Age of Conquest Reborn

The thick fog filled the air. General Tanaka, who had been suffering all night for everything he was about to lose and the uncertainty about his future, drove away from the temporary headquarters of the North Korean garrison. Before getting in the car, he did not even dare to look back and take another look at this place.

The highest in Busan

Leaving the big building here means leaving the Korean Peninsula forever. Although he is deeply reluctant to leave, the booming sound of cannons from the distance reminds him all the time that this land, with its three thousand miles of mountains and rivers, will inevitably

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When we arrived at the Busan port, the heavy fog had not yet dissipated, and the sky and the earth were completely white. Just like General Tanaka's mood at the moment, Major General Shinno Hikoro, the chief of staff of the garrison, and a group of senior officers from the headquarters had been waiting on the dock for a long time.

According to the order of Chief of Staff Shinno, the first to board the ship were the troops evacuated to Busan from all over the southern tip of the peninsula, and lastly the garrison troops stationed in Busan and the personnel of the garrison headquarters. Those who violated the order did not need to withdraw.

The mainland was in charge of the independent division troops staying in Busan, blocking the attack, and covering the retreat of the fleet.

Therefore, the senior officers of the Japanese and Korean garrison listened to the rumbling sound of artillery in the distance. Although they were extremely anxious in their hearts, they did not dare to complain at all. Everyone knew that staying in Busan at this moment would lead to two endings.

One is to die in battle, the other is to be killed

Prisoners, no matter which outcome, they don't want. General Tanaka has not come yet, but the sound of artillery is continuous like a reminder. I don't know how many officers have already sent greetings to the female relatives of the General's family in their hearts.

Countless times!

After getting out of the car, General Tanaka had a dull face, a dull and tired expression. Even the straight general uniform could not hide his age overnight. He asked in a hoarse voice: "Shinno-kun, all the troops have already boarded the ship.

Is there anyone from the headquarters who got on the ship before the soldiers?"

Chief of Staff Shinye replied: "Yes, all the commander's troops have boarded the ship. The personnel of the headquarters are the last batch and are waiting for your arrival at the dock. But..." He paused.

There was some hesitation. Obviously, the retreat plan was not perfect. There must be something wrong!

"Huh?" General Tanaka raised his eyebrows. The last thing he wanted to hear now was the word "but". The implicit meaning behind it was that there was something wrong, so he said very unhappily: "But what? That's all.

It’s time to plant, what else can’t be said?”

Chief of Staff Shinye simply said: "It's just that the more than 8,000 people from the 53rd Brigade of the 131st Division defending Miryang did not withdraw in time and were surrounded by two brigades from the Niangziguan Garrison Corps of the Independent Division.

According to the telegram from the brigade commander, Major General Shoichi Kishitani, the 53rd Brigade is fighting fiercely with the independent division. He said that the commander does not need to affect the overall retreat plan because of the 53rd Brigade. Kishitani

The brigade leader also said that we will live and die with Miryang!"

"Reason?" General Tanaka spit out two words dryly. In fact, he was extremely angry in his heart. The order to retreat had been issued to troops in various places a day ago. At that time, the independent division troops coming from Manchuria,

The distance is still far away. The 53rd Brigade has enough time to evacuate Miryang. Is it possible that the current situation of being surrounded was caused by the staff's negligence in not conveying the withdrawal order in time?

Chief of Staff Shinno saw the anger in General Tanaka's eyes and hurriedly explained: "The order was given to the 53rd Brigade a day ago, but Commander Kishitani Brigade called back and said that the Imperial Army of Japan will never fail to fight.

In spite of his habit of retreating, he is willing to block part of the independent division troops on the Miryang front line to buy time for other troops of the dispatched army to evacuate!"

"Stupid! The Imperial Guards are indeed brave and fearless of death, but they cannot make unnecessary sacrifices! How can a lone army of more than 8,000 people block an independent division of hundreds of thousands of people? Kishitani's move seems brave, but in fact it is

You are using the lives of imperial soldiers to do useless things, which is not advisable!" General Tanaka said in a cold tone, everything became clear. It was that guy Kishitani who refused to carry out the orders of the garrison headquarters and was just showing off his bravery.

"Get aboard!" General Tanaka said, stepping onto the gangplank. Since Kishitani himself wanted to die, there was no way the garrison of more than 200,000 soldiers could continue to wait because of the 53rd Brigade.

With several shrill whistles, the last batch of ships carrying Japanese soldiers left the port of Busan and sailed into the foggy Korean Strait, which meant that the Japanese, who had colonized the Korean Peninsula for more than 50 years, were miserable.

I left my former paradise in panic.

Standing on the deck, looking back at Busan shrouded in thick fog, the fog was stretching to the sky. Even his wish to take a last look at Busan could not be realized. General Tanaka couldn't help but burst into tears, and there was a stream of blood in his eyes.

The sourness that was not blood, but felt like air but not gas, filled his heart.

"Your Excellency, Commander, please don't be too sad. Today we will withdraw to the mainland and recharge our batteries. There will be a chance of a comeback. This heavy fog is like God's help. The independent division's aircraft fleet cannot take off!" Careful!

Chief of Staff Shinno noticed General Tanaka's sadness and comforted him.

The only way from Busan Port at the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula to Japan's Kyushu Island is Tsushima Island, located in the middle of the Korean Strait. Japan's Homeland Defense Command has stationed a squadron-sized island defense force on Tsushima Island.

There are lighthouses and other navigation facilities. In peacetime, they are responsible for monitoring all passing ships in the Korean Strait, providing necessary intelligence for the Home Defense Command, and providing navigation for Japanese military aircraft and warships.

At this time, the Japanese garrison headquarters on Tsushima Island has become the headquarters of Lieutenant General Tang Qiuquan, commander of the independent division's naval fleet. Three days ago, a detachment of the independent division's special operations detachment quietly touched Tsushima.

The island is also silent

On the ground, more than a hundred Japanese soldiers who were on lax alert were sent to the sea to feed the sharks. Later, the transport ship moved several mobile radar stations to Tsushima Island as a whole, establishing an air-sea control over the Japanese mainland and the direction of Busan in North Korea.

Monitoring network.

Everything was going on quietly. The Japanese troops on Kyushu Island were not aware at all that Tsushima Island had changed hands. Two days ago, Tang Qiuquan commanded the main force of the fleet including three aircraft carriers, more than a hundred destroyers, and two

A torpedo boat brigade and two high-speed gunboat brigade equipped with naval warfare "Thunder" rocket launchers were hidden in the Tsushima area, quietly waiting for the Japanese and Korean garrison fleet to retreat from Busan.

Such a huge fleet was hidden under the eyes of the Japanese for two days without being discovered. All this was thanks to the independent division aviation. In order to cover the fleet's lurking, Liu Cuigang ordered the fighter units at Incheon Airport to fly every day.

Two regiments were dispatched at the same time to carry out all-weather patrols in the airspace around Tsushima Island. Once the Japanese reconnaissance aircraft and cruise fighter groups were discovered, they must be shot down. In two days, the Japanese aircraft were so miserable that they did not dare to fly.

Half a step away from Kyushu Island.

Several simple brick buildings turned out to be the headquarters of the Japanese Tsushima garrison. In the largest room, there were more than a dozen radio stations, and the "tick-tock" sound of sending and receiving reports formed a wonderful musical note. Tang Qiuquan

Holding his chin with one hand, he stood in front of the window, looking at the sea shrouded in thick fog, thoughtfully, but his expression was very calm.

Fleet Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Xin Xiguo walked to him briskly and said: "Commander, the radar station reported that the Japanese and Korean garrison troop carrier formations that retreated from Busan have arrived in the waters east of Tsushima Island, a distance of approximately

At a position of about 180 kilometers, the Japanese troop transport ships were divided into three echelons, with an interval of about 30 kilometers between them!"

"Is there a Japanese fleet escorting us?" Tang Qiuquan asked.

"Multiple radar detection shows, no!" Xin Xiguo replied.

Tang Qiuquan chuckled and said: "It seems that this heavy fog has given the Japanese enough confidence! Maybe, the narrow Korean Strait is only one step away for the Japanese to return to their hometown.

!It’s just that the Japanese never imagined that we would be waiting for them on Tsushima Island. The bottom of the Korean Strait is more comfortable than their hometown!”

With a serious look on his face, Xin Xiguo reminded: "Commander, the heavy fog has affected the normal takeoff of the aviation fleet. Our combat plan has been affected to a certain extent because of this unexpected factor. The originally planned sea and air combination to annihilate Japan and North Korea

The plan for the garrison fleet may need to be adjusted, and our fleet will be solely responsible for it!"

Tang Qiuquan did not answer Xin Xiguo's reminder, but asked: "The meteorological department, what does it say about this sudden heavy fog?"

Xin Xiguo replied: "According to the meteorological department's report, the heavy fog shrouding the Korean Strait will not completely dissipate until around 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the earliest. It is now past 8 a.m., two

In more than an hour, the first echelon of Japanese troop transport ships had sailed past Tsushima Island and approached the waters near Japan's Kyushu Island!"

"Are you worried that we won't be able to completely wipe out the Japanese army?" Tang Qiuquan looked at his chief of staff and asked.

Xin Xiguo did not hide his worries, "Yes, Commander, once the first echelon of Japanese troop transports approaches Kyushu Island, they will inevitably receive support from land-based fighter jets from Japan's Kyushu Island Home Air Defense Command. For our fleet,

It’s a huge threat!”

Tang Qiuquan did not have such worries. He knew very well that after two consecutive days of attacks by the aviation force, the combat aircraft of the Japanese Mainland Air Defense Command on Kyushu Island suffered heavy losses and could not achieve anything. He had three aircraft carriers and more than 200 combat aircraft.

Aircraft are enough to cope with this situation.

"Your worries are unnecessary!" Tang Qiuquan said with a smile: "Why can't the heavy fog be used to my advantage? I ordered the first attack fleet, with two aircraft carriers as the core, to use the cover of the heavy fog to rush to the waters near Oki Island to set up an ambush.

, to intercept and kill the first echelon of Japanese troop transport ships, I want to send all the Japanese troop transport ships into the seabed in waters close to the Japanese mainland!"

(To be continued) (To be continued..)