Hearing Chen Feng's report, Tang Qiuli was slightly stunned, "Brother Qiuquan called?" According to the time and speed of the fleet's departure, the current position of the fleet should be south of the Zhongsha Islands, and it has not yet approached the position of the Nansha Islands. "According to the plan, it is not a special case, for the sake of secrecy, it is not allowed to contact the command when the fleet does not arrive at the designated position.

Tang Qiuli put down the phone and did not answer the telegram in Chen Feng's hand, but glanced at the officers in the room, and said in a somewhat stern tone: "Everyone must remember that we are not ambassadors of peace, nor are we members of the International Red Cross, but we are not murderous executioners, speak humanitarian, who is the score, the purpose of the Bloody Hand Regiment, the predecessor of the Independent Division, is not to be captured by Japan, from the Northeast to Burma, my order is still not changed, I hope you remember this, if you think my order, If you can't accept it, you can apply for retirement. ”

Most of these officers joined the army from various universities when the independent division was fighting in the south, and they still don't know about the consistent practice of the independent division troops, and they have also talked in private, how many big battles our troops have fought with the Japanese army, why haven't they seen Japanese prisoners of war?

It turned out that they were all killed, and the initiator was the domineering young division commander in front of him, and the hearts of the staff officers turned up huge waves, and some did not dare to face Tang Qiuli's gaze, Tang Qiusheng broke this slightly solidified atmosphere, and said lightly, "Go to work!" Tang Qiuli took the telegram from Chen Feng's hand, "The division pointed out that after our fleet entered the waters of Zhongsha Islands, it found that a Japanese reconnaissance plane was following it, and it dispatched carrier-based planes to intercept and kill without success. It's just a Japanese reconnaissance plane.

But Tang Qiuli knew his cousin's temperament very well, he must have suspected something from it, otherwise, he would not be bored to send such an inconsequential telegram. "Could it be a reconnaissance aircraft of the First Fleet of the Japanese Navy?" He secretly guessed, and couldn't help but feel a tense in his heart, if that was the case, it would be a great threat to the fleet.

Although the current strength of the fleet is not afraid of any Japanese fleet, it can really fight. Tang Qiuli is still reluctant, the reason is very simple, is the capital limited, the Japanese have four fleets, and they are this treasure, and they can't afford to lose.

Tang Qiuli pondered for a moment and said to Chen Feng: "Call back, Commander Tang of the Naval Fleet." After receiving the call, your fleet will continue to sail according to the original plan, and you can reconfirm the return destination of the Japanese reconnaissance plane. If it is the First Fleet of the Japanese Navy, the original battle plan will be canceled, and the fleet will return to Zhanjiang Military Port, remember! ”

Tang Qiuli This is for the sake of safety, he does not want Brother Qiuquan's fleet to encounter any fleet of the Japanese Navy, of course, he is just putting forward a suspicious direction, according to all kinds of intelligence, the South China Sea area. With the exception of the crippled Third Fleet, there were no other Japanese fleets active.

Lieutenant General Nomura, commander of the Southeast Asian Dispatch Air Force at the Yulin Air Base Command of the Japanese Army on Hainan Island, sat on his chair with empty eyes like a half-dead man, and the communications officer held a copy of the call record in his hand. The atmosphere did not dare to hang his head and stand solemnly, and there was only one sentence on the record, "We were ambushed by the China fighter group!" ”

That's all, the time, place, the airspace, the size of the ambushed Shina fighter group, all of them, and what is even more bizarre is that this alarm call was not sent by the commander of the formation, Major General Miki.

After seeing this call record, Nomura rushed out of the headquarters without the demeanor of a general, drove to the airport, and at the end of the runway, looked up at the western sky, and watched for a while, on the blue sky, except for a few thin clouds and a few seabirds that occasionally flew by, there was nothing, and the November breeze in the South China Sea blew the corner of Nomura's windbreaker, and his back was so desolate and lonely.

A large group of officers behind him, looking at the commander's motionless back, felt boundless depression and loneliness, looking through the autumn water, Nomura did not hear the roar of the engine, did not see the shadow of even a fighter plane landing.

For more than an hour, Nomura stood stiffly like this, no one knew what His Excellency the Commander was thinking at this moment, only Nomura himself understood in his heart that his air force was finished again.

The air battle was lost, the fuel and ammunition were exhausted, and he was ambushed in the middle, what the result meant, Nomura knew very well, but he didn't want to believe such a result, and dispatched all the fighters of the air team, but none of them returned, more than an hour passed, the white clouds were still so indifferent floating in the sky, even the seabirds were nowhere to be seen, Nomura was completely desperate.

He sleepwalked back to the headquarters, asked for the call record, hoping to find the reason, but chatted for a dozen words, without providing him with any information, this is the second time that the air force has been wiped out, it should be a fiasco, however, this fiasco means that Lieutenant General Nomura's military career is completely over, there is no chance to turn over, without Ito Yanzaburo adding fuel to the fire, the base camp will not let go of itself.

In his own hands, he has twice destroyed more than 800 planes of the empire, even if the base camp opens up and forgives himself, Nomura also feels that there is no need to live, ashamed of the Japanese Empire and His Majesty the Emperor, for a long time, Nomura's eyes turned sluggishly, and it made people feel a little vitality.

He commanded in a hoarse voice: "Communications officer, truthfully report the battle situation to the base camp and the aviation department of the General Staff, and in addition, invite the chief of staff," the communications officer agreed and went out, Nomura was explaining the aftermath for himself, and the telegram was sent, and this evening, the special envoy of the base camp would escort him back to Tokyo, where there was a group of high-ranking and powerful bigwigs who were eager to eat themselves, and they wanted to make the final decision on their fate.

Major General Takahashi, chief of staff of the aviation team, walked in lightly, looking at Nomura, who had aged more than ten years in just over two hours, and described the withered Nomura, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, "Commander, commander!" Takahashi exclaimed softly.

Nomura turned his head like a dream, looked at his loyal assistant, and said in a hoarse voice: "Takahashi-kun is here, I was escorted back to Tokyo, and the new commander has not yet arrived during this time, you take over the position of commander of the air force, and you will be responsible for the imperial air force!" Actually, Nomura understands in his heart that the so-called responsibility is nothing more than to take care of the family, don't let that damn Le Yiqin take his own nest.

The air force no longer has any capital, only more than 160 bombers and a brigade of reconnaissance planes, and the air force without fighters is hiding in front of the house, waiting to be slaughtered, Nomura does not want to increase his guilt, this is a meaning of trusting the orphan, Takahashi found that when the commander said these words, it was like sleepwalking, his eyes were scattered, and he could not focus.

Takahashi felt sad for a while, he was able to get to where he is today, it was completely the result of Commander Nomura's appreciation, it can be described as the grace of knowledge, he didn't want his backer to fall like this, but Takahashi had no way to redeem this result.

He came here now, not entirely because the commander summoned him, but also because he had an important situation to report: "Commander, according to the report of the Second Squadron of the Reconnaissance Aircraft Group, a fleet was found in the waters south of the Zhongsha Islands, which are more than 500 nautical miles away from Hainan Island. ”

Nomura's gaze, with a hint of anger, asked, "Takahashi-kun, what do you mean?" Takahashi replied: "Commander, this is an opportunity, the fighter group of the independent division has fought two large-scale air battles with our imperial fighter group in succession, and there is no possibility of taking off again, and this fleet cannot be the army of the imperial navy, it can only be the fleet of the Chinese people." ”

Nomura listened attentively, and Takahashi continued: "In that area, there is no Imperial fleet active, although the photos taken by the reconnaissance plane are very unclear, and I can't see the specific situation, but I conclude that it must be the China Fleet, if our air force can carry out a destructive attack on this China fleet, or even completely destroy this fleet, Commander, it will be of great benefit to change your current situation!" ”

The spark in Nomura's eyes flashed, and then dimmed, and he said dejectedly: "Takahashi-kun, your idea is good, but our fighters have been lost, there are only four wings of bombers, there is no fighter escort, the bombers will be attacked by the fleet carrier-based aircraft, we can't carry out an air attack on a fleet, thank you for your kindness!" ”

Takahashi was a little anxious, and said: "Commander, we haven't made it clear yet, whether this Chinese fleet has aircraft carriers, if not, it will not pose a threat to our bombers, if there are aircraft carriers, determine the number, and then make plans, otherwise, you will lose a great opportunity to make up for it!" ”

Nomura was tempted and lost all the fighters, although the crime is unforgivable, if he kills a fleet of the Chi Na people, not only can he make up for the merits, but also have extraordinary significance, the value of hundreds of fighters and a fleet, in the minds of those bigwigs in the base camp, is absolutely different, not only can not be convicted, on the contrary, maybe it will be a blessing in disguise.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if you can't be exempted from the crime, you have to make the people of China pay a heavy price, and leave like this, Nomura is unwilling, Takahashi is right, this is a great opportunity, even if Le Yiqin found out that my bomber group was taking off, he didn't have time to intercept it, and rushed from Myitkyina to the Zhongsha Islands, Le Yiqin's legs were not so fast and so long!

This time, I see which devil Tang Qiuli, and his old rival Le Yiqin, how did they stop my actions?

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