In the face of the material power of the absolute superiority of the Americans, the resistance of Rì himself became weaker and weaker. At first, Rì himself was able to use the fortifications to resist the attack of the American army, and at night, he was able to carry out some sāo disturbance attacks. But after about five or six days, Rì himself had run out of oxygen-making stuff, which made them more and more helpless in the face of the American fuel-air bomb offensive. As a result, the progress of the American army accelerated again, and now, there is almost no rì himself on the ground of Iwo Jima, and all the rì soldiers have been driven underground like rats.

The Americans began to look for suspicious caves all over the island, to any of them, whether they could penetrate a person's hole; It's still a little smaller, and can get into the holes of some of the halflings or jīng mentioned in the novels; Even if you can only get into the hole of a large rat, the Americans will first spray a flamethrower inside, and then seal it tightly with cement. Although the fighting on the island continues, the big picture is decided.

Two major airports on Iwo Jima are already in operation, and a third is under construction. More than six hundred fighters have already come to the island, among them there are three squadrons of P-81s, the rest are P-51s. When the third airfield is fully built, the number of fighters will rise to more than a thousand. Ron felt that the current strength of more than 600 fighter planes was enough to destroy the few remaining air defense fighters. He felt that it was time for him to consult with Li Mei, who had recently taken over command of the 21st Bomber Wing, to see how to dig a hole so that all the fighters in Rìben could be buried.

It was also at this time that General Li May personally took a bomber to Iwo Jima, where the flames of war had not been completely extinguished.

Ron's arrival surprised Ron, who was already waiting at the end of the runway when his B-29 landed at the airport.

"Welcome, General!" Watching Li Mei get off the plane, Ron greeted him and said, "Why did you get here?" ”

"The last time you talked to me about a night attack with incendiary bombs, I and my staff team have done a serious study

":p, they all think it's a good plan. We've refined the plan a little bit and we'll show you if there's anything else that needs to be further improved. Li Mei said.

"Okay, well, as long as you can agree to let me follow your plane to the sky over Rìben. Also, I have a new idea to discuss with you. Ron smiled and replied, "But let's go to my command room first." Well, general, you have to know that the battle is not completely over, and a few days ago, heavy artillery shells fell here. Although Rì's own heavy artillery is estimated to be finished now, it is safer to go to the headquarters. ”

"Okay, just do as you say." Li Mei replied.

……

Ron's headquarters was completely newly built. This headquarters is made entirely of reinforced concrete. According to the sappers, this command could withstand a direct hit from a semi-armor-piercing shell from a 203-mm gun. And there is also a bomb hole dug in the headquarters, so this is almost the safest place on the entire island.

In order to prevent shrapnel from flying through the window, the window was designed to be small, so the lighting in the command post was almost entirely dependent on electric lights.

On the four walls of the command post, all sorts of maps were hung. Some are maps of Iwo Jima, but many more are maps of Rìmoto. Ron knew that Li Mei was a workaholic, so instead of politely saying anything like he wanted to take a break, Ron took him directly to a large map of Tokyo.

"This is our plan." Li Mei said, "You can take a look first." Oh, you start by talking about your new idea. That way, when you look at my plan, I can think about your new idea. ”

"I now have more than 600 long-range fighters in my hands, and these aircraft have an overwhelming advantage over the rìben fighters in terms of energy, especially in high-altitude fighters. Coupled with the fact that the pilots in my hands are all veterans, and the average flight hours of Rì himself is less than fifty hours, they are no match for us at all. I'm going to use your bombers to lure all of Rì's own fighters into the air and send them to their deaths. I know that there is a goal that if you touch it lightly, you can immediately make Rì himself go crazy and send him to death. ”

"What are you talking about?" Li Mei asked.

"The Imperial Palace of Emperor Rìmoto." Ron replied.

"This seems to be a target that is not allowed to be hit by the regulations?" Li Mei asked.

During the Battle of Britain, the Germans bombed Buckingham Palace. They felt that this would demoralize the British and force them to agree to peace talks with Germany. But the bombing of Buckingham Palace did not demoralize the British as the Germans had expected, but rather angered the British people and made them more determined to support the war.

Compared to the United Kingdom, Emperor Rìmoto has a higher status in the hearts of most people than the King of England in the hearts of the British. In rìmoto, the emperor is not a human being, but a god living in the world. Attacking the Emperor's palace may shatter the myth that the Emperor is a god and make Rì himself angry, but it may also make Rì himself go crazy with anger. In view of this, the Imperial Palace has always been on the list of prohibited attacks.

"It was forbidden to attack the palace because I was afraid that I would become even crazier." "But you see, Rì himself is crazy now, even making something like a suicide plane." Even if they get crazier, what more can they do? Crazy enough to still chemical weapons against us? If that's the case, I think that's going to help us solve a big problem. I think a lot of people will be dancing with joy. ”

The U.S. military has the world's largest strategic bomber system, a huge stockpile of chemical weapons, the world's largest and most advanced chemical system, and a demonic logistical capability. If the war turns into dropping chemical weapons at each other, given that the Rì Army basically has no projection capability, they will at best be able to use them on a small scale to attack the US military. The Americans, on the other hand, can throw hundreds or even thousands of tons of poison gas on a large scale and humanely destroy Rì himself. Considering the anti-chemical warfare capabilities of both sides, the two countries are not on the same level, and it is very difficult for the Rì Army to equip every soldier with a full-body chemical protective suit, or even a gas mask. And for the United States, it is not difficult to equip soldiers on the front lines of the war against RÌ with chemical protective suits. Therefore, the idea of using chemical weapons against Rì himself has long been used within the US military. In addition, the United States was not a signatory to the "Rì Neiva Convention", which strictly prohibits poison gas, so there was no legal obstacle to the use of poison gas. It's just that out of so-called "moral" considerations, I've been embarrassed to use this first.

"I see what you mean, but that's not something for me to decide. You should probably go talk to General Arnold. "But I don't think the chances of the general supporting you on this issue are too high." However, there is something appealing about this plan. Well, I'm going to think about it a little more. You look at the document first, and then let's talk about our plans that we can definitely implement. ”

A staff officer who followed Li Mei handed Ron a document.

Ron took the papers, sat down at his desk, and looked at them carefully. Li Mei stared at the map of Tokyo to herself.

Ron took a serious look at Li May's plan. Li Mei is worthy of being a bold bombing tactics expert, and after carefully considering the night combat environment, he came up with such a plan:

First of all, Li Mei decided to remove all the self-defense machine guns and cannons and ammunition on the bomber (leaving only the tail machine gunner) on the bomber, which would reduce the weight of the B-29 and carry more incendiary bombs, and on the other hand, avoid accidental damage caused by indiscriminate fire from self-defense fire at night. The group will launch a night bombardment at a low altitude of 5,000 to 6,000 feet, or 1,500 to 1,800 meters. Ignite fires to destroy small workshops scattered throughout residential areas for the production of parts and prefabricated parts, with the aim of completely paralyzing the military industry. In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, Li Mei broke the rule that he had formulated for himself that the bombers were in box-shaped formations, and the planes in the formation were not allowed to make any evasive maneuvers. And when the air raid is ordered, each bomber bombs separately without forming a formation. The bombing lead aircraft in front was the first to drop bombs and introduced into the target area for bombing.

"Well, a perfect plan." After reading the plan, Ron closed the file and said to Li May.

"Well, do you think there's anything that could be improved?" Li Mei asked.

"You may have missed an important goal." Ron walked to the front of the large map of the city of Tokyo, "Here, the Yasukuni Shrine in Kudanzaka, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo." ”

"Isn't this just a temple? Anything else? Li Mei asked.

"It is a shrine managed by the military and dedicated to the soldiers who died in battle. It is also the base for Rì himself to carry out militaristic brainwashing. Those fools who have been brainwashed believe that as long as they die in the war, their souls can become gods at the Yasukuni Shrine. You know, rì himself had a hard life, and rìzi had a hard time. I've heard that Rì's own suicide rate has always been unbelievably high. For Rì himself, it is much better to die and become a god than to live and suffer. So Rì himself fights and is not afraid of death at all. We burned this thing, and with the propaganda, we could make Rì himself understand that since the Jin Kingdom Shrine couldn't even keep itself, how could we guarantee that they would become gods? I think this will be a big blow to the morale of Rì himself. ”

"Well, it might also greatly increase Rì's own anger, right?" Although Li Mei couldn't make any expression because of facial paralysis, his eyes were shining, and the meaning seemed to say, "Brother, I understand what you mean." ”

"This target is not on the list of prohibited attacks?" Li Mei asked the staff officer beside her.

"General, it is not on the list of forbidden attacks."

"Ah, that's unfortunate," said Li Mei, "then add it to the target of our operation!" ”