Age of Rebirth

Walking out of the continuous mountains in the Far East, Prince Zairen climbed to a nearby mountain under the protection of a large group of guards. When the endless blue of the Sea of ​​Okhotsk in the distance appeared on the horizon, the blue accompanied by Ma Jiadan, he immediately burst into tears.

From the time of retreating from Temple Street until seeing Majiadan Port, for more than ten days, for Prince Zairen, it was a constant inner torment. Ruthlessly intercepting and killing, there are devilish independent division aviation bombers and fighter jets in the sky, unscrupulously pouring bombs and bullets on their own soldiers, even the noble prince himself, the commander of hundreds of thousands of troops , and are always at the point where life may be lost at any time.

For the Japanese Far East Dispatched Forces, the hundreds of kilometers from Temple Street to Magadan is a blood-stained retreat road, a road of death covered by the mutilated and incomplete corpses of imperial soldiers. , Every kilometer was stained with the blood of imperial soldiers. For the surviving soldiers of the Japanese Far East Expedition, this time the retreat across the board was like a nightmare for life.

Prince Zairen's teary eyes were dim, looking at the soldiers at the foot of the mountain who were staggering and withered, and looked at the way they came. In the distance behind, there were still continuous rumbling guns, and the independent soldiers who were chasing after him The division troops pursued all the way to Magadan.Prince Zairen's heart twitched violently, and he was suffocated by the pain. The powerful Imperial Far East dispatched troops. A heavy army group of more than 50 people.Today, there are only 10,000+ people left, so to speak.He was severely injured and completely defeated. "Order the communication department to immediately contact the corresponding troop carrier fleet. The troops immediately entered the port of Magadan and prepared to board the ship. As for the more than 8 wounded..."

Prince Zairen pondered and hesitated, "In this way, arrange for uninjured soldiers to board the ship first, and finally arrange for the wounded to board the ship. If time does not allow, or there are not enough ships, the independent division's attack is too violent. Magadan has fallen. If possible, in order not to affect the main force, the wounded can be placed on the spot!"

The corner of Chief of Staff Yamada's mouth twitched violently, the meaning of His Royal Highness was obvious.These more than 8 wounded are a burden. The so-called local resettlement is undoubtedly abandoned, but he understands the cold decision of His Royal Highness. Now, the independent division troops are still attacking the remaining troops of the Far East Dispatch Army from three directions. Magadan The port is also at risk, and the wounded will delay the boarding of the soldiers.Seeing that Chief of Staff Yamada was silent and the expression on his face fluctuated, Prince Zairen glanced at him without the slightest emotion, as if he could see the emotional fluctuations in his heart. It happened that Major General Yamada also glanced over and touched him slightly. Touched, dodged unnaturally, still silent, the sound of cannons in the distance became more and more violent and clear.

A major officer ran over quickly, broke the awkward silence, and reported: "Your Excellency, Commander, I received a telegram jointly sent by Commander Edogawa, Commander of the Navy Response Fleet, and Major General Uchiyama, Commander of the Army's Magadan Garrison. Our navy has already made all preparations for the convoy. The soldiers of the Imperial Far East Expeditionary Army can board the ship immediately after they arrive in Magadan. In addition, the Magadan Imperial Garrison has also cleared the port for the soldiers of the Far East Expeditionary Army to board the ship. All the adverse factors, and deployed a defensive line on the periphery of Magadan!"  …

The good news that fell from the sky, Prince Zairen and Chief of Staff Yamada almost wept with joy after listening to the report of the communications staff. Man Man, he believed that no matter whether it was the navy or the army, the headquarters would not dare to disobey the emperor's brother's order, but he was still worried.

Prince Zairen knew that since the empire lost thousands of troop carriers in the waters of Liaodong Bay in Manchuria, the family was almost wiped out. The biggest difficulty is the ships. If the number of troop carriers is not enough, it will take another day in Magadan. The situation of the Far East Expeditionary Army has become a little more dangerous. The longer the delay, no one can guarantee whether Magadan will be surrounded by independent division troops?

"Grandmaster Edogawa did not say in his telegram how many troop carriers there are in total, and whether they have the capacity to transport more than 20 people at one time?" Prince Zain asked the most critical question.

The communication staff replied: "The Admiral of the Edogawa Navy said in the telegram that the number of troop transport ships is sufficient and can transport more than 30 troops at one time. Moreover, all the ships are fishing boats from Hokkaido. They are familiar with Okho. The sea conditions in the Cik Sea can ensure safety on the way to the mainland!"

Prince Zain and Chief of Staff Yamada were startled. They were surprised that more than 30 people could be transported at one time. How many ships would it take? An unimaginable number. They were surprised that they were all fishing boats?

It is indeed a fishing boat. There are about five or six thousand fishing boats gathered in the port of Magadan at the moment, and they are all motor sailing boats. Each motor sailing boat can accommodate more than [-] soldiers, which is more than enough. These fishing boats are all from Hokkaido, Japan, almost all of them The fishermen all participated in this military operation to transport the Japanese Far East Dispatch Army.

The work of recruiting fishing boats went smoother than expected by Japanese Army Minister Koichi Minai and Naval Minister Nagano Shuzan. The imperial army and naval forces stationed in Hokkaido broadcast the recruitment order on the radio and explained the favorable conditions. , each registration point was quickly crowded by a large number of fishermen who rushed over. The level of enthusiastic registration surprised the army and navy officers in charge of this matter.

What surprised these Japanese military officers even more was that the representatives of the fishermen proposed that the empire did not need to pay any compensation. All the fishing boats participating in this transport operation were voluntary and could contribute to the soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army. It is our glory and opportunity!

Even, many fishermen spontaneously organized and asked the army to issue guns and arm them to fight the Chinese in Magadan, because they had no chance to set foot on the land of China. This time, they finally had the opportunity to fight with Chinese soldiers. , You can pay for the Great Japanese Empire, and teach those inferior Chinese people a lesson. The fanatical and belligerent tone made the army and navy officers in charge of this matter all excited.

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"His Majesty the Emperor is great!" Chief of Staff Yamada couldn't help but sighed with tears in his eyes. He had reason to sigh, if there was no inspiration from His Majesty the Emperor, how would the fishermen in Hokkaido be? Will organize spontaneously without half pay?

Prince Zairen was also heartbroken. At this moment, all the worries and anxieties he had felt over the past few days disappeared. He said in a passionate tone, "Immediately call the Admiral of the Edogawa Navy. Thanks to the Navy for their hard work, the Empire of Japan is invincible!"

At this time, another communication staff officer ran over, equally excited, "Reporting to Your Excellency Commander, I received a call from Major General Akasaka, the commander of the Home Air Defense Command and the Hokkaido Air Defense Command Post. He has already led two joint air teams, The escort fleet composed of more than [-] fighter jets is on the way to Magadan, Major General Akasaka told the commander that the Hokkaido escort fleet will never let the independent division fleet fly over Magadan!"

After seeing Magadan, Prince Zairen felt that Amaterasu's blunt eyes finally saw him, everything went well, and there were enough retreating ships. Now, the local fighter group came to escort again, "God bless I am the Empire of Japan, and God bless my Imperial Army dispatched to the Far East!" Prince Zairen prayed to himself, and then, under the protection of the guards, he walked towards the port of Magadan in high spirits.

In the Far East Campaign Headquarters of the Independent Division, Liu Tiehan frowned. A telegram from the reconnaissance aircraft brigade of the Outer Mongolia Cruise Area of ​​​​the Air Force was placed in front of him. The report was two bad news, "The Japanese army is at the port of Magadan. A large number of troop carriers, with a fleet of more than [-] Japanese fighter jets, are on their way to Magadan!"