Liao Hanxiang returned to Jeju Island three days later, and during these three days, in addition to strengthening the training of the newly incorporated troops, Luo Yunchong also organized forces to carry out six more night bombings against Japan, dropping thousands of tons of bombs on Kumamoto, Oita, Kagoshima, Nagasaki and other cities, and the farthest one, the bomber group also dropped thousands of tons of bombs on Okayama, blowing up the Japanese naval shipyards there, and scrapping two heavy cruisers that were being repaired in the dockyard.

Hearing the news of Liao Hanxiang's return, the two immediately rushed to the airport, just in time for the plane to land. As soon as they saw Liao Hanxiang's expression, they knew in their hearts that there was no play.

"The meaning of the marshal is clear, the acting prime minister of Zonghan Qin is the supreme military commander of the empire, and we must obey the orders of the supreme commander."

Liao Hanxiang's facial muscles twitched, "Okay, what are you going to do?" ”

"The marshal has no further instructions?"

Tan Renhao gritted his teeth, this was simply pushing them to death.

Luo Yunchong's expression was even more unsightly. When he was transferred to the navy, Marshal Nie Renfeng promoted him again and again, and soon became a general. Luo Yunchong also promised the marshal that Japan would be destroyed with bombs by the end of the 23rd year (Tang calendar, 1941 AD). Of course, this is not Luo Yunchong's guarantee alone, but Liao Hanxiang, Tan Renhao's joint guarantee with him. Now, it's the beginning of March, which means he has only ten months left to complete the task. There is not enough time, and it can even be said that it is very tight, and if you have to waste your precious strength on some inconsequential things, then I am afraid that you will not be able to complete the task by the end of 24!

Liao Hanxiang nodded slightly, he hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Actually, this is the pressure exerted by the army to the acting prime minister. ”

Tan Renhao and Luo Yunchong immediately concentrated their minds, and looked at Liao Hanxiang at the same time.

"The Japanese bombing of Jeju Island was actually just a trigger and a reason for the army to put pressure on the navy."

Liao Hanxiang's expression was not good-looking at all, and the struggle between the imperial navy and land armies had never stopped. "Before that. Japanese Army bombers have been bombing Army military targets on the Korean Peninsula, inflicting huge losses on the Army. This time, the Japanese army again bombed the naval and army military targets on Jeju Island. In reality, we have very little to lose, and this harassing bombardment has no effect on us at all. The reason we stopped bombing was that we ran out of ammunition. Marshal Nie Renfeng also knew this, so he did not report the bombing of Jeju Island to the acting prime minister. As a result, the Army, to be precise. It should have been Lu Hang who reported the matter, and it also attracted the attention of the acting prime minister, and as a result, there is now trouble. ”

"So, is it the Army Aviation that asks us to focus on striking Japanese military targets?"

Tan Renhao forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart.

"Damn, let's play a supporting role for that bastard of Wei Boyu?"

Luo Yunchong's words were more direct.

"What's the solution?"

Liao Hanxiang smiled bitterly, "This is an order directly issued by the acting prime minister. From the point of view of the overall strategy of the empire, the main task at this stage is to defeat Japan on the Korean Peninsula and ensure the security of the empire itself. Therefore......"

"It's not about the long-term goals at all!"

Luo Yunchong smashed his fist on the armrest of the car door, "The army itself is not angry, and it can't even beat Japan at home." Now it's going to drag us into the water. What does that mean? ”

Tan Renhao smiled bitterly. "Actually, the Army can't be blamed for that. Now the army is fighting on three fronts. On the Northwest Battlefield, there was a lot of pressure on the Army. Not much progress has been made for several months, and when he heard that Marshal Yan Dingyu's health was just a little better, he rushed to the northwest battlefield to personally supervise the battle. Now the army is still going to attack on the South Seas. I heard that there are also problems with the mobilization of the army, and now the number of troops that can be invested on the Korean Peninsula is very limited......"

"Limited? Dozens of divisions can't get rid of that little bit of Japanese troops, and the army is all eating! ”

"Yun Chong, you can't say that!"

Liao Hanxiang glanced at Luo Yunchong, "No matter what, we are all fighting for the empire. This time I went back to see Marshal Nie Renfeng, in fact, the marshal was also very annoyed. But what can we do? ”

"Is the army preparing to land in Japan?"

Tan Renhao asked a very crucial question.

Luo Yunchong glanced at Tan Renhao in surprise, and then looked at Liao Hanxiang.

Liao Hanxiang let out a sigh, then took out a cigarette, lit it, and then said, "Ren Hao, why do you think that the army will land in Japan?" ”

"Intuition!"

Tan Renhao smiled reluctantly, "Or, according to the current situation, the judgment made." ”

Liao Hanxiang nodded slightly, motioning for Tan Renhao to continue.

"Judging by the orders we received earlier. On the surface, it is for us to reduce the pressure on the army on the Korean Peninsula and use us to cut off the logistics supply lines of the Japanese army, so as to ensure that the army can complete the combat operations on the Korean Peninsula in a relatively short period of time and transfer troops to reinforce the northwest battlefield. ”

Tan Renhao also lit a cigarette, "If you think about it carefully, although there are problems with the mobilization of the army, the problems are not so obvious. By May or so, the army side can add at least 120 divisions, including at least 15 tank divisions and 20 armored divisions, right? The army did not need to draw troops from the Korean Peninsula to reinforce the Northwest Theater. At that time, the fighting in the Nanyang region will certainly come to an end, and the army will be able to transfer troops from the Nanyang region and even increase its investment on the Korean Peninsula. If the Army is able to concentrate 50 divisions and the Navy already controls sea supremacy, plus we bomb military targets in the southwestern part of the Japanese mainland, especially on the island of Kyushu. Why didn't the army land on Kyushu Island? ”

Luo Yun was taken aback and said, "It's really possible!" ”

"Perhaps, this is the purpose of the Army!"

Liao Hanxiang also nodded slightly, "No matter what, let's do our own things first." At that time, if the army is willing to devote troops to land on the Japanese mainland, it will also speed up the defeat of Japan, right? ”

Tan Renhao smiled bitterly, in fact, the purpose of the army is to be the master, and let the navy become a supporting role. With the navy in its hands on the strategic strike force, the army naturally has to find ways to weaken the position of the strategic strike, and landing on the Japanese mainland is naturally the best choice.

After returning to the office reserved for Liao Hanxiang, Hao Dongjue rushed over. At this time. Liao Hanxiang told the three of them the real order of Marshal Nie Renfeng.

"Is this the marshal's decision?"

Luo Yunchong was surprised at first, and then excited.

"Yes, that's the marshal's real decision."

Liao Hanxiang smiled and nodded, "I already said when I was on the road, this is actually the result of pressure from the army. In fact, the acting prime minister of Zong Hanqin was rarely responsible for the combat operations of the navy and the army, and the army wanted the navy to play a supporting role, and the marshal would never agree. As early as the time of Prime Minister Xue Xiyue, it was determined that in the Pacific theater. The Navy is the protagonist, and the Army is the supporting role. Now, if the Army wants us to stand aside, then we can't back down. The marshal was already figuring out a way, and he also hinted that if the Army could not change the stalemate in the northwestern theater in the near future, the pressure on the Army would be much greater than that of the Navy. ”

Tan Renhao also laughed, Marshal Nie Renfeng is by no means the kind of person who is willing to give in easily. This point was already quite clear to him during his three years of military school life. The main thing is that Marshal Nie Renfeng has an extremely high reputation in the navy. He was unanimously loved by the officers and men of the Navy, which was the accumulation of his decades as a principal. Now the army wants to squeeze the navy into a corner, and the marshal will naturally not agree.

"Therefore. Marshal asked me to tell you that the strategic bombing is still going on. ”

Liao Hanxiang took out a cigarette and gave one to each of the three young people, "Now, we already have five bomber regiments, in order to perfunctory the requirements of the army, we can transfer the strength of two regiments to focus on bombing the northern part of Kyushu Island, as well as the Japanese military targets in the southwest of Honshu Island near the Korean Strait, mainly airports, ports, and barracks." The other three regiments, still in concentrated use, put together the best bombers, and continue to bomb cities, industrial targets, and all kinds of infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, and so on, in the same way as you used to. Focus on striking at Japan's economic base, not its military base. ”

"Understood, we've found a way to this."

Luo Yunchong smiled and nodded, he was also relieved, at least the marshal still supported them to continue to deal with Japan's strategic goal.

"I've read your previous reports, and the concentrated night bombing is really good, and there is more flexibility in the selection of targets. However, there is still one problem that remains unresolved. ”

Liao Hanxiang glanced at the three of them, "The effect of the bombing has not yet been shown. Judging from the aerial photos you provided, although every bombing can get good results, how much does it do to destroy parts of the urban area with thousands of tons of bombs? I also have a copy of the information in my possession, which was provided by the intelligence services. In Kumamoto, for example, although several concentrated bombings caused great damage to the city's industrial targets, they did not actually shut down the factories completely, let alone kill many skilled workers. That's what I'm going to say. It's important to blow up factories, but it's even more important to take out those skilled workers, what is the use of factories without workers? ”

Tan Renhao nodded and said, "I understand what I mean, but it's ......"

"Are our bombing results so bad?"

Hao Dongjue was very puzzled.

"It's really bad, let's put it this way, thousands of tons of bombs to kill hundreds of Japanese workers, do you think it's a good deal?"

Liao Hanxiang smiled bitterly, "This is actually the main place where the army criticizes us. Even on a frontal battlefield, the army could kill thousands of Japanese soldiers with thousands of tons of artillery shells, which was the result of the army's statistics. According to the information provided by the intelligence agencies, our bombing did not completely paralyze the factories in Kumamoto, and after each bombing, the Japanese were able to quickly repair the factories and continue to produce during the day. Moreover, those workers were evacuated at night, and not many workers were killed at all. If we can't solve this problem, then we won't be able to completely destroy Japan's industrial base! ”

"Then we'll have to bomb during the day."

Tan Renhao sighed, "If we still adopt low-altitude penetration, the loss of bombers will be very high, and if we adopt high-altitude bombing, the result will definitely not be ideal." ”

"In addition, the bombing targets had to be modified, not just for industrial facilities, but also indiscriminately."

Luo Yunchong glanced at Liao Hanxiang, "Will you be allowed to do this?" ”

"There's nothing to worry about."

Liao Hanxiang first answered Luo Yunchong's question, "We are already in a state of all-out war with Japan. Although we signed the Geneva Conventions after the last war, this does not apply to the current situation. Besides, who can blame us? No one on the part of the Imperial Government will ever raise an objection, and even if there is any doubt, this is a problem that the Acting Prime Minister will face. And those countries overseas, what do we care about them? ”

Luo Yunchong laughed. "If that's the case, then we can bomb indiscriminately."

"Actually......"

Hao Dongjue looked a little hesitant, here his status is the lowest, and the right to speak is also the lowest.

"Dong Jue, what do you think?"

Tan Renhao looked at Hao Dongjue.

"Actually, I think the biggest problem is the bombs that we're using."

Tan Renhao frowned slightly, he knew that Hao Dongjue was a weapon fanatic, and his attention to weapons far exceeded the attention to the quality of soldiers, which had been reflected in the previous fleet battles.

"Weapons?"

Luo Yunchong became interested.

"yes, I definitely have a problem with the bomb we used."

Hao Dongjue nodded vigorously.

Liao Hanxiang also looked at Hao Dongjue, obviously, he was also interested, and encouraged Hao Dongjue to continue.

"I haven't fully figured out what the problem is, but I just think there's something wrong with the bomb we used."

"Then let's talk about this when you think about it clearly, or if you have solid evidence!"

Tan Renhao sighed, he didn't want Hao Dongjue to continue to make a fool of himself, "General Liao, now that the marshal has asked us to let it go, then let's make some achievements!" ”

Liao Hanxiang nodded, then stood up. He fully believed that Tan Renhao and Luo Yunchong would be able to do something big, otherwise, he would not have strongly recommended Tan Renhao in the first place, let alone find a way to dig Luo Yunchong over!