The father of the sword is Kong Jie

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When it comes to the Eighth Route Army's secret air raid on Xiaoli's hometown, the one that shocked the most was the Japanese army who bore the brunt.

The local Japanese troops guarding Nagasaki and Fukuoka were caught off guard.

After the news spread completely, local citizens were living in even greater anxiety.

The aggressor himself was beaten back to the homeland by the invaded party in one fell swoop. This was not common in previous wars. The Japanese government therefore questioned the military, and the pressure on the military was greatly increased.

But it was said that just before the Eighth Route Army was preparing to secretly execute the air raid plan on the mainland.

The Nanjing headquarters of the Chinese Expeditionary Forces is bustling with activity.

What exactly is going on?

It turned out to be the old devil, Commander-in-Chief of the China Expeditionary Forces, Junroku Hata. Seeing that Okamura's No. 1 Operation Plan was proceeding smoothly, and a series of battles such as Henan, Hunan, and Guangxi in the south achieved great victories, he realized that he was quite self-aware. This is the perfect time to retire after success.

Not long ago, my application to the Japanese military headquarters to resign as commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force was officially approved.

This day also became the first day that Shunroku Hata officially resigned as the commander-in-chief of the China Expeditionary Forces.

According to Japan's ideas.

The position of Commander-in-Chief of the China Expeditionary Forces is of great responsibility, and the selection of the commander is even more important to the stability of the three armies. Since Shunroku Hata is resigning, it is even more appropriate to take this opportunity to celebrate, together with a series of battles in Henan, Hunan, and Guangxi. A great victory to restore the Japanese army's military power and continue to inspire the jihad.

Okamura was even more generous. He specially summoned the commanders of the major dispatched armies and held a farewell banquet to celebrate this anniversary and the successful achievement of the strategic goals in the Henan, Hunan, and Guangxi operations.

——Although there is a slight flaw.

At the banquet, the commanders of the various Japanese armies had different expressions, and many of them even forced smiles.

Among them, the commander of the Japanese 11th Army, Isamu Yokoyama, had a red face. He was the first to take credit for this series of battles in the south, so he was certainly happy.

Even Xue Laohu, who was stationed in Changsha, was completely defeated by him in the fourth battle in Changsha.

To say that he is the most beautiful person here, who can compare with Hengshan Yong?

Commander Tuqiao of the Shandong Twelfth Army remained silent, as if he was staying out of the situation. His troops were basically compressed to the vicinity of the traffic lines by the units of the Shandong Military Region. He could only maintain smooth traffic lines and material preparations by trading with the Eighth Route Army.

There was only the last piece of fig leaf left to block the front of the crotch. It was so cold, how could one dare to speak casually?

Commander Xiocun, the commander of the Thirteenth Army in Shanghai, hesitated to speak and drank sullenly.

——After Commander Chen of the New Fourth Army ordered a counterattack, his defense area was riddled with holes. Even the military airport in the suburbs of Shanghai was stolen by the New Fourth Army. The Yangtze River routes and canals and major lakes and water and land transportation lines. I don’t know where the New Fourth Army got so many. The armed speedboats beat up the imperial army's inland river patrol boats to the point where they dared not leave the house. They could no longer be described as being in a state of distress.

Commander Qitian of the Mongolian Army even scolded the Eighth Route Army with a black face.

——In fact, it was staged. Under his order, his troops abandoned all the defense lines in Datong, Yizhou, and Shuozhou, and huddled in the Zhangjiakou area.

This shrewd old Japanese was about to complain and shirk responsibility. Anyway, he could do nothing under the pressure of the 35th Army and the 129th and 120th Divisions.

The Eighth Route Army relocated all the people in these places, and the air force bombed the garrisons that had recaptured these cities nine times a day. They also cut off transportation lines. If they didn't leave, they would starve to death.

Your Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief is wise. Seeing the victory in the battle in the south, he used this as an excuse to pat his butt and prepare to retire after success, but it was a pain for the commanders who stayed behind to clean up the mess.

Yoshimoto Teiichi of the First Army was even more dejected. Facing the precarious Taiyuan City, he had long wanted to resign. He finally saw that this was a mess, and whoever took over would be unlucky.

But Yan Junlio refused to let him go, and Yoshimoto was helpless. This time he still thought about applying for transfer, even if it was to be transferred back to the reserve force! At least find a stable rear area and don't have to worry about it all day long.

This damn Tuba Road in Shanxi is simply terrifying!

As for Yamashita Fengfumi and Inoue Yoshisa, they won first and then lost.

The series of victories that were originally achieved by assisting the Japanese troops in central China in the south were completely ruined in the Battle of Northern Henan. The mechanized troops suffered heavy losses and lost all face.

At this moment, the two of them were like cocks that had lost a fight. Their heads were lowered, as if they were afraid of being noticed. How could they dare to make a sound?

In the end, the entire banquet evolved into something very weird:

It became an awkward scene where Yan Junliu, Okamura, and the traitor Wang praised each other.

Others stared at each other and complained to each other.

At this time, Hata Shunroku couldn't care about that much anymore. Anyway, he had resigned from his post. He had no burdens and was light, so he said a lot of cheap things.

What "The Chinese dispatched troops will rely on Mr. Okamura in the future!"

"I believe Mr. Okamura can definitely lead the China Expeditionary Force to go further and rekindle hope in the Jihad!"

Okamura and the traitor Wang Ze boasted about the achievements of China's dispatched troops during Shunroku Hata's tenure, and the cage policy that suppressed the Eighth Route Army for many years and ensured the stability of the rear area of ​​the occupied area. In addition, during these days, the southern battles were fought with consecutive victories, and the important Invigorated the Japanese army's military power and so on.

Then the topic turned to the Eighth Route Army.

Hata Junroku's teeth were itching with hatred, but he finally sighed helplessly:

“In the early years, when the Eighth Route Army had not yet grown in strength, I realized that this Chinese armed force living in the cracks of the occupied areas was difficult to deal with.

Nowadays, the deterioration of the situation and the growth of the Eighth Route Army have further proved that this army will eventually become the most deadly hidden danger to our Imperial Japanese Army.

Okamura-kun, you and the Eighth Route Army are old rivals. This series of operations in the southern region has basically achieved our expected strategic goals. Now it is time to concentrate on completely eradicating the Eighth Route Army in the occupied areas.

I'm waiting for your good news from behind! "

Having said that, there was no need to brag anyway, so Okamura Neiji naturally agreed: "Old sir, don't worry, I will definitely eradicate all these damn things!"

Maybe he was bragging so much that even God couldn’t stand it.

The banquet is halfway through.

The Japanese intelligence staff came in a hurry.

"Sir, sir, something is wrong!"

"Baga, this is the farewell party for the old commander, and it is also a celebration party for our victory in the southern war. Is there anything more important than this?" Okamura angrily said a few words. Seeing that the intelligence staff member's face was really frightened, Then he frowned and asked:

"Tell me, what happened?"

The intelligence staff officer said helplessly: "Sir, there are two pieces of bad news.

One is that after Fang Zishan was rescued after a bloody battle in Hengyang City, the rest were dispersed and reorganized into the Jinsui Army in the Hengyang area.

As a result, all these damn traitors, with the cooperation of the New Fourth Army, kidnapped the instructors, looted the Imperial Army's warehouse supplies, burned down the strongholds, and then rebelled with the local Imperial Army and escaped with the cooperation of the New Fourth Army.

Even the hospital that treated their wounded, along with doctors and supplies, was gone. "

Okamura was stunned for a moment and said angrily: "These damn Chinese people really can't be trusted. Have the pursuit troops set off? Are the rebel traitors eliminated?" The Japanese staff officer shook his head: "These people seem to have disappeared from the world and are being pursued in various directions. Not even a shadow of the troops was seen.”

Okamura frowned and said: "This is indeed bad news, but it's not something to make a fuss about. Let's talk, is there any worse news?"

"Sir, we have just received news that our native Nagasaki area was attacked by enemy air attacks. One aircraft carrier was sunk and one was bombed. A battleship in the Sasebo area was also damaged. The Kumohawk escort aircraft carrier was sunk. Now the Army Headquarters We are about to start a fight with the Navy Ministry over this matter, and we still can’t figure out where the air force sneak attack came from.” The Japanese staff officer reported with some panic.

"Nani?"

As the words of the Japanese staff officer came out, the Japanese commanders participating in the banquet were stunned for a moment and could not believe their ears.

The homeland was attacked by air raids?

How can this be?

"Could it be that those idiots in the Navy were not successful in fighting on the Pacific battlefield, and were attacked by the US aviation force on our homeland?" A red-faced Isamu Yokoyama was the first to ask.

The Japanese staff officer shook his head, "Sir, I'm afraid it's not the Navy. The Navy command has repeatedly emphasized that no unusual movements of the US air force were found in the Pacific direction.

In addition, the areas that were attacked were in the Nagasaki and Fukuoka areas, which is completely inconsistent with the principle of the best route for US aviation forces to attack our country.

Through investigation, the Navy stated that the enemy's air force was most likely coming from the direction of the Yellow Sea. Based on this, it was judged that it should be enemy aircraft coming from the airport on the Chinese battlefield. The Navy Command held accountable them and said that they were dispatched by China. The army's operations were unfavorable, and even the enemy's air force could not intercept it. "

As soon as these words came out, the Japanese commanders present were stunned.

A good celebration banquet has completely turned into a joke meeting and a mourning meeting.

Just a moment ago, these senior Japanese officers were flattering each other, bragging, and preaching about how powerful the Japanese Imperial Army was, how vulnerable the Chinese Army was, and how sooner or later the Eighth Route Army would be completely eradicated.

The result came so quickly!

Junroku Hata even questioned angrily: "Impossible, absolutely impossible! The airports along the coast of China have long been completely destroyed by the imperial army. During the battle between Zhejiang and Jiangxi, the US used the former airport All have been cleared.

How is it possible that there is still a Chinese air force that can cross the Yellow Sea and directly attack our homeland? "

This old devil is also planning to use the victory in the Battle of Henan, Hunan and Guangxi to save his last face and leave office smoothly!

How could he possibly admit that the air raid on his homeland was due to his dereliction of duty when he was the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Forces? "

"Asshole, activate all intelligence systems, check, investigate this matter for me immediately!"

The celebration banquet could no longer be held at this point, and all the Japanese commanders hurriedly returned to their posts.

Even Hata Shunroku, who had just resigned, could not leave Nanjing directly for a while, so he could only stay at the headquarters temporarily and wait for the end of the matter.

Then the news came quickly.

It's not that the Japanese intelligence department is very efficient.

It was shortly after the ports around Nagasaki and Fukuoka were attacked by air raids.

The newspapers issued by both the Eighth Route Army and the Chiang Kai-shek Army the next day devoted considerable space to the explosive news that "the Chinese Revolutionary Army successfully carried out air strikes on the Japanese mainland."

As soon as this news came out, the newspapers of the day were almost sold out by people in all major districts.

Even the areas occupied by the Japanese were no exception.

In the words of the head of the Propaganda Department of the Eighth Route Army: "No one will have trouble with money. This little devil's money will not be earned in vain. The newspapers published by our Eighth Route Army are very popular in the base areas, and there may also be a big market in the areas occupied by the Japanese!" "

His judgment proved to be astonishing.

After the Eighth Route Army newspapers successfully opened the market in the Japanese-occupied areas, the sales volume was really good.

In particular, the little devils also discovered a problem. Sometimes, the work efficiency of their relevant intelligence departments in collecting news and understanding intelligence was not as good as directly buying a newspaper issued by the Eighth Route Army in the occupied area. !

This matter was simply accepted by default. The market was already occupied anyway, so we couldn’t refuse.

In the end, such a newspaper was placed in front of Okamura and Shunroku Hata, and the two old devils suddenly woke up. It turned out that the aviation unit that was attacked by air raids on the mainland was really sent by the Chinese army.

In addition, a special piece of news was published in the newspaper:

The Eighth Route Army and the National Army are preparing to hold a joint statement conference to declare the joint operations of the air strikes on Xiaori's homeland.

The newspaper published by the Chiang Army specifically commended the Eighth Route Army for leading the local incident during the air raid.

The Eighth Route Army did not deny this.

In addition, the report also stated that the air strike on Xiaori’s homeland was assisted and participated by the United States and other allied forces.

But in the final analysis, the Eighth Route Army was the main planner and implementer of this air strike on the mainland.

This is the end.

The Japanese side was completely blown away.

The local command ordered China to send troops to quickly find out where the Eighth Route Army's air raids on Nagasaki and Fukuoka were located, and to completely destroy them in the shortest possible time.

After receiving the death order, Okamura was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He lay in front of the map almost all day long, thinking about the Eighth Route Army and where the airport should be used to launch air strikes on the mainland.

Fortunately, the news came next.

The Japanese side found out that the Eighth Route Army had especially strengthened its military blockade in the Jiaodong area some time before the air raid broke out.

The Japs in the Haiyang area have detected the movements of the aviation unit.

Only then did Okamura suddenly realize that he had figured everything out.

It turns out that the damn Eighth Route Army used the front departure airport in the Jiaodong area and took advantage of the night rain to launch an air raid on the mainland. No wonder the navy received the news that it was an enemy plane sneak attack from the Yellow Sea.

No wonder the Japanese aviation forces inland were completely unaware of this air raid and the actions of enemy fighter planes.

The death order from the Japanese headquarters was then issued: launch an attack immediately at all costs to completely destroy the Eighth Route Army's Jiaodong base in the shortest possible time, especially the Qianchu Airport of the Eighth Route Army's Jiaodong base, and cut off the Eighth Route Army, Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries from using this area for air strikes. Local possibility.

This is exactly the same as the trigger for the Japanese army to launch the Zhejiang-Jiangxi War.

But the order was obviously more urgent.

Okamura, who had just taken over as the Commander-in-Chief of the China Expeditionary Force and was still hot on his butt, was forced to take over the task...