Age of Rebirth

Chapter 3163 Bombing Tokyo

The independent division troops came from the southern Pacific Ocean and captured the last defensive barrier in the southern part of the mainland, the Ogasawara Islands. It also rekindled the war within the Japanese base camp regarding the key direction of the local defense.

Admirals Nagano Shuyama and Admiral Yamazaki Akira of the first naval department were the first to raise doubts. Prince Zairen, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Imperial Homeland Defense Command, had previously formulated a defense focus that was fundamentally wrong in direction. Facts have proved that China The attack of the independent division troops came from the Pacific Ocean direction in the south.

On the other hand, Prince Zairen insisted on his own point of view. He believed that the attack launched by the China Independent Division from the southern Pacific Ocean direction of the mainland was nothing more than a suspicious strategy, and at most it was of a diversionary nature. The north is transferred to the south of Honshu Island to create favorable conditions for it to cross the sea and attack from the north.

Emperor Hirohito still believed in his younger brother, suppressed the opposition from the navy, and remained unmoved. Let it go if you are not good at it, and the repeated letters to Emperor Hirohito also caused him a lot of headaches. The opinions of the two heavyweights in the navy must be taken seriously.

In Japan's domestic situation, although the latent agents of the intelligence department cannot obtain the highest level of military secrets, they can still obtain them during normal Japanese troop transfers.

A piece of top-secret information sent by the intelligence department was placed in front of Tang Qiuli, "The headquarters, through various channels, learned that there has been no major change in the deployment of Japan's domestic military forces. The Japanese army still uses the mountain pass in the northern part of Honshu Island to Hiroshima. The two areas from Aomori to Morioka are the key defense directions!"

After reading the information.Tang Qiuli pondered for a while, then asked Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe, "Yuhe, what do you think of what this information says?"

"The Japanese have become smarter!" Zhao Yuhe said succinctly: "Obviously, the Japanese base camp doesn't believe that the southern Pacific is our main direction of attack. After all, the geographical locations of the Korean Peninsula and Sakhalin Island are obvious! "

"That's good!" Tang Qiuli sneered, and said, "Then burn a fire under Hirohito's ass, I think he can sit still? Yuhe. Command Deputy Commander Tang, the fleet approaches the vicinity of Tokyo Bay In the sea area, air raids were carried out on places such as Tokyo and Yokohama, and the bomb fell on Hirohito's head, so he is not in a hurry?"

The South Route Offensive Force Headquarters attached great importance to the division's orders. Headquarters members Tang Qiusheng, Tang Qiuquan, Han Tie, Xin Xiguo, Wang Dongshan and others gathered in the command cabin of the fleet flagship.research.

What Tang Qiusheng was worried about was that the strength of Japan's land-based air force should not be underestimated. He said: "Qiuquan. The fleet's air strikes on Tokyo can accomplish the task of mobilizing divisions and confusing the Japanese army to the greatest extent. However, they will also suffer Regarding the counterattack of the Japanese land-based fleet, do you have any corresponding plans for the fleet?"

Tang Qiuquan thought for a while, and then whispered to Xin Xiguo for a while.Then he replied cautiously: "Brother Qiusheng, the fleet is going to fight like this. It will dispatch all aircraft carriers and some main battleships to form a mobile fleet, approach Tokyo Bay in a covert manner, and launch air strikes on Tokyo and other places by surprise. Then, the fleet will quickly withdraw to the Japanese army. Out of the combat radius of the base fleet!"

"And swam in the waters around Honshu Island, waiting for the opportunity to attack several cities in Japan. To sum up, it is to fight quickly and retreat quickly, so as not to let the Japanese army's land-based fleet bite. If Chichijima is the base, there will be land-based With cooperation, the effect will be even better, the distance from the Ogasawara Islands to the Japanese mainland is more than [-] kilometers, which is a long-distance air raid, and the latest fighter jets of the fleet's land-based mixed combat brigade are very suitable!"

Tang Qiusheng said with a wry smile: "Don't think about it for the time being. The field airport and wharf facilities on Father Island will not be put into use until a few months at the earliest. I can make a request to Shi Zhi , put the land-based mixed combat brigade of the fleet into the combat sequence of the Southern Fleet, and use Chichijima as the base!"

"As for the air raid plan on Tokyo, the fleet has come up with a complete plan, which can only be implemented after a meeting and study. It must be quick and cautious, taking into account all unfavorable factors and possible accidents! Sulu The Mobile Corps and the Marine Corps will use the Ogasawara Islands as a temporary resting point, waiting for the next move!"

Qiu Quan attached great importance to the mission of the air raid on Tokyo, and specially held a joint meeting with the commanders of the various squadrons and the commanders of the carrier-based aircraft unit. plan.

The core of the plan is that the bombing will be carried out at night, making full use of the performance advantages of shipboard radar and airborne radar, and comprehensively monitoring the movements of the Japanese army's land-based field airports around Tokyo. Air fighter brigade escorted it.

When the mixed fleet was close to the edge of the Japanese shore-based radar warning, they took the ultra-low altitude flight method and entered the Tokyo airspace. Because the bombing target was not limited, the next task was much simpler. With the center of Tokyo as the reference point, the bombs were dropped freely. In the shortest possible time, the bombs were dropped, and then the Japanese land-based fleet quickly evacuated before they could react. The night fighter jets were in charge of the rear. This was the main content of the plan to bomb Tokyo.

The battle plan for bombing Tokyo was quickly approved by the South Road Attack Force Command. Two days later, at dawn, Tang Qiuquan commanded a task force including four aircraft carriers, left the waters of the Ogasawara Islands, and galloped towards Tokyo. Going to follow the task force, there are also more than 200 marines from a reinforced reconnaissance company of the [-]st Marine Corps Brigade.

A few days later at night, the Southern Fleet Task Force of the Independent Division quietly arrived in the waters south of the Izu Islands. Here, it is more than 400 kilometers away from Tokyo. For carrier-based aircraft, the time required for a one-way trip is only four or ten. Minutes is also the maximum distance of the shore-based radar detection range in the southern part of Honshu Island, Japan.

However, there is still one obstacle that needs to be cleared, that is, on Miyake Island in the Izu Islands, there is a Japanese anti-aircraft radar station that blocks the route of the air raid fleet. This Japanese anti-aircraft radar station can call the police in advance and give the Japanese army The land-based aircraft fleet has an early warning time of at least 10 minutes. For the carrier-based aircraft fleet, this 10-minute early warning time is fatal.

Looking at the pitch-black sea, Tang Qiuquan said to Chief of Staff Xin Xiguo, "Xiguo, order the [-]st Brigade of the Marine Corps to strengthen the reconnaissance company and set off immediately. Be sure to control the Japanese air-to-air radar station on Yazhai Island before midnight!"

Several small speedboats, carrying more than 200 marines, sailed quickly into the depths of the dark sea. The slight sound of the motor soon disappeared and could not be heard. The task force implemented strict radio and light control. Warships and aircraft carriers, like silent behemoths, crouched on the undulating sea.

Tang Qiuquan sat silently on the chair, smoking cigarettes one by one, the flickering lights reflected his stern face, he was nervous, not only Qiuquan was nervous, but the entire task force was also tense of waiting.

At about 10:[-] and [-] minutes in the middle of the night, the radio station, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly issued a "tick-tick" call. The translator quickly translated the message. He ran to the command cabin as if, but he knew that the entire task force was waiting for this telegram.

The director of the communications department pushed open the hatch and reported: "Reporting to the commander, I have received a telegram from the reconnaissance company of the [-]st Marine Corps brigade, and I have completely controlled the Japanese air-to-air radar station on Miyake Island. Everything is going well!"

"Okay!" Tang Qiuquan couldn't help clenching his fists, and looked down at the luminous watch. At 45:[-] midnight, he smiled and said to Chief of Staff Xin Xiguo: "Han Tie's soldiers are really good, and they live up to expectations." , Xiguo, order the night flight mixed fleet to take off on time at zero o'clock!"

As soon as midnight arrived, the lights on the take-off decks of the four aircraft carriers were lit up together. Fighters and bombers on board the carriers, in a double formation, rushed into the dark night sky one after another, and then, all over the air, they quickly It will soon disappear into the northern sky.

Tang Qiuquan watched the night flight fleet take off silently. He secretly prayed for the pilots of the bomber fleet. Nervousness and uneasiness were always in his heart. After all, this was the first time that the independent division fleet bombed the Japanese mainland. For the first time, a fighter plane flew over the Japanese mainland and dropped a bomb. The meaning contained in it is absolutely extraordinary.

For the Japanese, it was the first time in the past hundred years that the mainland, especially the capital, had been bombed. Qiu Quan knew in his heart that with the character of the Japanese, such a thing would never be allowed to happen. The bomber fleet would face the Japanese army. The frenzied pursuit of the land-based fleet, "I really don't know, how many pilots can come back after departure?" He thought silently.

After midnight, Tokyo, Japan, has fallen into silence. Only the street lamps on the street are dimly lit, which makes this city located in Tokyo Bay glow with a little vitality. A place where the military and culture are concentrated, it is sure to be prosperous, and Tokyo's nightlife is also famous.

However, with a series of failures by the Japanese army overseas, recently, the independent division army has been stationed in the north of Japan, eyeing it. The situation in Japan is full of tension, and the Japanese people also feel the tension in the air , the atmosphere of war permeated, and there was a lot less entertainment. It seemed that suddenly, Tokyo declined.

However, for a high-end pleasure-seeking place like Ginza, the breath of war does not seem to have a big impact. Ginza will never be without dignitaries and dignitaries who come to have fun. Therefore, even at midnight, it is not too far from the Emperor’s Palace Ginza is still a scene of flashing neon lights and feasting.

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

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