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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2708 The End

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    The maritime retreat of the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force was still full of dangers and hardships. With the three fighter regiments of the independent division and nearly 200 fighter jets, they joined the air combat battlefield, changing the comparison of the number of fighter jets on both sides. The Japanese escort fighter group  , the protection of the troop transport ship is obviously insufficient.

    Therefore, the bombs of the Independent Division's bomber group could only be withstood by the troop carrier formation composed of Japanese fishing boats from Hokkaido. On the Sea of ??Okhotsk, fishing boats were blown to pieces by heavy bombs from time to time. The Japanese soldiers on board,  It turned into a broken corpse and fell into the cold sea water.

    After fighting for nearly an hour, Meng Qingpeng commanded the mixed fleet to return. It was not that he did not want to continue the fight. There was not enough fuel to support the air battle. When the independent division aviation mixed fleet left the air combat battlefield, it was obvious that the escorting Japanese fighter group did not catch up.  It means just escorting the troop transport fleet and sailing at the fastest speed.

    Major General Akasaka, the commander of the Hokkaido local air defense command post who was responsible for commanding the escort fighter group, looked very ugly. He underestimated the technical and combat capabilities of the independent division fighter pilots, and lost more than fifty fighter jets even when he was at an advantage.  , Therefore, Major General Akasaka, who was in an extremely bad mood, was very angry at the request of his subordinate pilots to pursue the returning independent division mixed fleet and completely eliminate these Chinese fighter jets.

    After being cursed with "Baga", Major General Akasaka's communicator went silent. Perhaps, the Imperial Army Air Force pilots stationed in Hokkaido all year round have never experienced the power of the independent division fighter pilots.  But as a commander, Major General Akasaka saw something different.

    No matter how unconvinced you are, Major General Akasaka knows.  The independent division fighter pilots he fought with were all veterans, fierce men who had fought in many air battles. In terms of air combat skills, tactics and fierceness, the Imperial Hokkaido local air defense command  The pilots in the department are obviously far behind.  He is not an opponent at all. If he catches up and fights, he is asking for trouble.  I'm afraid the entire escort fleet will be assigned to the Magadan airspace.

    This is also the main reason why Major General Akasaka categorically stopped his subordinate pilots from asking for a fight.  Young and energetic Imperial pilots.  You can clamor and ask for a fight, but you can't. On the contrary, you have to suppress this arrogance based on ignorance.

    In addition, the most important task is to safely escort the troop ship formation transporting the Far East Expedition Force troops back to the homeland, especially Prince Zain.  But his status is frighteningly noble, he is the biological brother of His Majesty the Emperor.  This point was particularly emphasized in the order he received from the Home Air Defense Command, and he did not dare to take it lightly.

    Recalling his superior's order, Major General Akasaka was filled with discomfort. In the order, he immediately said: "If Prince Zai Ren encounters something unexpected during this retreat, then the commander of the escort group, and  Commander of the troop transport fleet, you will not be able to escape the blame even if you die! Therefore, no matter how high the cost of casualties, your troops must ensure this!¡±

    "Damn it! Is the prince's life worth more than my life?" Major General Akasaka cursed fiercely in his heart. No matter how unbalanced he felt, Tai still didn't dare to neglect his errand and hurriedly contacted the commander of the troop transport fleet.  After learning that His Highness the Prince was safe and sound, but that he was suffering from seasickness and was vomiting yellow water, I was immediately relieved.

    However, Rear Admiral Akasaka obviously imagined that the return route was too simple. Not long after he was relieved, in the airspace near the Northern Kuril Islands in the Sea of ??Okhotsk, the escort aircraft group and the troop carrier formation were attacked by the command of Le Yiqin.  When a huge fleet of seven fighter regiments and five bomber regiments, more than 800 fighters and bombers, appeared in the sky like dark clouds, Major General Akasaka was so scared that he almost lost his mind.

    There was another fierce air battle, and the airspace near the Northern Kuril Islands was filled with smoke, gunshots roared, water columns rose into the sky, and fragments of Japanese troop transports floated on the sea. After the fighting was over, the plane took several bullets.  , Rear Admiral Akasaka, who barely maintained the flying altitude and was not able to fall into the cold water, ignored the statistics of the losses of the troops and shouted to the commander of the troop transport formation, "Miki-kun, report the situation to His Highness immediately.  ?¡±

    Fortunately, the commander of the troop transport force, Miki Osa, gave him reassuring news, "Please rest assured, Akasaka-kun, His Highness the Prince is fine. However, the fishing boat His Highness the Prince was on was shot at, and the broken wood fragments were scratched."  The head injury is minor. After the doctor bandaged it, there is no problem! "

    "Thank God! This ancestor is finally fine!" Major General Akasaka's heart suddenly returned to his stomach. However, looking at the scattered fishing boats on the sea, he knew that the troop transport fleet must have suffered a lot.  There are now only more than 200 fighter jets left in his escort fleet, and there are two consecutive air battles.The main fleet of the Hokkaido local air defense command post is seriously damaged!

    Two days later, Prince Zaihi landed at Monbetsu Fishing Port in Hokkaido. From the moment he landed on the Japanese mainland, his head was wrapped in gauze, like a big rice dumpling. His eyes filled with tears. He could hardly help himself and died for himself.  I was grateful to have escaped and saved my life, and saddened by the heavy losses of the Empire's Far East Expeditionary Force.

    From Temple Street in the Far East to Magadan Port, and from Magadan to the Sea of ??Okhotsk, the Far East Expeditionary Force suffered a heavy blow from the Independent Division Army and Aviation. The number of soldiers who followed Prince Zain back to the mainland was less than 80,000. From Magadan Port,  When they evacuated and boarded the ship, there were still more than 170,000 soldiers. After more than two days of sea voyage and the freezing Sea of ??Okhotsk, more than 90,000 loyal and brave imperial soldiers were buried!

    Counting the brutal battles in the Far East battlefield, the Empire's Far East Expeditionary Force, which originally had more than 500,000 troops, had less than 80,000 troops returned to the mainland. Speaking of which, as the commander of the Far East Expeditionary Force, I cannot absolve myself of the blame.  Facing the local people, what I'm more afraid of is what kind of methods the emperor will use to deal with him?  Also, hostile factions will use this matter to make trouble against themselves and add insult to injury!

    Especially his mortal enemy, the old guy Minai Koichi, will definitely not miss such a good opportunity. If he doesn¡¯t go to death to punish himself, then he is not Minai Koichi. No matter what happens, there must be an explanation.

    Therefore, in front of more than a dozen military and political officials from the base camp who came to greet him, Prince Zai Ren looked gloomy and said: "Gentlemen, Zai Ren is the general of the defeated army. How can I bother you to come all the way to greet me? Please  I have a message for my royal brother. Zai Ren feels that he has no face to face the local people, and he feels guilty for the imperial soldiers who died in the Far East battlefield. Zai Ren decided to commit suicide by caesarean section to apologize for his sins the moment he set foot on the mainland. Otherwise, it cannot be done.  Reduce my guilt!"

    With that said, Prince Zai Ren called over his captain of the guard and prepared a simple ceremony. The senior officials who came to greet His Highness the Prince who had lost the battle felt as if they were aware that His Highness the Prince wanted to make a gesture.  After returning to the mainland, I remembered that you were looking for life and death. If you really have the idea of ????dedicating yourself to the Empire of Japan, you can do it when you send troops to the Far East of the Empire and lose troops in Magadan. Why do you need to act like this in front of us?  If you put on a play, who should you show it to?

    "How disappointing! Is this the Prince Zai Ren who was so deep in his methods and scheming? The prince who can suppress Mi Naiguang until he can't breathe, control the base camp with one hand, and control the wind and rain?" Ten  Several Japanese military and political officials shook their heads and sighed in their hearts, "I'm afraid, after the disastrous defeat in the Far East, this prince will no longer have his former glory!"

    Of course, it was impossible for them to let Prince Zai Ren commit suicide. His Majesty the Emperor sent such a large lineup, how could he let his brother go back as a corpse? However, they did not lose their persuasion for the time being, because it was not the critical moment yet.  The sword has not been unsheathed yet. When the haggard-looking Prince really cuts his belly, it will not be too late to show up again. It is rare to see a good show!

    However, someone couldn't help it anymore. An officer with the rank of lieutenant general walked quickly to Prince Zai Ren, who was sitting cross-legged in front of a low table, wiping the golden sword and doing the homework before committing suicide by caesarean section, and whispered in a low voice.  Whispered: "Your Highness, there is no need to do this now. I have an autograph letter from His Majesty the Emperor here. After reading it, Your Highness will naturally know what to do!"

    As he said that, the lieutenant general thrust a letter into the hands of Prince Zai Ren. This lieutenant general, whom he knew but had not had much contact with, held the position of military aide to his elder brother, the emperor, and was also considered a close confidant of the emperor.  I opened the envelope anxiously, and on a piece of plain white paper, there was a sentence written on it, "Go back to Tokyo!" It was definitely written by the Emperor, and it was guaranteed to be genuine!

    The words were rude and unceremonious, but Emperor Hirohito's personal letter appeared just right, which saved Prince Zaihi's life. Prince Zaihi, who didn't want to die in the first place, just pretended to be a hero.  The play was a disaster, so the farce of committing suicide by caesarean section to apologize for the Japanese people ended in vain and ended hastily!

    However, the situation at that time, through the vivid and embellished word of mouth of the more than a dozen Japanese military and political leaders who were present at the scene, spread among the Japanese military and political leaders, and they interpreted the versions with countless differences, leaving countless laughing stock.  In the conversation after dinner, the powerful and prosperous Prince Zai Ren had lost all his prestige and dignity!

    A few days later, Liu Tiehan and Zhao Yuhe commanded their troops and entered the port of Magadan. In this small Russian-style seaside city, what greeted the soldiers of the Independent Division was not the gunshots of the remaining Japanese soldiers who were stubbornly resisting.  The Japanese Magadan garrison had long evacuated with the troop transport, but it was the abandoned Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force, with more than 80,000 dying soldiers.wounded.

    (To be continued) (To be continued)
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