Chapter 70: War in the Southern Hemisphere
Looking up at an altitude of three thousand meters, the atmosphere looks like a flawless blue crystal. If you look toward the horizon, you will find that the color of the sky changes with height. The closer to the horizon, the lighter the color. The blue turns to emerald green, and then turns to a dazzling white.
A Baishi headquarters reconnaissance aircraft with a rising sun pattern on its fuselage, emerged from the clear-colored blue sky through the clouds with extraordinary flexibility and lightness, and gradually lowered its altitude towards the broad valley on the ground - this is a kind of A very fast long-range reconnaissance aircraft, its latest improved model has a top speed of It can reach more than 700 kilometers per hour, and this speed refers to a long-term continuous flight speed, rather than a sprint speed that can only be achieved temporarily at a certain altitude for a short period of time. It has almost reached the ultimate performance of a piston propeller aircraft. , it is almost impossible to be caught up by the enemy in actual combat.
Therefore, since the outbreak of the Pacific War, in order to deal with the Allied air threats, the "Hundred-Shiki Scout" has been widely used as a communication aircraft.
At this moment, this "Hundred-style Detective" from China slowly landed at the field airport in Canberra, the capital of Australia, carrying mail and passengers.
——Canberra, the capital of the Commonwealth of Australia, is a very young city. Even in Australia, which does not have much history, it can be called a young city. Until the beginning of the 20th century, it was Australia's highest peak, a barren land at the foot of Mount Kosciuszko, with nothing but a few empty pastures. At this time, the two major cities of Sydney and Melbourne were competing with each other for the status of Australia's capital. They had been fighting for nearly ten years. In the end, both sides had to give in and choose a beautiful place between the two cities to build the new capital. ——So, Canberra, which is 238 kilometers away from Sydney and 507 kilometers away from Melbourne, has been lucky enough to win the title of Australia's capital since 1927.
Unlike those cities that developed step by step from small villages and towns, Canberra was built with careful planning from the beginning. It is already a fashionable modern city on the blueprint. In this city, you will not see abrupt and disorganized urban buildings. What comes into view are urban design masterpieces that are well-planned, safe and truly aesthetic. Canberra is not only located in the heart of pleasant scenery and lush trees, surrounded by Australia's most attractive countryside, but also has spacious planned streets, unforgettable modern buildings, and the law prohibits the construction of walls in Canberra's urban areas, regardless of public or private buildings. , only hedges are allowed to be planted to ensure the greening rate. Therefore, the city has green trees and flowers all year round. Every September, Canberra holds a flower festival to welcome the arrival of spring with hundreds of thousands of blooming flowers. It is known as the "Garden City of Oceania".
However, when the world's calendar quietly turned to 1946, the pride and hard work of Anglo-Saxon immigrants, the most beautiful garden capital in the entire southern hemisphere, had changed its owner, raised the sun flag belonging to the Japanese Empire, and It was devastated by the continuous war.
——The surrounding countryside of the entire city is full of traces of war: destroyed tanks and trucks, torn apart aircraft wreckage, scattered human and animal bones, charred Stars and Stripes and Union Jack... Just about half a year ago, Inspired by the U.S. Strategic Air Force's nuclear bombing of Tokyo, the Australian Allied Forces based in Melbourne once launched a massive counterattack with astonishing momentum. The forward troops even reached the outskirts of Canberra.
However, under the step-by-step fortification and indiscriminate bombing of the Australian Japanese army, the Allied forces' last desperate counterattack still ended in failure. It only left nearly 100,000 corpses and made Canberra even more ugly and... ferocious. Several originally beautiful hills on the outskirts of the city have become as pitted and almost unrecognizable as craters on the moon after enduring numerous shellings and bombings from both sides of the war. The gardens that once spread all over the city have changed beyond recognition. The delicate flowers and trees that were left unattended are now either dead and shriveled or growing wildly. They no longer have any sense of beauty at all.
In addition, Japanese engineers also flattened large areas of shrubs and lawns in downtown Canberra to build a temporary airport. The "Hakushi Detective" previously circled over the city and then flattened a road from the park. Landing slowly on the paved runway. Then, Lieutenant General Tsuji Masanobu, who had just been promoted again for his military exploits in local guerrilla warfare and the capture of MacArthur, jumped out of the cabin and stood firmly on the ground.
Lieutenant General Tsuji Masanobu was ordered to leave the mainland this time and return to the Australian frontline to supervise the battle. He had already reported by radio in advance. Therefore, he had just jumped out of the cabin, and the next moment, many familiar army officers gathered around him, who had obviously been waiting at the airport for a long time.
"...Tsuji-kun! I haven't seen you for a long time. You look good! We have heard about your legendary experience in the country many times!"
An army colonel with a bandage on his head, with a generous smile on his face, hit Tsuji Masanobu on the shoulder without warning, obviously showing a good friendship, "...help the danger and overcome the difficulty, respect the emperor and resist the foreigners, and turn the tide. After falling down, it's strange The attack on Tatsuma was a re-enactment of Lord Nobunaga's feat, and he captured the enemy chieftain MacArthur alive in one battle... Each of these is a feat of unparalleled heroism! We colleagues are very honored to hear this..." br>
"...No, no, it was just a fluke. The situation at that time was really a narrow escape. I am still scared when I think about it now!" Lieutenant General Tsuji Masanobu modestly waved his hand, "...I heard that you can also fight in Australia. Yes, we successfully thwarted the desperate struggle of those American and British devils in Melbourne.”
"...Hey, it's just an ordinary level of performance. It can't be compared with Tsuji-kun's illustrious record of turning the tide in the country! The newspapers have already praised you as the new generation of military gods! It's a pity that those few in the Kwantung Army Traitor, let MacArthur go again..."
"...Although our army has repelled the counterattack by the United States and Britain, the main force of the enemy is still entrenched in Melbourne, and we still cannot conquer it for a long time!"
"...Hey, hey, don't say these spoiling things for now. Tsuji-kun is back with two consecutive upgrades this time. Everyone must have a good meal..."
The others also complimented him one after another with smiles on their faces. After just a few words of pleasantries in this circle, an impatient officer couldn't help but reveal their true purpose, "...Tsuji-kun, we have set up a banquet to welcome you. But before that, , can you tell us some precise domestic news first? Such as this!" He handed over a brochure.
"...Tsuji-kun, are all the photos above real?" At this moment, there was a hint of sadness and fear in his eyes.
Tsuji Masanobu took it over with a solemn look and found that it was a very beautifully printed picture album. Not only was the paper quality very good, but the color and black-and-white photos on it were also rare and clear... Of course, these are not the most important. Yes, what’s really important is what’s above.
——The title of the album is "Records of the Honshu Anti-Mopping War", and the content is the scenes of massacre and destruction of residential areas on the front lines or behind enemy lines in the Japanese archipelago:
Burnt towns and villages, intact or mutilated corpses of people, telephone poles covered with dead people, trees hung with human heads like apples, girls hung upside down on shelves and disemboweled, intersections and stations There are piles of human and animal corpses inside... The scene is so bloody and horrific that even officers who have experienced hundreds of battles find it unbearable after seeing it - even though they have done the same type of things in Australia.
After all, most ordinary people, when dealing with others, have one standard for others and another standard for themselves.
——Even among Japanese militarists, their fanaticism and bestiality are generally inversely proportional to their status. Although these first-level generals can treat enemy soldiers and civilians extremely cruelly, it does not mean that they have the courage to accept that their relatives are also treated so cruelly.
However, in this world, the law of the jungle has always been a law of the jungle, and everyone responds in kind. If you are in the first grade of junior high school, I can be in the fifteenth grade. Under the ravages of cruel war, all moral principles of modern civilized society have long since disappeared, and human nature has been overwhelmed by bestiality. Since the demonic Japanese army is killing people in Southeast Asia, so cruel and inhumane, how can we expect the Allied forces, who are determined to revenge, to maintain strict discipline on the Japanese archipelago and not commit any crimes?
In short, this "Record of the Honshu Anti-Mopping War" with clear details, detailed descriptions and bloody contents has left a huge shadow in the hearts of Japanese officers on the Australian frontline - many of them saw their hometowns that were beyond recognition in the album. And was deeply shocked and appalled by it.
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As an eyewitness to many scenes in the battlefield album, Lieutenant General Tsuji Masanobu couldn't help but feel the great pressure when facing these familiar eyes full of confusion and fear. , he closed it, closed his eyes, and became silent.
"...Are these...all true?" After a while, the leading colonel finally asked, his voice as hoarse as a rusty machine.
"...Unfortunately, they are all true. I have seen many of them with my own eyes." After a moment, Tsuji Masanobu reluctantly spoke, his tone dull, as if he was reciting a eulogy, "...Since the nuclear explosion in Tokyo Since the death of the late emperor and the landing of US troops, the 70 million soldiers and civilians in the country have simply gone to hell. First, Tokyo was razed to the ground by US atomic bombs. Millions of people died at that time. Then, Kyoto and Hiroshima were bombed repeatedly with incendiary bombs by US military aircraft, leaving almost no intact houses such as the five-story wooden pagoda of Todaiji Temple, the cliff stage of Kiyomizu Temple, and the Kinkakuji Temple. The Relic Hall, the Senbon Torii of Fushimi Inari Shrine, and the Naval Academy on Etajima were all reduced to ashes in the blazing flames
In addition, Kobe and Nagoya were also reduced to rubble, and Osaka was massacred three times. Then there are Gifu, Nara, Wakayama, Sendai, Utsunomiya, Hamamatsu, Okazaki, Chiba, Kofu... At least half of the major cities in the mainland have been destroyed by the US military, and the citizens have been massacred. Current statistics The number of national deaths obtained is no less than 20 million - the people in the areas controlled by our army can still survive by receiving relief from the base camp and material assistance from the Soviet Union. But for the people in the occupied counties, what awaits them is the butcher's knife and cruelty of the American and British devils! The Kanto Plain is said to have been turned into an uninhabited wilderness, and hundreds of mass graves have been discovered in the newly recovered Tokaido and Kinki areas!
Alas, what the Imperial Japanese Army did in China and Southeast Asia in the past, the American and British devils took revenge on the mainland with even greater intensity! ”
Having said this, Tsuji Masanobu bowed deeply, "...Although I have been fighting hard at home, I still have not been able to stop the rebellious actions of those traitors and the atrocities of the United States and Britain, and I have not been able to protect you. My hometown and family... I’m really, really sorry!”
——In an instant, everyone bowed their heads in silence. Only a feeling of despair, sadness and resentment continued to fill their minds.
"...Don't be too modest, Mr. Tsuji. We all know that this is not your fault! But...I saw my wife, son and daughter in the photo! My daughter is only eight years old, and she was also defiled by those foreign barbarians. and were killed, and my youngest son, who was less than three years old, was even roasted on the fire.”
A lieutenant colonel choked up and said, tears slowly overflowing from his eyes, but he seemed not to notice, and continued to whisper in a voice that was already hoarse and speechless, "... Mr. Tsuji, you Home is in Hokuriku There may be nothing wrong with my hometown in Ishikawa Prefecture, but my family is in Chiba. According to the situation described in this album, I am afraid that I have to go to the King of Hell to find my relatives and fellow villagers, right?" br>
"...Sato-kun! Please cheer up!" Tsuji Masanobu sighed, stretched out his hand to press his shoulders, and shouted loudly, "...what do you look like crying? Even a man can't shed tears easily. I don’t know, are we still considered to be majestic Japanese warriors? If our wives die, we can remarry! If our children die, we can rebuild them! As long as we have one breath left, we can use our swords to create a better new home! >
Sato-kun! Your hometown, Chiba Prefecture, was indeed burned to ashes by the American and British devils and traitors, but so what? We are at war! If you want to get something, you have to be willing to give! If the Russians did not have generations of Cossacks who risked their lives to explore the east, and if the Americans did not have those cowboys who risked their lives to conquer the Indians, how would their descendants be able to occupy such a vast territory?
Now, the test of fate has come to us! Below us is the rich Australia, a vast continent dozens of times larger than Japan! With countless mines and fishing grounds, it is the future new home of the Yamato nation! As long as we gain a firm foothold on this land, all the previous sacrifices will be in vain! Only by eliminating the last batch of American and British ghosts on this land can the Yamato nation have a bright future!
Today, the past mainland policies have completely gone bankrupt, and the lifelines of Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula, as well as Taiwan and the Philippines, are destined to be unsustainable. The country's mountains and rivers are also broken and devastated, and the people are in dire straits. Millions of refugees have no place to resettle and can only come to Southeast Asia and Australia by boat! They are all waiting for the Army to win a big victory and give them a new home! Tsuji Masanobu bowed his head deeply, "...Gentlemen, please!" ”
Listening to Tsuji Masanobu's encouragement, the initially sad officers felt as if they had received a shot in the arm, and their eyes were filled with enthusiasm again. But some people had a slight hesitation on their faces, "...Tsuji-kun, since the nuclear explosion in Tokyo, Australia's logistical supplies have been basically cut off. Except for grain and non-staple food that can be requisitioned on site, there is more than enough for the time being. Everything else is fine." Scarcity! Although the arsenal built in Australia can also produce some firearms and ammunition, the output is still far from keeping up with the consumption. If the enemy had not been depleted of many troops, the Australian front line would have collapsed.
Even so, our army can only maintain a stalemate with the enemy at the moment. If we attack, we will not have enough planes, tanks, artillery, fuel, and ammunition. Previously, when the enemy counterattacked north from Melbourne, our army once lost air supremacy. , it was so miserable to be bombed by the devil's crit attack aircraft. If the navy hadn't urgently mobilized two aviation groups to assist in the battle and withstand the enemy's offensive, our army's forward positions would have retreated to Sydney..."
"...Don't worry about this, Uesugi-kun! Since the establishment of the new government, the local base camp has received strong support from the Soviet Union. All kinds of ordnance and supplies are available as much as possible. When I came back from the mainland this time, in addition to the appointment letter from the base camp, and combat instructions, and also brought an entire transport fleet! A full 100,000 tons of ammunition, 250,000 tons of fuel, 1,500 aircraft! 3,000 heavy guns and mountain guns, and 2,000 Type III tanks! The combined fleet will also dispatch a battleship formation, plus Twelve aircraft carriers cooperate with the army to launch a new wave of general attack on Melbourne! ”
Lieutenant General Tsuji Masanobu said with excitement, "...This will be the last battle for our army to conquer Australia! Turn Australia into the Australia of the yellow race!"
After learning such exciting news, the officers present looked at each other in disbelief, and then cheered excitedly.
"...The base camp is on board! This time we must conquer Melbourne and conquer all of Australia!"
"...The combined fleet is onboard! Conquer Australia! Conquer New Zealand! Rebuild a new Japan in the southern hemisphere!" "...Onboard! A tooth for a tooth! An eye for an eye! Revenge! Seven lives to serve the country!"