Age of Rebirth

The loss was minimal, the reinforcements were timely, the enemy was ahead of the game, and he was not fooled by the Chinese. Compared with Lieutenant General Chiba's troops who were beaten to death by their opponents, Lieutenant General Yoshizawa Shirakawa, commander of the Kyushu Island Defense District Headquarters of Japan, , I felt that even if I did not make meritorious service, at least I was not at fault, so after being reprimanded by Prince Zai Ren, the deputy commander-in-chief of the headquarters, I was so wronged that I was about to cry.

Therefore, Lieutenant General Bai Chuan had to stand up and speak out for the unfair treatment he had received, but just after he said a few words, he was interrupted roughly by Prince Zai Ren, "Enough! Bai Chuan Yoshizawa, what do you want to say? , Is the deputy commander in chief still not clear about it? Humph, do you really want me to make it clear?" Prince Zairen stared at him with a cold light, and his tone was even colder. scary.

In fact, Prince Zain hates people like Shirakawa Yoshizawa very much. He uses all his intelligence and talents on internal struggles. There is no interest in the empire in his heart. Under the gaze of Prince Zain, Lieutenant General Baichuan suddenly Feeling guilty for a while, there is no way to hide his little tricks, but he knows how powerful this Prince is, and he is a tie with His Excellency Mi Neiguangyi, the number one boss in the imperial world.

In an instant, all grievances and grievances turned into cold sweat. Lieutenant General Bai Chuan sat down with his head down in frustration, and did not dare to speak anymore. Prince Zairen did not look at him again, and then announced the northern defense zone of Honshu Island The candidates for the commander of the headquarters, the chief of staff, and the commander of the air defense were, without any accident, brought by him from the Home Defense Headquarters.

Finally, Prince Zairen announced a rule that the defense area of ​​Kyushu Island and the defense area of ​​​​the northwestern part of Honshu Island should be established.Especially for aviation forces, the principle of future operations is to focus on defense.It is not required to take the initiative to attack, and we must not repeat the mistakes of today's air combat.

talking.Prince Zairen took a special look at Lieutenant General Bai Chuan, and said in a stern tone: "I hope that you can use your ingenuity and wisdom to share the worries of His Majesty and the Empire, instead of having bad thoughts in your heart and just thinking about it." Colleagues fight, otherwise, the consequences are at your own risk, I don't mind using his head. Alert officers at all levels!"

The combat principles formulated by Prince Zairen mean that the Japanese air forces in the northwest of Honshu Island and Kyushu Island will not be able to fight. In fact, they have no ability to fight. The huge loss cannot be made up in a short time .

According to his own plan, Liu Cuigang began to actively seek a decisive battle with the Japanese aviation.He designed a series of traps, but all of them had little effect. It was not that the Japanese army was cautious enough, but that its own strength was damaged.Unable to play.

But the Northern Flying Group was not without gains. Through a series of small-scale air battles, the Japanese air forces in the northwest of Honshu Island and Kyushu Island were reduced.Further weakening, although piecemeal attacks are not as pleasant as large-scale decisive battles.But the combined results are gratifying.

early may.Liu Cuigang repeated his old tricks and once again joined hands with the Northern Fleet to prepare for another large-scale ambush in the southern area of ​​Sakhalin Island. When the mighty warships of the Northern Fleet swaggered through the Soya Strait, There are more than a thousand fighter jets gathered on more than a dozen field airfields including Dalnia in the south, just waiting for the Japanese air force in Hokkaido to dispatch.

It is a pity that the headquarters of the Hokkaido defense zone of Japan's homeland defense probably accepted the lessons of World War I in the Korean Strait and did not dispatch a single combat aircraft, not even a reconnaissance aircraft, allowing the huge fleet of the Northern Fleet to enter and exit the Sea of ​​Japan And in the East Pacific, Liu Cuigang, who is based at the Darnia Field Airfield in the south of Sakhalin Island, was greatly disappointed, and sighed to Chief of Staff Dong Ningxuan: "The little devil has become cunning!"

Since the Japanese army did not dare to take the initiative to attack and failed to lure them repeatedly, Liu Cuigang decided to go to the door. From the beginning of May, the fighter group and bomber group of the Northern Flying Group were divided into several routes to attack the Japanese army in the northwestern part of Honshu Island and Kyushu Island. The defense facilities carried out frequent air strikes, and the air combat battlefield hit the Japanese mainland. Prince Zairen was also quite helpless about this, and could only strictly order the ministries to adopt a defensive posture.

While carrying out frequent air raids on the Japanese military airports and defense facilities in the northwestern part of Honshu Island and Kyushu Island, the Northern Air Group also used the southern part of Sakhalin Island as a base to attack the military airports and military airports in Wakkanai, Tenshio, Nayoro, and Zhixing in northern Hokkaido. Military targets were intensively bombed. So far, in the view of the Japanese Home Defense Command, the two points for the China Independent Division to attack the Japanese mainland have become very clear.

One is to attack the northwestern part of Honshu Island and Kyushu Island from Busan on the Korean Peninsula, and the other is to attack Hokkaido from the southern part of Sakhalin Island, and then pass through Hokkaido to attack the northeastern part of Honshu Island. The final goal , which is Tokyo, the capital of the empire.

On May [-], the Japanese base camp convened an important military meeting under the call of Emperor Hirohito. At the meeting, three key directions for the defense of the empire's homeland were determined, namely, the northwest and northeast of Honshu Island, as well as the The Japanese have not forgotten the defense circle of the capital with Tokyo as the core. On the Ogasawara Islands, there is also the fleet and aviation of the China Independent Division, as well as a considerable number of land forces.

After the meeting, the General Staff Headquarters of the Japanese Army Base Camp and the Home Defense Command issued a series of orders. The Japanese troops in Japan began to mobilize and assemble in the above three key defense directions. It is worth mentioning that they arrived a few months ago. The more than [-] Italian troops in Japan were originally regarded by the Japanese as a trump card, guarding the northwest and northeast of Honshu Island, and became the first barrier against the attack of the independent division.

However, the performance of the Italian army on the North American battlefield disappointed the Japanese, and they also realized that this batch of glamorous and pretentious Italians were actually embroidered pillows. Prince Zairen personally issued an order to transfer the Italian army to the second line of defense. For this, the Italian reinforcements to the commander of the Japanese army, General Orozzo, also wished for it.

The battle of the Independent Division’s East Command troops sweeping across the Italian Asian Expeditionary Force on the North American continent really frightened the Italians, and they continued to stay on the Japanese islands like a powder keg. The final outcome may not be good. Contact with the Japanese Much more, Admiral Orozuo also saw through the current situation of the Japanese, a ship that was about to sink, and he didn't want to stay in Japan for a day.

In this regard, Admiral Orozzo sent multiple reports to Prime Minister Mussolini in the form of secret telegrams, requesting the Italian government to step in and send reinforcements to the Japanese troops to return home immediately. I am searching for gold and other things to exchange for the 10,000+ officers and soldiers captured on the North American battlefield, but I don’t want to give the 10,000+ officers and soldiers of Japan to that despicable, shameless, rogue and blackmailer Tang Qiuli, a Chinese Chips demanding ransom.

In the name of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy, Mussolini called the Japanese government, asking the Japanese government to immediately arrange for the withdrawal of Italian troops from the Japanese mainland. As for the reason, it was ready-made. The Chinese Tang Qiuli wanted to send troops to invade the Italian mainland The Italian government must transfer back the Italian troops overseas to defend the country, not only the troops in Japan, but also the troops on the North American battlefield. Will call on the door.

After seeing Mussolini's telegram, Emperor Hirohito sneered again and again. They are all super politicians. How could they not see through Mussolini's tricks? Hirohito despised Mussolini's approach very much. How much money has been earned, that is real money, now, seeing that something is wrong, I am about to withdraw, how can I do what he wants?

What is especially hateful is that under the pressure of Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, Mussolini announced that he would cut off all trade with Japan and would never interfere or meddle in Asian affairs. The emergency was interrupted, and for the current precarious empire, it was worse than worse.

Since Mussolini is not benevolent, you can’t blame me for being unjust. Emperor Hirohito will never let go of 10,000+ Italian soldiers. Since they are here, they have the determination to tie up with the Great Japanese Empire and jointly fight against the invasion of the Chinese Independent Division.

Therefore, Emperor Hirohito's reply to Mussolini was very clear and simple, "Your Excellency, I have heard all the calls. I am shocked to hear that your country is threatened by the Chinese. The Empire of Japan and the Kingdom of Italy are allies. Therefore, we should have the responsibility and obligation to help each other, especially when our two countries face a common enemy, that is the Chinese people!"

"However, now our country is threatened by the Chinese Independent Division's attack at any time. We intend to reinforce it, but we can't do anything about it. Your country's troops stationed in Japan are actually the backbone of Japan's homeland defense, assisting the allies in resisting aggression. It is also an unshirkable responsibility, and staying in Japan will better demonstrate the friendship between the two countries and the determination to jointly fight against foreign enemies!"

"Right now, the Japanese mainland is surrounded by the Chinese Independent Division. The Empire of Japan cannot arrange for the evacuation of more than [-] soldiers from your country. Only after the invasion of the Chinese Independent Division is repelled and the Japanese mainland is safe and sound, I will lead All citizens, send the Italian army home in triumph, for which I am deeply grateful!"

Seeing Hirohito's call back, Mussolini was so angry that he almost spit out his old blood, cursing the Japanese as despicable and shameless as the Chinese. He knew very well that his 10,000+ troops were kidnapped by the Japanese in Asia On the battlefield, in the future, they will become hostages of the Chinese,

Bad luck!Mussolini yelled that it was bad luck, he was so regretful now that his intestines were green, why he was so obsessed with ghosts and bewitched by the Japanese, now it is good, except that he wants to spit out all the money he earned from the Japanese , Italy has to catch up with a lot, and the move to send troops to Asia to compete for interests has vomited blood!

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