Glorious Mission 1937

After a day and a half of fighting, the open and dark fires in Tokyo City were finally extinguished, and the casualties were also counted.According to incomplete statistics of the number of casualties reported by various districts, the bombing last night directly caused 54843 deaths in Tokyo, 37891 missing, and another 10,000+ people were burned and choked.

In addition, Tokyo City was severely damaged. Nearly 55 square kilometers were burned, mainly the area west of the Imperial Palace. About a quarter of Tokyo was razed to the ground, including a large area of ​​industrial areas, commercial areas, and residences. district.

Moreover, after the bombing, Japan's military production capacity dropped by about one-tenth, among which warships and fighter planes were the most affected. Many aircraft factories in Tokyo were destroyed, and many docks were burned to coke. It can be said that Japan The loss this time exceeded the sum of the losses in the previous hundreds of years of foreign wars.

On November 11th, the Japanese government announced to all countries in the world that in view of the unforgivable crimes committed by Chen Feng's subordinates against the Japanese Empire, the Japanese government and the headquarters officially listed all members of the Chen family and all military and political officials in the northern part of the country as targets of death. , will deal with the above personnel at all costs, including unconventional means such as assassination. In addition, the Imperial Japanese Army refuses to accept prisoners from the Eighth War Zone of China.

The Japanese government's statement shocked the world. It can be said that it announced to all countries in the world that Chen Feng was responsible for the bombing the day before yesterday. Otherwise, the Japanese government would not have issued such a relentless declaration.

All countries have heard about the tragic scene after the Tokyo bombing, and they were all shocked by the strength and boldness of Chen Feng's subordinates.Of course, there are also people in some countries who disdain Chen Feng's subordinate's behavior of disregarding the common people. Among them, the British are the loudest. The British official media actually appeared condemning and criticizing Chen Feng.

Chen Feng didn't care about this, anyway, he and the Japanese were already inexhaustible, and there was no more skin between each other, so how could they be merciful.As for the clamor of the British, Chen Feng didn't even care, it was just a clown, those Anglo gentlemen obviously forgot how the German bombers bombed them.

On the morning of November 11, Liu Nijia, commander-in-chief of the Northern Air Force, held a press conference in Guisui, at which Liu Nijia confirmed to all reporters. It was the Air Force of the Eighth Theater that bombed Tokyo on November 6.The northern air force dispatched a total of 11 fighters in this big bombing. While achieving brilliant results, its own losses were very small, and only 3 fighters were shot down in total.340 were damaged.There were no casualties.

In addition, in view of the fact that the Japanese government and soldiers are carrying out planned and premeditated massacres of Chinese people in Northeast China.Our theater's repeated protests were invalid, and after consultation with the theater chief's department, it was decided to launch a punitive attack on the Japanese government.

At the same time, Liu Nijia also announced that large-scale bombings like this will be normalized. The so-called normalization means that bombers from the Northern Air Force will frequently visit Japan.Moreover, the target of bombing is not limited to Tokyo. All large and medium-sized cities in Japan will become the targets of the Chinese Air Force until the Japanese government surrenders.

The impact of the bombing on China, Japan and the world is unprecedented. First of all, since the Japanese Kwantung Army invaded China in 31, the Japanese mainland was attacked for the first time, which is of extraordinary significance.Secondly, the losses caused by this bombing were also unprecedented. Tens of thousands of Japanese died directly, 10,000+ were injured, and nearly a million people were left homeless.In addition, the astonishing combat power displayed by Chen Feng's troops in this bombing shocked everyone. The high-level governments of the United States, Soviet Union, Britain and other countries re-evaluated the combat power of Chen Feng's troops.

At the same time, this big bombing also made countries all over the world fear that the performance of the fighter planes under Chen Feng was unprecedentedly powerful. According to the results of the Japanese special high-tech investigation, the fighter planes took off from the mainland of China, not from the Nanyang Territory.You must know that even the east coast of China, which is the closest to Tokyo, is a full 1500 kilometers away. If you take off from an inland airport, the distance is more than 2000 kilometers, and the round trip is about [-] kilometers, plus up to two hours. It can be roughly estimated that the range of Chen Feng's new fighter jets is about [-] kilometers.

Six thousand kilometers, this is a simple concept. Even Japan’s most advanced fighter jets have a maximum range of more than 3000 kilometers. Chinese fighter jets have reached more than 6000 kilometers. This means that fighter jets that take off from China’s coastal airports can attack Japan Precise strikes throughout the territory.

In fact, this is true. After the bombing of November 11, in just one week, the North China Air Force once again bombed the Japanese port city of Nagoya and Yokohama.The bombing was carried out at the same time. Although Japan had made emergency preparations, it still failed to achieve effective defense. The two cities were severely damaged, especially the Yokohama port, which was almost destroyed.

Three consecutive bombings made the Japanese side extremely nervous, especially after a little half of the imperial palace was destroyed, Emperor Hirohito couldn't sit still anymore, and personally convened ministers from all ministries for an imperial meeting to discuss the next war.

At the imperial meeting, the Japanese government re-analyzed the current international situation, and believed that due to the impact of the bombing, the morale of China, Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and the Netherlands would inevitably be boosted, and the United States and Britain would even launch counterattacks in advance.Therefore, the most important thing for the empires along the route is to deal with Chen Feng's subordinates at all costs.

Subsequently, the Japanese army base camp adjusted its combat plan, stopped launching attacks on the United States, Britain, the Netherlands and other countries, but mobilized the main force to the Nanyang territory and the inland of China. The Japanese government and military have fully realized the importance of the Chinese battlefield. If we can solve the Chinese problem, I am afraid that the Empire of Japan will suffer a crushing defeat.

At the same time, the Japanese government once again issued a national mobilization order. This time, it is expected to recruit 120 million new recruits and expand the total strength of the Japanese army to 470 million to deal with the next war.

Shortly after the imperial meeting ended, the base camp also held a military meeting at the level of the ministers of the navy and army and the heads of intelligence agencies. The chief of staff, Prince Xianyuan Gong Zairen, who had not shown up for a long time, presided over the meeting in person.

At the meeting, Prince Kanin Gong Zaijin personally gave instructions. Although the Empire of Japan is now fighting in China and the South Pacific region at the same time, the war in the South Pacific region is basically over. The remaining thing is how to guard the eggs in the basket. It was counterattacked by the United States, Britain and other countries.

The most important thing right now is to resolve the incident in China. For this reason, Prince Xianyuan Gong Zairen personally signed a battle plan called "Slaying the Dragon and Subduing the Tiger", and handed it over to the special high-tech side for execution, requiring the completion of the plan within three months. implementation of the plan.

At the same time, Prince Xianyuan Gong Zairen also emphasized that the current task of the Japanese Imperial Army's navy and army is not to expand its territory.Instead, we must do our best to defend the occupied areas now occupied, and consolidate the rule of the imperial army in various colonies, especially the Manchuria area, which cannot be lost anyway.

In order to keep the Manchuria area, the Japanese base camp reported to Emperor Hirohito and made a decision to transfer General Umezu Yoshijiro to Manchuria to replace General Yamada Otosan, who was weak in combat. position.

Although Yoshijiro Umezu was suspected of being demoted to replace Otozo Yamada, there was nothing he could do about it in the base camp. Although the Kwantung Army barely resisted the joint attack of the Chinese and Soviet troops during this period, they still lost a third of their troops. Land, if there were not a large number of solid fortifications to rely on, the Chinese and Soviet troops would probably have entered the new capital.

The base camp sorted out the generals in detail, and found that only Yoshijiro Umezu could save the Kwantung Army and Manchuria.Because Umezu Yoshijiro not only served in the North China Front Army, but also served as the supreme commander of the Kwantung Army.

In the eyes of the General Staff Headquarters and the Emperor, Umezu Yoshijiro was a calm, resourceful and decisive person. Almost all Japanese generals recognized Umezu Yoshijiro as mild-tempered, clear-headed, extremely prudent, and resolute in his attitude towards major events.

In addition, Umezu Yoshijiro had made great contributions to suppressing the army after the February 35 incident. At the same time, he also planned the Sino-Japanese North China Incident for [-] years, and signed the infamous "He Mei Agreement" with China's He Jingzhi, and the "He Mei Agreement" "It also created conditions for Japan to invade North China, so it was deeply appreciated by the emperor and military personnel.

On November 1941, 11, Umezu was appointed by Emperor Showa as the commander of the Kwantung Army and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Manchuria.He was ordered to rebuild the Kwantung Army, advance preparations for combat against China and the Soviet Union, and further "develop" the resources of Manchukuo to provide war materials.This is the second time Umezu Yoshijiro served as the commander of the Kwantung Army!

On November 11th, the same day when the Chinese and Soviet armies breached the Japanese defense line at Yuwang River, General Yoshijiro Umezu flew to Xinjing by special plane and took office. , into the reserve.

It was only after General Umezu Yoshijiro took office that he realized how difficult things were. Although the Kwantung Army, Manchuria, and North Korea’s Imperial Association Army had a total strength of more than 100 million, the enemy they faced was also extremely powerful. After losing the First Division And after the first tank division, the combat effectiveness of the Kwantung Army has dropped drastically, and it is now basically in an embarrassing state of passive defense.

Yesterday, the Sino-Soviet Army broke through the Kwantung Army positions on the Tangwang River line. More than 2 Kwantung Army elites were annihilated, and 2 Imperial Association troops surrendered to the Sino-Soviet Army. Now the Sino-Soviet Army has captured more than 4 Japanese immigrants and more than The army still has 2 armed immigrants surrounded in Yichun. If there is no rescue, Yichun will not be able to keep it. Once Yichun is lost, the Chinese and Soviet troops can attack Suihua, the gateway to Harbin in the west, and Hegang in the east. The airborne troops joined forces, and the situation was extremely passive. (To be continued..)