Okinawa.

Although the typhoon has left, the heavy rainfall has not stopped, and the land and sea are covered in majestic heavy rain.

Nimitz stood at the window with deep thoughts and watched the huge waves rising and falling.

All naval fleets have left the combat sea area in advance. Fortunately, they escaped in time. Otherwise, the navy would have suffered heavy losses in such a super typhoon.

MacArthur also left the Sendai area with the fleet. The landing force is currently commanded by General Stilwell, General of the United States Army.

After all, a gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall, and MacArthur ran very fast.

The sight was blocked by the heavy rain, and the undulating waves could be vaguely seen, and the roaring sound could be heard.

MacArthur and Nimitz looked solemn. They had received the news that super typhoon Meihua had officially landed in Japan.

Typhoons are natural disasters, and they are treated equally when crossing the border. They will not distinguish between friends and foes. While causing huge trouble to the Japanese, it will also put the Allied landing troops in trouble.

Not knowing when this typhoon would pass, MacArthur and Nimitz were worried about the hundreds of thousands of Allied soldiers in the Sendai area.

"I heard that when the typhoon passed through, the waves reached a maximum of 14 meters. Even our super aircraft carrier would be unable to withstand such huge waves!"

Nimitz looked ahead and said in a long voice:

"Ports across Japan, as well as our landing site in the Sendai area, will certainly be damaged by the typhoon."

"As a result, the navy cannot support the landing force as soon as the typhoon leaves."

"General Stilwell needs to be reminded that they must hold on, otherwise everything will be in vain."

MacArthur's cheeks trembled a few times. He had already expected that the bitter battle that had happened on Okinawa would happen again on the Japanese mainland.

After years of war, MacArthur and Nimitz were quite familiar with the nature of the Japanese, and they believed that the Japanese monkeys would not let go of this good opportunity to counterattack.

Unable to provide support to the landing force now, MacArthur changed the subject and asked:

"How did Zhongxia respond to this super typhoon?"

Nimitz shook his head:

"The specific situation is unclear, but their naval fleet has returned to its home port."

"No one expected that the strongest typhoon this year would appear in October, and there must have been some chaos!"

MacArthur nodded, said no more, and continued to look at the heavy rain outside the window seriously.

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"Crash..."

Super Typhoon Meika made landfall in Miyazaki Prefecture in the early morning of the 13th, wreaking havoc all the way, passing through Oita Prefecture and Shikoku Island, and affecting Hiroshima, Osaka, and Nara.

Wherever it passed, there were huge waves and strong winds. The buildings in the Japanese countryside were mainly made of wood and were basically completely destroyed by such a super typhoon.

The tsunami brought by the typhoon reached the coastline and flooded the coastal towns and villages.

In mountainous areas, heavy rainfall caused mudslides, and some villages were completely buried.

The collapse of the mountain caused some changes in the geological structure, and even multiple small earthquakes occurred in some areas.

This is the strongest typhoon in the past 20 years!

Due to a lack of detailed information, Japan underestimated the intensity of this super typhoon.

The entire country experiences many typhoons every year, and it can be described as very handy to deal with them.

Emperor Hirohito, Suzuki Kantaro, Itagaki Seishiro, Sugiyama Gen and others even thought that they could easily survive the typhoon and then launch a large-scale counterattack.

But when Meihua actually made landfall, many people realized that they had underestimated the destructive power of the typhoon.

The original strategic plan was broken, and the worst disaster was undoubtedly the Japanese Sixteenth Front's retreat towards Beppu Bay.

The 16th Front Army also had about 150,000 regular troops. When heavy rains came, these troops left the frontline battlefield and quickly advanced toward Beppu Bay, hoping to use the typhoon weather to cover their whereabouts.

But they had just walked halfway when Super Typhoon Meihua roared in from the south.

Villages one after another were reduced to ruins. When seeing this scene, the commander of the 16th Front Army, Masazumi Inada, was stunned.

This is completely different from what the base camp said. This typhoon came quickly and violently.

It is impossible to march in such weather, otherwise God will annihilate the Sixteenth Front Army halfway.

Inada Masazumi immediately ordered all troops to leave the road and take shelter from the typhoon.

During this chaotic process, some soldiers were washed away by floods, and some squadrons were buried by collapsed mountains.

Many Japanese who have lived in this land since childhood were surprised to find that the typhoon they encountered this time was completely different from the typhoons they remembered.

When the typhoon passed through, everything seemed like the end of the world. The Japanese soldiers of the 16th Front Army could only think of ways to protect themselves, without thinking about combat missions or rescuing their colleagues.

Each division lost contact with the front army headquarters, and the division headquarters also did not know the location of each regiment.

Inada Masazumi regrets his mistake.

If he had known that the typhoon would be so violent, he would rather lead his troops to fight to the death with the Zhongxia people than follow the orders of the 2nd Army Headquarters to retreat to Shikoku Island.

His own initial estimate was that at least 10,000 warriors would be injured, dead or missing due to the typhoon.

The hellish scene did not last long. At noon on the 13th, there was only continuous heavy rainfall above the head of the 16th Front Army, and the strong wind had left the area.

Shocked Japanese soldiers emerged from every corner, seeing devastation in front of them.

Some of the tanks, armored vehicles, trucks, and artillery in the army were upside down, some were stuck upside down in the farmland, and some were in pieces.

All kinds of military supplies were swept away by the typhoon, and no trace of them could be found.

"Bagaya road!"

Seeing this scene, Inada Masazumi was so helpless and furious that he pulled out his command knife and slashed at the rain falling above his head, but the heavy rain remained the same and even fell more cheerfully.

"Commander, what should we do now?" Major General Matsumoto, the chief of staff, was all wet and looked like a drowned rat. He asked with trembling lips.

Some soldiers were already braving the rain to rescue various types of equipment, but everything seemed to be in vain.

This place is still two days away from Beppu Bay. Without supplies, it is impossible for the troops to go hungry and brave the rain to rush to Beppu Bay.

It was precisely because of knowing these situations that Inada Masazumi was so angry.

The Sixteenth Front Army is now in a dilemma.

I just received news that the more than 100,000 civilian volunteers who were behind the scenes also suffered heavy losses in the typhoon.

Without the organization and guidance of the regular army, the Pingming Volunteer Corps, which suffered heavy losses, would soon fall apart.

The fortifications built with great effort will fall into the hands of the Zhongxia people.

Inada Masazumi looked at the chaotic scene around him and asked in a deep voice:

"Our situation has been reported to Marshal Seishiro Itagaki. What orders does he have?"

Major General Matsumoto shrank his neck and replied:

"Your Majesty the Marshal has called back. The ports and ships in Beppu Bay and other places were seriously damaged when the typhoon passed through."

"The civilian ships and warships that were originally used to help us cross the strait and were anchored in the area around Shikoku Island were also unable to travel in time due to the typhoon. They were doing disaster relief everywhere, which was very chaotic."

"Your Majesty the Marshal suggested that we continue to advance towards Beppu Bay. After all, this is the only way out."

"But he also said in the telegram that the Commander has the final decision."

Inada Masazumi seemed even more irritable and depressed.

Without the support of food and other supplies, it would be difficult for the soldiers to complete the two-day journey in the rain.

But they had to retreat eastward, so they could only "collect" food from the people while walking.

Suffering from this disaster, the people must have suffered terribly.

However, the task of the army is to protect the homeland and the country. It does not matter if some people are killed. The most important thing is to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army.

Inada Masazumi made up his mind, and the remaining soldiers of the 16th Front stepped on the stagnant water, one foot deep and one foot shallow, and marched forward in the rain.

The team stretched for a long time, more than 10 kilometers. Like a small black snake under the heavy rain, there was always the possibility of being swallowed up by the violent storm.

..

The atmosphere at the Second General Army Headquarters was also extremely depressive and tense.

Typhoon Meihua swept past our eyes, and many troops lost contact. The most urgent task at the moment seemed not to be war, but to restore order in the army and rural towns.

The base camp asked Itagaki Seishiro to command the 15th Front to take the initiative to attack from Hiroshima, Yamaguchi and other places after the typhoon passed through, and drive Nakaha's landing troops off Honshu Island.

But what Seishiro Itagaki is most concerned about right now is the 16th Front.

On the afternoon of the 13th, Typhoon Meika began to leave Shikoku Island, Hiroshima, etc., and swept away towards Kyoto, Nara, and Nagoya.

The Tokyo area is on the path of plum blossoms heading north, and Emperor Hirohito's dream of using the weather to fight back is about to be shattered.

The typhoon may not arrive in the Sendai area until the 14th. Sugiyama Gen is racing against time to mobilize troops and generals. He must complete the deployment of counterattack before the typhoon arrives.

Under his command, the Japanese tank divisions, infantry divisions, and more than 100,000 civilian volunteers divided into three groups and approached Sendai.

After arriving at the combat position, each unit began to prepare to withstand the typhoon.

The attack will be carried out after the passage of the typhoon, and Sugiyama Yuan is ambitious.
To be continued...