Age of Rebirth

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Hearing Chen Feng's report, Tang Qiuli was slightly taken aback, "Brother Qiuquan is calling? According to the time and speed of the fleet's departure, the current position of the fleet should be south of the Zhongsha Islands, and it is not close to the Nansha Islands. What is urgent?" According to the plan, it is not a special situation, and for the sake of confidentiality, when the fleet has not arrived at the designated location, it is not allowed to contact the command. - - -

Tang Qiuli put down the phone and did not answer the telegram in Chen Feng's hand. Instead, he glanced at the officers in the room and said in a stern tone: "Everyone, please remember that we are not peace ambassadors, nor are we Members of the International Red Cross Society, but we are not bloodthirsty executioners. We are humane, so who is the score for? Change, I hope everyone will remember this, if you feel that my order is unacceptable to you, you can apply for retirement."

The sharp gaze made these young staff officers feel a chill in their hearts. Most of these officers joined the army from various universities when the Independent Division went to the south. , They also discussed in private, how many battles our army has fought with the Japanese army, why haven’t we seen Japanese prisoners of war?

It turned out that they were all killed, and the instigator was the domineering young teacher in front of them. There was a huge wave in the hearts of the staff officers. Some did not dare to meet Tang Qiuli's eyes. Tang Qiusheng broke this slightly frozen Atmosphere, said lightly, "Let's go to work!" [

Tang Qiuli took the telegram in Chen Feng's hand, "The division pointed out that after our fleet entered the waters of the Zhongsha Islands, we found a Japanese reconnaissance plane following it, and dispatched carrier-based planes to intercept it but failed. Judging from the escape direction of the Japanese reconnaissance plane, it is suspected to be A reconnaissance plane of the Japanese Air Force on Hainan Island," this is a very common telegram reporting the situation.It's just a Japanese reconnaissance plane.

But Tang Qiuli was well aware of his cousin's temper, and he must have suspected something from it, otherwise, he wouldn't have sent such an important telegram. "Could it be the reconnaissance plane of the First Fleet of the Japanese Navy?" He secretly guessed, and couldn't help feeling tense. If that was the case, it would be a great threat to the fleet.

Although with the current strength of the fleet, they are not afraid of any Japanese fleet, but they can really fight.Tang Qiuli was still reluctant, the reason was very simple, his capital was limited, the Japanese had four major fleets, and he was this treasure, so he couldn't afford to lose it.

Tang Qiuli pondered for a while, and said to Chen Feng: "Call back, Commander Tang of the Navy Fleet. The call has been received, and your fleet will continue to move forward according to the original plan. You can reconfirm the return destination of the Japanese reconnaissance plane. If it is the Japanese Navy's No. First fleet, the original battle plan is cancelled, and the fleet returns to Zhanjiang Naval Port, remember!"

Tang Qiuli did this for the sake of safety. He didn't want Brother Qiuquan's fleet to encounter any fleet of the Japanese Navy. Of course, he just raised a suspicious direction. According to various intelligence, the South China Sea area.Except for the crippled Third Fleet, no other Japanese fleet was active.

Lieutenant General Nomura, Commander of the Japanese Army's Yulin Aviation Base on Hainan Island, and the commander of the Southeast Asian Expeditionary Air Force, sat on a chair with blank eyes like a half-dead man, and the communication officer held a call record in his hand.He stood there with his head bowed, and there was only one sentence in the record, "We were ambushed by the Chinese fighter jets!"

That's all, there is no time, place, that piece of airspace, or the size of the ambushed Chinese fighter group. What's even more bizarre is that this alarm call was not made by the formation commander, Major General Miki.

After seeing this call record, General Nomura rushed out of the headquarters in a dignified manner, drove to the airport, and at the end of the runway, he looked up at the western sky for a while. In the blue sky, except for a few flowers Thin clouds, a few seabirds that occasionally fly by, nothing, the November sea breeze in the South China Sea, blowing the corner of Nomura's windbreaker, his back is so desolate and lonely.

A large group of officers behind him looked at the commander's motionless back and felt the depression and loneliness around him. Looking through the autumn water, Nomura did not hear the roar of the engine, nor did he see even a shadow of a fighter plane landing.

For more than an hour, Nomura stood stiffly like this. No one knew what the commander was thinking at this moment. Only Nomura knew in his heart that his air force was over again.

Nomura was very aware of the consequences of losing the air battle, running out of fuel and medicine, and being ambushed midway, but he didn't want to believe such a result. He dispatched all the fighters in the air force, but none of them returned. After more than an hour, the white clouds were still floating in the sky so indifferently, even the seabirds were gone, Nomura was completely desperate.

He returned to the headquarters as if he was sleepwalking, and asked for the call log, hoping to find the reason, but he chatted for a dozen words, but did not provide him with any information. This is the second time that the air force has been exhausted. It was a fiasco, but this fiasco meant that Lieutenant General Nomura's military career was completely over, and there was no chance of a turnaround. Without Yansaburo Ito adding fuel to the fire, the base camp would not let him go.

In his own hands, he destroyed more than 800 planes of the Empire twice. Even if the base camp lenient and forgave himself, Nomura felt that there was no need to live. He was ashamed of the Empire of Japan and His Majesty the Emperor. Son, turning it sluggishly makes people feel a little alive.

He ordered in a hoarse voice: "Communication officer, report the battle situation to the base camp and the Aviation Department of the General Staff truthfully. In addition, invite the chief of staff." The telegram was sent out, and this evening, the special envoy of the base camp would escort him back to Tokyo, where a group of high-ranking and powerful men who wanted to eat him wanted to make the final judgment on his fate.

Major General Takahashi, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, walked in lightly, looked at Nomura, who was teenage and haggard in just over two hours, with a look of worry in his eyes, "Commander, Commander! " Takahashi called softly.

Nomura turned his head as if waking up from a dream, looked at his loyal assistant, and said in a hoarse voice: "Mr. Takahashi is here, I am being escorted back to Tokyo, the new commander has not yet arrived, you To take over the position of commander of the air force, you must be responsible to the air force of the empire!" In fact, Nomura knew in his heart that the so-called responsibility was not to look after his family, so don't let that damned Le Yiqin take over his home.

The aviation team has no capital. There are only more than 160 bombers and a brigade of reconnaissance planes. The air team without fighter jets just hides in front of the house and waits to be slaughtered. Nomura does not want to add to his crimes. To Gu's meaning, Takahashi found that when the commander said these words, it was like sleepwalking, his eyes were slack and he couldn't focus.

Takahashi felt sad for a while, he was able to get to where he is today, it is entirely the result of Commander Nomura's appreciation, it can be said to be a kindness, he does not want his backer to fall like this, but Takahashi has no way to save it this result.

He is here now, not entirely because the commander summoned him, and there is another important situation to report, "Commander, according to the report of the Second Squadron of the Reconnaissance Aircraft Brigade, in the waters south of the Zhongsha Islands, which is more than [-] nautical miles away from Hainan Island, , found a fleet, this is a photo taken by a reconnaissance plane.”[

Nomura's gaze became angry, and he asked, "Takahashi-kun, what do you mean?" Takahashi replied, "Commander, this is an opportunity. After two large-scale air battles, there is no possibility of taking off again, and this fleet cannot be the army of the Imperial Navy, it can only be the fleet of the Chinese.”

Nomura listened attentively, and Takahashi continued: "There is no imperial fleet active in that area of ​​the sea. Although the photos taken by the reconnaissance plane are very unclear, I can't see the specific situation, but I conclude that it must be the Chinese fleet. If , our air force will carry out a devastating blow to this Chinese fleet, and even completely destroy this fleet, Commander, it will be of great benefit to changing your current situation!"

The spark in Nomura's eyes flickered, then dimmed, and he said dejectedly: "Mr. Takahashi, your idea is good, but all our fighter jets have been lost. There are only four regiments of bombers without fighter escort. It will be attacked by fleet carrier-based aircraft, we cannot conduct air strikes on a fleet, thank you for your kindness!"

Takahashi was a little anxious, and said: "Commander, we haven't made it clear yet whether there is an aircraft carrier in this Chinese fleet. If not, it will not pose a threat to our bombers. If there is an aircraft carrier, confirm the number. Make another plan, otherwise, you will lose a great opportunity to make up for your mistakes!"

Nomura was tempted and lost all the fighters. Of course, the crime is unforgivable. If you kill a fleet of the Chinese, not only can you make up for it, but it will also have extraordinary significance. In his mind, it is absolutely different. Not only can he not be convicted, but on the contrary, he might even be blessed by misfortune.

Taking ten thousand steps back, even if they cannot be exonerated, the Chinese people will have to pay a heavy price. Nomura is unwilling to leave like this. Takahashi is right, this is an excellent opportunity, even Le Yiqin He found out that my bomber group was taking off, and he didn't have time to intercept it. He rushed from Myitkyina to the Zhongsha Islands. Le Yiqin's legs were not so fast and so long!

This time, let me see how the Chinese demon Tang Qiuli and his old opponent Le Yiqin stopped my actions?

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