Just when MacArthur, the four-star general, was delivering a speech, a Japanese naval vice-admiral came to the Philippines. He was the sworn enemy of the Chinese people, Lieutenant General Onishi Takijiro, the Japanese naval aviation commander who bombed Yamashiro.
He serves as the commander of the Second Combined Air Force and has the rank of rear admiral.
Onishi Takijiro first served as the chief of staff of the 11th Air Force of the Japanese Navy. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, in March of the 31st year of the Republic of China, he was transferred to the general affairs director of the Naval Aviation Department. In November of the 32nd year of the Republic of China, he was promoted to the position of aviation weapons.
Chief of Staff of the General Administration.
It was not until this time that the United States was about to attack the Philippines that he was transferred back to the front line and appointed commander of the Navy's First Air Fleet.
After the Battle of Mariana, the Japanese Navy suffered a disastrous defeat and three aircraft carriers were sunk by the U.S. Navy. Onishi Takijiro wrote an opinion letter and circulated it in the Naval Command Headquarters, saying that if the war continues like this, it will definitely
If it fails, the top brass of the navy should resign en masse.
In view of his personal ability and reputation, this opinion letter also caused an earthquake within the Navy Command Department, which made the big shots very embarrassed. Therefore, they believed that Onishi Takijiro could no longer work in the Navy's central command organization and went to the front line to stay out of sight.
Don't worry.
On October 20, Vice Admiral Takijiro Onishi took over the command of the First Air Force of the Combined Fleet. This air force was an aircraft carrier that once owned the aircraft carriers Shokaku, Zuikaku and Zuiho.
An aircraft carrier, an elite force of approximately 1,600 fighter aircraft, including land-based airports.
However, when Onishi Takijiro came to the Philippines to take over this force, the entire air force did not have an aircraft carrier, and there were only more than 100 fighter jets in total, only one third of which could be dispatched.
He finally decided to commit suicide by attacking the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier because conventional combat methods were ineffective and the opponent's strength was so powerful that it was despairing.
That night, Onishi Takijiro summoned the backbone of the First Air Force. The method he adopted was to use Zero fighter jets, loaded with bombs each weighing 250 kilograms, to dive and collide with the flight deck of the enemy aircraft carrier.
to sink the opponent's aircraft carrier.
Unexpectedly, his method was affirmed by the pilots. In fact, except for some pilots who were poisoned and brainwashed by ****, most of the kamikaze pilots succumbed to pressure and could not allow themselves to be ridiculed.
and humiliation. We cannot allow our family members to be ridiculed and humiliated. As long as they are chosen, no one dares to refuse.
The first round of the suicide attack was conducted by Naval Aviation Captain Guan Xingnan, and a total of six Zero fighters were organized.
This was the infamous kamikaze force in the history of World War II. It was also because of this start that it became normal for the Japanese army to fly planes into warships.
The Battle of Leyte Gulf began on the night of October 23 and ended on the morning of October 26.
When Chen Mingxiang received the news, it was already early November. He was paying close attention to the movements of the Japanese Eleventh Army and the attack of the Japanese Twenty-third Army.
"The bureau headquarters received a report from the Guizhou Station that the counterattack in the Fourth War Zone failed to work. After several days of stalemate between the two sides, the Japanese 23rd Army canceled its plan to attack Guizhou and mobilized the 22nd Division and
The 104th Division, as well as the independent 23rd Brigade, are fully attacking the troops in the Fourth Theater, and they have now reached the outskirts of Liuzhou."
"We received a call from the Fujian, Jiangxi, and Hubei offices, and news came from the forward intelligence team that the Japanese Eleventh Army has mobilized the 58th Division, the 40th Division, the 3rd Division, the 13th Division, and the 30th Division.
The Fourth Division and the Thirty-seventh Division will start moving towards the Guizhou area on the 24th."
"The 58th Division includes the 14th and 15th Heavy Artillery Regiments, the 2nd Independent Field Artillery Regiment, the 6th Independent Heavy Artillery Battalion and the 3rd Tank Regiment. Judging from the configuration, these
It's the main attacking division." Wang Zhen said.
"I knew it would be like this, so I fought back. After fighting back and forth, the Japanese army drove me to the gate of Liuzhou City. This gave the Japanese Eleventh Army an advantage. The troops in Liuzhou could not reinforce Guizhou, and they themselves had to face the enemy.
What kind of counterattack is this against the Japanese 23rd Army's continuous attack?" Chen Mingxiang shook his head helplessly.
He really had little hope for the performance of the Yamacheng government troops, and when he heard that the counterattack in the fourth theater had failed, he did not react too strongly.
The Japanese army's plan is to mobilize two armies to launch an attack on Guizhou. The intention of the Fourth Theater Command is to block the Japanese 23rd Army and reduce the pressure on Guizhou. If it can hold on, it will be a clever move.
, but the problem is, he didn’t stop the Japanese army!
"Mingxiang, look, Colonel Ono's car is here, and Major General Ohno Ichiro is also here." Wang Zhen pointed to the parking lot outside and said.
"Here's some good news. It seems that the Japanese army fought against the United States in the Philippines. The navy suffered a big loss, otherwise it wouldn't be like a funeral." Chen Mingxiang said to Wang Zhen.
This time, the commander of the Marine Corps, Major General Ono Ichiro, Colonel Ono, Colonel Nakajima and Lieutenant Colonel Shimada, came together. Chen Mingxiang felt very excited. He was so eager to hear the good news.
"Chen Jun, I have also just received news from the Military Command. From the 23rd to the 26th, the main force of the combined fleet and the U.S. Navy conducted military operations in Sibuyan Sea, Surigao Strait and other places in the Philippine Inland Sea.
There was a fierce naval battle, and the navy suffered heavy losses this time." Colonel Ono said in a sad tone.
The U.S. Navy lost three aircraft carriers in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The escort aircraft carrier USS Gambier Bay was sunk by naval guns, and the light aircraft carrier USS Princeton and the escort aircraft carrier USS Saint-Lo were rammed and sunk by kamikaze attack forces. Two destroyers were also lost.
and a frigate.
Four escort carriers, two destroyers, three frigates and one submarine were damaged, 162 aircraft were lost, and the number of casualties was less than 3,000.
The Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet was defeated in the battle by the aircraft carrier Zuikaku, the light aircraft carrier Zuiho, Chitose and Chiyoda, all four aircraft carriers involved. None of them survived.
Three battleships, Musashi, Fuso and Yamashiro, were sunk. In addition, six heavy cruisers, four light cruisers and ten destroyers were lost.
One aviation battleship, four battleships, three heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, and three destroyers were damaged, 288 aircraft were lost, and the casualties exceeded 10,000.
"After this great sea battle, the main force of the combined fleet has basically been lost. At most, it is fighting in domestic waters and has no ability to support ocean operations. The battleship Musashi was actually sunk. This is simply a disaster!" Ohno!
