Take Taobao to fight against Japan

"Report, a large number of aircraft clusters have been found in the northeast of Zhangqiu County!"

"Report, the enemy planes are advancing towards Zhangjiazhuang Airport at full speed!"

"Report, the [-]th Heavy Artillery Brigade suffered massive bombing and suffered heavy losses!"

"Report, the radar station in Zhangqiu County has been destroyed!"

"Report, the Yezhuling Radar Station in Laiwu County has been destroyed!"

"Report,……"

As the bad news kept coming, Tada Hayao and other old devils wanted to die.

The air raid last night has just passed, and the pain has not yet been healed. Now, a larger-scale bombing has ushered in. The heavy artillery brigade, radar station, and front-line positions have suffered heavy damage one after another. This is simply adding salt to the wound, which makes people hurt You have to die.

Rubbing his forehead, Hayao Tada turned his head to look at Toshi Kinoshita, and asked anxiously again: "Mr. Kinoshita, how is the air force going?"

Toshi Kinoshita replied in a deep voice: "43 fighter jets and 48 bombers have been evacuated to Tianjin first. At present, the fighter group at Tianjin Dongjuzi Airport has taken off and is expected to arrive in Jinan in 21 minutes.

In addition, the aviation regiment of the United Fleet has already taken off to come to the rescue, and it is expected to arrive at the battlefield in 17 minutes. "

Knowing that the Flying Tigers would probably come to bomb after dawn, Toshi Kinoshita knew even better that with the current strength of the Third Aircraft Group, it was impossible to resist the Flying Tigers' air strikes.

Therefore, after controlling the fire at the airport, in order to prevent accidents, Kinoshita Toshi ordered all the remaining combat aircraft to be transferred to Tianjin Dongjuzi Airport, 260 kilometers away.

"Seven minutes?"

Hayao Tada's heart twitched suddenly. 15 minutes may not seem long, but it was undoubtedly enough for the fleet to drop all the bombs, and then evacuate and return with great ease.

Naozaburo Okabe said with an extremely ugly expression: "This time the loss is too great, and all three radar stations have been destroyed. We will become more passive! I'm afraid..."

Naozaburo Okabe didn't finish his sentence, but the old devils present knew what the remaining half of the sentence meant, that is, under the loss of radar warning, the severely damaged Third Aircraft Group completely lost its air supremacy.

This means that not only cannot the ground troops continue to advance, they must all retreat, otherwise they will face an extremely dangerous situation.

Chapter 678

"Is it really the only way to do this?"

Tada Hayao looked down at the military map in silence, various thoughts kept circling in his mind, racking his brains to think of a countermeasure.

After more than half a month of bloody battles, the North China Front Army paid a heavy price and finally took part of the initiative, regained two counties, and took down several Huben Army defense lines piecemeal.

Although all this is not ideal, at least he has found a breakthrough, can move forward step by step, and can find better combat opportunities in the battle.

However, in just a few hours, the situation turned around. All the previous efforts and sacrifices were in vain. Tada Hayao was pierced with thousands of needles in his heart, and the pain was unbearable.

"Tada-kun, our enemy is a poisonous snake lurking in the dark. Once he seizes the opportunity, he will rush up desperately! We must take countermeasures as soon as possible, otherwise the loss will be further expanded! "

Okabe Naozaburo can naturally understand Tada Hayao's mood, but at this time it is obvious that there is no more hesitation and luck.

"Order the front-line troops to stop the attack immediately, withdraw the defensive fortress to prevent the counterattack of the Chinese army. Also order the peripheral defense troops to increase observation posts, and pay close attention to the movements of the Chinese Air Force 24 hours a day."

Tada Hayao is not stupid, he knows what to do after a little thought.

Just ten minutes later, the Devils Army Aviation fighter group and the Hainan Airlines fighter group flew over Jinan one after another, but at this time, the shadow of the Huaxia aircraft group could not be seen.

Unable to surround them and not daring to chase them down, the Devils fighter group circled over Jinan, Laiwu, and Tai'an, and finally had no choice but to return.

Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan.

After receiving the telegram from Hayao Tada, Hirohito immediately summoned Tamon Yamaguchi, commander of Japan's 1st United Air Force.

After receiving the summoning call, Yamaguchi Tamon went straight to the Emperor's Imperial Palace immediately.

"Yamaguchi-kun!"

After seeing the ceremony, Hirohito waved his hand to ask Yamaguchi Duowen to sit down, and then asked: "I want to ask, is there really no way to deal with the Chinese Huben Army's air force now?"

After pondering for a moment, Yamaguchi Tawen said: "Your Majesty, although the total combat aircraft strength of the Empire far exceeds that of the Huben Army Air Force, the aviation regiment faces more than just the Huben Army Air Force.

More importantly, the combat aircraft of the Huben Army have excellent performance, amazing defense, fierce firepower, and better maneuverability than the Imperial Air Force. In addition, they have a very complete radar network and ground air defense network. "

Yuren frowned slightly and said, "You mean, even if the current empire does its best, it will be difficult to gain air supremacy in the Shandong Peninsula?"

"Hay!"

Yamaguchi Tamon nodded, and then continued: "Because the enemy has a very complete radar network, they can take advantage of the opportunity to prepare for battle in advance, and the opportunity in air combat can often determine the outcome of a battle.

Even if the enemy's air force is much smaller than that of the empire, they can take advantage of their home battles and adopt targeted tactics to form a force advantage in a local area and carry out encirclement and annihilation warfare.

Therefore, I believe that according to the current strength of the Imperial Aviation Corps, it is difficult to wipe out the Huben Army Air Force to completely control the air supremacy of the Shandong Peninsula.

On the contrary, if it continues to be consumed like this, it is very likely that the situation will be reversed! "

"I understand!"

Hirohito let out a sigh of relief, and then said with condensed eyes: "Yamaguchi-kun, do you think the Empire of Japan needs to form an air force alone?"

During World War II, Japan only had an army and a navy, and there was no independent air force at all. The Japanese air force could only be called an "air combat force" and had always been attached to the army and navy.

Stimulated many times by the Flying Tigers of the Huben Army, Hirohito has already realized the powerful power and key role of the Air Force, so he has a strong idea of ​​​​separating the Air Force organization.

"Nani?"

Yamaguchi Duowen was shocked, his heart rate soared, and he suppressed his excitement and replied in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I think it is very necessary.

The powerful role of the air force is unquestionable, but the current imperial air force has no independent organizational system and has been reduced to an auxiliary weapon for the army and navy, which is very detrimental to the development and role of the air force! "

The Japanese army and navy controlled Japan's military and political power, but the two sides were in dire straits and had deep conflicts. In order to obtain more aircraft, the Japanese navy and army not only competed for active aircraft, but also launched their own aircraft manufacturing projects.

Because the two sides look down on each other and refuse to share technology, there is a strange phenomenon of repeated introduction of the same production line by the army and navy, resulting in a huge waste of resources.

The Japanese base camp had moved the idea of ​​forming an air force a long time ago, but it was quickly rejected.

Because they believe that if the Air Force is independent, it will infringe on the vested interests of the Navy and Army.Unless the chiefs of the base camp don't want to mess around anymore, they can't afford to mess with either the army or the navy.

However, due to the butterfly effect, the Flying Tigers of the Huben Army really terrified the Japanese Aviation Corps.

The inquiry just now was just to listen to opinions temporarily. Hirohito had already made up his mind, and immediately said: "Yamaguchi-kun, I will appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the Air Force to be responsible for forming the Imperial Air Force. Are you willing?"

"Hay!"

Yamaguchi Duowen was immediately overwhelmed with excitement, he paused and said, "I will live up to my mission!"

"Fuck!"

Hirohito nodded, and then asked: "According to the current Imperial Army Aviation Corps, how many air forces can be formed?"

Since the carrier-based aircraft of the Naval Air Corps cannot be separated to form an air force, Hirohito did not include the HNA aircraft in the plan.

After pondering for a while, Yamaguchi Tamon replied respectfully: "Let's avoid it. At present, there are about 1000 combat aircraft of various types in the empire. If more are produced, they can be organized into a front army with three aviation divisions under its jurisdiction..."

"Only three aviation divisions?"

Hirohito frowned slightly, and then said domineeringly: "Three aviation divisions are far from enough, the empire must form at least ten aviation divisions!"

You can't live without being crazy, Hirohito was really stimulated, and made up his mind to enter the state of crazy violence.

"Nani? At least ten air divisions?"

Yamaguchi was frightened when he heard that his pupils constricted, but he was afraid that Hirohito didn't understand the situation, so he quickly reminded him friendly:

"Your Majesty, an aviation division has four aviation wings, each aviation wing has three aviation brigades, each aviation brigade has four aviation squadrons, and each aviation squadron is equipped with twelve to fifteen aircraft of various types. warplane.

That is to say, one aviation division will have 576 to 720 fighters, ten aviation divisions will have 5760 to 7200 fighters of various types, this..."

Chapter 679

"Only three aviation divisions?"

Hirohito frowned slightly, and then said domineeringly: "Three aviation divisions are far from enough, the empire must form at least ten aviation divisions!"

You can't live without being crazy, Hirohito was really stimulated, and made up his mind to enter the state of crazy violence.

"Nani? At least ten air divisions?"

Yamaguchi was frightened when he heard that his pupils constricted, but he was afraid that Hirohito didn't understand the situation, so he quickly reminded him friendly:

"Your Majesty, an aviation division has four aviation wings, each aviation wing has three aviation brigades, each aviation brigade has four aviation squadrons, and each aviation squadron is equipped with twelve to fifteen aircraft of various types. warplane.

That is to say, one aviation division will have 576 to 720 fighters, ten aviation divisions will have 5760 to 7200 fighters of various types, this..."

As he talked, Yamaguchi's voice became lower and lower, because this number was too scary, completely beyond Yamaguchi's imagination, and even he himself couldn't believe that it would become a reality.

Due to the joining of the Soviet Volunteer Team, the Air Force of the Nationalist Government has gradually become stronger. In terms of time, it has spent many battles with the Flying Tigers recently. Now the Japanese Army’s aviation group has less than 1000 fighters of various types.

But now, His Majesty the Emperor opened his mouth like a lion, and wanted to form an aviation army with [-] to [-] combat aircraft in one breath.

This step is too big. Even though Yamaguchi is also the commander of the 1st United Air Force and has just been appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Air Force, he still cannot accept this unexpected surprise.

Yamaguchi Tamon is not worried about the production capacity of aircraft manufacturing, because he knows that with the manufacturing capacity of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, as long as the raw materials can keep up, it is not a problem to produce [-] to [-] aircraft per year.

Even the scale can be doubled in a short period of time, even if the annual production of [-] aircraft is by no means impossible.

It's just that Yamaguchi Tamon has no confidence in Japan's fiscal revenue. Purchasing raw materials requires a lot of money. According to the current imperial fiscal revenue, how can there be so much funds?

Naturally, Hirohito was well aware of Yamaguchi's worry about the news, and immediately waved his hand and said, "Yamaguchi-san, you don't have to worry about the money, I have my own plan."

"That's good! That's good!"

Yamaguchi Duowen nodded again and again, but his heart was still full of doubts, but he didn't dare to ask for details.

At this time, Hirohito went on to explain:

"I have instructed Huaxia to send troops to negotiate peace with the national government, and the Huaxia battlefield will soon enter a period of stability, which means that war funding will be greatly reduced.

In addition, the navy's shipbuilding plan will also be greatly reduced, and all the saved funds will be used to purchase various types of combat aircraft.

I plan to equip your Air Force with at least [-] combat aircraft of various types, plus [-] aircraft carriers within two years! "

"Really? That's great!"

Hearing this, Yamaguchi couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard this, and felt his waist straight in an instant, and said excitedly:

"Your Majesty, are you really going to start peace talks with the Huaxia Nationalist Government? The size of the Navy's shipbuilding will be reduced, and the saved funds will be used to purchase various types of combat aircraft?"

"You are not joking, it is naturally true."

Hirohito nodded very much, and then zoomed in, "Recently, the empire's gold production has increased significantly, and a large amount of foreign exchange reserves has been increased. I have ordered people to order 1000 new fighter jets from the United States, and they will probably be shipped back to China in a short time."

"Soga!"

Yamaguchi Tamon was so excited that he didn't know what words to use to describe his mental state that was about to explode.

At this time, Hirohito said in a solemn tone:

"Yamaguchi-kun, I have increased the cost of the army and navy this time, and I have increased the cost of your air force, which will definitely cause great dissatisfaction from the Ministry of the Army and the Ministry of the Navy.

You don't have to worry about these, I have my own way to deal with it, I only hope that you can train the air force well, and use the most outstanding achievements in the future to prove that my choice is correct, don't let me down! "

Hirohito made this decision after careful consideration, and at the same time, it required great courage and determination, which can be described as desperate.

"Hayi! Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will live up to my mission!"

Yamaguchi Tawen nodded heavily, knelt up from the tatami, and said solemnly, "The Japanese Air Force will never let the Empire and His Majesty down!"

"Yoxi. If there is nothing else, you can just step back"

Yuren nodded happily.

After dismissing Yamaguchi Tamon with a wave of his hand, Hirohito immediately summoned Kanin Gongzaihito, Konoe Fumimaro, Tojo Hideki, Yoshida Zengo, Matsuoka Yosuke and other important ministers to discuss the convening of an imperial meeting to discuss the current war.

After everyone arrived, Hirohito briefly described the main topics of the meeting, and then said in a deep voice:

"Now that the situation in the Shandong Peninsula of Huaxia has deteriorated again, it is difficult for the imperial army to wipe it out in a short period of time. Please express your opinions on what to do next!"

Hideki Tojo answered immediately: "Your Majesty, the Empire is about to form an alliance with Germany and Italy, and the Americans will definitely further strengthen sanctions against the Empire soon.

It is imperative to strike first, and then to be controlled by others. It is imperative for the empire to go south to attack Southeast Asia, and it must not be delayed any longer!

As for the military campaign to encircle and suppress the Huaxia Huben Army, it can be temporarily delayed, and going south to absorb more strategic resources is the top priority of the empire. "

Yosuke Matsuoka quickly nodded and agreed: "Indeed, the United States has included aviation gasoline and high-melting-point scrap iron and steel under export control, and it is likely to increase warnings and embargo strategic resources such as scrap metal and oil.

Southeast Asia is rich in mineral resources, rubber resources, and oil resources. As long as these strategic resources can be controlled first, the potential of the Imperial Japanese War will be infinitely magnified. "

After Fumimaro Konoe came to power for the second time, he summoned Prime Minister Tojo and Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka, etc., and established the new cabinet’s governing policy, including: strengthening the three-nation axis of Japan, Germany, and Italy; Japan and the Soviet Union concluded a non-aggression pact; "Use of force" to military-base French India, etc.

Japan invaded the southern part of French India and launched the first step of "southward march", which greatly damaged the vested interests of Britain, the United States and other countries in Southeast Asia.

The United States began to put pressure on Japan, freezing Japanese assets in the United States and asking Japan to give up its ambitions for China and the Pacific Ocean.

However, Japan does not want to have a direct conflict with the United States for the time being, and because it is deeply trapped in the Chinese battlefield, it dare not rashly start an incident, so it chose to negotiate with the United States.