Kyushu, Japan, outside Kumamoto City, Takayuhara Airport.

A Type 93 biplane dive bomber jumped and landed on the green lawn runway. The Japanese Red Army officers who were waiting for the arrival of the plane around the airport finally breathed a sigh of relief - now the air supremacy of Kitakyushu has long been controlled by the Chinese army. The Takayuhara Airport, which is close to the headquarters of the Kyushu General Defense Army of Japan, suffered six or seven air strikes in just a few days. Several major runways were blown up to a pothole. Only the inconspicuous lawn next to it was not bombed, so it was used as a temporary runway. However, this kind of runway could not take off and land large aircraft, so today the man had to take the Type 93 dive bomber to fly over from Tokyo in the daytime. Fortunately, he did not encounter Chinese fighter interception in the middle, otherwise he would have died before he could succeed.

As soon as the plane stopped, the pilot in the front seat jumped down and helped an officer wearing a yellow army coat in the back seat untied the seat belt and lifted him up from the seat. The officer was Ishihara Kanir. His face was purple at this time and he was still sneezing. It seemed that he was frozen. This Japanese Type 93 dive bomber was actually a German HS.123. Its old design is not only a double wing but also a cabin cover. Now it is in the middle of February, the temperature on the ground is sub-zero, and the three or four thousand meters in the air is minus ten or twenty degrees below zero, and the wind is particularly strong! Ishihara Kanir was born in 1889. He is now almost fifty and his health is not very good (here he lived to be 60 years old in history). He really suffered a lot along the way.

He was originally the commander of the Hawaiian Front. He commanded 200,000 Japanese Army guarding several islands and waiting for the jade to break. He didn't know what was wrong with Takeda's mind, and thought he was quite talented in military affairs, so he urgently recalled him from Hawaii. As soon as he returned to Tokyo, he was appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Kyushu Headquarters of the Japanese Defense General Army. Takeda said bluntly to him when he summoned him in the basement of the Red Bird's Lieutenant Palace.

: "Araki's military talent is very problematic. He can't command a decisive battle of two million people at all, so I can only count on you as the deputy commander!" After receiving this mission, Ishihara Kanir was no longer in the mood to take a boat and train slowly, and then took the risk of flying to Kumamoto on a Type 93 dive bomber. He now knows nothing about the situation on the Kitakyushu frontline. It would be good to see Sadao Araki and Anda No. 23 earlier to learn about the situation.

Waiting for Kanji Ishihara at the airport was the deputy chief of staff of Kyushu headquarters, Kimura Hitotaro, who graduated from the 20th artillery department of Lu Shi, one year higher than Kanji Ishihara. However, this person is a Japanese "artillery expert" and has always been responsible for weapons production. He has no opinion. He has a nickname for a robot. I really don't know how to be a good deputy chief of staff? Seeing Kanji Ishihara get off the plane. Kimura hurried forward to salute this junior who was a junior who had a class but had a very good official career: "Comrade Deputy Commander, it's too risky to take a plane over. If you encounter a fighter jet of the violent team..."

Ishihara Kanir waved his hand indifferently and interrupted his words. He took a big gulp of the hot water handed to a staff officer present and took a big sip, then frowned and asked, "What's the situation now? Are Tsushima and Jeju Island both lost?"

Kimura Hitaro sighed and replied: "It's not just Tsushima and Jeju Island, but even Ichisaki Island was occupied by the riot two days ago."

"What! Ichisaki Island was also lost?" Ishihara's face suddenly became gloomy. He had fought with Americans in Hawaii. He knew that an island that could build a large airport had extremely high strategic value! Moreover, Ichisaki Island was close to Kyushu Island.

"Isaki Island cannot be defended at all, and the terrain is too flat. There is no danger to rely on. Deploying heavy troops on the island can only sacrifice in vain, so I set up a brigade and some Red Guards to make a difference. However, we have already deployed heavy troops along the coast of Kitakyushu, and there are also a large number of shore defense artillery..."

The two of them walked towards the waiting car while talking. Ishihara Kan's face turned ashen. As soon as Yidao was thrown, the Chinese could build the airport to the beach in Kitakyushu. What can a few old shore defense guns work? Even if there is a train gun modified with a 420mm naval gun that is threatened by the enemy's overwhelming air quality?

Hitotaro Kimura glanced at his face, thinking that Ishihara was worried about Japan's prospects, and sighed, "Now it's really a loss of power. Going south to Australia seems to be a scam by the Germans. Hawaii cannot stop the United States. The troops who were violently recruited were about to land in Kitakyushu, so they could only fight... Fortunately, the United Fleet damaged the American fleet again in the South Pacific. Commander Yamamoto had just generated power to Tokyo, saying that the war in the South Pacific and the South Pacific was no longer a big deal, and the main force of the United Fleet could return to the local area. There might be some turning point in the battle situation."

Hearing the news that the United Fleet severely damaged the American fleet, Ishihara Kanir let out a helpless and bitter smile from the bottom of his heart: "Don't believe the navy's lies. They have hit the American fleet twice. As a result, the Americans are getting stronger and stronger, and the United Fleet is getting weaker and weaker." He and Kimura got into the car one by one and a back, and smiled bitterly: "But those guys in the Navy have tried their best. Unfortunately, war has never been a fair one-on-one duel. If our strength is 1, the Americans are 100, and the Chinese have at least 80. The prospect of this war is really desperate!"

Kimura was a little dissatisfied after hearing his depressed words: "It's not that serious, right? If the gap between us and the United States and China was really that big, then we would probably have lost the war long ago!"

Ishihara looked at Kimura and shook his head and said, "Kun Kimura, we are participating in a world war now! Japan is not fighting alone, there is also the Soviet Union, India stands with us, and the Pacific battlefield is not the main battlefield of this world war, and the Eurasian continent is the home court... As long as the Soviet Union and India can defeat China and Germany, even if we are defeated by the United States in the Pacific, we can still win the final victory. Unfortunately, we still beat the wrong treasure..."

Kimura sighed and didn't say anything. The two of them came to the Kyushu headquarters in the Japanese local defense army speechlessly. Ishihara turned down the greeting banquet held by Kyushu headquarters for him and immediately arrived at the basement of the Kumamoto Coal Mine Industrial Company building, which is now the location of the combat command center of Kyushu headquarters.

In the combat conference room, around the huge sand table, Japanese Red Army officers, including the chief staff officer of the Japanese Red Navy Joint Fleet from Port Moresby to the Truke Islands and Saipan, who flew back to Kyushu the day before. First, Qin Yansanro, the chief staff officer of the Kyushu headquarters, roughly introduced the latest changes in the battle situation. The situation in Kitakyushu seems to have temporarily stabilized. After occupying Jeju Island, Tsuma Island and Ichisaki Island, the Chinese did not immediately attack Kitakyushu, but instead dispatched battle cruisers and aircraft to carry out repeated artillery bombardment on military targets along the coast of Kitakyushu. It seems to be preparing for the next stage of large-scale landing war.

As for the deployment of the Japanese army on the sand table, it can be seen at a glance. 12 of the 17 divisions (including the 106th Division, which has been almost wiped out) previously formed the Kitakyushu cluster in the coastal areas of Nagasaki, Saga, and Fukuoka prefectures, focusing on defending port cities facing the Tsushima Strait in the north of Kitakyushu, such as Hirado Port, Matsuura Port, Kawatsu Port, Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu City. In addition, Sasebo Kazunaga, west of Kyushu Island

Sakie deployed a division, and a number of Red Army regular troops and Red Guards were deployed on the affiliated islands in southern Kyushu, Kagoshima City, Kurokino Port, Shibushi Port, Miyazaki City, Sanan Island, Yakushima, Seed Island and other southern Kyushu islands. In addition, there is also a 104th Division serving as the General Reserve Team of the Kitakyushu Battle in Kumamoto City. As for other territory on Kyushu Island, basically only the Red Guards, whose combat effectiveness is very problematic, are guarding.

After understanding the overall deployment of Kyushu Island, Ishihara Kanir couldn't help but sigh: "No, there are too few troops. There are loopholes everywhere. Especially the eastern region is almost completely empty and there are too few defenders in the south. Kagoshima City only has one wing, Shuokino Port, Shibushi Port and Miyazaki City all have one infantry brigade... Such forces cannot serve as a guard at all. If the enemy lands in the south of Kyushu Island and airborne in the east, our heavy army group in the north will not have time to return to aid. Even if they land in front of Kitakyushu, it would be difficult for 12 divisions to withstand the violent army with overwhelming sea and air advantages, right?"

After Ishihara Kanir expressed his opinion, senior officers and commanders of the Kyushu headquarters and various troops present expressed their agreement. Sadao Araki, the commander-in-chief of the Kyushu headquarters, said: "Ishihara, the Revolutionary Military Commission has agreed to send additional reinforcements to Kyushu. The first batch of 16 divisions are on their way to Kyushu Island. All the latest arrivals will arrive in early March. By then, the regular Red Army on Kyushu Island will reach 800,000! In addition, the regular Red Army under the Xiguo headquarters (responsible for the western part of Honshu and Shikoku Island) will also reach 800,000. The troops can be drawn to help Kyushu at any time."

Although the total Japanese Red Army's total strength has exceeded five million, the number of naval and logistics personnel is deducted from the field. Only 350.6 million can be used for field combat, of which 800,000 are stationed in the Nanyang Islands, 200,000 are in the Hawaiian Islands, 300,000 are in the Mariana Islands, Truk Islands and the South Pacific battlefields, 100,000 are in the Ryukyu Islands, 100,000 are in the Kata Island, and the remaining 21.2 million are in the Japanese mainland. Now 1.6 million have been deployed to Kyushu and the Western Kingdom, and there are only 500,000 and 600,000 regular Red Army left on the remaining territory of Japan. If the Chinese call out the west to attack the east and land in the Kinai or Hokuriku region, the consequences are really unimaginable!

Ishihara Kaner patted his knees, stood up slowly, looked at the sand table for a long time, and finally shook his head, turning his eyes to the chief staff officer of the United Fleet, Kuroshima Turtle: "Kukushima, do you have any opinions?"

Hearing this question, all eyes focused on this naval immortal staff. Japan is an island country after all, and its defense relies heavily on the navy. As long as the sea power is in control, the sea is the best line of defense. Even if there are not many army members, there is no need to worry about the enemy's invasion. On the contrary, once the sea power is lost, the enemy will launch an attack from the sea to any location on the Japanese archipelago at any time. The Japanese army is forced to deploy along the long coastline of the local area. Even if there are millions of people, it is impossible to make the defense of the Japanese archipelago safe. Therefore, the key to fighting the Battle of Kitakyushu is still the Japanese Red Navy Combined Fleet. In fact, the Kuroshima Turtle also came from this.

"The Joint Fleet now has two preparatory plans for Kyushu headquarters to choose from." The Kuroshima Turtle left his seat and took a stack of documents from a naval staff officer who followed him to Kyushu, and then distributed them to the senior officers present.

"Considering that important ports along the Japanese archipelago are under the threat of the air force of the storm, the naval joint fleet has lost its lasting combat capability, so the two plans proposed by the storm are based on quick decisions." Kuroshima Kameto introduced: "The code name of the first case is 'Hongqi 2 Decisive Battle'. The main force of the joint fleet will attack the coast of Kyushu and launch a decisive battle with the storm Navy in order to defeat the storm landing fleet and regain the power of the storm sea! For this reason, the joint fleet will gather all the main forces, including 11 aircraft carriers and 5 new main ships, back to the local area.

The code name of the second case is 'Gao Warfare'. In this plan, the main force of the joint fleet will mainly use gamble war to lure the enemy, and will not pursue decisive battles at sea, but only seek to divert the main force of the enemy navy from the waters near Kyushu Island to cooperate with the army to implement the Kitakyushu decisive battle plan. The preliminary plan of the 'Gao Warfare' is to use the 2nd Fleet to attack the territory of the zombie in the Nanyang area, and use the main force of the joint fleet to attack the southeast coast of the zombie's local area, forcing the main force of the zombie Navy to leave the waters near Kyushu Island."

Sadao Araki turned his head and looked at Ishihara Kan: "Ishihara, do you think the Kyushu headquarters should adopt the 'Red Flag II Decisive Battle' or 'Game Operation'?"

Not to mention, this old guy Araki is not as arrogant as history in this time and space. He probably has seen the world on the Soviet-German battlefield, but the Japanese Red Army is the weak at the gambling table in the world war?

Ishihara Kanji pondered for a moment, and finally shook his head and said, "Comrade Commander, Kuroshima Jun, whether it is the 'Red Flag II Decisive Battle' or the 'Air War', I'm afraid that it will not bring much chance of winning to the Kitakyushu decisive battle. Because the former is completely suicide! The storm has concentrated at least 3,000 aircraft in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula! How many carrier-based aircraft can the joint fleet take out now? You won't have any losses in the Coral Sea Battle, right?" (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!