The expression of one of the combat staff members was even more lost in thought.
He remembered that the last time he came to report that Lieutenant General Gu Shoufu was killed by the Eighth Route Army, the commander had the same expression.
Not sad but happy.
Is this the reaction an imperial general should have when he hears that his homeland has been bombed and the Shokaku aircraft carrier has been sunk?
Kazuki Yamamoto and Seizo Arisu thought they had seen it wrong.
They looked at Okamura Neji again, but at this time Okamura Neji had returned to his cold expression.
Yamamoto and Yusu looked at the combat staff who was still in a dazed state, showing that they were definitely not wrong.
When the commander heard about the local bombing just now, he actually laughed and said something weird.
It seems that the Eighth Route Army bombed the Japanese mainland and bombed the aircraft carrier Chen Xianghe.
Youmo Jingsan thought to himself that he was definitely not a senior agent of the Eighth Route Army lurking at the North China Front Army Headquarters.
The former chief of staff of the North China Front, Moritake Tanabe, was already loyal to the Locusts, and he could not be a senior agent of the Eighth Route Army lurking in the headquarters of the North China Front.
At the North China Front Army Headquarters, the only ones who could provide such detailed information to the Eighth Route Army were Okamura Neiji, Tanabe Moritake and Arisu Seizo.
So now only the commander of the North China Front, Okamura Neiji, is left.
Then think of Okamura Neji’s smile and his yo-yo.
Yumo Seizan felt as if he had discovered something extraordinary.
Yamamoto Kazuki had just arrived at the North China Front Army Headquarters and didn't know much about Okamura Neji, so he just glanced at him and quickly regained his facial expression.
"Why are you laughing, General?"
Mo Jingsan asked with a surprised tone.
After all, the other party was the commander of the North China Front and had the rank of general of the Imperial Army. Although he had doubts in his heart, even Mo Seizan did not dare to point it out.
Moreover, he was promoted to lieutenant general and served as the chief of staff of the North China Front. He was promoted by Okamura Neiji.
"I'm laughing at how stupid Li Yunlong is."
Hearing this, Okamura Neji also realized that he was a little out of sorts, so he said.
He should laugh secretly, not in front of so many officers.
The main reason is that Okamura Neiji has been under great pressure recently. Under his command, more than 200,000 Locust Army troops were crushed.
Although the old saying goes that one general can achieve great success, but the lives of so many of the empire's young men were put into his hands and were sent to the battlefield to lose their lives.
It would be fine if the battle was won, but it was a defeat.
On the one hand, Okamura Ning has to face these broken locust soldiers.
On the other hand, Okamura Neiji also has to face the pressure of punishment from the base camp and the Locust.
The most important thing is that the Eighth Route Army has been slow to move recently, and there has been no movement in the troops, soldiers, combat supplies and aviation units that the base camp promised to allocate to the North China Front Army.
In the event of a large-scale attack by the Eighth Route Army, the North China Front Army will definitely not be a match for the Eighth Route Army, and there is a high probability that it will be killed and annihilated by the Eighth Route Army.
When the time comes, Okamura Neji is afraid that he will also end up in pieces.
Arisu Seizo and Yamamoto Kazuki looked at each other.
Li Yunlong, who led his troops to defeat the North China Front Army, was extremely stupid. So who are these Locust Army officers?
I'm afraid even the stupid pig can't compare.
However, no one dared to refute what Okamura Neji said.
Even the proud and arrogant Yamamoto Kazuki didn't dare. He was just a deputy chief of staff. Even the secret service team he had established in the army had lost most of it.
After a pause, Okamura Neji continued:
"I didn't expect that the Eighth Route Army would actually have the ability to bomb my homeland from a long distance. However, Li Yunlong was obviously too hasty."
"Even if the Eighth Route Army has heavy long-range bombers, they are certainly not many. Being able to dispatch 50 bombers is already the limit."
"The strength of the Eighth Route Army has grown rapidly in recent years, but compared with the entire Empire of Japan, the gap between children and adults is still there."
"The Eighth Route Army chose to bomb our homeland at this time. Their doing so will only anger the base camp and His Majesty Tian Locust."
"It won't take long before the base camp will mobilize a large number of troops, combat supplies and aviation units for us."
"At that time, it will be the decisive battle between our North China Front Army and the Eighth Route Army!"
Okamura Neji sounded confident.
Tokyo was bombed and the Shokaku aircraft carrier was sunk, which was indeed beyond Neji Okamura's expectations.
He had previously thought about how great it would be if the Eighth Route Army could bomb the mainland.
Unexpectedly, not long after this, the Eighth Route Army actually bombed the Japanese mainland.
This wave of bombing by the Eighth Route Army was simply a divine assist.
How much damage can 50 planes, carrying up to several hundred tons of bombs, cause to Japan?
"Dodesler!"
Youmo Jingsan's expression changed from doubtful to pretending to reveal a hint of realization:
"What your Excellency the General said is true. Everything has pros and cons. We only see the bad side, but not the good side."
"Once the Eighth Route Army bombs our homeland like this, the base camp and His Majesty Tianchu will definitely pay attention to North China."
"The Eighth Route Army now has the ability to bomb the homeland from a long distance."
"Once our North China Front is completely defeated, the Eighth Route Army can build an airport on the Shandong Peninsula and frequently bomb the empire's mainland."
"The Locust and the base camp will never let this situation happen."
After having Mo Jingsan’s explanation.
Kazuki Yamamoto and all the combat staff members all had expressions of astonishment on their faces.
This makes sense why Your Excellency the Commander laughed instead of being sad when he heard that the Eighth Route Army was bombing the mainland of the empire.
At the same time, everyone also breathed a sigh of relief.
Your Excellency, General, should not be a senior agent of the Eighth Route Army.
Okamura Neji looked at Arisu Seizo and nodded happily. This guy was a good flatterer and could understand his intentions quickly.
"But before that, we must first ensure the smooth flow of the port and rear traffic arteries."
Yamamoto Kazuki's eyes flashed.
Based on the analysis of Teruokamura Neji and Arisu Seizo, it seems that it is not a bad thing if the empire's homeland is bombed.
A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise.
Now the Eighth Route Army has heavy long-range bombers, but the North China Front does not have air superiority. The Eighth Route Army's bombers can carry out heavy bombing at the rear of the North China Front at will.
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Okamura Neiji looked at Yamamoto Kazuki: "Yamamoto-kun, I will put the North China Front Army intelligence department in your charge. You continue to investigate the mysterious man named Chen Feng. Once his traces are found, try to keep him alive. I will
We need to see who is behind the Eighth Route Army and being the enemy of the Japanese Empire!"
As he spoke, murderous intent overflowed.
In addition to finding out who was behind the Eighth Route Army, Okamura Neji was also very interested in those weapons and equipment.
Okamura Neji was extremely greedy for heavy artillery, tanks, and even advanced jet fighters that were not available in the United States or Germany.
Okamura Neji thought to himself, if the Japanese Empire could obtain those weapons, equipment and ammunition.
Punching the Soviet Union and kicking the United States are no big deal.
"Hi."
Yamamoto Kazuki lowered his head: "I will continue to pursue Chen Feng."
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Tokyo.
Prime Minister's Office.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister."
Major General Ryoji Shigata, captain of the Tokyo Military Police, reported to Tojo Eiji with a solemn expression:
"The losses and casualties have been calculated..."
The 320 tons of aerial bombs dropped by the Eighth Route Army burned Tokyo for a full day before the fire gradually decreased until it was extinguished.
The fire turned Tokyo into hell.
Wherever the flames touched, houses, streets, vehicles and people were instantly burned to ashes.
The convection between the flames and the cold air caused the flames to rise higher. In this hellish scene, thousands of Japanese were trapped and tried hard to escape, but were eventually burned to death by the flames.
at last.
The Tokyo Military Police organized manpower and demolished a large number of houses to stop the fire.
Sifang thought to himself that it was fortunate that there was no wind that day and the fire did not spread quickly, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
but.
This was the first time in Tokyo's history that it had been bombed on such a large scale, which still caused great panic to the Japanese in Tokyo.
"How big a loss?"
Tojo Eiji asked with a gloomy look.
Because of this incident, when Tojo Hideki met Ten Locust, he was scolded bloody by Ten Locust.
The first thing he did when he returned to the Prime Minister's Office was that Hideji Tojo dismissed the director of local air defense, Kenji Doi, and replaced him with his close confidant, Lieutenant General Suzuki Teiichi.
Hideji Tojo had long disliked Dohi Madoka Kenji, and this time he finally got the chance to avenge his personal revenge.
Last time Tojo Hideji asked Dohi Madoka Kenji to go to North China to serve as the commander of the North China Front, but he was rejected, which made Tojo Hideji very angry.
"There were more than 30,000 casualties, including 16,000 deaths. About one-fifth of Tokyo's urban area was burned down, leaving 600,000 people homeless."
Sifang Liang Er answered cautiously.
"idiot!"
When Tojo Hideji heard this, he couldn't help but cursed angrily.
This loss may not seem big, but the series of subsequent problems it brought about are what really gave Tojo Hideji a headache.
"Enemy planes also dropped leaflets on many cities to inform the people of the defeat in North China and Midway."
Sifang Lianger said again.
Tojo Eiji chicken is as black as the bottom of the pot.
Compared with bomb bombing, the power of the Eighth Route Army's paper bombing cannot be underestimated. The last paper bombing by two Chinese bombers was ineffective because it did not cause substantial damage to the Japanese mainland.
But this time it was different. This time, a large number of real bombs fell on the Japanese mainland.
Moreover, this is probably just the beginning, and the Chinese Air Force will definitely have follow-up bombing plans.
"Order all leaflets to be collected and destroyed centrally."
Tojo Hideji spoke harshly:
"Anyone who dares to secretly hide leaflets will be severely punished for collaborating with the enemy and treason."
Tojo had seen those leaflets, and he knew the power of those leaflets. The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by ant nests. Once conflicts arise within the empire, things will become serious.
"Hi."
Sifang Lianger lowered his head and walked out with murderous intent.
Looking at the back of Shigao Ryoji leaving, the new air defense director Suzuki Teiichi said: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, the Chinese army dared to bomb the empire's mainland. It is simply an act of seeking death. We should retaliate immediately."
"How to take revenge?"
Tojo Eiji narrowed his eyes and asked in a deep voice.
Suzuki Teiichi said in a stern tone.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I suggest."
"First, order the locust army in China to carry out large-scale raids on the areas near where they are stationed."
"Second, mobilize a large number of troops and aviation forces to attack and completely destroy the so-called Eighth Route Army."
"Third, severely condemn the Chinese army at the international level for its indiscriminate bombing of the people of the Empire of Japan, which is naked massacre."
"Promote the atrocities of the Chinese army among the Locust Army and inspire the morale of the Japanese Locust Army."
In the view of the Japanese, since the Chinese army dared to come to Tokyo to carry out bombing, the Japanese army in China could also retaliate.
Suzuki Teiichi, an old devil, was a fanatical expansionist and fascist who played an important role in leading Japan in war mobilization and launching the war of aggression against China.
War is life-and-death killing.
"Yoshi."
Tojo Hideji nodded and looked at a major general staff officer:
"Sanada-kun, immediately implement the first and third items mentioned by Lieutenant General Suzuki as soon as possible."
"Hi."
Major General Soichiro Sanada, director of the Military Affairs Ministry of the Army Ministry, bowed his head and turned to leave.
As for how many troops, combat supplies and aviation units to mobilize for the North China Front, Hideji Tojo still had to make some plans.
After a pause, Hideji Tojo looked at Major General Akamatsu Masao, chief of the Army Intelligence Section, and asked in a deep voice:
"Akasatsu-kun, have you found out where the Chinese aviation bombers took off from?"
"Your Excellency Prime Minister."
Major General Akamatsu Masao pointed to a map of China and replied:
"The bombers of the Chinese army took off from Shanxi, and were bombers of the Eighth Route Army. The airport is in Shanxi, and this is the first time for the Chinese Kuomintang and Communist Air Forces to cooperate."
If Akamatsu Masao was really asked to investigate, he would definitely not be able to find out so quickly.
However, China's major influential media and newspapers published reports on the bombing, which allowed the Japanese spies in the Kuomintang-controlled areas to learn some information, and then telegraphed the information to Japan.
"Order the 11th Army and the Kwantung Army to dispatch bombers to carry out sneak attacks and destroy the Eighth Route Army's airports and aircraft."
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"The Chinese army dispatched bombers to bomb the empire's mainland, and it must not happen a third time!"
"Hi."
All the Japanese officers including Akamatsu Masao and Major General Sanada Soichiro suddenly lowered their heads and shouted in unison.
…
Taiyuan North Gate.
Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo and Wang Dehou finished breakfast and came to the north gate early to greet them.
Last night, Li Yunlong had contacted Boss Chen and invited Boss Chen to come over to discuss the price and delivery matters.
This time.
For the bombing of Tokyo, Japan and the blowing up of the aircraft carrier Shokaku, Boss Chen did not give a specific price in advance. The price would be determined based on the results after the bombing was completed.
at the moment.
Taiyuan's Xincheng Airport and Wusu Airport have been completely repaired. These two airports can accommodate more than 250 aircraft.
Moreover, since the 4th Aviation Group joined the Eighth Route Army, there were more than 150 pilots in the Eighth Route Army.
These are elite pilots who can basically fly not only fighter planes, but also bombers, transport planes and reconnaissance planes.
So when meeting Boss Chen this time, Li Yunlong planned to ask Boss Chen to arrange delivery of all the planes.
At that time, pilots can fly bombers, fighter jets and transport aircraft at any time according to the needs of combat missions.
It is equivalent to having more than 150 pilots and having the effect of more than 300 pilots.
After the 4th Aviation Group passed the review and all aircraft were in place, Li Yunlong began to prepare to attack the Japanese aviation units in central China.
This was to prevent the Japanese air force in central China from constantly bombing mountain cities and other Kuomintang-controlled areas in the southwest rear.
Although the head of the headquarters is also in Taiyuan, Boss Chen has no contact with the headquarters and only communicates with Li Yunlong and others.
In this regard, the head of the headquarters did not say much and only asked Li Yunlong and others to entertain Boss Chen.