Take Taobao to fight against Japan

Tojo nodded heavily, and then said sternly, "I believe that the Great Japanese Empire should change, and we must plan and prepare for the worst!"

Hirohito frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Tojo-kun, please continue."

Even though he didn't want to hear the worst-case scenarios, what could he do now that he didn't face the facts?

"Hay!"

Tojo paused and said, "First of all, the Empire of Japan should give up its illusions. Since it cannot defend against the enemy outside the country, the Empire should prepare for a decisive battle with the Allied forces!

Those defensive island chains in the Pacific Ocean, on the surface, seem to be perfectly defending the homeland security of the Empire of Japan, but the prerequisite for this is that the Empire of Japan must have sufficient sea and air superiority.

Otherwise, those islands with small area, insufficient depth and few backing support will not play much role at all except for consuming the vitality of the Japanese Empire.

Especially when the Allied forces adopted island hopping tactics, many defensive islands could not play a role at all, wasting the elite forces of the Imperial Japanese Army,

Therefore, this minister believes that instead of doing this, it is better to learn from the painful experience, give up those useless islands, and shrink the defense line as much as possible, just focusing on defending strategically important places that the Allied forces must attack. "

Hirohito frowned and said, "Although that's the case, do you know what kind of disastrous consequences will happen once Saipan and Guam are captured by the Allied forces?"

"I naturally know what the consequences will be. In that case, not only the mainland of the Empire of Japan will suffer strategic bombing from the Allies, but the sea transportation lines between the Empire of Japan and overseas territories will also be severely severed!"

Tojo gritted his teeth and said, "But now, what can we do? Besides, I didn't say that I would give up Saipan and Guam directly. These two islands must be defended to the end, even if it is to delay the Allied forces' attack. !

As for islands such as Bougainville and the Caroline Islands, since they have lost their usefulness, they should give up in time and send submarine troops to bring back the imperial warriors instead of letting them fend for themselves on isolated islands! "

Without waiting for Hirohito to speak, Tojo continued: "The worst plan I said before, I actually wanted to say that the Empire of Japan must be prepared to be divided into two by the Allied forces!

In the worst case, the empire can completely form two defensive circles, one is the frontier position of local defense, and the deep defense circle in the rear is Manchukuo and the Far East.

Within this defensive circle, the Empire of Japan has a sufficient population base, industrial production capacity, and various strategic materials, as well as sufficient strategic depth, so it is absolutely possible to persist in fighting for a long time! "

"Secondly, it is a defensive circle with Australia as the core, covering Southeast Asia and New Guinea.

The Australian mainland can even be regarded as another life of the Great Japanese Empire. Even if the mainland of the Great Japanese Empire is reduced to scorched earth, there is still a chance to stand up again in the future! ..."

"The advantage of shrinking the defense circle is that the Empire of Japan can concentrate its forces on solid defense, relying on the depth of the mainland for defense, and the naval fleet can also play its greatest role under the protection of the land-based combat fleet."

"The Americans have always attached great importance to casualties. As long as the Great Japanese Empire can seize the opportunity to inflict unbearable heavy damage on several key points, it will inevitably cause some unpredictable variables."

"Perhaps when the time comes, the Empire of Japan can sign a very decent armistice agreement with them. Although it can't preserve all interests, at least it won't be a catastrophe..."

"In addition, the Empire of Japan should vigorously develop the submarine force. The new submarines of the German allies are very powerful. This is the real submarine. As long as we can also mass-produce it, it will definitely be able to play a miraculous effect."

Facing the increasingly severe situation and the unbreakable island hopping tactics of the Allied Forces, after being unable to defeat them many times, Tojo and others not only clearly realized that under the loss of air and sea control, the defense of the island chain has already failed. No way, the flames of war will reach the mainland sooner or later.

In this case, there is only one more sensible way, and that is to shrink the line of defense and focus on defense in key areas.

Although the Allies could adopt island hopping tactics, some strategic points were always bypassed.

In these places, the Japanese army can focus on defense, while the U.S. military will be tough when they come. Maybe the U.S. military will not be able to withstand serious losses after a few times of fighting, and then retreat in spite of difficulties.

For example, the Battle of Iwo Jima in the final period was a typical example. This time the strength of the two sides was very different, and more than 7 people from the United States attacked by sea, land and air.

The Japanese garrison has only 2.3 people, and has lost control of the air and sea, but the Japanese army is also desperate.

The U.S. military originally planned to take Iwo Jima in five days, but it turned out to be a tough battle for a whole month. In the end, the U.S. military killed 6821 people, injured 21865, and a total of 28686 casualties. The giant aircraft carrier Saratoga was seriously injured, and the escort aircraft carrier Bismarck The Sea was sunk.

The Japanese garrison on Iwo Jima killed 22,703 people and captured 1,083 people, a total of 23,786 people. More than 90 aircraft and three submarines were lost.

The Battle of Iwo Jima was the first time that the total number of American casualties exceeded that of the Japanese.

However, the U.S. military was not frightened by the huge casualties, and the more bloody Battle of Okinawa followed.It even formulated the "Olympia Plan" to land on the Japanese mainland and occupy Japan by force.

For this reason, the U.S. military intends to pay 50 to 100 million casualties. In order to commend soldiers who will die in combat in the future, the U.S. military specially produced 1945 medals in the summer of 50.

Only at the end, the atomic bomb was born, changing the course of history!

Otherwise, I don't know what kind of bloody ending it will be.

"Up to now, this is the only way to go!"

After listening to Tojo's narration, Hirohito nodded feebly. He is not a three-year-old child, so how can he not understand what kind of terrible situation the current situation is.

However, at this moment, the Minister of the Navy, Shigetaro Shimada, who had been silent all this time, said, "Your Majesty, I have another solution that is not a solution!"

Chapter 1594 Kamikaze Special Attack Team

Hirohito turned his head to look at Shigetaro Shimada, raised his brows and said, "Shimada-kun, just say what you want, it's this time, there is nothing you can't say!"

"Hay!"

Shigetaro Shimada paused, and said harshly, "As Tojo-kun said just now, Americans have always paid close attention to casualties, and as long as their casualties are too heavy, it is likely to cause some uncertainties.

Therefore, I believe that the Empire of Japan can completely adopt Onishi's suggestion and form a kamikaze special attack team as soon as possible, so as to deal an unbearable heavy blow to the US military! "

The name of "Kamikaze" comes from the war of the Yuan army's invasion of Japan during the reign of Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty.

In 1274 and 1281, the Yuan Dynasty army made two expeditions to Japan, both due to a sudden typhoon at sea, which caused heavy losses to the Yuan Dynasty fleet, which made the two expeditions fail.

Fortunately, Japan escaped the fate of being destroyed by the Yuan Dynasty. The Japanese believed that the "Kamikaze" set off by the soul of Emperor Jimmu repelled the Yuan army.

After entering 1944, the war situation became more and more unfavorable to Japan, especially in the Pacific sea battlefield, the Japanese navy suffered repeated setbacks and retreated steadily.

After experiencing a series of naval battles such as Midway Island, Coral Sea, Santa Cruz, Guadalcanal, Bismarck, Kura Bay, Bougainville, and Gilbert , Japan's naval and air forces were all severely injured.

In particular, the Japanese Combined Fleet known as the "World's Third Navy" is now at the end of the day, and it is only a matter of time before it can completely capsize.

Under such circumstances, the fanatical Japanese army was not reconciled to its failure. Just after the start of the Mariana, the Japanese navy gradually shifted the focus of its combat readiness to special offensive operations.

The so-called kamikaze special attack team actually used the Japanese Bushido spirit to carry out suicide attacks on the US naval formations, landing troops and fixed cluster targets in accordance with the requirement of "one man, one machine, one bomb for one ship" Special Attack Team.

Naming the Death Squad after "Kamikaze" is also a portrayal of the mentality of the Japanese to cheer themselves up at the end of the inevitable defeat of the war.

"Shimada-kun, call Onishi-kun immediately and let him do it! The blood of the warriors of the Japanese Empire will not be shed in vain, and the people of the Yamato nation will remember their bravery and fearlessness from generation to generation!"

Hirohito nodded slightly, then glanced at the crowd and said, "Besides, the Empire of Japan should indeed prepare for the worst and take timely countermeasures!

Gentlemen, the fate of the Great Japanese Empire is in your hands. At this time of national crisis, I hope you can work together to tide over the difficulties together!please! "

After finishing speaking, Hirohito bowed his head deeply to the ministers.

"Hay!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we will do our best!"

"For the sake of the eternal life of the Yamato nation, I will not hesitate to break my body to pieces!"

Tojo and Shintaro Shimada quickly knelt up straight, and then performed a kneeling salute to show their loyalty and determination.

Philippine Japanese First Air Fleet Command.

Staff officer Rihei Inoguchi walked into the office with a telegram, and said to the Commander of the First Air Fleet Takijiro Onishi with a solemn expression:

"Your Excellency, Commander, the base camp has agreed to our request to establish a kamikaze special attack team, and hopes that we can play a role as soon as possible to relieve the urgent needs of the Mariana Islands!"

"Suoga, I know!"

Lieutenant General Onishi Takijiro nodded silently.

As the confidant of Japan's "hardcore" militarist Yamamoto 56, Onishi Takijiro is one of the core figures who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor, and is known as a "treasure" in the Japanese naval aviation circles.

Just after taking office as the commander of Japan's First Air Fleet, Onishi Takijiro hurried to the Philippines in an attempt to save the declining fate of the Japanese Empire.

However, at this time, the Japanese combined fleet, which has experienced many fierce battles, is almost at the end of its rope. Whether it is an aircraft carrier, a main battleship, or a pilot, they are all in a predicament.

Faced with the crisis of Japan's collapse across the board, Onishi Takijiro believed that the only way to use meager power with maximum efficiency was to organize a death-defying attack force composed of fighter jets, each aircraft carrying more than 250 kilograms of explosives,

Let those inexperienced pilots, flying bomb-laden planes, risk their lives, dive and ram enemy aircraft carriers and warships.

Only in this way can the effect of replacing one ship with one machine be able to stop the full-scale murmur of the US military to save the life and death crisis of the empire's imminent demise.

Onishi Takijiro's idea was appreciated by many fanatical Japanese pilots.

Now that this idea has been approved by the headquarters, and will be implemented in an all-round way, Takijiro Onishi feels extremely complicated.

In fact, as a person alone, Onishi Takijiro seems to be more like a well-mannered "scholar".

From time to time, he recited poems and brushed his hair, and he was very famous in the Japanese military circles during World War II.

His "suicide note" of "Kamikaze Ode" is still enshrined in China, and has become a witness of his criminal history.

Fanatical militarism complex and bushido spirit turned Onishi Takijiro from a "scholar" into a war madman.

Immediately afterwards, Onishi summoned the essence of the First Air Fleet overnight and established a kamikaze special attack team aimed at finding and destroying aircraft carriers.

Onishi Takijiro asked them if they were willing to sacrifice for the country, and the team members expressed their willingness to join.

Many fanatics are willing to join this team, and 24 student pilots who have not yet graduated from the military academy first formed the special attack team.

Afterwards, Onishi Takijiro asked Captain Guan Yukio if he would like to lead such an unprecedented kamikaze team.

Guan Xingnan, who was 23 years old at the time and had just been married for four months, closed his eyes in pain, lowered his head in thought for a moment, and then nodded heavily.

That night, the world's first kamikaze team was born. Guan Xingnan became the No. 20 four member of this team. A few days later, he led the team members to death in a suicide attack. ?

In fact, the idea of ​​forming a kamikaze special attack team was not original to Onishi.

As early as November 1943, the captain of the "Chiyo" aircraft carrier, Taizuo Changcheng, proposed a suicide attack and asked Ying to be the commander?

Onishi Takijiro, who was the chief of the Ordnance Bureau at the time, firmly opposed it, and denounced the crazy idea of ​​the Colonel?

Although in naval battles, there have been many stories of Japanese pilots hitting enemy warships with bombs, but these are basically the spontaneous behavior of the pilots, and there has been no organized suicide attack?

However, in less than a year now, Onishi Takijiro had to personally implement this crazy plan that he had firmly denied?

Unexpectedly, the pilots under him showed extraordinary enthusiasm for this suicide assault, and the plan to form the Kamikaze was quickly implemented?

After Japan surrendered, in order to express his apology, Onishi Takijiro did not invite the "mistake" of assisted suicide, that is, to reduce pain and assist the beheaded person, so he struggled painfully for 15 hours after seppuku before finally dying.

Of course, this is something.

Chapter 1595

On June 1944, 6, the Japanese Army Joint Command on Saipan.

Lieutenant General Chuichi Nagumo, Commander of the Japanese Central Pacific Fleet and Commander of the No.14 Air Fleet, Major General Yano Hideo, Chief of Staff of the Fleet, Lieutenant General Yoshiji Saito, Chief of the 43rd Division, Major General Jingji Jingji, Chief of Staff of the 31st Army, Nanyang The chief of the Northern Branch of the Department, Tsuji Masaho, Navy Colonel, and other senior Japanese generals are in the war room, discussing the current war with a tense expression.

Saipan was ruled by Spain until the 19th century.

After the Spanish-American War in 1899, the United States only purchased and occupied Guam, and had no interest in islands such as Saipan.

Spain has been unable to maintain the islands in the Pacific, and sold Saipan to Germany.

After Germany's defeat in World War I, Saipan was managed by Japan again, but it did not belong to Japanese territory.

Since then, Japan has immigrated to Saipan in large numbers!

Beginning in the 19s, Japan believed that the Pacific War was likely to break out, and began to build a large number of fortifications on Saipan, with 30 troops stationed there.

As a result, within 10 years, Saipan gradually became an important military base.

The Japanese army built three airports on Saipan. The Aslilo Airport in the south was built in the 30s. After expansion, it can now take off and land any type of aircraft. It is the main airport on the island.

The nearby Chalan Kanoa Airport is an airstrip that can only take off and land small aircraft.Mapi Airport in the north has a short runway and is used as an alternate airport for fighter jets to make emergency landings.

At the same time as the Japanese army attacked Pearl Harbor, they sent troops from Saipan to attack the US military Guam, which was close at hand.

Due to the disparity in strength, the U.S. military in Guam only made a symbolic resistance and announced its surrender.

But sooner or later, the time came to June 1944. On the Pacific battlefield, the Japanese army had already lost consecutive battles.

The Solomon Islands, the Gilbert Islands, the Marshall Islands, the New Georgia Islands, the Papua Peninsula of New Guinea, etc., have been successively occupied by the US military.

The Japanese army could only retreat step by step to the absolute defensive circle of the Caroline Islands, Palau Islands, and the Mariana Islands, including Saipan.

If this line of defense is occupied by the Allied forces, heavy bombers can directly bomb the Japanese mainland and cut off the supply line of Japanese overseas resources.

In particular, the military status of Saipan is very important, and it is the defense center of the entire Mariana Islands.

If Saipan is lost, Japan, the Okinawa Islands, Taiwan, and the Philippines will all be directly exposed to the Allied Forces.

In the next step, the Allies can attack any point at will, and the Japanese defense is completely passive, and failure is inevitable.

Therefore, the Japanese base camp ordered to defend Saipan at all costs.

Saipan is the second largest island in the Mariana Islands, with a total area of ​​184 square kilometers, a length of about 21 kilometers, and a width ranging from 4 kilometers to 8 kilometers. The commanding height is Tapocho Peak, 450 meters above sea level in the center of the island.

Generally speaking, it is suitable for defense in depth, tank ambushes, etc. It is not a complete island that cannot be attacked and defended. Compared with Iwo Jima, the overall depth of Saipan is more suitable for defensive operations.

从1944年初，日军就开始陆续增援部队，目前塞班岛上兵力包括了陆军步兵第43师团、步兵独立混成第47旅团、工兵独立第7联队、坦克第9师团、山炮独立第3联队、海军第55警备队、横须贺第一海军陆战队等部。

The total force is 4.3, which is the maximum force that the island's fortifications can accommodate.

In addition, the Japanese army also concentrated 560 artillery pieces, 289 tanks, 55 ships and 630 combat aircraft.