Liao Hanxiang still handed over the specific bombing affairs to Tan Renhao and Luo Yunchong. On 10 March, the Western Pacific Theater Staff Headquarters was also transferred to Seogwipo, where Tan Renhao could directly handle the affairs of the Theater Staff and at the same time concentrate on bombing operations against Japan. On the same day, a fleet loaded with tens of thousands of tons of ammunition and tens of thousands of tons of aviation fuel also unloaded their cargo at the docks in Seogwipo and Pyoseon-ri. That night, more than 800 bombers from five regiments first carried out a round of concentrated bombing of Fukuoka's ports, barracks, and airfields.

This was the first time that the Tang Empire's strategic strike force bombed a Japanese military facility at night, and as a result, the Japanese did not expect the Tang Empire's bombing opportunities to "visit" their military targets at night, and a large number of bombers dropped bombs without hindrance. In just over 10 minutes, nearly 5,000 tons of bombs were all dropped on more than 10 targets.

Tan Renhao got the results of the bombing in the morning, and the reconnaissance plane sent back the aerial photographs in the early morning, and when Tan Renhao got up, the photos had already been developed, and the staff officers who were specially responsible for interpreting the results of the battle had already marked the results of the bombing on the photos. １６Ｋ…

This round of bombing came unusually fiercely, although some Japanese fighters were already capable of night interception missions (in fact, Japan did not have a fighter suitable for night interception missions at that time). Those pilots who have undergone intensive training and have the ability to fly at night are also ordinary "Zero Battles", and in night interceptions, "Zero Battles" with only one pilot can hardly threaten bombers in dense formations, but will become the target of bomber self-defense fire) But the interception effect is very bad. Bombers in dense formations were able to form a dense rain of bullets with self-defense firepower, making it difficult for fighters acting alone to approach. In addition, the bomber group bypassed the anti-aircraft artillery positions near Fukuoka and entered directly from the direction of the port, as a result of which the Japanese anti-aircraft guns did not play much role.

The result of the loss of thirteen bombers in exchange for huge results made Tan Renhao a little surprised, and the loss rate of bombers was reduced to less than 1.6%. This surprised Tan Renhao even more. If this rate of loss continues, then only 1,000 bombers need to be deployed on Jeju Island, which will be enough to destroy the entire island of Kyushu, as well as the cities and military targets in the southwestern region of Shikoku Island and Honju Island.

During the day of the 11th, two bomber regiments were dispatched again and concentrated on bombing the port of Nagasaki. It was just a "perfunctory operation", more than 300 bombers dropped more than a thousand tons of bombs. Although eight bombers did not return in the end, the results were still satisfactory.

In the afternoon of the same day. Luo Yunchong found Tan Renhao and told Tan Renhao about the bombing plan he had come up with.

"Judging from our current strength, if we divide the bombers of the five regiments into two batches and use the local language, it will not work very well in either aspect."

Luo Yunchong was still very meticulous and made a plan carefully. "Therefore, I thought that all the bombers should be used centrally. The bombing was carried out in two batches, day and night. ”

"But in this way, the pressure on the pilot is great!"

Tan Renhao frowned slightly.

"I've thought about that, but now we're missing bombers, not pilots."

Luo Yunchong sat up straight. "The fourth batch of pilots has been trained. Now we can basically guarantee 1.5 crews per bomber. That is, we can have a third of the pilots rest in rotation. This will reduce the pressure on the pilots, and at the same time, give those pilots who have completed their training a chance to fight, so that when the new bombers arrive, we can immediately expand the bombing force! ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, this method is really good.

"According to my current thinking, the new flight crew will first participate in the night bombing operation, which is a little less difficult, and a little safer, and it will also allow them to familiarize themselves with the situation on the battlefield first."

Luo Yunchong's knowledge of the bomber force far exceeds that of Tan Renhao, "And each new crew has completed ten night bombing missions. will participate in the daytime bombing campaign. In this way, they have at least dozens of hours of real combat flights. The daytime bombing campaign mainly mobilized the flight crews who already had a lot of actual combat experience. Of course, the loss rate may be a little higher, but it can train the pilots and make them adapt to the brutal combat more quickly. ”

"No problem, just do it!"

Tan Renhao sighed, "Also, what are the main targets of the day and night bombing?" ”

"Originally, I wanted to make sure of it, but then I thought about it. I still think that it would be better to make an ad hoc decision, and if the plan is finalized, it will be easily intercepted by the Japanese. ”

Luo Yunchong laughed, "We carry out random bombing, so that the Japanese side doesn't know what our next target will be." If necessary, we can also reduce the amount of bombs carried, increase the range of bombers, make bombers fly in a detour, avoid Japan's air defense interception network, bomb the hinterland of the Japanese mainland, and distract Japan's air defense forces, so that the Japanese do not know where we are bombing. When the time comes, the Japanese will be able to bomb any target of our choice as we please! ”

Tan Renhao also laughed, Luo Yunchong is indeed the material for this line of work.

"If there is no problem, then I will arrange this matter!"

"That's it, let the dog taste the taste of being beaten passively!"

Tan Renhao immediately agreed to Luo Yunchong's proposal, "In addition, mobilize the enthusiasm of the pilots, for example, you can have a competition of 'bombing aces', 'bomb throwing records', and 'combat flight records'!" ”

"Hehe, I'm thinking about that too!"

Luo Yunchong stood up, "The enthusiasm of the pilots is very high, of course, it is more beneficial to give a little encouragement appropriately!" ”

"Then find someone to arrange this matter, we can first hold these competitions in the name of private, and when the scale is up, we will apply to the Navy Command to officially include the results of the competitions in the conditions for promotion and awards."

Tan Renhao also stood up, and then sent Luo Yun to the door, "As long as the pilots are actively participating in the battle, then what do we have to worry about?" ”

The "bombing race" soon appeared in the Strategic Strike Force. Of course, there are only two keys to the competition, one is the "bomb record" but the "flight record", among which the "bomb record" is the most important, how many bombs each crew dropped. It represents how many "gifts" were sent to the enemy, and "flight records" became an important criterion for later pilot evaluations and even retirement. Later, in order to encourage pilots to actively participate in combat operations, the Imperial Navy also made explicit regulations that any pilot who participated in 50 bombing missions could choose to retire and enjoy a high retirement allowance. If you choose to continue your service, you will be promoted and become an instructor in the bomber unit. Various other types of competitions have become the motivation to inspire pilots.

March 12th. The bombing troops were all rested, and Luo Yunchong announced a new bombing plan, and at the same time made a mobilization of the pilots. The pilots were also given one last chance to relax, and the more than 400 crews newly integrated into the First Army seized the time to familiarize themselves with the bombers and the combat operations they were about to take part in.

On the morning of the 13th, more than 800 bombers went out en masse and bombed Fukuoka City again. The bombing targeted only one target, the Japanese barracks on the northwestern outskirts of Tomioka.

This barracks was the rear base camp of the Japanese invasion of Korea, and all the invading Japanese troops would first gather here and then go to the port to board the ships. Then go to North Korea. Based on information provided by the Military Intelligence Agency (i.e., the Military Intelligence Directorate, which was established jointly by the Imperial Naval Intelligence and the Army Intelligence Directorate). There were at least 150,000 Japanese troops here, as well as a large number of baggage supplies. The Army has made several requests for the Navy (as the Army has always called the Naval Strategic Strike Force) to blow up the barracks. Luo Yunchong after finalizing a new bombing plan. This goal was chosen in the first place.

The group returned to the airfield at about 2 p.m., and because it wanted to avoid the interception of Japanese fighters, the group first flew northwest after departure, first over the north of the Korean Strait, and finally south, directly to Fukuoka. Each bomber carried only four tons of bombs, which allowed it to carry more fuel.

Tan Renhao has been guarding the airport, and he looked a little nervous when Jiang Shikuan's group returned one after another, but what surprised him was that this time. All 108 bombers of the three battalions that participated in the bombing (by this time, three battalions of bombers had already been stationed on the Seogwipo airfield) returned, and only three bombers were slightly damaged. And only two pilots were killed and only a few were slightly injured. At around half past two, news from other aircraft groups was also sent back one after another. Only ten bombers did not return, and the escort fighters lost only eight. Apparently, the Japanese side once again misjudged the bombing targets of the Tang Empire and was not able to organize a powerful air defense force in Fukuoka.

In the evening, the bomber units were mobilized again. The new crew will replace half of the crew and carry out night bombing missions. Because this is the first time that so many new crews have been brought on night bombing missions, the old crews that continue to carry out missions are the best.

The group of bombers on night bombing missions took off at about six o'clock. This time, the target Luo Yunchong chose was still the Japanese camp on the outskirts of Fukuoka. In the afternoon, the reconnaissance plane returned with aerial film. The results of concentrated bombing did not fully meet the requirements, and there were still some military targets that were not destroyed. Originally, the night bombing mission was to deal with Kumamoto City, but Luo Yunchong made a new decision at five o'clock to abandon the bombing of Kumamoto City and concentrate his forces to bomb the Fukuoka Barracks again at night.

According to Luo Yunchong's thoughts, the Japanese army would definitely not expect the bombers of the Tang Empire to come to Fukuoka again at night, so Fukuoka's air defense force would definitely not be too strong. But in fact, far from it.

That night, Tan Renhao was woken up from bed by Duchenne, and when he arrived at the tower, the group was already returning one after another.

"The losses are huge."

Luo Yunchong had a gloomy face, "It's all my fault, I completely miscalculated the situation, the Japanese army had expected that we would carry out supplementary bombardment at night, and the anti-aircraft fire of the Fukuoka Barracks was very strong." Now it has been established that at least thirty-four bombers were shot down, and it is not clear exactly how much damage there will be! ”

Tan Renhao was slightly taken aback. "Yun Chong, it's not your fault, there will be losses in the war, and we have been gambling with the enemy, losing this time doesn't mean that it will be like this next time, right?"

Luo Yunchong smiled bitterly, he knew that Tan Renhao was comforting him.

"Don't think about it so much, we have to calm down, everyone is watching us!"

Luo Yunchong no longer complains about himself, and now any complaining will not work.

That night, forty-two bombers did not return, sixteen of them crashed at sea on the way back, and the rescue of the pilots will be carried out by water patrol aircraft, as well as submarines operating in the Korean Strait. Of course, one heavy loss will not change the bombing campaign that follows.

On the 14th, the bombing units rested en masse. In the evening of the same day, five regiments of bombers made another sortie. This time, Luo Yunchong's plan was very conservative. The bomber group made a long detour and bombed the city of Matsue on the Japanese island of Honshu, so each bomber carried only three tons of bombs. And that night, the five regiments lost only four bombers, setting a record for the lowest losses.

During the day of the 15th, the bomber group was again dispatched and bombed the city of Kochi on the island of Shikoku. Each bomber still carried only three tons of bombs, and it was bypassed from the south of Kyushu. As a result, the Japanese were defenseless, and only five bombers were shot down by Japanese fighters who came to intercept them on their way back.

During the day on the 16th, bomber groups attacked Kagoshima, dropping more than 4,000 tons of bombs on the city. On the night of the 16th, the bomber group came to Kagoshima again. On the night of the 17th, a group of bombers attacked Kumamoto City. On the night of the 18th, Oita was bombed. On the 19th, Nagasaki became a new target. On the 20th, Fukuoka was bombed again.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of Japan's adjustment of the allocation of its own air defense forces, in just a few days, the bomber groups of five regiments were dispatched almost non-stop, and the ammunition and fuel in reserve were used up again. And the bombing campaign had to be temporarily stopped, and the transport forces organized by the Navy simply could not meet the consumption of all bombers during high-intensity sorties!