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Because the incident happened so suddenly, Japan took action before China could react.

Four hours after the incident, with the support of 80% of the parliamentarians, Yasuji Nakaji became the Prime Minister of the Wartime Cabinet and immediately took the oath to the Emperor.

The first thing Nakajima did after taking the position of prime minister was to condemn China's war behavior.

At this time, the high-level meeting held by Li Pingkoo was not over yet.

Although the debate is very strong, such as Yi Yuanchao proposed that the United States should accept the mediation action and end the war as soon as possible, all participants believed that the situation of the war would definitely be affected after the Japanese Prime Minister was killed. After learning that Yasukinoshi Nakajima became the Prime Minister during the war, there was no suspense.

In the evening, the high-level meeting ended and Li Pingko's proposal was approved.

As long as Japan refuses to surrender, the war will not end. Initial war mobilization will be carried out when necessary, that is, recruiting retired soldiers.

At this time, Yasuji Nakaji signed the first wartime order: to counterattack China.

The Japanese Air Force is responsible for the counterattack mission.

At around 6:30 Tokyo time, Major Ryota Takagi received an order directly issued by the Ministry of Defense and rushed to the Aviation Operations Center.

Within five minutes, three other pilots arrived one after another.

As an F-22j fighter pilot guarding Tokyo, Major Ryota Takagi took off the air three times a day on average. In thirty-eight dispatches, he encountered Chinese fighter jets seventeen times and achieved four results. He was also shot down once, but fortunately he parachuted over the local area and flew the fighter jets again that day.

Before receiving the order, Major Ryota Takagi had completed the second patrol mission of the day.

As a front-line officer and soldier, Ryotaka Takagi is very clear about the situation on the battlefield.

By this time, the Japanese Air Force was already exhausted. Not only did it lack an effective command system, but it even had a problem with communication and communication. The only thing that was not lacking was a pilot like Takagi Ryota. It was not that the proportion of pilots in the Japanese Air Force was higher, but that the replenishment speed of fighter jets was too slow.

Like most countries, the ratio of Japanese Air Force pilots to fighter jets is about 1:4, that is, each fighter has an average of 1:4 flight crews. If it is a single-seater fighter, it is a 1:4 pilot, and if it is a double-seater, it is a 2:8 pilot.

This ratio is not low, because some pilots must have failed the quality.

In more than ten days, the Japanese Air Force lost more than 800 fighter jets, but less than 400 pilots were killed and killed, so the proportion of pilots to fighter jets has increased to 18.

Of course, this does not mean that the pilot's stress is reduced.

There are not many pilots like Major Takagi Ryotaki who can still fly fighters onto the air after more than ten air battles, only more than 100 of them.

It can be said that all the pressure is concentrated on excellent pilots.

When the number of fighter jets is limited, first ensure that experienced and excellent pilots can take off, while the "rookie" pilots must stay on the ground.

The result is that Ryota Takagi still had to take off the air three times a day, and some pilots had no chance to take off.

As a soldier, Ryota Takagi did not complain. In his opinion, loyalty to the country on the battlefield is the basic awareness that soldiers should have.

He just wanted to have a good rest, even if he had a sleepless sleep.

When listening to the task briefing, Ryota Takagi was a little absent-minded. For more than ten days, his average sleep time was less than six hours. Because he often received emergency orders, Ryota Takagi developed a habit of closing his eyes and snoring for a while whenever he had the chance.

The other three pilots were the same, all lowered their heads to recuperate.

The four pilots did not look up until the mission officer mentioned "China". It seemed that they knew that the pilot was tired and did not concentrate on listening to the briefing. The mission officer repeated it again.

After hearing it clearly, the four pilots widened their eyes and looked at the mission officer a little unbelievably.

"This is an order issued by the Prime Minister himself." The middle-aged man standing behind the mission officer took a step forward. He was not wearing a military uniform, indicating that he was not a soldier. "I am Shibata, the Prime Minister's war adviser, and the general leader of the operation. The Prime Minister has approved the combat operation against China, and the four of you will be responsible for the mission."

"Why?" Takagi Ryotaka asked.

"Because you are the best pilots of the Great Japanese Air Force, at least the best pilots alive." The middle-aged man glanced at Ryota Takagi and said, "I have read the information of you four and carefully read your mission briefing. You are the most suitable candidates."

"Bombing mission?" Another pilot asked immediately.

"The mission book is in your hands. You just need to make sure you drop the bomb, and you don't have to think about anything else."

Hearing this, the four pilots laughed, and they laughed bitterly.

There is no doubt that the middle-aged man must be a layman who doesn't understand war at all, otherwise he wouldn't say that. Any pilot knows that before dropping a bomb, many problems need to be solved, such as choosing a defensive route, breaking through the enemy's air defense network, evading the enemy's fighter jets, etc. Even if only one is not completed, the bombing operation cannot be successful, and there is no chance to fly over the target.

The middle-aged man ignored these things, took out four playing cards from his pocket, and walked to Takagi Ryotao.

Ryotaka Takagi hesitated for a moment and came up with a playing card.

Next, the other three pilots also got one.

"Now, open it and take a look."

After looking around, he glanced at the playing cards in the hands of other pilots. Ryota Takagi realized that he had won the grand prize because he was an elder, and the other three pilots were all ten o'clock.

"Major, you are the leader of this bombing operation and the main executor."

"Executor?"

"Their mission is to cover you and make sure you can reach the target and drop bombs."

Takagi Ryotayasu was shocked and said, "You mean..."

"Major, you have too many questions. If you don't understand, take a closer look at the mission briefing." The middle-aged man doesn't seem to like answering other people's questions. "Now, hurry up and prepare. In half an hour, I will see you off in person and wish you a smooth return."

After saying that, the middle-aged man turned around and left.

It seemed that there was no point in staying, so the other three pilots left one after another.

Ryota Takagi sat for a while and opened the mission brief. After reading it carefully, he immediately realized that this was definitely not an ordinary bombing mission. For example, his plane only carried a 2,000 kilogram bomb, and it was noted that it was a non-guided bomb, which needed to be dropped within a visual distance. For example, it was clearly required that the bomb drop height be between 5,000 and 5,500 meters, and after dropping the bomb, he had to return along the original course at the fastest speed.

These are enough to convince Takagi Ryota that he was not throwing an ordinary bomb.

If it is just retaliation for bombing, guided bombs should be used, and it is best to use air-cruise missiles. Even if a non-guided bomb is used, the bomb drop height should be controlled below 500 meters in order to avoid being attacked by air defense missiles from ultra-low altitudes.

There is only one type of bomb, and the bomb drop height needs to be strictly set.

Thinking of this, Takagi Ryota couldn't help but tremble.

However, there was no time for him to think too much, and he had to complete the preparations before takeoff to ensure that there were no mistakes, because he didn't want this to be the last time he flew the fighter.

Half an hour later, when Takagi Ryota arrived at the hangar in neatly dressed, the four F-22js were ready to take off.

Under his fighter plane, two ground crew members were lying on a flatbed trailer to install and debug the fuse for the mounted bomb.

Ryotaka Takagi deliberately slowed down and took a closer look.

It is indeed a unique bomb with no mark on it. The bullet body is polished very smoothly, and the silver light on the reverse is a bit dazzling. Judging from the size, ordinary bombs exceeding 2,000 kilograms occupy the entire belly bomb bay and cannot carry other bullets.

This means that Ryota Takagi only has two fighting missiles for self-defense.

Of course, this is not a big problem. Among his four results, three were obtained by fighting missiles, and the time he was shot down was also the result of fighting missiles.

The key is that with two tons of bombs hanging, the f-22j cannot engage in combat air combat at all.

At the side of the hangar, the middle-aged man was talking to the three pilots, and Ryota Takagi walked over.

"Everyone, you are the best pilots and the best soldiers in the Great Japanese Air Force." The middle-aged man picked up a few bowls of rice wine from the plate held by the orderly. "This is a storm wine and a celebration wine. Here, I wish you the best wishes for the Prime Minister to successfully complete the mission paid by him."

"Long live the Emperor"

The four pilots picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one go.

This is the tradition of the old Japanese army, which became popular after the East China Sea War.

The rice wine is very light, but when Ryota Takagi drinks it, it feels a little uncomfortable. This situation reminds him of the pilots who flew special attack aircraft, and also reminds him of his great-grandfather whom he had never seen before. When he was a child, Ryota Takagi learned from his grandfather that his great-grandfather was ace pilot of the Japanese Air Force, participated in hundreds of air battles, and took off the fighter for the last time the day before the end of the war.

Whether this is the case, Takagi Ryotaki is not clear.

All he knew was that this might be his last time.

Putting down the wine bowl, Ryota Takagi walked towards the F-22j with four battle fruit marks very calmly. This is his fighter jet and is also the most advanced fighter jet in the Japanese Air Force. On this fighter jet, Ryota Takagi achieved the fourth battle result.

After sitting in the cockpit, Takagi Ryotao quickly completed the inspection before takeoff.

When the fighter was dragged out of the hangar, Ryotaka Takagi took out a photo from his shirt pocket and stuck in the gap on the left side of the horizontal monitor.

In the photo, his wife, twelve-year-old nv son and eight-year-old son.

Ryotaka Takagi is a very traditional Japanese. He got married at the age of 24 and became his father at the age of 26. Many Japanese people who are similar to him have never gotten married until they were thirty. Ryotaka Takagi has always believed that he was protecting his relatives when he joined the army.t@.
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