071 Mushroom Cloud
That night, the trio went to the naval airfield, where the modified B-29 bombers had been loaded.
The first * used in actual combat was codenamed "Miss Qiu Er", and a few days ago, this * had been split and transported from the vast Gobi to the Shanghai Naval Airport.
Along the way, "Miss Qiu Er" has been enjoying the highest level of security, with three steps and one post, and five steps and one sentry.
Once assembled in Shanghai, it is protected to the highest specifications.
This task was absolutely secret, and even He Yingqin and others from the Military Staff did not know about it.
In the early hours of the morning, three B29s took off from Shanghai Airport and flew towards the east.
Their target is the city of Hiroshima, Japan.
In a few hours, they will go down in history because they will accomplish a feat that has never been done before in human history.
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Hiroshima City, an important base of the Japanese Army.
The headquarters of the Second General Army of the Japanese Home Defense Force.
In Ujina Port, south of Hiroshima City, groups of Japanese Army soldiers once walked out.
Dressed in military uniforms and carrying rifles on their shoulders, they marched toward the battlefield of aggression against other countries in waves amid the sound of inspiring military music.
They went to Korea to fight the Qing army!
They went to Mukden to fight the Russian army!
They traveled to Harbin, Shanghai, Nanjing, Manila......
Countless imperial soldiers went out into the world from here.
These are the places where Hiroshima was once glorious and proud.
But after that day, all of this will be history, and the city and its inhabitants will pay a terrible price for all the pride they had done before.
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Three B-29s arrived as scheduled, arriving over Hiroshima after several hours of flight.
At this point, they began to descend in height, making a preparatory projection.
Air raid sirens sounded over Hiroshima, but more people were used to the daily presence of the U.S.-China Combined Air Force B-29s, and it was still a quiet day for them, so calm that the bombing was coming, and they no longer wanted to hide in the dark and damp bomb shelters.
The few remaining anti-aircraft guns of the Japanese were firing symbolically, and they knew that the high-altitude anti-aircraft guns would not hit the B-29 at all, but they should still have some reaction.
At an altitude of 10,000 meters, Liu Yun and the crew members were making the final confirmation.
Through the dense clouds, Liu Yun saw the whole picture of Hiroshima, a well-planned city, with a clear distinction between residential and industrial areas, the streets were like thin lines separating these, the smoke from the chimneys of factories was faintly visible, and in the distance was the port, and some ships were docked......
"Locate the target!" When the sight collimator on the B-29 loaded with * was aimed at the center of a bridge in Hiroshima, the automatic bomb dropping device was activated.
At this time, everyone wore thick sunglasses to prevent their eyes from being burned by the dazzling light.
At the moment, everyone held their breath.
After 60 seconds, time freezes here.
"Drop!" With an order, Hao Zhiguo opened the magazine, and after the sound of the bell, the huge * fell from the open hatch.
"Do as scheduled!" Liu Yun didn't care about observing the others, and immediately pulled up the control stick, and after the plane dived 150 degrees, he immediately made a dive for a moment, and the flight altitude dropped by hundreds of meters.
This is done as far away as possible from the explosion site, and after the disk has been rotated, it can be moved away as much as possible.
As time passed, Hao Zhiguo even observed that the big guy was doing a free-fall movement little by little, and then he couldn't see it again.
Liu Yun took advantage of these times to immediately speed up, allowing the plane to leave the scene as soon as possible.
Colonel Chen Bin, the observer on the crew, closely observed the situation below, he was the technical person in charge, and he was also one of the personnel of the 918 Engineering Bureau, and the live ammunition was very risky, because if it failed, it would mean that the * would be very likely to be taken away by the Japanese, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
Chen Bin's face was covered with sweat, and he squinted his eyes to observe below, although he couldn't see the falling * at all.
He looked at the timer in his hand, more than 30 seconds had passed since he cast*, and this short half minute seemed to be the longest half minute in his life.
"40 seconds!" Chen Bin looked at the throwing point again.
"50 seconds!" Chen Bin was anxious, because according to theoretical data, * would explode in one minute, and now there are only ten seconds left.
What could have gone wrong? The detonator was installed and checked by himself, is it a problem with the assembly?
His mind raced.
Boom! A dazzling flash appeared in the observation glass, and Chen Bin immediately raised his hand to look at his watch.
56 seconds after throwing*56 seconds, the *, codenamed "Miss Qiu Er", exploded 600 meters above the ground.
In an instant, flashes of light, sound waves, and mushroom-shaped clouds of smoke shrouded in the crew's cheers.
* Falling and exploding, a sea of fire and smoke enveloped the entire city of Hiroshima in a short time, and the pressure was like the end of the world.
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At this time, in Tokyo, Japan, a meeting of senior officials of the military department was underway.
Prior to this meeting, the military department hyped up the so-called "decisive battle on the homeland" in the major media throughout the country.
They are confident in this war, they have millions of army units at their disposal, and if necessary, they will be able to arm the whole people for a so-called all-people war.
There is no doubt that this will tie an entire nation to this chariot.
"Although our army failed in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, it brought huge casualties to the Chinese and American armies. Now it is time for the top leaders of China and the United States to reconsider their strategy toward us, and as long as we adhere to the strategic policy of fighting a decisive battle on our own soil and fight the enemy with all our troops, then they will pay a terrible price when they set foot on the Japanese mainland. A senior general in the Ministry of War made an impassioned statement.
When another general from the Ministry of War heard this, he said: "We still have hundreds of thousands of prisoners from China, the United States, Britain and other countries in our hands, and if the Sino-American allied forces set foot on Japanese territory, we will kill all these prisoners as soon as possible." ”
Admiral Minister Naokuni Nomura gritted his teeth and said: "The admirals should fight back with all their might, even if we fight to the last warship and the last plane, we will prevent the enemy from setting foot on the Japanese mainland!" ”
Now that the navy has no power to resist in the naval battle, coupled with the complex factions within the Japanese army, most of the generals of the Ministry of the Navy are silent at this meeting, but Nomura Naokuni's words are very encouraging to the navy.
During this period of time, the navy has made a deep impression on the Allied navy, although the results of the "kamikaze attack" are of little significance.
"Xi, Moscow has promised to mediate for us, and our bottom line is to hold the Japanese mainland area and achieve peace talks between the two sides." A foreign secretary spoke eloquently.
"The military department will ensure that we are determined to fight to the death, and we will work together and rely on His Majesty the Emperor's right and left. If we want to drive the Americans out of this war, then China will not be able to attack us, and peace talks will be just around the corner. "Chief of Staff Umezu Mijiro made a compromise proposal.
Everyone turned their attention to Hideki Tojo, who was sitting in the center.
Hideki Tojo was not taken seriously in his early years, and in front of Yamamoto Isoroku and Itagaki Seishiro and others, he was even an inferior guy.
However, in the past few years, he has risen to the position of prime minister, which is considered to be above 10,000 people under one person, and the right to speak is naturally even more different.
Hideki Tojo did not favor either side's proposal, in fact, their proposal had the same purpose, that is, to keep the Allies out of the country, but at this time, the army and navy were still grabbing the credit.
What is there to snatch? It's all defeated like this, and it's still robbing and grabbing.
"The situation is a bit complicated and difficult, but it is not without hope of winning. As long as we keep fighting, we must make the people of China pay a terrible price without the American ghosts, then they will negotiate with us at that time. After forbearance, you can take off again. Tojo spoke eloquently, and the high-ranking officials nodded to each other.
At this time, an attendant broke through the door in a hurry, and he handed a document to Hideki Tojo and said, "Mr. Prime Minister, just now, Hiroshima was heavily attacked. ”
"Major assault?" Before Hideki Tojo could react, another attendant broke in, and this was the news broadcast by the Chinese radio: On that day, three Chinese army bombers flew to Hiroshima, Japan, and bombed them with secret weapons. In view of this, the Japanese authorities are urged to surrender immediately and unconditionally, otherwise secret weapons will continue to attack Japan until surrender.
"Secret weapon? Could it be that the Chinese created *? "As Prime Minister, Hideki Tojo naturally knew* that Japan had carried out similar plans before, and this kind of weapon with a small and broad scale was indeed very popular with them, but for various reasons it did not work out.
When everyone heard this, they all looked stunned, and they started talking in surprise.
"Gentlemen, what do you think?" Hideki Tojo clutched the document in his hand, his brow furrowed.
"Are you sure it's a Shina and not an American?" Umezu Mijiro asked.
"At the moment, it is not certain because there has been no statement from the US side." Hideki Tojo.
"In that case, then this must be the desire of the people of the branch to cover up. They may only have this one*, and we will not panic and continue to fight to the end. Umezu Mijiro said.
"So, how do you explain this to the people?"
"All it takes is a little propaganda effort and not letting the people know the truth, because that would cause unnecessary panic and shake the resolve of the whole country to confront the enemy." I think it's okay to advertise it as a meteorite fall. Someone suggested.