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The sneak attack by the Eighth Route Army bombers on the Japanese mainland had a huge impact.
That night, news reached Tokyo that Sasebo, Hachiman, and Nagasaki had been bombed by an unknown air force.
Because the Eighth Route Army did not shoot at civilians, businessmen and passengers at the Nagasaki harbor could clearly see that the bombers were Japanese Army and Navy fighter planes with bright red sun patterns painted on their fuselages.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumima Konoe urgently convened a three-member meeting with Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Shiro Kawako, Foreign Minister Sadjiro Toyoda, Chief of General Staff Gen Sugisugi, and Minister of Commerce and Industry Sakon Sikyong to assess the situation.
Konoe Fumima asked Minister of Commerce and Industry Sakon Sikyomi to quickly investigate the damage caused by Yawata Steel Works and Nagasaki Commercial Port to see if production can be resumed as soon as possible.
Minister of Commerce and Industry Sakon Sikyongzo has not yet received detailed information about the damage. He only knows that the Yawata Steel Works is in ruins and all the ships in Nagasaki Harbor were destroyed in flames or sunk. When the Prime Minister heard that he asked him to find out about Yawata Steel
He was immediately contacted about the damage to the Nagasaki commercial port and asked him to resign and take responsibility, and asked Chief of General Staff Sugimoto whether the army and navy had the ability to defend the Japanese mainland? Today, Nagasaki, Sasebo, and Hachiman were attacked
Bombing, will the enemy bomb Tokyo tomorrow? Do we need to petition His Majesty the Emperor to move the capital?
Sakon Sikyomi was originally from the navy, but he was unsuccessful in his time in the navy, and the losses in tonight's bombing were too heavy. Someone had to be responsible for it, so he made the rude remarks in order to let Konoe Fumima know that he should be responsible for this.
The army and navy were responsible for the bombing, not his Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Chief of General Staff Shan Shanyuan ignored Sakon Sikyongzo's question and said slowly: "No matter what, we have to find out who the enemy is and where he flew over from."
Yes, was it the Chinese Air Force or the Soviet Air Force that launched the sneak attack on the mainland?
Shan Shanyuan is a representative of the theory of quick victory. At that time, he threatened to destroy China in three months and also served as the commander of the North China Front. As soon as he said this, everyone attending the meeting fixed their eyes on him. It was very meaningful.
Obviously, this question still needs to be asked? It must have been done by Liu Yimin of the Eighth Route Army, who made Sir Shan Shanyuan suffer repeated defeats. His aviation team bombed the Ryūjō aircraft carrier formation of the Empire of Japan, and the airport of the Provisional Aviation Corps of the North China Front Army of Japan.
It was also his air force that bombed it. Liu Yimin's air force was accustomed to pretending to be imperial fighter planes for sneak attacks. Who else could it be besides him?
Several people looked at Shan Shanyuan with a hint of contempt, feeling that the Chief of General Staff was so shameless and treated everyone as a fool.
Shan Shanyuan saw a few people looking at him with unkind looks, and immediately understood what was going on. His old face turned slightly red, and after a long time he said slowly: "It should be the Air Force of Liu Yimin of the Eighth Route Army of China. Liu Yimin did it."
The air force of Liu Yimin is equipped with fighter planes produced by the Empire of Japan, which is easy to camouflage. However, most of the fighters of Liu Yimin Air Force are Type 97 bombers produced by Mitsubishi Company. The endurance is only 2,500 kilometers. Isn’t he afraid that he will not be able to return? I
Considering that, the suspicion of the Soviet aviation cannot be ruled out. Because the Soviet Union has long-range bombers, it may be the remnants of the Soviet aviation in the Far East that came to bomb for the purpose of retaliation."
Shan Shan Yuan started to act in both directions again, being ambiguous.
Prime Minister Hideki Tojo said impatiently: "The airports in the Far East of Soviet Russia have basically been destroyed, and there is no air power left. On the contrary, the Eighth Route Army's aviation fleet has never been completely eliminated."
Shan Shanyuan still said unhurriedly: "The Far East is so big. How many Japanese can we withstand? Can Mr. Lu Prime Minister guarantee that the aviation force of the Soviet Far East Force will be completely wiped out? Maybe we destroyed their fighter jets, light bombers and
Most of the heavy bombers deprived their concealed long-range bombers of fighter cover and did not dare to take off to meet the enemy, but quietly attacked the mainland. Moreover, would the Communist Party and the Eighth Route Army be willing to risk their only aviation fleet on behalf of Soviet Russia?
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This is true. The Far East has been controlled by the Soviet Red Army for so long. It would be reasonable if they dig underground hangars and store some long-range bombers that are not used at ordinary times like the Japanese did.
Foreign Minister Toyoda Teijiro was unwilling to listen to their quarrel and quickly continued: "The problem is how to face reporters from various countries tomorrow morning. The bombing of the Empire of Japan's homeland is really difficult this time. The image of the Empire of Japan has been destroyed.
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This statement shocked everyone present, and Shan Shanyuan stopped playing tricks and immediately said: "Your Excellency, the Foreign Minister, should hold a press conference to severely condemn the Soviet Union's air force's frenzied attack on the industrial, commercial and other civilian facilities of the Empire of Japan.
, demanding compensation from Soviet Russia for losses, and warning Soviet Russia that if it dares to bomb civilian facilities again, the Japanese Army and Navy Air Force will retaliate tooth for tooth and resolutely retaliate!"
Several people immediately woke up and said that it was not shameful for the Soviet aviation force to bomb the Japanese mainland, and that it was too shameful for the China Eighth Route Army aviation force to bomb the Japanese mainland. Moreover, the Eighth Route Army used captured aircraft made in Japan to bomb Japan, so it would be a shame to leave it to grandma's house! After all,
The Soviet Union is an industrial power, while China is the sick man of East Asia. It seems that His Excellency Shan Shanyuan has a quick mind and is worthy of being the Chief of General Staff.
This issue was finalized at that time. Not only was it reported to news reporters, but also the explanation to the Japanese people was to be unified. It was all said to be a sneak attack and bombing of the mainland by the remaining aviation forces of the Soviet Far East.
This was superficial. Although a few demons decided on the propaganda caliber out of face, they still had suspicions about the Eighth Route Army Air Force. They even privately believed that the Eighth Route Army Air Force was responsible, but they just didn't have the face to admit it.
The next issue discussed was how to strengthen the defense of the homeland. This time there was no more quarrel, the opinions were unanimous, and several flying groups that were transferred from the homeland to the Far East to participate in the war against the Soviet Union were immediately ordered to return to the homeland, to strengthen patrols and alerts, and to annihilate anyone who dared to risk attacking the homeland at any time.
enemy aircraft. At the same time, in view of the smooth progress of the war in the Far East, the flight groups from North China and Central China that participated in the Far East war were dispatched from China to return to their original defense areas. The Combined Fleet dispatched aircraft carriers back to China to assist in the defense of the homeland.
After a while, the air pressure on the Far East Red Army was greatly reduced.
Then there was a discussion on how to deal with the aftermath. The Yawata Steel Works must be rebuilt, because the Empire of Japan needs a steady stream of steel to build warships, tanks, armored vehicles, cars, weapons and ammunition; the Sasebo Naval Base must also be restored quickly, because it was the center of the Japanese Empire.
The forward base of the Japanese army and navy facing China, Korea, and the Far East; Nagasaki Port must also be rebuilt. The Empire of Japan needs this seaport for overseas trade, to accept supplies and raw materials shipped back from China, Manchuria, and the Far East, and also needs to pass through Nagasaki Port.
Dumping industrial products to China, Manchuria, the Far East and even Southeast Asia.
This had to be rebuilt, that had to be rebuilt, and after a while Konoe Fumima became angry because no one thought about where the money would come from.
I heard Fumima Konoe say: "Military expenditures have reached an intolerable level and the economy has been overwhelmed. If we rebuild the Sasebo Naval Base, Nagasaki Commercial Port and Yawata Steel Works, there is no other way."
Prime Minister Hideki Tojo has many options, including direct support to Konoe. The reconstruction costs of Yawata Steel Works will be borne by Japanese companies. If the Japanese company believes that there is overcapacity and does not require reconstruction, it is not impossible; the reconstruction of Sasebo Naval Base will be issued
The solution can be solved through public debt; the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is responsible for the construction of Nagasaki seaport, and merchants who have made a lot of money in foreign trade can be allowed to pay, unless they no longer want to do business.
Tojo Hideki said it easily, as if the Empire of Japan could be rebuilt without spending a penny.
Konoe Fumima looked at Tojo Hideki who was following the train with a bit of ridicule. Unexpectedly, Hideki Tojo was not timid and said further: "This is the best way at the moment!"
Konoe Fumima thought it made sense, so he put the issue aside and began to discuss the war situation in the Far East. At this time, there was no business for Sakon Sikyomi, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, so Konoe Fumima asked him to leave to arrange the investigation of deployment losses.
As for the treatment of the wounded, officials from the Ministry of Soil have rushed to Nagasaki, Sasebo and Hachiman.
After Sakon Sikyomi left, Chief of General Staff Sugimoto reported on the progress of the Far East battlefield.
According to Shan Shanyuan's report, after three days of combat, the aviation achieved brilliant results, controlling air superiority over the battlefield and basically destroying all ground airports of the Soviet Far East Army's aviation. The navy also achieved fruitful results, and the surface ships of the Pacific Fleet of the Soviet Red Navy were basically annihilated.
However, the Pacific Fleet's troops guarding coastal defense points such as Vladivostok and Soviet Port are very tenacious. They rely on solid fortifications to hold on and the Marine Corps suffers heavy casualties. However, the Marine Corps has landed in many places and is outflanking the Kwantung Army and North Korea.
The ground troops of the army fought fiercely and suffered heavy casualties. The result was that they had broken through the Soviet front-line positions in many places. The Soviet army was expected to be shaken across the board.
Although Konoe Fumima didn't understand military affairs, he knew the truth. He immediately asked the Kwantung Army where the armored assault group composed of the two tank divisions, the Second Division, and the 23rd Division had reached and why it was still there.
Unable to quickly complete the outflanking of the Soviet frontline positions in the Far East?
This is what Sugi Sugimoto and Tojo Hideki are most proud of. Sugi Sugimoto reported that the armored group has not been involved in the battle for the time being. The plan is to wait for the front-line troops to tear a gap from the Soviet defense line, and then dispatch it when the Soviet troops retreat, completely
Destroy the Soviet army's will to resist, defeat it, and then quickly encircle and annihilate the Soviet army in the Far East.
Konoe Fumima did not believe in such a plan, because the total number of Soviet troops in the Far East was hundreds of thousands, which could not be swallowed in one bite. Therefore, he drew the attention of Sugimoto and Tojo Hideki, and they must be prepared for a counterattack by the Soviet army.
Moreover, the policy determined at the imperial meeting must be implemented and the scale of the battle must be controlled.
Now that the war situation in the Far East is favorable to the Japanese army, Sugisumoto, Tojo Hideki, and Oikawa Furushi are gearing up for a big fight. They hate hearing such words from the Prime Minister.