The fire that was not finally extinguished until the evening of the 9th swept through the entire Bunkyo and Taito districts, almost burning these two urban areas in Tokyo to the ground. Tokyo Imperial University, which was the core of the bombing target, was destroyed from the ground. Completely wiped out, all teachers and students in the school, a large number of books and textbooks stored in the school, and Japan's top teaching and scientific research equipment were all burned.
Japan's first cyclotron, which was developed by Japan's most cutting-edge nuclear physicist Yoshio Nishina, is stored on the campus of Tokyo Imperial University, together with the developer who stayed at the Tokyo Institute of Science and Technology on the campus of Tokyo Imperial University that night. , including his most famous student, Professor Tomonaga Shinichiro, who was later known as the founder of Japan's radar industry and was busy developing radar day and night, and the radar data obtained from Germany were also wiped out.
This bombing was undoubtedly a big disaster for the Japanese, not only the 50,000 to 60,000 ordinary people who died in the fire caused by the bombing, but also Tokyo Imperial University, which had stocked the most cutting-edge scientific research instruments in Japan. were razed to the ground, as well as hundreds of Japan's top scientists and a large number of students at the Imperial University.
At around three o'clock in the morning, the vast majority of people are asleep, and Japan, which has not yet fully entered wartime, does not even have enough air-raid shelters. Although the people have conducted air-raid drills many times, drills and actual combat are two different things. Due to the sudden attack, no air defense sirens were sounded in the city until the bombing was completed.
The impact point of the bomb was in the most densely populated area in the entire city of Tokyo. It is not surprising that it caused such a large number of casualties. This was because the tonnage of the bomb dropped by the Anti-Japanese Alliance was insufficient, with an equivalent of only more than 70 tons. The area destroyed It's not that big. If it were replaced by a large bomber with a larger bomb load, Tokyo's losses would probably be much greater.
The huge losses during this bombing shocked everyone from the Emperor of Japan to ordinary Tokyo residents. Burnt corpses found in the core area of the bombing were piled up like mountains and flowed through several rivers in the bombing area. It was also full of people who tried to jump into the river to escape the fire, but died of suffocation because the air was sucked out by the fire.
The local Japanese residents who have been living in peace finally understand what the horror of war is. The experiences of the peaceful residents in China's rear areas in the past few years have befallen them for the first time. The Japanese who have opened Pandora's box finally have a taste of it. A bitter fruit of your own making.
Although on the radio, the Japanese gave the strongest condemnation of the Anti-Japanese Alliance's bombing of Tokyo, accusing the Chinese of being executioners and maliciously massacring peaceful residents, the public opinion stirred up by the Japanese and calling for "catching thieves" was rejected. The whole world was unanimously ridiculed.
Are you kidding me? Are there still a few Chinese cities that were bombed by you? Are there still a few Chinese casualties from various bombs dropped by Japanese aircraft? From Jinzhou after the September 18th Incident, the Japanese first opened fire on the city. Records of indiscriminate bombing.
After the Battle of Songhu on August 13, the Japanese army carried out indiscriminate bombings on major cities in China, and then carried out large-scale bombings on Chongqing and the rear area with confidence. Now they themselves were bombed, but they accused others of bombing peaceful residents. What is this? In theory, I'm afraid only the Japanese can do it among the people in the world.
Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi'an, Lanzhou, Yan'an, even Xining, Ankang, and those cities in the rear area have not been bombed by Japanese bombs. Once they are bombed, they will blame others with a straight face. This is typical The practice of only allowing state officials to set fires but not allowing people to light lamps is extremely shameless and can be described as an appropriate description of the Japanese.
Facing the burned-to-ruins Tokyo Imperial University, Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, who came to inspect, remained silent for a long time. After returning to the Prime Minister's residence, his first order was to order the Kwantung Army, the China Expeditionary Force, and the Korean Army to concentrate all their efforts. aircraft to retaliate against the Anti-Japanese Alliance, but most of the Japanese army and navy aviation forces have already moved south, and the number of combat troops that can be mobilized is quite limited.
The total number of combat aircraft of the entire China Expeditionary Force is now less than 100. The bombing of Chongqing's rear area has also begun to gradually reduce its intensity. Especially the bomber group, most of which have been deployed to fight in Southeast Asia. Now to Where can I get the aircraft requested by the base camp? The Kwantung Army fought this year and the aviation regiment suffered heavy losses. Only a few light aircraft were left among the bombers of the Chinese dispatched army.
In order to give an explanation to the base camp, under the repeated strict orders of the Prime Minister, the Kwantung Army and the China Expeditionary Force mobilized all bomber groups, including the two bomber squadrons mobilized by the Navy, and concentrated more than 70 bombers, mainly Light bombers carried out several bombings on the Anti-Alliance base areas in order to deliver communications to the base camp.
It was just the Japanese army's retaliatory action that suffered heavy losses under the interception of the well-prepared Anti-Alliance aviation force. After losing half of the aircraft, the Japanese army had to give up this retaliatory action that was not worth the gain and waited for the end of the war in Southeast Asia. arrange.
While eager for revenge, the Japanese base camp also severely held accountable the Japanese emperor for the bombing of Tokyo. Officers at all levels responsible for Japan's domestic air defense received the most severe punishment. Tokyo The person in charge of air defense and all the captains of the east coast guard ships, including the unlucky officers above the commander of the ground anti-aircraft gun squadron around Tokyo, were all ordered to commit seppuku. As for the generals in charge of homeland defense, they were all ordered to withdraw immediately. active duty.
Of course, these have nothing to do with Yang Zhen. Even if the Japanese base camp kills all the local defense officers, Yang Zhen can only hide and enjoy himself without any objection. However, in addition to instructing the aviation force to do a good job After being prepared for revenge by the Japanese army, I didn't have much energy to care about what the Japanese thought.
Yang Zhen, who was originally prepared to personally welcome the return of the bomber group, failed to wait for the return of the bomber group. Shortly after the bomber group's attack, he took a plane back to Harbin overnight after receiving a telegram from the headquarters. There was no other way, and the US and British military observers stationed in the Anti-Japanese War The two giants of the regiment were waiting for him to return at the headquarters.
These two guys ran to the Anti-Alliance Headquarters in the middle of the night, clamoring to see Yang Zhen. Although Guo Bingxun, who was too disturbed to work, had repeatedly explained that Yang Zhen was going to inspect the troops, these two squatted at the headquarters and refused to leave. I insist that I must see someone tonight.
In desperation, Guo Bingxun, who knew that the attacking bombers had already set off, could only send a telegram to the Dongning base, urging Yang Zhen to come back quickly. In addition, Guo Bingxun looked at the performance of the two of them, and it didn't look like they were looking for trouble and ran away in the middle of the night. Guo Bingxun came to cause trouble and thought there must be some emergency. Guo Bingxun was worried that there would be something wrong with the agreement, so he decided to get Yang Zhen back.
In fact, Yang Zhen, who knew what these two people were going to do when they ran to the headquarters in the middle of the night, didn't want to go back at this time. He didn't want to see these two people at this time, but considering the delicate moment, Yang Zhen decided to go back. Talk to these two and urge them to get the supplies and equipment they promised.
But before Yang Zhen could sit down and take a sip of water before returning to the headquarters, the two men quarreled rudely with Yang Zhen's guards outside the door. In desperation, Yang Zhen had no choice but to let them in, even though he clearly Although he knew the purpose of these two people's visit, Yang Zhen was also startled by their pale faces when they met.
Both Pearson and Ross have extremely pale faces. They are originally Caucasian, and their skin is paler than that of East Asians. At this time, their faces are even paler, without a trace of blood. If they hadn't seen the two people, they would still be alive. Even though they can walk, these two people almost make people think that they are meeting two dead people.
Different from always wearing suits and leather shoes before, when they came here today, both of them were wearing straight military uniforms. The military rank standards on their shoulders were bright and bright, and the medals on their chests were wiped clean. However, although the military uniforms on their bodies were With the pale complexion, it seems a bit incongruous.
Although the military uniforms of the two men were straight at this moment, there was really no trace of the demeanor that a soldier, especially an officer, should have on these two people. Especially Brigadier General Ross, the arrogance that a general of the British Empire should have has long since disappeared. No trace, just considering the reason for these two people coming, Yang Zhen was very kind and did not make fun of these two people.
Compared to Ross, who was more stable, Pearson, who was more familiar with Yang Zhen, opened his mouth when he saw Yang Zhen: "Yang, I'm here to inform you that in the early morning of the 7th, Hawaii time, the Japanese naval air fleet launched an attack on Pearl Harbor. The U.S. Pacific Fleet launched a surprise attack."
"This morning, the Japanese army launched a full-scale attack on the Philippines at the same time. The Japanese Army and Navy Air Force have begun bombing cities in the Philippines. This means that the Empire of Japan and the United States of America have now entered a state of all-out war. Yang, we need you at this time. help.”
As soon as Pearson finished speaking, Ross continued: "Yang, just today the Japanese have launched a full-scale attack on the Malayan Peninsula, and now the Japanese are concentrating a division to launch a fierce attack on Hong Kong. The British The Empire, as well as all members of the Commonwealth of Nations, have now also officially entered a state of war with the Empire of Japan."
"Colonel Pearson and I are here to ask you when you can launch an attack on the Japanese army in accordance with the agreement between us, so as to attract the Japanese army in China from going south to reinforce the battlefield in Southeast Asia, and to relieve the British Empire and the United States of America from the battlefield. The pressure on them.”
"You must know that the British Empire is fully coping with the war situation in the Middle East. The troops invested in the battlefield in Southeast Asia will be quite limited, and the United States of America has not yet begun to mobilize. From the current perspective, the military forces of our two countries in Southeast Asia are simply unable to resist the Japanese army. An all-out invasion, you know, the Japanese army invested 100,000 troops with a large number of tanks and bombers in Malaya alone."
"Now both the British Empire and the United States of America are in urgent need of strategic support from China. Yang, we have provided you with a large number of tanks in accordance with the agreement and under the circumstances that we ourselves are under tremendous pressure. , I hope you can also follow the agreement between us and send troops to fight us as soon as possible."
Looking at the two people in front of him, Yang Zhen now understood the reason why these two people were anxious to see him. It turned out that these two people came to urge him to send troops. Regarding the reaction of these two people after the incident broke out, Yang Zhen had also had it before. I was mentally prepared, but I didn't expect that these two people, both of whom were high-ranking, would be so panicked when encountering an incident.
As for the Japanese army's investment of more than 100,000 troops in the Malayan battlefield, I'm afraid this guy blew it up himself. Judging from the radio communications between the Japanese Southern Army and the base camp intercepted by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the Japanese army was deployed throughout Southeast Asia before the war. There are not so many troops in total. The troops used in Malaya are only three divisions.
It is true that there are a large number of tanks, and it is also true that there is a large number of aviation units to cooperate. The Japanese army did invest more than a hundred tanks on the Malayan Peninsula, but these more than a hundred light tanks can still be called a large number of tanks. You can The British army deployed so many two-pound anti-tank guns in Malaya. Could it be that they were just a display?