Age of Rebirth

Chapter 710 Bombing Nanjing ([-])

After Tang Qiuli took office as the commander-in-chief of Nanjing Air Defense, he urgently evacuated the population in the urban area, mobilized all the air defense forces around Nanjing and the Songhu area, and stationed in Nanjing for defense. Now Nanjing is like a military city with dense air defense firepower. Tang Qiu Li also obtained the consent of Chairman Jiang and took out his treasure, the destroyer unit of the Aviation Administration of the Military Commission.

Tang Qiuli summoned Gao Zhihang, the commander of the destroyer unit. The two were old acquaintances. They formed a deep friendship when they were on the border. If it weren't for Gao Zhihang's rebellious character, Tang Qiuli would have preferred him to be his Gao Zhihang was very excited to meet again with the important task of the commander of the air force. After a few simple greetings, Tang Qiuli directly entered the topic.

The task he gave to the destroyer unit was that after the Japanese air force was attacked in the airspace of Nanjing, our destroyer unit intercepted the Japanese planes on their way back, trying to shoot down all the first wave of Japanese bombers and fighters, and then returned The base of the Jianqiao Aviation School is on standby. In fact, this is a typical aerial ambush tactic.

Tang Qiuli was afraid that Gao Zhihang's rebellious personality would affect the situation of the battle, so he repeatedly told him that he must receive orders from the Air Defense Headquarters before launching into battle. There is a huge difference in strength. At that time, the Japanese army had more than [-] combat aircraft of various types, while the Chinese had less than [-] combat aircraft. The difference was ten to one. Coupled with the difference in the level of pilot training, it further reduced the China's disadvantage has widened. [

The loss of Generalissimo Jiang's family in the First World War not only caused many disturbances out of thin air, but also made him unable to explain to the public. Gao Zhihang heard Tang Qiuli's worry, and quickly promised to obey Vice Chairman Tang's orders. Order, before leaving, the deep meaning in his eyes could not be concealed, "Vice Chairman Tang, I have many connections with Le Yiqin and Liu Cuigang, it is a great honor for Yiqin and Cuigang to serve under your command, it's a pity , Zhihang's fortune is shallow, and he can't serve under his command, Zhihang cited it as a lifelong regret!"

After finishing speaking, he gave a military salute vigorously, turned around and left, looking at Gao Zhihang's leaving back, Tang Qiuli almost called him back, thinking about it, he lowered his arms vigorously, everyone has their own opportunities and destiny, Perhaps the two were destined to fight side by side in this life, and everything was arranged properly. Tang Qiuli's heart was not much relaxed. The Japanese army base was determined to restart the war in the south of the Yangtze River this time.

Tang Qiuli ordered the Huangyadong Base of the Independent Division to urgently dispatch a batch of "Sky Eye" radars while making overall arrangements in Nanjing, and the air defense brigade of the Huangyadong Base rushed to Nanjing to participate in the defense of Nanjing. Within one night, they rushed to Nanjing and entered the position immediately, which gave Tang Qiuli a lot of support.

The technicians of the Independent Division set up many frontier radar stations in the east and south directions of Nanjing, as well as on Changxing Island off the Yangtze River Estuary. When the Japanese aircraft took off, they would fall into the eyes of the radar operators. In the underground hidden department of the Air Defense Command, Qiuli can grasp the battle situation in the entire airspace, and extend the preparation time of the Nanjing Air Defense Force to about 10 minutes, and can enter the battle position in advance. The next step is to wait.

Two days later, Zhang Zhizhong, the commander of the Songhu garrison, forwarded the information from the observation post set up on Changxing Island. A large number of Japanese warships were found in the sea off the Yangtze River Estuary. Give Dai Li an order to do everything possible to find out the size of the Japanese fleet.

The efficiency of the Military Control Bureau was very high. In the evening, intelligence came in. Dai Li personally sent it to Tang Qiuli's office in the Air Defense Command. The intelligence showed that all the ships of the Japanese Navy's First and Third Fleets had already parked off the Yangtze River Estuary. , There are more than 120 large and small warships in total. Among them, the aircraft carriers "Jahe", "Tsuruwu", "Canglong", and "Jiandao" have become the core force of the fleet.

Tang Qiuli's scalp tingled for a while, the Japanese are ruthless enough, these four aircraft carriers are the main ships of the Chinese Navy, and each can carry 92 carrier-based aircraft. Calculated, more than ten of the Japanese aircraft With a large force, nearly 370 aircraft are concentrated in the direction of Nanjing. This battle is enough to fight. Tang Qiuli did not know that the land-based aircraft that took off from the Taiwan base, including 52 bombers and [-] fighters, have already slid to the take-off line. On the plane, waiting for the order to take off, according to the plan, the planes that took off from Taiwan will serve as the second wave of attack force, and after the carrier-based planes return, they will carry out the mission of bombing Nanjing.

After the Japanese base camp lost contact with the special envoy Tanaka Hongichi, knowing that the plan to negotiate a unilateral peace with the Nanjing government had failed, and there was no news from the intelligence station lurking in Nanjing, they began to prepare for an unprecedented large-scale bombing of Nanjing. There was a dispute over the number of planes, and the navy demanded to undertake the task of bombing Nanjing independently.

Everyone in the military knows that the air power of the Republic of China is so weak that it can be ignored. This kind of bombing should be the easiest task in the world. , Not even a chance to go into the air, fleeing far away is the wisest choice for Chinese pilots.

The army, which has always had the upper hand, can let such good things be exclusively enjoyed by the navy. It has to step in. Everyone knows that such a mission is not worth the limelight, and it can also put money on the face of its own troops. It is necessary to get a share of the pie. Yes, the planes from the Taiwan base had to participate in the bombing of Nanjing. The senior generals of the army and navy had a quarrel on the spot, like black-eyed fighting cocks, refusing to give in to each other.

Emperor Hirohito looked coldly at these senior generals who were obviously fighting for merit. Their thoughts were exposed, and their inner disgust almost caused Hirohito to explode on the spot. Being cut off, I didn’t see you alone scrambling to clean up the mess, take on heavy responsibilities, and when you saw a cheap credit to take, you broke your head to grab it. These senior army and navy generals quarreled for a long time before they realized that Emperor Hirohito, who was in charge of the family, always He didn't say a word, and his face became more and more ugly.

Everyone shut their mouths knowingly, Emperor Hirohito's eyes swept away, and these senior generals retreated to the sides. In the end, Hirohito adopted a compromise plan. The Navy and the Army Air Force jointly undertook the task of bombing Nanjing. In order to unify the command, the two sides established a joint headquarters. However, Emperor Hirohito also put down his harsh words. If the requirements of the campaign are not met, the capital of China is not blown up, or the Chinese people's will to resist cannot be collapsed, then the army and navy will Commanders, cut yourself open to thank the people of the country.

After Yuren put down his harsh words, he turned around and walked away, leaving behind the big-eyed and small-eyed senior generals, pinching his nose to study the specific details of the establishment of the joint headquarters. The two sides had too much grievances. , It’s almost the same as fighting each other. It is destined to have problems in cooperation.

Not only that, the base camp also changed the name of the 23 newly formed troops that were originally planned to be sent to North China to supplement the North China Expeditionary Army, and renamed it the Nanjing Expeditionary Army. The combat mission of the Central Army in the Shanghai area is to break through the Songhu defense line in one fell swoop and open a new situation in the fight against China from the south, so as to restore the disadvantages of the current war.

At around 180:10 a.m. on June [-]th, the Changxing Island radar station sent a report that a large number of Japanese military planes were flying from the direction of the Yangtze River Estuary, with the target of Nanjing. The total number of aircraft was about [-], and they were expected to arrive in [-] to [-] minutes. Over Nanjing, Tang Qiuli was stunned when he received the report. Why, only half of the planes of the Japanese Naval Air Force arrived, whether they underestimated the enemy or had other intentions, regardless of him, let's fight first.

"Sound the air defense alarm, and all troops immediately enter the battle position, turn on the gun sight radar, and provide each gun position with the speed and altitude of the enemy plane," Tang Qiu gave the order, and dozens of staff officers waiting on the side immediately passed The special telephone line conveyed the order, and the shrill air defense siren rang through the sky over Nanjing. After a short period of busyness, everything returned to silence, and the anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns were pointed at the sky.

More than ten minutes later, the naked eye could already see the black and dense Japanese aircraft group drilled out of the clouds. The commander of the carrier-based aircraft leading the team, Tsuki Hidegoro, the commander of the First Wing, took the lead in flying over Nanjing. Looking down from the cockpit, the vast Nanjing city was like a dead city, completely silent, with no pedestrians and no moving objects. Run away, if so, the bombing is not very meaningful.

Egoro Tsuki is a veteran bomber pilot. He likes to throw bombs on the heads of Chinese people, watching a mass of orange flames fly into the sky with broken limbs of Chinese people, turning into a rain of blood. It made him very excited, and the thrill of the comparison would flow through his body instantly like an electric current. He thought that this was a masterpiece, a gorgeous firework blooming from steel.

The buildings in Nanjing City are already clearly visible. Although there are no panicked and scurrying Chinese people in sight, I feel a little regretful and chatting, but I still have to complete the scheduled bombing mission. Each bomber pilot has a copy of The detailed distribution map of various important targets in Nanjing. Before the war, the Japanese secret agents had already surveyed Nanjing. This is the only place Tsuki Hidegoro recognized those guys in the army. [

"Attention all crews, start bombing according to the set target, Eagles in the sky of the Great *** Empire, let's start your easy and happy mission!" A wild laughter came from the earphones, Tsuki Hidegoro took the lead in pressing the nose , swooping down towards the target.

(To be continued)