Age of Conquest Reborn

The words of Major General Haneda, the commander of the Kwantung Army Air Force, were resounding. At least to the officers of the Kwantung Army, they were filled with the confidence of a general of the Japanese Empire. After Haneda shouted these words, he glanced at Lieutenant General Yokoyama with an unkind look.

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He felt strong dissatisfaction in his heart, "This is the guy who just insulted the aviation force. Now, you should know why the combat aircraft in other areas of the aviation force did not go into battle, right? It's not that I, Haneda, don't want to, but the commander-in-chief doesn't allow it."

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However, Major General Haneda seems to have forgotten that in the past few years, when the Kwantung Army Air Force had taken advantage of the Northern Flying Group of the Independent Division Air Force, whether it was a single-aircraft battle during patrol, or the size of a squadron or even a group

In the air battles, the Kwantung Army Air Force all came back defeated. However, Haneda himself had never encountered such a situation, so he was full of confidence and high in fighting spirit.

"Hey!" General Nanjiro changed his livid face, looked at the high-spirited Major General Haneda with great admiration, and said: "Haneda-kun, you and your air force are the eagles of the Kwantung Army.

It's time for the eagle to fly. I order the entire aviation force to join the defense system of the Liaodong Peninsula. However, it will not be under the command of Lieutenant General Yokota, but directly under the command of the headquarters!"

"The mission of the Air Force is not to shoot down how many combat aircraft of the Independent Division. I ask you, Haneda-kun, not to dispatch easily. Your only mission is to do your best to transport the Chinese people when the Independent Division troops begin to cross the sea.

The heaviest blow of the warship fleet caused the corpses of the soldiers of the Independent Division to float all over the Bohai Sea. Remember, at any cost, even if it means flying a fighter plane directly into the ship transporting the soldiers of the Independent Division! Haneda-kun, you can do it.

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Major General Haneda's side was burning with crazy flames. He almost roared and replied: "Commander-in-Chief, please rest assured that all the imperial samurai of the air force are determined to use their own lives to bury the independent division troops who dare to invade on the Bohai Sea.

, life is as gorgeous as cherry blossoms, not seeking eternity. Just seeking the beauty of the moment when it blooms!"

"Hey!" General Nanjiro shouted loudly, "Haneda-kun, from you, I see the military soul of the soldiers of the Empire of Japan! - Life is as gorgeous as a cherry blossom, not seeking eternity, but only seeking the moment when it blooms.

Beautiful!" He closed his eyes and seemed to be immersed in these words.

Suddenly, General Nanjiro opened his eyes, two cold rays of light flashed through, and he shouted: "Gentlemen, Nanji, please! Dismiss the meeting!"

The venue became empty, and the generals of the Kwantung Army left with the enthusiasm in their hearts. Only General Nanjiro and Chief of Staff Matsuda were left. They were silent for a long time. Chief of Staff Matsuda looked tired, and he was different from the judge who had just spoken at the venue.

If the two of them, General Nanjiro, said: "Commander-in-Chief, it's late at night, you'd better go back and rest!"

General Nanjiro remained silent, stood up and left, his steps heavy. He knew very well that even if he resorted to the last resort of recruiting civilians, if the independent division troops chose to land on the Liaodong Peninsula, Hengshan's two lines of defense would

, it is impossible to hold on for long, but the main force of the Kwantung Army is firmly contained on the front line of the Manchuria border by which field corps the Independent Division is.

By then, the Liaodong Peninsula will not receive reinforcements. Regarding the entire Manchuria war situation, General Nanjiro was full of worries, "I hope that China devil will not choose to land on the Liaodong Peninsula! If they attack from the Manchurian border, the Kwantung Army will still

Is it capable of a decisive battle? The Liaodong Peninsula..." He sighed and shook his head as he thought.

Chief of Staff Matsuda, who was following behind, felt nervous when he heard the commander's sigh. He understood everything in an instant. The commander was not completely sure about the defense system of the Liaodong Peninsula, so he took a step forward and said: "

Commander, will the status of today’s military meeting be reported to the Far East Campaign Headquarters?”

General Nanjiro said with a heavy tone: "Report truthfully the situation of the Liaodong Peninsula being bombed by the independent division aviation. At the same time, I implore Prince Zain to abandon the Far East region if necessary and use all his strength to hold on to Manchuria and the Far East.

How can it be compared to Manchuria!"

Also on the night of June 19th, in Seoul on the Korean Peninsula, the Japanese and Korean Garrison Command building was brightly lit, and the commander of the Korean Garrison, General Tanaka Shinichi, was holding a military meeting.

Today's bombing throughout the day has dealt a devastating blow to the entire Korean Peninsula aviation airfields. The two joint air forces were almost completely wiped out. The number of surviving combat aircraft was less than fifty. Commander of the First Joint Air Force

Major General Katayama and Chief of Staff Colonel Kimura were both in pieces, and Major General Kuroyama, the commander of the Second United Air Force, was seriously injured and only had half a breath left. In other words, there were no more planes from the Imperial Japanese Empire over the Korean Peninsula!

General Tanaka Shinichi, after receiving the report, was like a thunderbolt. It took him a long time to recover. The Korean peninsula had been quiet for many years. He was separated from the territory occupied by the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli across the Yellow Sea. How could the independent division suddenly appear?

The aviation force carried out large-scale bombing on the Korean Peninsula?

General Tanaka realized that the problem was serious. There was no doubt that this was a sign that the Chinese devil was going to take action on the Korean Peninsula. He did not care about the hundreds of aircraft and quickly ordered the staff to notify the division commanders and above of the garrison in various places.

Commander, go to Seoul headquarters for a meeting.

Now, the meeting is reaching a critical moment. Regarding the independent division troops, which are about to invade the Korean Peninsula, the officers at all levels of the garrison who participated in the meeting have no doubts or objections at all. Just kidding, the independent division aviation has dispatched more than 1,300 aircraft.

Fighters and bombers bombed indiscriminately for a whole day, not to attack the Korean Peninsula, but just to attack those few airports. Who would believe it?

Generally speaking, all the senior officers of the North Korean garrison who attended the meeting were unanimous in their opinions. However, serious differences arose regarding the determination of which area was the landing place for the independent division troops.

Judging from the geographical location of the Korean Peninsula, it is a long peninsula. Any port on the west coast is a possible place for the independent division to cross the sea to land. From the direction facing the independent division, Haeju, Inchon, Qun

The five ports of San, Hampyeong, and Mokpo are most likely located on the west coast.

Judging from the battle preparations for the landing of the anti-independence division troops, the five ports should be key defense areas, and even any port on the west coast should deploy heavy troops. The problem arises here. Although the troops in the hands of General Tanaka

It is not sufficient, but it is enough to deploy defenses at five key ports. It can even be used to deploy defenses along the thousands of kilometers of the west coast.

Of course, if Prince Zain hadn't forcibly transferred about one-third of the troops, the North Korean garrison would have defended the entire west coast of the Korean Peninsula like an iron barrel, which is not a boast!

As for the east coast of the Korean peninsula, the officers of the North Korean garrison consciously ignored it. No one was stupid enough to judge that the troops of the independent division should be left alone at the nearest west coast port, but they would go all the way to the east coast to make a landing.

Fight?

But the key to the problem is that more than 90% of the existing troops of the North Korean garrison are scattered throughout the Korean Peninsula. They are carried out in squadrons or even squads in the rolling mountains and dense forests, like looking for needles in a haystack.

The resisting militants, hundreds of thousands of troops, are scattered in the mountains and dense forests of the Korean Peninsula. If they were to regroup, they would not be able to do it within ten days and a half.

In General Tanaka's hands, the troops that can be mobilized immediately are barely enough for one and a half divisions. This also includes the garrison troops affiliated with the Seoul Garrison Headquarters. The total number does not exceed 70,000. It is this part that can be mobilized immediately.

Military strength became the key point of disagreement at the meeting.

The opinion of one group of officers is to concentrate the troops that can be mobilized quickly in Incheon and Mokpo. The reason is that Incheon is located right in the waist of the Korean Peninsula. If the independent division troops land here, they can cut off the Korean Peninsula at once.

If it is divided into two parts and has a width of several hundred kilometers, it will be broken through at once, and the garrison troops from the north and south will not be able to respond to each other.

As for the reason why Mokpo is also a key defense area, the independent division aviation unit bombed the Gwangju Airport where the Second Joint Air Force is stationed the most violently. It was even much more serious than the damage suffered by Incheon Airport. Isn't this right?

Explain, are the independent division troops clearing obstacles for the landing in advance?

Another group of military officers who participated in the military meeting believed that not only Incheon and Mokpo should focus on defense, but also the entire west coast, including the five major ports of Haeju, Incheon, Gunsan, Hampyeong, and Mokpo.

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The reason is that since the Chinese devil wants to carry out a sea-crossing landing operation, the troops deployed will not be small. At the very least, they should be more than double the existing strength of the garrison. Otherwise, there is a possibility of being counterattacked into the Yellow Sea.

,The question that arises is, can more than 300,000 independent division troops be squeezed into the two ports of Incheon and Mokpo to land?

Unless the commander of the independent division commanding the sea-crossing operation is a complete fool and idiot and concentrates more than 300,000 troops to land at two ports, I am afraid it will take more than ten days for all the independent division troops to land ashore. Of course,

Without taking the imperial army's blocking into account, from the heart of these officers, they hope that the commander of the independent division will do this. The pressure on the North Korean garrison's beachhead blocking troops will be greatly reduced!

However, these officers certainly know that their ideas are too idealistic. Judging from the achievements of the independent division troops in the Far East and Outer Mongolia, it is obvious that those China commanders are not only idiots and fools, but also top-notch ones.

Cunning and treacherous, it is for this reason that these officers believe that the five important ports on the west coast are key defense areas.

While the hundreds of officers of the Japanese and Korean garrison troops who attended the meeting were noisy and red-faced, only the supreme commander, General Tanaka Shinichi, frowned, stared blankly, and said nothing!

(To be continued)