Age of Conquest Reborn

"Qiuquan, how are you going to fight?" To deal with the 85th Air Force of the Japanese Navy's land-based air force on Iwo Jima, the navy fleet's carrier-based aircraft are required to dispatch. In this regard, only the fleet commander Tang Qiuquan can decide, so,

Tang Qiusheng asked his cousin for his opinion.

Tang Qiuquan also didn't understand what his cousin did. Why he strictly prohibited the landing troops from attacking Iwo Jima, but he was still prepared to deal with the Japanese combat aircraft on Iwo Jima. When Qiu Sheng asked him, he smiled and said: "We have prepared a battle plan.

, all fleet carrier-based aircraft are dispatched, taking advantage of the performance advantages of our airborne radar and carrier-based radar, to cover up the little devil's aircraft in the chicken coop!"

"Then, use a squadron to monitor the Japanese infantry on Iwo Jima. As long as they dare to reinforce Chichijima, they will kill them halfway. It can be regarded as a small-scale encirclement and reinforcement. However, I estimate that the Japanese troops on Iwo Jima

, there are not enough ships to reinforce the Japanese army on Chichijima Island!"

Tang Qiusheng filtered Qiuquan's battle plan in his mind. There were no obvious flaws. He nodded and said: "Okay, just follow the fleet's battle plan and start taking action immediately. The attack on the Japanese aircraft group on Iwo Jima will be determined."

It starts at six o'clock tomorrow morning!"

The morning light of dawn has filled the sky over the Iwo Jima Islands. The bright red sun has jumped out of the sea, and there is a shining golden light everywhere. For the pilots and ground crews of the 85th Air Force of the Japanese Navy Land-Based Air Force on Iwo Jima Island,

Said, this is ordinary and normal weather, no different from the past.

The Commander of the Air Force, Admiral Nakagawa Kagawa, was a professional soldier who abided by his duties as a leader of the Japanese Empire, even though he was far away from the mainland. He was alone on Iwo Jima, which was surrounded by the sea and only covered an area of ​​more than 20 square kilometers.

.Except for Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, commander of the 109th Army Division, whom he hated extremely much, he was the highest military officer on the island, and he still had strict demands on himself.

In view of the traditional feud between the army and the navy, the two commanders of the Japanese army and navy on Iwo Jima did not get along well. It could even be described as incompatible with water and fire. Lieutenant General Kuribayashi Tadamichi always wanted to control the 85th Air Force.

The army was incorporated into the army's command system, and the Zhonggu Colonel became his subordinate. The reason was very high-sounding, in order to better coordinate and command all the empire's garrison forces on Iwo Jima to respond to possible attacks by the China Independent Division fleet.

Colonel Nakagawa sneered at this. Even though his military rank was only that of a colonel, Tadamichi Kuribayashi was a lieutenant general, but they belonged to different command systems and had no affiliation with each other. An army lieutenant general could not command himself, a navy captain.

.Unless there is an order from the Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Command Department, the Nakago Commander is not afraid of Lieutenant General Kuribayashi at all.

On the issue of the deployment of troops for the defense of Iwo Jima, the differences between the two people are even greater. They can be said to be polar opposites. According to the deployment of the division commander Ribayashi Tadamichi, the 85th Air Force should use Iwo Jima as the center of the circle. The surrounding area is 500 kilometers.

The sea areas within the range are included in the warning range. The incoming China Independent Division fleet is discovered as soon as possible and attacked, so as to gain enough time for the army garrison to fight.

In the words of the commander of the Kuribayashi Division, it is called "defending the enemy outside Iwo Jima!" This requires dispatching a large number of reconnaissance aircraft every day to conduct continuous patrols and reconnaissance, but the 85th Air Force only has two reconnaissance aircraft

The fighter squadron was unable to cover the sea area around Iwo Jima, and the fighter jets could only serve as reconnaissance aircraft.

Colonel Nakagawa Kagawa did some calculations. If the deployment of Division Commander Kuribayashi Tadamichi is followed, then the 85th Air Force's more than 130 combat aircraft, including about two-thirds of the fighter jets, will not need to do anything else.

Flying in the sky all day is not only a torture for the pilots, but also a burden that the fuel reserves on Iwo Jima cannot bear.

Combat aircraft take off, not to fly kites, but to drink fuel. Local logistics supplies are becoming increasingly untimely. The latest supply plan has been postponed for more than two months. Even the normal takeoff of reconnaissance planes,

I have to make careful calculations myself, how can I afford Tadamichi Kuribayashi to mess around like this?

Therefore, the combat plan of Colonel Kagawa in the Middle Ages was basically formulated around the actual situation of the 85th Air Force. To put it simply, it was the twelve words "concealed standby, surprise, decisive victory on the beach!"

Without exposing the strength of the 85th Air Force, once the China Independent Division troops began to land on the beach of Iwo Jima, the 109th Division first carried out a tenacious blockade, and then the air force was dispatched in full force, suddenly attacking, with an unobstructed view of the beach.

, inflicting heavy losses on the landing troops of the Independent Division.

The defense plans of Kuribayashi Tadamichi and Nakako Kagawa each have their own reasons for insisting on it. To put it bluntly, it is the issue of which army and navy take the lead. On this issue, neither of them is willing to give in. Lieutenant General Kuribayashi Tadamichi can do nothing about this.

, he can't control the captain of the navy.

After many noisy and tense joint army and navy meetings, neither defense plan was accepted by the other, and neither could convince the other. They had no choice but to submit their respective defense plans to the general staff of the base camp.

Ministry and Naval Command.

The result was similar to what Tadamichi Kuribayashi and Kagawa Nakaguru had estimated. The General Staff Headquarters' approval was to implement the 109th Division's defense plan, and the Naval Command's approval was to implement the 85th Air Force's defense plan. Finally, the so-called

The "Iwo Jima Joint Defense Plan" was stranded. The army and navy were doing their own things, but everything was fine for the time being.

At 5:30 in the morning, Zhonggu Dazo woke up on time. According to the past practice, he first waved his samurai sword and "hooha" in a dense jungle space. He did not feel until he was slightly sweating.

Feeling completely healed, he put away the knife with satisfaction. The guard handed him a white towel, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and walked to his residence, where an authentic Japanese-style breakfast was ready!

At 5:50 in the morning, the Zhonggu Colonel had just swallowed his first bite of breakfast when he heard the air defense siren at the airport shrilling, "Yeah!" He was stunned for a moment. Could it be the troops of the China Independent Division?

An attack is coming? This thought flashed in his mind, and then he shouted: "Guard, bring me my uniform!"

Before Colonel Nakago left his residence, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Colonel Ueno, hurried over and reported: "Commander, I received a report from the ground radar station that the China Independent Division fleet and troop carrier formation were discovered in the waters east of Iwo Jima.

It’s huge, including four aircraft carriers!”

"Now, the waters located more than 200 kilometers away from Iwo Jima are approaching at full speed. Based on this judgment, the Chinese intend to attack Iwo Jima. Should we order fighter jets and bombers to take off to fight?"

The Zhonggu Colonel slowly shook his head and asked: "What's the reaction from the 109th Division?"

Chief of Staff Ueno immediately understood and replied: "There is no response yet. The radar performance of the army's equipment is not as good as ours. Do you want to inform the commander of the Ribayashi Tadamichi Division about this?"

"Report it truthfully and ask the commander of the Kuribayashi Division to order the army to enter combat status. The navy's ground radar will report the enemy's situation at any time!" Nakago Colonel said thoughtfully.

"What about us?" Chief of Staff Ueno asked again.

"Strict radar surveillance, hidden standby! No combat aircraft is allowed to take off without my order!" Zhonggu Colonel said calmly.

Iwo Jima, the division headquarters of the Japanese 109th Division. After receiving the notification from the 85th Air Force, the division commander Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi's first reaction was that he must give the China Independent Division troops before they launch a landing operation.

He was severely injured, and there was nothing he could do about it. He could only order that guy Nakagawa Xiangchuan to take action!

The commander of the Kuribayashi Division called the 85th Air Force headquarters and shouted in a loud voice: "I am the commander of the Kuribayashi Tadamichi Division. As the commander of the Iwo Jima defense, I am ordering the 85th Air Force to

The combat aircraft of the fleet will take off immediately and must be severely damaged before the China Independent Division fleet enters a range of fifty kilometers from Iwo Jima!"

Chief of Staff Ueno covered the microphone and turned to Colonel Nakagu and said: "Commander, this is the call from the commander of the Kuribayashi Division. He ordered our air force to take off immediately to attack the China Independent Division fleet!"

"It's so stupid!" The ancient commander said contemptuously: "Ignore him!" Since he was not under the command of Tadamichi Kuribayashi, there was absolutely no need to carry out his stupid orders.

The Zhonggu Commander had his own considerations. The 85th Air Force only had more than 130 combat aircraft, including only more than 90 fighter jets. However, the China Independent Division Fleet had four aircraft carriers, with at least

There are more than 350 carrier-based aircraft. He believes that as long as his combat aircraft are dispatched to fight, none of them will come back. The gap in numbers is too big.

The call to the 85th Air Force was answered, but no one answered. The commander of the division, Tadamichi Kuribayashi, yelled for several minutes, but the other party did not answer. He was so angry that he dropped the phone and gritted his teeth at the division chief of staff, Mizukawa.

Colonel yelled: "Baga! Damn Nakagu Kagawa, Chief of Staff, order the troops to enter combat status, and ground anti-aircraft artillery fire to enter the firing position!"

Although it will take several hours for the independent division's troop transport fleet to reach the waters of Iwo Jima, the more than 20,000 soldiers of the Japanese 109th Division on the island have already entered a tense battle state.

However, more than ten minutes later, the carrier-based aircraft of the Independent Division fleet flew over Iwo Jima. This was a mixed formation composed of fighters and bombers. There were more than a hundred combat aircraft arranged in a bombing formation.

flying over.

On the ground, the anti-aircraft artillery fire of the Japanese 109th Division began to fire. The anti-aircraft shells blasted out clouds of gray smoke below the formation. However, because the bombers had not yet entered the bombing channel, these anti-aircraft shells posed no threat at all.

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