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Chapter 416 Decapitation Operation

On the morning of March 17, the 15th year of Guanghua, the sky in Sagami Bay was overcast. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo╔╗

On the eastern side of the bay, on the Miura Peninsula, a forward post made of reinforced concrete, several senior members from the top of the Japanese army gathered here.

Prince Arisugawa Miyachihito, chief of staff of the Japanese army, Aritomo Yamayama, defense minister, and Aritsune Kimura, commander of the garrison of the Miura Peninsula, inspected the defense here.

"Isn't there a telescope with higher magnification?"

Chiren looked at the telescope in front of him, and he could only see 10 kilometers away, and he couldn't help but be disappointed.

Kimura Yuheng hurriedly explained: "Your Royal Highness, this is already the highest magnification telescope in our hands. ”

Shan County Youpeng said: "His Royal Highness the Prince came here in person to see the strength of the Chinese Emperor so that he could make the next military deployment. I can't see anything now, and this trip is in vain. ”

The main reason why they wanted to determine when the Chinese Emperor would launch a landing operation on Tokyo Bay and how many forces the Chinese Emperor had prepared so that he could determine how many troops could be deployed to defend it. This is related to the question of whether Emperor Taisho decided to move the capital.

Kimura asked, "Is His Majesty the Emperor ready to move the capital?" ”

Youpeng in Shanxian shook his head and said, "You haven't fought yet, how can you easily move the capital?" His Majesty's will is to fight at least one battle with the Emperor of China in Tokyo Bay, and it is naturally a good thing that he can win it. Even if you can't win, you can at least have an explanation to the people. If we have tried our best but fail to hold the capital, the people will understand. ”

Kimura Yuheng nodded and said, "I understand, please rest assured, the two adults, we will defend the capital to the death." ”

At this time, Youpeng in Shan County vaguely heard bursts of muffled thunder coming from the south of the sky, so he turned to Prince Chiren and said, "Your Excellency, I'm afraid it's going to rain heavily, and the visibility will be even lower later, so let's go back first, right?" ”

Chiren waved his hand, listened intently, and suddenly said, "This is not thunder!" ”

Shan County Youpeng and Kimura Youheng were stunned for a moment, followed and listened quietly, and soon Shan County Youpeng nodded and said, "It really doesn't look like thunder, it seems to be the sound of cannons." ╔╗”

Kimura Yuheng sighed and said: "I can't tell the difference between thunder and artillery, since the start of the war, the warships of the Chinese Imperial Navy have been shelling our coastal cities and ports every day, and recently they have also carried out artillery bombardment operations at night, so noisy that our soldiers can't sleep at all, and they have gotten up in the middle of the night many times to enter the combat post, for fear that the Chinese Emperor will suddenly land." ”

Yama County Youpeng praised Kimura Youheng and said: "You did a good job! We must be on high alert in this way, and we must not allow the Emperor of China to land near the capital, and I will ask His Majesty the Emperor to reward you. ”

"Thank you, Minister of Defense!" Kimura Yuheng was immediately grateful.

Prince Chiren closed his eyes and thought for a while, then suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Not allowing our officers and soldiers to rest, this is a typical tired tactic. ”

Yama Youpeng asked, "What does the prince mean?" ”

Prince Chihito explained: "I suspect that the Chinese Emperor will make a big move in the near future and may carry out a landing operation in Tokyo Bay. ”

Kimura Yuheng said: "Didn't the Chinese Emperor gather in Kyushu? It stands to reason that they should attack Shikoku and the Kansai region first. ”

Prince Chiren asked rhetorically, "You have been deceived! It is true that the Chinese Emperor is now concentrated in Kyushu with more than 200,000 people, but don't forget that they still have a huge army on their own soil, and we are now blind and don't know anything about the coastline 10 kilometers away. ”

Shan Youpeng nodded and said, "His Royal Highness's concern is not unreasonable. ”

Then, Yama Prefecture Youpeng turned to Kimura Youheng and asked, "Have you sent out a reconnaissance plane?" ”

Kimura Youheng suddenly replied sadly: "Three days ago, the last reconnaissance plane, but just after flying about 20 kilometers, it was shot down by the carrier-based fighters of the Imperial Chinese Naval Aviation. ╔╗”

Shan County Youpeng suddenly reproached dissatisfiedly: "So you don't know the situation outside at all? How long has this been the case? ”

Kimura replied: "In the past half month, our reconnaissance planes and reconnaissance ships will definitely be shot down and sunk if they enter an area 20 kilometers away from the coastline. This has happened occasionally in the past, but recently the lockdown has become more stringent. ”

Chi Ren frowned and said, "This trip is right, I think that on the other side of us, the Chinese Emperor must have gathered a large number of troops." ”

Youpeng of Shanxian said: "So the Chinese Emperor is about to launch a large-scale landing operation? ”

Chi Ren nodded, his face suddenly heavy.

At this time, Kimura Yutsune's adjutant suddenly came to report that the telephone contact with Mihara Island had been cut off.

"What's going on?" Youpeng in Shan County immediately asked.

Kimura Yutsune then reported the truth, and then ordered the adjutant to continue contact.

Prince Chiren sighed and said, "What are you afraid of, Emperor Zhonghua must have already taken action, and they should be attacking Sanyuan Island now." ”

Kimura Yuheng said nervously: "Mihara Island is our early warning platform in Sagami Bay, and it must be the Emperor of China who wants to attack the island, so he cut off the submarine telephone line. ”

Yama Prefecture Youpeng frowned and said: "Once Mihara Island is lost, the gateway to Sagami Bay will be wide open, and Tokyo Bay will be in danger. ”

Prince Chihito nodded and said, "They must be planning to land near Tokyo Bay, so let's go back and discuss it right away." ”

Just as Chiren had predicted, the Chinese Emperor was preparing to carry out a large-scale landing operation, but by the time Chiren guessed, the Chinese Emperor had already launched an operation.

The roar they heard just now was not a muffled thunder, but the sound of artillery, coming from Mihara Island, 100 kilometers away from Chiren's location. ╔╗

At this time, over Mihara Island, the sound of artillery roared and the smoke of gunpowder filled.

Eight Song-class battleships of the 3rd Squadron of the 1st Detachment of the Imperial Chinese Navy were carrying out a fierce attack on the Japanese fortifications on the island.

The 406-mm cannon shot a shell weighing 1 ton into the air dozens of meters high, drew a long parabola, accompanied by a howling sound like asking for life, and fell near the Japanese fortifications, and the violent explosion instantly destroyed the Japanese fortifications, and the nearby Japanese officers and soldiers were suddenly swept away dozens of meters away by the shock wave.

Mihara Island is the largest island in the Mihara Islands in Sagami Bay, and it is also the only island where people live there. The Japanese army did not defend Tokyo Bay, and built fortifications, airports, and barracks on Mihara Island, and stationed the 219th Wing of the Japanese Army.

Due to the strategic importance of Mihara Island, the Chinese Emperor first had to take the island when he carried out a landing operation in Tokyo Bay. In this way, you can enter Sagami Bay without any scruples and open up the passage of Tokyo Bay.

Twenty kilometers southeast of Mihara Island, the Imperial Chinese Navy's task force is anchored here, and in the vicinity are all kinds of heavy cruisers, light cruisers, and destroyers that are strictly guarded, and there is a squadron of fighters on combat duty in the sky at all times, so as not to let the Japanese know of their existence. In the central area of the fleet, there are more than 400 large and medium-sized troop carriers, on which hundreds of thousands of troops of the Chinese Emperor are waiting to land.

In the central front area, four huge battleships are extremely eye-catching, and their huge hulls are like castles on the sea. Although the 18-inch cannon is covered under the cannon's clothing, the exposed silhouette reveals a powerful deterrent power.

These four battleships are the largest first-class super-god-type battleships built by the Chinese Empire, Ming-class battleships. They had just completed sea trials at the beginning of this year and were immediately assigned to the Pacific Fleet, with the No. 1 ship, Zhu Yuanzhang, serving as the fleet's flagship.

Over the huge ship island, which is more than 20 stories high, the dragon flag of the Chinese empire and the flag of the navy dragon playing in the water flutter in the wind.

On the hexagonal bridge with Chinese architectural style, Admiral Feng Guozhang, commander-in-chief of the Tokyo Bay landing operation, Admiral Lin Jianzhang, commander of the task force, and staff officers of a command headquarters gathered here to look at the battle in the direction of Mihara Island with high-powered binoculars. ╔╗

"The Third Sentai reported that under the saturation of our naval gunfire, the main defensive position of the Japanese army in the east of Mihara Island has been destroyed, and the Seventh Regiment of the Fourth Division of our Marine Corps is rushing to land on the beach, and everything is going smoothly at present."

"Got it!" Chief of Staff Li Dingxin took the report sheet, signed it, and returned it to the communications staff officer.

Feng Guozhang put down the binoculars, looked at his watch, turned his head to Lin Jianzhang and said: "Your marines really opened my eyes, and after only half an hour of shelling, they tore through the Japanese defense line and began to land on the beach." ”

Lin Jianzhang was obviously very happy when he heard that the Marine Corps attack went smoothly, so he said with a smile: "For this day, our navy and Marine Corps have been training hard for more than half a year. ”

Feng Guozhang heard a little about it, and said: "I heard that you have completely restored the Japanese fortifications on Fukue Island on Miyako Island and conducted a simulated landing exercise, so you must have benefited a lot, right?" ”

Lin Jianzhang nodded and said, "That's right!" In the landing battle on the Fukue Islands, although our marines won the final victory, they paid a considerable price, and the General Staff almost said that we were bread balls. Shameful and courageous, we simply restored a Japanese defensive fortress and studied its weaknesses. ”

Feng Guozhang said with great admiration: "Well said! Shame and courage! How about passing on your experience? My brothers in the army are not ashamed to ask, I want you to ask for advice! ”

"What a shameless question, as if my Marine Corps is worse than your Army!" Lin Jianzhang smiled helplessly.

Feng Guozhang laughed, his face was not red and he said breathlessly: "At this time, you are not allowed to hide it, without our army, I am afraid that the little strength of your Marine Corps will not work, right?" “

"I knew you would say that!" Lin Jianzhang suddenly smiled bitterly, and then said: "Actually, I haven't gained much experience. In the past, the shells of our navy's naval artillery were mainly armor-piercing, and most of them exploded outside the Japanese fortifications when they hit them, and the destructive power was insufficient. After research and discovery, our naval artillery shells specially used a time-delay fuse to penetrate the Japanese fortifications and then explode, which destroyed the Japanese fortifications and killed a large number of officers and soldiers behind the Japanese fortifications, killing two birds with one stone. ”

"I see!" Feng Guozhang nodded and said, "We can't learn this trick if we want to, after all, we can't drive your warship to land." ”

Lin Jianzhang said: "Don't you also have a Land Cruiser?" I've heard that it's not a problem to conquer the city? ”

Lin Jianzhang was referring to the army's armored combat vehicles, and Feng Guozhang also wanted to show off in front of the navy, so he said, "It seems that you also know a lot?" To give you a secret, our army is planning to form strategic artillery units. The caliber and power of that cannon are much larger than the 18-inch main guns of your Ming-class battleships, and a single shot can destroy one of your early battleships. ”

"There is still such a super cannon?" Lin Jianzhang was a little skeptical, but when he saw Feng Guozhang's sworn appearance, he smiled and said: "It's nothing remarkable, our navy is planning to build a more powerful Qing-class battleship, ready to carry a 20-inch cannon?" ”

Feng Guozhang said curiously: "Didn't the Congress cut your Qing-class battleship project?" ”

Lin Jianzhang said a little anxiously: "Sooner or later, it will be approved!" ”

Feng Guozhang sighed, and was about to continue to attack Lin Jianzhang when the latest battle report came, and Li Dingxin hurriedly stepped forward to interrupt the bull-like conversation between the two.

"The 4th Marine Division has established a beachhead and defeated the Japanese counterattack."

Feng Guozhang looked at his watch again and couldn't help sighing: "It's really fast!" ”

Lin Jianzhang snorted, his expression was nothing more than saying that the show was still to come, so he ordered: "Tell He Youguang that I will have lunch at the Japanese command post on Sanyuan Island in an hour and tell him to get ready." ”

"Yes!" Li Dingxin smiled bitterly and immediately received the order.

Feng Guozhang next to him opened his mouth wide in surprise and whispered: "You are really gasping for saying that you are fat!" ”

He Youguang, who was commanding the Fourth Marine Division to land on the island, was a little puzzled after receiving Lin Jianzhang's order, but he still carried out the order unconditionally.

Since the Japanese could not reach the powerful naval artillery attack of the Chinese Emperor, they were forced to abandon the coastal beachhead positions such as Koguchiya and retreat to the deep Omaruyama, preparing to defend the Oshima air port as a final resistance.

Due to the fact that Oshima Air Harbor was on the anticline of Mount Omaru, the naval guns of the Imperial Chinese Navy could no longer accurately hit the target, so the naval artillery fire support operation was immediately stopped.

At 11:10 a.m., the artillery regiment of the 4th Marine Division established an artillery position on the beachhead of Xiaokouxia on the east side of Mihara Island, and quickly provided artillery support to the 7th Regiment, which was attacking the Japanese army.

At the same time, naval aviation dispatched 200 Cat Demon fighters and 30 H1N1 bombers to carry out a fierce attack on the Japanese positions on the anticline of Mount Daimaru, covering the attack of the 4th Marine Division.

The Japanese resistance was particularly fierce, but in the face of the disparity in strength, the Japanese army could only rely on a small number of lightning guns, heavy machine guns and rifles and other weapons to resist, the Japanese 219th Wing due to improper command, at the beginning of the force to the beachhead, trying to stop the landing force of the Chinese Emperor, but was violently destroyed by the naval fire of the Chinese Imperial Navy, and suffered more than half of the casualties.

The Japanese troops who retreated to the anticline fortifications of Mt. Daimaru were already less than three squadrons, and the air was constantly strafed by the fighters of the Imperial Chinese Naval Aviation, and the ground was suppressed by the fierce infantry and artillery fire of the Chinese Emperor.

At 11:33 a.m., the headquarters of the 219th Wing of the Japanese Army was destroyed under the artillery fire of the Chinese Emperor, and the main officers below the wing commander were killed, and the Japanese army suddenly lost its command.

At 11:50, the Chinese Emperor captured the Oshima Airport, captured the headquarters of the Japanese Wing, and completely annihilated the 219th Wing of the Japanese Army, with only 87 casualties on his side.

He Youguang immediately ordered the gang to prepare lunch, and at the same time reported to the fleet headquarters and invited Lin Jianzhang to come over for dinner.

The flagship Zhu Yuanzhang went to the bridge, and after Lin Jianzhang, who was competing with Feng Guozhang, received the report, he immediately said to Feng Guozhang proudly: "Let's go, Commander Feng, let's go to the Japanese command post for dinner." ”

Feng Guozhang suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "What are you going to do?" The island is smoky, how can you be here, the air conditioning is blowing, and the frozen food is supplied, how comfortable, don't go. ”

Lin Jianzhang rolled his eyes and said, "Do you think I'm showing off to you?" Lord Wang Shizhen's side promised His Majesty to take Tokyo in a short time, how can I have time to grind with you? ”

"Ah, forget about that!" Feng Guozhang suddenly remembered the instructions given to him by Wang Shizhen before leaving, he must capture Tokyo in a short time, so he immediately reorganized his military uniform, took the military hat from the adjutant, and got off the ship with Lin Jianzhang to inspect Sanyuan Island.

Mihara Island served as the gateway to Sagami Bay for the Japanese army, and it was also the general headquarters of the Tokyo Bay landing battle selected by the Chinese Emperor. In addition, the Oshima Air Harbor on Mihara Island was the original departure airfield for Japanese reconnaissance planes, and Feng Guozhang and Lin Jianzhang needed to evaluate this airfield in order to decide whether to use it as a take-off base for air force fighters and bombers.

Although the H2N1 bombers of the Imperial Air Force of China can take off directly from the mainland and directly attack Tokyo to provide air fire support for landing operations, after all, it takes six hours to fly from the mainland to reach the sky over Tokyo, and it can only act during the day, so long-range bombing can only be done once a day, and it must be canceled if it rains, so Feng Guozhang needs an air force airfield closest to Tokyo, which is another reason why Feng Guozhang wants to capture Mihara Island when formulating the battle plan.

When they arrived at Sanyuan Island, Feng Guozhang and Lin Jianzhang did not go to the headquarters arranged by He Youguang for dinner, but took people to directly inspect the Oshima Airport.

Since before the operation, Feng Guozhang had strictly ordered not to shell the Oshima Airport, especially the airport runway, so the Oshima Airport was intact.

Lin Jianzhang asked: "There is only one runway 100 meters long, can H2 bombers take off and land?" ”

Feng Guozhang replied: "The Air Force's H2 bomber has a payload of 15 tons and needs at least 110 meters of runway to take off, while the H2 carrier-based bomber of your naval aviation is just enough to take off and land. ”

Then Feng Guozhang looked around, the airport runway was built on a small plain, and the Japanese army bulldozed the runway around it to facilitate take-off and landing, and it was already overgrown with weeds.

"I think this weed is cleared, and a simple repair is enough to take off and land hundreds of bombers."

Li Dingxin frowned and said: "It is indeed enough for the standard of field airfields, but our new fighters and bombers are all all-metal structures, and the take-off and landing life on this kind of runway will be greatly reduced." ”

Lin Jianzhang said: "I can't care so much! If we can take off and land hundreds of bombers and combat planes here every day, and cooperate with the naval air force, we can get thousands of sorties of air support every day, which is too important for our landing operations. ”

Feng Guozhang also agreed with this, so he nodded and said: "Then it is decided, I will immediately contact the Air Force and transfer more combat planes over." ”

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