Four hundred and twentieth IX Umezu Mijiro who did not give up
On March 20, the 27th year of the Republic of China, the Air Force of China's Chahar Seventh Theater Command and the Kwantung Army Aviation Force launched an unprecedented decisive battle over Fengtian. In this battle, the Air Force of the Seventh Theater Command used three
More than 600 fighter planes of the aviation division took the lead in launching an attack on more than 300 Japanese fighter planes. The battle was extremely brutal. The sky was filled with flying shrapnel and streaks of fire. Downed fighter planes continued to burst into flames and exploded in the air.
From time to time, white umbrella flowers appeared.
Since the fighters in the seventh theater had an absolute advantage in quantity and quality, they shot down more than 260 Japanese fighter planes in less than an hour of air combat, and the remaining fighter planes were forced to flee to the distant airport.
The Chahar Air Force, which had won a great victory, flew to the gathering place of the Japanese ground troops with great arrogance, and calmly poured all the bombs on the heads of the Japanese troops, causing the Japanese troops to suffer miserably. There were only more than 200 gates.
Anti-aircraft artillery can only be deployed in critical places. After the Stuka finished dumping all the bombs, more than two hundred heavy bombers flew from high altitude. These heavy bombers composed of B17 and B24 formed a bomber group.
The positions that the Japanese army had worked so hard to build were blown to pieces. High-explosive bombs, gasoline bombs and even super-heavy bombs exceeding one ton made the Japanese army feel that even hell was nothing more than this.
A Japanese lieutenant colonel wrote this on the Japanese plane that day: "Hezi, today our position was bombed by the Chinese air force in an unprecedented way. My subordinate group suffered heavy losses in the bombing by the Chinese aircraft. After the bombing, we
In the end, there were less than 300 people left in the 1,100-strong brigade, including the seriously injured. The 6th brigade in the position next to us was even worse. Their brigade was burned by incendiary bombs dropped by the Chinese.
Turned into ashes, the Chinese used the same devilish incendiary bombs they dropped on Tokyo last time. Once burned by such incendiary bombs, unless you quickly cut off the hit area with a bayonet, you will be burned.
Become a fireman
Kazuko, I feel more and more confused about this war. When we first set foot on this land, from the generals to the soldiers, we were full of confidence in conquering China. This land is so fertile and the mineral deposits here are
And the resources are so abundant, but the people here are so ignorant and insensitive, but now I find that I was wrong, not only me, but the entire empire was wrong. When we massacred the people here, plundered their resources, and raped them
At the same time, they also aroused their deep hatred. Now the Chinese have begun to take revenge. They are also using the same method to deal with us. They massacred our soldiers, captured the people of our rural reclamation regiment, and forced them to
They went to build railways and mine mines, and their army became stronger day by day. Today, our aviation force, which we were once proud of, was crippled by them. Only less than 40 of the more than 300 fighter planes escaped. I started
I am desperate, because I find that today's regional life is just the beginning. Kazuko, my favorite wife, can I ever return to my hometown to see you again?"
After the bombing, the Japanese army positions near Fengtian were full of desolation, and the sounds of Japanese soldiers wailing and crying were everywhere. The surviving Japanese soldiers on the positions after the bombing all had dull eyes and no energy. Only the officers
They were forced by commanding knives to clean up the collapsed shell-proof holes and the corpses that were blown to pieces or burned to charcoal.
The Kwantung Army headquarters was also in chaos at this time, because at the same time that Fengtian was bombed, the Second Flying Division stationed in Jilin Province was also bombed by the Vladivostok Naval Aviation, and three airports were bombed by surprise.
, more than a hundred aircraft were blown up on the airport before they could even take off. When the remaining more than a hundred fighters came from other fields to support, more than 400 Wildcat fighters had been waiting on the clouds for a long time.
After being caught red-handed, the entire army ended up being annihilated. The commander of the 2nd Flying Division, who became a mere commander, committed suicide by caesarean section on the spot.
When the news reached the Kwantung Army headquarters, it was even worse for the already distressed Umezu Yoshijiro and Ishihara Kanji.
The dull-looking Umezu Yoshijiro slumped on his chair in despair, murmuring: "Is this the fate of the Kwantung Army, known as the flower of the Imperial Army? Is Manchuria really going to be unable to hold it?"
Ishihara Wanji also sat aside blankly. At this time, his mind was in a mess. Just last night, he and Umezu Yoshijiro discussed how to use the more than 300 fighter planes in his hands to take turns to resist the vigor of the Chahar fighter jets.
, I didn’t expect to be surrounded by a large group of hungry fighter planes as soon as I showed up. The sky with a radius of more than 100 kilometers was full of fighter planes whizzing by and bullets flying everywhere. Pilots kept coming from the headquarters.
They called for reinforcements. All tactics and plans were a dead letter. The tactics of the Chahar fighter planes were very clear. No matter what strategy the Kwantung Army used, they had the advantage in fighter quality and quantity and could always use superior numbers to surround them.
And then eat them.
"I see, no matter how clever the strategies and tactics are, they are useless against an opponent with absolute strength. Strategies and tactics can only be used when the strength of the opponent is not much different." Ishihara Wanji murmured to himself.
He said, and the command knife in his hand was violently inserted into the wooden floor of the command room.
"Umezu-kun, we'd better apologize to the base camp and ask the base camp to send more fighter planes and reinforcements. Otherwise, you and I cannot afford to be responsible for losing Manchuria." After a while, Ishihara Wan'er sighed and said he was still there.
Said the thoughtful Yoshijiro Umezu.
"No, we haven't lost yet." Umezu Yoshijiro slammed his hand on the table and shouted with a ferocious look: "We still have an army of 600,000, and we still have the support of nearly two million people from the Reclamation Corps. We still have Manchuria.
Backed by rich mineral resources, our military-industrial system in Fengtian has not been destroyed. We can still give it a go and fight those cowardly Chinese people."
"Umezu-kun, you..." Ishihara Kanji didn't expect that Umezu Meijiro didn't know which muscle he had twisted wrongly, and he was stubborn and refused to plead guilty to the base camp. After today's battle, Ishihara Kanji deeply realized that without air supremacy
Fighting against Chahar's army on the plains will only lead to abuse. Especially if an army of more than 600,000 is placed on the plains with an unobstructed view, it is even more likely to be massacred by the opponent's planes.
"Ishihara-kun, don't the Chinese only know how to fight by plane? Let's spread out our troops now to avoid the bombing of the Chinese plane. I want to see how many bombs the Chinese plane has to bomb us," Umezu Yoshijiro said through gritted teeth.
"Umezu-kun, are you crazy?" Ishihara stood up with a smile. Even a warrant officer who had just walked out of the military academy knew that in a large-scale field battle, the only result of spreading the troops is to be defeated by the enemy one by one. Could it be that today
Did the bombing also blow up Umezu Yoshijiro's brain?
"No, I'm not crazy. Mr. Ishihara, you have to know that the only way to reduce losses is to disperse the troops. Although spreading the troops will give the Chinese people a chance to defeat each other, our military strength is far better than that of the Chinese.
, we can afford it. As long as the local reinforcements or support aircraft arrive, we can drive those hateful Chinese people back." At this time, Umezu Yoshijiro had a crazy look in his eyes.
Ishihara Wanji also secretly sighed. He knew that Umezu Yoshijiro had made up his mind. He would rather use 600,000 troops to slow down the Chahar army's attack than to protect Fengtian. In the hearts of the Japanese senior generals
, soldiers can be recruited at any time if they die, and the superiors will not be too harsh on the issue of excessive casualties. After all, it is a war, and there are no undead people. However, if the land, especially a big city like Fengtian, loses its base camp, it will definitely be held accountable.
responsible.
At this time, Umezu Yoshijiro was also in a dilemma, because he had heard that Tojo Hideki, who was originally going to go fishing after returning to Japan, was attracted by His Majesty the Emperor for some reason, and he was ready to replace Shun Tada as the Deputy Minister of Military Affairs. Moreover,
If Umezu Yoshijiro's confession message is sent out, it will mean that he admits that he cannot deal with the situation in Manchuria. What awaits him will be a special plane flying back to the country, cold-looking military police and permanent retirement.
Ishihara Wanji was a smart man, and he thought of Umezu Meijiro's intention in the blink of an eye. He sighed in his heart and said: "Umezu-kun, since you have made a decision, I won't say anything, but I suggest
You withdraw our elite into Fengtian City. You don’t need to withdraw all of them. Put four divisions with 100,000 people in the city immediately. The rest should be dispersed to avoid the bombing of the Chinese."
"Ishihara-kun" Umezu Meijiro knew that the little Jiujiu in his heart could not be hidden from his friends around him. After seeing what Ishihara said, he felt relieved. He knew that as long as Ishihara was willing to help him, he would be able to overcome this difficulty much easier.
Looking at Ishihara Wanji with gratitude, Umezu Yoshijiro began to arrange the retreat of his troops.
Just when the bombed Japanese army dispersed and hid in order to avoid the next bombing, an An-12 flying from the far north. Sorry, this is an aircraft that only appeared in fifty years. The plot requires
A plane converted from a transport aircraft appeared in advance and was flying towards Chahar. It was accompanied by four chubby P47 fighter planes with black tiger marks on their fuselages. It seemed to be accompanying this transport aircraft all the way like an escort.
Arrive at a field airport on the outskirts of Chahar.
On board this plane was the third most powerful figure in Soviet Russia, Vice Chairman of the National People's Committee of the Soviet Union and Minister of Foreign Affairs Motolov.