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When Yama 56 received the news, he was using a fork to stuff the puffer fish fillet into his mouth. On the small table of the officers in front of him, dozens of plates of delicacies from all over the world were placed. There is Persian caviar, Sea Okhotsk oysters, Alaskan long-legged crab, American veal, Japanese puffer fish fillet, rice wine from Kyoto, Chinese sturgeon soup, and the most tender tenderloin taken from the whale's back. Any layman who saw this scene would probably not believe that in the tense years when the average daily salary was less than 30 yen, which was not enough to buy two loads of rice, a small dinner of the senior admirals of the Japanese Navy consumed hundreds of kilograms of top-quality ingredients, worth more than 1,000 dollars! This is only the tip of the iceberg, the Japanese navy spends enough money on food and drink every year to purchase two destroyers. Although the navy is an aristocratic service, and the naval food of the world's major powers far exceeds the national average income standard by several times, and the Chinese navy is no exception, the Japanese navy is the only one in the world that is seriously underfunded and the state finances may go bankrupt at any time (not apocryphal, in 1943, the Japanese navy only spent $1.33 million on food and miscellaneous expenses for officers a year, which is equivalent to two and a half destroyers), which is jaw-dropping.

The news of Sasebo's sneak attack made the lively officers' small dining room instantly silent. Many of the officers even thought it was a joke at the party, because they didn't believe that the impregnable Sasebo would be bombed. However, the staff officer who came to report did not wait, and repeatedly shouted loudly: "Your Excellency, General! Sasebo, Seoul, Kagoshima, Fukuoka and Okinawa all sent telegrams saying that they had been bombed by Shina planes! That's about seven hundred! China launched a shameful sneak attack, and war broke out! ”

"What?!" It was Tsukahara two-four-three who stood up. As early as the afternoon when the incident in the Soya Strait occurred, he felt that it was not good, but he, like all the officers, believed that it would take at least two days for China to complete its military buildup in the southeast. So there was still plenty of time to go south and launch an offensive. Unexpectedly, in just six hours, the bombs not only fell on Sasebo and Naha, but also the cities of Seoul, Kagoshima and Fukuoka were also intensively bombed! "What about the airport? And what about our planes? Is there any news from Yaeyama, what about Fengxiang and Zuifeng? Tsukahara asked eagerly, not even bothering to knock over the entire plate of caviar in front of him.

"Yaga! How is this possible? Didn't intelligence say that there were no signs of mobilization of the Navy and coastal forces in China? Where did so many planes come from? Did Takasu Shiro's second team break through? Nanyun Zhongichi on the opposite side also put down his knife and fork in a panic. He graduated from the 7th class of the 36th class of the Navy, and Tsukahara was the 15th of the 36th class, so his bed number is higher (the Japanese Navy tradition, the higher the bed number of graduates in the same period. It shows that the better the performance in the school, no matter how good the later the work, as long as the school bed number is behind, the military rank and position cannot exceed the officer with the bed number in front. At that time, the internal battleships of the Japanese Navy were more important than aircraft carriers). In the parallel world, because Tsukahara 243 was accidentally injured on the battlefield in China. So Nagumo was driven out of the plane to lead the First Air Fleet, and made mistakes in the two naval battles of Pearl Harbor and Midway. But in this world, Tsukahara is safe and sound, so Nagumo is more concerned about the Second Battleship Squadron and the battleships Matsushima and Itsukushima in the Ryukyus.

"His Excellency Lieutenant General Kusaka said that the Fuso has sunk after the explosion! Lieutenant General Takasu Shiro and all the officers of the 2nd Sentai are loyal to the Emperor! Both the Yamashiro and the Hyuga are on fire, and only the Ise is breaking through! He also said that while attacking the harbor, the Shina planes bombed seven airfields in Kyushu, North Korea, and other countries in one go! The bombing is not over yet. It will take a few hours for the exact losses to be counted. The staff officer continued to say loudly: "Prime Minister Tojo has ordered the whole country to be on alert, the War Department has sent a telegram, and the ground battle will begin in three hours at the latest!" ”

There was a crisp bang, and the fork in Shan Fifty-six's hand. As the staff officer's report finally fell. The sound was like a twilight drum, completely waking up the senior officers in the cafeteria. Three battleships, that's three capital battleships! You must know that the Japanese navy also had only twelve battleships in total. This is still counting the two Matsushima-class (the Indefatigable class battlecruisers purchased from Britain after the European War, not counting Hanoi and other old goods). I haven't lost three ships at once before I fight! Moreover, the bombing is not over yet, and it is still unknown whether the two aircraft carriers, Ise, Matsushima, Itsukushima, Fengxiang and Zuiho, will be able to escape. If they were also lost, it would be tantamount to the direct abolition of half of the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Navy.

So Shan Fifty-six felt cold in his hands and feet, and his head was in chaos. This blow is too big! Especially since this is just two days before the implementation of Plan Z! "General, please immediately issue an order to change the communication password, and contact Feng Xiang and Ruifeng to retreat." Minoru Genda, who sat at the very end, reacted the fastest. He was a member of the Naval Aviation School and one of the most proficient officers in air tactics, so it was immediately possible to guess that it was most likely a planned leak or a decipherment of the communication code. Because he knew that such a large air raid would take at least a few weeks to prepare, so the density, intensity and timing of the sneak attack of Chinese aircraft seemed to him to be too strange!

"Just follow Genda Daisa's words and pass the order." After the initial shock and confusion, Fifty-Six suddenly fell silent. A very gentlemanly picked up a napkin to wipe his mouth, as if he had forgotten about the sneak attack. Of course, the attentive Tsukahara still clearly saw that he was stumbling slightly after getting up. "Report! A telegram from the Miyakojima Marines! Before Shan could walk out of the cafeteria, another staff officer rushed in with a telegram. Seeing that Yama didn't take over, Tsukahara, who was anxious about the two aircraft carriers, snatched the telegram, but when he saw it clearly, he stopped suddenly: "Your Excellency General!" It was Tarumi Yamaguchi who had the Marines relay it, and he was sailing east. ”

Shan Fifty-six, who was still dead just now, was shocked: "Go to the bridge"——

The night of August 23 was also a night that was destined to be impossible for Beijing. When the first plane took off and the typhoon plan began, all senior government officials who were resting at home got the news and rushed back to their offices. All the government buildings are brightly lit and a chaotic and busy scene. Everyone was asking each other why they were suddenly at war with Japan. Whether the navy has been dispatched or not, how large the total number of troops it has invested, how long it will take to fight, how many national resources it needs to invest, and so on. Many people even complained about the presidential office and the military, secretly speculating about what prompted an all-out war against Japan and brought the country into the most dangerous two-front war. The phone on the table rang incessantly, with inquiries from family and friends, as well as listening voices from representatives of Europe and the United States, all waiting for the president's speech tomorrow morning.

"The Fuso sank, the Ise capsized, the Hyuga sank, the Yamashiro capsized, the Kawauchi sank, the Kazuko sank, and the Naa sank." In the general operations room of the Ministry of National Defense in Beijing, however, there was no time to pay attention to the disturbances of the outside world, and whenever the name of a Japanese ship was reported, the staff officers would draw a white line on the blackboard with the roster of the Japanese Navy and the names of the ships. The officers around him couldn't suppress their excitement and shouted in a low voice. In just one hour, the Japanese fleet in Sasebo was completely destroyed. This result was already very expected, but Yang Qiu, Yue Peng and the others were still strained, and Chen Shaokuan and other senior admirals next to them also kept smoking, waiting for news from the Ryukyus.

"The report, reported by the 9th Strategic Bombardment Group, confirmed that facilities such as the Seoul airfield and power plant had been initially paralyzed, that there were losses of four bombers and two fighters, and that reconnaissance aircraft were assessing ground damage. The 27th and 31st Tactical Bombardment Brigades took off from Yantai 10 minutes ago, and the second round of air strikes on Seoul is expected to begin in an hour. ”

"The 17th Strategic Bombardment Group reported that they had reached the skies over Nagasaki and had not been intercepted by Japanese fighters."

"The 32nd and 35th Tactical Bombing Brigades reported that they had completed the bombing of Fukuoka and were returning home, confirming the destruction of 25 important targets and 11 secondary targets."

"Pyongyang emergency power! The reconnaissance plane reported that it had spotted a small group of Japanese fighters flying towards Kaesong and Pyongyang, and that the DPRK Air Force had already taken off to meet them. ”

"The 15 fleet reported that it was intercepted by five Japanese destroyers in Terpeniye Bay, Sakhalin, and the exchange of fire continues."

"Fengshan (now Kaohsiung) reported that the 23 fleet was passing through the Bass Strait."

"Natuna reported that the Japanese Navy had heard a signal of contact, and the Japanese Second Fleet had all left port."

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Although there is no picture of the war, the sound of reports one after another makes people feel as if they are in the scene of war eagles flying over targets, fighting and bombing. For tonight's operation, the navy and air force can be said to have used almost all the air forces that can be concentrated along the southeast coast at present, and they have used four types of special ammunition alone. But in this string of battle reports, Yang Qiu slowly wrung his eyebrows. According to the plan, the Ryukyus were launched at the same time, and at the same time as the Fuso was sunk, the group of planes that bombed Naha had received news that it had arrived, so why has there been no specific battle report yet? Just when he and everyone were most anxious, the staff officer in charge of Ryukyu liaison finally ran in: "Report, the 22nd Bomber Brigade and the Water Demon Brigade report that they have bombed Japanese military facilities in Naha Port, Miyako Island and Ishigaki Island, but during the bombing process, no Matsushima and Itsukushima battleships were found, and the aircraft carriers Fengxiang and Ruifeng in the anchorage around the island southeast of Iriomote Island have also disappeared!" ”

"Ran away?!" Yang Qiu's face changed