Age of Rebirth

Liu Cuigang, who sits in the Qingdao Ground Air Command, looked at the two telegrams he had received one after another, one from the High Command of the Independent Division, and the other from the Headquarters of the Crossing the Sea Campaign. The contents of the two telegrams were completely different. Liu Cuigang read the telegrams After that, with a slight smile, he lit a cigarette and smoked it with gusto.

Dong Ningxuan, chief of staff, resigned, and said with grievances: "Commander, the division commander is too unreasonable. No matter what you say, our air force has killed the Kwantung Army Air Force and the Kyushu Island within two days. How can the commander of the Japanese Third Air Force give a commendation? Now it’s a good time to face a basin of cold water, or the telegram from Commander Tang of the Fleet, which fully affirms the record of our air force, and it’s exciting to watch!”

Liu Cuigang glared at Dong Ningxuan and said, "Chief of Staff, if you feel wronged, I can give you some advice!"

Dong Ningxuan looked at He Zhijun beside him, and saw that he was also curious, so he asked suspiciously: "Commander, do you have any suggestions? It's already agreed, don't dig a hole and let me jump in, what do you mean, I It's also your chief of staff, isn't it!"

Liu Cuigang said with a half-smile: "It's very simple. As the chief of staff of the Northern Flying Group, directly poke your thoughts and grievances to the division commander. The division commander promises to give you a satisfactory answer. How about it?"

Dong Ningxuan was shocked, his face changed color, and he waved his hands again and again, "My commander, aren't you cheating on me! Go directly to the teacher, what's wrong with me being impatient, you and the music conductor With the status of an official, I have experience as a staff officer for the division commander. When it's my turn, I'm afraid I can't even be a staff officer. Well, I didn't say what I just said!"

Liu Cuigang couldn't laugh or cry. "You guy, which pot can't be opened and which pot can be lifted. If Commander Le is in front of you, why don't you turn your face on the spot? Come on, don't talk nonsense, the division commander is also reminding us aviation soldiers, don't ignore the movements in the direction of Japan. , By the way, has the convoy transporting engineers and building materials for repairing the Incheon Airport in the early stage set off?"

Dong Ningxuan hurriedly said: "According to your order. It has already set off two hours ago. After landing troops in the direction of Incheon and occupying Incheon, the fleet will dock immediately. Hurry up to repair the airport runway. It is estimated that it will take one day. Incheon Airport, repair a runway for large transport planes to land, and then, the transport plane unit that is already ready to go can land at Incheon Airport!"

Liu Cuigang nodded and said, "Don't underestimate the significance of repairing Incheon Airport. With Incheon Airport in hand, no matter how many combat aircraft the Japanese army mobilizes from the mainland, we can easily deal with it! Also, order the Qingdao Navy and Air Force immediately The base's first and second air defense brigades are fully loaded and on standby, ready to board the ship at any time and head to the Korean peninsula!"

The Southeast Mobile Corps of the Independent Division has not yet started the landing battle. Liu Cuigang is already considering the future Incheon Airport construction and air defense issues. In a sense, Le Yiqin is an excellent air commander. He has a lot of tricks, his style is fierce and sharp, and he is more inclined to military command.

Since Liu Cuigang was injured in Outer Mongolia, lost an arm, and could no longer soar into the blue sky, he focused more on the construction of the aviation unit and logistics support. This unconscious role change, perhaps, neither of them realized. However, it has had an immeasurable impact on the future development of aviation!

"Crack!" Major General Ma Chaoyang, the commander of the Southeast Mobile Corps on the command ship, slapped the table violently excitedly, and excitedly said to the chief of staff, Colonel Xu Guangqi: "Chief of staff, all right, the aviation unit did a good job, and wiped out everything in the first battle." The Third Air Force of the Japanese Army, my landing troops no longer have to worry about the future. I sent a telegram to Commander Liu of the Qingdao ground air commander. Well, I sent a telegram like this. I, Ma Chaoyang, thanked all my aviation colleagues. After the landing campaign on the Korean Peninsula, I will definitely report to the commander. Please give credit to Commanders Le and Liu!"

Contrary to the excitement of the generals of the Independent Division, General Tanaka Shinichi, the commander of the Japanese and Korean Garrison, got the sad news that the entire Third Air Force was wiped out in the airspace between Mokpo in the mountains, and his expression changed immediately. His eyes were sallow, and he sat on the chair with dull eyes, dumbfounded and speechless.

Major General Kamiya, the chief of staff, said worriedly: "Commander, all the members of the Third Air Force are broken, which directly affects our defense plan from Mokpo to Busan, and we lose air supremacy. The casualties will be incalculable, and our total force has been reduced by more than one-third, such casualties are unbearable for the garrison troops!"

"According to my judgment, Mokpo is the key attack area of ​​the independent division's landing force. Under their strong attack, the situation in Mokpo is in danger! Commander, I suggest that you immediately report the serious situation on the Korean Peninsula to His Majesty the Emperor and the headquarters. No matter what, we need the support of the Imperial Air Force, otherwise, the Korean peninsula will surely fall into the hands of that Chinese devil! And the hundreds of thousands of soldiers stationed in the garrison will all be crushed!"

The meaning of Chief of Staff Kamiya is very clear. The [-] troops north of Incheon are completely finished. If you are lucky, you may even go to Manchuria, and then the Kwantung Army's Dashu escapes being divided by the independent division. The fate of encirclement and annihilation is that their ancestral graves are emitting green smoke, and the God of Amaterasu and His Majesty the Emperor bless them!

Most of the remaining troops of the Garrison Army are concentrated on the line from Mokpo to Busan, implementing General Tanaka’s campaign plan to hold on to the southernmost bridgehead of the Korean Peninsula, but the prerequisite is that they must have air supremacy, or in other words, control part of the air supremacy. In order to take advantage of the complex and changeable terrain conditions of the Korean Peninsula, on the ground, fight with the independent division landing troops until the arrival of local reinforcements.

With the loss of air supremacy, the 10,000+ troops stationed in the garrison, crowded in the narrow area from Mokpo to Busan, exposed to the position, can survive several rounds of indiscriminate bombing by the independent division aviation?To be honest, Chief of Staff Kamiya has no idea. Judging from the ferocity of the independent division aviation bombing airports around the Korean Peninsula, it is not too difficult to bomb the 10,000+ troops stationed in the garrison to pieces!

The war situation on the Korean peninsula is no longer something that the garrison army can afford. As far as the current situation is concerned, although the large-scale landing battle has not yet started, the imperial Korean garrison is at a comprehensive disadvantage. Therefore, he suggested that General Tanaka , emergency to the base camp, to His Majesty the Emperor for help!

General Tanaka seemed to be awakened from the nightmare of the Third Air Force's annihilation by the words of his chief of staff, and said in a daze, "Kamiya-kun, according to your opinion, immediately send a telegram to the base camp and His Majesty the Emperor, Use the express code, and in addition, inform Mokpo Defense Commander Ono-kun of the news of the entire Third Air Force, and tell him to defend Mokpo to the death, even to the last man!"

"At the same time, order the local garrison in Incheon and Gunsan, as well as the Imperial Valiant Corps, when it is time for them to dedicate their lives to the Great Japanese Empire, and use all means to inflict heavy damage on the Incheon and Gunsan landing troops of the Independent Division so that they Powerless to go south and attack the line from Mokpo to Busan, remember, Kamiya-kun, I mean whatever it takes!"

When he said these words, General Tanaka's eyeballs were red, and there was a cold light, like a hungry wolf driven to a dead end after being injured, his tone was so gloomy and frightening that Chief of Staff Kamiya heard it and couldn't help but fight coldly He understood the meaning of what the commander said, "do whatever it takes. I'm afraid that in a few days, all the imperial immigrants on the Korean peninsula will die!" He lamented in his heart.

Not only the two new generals of the Japanese and Korean garrison troops, Tanaka, were panicked, but the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Nanjiro, was in a state of desperation. In the airspace to the south, after all the members are broken, it means that all the property of the Kwantung Army Air Force has disappeared. General Nanjiro knows that from then on, the sky of Manchuria will be dominated by the independent division aviation.

Of course, General Nanjiro was not reconciled. He lost the air supremacy, and without the imperial fighters, the Kwantung Army troops were unilaterally massacred by the Air Force of the Independent Division. However, he did not ask for help from the base camp. The commander-in-chief of the Far East campaign, Prince Zairen, asked for help. Although General Nanjiro was absolutely unwilling to deal with this insidious and cunning Prince, who was ruthless and familiar with ups and downs.

But the battle situation was like this. The main force of the Kwantung Army was pinned down by the three field corps of the Independent Division, and the defense forces in the Liaodong Peninsula were weak. Without air fire support, how many days could they last?

In order to keep Manchuria from falling, General Nanjiro had to deal with the Prince Zairen he hated. He knew that before deciding to return to the Far East, Prince Zairen used his status as the chief of the general staff of the base camp to transfer an army aviation officer from the mainland. Moreover, it is still a first-class strengthened air force. General Nanjiro does not have high requirements. He only hopes that Prince Zairen will be transferred for the Kwantung Army to suppress it to the greatest extent. Bombing fighter force.

However, General Nanjiro was disappointed. In the reply to his call, Prince Zairen did not explicitly reject his request, but also said something very reasonable, "Manchuria and the Far East are originally one. The Far East is in danger!"

Next, it is to emphasize the difficulties currently faced by the Far East Expeditionary Force, especially the Air Force of the Far East Expeditionary Army. His opponent is the Northern Aviation Group of the Independent Division Air Force and the troops in the Outer Mongolia Cruise Area. Although in repeated air battles, the Far East Expeditionary Army The Air Force had a slight upper hand, but that was about it.

It was really impossible to spare more fighter jets to support the Kwantung Army. Prince Zairen agreed to send out two fighter battalions to the Kwantung Army.

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