"Is there any news?!" Chen Shaokuan asked in a deep voice at his headquarters with blood-red eyes. Gao Zhihang beside him shook his head and said.

"So far, our reconnaissance planes have not found any trace of the Japanese combined fleet..." At this time, Chen Ce also said with a gloomy face: "Our radar has been turned to maximum power, except for our own reconnaissance planes.

No sign of them was seen..."

Chen Shaokuan's face was ugly, and the navy did not dare to move at all. Without the exact location of the Japanese fleet, the navy could not move rashly at all.

What if the position of the Japanese army is discovered just after setting sail and the formation is changed. And that position is far away, and the navy will be passive. The more important reason why they do not move is that once they leave Fukuoka, the Japanese army in Fukuoka will

They will definitely be aware of it. This is equivalent to telling the Japanese army that they have noticed the movements of their fleet.

Therefore, they need to know the exact location of the Japanese fleet before dispatching. Otherwise, they will just stay in Fukuoka and wait for news.

Where are Yamamoto Isoroku and the Japanese combined fleet at this time?! They did leave Iwo Jima, but they did not go directly to Fukuoka.

The first order Yamamoto Isoroku issued after leaving Iwo Jima was to rush to Kagoshima Bay for repairs and supplies!

"Our current strength is not strong. The stronger the strength, the more certain we will be." Yamamoto Isoroku said to Koga Mine, the commander of the combined fleet: "The empire still has a number of warships, which are docked in Kagoshima.

That batch of warships.”

"We need to rendezvous with them and give the army some preparation time. Then we can launch an attack on the Wehrmacht fleet together. Only in this way can we be completely sure!"

Yamamoto then sent his rectification plan to the base camp, and Ishihara Kanji firmly supported Yamamoto's decision. As a result, the Japanese army's plan was partially rectified.

All the fighter planes moved around at night. Support troops from all over the country marched to Fukuoka at full speed. The combined fleet went to Kagoshima to join other naval warships, and then headed to Fukuoka for a decisive battle with the Defense Force Navy!

The key point of this plan is that the Army's support troops must first arrive in Fukuoka to ensure that Fukuoka does not fall. We can talk about it later. Otherwise, if Fukuoka falls, the Defense Force and Navy will definitely evacuate after completing their mission.

By then there will be no point in the Navy rushing to Fukuoka for a surprise attack. At the same time, the Navy's converging force, the Army Air Force, must also complete its full transition.

At the moment when the navy launches its attack, attack at full speed to assist the navy in sinking those Wehrmacht warships. Especially the three Wehrmacht aircraft carriers. As long as three aircraft carriers are sunk, the battle will be decided!

No matter how hard the National Defense Forces struggled, they could not get out of trouble. Without the assistance of the navy, their landing force had no other choice but to be devoured by the Japanese army.

"The air force of the National Defense Force is very good. I believe our pilots have suffered a lot of losses from them. Therefore, I think that if we launch an attack rashly, then with the assistance of the air force, the possibility of us winning is very small.

…”

"And if we have the full assistance of the Army Air Force, even if they hold back the National Defense Force's air force for a short time, it will be enough for us to attack their fleet!"

"We can only conceal our whereabouts and launch a sudden attack on the National Defense Forces fleet with the cooperation of the Army Air Force. Only in this way can we be sure of victory. The key point of this attack is that we must be sudden! We cannot prepare anything for the National Defense Forces.

time."

"The air forces of the National Defense Force are all in North Korea. Even if they scramble to take off and rush to Fukuoka with all their strength, it will take nearly an hour. What we are trying to do is make a time difference. As long as we can sink their three aircraft carriers before they arrive. Then the National Defense Force

The combined fleet is equivalent to being useless!"

This is the idea mentioned by Yamamoto in his report to the base camp. As long as the Wehrmacht aircraft carrier can be sunk, the Japanese army will definitely win this battle!

The worst thing is that at least the National Defense Forces are no longer able to support the troops landing on the Japanese mainland. Their fighter planes are too far away, and there must be a certain time interval between each time support comes.

And three aircraft carriers are not something that can be built by force. With the loss of three aircraft carriers, this sea area became the domain of the Japanese combined fleet.

As for the Wehrmacht troops who landed, the Japanese army could take advantage of its geographical location and strength to devour them. Therefore, as long as the three aircraft carriers of the Wehrmacht were destroyed, the battle of the Wehrmacht would be a failure.

In fact, Yamamoto Isoroku himself is now very anxious. In order to coordinate the war, the headquarters rarely transferred all the battle status sent back from Fukuoka to Yamamoto.

Seeing the National Defense Forces continuously bombarding the positions in Fukuoka that had been bombed into ruins with naval guns, bombers and fighter planes, Yamamoto knew that his time was running out.

When a lion and an elephant fight a rabbit, use all your strength! This is how Yamamoto Isoroku feels now. If it were the Japanese army, they would not think so much at all.

The bombing lasted for one round at most, followed by naval artillery bombardment. Finally, there was a landing battle filled in with people's names. In comparison, the Japanese army's operations were relatively careless.

The National Defense Forces are treading on thin ice at every step. Even though Japan is just hanging on, they are still extremely careful, tearing open Japan's shell bit by bit...

"How far has the fleet supply been carried out?!" Yamamoto Isoroku asked Koga Mineichi next to him. The latter looked through the documents in his hand before replying: "70% has been replenished, and it will take one hour at most.

Then we can set sail!"

After a pause, Koga Mine sighed and said: "We have brought all our strength with us this time. The Musashi has not been completed yet. The Yamato has not yet undergone sea trials..."

"It's too late! Let's go to the battlefield and try the voyage. If they win, they will have glory. If they fail..." Yamamoto Isoroku paused. He smiled bitterly and said: "Then let's treat it as the last voyage..."

"The empire has come to this point. We can only fight with all our strength to survive. Other than that, we have no other choice..."

The entire thirty-kilometer radius of Kagoshima has been cordoned off, and no one is allowed to go out. If there are any problems, they can only be raised with the police patrolling the streets.

But anyone who appears on the streets is considered a spy and the police and gendarmerie have the power to shoot them dead.

Guchu Mountain, also known as Baishan Mountain, has a dangerous terrain and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is parallel to Pingshan Mountain and Majian Mountain in an east-west direction. The mountains are densely wooded, rocky and steep.

Fushiyama Castle is built on the top of Fushita Mountain. To the north you can see Kaho County in the direction of Bunzen, and to the south is the plain area known as Chikugo Granary. There are springs in the castle, which can provide water sources for the castle soldiers.

And here was also the place where the famous Japanese Warring States general Tachibana Michyuki and the Yoshioka clan, Saito clan, Shiga clan and other wealthy families fought against the Akizuki clan at that time.

However, at this time, the Japanese troops passing by had no time to appreciate the scenery, nor were they in the mood to remember the ancients. They all lowered their heads and followed the troops on their way in a hurry.

In order to avoid being exposed, the Japanese army did not take the main roads, because there must be Wehrmacht fighter planes in those areas to conduct reconnaissance. They chose small roads, and even chose to sneak in some easily exposed sections.

All the flashlights held by the Japanese soldiers were covered with cloth. This was to prevent the light from being detected by aircraft in the sky. Even flashlights covered with cloth were only available to some of the officers who led the way.

"How far away?!" Kenichi Miyashita, commander of the 157th Division, gasped for breath and asked the chief of staff, Colonel Ryukichi Sueyoshi, beside him.

"The straight-line distance is still more than thirty kilometers. But if you go around the mountain road, there are still more than fifty kilometers..." Sueyoshi could tell the current location and the distance between himself and Fukuoka in one breath without even looking at the map.

"Where are the other troops?!" Miyashita took a breath, stood up and asked. Sueyoshi smiled bitterly and said: "We are the closest. The furthest one from Miyazaki Prefecture is more than a hundred straight lines away.

kilometer……"

Miyashita sighed, stood up and said in a deep voice: "Keep on going! Tell the soldiers: We must reach Fukuoka before dawn!"

"Hai!!" the chief of staff responded, and then conveyed the order word for word. Sueyoshi knew that Miyashita was helpless. After all, Tojo Hideki was also a general of the Japanese army.

Moreover, he was once the chief of the army and the direct commander-in-chief of the base camp. Although he was forced to leave the post of commander-in-chief due to poor decision-making, his prestige among the radicals was still there after all.

If Miyashita and others had not arrived in Fukuoka in time, they would have to bear the responsibility if Tojo lost everything.

In Kagoshima, which is more than 200 kilometers away from Fukuoka in a straight line, Yamamoto Isoroku's combined fleet finally made final preparations. All fuel and ammunition were loaded aboard.

After several hours of rest, although they could not completely restore their spirits, at least the officers of the combined fleet who came all the way were no longer so tired.

There was no whistle and no one saw him off. Yamamoto Isoroku stayed here for several hours and then quietly set off.

At this time, several secret airports on the outskirts of Kurume City are brightly lit. However, these airports are all built in mountain valleys. Unless you fly directly above them, you cannot observe the lights here even from the air.

Japanese fighter planes landed here one after another, and after each fighter plane landed, ground staff guided them into the hangar inside the mountain.

The vacated runway allowed the incoming fighter planes to land. There were countless such take-offs and landings tonight. In a warehouse not far from the hangar, boxes of ammunition and barrels of fuel were placed

There.

This is the last bit of fuel reserves in Japan, and this time they will all be used... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, your support is mine

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