Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated

As the chief designer of the Combined Fleet in western Japan, the Sasebo Naval Shipyard has been developing various war machines for the Japanese since its establishment at the end of the last century.

The factory not only recruited many compound talents, but also purchased high-end equipment that was not inferior to that of Ah Chou and Dai Ying.

After the outbreak of the Pacific War, it was responsible for the production of new ships and the transformation of outdated equipment. It can be said that it was the spiritual pillar of the local people.

But!

How proud and proud the Japanese were in the past, so how painful and desperate they are now.

Under the double favor of high-explosive bombs and napalm bombs, the originally dark night sky has been dyed bright red. Even in Kagoshima, hundreds of kilometers away, the Japanese can see the flames on the sky.

Seeing the seven slipways and channel covered by the blazing flames, Shimono Mannosuke, the highest-ranking ship department minister on the scene, almost fainted.

However, when he thought of the death order from his immediate superior, Mataro Tanimoto, he still forced himself to cheer up and ordered:

"Quick! Put out the fire quickly and do everything possible to reduce the losses!"

"Put the wounded aside first, and give priority to rescuing the damaged Agano and the Yahagi cruiser under construction. By the way, there is also the second ship of the I-400 submarine carrier on the No. 3 dock, which is the secret weapon prepared by Admiral Yamamoto for the enemy!"

"Everyone, get moving, even the researchers in the technical department must go into battle! Otherwise, military law will be imposed!"

The Agano class is a new type of light cruiser built by the Japanese Navy to strengthen its own mine warfare team.

There are a total of four ships of this class, of which the construction tasks of the first ship Agano, the third ship Yahagi and the fourth ship Sakeniuo were all assigned to the Sasebo Shipyard by the Military General Staff.

In the battle just now, Agano, due to its high degree of completion, decisively sailed out of the inner harbor under the command of the outfitting captain, and luckily escaped the catastrophe of life and death.

However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped.

Even if it left the core strike area, it was still affected by the carpet bombing of the Air Force Division 3, and ended up with a nearly serious injury.

In comparison, the fate of the third ship Yahagi and I-402 was much worse.

The former only started construction at the end of last year, and has not been off the No. 2 slipway until today. Facing the bombing of the Eighth Route Army Air Force, the devils can only pray for the blessing of Amaterasu.

It's a pity that no one can help under the pouring of thousands of tons of bombs.

Now this new light cruiser and the slipway have been hit by three bombs in total, and have been restored to the factory state. According to the industrial strength of the book, Yahagi has no possibility of participating in the war before 1944.

As for the latter, the underwater villain that Yamamoto used as a decisive weapon, naturally enjoyed a one-stop service of crushing bones and scattering ashes.

There is no way, who made the construction progress of I-402 less than 10%.

You can't expect a premature baby who has not yet formed to withstand the direct damage of high-explosive bombs head-on. There is no such outrageous thing in the magic world of the white-haired guy.

Under the repeated urging of Rear Admiral Shimono Mannosuke of the Ship Department, a group of technical officers could only pinch their noses and devote themselves to the firefighting and disaster relief operations even if they were reluctant.

In this situation, the grassroots marines and boatmen on the scene felt a surge of blood in their hearts.

These devils followed suit, waving various tools and rushing into the sea of ​​​​fire, as if they had endless energy all over their bodies.

"Everyone, let's go together!"

"This is the Sasebo Naval Base, which built Tone and Chikuma, remodeled Akagi and Kaga, and completed the outfitting for the Musashi! The soldiers on the front line are still fighting with the ugly devils, we must guard the rear!"

With thousands of bongos fighting one after another, the fire in the shipyard was really under control.

Fortunately, there must be wind next to the fire.

Whenever the fire in a certain area just improved, a gust of wind formed by air flow would ruthlessly shatter the fantasy in the hearts of the devils.

It is worth mentioning that because Mataro Tanimoto and Mannosuke Shimono both issued orders similar to general mobilization. Many researchers who graduated from prestigious universities could only be forced to go into battle and eventually died in the fire like wild dogs.

After this battle, the Sasebo Naval Base not only lost a large number of advanced equipment, but also suffered a serious blow in terms of talent reserves.

It's a good thing, it's a surprise.

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On the other hand, the main city of Sasebo.

For humans, the oldest and strongest emotion must be fear. And the oldest and strongest fear is the fear of the unknown.

In the eyes of the madly fleeing on the ground, those invisible but audible bombers are like ghosts who may throw deadly soul-catching chains at them at any time.

With the landing of a large number of napalm bombs and high-explosive bombs, dense fireballs rose from the streets of the main city of Sasebo.

After a series of baptisms, this place has become a veritable hell on earth. The flaming wreckage fell with the wind, and the temperature in the core area of ​​the bombing was as high as 1200.

Did the bombing hit civilians?

There are no civilians here. Under the wartime economic policy implemented by the Japanese Navy General Staff, every household in the main city is a subcontractor of their naval factory.

How can people who have no merits and contributions be qualified to live in the most prosperous neighborhood of Sasebo?

"Baka! Anyone who retreats now will be treated as a deserter!"

"You fellow worms in my country, why don't you quickly grab your fire extinguishing tools and follow me!"

"Yokoo-kun, I will take the people to go first and start relief work from south to north. Our two teams will set off front and back and meet at the command building of the town guard after dawn."

After finishing speaking, the captain of the Japanese military police pushed open the door of the underground air raid shelter and forced hundreds of soldiers to go straight to the city not far away.

Initially, these people were able to join forces with the local fire brigade to put out fires on some of the outermost buildings. But the pressure increased as they went deeper, and the thick smoke and flames forced them to pay a huge price for every step forward.

The idiom "a drop in the bucket can make a difference" is vividly reflected at this moment.

Due to lack of experience in dealing with napalm bombs, this disaster relief team of nearly 300 people only advanced more than 50 meters before most of them died in the sea of ​​​​fire.

Fire borrows the power of wind, and wind aids the power of fire.

Assisted by strong winds, the fires in the main city quickly gathered together and formed a sea of ​​​​fire that continued to spread to the suburbs.

The tiles were baked into black snowflakes by the high temperature, and the asphalt on the main road was completely melted. After devouring a large amount of combustibles, the fire seemed a bit unstoppable.

Seeing that the disaster relief team was on the verge of collapse, the gendarmerie captain once again took out the tortoise box from his waist.

However, he knows very well that relying solely on force to suppress people now will only do bad things, and only setting an example can win people's hearts.

"Come with me and charge! The Lieutenant General is still waiting for us! It's just ordinary fire. It will never be able to defeat the descendants of Amaterasu."

Before he finished speaking, the captain of the gendarmerie suddenly fell heavily to the ground.

His expression was distorted, his hands were dug into the soil, and his whole body seemed to be undergoing some kind of painful torture.

Within a few breaths, similar symptoms also occurred in the disaster relief team. The faces of the notebooks are ferocious, and the way they die is also in various strange ways.

Witnessing the death of their colleagues, the fire brigade that had originally attempted to rush into the fire stopped immediately. Their eyes were focused on their captain, expecting the other party to give a reasonable explanation.

"Baga! It's Firestorm!"

"Quick! Everyone get in the car and retreat quickly! There is no difference between rushing forward now and risking death. Let's go back to the headquarters to update the equipment, and then return to the fire scene to continue the disaster relief."

August is the driest month, even in coastal cities in Western Japan.

The dry weather combined with the fires caused by the bombing formed a firestorm in Sasebo that swept across the city. This natural phenomenon has a proper name: firestorm.

In the original timeline, similar situations occurred in Hamburg, Dresden, Tokyo and Hiroshima. In a sense, the devils can be regarded as enjoying paid advance on-demand.

As for how the batch of notebooks died just now? Of course, all the internal organs are roasted.

Without professional protective clothing, ordinary people would not be able to survive in the above-mentioned environment. This is why the fire brigade can escape.

Today is such a good day!

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Twenty minutes later, the underground air raid shelter of the Sasebo Town Fortress.

A naval captain carried his katana and trotted to his commander's shelter. He then took out a folder and began to report.

"Your Excellency Tanimoto, the Eighth Route Army Air Force has ended its bombing. The Agano sank in the inner harbor and has not yet spilled oil. However, the condition of the No. 2 ship and the submarine type I-402 is very bad. Rear Admiral Shimono is leading people to rescue them. "

"In addition, the shipyard's equipment was also severely damaged. Especially the seven slipways and channels, which were all subject to air attacks and were also key targets of the enemy air force."

"Rescue work is underway in the main city. There are at least 12,000 to 25,000 casualties."

After hearing the report from his subordinates, Mataro Tanimoto felt his heart aching.

He already had many hidden illnesses in his body, and he recently contracted a cold at work, otherwise he would not have died in 1942 in the original timeline.

Just when the old devil was upset, the man standing aside hesitated for a moment, and then said tentatively:

"besides."

"What else is going on!?"

Mataro Tanimoto frowned suddenly and looked at his adjutant. Judging from the other party's expression, it must be bad news again.

"Just now, the aviation team sent to pursue us called."

"They launched an attack when the enemy planes were about to leave, preparing to fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army Air Force in a surprise attack. However, the opponent's escort fighter jets were too strong, and only five two-plane formations successfully penetrated the defenses and successfully broke into the bomber group. "

"However, the Zero fighter aircraft could not defeat the enemy's four-engine bombers. In just five minutes, all ten samurai were shattered."

As soon as these words came out, Mataro Tanimoto's face couldn't help but began to twitch, and he looked as if he had suffered a stroke for many years.

After a while, the old devil's vision went dark and he completely lost consciousness and ability to move. (End of chapter)