……

If you want to say that the Eighth Route Army's secret air raid on Xiaori's homeland, the strongest shock is the Japanese army that bore the brunt.

Guarding Nagasaki, the Japanese troops around Fukuoka were caught off guard.

After the news spread completely, the local people lived in anxiety in the small days.

On the contrary, the aggressor himself was beaten to the mainland by the invader in one go, which was not common in wars in previous dynasties, and the Japanese political side therefore asked the military for its guilt, and the military was under great pressure for a while.

But it was said that it was on the eve of the Eighth Route Army preparing to secretly carry out the air raid on the local area of Xiaori.

The headquarters of the Chinese Dispatch Army in Nanjing is bustling with activity.

What's going on?

It turned out to be the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Dispatch Army, Junroku Hatata, an old devil, who saw that Okamura's No. 1 battle plan was going smoothly and that a series of battles in the south, Yuxianggui and other battles had won great victories, and he was quite self-aware that this was the perfect time for him to retire.

Not long ago, the application for resignation from the post of commander-in-chief of the Chinese Dispatch Army to the Japanese army headquarters was officially approved.

This day also became the first day that Shunroku Hata officially stepped down as commander-in-chief of the Chinese Dispatch Army.

According to the idea of the Japanese side.

Since the post of commander-in-chief of the Chinese Dispatch Army is a heavy responsibility, and the selection of the commander is even more related to the stability of the three armed forces, since Shunroku Hata is going to resign, it is all the more necessary to take this opportunity to celebrate, together with a series of great victories in the battles of Yuxianggui and others, so as to revive the military prestige of the Japanese army and continue to inspire the holy war.

Okamura was even more up-to-the-point, specially summoning the commanders of the major dispatch armies to come over and hold a farewell banquet to celebrate this anniversary and celebrate the successful achievement of the strategic goal of the Yuxianggui operation.

- albeit with a slight flaw.

At the banquet, the faces of the commanders of the Japanese army were different, and many of them even forced a smile.

Among them, the commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, Isamu Yokoyama, was full of red food, and he was the first to take credit for this series of operations in the south, so of course he was happy.

Even Xue Laohu, who was stationed in Changsha, was completely defeated by him in the fourth Changsha battle.

If you want to say that the most beautiful scenery here, who can compare to him Hengshan Yong?

The commander of the 12th Shandong Army, Tuqiao, was silent, as if he was out of the matter, and his troops were basically compressed to the vicinity of the communication line by the units of the Shandong Military Region, and he could only rely on trading with the Eighth Route Army to maintain the smooth flow of the communication line and the preparation of materials.

There is only one last fig leaf left in front of the crotch of his pants, and it is cold, how dare he speak casually?

The commander of the 13th Shanghai Army, Commander Shimomura, stopped talking and drank sullen wine.

-- After Commander Chen of the New Fourth Army ordered a counterattack, his defense area was riddled with holes, and even the military airfields in the suburbs of Shanghai were stolen by the New Fourth Army, and the Yangtze River routes and canals were already major lakes and land transportation lines.

The commander of the Qitian army stationed in Mongolia had a black face and scolded the Eighth Route Army.

- In fact, it was acted, his troops abandoned the Datong, Yizhou, and Shuozhou defense lines under his orders, and retreated in the Zhangjiakou area.

This shrewd old devil was about to complain and shirk his responsibilities, and he couldn't do anything under the pressure of the 35th Army and the 129,120 divisions anyway.

The Eighth Route Army relocated all the people in these places, and the air force bombed the garrisons that recovered these cities nine times a day, cut off the lines of communication, and starved to death if they didn't go anywhere.

His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief was wise, and seeing the victory in the battle in the south, he took advantage of this excuse to pat his ass and prepare to retire, but it hurt them, the commanders who stayed behind and continued to clean up the mess.

Yoshimoto Sadachi of the First Army was even more depressed, facing the precarious Taiyuan City, he had long wanted to resign and quit, he could see that this was a mess at all, and whoever took it was unlucky.

But Yan Junliu didn't let him, and Yoshimoto was helpless, and this time he wanted to continue to apply for transfer, even if it was to be transferred back to the reserves! At least find a stable big rear, and you don't have to worry about it all day.

This damn dirt road in Shanxi is simply terrifying!

As for Yamashita Fengfumi and Inoue Yoshisa, they won first and then lost.

The series of victories won by the Japanese army in the south to assist Central China were completely destroyed in the Battle of Northern Henan, and the mechanized troops suffered heavy losses and lost face.

At this time, the two of them are like defeated roosters, their originally high heads are lowered, as if they are afraid that people will notice, where do they dare to make a sound?

In the end, the whole banquet evolved into a particularly strange one:

It became an embarrassing scene in which Yan Junliu and Okamura, as well as the traitor Wang, praised each other.

Others were staring at each other with wide eyes, spitting bitterness at each other.

At this time, Shunroku Hata couldn't take care of it so much, anyway, he also stepped down, this body is light and light, and he said a lot of cheap words.

What" this Chinese dispatch army will rely on Okamura-kun in the future! ”

"I believe that Okamura-kun will definitely be able to lead the Chinese army to go further, and he will definitely be able to rekindle hope for the holy war!"

Okamura and the traitor Wang boasted about the exploits of the Chinese army during the tenure of Shunroku Hatata, the cage policy that suppressed the Eighth Route Army for many years, ensured the stability of the rear of the occupied area, and the successive victories in the southern battles during these years, and revitalized the military prestige of the Japanese army.

Then the topic came to the Eighth Route Army.

Hatajun hated the teeth of the six hates, but after all, he sighed helplessly:

"In the early years, when the Eighth Route had not yet grown, I realized that this Chinese armed force, which was surviving in the cracks of the occupied zone, was difficult.

The deterioration of the situation and the growth of the Eighth Route Army have further proved that this army will eventually become the most fatal hidden danger of our Imperial Japanese Army.

Okamura-kun, you and the Eighth Route are old rivals, this series of operations in the southern region has basically reached our expected strategic goals, and then it is time to concentrate on completely eradicating the Eighth Route Army in the occupied area.

I'm waiting in the rear for your good news! ”

It's all said and done, and there's no need to go to water to brag anyway, Okamura Ninji naturally agreed: "Please rest assured, old sir, I will definitely eradicate these damn eight-way passes!" ”

Maybe it's bragging so much that even God can't stand it.

The banquet was halfway through.

The devil's intelligence staff hurried over.

"Sir, sir, something is wrong!"

"Baga, this is the farewell party of the old chief, and it is also the celebration party of our great victory in the southern war, is there anything more important than this?" Okamura scolded a few words angrily, and when he saw that the intelligence staff officer's face was really panicked, he frowned and asked:

"Tell me, what's going on?"

The intelligence staff officer said helplessly: "Sir, there are two pieces of bad news.

One is that after Fang Zishan, who fought in Hengyang City, was rescued, the rest were scattered into the Jin Sui Army in the Hengyang area for reorganization.

As a result, these damned traitors, with the cooperation of the New Fourth Army, all tied up instructors, looted the warehouses and materials of the Imperial Army, burned down the strongholds, and then defected with the local Imperial Cooperative Army and escaped with the cooperation of the New Fourth Army.

Even the hospital where they were treated was gone, along with doctors and supplies. ”

Okamura was stunned and said angrily: "These damned Chinese really can't be trusted, can the pursuing troops set off?" Will the traitors who have rebelled be eliminated? ”

The devil staff officer shook his head: "These people seem to have evaporated from the world, and the pursuing troops from all walks of life have not even seen a shadow." ”

Okamura frowned, "It's really bad news, but it's not to make a fuss, let's say, is there any worse news?" ”

"Sir, we just received news that our home Nagasaki area was attacked by the enemy, and one aircraft carrier was sunk, a battleship in the Sasebo area was also damaged, and the escort aircraft carrier Yunying was sunk. The devil staff officer reported with some trepidation.

"Nani?"

As the words of the devil staff officer came out, the devil commanders who participated in the banquet were stunned for a moment, and they couldn't believe their ears.

The homeland was attacked by airstrikes?

How is this possible?

"Could it be that those stupid people in the navy fought unfavorably in the Pacific theater and were attacked by the US air force on the mainland of our country?" Isamu Yokoyama, whose face was full of red light, took the lead in questioning.

The devil's staff officer shook his head, "Sir, I'm afraid it's not the Navy, the Navy Command has repeatedly emphasized that there is no change in the US air force in the Pacific direction.

In addition, the area that was attacked by surprise was in the area of Nagasaki and Fukuoka, which was also completely inconsistent with the principle of the best route for air strikes by the US air force on the mainland of our country.

Judging from this, it was the enemy planes coming from airfields on the Chinese battlefield, and the naval command held them accountable, saying that our Chinese troops were not in a good position to fight, and even the enemy's air force could not intercept them. ”

As soon as these words came out, the devil commanders present were stunned.

A good celebration banquet has completely become a joke meeting and a mourning meeting.

Just a moment ago, these devilish high-ranking officers were still slapping each other's ass, bragging, and preaching how powerful the Japanese Imperial Army was, how vulnerable the Chinese army was, and how the Eighth Route Army would be completely wiped out sooner or later.

As a result, the slap in the face came so quickly!

Hatatake's Junroku questioned a little angrily: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!" The airfields along the coast of China have long been completely destroyed by the imperial army, and all the airfields used by the United States during the Zhejiang-Jiangxi war have also been cleared.

How is it possible that there is still an air force on the Chinese side that can cross the Yellow Sea and directly attack our homeland? ”

This old devil is also ready to use the victory of the Battle of Yuxianggui to save his last face and leave office smoothly!

How could he possibly admit that the air raid on his homeland was a dereliction of duty during his tenure as commander-in-chief of China's dispatch forces? ”

"Bastard, activate all intelligence systems, investigate, immediately investigate this matter for me!"

The celebration banquet was completely unstable at this point, and the devil commanders hurriedly returned to their posts.

Even Toshirohata, who had just stepped down, could not leave Nanjing directly, so he could only stay at the headquarters for the time being, waiting for the end of the matter.

Then the news came quickly.

It's not so much how efficient the Japanese intelligence services were.

It was shortly after the ports of Nagasaki and Fukuoka in Kori were bombed.

The newspapers of both the Eighth Route Army and Chiang's army on the second day devoted considerable space to the explosive news that "the Chinese Revolutionary Army successfully carried out an air raid on the Japanese mainland."

As soon as this news came out, the newspapers of the day were almost sold out by the people in all major regions.

Even the devil's occupation zone is no exception.

In the words of the head of the Propaganda Department of the Eighth Route Army: "No one will have trouble with money, this little devil's money is not made in vain, the newspapers issued by our Eighth Route Army are very popular in the base areas, and there may be a big market in the occupied areas of the devils!" ”

His judgment proved to be astonishing.

After the newspapers of the Eighth Route Army successfully opened the market in the devil-occupied area, the sales volume was really good.

In particular, the little devils have also discovered a problem, sometimes, some information collection and intelligence understanding, and the efficiency of their relevant intelligence departments are not as good as buying a newspaper issued by the Eighth Route Army directly in the occupied area!

This matter was simply acquiesced, and the market was occupied anyway, and it couldn't be refused.

In the end, it was such a newspaper, which was placed in front of Okamura and Shunroku Hatata, and the two old devils suddenly woke up to the fact that the air force that had been attacked by the air on the mainland was really sent by the Chinese army.

In addition, a special news was published in the newspaper:

The Eighth Route Army and the Nationalist Army are preparing to hold a joint statement meeting to announce the joint operations of the air raid on the mainland of Xiaori.

The newspapers published by Chiang Jun specifically commended the Eighth Route Army for leading the air raid on the day of the local incident.

The Eighth Route Army did not deny this.

In addition, the report also said that the air raid on the mainland of Xiaori also had the assistance and participation of the United States and other allied forces.

But in the final analysis, the Eighth Route Army was the main planner and implementer of this air raid on the mainland.

So far.

The Japanese side completely fried the pot.

The local command ordered China to send troops to quickly find out where the Eighth Route Army's air attack on Nagasaki and Fukuoka was located, and completely destroy them in the shortest possible time.

Okamura, who received the death order, was also anxious like an ant on a hot pot for a while, and almost all day long lying in front of the map thinking about the eight roads, where to use the front airfield to attack the mainland.

Fortunately, the news followed.

The Japanese side found out that the Eighth Route Army had strengthened the military blockade of the Jiaodong area in particular a period of time before the air raid broke out.

The devils in the Hai Duong area once detected the movements of the aviation unit.

Okamura suddenly realized that he had figured it out, and everything had figured it out.

It turned out that the damned Eighth Route took advantage of the front exit airfield in the Jiaodong area, and took advantage of the night rain to take advantage of the opportunity to attack the mainland, no wonder the navy received the news that enemy planes were sneaking in from the waters of the Yellow Sea.

It is no wonder that the air force of the Japanese inland side was completely unaware of the actions of the enemy's fighters in this air raid.

The death order of the Devil's Headquarters was then issued: at all costs, immediately launch an attack, completely destroy the Jiaodong base area of the Eighth Route Army in the shortest possible time, especially the front exit airport of the Jiaodong base area of the Eighth Route Army, and cut off the possibility of the Eighth Route Army and Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union from using this regional airfield to attack the mainland.

This is similar to the fuse of the Japanese army's launch of the Zhejiang-Jiangxi war.

But the order came with a noticeable urgency.

Okamura, who had just taken over the post of commander-in-chief of the Chinese Dispatch Army, and who had not yet sat on his ass, was forced to take over the task......