"Without the threat from the air, with the army alone, our reading division will not suffer at all in front of the little devils. Commander, I believe that in the future, in North China, our battles will get bigger and bigger..."Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan replied with a smile on his face.

"Brigade Commander Li, inform the convoy to set off immediately, we have been delayed here for an hour and a half, no matter what, we must rush back in time..."

As a result, the mighty convoy, after an air battle episode of just one and a half hours, started again. However, after this air raid, the faces of the soldiers not only did not show any tired looks, but showed expressions of excitement and excitement. One by one, the warriors marched and discussed the great victory of the Armageddon that had just been fought in the open field.

However, the commander of the army who was far away at Shijiazhuang Airport, at this moment, stood on the tower of the airport with a blue face, watching the bombers responsible for the attack slowly landing at the airport. Looking at the airfield that was still full of all kinds of bombers this morning, at this moment, with the last plane stopped on the runway, there was still more than half of the area, and the plane was not parked. The commander's entire body began to tremble because of this..."Eight grid tooth road, what about Oda-kun, call Oda-kun over to me immediately, why did the bomber formation suffer such huge losses." The loss of so many bombers, let me explain to the General Staff Headquarters and His Majesty the Emperor. Eight grid tooth road, Oda Jun is dead, dead..."Looking at the bomber that stayed on the airfield, more than half of it was missing. The commander, who was blushing and clenching his fists, roared loudly at the staff officer behind him. At this moment, the whole person, like a powder keg that may explode at any time, is full of fire.

"Hi, Your Excellency Commander..."Seeing the commander in front of him, his whole face was flushed with anger. The staff officer did not dare to slack off, quickly replied, turned around and ran out of the tower, and rushed towards the airport.

In less than a few minutes, there was a rush of footsteps at the exit of the tower. As the door was quietly pushed open, the commander turned his body with a gloomy face and looked at the door where the room had been pushed open. However, it was not Oda Daisa, who wanted to vent, who walked into the tower, but another wing captain of the bomber formation, Harashita Osa. Seeing this, a trace of bad premonition immediately came to the commander's mind.

Before the commander could speak, Harushita Osa, who had already come to the front, lowered his head and reported loudly: "Report to Your Excellency Commander Hikari, the temporary commander of the bomber formation Harushita Osaku was ordered to come and report..."

"Nani, Harushita-kun, Oda-kun, why didn't he come to see me, was it to shirk his responsibility, he didn't dare to come to see me...."Regarding Harushita Daisa's answer, the commander, who was already in a terrible mood, did not give any good face. Instead, he had a gloomy face, his eyes were firmly fixed on the Harushita Osa in front of him, and he asked with a dissatisfied face..."Please Your Excellency the Commander." The commander of the formation, Oda Daisa, in today's air raid, in order to destroy the anti-aircraft fire point of the Eighth Route Army. For the sake of the empire and His Majesty the Emperor, together with his own landline, he was destroyed by the anti-aircraft fire of the Eighth Route Army. Oda-kun has already shattered the jade..."Harushita Osa did not avoid the commander's eyes, and replied affirmatively.

"Nani, Oda Jun's jade is broken, how is it possible, Oda Jun is the supreme commander of the entire formation, how could he be hit by the anti-aircraft fire of the Eighth Route Army, how could this be. Harushita-kun, tell me right away what happened during this morning's air raid. Immediately, if you let me know that you have any concealment, you will die directly..."After hearing the news of Oda-kun's death, after reacting from the brief shock, the commander immediately grabbed the collar of Harushita Osa in front of him tightly with one hand, and roared loudly...

"Hey, Your Excellency Commander, the situation is like this..."After a full ten minutes, Harunshita Osa, under the gaze of the commander in front of him, told the entire air raid word for word under the gaze of the uncertain face.

"Nani, how can this be. Harushita-kun, is what you said true, the Eighth Route Army transport team is really equipped with so many anti-aircraft weapons? How can it be? After a brief moment of shock, the commander asked rhetorically, incredulously.

"Hi, Your Excellency Commander, the humble duty is vouched for the honor of his own soldiers, and what he just said is absolutely true, and there is not a single lie. If Your Excellency the Commander doesn't believe me, the 27 pilots who came back with me can all corroborate what I just said.

"Baga, Oda Jun is very stupid, the emperor [***] official is not, how can you let the precious combat aircraft of the Great Emperor be lost in the meaningless bombing. Ba Ge Yalu, chief of staff, immediately and truthfully reported the entire air raid to the base camp. Remember, don't hide anything. I believe that the base camp will give us a fair verdict. "After some scolding, the commander ordered affirmatively..."Hey, Your Excellency, I will send a report at once...", and the chief of staff left the tower and walked quickly towards the telecommunications room of the airport. Looking at the figure of the chief of staff, the commander set his eyes in front of him and led the formation to participate in the combat aircraft, successfully escaped the attack of the Eighth Route Army, and preserved the limited aircraft resources of the aviation unit of the North China garrison army.

"Harushita-kun, this time, you did it very right. Without your decisive order, the remaining 28 bombers of the entire formation would have suffered serious losses. So, although our bombing campaign failed this time, you have a merit. I am sure that the base camp will definitely remember your exploits and give you a fair evaluation. Go down, I want to have a good rest..."After saying that, His Excellency the Commander closed his eyes, sat down on a sofa beside him, and began to close his eyes and recuperate... And Harushita Osa, who was assured by the commander, was pleasantly surprised when he saw His Excellency the Commander lying on the sofa with a tired face, and walked out of the room in a low voice and closed the door of the office... Ten minutes later, after receiving the results of the battle from Shijiazhuang, the staff headquarters of the base camp was immediately frightened by the huge losses of the air force of the North China Front. You must know that 44 bombers of various kinds are more than a quarter of the overall strength of the entire North China Army Aviation Force... A quarter of the planes were lost in an air raid in this way, and they did not achieve any results, which is really incredible, I can't believe it..."Eight grid tooth road, impossible, absolutely impossible." Immediately call Shijiazhuang back to confirm the authenticity of this matter..."After reading the telegram handed over by the staff officer, the Minister of War asked in disbelief. After all, on the land of China, although the army units have suffered huge losses under the sworn counterattack of the Chinese [***] team. However, the attached aviation units did not suffer any major losses in China's airspace... And this time, a whole two bomber wings, a massive attack formation of 72 aircraft. Only under the blow of the ground anti-aircraft artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army, it did not even have the strength to fight back, and it also lost more than half of its aircraft. When this thing is said, it is impossible for anyone to believe that it is true....

"Hey, Your Excellency, Commander—" Without hesitation, the Chief of Staff turned and walked towards the telecommunications room.

Ten minutes passed, and the communications staff officer came to the Minister of War again with a telegram. However, to the disappointment of the Minister of War, there was no happy look on the face of the communications staff officer in front of him. In an instant, he was still full of doubts about the content of the telegram just now, and the whole person immediately felt as if he had fallen into an abyss, and he was extremely painful..."Has the information been confirmed by Shijiazhuang, and is the content of the information completely true?" Although, it seems that I have already guessed something in my heart. However, with a hint of expectation in the eyes of the Minister of War, he asked the communications staff officer in front of him.

"Hi, Your Excellency Marshal, the battle situation reported by Shijiazhuang just now is completely true. In this morning's bombing, our troops stationed in North China lost a total of 44 bombers of various types..."Speaking of this, he looked at the Minister of War in front of him, who was almost about to break out. The communications staff officer did not continue, but simply waited for the order of His Excellency the Marshal in front of him.

"Baga, it's the Eighth Route Army Reading Strength Division. Eight Grid Tooth Road, could it be that this reader will really become a mortal enemy that the empire will never be able to destroy. Send me the telegram, and I will immediately report it to His Majesty the Emperor and apply for a change in the new strategic plan of our army in North China...."As he spoke, the marshal had already seized the telegram from the hands of the communications staff officer, and once again rushed into the office of Emperor Hirohito for the sake of the powerful enemy of the Eighth Route Army..."Marshal, looking at your anxious face, is there something going on in the Chinese theater again?" Looking at the Minister of War who rushed in front of him, Emperor Hirohito put down the pen in his hand and raised his head and asked.

"Hi, Your Majesty the Emperor, something has happened to the North China garrison again. This morning, the North China Garrison Army assembled two bomber wings and prepared to launch a carpet bombing campaign against the transport convoy of the Reading Division of the Eighth Route Army and the division commander Liu Hua to eliminate Liu Hua, the commander of the Reading Division. However, in the process of bombing in formation, it was counterattacked by intensive anti-aircraft artillery fire from the Reading Division of the Eighth Route Army, and the troops suffered heavy losses. A full 44 bombers were destroyed in the course of the battle, and a large number of excellent air pilots were shattered...."Without any hesitation, the Minister of War replied straight to the point... Just as the Minister of War finished speaking, he lowered his head and waited to receive the monstrous anger of His Majesty the Emperor in front of him. Unexpectedly, Emperor Hirohito did not get angry, but just sat in his seat blankly, staring at the battle report in his hand with a pair of eyes, without saying a word..."His Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty the Emperor... Please let His Majesty the Emperor calm his anger, such a huge loss was caused by the carelessness of the commander of Shijiazhuang. I say that the air force of the Imperial Army has always been invincible in China's airspace..."Seeing Emperor Hirohito's silent face, the heart of the Minister of War almost rose to his throat. With his hoarse voice, with a fact that he didn't believe, he reminded in a low voice, wanting to comfort His Majesty the Emperor in front of him.

"Marshal, you tell me the truth, in the successive counteroffensives of the Eighth Route Army, I said how many troops the North China garrison army of this empire has lost. So far, how many combat troops are left in our North China garrison..."Finally, Emperor Hirohito slowly put down the battle report in his hand, and then asked coldly to the Minister of War in front of him.

"Hi, His Majesty the Emperor. According to the latest statistics from the General Staff Headquarters, under the two counteroffences of the Eighth Route Army in various parts of North China, a total of 58,469 Imperial Army soldiers were broken. Among them, the strength of the imperial army in the hands of the Eighth Route Army alone reached an astonishing 23,600 people. In addition, under the fierce attack of the Eighth Route Army, among the several county towns and fortresses occupied by the imperial army, there were still nearly 10,000 wounded of the imperial army, who had temporarily lost their combat capability and urgently needed medical treatment..."The Minister of War replied in a low voice.

"Baga, a full 70,000 Imperial Army of the Great Imperial Empire, three field divisions, were completely annihilated by the Eighth Route Army in less than two months. Eight Grid Tooth Road, this is simply a shame for the Great Empire. Marshal, how many combat units are left in the entire North China garrison army, as well as the various heavy weapons and aviation units attached to them, and how much combat effectiveness is left? At the same time, how many cities in the entire North China region are under the control of our Imperial Army..."Emperor Hirohito clenched his fists, his red eyes were only staring at the Minister of War in front of him, and continued to ask..."Hi, Your Majesty the Emperor. Before the North China Eighth Route Army launched a counteroffensive, because the Eighth Route Army's Reading Division occupied the entire territory of Shanxi Province, a main division of our North China Garrison Army stationed in Shanxi Province, and two Reading Brigade regiments were completely annihilated, and the total strength of the North China Garrison Army was sharply reduced to 240,000. In the next two battles besieging the Shanxi Reading Division, our North China garrison army once again lost two main divisions, plus other sporadic troops, and the total strength was sharply reduced to 180,000 people... A month ago, three main divisions and regiments were transferred from the General Chinese Front to the north, and in the battle to encircle and annihilate the Reading Division, the North China Front once again lost one division of troops. Coupled with the next two counteroffensive battles of the Eighth Route Army, the Pingjin battle... At present, there are less than 100,000 troops left in our North China garrison army, and they can still continue to fight..."The Minister of War looked at the trembling body of Emperor Hirohito in front of him, and replied in a low voice: "What, there are only less than 100,000 people. So, what happened to the remaining 100,000 troops? Emperor Hirohito was still holding back the anger in his heart, staring, and continued to ask.

The remaining 100,000 troops are distributed in several important provincial capitals such as Shijiazhuang, Jinan, Beiping, and Tianjin. However, the cities occupied by these imperial troops have been divided and surrounded by a large number of troops of the Eighth Route Army, because of the lack of ammunition and various materials, they can only rely on the city wall to hold on, and they are not capable of launching any counteroffensive...."The Minister of War pointed to the huge military map of clothes hanging on the wall, and said to Emperor Hirohito beside him..."Baga, I really didn't expect it, because of this Eighth Route Army Reading Division. In North China, we have lost all ground superiority ... As for the Air Force, although the Air Force lost 44 planes this time, according to the strength of the air force of the North China Garrison, it should be able to continue to seize air supremacy in the entire North China region? Emperor Hirohito's eyes were firmly fixed on the huge North China Plain on the map, and he said in a deep voice..."Your Majesty the Emperor, the situation is far from being so good, if nothing else, the entire North China region, except for the airspace in the area controlled by the army units, the Imperial Army still has absolute air supremacy. In the vast areas occupied by the Eighth Route Army, especially in Shanxi Province, we have completely lost air supremacy, and can only conduct high-altitude reconnaissance..."The Minister of War shook his head helplessly and said.

"Nani, how is that possible. What about the aviation units of the North China Front, what are they eating, why do they even lose air supremacy, and their hundreds of combat aircraft? "At this moment, I heard that even the air supremacy in which the imperial army has an absolute advantage is gone. Emperor Hirohito couldn't hold back any longer, and the anger in his heart completely exploded at the same moment. He roared loudly at the Minister of War in front of him, saying that he had completely lost his majesty as the head of state..."Your Majesty the Emperor, the losses of the air force of the North China Front are completely more than a single air raid this morning. In the two-way siege campaign launched by the North China Front against Shanxi Province, more than 20 fighters were lost. In addition, during the campaign of the Reading Division's attack on Pingjin, an aviation wing that stayed at the Beiping airfield was almost completely wiped out under the artillery bombardment of the Eighth Route Army. Combined with today's losses, the entire North China Front Army has lost nearly 100 combat aircraft of various types. Therefore, at present, there are only more than 100 planes left in the total number of planes possessed by the entire North China Front, and there are less than 100 bombers of various types that can be used for bombing. These combat planes, in the face of the large number of anti-aircraft weapons of the Eighth Route Army, are simply not capable of gaining absolute air supremacy..."The Minister of War replied..."Yaga..."A roar of anger came out of Emperor Hirohito's mouth. Then, Emperor Hirohito, who was already full of anger, finally fainted to the ground because of the great fright..."Your Majesty the Emperor, Your Majesty the Emperor, what's wrong with you... Imperial Doctor, His Majesty the Emperor has fainted, quick, immediately upload the Imperial Doctor..."Seeing Emperor Hirohito fainting on the ground, with a pale face, the Minister of War was startled, and quickly picked up Emperor Hirohito who was lying on the ground, and shouted loudly at the guards guarding the gate of the palace...

(To be continued)