Chapter 585: Formal Declaration of War
The sudden bombing made all the Japanese soldiers fall into confusion, they have already eliminated the British air force, only the Japanese planes to bomb other people's share, how can others still bomb the Japanese army, is it that Japan's own fighters have misseen the target?
Some of the Japanese even ran to a high place, waving incessantly into the air, trying to correct the mistake of the plane, but these people were quickly strafed by the fighters, and most of them were wiped out, and of course the Japanese saw the signs of the attacking plane before they died.
The icon of the five-color flag declared that these planes were Chinese war eagles, and the Japanese only came to their senses at this time, and the Japanese planes that had been concentrated to bomb the British positions quickly retreated and began to deal with the threat of the Chinese air force.
However, at this time, Japan has lost the first opportunity, several airfields controlled by Japan have been taken care of by China, and they have been bombed in a mess, and they cannot take off and land planes at all, most of the fighters in the Japanese air have exhausted their ammunition and fuel, and now the airfields have been destroyed again, and they can't even escape, so they can only fight desperately with Chinese planes, but most of the Japanese pilots are extremely tired, and the ammunition and fuel are almost consumed, basically they are killing themselves, and a large number of Japanese planes are easily shot down.
In addition, what makes Japan unbearable is that the commander Yamashita Fengfu can no longer be contacted, the commander of an army is the soul of this army, the Japanese army can break the British defense line so fiercely, most of it is because of having a fierce and ruthless commander, but now Yamashita Fengfumi's life and death are uncertain, so that all Japanese hearts are clouded.
They were well aware that the commander was inspecting the front line while the Chinese side was bombing. Although they had sent a large number of men to search for Yamashita Fumi, many Japanese officers felt a sense of foreboding in their hearts, fearing that the commander had already died.
In fact, Yamashita was not dead, when a bomb fell on him at a distance of more than twenty meters. Kill all of the surrounding followers. Yamashita Fumi reacted relatively quickly. Lying on the ground in time. Still, two shrapnel went into his waist and stuck in his buttocks.
Yamashita was considered extremely strong among the Japanese, and it stands to reason that these two shrapnel were not enough to kill him, but one inserted in the butt happened to cut through the artery.
Immediately, blood spurted wildly. The entire lower half of the military uniform was dyed red, and Yamashita Fengwen clearly felt that his vitality was constantly draining, the lower half of his body was gradually numb, and his legs seemed to be filled with lead. However, he still relied on the ferocity in his bones to run a few hundred meters with a rolling belt.
He kept shouting for the Japanese soldiers to come to his rescue, just as he was running wildly, he suddenly tripped over something under his feet, and his huge body fell to the ground like a wall.
The man stared at Yamashita Fengwen with wolf-like eyes, and the corners of his mouth twitched reluctantly. It seemed like he wanted to laugh, but he couldn't do it anymore. His pace is getting faster and faster. The distance between the two men was soon less than a meter.
"Yaga! What are you doing? ”
This person suddenly raised the axe high, and then fell sharply according to Yamashita Fengwen's neck, Yamashita Fengwen was already panicked, he wanted to pull out his saber to resist, but the usually light and fluttering saber was like a thousand weights at this time, he no longer had the strength to pick it up, and the severe blood loss made his eyes blacken for a while, and his body did not obey the call at all.
The axe had already fallen at this time, and it happened to slash Yamashita Fengfumi's neck, and the blood plasma gushed out again, and the fierce Japanese commander died at the hands of a nobody. When the bloody man saw that Yamashita was finished, he finally smiled and fell limply to the ground, losing his breath.
He was originally a native Chinese in Singapore, and when the Japanese army landed on Singapore's soil, they went around capturing laborers, and all the young and strong were transferred to the front line to build trenches, and the women were transported to the rear for these livestock to vent, and most of the old people and children were slaughtered.
This was also the instruction of Yamashita Fumi, who knew that there were many local Chinese in Singapore, and these people would never be of the same mind as the Japanese, so he slaughtered them from the moment he landed in Singapore.
The man who killed Yamashita was one of the forced laborers, and the Japanese asked them to dig trenches and carry goods, and when everything was about the same, the Japanese used them as targets to practice assassination, and everyone else died after the Japanese, only he was lucky not to die, but he was also covered in bruises and died for a short time.
At this time, the bombing of the Chinese air force began, and Yamashita was seriously wounded, but he finally found an opportunity for revenge and cut off Yamashita Fumi's neck with a sharp axe, and the former invincible Japanese commander died at the hands of those he regarded as ants.
When the Japanese soldiers found this place, they clearly saw that their commander was dead, and every Japanese soldier was sincerely frightened, not only afraid of Yamashita Fumi's death, but also worried about their own fate.
China's surprise attack was beyond Japan's imagination, losing more than 40 fighters in the first round, battering its air power and regaining confidence in the British army trapped in Singapore.
The Chinese army was much faster than expected, the fastest armoured vanguard had already moved deep into the Malay Peninsula, just three days from Singapore, and now the Chinese air force had helped the British regain air supremacy.
Singapore's commander Percival finally regained his confidence, as a proud British Empire officer, he was absolutely unwilling to surrender easily, and now that he had the possibility of reversing the defeat, he naturally could not let go, he commanded the British army to reuse the strong offensive and wait for reinforcements.
The two sides are fighting fiercely in the skies over Singapore, but the key to the real fate of Singapore is still at sea.
Shen Honglie, commander of China's South China Sea Fleet, was commanding four aircraft carriers to rush to the battlefield, and his mission was clear: to destroy Japan's aircraft carriers and seize sea supremacy.
After China announced its cooperation in the defense of Singapore, it actually meant that China had officially joined the war, and Tokyo was discussing how to deal with the situation in front of it at this time, Japan had just occupied the vast Pacific region, and it had not had time to digest it, and the defense line had not been established, but China intervened in the battle at this time, which immediately caught Japan off guard.
"Your Majesty, China is willing to act as a lackey of the United States and Britain, and blatantly obstructs the armed actions of the Empire, and the minister requests His Majesty to officially authorize it, and the Empire officially declares war on China!"
"Aiqing Tojo, is it necessary for the Empire to declare war before the Shina people?"
Tojo was very clear about the meaning of Hirohito's words, China only announced that it would cooperate in the defense of Singapore, and if Japan did not formally declare war on China, it seemed that a full-scale war would not break out between the two countries, and the scope of the battlefield could be limited to the Singapore area, which was also a good thing for Japan.
However, Hideki Tojo had been carried away by the victory of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor at this time, and even the whole of Japan was a little unclear-headed, and they were eager to expand the scale of the war, obtain greater benefits, and realize the ambition of landing on the mainland that the Japanese had always dreamed of.
It was precisely because of his ambition that Tojo said: "Your Majesty, the people of China have taken the initiative to choose war, and if we do not declare war on them, it will appear that the empire is afraid of China, and the morale of the soldiers on the front line will definitely be affected, and the gains will outweigh the losses." And please keep enough confidence in the warriors of the Empire, the Empire can easily defeat the US Pacific Fleet, can sweep the South Seas, and can also wipe out China! ”
Tojo added: "Just two hours ago, the air force of the people of China attacked the Imperial army, and they have already shown their butcher knives, and the empire must not back down, and the people of China must be taught a lesson. ”
Hirohito pondered for a while, then nodded vigorously and said, "Since Aiqing is sure, let's officially declare war on China!" However, Aiqing must remember that he must fight quickly to avoid falling into a war of attrition with China. ”
Tojo hurriedly nodded yes, but at this time, Hirohito was secretly telling the heavens, hoping that his grandfather Meiji could bless him and the Japanese Empire, and he must live victorious.
In fact, Hirohito is an extremely arrogant person, and being in a crazy position like the emperor makes him even more tolerant of failure and mistakes. But as soon as he ascended the throne, he suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of China, the combined fleet was almost completely wiped out, and Japan's decades of wealth were depleted, which was the most unforgettable hatred for Hirohito.
Over the years, he has been thinking about how to take revenge all the time, how many times Hirohito dreamed that the warriors of Great Japan occupied China, tied the hateful Qiao Yu and Jiang Baili and others in front of him, and made them prisoners of his subordinates, of course, this is just a dream.
Over the years, the strength between China and Japan has not shrunk, on the contrary, it has expanded, especially the gap in war potential is even more staggering, China has completed industrialization has a huge foundation, Japan can defeat this behemoth There are not many chances, so it is extremely difficult to make the decision to declare war, there is no doubt that this is another gamble on Japan's national fortunes.
What's more, Japan was already in a state of war with the United States and Britain before this, and at the same time against the three major powers, it is really a huge question whether Japan, an island country, can withstand it, but Hirohito and Japan are not willing to wait, they want to give it a go.
Hideki Tojo said a lot, China has already aimed its guns at Japan, and even if Japan does not formally declare war now, China will attack Japan at any time, so it is better to declare war first.
Just eight hours after China launched its bombing of Japan in Singapore, the Japanese government officially declared war on China. (To be continued.) )