Predator Reborn

Chapter 498 The Desperate Emperor Hirohito

"Without the threat from the air, with the army alone, our *** division will not suffer at all against the Japs. Commander, I believe that in the future, our battles will become bigger and bigger in North China..."

Political commissar Luo Ronghuan replied with a smile on his face.

"Brigadier Li, inform the convoy to set off immediately. We have been delayed for an hour and a half here. No matter what, we must make it back..." Immediately, Liu Hua ordered to Bruce Lee in front of him with excitement.

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As a result, the mighty convoy started moving again after just an hour and a half of air combat. However, after this air attack, not only did the soldiers' faces not show any signs of fatigue,

Instead, they showed expressions of excitement and excitement. Each soldier, while marching, discussed the great victory of the decisive battle in the open air.

However, the Japanese commander who was far away at the Shijiazhuang Airport was standing on the tower of the airport with a livid face at this moment, watching the bombers responsible for the attack slowly landing at the airport. Looking at what happened this morning

The airport was full of all kinds of bombers. At this moment, as the last plane stopped on the runway, more than half of the area was still empty of planes. The commander's whole body began to tremble because of this...

"Bagaya Road, where is Mr. Oda? Call Mr. Oda over here immediately. Why did the bomber formation suffer such huge losses? The loss of so many bombers makes me seek headquarters from the Japanese government and explain to His Majesty the Emperor.

"Bagh Ya Road, Mr. Oda is dead..." Looking at the bombers parked at the airport, more than half of them were missing. The commander, with a livid face and clenched his fists, shouted to the staff officer behind him.

roared. At this moment, the whole person was like a powder keg that could explode at any time, full of fire.

"Hi, Commander..." Seeing the commander in front of him, whose whole face was red because of anger, the staff officer did not dare to neglect, and quickly replied, turned around and ran out of the tower, towards the airport.

In less than a few minutes, there was a burst of hurried footsteps at the exit of the tower. As the door was quietly pushed open, the commander had a gloomy face, turned his body, and looked at the room.

The door opened. However, the person who walked into the tower was not Colonel Oda who wanted to vent, but Colonel Haru Shita, another commander of the bomber formation. Seeing this, immediately, a bad feeling came to his mind.

into the commander's mind.

Before the commander could speak, Colonel Harushita, who had already arrived in front of him, lowered his head and reported loudly: "Reporting to Commander Guang Your Excellency, Colonel Harushita, the interim commander of the bomber formation, has been ordered to report..."

"Nani, Harushita-kun, Oda-kun, why didn't he come to see me? Is it because he didn't dare to come to see me to shirk his responsibility..." The commander, who was already in a terrible mood in response to Haruoshita-kun's answer, said

He didn't show any good looks. Instead, he had a gloomy face, staring closely at Colonel Harushita in front of him, and asked with dissatisfaction...

"Commander, please be clear. Formation Commander Oda, in today's air raid, in order to destroy the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft firepower points. For the sake of the empire, for His Majesty the Emperor, his plane was destroyed by the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft fire. Oda

You are already broken..." Colonel Chunxia replied affirmatively without avoiding the commander's eyes.

"Nani, Oda Jun's jade is shattered. How is it possible? Oda Jun is the supreme commander of the entire formation. How could he be hit by the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft fire? How could this happen? Chunxia Jun, please tell me immediately what happened during this morning's air raid.

"What the hell happened? Right now, if you let me know that you have anything to hide, I will die immediately..." After hearing the news of Oda-kun's death, after reacting from the brief shock, the commander immediately

Like an angry tiger, a pair of hands tightly grasped the collar of Colonel Harushita in front of him, and roared loudly...

"Hey, Commander, the situation is like this..." It took ten minutes for Colonel Haruhita to tell the story of the entire air raid word for word under the gaze of the commander in front of him with an uncertain face.

It was told.

"Nani, how could this happen? Mr. Chunxia, ​​is everything you said true? Is the Eighth Route Army transport team really equipped with so many anti-aircraft weapons? How is it possible?" After a brief shock, the commander looked incredulous.

asked rhetorically.

"Hi, Commander, I certify with my honor as a soldier that what I just said is absolutely true. There is not a single lie. If you don't believe it, Commander, the 27 pilots who came back with me can all support what I just said.

To prove it, I ask your Excellency, Commander, to clarify..." Facing the commander's doubtful gaze, Colonel Harushita assured loudly.

"Baga, Oda-kun is so stupid and the imperial officer is so stupid, how can the precious combat aircraft of the Japanese empire be lost in meaningless bombings like this? Baga Yalu, Staff Officer

Commander, immediately report the entire air raid truthfully to the base camp. Remember, don’t hide anything. I believe that the base camp will give us a fair judgment.” After a lot of cursing, the commander ordered firmly...

"Hi, Commander, I'll send the report right away..." After saying that, the Chief of Staff left the tower and walked quickly towards the airport's telecommunications room. Looking at the figure of the Chief of Staff, the Commander turned his gaze,

In front of him, Colonel Chunxia led the formation to participate in combat aircraft, successfully escaped the attack of the Eighth Route Army, and saved the limited aircraft resources of the North China Garrison Army Aviation Force.

"Haru Shita-kun, you did the right thing this time. Without your decisive order, the remaining 28 bombers in the entire formation would have suffered serious losses. Therefore, although our bombing operation failed this time

, but you have meritorious service. I believe that the base camp will definitely remember your meritorious service and give you a fair evaluation. You go down, I want to have a good rest..." After saying that, His Excellency the Commander closed his eyes.

, sat on a sofa next to him, and began to close his eyes and relax...

Colonel Harushita, who had received the commander's assurance, was pleasantly surprised when he saw the commander lying on the sofa with a tired look on his face. He quietly walked out of the room and closed the door of the office...

Ten minutes later, after receiving the results of the battle from Shijiazhuang, the headquarters staff headquarters was immediately frightened by the telegram stating that the North China Front Army's aviation unit had suffered huge losses. You know, 44 bombers of various types, covering the entire area.

More than a quarter of the overall strength of the Japanese aviation force in North China...a quarter of the aircraft were lost in an air raid without any results. It is really unbelievable and unbelievable...

"Bagh Ya Road, impossible, absolutely impossible. Call Shijiazhuang right away to confirm the authenticity of this matter..." The Minister of War asked in disbelief after reading the telegram handed over by the staff. After all, in China,

On the land of China, although the army troops continued to suffer huge losses under the desperate counterattacks of the Chinese Army, the attached aviation units did not suffer any major losses in China's airspace...

But this time, a large-scale attack formation consisting of two bomber wings and 72 aircraft was not even able to fight back under the attack of the Eighth Route Army's ground anti-aircraft artillery fire, and more than half of the aircraft were lost. This incident

If you say it, no one will believe it is true...

"Hi, Commander..." The Chief of Staff turned around and walked towards the telecommunications room without any hesitation.

Ten minutes passed, and the communications staff officer came to the Minister of War again with a telegram. However, what disappointed the Minister of War was that there was no happy look on the face of the communications staff officer in front of him. For a moment, the Minister of War was disappointed.

, who was full of doubts about the contents of the telegram just now, his whole body immediately felt as if he had fallen into an abyss, feeling extremely painful...

"Has the intelligence been confirmed by Shijiazhuang? Is the content of the intelligence completely true?" Although he seemed to have guessed something in his heart, the Minister of Army still had a trace of expectation in his eyes as he asked the communications staff officer in front of him.

"Hi, Marshal, the war situation just reported in Shijiazhuang is completely true. In this morning's bombing, our North China garrison lost a total of 44 bombers of various types..." At this point, he looked at the Minister of War who was about to explode in front of him.

The communications staff officer did not continue speaking, but was waiting for the order from the marshal in front of him.

"Baga, it's the Eighth Route Army's *** Division again. Baga Road, is this *** Division really going to become a sworn enemy that the empire can never destroy? Give me the telegram. I will report it to His Majesty the Emperor immediately and apply for changes.

The new strategic plan of our army in North China..." As he spoke, the marshal had already snatched the telegram from the hands of the communications staff, and once again rushed into Emperor Hirohito's office for the powerful enemy of the Eighth Route Army's *** Division...

"Marshal, looking at the anxious look on your face, has something happened in the Chinese theater again?" Looking at the Minister of War rushing towards him, Emperor Hirohito put down the pen in his hand and raised his head and asked.

"Hi, His Majesty the Emperor, something happened to the North China Garrison Army again. This morning, the North China Garrison Army assembled two bomber wings, preparing to launch a carpet bombing on the Eighth Route Army's *** Division's transport convoy and the division commander Liu Hua to eliminate the *** Division

Division Commander Liu Hua. However, during the bombing process of the formation, they encountered intensive anti-aircraft fire from the Eighth Route Army's *** Division, and the troops suffered heavy losses. A total of 44 bombers were destroyed during the battle, and a large number of excellent aerial pilots were shattered.

….” The Minister of War answered straight to the point without any hesitation…

Just when the Minister of War finished his words and lowered his head, waiting to accept the overwhelming anger of His Majesty the Emperor in front of him. Unexpectedly, Emperor Hirohito did not get angry, but just sat blankly in his seat, a pair of

He just stared at the battle report in his hand without saying a word...

"His Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty the Emperor...please calm down His Majesty the Emperor. Such huge losses were all caused by the carelessness of Commander Shijiazhuang. The aviation force of our Imperial Army has always been invincible in China's airspace..."

Seeing the silent Emperor Hirohito, the Minister of War's heart almost rose to his throat. In his hoarse voice, using a fact that he didn't even believe, he reminded him in a low voice, wanting to comfort His Majesty the Emperor in front of him.

"Marshal, please report to me truthfully how many troops our Great *** Empire's North China Garrison has lost in the Eighth Route Army's successive counterattacks. So far, how many combat forces are left in our North China Garrison..." Finally,

Emperor Hirohito slowly put down the battle report in his hand, and then asked coldly to the Minister of War in front of him.

"Hi, His Majesty the Emperor. According to the latest statistics from the General Staff Headquarters, under the two counterattacks of the Eighth Route Army in various parts of North China, a total of 58,469 Imperial Army soldiers were killed. Among them, only Yushang was the Imperial Army's strength in the hands of the Eighth Route Army.

The number reached an astonishing 23,600 people. In addition, under the fierce attack of the Eighth Route Army, there were nearly 10,000 wounded Imperial Army soldiers in several county fortresses occupied by the Imperial Army. They had temporarily lost their combat capabilities and were in urgent need of treatment..."

The Minister of War replied quietly.

"Baga, a total of 70,000 Japanese Imperial Army troops and three field divisions were completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army in less than two months. Baga Road, this is simply the Great Japanese Empire.

Marshal, how many combat troops are left in the entire North China garrison, as well as the various heavy weapons and aviation units attached to them, and how much combat effectiveness is left. At the same time, how many cities in the entire North China region are in our great **

*Under the control of the Imperial Army..." Emperor Hirohito clenched his fists, stared at the Minister of War in front of him with a pair of red eyes, and continued to ask...

"Hi, His Majesty the Emperor. Before the North China Eighth Route Army launched its counterattack, because the Eighth Route Army's *** division occupied the entire Shanxi Province, a main division and two *** brigades of our North China Garrison Army stationed in Shanxi Province were completely wiped out.

, the total strength of the North China garrison dropped sharply to 240,000. In the following two-way battle to attack the Shanxi *** Division, our North China garrison once again lost two main divisions. Together with other sporadic troops, the total

The strength of the troops dropped sharply to 180,000... A month ago, three main divisions were transferred from the China Front Army to go north to encircle and annihilate the *** Division. The North China Front Army once again lost a division of troops. In addition to the following

The two counterattacks of the Eighth Route Army, the battle of Peking and Tianjin... Our North China garrison currently has less than 100,000 troops left, and can still continue to fight..." The Minister of War looked at the trembling body of Emperor Hirohito in front of him, and replied in a low voice...

"What, there are only less than 100,000 people wrong. So, what is the situation of the remaining 100,000 troops?" Emperor Hirohito still suppressed the anger in his heart, stared and continued to ask.

"The remaining 100,000 troops are distributed in several important provincial capital cities such as Shijiazhuang, Jinan, Beiping, and Tianjin. However, these cities occupied by the imperial army have been divided and surrounded by a large number of Eighth Route Army troops. Because of ammunition and various

Due to the lack of supplies, we can only rely on the city walls to hold on, without the ability to launch any counterattack..." The Minister of War pointed at the huge military map hanging on the wall and said to Emperor Hirohito beside him...

"Baga, I really didn't expect that because of this Eighth Route Army *** Division, we have lost all ground advantages in North China... As for the Air Force, although the Air Force lost 44 aircraft this time, according to the aviation strength of the North China Garrison Army

, should be able to continue to seize air supremacy over the entire North China region?" Emperor Hirohito's eyes were fixed on the huge North China Plain on the map, and he said in a deep voice...

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the situation is far from that good. If nothing else happens, in the entire North China region, except for the airspace in the area controlled by the Army, the Japanese Imperial Army still has absolute air supremacy. The large area occupied by the Eighth Route Army, especially

In Shanxi Province, we have completely lost air superiority and can only conduct high-altitude reconnaissance..." The Minister of War said helplessly, shaking his head.

"Nani, how is that possible? What about the North China Front Army's aviation unit? What do they do? Why do they lose even their air supremacy? Where are their hundreds of combat aircraft?" At this moment, I heard that the company's imperial army had absolute superiority in the air.

None. Emperor Hirohito could no longer hold back, and the anger in his heart completely burst out at the same moment. He roared loudly at the Minister of War in front of him, completely losing his majesty as a head of state...

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the loss of the North China Front Army's aviation unit was not limited to just one air strike this morning. In the two-pronged siege of Shanxi Province by the North China Front Army, more than 20 fighter planes were lost. In addition, during the *** Division's attack

During the battle between Peking and Tianjin, an aviation regiment staying at Peiping Airport was nearly wiped out under the shelling of the Eighth Route Army. Coupled with today's losses, the entire North China Front lost nearly a hundred combat aircraft of various types. So.

, At present, the total number of aircraft owned by the entire North China Front Army is only more than a hundred, and there are only less than a hundred bombers that can be used for bombing. These combat aircraft, in the face of the Eighth Route Army's large number of air defense weapons,

There is no ability to achieve absolute air supremacy..." the War Secretary replied...

"Baga..." An angry roar came out of Emperor Hirohito's mouth. Then, Emperor Hirohito, who was already full of anger, finally fainted on the ground because of the huge fright...

"Your Majesty the Emperor, Your Majesty the Emperor, what's wrong with you... Royal Physician, His Majesty the Emperor has fainted, hurry up, send the message to the Royal Physician immediately..." Seeing the pale Emperor Hirohito lying on the ground, the Minister of War was startled and hugged him quickly.

He picked up Emperor Hirohito who was lying on the ground and shouted loudly at the guards guarding the entrance to the palace...