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Chapter 789 Ah! Navy (20, Second Update Today)

A Caiyun Kai hovered recklessly above the Guards Division, paying attention to the division's movements while taking photos of the relevant troops. For this kind of ultra-long-range reconnaissance aircraft with a maximum range of more than 5,000 kilometers, it can hover from morning until the sun goes down if it wants.

The Army urgently called in the Army Aviation Type 1 fighter jets to intercept, but the result was that they couldn't keep up with Caiyun Kai's pace. No matter it was diving or level flying, they were thrown away. This is not the most irritating thing. The most irritating thing is that the opponent still The new army aviation pilots were dumbfounded by the fact that they were playing tricks under the noses of the pilots. Some people were not convinced and wanted to follow the same example. As a result, the engine failed and the plane crashed. The pilot was forced to parachute. Tanaka Shin, who was watching the battle on the ground, was so angry that he cursed!

To be precise, the often mentioned Guards Division should be more appropriately called the 1st Guards Division. Shortly after the personnel changes in the Japanese cabinet, the strength and organization of the Guards Division were also split. The original Guards Division, with a total strength of more than 30,000 men, was divided into two, with one part remaining in Tokyo and the other going to fight in Southeast Asia. The troops left behind were called the First Guards Division, and the troops sent to Nanyang were renamed the Second Guards Division. However, the top army officials still habitually called the First Guards Division the Guards Division. Only when the two appear together or are formally written, can there be a distinction between the first and the second. The initial strength of the 1st Guards Division after splitting is approximately 2 infantry regiments (1st Guards Infantry Brigade), 1 regiment each of artillery, engineers, and cavalry, plus the troops directly under the division headquarters, the total strength More than 13,000 people.

After receiving a large amount of German supplies, the General Staff Headquarters began to emphasize the transformation of the troops into mechatronics. The Guards Division, which was already lacking, added the First Guards Tank Brigade for this purpose. Some of the troops were newly recruited, and some were recruited from the division. They were selected from the original railway regiments of the Ministry and organized into two tank regiments (Note: As mentioned above, although the Japanese infantry and tank regiments are both regiment-level organizations, in terms of scale, the infantry corresponds to the German army's establishment It is the regiment level, the tanks are actually only at the battalion level), the total strength has been expanded to nearly 16,000, with Major General Takeda as the brigade commander.

Because Takeda was originally an officer of the old Guards Division, he had great military exploits and practical experience in the Indian Expeditionary Force, and he had a good teacher at his head. In addition, he was knowledgeable about the latest tanks and mechanized warfare, so he won Tanaka Shinichi's trust. , soon after taking office, he vaguely became the second-in-command of the division. His equal and former second-in-command infantry brigade commander, Major General Shirakawa Tsuneo, was not convinced, but he had not fought many battles and did not understand tanks. In the eyes of a group of mid-level officers, especially staff officers, he was far inferior to Takeda Attack. . As for Takeda Gong, he was usually generous and since he was a businessman, his communication skills were perfect, and he quickly established a firm foothold in the Guards Division.

Now there was a lot of discussion among the officers below, but Takeda Gong looked up at the sky and Zheng Zhengdi was lost in thought, not knowing what he was thinking.

"This is Caiyun Kai that can carry three people. Navy Red Deer is not bragging this time, it really flies fast!"

"To intercept, the only way to intercept them is to use the Type 4 Fighter Hayate! Or German fighter jets. If one isn't enough, just use more."

"Forget it, save your energy. I'm just a reconnaissance plane. Are you ashamed of using multiple fighter jets to bully me?"

But soon the bombers came too: 6 Comet Kais, escorted by 4 Zero War Kai Kais, rushed towards the Guards Division. The dive speed was extremely fast, which made the officers and soldiers who had just got used to the Stuka's slow flying speed very fast. They were all panicked - in fact, not many people in the Guards Division had fought in battles. Their walking formation looked mighty and their posture was sufficient, but their combat effectiveness was actually far inferior to that of the Sendai Division or the Kumamoto Division.

"Get down! Get down!"

"Hidden! Hidden!".

"Anti-aircraft guns..."

"Don't move." Takeda attacked and stopped the panicked division officer, and said in a deep voice, "If the rebels are clear-headed, they won't attack us. Most of them will drop leaflets."

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, pieces of white paper fell in the air. The officers and soldiers immediately breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that it was not a bomb. The officers were full of admiration for Takeda Gong - he was indeed a commander with outstanding military achievements. Saw through the bluff of Navy Red Deer.

"The Navy has some brains and knows better than to fight against the Army." A group of people laughed and talked with disdain.

But Takeda Gong looked at the extra note in his hand and sighed. He actually knew the content above, and he also knew that except for some exaggerations, the rest was true. He has been in contact with India's dispatched troops and navy for so long, but he still doesn't know which ones are true and which ones are lies? When he became a general and under the guidance of his mentor, he fully understood the situation at the top of the military. Corruption and misdeeds were everywhere, and the army was not a pure land. Yamashita Tombumi plundered a large amount of gold within the Indian Expeditionary Forces system, and on the one hand, he sent reports upwards and on the other hand, he distributed profits and benefits to the officers and soldiers. Coupled with Bose's ability to maintain the Indian government and the unique submissive attitude of the Indian nation, everyone lived a good life. They are all very nourishing. How can there be endless guerrilla warfare?

Yamashita's routines were all learned from Horikichi. In addition, Yamashita himself also studied in Germany and was stationed with the German Marine Corps. It was easy to establish a relationship with Germany. Once the door was established, he started flirting with the German side. Private "trade", now the Indian dispatched troops have been managed by him like an iron barrel, and no one else can speak. Although Takeda thought it was necessary to do this to Yamashita Tombumi, he sometimes couldn't quite understand it. He didn't fully understand it until he asked his teacher Toshishiro Obata.

"Yamashita led his troops to sweep across Southeast Asia after the war started, and made great achievements, but how did he arrange it in the end? As soon as the war was over, he drove people to the Kwantung Army, and also made overt and covert surrenders. Tojo did this kind of thing of killing donkeys to make things easier. There will be retribution if you go too far!”

Of course, in Takeda Gong's view, corruption at the top is not the reason for mutiny or even rebellion, but the grassroots soldiers and middle- and lower-level officers do not understand. If they believe the information in the leaflets, they will easily agree with the idea of ​​​​conquering the rebels. This is very dangerous and very dangerous. Maybe the military morale is turbulent and morale is low. He expressed his concern to Tanaka Shinichi, who immediately reacted and immediately ordered the compulsory collection of these propaganda materials and no one was allowed to read them.

"Don't look! Don't look..." The military police shouted hoarsely and tried to take it away. The things in the hands of ordinary soldiers were quickly taken away by sergeants and low-level officers. But the backbones such as majors and lieutenants were still looking at them, and they were still looking at them. Tsk-tsk:

"You dare to deceive the emperor, you are indeed a ****!"

"Yes, otherwise why would General Hori rise up in rebellion? He is really intolerable and has no choice but to do so."

"Gentlemen, General Hori is a great hero. There must be difficulties and secrets behind this. Of course, rebellion is always wrong."

"Needless to say? You can even do things like embezzling pension funds, what else can't you do? It's a pity that General Hori chose the wrong method. Didn't he get the confession? He went to complain to His Majesty. This His Majesty will not ignore corruption and corruption that undermines the country's foundation..."

"Your judgment is wrong. You only obtained the confession after the rebellion."

"Then why don't you disband the team immediately and return to where you were? Your Majesty will definitely understand."

"I don't know. Maybe there are bad people around His Majesty."

"There must be, isn't Tojo old dog colluding with ****?"

It was under such noisy circumstances that Tanaka Shinichi convened an emergency military meeting.

"The information we have collected so far is that the main force of the rebels is about 6,000 people from the 1st Marine Brigade and the 2nd Air Fleet. There may be about 7,000 officers and soldiers on the fleet, but there are very few landings. After the rebels took control of Tokyo City, the Navy There are still about 4,000 to 5,000 naval officers and soldiers newly attached to relevant naval institutions such as the province, military headquarters, naval hospitals, naval schools, etc., and the total strength is as high as 18,000, of which nearly 10,000 are in the city, and the rest are distributed in ports and warships. "

Everyone gasped. In just one night, the rebels actually gathered such a huge force? The Guards Division only has 16,000 people. However, this judgment is too exaggerated. In fact, after the rebel forces took control of the naval center, only less than 2,000 naval officers and soldiers actually responded and joined. The rest either took advantage of the chaos to hide in their homes, or were detained because they refused to cooperate. The estimate of 4-5 thousand includes all naval personnel.

"Don't worry, everyone. The navy's combat effectiveness is very weak. Except for Shibasaki Keiji's 1st Marine Brigade, which is more troublesome, the rest are agency personnel and have little combat effectiveness." Tanaka Shinichi saw everyone's expressions of embarrassment and cheered them up, " The instructions given by the General Staff Headquarters are very clear. We will not move the rebels in the core area of ​​Tokyo city for the time being. The focus is to seize the key institutions such as the broadcasting agency, news agency, telegraph office, and police department controlled by the other party. I think today. Take down the radio and news agencies first. The rebels’ endless propaganda is really annoying, and His Majesty is even more furious about it.”

"Can we use heavy artillery?"

Tanaka Shinichi glared at the person who asked the question: "Of course not, do you need to say that? These are national assets. We want to control it instead of destroying the city of Tokyo... His Majesty is still in the city! Besides, the navy The brigade also has no heavy artillery."

"But they have heavy cruisers and destroyers." The staff officer who muttered this was selectively ignored by Tanaka Shinichi.

Takeda asked: "Do you have any photos or reconnaissance information of these two naval defenses?"

"Yes!" Chief of Staff Major General Suzuki took out a stack of photos. "This is some reconnaissance information taken by the Army Aviation aircraft this morning. However, due to the entanglement and driving away by the Navy aircraft, they did not take many photos and the appearance was very blurry. …”

Everyone picked it up and looked at it. As expected, very little was clear and most was blurry.

"Preliminary estimates are that the two rebels have 800-1,000 people. In addition to the building itself, they also built simple barricades. They have 15-20 tanks, some trucks and jeeps, and no heavy artillery. How many troops do you think they can take down? ?”

The commander of the Shirakawa Brigade responded first: "An infantry regiment is enough. If it can be allocated to a tank brigade, I guarantee that the combat mission will be completed in 2 hours."

"Takeda-kun, what do you think?"

Takeda Gong sighed: "Sir, can I tell the truth?"

"Of course." Tanaka Shinichi looked at him strangely and said in a deep voice, "If you have any concerns, just say it."

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