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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 3219 The Japanese Army¡¯s Key Defense

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    The losses were minimal, the reinforcements were timely, the enemy took advantage of the opportunity, and they were not fooled by the Chinese. Compared with Lieutenant General Chiba's troops who were beaten to death by their opponents, Lieutenant General Shirakawa Yoshizawa, the commander of Japan's Kyushu Island Defense Zone Headquarters  , felt that even if he did not make any meritorious service, at least he was not at fault. Therefore, after receiving a stern rebuke from the deputy commander-in-chief of the headquarters, Prince Zai Ren, he felt so aggrieved that he almost cried.

    Therefore, Lieutenant General Shirakawa had to stand up and speak to express his grievances for the unfair treatment he had received. But just after he spoke a few words, he was rudely interrupted by Prince Zairen, "That's enough! Shirakawa Yoshizawa, what do you want to say?"  , Isn¡¯t this deputy commander clear? It¡¯s like it¡¯s stuck in your throat, and you can¡¯t spit it out quickly. Hum, do you really want me to make it clear?¡± Prince Zai Ren stared at him with a cold light in his eyes, and his tone was even colder.  Scary.

    In fact, Prince Zairen hated people like Shirakawa Yoshizawa very much. He spent all his intelligence and wisdom on internal fighting, and there was no interest in the empire at heart. Under Prince Zairen's gaze, Lieutenant General Shirakawa suddenly  He felt guilty for a moment, as his little tricks were undetectable. He knew how powerful this prince was, and he was on a par with the number one man in the imperial world, His Excellency Koichi Mineuchi.

    In an instant, all the injustices and grievances turned into cold sweat. Lieutenant General Shirakawa sat down with his head down in frustration. He did not dare to speak anymore. Prince Zain did not look at him again, and then announced the northern defense zone of Honshu Island.  The candidates for the headquarters commander and chief of staff, as well as the air defense commander, were, not surprisingly, people he brought from the Home Defense Headquarters.

    Finally, Prince Zain announced a stipulation that the Kyushu Island Defense Zone and the northwest Honshu Island Defense Zone will be established.  Especially for aviation forces, the principle of future operations is to focus on defense.  Without taking the initiative, we must not repeat the mistakes of today's air war.

    ? said.  Prince Zai Ren glanced specifically at Lieutenant General Shirakawa, and his tone became stern: "I hope you will use your intelligence and talents to share the worries of His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire, instead of just harboring bad thoughts and  Colleagues fight against each other, otherwise there will be consequences. I don¡¯t mind using his head to alert officers at all levels!¡±

    The combat principles formulated by Prince Zain meant that the Japanese aviation forces in the northwest of Honshu Island and Kyushu Island would not go to war. In fact, they did not have the ability to go to war. The huge losses could not be made up for in a short time.  .

    Liu Cuigang followed his own plan and began to actively seek a decisive battle with the Japanese aviation force.  He designed a series of traps, but they all had little effect. It was not that the Japanese army was cautious enough, but that their own strength was damaged.  Unable to fight.

    But the Northern Flying Group was not without gains. Through a series of small-scale air battles, it reduced the Japanese aviation strength in the northwest of Honshu Island and Kyushu Island.  Further weakening, although piecemeal attack is not as satisfying as large-scale decisive battle.  But the combined results are gratifying.

    Early May.  Liu Cuigang repeated his old tricks and joined forces with the Northern Fleet again, preparing for another large-scale ambush in the southern area of ??Sakhalin Island. When the mighty warship group of the Northern Fleet passed through the Soya Strait in a swaggering manner, on Sakhalin Island  More than a thousand fighter jets were assembled at more than a dozen field airports such as Darnia in the south, waiting for the Japanese aviation force from Hokkaido to be dispatched.

    It is a pity that the headquarters of the Japanese Homeland Defense Hokkaido Defense Zone has probably accepted the lessons of the Korean Strait War. It did not dispatch a combat aircraft, not even a reconnaissance aircraft, and allowed the huge fleet of the Northern Fleet to enter and exit the Sea of ??Japan.  and the Eastern Pacific. Liu Cuigang, who was stationed at Darnia Field Airport in the southern part of Sakhalin Island, was greatly disappointed. He sighed to Chief of Staff Dong Ningxuan: "The little devil has become cunning!"

    Since the Japanese army did not dare to take the initiative and repeated attempts to lure them failed, Liu Cuigang decided to attack. Starting from the beginning of May, the Northern Flying Group fighter group and bomber group were divided into several groups to attack the Japanese army's airports in the northwest of Honshu Island and Kyushu Island respectively.  Defense facilities, frequent air strikes were carried out, and the air battle battlefield reached the Japanese mainland. Prince Zain was quite helpless and could only strictly order all ministries to adopt a defensive posture.

    While the Northern Flying Group carried out frequent air raids on Japanese military airports and defense facilities on the northwestern part of Honshu Island and Kyushu Island, it also used the southern part of Sakhalin Island as a base to attack military airports and military airports in Wakkanai, Tenshio, Nayoro, and Edako in northern Hokkaido.  Military targets and intensive bombing were carried out. At this point, in the view of the Japanese Homeland Defense Headquarters, the two points for the China Independent Division troops to attack the Japanese mainland have been very clear.

    One is to use Busan on the Korean Peninsula as the starting point to attack the northwest of Honshu Island and Kyushu Island. The other is to use the southern part of Sakhalin Island as the starting point to attack Hokkaido, and then pass through Hokkaido to attack the northeastern part of Honshu Island. The final goal is  , which is Tokyo, the capital of the empire.

    On May 10th, the Japanese base camp held an important military meeting convened by Emperor Hirohito. At the meeting, three key directions for the empire¡¯s homeland defense were determined, namely Honshu.In the northwest and northeast of Honshu Island, as well as the capital defense circle with Tokyo as the core, the Japanese have not forgotten that on the Ogasawara Islands, there are also the fleet and aviation of the China Independent Division, as well as a considerable number of army units.

    After the meeting, the General Staff Headquarters of the Japanese Army Base Camp and the Mainland Defense Headquarters issued a series of orders. The Japanese troops in Japan began to mobilize and assemble in the above three key defense directions. It is worth mentioning that the Japanese troops who arrived a few months ago  The more than 100,000 Italian troops in Japan were originally regarded as a trump card by the Japanese and guarded the northwest and northeast of Honshu Island, becoming the first barrier against the attack of the independent divisions.

    However, the performance of the Italian army on the North American battlefield greatly disappointed the Japanese, and they also realized that these Italians with a glamorous appearance and pretentiousness were actually embroidered pillows that looked useless, said the deputy commander-in-chief of the Japanese Home Defense Headquarters.  Prince Zain personally issued an order to move the Italian army to the second line of defense. In this regard, General Orozzo, the commander of Italian reinforcements to the Japanese forces, also wanted it.

    The East Point Force of the Independent Division swept across the Italian Asian Expeditionary Force on the North American continent. It really scared the Italians out of their courage. If they continue to stay on the Japanese islands, which are like a powder keg, the final outcome may not be good. Contact with the Japanese  What's more, Admiral Orozo also saw clearly that the current situation of the Japanese was a ship that was about to sink. He did not want to stay in Japan for a day.

    In this regard, General Orozo sent multiple secret messages to Prime Minister Mussolini in the form of secret messages, requesting the Italian government to step forward and mobilize reinforcements for Japanese troops to return home immediately. This move was in line with Mussolini's wishes. He is now  They are looking for gold and other items to exchange for the hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers captured on the North American battlefield, but they don't want to give away the hundreds of thousands of Japanese officers and soldiers to that despicable and shameless, rogue and blackmailer Chinese Tang Qiuli  , as a bargaining chip to demand ransom.

    In the name of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy, Mussolini called the Japanese government and requested the Japanese government to immediately arrange for the Italian troops to withdraw from the Japanese mainland. As for the reason, it was ready. The Chinese Tang Qiuli wanted to send troops to invade the Italian mainland.  The Italian government must call back the Italian troops overseas to defend the country. Not only the troops in Japan, but also the troops on the North American battlefield. To put it bluntly, they are like the Chinese ** troops. They will be here tomorrow.  Will knock on the door.

    After seeing Mussolini's telegram, Emperor Hirohito sneered again and again. He was a super politician. How could he not see through Mussolini's little tricks? Hirohito despised Mussolini's actions very much. This bastard was responsible for the Empire of Japan.  How much money has been made, that's real money and silver. Now, seeing that something is wrong, I want to withdraw it. How can I do what he wants?

    What is particularly hateful is that under the pressure of the China devil Tang Qiuli, Mussolini actually announced that he would cut off all trade relations with Japan and would never interfere in Asian affairs. As a result, Japan's only strategic material channel was blocked.  The forced interruption was more serious than adding insult to injury to the now precarious empire.

    Since Mussolini is unkind, you can¡¯t blame me for being unjust. Emperor Hirohito will never let go of hundreds of thousands of Italian soldiers. Now that they are here, they have the determination to tie themselves with the Empire of Japan and jointly fight against the invasion of the China Independent Division.

    Therefore, Emperor Hirohito's reply to Mussolini was very clear and simple: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, I have received the call. I am shocked to hear that your country is being threatened by the Chinese. The Empire of Japan and the Kingdom of Italy are allies.  , we have the responsibility and obligation to provide full assistance, especially when our two countries face a common enemy, and that is the Chinese people!¡±

    "However, our homeland is now under the threat of being attacked at any time by the China Independent Division. We have the intention of reinforcements, but are unable to do so. Your troops stationed in Japan are actually the backbone of Japan's homeland defense, assisting the allies in resisting aggression.  It is also an unshirkable responsibility. Staying in Japan will further demonstrate the friendship between the two countries and their determination to jointly fight against foreign enemies!¡±

    "Now, the Japanese mainland is surrounded by the China Independent Division. The Empire of Japan cannot arrange for the evacuation of more than 100,000 soldiers of your country. Only after the invasion of the China Independent Division is repelled and the Japanese mainland is safe and sound, I will lead  All citizens send the Italian troops home in triumph, for which I am deeply grateful!¡±

    Seeing Hirohito's call back, Mussolini was so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of blood, cursing the Japanese for being as despicable as the Chinese. He knew very well that his hundreds of thousands of troops were kidnapped by the Japanese.  On the Asian battlefield, in the future, we will become hostages of the Chinese.

    What bad luck!  Mussolini cried out that he was unlucky. He was so regretful that his intestines were blue. How could he have been obsessed with the Japanese in the first place? Now he is in trouble. In addition to spitting out all the money he made from the Japanese.  , Italy has to take a lot of risks, and its move to send troops to Asia to compete for interests has led to vomiting blood!

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