868. The Battle of Midway Island Pretending to be Victory (1)
Looking at the raging flames, raging heat waves, and ruins in the city of Tokyo, the fighters of the Independent Division were preparing to return. They had been raging in Tokyo for nearly two hours.
By this time, the Japanese planes had also been fighting against them for a long time.
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Long Geng returned to the battleship and frowned.
I am neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with this attack. Originally, it was just an exercise, but it was a live ammunition exercise.
With this experience, he felt that next time, the number of people should be larger, and at the same time, there should be more heavy firepower, otherwise, the Japanese counterattack would not be suppressed.
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"commander."
"Yes." Chen Jiliang nodded, "How many rounds have we fired with the Japanese's coastal defense artillery?"
"It's been seven or eight rounds."
"Where's the damage?"
"Two cruisers have been seriously injured. I'm afraid they won't be able to move for a while."
"Let the people on those two cruisers go to other battleships and prepare to return!"
"Return?"
"Of course, the flying team has completed their mission, but when the flying team comes back, the Japanese fighter planes will definitely follow. Remember to let the soldiers give the Japanese fighter planes a surprise."
"yes!"
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"General, the enemy warships are retreating!" A major commander ran to Takeshita Jun's side.
"I understand, please report the news of the enemy's retreat." Jun Takeshita squinted his eyes, stood up, turned around, and looked at the Tokyo city filled with flames and the flames in the direction of some military industrial enterprises. He finally knew about the independent division.
The purpose of this attack.
"Hi!"
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"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Are you okay?" When the guards saw the fighter plane disappearing, they dared to get up and go to help Emperor Showa.
Emperor Showa's body is now covered in stains and blood.
Looking at the palace, Emperor Showa felt that his luck was really not good. This air raid lasted for almost an hour, and for the next hour, his own fighter planes were fighting with the enemy's fighter planes.
Just now, he almost died.
Now, the corpses of guards are everywhere.
If it weren't for these people, he would have died long ago.
"I, it's okay, I will give the warriors a grand burial."
"Hi!"
"Immediately, let Prime Minister Tojo come and report the situation to me!"
"Hi!"
Emperor Showa's eyes were full of loneliness. He also saw the situation in Tokyo. The enemy's fighter planes were divided into three waves, and the target was not just him.
He could clearly hear the wailing outside the palace wall.
The air is filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke.
After freshening up a little, he went to a room that looked usable and was waiting for Tojo Hideki.
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"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the targets of the independent division's attack this time are probably the major military-industrial enterprises in the empire. Look at the direction of the fire." Takeshita Jun pointed into the distance.
"Nani!" Tojo Hideki was shocked. How important these military-industrial enterprises are to their plans. If the military-industrial enterprises were destroyed... he would not be able to bear the consequences. "Yalu, the abominable Chinese people! Could it be that...
Is the empire really coming to an end? Not only was the Midway plan a complete failure, but even Tokyo was attacked again!"
"Nani?" Takeshita Jun opened his eyes wide, "Midway plan..."
Tojo Hideki closed his eyes and nodded, "Failed! The Americans have intercepted our telegrams long ago, and they have successfully deciphered it. The Americans are waiting for work."
Takeshita Jun was also stunned. Although he did not agree with invading other countries, it did not mean that he wanted to hear bad news. "Then, how much more can the Imperial Navy come back?"
"The four aircraft carriers that went on the expedition all sank to the bottom of the sea."
Even Takeshita Jun knew what this meant.
In this expedition, all the main forces of the Japanese Imperial Navy were dispatched.
What remained on the mainland were just some small fish and shrimps. But this time, due to the independent division's attack, there were few ships still floating on the sea in Tokyo Port.
As of now, it seems that several military factories have not escaped the bombing.
For a long while, Takeshita Jun sighed and said nothing.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister! Your Majesty is looking for you!"
"I understand, let's go now."
Seeing Tojo Hideki leave, Takeshita Shun's eyes dimmed. In this way, he could probably predict the outcome of this war. They have too many enemies, China, Britain, the United States...
...and no one is easy to mess with. Although China has declined, its foundation of thousands of years is still there. Britain is an old power, although they have won several British colonies. As for the United States, it is an emerging hegemon.
Exhaling a breath, "Sure enough, justice will definitely defeat evil?"
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"Your Majesty." Tojo Hideki stood in front of Emperor Showa.
"Prime Minister Tojo, how is the damage outside?"
"Hey! The loss is huge! And, there is also some not-so-good news."
"Midway, the naval battle failed?" Emperor Showa asked with a premonition.
"Hey! The Hiryu, Soryu, Akagi and Kaga all sank to the bottom of the sea." Hideki Tojo said helplessly, "Failed!"
Emperor Showa exhaled, "It's okay, we have other aircraft carriers! Other battleships!"
"Hey! Outside, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and military factories were bombed! Several other factories were also bombed."
"Ya Lu! That's too much!" Emperor Showa said angrily, "Did they plan this action?"
"I don't know." Tojo Hideki said weakly, "It's just that the independent division seized the opportunity very well this time."
"Yaruka!" Emperor Showa was also helpless. "Calculate the losses as soon as possible and appease the people. As for the failure of the naval battle, under the current circumstances, we must not tell the people. Otherwise, this war will definitely not continue.
"
Tojo was stunned, then nodded, "Your Majesty is right! I will ask the cabinet to discuss a plan on this matter."
"Yes. Let Yamamoto Isoroku come to see me."
"Hi!"
More than half an hour later, Yamamoto Isoroku also stood in front of Emperor Showa.
"Your Majesty." Yamamoto Isoroku had no expression on his face.
"Yamamoto-kun." Emperor Showa said, "How many troops does the Imperial Navy still have now?"
"Hi! After the losses of Hiryu, Soryu, Akagi and Kaga, there are still four large aircraft carriers (displacement of more than 20,000, aircraft carrier of more than 40): Shokaku, Zuikaku, Hidaka, and Nagata; and Hosho,
There are four small aircraft carriers, Zuiho, Taitaka, Cloud Eagle, and Okitaka (with a displacement of less than 20,000 and an aircraft carrying capacity of less than 40), with a total aircraft carrier capacity of about 300 or more." Yamamoto Isoroku opened his mouth, counting down the number of aircraft they can carry now.
Used aircraft carriers, "As for battleships, the empire still has them."
"I understand, Yamamoto-kun, the failure of the Midway Island project cannot be told to the people. Do you understand what I mean?" Emperor Showa looked at Yamamoto Isoroku.
Yamamoto Isoroku nodded, "Hi!"
"To be specific, the cabinet will discuss a plan, go ahead."
"Hi!"
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Zhou Weiguo received the telegram, saying that the combat objectives were basically completed. As for the Japanese losses, we will not know until the Japanese statistics are compiled.