entire west coast of North Korea, from abandoning important ports such as Incheon to concentrating troops on the southernmost line of Mokpo, Gwangju, and Busan, and defending to the north of Incheon, were all temporary decisions.

It was the independent division that crossed the sea to attack, divided into three groups, and forced General Tanaka to make such a decision. General Tanaka put all the bets on this hand, as long as he sticks to the bridgehead at the southernmost tip of the Korean Peninsula and waits for the mainland With the arrival of reinforcements, he would have a chance to turn the tables. Otherwise, it would be the result of the independent divisions dividing the entire Korean peninsula into three unconnected parts.

General Tanaka was stunned for a while, then picked up a red phone on the table, "I am Commander Tanaka, connect me to the headquarters of the Third Air Force in Kyushu Island!" he said.

In the phone receiver, there was a weak "squeak" sound from the current. General Tanaka waited patiently. In just one or two minutes, he was so restless that he knocked on the table subconsciously with his fingers anxiously. The faint broom eyebrows were tightly knit together.

Finally, a message came from the other end of the phone, "Commander Tanaka, I am Kenjiro Kumamoto of the Third Air Force of Kyushu Island. If you have any orders, the Third Air Force will definitely obey your orders!"

Major General Kumamoto's statement gave General Tanaka a lot of hands, but he knew that he had no affiliation with the Kyushu Island Third Air Force, and was temporarily placed under his command by the headquarters. Besides, the guys from the Army Aviation Corps , usually very arrogant, even if they disobeyed orders face to face and showed their own style of play, there was nothing they could do. Complaining to the base camp, how long would it be to argue?

The so-called people respect me one foot, I respect others ten feet, good words are easy to say and easy to do. General Tanaka is more and more polite in front of the enemy, "Kumamoto-kun, you are polite, with Kumamoto-kun's Third Air Force, almost With a hundred Imperial Warhawks helping to defend the Korean Peninsula, I have a lot of confidence!"

On the other end of the phone, Major General Kumamoto chuckled, obviously enjoying the compliment of a general-level official in frontiers, "Mr. Kumamoto, according to the reconnaissance information of your air force, you can judge how many troops there are in the independent division's troop carrier formation." Can you reach any landing site on the west coast of the Korean Peninsula for a long time?" General Tanaka's tone suddenly became serious and heavy.

Major General Kumamoto thought about it, and in a professional tone, he answered with certainty: "Your Excellency, take the port of Incheon as an example. In about four more hours, China's offensive troops can launch an attack on the port of Incheon." , If the landing site of the Chinese troops is Mokpo, the southernmost point on the west coast, it will only take less than three hours, and the northernmost West Korea Bay will take more than six hours!"

"Enough!" General Tanaka sighed in his heart, this guy Kumamoto is very knowledgeable, he answered all his questions in a few words, "Kumamoto-kun, on the front line of Mokpo, the important task of severely injuring the independent division's landing troops, all please Kumamoto-kun and the Third Air Force, remember, concentrate all the combat aircraft of our Third Air Force, attack all the way, and concentrate on attacking the independent division troops that are landing. There is a saying in ancient China's military art, "It is better to cut off ten fingers than to cut them off." With one finger, 'That's what I want from Kumamoto-kun!"

"You must not seek fierce battles with the Air Force of the Independent Division. The outcome of this battle on the Korean Peninsula depends entirely on Kumamoto-kun's performance! For the sake of the Japanese Empire, Tanaka is looking forward to the good news of Kumamoto-kun's complete victory! When will the Third Air Force attack? , I don’t make specific rules, I prefer to trust Kumamoto-kun’s commanding ability! ——Please!”

General Tanaka's tone was heavy and earnest, every sentence was from the bottom of his heart, and his attitude was also very clear, he just fought against the independent division troops that landed in Mokpo. As for how to fight, I, Tanaka, will not interfere, and I will leave it to you Kumamoto Kenjiro up!

General Tanaka's words and his way of letting go of his figure moved Major General Kumamoto greatly. He was most afraid of the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Korean Garrison, interfering in how the Third Air Force fought, and layman's command of experts. How, although I can disobey orders, but when the lawsuit hits the headquarters, I can't do anything to myself, but it's not good, it will affect my future in the imperial world. After all, there is no big boss who likes to disobey orders of his subordinates!

On the other end of the phone, Major General Kumamoto stood at attention with a "snap" and said in a passionate tone: "Please rest assured, Commander, in two hours, Kumamoto will lead all the imperial pilots of the Third Air Force, and the blood of Chinese soldiers will surely stain the Yellow Sea red." The surface of the sea, the corpses of Chinese soldiers, covered Mokpo Beach, and I reported it to the Commander!"

"Good! Kumamoto-kun is worthy of the empire's eagle in the sky and a role model for soldiers. His aspirations are commendable! The first shot fired by the Third Air Force in the Korean Peninsula Campaign will be recorded in the history of the Imperial Army. I wish Kumamoto-kun a triumphant victory. Come back!" General Tanaka's face glowed red with excitement, as if he was infected by Major General Kumamoto's pride, he couldn't help but raise his voice.

Putting down the phone, General Tanaka walked to the window, looked at the continuous stream of troops on Busan Street, and thought to himself: "If the Kumamoto fight goes well, the North Korean garrison can take a breather, at least they can win more than a week for themselves." Time, calmly adjust the deployment to defend the front lines of Mokpo, Gwangju, and Busan, and then there will be a protracted offensive and defensive battle! It is not yet known who will win the battle on the Korean Peninsula!"

Two hours later, at the Qingdao Base of the Independent Division, the Navy and the Air Force, and the Air Force Ground and Air Command War Room, Liu Cuigang looked at the runway through the glass window, and a huge transport plane quietly parked in the June sunshine of the Shandong Peninsula. , According to his own order, all the transport aircraft units of the Northern Aviation Group are ready to go, and all the materials and machinery for repairing the airport have been loaded. As long as an order is given, Liu Cuigang is confident that within three days, the Incheon Airport will be repaired. advance base!

"Commander, the transport plane units are already on standby at various airports, waiting for your order!" Colonel Dong Ningxuan, chief of staff, reported behind him.

Liu Cuigang didn't look back, but asked, "Chief of Staff, is the Japanese land-based fleet on Kyushu Island still quiet?"

Dong Ningxuan shook his head and replied: "No, the ground radar stations around the country are constantly monitoring the direction of Japan's mainland, and there is no movement at all. I am very surprised. Could it be that the troops stationed in Japan and North Korea did not find our troops crossing the sea, but they were shot down. How do you explain the dozens of Japanese reconnaissance planes? It’s impossible that no news was sent back?”

Not only Dong Ningxuan was strange and puzzled, but even Liu Cuigang himself couldn't figure it out. The commander of the air force of the little devil wouldn't be so layman?To prevent the enemy from landing, the best time to attack is when the enemy troop carrier is floating on the sea, and put it on the shore to fight. That is the most stupid way of attack. Beachhead blocking is the work of infantry!

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