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The magnificence of the nuclear age debuts a protracted war

The atmosphere in Pyongyang, in the headquarters of the Japanese and Korean armies, can only be described as the end of the world. Most of the staff officers who were usually high-spirited now sat there in a daze, and they couldn't remember to answer the phone when it rang, as if they were eggplants that had been beaten by frost. Glaring at it, I couldn't believe the battle report sent from the front line of Yunshan. Eight Japanese infantry divisions, four tank divisions, five independent tank brigades, a cavalry group, as many as 250,000 troops, and 14,500 powerful troops of various tanks, regardless of life and death, stormed at all costs for a day and two nights, and finally did not take a single Chinese panzergrenadier division! Moreover, under the indiscriminate bombardment of Chinese aircraft, they suffered heavy losses, and in the end it seemed that they had lost the strength to continue the offensive! Now there are less than 200,000 remnants of the defeated army still around Yunshan, I don't know whether to advance or retreat? ，

The reinforcements of the Chinese army, probably an elite armored division, have arrived at the front line along the Chushan-Yunshan road, and the Japanese army is obviously dying if they want to attack again. However, it is not appropriate to withdraw the troops from the surroundings of Yunshan. Not to mention those Chinese planes that cover the sky and the sun, as well as the legendary flying tanks that refuse to let them live, even the overall situation of the entire Korean battlefield does not allow the Japanese armored clusters to retreat in great strides, otherwise the three divisions of the four armies of the northern front of the Korean army will all fall into the heavy encirclement of the Chinese!

But if it does not retreat, the front of the North Korean army can be maintained for a while, after all, there are millions of troops there, even millions of pigs for the Chinese to catch, I am afraid it will take a while! But what about the side of the North Korean army? A Chinese landing fleet has already appeared off the coast of Incheon, hundreds of carrier-based aircraft have come to bomb early this morning, and three damned battleships are shelling endlessly. Look at this posture and soon land in a big way! Moreover, the two Japanese wings on the Inchon line, and an infantry division that was bombed on the way, would definitely not be able to hold it...... As soon as the squadron comes ashore at Incheon, it will be able to drive straight into Seoul in a few days, and then the more than one million Japanese troops in North Korea will definitely want the Chinese to make dumplings!

For this mess, Ishihara's suggestion was to shrink the defensive line and abandon the eastern and western sections of the Yalu River defensive line. The Mecha Army of Yoshida and the 22nd Army of Shozo Kawabe continued to hold out near Unsan. Matsui Ishine's 15th Army retreated towards Pyongyang. Tada's 18th Army, Itagaki Seishiro's 17th Army retreated to Wonsan. In this way, two independent fortresses can be formed in Pyongyang and Wonsan, dragging the main force of the squadron and creating the possibility for the rest of the troops to withdraw to the area around Busan and Daegu.

Miharu Ojodo, deputy chief of staff of the Korean Army, also agreed with Ishihara's suggestion, and he said loudly to Sugiyama Moto, who had been appointed to take over the command of the Korean Army at the time of danger: "Your Excellency, I also think that Ishihara-kun's proposal is the only feasible at present. According to Ishihara-kun's plan, the Korean army could form three fortresses of Pyongyang, Wonsan, and Busan, each of which had hundreds of thousands of troops, enough to form a tight defense, and the Chinese army had no other way but to fill the trenches of the imperial army with a sea of corpses and blood! ”

"Isn't it just to let the Legion of China surround three isolated strongholds!" Sugiyama muttered.

Although he knew before coming to North Korea that the situation here was urgent, he did not expect that the crisis would reach such a level. He glanced at Okamura Ninji, who had not yet left, this "sinner of the Great Japanese Empire" seemed to have completely collapsed, his hair and beard had all turned snow-white, his body was slumped, his face was pale without a trace of blood, and he kept his head down and said nothing...... I don't know if I will commit suicide after returning to Japan?

"Okamura-kun, what do you think? Is Ishihara-kun's suggestion feasible? Sugiyama Moto frowned and asked Okamura Ninji: "If the troops are divided into three parts and defended in one place, once they are surrounded by the Shina Legion, I am afraid that there is a danger that the entire army will be annihilated." ”

Sugiyama's worries are very reasonable, because the Japanese army now has no air superiority at all, and even the sea supremacy is controlled by the squadron, so it is impossible for the troops trapped in Pyongyang and Wonsan to get logistical supplies! Even the Japanese troops who retreated to Pusan would lose their logistics. And the three lone armies without logistics, no matter how large the number is, there is no way to sustain them for a long time.

"Is it all annihilated?" Okamura Ninji smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid the final result will be the annihilation of the entire army, right?" Unless the empire can make peace with China before the Korean army is completely destroyed...... Otherwise, let the sacrifice of the Korean army buy time for the Empire's native defenses to be deployed. ”

Okamura's answer silenced Sugiyama Moto, as well as Ishihara and Oshiro. Okamura sighed, and continued: "This round of competition should make us realize the fact that the strength of Shina is far greater than we imagined before, not only in terms of comprehensive national strength by 10 times that of the empire, but also by 10 times the current military strength.

The attack power of the Chinese Army, the tremendous power of the air power of the Chinese Army, the swiftness of the interspersed attacks of the armored units of the Chinese Army, and the ability of the senior commanders of the Chinese Army to organize large-scale three-dimensional battles are all far beyond our imagination! In the face of this opponent, the empire will not be able to win no matter what! Maybe it's time for our ** to wake up...... It is time to consider the final condition of preserving the integrity of the Japanese state and the homeland to negotiate an armistice with Shina and end the war! ”

Sugiyama frowned slightly: "As far as I know, diplomatic efforts have begun, but ...... The sale of the new state of Japan was unacceptable to both the military and the people. ”

Okamura Ninji smiled bitterly and sighed: "I can't accept it either, so I organized this Battle of Unsan, which cut off the livelihood of more than a million soldiers of the North Korean army!" But what is the result? He shook his head: "Reality is reality, and nothing will change because we don't accept it...... The reality is that we can't defeat China, the army, and the navy...... You can't beat it either! ”

"The Navy has organized thousands of kamikaze aircraft! Now the Chinese fleet off the coast of Inchon is launching a special offensive operation, and perhaps a miracle will happen. "Does Sugiyama Moto's words have any confidence?

Okamura still shook his head: "If the navy's kamikaze attack can deal with the Shina Navy, there will not be more than a dozen Shina aircraft carriers coming to the west coast of Korea now, and the battle in the South China Sea a month ago should have wiped them all out!" ”

"No, no, no." Sugiyama Yuan shook his head and said three words in succession: "Okamura-kun, you are too pessimistic, although the current war situation is unfavorable, there must be room for redemption, as long as 10,000 people are united, the empire will definitely be able to defeat the tyranny!" ”

Okamura Ninji shook his head with a wry smile, as if he had nothing to say. However, Ishihara Waner, chief of staff of the North Korean Army, took over the topic at this time and echoed Sugiyama Moto.

"Your Excellency the Commander is right, the Empire has not yet reached the point of complete hopelessness. Although China has an overwhelming advantage in terms of overall national strength and military strength, there is one thing that is beneficial to the empire, that is, there are actually different opinions within China about how far this war should go. Speaking of this, Ishihara's face actually showed a confident smile:

"Compared with the 10,000,000 people of the empire, the Chinese people always have many different opinions on all major issues, and they practice so-called democratic constitutional government. If the National Assembly of China passed a resolution to end the war, the military of China would have no choice but to obey orders, even if they were unwilling. In this regard, the imperial emperor system has obvious advantages.

…… According to the information gathered from China during this time, there was actually a considerable disagreement among the people of China and even their upper echelons about this war. It's just that the war is going relatively smoothly now, so all kinds of dissenting opinions have been suppressed by the Luo family's uncles and nephews. Once the Sino-Japanese War fell into the quagmire of a protracted war, the forces of peace in China would definitely prevail, and the empire would be able to understand the war on relatively favorable terms. ”

"Oh. Do you also think that the empire can win a turnaround by means of a protracted war? Sugiyama raised his eyebrows slightly, and a hint of approval slipped across his face. The same opinion was shared by Kohata-kun of the military department, who believed that it was possible to turn the Japanese mainland into a quagmire of war by taking advantage of the people's will to resist unwilling to be ruled by China! Let the China be trapped in it, and it will be difficult to extricate itself. Speaking of this, he smiled slightly: "It seems that Ishihara-kun and Kohata-kun are heroes, and they see the same thing!" ”

Hearing this, Ishihara shook his head secretly in his heart. In fact, his idea of a protracted war has already been embodied in the E case of the "Special No. 1 Operational Plan." However, in Ishihara's plan, the imperial family and government, including the Japanese Emperor Hirohito, must stay in Japan and lead the Japanese people to persist in the war of resistance! Obata's plan, on the other hand, was for the emperor and the government to flee and control the people overseas to resist...... What will the people in the country think? Can we still have the will to resist China to the end and the spirit of not being afraid of sacrifice?

However, Ishihara did not want to entangle with Sugiyama Moto, but turned the topic back to Korea: "Your Excellency, Commander, in order to buy time for the preparation of the war of resistance in the homeland, the Korean army must make some sacrifices...... Therefore, it is still recommended to shrink the main force of the Korean army to Pyongyang, Wonsan, and Pusan, and strive to hold out for about six months under the siege of the Chinese army. ”

"Six months...... If only it could last that long. Sugiyama Yuan nodded and said slowly: "However, the Korean army is the essence of the Imperial Army after all, and it cannot be lost completely, especially a part of the excellent officer corps, whether it is domestic resistance or the operation of the new Japanese state, they are all needed." Ishihara-kun, the General Staff immediately drew up a list of retreats, with a total of about 20,000 people. And the retreat must be completed before the sea route to the mainland of Korea is blocked. ”

"And what about the next move of the North Korean army?" Ishihara asked tentatively.

"Let's follow Ishihara-kun's plan." Sugiyama thought for a moment and reminded, "Are there enough supplies in Pyongyang, Wonsan, and Busan?" China may not storm and will take the approach of a long-term siege, so be sure to be prepared. ”

Ishihara nodded: "The lowly will take it into account." The useless population in Pyongyang, Wonsan, and Busan will all be forcibly evacuated, so that the supplies in the city can last longer. ”

Sugiyama nodded in satisfaction, waved his hand, and asked Ishihara to go down and carry out his plan.

The war has reached this point, and there is only so much the North Korean army can do. It will now be up to the Chinese side to resolve and the outcome of the Japanese Navy's suicide attack on an unprecedented scale.

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"There are Japanese suicide planes in the direction of 12 o'clock below, send them on their way! Brothers, follow me! ”

"it! Why can't these suicide planes be killed! ”

"Little Japan must be desperate to send out all the suicide planes! Brothers, stop these guys, whether it's fighter jets or bombers, give me them! ”

At this time, the Japanese suicide group had already broken through the first blockade line of Chinese carrier-based aircraft, and had just encountered an overwhelming number of A-4 Thunderhawk dive bombers and more than a hundred FW-190Cs to intercept it. Hundreds of A-4 dive bombers swarmed down from a high altitude, and at once the formation of Japanese suicide planes was swept to pieces, and a scuffle unfolded over the west coast of Korea.

When Chen Shaokuan on the Zhenyuan in the distance saw the chaotic air combat scene in the air through the telescope, the whole scalp began to numb, only to see thousands of fighters strangled together in mid-air, there were Japanese suicide planes, there were Chinese carrier-based fighters and dive bombers, and there were twin-engine heavy fighters flying from Lushun, all these planes were desperately chasing, fighting, and diving, and the sky was full of strings of fire, and from time to time planes were hit by bullets and caught fire, dragging long smoke downward! Between the sea and the sky, it seems to be a magnificent battlefield picture!

The dive performance of the A-4 Thunderhawk dive bomber is undoubtedly quite excellent, and this kind of aircraft can reach a speed of more than 500 kilometers per hour without carrying bombs and bombardiers, which is even faster than the Japanese Zero fighter. However, the huge fuselage makes it have poor cornering performance, and there is no way to make complex air maneuvers, so the air combat performance is not good. But it is enough to deal with these suicide planes piloted by Japanese rookie pilots today!

In a burst of piercing screams, the Chinese A-4 Thunder Eagle swooped down from a high altitude and pounced on their respective targets, followed by a stream of fire, and the Type 99 kamikaze attack aircraft below rolled down in a variety of strange postures! Or simply explode in the air and break into several pieces.

After a nice dive attack, these dive bombers usually make a bend in the distance, then jerk up and climb high again in a near-vertical position.

Then start for

Prepare for a round of dive attacks.

These tactical moves are what the A-4 Thunderhawk is best at, climbing, circling, diving, and ...... It's just that the bomb dropping has been changed to strafing, but it is also a daily training subject for dive bombers.

And this simple and easy way of attacking, in the eyes of the Japanese kamikaze, is simply unacceptable cheating!

How can these despicable Chinas attack another dive bomber with one dive bomber! How can Chinese dive bombers go and grab the business of fighter jets? Let's die under the guns of China's FW-190, who makes the family the best fighter in the world at the moment! But now it was killed by a dive bomber like the A-4 Thunderhawk...... When I arrived at the Yasukuni Shrine, what should I say when I saw the martyrs of the kamikaze?

What a wretched death!

However, the voices of these Japanese kamikaze daredevils are unknown to the pilots of the Chinese A-4 Thunder Eagle, they only know how to use the performance of the A-4 fighter, use the powerful engine, and use the sturdy fuselage to carry out simple and effective climbing, diving, and firing again and again......

The air combat performance of the Type 99 is definitely inferior to that of the A-4 Thunderhawk, the horsepower of the engine is too small, the speed of the aircraft is also slow, and the dive performance is also a lot worse, although the flexibility of the aircraft is a little better, and theoretically it can use good maneuvering and turning performance to maneuver around with the other side. But it's a technical job! As a kamikaze, as long as you are not afraid of death, why do you need such good skills? If you really have excellent air combat skills, you won't be sent to fly suicide planes......

Now I can't die vigorously! I had no choice but to give up the plan of air battle with the opponent, gritted my teeth and fought for character, and increased my horsepower and rushed straight to the Chinese fleet in the distance...... Uh, anyway, there are more than a thousand suicide planes this time! Look how many of you Chinese dive bombers can shoot! As long as there are dozens of a hundred rushing over, why should one or two Chinese battleships be sunk?

Under the domination of this broken and broken mentality, hundreds of Japanese suicide planes that had not yet been shot down rushed to the tall ship buildings of the target after seeing the battleship formation of the Chinese Second Fleet.

However, the anti-aircraft fire of the battleship formation was no joke, with destroyers and light cruisers surrounding the perimeter, heavy cruisers and armored ships guarding the battleships, and hundreds or thousands of antiaircraft guns and machine guns frantically spraying fire into the air, weaving a net of fire in the air, constantly devouring the Japanese suicide planes that crashed into it.

Behind were Chinese dive bombers and fighters in pursuit, and in front were anti-aircraft guns and machine-gun fire nets of surface ships, and the hapless Japanese suicide planes were caught in the middle and beaten back and forth. Whether it's going forward or backward, it's a dead end, uh, they're a dead end! But this time it's worthless. Under the joint strangulation of more than 600 Chinese fighters and dozens of surface ships, more than 1,000 Japanese suicide planes were killed in less than half an hour.

Except for a few Type 99 suicide planes with excellent character that passed through layers of fire nets and finally managed to get on top of the thick bulletproof decks of three Chinese battleships, I am afraid that they will all have to die blindly!