As Japan's first famous general ranked by military scientists from various countries during World War II, Yamamoto Isoroku has unique features in both his personal charm and command art. And if I had to find out something wrong with him, it was that he trusted his cronies too much. Of course, on the other hand, this is actually not one of his advantages - not to use doubts, but not to use people. Since it was decided to hand over the remaining fleet to Arima Masafumi and the aviation force to Tsukahara 243, he did not interfere in their specific command again. And this is obviously conducive to Arima and Tsukahara each giving full play to their own command characteristics - under Tsukahara's command, one fighter plane after another took off under Yamamoto's nose. As the battlefield commander of the second wave of fighter groups, Yamabegawa Sankey saluted Yamamoto as he walked under the bridge. Yamamoto waved at him and introduced Tonichiro Koizumi, "His name is Yamabegawa Sankey, and he is our best pilot. ”

Koizumi: "It seems to be an ace already." ”

"Yes, in the Battle of Songhu, he shot down a total of four Chinese fighters, plus the previous results, after the end of the battle, he was personally awarded the Ace Pilot Medal by His Excellency Mine. You can also see Yamabe's previous performances, and what I admire most about him is his calmness and never blindly obeying. ”

Koizumi had already heard Tsukahara mention this scene, and Tsukahara criticized Yamabe at that time, believing that with his skills, he had the ability to fight even in the face of superior enemy aircraft, and Yamabe directly led the team out of battle, which was a loss of the bravery of the imperial soldiers. Koizumi disagrees with Tsukahara's point of view, and is familiar with that period of history, knowing that the defeat of the Michido Empire is related to the large number of pilots, so he is completely unfavorable for launching a special offensive war aimlessly. Different from the perception of many officers of the Japanese air force in the present era, in his eyes, an excellent pilot is far more valuable than a fighter plane or even a ship. He nodded and said, "Your Excellency, you are right. Calmness is indeed an essential quality that a pilot must have. Being able to assess the situation and protect himself and accumulate strength for the next battle, Yamanbe did a really good job. Your Excellency, I have a proposal that in view of the long period of pilot training, it is necessary for us to remind active pilots to be better equipped to protect themselves......"

A small butterfly can also blow a hurricane, and Koizumi has a strong purpose to influence Yamamoto Isoroku through words, who is influenced by him, and is getting closer and closer to a generation of famous generals.

The topic quickly returned to reality, and Yamamoto looked at the fireworks rising at the end of the realization and said, "Koizumi, I am now more and more convinced that the southwest of Qiongnan is the weak defense of the Shina people. Remember, we didn't meet such stubborn resistance in the air raids in Mannings, and what does that mean? The people of China were weak, and they wanted to cover up the fact that their ground defense forces were empty through the stubborn resistance of the air defense forces. Well, they underestimated our resolve this time. If I'm not mistaken, this will be one of the few resistances they have, and there should be another line of defense, but with such a strong air attack, it is doubtful that this line of defense still exists. As long as you can successfully land, the road ahead will be smooth! ”

Koizumi thinks so. The key reason why the landing battle in Wanning was met with powerful sniping was that the air raids and artillery attacks were discovered in advance by the Chinese people, and they were prepared to preserve their vitality. But in the area of Dongfang and Changjiang, under the surprise attack of the imperial army, their defensive strength should have been almost destroyed in the first time.

In an air-ground battle, if there is not too much disparity in the numbers between the two sides, then the ground air defense forces of the side acting as a shield will basically have no power to fight back. Superior in numbers and firepower, the resistance of the Cadet Air Defense not only did not frighten the Japanese air forces, but made them more excited—perhaps in their opinion, it was more exciting and rewarding than using machine guns to strafe the unarmed civilians on the ground.

One Japanese plane after another roared and dived down, and suddenly, one or two flames erupted from under the wings or cockpit, and the next moment, a certain anti-aircraft fire point on the ground suddenly lost its sound. One bomb after another dragged the unpleasant sound of tearing air from the sky, and the next moment, an anti-aircraft fire point was engulfed in smoke and flames from the explosion.

The loss of sound at every firepower point means the death of several cadets, Chang Geng stood on the edge of the bunker of the Western Front headquarters despite the obstruction of his subordinates, he silently looked at the mushroom fire clouds rising one after another, and a painful look flashed in his eyes from time to time.

"This is a duel with a huge disparity in strength, in the face of superior enemy aircraft and superior firepower, our soldiers did not flinch, they moved their positions as quickly as possible, captured the traces of enemy aircraft, and concentrated their firepower to shoot. One enemy plane after another was hit, some were directly blown up by volleys, others dragged billowing smoke and smashed into the ground into a flaming fireball, or fell directly into the sea......"

This was a war news report that appeared on the front page of the "Cadet Army Times" the next day. Because Fang Xuemeng, the reporter who reported the news, was also killed in the air strike, it all the more reflects the preciousness of the news.

Although there was no suspense in the outcome, the air-ground battle still lasted for an hour and a half, and the Japanese air force, which had an absolute numerical superiority, finally paid as many as 11 fighters for the battle.

Seeing that his fighters were hit one after another, Tsukahara, who originally wanted to destroy the ground air defense force by himself, had to bow his arrogant head and ask Yamamoto for help.

"The anti-aircraft tanks of the Chinese move quickly, and it is difficult for bombers to catch them, and for fighters, because they have to dive and strafe, they themselves are in danger...... The people of China are still fighting in a trapped beast, and their danger is far greater than usual! Tsukahara explained to Yamamoto the reason for requesting naval artillery support.

Yamamoto did not embarrass him, and he personally ordered the naval artillery to support him. As a result, this air-ground battle finally ended with the addition of the Combined Fleet Diversion Fleet. Under the double blow of bombing and strafing by planes and indiscriminate bombardment by artillery, only one company or so of the three air defense regiments that were exposed survived. By about 1 p.m., almost all the houses in the towns and cities that had been bombed and shelled by the Japanese had been in ruins, and more than 2,000 civilians had been killed.

After the bombing and shelling, Tsukahara 243 sent two squadrons of fighters to fly deep into Hainan along the Dongle Line (Dongfang City to Ledong) and the Changcheng Line (Changjiang to Chengmai) respectively according to the plan. And Sawada Shigeru, who was in charge of the landing battle, began to direct the troops to start the landing.

At this point, the flames of war on the Western Front were in full swing, and the east and west directions of Hainan Island were attacked at the same time, and the time for the real test of the Fifth Army had finally come.

(Old poison: the old man's 60th birthday...... I don't know how many more changes I can keep, so I should hurry up and offer a ...... Khan)