Age of Rebirth

The sea retreat of the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force is still full of dangers and hardships. With the three fighter regiments of the independent division, nearly [-] fighters joined the air combat battlefield, which changed the comparison of the number of fighters on both sides. The Japanese escort fighter group , The protection of the troop carrier is obviously insufficient.

Therefore, the bombs of the independent division's bomber fleet can only be borne by the troop carrier formation composed of Japanese Hokkaido fishing boats. On the sea of ​​Okhotsk, from time to time, fishing boats are blown to pieces by heavy bombs. The Japanese soldiers on board, It turned into fragmented corpses and fell into the icy sea water.

After fighting for nearly an hour, Meng Qingpeng commanded the mixed fleet to return. It was not that he did not want to continue the fight. The fuel was not enough to support the air battle. When the mixed fleet of the independent aviation division left the air combat battlefield, it was obvious that the escorting Japanese fighter jets did not catch up. The meaning is just to escort the troop carrier fleet and sail at the fastest speed.

Major General Akasaka, the commander of Hokkaido's local air defense command post, who was in charge of commanding the escort fighter group, had a rather ugly face. He underestimated the skills and combat capabilities of the fighter pilots of the independent division, and lost more than 50 fighter jets when he was in an advantage. Therefore, Major General Akasaka, who was in an extremely bad mood, was furious at the request of his pilots clamoring to chase the returning independent division mixed fleet and completely wipe out these Chinese fighter jets.No matter how unconvinced, Major General Akasaka knew that the fighter pilots of these independent divisions who fought against him.All of them are veterans, fierce fighters who have been killed in many air battles. No matter in terms of air combat skills, tactics and fierce limits, the pilots of the Imperial Hokkaido Local Air Defense Command are obviously far behind. Son, it's not an opponent at all, if you catch up and continue to fight, you're asking for bad luck, I'm afraid the entire escort fleet.All must be explained in Magadan airspace.

This is also the main reason why Major General Akasaka categorically stopped his pilots from asking for a battle without knowing the depth.The young and vigorous imperial pilots can shout and ask for a fight, but they can't. On the contrary, they have to suppress this arrogance based on ignorance.

In addition, the formation of troop carriers transporting the troops of the Far East Expeditionary Army.Escorted back home safely.It is the most important task, especially that Prince Zairen.But his status is frighteningly noble, the younger brother of His Majesty the Emperor.In the order received from the Home Air Defense Command, this point was particularly emphasized, and he did not dare to take it lightly. "Damn it! Prince's life is worth more than Lao Tzu's life?" Rear Admiral Akasaka cursed viciously in his heart, no matter how unbalanced he was, Tai still didn't dare to neglect his errand, and hurriedly contacted the commander of the troop carrier formation, After learning that His Royal Highness was safe and sound, but was seasick enough to vomit yellow water, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Rear Admiral Akasaka obviously imagined the way back to the voyage to be too simple. It didn't take long for him to breathe a sigh of relief. In the airspace near the Northern Kuril Islands in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, the escort fleet and the formation of the troop carrier were commanded by Le Yiqin. Seven fighter regiments and five bomber regiments intercepted and killed a huge fleet of more than 800 fighters and bombers. When the fleet appeared in the sky like a dark cloud, Major General Akasaka was almost scared out of his wits.

It was another fierce air battle, and the airspace near the Northern Thousand Islands was filled with gunpowder smoke, gunshots roared, and the water column on the sea surface soared into the sky. The fragments of the Japanese troop carrier floated on the sea surface. After the fight, the landline took a few bullets , Rear Admiral Akasaka, barely keeping the flying altitude, crooked, so as not to fall into the icy water, ignored the loss of the troops, and yelled at the commander of the troop carrier formation, "Mr. Miki, report the situation of His Royal Highness immediately. ?”

Fortunately, General Miki, the commander of the troop carrier, gave him reassuring news, "Please rest assured, Mr. Akasaka, His Royal Highness is well, but the fishing boat that His Royal Highness was riding on was shot, and the broken sawdust and scratches The head is a minor injury, after the doctor bandaged it, there is no problem anymore!"

"Thank God! There is nothing serious about this ancestor!" Major General Akasaka immediately put his heart back into his stomach. However, looking at the scattered fishing boats on the sea, he knew that the troop carrier formation must have suffered a lot. My own escort fleet now only has more than 200 fighter jets left. After two air battles in a row, the main fleet of the Hokkaido local air defense command post has been seriously injured!

Two days later, Prince Zaijin landed at the Monbetsu fishing port in Hokkaido. From the moment he landed on the mainland of Japan, his head was wrapped in gauze. He was glad to have escaped and recovered his life, and was saddened by the heavy loss of the Imperial Far East Expeditionary Army.

From Temple Street in the Far East to the port of Magadan, and from Magadan to the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, the Far East Expeditionary Army was hit hard by the independent division army and air force. Less than 8 soldiers returned to the mainland with Prince Zairen. When they evacuated and boarded the ship, there were still more than 17 soldiers. After more than two days of sea voyage, more than 9 loyal and brave imperial soldiers were buried in the icy Sea of ​​Okhotsk!

Counting the fierce battles on the Far East battlefield, the Imperial Far East Dispatch Army, which originally had a strength of more than 8 troops, left less than [-] people who returned to the mainland. Faced with the local people, Yan is even more afraid of what kind of means the emperor will use to deal with him?Also, hostile factions will use this incident to make waves against themselves and make trouble!

Especially his mortal enemy, that old fellow Minei Koichi, would definitely not let go of such a good opportunity, if he didn't punish himself to death, then he wouldn't be Minei Koichi, no matter what, he had to have an explanation.

Therefore, in front of more than a dozen military and political officials from the base camp who came to greet him, Prince Zairen looked gloomy and said: "Masters, Zairen is the general of the defeated army. Tell me a word for my brother, Zai Ren felt ashamed to face the local people, and felt guilty for the imperial soldiers who died in the Far East battlefield. Zai Ren decided to cut himself open to apologize the moment he set foot on the mainland. Otherwise, he couldn’t Lighten my guilt!"

As he said that, Prince Zairen called his captain of the guard over, and prepared a simple ceremony to welcome the defeated His Royal Highness. His heart was like a mirror, His Royal Highness wanted to make a gesture, and everyone When I returned to the mainland, I remembered that I was looking for death and life. You really have the idea of ​​dedicating yourself to the Great Japanese Empire. You can do it when you send troops to the Far East of the Empire, the Far East, and Magadan. Playing, for whom?

"It's disappointing! This is the previous Prince Zai Ren, whose methods and scheming are bottomless? Can you suppress Min Nei Guangyi out of breath, control the base camp with one hand, and call the wind and rain?" Ten Several Japanese military and political officials shook their heads and sighed in their hearts, "I'm afraid, after the disastrous defeat in the Far East, this Prince, His Royal Highness, will no longer be as glorious as before!"...

Of course, it is impossible for them to let Prince Zairen commit suicide. His Majesty sent such a large lineup, how could he let his younger brother go back as a corpse? The knife hadn't been drawn out of its sheath yet, and when this emaciated Prince really gestured at his stomach, it wouldn't be too late to show up. It's rare to see a good show!

However, someone couldn't help it anymore. An officer with the rank of Lieutenant General walked quickly to Prince Zairen who was sitting cross-legged on a short table, wiping his golden sword, and was doing his homework before he cut himself open, and said in a low voice. Whispered: "Your Highness, there is no need to be like this, I have here a letter written by His Majesty the Emperor, after reading it, Your Highness will naturally know what to do!"

As he said that, the lieutenant general stuffed a letter into the hands of Prince Zairen. This lieutenant general, whom he knew but had no dealings with, served as the military attendant of his elder brother, the emperor. He was also regarded as the emperor's confidant Now, I opened the envelope nervously, and on a piece of plain white letter paper, there was a sentence written, "Hurry up and go back to Tokyo!" It was definitely written by the emperor's brother himself, and it was as good as a fake!

The words are rude and unceremonious, but Emperor Hirohito’s autographed letter appeared just right, and it can be regarded as saving Prince Zain’s life. Prince Zain, who didn’t want to die in the first place, stepped down from the donkey, and then stiffened his neck to pretend to be a hero. The play was screwed up, so, a farce for the Japanese to watch by cutting himself open to apologize for his sins, it ended without a problem, it just ended hastily!

However, the situation at that time was spread among the top Japanese military and political leaders through the word of mouth of the dozen or so Japanese military and political leaders who visited the scene vividly, and they performed countless versions with countless differences, leaving countless laughing stocks. Talking with him after dinner, Prince Zai Ren, who is powerful and powerful for a while, can be regarded as disgraced, losing all face and pride!

A few days later, Liu Tiehan and Zhao Yuhe, commanding their troops, entered the port of Magadan. In this small Russian-style seaside city, what greeted the soldiers of the Independent Division was not the remnants of the Japanese soldiers, but the gunfire of stubborn resistance. The Japanese Magadan garrison had already evacuated with the troop carrier, but the abandoned Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force, with more than 8 wounded dying.