Just when the 21st Bomber Wing of the Army Aviation took out all the strength to eat nǎi and threw mines everywhere, the Navy was also busy. Update as fast as 78xs// Starting on October 20, the US military began to return to the Philippines. As a result of the fact that in the previous air battle off the coast of Taiwan, Rì's own planes fought a jīng light, as a result, when the U.S. fleet appeared on Leyte Island, the First Air Force stationed in the Philippines had only 40 usable aircraft. As for warships? After fighting for so long, even the main battleship theorists with elm heads understand that in the absence of air cover, against a fleet with more than a dozen fleet aircraft carriers, no matter how many battleships come, they can only let people fly kites until they die.

Besides, even if you don't take into account the air superiority of others, when it comes to battleships alone, Rì himself has no advantage. Therefore, Rì himself did not care about the fact that the First Air Force only had 40 planes, and directly gave an order to the commander of the First Air Force, Lieutenant General Onishi Takijiro, asking him to exert his subjective initiative and attack and inflict heavy damage on the enemy no matter what. Because once the Philippines is lost, then the army will be cut off in the Pacific. All kinds of materials produced in Southeast Asia, such as oil, rubber, and all kinds of other things, will never have a chance to be shipped back to the mainland. The problems faced by the Rì Ben Navy are even more serious. If they stay north of the Philippines, they will soon find that they don't even have the fuel to start their warships. And if they stay in the south, on the Borneo side, the high-volatile xìng oil produced there can even be directly sent to the boiler to burn, so that the fleet's fuel will be fine, but they will soon find that the parts needed for the maintenance of the ships, the ammunition needed for combat, are all gone.

To put it simply: once the Philippines is lost, the navy will be wiped out. Rather than lose their combat effectiveness in the absence of fuel, ammunition and spare parts, and finally wait until the defeat and let the remaining warships be divided among the victorious countries, it is better to die vigorously at this time. Therefore, the goal is no longer to defeat the US military and force the United States to negotiate and recognize its special rights in the Asia-Pacific region. Such a delusion has long since dissipated like morning dew with the repeated defeats of the Rì army in front of the American army. Now we can only hope for a dignified truce. However, Rì's own hopes were still too far from those of the Allies.

In December 1943, the Allies issued the Cairo Declaration, demanding unconditional surrender and clearly stipulating that the areas of Northeast China, Taiwan, Penghu and other areas plundered by the Allies must be returned to China; And the areas occupied by the plundering of North Korea will also receive dúlì.

Such conditions are really unacceptable. They believed that they would have to inflict greater losses on the Allies, and that the Allies would feel that the price they would have to pay for their complete destruction would have been too high, and that they might be able to get a better deal. Therefore, the current combat mission of the Rìben Navy has become: to inflict as much damage as possible on the Americans. The order that Lieutenant General Takijiro Onishi has received now is actually based on this thinking.

Lieutenant General Takijiro Onishi also understood that he had been tasked with launching a suicide attack. Although he does not have the power to complete it in his own hands, the order has already been given, and of course it must be completed if there are conditions, and if there are no conditions, it must be completed when the conditions are created!

"Hey, if only the original batch of jīng sharp pilots were still around. Even if there are only 40 planes, maybe they can do something. But now these guys, even if the American ships are parked there, even if their anti-aircraft fire is gone, these guys may not be able to drop bombs on the American ** ships! They can't even tell whether the bomb exploded on the surface of the water or on a warship! "Lieutenant General Takijiro Onishi has broken his brain through this matter.

"General, I have a solution." Lieutenant General Onishi Takijiro looked up and saw that it was staff officer Rihei Inoguchi.

"Oh, pig's mouth, what can you do?" Lieutenant General Takijiro Onishi asked. Hearing that there was a feasible way, Lieutenant General Onishi Takijiro came to the god Jīng at once.

"The way is a special attack!" Inoguchi Lihei Dazuo said. Seeing that Vice Admiral Takijiro Onishi showed a puzzled expression, he added: "It is to load the military plane with explosives and hit the US aircraft carrier, one plane for another!" The production capacity of the Americans far exceeds ours, and if there is normal consumption, even if we can win every time, it will be us who will fall first. Only by carrying forward the god of bushido, adopting the method of ramming, and exchanging one plane for one ship, can we have the possibility of supporting it and make the Americans realize our determination to resist. And the impact is easier to hit than a bomb, it does not require much training. When the Yuan Kou attacked, the kamikaze surrounded the rìben, and now let the rìben samurai turn into an invincible kamikaze and defend the rìben again! I think that such a special attack unit is called a kamikaze special attack team. ”

"Well, that makes sense!" Lieutenant General Takijiro Onishi thought for a while and said, "In the current situation, this is the only way to do it!" We lack everything, but we don't lack fearless warriors...... However, don't mobilize among experienced pilots just yet. Go to the flight school for mobilization. In addition, we still have too few planes, and we have to find a way to get more planes. Otherwise, there are really not enough of these planes right now. ”

Onishi Takijiro knew that the so-called "one plane for one ship" was impossible. Hitting a warship with a fighter jet full of explosives actually causes much less damage to the warship than an aerial bomb with the same charge. Because the aircraft is larger and softer, it is impossible to penetrate the armored deck, and the destructive power is naturally not as good as that of an aerial bomb that can penetrate the armored deck. Most of the Americans' aircraft carriers are relatively strong, and it is almost impossible to knock out an aircraft carrier with one aircraft. But it would be nice to be able to injure it and force it out of the fight, even if it's only for a few weeks. At least it would give the Rì army time to catch his breath.

Rì himself was quite efficient in this kind of thing, and after a few days, Lieutenant General Takijiro Onishi found a group of "Yamato warriors" who were willing to sacrifice their lives for the Empire, with an average age of just 17. One by one, these half-sized children, who had not yet grown a beard on their mouths, expressed their gratitude to Lieutenant General Takijiro Onishi for giving them a chance to become military gods and enter the Yasukuni Shrine. Lieutenant General Takijiro Onishi spoke to them personally, flickering them into a daze, and then waved goodbye to them.

After getting into his car, Lieutenant General Takijiro Onishi said to the adjutant: "Let the family eat better before leaving, and in addition, the night before departure, let the comfort station stop other services and give them a special session." lest you die and be a chicken. In addition, the medicine prepared for them before departure should be prepared, and the modification of the aircraft should also be carried out quickly. ”

By drug, I actually refer to a stimulant called methamphetamine, which is now better known by its name: methamphetamine.

When used in small amounts, this thing can improve a person's state of mind, have the ability to increase, and the feeling of increased awakening, showing that jīng is excited, sober, alert, talkative, interested, active thinking, high mood, concentration, improved work ability (especially skill xìng work ability), and there is no fatigue or hunger in working or studying for a long time. So when it was first manufactured, it was given to drivers who traveled long distances to avoid drowsiness, students to prepare for exams, athletes to increase endurance and speed, actors to increase their strength and improve their performing arts, and so on. Before World War II, almost every truck driver in the United States used this thing.

But later, it was discovered that it was addictive, and that it could cause hyperactivity, emotional impulses, savagery, delusions, paranoia, hallucinations and even homicidal tendencies, so it was strictly controlled. But now, these problems are for a group of people who are about to kill and commit suicide. It's really not a big deal, and even this effect is exactly what the military needs.

As for the modification of the aircraft, the suicide plane must be refitted. For example, considering that the suicide plane flew out and did not have to come back. Then the plane does not need to have fuel for the return trip. That would reduce the fuel tank, and the remaining space would be used for explosives. For example, considering that after this thing takes off, there is no need to think about landing, so the landing gear is also redundant. First remove the normal landing gear, so that the landing gear compartment can be loaded with explosives, and then directly install a landing gear that will automatically fall off after takeoff on the fuselage and everything is OK. Also, kamikaze pilots don't need to parachute, so the parachute bag is also saved, and the saved space is just right for explosives. Considering that kamikaze planes do not have to fight with enemy planes in the air, machine guns and cannons can be dismantled, and the space under the body is just right for explosives. Considering...... Considering that kamikaze pilots are not very technical, one of the basic principles of modification is to avoid changing the aerodynamic shape of the aircraft as much as possible.

On October 24, the naval battle reached a critical moment, and the landing fleet of the American army was densely packed with Leyte Gulf, and they had already landed again. Early tomorrow morning, the kamikaze forces will launch their "earth-shattering, weeping ghosts and gods" attack. After a hearty meal in the afternoon, a group of kamikaze boys were taken to the comfort station. They were received by a group of authentic comfort women. I don't know if it's because of development, or if it's too nervous, or if it's too excited or scared about tomorrow, but according to the later memories of the comfort women, these "children" didn't behave well. Some are very rude, some are cringe, some are impatient but become fast men, and some simply don't get hard. Anyway, when the time came, they all obediently went back to the barracks to sleep. As for whether he fell asleep or not, who knows?

The next morning, the members of the secret service team got up, everyone's eyes were red, and they didn't seem to have rested well, and some even shivered involuntarily.

However, these were all expected by Lieutenant General Takijiro Onishi. The pilot's breakfast had to be eaten well, so before breakfast, they were all given a small tablet for appetizers. After ingesting the pill, a miracle happened, everyone became optimistic and open, and their courage that slipped from their fingers came back from their stomachs in an instant. All of them were eating the last severed head meal in their lives, and at the same time happily fantasizing about how they arrived at Kudanzaka and became a god of war, and how their mother traveled a long way to Yasukuni Shrine, full of relief and sorrow to visit them.