Age of Rebirth

The commander of the Japanese fighter formation, who went to the mountains for reconnaissance, Major Dohashi, received the order from the commander of the Third Air Force, Major General Kumamoto, and he was absolutely heartbroken. Now, the speed of the "Zero" fighters has reached the extreme, and the distance is still being shortened continuously. Major Dohashi can't guarantee that the more than 40 fighters in his formation can reach the airspace of the Sea of ​​Japan alive.

As for what Commander Kumamoto said, asking the fighter jets of the First Air Force to come to respond is even more illusory. I am afraid that by the time they arrive, he will have been torn to pieces by the fighter jets of the Independent Division!

However, military orders cannot be violated, and Major Dohashi issued an order: "Attention the formation, cancel the return to the main fleet, and immediately change the course. According to the order of Commander Kumamoto, each plane flies to the Sea of ​​Japan airspace at the fastest speed!" Originally, Major Dohashi wanted to say something to his pilots, but he really had nothing to say. In his heart, he felt a desolate feeling of being abandoned by Commander Kumamoto.

Colonel Zheng Shaofu, the commander of the escort fighter group in the direction of Gunshan, saw the Japanese fighter jets of the two brigades being chased to death, suddenly changed their course, and immediately frowned. He looked at the position of the main Japanese fleet sent by the formation, and then looked at the change. The Japanese fighter jets on the course understood what was going on at that time, "The sixth regiment, break away from the formation and pursue the Japanese fighter jets that changed their course. You can take offensive actions according to the specific situation. After the battle, return on your own!" He immediately The order was acted upon.

More than 60 fighter jets of the independent division immediately left the formation and pursued the Japanese fighter jets flying towards the Sea of ​​Japan. In Busan, General Tanaka, the commander of the Japanese and Korean Garrison, looked at the telegram in his hand in surprise. "Mr. Kamiya, that guy from Kumamoto, who commanded the main fleet of the Third Air Force, returned to the Mokpo airspace? Is the news accurate?" He asked with disbelieving eyes.

Chief of Staff Kamiya replied indifferently: "It can be confirmed that General Kumamoto actually sent a telegram and informed our defense forces in Mokpo to cooperate with the Third Air Force to bomb the independent division troops that landed!"

General Tanaka shook his head and said to himself: "This Kumamoto guy. What is he doing?" However, it is enough that the Third Air Force can carry out its own order and seize the air superiority over Mokpo. As for why he did this.After going through this test, it's not too late to ask that Kumamoto guy himself.

"Hey! That's not right. Didn't that guy from Kumamoto be dismissed by himself? How could he send a telegram to the headquarters as the formation commander? Could it be that the order was not sent to the Third Air Force at all?" General Tanaka turned suspiciously The eyeballs of his eyes, pondering the tricks in it, his eyes kept drifting to the stiff-faced Chief of Staff Kamiya, and he roughly guessed what was going on?

"Mr. Kamiya, the defensive troops in the direction of Mokpo. Do you have any reports? How far have our troops reached so far?" General Tanaka obviously didn't want to get entangled in this matter. From the face of this guy Kamiya, you can see come out.He secretly made some tricks, but obviously such tricks are still beneficial to him, so he changed the subject, but in his heart, he couldn't help but feel a little grudge against his chief of staff who obviously turned his elbow outward. , very uncomfortable.

Chief of Staff Kamiya, seeing that the commander didn't pursue the matter, he also secretly heaved a sigh of relief about giving the order to the Third Air Force. At this critical moment, he would never want to see that the only one who can afford to garrison troops on the beach for North Korea Troops, Major General Kumamoto, who provided fire support, and General Tanaka, what happened, which led to unpredictable consequences, and the only losses were the troops of the Imperial Army, the guys from the Army Air Corps, but they were very arrogant!

According to his guess, the most likely reason why Major General Kumamoto is still in the command position is that after the order was issued to the headquarters of the Third Air Force, he did not notify Major General Kumamoto who was commanding the fleet in the air. If he knew, General Tanaka I already thought that he was involved in the matter, secretly tampered with that guy, Kumamoto was still in the position of commander, and the Chief of Staff Kamiya didn't feel depressed?

Now that the commander no longer bothered about this matter, Chief of Staff Kamiya was also happy not to mention it, so he replied succinctly: "According to the report of the Mokpo Defense Commander, Lieutenant General Tokue Toshida, the commander of the No. The troops include, all No.20 three regiments, two regiments of No.20 Division, four brigades of the First Independent Brigade, one regiment of No.19 Seventh Division, all of the First Artillery Brigade, An artillery battalion of the heavy artillery regiment, a battalion of the tank regiment!"

"As of now, the total strength of our army in the direction of Mokpo has reached more than 240 people. There are more than 57 large and medium-caliber artillery pieces, [-] tanks and armored vehicles. All of them have entered the position and the artillery is in place. According to the head of the Dejiang Division, the observation post at the front has already observed the shadow of the troop transport fleet of the Independent Division with binoculars, and the battle is expected to break out within an hour!"

"Yoshi! Very good, De Jiang did a good job, nearly 6 troops, more than 200 artillery pieces, more than 50 tanks, enough, plus Kumamoto's third air force, air strikes on the independent division landing force, We are confident that we will counterattack the independent division troops that landed from the direction of Mokpo!" General Tanaka said optimistically after wringing his fingers and counting his own strength.

Then, General Tanaka said to Chief of Staff Kamiya with piercing eyes: "Send a telegram to the commander of the Dekang division. , That is to say, repelling the attack of the independent division's landing force will be very beneficial to our future wars, and it will also greatly encourage the morale of all the soldiers in the garrison. For this reason, I give Deokjiang-kun the full authority to command the defense of Mokpo!"

"You have full authority to command all the garrison troops on the front line of Mokpo, and you have the right to dispose of any commander at the first level. I hope that Mr. Deokang will live up to his expectations and drive all the troops of the independent division into the Yellow Sea. I will be in Busan and wait for Mr. Deokang's victory." Good news, in addition, the main fleet of the Third Air Force is about to arrive in the Mokpo airspace to provide air fire cover for our Imperial Army troops and to carry out fierce bombing against the independent division landing troops, you can take this opportunity to launch a counterattack across the board!"

From General Tanaka's point of view, there are nearly [-] troops on the ground, relying on solid fortifications, and hundreds of combat planes from the Third Air Force bombing indiscriminately in the sky. The heavy price, I am afraid that even the beach will not be able to climb up. If we take advantage of the opportunity of controlling the air and counterattack across the board, it is very possible to drive the severely damaged independent division troops back to the sea!

The key point of the anti-landing campaign in Mokpo lies in the Third Air Force. General Tanaka's all hopes are also betting on this. As for how to fight the air battle, that is the matter of the Kumamoto guy. That guy from Kumamoto did so many tricks just now. He must have already made up his mind. Unexpectedly, this guy from Kumamoto is good at tactics. Maybe he misunderstood his intention just now?

Thinking of this, General Tanaka felt that it was necessary to correct the mistake just now, so he said very naturally: "Chief of Staff, immediately send a telegram to the headquarters of the Third Air Force to revoke the previous order, the commander of the Third Air Force, Major General Kumamoto , still assume the post of commander, and fully command all combat operations of the Third Air Force! With this order, General Tanaka Shinichi, Commander of the Korean Garrison of the Empire of Japan!"

Chief of Staff Kamiya's eyelids twitched a few times, and he slandered General Tanaka in his heart, "Rescind the order just now? It's really interesting, the Third Air Force may not change your ways, otherwise, why is Major General Kumamoto still here?" In the position of commander?" Although he thought so in his heart, he didn't say anything, even his expression didn't fluctuate in the slightest, he just respectfully agreed, "Ha Yi! Your order!"

Commander Kumamoto, who was commanding the main fleet of the Third Air Force and pounced on Mokpo, had no idea that the black hat on his head had been taken off and put on again by Admiral Tanaka in just a short while. What he didn't even know was that he decided The aircraft group of the Independent Division, which passed by its own aircraft group, was heading towards Mokpo. It was lured by the bait of its two fighter brigades to the aircraft group of the Independent Division, which was directed towards the Sea of ​​Japan. Catch up!

What Major General Kumamoto didn't know was that the Third Air Force was about to fall into the pincer attack of the two fighter groups in front of and behind the Independent Division, and the entire army was about to be wiped out. The two generals of the Air Force of the Independent Division have used more than 600 combat aircraft of the Third Air Force and hundreds of Japanese pilots as oily and delicious dumpling fillings!

On Le Yiqin's airborne radar screen, densely packed small dots appeared, and his mood immediately brightened, and he muttered happily: "Bastard, you are still playing tricks! Don't you want to see who I am?" The devil's plane enters the detection range of his own airborne radar, and does not need to rely on the guidance of the ground radar, which can save a lot of time and allow him to understand the situation on the battlefield more intuitively. !

Le Yiqin switched on the communication channel of the formation and issued an order: "Attention all regiments of the escort fighter group in the direction of Mokpo, the main Japanese fleet is in front, and it is expected to meet the enemy in 10 minutes. The first and second regiments are responsible for attacking the bombers of the little devils." , the third and fourth regiments, immediately climb to the height and seize a favorable position. The other regiments, follow me to attack the fighter group of the little devil head-on. !"

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