429. Umezu Mijiro, who does not give up

March 20, 27th year of the Republic of China

In this great battle, the air force of the Seventh Theater of Operations used more than 600 fighters of three air divisions to take the lead in launching an attack on more than 300 Japanese fighters, and the battle was extremely tragic. The sky was full of shnel-flew and firelight, downed fighters were constantly catching fire and exploding in the air, and white umbrella flowers appeared in the air from time to time.

Due to the absolute superiority of the fighters of the Seventh Theater in terms of quantity and quality, more than 260 Japanese fighters were shot down in less than an hour of air combat, and the remaining fighters were forced to flee to distant airfields.

The victorious Chahar Air Force swaggered to the assembly place of the Japanese ground troops, calmly poured all the bombs on the heads of the Japanese army, and blew up the Japanese army to a miserable degree, and only more than 200 anti-aircraft guns could only be arranged in critical places, when Stuka finished pouring all the bombs, more than 200 heavy bombers flew from high in the sky, and these heavy bomber groups composed of B17 and B24 formed a bomber group to blow up the positions that the Japanese army had worked hard to build to pieces. The gasoline bomb and even the super-heavy bomb of more than a ton made the Japanese army feel that even hell was nothing more than that.

A Japanese soldier Nakasa wrote on a Japanese plane that day: "Kazuko, today our position was bombed by the Shina Air Force like never before. My subordinate brigade suffered heavy losses in the bombing of the Chinese planes, and by the end of the bombing our brigade of 1,100 men was left with less than 300 men, including the seriously wounded. The 6th Brigade in the position next door to us was even worse, their brigade was burned to ashes by the incendiary bombs dropped by the Shina people, who used the same devilish incendiary bombs that were dropped in Tokyo last time, once you were burned by this kind of incendiary bombs, unless you quickly cut off the part of the bullet with a bayonet, otherwise you will wait to be burned into a burning man!

Kazuko, I have a feeling of getting more and more lost about this war. When we first set foot on this land, we from the generals to the soldiers were full of confidence in the conquest of China, the land is so fertile, the mineral deposits and resources here are so rich, how ignorant and insensitive the people here are, but now I find that I am wrong, not only me, but the whole empire is wrong. When we massacre the people here, plundered their resources, their women, it also aroused their deep hatred, and now the people of China are starting to take revenge, and they are using the same methods against us, they slaughter our soldiers, they take the people of our 'reclamation regiment', force them to build railways and mine mines, and their army grows stronger day by day. Today, the air force that we used to be proud of was crippled by them, and less than forty of the more than three hundred fighters escaped, and I began to despair, because I found that today's geo-like career is only the beginning, Kazuko, my favorite wife, can I ever return to my homeland to see you again? ”

After the bombing, the Japanese positions near Mukden were full of desolation, and the sound of Japanese soldiers wailing and crying was everywhere. Only under the pressure of the officers' knives to clean up the collapsed anti-artillery holes and the corpses that had been blown apart or burned to charcoal.

At this time, the Kwantung Army Headquarters was also in chaos, because at the same time as Mukden was bombed, the Second Flying Division stationed in Jilin Province was also bombed by the Vladivostok naval aviation, and three airfields were bombed by surprise, and more than 100 planes were blown up on the airfields before they could take off. When the remaining 100 or so fighters rushed from the rest of the field to support, they were caught by the more than 400 'Wildcat' fighters that had been waiting on the clouds for a long time, and finally ended up in the end of the whole army, and the commander of the 2nd Flying Division, who had become the commander of the light pole, committed suicide on the spot.

When the news reached the Kwantung Army Headquarters, it was even worse for Umezu Mijiro and Ishihara Waner, who were already anxious.

Mijiro Umezu, who looked sluggish, sat down in his chair in despair, and muttered, "Is this the fate of the Kwantung Army, known as the flower of the imperial army?" Is Manchuria really going to be untenable? ”

Ishihara Wan'er also sat aside, at this time his mind was in a mess, just last night, he and Umezu Mijiro discussed how to use the more than 300 fighters in his hand to take turns to resist the sharp spirit of the Chahar fighters, but he didn't expect to be surrounded by a large group of hungry wolf-like fighters as soon as he appeared, and the sky within a radius of more than 100 kilometers was full of whizzing fighters and bullets flying around, and the sound of pilots calling for reinforcements kept coming from the command center. What tactics and plans have become a dead letter, and the tactics of the Chahar fighters are very clear, that is, no matter what strategy the Kwantung Army uses, they who occupy the quality and quantity of fighters can always use the superior quantity to surround them and then eat them.

"I see, no matter how clever the strategy and tactics are, it is useless to meet an opponent who occupies absolute strength, and strategy and tactics can only be used when the strength of the opponent is not much different." Ishihara muttered to himself, and the command knife in his hand was slammed against the wooden floor in the command room.

"Umejin-kun, let's ask the base camp to plead guilty, and ask the base camp to send more fighters and reinforcements over, otherwise the responsibility for losing Manchuria is not something you and I can afford to bear!" After a while, Ishihara said with a long sigh to Umezu Mijiro, who was still pondering.

"No, we haven't lost yet!" Umezu Mijiro slapped the table with his hand and shouted with a hideous expression: "We still have an army of 600,000, and we still have the support of nearly two million people in the 'Reclamation Regiment'. We also have the rich mineral resources of Manchuria as a backing, and our military-industrial system based in Mukden has not been destroyed. We can also give it a go with those cowardly Shina people! ”

"Umezu-kun, you!" Ishihara didn't expect that Umezu Mijiro didn't know which tendon he had screwed wrong, and he stubbornly refused to want to confess his guilt at the base camp. After today's battle, Ishihara Waner deeply realized that fighting with the Chahar army on the plains without air supremacy could only be abused. Especially if the army of more than 600,000 people is placed on the plain with an unobstructed view, it is waiting to be slaughtered by the opponent's planes.

"Ishihara-kun, don't the people of China only know how to fight by airplane? We will now disperse our forces to avoid the bombardment of the Chinese planes. I'd rather see how many bombs there are in the Chinese plane to blow us up? Umezu Mijiro said through gritted teeth.

"Umezu-kun, are you crazy?" Ishihara stood up openly, and even a warrant officer who had just come out of the military academy knew that in a large-scale field battle, the result of dispersing the troops could only be broken by the enemy individually. Could it be that today's bombing also crippled Umezu Mijiro's brain?

"No, I'm not crazy. Ishihara-kun, you must know that only by dispersing the troops can the troops reduce their losses. Although it is said that spreading the troops will give the Chinese a chance to break through, our forces are far superior to the Chinese and we can afford to spend it. Just wait for local reinforcements or support planes to arrive, and we can drive those hateful Shina people back. At this time, Umezu Mijiro's eyes showed a crazy look.

Ishihara also sighed secretly, he knew that Umezu Mijiro had made up his mind, and would rather use 600,000 troops to slowly follow the pace of the Chahar army's attack to keep Mukden. In the hearts of high-ranking Japanese generals, soldiers can be called up at any time when they die, and their superiors will not be too harsh on the problem of excessive casualties, after all, it is a war, how can there be immortals, but the land, especially a big city like Mukden, must be held accountable for losing its base camp.

At this time, Umezu Mijiro was also difficult to ride a tiger, because he had heard that Hideki Tojo, who was originally going to go home to fish after returning to Japan, did not know what was going on by His Majesty the Emperor, and was ready to let him succeed Tada Jun as the deputy minister of military affairs. Moreover, if Umezu Mijiro's message of plea is sent, then it will be tantamount to his admission that he will not be able to clean up the situation in Manchuria, and what awaits him will be a special plane flying back to China, a cold-looking military police, and permanent retirement.

Ishihara Wan'er is a smart person, and in the blink of an eye, he thought of Umezu Mijiro's intentions, he sighed in his heart, and said: "Umezu-kun, since you have made a decision, then I won't say anything, but I suggest that you withdraw our elite into Mukden City, don't withdraw all of them, put four divisions and 100,000 people in the city immediately." The rest will scatter to avoid the bombardment of the Shina people! ”

"Ishihara-kun!" Umezu Mijiro knew that the little Jiujiu in his heart couldn't hide from his friends, and he was relieved to see Ishihara say this, he knew that as long as Ishihara was willing to help him, then this difficulty would be much easier for him.

Glancing at Ishihara gratefully, Umezu Mijiro began to arrange for the retreat of his troops.

While the bombed Japanese troops were scattered and hidden in order to avoid the next bombing, a converted aircraft from the far north from the An-12 (sorry, this is a plane that only appeared in 50 years, the plot needs to appear in advance) transport aircraft is flying in the direction of Chahar. It was also 'accompanied' by its side, four chubby 47 fighters with the Black Tiger mark on their bodies. As if as an escort, the transport plane flew all the way to a field airfield on the outskirts of Chahar.

On this plane was the third person in Soviet Russia, Deputy Chairman of the National People's Commissariat and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Federation, Motolov......