Age of Rebirth

The restless night is about to pass, and the eastern sky has faintly seen a faint bright color. Everything is so peaceful, just like every normal day in June on the Korean Peninsula. The No. 30 Ninth Division of the Japanese and Korean Garrison Lieutenant General Kaga Oji, the head of the regiment, put down the binoculars in his hand, and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. The chief of staff of the division reported: "Head of the division, all the troops have entered the designated positions!"

"Understood!" Lieutenant General Kaga replied lightly, breathing in the salty sea breeze. For some reason, on such a peaceful night before dawn, he felt a faint feeling of uneasiness in his heart. Through the darkness before dawn, there was no unusual movement in the independent division position on the opposite side. It was this quietness that was even more disturbing.

My own No.30 Seventh Division, together with another division, is defending Mokpo's second line of defense. Its strength has reached more than [-] people, and it is based on a solid defense system. In order to increase the defensive firepower of the Garrison Command, the Nakashimano Artillery Wing, which was transferred overnight, combined with the two artillery Wings belonging to its own division, has achieved unprecedented firepower. Anyone will believe that the attacking Chinese army will Under the strong fortifications and fierce artillery fire, they were beaten badly.

But Lieutenant General Kaga was not so optimistic. During yesterday's battle, the Third Brigade lost all its members in less than four hours. From the head of the brigade, Major General Ivy, there were nearly 1 troops Lieutenant General Kaga still knows some details about this third brigade, and it is also a well-known unit in the battle order of the Imperial Korean Garrison.

Major General Ivy, the head of the brigade, is a senior and junior of the Imperial Army University two years apart from himself. This person is quite courageous and strategic, and the combat effectiveness of the third brigade.Even surpassing the No.30 Seventh Division, regardless of the establishment of a single brigade, in many cases, Commander Tanaka will use the third brigade as an offensive force alone. During the fierce battle, the third brigade achieved outstanding results, and the entire garrison knew the name of the commander of the Ivy Brigade.

It is such a strong, brave and good at fighting troops.On the day of the first battle, all members of the army were smashed, which shows that the independent division troops on the opposite side are not as fierce as they are.Thinking about the bloody battle that was about to start, Lieutenant General Kaga didn't have any arrogance in his heart.

Lieutenant General Kaga.Don't agree with the others.Colleagues who have never fought against the Independent Division, those arrogant views, the reason why the third brigade is broken is not that the imperial soldiers are not capable of fighting, but that the sea and air firepower of the Chinese troops is too fierce. If there is no such advantage.In front of the third brigade, the Chinese army can't bargain for cheap, and the result of the anti-landing battle on Mokpo Beach will be another ending.

"What a bunch of arrogant and ignorant guys. Don't they know that the firepower of an army is also part of the combat effectiveness, and it is an important part of decisiveness!" Lieutenant General Kaga thought to himself, "Chief of Staff, tell me The frontline troops must pay attention to the air bombing and sea artillery fire of the independent division. Without the order of the division headquarters, no unit shall take the initiative to launch a counterattack, and those who violate it will be killed without mercy!"

Opposite the Yellow Sea, at the Qingdao Navy and Air Force Base of the Independent Division, Liu Cuigang looked at Le Yiqin, who was neatly dressed, and said in an envious tone: "Old man, your face is rosy, and you are in good spirits. There is another battle. Today's The battle is played by the bomber unit, but don’t worry, I will take care of the Japanese land-based aviation on Kyushu Island for you, and if you are lucky, you can get a big piece of fat again!”

Le Yiqin laughed, "Cuigang, don't be sour. I'm in the sky, and you can rest assured about the ground. I have an idea. After the restoration of Incheon Airport, you can simply put all the air fingers on the ground in Qingdao. All the team members have moved to the Korean peninsula, so the two of us will be together all day long!"

Liu Cuigang smiled. In fact, he meant the same thing. He had already reported his plan to Shi Zhi. According to Shi Zhi’s order, the battlefield on the Korean Peninsula was a long-term war of attrition. He couldn’t sit hundreds of kilometers away from the battlefield. Command air combat?

"Report to Commander Liu, the bomber units at various airports have entered the take-off runway, and the preparations before take-off are all ready. Are you allowed to take off?" A staff officer put down the phone and asked for instructions.

Liu Cuigang said concisely: "Permission to take off!"

Looking from the floor-to-ceiling windows of the airport tower, on the airport, huge bombers began to slide slowly, then accelerated, and after rushing to the end of the runway, they rose from the ground and rushed into the dark sky before dawn, flashing The flashing night lights quickly disappeared from sight, and the entire airport was enveloped by the roar of huge engines.

Ten minutes later, Le Yiqin got up, walked up to Liu Cuigang, and said, "Cuigang, it's time for me to take off!"

Liu Cuigang took a few steps forward, hugged Le Yiqin's generous back tightly with his only remaining arm, and said, "Yiqin, be careful, I'm waiting for your good news!"

Le Yiqin didn't speak, and gave Liu Cuigang a stronger hug, then turned around and quickly left the control tower. Liu Cuigang stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, staring at the runway for a long time, fighter planes rushing into the sky, with With a touch of loss.

On Kyushu Island, Japan, which is separated from the Korean Peninsula by the Korean Strait, at the Saga Army Aviation Base, Major General Sato, the commander of the newly formed Korean Peninsula United Air Force, looks cloudy and uncertain. The General's latest telegram.

In the telegram, General Tanaka is pleading rather than ordering. Please Sato-kun must be on the front line of Mokpo. When the Korean garrison troops fighting hard are bombed by the independent division aviation, they will send out a group of fighter jets of a certain size to help the bloody empire. Soldier, take back the supremacy of the air. If so, Tanaka himself will be very grateful to Sato-kun, and will report Sato-kun's achievements to the headquarters!

In the telegram, General Tanaka tried his best to lower his figure. There were even traces of flattery in his words. As the commander of a strategic group, he complimented himself as a major general. Akatsuki was Major General Sato. He looked down on General Tanaka, who had lost two Imperial Air Forces in a row, and he felt a little ecstatic!

However, although he was very happy in his heart, Major General Sato was not in a daze yet. He did not dare to cross the headquarters of the Army Aviation Department and directly dispatch the fighter wing to participate in the air battle on the Korean Peninsula. The fighter wing under his command was always stationed in the The mainland of the Empire, serving as an air defense mission, has no experience in fighting independent division aviation. The same is true for Major General Sato. Before serving as the commander of the Joint Air Force on the Korean Peninsula, he was an air combat tactics research officer in the Army Aviation Department of the base camp.

To be precise, the United Air Force of the Korean Peninsula, from top to bottom, has no experience in fighting against the aviation of the independent division, but this does not prevent Major General Sato from knowing the details of the opponent he is about to face from other channels.

The so-called China devil Tang Qiuli, one of the two most fierce air combat generals, Major General Liu Cuigang, commander of the Northern Flying Group of the Independent Division, is well-known in the Imperial Army Aviation Department, whether it is the Kwantung Army Air Force or other aviation Liu Cuigang, who has more than [-] fighter jets and nearly [-] bombers, with fierce combat power, is definitely a colossus in the eyes of Major General Sato!

With the number of more than [-] fighter jets of the Korean Peninsula United Air Force, it is impossible to compete. However, since entering the Saga Base on Kyushu Island, Major General Sato has also carefully analyzed the actual situation on the Korean Peninsula battlefield. All combat aircraft will be concentrated in the airspace of the Korean Peninsula. There are wars in the Far East and Manchuria. In this way, the combat aircraft of the independent division in the airspace of the Korean Peninsula will not exceed [-].

After such a calculation, Major General Sato felt somewhat confident that he could go to war. He had an idea. Since the call from Dai Zhong was sincere and his attitude was extremely low, the purpose of his visit to the base in Kyushu Island was to seize the air supremacy on the Korean Peninsula battlefield. It is also the meaning of the title that the imperial army stationed in North Korea to fight.

"Come on!" Major General Sato yelled, and a staff officer entered in response, and stood there with his hands down, waiting for the command from His Excellency the Commander.

Major General Sato said after deliberation: "Immediately send a telegram to the Army Aviation Department of the headquarters, and our Korean Peninsula United Air Force, plan to attack the independent division troops on the front line of Mokpo and the independent division fleet on the sea today. The Department is going to use all its strength to fight a decisive battle with the independent division aviation fighter group, regaining the air supremacy on the Korean peninsula battlefield in one fell swoop, so as to support the ground operations of the imperial Korean garrison troops, please give instructions!"

Major General Sato's real intention is to put it in the air decisive battle later. The air attack on the ground troops and naval fleet of the Independent Division is nothing more than to attract fighter jets from the Air Force of the Independent Division. Major General Sato has already planned the specific tactics, which is to use the take-off distance The difference is this obvious advantage.

My own fighter group and bomber group take off from field airports around Kyushu Island, while the combat aircraft of the Independent Division take off from the Shandong Peninsula Airport in China. After arriving at the battlefield, how much fuel is left to support the air combat time?

Therefore, the tactic of the United Air Force is to bomb after the bomber group takes off before the fighter group of the independent division arrives, and then return quickly. As for the effect of the bombing, don't think about it, even Major General Sato will order the bomber group, Each bomber is only loaded with half of the normal bomb load. To put it bluntly, the bomber group is the bait, and the real killer is the fighter group.

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