Due to the military blockade, the Japanese base camp did not know that a super typhoon was approaching its mainland.

However, the retreat of Zhongxia and the allied maritime fleets attracted the attention of the Japanese base camp.

On October 11, under the personal auspices of Hirohito, Marshal Sugiyama, commander of Japan's First General Army, and Marshal Seishiro Itagaki, commander of Japan's Second General Army, simultaneously participated in a military meeting held at the base camp.

Emperor Hirohito spoke first. He mainly asked about the reasons for the withdrawal of the allies and the Chinese navy.

Lieutenant General Suten Einosuke, Chief of Staff of the First General Army, replied:

"Your Majesty, we have received some scattered information, and we can basically conclude that Zhongxia and the allied navies retreated due to the typhoon."

Upon hearing this answer, Emperor Hirohito's eyes suddenly brightened, and his expression was even a little excited. He said excitedly:

"So the divine wind that can save the Japanese Empire has really arrived. May Amaterasu bless you!"

The expressions of the civil servants headed by Prime Minister Suzuki Kantaro also became excited.

Sugiyama Yuan and Itagaki Seishiro had expected it, and their performance was a little dull.

The true divine wind is coming!

The Yuan Dynasty made three expeditions to Japan, but all failed due to typhoons.

Since then, the typhoon has been named Kamikaze, and it has an extraordinary status in the hearts of the Japanese people.

Especially in this unprecedented critical moment, the sudden arrival of the typhoon is quite like the divine wind of that year.

Emperor Hirohito and others subconsciously believed that history would repeat itself and the kamikaze would once again save the Yamato nation.

The meeting continued in excitement and excitement.

Doihara Kenji said:

"Judging from the time it takes for Zhongxia and the Allied naval fleet to evacuate, the kamikaze will land on the mainland of the empire in the next two days, otherwise they would not run so fast."

Suzuki Kantaro nodded, looked at Itagaki Seishiro and Sugiyama Gen, and said:

"This is a great opportunity to counterattack. I wonder how the two marshals plan to use the divine wind to resolve this crisis?"

Emperor Hirohito also cast a trusting look.

Marshal Seishiro Itagaki and Marshal Sugiyama looked at each other, and the former said:

"Your Majesty, judging from the current situation facing our Second General Army, I believe that when the kamikaze strikes, the first task is not to counterattack, but to retreat from the Sixteenth Front Army, which has been surrounded by the Zhongxia people on Kyushu Island."

Itagaki Seishiro really didn't want to pour cold water on the excited emperor, but the facts were so severe and cruel, and he had to tell the truth.

After hearing what Itagaki Seishiro said, Hirohito and Suzuki Kantaro did not react for a while.

Sugiyama Gen's face was expressionless, as if he didn't care at all.

I wanted to take advantage of the Kamikaze attack to launch a counterattack, not to mention driving all the enemies into the sea, but at least to give the Japanese Empire some breathing space.

Unexpectedly, Itagaki Seishiro would abandon Kyushu Island as soon as he opened his mouth. This had a huge impact on everyone.

After being stunned for a long time, Hirohito finally had the ability to reorganize his language.

"My dear, has the situation on Kyushu Island deteriorated to this point?"

"Even Kamikaze can't save it, how could this happen?"

Itagaki Seishiro's face looked full of guilt.

"Your Majesty, it was my incompetence that caused the Sixteenth Front Army to be surrounded from the north and south by the Central Xia Landing Forces."

"If we don't retreat when the kamikaze strikes, the Sixteenth Front Army is in danger of being wiped out."

The current Japanese Army can no longer bear the consequences of losing a front army.

Emperor Hirohito subconsciously thought of Kyo Kansho who was floating over the city of Tokyo before, and goosebumps appeared on his exposed skin.

The US military is advancing step by step, and the Chinese people are the most terrifying enemies of the Japanese Empire.

No one knows whether something shocking will happen after the Beijing visit.

The excitement in the conference room was quickly replaced by depression.

The Second General Army had been prepared for a long time. Lieutenant General Okazaki Seisaburo, Chief of Staff of Seishiro Itagaki, told Hirohito the specific retreat plan.

Before the kamikaze passes through, the Sixteenth Front Army will retreat to the Bungo Channel in advance. After the kamikaze passes through, before the Zhongxia army has recovered, the Army troops will immediately withdraw to Shikoku Island on ships.

Only in this way can we avoid the enemy's ubiquitous aerial reconnaissance and safely evacuate Kyushu Island.

The plan is not complicated, the most important thing is to seize the opportunity and gain time.

Hirohito didn't want to hear this, he wanted to hear the mighty counterattack from the army and the people.

Unable to count on the Second General Army, he could only pin his hopes on Sugiyama Gen's First General Army.

Sensing His Majesty the Emperor's gaze, Marshal Sugiyama signaled his Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Einosuke Suto, to tell the Emperor the First General Army's counterattack plan.

Two tank divisions under the Twelfth Front have moved to Fukushima in advance, not far from the US troops occupying Sendai.

The First General Army decided to use two tank divisions as the vanguard, in addition to five infantry divisions and 120,000 civilian volunteers, to attack Sendai from multiple directions in an effort to inflict heavy damage on the US military.

The plan was very detailed, and after hearing it, Emperor Hirohito finally had a smile on his face.

"My dear, how confident are you in this battle?" Hirohito asked expectantly.

Sugiyama Yuan replied respectfully,

"If it only severely damages the Allied forces, I am 100% sure."

"After the kamikaze attack, the Allies will not be able to obtain support from sea and air firepower. We can replicate the success on Okinawa!"

"The Allied forces' fighting will is not as strong as that of the Central Xia soldiers, let alone the Imperial soldiers and civilian volunteers."

Kantaro Suzuki and Emperor Hirohito nodded repeatedly.

The Imperial Japanese soldiers on Okinawa inflicted more than 100,000 casualties on the Allied forces. This was an unprecedented victory.

The number of troops invested by the First General Army this time was several times that of that time. Emperor Hirohito would be very satisfied if he could inflict 300,000 casualties on the Allied forces.

After confirming the counterattack plan, Emperor Hirohito turned his attention to Itagaki Seishiro.

Under the strong request of the emperor, Itagaki Seishiro's Second General Army also had to launch a counterattack from Honshu Island when the kamikaze struck.

On the one hand, it covered the retreat of the 16th Front Army, and on the other hand, it severely damaged the Central Xia army facing them.

In addition, Emperor Hirohito also asked Suzuki Kantaro's cabinet to form an additional civilian volunteer force of 5 million to 10 million to support the front battlefield.

A typhoon seems to have given Japan hope of turning defeat into victory.

Throughout the entire meeting, no one mentioned the Combined Naval Fleet and the Yamato.

When the kamikaze strikes, the combined fleet must also avoid it.

The most important thing is that the combined fleet exists in name only and has limited combat power. Hirohito has been convinced by Deputy Toyoda that he will not easily send the Yamato to attack.

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Both the enemy and ourselves are making intensive preparations to prepare for the typhoon.

On the evening of October 11, the signs of an approaching typhoon were already very obvious.

All Allied fleets withdrew to Guam, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Ryukyu Islands and other places.

In the early morning of October 12, super typhoon Meihua appeared on the Mariana Islands and moved northwestward.

If it keeps following this trajectory, Plum Blossom will go straight through the Ryukyu Islands and then land in Central China and East China.

The weather departments of the United States and China have been nervously watching the trajectory of the plum blossoms.

At 6:00 pm on December 12, perhaps I felt the mysterious power from the East.

Allied observers on the Ryukyu Islands suddenly noticed that Meihua had turned.

The route of travel changed drastically. The plum blossoms left the Ryukyu Islands and headed straight to the northeast of Japan's Kyushu Island.

At 10 pm on the 12th, heavy rain began to fall in Kagoshima.

A large amount of rainwater flowed through the trenches, forming small streams.

The remaining troops of the Japanese Sixteenth Front moved eastward in the pouring rain. They wanted to reach Beppu Bay before the typhoon officially made landfall.

The commander of the Sixteenth Front, Masazumi Inada, left only a few hundred thousand civilian volunteers behind.

The Civilian Volunteer Corps received food and other military supplies left by the Sixteenth Front Army.

These people have lived on Kyushu Island for generations and are unwilling to leave. They have rich experience in dealing with typhoons and there is no panic on their faces.

After all the regular troops left, the members of the civilian volunteer team began to experience some psychological fluctuations.

Most people wanted to take advantage of the chaos after the typhoon to attack the Chinese people, but some people were not willing to let their lives go in vain.

I have known the cruelty of war, experienced despair, and at the same time clearly understand the beauty of life.

In the early morning of the 13th, Super Typhoon Meihua made landfall in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.

The maximum wind force near the center of the super typhoon reached an astonishing level 17, or 58 meters per second.

The radius of the Meihua Category 12 wind circle is 100 kilometers, the radius of the Category 10 wind circle is 150 kilometers, and the radius of the Category 7 wind circle is 300 kilometers.

There is no doubt that she is the strongest typhoon this year.

After landing, Plum Blossom will move northeast at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour. This direction includes all of Japan's Shikoku Island and most of Honshu Island.

As it moves eastward, the intensity of the typhoon will gradually increase. It is expected that after the 15th, Meihua will begin to move northward and its intensity will gradually decrease.

You can imagine that wherever the plum blossoms pass, there must be geese plucking their feathers and huge waves rolling into the sky!

What a divine wind!
Chapter completed!