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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1309 Nomura committed suicide

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    On the way back, the Le Yiqin fleet took advantage of the situation and beat the Yulin base on Hainan Island of the Japanese Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force to a pulp. Along with it, they killed a dozen reconnaissance aircraft of the last brigade of the Japanese army. All the air defense fire positions let out a sigh of relief.  , returning home triumphantly, division commander Tang Qiuli came to visit.

    Listening to Le Yiqin's irrelevant words, Tang Qiuli changed the subject and asked: "Le Yiqin, please report truthfully, what are the casualties of the fleet? Is the Japanese resistance fierce?"

    When Le Yiqin heard this, she became excited. They were undergoing violent training, and they were completely asking for credit and reward. She almost became excited, "Report to the commander, there are no casualties in our fleet, and the Japanese army's Hainan Island field airport was destroyed."  , more than ten reconnaissance aircraft, and all the air defense fire positions. The resistance of the Japs is not worth mentioning. They did not form an effective air defense fire network over Hainan Island at all. I estimate that the old Japs Nomura is now  I want to cry but I don¡¯t have any tears!¡±

    Tang Qiuli didn't say much, "Le Yiqin, let's put the matter of your private actions aside for now. We will settle the accounts after the battle of Yangon is over. Listen carefully. After returning home, let the pilots rest as soon as possible."  "There are still combat missions tomorrow morning, and the specific orders will be issued immediately after you land."

    In the earphones, he heard Le Yiqin howling like a wolf: "Guys, hurry up and go home, there is still work to do tomorrow!" Tang Qiuli was speechless for a while. In fact, he liked Le Yiqin's aggressive fighting style very much.  Today, we carried out a fire reconnaissance on the Japanese air raid on Hainan Island, and roughly found out the details of the Japanese defense situation on Hainan Island.

    He had new ideas about using Korean Railway¡¯s Marine Corps to capture Hainan Island.  From this point of view, the Japanese army on Hainan Island is very weak and vulnerable. Can the two campaigns of attacking Yangon and capturing Hainan Island be carried out at the same time?  There is no need to wait until the Battle of Rangoon is over.  After the fleet captured the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet, it was time to launch the Yangon Campaign. It could not be delayed any longer. Chutian's special operations detachment had been lurking in Yangon for more than ten days. It was not a long-term solution.

    Hainan Island.  The Japanese Air Force Yulin Base, the underground command post of the Air Force Headquarters, Air Force Chief of Staff Major General Takahashi, after hearing the signal that the alarm was lifted, accompanied by more than a dozen staff officers, came to the ground and looked around.  The soaring fire mixed with billowing black smoke roared straight into the air. Under the firelight, the fire truck sprayed water jets in vain in front of the raging fire.  Seems ridiculous.

    The damage to the ground buildings at the airport was minor, but on the apron, there were more than a dozen reconnaissance planes that had been burned to pieces, and on the runway, there was an empty space.  Corpses of soldiers were scattered everywhere, stains of blood on the anti-aircraft positions, and bloody holes on the soldiers' bodies.  All of them hurt Takahashi's heart. The Japanese Empire's Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force Air Force really didn't even have a single plane, and they were all destroyed by the China Air Force.

    This is still in the China fleet and no bombers are used, otherwise.  What Chief of Staff Takahashi saw should be ruins.  And why did this air force group composed of fighter jets choose to carry out an air strike in the evening when there were no bombers? Was it an unintentional move or a planned air strike?  Or is it a prelude to a large-scale attack on Hainan Island?

    With Takahashi's current state of mind and brain, he was unable to determine the truth. He could only report it to Commander Nomura for final decision. At this time, Takahashi realized that he had not seen Commander Nomura for a long time, "That one of yours"  Have you seen Commander Nomura?" Takahashi turned around and asked a group of staff officers following him.

    A staff officer replied in a low voice: "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, two hours ago, I saw Commander Nomura in his humble position, alone, and entered the office. Takahashi suddenly understood that two hours ago, it was the bomber group that received the message.  When news broke that the entire army had been wiped out in the airspace near the Nansha Islands, Takahashi was somewhat dissatisfied with Nomura's behavior.

    "No matter what, you are the supreme commander of the air force. You were beaten up by Chinese fighter jets outside. It doesn't matter if you don't come out. For safety reasons, you should come out and take a look at the mess after the fight, right? There are many things.  It's not up to me, the chief of staff, to make the decision, and hiding is not an option.

    Takahashi led a large group of staff officers towards Nomura's office. When they got closer, the door was closed tightly and there was no sound inside. He asked the frightened guards and learned that Commander Nomura had not come out. Takahashi signaled to the staff  They were waiting at the door, and then they went up and knocked lightly, "bang bang bang", but there was no reply at all.

    Takahashi knocked on the door again, but there was still no movement. He tried to push the door and found that the door was locked. An ominous premonition suddenly passed through Takahashi's heart. He banged it hard, but the door did not move at all. He signaled  Those guards came over and broke down the door. The ability of the Japanese Empire samurai to break down the door and ransack the house was an innate tendency to violence brought in from the mother's womb.

    ?????????????????????????Guards, go up and click your feet, and the door suddenly opens. Takahashi sees at a glance that Commander Nomura is lying on the large desk, a pool of blood has solidified, and the pungent smell of blood is exuding in the room.  Son, he waved these staff officers to exit, then closed the door and walked to the desk.

    Lieutenant General Nomura, the commander of the Air Force of the Empire of Japan's Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force, committed suicide. In addition to a short knife on his stomach, there was a pistol on the table. There was a bloody hole on the commander's right temple. It seemed that the real  What was fatal was not the dagger in the stomach, but the fatal shot in the temple.

    Takahashi was not surprised at all about Nomura's suicide. The entire air force was completely beaten and defeated miserably. Even the base was beaten to pieces. Moreover, this was the second time that the old base was lost. Regardless of the reason,  Whatever the reason, as the supreme commander of the air force, Commander Nomura cannot escape the blame and cannot escape the severe punishment from the base camp.

    With sadness in his eyes, Takahashi looked at Nomura, who was already a cold corpse, and thought to himself: "Maybe committing suicide is the best way to preserve the honor of the Emperor of Japan. There is no other way.  Otherwise, will he be sentenced to death by the base camp, or spend the rest of his life in a dark cell? "

    Takahashi could even imagine the entire process of Commander Nomura's suicide. First, he cut open his abdomen with a self-inflicted knife. Unable to bear the severe pain, he shot himself in the temple, seeking the fastest relief.  , eliminating the pain of cutting off organs with a sharp blade.

    Takahashi saw a piece of letter paper pressed under Nomura's left arm. He picked it up and it was Nomura's suicide note, "His Majesty the Emperor and the headquarters, Nomura served in the army for more than 20 years. Following the footsteps of his ancestors, he fulfilled his duties as a soldier and served for  The Japanese Empire dominates the world and devotes all its efforts to His Majesty the Emperor's Holy War in Greater East Asia. Even though he sacrifices his life, he has no regrets and is proud to be a member of the Imperial Army. "

    ¡°However, since entering the Indochina Theater, we have encountered stronger opponents than we have ever seen in our lives, resulting in repeated defeats. The elite divisions of the Imperial Air Force were completely lost to the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli and his powerful general Le Yiqin.  Now we are making a desperate attempt to use the last strength of the aviation force to inflict heavy damage on the China Fleet. Unfortunately, all the bombers of the aviation force were shattered in the sky over the South China Sea."

    "Immediately, the Yulin base was attacked again by air raids, and the empire's several years of foundation in Hainan Island were destroyed. Thinking of this, Nomura lost all hope and had no shame to live in the world. He could only die to apologize for his sins. He was a sinner of the empire and could not do anything even if he died.  Atonement, the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli and the commander of his air force Le Yiqin are actually the most dangerous enemies of the empire. He made a humble statement before his death and concentrated all the empire's efforts to eliminate the Tang Qiuli division of the Japanese army. Otherwise, the great Japanese army will be destroyed.  The empire will have no place in Southeast Asia and even the South Pacific, Nomura wrote.¡±

    After reading Nomura's last letter, Takahashi couldn't help but burst into tears, his heart was in a knot. Lying in a pool of blood was his benefactor. He had been promoted from an ordinary lieutenant colonel staff officer to an aviation officer within a few years.  The team's second-ranking figure, Major General Chief of Staff, was greatly promoted by Nomura-kun. Now, Nomura-kun is lying here helpless. How can Takahashi feel so embarrassed?

    He stepped forward, cleaned up the blood on his desk, wiped the blood off Nomura's face, and put away his pistol. He didn't want other officers to see the fact that Nomura shot himself. For an imperial warrior,  The best way to die is to commit suicide by caesarean section. Shooting yourself to death will be regarded as a cowardly act, which will attract people's contempt and is not in line with the traditions of the imperial people.

    Do your last bit of service for your mentor!  Then, Takahashi called the guards in and looked at Nomura's body, which was covered with white cloth and carried out. Takahashi felt deep hatred in his heart. If possible, he would personally tear apart the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli and his accomplice.  Le Yiqin placed their heads in front of Nomura-kun's grave to pay homage to his mentor.

    ¡°Of course, I¡¯m just angry in my heart. When the aviation team was victorious, they were all beaten to ashes by the Southern Flying Group of the Japanese Army. Now, I can¡¯t even get a few airplane wheels in hand, so what can I use to vent my hatred?  What he is thinking about now is how to deal with the aftermath.

    Returning to the office, Takahashi ordered the communications officer to report the news of Commander Nomura's suicide to the base camp immediately, and attached his last letter with the telegram. As for the old guy Ito Yanzaburo, Takahashi adopted a different attitude of ignoring it and followed the combat plan.  sequence and affiliation, Takahashi should first report this news to the Commander-in-Chief of the Dispatch Forces and the direct superior of the Air Force, General Ito Yanzaburo.

    But Takahashi just didn¡¯t want to and was unwilling. Then, he dictated the message himself and sent it to the general staff of the base camp, reporting the current position of the ** division fleet, as well as the purpose and intention based on his own judgment.

    This Japanese division fleet is the last straw for Commander Nomura. Takahashi will not let it go. There is nothing he can do now, but he believes that the base camp and the general staff will have a way to plunge the Japanese division fleet into  Eternal disaster?The point.

    (To be continued)
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