Age of Rebirth

Tokyo is in chaos. Tokyo has not been bombed on a large scale since the millions of troops of the Independent Division surrounded Tokyo. , A string of machine gun bullets poured down mercilessly, blowing up the downtown area of ​​Tokyo with flames and gunpowder smoke everywhere.

Even the homeland defense headquarters was not spared. Many bombs fell, and the shock wave of the explosion shattered the window glass. In Prince Zairen's office, the broken glass all over the place was in a mess that matched his mood at the moment. generally.

Prince Zairen's thoughts fell into chaos. First, at dusk, the Chinese Independent Division troops besieging the city suddenly uncharacteristically launched a large-scale shelling, which has not stopped until now. Next, the palace was attacked by unidentified militants. Then, Tokyo was heavily bombed by the Chinese Independent Division Air Force.

The three things connected in series seemed to indicate something, but they were more confusing. Zai Ren even forgot the sound of bomb explosions outside one after another for a while, thinking about it until his head hurt, but he still didn't understand the matter.

If it is said that the military boss with ulterior motives kidnapped His Majesty the Emperor and attacked the imperial palace, the first thing Zairen thought of was the Minister of Army and Chief of the General Staff of the Base Camp Koichi Yone, as well as the Minister of the Navy Nagano Xiushan and the Chief of the Navy Command Department Xia Chuanye In the meantime, these three Japanese army and navy giants.

There are only three of them who have this ability and evil intentions. They have been operating in the imperial military for many years, and their forces are deeply rooted. Besides, in the recent period of time.He was resentful for being overthrown by the air force.It is possible to go to extremes.

However, Minai Koichi and others.To be able to contact Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, to cover their rebellion with shelling and air strikes, to cooperate with each other, to kidnap or kill the emperor's elder brother, and to kill Zai Ren, he would not believe it, it is impossible to happen.

The troops on several lines of defense in the Tokyo defense circle are all under the command of his trusted generals, who sent people out of the city to contact Tang Qiuli.They couldn't get out at all, and besides, Minai Koichi and others were not fools. If the special envoy who left the city fell into his own hands, it would be the crime of exterminating the family. Radio contact is impossible, and all the radio monitoring networks in downtown Tokyo.They were all under their own control, and no subordinates reported that they found unusually active strange radio signals.

In this way, the evening shelling and air strikes of the Chinese Independent Division troops.There is no direct connection with the attack on the palace, but it is too coincidental.An unbelievable coincidence, Jae-in fidgets.He picked up the phone leading to the emperor's brother's room, but the phone rang for a long time.No one answered, his heart kept sinking.

After wandering around for a long time, Prince Zairen decided to call Lieutenant General Kobayashi Kanji, Commander of the Tokyo Gendarmerie. Although he no longer trusts this guy, it is still necessary to find out.

After the phone call, it was Lieutenant General Kobayashi himself who answered the phone. Hearing the sound, he was very annoyed, "His Royal Highness, the Ministry is about to call you. The gendarmerie troops in the outer security circle took immediate action, but they were bombed and strafed very precisely by Chinese combat aircraft, causing heavy losses!"

"The Ministry of Staff received a report that at the same time that the Gendarmerie was attacked by the air, a convoy was sent from the direction of the Imperial Palace to the west of Tokyo. I ordered the Gendarmerie who had arrived at the Imperial Palace to immediately search for His Majesty the Emperor. However, so far So far, His Majesty the Emperor is still missing, and my subordinates are trying their best to find it!"

On the other side of the phone, cold sweat broke out on Zai Ren's forehead, he couldn't control his whole body trembling, his throat became dry, the emperor's whereabouts are unknown, is there anything worse than this?

After stabilizing his mind, Zairen didn't believe all of Kobayashi's words. Maybe, the emperor is in Kobayashi's hands now, and he said as calmly as possible: "Commander Kobayashi, you have done a good job, try to find His Majesty the Emperor." , At the same time, it is very important to immediately hunt down the rebel militants and find out their identities!"

After putting down the phone, Zai Ren felt anxious like frying oil. If the emperor fell into Xiao Lin's hands, the matter would be serious. It's not impossible. After all, how could the militants not alert the outer gendarmes? It is very doubtful that they infiltrated the palace. Also, after the incident of attacking the palace, it was also Kobayashi's gendarmerie who were the first to arrive at the palace.

Of all these, Kobayashi Xianer is the most suspicious bastard. Zai Ren has designated Lieutenant General Xiaolin as a member of the rebels, and he is also one of the important leaders. When the situation is serious, he ordered the commander of the Eighth Army, Lieutenant General Nishida , led troops to the palace to put down the rebellion, but the emperor was in the hands of Kobayashi's troops, the two sides exchanged fire, the bullets did not have eyes, any accidents could happen?

"No!" Zai Ren's head was covered with cold sweat. He had to tell Xi Tian not to act rashly after surrounding the palace. The only way to solve this matter was to come forward by himself. Thinking of this, he hastily stretched out his hand to the phone.

"Dingling!" Zairen's hand hadn't touched the phone yet, the phone on the desk rang before he could. He picked up the phone, and the sound of Lieutenant General Xi Tian, ​​commander of the Eighth Army, filled his ears. Li, "Deputy Commander-in-Chief, my unit commander reported to me that while heading towards the Imperial Palace, they encountered a convoy heading west of Tokyo. Air strikes!"

"What?" Zai Ren's hairs all exploded, "Mr. Xitian, is the report you received reliable?"

"Absolutely reliable!" Lieutenant General Xi Tian said with certainty: "Several outposts on the Eighth Army's defense line were also attacked from the air, and none of them could stop that mysterious convoy!"

"Mr. Xitian, there is no need for your troops to go to the palace!" Zai Ren almost shouted, "Take after them immediately, and stop that convoy at any cost!"

Without waiting for Lieutenant General Xi Tian to express his opinion, Zairen hung up the phone and immediately issued the following order to Lieutenant General Nojima, the commander of the Seventh Army on the third line of defense: "On the third line of defense, deploy heavy troops and do not hesitate The price is to stop a convoy heading west of Tokyo, and destroy it if necessary!"

After putting down the phone, Prince Zairen was completely paralyzed. The sudden shelling by the China Independent Division at dusk, the attack on the palace by unidentified militants, the large-scale bombing of Tokyo by the combat planes of the Independent Division, the gendarmerie and the Eighth Army were all attacked. From precise air strikes, these things are all related to the mysterious convoy heading west of Tokyo.

Like a flash of lightning, it cut through the fog in Zairen's mind. The rebellious actions of several big men in the military are all nonsense. It is a small group of elite troops from the China Independent Division that sneaked into Tokyo and then attacked the palace. , What is certain is that the emperor fell into the hands of Chinese soldiers, and that convoy was to take the emperor out of Tokyo.

"My God!" Zai Ren lamented, and the cold sweat kept breaking out all over his body, "Damn the devil of China, what kind of plots and tricks do you have? You actually resorted to such a vicious trick to get rid of the bottom line!"

Zai Ren's heart was constricted and trembling, with waves of powerlessness, it was very laborious for him to raise his hand, he had thought about everything, but he didn't count Tang Qiuli's move, what could be better than the emperor Old brother fell into Tang Qiuli's hands, what could be worse?

No, absolutely not, the order I gave to Lieutenant General Nojima, the commander of the Seventh Army, was already the worst plan. I would rather the Emperor's brother die under the bullets of the exchange of fire between the two sides than become Tang Qiuli's prisoner!

In Yokohama, in the frontline headquarters of the Independent Division, Tang Qiuli was still guarding the office even though the night was getting dark. He raised his head and asked, "Yuhe, is there any latest news from Chutian?"

Zhao Yuhe replied: "Yes! I just received a report from Liu Xiliang, the commander of the air cover fleet, that the convoy escorting Hirohito's family was breaking out towards the west of Tokyo. The hundreds of people led by the captain of the Tianzhu killed all the way!"

"Oh!" Tang Qiuli's eyes jumped, and he said, "What is certain is that Zai Ren has already discovered this matter, mobilized troops to intercept it, and directly issued orders to Liu Xiliang, and no matter what, we must ensure Chutian and highlight Tokyo. , Arrive at a safe place!"

The sky is dimly lit, and a ray of dawn has already appeared in the eastern sky. The Daiyohara Ueki area in the west of Tokyo is an unimportant node in the second line of defense of the Japanese defense circle in Tokyo. The infiltration troops led by Chu Tian came from here. Those who sneaked into Tokyo are now going to highlight Tokyo from here.

Since leaving the palace, Chutian's convoy has been fighting all the way. A distance of more than 80 kilometers has smashed a bloody alley. If there is no Liu Xiliang's air fleet and the firepower along the way, Chutian will never make it to the next generation. Harakami, he also knew that there were tens of thousands of Japanese chasing soldiers behind him, and they were chasing them regardless of casualties. It was also Liu Xiliang's fleet that blocked the pursuing soldiers.

As long as he breaks through the Japanese defense line again, he will be completely safe. He picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Master, I am Chutian. I request the artillery group to cover the Daiyohara Kamigi line for 10 minutes. I request the air force Do your best to intercept the pursuers!"

The artillery shells that had stopped fell on the Japanese army's position on the Uegi line of Daiyohara once again in a dense manner, and the explosion was full of flames and gunpowder smoke. A big hole was blown in the Japanese army's position. At the same time, I deeply felt the heavy responsibility Liu Xiliang, the leader of the Communist Party of China, called in two bomber brigades and one fighter brigade. A sea of ​​flames exploded more than ten kilometers behind the Chutian convoy.

Twenty minutes later, the shelling stopped abruptly, and the thick gunpowder smoke filled the air. Chutian picked up the walkie-talkie and gave a simple but powerful order: "Go at full speed at any cost!" The convoy rushed into the depths of the gunpowder like an angry dragon. .

(to be continued) (to be continued...)