At 4 o'clock in the morning, the strategic bomber unit that had taken off from Taiwan was the first to arrive at the battlefield, and more than 400 H40 Hell Eyes, loaded with more than 4,000 tons of terrible napalm, once again made a terrifying hell wreath along the southern coast of Kyushu, which was put on Japan's "neck." According to post-war statistics, more than 10,000 military personnel died directly as a result of the bombing, and more than 120,000 civilians were indirectly killed or wounded. The Helleye bomber force once again set a record - the record for the number of casualties in a single bombing, surpassing the 100,000 people in the first bombing of Tokyo.

Almost all of the Japanese positions along the coastline were grilled at high temperatures, the fortifications made of combustible materials were set on fire, the steel beamed bunkers were almost melted down, and the soldiers in the kang tunnels were turned into roasted red houses, a very popular food in northern China during the winter.

The survivors did not have time to extinguish the fire caused by the bombardment, and the brave Japanese soldiers even howled and clenched their rifles with blistered hands and rushed to the trenches. But the bombing did not end, as planes from Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, Jeju Island, Tsushima Island, Tanegashima Island, and Yakushima Island overwhelmingly covered the skies over southern Kyushu.

Because a large number of air force units participated in the war, and the tasks were complex and diverse, some carried out suppressive bombing of Japanese airfields; some bombed Japanese fortifications; some corrected the fire of naval guns; Some carry out anti-submarine patrols...... There are also several most advanced Tianlong fighter squadrons, which are commanded by their Fengshenlong early warning aircraft in their respective areas to strike in advance against possible Japanese aircraft groups. In order to effectively organize and coordinate, Lieutenant General Yun Jiu, commander of the Royal Air Force, personally sat at the Naha Airport on Okinawa Island and set up an air force headquarters to coordinate communication among various units of the air force.

Since all the mines in the shipping lanes off Kyushu had been cleared by minesweepers, the navy also began to approach and carry out precision bombardment. In the towns of Kagoshima Arimei-cho and Kushikino, smoke clouds of explosions rose one after another from Japanese positions along the coastline, and 200 warships of various types of the Pacific Fleet were responsible for escorting and suppressing the fire of transport ships on the south coast.

And at the Hinata Beach on the east coast of Kyushu, the commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet, Mao Quartz, commanded two battleship squadrons and launched a heavy artillery attack on Miyazaki.

Miyazaki is the place of the legendary "Arrival of the Heavenly Sun" and is the birthplace of Japan. According to ancient history books, in ancient times, in order to govern Japan, the gods landed here, and after that, the country of Japan was established. The main hall of Udo Jingu is dedicated to the ancestral gods of the Japanese nation, and legend has it that the father of the first emperor of Japan was born here and lived on the spring water dripping from the rocks.

Mao Quartz didn't know this, he only knew that all the buildings along the coastline were covered with the heaviest and more intense artillery fire. The General Command had reminded him that the side he was responsible for was most likely to be attacked by kamikazes, and that the sooner the coastal positions were destroyed and the sooner the troops could land, the safer his fleet would be.

The Japanese shore did not react for a long time, and only passively bombed, but the navy's suicide motorboats and man-operated torpedoes filled with explosives launched a tentative attack on both the surface and the underwater. But an offensive of this magnitude was ...... when the Allies had long been prepared Mao Quartz pursed his lips, "Is the little devil running out of donkey skills?" ”

At six o'clock, the general headquarters of the "White Rainbow" operation, composed of three bigwigs from all over the country, Lin, Yunjiu, and Longzhou, issued an order to start the landing. The amphibious dock landing ships were the first to leave the fleet queue and rush to the coast, and the Yanhuang steamer and other transport ships hiding behind the fleet also began to move forward in an orderly manner.

The Japanese artillery on the Miyazaki coastal defense line finally couldn't bear it anymore and began to shell the sea, and after a few rounds, it attracted more fierce naval artillery fire back, and the bomber units in the air were also completely destroyed.

Six thousand meters away from the coastline, the air-cushion landing craft on the Yanhuang wheel was put into the water, and the soldiers of the 61st Division of the 21st Army of the Yangzhou Army went down to the landing craft along the rope net on the side of the transport ship, and the landing craft lined up in five attack waves, rushing to the shore in a neat formation. From the dock landing ship, the walrus amphibious tank and the seal amphibious armored assault infantry vehicle are slaughtered like a school of hungry sharks as they weave through the waves. On top of the amphibious armored forces, is the helicopter unit of the Marine Corps, HWZ-19 Sea Eagle is the latest marine armed helicopter produced by the base, its firepower is not weaker than the Falcon of the Army Aviation, two 24-hole honeycomb rocket launchers, plus two Gentleman Penguin light ground missiles, the Sea Hawk's ground strike power can be called strong.

At an altitude of more than 1,000 meters, the carrier-based aircraft units taking off from the four aircraft carriers of the Indian Ocean Fleet are divided into three levels. The new J37-E Sea Dragon fighter is equipped with eight empty fairy penguin missiles, like a proud Hai Dongqing, patrolling its territory. The all-rounder Dragon Fighter transforms into a dive bomber in such a battle, always ready to bomb enemy positions at low altitudes. According to internal sources in the Navy's top brass, the Poison Dragon fighter will be the last time to participate in such a large-scale battle, and in the second half of the year, the HNA's unique fighter and bomber planes will be withdrawn from the Royal Navy's active service one after another and replaced by more powerful attack aircraft.

The stratosphere, about 2,000 meters, was the territory of the Pterodactyl bombers, and a total of 48 Pterodactyls took off from the four aircraft carriers to jointly bomb the Japanese positions in depth. Of course, compared to the Royal Air Force, which occupied the skies of southern Kyushu, the navy had fewer planes. In addition to the Air Force First Army, which remained on the mainland, the remaining eight armies almost poured out, and under the coordination of Yun Jiu, even the Fourth Army and the Sixth Army, which were in charge of the Chinese battlefield, also transferred some of the Flying Dragon fighters, and their purpose was very clear. Since the Japanese army has to rely on numbers to play kamikaze attacks, then of course the Royal Air Force has to accompany them to the end, compared with airplanes, the already exhausted little Japan is several streets behind the big Han Royal Air Force.

The fighters of the 62nd and 63rd divisions of the Yangzhou Regiment also began to land one after another, and hovercraft filled the sea surface of the Hyuga Beach. But just then, Lieutenant General Mao Quartz, the commander of the Hyuga Beach landing field, received a notice from the general headquarters that a large number of Japanese planes were dispatched, and the kamikaze special attack team came!

Although the fire preparation and aircraft bombing had been going on for many days, and almost all the airfields on Kyushu Island had been destroyed, Ugaki had built a large number of airstrips, and even took off fighters on the road, and the Japanese army's large number of auger planes did not have high requirements for the runway, and from 6:40 a.m., nearly 1,000 planes took off from various parts of Kyushu, most of which were suicide planes.

Only about 300 of these 1,000 planes were aimed at Kagoshima, and the remaining nearly 700 planes all swooped down on the Indian Ocean Fleet and the landing force on the Hyuga Beach. The Fengshenlong early warning aircraft transmitted the situation back to the general headquarters in time, and dispatched the surrounding Tianlong fighters to strike at the Japanese aircraft group.

It seems that the use of air-to-air missiles against these suicide planes is a bit overkill, Ugaki has gathered all the planes that can take off, old fighters, attack aircraft, critter planes and even transport planes and trainer planes, their slow speed is simply the best target, the fairy penguin shines in the first actual battle, and almost every air-to-air missile shot will be rewarded. After the suicide plane filled with explosives was hit by the fairy penguin, a big spark immediately exploded in the air, and the fragments of the plane that flew after the strong explosion even injured other Japanese planes nearby, which made the two lucky Royal Air Force Draco fighter pilots after firing eight missiles, the record was actually nine, and the shot was double.

Luckily, there were less than 400 kamikaze planes that were able to fly to the Hyuga Beach by breaking through the blockade of Tenryu, but they still launched an attack despite the dense fleet anti-aircraft fire. The focus of their attack was on the Yanhuang wheel, which transported the landing force, and there was no process of bombing and diving, and it was simply a crazy collision at the highest speed. Eight of the Yanhuang boats were hit by the vital point and caught fire, five of which were too badly damaged to be rescued, and after the personnel were evacuated, the Navy's destroyers fired torpedoes to sink them to clear the way.

After the Sea Dragon carrier-based aircraft joined the battle, the fairy penguin, which was praised by the pilot as a super lighter, once again showed its might, and the kamikaze special attack team was completely wiped out. Two destroyers of the Indian Ocean Fleet were damaged, a 1,500-ton frigate was sunk, and the right chord of the aircraft carrier Shiyuan was also knocked out of a big hole, so it had to withdraw from the battlefield and return to the temporary naval base in Okinawa for emergency repairs. The greatest loss was when a 10,000-ton munitions ship was hit, and the explosion ignited a full ship of shells, and the fierce detonation lasted for several minutes, and the munitions ship was blown apart, and the loud sound even drowned out the sound of fierce fighting on the beachhead.

As for the Yanhuang Wheel, which sank a lot, Commander Mao Quartz didn't pay attention to it. In response to the Japanese army's combat plan, the Allies placed the 21st Army, the most elite amphibious corps, at the Hyuga Beach to be responsible for landing operations. But the landing force on the east coast of Kyushu was also limited to the 21st Army.

The order of the General Headquarters was to open the landing ground by the 21st Army and form a confrontation with the Japanese army on the Miyazaki line, creating the illusion that the Allies were attacking Miyazaki, and inducing the Japanese kamikaze to focus their attention on the Hyuga Beach, and the air force and navy were responsible for destroying the Japanese suicide planes to the greatest extent and weakening the Japanese army's ability to launch the "Kikusui Operation".

In Mao Quartz's words, "This is to let Lao Tzu's Indian Ocean fleet be used as bait to lure Japanese planes to take the bait without stopping." However, Mao Quartz's next sentence made everyone in the general headquarters laugh, "This thing, Lao Tzu likes it!" The great achievement of destroying the kamikaze, you can't rob me! ”

Quanguo Lin patted Mao Quartz's shoulder, "I'll show you, no one can rob you of your credit!" ”

The five Yanhuang steamers sunk by the Japanese army were all camouflaged with tugboats, and the engineer troops from the Queens District of Chang'an were busy for nearly a month, disguising more than 100 tugboats as Yanhuang steamers, and dragging them from the destroyers to the Hyuga Beach, where they were anchored and fixed.

Therefore, the biggest achievement of the first round of the Japanese army's Kikusui special attack was the 10,000-ton munition ship, and in terms of personnel, the Allies only lost more than 200 people, nearly half of which came from munitions ships. Despite being fully prepared, it still suffered losses, and Mao Quartz was not satisfied with such a result. But when the news came back to the General Headquarters, the ecstatic National Lin and Longzhou high-fived each other, and the whole loudspeaker laughed loudly, "Little Japan, your governor is here!" ”