"Comrade Commander, the First Air Fleet was attacked by more than 500 violent fighter jets, the battle sinking of the Suzuka heavy cruiser and the light cruiser Naka light cruiser, the Flying Dragon, Tianlong, and Chilong were severely damaged! Three aircraft carriers including Shenlong, Thunder Dragon, Black Dragon, and two other high-speed tankers and five destroyers were sunk. Also... The island of the Flying Dragon aircraft carrier was shot, and the Commander of the Oxi and the Chief of Staff of the Black Island died for their country!" Shortly after the First Air Fleet encountered an air strike, the battle cruiser of the Second Fleet, lurking in the Pacific Ocean of the southern Japanese archipelago, received the news.

As soon as the Chief of Staff Arima Zhengwen heard this, he immediately jumped up: "Who is commanding the First Air Fleet now? How are the damages of the three ships Feilong, Tianlong and Red Dragon? Can it be saved? And... What is the loss of the carrier-based aircraft?"

"Comrade Ozawa Shisaburo has temporarily acted as the commander of the First Air Fleet, Feilong, Tianlong and Akaro Dragon, all of which have suffered heavy damage and have basically lost combat capabilities, but there is no risk of sinking for the time being. However... the carrier-based aircraft has suffered heavy losses, and the specific numbers have not been counted yet, but the losses must be higher than 250 aircraft!" After the staff told the battle report he had just received, the officers in the Akagi bridge looked extremely ugly, and they all turned their eyes to the murderous deputy Takeshi Toyota.

However, people who are familiar with Toyota Juntake know that the murderous aura on this guy's face cannot be taken seriously, and it is completely an unlovable appearance inherited from his parents. In fact, Toyota Juntake's temperament is to bully the weak and fear the strong. It's okay to let him bully the weak. But if he faces a strong enemy, his calves will definitely become weak. Moreover, this guy also has a destructive mouth and often makes some weird words to hit the morale of the troops.

He has said a lot of strange things about this world revolution and the Pacific War, such as saying "All the world revolution is created by Aji. What will we do with Japan?" and so on. They are considered to be a relatively alternative anti-war faction in the Japanese Red Navy! But such a guy was not cleaned up by Japan as a counter-revolutionary, and he was not driven out of the navy. What is more worth mentioning is that his relationship with the current commander of the Japanese Navy Iroku Yamamoto, Izuru, is very bad. Yamamoto asked the Revolutionary Military Commission more than once.

He was dismissed from Toyota's position and went to the reserve service to retire. However, Takeda Hiroshi did not take on this matter at all. Instead, he treated Toyota's deputy Wu as the next commander of the joint fleet to train, and also handed over the important commander of the Second Fleet (the main fleet) to this "anti-war" naval general. This is probably the so-called emperor's mind at work, right? Takeda Hiroshi would never let the "Yamamoto Sect" completely control the Japanese Navy in any case. Even though he knew that Toyota's deputy Wu was difficult to be a big use, he would have to artificially train a "Toyota Sect".

Toyota Juntake knew what everyone's eyes contained. The naval aviation corps that were violently supported looked very powerful. The first wave of attacks defeated the First Air Fleet! Although the First Air Fleet still has 7 aircraft carriers to maintain combat capability. But that was based on the premise that there were still enough carrier-based aircraft to take off for combat. Due to the excessive losses in the last time in the Coral Sea Battle, the First Air Fleet did not bring enough aircraft when it left Port Moresby north.

There are only more than 500 carrier-based aircraft on the 10 motherships together! Among them, there are more than 300 Type 96 ship battles, and less than 200 Type 93 ship bombing and Type 96 ship attacks. Now, more than 250 Type 96 ship battles have been lost. How can we fight the next battle? Maybe the next wave of violent naval air strikes can sank all 10 motherships of the First Air Fleet. In this way, the mission of the First Air Fleet to lure the enemy will be impossible.

So will the Second Fleet still break into the Tsushima Strait from the Fenghou Waterway and Guanmen Strait according to the original plan? If it is at least 300 nautical miles from the current location of the Second Fleet to break into the Tsushima Strait. According to the plan, it should be that it should be that it should be that it would take 12 noon today and take 12 hours to complete the 300 nautical miles, and the killing will be launched in the Tsushima Strait early tomorrow morning, and use the powerful naval guns on the five main battleships to destroy the Chinese army's Ichisaki Island Airport and Tsushima Island Airport. It should also try to sink the Chinese warships in the Tsushima Strait, and finally it would be severely damaged by the Chinese ground troops landing along the coast of Fukuoka Prefecture.

However, if the Chinese army's aircraft carriers cannot be directed to the Philippine Islands by the First Air Fleet, they will most likely move to the northeast and approach the southern part of Kyushu Island. In this way, their carrier-based aircraft will be able to sail the Second Fleet in the Fenghou Waterway, and the air defense power of the Second Fleet is far from that of the First Air Fleet...

So whether to carry out the Z-based operation as planned? Please ask Commander Toyota to make an idea immediately!

"To put it bluntly, the last move is the last move, and the winning chance is not big... If you retreat now, you will not have a second chance." Toyota Junta said with a serious expression: "Since the gambling has begun, let's go ahead to the end, so that even if you lose all, you will give up."

After hearing Toyota's words, the officers present looked even more ugly. These words were too bad, right? Although everyone knows that there is little chance of winning, should we say a few inspiring words as commanders? For example, "The fate of the Party and the country is here to fight, all comrades work hard" or something?

Arima Zhengwen frowned and suggested, "Comrade Commander, there is another option now, which is to head northwest to find the Chinese fleet for a decisive battle! Although the Chinese army has overwhelming air superiority, they do not have torpedo attack aircraft. It is difficult to pose a fatal threat to our main battleship by mounting bombs on fighters alone for dive bombing. In addition, there are 53 Type 96 fighters on the Canglong aircraft carrier, which is responsible for providing air cover for the Second Fleet, which can withstand even if it encounters air strikes by the Chinese army."

Toyota Junta still shook his head, walked to the chart and pointed at the empty Pacific Ocean, staring at his chief of staff and said, "The sea area in this area is very wide, and the speed of the aircraft carrier is high. If we want to escape, our main ship will be difficult to catch up, so the winning chance of doing this is smaller than the original plan. Arima Jun, although you are the chief of staff, you don't have to come up with any way to turn the overall situation around. I think it will be implemented according to the plan Z."

"Comrade Commander!" Arima Zhengwen also knew that the plan he proposed was extremely likely to succeed, but whether he could succeed was a matter of ability and luck. Whether he believed that he could succeed was a matter of attitude. Toyota's current attitude was summarized in four words: "Eat and wait for death." With such an attitude, you can imagine what the outcome would be if you fight the decisive battle with the violent branch.

Thinking of this, Arima Zhengwen said loudly: "Comrade Commander! Japan has not failed yet, so please cheer up and command our Second Fleet to win a Tsushima Sea Battle like Lord Hirahachiro Togo!"

Toyota Juntake opened his mouth and wanted to say something strange, but when he saw Arima Zhengwen's solemn look, he exclaimed: "Aren't it just a few inspiring words? Arima Jun, you can do it." His tone suddenly subsided, and his eyes were brightly looking at the Japanese naval officer in the combat command center: "Today at 12 noon today, heading towards the Fenghou Waterway on time. Protruding out of the Guanmen Strait in the early morning of tomorrow, this battle is likely to be the end of the Japanese Combined Fleet. Everyone should work hard!"

Well, these words are a bit like the Japanese devils.

However, as soon as this morale-boosting speech was finished, another bad news that would blow morale came.

"Comrade Commander. The report from the headquarters of Xiguo, that a counter-revolutionary rebellion just occurred in Xiaguan Port. About 1,000 unknown Red Army officers and soldiers suddenly held riots at Xiaguan Port Railway Station, Nanbu Town, Guanyinzaki Town, Hose Town, Konomio Town, Komaino Town, and other places. Now fierce fighting is in the city of Xiaguan!"

"Nani!?" Even Toyota's deputy taker jumped up. Xiaguan Port is not an irrelevant place. It is an important town that guards the Guanmen Strait. If there is any mistake in Xiaguan Port, the Guanmen Strait is likely to be blocked. At that time, the Second Fleet will have no way to break into the Tsushima Strait through the Guanmen Strait, and the combat plan of the Z will be completely ruined.

"Baga! The army's animals are really not enough to make a mistake!" Toyota Juntake jumped and said, "Give it to the Kyushu headquarters, the Xiguo headquarters, and the Joint Fleet flagship Aoba (a heavy cruiser. It temporarily replaces Akagi as the flagship), and ask about the situation in Xiaguan Port and whether the combat of the Z should be carried out as planned."

"Comrade Commander, the Second Fleet is implementing radio silence." Arima Zhengwen hurriedly reminded: "Just wait for Commander Yamamoto's orders now. I believe Commander Yamamoto is consulting with the army to find a solution. This counter-revolutionary riot will definitely not become a climate and will be suppressed soon!"

...

At 11 o'clock in the morning on March 3, 1936, Shimoguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, was completely in chaos. This largest city in western Honshu, Japan, has more than 300,000 residents. It was once an important trade port in Japan and a military center in western Honshu, Japan. There are also shore defense forts built on Laoye Mountain and Yoshiyama on Shimokawa Island near the Sea of ​​Japan. Together with the Shunshu on the opposite side of the Shunshu Channel, it has become a junction.

Two major military fortresses guarding the Guanmen Strait. But such an important city was actually attacked by the Chinese army, and overnight it became a battlefield for ground troops to fight. Gunshots and artillery bombs were heard everywhere around Xiaguan Port, near the Seto Inland Sea. The Chinese Air Force's powerful Orion-type attack aircraft hovered over Xiaguan Port, and occasionally used 37mm aerial cannons and 7.92mm aerial machine guns to strafuse the ground targets.

The Chinese army contingent pretending to be Japanese troops took the train on the "Shanyang Railway Line" to enter the railway station of Xiaguan Port at less than 8 o'clock in the morning. According to historical materials disclosed after the war, they were heading west from the landing ground in the early morning of the same day. After walking less than two hours, they saw a train parked on the railway line outside the Yamaguchi Prefecture People's Hospital near Ube City. Looking at the direction the locomotive pointed, it should be heading for Yamaguchi City. It is estimated that they were urgently abandoned after learning that Yamaguchi City was occupied by Chinese airborne troops. However, the entire train was intact and was not damaged. Even the fire of the steam locomotive was not extinguished. It seemed that they gave up in a hurry. Mao Yuanchang's subordinates had several young men from He tribe who had worked as railway workers and could fiddle with the train, so he asked him to

His contingent boarded the train and drove towards Xiaguan Port along the railway. It was unobstructed along the way and got off at Xiaguan Railway Station. However, the martial law station at Xiaguan Port was already in place. The officers and soldiers of the 28th Division of the Japanese Red Army on duty on the platform were very surprised to see that a train had brought about 1,000 Red Army soldiers from Yamaguchi City and Ube City. So they went forward to interrogate. As a result, the two sides fought at the railway station. Of course, the infantry of the 28th Division was not the opponent of the officers and soldiers of the Chinese army with extremely rich combat experience. The fire exchange lasted only a few minutes. Xiaguan Port Railway Station was completely controlled by the Chinese army task force. Immediately afterwards, Mao Yuanchang sent a company of officers and soldiers to infiltrate the city of Xiaguan to set fire everywhere, causing great chaos in Xiaguan City.

The reaction of the Japanese 28th Division and the Japanese Xiaguan Municipal Committee at this time was also very interesting. At first, they heard gunfire and found that there was a "riot" in the city of Xiaguan, and did not realize that it was the Chinese imperialism that was fighting. They thought it was hidden counter-revolutionaries who launched a riot, so they immediately dispatched a gang of infantry and two thousand Red Guards to the city to implement martial law to suppress the riot. As a result, these "riot suppression" troops started a melee with the Chinese army contingent near Xiaguan Port, which was also wearing Japanese uniforms. Their report to their superiors was that "unidentified Red Army rebels were found near Xiaguan Port."

Originally, it was easy to find out the truth about this kind of thing. Hiroshima's Xiguo headquarters could tell that no one had rebelled. But now there are wars everywhere, and there are chaos everywhere. Many troops either lost contact or were disbanded by the Chinese army. So they couldn't figure out the situation for a while, so they had to strictly order the 28th Division to suppress it quickly.

"Lying down! Lying down! The plane is about to open fire, Lying down..."

"Boom boom boom..."

The commander of the 28th Division, who was personally visiting the front line to supervise the battle, was knocked to the ground by the staff beside him, and avoided the 37mm shells fired by a strong 1 plane in the air. At this time, Imamura Jun had already seen something wrong. The Chinese aircraft in the air and the "rebels" entrenched near the Xiaguan Port Railway Station were very good! It was obvious that it was only after years of running-in. How could the Japanese Red Army, which had just rebeled and surrendered to the enemy, have such a level? Those so-called "rebels" were probably pretended to be special forces of the violent army!

Although he saw through his opponent's identity, Imamura Jun did not intend to make a statement because he knew very well that there was "Chinese-phobia" in the army. This was the root cause of the Sino-Japanese War in 1923 more than ten years ago. It aggravated by the last Korean War. Even North Korea, the vassal state of the Brutal Branch, could not beat it, and of course the Brutal Branch could not win. Although everyone didn't say it, they always thought so in their hearts. If the people below knew that they were fighting against the Brutal Branch, they would probably not be able to fight in this momentum of bravery of the enemy's air firepower!

The attack of the Chinese army's powerful aircraft had just come to an end. The Japanese army launched an offensive. "Boom, rumble." Eighteen 122mm howitzers deployed at the Laozhishan Fortress of Yoshima. At a firing rate of one shot per minute, they threw 35 kilograms of high-explosion grenades into the area around Xiaguan Railway Station, which was only two or three kilometers long and wide. The dense shells continued to explode in the middle of low Japanese-style houses, and the houses were pushed down, gravel and soil were scattered. From time to time, Japanese civilians were killed and injured by shells, and their broken limbs and arms were abandoned high. Thrilling screams came one after another, as if they were in the Avici Hell.

"Hurry, hurry up, put the machine gun to the window on the second floor. Kasahara, prepare the red signal flare. Yamada, push the seized 25mm anti-aircraft gun into the hall on the first floor." Mao Yuanchang and his subordinates have now been forced to retreat to Xiaguangang Railway Station by overwhelming numbers. Although this is not the big railway station at the end of the Shanyang Line, it is also a very solid and Western-style building, and it is obviously not a tofu project. The Japanese 122mm howitzers obviously cannot hit the house, and their large-caliber coastal defense heavy artillery aimed at the sea surface, so there is no way to turn the muzzle and bombard it here.

"Captain, the enemy's infantry is coming!"

Just as the defense was arranged, a brigade of Japanese Red Army soldiers wearing tantalizing military uniforms surged out of the street outside the railway station. "Katahara, call the signal flare, three red ones!" According to the secret code that had just been contacted by the radio and the Air Force, the direction pointed by the three red ones was to attack the target.

Three bangs sounded, and three signal flares dragged red light on the heads of the Japanese army rushing to the train station. "Let the Air Force open fire at the signal flare landing!" After seeing that there was not much deviation in the landing point, Mao Yuanchang immediately asked the Communications Force to contact the Air Force.

Four strong ones drilled out of the clouds and headed towards the Japanese soldiers on the ground, and immediately they were covered with blood and flesh. The Japanese soldiers who were hit hid in the ruins on the roadside. After several rounds of artillery attacks, the less solid buildings had turned into ruins, and the rest were very strong enough to withstand the 37mm caliber shells shot from the air.
Chapter completed!