Age of Conquest Reborn

The sky was getting brighter, and Shan Hu, who had not slept all night, was not sleepy at all. He walked alone to the highest hill on Tsushima Island and looked at the Korean Strait in the distance like a sculpture. No one knew what he was thinking.

What?

At around seven o'clock in the morning, the observation post reported that on the highlands of Tsushima, the troop carrier formation of the leading force of the left-wing attack group had been seen through high-power telescopes. The radio station received the notification, and the commander, Lieutenant General Feng Jiwu, requested to speak to the group leader.

Shan Hu smiled, spent a few minutes, walked into the radar station, picked up the microphone, and said: "Commander Feng, I am Huang Shan Hu, what are your instructions?"

Feng Jiwu laughed and said: "Who dares to give instructions to you, Captain Huang, except the division commander? I commanded the troops to pass by Tsushima Island. On behalf of all the soldiers in the vanguard of the left-wing attack group, I salute Captain Huang and all the officers and soldiers of the guard brigade!

Taking Tsushima Island is of great significance. Even if my cannon hits the kid's forehead, he may not notice it!"

Shan Hu smiled and asked: "Commander Feng, let's discuss this matter. After the guard brigade occupied Tsushima Island and completed its scheduled mission, can we hand over the defense to the follow-up troops and then participate in the offensive operations of the left-wing attack group?

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Feng Jiwu was startled and said hurriedly: "Captain Huang, I didn't receive the order from the division commander. I dare not take you to fight!"

"Forget it!" Shan Hu smiled bitterly and hung up the communication. Huang Zhiqiang, the captain of the second squadron on the side, said dissatisfied: "Captain, other troops are going to fight, and we are just going to stay on this small island?"

Shan Hu glared at him and said angrily: "What do you want? Hurry up and send another telegram to the headquarters of the defense zone in the northwest of Honshu Island. Everything is normal. No abnormal movements of the China Division troops were found.

.The enemy is under the surveillance of my Tsushima radar station!"

The sun was shining brightly and the sky was clear. On the sea surface of the Korean Strait, countless large troop carriers, mighty warships, and agile high-speed gunboats plowed through the blue water and cut through the waves. It was like a spectacular scene of a thousand sails racing.

Shan Hu put down his binoculars, with envy in his eyes, watching the troop carrier formation and escort fleet of the first echelon of the left-wing attack group speeding past his eyes, "Xiao Qiu will not let himself take risks anymore. Attack the Japanese mainland.

We have no chance of fighting against the Guard Brigade!" He thought with emotion.

At this time, the roar of aircraft engines came from the sky. Shanhu put up a pergola and looked at the sky. He smiled, turned back to the radar station, and said to a captain and officer: "Wait for fifteen minutes for our fleet to pass by."

Finally, issue an air raid siren to the little devils! How to make up the specific words and how to set the time. You don’t need me to teach you?”

The captain officer turned around and smiled, and said confidently: "Captain, we are very familiar with the matter of lying to the little devil!"

Yamaguchi, located at the westernmost tip of Honshu Island, is one of the most important defense zones for Japan's mainland defense in the northwest of Honshu Island. Under the careful design of the commander-in-chief, Prince Zaihito, from the beach to the Yamaguchi and then to Hiroshima and Matsue in depth,

A total of five lines of defense were set up before and after, focusing on

The most elite Japanese troops, a total of more than 700,000 people, defended here, with hundreds of kilometers of reinforced concrete fortifications stretching across the land. Countless forts, bunkers, air raid shelters and other defense facilities. The northwest area of ​​Honshu Island

, built like a copper wall and an iron wall.

According to Prince Zain's prediction, even if the beachhead position is lost and the China Division troops land here, if they want to break through the five lines of defense and enter the central area of ​​Honshu Island, threatening the security of the capital Tokyo, they will not have to pay the price of hundreds of thousands of casualties.

, it cannot be done in more than half a year.

Since the three commanders of the defense zone headquarters in the northwestern part of Honshu Island were dismissed from their posts, Prince Zain appointed a general he trusted and had strong commanding ability. Lieutenant General Takiro Morita served as the commander, and the former commander was transferred from the headquarters.

Major General Yue Takashima, director of the Operations Division, served as chief of staff. He learned from the experience and lessons of lay army generals commanding aviation operations, and specially appointed Major General Suzuki Shinji, deputy chief of staff of the General Headquarters Aviation Command, to serve as air defense commander.

The three important commanders of the new northwest Honshu Island Defense Zone Headquarters can be said to have joined forces. In order to equip the northwest Honshu Island Defense Zone Headquarters with a command system, Prince Zain took great pains. He also had to be cautious. The elite of the empire

The more than 700,000 soldiers, accounting for nearly one-third of the total strength of the Imperial Army, are concentrated in the northwest of Honshu Island. There is no room for failure, and he will not rest assured if it is not under the command of someone he trusts!

The commander, Lieutenant General Takiro Morita, lived up to expectations. After taking office, he vigorously reorganized the troops, severely punished those who shook the military's morale and spread pessimistic remarks, and shot several junior officers and dozens of lieutenant-level officers.

He vigorously promoted the idea of ​​loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan. In just a few weeks, it stabilized the morale of all soldiers in the defense zone in the northwestern part of Honshu Island.

The total strength of the Japanese troops on the front line in the northwest of Honshu Island is not much different from the total strength of Feng Jiwu Corps and Ma Chaoyang Corps. Undoubtedly, the division's left-wing offensive group will face a tough nut to crack...

At around nine o'clock in the morning on May 15th, the heavy fog that shrouded the sea had long since dissipated. The sun was shining brightly and visibility was excellent. In the direction of the sea outside Yamaguchi, No. 57 of the Northwestern Defense Zone of Honshu Island, Japan, was observing the sea.

The watchtower is a five-story watchtower built on a hill less than 2,000 meters away from the beach. It is in an excellent location. From a high position, you can overlook the sea far away in the Korean Strait. If there is no war, you can still see dots of white sails.

The commander of the No. 57 Sea Observation Post is Lieutenant Ono. He has more than 30 soldiers under his command. They are organized into a small team and are affiliated to the 37th Regiment of the 89th Division of the Northwestern Defense District Headquarters of Honshu Island. Their mission is

Monitor the area off Yamaguchi for any unusual movements day and night.

Lieutenant Ono was a conscientious young officer. As usual, he ordered his soldiers to conduct a thorough search of the sea situation. When he saw that there was nothing unusual, he summarized the observed situation and sent a routine report back to the wing headquarters.

Then he returned to his dormitory on the top floor of the observation post.

Climbing from the ground floor to the fifth floor under the scorching sun made Lieutenant Ono thirsty. He picked up the military kettle and just unscrewed the lid. Before the cool water could be poured into his mouth, he heard a sound coming from the northern sky.

There were bursts of roaring sounds from engines, like the earth-shattering sounds of a summer storm.

"Nani?" Lieutenant Ono's face changed drastically. He hurriedly threw away the kettle and ran up to the top of the watchtower in a few steps. He raised his telescope and looked towards the north. In an instant, Lieutenant Ono's eyes were straightened. He saw countless...

The Qing's planes were like dark clouds, pressing directly over them. There was no doubt that they were Chinese combat planes!

"Enemy air attack!" Lieutenant Ono rushed back to his dormitory like a rabbit, grabbed the phone, and said hurriedly: "The wing headquarters? I am Lieutenant Ono, commander of the 57th Observation Post, emergency report, quantity

Numerous Chinese aviation groups are approaching, remind all troops on the frontline to conduct air defense immediately!"

Then, Lieutenant Ono rushed out of the observation post like his butt was on fire, not forgetting to scold the soldiers and followed him into the air raid shelter. He knew very well that the five-story post isolated on the hill was the most conspicuous target.

, the Chinese bombers only need one bomb to blow up the outpost.

When Lieutenant Ono made the report, the Japanese observation posts located in different directions on Yamaguchi Beach all discovered the division aviation fleet. For a while, the phone calls at the division headquarters of the 89th Division were buzzing. Not only

In the defense area of ​​the 89th Division, as well as the defense areas of other divisions, reports were made that China Division aircraft groups had begun air strikes.

A few minutes later, the mixed fleet of the Northern Flying Group began to violently bomb the Japanese positions on the beach at Yamaguchi. Heavy aerial bombs roared down from the sky, causing the Japanese positions to be filled with smoke and flames.

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Yamaguchi Castle, where the headquarters of the northwestern Honshu Defense District is located, Commander Lieutenant General Takiro Morita, Chief of Staff Major General Takashima Yue, and Air Defense Commander Major General Suzuki Shinji, have gathered in the war room. The phones outside are ringing one after another.

The division reported the news that its front-line positions had been violently bombed by the China Division's aviation fleet.

"Takashima-kun, Suzuki-kun, according to your judgment, is this the beginning of a large-scale attack on the mainland by China Division troops?" Lieutenant General Morita asked with a gloomy face.

Major General Takashima and Major General Suzuki exchanged glances, and Chief of Staff Major General Takashima said: "Under normal circumstances, this should not be the case. Our ground radar station on Tsushima did not issue an early warning, nor did we detect a large number of China Division shipments.

It should be said that the intelligence on the warship formation was an air raid before the China Division troops began to attack the mainland, with the purpose of destroying the imperial army’s front-line positions on the beach!”

Lieutenant General Morita's face did not improve because of Chief of Staff Takashima's judgment. While he was deep in thought, he always felt that the large-scale air attack by China Division Aviation was not that simple. There was no air attack from the Tsushima ground radar station.

The alarm is the biggest suspicion?

At this moment, "Report to the commander!" A communications staff officer hurriedly walked into the war room, "I just received a telegram from the Tsushima ground radar station and discovered that a large fleet of China Division aircraft was flying over the Tsushima airspace. It is suspected that it

We will bomb the Imperial Army’s positions!”

"Why is it that the China Division's aircraft fleet has already bombed the Imperial Army's positions, and the Tsushima ground radar station sent an alarm more than ten minutes late?" Lieutenant General Morita asked in a sinister tone, "The Communications Department

Didn't you inquire about the reason?" Obviously, he was already dissatisfied and even doubtful about the Tsushima ground radar station.

"We already checked it when we received the telegram!" the communications staff officer replied: "It was the radio station that the other party used to communicate with the headquarters. There was a temporary malfunction and it was only ten minutes late!"

(To be continued)(To be continued)

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