After listening to Wu Zhenjiang's very aggrieved words, Le Yiqin also remembered that he had indeed given such an order, but didn't he know the actual situation, besides, he was also very puzzled that the British still suffered such a big loss when there was Wu Zhen's echelon in that airspace.

Therefore, Le Yiqin yelled again: "Don't quibble, talk about the actual situation, how did you do it?" ”

Wu Zhenjiang recounted what happened at that time, as well as what Rear Admiral Forsheed, the commander of the British task force, said.

Le Yiqin held the telephone receiver, his hand tightened tighter and tighter, the green tendons next to his temples kept beating, and after a long time, he said in a low tone: "Wu Zhenjiang, you did the right thing, if I am here, maybe kill that British's warship first!" ”

On the other end of the phone, Wu Zhenjiang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Commander, aren't you angry?" ”

Le Yiqin was angry, and said angrily: "Have you done anything wrong, what kind of anger am I!" Come to the division headquarters immediately, meet the division commander, explain things clearly, hurry up, don't let the division commander and the chief of staff wait for you! ”

Wu Zhenjiang's legs trembled, and he said with insufficient confidence: "Commander, I have explained it clearly, you can report it to the division commander yourself, and I won't go?" ”

Le Yiqin roared again, "Wu Zhenjiang, the division commander wants to see you by name, can I decide!" Don't chirp, you see the teacher, what do you say, you didn't make a mistake, what are you afraid of! It's a big deal, I'll take responsibility for you! ”

To tell the truth, Wu Zhenjiang was indeed stunned to see the division commander, he was just a colonel and regimental commander, and in his own identity, in the whole army of the independent division, there were not 1,000 but 800. It's strange that the division commander is not nervous, let alone face-to-face conversation, just the majesty of the division commander, looking at it from a distance, he is also uncomfortable, but there is no way, the commander gave a death order, and this level cannot be avoided.

hurriedly asked for a jeep, and on the way to the division headquarters, Wu Zhenjiang was still racking his brains. How to answer the words of the division commander.

Le Yiqin put down the phone, and felt confident in his heart, Wu Zhenjiang was right, if the division commander insisted on punishing him, he would have to fight for justice for his subordinates. Even if he is punished again, he will be returned to the division commander as a staff officer. It is also not spared.

But. This breath can't be held in my heart all the time, the next time I have a chance, I have to be ruthless Yin British, it's a big deal to be more hidden, don't be caught by the division commander, just make up your mind. Le Yiqin pushed open the door of Tang Qiu's office.

After listening to Le Yiqin's retelling, Tang Qiuli's brows jumped a few times uncontrollably, not only did he not blame Wu Zhenjiang in the slightest. Instead, he secretly applauded.

Le Yiqin continued: "Division commander, this is what happened, I personally think that Wu Zhenjiang did nothing wrong, if I commanded the first echelon at that time, I would make a bigger fuss than this, first teach the British, and then beat the little devil carrier-based aircraft!" I can't stand the faces of those foreign devils! Besides, it was I who gave the order, the British escort fleet, did not arrive at the designated sea area on time, has nothing to do with us, if you ......"

Tang Qiuli waved his hand, stopped Le Yiqin's words, and said, "Wait until Wu Zhenjiang arrives!" ”

Tang Qiuli, Zhao Yuhe, and Le Yiqin, no one spoke anymore, just waited for Wu Zhenjiang, the room was quiet, Le Yiqin secretly observed the expression of the division commander, but he couldn't see anything, the division commander's face was calm.

"Bang bang bang!" There was a knock on the door, and Zhao Yuhe shouted, "Come in!" ”

The door of the office was carefully pushed open, and an aviation colonel officer entered, Tang Qiuli carefully looked at this Wu Zhenjiang, the military appearance was neat, his eyes were sharp, and he had a fierce temperament all over his body, if he looked at it from the outside, he was not a rude and reckless person.

After Wu Zhenjiang came in, he swept his eyes, and first saw the division commander Tang Qiuli sitting behind the desk, looking at himself with blazing eyes, his heart trembled, he stood up and saluted, and said loudly: "Report to the division commander, chief of staff, and commander of the Ninth Fighter Regiment of the Southern Flight Group of the Independent Division Aviation Wu Zhenjiang is ordered to come, please give instructions from the division commander!" "The voice is loud and full of energy.

Tang Qiuli secretly praised in his heart, "What a fierce general!" On the surface, he said quietly: "You are the head of Wu Zhenjiang, well, tell me and the chief of staff about the situation on the battlefield in the Coral Sea!" ”

Wu Zhenjiang stood up again, and retold what he had just said to Le Yiqin, the original retelling, and after finishing speaking, he found that his back was wet with sweat, peeking at Le Yiqin, seeing the commander's encouragement, the division commander always had a silent expression, his heart was horizontal, and he said loudly: "Division commander, about the disposal of the British task force in the Coral Sea, it is completely my personal behavior, and it has nothing to do with our Commander Le, please ask the division commander to punish the lowly in accordance with the military regulations, and there will be no complaints about the lowly position!" ”

Suddenly, Tang Qiuli laughed and said, "Le Yiqin, it's really your soldier, is it quite righteous, punishment?" What to punish you, you did the right thing, okay, this is the end of the matter, don't spread the word!"

Wu Zhenjiang was a little confused, the division commander recruited himself, he didn't say a word of seriousness, there was no punishment at all, and this is the end?

Tang Qiuli said to Le Yiqin: "Le Yiqin, after the report, I won't keep you, you go to Mei Xuena, the propaganda office, take fifty yuan, call your soldiers in Singapore, win the battle, how can you celebrate, I hereby approve, tonight, you are allowed not to get drunk and not return!" ”

Le Yiqin was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Division commander, then Wu Zhenjiang and I will leave, you don't have to pay out of your pocket, the treatment of our aviation is super high, and if it is left in our hometown, it is the standard of a county magistrate!" After speaking, he pulled Wu Zhenjiang, who was still a little dizzy, and the two quickly slipped away!

Looking at the backs of the two people, disappearing into the office, Zhao Yuhe said: "Division commander, let's make a move this time, which has played a key role in stabilizing the situation in Australia, 100,000 troops have gone ashore, I hope Fernandez can support it for a while longer, if it is quickly wiped out by the Japanese army, it will disappoint you for a hard time!" ”

Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "Yuhe, this time, we didn't say any conditions to dispatch more than 1,000 planes, even if it was unexpected by the British, it was also unexpected by the Americans, and next, it should be the Americans who appeared, and there are more than 200,000 American and Philippine troops on Luzon Island, waiting to run to Australia!" With MacArthur's usual style, we would not let go of such a rare opportunity to escape, and we will wait for the Americans to come to the door! ”

Zhao Yuhe laughed and said jokingly: "Commander, do you still plan to help MacArthur for free?" ”

Tang Qiuli shook his head and said: "Britain has now become a broken house, there is not much oil and water, let's just make a free move, as for the Americans, they are fat and strong, and their family is very thick, don't look at the colonies in the Pacific, but the country has not wavered at all, so there is no such thing as a free dedication to the Americans!" ”

Zhao Yuhe said, "Division commander, I'm sorry for the Americans, it's time for bloodletting again!" ”

In the western Australian city of Canberra, Japan attacked the Australian Corps Headquarters, "Smack! General Ito Yanzaburo slapped a telegram on the table and shouted angrily at the chief of staff, Major General Kawashima: "Despicable, shameless! The two guys Shirakawa and Gangcun are really brazen, they actually reversed black and white, talking nonsense, obviously it was their own command of the battle that was unfavorable, so they led the failure of the plan to annihilate 100,000 British and Australian troops in the Coral Sea, how to put the responsibility on the head of our dispatched army! ”

Shaking his head, Admiral Ito, whose face was pale, continued to vent very sadly: "Kawashima-kun, I didn't expect that the navy would be so disregarding the facts, holding a report on the war situation that shirked responsibility for the defeat of the battle and was false, and complained in front of His Majesty the Emperor, I am very sad, among the soldiers of the Imperial Japan, there are such people, Shirakawa and Okamura, two brazen guys, are not worthy of being soldiers of the Empire, let alone generals!" ”

No wonder Admiral Ito was angry, in the air battle in the Coral Sea that day, he had already sent an alarm to the Second and Fourth Fleets of the Navy in advance, in order to prevent the Navy guys from underestimating the enemy, and also exaggerated the enemy situation, so Admiral Ito was very aggrieved, and there was a feeling that he could be shot while lying down.

After the reports of Vice Admiral Shirakawa Yoshitsu and Vice Admiral Masao Gangmura on the battle situation were submitted to the base camp and the Admiralty, they immediately caused an uproar among the bigwigs of the Admiralty.

In the hearts of those bigwigs in the Admiralty, this is no longer a matter of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, but a naked betrayal, using all means to weaken the strength of the navy, you Ito Yanzaburo has three air squadrons, more than 1,000 fighters, and you actually sit back and watch the entire strength of the Shina Air Force on the head of the Navy's Second and Fourth Fleets, can this be explained? How can this be endured!

The bigwigs of the Admiralty immediately went to the Imperial Palace in a rage and asked to see His Majesty Emperor Hirohito, and in front of His Majesty the Emperor, they wanted to expose the despicable practice of the Army, which disregarded the overall situation and weakened the navy with the help of the hands of the people.

Of course, Ito Yanzaburo is the culprit, but without the instructions of the army leadership, the commander of a single front army does not have such great courage, so several bigwigs in the navy are ruthless, this time, do not take the army, who has been against the navy, pull down a few guys, and swear not to give up!

On the navy side, this time it was a shame and a loss, dispatching two main fleets, not only did not complete the task of annihilating 100,000 British and Australian troops in the Coral Sea, but also took in more than 100 carrier-based aircraft and five warships.

(To be continued) (To be continued.) )