For several days in a row, Hao Dongjue disappeared without a trace, and when Tan Renhao was about to send someone to "find" him out, Hao Dongjue took the initiative to come to the door.

"Dongjue, what have you been doing these days?"

Seeing Hao Dongjue's haggard appearance, Tan Renhao couldn't help frowning, "I heard that you left the airport, is it possible, you kid ran out and fooled around?" ”

"Who fooled around?"

Hao Dongjue looked at Tan Renhao in surprise.

Tan Renhao shook his head and looked at Hao Dongjue again. "It's war time now, although we are brothers, but you kid dares to mess with military discipline, I will still shoot you!"

"Damn, do you think I'm fooling around when I go out?"

Hao Dongjue immediately jumped up, "I'm going to do business, others can not believe me, but don't you still believe me?" ”

"Okay, so what are you doing?"

Tan Renhao sat down, obviously, he didn't think Hao Dongjue was the kind of person who liked to do business.

"I was about to tell you!"

Hao Dongjue didn't bother to talk to Ren Hao verbosely, "Hurry up and get dressed, I'll take you to see something." ”

"What's that?"

This time it was Tan Renhao's turn to be puzzled.

"You'll know if you see it!"

Hao Dongjue threw Tan Renhao's coat to him, "Get dressed." ”

Tan Renhao stood up, still looking at Hao Dongjue suspiciously.

"Okay, okay, I'll just say a little."

Hao Dongjue knew that if he didn't leak some information, Tan Renhao wouldn't buy it, "Do you remember the question about ammunition that I mentioned in front of General Liao Hanxiang last time?" ”

At this time, Tan Renhao reacted, he picked up his coat, and at the same time still looked at Hao Dongjue.

"I raised it at the time that there was a problem with the ammunition we used, and you didn't believe it, and asked me to come up with evidence, and I was looking for evidence these days!"

Hao Dongjue threw Tan Renhao's general hat over. "If you need evidence, I'll give you evidence, and when you read it, you'll understand."

Tan Renhao nodded slightly. "Then let's go and call Luo Yunchong."

"I've already sent someone to call him, wait for us to meet at the airport gate!"

Seeing that Tan Renhao had been persuaded by him, Hao Dongjue immediately walked towards the door, "You will definitely be convinced this time, when you understand this." I believe that in less than half a year, Japan will be finished, and all Japanese cities will disappear from the face of the earth! ”

Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head, he only felt that Hao Dongjue was a highly poisoned weapon maniac. In Tan Renhao's understanding, there is no weapon that can make Japan disappear in half a year!

When he came to the airport gate, Luo Yunchong was already waiting there with his adjutant and the staff officer sent by Hao Dongjue. The three of them immediately asked their adjutant to sit in the same car, while Hao Dongjue personally drove Tan Renhao and Luo Yunchong and led the way in front.

"What the hell is this kid going to do?"

Luo Yunchong didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Hao Dongjue's gourd.

Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head. "Just let him make trouble. At most, we should think of it as a way to go out and relax. ”

"Hey. How can you two not believe me so much? ”

Hao Dongjue immediately turned his head and glanced at the two of them, "I'm not joking with you. Whatever you think now, I can assure you. You'll take my word for it when you see it! ”

"Okay, then we will believe for the time being, Colonel Hao Dongjue didn't joke with us this time!"

Tan Renhao laughed.

Hao Dongjue shook his head, and didn't explain much, anyway, the facts were more convincing.

After leaving the airport, the two jeeps drove for half an hour along the road to Pyoseon-ri before coming to a small, abandoned fishing village. Originally, there were more than 500 residents living here, and there were hundreds of houses. After the outbreak of the war, many parts of Jeju Island were requisitioned by the Tang Army, and most of the civilians were transferred to the Korean mainland. Or go to a temporary camp set up by the Tang Imperial army. On the one hand, this was to ensure that no Japanese spies were mixed among the Koreans to spy on the intelligence of the Tang army, and on the other hand, it was also to avoid unnecessary friction and conflict between the Tang army and Korean civilians.

There were dozens of Marines around the fishing village, and the entire outside of the village was surrounded by a lime line, and several houses on the outskirts of the village showed obvious signs of burning, and several more were blown up. Obviously, Hao Dongjue must have been staying here these days, busy with his so-called experiments.

"Two generals, please get out of the car!"

Hao Dongjue jumped out of the car first, and he beckoned a Marine Corps captain officer to come over.

"Sir!"

The captain officer's plot head is huge. At first glance, you can tell that he is a very tough guy.

"Go and arrange it now, and let the two generals see our results!"

Hao Dongjue looked extremely confident.

Tan Renhao and Luo Yunchong glanced at each other, and then they both shook their heads with a smile.

"Renhao, don't be surprised when you wait!"

Hao Dongjue smiled proudly.

"Don't rejoice too soon!"

Tan Renhao laughed, "Now you can tell us, what are you going to let us see?" Could it be that this dilapidated village contains the underground treasure of some Korean king? ”

Luo Yunchong laughed beside him, Tan Renhao is really sarcastic, the king of Joseon will not come to this island to bury his treasure when he is full of food and has nothing to do.

Hao Dongjue's face turned red, and he no longer argued with Tan Renhao. Soon, the captain officer came back to report that everything was ready, and then, Hao Dongjue took Tan Renhao and them to stand dozens of meters away from the white lime line, and gave Tan Renhao and Luo Yunchong a pair of binoculars.

"Look closely, don't miss anything later!"

Tan Renhao and Luo Yunchong both picked up the binoculars, they really wanted to see what Hao Dongjue, who was usually a bit of a fool, had done to make a name for himself.

"Captain, let's get started, use the bomb first!"

The explosion took place on the west side of the village, and more than a dozen explosive devices placed near the houses contained 100 kilograms of explosives each, and when more than a dozen explosive devices exploded at the same time, the nearby houses were blown up, shattered, torn apart, and then scattered in a flutter.

Tan Renhao and Luo Yunchong were both shocked, and the two looked at Hao Dongjue at the same time, not knowing what Hao Dongjue wanted to do. Hao Dongjue's expression also became serious, he didn't go to see Tan Renhao and Luo Yunchong, but nodded to the captain officer, and when Tan Renhao and Luo Yunchong reacted. When they looked towards the east side of the village, their mouths opened in surprise.

The violent explosion was like a fiery dragon coming out of the ground, engulfing all the surrounding villages in an instant. Then, the fire began to spread in all directions, engulfing more villages and igniting the scarecrows that had been used to imitate people. When the wet wooden planks and bamboo burn, there is a "crackling" sound, as if the firecrackers have been detonated. The fire is still spreading rapidly.

"Gasoline!"

Luo Yunchong was the first to react.

Tan Renhao nodded slightly. "Except for gasoline. There are other flammable materials. It should be a mixture of gasoline with white phosphorus, sulfur and other materials! ”

Luo Yun took a long breath and immediately looked at Hao Dongjue.

Hao Dong laughed meaningfully. "Well, how do you feel?"

Tan Renhao and Luo Yunchong didn't speak, and now they understood that Hao Dongjue really didn't joke with them this time.

"As I mentioned last time, it is not appropriate to use ordinary bombs against Japan."

Hao Dongjue called the two of them and walked towards the outskirts of the village, at this time the fire in the village was still burning, but the fire no longer spread outward. "You're asking me to show evidence. I spent so many days searching for evidence. We all know that. In fact, the architecture of Japan is the same as that of the pre-imperial period, and the main talents of the buildings are mostly wooden planks and bamboo. ”

Tan Renhao and Luo Yunchong both nodded slightly. They stopped about fifty meters from the village, and the fire cracked the ground around them. Before World War I, the Tang Empire's architecture was also mainly made of wood, and after World War I, the Tang Empire adopted a new economic policy to alleviate the economic crisis by expanding government spending to stimulate social consumption. Among the large government expenditures, urban infrastructure is the largest expense. In order to solve the huge number of unemployed people, as well as to stimulate the development of domestic productive forces, the Tang Imperial government funded it. Or in the form of loans to private individuals, a lot of new infrastructure, roads, new homes, new buildings, and so on have sprung up. At the time of the outbreak of the war, the big cities of the Tang Empire were dominated by reinforced concrete buildings and brick buildings, and the previous wooden houses were abandoned. The opposite is true in Japan. First, Japan is short of resources, and second, rapid military expansion requires a large amount of strategic resources. Naturally, strategic resources such as steel were the first to meet military needs, and as a result, the appearance of Japan's cities did not change much. It is still dominated by wooden houses.

"You've all seen it through the experiments that started."

Hao Dongjue also saw the change in the expressions of the two, "If we use ordinary bombs, we can still destroy the houses in Japanese cities, but the cost-effectiveness ratio is not high." How many bombs can a bomb be carried in one bomber? Moreover, after these houses are destroyed, they can be quickly rebuilt, so it is not too difficult to build a wooden house, right? ”

Tan Renhao and Luo Yunchong both nodded, this is for sure, the wooden house is indeed easy to build.

"But when we switched to incendiary bombs, it was completely different."

Hao Dongjue glanced at the village that was still burning, "At the beginning, we used an incendiary bomb with 150 kilograms of incendiary agent, and we will receive the effect that can only be achieved with more than ten bombs. And, let's imagine what it would be like if a fire burned throughout the city. As far as we know, the buildings in a city like Tokyo are very dense, and the fire can spread quickly, and when the whole city is covered in flames, where will the Japanese flee? Moreover, those liquid incendiary agents will also flow into bomb shelters, shelters, and even if the Japanese hide in bomb shelters, they will all be burned to death, or suffocated to death! ”

"Renhao, I think this is a way!"

Luo Yunchong first affirmed Hao Dongjue's "achievements": "If we can really burn down Tokyo again, I'm afraid the Japanese will be frightened." ”

Tan Renhao pondered for a moment, and then said, "This is indeed an effective method, but we don't have incendiary bombs now!" ”

"Then immediately contact the ammunition factory in Qingdao and let them immediately produce incendiary bombs!"

Hao Dongjue immediately became excited.

"There's no rush for this!"

Tan Renhao was not as impulsive as Hao Dongjue, "Dongjue, in the past few days, you have taken out a report and conducted a few more experiments." As soon as I got back, I contacted Qingdao and asked them to send someone to come and have a look. Yun Chong, you go and contact General Liao Hanxiang and ask him to come forward to order ammunition, of course, you have to contact the Navy Command first and let the Navy Logistics Department place an order. If you can, try to come up with a concrete incendiary bomb design by the end of this month. ”

"No problem, there should be experience in this on the part of the ammunition factory. Incendiary bombs were used by the army aviation before, but they were not promoted, and ammunition factories should have ready-made designs. ”

"That couldn't be better."

Tan Renhao laughed, "The Marines will be able to take full control of the Volcanic Islands and the Ogasawara Islands by the end of the month. When the time comes, I'll go over there first, and if we can, we'll fire on Tokyo first, and burn down Tokyo first! ”

All three laughed, if there were thousands of bombers that dropped thousands of tons of incendiary bombs on Tokyo, then Tokyo, a city of eight million people, would surely be wiped out.

On the same day, Tan Renhao went to contact the Qingdao Ammunition Factory and asked the factory to send a group of technicians to work with Hao Dongjue to improve the design of the incendiary bomb. Luo Yunchong also contacted Liao Hanxiang, who first went to the naval headquarters, and after obtaining the consent of Chief of Staff Gan Yongxing, asked the naval logistics department to issue new production orders to several naval ammunition factories. Then, Liao Hanxiang began to go to these ammunition factories one by one to coordinate the work.

Lu Hang did work on an incendiary bomb, but later after verification by the engineers, it was believed that the use of large incendiary bombs was not good, and small incendiary bombs similar to submunitions should be used. A large bomb with dozens, or even hundreds, of incendiary bombs weighing only a few kilograms can be set on fire. Therefore, the engineers of the Qingdao Ammunition Factory decided to develop a new incendiary bomb on the basis of the Navy's submunitions, and promised to take out the first samples at the end of the month, and then conduct a stone throwing test, and if the test was successful, immediately start mass production.

Section 20: New Tactics

The bombing of Japan also ceased for the time being, and it was not until the 28th, when the convoy brought in ammunition, that the bombing began again. In the past few days, Luo Yunchong has been inspired by Hao Dongjue, and he has also begun to think about some new tactics. On the 24th, Tan Renhao sent a new tactical plan from Luo Yunchong directly to Gan Yongxing, and on the 25th, the two received a telegram from the naval headquarters, asking them to return to the naval headquarters immediately.

"What did the Chief of Staff tell us to come back for?"

This is the fifth time Luo Yunchong has raised this question.

"I don't know."

Tan Renhao shrugged his shoulders, and he answered the question for the fifth time.

Luo Yunchong smiled awkwardly. "Perhaps, we need to change the target of the bombing?"

Tan Renhao shook his head slightly, if it was just this matter, there was no need to recruit them back at all.

Luo Yunchong didn't say anything more, and the car carrying them quickly left the airport and drove in the direction of the naval headquarters. Half an hour later, the sedan stopped outside the building of the Navy Headquarters, and Chief of Staff Gan Yongxing was waiting for them by the door.

"General Gan!"

Tan Renhao and Luo Yun rushed up and saluted the admiral first.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, it looks like the two of you are also panicked on Jeju Island, right?"

Gan Yongxing returned the salute with a smile and casually, "The principal asked me to come outside to greet you, and he has been waiting for hours." ”

Nie Renfeng's office is still the same, simple and solemn furnishings. Gan Yongxing didn't say hello to the secretary outside the door, and walked in directly with Tan Renhao and them. Nie Renfeng was standing by the window looking at the battleships in the harbor, and at this time, the First Task Force had already left Zhoushan Port. Tan Renhao had already found out on the road, he didn't ask General Gan Yongxing, to put it bluntly, Tan Renhao didn't have much idea about the First Task Force now, and he didn't want to ask this kind of question recklessly.

"Headmaster, Tan Renhao, they've arrived!"

Nie Renfeng turned around and nodded at Tan Renhao and Luo Yunchong.

"Sit down, it's not the first time you've been here!"

Gan Yongxing smiled and invited the two to sit down.

Tan Renhao and Luo Yunchong were not too polite. They took the hat directly in their hands, and then sat down on the sofa after Nie Renfeng did it. Gan Yongxing took out a cigarette and lit it for the two of them first.

"I've read every one of your battle reports in detail, and to be honest, the effect is not very ideal."

Nie Renfeng glanced at the two of them with a smile, "Originally, we thought that strategic bombing could achieve good results, at least to force Japan to reduce the number of troops exported to the Korean Peninsula. But in reality, we are far from that goal. ”

"Headmaster, the fundamental purpose of strategic bombing is not to prevent the Japanese army from increasing troops on the Korean Peninsula!"

Tan Renhao immediately came out to explain.

"Yes, so what is the purpose of strategic bombing?"

Nie Renfeng still looked smiling.

Tan Renhao hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head. Luo Yunchong wanted to say something, but in the end he swallowed the words back, the reason was very simple, they were still far from the real strategic purpose.

"Actually, I'm well aware of the problems you're facing."

Nie Renfeng sighed, "I don't mean to blame you. Of course I am completely convinced. You have been doing your best to move towards your goal. But it's not enough to work hard, if you choose the wrong direction, then work harder. The farther away from the target, isn't it? ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, Nie Renfeng was his mentor, and he had been taught by Nie Renfeng since the day he stepped into the door of the Naval Academy.

"General Luo, what do you say?"

Nie Renfeng's gaze shifted to Luo Yunchong's body.

"Marshal, I understand!"

Luo Yunchong smiled bitterly, he was more embarrassed than Tan Renhao.

"Actually, you've now found the right direction."

Nie Renfeng let out a long sigh, "Liao Hanxiang came back last time. The use of incendiary bombs was mentioned. I think this method is very effective, and Chief of Staff Gan Yongxing also believes that this is an effective method, of course, not everyone thinks so. Secondly, there is the new tactic you have come up with this time. ”

"Headmaster, it's all ......"

"It's what we thought of together."

Luo Yunchong rushed ahead of Tan Renhao and said the words, "We have been reflecting on the previous bombing operations and have been summing up lessons and lessons. Except that Colonel Hao Dongjue proposed to bomb Japan with incendiary bombs. We believe that a tight blockade of Japan is the best way to break it down. ”

"Yes, this point, in fact, our naval staff has also thought of it."

Gan Yongxing smiled and nodded at the two, "Although the Japanese Navy is finished, Japan is a country composed of multiple islands. At present, the Japanese invasion of Korea mainly departed from Kyushu Island, and most of the transportation between the Japanese islands relied on sea transportation. If we were able to cut off Japan's inland sea routes, it would be equivalent to isolating all of Japan's islands, which would be of great benefit to future combat operations and would also disperse Japan's military forces. However, it remains to be seen whether the tactics of laying mines with bombers will work. ”

"Technically, there won't be any problems."

Luo Yunchong immediately said, "We can use bombers to drop torpedoes, and we can use bombers to drop mines." There will also not be much of a problem in terms of the quality of the pilots. Previously, we have carried out combat operations of ultra-low-altitude cross-sea flights, and pilots are able to fly skillfully at ultra-low altitudes. And now it is enough to have bombers carry mines, not bombs, and drop these mines on the terrestrial waterways where Japanese ships are frequented. ”

Tan Renhao glanced at Nie Renfeng and said, "If the mines are laid at night, then the danger should not be very great." In addition, now the pilots need to rest, and the nearly two months of high-intensity combat flights have made the pilots extremely tired. And in order to prepare for future bombings, we should also try to preserve the combat effectiveness of our troops. In this way, we will be able to concentrate our efforts on attacking Japan's major cities in April! ”

Nie Renfeng nodded slightly, and then glanced at Gan Yongxing.

"We still have enough mines in stock, about more than 20,000 of them, and if all of them are used, it will be enough for the Japanese to suffer for a while!"

Gan Yongxing laughed, "Of course, if we include the mine-laying capability of the submarine, we will probably be able to drop all these mines within a month." ”

"The problem is, the bomber needs to be improved!"

Luo Yunchong shook his head with a smile.

"That's your thing!"

Nie Renfeng stood up, "General Luo Yunchong." I approve your tactical plan. Before we launched a fire attack on Japan, the main task of the bomber unit was to lay mines, and of course we should not forget to blow up the Japanese military targets by the way, so as not to let the army men gossip about us in front of the acting prime minister. As for the technical problems of the bomber unit, I have already asked General Liao Hanxiang to deal with it with full authority, and the aircraft factory will also give full assistance. Your mission is to get all those mines out in the shortest time possible. If the initial results are more satisfactory, then I will immediately get the factory to produce more mines. You have a lot to do, so get back to Jeju Island as soon as possible and don't waste your precious time! ”

Luo Yunchong immediately stood up. "Marshal, then I'll rush back in the evening."

Nie Renfeng smiled and nodded. Tan Renhao and Gan Yongxing sent Luo Yunchong to the door.

"You go back first, and I'll be back as soon as this side of the matter is done."

Tan Renhao knew that the principal must have had other tasks in keeping him.

Luo Yunchong also knew that Tan Renhao must have a new task. "Take care of yourself."

After sending Luo Yunchong away, Tan Renhao and Gan Yongxing walked back.

"Renhao. What are your thoughts on the next phase of the bombing program? ”

Nie Renfeng handed a pack of cigarettes to Tan Renhao. Tan Renhao is Nie Renfeng's descendant. This point is very obvious in Nie Renfeng's position arrangement with Ren Hao and Luo Yunchong.

"If we can use incendiary bombs in April, we will probably be able to destroy Japan by the end of the year. Of course, there must be enough bombers and ammunition! ”

Tan Renhao's answer was very cautious.

Nie Renfeng nodded slightly, and then pondered.

"You don't need to worry about that. By the end of April, we will have four bomber production lines, and we will definitely be able to complete this year's bomber production plan three months ahead of schedule, and General Liao Hanxiang has already made arrangements at the aircraft factory. If all goes well, Hafei and Shen Fei will produce at least 2,500 bombers by September. And Nanfei (Nanchang Aircraft Factory) will also complete the first bomber production line around October, perhaps, this year we will be able to build 3,000 bombers. ”

Gan Yongxing gave a detailed explanation. "The ammunition problem is not big, Qingdao ammunition factory has made a clear answer, at the end of the month to complete the test of the new incendiary bomb, at the same time to complete the production line modification work, the relevant materials will be in place by the end of March. At the earliest, the first incendiary bombs were produced in mid-April. I have already arranged the convoy in advance, and if the bomber group is from Jeju Island, then the first fire attack will be carried out at the end of April. If you're departing from the Ogasawara Islands, it won't be past the beginning of May! ”

"Now the question is. How sure are you that you will destroy Japan by fire? ”

Nie Renfeng took Gan Yongxing's words and looked at Tan Renhao very directly. "Liao Hanxiang should have explained to you the last time the acting prime minister personally ordered the bombing of Japanese military targets. Now, the results we have achieved are very bad, even disappointing. The army is already actively active, demanding that the war situation on the Korean Peninsula be taken care of first, and even that the strategic strike force be handed over to the command of the army aviation, and has made guarantees. Renhao, you should know how much pressure we are under right now. Now, the acting prime minister has not yet made a decision, and I have vouched for it with the title of marshal, and if we can't achieve our goal by the end of the year, then we will have to make concessions to the army! ”

Tan Renhao gritted his teeth, to put it bluntly, the external enemy of the Imperial Navy is Japan, and the internal enemy is those army generals who have been fighting for power.

"The Army has already put forward a plan for landing on the Japanese mainland."

Gan Yongxing and Tan Renhao have similar expressions and similar ideas. However, their proposal was not approved by the Acting Prime Minister. The Acting Prime Minister made it clear that if the Army was unable to overcome the stalemate in the Northwest Theater, complete operations in the South Seas by the middle of this year, and drive Japanese troops out of the Korean Peninsula, the Empire would not consider landing on the Japanese mainland within this year. As things stand, it is very unlikely that the Army will be able to achieve these three goals by the middle of the near future. ”

"However, we must not be careless in the slightest, to put it bluntly, everyone knows the value of the strategic strike force. The Army has been complaining that the Imperial Government's policy is skewed towards the Navy, and that there is not much support for the Army. ”

Nie Renfeng sneered, "This year, the navy has received sixty percent of the military spending, although the proportion of military spending has been reduced compared to last year, it still accounts for the majority. If we don't do anything yet, the Acting Prime Minister will certainly not continue to support the Navy and will turn to the Army. ”

"Headmaster, I understand!"

Tan Renhao sighed, "I will do my best, if I can, I think, bomb Tokyo first, destroy Tokyo first, and then gradually take out other cities in Japan." Of course, the development of new bombers should also be accelerated, and if the central part of Japan's main island is to be bombed, the current 'wolf dove' will not be able to fully shoulder the heavy responsibility. ”

"You can rest assured that Hafei and Shen Fei have set up a joint research and development team, and have promised to come up with a design plan for the new bomber in June. In addition, there are several other aircraft factories that are also designing new bombers, and when the time comes, we will have a lot of options. ”

Gan Yongxing smiled and glanced at Tan Renhao, "And the problem at hand is that you have to use the existing equipment to achieve our goal!" ”

"Ren Hao, I believe in your ability, of course, I hope that you can come up with practical results to prove that the theory proposed by you, Luo Yunchong, and Liao Hanxiang is correct!"

Nie Renfeng stood up, "The marines have already captured Brother Island yesterday, and now they are rushing to repair the airport on the island. If you have time, you can pass. In addition, in consultation with General Yan Guozhong, if the facilities on the Ogasawara Islands and the Volcanic Islands are unable to support strategic bombing against Japan, then we can consider seizing some islands closer to the Japanese mainland. ”

Tan Renhao was slightly startled, and immediately nodded firmly. Nie Renfeng still supported him firmly and unreservedly, which made Tan Renhao very grateful, but gratitude can't solve the problem, he must come up with actual results to repay the principal!