Chapter 470 Heavenly Punishment

(…I didn’t expect that the shock of the Tokyo bombing was so great. The bomb almost broke out the entire diplomatic and political situation beyond recognition. China was on the verge of declaring war on Japan; and it was only then that I realized that declaring war was not that simple, and that we did not declare war on Japan after so long... Excerpted from "My Memories of the War of Resistance - Cao Xiaomin")

It was evening, the setting sun was like blood, and the north wind was bleak. Cao Xiaomin came to the military tomb where He Yan often came, because this time he was the only one who came to northern Jiangsu. There was no bloody romance in front of the military tomb, and there was only solemnity.

There is no news yet, and there is no news yet for the two Wellingtons attacking Tokyo. Is it not... Cao Xiaomin was very worried that they should have returned to the base by time. There is no news for the four Yi-16s who went out to pick up. Has the plan failed? If you lose, you will lose. Everything will not be as good as everyone wants!

I couldn't let go and felt sympathy, but Cao Xiaomin still waved his hand and took the guards back.

As soon as I returned to the command center, I saw the air force personnel gathered together to read a telegram, a telegram sent by the accelerated coastal guerrilla command center...

Two Wellington heavy bombers successfully arrived over Tokyo before dawn. One was full of high-explosive bombs and the other was full of incendiary bombs. The bombing areas of the two aircraft were also different: high-explosive bombs were used to bomb one target indicated by thick smoke while incendiary bombs were used to a target indicated by fire. Of course, no one knew where the target indicated.

Because of the special confidentiality of this operation and the ambiguous relationship between the Germans and the Japanese, all the people participating in the operation were Chinese local pilots. They themselves knew that this was a difficult air strike because the distance was really too far...

If our plane has not arrived yet when the signal is sent, the air strike will definitely fail, so it is best to send the signal more than ten minutes later than the scheduled time... The ground agent made such a decision when discussing the action plan!

It went smoothly. Both planes arrived over Tokyo, but they did not see the signal at the scheduled time! They had already arrived five minutes earlier than the agreed time. If they continued to wait, the fuel problem... wait! Wait until dawn, and not seeing the bombing target throwing bombs wasted. This carefully planned operation! The crew of the two bombers reached a consensus. To accept such a task, it was not going to go back. Let history remember our name. We are the pride of the nation!

The crew members were wandering around the night sky in Tokyo, feeling the cheerfulness of the night sky. They were so close to the stars in the sky, just like they were one of them... The observation mirror suddenly saw a shining fire below, and the radio also received the signal of "Heavenly Punishment", descending! Fast down!...

Emperor Hirohito got up very early. Usually he had to get up before dawn, even if nothing happened. As a head of state in war, his diligence was a role model for the Chinese people. After drinking salted radish and wheat porridge, he took his close servants to the garden for a walk. Only at this time can he see the graceful sleeping positions of the cranes nearby, and they will "get up" in a while.

Some strange sounds came from the sky, and the attendants cursed with a little dissatisfaction in a voice that was neither male nor female: "These air forces are really, aren't they saying that flying over the palace is prohibited? Don't go far..."

There are often military flights at night in Tokyo, but they are usually far away from the palace and cannot even hear the sound. These palace eunuchs occasionally go out to do business to find out.

"Maybe a rash guy deviated from the route... Fortunately, the plane and the windows were closed, and they would not throw apple cores down..." Hirohito showed a king's demeanor and laughed with the eunuch, but suddenly a sharp roar came... "Swish~~ Boom!" Suddenly, there was a loud noise not far from the palace, and the earth trembled!

A red fireball rose up with thick smoke! "Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!..." The continuous explosions shook the palace buildings, and the colorful glass was shattered and fell to the ground. The ping-pong sound!

"Oh my God, that idiot didn't throw an apple core!..." Some of the eunuchs were so scared that they collapsed on the ground and shivered all over. Hirohito was not much better. He suddenly held an eunuch and pushed him in front of him. He hugged him tightly and finally didn't fall to the ground... The cranes screamed and rushed into the night sky. Suddenly, a bomb fell into the garden at this time!

"Buzz" A stinging pain in his ears, and Hirohito fainted. His last consciousness was that he saw a group of cranes that had been roasted by flames planted like kites in the air...

"China is angry!" "The sky of Japan burns war clouds!" "The disaster of war fell on the Japanese!"... In less than half an hour, the news that Tokyo was bombed by the Chinese Air Force spread to the world in radio waves! The reporters who were arranged in Tokyo by the media that were concerned about the Sino-Japanese War and were arranged in Tokyo by their respective roles were crazy. They had not had such a big news to be broadcast for a long time!

Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing actually confirmed the news about Tokyo being "bombarded" earlier than Cao Xiaomin, because before dawn, relevant people from various countries called his residence!

This Cao Xiaomin actually bombed Tokyo! Chiang Kai-shek was shocked. He knew that the "Operation of Heavenly Punishment" was an air demonstration against Japan, but he did not expect that it would be Tokyo, and the Chinese Air Force could fly so far!

"... During the bombing, the north wind was blowing in Tokyo, and countless incendiary bombs fell in dense residential areas. The fire spread rapidly under the cheers of the north wind; at this time, Chinese bombers also landed at a low altitude and fired people trying to put out the fire with machine guns. The people who were trying to put out the fire dispersed, and the fire spread even more severely. According to the sighting that the fire may cause serious damage, it is well known that Japanese houses are mostly made of wood. Once burned, the fire spreads very easily. If there is no manpower to put out the fire, the consequences of letting the fire spread are even more unimaginable. It is estimated that at least 3,000 houses will be burned this time... In addition, the Japanese Imperial Palace area was also air strikes. From a distance, you can see that the palace also ignited a raging fire, but the Japanese military blocked the scene and the news. The current situation of the Japanese royal family is unknown..." Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Dakou listened to the Washington Post press release received by the Americans on the phone, and was stunned for a moment!

The entire Chinese political and diplomatic circles are in chaos, and all kinds of news are transmitted everywhere. Even the people are spreading news that the Chinese Air Force bombed Tokyo!

Let’s see what Cao Xiaomin’s own report says! Chiang Kai-shek summoned military and political officials in Chongqing early in the morning to wait for Cao Xiaomin’s telegram, but he had not seen it until the sun sets! He didn’t know that Cao Xiaomin was also waiting for the news anxiously. He was in northern Jiangsu and didn’t know whether the bombing was successful!

"Is China preparing to formally declare war on Japan?..." "Please forgive me, our British Empire's trade with China may have been affected; we support a country that was invaded to make a just fight, but if you declare war, we will become a choice between two hostile countries rather than disputed countries, which will be tricky..." "What aircraft did the Chinese Air Force use to bomb Tokyo?"... The diplomats were at a loss in the face of various international questions and various statements, and they had no idea of ​​any information about this military operation!

"Send a telegram to Liehou and ask about the situation... If possible, let him come back!" Chiang Kai-shek finally couldn't bear it anymore. After waiting for a day, he finally took the initiative.

"...We received information from the bombing formation halfway, because they stayed over Tokyo for too long and consumed a lot of fuel. In addition, the external fuel tank of one of the bombers leaked and the main fuel tank was activated too early, so they could not come back... After contacting us, they informed us that they would continue flying southeast so that the Japanese army could not find any trace, and then they would sink into the Pacific Ocean. Their last words: Motherland, unfortunately I can only die for you once..." The bomber crew returned, and on the road, they encountered a large number of Japanese fighter jets injured and forced landing, and finally rescued reported the incident.

The air strike was successful, with a total of four tons of 80 high-explosion bombs dropped into the area of ​​the Japanese Palace, and the same tonnage of incendiary bombs were dropped into the north of Tokyo's most dense residential area; the heroes of the two crew members will always sink to the bottom of the sea! The air combat planning and command personnel of the entire command headquarters were all in tears, and everyone took off their military caps and began to observe silence for the heroes...

"The commissioner urgently sent a telegram, please ask General Cao to reply to the report on the Tokyo air strike as soon as possible, and ask General Cao to fly to Chongqing as soon as possible..." Cao Xiaomin just opened his eyes, and the staff officers had already handed Chiang Kai-shek's urgent telegram.

"Okay, make arrangements immediately. Just when the Japanese army in the war zone had not yet figured out the situation, we will all evacuate northern Jiangsu tonight!" Cao Xiaomin ordered the Air Force to arrange it. At this time, another telegram arrived, and Zhang Jingyue sent: "A troops from the remnants of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, who were attacked day and night, sent a messenger to beg for surrender... My opinion is that there is no reason to let go of one of the culprits of the Nanjing Massacre..."

Cao Xiaomin thought about the telegram for a moment and issued a telegram to Zhang Jingyue: "Continue negotiations with them, obtain a telegram for their begging for surrender, and then publish the telegram with a Ming-Telephone announcement, and at the same time, the statement that our army will not accept surrender for the serious war crimes committed by it in the Nanjing Massacre!... By the way, I urge Jingyue to postpone all telegrams and send them until they are killed! Damn, I think who can stop me from killing the Japanese!"

"Sir, is that 'fucking' and other things sent out too..." the staff officer asked weakly.

Cao Xiaomin almost didn't faint!

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