Snapped!
Shanghai, headquarters of the Central China Front of the Japanese invaders.
When he saw the newspaper, Yanagawa Heisuke was so angry that he slapped the newspaper directly on the table.
"The damn Chinese must pay the price for this!"
He was naturally angry because these newspapers from China were pouring salt on the wounds of the Japanese army.
"Eagle in the sky, Air Force pilots caused a disturbance at the Japanese airport."
"China's counterattack killed Japanese commander General Matsui Iwane in an air strike."
. . .
The headlines on several newspapers seemed to be different, but the contents were actually about the same thing, that is, on December 17, the Japanese-controlled Nanjing City and Daqiaochang Airport were attacked.
At this time, China's mainstream newspapers "Central Daily News", "Ta Kung Pao", "Shen Shen", etc. were reporting on it, and even some European and American reporters were very interested in this matter.
The reason is also very simple. Since the Japanese army occupied Nanjing, the entire army's actions seemed to have come to a sudden halt, and no one knows what happened.
But seeing the contents of these Chinese newspapers today, these European and American reporters and diplomats are very curious. Is it true that General Matsui Iwane, the commander of the Japanese Central China Front, really burped?
"Commander Yanagawa, what was said in the newspaper is all fabricated. It's just that the identity of the China murderer has been confirmed. How should we deal with it?" Major General Tsukada, Chief of Staff of the Front Army, asked about another serious matter.
There was no way, on the day of the entry ceremony, the Japanese army suffered too many losses.
The three lieutenant generals, King Asaka Hidehiko, Nakajima Konto's division commander, and Tani Hisao division commander Tamasai, were seriously injured. Ushijima Sadao's commander was seriously injured.
In addition, there are 4 major generals, 11 assistant officers and 15 lieutenants.
As for the injured, there were more than thirty people.
After this loss was reported back to the base camp, the base camp was furious, and the emperor was furious at the Imperial Council.
This is the death of a royal prince and the emperor's uncle.
The top brass of the Central China Front always thought he was a traitor to the navy, but unexpectedly it turned out to be a Chinese pilot.
In the newspaper, there was not only a photo of Li Hang, but the other person was wearing a Japanese army aviation flight suit and standing in front of the Type 96 fighter plane flying the Chinese flag.
But his identity is a second lieutenant pilot of the Chinese Air Force.
There is no doubt that this is a slap in the face of the more than 200,000 troops of the Central China Front.
"Tell the Special High School Division to use their intelligence network to find that person and get rid of him." Yanagawa Heisuke said coldly.
"Hi!"
Before Tsukada could leave, a fierce argument could be heard outside the headquarters.
"Baga, what's going on?" Tsukada saw that Yanagawa Heisuke's face was not very good, and he immediately scolded the soldiers on duty outside.
But what he responded to was a 'bang' collision.
The door to the room was forcefully pushed open from the outside, and several officers in navy uniforms strode in, led by a lieutenant general.
"Kawatani-kun, what do you mean?" Yanagawa Heisuke was unhappy when he saw the person coming, and his tone was a bit harsh.
It's very simple. The person who came was Lieutenant General Kawatani Qing, the commander of the Chinese fleet established by the Navy.
In terms of military rank, the two are of the same rank; in terms of position, Yanagawa Heisuke is the commander of the Tenth Army and temporarily commands the Central China Front, while Kawatani Kiyoshi is the commander of the Navy Fleet and commands the 3rd and 4th Navy Fleets.
"Yanagawa-kun, have you seen today's newspapers? I guess you have seen them too." Lieutenant General Kawatani Kiyoshi saw the newspapers on Yanagawa Heisuke's desk.
"See, what do you think, Kawatani-kun?" Yanagawa Heisuke said in a somewhat unkind tone, "Or maybe Kawatani-kun is here to see our army's jokes?"
Although many naval aircraft and pilots were lost at Dajiaochang Airport on the day of the attack, the Army's losses were more serious.
Seven generals died, which is probably the first since the Meiji Restoration.
"The Army's shame is your own business. I'm here for the Navy's business." Kawatani Kiyoshi would naturally not laugh at the Army on the Army's territory. He was not that stupid.
"What's wrong with the navy? What can happen to you? You didn't suffer much loss in this incident?"
Soon, Yanagawa Heisuke thought of something and saw the photo on the headline page of the newspaper. It should be the Type 96 carrier-based fighter in the photo.
"You mean that plane of yours?"
"Does Yanagawa-kun think this matter is not serious? One of the empire's most advanced fighter planes was snatched away by the Chinese, and it was snatched away under the eyes of hundreds of thousands of army troops.
Your Army must give our Navy an explanation for this matter. "
"What's your explanation? We lost so much, but it was snatched away by your navy's plane. Why don't you give us an explanation? Or go directly to His Majesty the Emperor to explain how King Asaka Palace Hatohiko's jade was shattered."
"That's because you didn't protect yourself well."
"Kawatani-kun, are you here specifically to quarrel with me today?"
"I'm not interested in arguing with you. I'm here to tell you that the empire's most advanced fighter planes cannot be allowed to be taken away by the Chinese. The navy will plan a bombing of Wuhan tomorrow."
"Now that the Dachaoba Airport has not been restored to use, how do you take off fighter planes?" Yanagawa Heisuke frowned slightly.
"It's no problem to take off and land in a short time to refuel."
"If you insist on bombing, I have no objection. But you have to think about the range of your new fighter planes. Can they fly from Nanjing to Wuhan and return after completing the bombing." Yanagawa Heisuke reminded.
The range of the Type 96 carrier-based fighter is 1,200 kilometers, and the straight-line distance from Nanjing to Wuhan is 500 kilometers. Considering the return journey, this means that the Type 96 carrier-based fighter cannot stay in the sky above Wuhan for too long.
This is actually very risky.
"We will find ways to overcome it. No matter how big the loss is, we cannot let the new fighter plane fall into the hands of the Chinese. If this plane is taken by the Soviets, I believe it will not be good news for the army, especially Manchuria." Kawatani Qingruo has something to say.
Yanagawa Heisuke did not expect this, but the other party was indeed right. This new fighter plane cannot fall into the hands of the Soviet army.
The navy is nothing, but the army faces the Soviet army. If there is a conflict with the Soviet army in Manchuria and Siberia, air combat will definitely be inevitable.
So after Kawatani Kiyoshi left, Yanagawa Heisuke emphasized to Tsukada, "Tell the Special High School Division to add one more task, find a way to find the lost fighter plane of the Navy, and then destroy it. Send a report to Nanjing and let them They sorted out Dajiaochang Airport and Ming Palace Airport as soon as possible, restored the runways to use as much as possible, and cooperated with the navy's air raids."
"Hi!"
There is no way, the air strike can only rely on the navy, because the army's fighter jets have a shorter range and cannot cover the bombers for such long-distance bombing.
Moreover, the Navy was more anxious than the Army about destroying the new fighter plane, while the Navy just wanted to get rid of the 'murderer'.
