Age of Conquest Reborn

In early August 1943, although the weather was still hot during the day, a rustling autumn wind blew over Honshu Island at night. The slightly chilly autumn wind mixed with the salty smell of the sea breeze, diluting the gunpowder smoke that had permeated the island for months.

Due to the smell of blood and blood, the Japanese ended two key battles on Honshu Island with the loss of more than 1.9 million troops, and also lost the capital to compete with the divisions.

After three days of rest on the battlefield, the division troops regained their strength and became more vigorous. They also replenished a large amount of ammunition and supplies. Except for the commander of the Southeast Mobile Corps Ma Chaoyang, who commanded ten brigades, they continued to stay.

Outside Kyushu Island, the remaining seven main corps, with a total of more than 2.8 million troops, according to the order of division commander Tang Qiuli, surrounded Tokyo from the east and west ends.

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Department, the West Road Operations Command is named Feng Ji

Wu's Niangziguan garrison, Han Tie's Marine Corps and the remaining troops of the Southeast Mobile Corps, with Feng Jiwu as the commander and Han Tie as the deputy commander, quickly marched eastward from Kyoto and Kobe and arrived in Yokohama.

On the line.

The North Road Operations Command is mainly composed of Tang Qiusheng's Sulu Mobile Corps, Jingzhan Banner's 29th Corps and the remaining troops of the East Point. Deputy Division Commander Tang Qiusheng serves as the concurrent commander, and Jingzhan Banner serves as the deputy commander.

, marching eastward from the current battlefield in the northwest of Honshu Island, approaching the outskirts of Kofu and waiting for orders.

The East Road Combat Command, mainly composed of the directly affiliated corps, Sun Zhenbang's Outer Mongolia Field Corps, and Yuan Jinghao's North China Field Corps, with division commander Tang Qiuli as concurrent commander, Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao as deputy commanders respectively, immediately moved westward, approaching the outskirts of Urawa

Stand by on the front line, and at the same time, use part of the force to approach the outskirts of Chiba.

As for the Southern Front Operations Command, the Southern Fleet commanded by Naval Fleet Commander Tang Qiuquan is the main force. Its main task is to blockade Tokyo Bay and the waters off southern Japan. In this way, the division's land, sea and air forces, from land to sea, surrounded Tokyo.

, forming a three-dimensional encirclement of Tokyo, the capital of Japan, in four directions.

At the same time, Le Yiqin's Southern Flying Group and Liu Cuigang's Northern Flying Group also followed the orders of their division commanders and transferred a large number of combat aircraft into organic formations to field airports around Honshu Island. At this time, the Japanese had few aircraft.

Combat aircraft can take off for combat.

At the command of the division commander, more than two million troops rushed towards Tokyo from all directions. The aircraft fleet roared in the sky, tanks and self-propelled artillery on the ground, artillery carriages and trucks were like dragons. The wheels were rolling, kicking up dust all over the sky, with murderous intent rising into the sky.

Fight all the way to Tokyo and the final battle to attack the Japanese mainland is about to begin.

In mid-August, each regiment of the division arrived at the designated position. First, it used ferocious attacks to clear away the Japanese strongholds on the outskirts of Yokohama, Kofu, Urawa and other places. Then, with superior force, it captured Chiba, Kisarazu, Yokosuka and other places, and attacked the enemy.

Tokyo, the capital of Japan, formed a tighter siege.

At this moment, Yokohama, Kofu and Urawa, the fulcrums of Tokyo's peripheral defenses, have become isolated strongholds. As long as they are willing, the division troops can easily capture the above three places within a few hours and then begin to attack the suburbs of Tokyo.

At this point in the war, both Emperor Hirohito and the ordinary citizens of Tokyo knew very well that the Empire of Japan was bound to be defeated, and the destruction of Tokyo would be a matter of time. An atmosphere of failure and fear filled the sky over Tokyo.

Millions of Japanese and more than 400,000 troops in Tokyo and surrounding areas are in panic all day long, counting the days on their fingers.

On August 15, Emperor Hirohito of Japan issued a radio broadcast to all citizens of Tokyo and soldiers of the Imperial Army, "Needless to say, I declare with a very heavy heart that to all soldiers and subjects of the Empire of Japan, the China Army has embarked on the war.

The empire's homeland has surrounded Tokyo, and the empire is in danger!"

"However, at this critical moment, as soldiers and subjects of the empire, we must have the determination and will to fight to the end, and the courage of all the people. Even if the capital of the empire falls, we should take up the weapons in our hands and fight bloody battles with the invaders of China.

in the end!"

"Together with all the soldiers and subjects of the empire, I will hold on to Tokyo until the last moment and fight to the last moment! I will also shed the last drop of blood for the Empire of Japan. This is my responsibility and bounden duty. The whole people will be shattered and let the China invaders get their hands on

It’s Tokyo in ruins and the corpses of unyielding warriors! Long live the Empire of Japan!”

"We are at the end of our rope. Hirohito is still deceiving people. I really don't know whether to live or die! Noisy!" Tang Qiuli turned off the radio and said with a strong sarcasm on his lips: "Yuhe, order the north, east, and west three

Road combat headquarters, at 4 o'clock tomorrow morning, launch an attack on Yokohama, Kofu and Urawa, seize the above three places, give Hirohito a loud slap in the face and shut up this bastard!"

In the early morning of August 16th, they were awakened by artillery fire all over the sky. The division's third offensive force concentrated tens of thousands of artillery pieces of various calibers, thousands of tanks, and thousands of combat aircraft. From the air and the ground,

With ferocious ground and air firepower, they launched attacks on Yokohama, Kofu and Urawa.

The sky was still dark, and the roaring shells, trailing orange-red tail flames, cut through the air and lit up the sky. The sound of explosions reverberated in the air, the earth trembled, and the flames shot into the sky, reflecting the bombs falling from the sky.

The attack target is drowned in a sea of ​​fire!

Yokohama, the seat of Japan's Homeland Defense Headquarters. Prince Zain, the commander who has been having sleepless nights for the past few days, was awakened by the earth-shaking explosion as soon as he lay down. He could be seen through the thick curtains.

With the flames rising into the sky, he knew that the China Division troops had begun to attack Yokohama, so Kofu and Urawa should also be attacked. He was eager to understand the situation in both places.

Prince Zai Ren hurriedly put on his military uniform, and under the protection of the guards, braved the conflicting artillery fire and somersaulted to the underground headquarters. As soon as he ran into the dark and damp underground headquarters, Lieutenant General Yamaguchi, Chief of Staff of the Defense Headquarters,

, ran towards him and panted: "Deputy Commander-in-Chief, we just received a telegram from the commanders of the Kofu and Urawa garrison. The China Division troops launched a ferocious attack by means of artillery shelling and aerial bombing!"

"Get me through the phone calls of Kofu and Urawa immediately!" Prince Zain said with a livid face, holding on to the basement wall to avoid falling.

Chief of Staff Yamaguchi looked troubled and said: "Deputy Commander-in-Chief, all the wired telephones to the two places have failed, but the radio station is still open!"

The underground command headquarters was trembling amidst the violent explosions, as if it would collapse at any time. Prince Zain sighed secretly and said: "Yamaguchi-kun, according to your judgment, can Yokohama, Kofu and Urawa be defended?

I want to hear the truth!"

"Deputy Commander-in-Chief, we absolutely cannot hold on!" Lieutenant General Yamaguchi's face turned green and white as he said: "The battle situation is obvious. The Imperial Army is far inferior to the China Division in terms of strength, heavy equipment, and air power.

Troops, if you listen to the intensity of the artillery fire, there are at least nearly ten thousand artillery shelling Yokohama. I believe that the shelling of Kofu and Urawa will not be lower than that of Yokohama!"

"The Ministry of Staff has taken the liberty to make a suggestion, Deputy Commander-in-Chief, for your consideration. The total strength of the Empire's defense force in Tokyo is only 480,000. If all of them are devoted to the defense of Yokohama, Kofu and Urawa, they will not be stopped.

How long does it take for the China Division troops to be completely lost, and Tokyo will be faced with a situation where it has no troops to defend!"

"Yamaguchi-kun, you don't have to say anything!" Prince Zairen said with a faint dark light in his eyes: "Convey my order. After the shelling and bombing of the China Division troops stop, the troops from Yokohama, Kofu and Urawa will

, immediately withdraw into urban Tokyo and set up defenses, and the Home Defense Zone Headquarters also evacuates Yokohama and moves to Tokyo!"

At about 6 o'clock in the morning, the division troops launched two hours of artillery and bombing, turning Yokohama, Kofu and Urawa into ruins. At 6:20 minutes, under the cover of thousands of tanks, the infantry began

The attack was launched and without much effort, the city was invaded by rubble. Apart from Japanese civilians who had survived the artillery fire, the bodies of Japanese soldiers were rarely seen.

By about 8 o'clock in the morning, the battle was over. All the division troops occupied Yokohama, Kofu and Urawa, but not many Japs were killed, which made the commanders at all levels feel very uncomfortable. The commander of the three-way offensive force came to the scene in person.

After the observation, we came to basically the same conclusion. After the shelling and bombing stopped, the Japanese army gave up defending the city and withdrew to downtown Tokyo. The obtained situation was quickly fed back to the division command.

"The golden cicada escapes from its shell or has to give up. Zai Ren is quite wise!" Tang Qiuli said with a sneer: "Yu He, order the attacking troops to stop the attack and immediately start clearing the battlefield and remove all living Japanese."

escort them all to the rear!"

"Commander, after successfully capturing the target, the morale of the troops is high and they can attack Tokyo in one go. But why did you stop the attack?" Zhao Yuhe was very puzzled and asked his own question. It was unreasonable. The troops were fighting smoothly.

How can it suddenly not make sense?

Tang Qiuli smiled and explained: "Keep the troops suppressing the situation and give Hirohito time to think. If the Japanese surrender and capture Tokyo without a fight, I would be happy to see it. It took us more than four hours.

Then we captured three defensive fulcrums outside Tokyo. The two brothers Hirohito and Zairen should know the weight of this! How long can Tokyo be defended?"

"Tokyo is already in the bag, and it's already done. Wouldn't it be better if the soldiers can make less sacrifices? In the end, it is better for the Japanese to do it themselves, which also saves the cost of post-war reconstruction. It is better to fight in other parts of Japan.

Being ruthless and besieging Tokyo without attacking it is also one of the strategies to attack the Japanese mainland. We have plenty of time to spend it!"

Zhao Yuhe was thoughtful, his eyes gradually brightened, and he understood the teacher's words.

(To be continued)r1152

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