In the face of the overwhelming material strength of the Americans, the Japanese resistance became weaker and weaker. At first, the Japanese could still use fortifications to resist the U.S. attack, and at night, they could also carry out some harassing attacks. But after about five or six days,

, all the oxygen-producing things in the hands of the Japanese were used up, which made them increasingly helpless when facing the Americans' fuel-air bomb offensive. So the progress of the US military accelerated again. Now, almost all of them are on the ground of Iwo Jima.

There were no more Japanese in sight, and all the Japanese soldiers had been driven underground like rats.

The Americans began to look for suspicious caves all over the island, looking for any hole - whether it was a hole that could fit a person in; or a smaller hole that could fit into the halflings or goblins mentioned in some novels.

The entrance to the hole; even a hole that can only fit a big rat-the Americans will first spray it with a flamethrower, and then seal it tightly with cement. Although the battle on the island

It's still going on, but the overall situation has been decided.

The two main airports on Iwo Jima have been put into use, and the third airport is also under construction. More than 600 fighter jets have come to the island, including three squadrons of P-81s, and the rest are P-81s.

-51. When the third airport is fully built, the number of fighter jets will increase to more than a thousand. Ron feels that the current strength of more than 600 fighter jets is enough to eliminate Japan's remaining air defense fighters.

He felt that now he should discuss with Li Mei, who had recently taken over the command of the 21st Bomb Wing, to see how to dig a hole to bury all the Japanese fighter jets.

It was at this time that General LeMay personally arrived in a bomber at Iwo Jima, where the war had not yet been completely extinguished.

Li Mei's arrival was a big surprise to Ron. When Li Mei's B-29 landed at the airport, Ron was already waiting at the end of the runway.

"General, welcome!" Seeing Li Mei getting off the plane, Ron came up to him and said, "Why are you here?"

"Last time you talked to me about using incendiary bombs for night attacks, after careful study by my staff and I,

":p, we all think this is a good plan. We have improved the plan and then brought it to you to see if there is anything that needs further improvement," Li Mei said.

"Okay, well, as long as you agree to let me follow your plane to fly around Japan. Besides, I have new ideas to discuss with you." Ron also responded with a smile, "But let's get there first.

Let's talk in my command room. Well, General, you have to know that the battle is not completely over yet. A few days ago, heavy artillery shells fell here. Although the Japanese heavy artillery is probably finished now, it is still here.

It’s safer inside the headquarters.”

"Okay, I'll do as you say." Li Mei replied.

…

Ron's headquarters is completely new. This headquarters is entirely made of reinforced concrete. According to the engineers, this headquarters can withstand a direct hit from the semi-armor-piercing projectile of the 203mm gun. And when commanding

A bombproof hole was also dug inside the headquarters, so this is almost the safest place on the entire island.

However, along with the strength comes the problem of poor lighting conditions. In order to prevent shrapnel from flying in from the window, the window is designed to be very small, so the lighting in the command post almost completely relies on electric lights.

On the four walls of the command post, there are various maps hanging. Some are maps of Iwo Jima, but more of them are maps of Japan. Ron knew that Li Mei was an energetic workaholic, so there was no

He politely asked him if he wanted to take a rest, but directly took him to a large map of Tokyo.

"This is our plan." Li Mei said, "You can take a look at it first. Oh, you can talk about your new idea first. This way, when you look at my plan, I can also think about your new idea.

."

"I currently have more than 600 long-range fighter jets in my hands. These aircraft have overwhelming advantages over Japanese fighter jets in terms of performance, especially high-altitude performance. In addition, the pilots in my hands are all veterans, and the Japanese

The average number of flying hours for pilots is less than fifty hours, and they are no match for us. I plan to use your bombers to attract all the Japanese fighters to high altitudes to die. I know that there is a goal, as long as you

A slight touch will immediately make the Japanese rush towards you like crazy and die."

"What is this goal you are talking about?" Li Mei asked.

"The Imperial Palace of the Emperor of Japan." Ron replied.

"This seems to be a target that is not allowed to be attacked according to the regulations?" Li Mei asked.

During the Battle of Britain, the Germans bombed Buckingham Palace. They thought this would demoralize the British and force them to agree to peace talks with Germany. However, the bombing of Buckingham Palace did not lower the morale of the British as the Germans expected. On the contrary, it

This angered the British people and made them more determined to support the war.

Compared to Britain, the Emperor of Japan has a higher status in the hearts of most Japanese than the King of England has in the hearts of the British. In Japan, the Emperor is not a human being, but a god living in the world. Attacking the Emperor's Palace may break the

The myth that the emperor is a god demoralizes the Japanese, but it can also drive the Japanese crazy with anger. For this reason, the Emperor's Palace has always been on the list of prohibited attacks.

"The reason for prohibiting attacks on the Japanese Imperial Palace is that the Japanese will become even crazier." Ron said, "But you see, the Japanese are already crazy now. They have even built things like suicide planes. Even if they become

If it's even crazier, what else can be done? Crazy enough to use chemical weapons against us? If that's the case, I think it will help us solve a big problem. I think many people will dance with joy."

The U.S. military has the world's largest strategic bomber system, a huge chemical weapons reserve, the world's largest and most advanced chemical industry system, and monster logistics capabilities. If the war turns into throwing chemical weapons at each other, considering that the Japanese army basically

There is no delivery capability. At most, they can only use them on a small scale to attack American troops. But the Americans can throw hundreds or even thousands of tons of poison gas into Japan on a large scale.

Humanely destroy the Japanese people. Considering the chemical defense capabilities of both sides, the two countries are not on the same level. The Japanese army simply cannot equip every soldier with a full-body chemical protective suit, or even equip every soldier with a gas mask.

It is very difficult. For the United States, it is not difficult to equip soldiers on the front line of the battle against Japan with chemical protective suits. Therefore, the US military has long had the idea of ​​using chemical weapons to deal with the Japanese.

In addition, the United States was not a signatory to the Geneva Convention that strictly prohibited poison gas at that time, so there was actually no legal obstacle to the use of poison gas. It was just that due to so-called "moral" considerations, it was always embarrassed to use it in the first place.

"I understand what you mean, but this is not something I can decide. You should probably talk to General Arnold." Le Mei said, "But I don't think the chance of the general supporting you on this issue is too high.

.However, this plan is indeed attractive. Well, I have to think about it. You take a look at the document first, and then we will discuss our plan that is definitely feasible."

A staff officer following Li Mei handed a document to Ron.

Ron took the document, sat down at the desk, and read it carefully. Li Mei, on the other hand, stared at the map of Tokyo to herself.

Ron took a serious look at Li Mei's plan. Li Mei is indeed a bold bombing tactic expert. After carefully considering the night combat environment, he came up with such a plan:

First of all, Li Mei decided to remove all self-defense machine guns, cannons and ammunition on the bomber (leaving only the tail gunner). On the one hand, this can reduce the weight of the B-29 and carry more incendiary bombs. On the other hand, it can also avoid

Self-defense firepower causes accidental damage caused by indiscriminate shooting at night. The aircraft fleet will carry out night bombing at a low altitude of 5,000 to 6,000 feet, that is, 1,500 to 1,800 meters. Fires will be caused to destroy buildings scattered in residential areas.

Small workshops that produced parts and prefabricated parts achieved the goal of completely paralyzing the Japanese military industry. In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, Li Mei broke up the box-shaped formation of bombers that he had developed himself. The aircraft in the formation were not allowed to do anything.

Regulations on evasive actions. When ordering an air strike, each bomber bombs alone without forming a formation. The bombing leader in front drops the bomb first and introduces the target area for bombing.

"Well, it's a perfect plan." After reading the plan, Ron closed the document and said to Li Mei.

"How is it? Do you think there is anything that can be improved?" Li Mei asked.

"You may have missed an important target." Ron walked to the large map of Tokyo, "This is the Yasukuni Shrine in Kudanzaka, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo."

"Isn't this just a temple? Is there anything else to mention?" Li Mei asked.

"This is a shrine managed by the Japanese military to commemorate Japanese soldiers who died in the war. It is also a base for the Japanese to carry out militaristic brainwashing. Those brainwashed fools Japanese soldiers believe that as long as they die in the war, they will

The soul can become a god at the Yasukuni Shrine. You know, the life of the Japanese is very difficult and their life is very hard. I heard that the suicide rate of the Japanese has always been ridiculously high. For the Japanese, death becomes a god.

, it is much better than living and suffering. Therefore, the Japanese are not afraid of death at all when they fight. By burning this thing and adding propaganda, we can make the Japanese understand that since the Jin Shrine cannot even protect itself

, how can we guarantee that they will become gods? I think this will definitely greatly damage the morale of the Japanese."

"Well, it may also greatly increase the anger of the Japanese, right?" Although Li Mei could not make any expression due to facial paralysis, his eyes were shining, which seemed to say: "Brother, I understand what you mean.

."

"This target is not on the prohibited attack list?" Li Mei asked the staff beside him.

"General, it's not on the no-attack list."
Chapter completed!