The combat operation to sweep the island of Kyushu did not encounter much difficulty. The island of Kyushu has always been relatively independent and has been less influenced by the central government. In addition, after the control of the Japanese Inland Sea fell into the hands of the Tang Imperial Navy, the connection between Japan's Honshu Island and Kyushu Island was basically broken, and the number of Japanese troops on Kyushu Island was very small, making it difficult to form an effective resistance force.

On the 18th, the 6th Sentai swept the area around Fukuoka and had the engineers begin repairing the infrastructure of the port of Fukuoka so that large transport ships could unload cargo and equipment directly on the docks. At the same time, the 6th Sentai began to advance in the direction of Oita and Nagasaki, and continued to expand the scope of the sweep.

On the 21st, five Korean 6th Army divisions landed on Kyushu Island, and two 6th Army divisions of the Kingdom of Thailand also arrived in Fukuoka and joined the sweeping operation. The armies of these allies were the main force that swept the island of Kyushu.

According to the agreement between the Tang Empire and the Central Powers, the Tang Empire was mainly responsible for combat operations in the Pacific direction, and the Persian Empire would assist the Tang Empire in controlling the waters where the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean converged, and in the war against Japan, the Korean Kingdom and the Kingdom of Thailand were the main assisting forces of the Tang Empire. Therefore, the occupation of Japan will also be undertaken by these two countries. With the Tang Empire unable to send more troops to Japan, and the armies of the Kingdom of Korea and the Kingdom of Thailand unable to play a significant role in the frontal battlefield, the occupation of Japan was entrusted to these two countries.

Both the Kingdom of Korea and the Kingdom of Thailand were originally vassal states of the Tang Empire, and both later became the most important allies of the Tang Empire, and these two countries have followed the Tang Empire for hundreds of years. After hundreds of years of alliance, although the national strength of these two countries is not strong, their loyalty to the Tang Empire is unquestionable. Perhaps, the Tang Empire will not let the Persian Empire meddle in Japan's affairs, but in the absence of a way, the Tang Empire will definitely hand over such matters directly related to the interests of the empire to the Kingdom of Korea and the Kingdom of Thailand. For example, in this occupation of the Japanese mainland, the Tang Empire handed over the occupation of Japan to the armies of the Kingdom of Korea and the Kingdom of Thailand without being able to send more ground troops (in fact, the Tang Empire did not arrange the occupation troops to Japan in the previous strategic plan).

The actions of the 6th Sentai of the Tang Empire on the island of Kyushu were actually only to help clear the way for the armies of the two Allied powers. The loyalty of the Kingdom of Korea and the Kingdom of Thailand to the Tang Empire was not a problem, but the combat effectiveness of the armies of these two countries was. When the Japanese army landed on the Korean Peninsula, the army of the Korean Kingdom could only serve as a logistical support task. While the Japanese army swept through the Nanyang region, the army of the Kingdom of Thailand hid in the jungle and mountains, and was no match for the Japanese army at all. It was obviously reluctant to ask the armies of these two countries to take part in front-line combat operations in the Pacific theater, and therefore they had to be entrusted with the task of occupying the rear areas.

By the end of the month. The 6th Sentai has captured more than a dozen large and medium-sized cities such as Nagasaki, Oita, Okawa, and Kagoshima, and basically completed the control of Kyushu Island. Subsequently, the five Imperial 6th Divisions that participated in the 6th Battle Field of the Deng6 returned to Fukuoka to prepare for the withdrawal of Kyushu Island, and the occupation was entrusted to the troops of the Kingdom of Korea and the Kingdom of Thailand. Finally, the Tang Empire's ground forces left on Kyushu Island were a second-class 6th Army Division, which was stationed in Fukuoka and was mainly to control the port of Fukuoka. If the situation on the island of Kyushu changes. Then the Tang Empire could be quickly reinforced through the port of Fukuoka. Or the league team that withdrew from the island.

The occupation was only the first step in taking control of the island of Kyushu. There is still a lot of work that needs to be done to truly dismantle and divide Japan. After the occupation. The first thing to do is to stabilize the Japanese people on Kyushu Island and restore order to the island. Since June 18, a large number of daily necessities, especially food and medicines, have been delivered to Fukuoka in a steady stream, which is the first step to stabilize Kyushu Island.

Before the war, the total population of Kyushu Island was 180,000, of which 120,000 lived in more than 10 large and medium-sized cities. However, the total number of Japanese on Kyushu Island is only 1ooo, and most of them are in the countryside and mountains. More than a dozen large and medium-sized cities have almost all become ghost towns. What these Japanese needed most was food and medicine, and the long-term bombing and blockade made Kyushu almost an island of death.

During June, the Tang Empire organized three merchant fleets to deliver 150,000 tons of grain to the island of Kyushu, as well as more than 50,000 tons of medicines and medical supplies. In addition, the Don Empire. The Kingdom of Korea and Thailand also organized hundreds of rescue and medical teams to follow the army to the major cities and began to help the war refugees on the island. By the end of 24 years, the Japanese on the island of Kyushu had received a total of 3oo tons of food and a large number of medical medicines, and tens of millions of Japanese were saved from the threat of death.

At that time, there was a great deal of controversy within the Tang Empire about the rescue of the Japanese. Many people think that they should not help the enemy who provokes the war. In the war against Japan, hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Tang Empire fell on the battlefield, and the Tang Empire paid a heavy price for this. Although the war was nominally provoked by Japan's militarist government, wasn't the Japanese government elected by the Japanese themselves? Would the Japanese militarist government have been able to come to power without the support of the Japanese people? The Japanese who created the war, then the Japanese should pay the price for the war, and if they chose the war, then they should taste the consequences of the war!

That being said, more people in the Tang Empire still have compassion. The Japanese did provoke the war, but they were also punished. In just over two years, at least 250,000 Japanese died in the war, the industrial base built up by the Japanese in a few decades was completely destroyed, and the entire country had a chance to become a primitive society. The price is also extremely high. Now that Japan is on the verge of extinction, should the Reich help those "innocent" Japanese?

Maybe it should, maybe it shouldn't. Of course, this is not something that can be decided by the people of the empire, and humanitarian aid itself is not about holding the war accountable. As the world's largest power, the Tang Empire should have the demeanor of a great power and the spirit of a great power. Punishment alone will not solve the problem, sometimes forgiveness, and reconciliation after punishment is the most important thing. This is not a reconciliation of two countries, but a reconciliation of two peoples.

Aid was being sent to Japan in a steady stream, and a new government was formed in late June, representing the overwhelming majority of the Japanese people's will. This government was a new regime established with the support of the Tang Empire, a new government composed of Japanese patriots who had always opposed the militarist bloc.

On June 24, the new government was proclaimed in Fukuoka. Fukuoka was temporarily designated as an administrative capital. The main officials of this new government were all acquiesced by the Tang Empire, and the Tang Empire also sent some government officials to assist. On the same day, the Tang Empire, the Kingdom of Korea, and the Kingdom of Thailand publicly recognized the new government, and the next day, the other allies also recognized the new government.

The new Japanese government is also known as the "puppet government" in the West, under the control of the new Japanese emperor under the control of the Tojo government. The new government is not recognized by the emperor, and according to the Japanese constitution, only the government recognized by the emperor is the legitimate government. In order to circumvent this, the new government did not recognize the emperor as the supreme leader of Japan at all, but instead determined the supreme leader of the country through elections, replacing the constitutional monarchy with a presidential system. Subsequently, the new government also issued a proclamation, declaring that the emperor was murdered by the Tojo government, and that the current emperor was nothing more than a puppet in the hands of the Tojo government, and had lost his basic right to represent the Japanese people.

Political struggles are inevitable. But that doesn't change the status quo in Japan. Shortly after the formation of the new government. The Tang Empire began to help the new government to arm the army. It can also be regarded as a kind of insurance, the troops of the new Japanese government have received only the most basic infantry weapons, in addition. The senior generals were all sent by the Tang Empire, and the military advisers of the Tang Empire were all in important institutions. In other words, the control of this newly formed army was not in the hands of the new Japanese government, but in the hands of the Tang Empire.

By the end of June, the first new army was formed and took over law and order in Oita City. More recruits are also being trained. The personnel who make up this new army are selected from among young people from all over Kyushu, and to a large extent, it is really just a security force.

At the beginning of July, the 6th team of the Tang Empire quickly swept Shikoku Island and gained control of the island. Subsequently, the armies of the Kingdom of Korea and the Kingdom of Thailand took over the Imperial 6 Sentai and were responsible for the security and maintenance of social order on the islands of Shikoku. At this point, the first phase of the Tang Empire's attack on the Japanese mainland was basically over, and the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku were separated from the control of the Japanese Tojo government.

The mission of the three task forces also ended at this time, and the performance of the fleet was remarkable, and it was precisely because this was a military operation of great political significance that the commanders of the three fleets were commended.

"It's not pure gold, hey!"

Hao Dongjue didn't have much interest in the newly acquired Order of the Imperial Council, "If you want to give some rewards." It's better to have an extra month's allowance! ”

Tan Renhao smiled and stabbed his partner. "You kid is content, this time it can be regarded as a trip to let the fleet go out for a trip, it would be good to get the medal, what more do you want?"

"Come on, I don't want anything, I just want to go to the real battlefield as soon as possible, and make small moves in this big rear, what's the point?"

Hao Dongjue put the medal in his pocket, "Now, Japan's problems have little to do with us, maybe it won't be long before we have a new mission." ”

Tan Renhao also sighed, using the three main fleets to do such inconsequential things was indeed a waste of the empire's precious war power. But this was arranged by the prime minister himself, and it was impossible for them to oppose it.

"How's the training of the troops?"

Tan Renhao leaned on the table and picked up the teacup.

"Okay, I did a survey, and the pilots were generally satisfied with the new bomber, but needed more time to familiarize themselves with the performance of the new aircraft."

Tan Renhao nodded slightly. "Then seize the time to train, and let the troops get familiar with these bombers as soon as possible while there are no new tasks, and when we get to the battlefield, we don't have time to do these things."

Hao Dongjue threw away the cigarette butt. "Then I'll arrange it again, maybe I can find some targets on the Japanese island of Honshu to do actual combat exercises, which is much better than ordinary training."

The mission was quickly scheduled, and it was a combat operation of the First Task Force before returning to Naha Port.

While Tan Renhao was lying in the hospital, two new bombers, the "Waterfowl" dive bomber and the "Sea Eagle" torpedo bomber, which were designed on the basis of the "Feng-16" motif used by the "Falcon" fighter, were also successfully equipped with naval aviation. This is the second batch of bombers officially hunted by the Imperial Naval Air Force after the "Kingfisher" and "Osprey".

As early as when the "vulture" was equipped with troops, the HNA put forward the requirement of developing a new type of bomber based on the motive used by the "vulture", but the "vulture" was only a transitional fighter, and the number of production was not large, and at that time, the "Kingfisher" and "Osprey" could fully meet the operational requirements, and several aircraft factories needed to concentrate on developing new fighters and heavy bombers, so this plan was temporarily shelved. After the "Falcon" fighter entered service, HNA revised its requirements and developed a new bomber with the "Feng-16" as the basic power. The design task was quickly assigned, and the two aircraft factories, Shen Fei and Ha Fei, began to develop a new bomber.

Before the Battle of the Mariana Islands, both new bombers had been successfully developed, and their performance comprehensively exceeded the targets set by the HNA Navy. However, the problem was that at that time, the output of the "Feng-16" could only meet the production requirements of fighters, and the main force of the HNA was fighting on the front line, so it was not suitable to immediately replace the new bombers, so the matter of changing the equipment was delayed until April, and it was only after the two task forces and a large number of shore-based troops of the HNA were withdrawn to the rear for rest and recuperation that a comprehensive refitting began.

It would take at least a few months for combat units to familiarize themselves with the capabilities of the new aircraft after the new bomber, and it would be great if pilots could fly the new aircraft in some low-intensity combat. Therefore, in this operation against Japan, the two task forces and most of the shore-based aviation units switched to using new bombers to carry out bombing missions, which can be regarded as giving pilots an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the new aircraft. In this way, when the troops participate in higher-intensity combat operations, they will be able to completely display the performance of the new fighters.