Chapter 317 The Japanese Army Who Wants to Go All Out
The words spoken by Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi were not just a warning or a threat to the rear admiral. Umezu Meijiro and Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, who were angered by the huge battle losses on the battlefield today, had already
I have made up my mind. If this guy continues to treat the Kwantung Army like fools so unscrupulously, he will go directly to the Emperor to complain.
Let’s fight a good lawsuit with the navy guys. Even if we can’t send this guy to the reserve and strip him of his uniform, we still have to disgust those arrogant navy guys. At worst, we can fight with the navy.
Come on, I won’t beg you any more. Isn’t it enough that I don’t need you?
Just listening to Tokugawa Yoshitoshi's last words, which were almost stern, Onishi Takijiro smiled slightly and said: "Lieutenant General Tokugawa, don't worry, today our plan to weaken the enemy's air defense strength to a certain extent has been realized. On the battlefield tomorrow,
Our military strength is basically equal to that of the enemy."
"As long as the Army can prevent their ground anti-aircraft firepower from causing trouble, I am confident that their air defense power will be completely defeated in tomorrow's battle. Although today's battle has shown that they are a well-trained force. But we
The zero combat aircraft are superior to their combat aircraft in terms of flight performance."
"And our pilots are also higher in basic military literacy than these fledgling opponents. The reason why they can defeat us in the air mainly relies on the performance gap between the aircraft they use and the Imperial Army aircraft.
As long as this gap is eliminated, we are fully confident that we can make it possible for them to come back."
"There is also a fundamental gap in strength between us and them. If we knock down one of our planes, the locals can provide us with another one, or even more, but they do not have this capability. A country without a modern industrial base
, an army that can only supplement combat aircraft through outsourcing can only be an army with no confidence in modern warfare. Once the supply line is cut off, they will become a source of water."
"No matter how generous the Americans are, they will continue to assist their combat aircraft. But when the American aircraft arrive, we don't know what the war situation will be like. Tomorrow we will dispatch the entire army to let them see what the elite of the empire are.
, see what it means to be a true flying elite.”
Although Major General Onishi Takijiro's final assurance sounded harsh and uncomfortable to Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi. However, considering that tomorrow's battle will mainly rely on the navy's contribution, there was no further dispute. But for this
After all, the guy was still a little worried. Before leaving, he left behind a senior combat staff officer on the pretext of coordinating command to supervise the operations here.
Naturally, Onishi Takijiro was very clear about Tokugawa Yoshitoshi's behavior. However, he finally sent away Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, a guy he hated and looked down on. Onishi Takijiro also
I didn't continue to argue on this topic. Anyway, I was just a combat staff officer and could not play any role.
After seeing off Lieutenant General Yoshitoshi Tokugawa and sending the combat staff officer he left behind to rest, Onishi Takijiro returned to the war room before he could sit back in his seat. A combat staff officer next to him came over and was a little confused.
He said: "Your Excellency, General, are we really going to change our original plan of bloodletting a little bit as they ask tomorrow and launch an all-out zero battle to fight the air defense forces in Jiangbei?"
"Your Excellency, in my opinion, your all-out approach is undoubtedly a very risky move for our army. The performance of the enemy aircraft does have a certain gap with that of Zero Fighter, but the gap is not very big.
Moreover, although the enemy suffered certain losses in today's battle, they were far from being damaged."
"Based on the results of today's battle and the losses between the enemy and ourselves, even if we can achieve the set goal, I am afraid that our army's losses will be extremely heavy. And if the losses in the zero battle participating in the war are too heavy, it will be extremely detrimental to your future.
.Neither the Naval Aviation Headquarters nor the Combined Fleet will turn a blind eye. You also know that the Aviation Headquarters and the Combined Fleet attach great importance to these zero battles."
Regarding the doubts of the combat staff officer, Onishi Takijiro shook his head and said: "We must go all out this time. Even His Majesty the Emperor attaches great importance to the Kwantung Army's counterattack. As soon as the air battle ended today, the Chief of Staff and the Navy
Your Excellencies, Prime Minister, will call you personally to inquire about the situation of the war."
"The Chief of Staff and the Prime Minister are directly responsible to the Emperor, so the telegram sent by these two people is undoubtedly an inquiry on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor. In other words, His Majesty the Emperor is paying close attention to this battle. Just from this
At this point, we have no reason to delay any longer."
"As well as the Naval Command and the Combined Fleet, they can no longer tolerate the main force of the Navy's shore-based aviation force to continue to accompany the Army in this desolate Manchuria. Rear Admiral Shigeru Fukudome, Chief of Operations of the Military Command, and Matoi Ugaki, Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet
Major General, you have also seen the joint telegram. Do you think that under this situation, there is still a possibility for us to delay?"
"No matter whether the enemy's strength is really exhausted to the limit we need, we must attack across the board. As long as the weather permits, we must go all out. The situation in Manchuria this time is related to the next step of the base camp.
Can we have a stable rear for our operations?"
"It is even directly related to the next strategic development of the empire, which can be said to be a life and death battle. The Kwantung Army's comprehensive counterattack is about to begin. Whether this plan can be successfully realized will not only affect the war situation in Manchuria, but also the gains and losses of Xinjing.
Since the Kwantung Army is not afraid of destroying their own territory, what do we care about? Let’s give it our all and the result will depend on the fate of the empire.”
Having said that, Onishi Takijiro walked to the large aviation combat map hanging on the wall, pondered for a long time and said to the combat staff beside him: "Order all aviation teams to dispatch all of them in two waves tomorrow. From Harbin to Wuchang.
demarcation line and conduct air strikes against enemy air defense forces."
"Order the German-made Mei fighter squadrons and new fighter squadrons of the Army Aviation Corps to cover the Army Aviation Type 99 light bombers and Type 98 light bombers to attack the anti-alliance ground anti-aircraft firepower on the front lines of Fuyu, Acheng, and Wuchang. Also
The Type 96 and Type 97 fighter jets of the Navy and Army were also equipped with bombs and all went out to join the group of ground anti-aircraft fire strikes."
"Order all airports to prepare for air defense tonight. Today's operation has exposed all our strategic intentions and the secret airports for takeoff and landing. The enemy is likely to send bombers to retaliate. So tell them to each field airport,
Be sure to be prepared for air raids at night."
"All combat aircraft that can enter the cave will enter the cave. Those that cannot enter the cave will be evacuated as much as possible. While concealing the combat aircraft, they must be prepared to go to war tomorrow. Don't do it because of evacuation.
Just give up our efforts to prepare for war."
"Go and deliver the order. At nine o'clock tomorrow morning, all aviation groups participating in the war, regardless of the army, navy or air force, will take off at the same time from all the airports where they are currently stationed. The East Group will converge over Shulan, and the West Group will converge over Buyeo. Tell the meteorological department
, I want the most comprehensive meteorological data for tomorrow."
As soon as Onishi Takijiro finished speaking, the staff officer next to him looked at him with a ferocious face and said with some fear: "Your Excellency, when you were meeting with Lieutenant General Tokugawa, I received a notification from the meteorological department. We will leave Fuyu tomorrow.
From Weihe in the east, to Xinjing in the south to Qingcheng in the north, and Wangkui, there will be widespread rainfall. There may even be heavy to heavy rain in some areas, accompanied by widespread thunder and lightning."
"That is to say, this rain belt covers almost our entire combat area. Unless we risk our lives to attack, our aircraft will not be able to go into battle. And within the next three days, it will be difficult to find the entire combat area.
Good weather. Your Excellency, this is the time when the entire Songhua River Basin receives the heaviest rainfall. Such widespread rainfall is normal and unavoidable."
After hearing the staff report, Onishi Takijiro grabbed the telegram that the combat staff member had just taken out of the folder in his hand, read it carefully, sat down on the chair, shook his head and said: "I don't know what's going on these days.
With the massive rainfall, is God helping me, or is he just messing with me?"
"Three full days are enough for us or our tenacious opponent to do a lot of things. But even though three full days were wasted, it is still enough for us to make some adjustments and improve some details.
Supplementary. It’s enough for us to bargain with the Kwantung Army and the Combined Fleet.”
It's just that this guy, who is called the Shura heretic of the Japanese Navy, is not so easily defeated. After a brief period of confusion, Major General Onishi Takijiro stood up, looked at the aviation map in front of him, and looked at the combat staff beside him.
Said: "Although the weather is bad, each aviation team must be ready to set off at any time."
"Also tell the meteorological department to keep an eye on changes in the weather. If there is a tendency for the weather to improve, report it to me immediately without any delay. Order the intelligence department to take advantage of the bad weather in the past few days to
Make every effort to collect the location of the enemy's airport and the exact location of the ground anti-aircraft firepower points."
"Tell the intelligence department that they will investigate all the intelligence sources of the air reconnaissance in the Anti-Japanese Alliance at all costs. Today's air defense operations are so narrow in depth from the area controlled by the Kwantung Army to the combat area
Under the circumstances, they were able to respond so quickly, which is definitely not something that can be achieved simply by relying on ground air defense sentries."
"In addition to the large number of air observation posts on the ground, they must have another source of intelligence. No matter what their intelligence source is, it currently poses too great a threat to our next combat plan. If we do not destroy this intelligence source, we will
It's like a thorn in the back."
"No matter what means they take, let alone the heavy rain, even if it is a knife from the sky, they will send reconnaissance planes to reconnaissance for me. I only give them three days, I don't care what they do, even if all the reconnaissance planes are sent
Even if you lose it, you have to give me a result."
"In addition, I will send a message to Rear Admiral Shigeru Fukudome, Chief of Operations of the Naval Command Department, that I need the support of the Navy. First, I can give up the Zero fighter fleets that have been transferred back to the aircraft carrier. But he must give me within forty-eight hours to bring the Navy back to the aircraft carrier.
Luji Aviation, send me another Zero Fighter Squadron. Tell Major General Shigeru Fukudome that I will only use this aviation squadron until next Wednesday."
"I know that the training pressure of the Naval Operations Department and the Combined Fleet is high now, so I don't insist on the carrier-based aviation team. However, one or two aviation teams can still be transferred to the shore-based aviation team. I think it will be transferred to Tainan now.
That flying team that has been re-equipped with zero combat is good."