.“ I can't believe that we really dropped bombs on the heads of the Japanese, and it was Tokyo! ”

"And it's an extremely easy flight!"

"I don't know if the emperor was so scared that he peed his pants, haha!"

"Definitely, maybe the fire has spread to his palace!"

"The Japanese must be very annoyed, alas, the faces of those generals must be stinky!"

In the cabin of a Dornier III, the pilots chatted happily, and after dropping all the bombs on the emperor's head, the German bomber pilots were as relaxed as their landlines, although they were still flying over Hokkaido, Japan, but even when the Japanese air defense forces were inactive in the skies over Tokyo, it was even more unlikely that there would be dense anti-aircraft fire here.

Although the casualties were smaller than expected, the damage to Japanese military targets caused by the Luftwaffe's first bombing was not as good as the psychological blow caused by the Japanese military and civilians -- hundreds of tons of high-explosive bombs and incendiary bombs caused certain losses in several cities such as Tokyo, Kawasaki, Yokohama, and Osaka, and the incendiary bombs and the subsequent fire did burn down tens of thousands of buildings, but the biggest disadvantage of high-altitude bombing was that it could not achieve real precision bombing, so that most of the most valuable military targets in these cities were unharmed.

According to the Luftwaffe's aerial reconnaissance report the next day, Japan's largest arsenals, the Tokyo Arsenal and the Osaka Arsenal, were only attacked by a few high-explosive aerial bombs, of which one building in the Tokyo Arsenal was damaged and one was damaged, which could be said to have a negligible impact on production, and the Osaka Arsenal only lost a few auxiliary buildings; Although the main shipyards along the coast of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo Naval Shipyard, Kawasaki Kobe Shipyard, and Yokosuka Naval Shipyard were affected by the fire, only a small number of production plants were damaged, and the docks, docks, and several ships under construction were largely unaffected. In addition, as important military targets in the Tokyo Bay area, the Nakajima Aircraft Factory and Imperial University also escaped the initial disaster.

Japan's largest steel base, Yawata Steelworks, was one of the main targets of the Luftwaffe's strategic bombing sites and the focus of the Japanese air defense forces.

And the German bomber group flying over the sky carried out a fierce shelling, but the intensive artillery fire provided a good target designation for the German aircraft group, dozens of tons of high-explosive bombs and incendiary bombs destroyed a small corner of the factory, but also made the Luftwaffe pay the price of two Dornier III.

As we fly away from the edge of Hokkaido, the huge fleet begins to descend, and it takes about 30 to 40 minutes to finally descend from an altitude of 10,000 meters to the ground, and an additional 10 minutes for takeoff. Theoretically, this time was also the best time for Japanese fighters to attack German bombers. In fact, the Japanese not only did this, but also came up with an even more vicious solution.

"Enemy aircraft were spotted rapidly approaching from below!"

On a bomber at the tail of the group, the radar crew was the first to spot the Japanese fighter following at low altitude on the radar screen, and the alert was immediately sent by radio to the bombers and ground troops.

At this time, on Sakhalin Island, the military airfields were still cleaning up the remnants left by the first air raid by the Japanese planes, and although the Japanese counterattack proved to be more than worth the loss, some Japanese bombers still succeeded in dropping bombs on the island, and two of them hit the main runway of the German airfield in the south of the island. Therefore, it will not affect the landing of the bomber group. Furthermore. Many Japanese and German planes shot down in air battles crashed into various parts of Sakhalin Island, and the burning wreckage caused forest fires in several dense forests during the dry and windy winter. More than 100 Japanese pilots who parachuted to escape were caught by German patrols after landing, while others took advantage of the darkness to escape into the mountains and forests.

Soon, the command of the air force on Sakhalin gave instructions to the bombers at the place of return: hover at high altitude as much as fuel allows, and land under the cover of fighters when the fuel is about to run out!

Subsequently, the land-based fighters, hastily replenished with fuel and ammunition, rose into the air again, and despite facing the attack of the Japanese air forces for the second time in a row on the same night, Sakhalin did not fall into a difficult situation because of this, and it can be said that the German army had been waiting for this moment in an intense and orderly manner for months.

On the other hand. Although the Russians claimed that the Japanese army had "illegally" invaded the Russian territory, the Russian troops deployed in the Far East, especially near Vladivostok, did not make the slightest resistance, and even privately assisted the Japanese army in transporting troops and equipment, which enabled the Japanese army to advance so quickly into the German Vladivostok line.

"Regimental headquarters, regimental headquarters, this is position 168, and we are really attacked by a large number of Japanese infantry! Request artillery support! Request artillery support! "The one who was holding the microphone and anxiously reporting to his superiors was a German lieutenant wearing a Type 826 steel helmet. Outside the small bunker headquarters, flares were shining on the black earth, the sound of cannons, gunfire and shouts was incessant, and hundreds of meters ahead, Japanese soldiers advancing while shooting were scattered across the fields, and the plaster flags hanging on the front of the rifles were faintly visible.

"Shelling coordinates 101-21005-0221, request artillery coverage! Instantly! Right away! ”

At this moment, a shell from the Japanese field artillery suddenly fell next to the bunker, and the loud noise almost deafened the ears of the German ** officer.

"Hey...... Damn it! The officer reluctantly put down the phone and turned to a communications soldier wearing a cloth military hat and headphones next to him, "The telephone line is probably blown up, use the radio walkie-talkie to help me pick up the regiment headquarters!" Also, see if you can fix the phone line! These damn Japanese! ”

It was a forward alert position of the German Vladivostok Line, with infantry positions and anti-shelling bunkers, and the fortifications were located on a hill at an altitude of 168.8 meters, with craggy rocky cliffs on one side facing north, and gentle slopes on three sides, south, east and west. Although the area north of the city of Vladivostok is hilly, there are no real lofty mountains and hills, so as one of the few forward lookout posts, the Germans stationed half an infantry company and a land-based warning radar on this position No. 168.

As Japan's largest overseas troop, the Kwantung Army has always been known for its toughness and unruliness. This army group, which was established after the Russo-Japanese War, was even more aggressive than their superior, the Japanese War Department, and the attack on Zhang Zuolin, the leader of the Feng warlords, the creation of the Shenyang Incident, and the large-scale annexation of the three eastern provinces were all their masterpieces, and they were all old Japanese main divisions, and at present, the Japanese 1st Division in Tokyo, the 2nd Division in Sendai, the 3rd Division in Nagoya, the 5th Division in Hiroshima, the 7th Division in Sapporo, the 10th Division in Himeji, the 11th Division in Zentsuji, and the 16th Division in Kyoto are among them. Although the main forces of the Kwantung Army were still in the three eastern provinces and along the Great Wall when Germany declared war on Japan, its elite 5th and 11th Divisions and 2nd Tank Brigades were always stationed on the Mudanjiang and Luoyang lines near the Russian border, and a brigade of fighters was stationed at the ground army aviation bases in Mudanjiang City and Yanji City.

As the most important naval base in the Far East during the Russian era, Vladivostok was built and fortified by the outgoing rulers since 1877 and gradually became a strong coastal defense fortress. The original fortifications were completed in 1878 and then expanded in 1896, 1900 and 1904, and were bombarded by the 2nd Detachment of the Japanese Combined Fleet during the Russo-Japanese War.

After the Russo-Japanese War, Vladivostok Fortress underwent two large-scale renovations and expansions in 1916-1916 and 1922-1926, and finally formed the current huge fortress group dominated by reinforced concrete fortifications, and after absorbing the experience of the battle for the battlefield at Lushunkou in 1904-1905, the Xindi fortress system built many pillboxes and underground facilities, and the concrete ceiling was composed of U-shaped steel pipes, T-shaped beams and asphalt, which could withstand the power of 420 mm shells. On the sides of the fort were special artillery bunkers made of concrete. The main combat fortifications of the fortress were concrete breastwork. Infantry was deployed, with concrete shelters under the breastwork for observation and special bunkers for the rest of the garrison at the rear of the fortress. Underground passages were built in all parts of the fortress. Ditches were also built, mainly to protect against storms.

As a strategic location, Vladivostok and Lushun have many similarities, after the loss of Lushun, the Russians had lamented that they had lost most of the Far East, with the end of the German-Russian War and the transfer of Vladivostok sovereignty, the Russians found that they could no longer gain a foothold in the Pacific, but whether it was the democratic Russia that inherited the mantle of the Tsarist Russian Empire or the warlord government that seized the Far East, it was also impossible to go against the will of the strong, just like that, the black, white and red tricolor flag fluttered in Vladivostok.

When the gaze returned to the German-controlled position 168. The German artillery had already begun to bombard the designated area, and the advancing Japanese troops had no choice but to hug their heads under the heavy artillery bombardment, and the German officers and soldiers in the positions also continued to use mortars to bombard the Japanese infantry who were trying to bypass the steep north and attack from the remaining three sides, this tactic successfully delayed the Japanese advance and caused hundreds of casualties, but limited artillery fire alone could not completely stop the Japanese attack. The Japanese reinforcements soon arrived, and their officers then announced to the soldiers the news of the German air raid on the Japanese mainland, and the Japanese soldiers, who had long been trained in the spirit of bushido, went berserk like stimulants, and on this cold winter night, the Japanese commandos who had drunk strong liquor babbled and charged. These Japanese soldiers with white cloth strips on their heads simply ignored the German shells and bullets, and the German artillery fire swept away a Japanese army, but then more guys with red eyes with bayonets poured up again, and after a lapse of 24 years, the meat bullet attack used by the Japanese army in Arthur was once again "powerful".

After passing through the fire blockade between the German positions, the Japanese assault team began to advance from the east and west sides of the hill to the German radar station and guard position on the top of the hill, although the position on the top of the hill was constructed in a circular shape, but the menacing Japanese clearly had a numerical advantage. The German officers and men continued to call for artillery support and inflict heavy blows on the Japanese with their weapons, while at the same time preparing for retreat under the leadership of their commanders.

The structure of the radar station on the top of the hill is not complicated, a bungalow and an antenna tower, but the radar equipment inside is very valuable and has very important military significance - it is still more than 20 kilometers away from the city of Vladivostok, which means that under normal circumstances, the radar here can detect the incoming enemy fighters a few minutes earlier than the radar in the urban area, and a few minutes may seem short, but it is enough to change the situation of an air battle. Despite this, the German officers and soldiers reluctantly planted a large amount of explosives here, in the words of Kaiser Wilhelm III, the equipment is dead, and it can be rebuilt if destroyed, but every German soldier is a priceless treasure, and wasting the lives of soldiers is the same crime as collaborating with the enemy and treason!

With an hour to go before dawn, the commander on the top of the hill radioed a request to his superiors to retreat.

"Agree to break out, but be sure to blow up all the equipment and ordnance that cannot be taken away, and not a single telephone or rifle will be left for the Japanese army!"

The order was given resolutely and decisively, and although it seemed that this would leave a good observation and artillery position for the Japanese army, many of the tactical ideas of the Russo-Japanese War were outdated, and if you wanted to fire artillery on those hills, you would have to ask the Luftwaffe dive bombers first.

Before dawn, the German officers and soldiers deployed at the guard posts in front of the main position withdrew to their main positions one after another, and the Japanese army won the first "victory" since the beginning of the war at the cost of nearly 2,000 men

The results of the offensive and defensive battle at Tsingtao showed that Germany had a well-trained and combat-effective "white and black army" in the Far East, and the destructive power displayed by those German-African soldiers in the battle still haunted many Japanese officers and soldiers. As for the emperor's strategic directive of "trapping Vladivostok in three days", Okamura Chotaro thought that it was too reluctant in terms of time.