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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 3159 The Battle to Seize the Island (Part 1)

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    "Qiuquan, how are you going to fight?" To deal with the 85th Air Force of the Japanese Navy's land-based air force on Iwo Jima, the navy fleet's carrier-based aircraft are required to dispatch. In this regard, only the fleet commander Tang Qiuquan can decide, so,  Tang Qiusheng asked his cousin for his opinion.

    Tang Qiuquan also didn't understand what his cousin did. Why he strictly prohibited the landing troops from attacking Iwo Jima, but he was still prepared to deal with the Japanese combat aircraft on Iwo Jima. When Qiu Sheng asked him, he smiled and said, "We have prepared a battle plan."  , all fleet carrier-based aircraft are dispatched, taking advantage of the performance advantages of our airborne radar and carrier-based radar, to beat the little devil's aircraft in the chicken coop! "

    "Then, use a squadron to monitor the Japanese infantry on Iwo Jima. As long as they dare to reinforce Chichijima, they will kill them halfway. It can be regarded as a small-scale encirclement and reinforcement. However, I estimate that the Japanese troops on Iwo Jima  , there are not enough ships to reinforce the Japanese army on Chichijima!"

    Tang Qiusheng filtered Qiuquan's battle plan in his mind. There were no obvious flaws. He nodded and said: "Okay, just follow the fleet's battle plan and start taking action immediately. The attack on the Japanese aircraft group on Iwo Jima will be determined."  Starting at six o'clock tomorrow morning!"

    The morning light of dawn has filled the sky over the Iwo Jima Islands. The bright red sun jumped out of the sea, and there was a shining golden light everywhere. For the pilots and ground crews of the 85th Air Force of the Japanese Navy Land-Based Air Force on Iwo Jima.  Said, this is an ordinary and normal weather, no different from the past.

    The commander of the air force, Admiral Nakagawa Kagawa, is a professional soldier who abides by his duties as a leader of the Japanese Empire, even though he is far away from home.  Alone and surrounded by the sea, Iwo Jima has an area of ??only about twenty square kilometers.  Except for the commander of the Army's 109th Division, Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, whom he hated extremely.  He is the highest military commander on this island, but he still imposes strict demands on himself.

    In view of the traditional feud between the army and the navy, the two commanders of the Japanese army and navy on Iwo Jima did not get along well. It could even be described as incompatibility between water and fire. Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi always wanted to make the 85th Air Force  team, incorporated into the army's command system, and made the Zhonggu Colonel his subordinate.  The reason is very high-sounding, in order to better coordinate and command all the imperial garrison forces on Iwo Jima to respond to possible attacks by the China Independent Division fleet.

    Colonel Nakagawa sneered at this. Even though his military rank was only a colonel, Tadamichi Kuribayashi was a lieutenant general, but they belonged to different command systems and had no affiliation with each other. An army lieutenant general could not command himself, a navy colonel.  .  Unless there is an order from the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Command Department, the Nakago Commander is not afraid of Lieutenant General Kuribayashi at all.

    On the issue of troop deployment for the defense of Iwo Jima, the differences between the two people were even greater.  It can be said that they are completely opposite. According to the deployment of the division commander Ribayashi Tadamichi, the 85th Air Force should take Iwo Jima as the center of the circle.  The surrounding sea areas within a radius of 500 kilometers are included in the warning range.  Discover the incoming China Independent Division fleet as soon as possible and attack it.  Buy enough time for the army garrison to fight.

    In the words of the commander of the Kuribayashi Division, it is called "defending the enemy outside Iwo Jima!" This requires dispatching a large number of reconnaissance aircraft every day to conduct uninterrupted patrols and reconnaissance, but the 85th Air Force only has two reconnaissance aircraft  The squadron was unable to cover the sea area around Iwo Jima, and the fighter jets could only serve as reconnaissance aircraft.

    Colonel Nakagawa Kagawa did some calculations. If the deployment of Division Commander Kuribayashi Tadamichi is followed, then the 85th Air Force's more than 130 combat aircraft, about two-thirds of which are fighter jets, will not need to do anything else.  Flying in the sky all day is not only a torture for the pilots, but also a burden that the fuel reserves on Iwo Jima cannot bear.

    Combat aircraft take off, not to fly kites, but to drink fuel. Local logistics supplies are becoming increasingly untimely. The latest supply plan has been delayed for more than two months. Even the normal takeoff of reconnaissance planes,  I have to make careful calculations, how can I afford Tadamichi Kuribayashi to mess around like this?

    Therefore, the combat plan of Colonel Kagawa in the Middle Ages was basically formulated around the actual situation of the 85th Air Force. To put it simply, it was the twelve words of "concealed standby, surprise, and decisive victory on the beach!"

    Without exposing the strength of the 85th Air Force, once the China Independent Division troops began to land on the beach of Iwo Jima, the 109th Division first carried out a tenacious blockade. Then, the air force was dispatched in full force and suddenly attacked, with an unobstructed view of the beach.  , inflicting heavy losses on the landing troops of the Independent Division.

    The defense plans of Kuribayashi Tadamichi and Nakako Kagawa each have their own reasons for insisting on it. To put it bluntly, it is the issue of the Army and Navy taking the lead. But on this issue, neither of them is willing to give in. Lieutenant General Kuribayashi Tadamichi can do nothing about it.  , he can't control the navy's affairsAssistant.

    After many noisy and tense joint army and navy meetings, neither defense plan was accepted by the other, and neither could convince the other. They had no choice but to submit their respective defense plans to the general staff of the base camp.  Ministry and Naval Command.

    The result was similar to what Tadamichi Kuribayashi and Kagawa Nakaguru had estimated. The General Staff Headquarters¡¯ approval was to implement the 109th Division¡¯s defense plan, and the Naval Command¡¯s approval was to implement the 85th Air Force¡¯s defense plan. In the end, the so-called  The "Iwo Jima Joint Defense Plan" has been stranded. The army and navy are doing their own things, but they are in peace for the time being.

    At 5:30 in the morning, Zhonggu Dazo woke up on time. According to the past practice, he first waved his samurai sword and "huha"ed with the sword in a dense jungle space. He didn't feel until he was slightly sweating.  Feeling completely healed, he put away the knife with satisfaction. The guard handed him a white towel, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and walked to his residence. An authentic Japanese-style breakfast was already prepared!

    At 5:50 in the morning, as Zhonggu Colonel had just swallowed his first bite of breakfast, he heard the air defense siren at the airport shrilling, "Huh!" He was stunned for a moment. Could it be the troops of the China Independent Division? It was really  The attack?  This thought flashed in his mind, and he immediately shouted: "Guard, bring me my uniform!"

    Before Colonel Nakago left his residence, Air Force Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Ueno hurried over and reported: "Commander, I received a report from the ground radar station that the China Independent Division fleet and the troop carrier formation were discovered in the waters east of Iwo Jima.  It¡¯s huge, including four aircraft carriers!¡±

    "Now, the sea area is more than 200 kilometers away from Iwo Jima and is approaching at full speed. Based on this judgment, the Chinese intend to attack Iwo Jima. Should we order fighter jets and bombers to take off to fight?"

    The Zhonggu Colonel shook his head slowly and asked: "What's the reaction from the 109th Division?"

    Chief of Staff Ueno understood immediately and replied: "There is no response yet. The radar performance of the army's equipment is not as good as ours. Do you want to report this to the commander of the Kuribayashi Tadamichi Division?"

    "Report truthfully and ask the commander of the Kuribayashi Division to order the Army to enter combat status. The Navy's ground radar will report the enemy's situation at any time!" Colonel Nakago said thoughtfully.

    "What about us?" Chief of Staff Ueno asked again.

    "Strict radar surveillance, concealed standby! No combat aircraft is allowed to take off without my order!" Zhonggu Colonel said calmly.

    Iwo Jima, the headquarters of the Japanese 109th Division. After receiving the notification from the 85th Air Force, the division commander Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi's first reaction was that he must give the China Independent Division troops before they launch a landing operation.  He was severely injured, and there was nothing he could do about it. He could only order that guy Nakagawa Kagawa to take action!

    The commander of the Kuribayashi Division called the 85th Air Force headquarters and shouted in a loud voice: "I am the commander of the Kuribayashi Tadamichi Division. As the commander of the Iwo Jima defense, I am ordering the 85th Air Force to  The combat aircraft of the fleet will take off immediately and must be severely damaged before the China Independent Division fleet enters the range of 50 kilometers from Iwo Jima! "

    Chief of Staff Ueno covered the microphone and turned to Colonel Nakagu and said: "Commander, this is the call from the commander of the Kuribayashi Division. He ordered our air force to take off immediately to attack the China Independent Division fleet!"

    "It's so stupid!" Nakagu Dazo said contemptuously: "Ignore him!" Since he was not under the command of Kuribayashi Tadamichi, there was no need to execute his stupid orders.

    The Zhonggu Commander had his own considerations. The 85th Air Force only had more than 130 combat aircraft, including only more than 90 fighter jets. However, the China Independent Division Fleet had four aircraft carriers, with at least  There are more than 350 carrier-based aircraft. He believes that as long as his combat aircraft are dispatched to fight, none of them will come back. The gap in numbers is too big.

    The call to the 85th Air Force was answered, but no one answered. The commander of the division, Tadamichi Kuribayashi, yelled for several minutes, but the other party did not answer. He was so angry that he dropped the phone and gritted his teeth at the division chief of staff, Mizukawa.  Colonel shouted: "Baga! Damn Nakagu Kagawa, chief of staff, order the troops to enter combat status, and ground anti-aircraft artillery fire to enter the firing position!"

    Although it will take several hours for the independent division's troop transport fleet to reach the waters of Iwo Jima, the more than 20,000 soldiers of the Japanese 109th Division on the island have already entered a tense battle state.

    However, the carrier-based aircraft of the Independent Division fleet flew over Iwo Jima more than ten minutes later. This was a mixed formation composed of fighters and bombers. There were more than a hundred combat aircraft, arranged in a bombing formation, rumbling.  flying over.

    On the ground, the anti-aircraft artillery fire of the Japanese 109th Division began to fire, and anti-aircraft shells were fired under the formation.Square, blasting out clouds of gray smoke. However, because the bombers have not yet entered the bombing channel, these anti-aircraft shells pose no threat at all.

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