Age of Rebirth

Japan's Honshu Island Defense Command recruited pilots, Colonel Bradbury, commander of the Southern Flying Corps of Honshu Island, and the commander, Lieutenant General Shinkuro Ohno, and the air defense commander, Major General Masao Komura, were not too convinced. From the Japanese point of view, this blue-eyed, yellow-haired Westerner's victory in Shizuoka was nothing more than a stroke of luck.

Colonel Bradbury is not stupid, and he can see the disapproving expressions of the two small Japanese, but he is a guest soldier, and he fights for the Japanese for the sake of money and beautiful women. Do the Japanese believe what they say? , it doesn't matter much, as long as the money is sufficient and the Japanese girl is hugged every night.

Masao Komura, the air defense commander, is in charge of aviation operations. At the beginning, he was skeptical of this Westerner's practice of concentrating all the fighter wings around Tokyo in the Shizuoka area and waiting for the Chinese aircraft group to attack, but , Now that he has won the battle, he has doubts in his heart. How can this Westerner conclude that the Chinese fleet will not bomb Tokyo, but return to bomb Shizuoka?

"Colonel Bradbury, I have a question. Why did you decide that the battlefield will be in the airspace around Shizuoka?" Major General Masao Takamura asked humbly.

"It's the intuition of a soldier!" Colonel Bradbury was a bit cryptic, and said slowly: "Tokyo is heavily defended, and Shizuoka has become the best choice for the Chinese. First, we can test our defense situation. Second, If there is an opportunity, it will launch an air strike on Tokyo, and the distance from Tokyo to Shizuoka is several hundred kilometers, which is not an insurmountable obstacle for high-speed fighter jets!"

"Moreover, according to the report from the coastal ground radar station, no Chinese fleet has been found along the southern coast of your country. From this, it can be concluded that the Chinese fleet that attacked Shizuoka this time is all land-based fighter jets, flying from the direction of the Ogasawara Islands Come on, with such a long-distance flight, the Chinese are doomed to only choose one target for air strikes!"

In fact, Lieutenant General Ohno and Major General Takamura may not understand these principles. The so-called being in the game is nothing more than Colonel Bradbury as a bystander.On the contrary, he saw it more clearly. Major General Gao Cun seemed to have realized something, and said: "According to your analysis, then, we can concentrate several aviation wings and your flight corps in the area around Shizuoka, and wait for the Chinese people to attack again. Air strikes will do!"

"No, no, no!" Colonel Bradbury shook his head again and again, and said in an expert tone: "I said that Shizuoka cannot be the target of the Chinese. There are neither important factories nor military targets. The Chinese No bombs were wasted in Shizuoka, their target. Always Tokyo!"

"Therefore, my suggestion is to deploy all the aviation wings and my flight corps. Between Shizuoka and Tokyo, so. It can be done on both sides, but the focus is still on Tokyo. In addition, the ground needs to be The radar should go out as far as possible to detect the Chinese fleet in advance, we must stick to it and never go out to sea to pursue it!"

Lieutenant General Ohno and Major General Takamura exchanged glances, both admired this Westerner, "It's a pity that your navy doesn't have an aircraft carrier fleet, otherwise, you can push the air battle battlefield to the sea, and even capture the Ogasawara Islands, Completely destroy the forward airport of the Chinese, and there will be no future troubles!" Colonel Bradbury said with emotion.

The last few words pierced the hearts of the two Japanese. In the battle of Banda Sea in the Southwest Pacific, the combined naval fleet was wiped out, and the Imperial Navy lost all its strength, let alone the aircraft carrier. There was no capital for a small fleet, and Ono and Takamura had expressions of embarrassment and pain on their faces.

Tang Qiuli’s telegram from Tuning Le Yiqin to Yangon to attend the meeting was very timely. Otherwise, the current Le Yiqin would definitely command the fleet and rush to Tokyo. He just fell into the trap of Colonel Bradbury. The result is unpredictable , Even if it can escape, it will suffer heavy losses. In terms of overall strength, the southern offensive fleet based on the Ogasawara Islands is much weaker than the southern defense fleet of the Japanese Honshu Island.

The two-day meeting ended. In the air battle against Japan, a policy was determined. Le Yiqin's Southern Flying Group and the Navy's Southern Fleet were the main ones. Liu Cuigang's Northern Flying Group contained the Japanese air force and strived to fight in the southern direction. Fight a few large-scale air battles, kill the European flying team recruited by Japan, and destroy the capital of the Japanese.

At the same time, the occupied Ryukyu Islands were placed under the jurisdiction of the Southern Aviation Group. On the basis of the original Japanese airfield, a large-scale expansion could accommodate eight fighter regiments and five bomber regiments. The southern offensive direction air combat command was established. Officer Tang Qiuquan is the commander, and Le Yiqin, the commander of the Southern Flying Group, is the deputy commander. They coordinate and command the combined land and air operations.

After the meeting, Tang Qiuquan, Le Yiqin, and Liu Cuigang were all thinking about the war and did not stay in Yangon. They returned to the army that day, but Tang Qiuli did not return to Busan immediately. Mei Xue, who is pregnant, has become sentimental since she became pregnant, crying at every turn, and becoming more attached to her husband. Mei Ting also acts as the director of the news department.

Originally, according to Meixue’s own idea, she wanted to go to Busan, but Tang Qiuli firmly disagreed. Now the Korean peninsula is full of ice and snow, and the climate in Yangon is warm like spring, which is good for the health of mother and child. , Meixue even made a fuss, but seeing that her husband's attitude was not relentless, she gave up.

Tang Qiuli also planned to send Mei Xue back to Dingbian, and let her parents and father-in-law take care of Mei Xue. Mei Xue also disagreed, saying that when her sister was pregnant, she stayed in Dingbian, but when the child was born, you With her father not around, Tang Qiuli was ashamed and had nothing to say, so Mei Xue stayed in Yangon.

Tang Qiuli returned to Yangon's home from Shizhi, and it was already dinner time. He could have eaten in Shizhi's cafeteria, and a table of simple meals was prepared at the left-behind place, but he was thinking of Mei Xue, so he declined everyone's kindness , hurried home.

As soon as I entered the door, there was no one in the living room, but there was movement in the kitchen. When I opened the door of the kitchen, Mei Xue was busy with her big belly. She was preparing dinner for herself. Among the three wives, In terms of culinary skills, Mei Ting is the best, followed by Liu Xinlan. As for Mei Xue, this girl has no relationship with the kitchen by nature. Besides, the food she cooks is so unflattering that Tang Qiuli, Mei Ting, and Liu Xinlan all stay away.

After a long time, Mei Xue knew that it was not cooking material, but now, Tang Qiuli saw his wife carefully preparing dinner for him, and couldn't help feeling a warm current rushing all over his body. The black hair in front of her fell down to her shoulders, and she reprimanded distressedly: "Look at you, don't you have a chef and a nanny at home, how to cook by yourself, you don't know when you are pregnant with a child!"

Mei Xue raised her red, sweaty face, looked at her husband with a sweet smile, and said, "I used to be busy all day, but now I have time, you, my sister, and Xinlan are not around, and learning to cook is also a way to kill time and save you Say that the food I cook is unpalatable!"

Tang Qiuli laughed, untied the apron from Mei Xue's body, tied it around his waist, and jokingly said: "It's rare, Mrs. Tang finally realized her shortcomings. In all fairness, this is me, Sister Ting and Xinlan. Unanimous opinion, watch carefully, I will show my hands today, and I will teach you a few tricks!" Saying this, the horse ladle rattled.

Mei Xue didn't smile, but asked weakly, "How many days can you stay in Yangon when you come back this time?"

Tang Qiuli paused with the ladle in his hand, did not dare to turn his head, and said, "Two days at most, there are many things on the front line in Busan..." He didn't say anything further, and he didn't dare to look at what Mei Xue was looking forward to. With her eyes, the heroic Mei Xue in military attire is now completely a little girl, making people love and pity her.

Mei Xue's bright eyes dimmed, and then she leaned her face on her husband's broad shoulders, and said leisurely: "I know you are busy, commanding millions of people to fight, two days with me is enough, Qiu Li, tomorrow I want to go to the beach let's go!"

The next day, as the sun rose, Tang Qiuli woke up the sleepy Mei Xue. The two of them were dressed in plain clothes, and under the protection of a dozen special guards who were also in plain clothes, they drove out of Yangon City and headed for the beach.

In April, the Indochina Peninsula is a beautiful season. The sky is blue, the sea is clear, the seagulls are soaring in the sky, and the thin sandy beach stretches into the distance under the caress of the sea, which seems to be connected with the shadows of sails in the sea. Tang Qiu Li and Meixue kept quiet and didn't go to crowded places. The two held hands, rolled up their trousers, and walked barefoot on the beach.

The sun was warm and the beach was like a blanket. Mei Xue's mood became obviously brighter, and she laughed crisply like silver bells from time to time. The figure of the two people looked at the telegram in his hand again, hesitated for a moment, he knew that it was rare for the teacher and his wife to have such a free time, and it would be very unpleasant to come by himself now.

The captain of the secret service knew that the chief of staff would not come to the division commander at this time unless there was something urgent, so he said, "Chief of staff, should I inform the division commander that you are here?"

Zhao Yuhe shook his head and said, "Wait a minute, we must ensure the safety of the teacher and the second wife. It's just you. Why can't I see other special guards?"

The captain of the special guard smiled and replied: "Chief of staff, if you can see where the other special guards are, we are too incompetent. This beach is under our surveillance!"

Tang Qiuli was talking to Mei Xue about some happy things, when he accidentally raised his head and saw the figure of Zhao Yuhe on the beach in the distance, he sighed inwardly, and said to Mei Xue: "Xiaoxue, Chief of Staff Zhao is here, there may be some Urgent military affairs, or should the walk end here?"

Mei Xue looked up at Zhao Yuhe in the distance, and said with a smile, "You're a busy person, and I didn't stop you, let's go, don't keep Chief of Staff Zhao waiting!"

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