In September 1940, the German offensive on Mercury had to be temporarily halted after three unsuccessful attempts. At the same time, in the area occupied by Venus, the resistance group, which the Germans thought was not to be feared, suddenly became difficult overnight.

The other side did not know where to get a large number of German-style automatic weapons, and carried out guerrilla warfare in the occupied areas ceded by France, so that the German garrison could not be disturbed! Many ground troops that were originally intended for Mercury landing operations had to be thrown into the headache of law and order warfare.

In the process of fighting these guerrillas, the German soldiers were shocked to find that these "rabble," whose technical and tactical level was far inferior to their own, was actually in an advantageous position in terms of individual equipment. The MP40 submachine gun used by the other side is structurally identical to theirs, but the workmanship is significantly better, so it is superior in accuracy and reliability.

What was unacceptable to the German soldiers was that the partisans had an "improved" version of the MG34 universal machine gun in their hands. Some officers who are familiar with the situation know that this new machine gun should still be under development and has not been put into production at all. As a result, the French partisans were the first to use this weapon before the German Wehrmacht.

For a time, rumors such as "we defected" spread among the German combat units, and Yan zhòng affected the morale and morale of the army.

Fortunately, at this time, the German command was still in a clear mind, and they realized that it was not a leak from their own military industry, but that other countries were secretly financing the French resistance. The other side must have a complete and strong industrial system, as well as excellent scientific research institutions as good as Germany. It was possible to quickly copy German weapons with certain improvements.

At present, there are not many countries in the world that have such ability, and the top leaders in Germany pondered a little bit and quickly identified a suspect -- the United States!

Roosevelt: Is it my pot again?

In fact, at this time, it is not to blame Germany and Japan for being suspicious of the Americans when something happens.

At present, the top powers that are still out of the war are the two countries left, Datang and the United States. However, the former still maintains normal trade relations with Germany, Japan and Italy, while the latter's parliament has just passed a resolution to impose an embargo on the Axis camp.

Such a contrast in the attitudes of the two neutral countries. The intimacy is immediately obvious!

And from the point of view of their position, if the Americans refuse to join the fascist camp, their Mars will sooner or later become an obstacle to the completion of the merger of the Nazi spheres of influence. In other words, the killing intent has already been there, but I haven't found a suitable excuse yet.

At this time, on the side of Jupiter, there was still a peaceful scene of singing and dancing in Japan, and there was even a rare situation in the navy such as the capital ships entering the canal en masse. It seems that the military is not interested in joining the war, so it is seen by the outside world as a signal of "peace".

However, in the depths of the shattered star zone, the Japanese Navy's aircraft carriers and carrier-based air forces are undergoing high-intensity targeted training. This strange training subject began last month, and all officers and men participating in the training must accept a confidentiality clause and are not allowed to disclose the content of their training to the outside world.

Train, train, retrain!

This is the main daily routine of the Japanese naval aviation at the moment. And among the various air units that are trained together. The pilots are also secretly competing with each other!

"Roar! As soon as you are ready, you will start preparing for takeoff. Lads! In order to protect Miss Kaga's smile, don't lose to those rookies in the Five Voyage War! ”

"Daddy Anthy! Are you really sure that Miss Kaga will laugh? ”

"What so much nonsense, hurry up to heaven for Lao Tzu!"

On the deck of the Japanese regular carrier Kaga, the Japanese army's latest cutting-edge carrier-based aircraft are preparing to go. With the mass service of these cutting-edge fighters, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese naval air force has been greatly improved compared with before, and this has also given Yamamoto 56 the confidence to promote the implementation of the "Z Plan".

Soon, carrier-based aircraft groups were lifted into the air one after another, converging into a spectacular group of aircraft around their own aircraft carriers. This is when some young pilots noticed. Two beautiful figures were standing on the deck of the Akagi, so a group of bold Zeros approached the aircraft carrier, swept by the side of the ship at high speed, and beckoned to the two girls on the deck.

"Kaga, look. The performance of the new aircraft feels great! ”

"That's right, the children of the First Air War are the best."

"But you're not very old, is it really appropriate to call someone else's child?"

"Don't forget, Akagi, when we first started serving. Now these pilots are still elementary school students, so it's not an exaggeration to call them children. ”

"Hmm...... You're right, I have a pilot named Tetsusen on my side. I met it while I was having dinner a while ago. He said that the reason why he decided to join the Navy as an air force was because he visited me once when he was a child, and he felt a little happy! ”

While Akagi and Kaga were chatting, the carrier-based aircraft group that had completed the lift-off cluster flew towards the "training ground" in a majestic manner. The engineering troops have already built a virtual space fortress using giant vines there, and the pilot's training is to fly into its complex and changeable interior, quickly find random docked "target ships", and destroy them within a limited time.

Many young pilots do not understand what they are training for, but there are also well-informed veterans who vaguely guess something. And on the bridge of the Akagi, Yamamoto Isoroku and Yamaguchi Tarumi, two people in the know, were talking about special operations while radionizing the training of the aviation units.

"What a crazy battle! The first step from the beginning is the key to determining the outcome of the entire battle. It's a huge gamble that puts the fate of the whole of Japan on the line, and it's hard to get the guys at the base camp to agree! ”

"If they don't agree to this battle, can they come up with another way?"

Under the watchful eye of many senior generals of the Combined Fleet, the acceptance exercise soon ended with the victory of the air force. At the cost of less than one-third of the losses, the carrier-based aircraft successfully accomplished the operational objective, and all the high-ranking Japanese officers present were very satisfied with the results of the exercise.

In order to commend the outstanding performance of all the air forces, Yamamoto 56 decided to have dinner with all the pilots of the same, 2nd, and 5th air groups after returning to the Yokosuka naval base. This decision not only made all the trainees feel honored, but also let them know that their arduous training in the Shattered Star Region was finally coming to an end.

Three days later, the six main aircraft carriers of the Japanese Navy returned to the Yokosuka base en masse, but when some of the officers and men whose homes were nearby wanted to return home to visit their families, all requests for leave were rejected. The military order issued directly by the base camp required all officers and men participating in the training camp not to leave the base without authorization, and not even to contact their families.

Many officers and men expressed their incomprehension at this impersonal order, but fortunately, Yamamoto Isoroku had been prepared for this, and he had promised to have dinner with all the air force in order to appease the dissatisfaction that might arise among the officers and men.

Under his arrangement, the Japanese Navy, which was already known for its excellent food, carefully prepared a sumptuous buffet and chose the place for the dinner in a large hangar in its home port, which was large enough to accommodate several hundred pilots of the three air groups.

There was food and drink, which made several Zhenghang ladies of the mobile unit very happy. Especially a certain girl who is famous for "holding on every time she eats", she is so happy that she is about to fly! (To be continued......)

PS: I tried to make up the image of eating and supporting my brain, but I found that no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get rid of the rice grains on the corners of my mouth......