Speaking of this, Yang Zhen looked at these old comrades-in-arms in front of him, and said in an unusually stern tone: "My decision to attack the Japanese air raid this time is just the beginning of a gradual accumulation of experience for us. All things and experiences need to be accumulated little by little. We can't expect to eat a fat man at once, let alone all our technical and tactical skills in one step. ”

"This is just the beginning, as for whether the future continues, then it depends on our future development. But this is a step that we must take. This opportunity for the Japanese army and navy air forces to dispatch their nests to deal with the United States and Britain is the only opportunity for us to achieve the greatest results at the lowest cost in similar operations in the future. ”

"After the Japanese army and navy air forces have completed their operations against the United States and Britain and returned to the mainland or transferred back to the northeast, we will probably be much more expensive if we want to carry out similar operations. With the usual efficiency of the Japanese, if we stab them unprepared, wait for them to react and then try to give them the same time at a small cost, and I am afraid that there will be no more opportunities. ”

"Any army, even the growth of a person, comes at a price. There is no good thing in this world that is not earned. Since this price will have to be paid sooner or later, why not take advantage of the current paralyzed mentality of the Japanese and exchange the experience necessary for our growth at the smallest price that we can fully afford at present? Comrades, this is a rare opportunity. ”

Of course, although Yang Zhen said it very sincerely, he didn't say everything he thought in his heart. He insisted on this air raid in order to allow the Americans to place all the bases of air raids against Japan in the future, at least until they regain the Mariana Islands.

Only in this way can the Anti-United Nations turn passivity into initiative. Take advantage of this rare opportunity, taking advantage of the eagerness of the Americans to retaliate, as well as the idea of weakening the war potential of Japan. The Americans are forced to take the initiative to provide the latest navigation, air defense, long-range communication and liaison, electronic warfare, and related technologies and equipment for large long-range bombers.

Otherwise, the Americans would never have provided these technologies and equipment to the Anti-Japanese Union. During the entire period of World War II, although the United States provided the Soviet Union with the largest number of combat aircraft, they did not provide any strategic bombers of the B17 category. For the Soviets were treated like this, let alone the Chinese?

In the agreement signed between the United States and Britain and the Anti-Japanese Alliance, although the United States and Britain promised to provide some combat aircraft. However, there are no regulations on the type and performance of the aircraft. If the United States and Britain insist on providing only tactical aircraft, the United Nations will be helpless.

The initiative is in the hands of others, whether it is given to you or not, and what kind of plane you are given is still up to others. Moreover, the strategic bomber is a weapon of a great power, not to mention that the United States and Britain are just temporary allies who temporarily stand together for the same interests. If Yang Zhen is replaced by himself, I am afraid that he will do even better.

If we want to obtain the sharp weapons of the great powers in the hands of the United States and Britain and let our air forces acquire the means of strategic offensive, we should not adopt some methods. It's just that he passively waits, and for the Anti-Japanese Federation, he is giving the initiative to others. If you don't work hard, who will fight for you?

The Americans, who have a powerful aviation industry, are not incapable of doing it themselves. If people want to leave you behind, then there will be no obstacles. In terms of the strength of the Americans, a year or two late in the air raid on the Japanese mainland will not have any decisive impact on its entire strategic situation. But the past two years have been something that the Anti-Union cannot afford to wait.

If the Anti-Japanese Union carried out a symbolic air raid on the Japanese mainland after the Pearl Harbor incident, the Japanese who had made up for their losses would inevitably strengthen their air defense against the mainland. In the next few months, if the American general had used an aircraft carrier to take off a medium-range bomber and had not changed his air raids on the Japanese mainland, he would have faced a devastating blow.

Only in this way can they force the Americans to correctly understand the advantageous position of the North Manchurian base area of the Anti-Japanese Union in the war against Japan. And put the bases of air raids on the Japanese mainland in the base areas of the Anti-Japanese Union. And placing the base of the Americans' air raids on Japan in the base area of the Anti-Japanese Union is all the prerequisite for achieving their ultimate goal.

The tactic of luring the snake out of the hole can be used not only by one's own enemies, but also by the three sinister allies around oneself, when necessary. Taking the initiative can get more benefits than passively waiting. Whether the means are brilliant or not, the result is what matters.

After talking about his insistence on the starting point of the air raid on Japan, Yang Zhen paused and walked to the large Japanese civilian map hanging on the wall of the conference room, pointed to the map, and said: "The biggest reason why I put the target of the first air raid on Tokyo is the blow to the Japanese mentality. ”

"We have a limited number of bombers, and we don't have the ability to put in hundreds, or even thousands, of bombers at a time, like the British. Compared to Japanese cities, which are mainly made of wooden buildings, large factories with reinforced concrete buildings will be quite difficult to destroy. ”

"Our forces are limited, and the performance of the bombers is not very good. The Il-4 bombers in our hands have almost reached the maximum combat radius when they take off from our base area in North Manchuria, and reach the Japanese mainland. Based on the current flight range, it is not possible to carry more than 750 kilograms of bombs on the Japanese mainland. ”

"Even if we send out a hundred bombers, the number of bombs dropped at one time will be limited. More than 70 tons of bombs, under the condition that the accuracy and bomb deviation have to be calculated. For a large plant covered with reinforced concrete, it is almost negligible. ”

"Rather than taking a shoe-by-boot approach, it would be better to take advantage of the characteristics of the wooden buildings in Japan and give their cities a fire. In addition to chemical and metallurgical industries, many factories that produce strategic materials are family-based and concentrated in large and small cities. ”

"Some of their tanks, artillery, airplanes and other large equipment are produced in large factories. However, some small parts are produced in a large number of family-run factories. These necessary parts are small, but without these parts their planes and tanks, they are just as unmovable. ”

"Since our current air raid on Japan is limited, it is difficult to inflict a destructive blow on the major military industrial bases, and it is impossible to fundamentally weaken Japan's war potential. Then we choose to give the Japanese the biggest blow psychologically. Let them know what is called the suffering of war, and let them also taste what is called the different dividends of war. ”

"At the same time, we used incendiary bombs to set Japanese cities on fire. It can not only bring them a psychological blow to Yan zhòng, but also destroy their family-style factories that are scattered all over the city. Without small, but critical components, their armament could not be put into use. The main thing was to force the Japanese to evacuate the factories that had been concentrated in the cities to the countryside. ”

"For the Japanese, this is both an effort and a drain on resources. This is another way of doing this to weaken Japan's industrial production capacity. At least during the transfer process, all their production had to be stopped. At the same time, significant resources need to be mobilized to ensure that the migration proceeds smoothly. ”

"Comrades, beating people does not necessarily have to go to the key parts. We can cut off their capillaries one by one and bleed them slowly. Although the amount of one-time bloodletting is insignificant, it can still kill them over time. ”

"Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of politics, economy, culture and education. The emperor who lives is a god to the Japanese. If Tokyo were to be attacked by air, the blow to the psychology and morale of the Japanese would have been quite fatal. ”

"The most important point is that Tokyo is the center of science and technology in Japan, and a large number of weapons research and development institutions and higher education institutions are concentrated here. Knocking out their R&D institutions is a greater threat to their military production capacity than an air raid on their arsenals. This is the most fundamental reason why I insisted that the goal of our first air raid on Japan should be set at Tokyo. ”

"It was also because Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the most heavily defended place in Japan in the eyes of almost everyone, that I decided to start with Tokyo to complete our transition from defense to offense. Surprise is not just a tactic that can be used by ground forces. ”

"We are burning down Tokyo, not only to destroy the essence of their politics, economy, education, and scientific research, but also to completely destroy the confidence of their people. We want the Japanese to know what it means to be a fire-playing self-immolation, and to know that the Chinese will bare their fangs and stretch out their claws when they are forced into a corner. ”

This time, Yang Zhen still didn't say everything, but only explained the reasons that could be said. He decided to bomb Tokyo, and the reason was definitely not what it seemed. If this were simply the case, then he would not have placed the core of the bombing at Tokyo Imperial University in Japan. Instead, the focus of the bombing will be on the industrial areas of Tokyo.

In later generations, Yang Zhen always believed that no matter how many reasons for Japan's recovery in a short period of time after World War II. There is only one fundamental thing, that is, the scientific and technological talents he cultivated in the decades before the station basically did not suffer any losses in World War II, and they were almost completely preserved, which is the most fundamental reason for the recovery of the Japanese economy in a short period of time.

Compared with the extremely difficult industrialization process of the Chinese later, the Japanese economy recovered in a short period of time and took off rapidly. In addition to a part of the political reasons, as well as the blockade of developed countries in technology and equipment, it is more on the basis of economic and industrial talent.

Military victory cannot completely destroy a country. Even if a country is completely razed to the ground in the midst of a war. But as long as his talent remains, the country will still be able to recover in a short time. After World War II, West Germany and Japan were all such countries.

If you want to completely destroy a country, you can't solve it by military means alone, and the most effective means is to completely destroy its cultural heritage and cleanse the talent base. In addition to the so-called elite class such as aristocrats, lawyers, doctors, and high-ranking officials, scientific talents such as professors and lecturers are the most crucial.

After the occupation of eastern Poland, the Soviet Union opened a killing spree, killing tens of thousands of Polish officers and the so-called elite. The Germans had this in mind when they threw large numbers of Polish scientists, engineers, lawyers, and doctors into concentration camps and gas chambers.

Of course, this kind of thing, not to mention that the Anti-Japanese Federation has not yet occupied the Japanese mainland, even if Yang Zhen occupies it, he can't do it like Su De. Since this could not be done on the ground, it was only natural that bombers should be used from the air to erase these hopes for Japan's postwar revival.