Age of Rebirth

The dense fog filled the air. General Tanaka, who had been suffering all night because of everything he was about to lose and the bleakness of his future, drove away from the temporary headquarters of the North Korean Garrison Army. Before getting into the car, he didn't even dare to look back. The tallest building in Busan, leaving here means leaving the Korean peninsula forever. Although there is a lot of reluctance in his heart, the sound of rumbling guns from afar reminds him all the time that this land, three thousand miles of mountains and rivers, There must be a new owner.

When we arrived at the Port of Busan, the fog had not yet cleared, and the sky and the earth were completely white, just like the mood of General Tanaka at the moment. The Chief of Staff of the Garrison, Major General Hikogoro Shinno, and a group of senior officers from the headquarters had been waiting on the pier for a long time.

According to the order of Chief of Staff Shinno, the first to board the ship are the troops withdrawn from the southern tip of the peninsula to Busan, and the last are the garrison troops stationed in Busan and the staff of the Garrison Command. Those who violate the order do not need to withdraw The native land is responsible for staying in Busan, blocking the attacking independent division troops, and covering the retreat of the fleet.

Therefore, the senior officers of the Japanese and Korean garrison troops, listening to the rumbling cannons in the distance, dared not complain even though they were extremely anxious. One is to die in battle, and the other is to be captured. No matter what kind of ending, they don't want it. General Tanaka has not come for a long time, but the sound of cannons is like a reminder. I don't know how many officers have the general in their hearts. The female relatives in your family have greeted you countless times!Chief of Staff Xinye replied: "Yes, Commander, all the troops have boarded the ship. The personnel of the headquarters are the last batch. They are all waiting for your arrival at the pier, but..." He paused, Some hesitation.Obviously, the retreat plan is not so perfect, there must be a mistake!

"Huh?" General Tanaka raised his eyebrows, and the last thing he wanted to hear was the word "but".The implied meaning behind is that there is a problem, so he said very displeased: "But what? It's such a time, what else can't be said?"

Chief of Staff Xinye said simply: "It's just that the more than 130 members of the Third Brigade of the [-]th First Division defending Miryang did not withdraw in time and were surrounded by two brigades of the Niangziguan Garrison Regiment of the Independent Division. According to the brigade commander Major General Masaichi Kishitani said in a telegram that the Third Brigade is fighting fiercely with the Independent Division. He said that the commander does not need to affect the overall retreat plan because of the Third Brigade. The head of the Kishitani Brigade also said that he will live and die with Miryang The chief of staff Shinno saw the anger in General Tanaka's eyes, and hurriedly explained: "The order was sent to the third brigade one day ago, but the head of the Kishitani brigade called back and said that the Imperial Japanese Army did not fight without a fight." He has the habit of retreating, he is willing to stop a part of the independent division on the front line of Miryang, and buy time for the other troops of the dispatched army to evacuate!"

"Stupid! The imperial army is indeed brave and fearless, but they can't make unnecessary sacrifices! How can a solitary army of more than 10 people stop an independent division of [-] people? Kishitani's move seems brave, but in fact It is using the lives of soldiers of the empire to do useless things, which is not advisable!" General Tanaka said in a cold tone, everything is understood, it is that guy Kishitani who refused to carry out the orders of the garrison headquarters, showing his bravery in vain.

"Get on board!" General Tanaka said, stepping up to the springboard, since Kishitani himself wanted to seek death, and there were more than [-] soldiers stationed in the garrison, it was impossible to continue waiting because of the Third Brigade.

With a few shrill whistles, the last batch of ships carrying Japanese soldiers left the port of Busan and sailed into the misty Korean Strait, which meant that the Japanese who had colonized the Korean Peninsula for more than fifty years were miserable Anxiously left the former paradise.

Standing on the deck, looking back at Busan shrouded in thick fog, the eyes are full of thick fog, and even the wish of seeing Busan for the last time cannot be fulfilled. General Tanaka couldn't help but burst into tears. The sourness that was neither blood nor gas was filling his heart.

"Your Excellency, Commander, don't be too sad. Today we withdraw to the mainland and recharge our batteries. There will be a chance to make a comeback. This heavy fog is like God's help. The fleet of the Independent Division cannot take off!" Careful Chief of Staff Shinno found General Tanaka's sadness and comforted him.

From Busan Port at the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula to Japan’s Kyushu Island, the only way to pass is Tsushima Island in the middle of the Korean Strait. The Japanese Home Defense Command has a squadron-sized island guard force stationed on Tsushima Island. There are beacon facilities such as lighthouses. In normal times, it is responsible for monitoring all passing ships in the Korean Strait, providing necessary information for the Home Defense Command, and providing navigation for Japanese military aircraft and warships.

At this time, the Japanese garrison headquarters on Tsushima Island has become the headquarters of Lieutenant General Tang Qiuquan, the commander of the Navy Fleet of the Independent Division. Three days ago, a detachment of the Special Operations Detachment of the Independent Division quietly touched Tsushima. Island, also silently, sent more than 100 Japanese soldiers whose guards were relaxed to the sea to feed sharks. Afterwards, the transport ship moved several mobile radar stations to Tsushima Island as a whole, establishing an anti-Japanese war against the Japanese mainland. And the air and sea monitoring network in the direction of Busan, North Korea.

Everything was going on silently. The Japanese troops on Kyushu Island did not notice at all that Tsushima Island had changed hands. Two days ago, Tang Qiuquan commanded the main force of the fleet including three aircraft carriers, more than one hundred destroyers, two A brigade of torpedo boats and two brigades of high-speed gunboats equipped with sea-combat "Thunder" rocket launchers were hidden in the area around Tsushima Island, quietly waiting for the Japanese and Korean garrison fleets to retreat from Busan.

Such a huge fleet was hidden under the noses of the Japanese for two days without being discovered. All this is due to the aviation of the Independent Division. The scale of two regiments was dispatched at a time to carry out all-weather cruises in the airspace around Tsushima Island. Once the Japanese reconnaissance planes and cruise fighter groups were found, they must be shot down. In two days, the Japanese planes were so miserable that they dared not fly. Half a step away from Kyushu Island.

Several simple brick houses were originally the headquarters of the Tsushima Island Defense Force of the Japanese Army. In one of the largest rooms, more than a dozen radio stations, the "tick" sound of sending and receiving newspapers, merged into a wonderful musical note. Tang Qiuquan With one hand on his chin, he stood in front of the window, looking at the sea covered in thick fog, thoughtful, but his expression was very calm.

Rear Admiral Xin Xiguo, chief of staff of the fleet, walked briskly to his side and said, "Commander, the radar station reports that the troop carrier formations of the Japanese and Korean troops stationed in Busan have arrived in the waters east of Tsushima Island. At a position of about 180 kilometers, the Japanese troop carriers are divided into three echelons, with an interval of about [-] kilometers between them!"

"Is there an escorting Japanese fleet?" Tang Qiuquan asked.

"Radar multi-detection shows that there is no!" Xin Xiguo replied.

Tang Qiuquan chuckled, and said: "It seems that this heavy fog has given the Japanese enough confidence! Maybe, the narrow Korean Strait, when the Japanese open it, they can return to their old nest in just one step. It’s just that the Japanese never imagined that we would be waiting for them on Tsushima Island, the bottom of the Korean Strait is more comfortable than their lair!”…

With a serious face, Xin Xiguo reminded: "Commander, the heavy fog has affected the normal take-off of the aviation fleet. Because of this unexpected factor, our combat plan has been affected to a certain extent. The originally planned sea-air alliance to annihilate Japan and North Korea I am afraid that the plan for the garrison fleet will need to be adjusted, and our fleet will bear it alone!"

Tang Qiuquan did not answer Xin Xiguo's reminder, but asked, "What does the meteorological department say about the sudden fog?"

Xin Xiguo replied: "According to the report of the Meteorological Department, the thick fog covering the Korean Strait will not completely dissipate until around [-]:[-] am to [-]:[-] am at the earliest. In more than an hour, the first echelon of the Japanese army's troop carrier has sailed past Tsushima Island and approached the waters near Japan's Kyushu Island!"

"Are you worried that we won't be able to wipe out the Japanese army?" Tang Qiuquan looked at his chief of staff and asked.

Xin Xiguo did not hide his worry, "Yes, Commander, once the first echelon of Japanese troop carriers approaches Kyushu Island, they will definitely be supported by land-based fighter jets from Japan's Kyushu Island Air Defense Command. For our fleet, It's a great threat!"

Tang Qiuquan did not have such worries. He knew very well that after two consecutive days of air strikes, the combat aircraft of the Japanese Home Air Defense Command on Kyushu Island suffered heavy losses and could not do much. He has three aircraft carriers and more than [-] combat aircraft Aircraft, enough for this situation.

"Your worry is unnecessary!" Tang Qiuquan said with a smile: "The fog, why can't it be used by me, order the first attack fleet, with two aircraft carriers as the core, use the cover of the fog to rush to the waters near the island to set up an ambush , intercept and kill the first echelon of Japanese troop carriers, I just want to send all the Japanese troop carriers into the bottom of the sea near the Japanese mainland waters!"