Chapter 1 Afternoon in the City

In the afternoon, Commander Mizuno Ryunosuke entered the Dafuhao Entertainment Club in the city, where his mistress resided.

Since the Treaty of Shimonoseki, the island of Wan had been occupied by the Japanese devils for over forty years. In recent years, many women from the Japanese mainland who couldn't make a living there were embarrassed to engage in the flesh trade in their hometowns.

So they came to Wan Island, not far away, to make a living. Fujiwara Noriko was one of them.

She was very lucky. Soon after arriving, she caught the eye of Commander Mizuno Ryunosuke, and became his exclusive favorite.

The boss of Dafuhao was also willing to maintain a good relationship with Commander Mizuno Ryunosuke. Whether it was bringing scarce goods from Wan Island to other places or smuggling items from elsewhere into Wan Island, having Commander Mizuno Ryunosuke as a connection made things faster and safer.

Commander Mizuno Ryunosuke turned a blind eye to these matters.

For him, arranging for planes to carry some private goods along the way was a win-win situation for both parties. After all, wasn't the return flight necessary anyway?

Fujiwara Noriko didn't expect Mizuno Ryunosuke to come to her so early in the afternoon. The beauty was still taking a nap.

Mizuno Ryunosuke was so captivated that he couldn't help but touch and caress her in the room, creating a harmonious atmosphere!

Taoyuan Airport had been built for so many years and had never encountered any attacks. The high-pressure policies implemented by the Japanese devils on Wan Island had suppressed resistance to a minimum over the years.

Most of the island's people now strived to join the ranks of the Japanese devils. During the Battle of Wuhan, the Wan Island Garrison's Bota Detachment was repeatedly defeated by the Special Operations Brigade at Mahui Ridge, almost leading to its disbandment.

Bota Chongyi, the detachment leader, recruited a group of local islanders from Wan Island to replenish his troops. This gave hope to those with ideas on Wan Island, and they rushed to join.

This also showed that the Japanese devils had successfully brainwashed these people on Wan Island. Bota Chongyi never worried about the security of Wan Island. He transferred all the well-trained Japanese devils in the garrison to the front lines to fight.

Now, the remaining Japanese devils were all temporarily recruited and still undergoing training.

These Japanese devils had no idea what was about to happen. Just as Mizuno Ryunosuke and Fujiwara Noriko were still whispering sweet nothings, the leading Guan Guohao bomber squadron of the Special Operations Brigade's Aviation Brigade had arrived at Taoyuan Airport.

The bomber squadron began bombing the highlands around the airport, and the fighter planes swooped down to extremely low altitudes to strafe the Japanese devils.

Faced with the sudden attack, Squad Leader Tanaka Keigo had no idea what was happening!

He never imagined that Taoyuan Airport would be strafed by planes!

The battle had just begun, and Guan Guohao had already determined that the Japanese devil garrison at the airport was lax and had extremely low combat effectiveness.

The information was immediately passed on to Mao Wenxing, who immediately responded, "Company Commander Shi Junxia! Land immediately and seize the airport."

During that time, Shi Junxia had flown over Taoyuan Airport twice with the planes and had formulated his next battle plan in his mind.

Before the plane landed, he had already ordered, "First Platoon, occupy the airport control tower! Second Platoon, occupy the high ground east of the airport! Third Platoon, occupy the high ground south of the airport! Fourth Platoon, occupy the high ground west of the airport! Fifth Platoon, occupy the high ground north of the airport!"

The Quanzhou Airport Guard Company Commander heard the orders coming from the broadcast and asked Platoon Leader Jing, "We're going to occupy the airport control tower?"

Platoon Leader Jing smiled and said, "Yes! Brothers, follow closely. It's time to make a name for ourselves!"

They could all feel the plane landing, and everyone's mood began to tense up. They felt safe when they were flying in the air.

But after landing on the ground, especially when taxiing on the runway, the Japanese devils at the airport could easily hit the plane.

Not only was Zhang Zhixin worried, but everyone under him was very worried. But looking at the fifty soldiers under Platoon Leader Jing, they didn't seem worried at all.

Commander Huang Hongda was with Shi Junxia. When the plane landed, he was also worried and uneasy.

He was always afraid that something unexpected would happen!

Fortunately, the landing process was relatively smooth. As soon as the plane stopped, the tail door opened, and Shi Junxia had already led the soldiers out.

Huang Hongda couldn't care about anything at this time. He closely followed the charging soldiers and didn't forget to urge his men, "Brothers! Follow me!"

He didn't know the power of this sentence: Follow me! He charged ahead, and his men quickly followed.

As soon as these people got off the bomber, the planes, under the command of Mao Wenxing, soared into the sky and joined the ranks of bombing the Japanese devils.

Sergeant Fujiyama Yoki stood on the control tower and personally saw these planes pierce through the clouds and fly towards him.

When he first saw such a large fleet of planes, he was excited! Only the Empire had such strength, with hundreds of planes. It was magnificent.

When the planes got closer, Fujiyama Yoki could even see the cute fat tiger painted on the belly of the planes. It was so cute.

Unfortunately, all the Japanese devils commanding the control tower were on vacation today. Sergeant Fujiyama Yoki was just an infantryman and didn't know how to command so many planes to land at the airport.

Just when he felt helpless, the approaching fighter planes suddenly opened fire on his position, or rather, fired cannons.

The cannons hit Fujiyama Yoki, and he was instantly reduced to pieces without feeling anything.

The pilots of the Special Operations Brigade's fighter plane squadron discovered that the situation was really as the brigade commander had analyzed. When they arrived, the entire airport apron and runway were empty, with no planes parked on them.

They also didn't encounter any resistance from Japanese devil planes, and there was no anti-aircraft fire on the ground. They didn't even hear a Japanese devil gunshot before the fighter planes opened fire.

Everything was too smooth, so smooth that it was unbelievable!

Lin Fan watched five bombers land on the runway and saw the soldiers rushing out of the tail of the planes, dividing into five arrowheads and charging in five directions.

Soon he heard Mao Wenxing's order in his earphones, "Guan Guohao leads the First Aviation Squadron to fly towards Wan Central, and the Second Aviation Squadron of fighter planes immediately lands to refuel."

"The Third Aviation Squadron of fighter planes provides cover for the bomber squadron to bomb the nearby Japanese devil ports. For the Special Operations Brigade, the best target for each bombing is the Japanese devil's vital forces, followed by important equipment and oil depots!"

Mao Wenxing had his own considerations in this arrangement: the bombers had enough fuel for the return trip, and the First Aviation Squadron of fighter planes had refueled in Quanzhou, so their endurance was the longest among the fighter plane squadrons.

So he let them carry out the mission in Wan Central, and the Second Aviation Squadron of fighter planes, after refueling, was going to carry out the mission in Wan South.

The Third Aviation Squadron, which was refueling last, was still carrying out missions in the Lake Basin Islands. They immediately began to strafe and bomb the Japanese devil's docks, warehouses, and ports as soon as they started operations here.

When Jing Liquan led his team to charge towards the high ground, bombers had already dropped two bombs on the Japanese devil positions, and fighter planes and bombers took turns strafing, causing heavy casualties to the ten or so Japanese devils of the Fushouchong Detachment stationed here.

Fushouchong, the detachment leader, looked at the thirteen Japanese devils under his command. In less than three minutes, only three were left who could still fire a gun.

The approaching team had at least a hundred people. How could they fight such a battle? Fushouchong, who had never experienced actual combat, didn't hesitate in the face of this situation.

He turned around and ran! He really didn't dare to continue fighting. The detachment leader took the lead, and the other two Japanese devils quickly followed.

The entire Tanaka Keigo Squad was guarding a huge airport. Originally, there were only a few Japanese devils on each position. Now, after being strafed by so many planes in turn, those Japanese devils were either dead or injured, and the remaining Japanese devils ran away.

They were no match for those Japanese devil troops who had been fighting for years. The Wan Island Garrison was originally a third-rate force. The Bota Detachment had been constantly winning battles before encountering the Special Operations Brigade in combat, which made them more and more courageous.

These Japanese devils who had been guarding the airport and had never participated in actual combat had pitifully low combat effectiveness. They ran away as soon as they suffered a slight setback.

This made the occupation work of Company Commander Shi and his men proceed very smoothly. They heard the platoon leaders report: First Platoon completed the mission, Second Platoon completed the mission...

The next thing to do was up to Commander Huang Hongda. Shi Junxia ordered the five platoon leaders: "Let the brothers from Quanzhou Airport, along with Oil Depot Director Qu Yanghui and his men, go to the oil depot and prepare to refuel our planes."

"Ground Crew Commander Shen Wu, with his men, directs the planes on the runway. Control Tower Commander Gu Xingxian goes to the control tower to direct the planes' takeoffs and landings."

"The Guard Company and other brothers immediately search all the airport warehouses, first transporting the valuable materials to the runway, ready to take the materials home."

"The oil depot first fills the gasoline cans, and all the gasoline drums are filled with oil. If there are no more materials, then transport some oil back."

"Each platoon sends a squad to join the task of searching the airport warehouses."

"How much we can earn today depends on the search team."

Company Commander Shi's words were faithfully conveyed to Commander Huang Hongda and all his men.

All the National Revolutionary Army soldiers became excited. None of the things they were worried about had happened, and now it was time to reap the rewards.

Shi Junxia said to Commander Huang Hongda, "Commander Huang! Whether the brothers eat meat or drink soup this time depends on how much you and your brothers can find."

Huang Hongda now admired the Special Operations Brigade's Aviation Brigade wholeheartedly. He never expected that such a bold plan would actually succeed.

At least it was successful now. It was really as they said: there were no planes on the Japanese devil's airport, not even anti-aircraft guns.

There were even very few Japanese devils.

This was a great thing! According to the current situation, going back alive was not a dream, and it didn't seem difficult either.

He loudly assured Company Commander Shi, "Company Commander, please rest assured! I guarantee that we will find all the good things in the airport and bring them back."

Just finding them was useless; bringing them back was the most practical thing to do.

Squad Leader Tanaka Keigo knew Commander Mizuno Ryunosuke's hobbies.

After escaping from the airport, he ran wildly for five kilometers before daring to rest a little. He found a telephone, called the Dafuhao Entertainment Club, and said that he wanted to report an emergency military situation to Commander Mizuno Ryunosuke.

At this time, the Japanese devil's docks and ports in Wan North were under bombardment.

Faced with this sudden bombardment, the Japanese devils, who were completely clueless, didn't know what to do.

It felt like a century had passed before Squad Leader Tanaka Keigo heard Commander Mizuno Ryunosuke's voice on the other end of the phone: "What is it?"

"Reporting, Commander! The airport has been attacked by an army of unknown identity, and the airport has been occupied by them. There are National Revolutionary Army soldiers among the attacking troops," Squad Leader Tanaka Keigo reported in a panic.

"Baga! This joke is not funny at all! How dare you come to tease me?" Commander Mizuno Ryunosuke was furious when he heard this completely impossible report.

If this Squad Leader Tanaka Keigo was in front of him, he would definitely slap him to make him aware of the consequences of joking with his superiors.

Squad Leader Tanaka Keigo was anxious: "Commander! This is not a joke, this is the truth. The war has already begun, and Taoyuan Airport has been occupied by the enemy."

"My entire squad has suffered heavy casualties. Less than ten percent of us are still alive!

What should we do, Commander?"

"I will go back immediately. If I find out that you are making a false report, your head will not be safe!" Commander Mizuno Ryunosuke cursed and hung up the phone. He went back to say goodbye to Fujiwara Noriko, then called his orderly and got into the car to rush to Taoyuan Airport.

As soon as he walked out of the Dafuhao Club, he habitually looked up at the sky and was immediately stunned: there were many planes circling in the sky, although he couldn't see the style of those planes clearly.

But he knew that no matter what, he would have been notified in advance about so many planes.

"Could it be that the airport is really lost?"

Impossible! That's impossible!

He couldn't just go back like this. Commander Mizuno Ryunosuke ordered, "Quickly find Captain Takahashi Kazuki and order him to immediately gather all the troops and return to the airport."

After giving the order, he didn't dare to report to his superiors, fearing that they would hold him accountable for leaving his post without permission. As long as nothing major happened, no one would take such matters seriously.

But if something major happened, everyone would take it seriously! Now, Commander Mizuno Ryunosuke only hoped that Squad Leader Tanaka Keigo's report was false.

But he already believed in his heart that it was true, otherwise he would have gone straight to the airport.

Half an hour passed, and Captain Takahashi Kazuki finally gathered about a hundred Japanese devils, although none of them had weapons.

Among these hundred or so Japanese devils, only Captain Takahashi Kazuki and Mizuno Commander's guards had a few pistols.

Even so, the number of Japanese devils was larger, and Commander Mizuno Ryunosuke's courage grew stronger. He ordered loudly, "Return to the airport!"

When this team of Japanese devils sped along the road in several cars, they still had some momentum.

Looking at this situation, Commander Mizuno Ryunosuke finally felt a little relieved.

He pointed to the planes in the sky and said to Takahashi Kazuki, "Squad Leader Tanaka Keigo reported that those planes occupied our airport!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! There is no such precedent in the world. The National Revolutionary Army is so far away from us, they wouldn't dare to come over!" Captain Takahashi Kazuki's reaction was exactly the same as his own.

This made Commander Mizuno Ryunosuke a little relieved.

As the Japanese devil convoy sped towards the airport on the ground, Jiang Yuanwu, who was patrolling in the air, spotted the convoy and immediately reported, "A Japanese devil convoy has been spotted heading towards the airport. Requesting to attack."

After reporting, he immediately drove the bomber down, and the four machine guns under the belly of the plane began to strafe the road. Jiang Yuanwu's plane was less than thirty meters above the ground in such a safe place.

It almost brushed over the top of the convoy. The strafing of the four machine guns killed and wounded many of the unarmed Japanese devils.

This was not the most damaging thing to them. Two aerial bombs were dropped at such a low altitude and exploded accurately in the middle of the convoy.

This time, Commander Mizuno Ryunosuke and Captain Takahashi Kazuki did not escape. The Japanese devils in the entire convoy were wiped out by two eight-hundred-kilogram aerial bombs.

Lu Yong, who was following behind Jiang Yuanwu, couldn't help but say, "Sure enough, the old ginger is still spicier. With two bombs, the entire Japanese devil convoy is dead."

Jiang Yuanwu didn't expect that he would be so amazing this time. Hearing this, he said triumphantly, "That's right, don't even look at my name!"

The Japanese devil North Wan Garrison gunboat, which was docked at the North Wan dock, was hit by the bombs dropped, and sank one after another.

Sakuragi Haruka, the artillery captain of the guard team, who was still on the shore, hid in the basement. Listening to the Japanese devil who was checking the situation outside, he desperately wanted to connect to the Taoyuan Airport phone, but there was no response for a full ten minutes.

Having no other choice, Captain Sakuragi Haruka could only send a telegram to the Japanese devil mainland: "The North Wan port has been bombed by an unidentified flying squadron. Suspect it is a Westerner aviation squadron."

In his opinion, only Westerners have such strength! Upon receiving the report, Yamamoto Isoroku of the Japanese devil Navy Headquarters, looked at the telegram and ordered, "Send a telegram back to confirm the situation! Ask if there is a fat tiger painted under the belly of the bombing plane?"

He knew the Westerners well. The Westerners are now sweeping the snow in front of their own doors, regardless of the frost on other people's tiles. In theory, they would not help Chang Kai-shek at this time.

He had stayed in various Western countries and knew the psychology of those politicians, especially well. As long as they can make money, they will not care about right or wrong.

To say that they suddenly launched a bombing of Wan Island! He didn't believe it!

Soon he received a reply: "All the planes have fat tigers painted under their bellies."

After sending the telegram, Captain Sakuragi Haruka, who did not receive a reply, stopped issuing orders.

He had done his best, and the rest was up to the superiors.

The Japanese devil Navy Headquarters was lively again. The young staff officers said indignantly, "Let's go to war! We must go to war with them!"

"They bombed our Fifth Fleet in the morning, and they came to bomb our unsinkable aircraft carrier again in the afternoon. What is the Special Operations Brigade trying to do?"

"Do they want to fight to the death with us? The Empire will not be afraid of them."

Yamamoto Isoroku listened to these young staff officers saying some meaningful nonsense and was silent for a long time.

Finally, he asked, "What are the closest airports to Wan Island?"