Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

The Fengtian Military Manufacturing Plant, which had never suffered an aerial bombing, was suddenly bombed by the enemy. Although it did not cause much damage and only three workshops were severely damaged, it brought about a series of chain reactions.

The Japanese Kwantung Army, which was responsible for garrisoning the Northeast, was responsible for nearly half of the Japanese's material supplies. Now that their old nest had been bombed, the Kwantung Army was extremely angry.

The Kwantung Army Headquarters immediately launched a retaliatory action, dispatching combat aircraft from a flying division, and after daybreak, they headed straight for the Zhaojiayu base.

Zhao Gang, who had received the news in advance, had already ordered the base to make air defense preparations. A large number of anti-aircraft weapons fired crazily into the air, and a fierce battle broke out with the Kwantung Army's 3rd Flying Division.

The dense rain of anti-aircraft bullets caused great trouble for the Kwantung Army pilots' breakthrough. In addition, Lin Zhenhua had already seen through the weaknesses of the Japanese Zero fighter series, so the Japanese air force did not have an overwhelming advantage in this ground-to-air confrontation.

With the large-scale production of radio proximity fuze shells, the base's air defense interception rate was greatly improved. The soldiers who had experienced many anti-aircraft artillery battles used the fierce firepower brought by the automatic loaders to inflict huge damage to the Kwantung Army's 3rd Flying Division.

"Bagayalo, what is going on? How could the Chinese army have such strong anti-aircraft firepower? Could it be that what the 11th Army said is true? The enemy is really so strong, which is why they were defeated." Ichiro Nishijo, commander of the rd Flying Division of the Kwantung Army, exclaimed in disbelief.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, we must evacuate the battlefield as soon as possible and must not continue to fight the enemy, otherwise our Third Aviation Division will suffer huge losses."

"Since the start of the southward campaign, more than a dozen divisions of our Kwantung Army have been withdrawn, causing our Kwantung Army's strength to be greatly weakened."

"The three dispatched armies need us to draw troops to help fight every year, which is a huge drain on our Kwantung Army. Now it is very difficult for us to supply materials and ammunition to the front."

"We have been unable to find an excuse to refuse the headquarters' dispatch, but this time we finally found an excuse. We cannot allow the Kwantung Army's forces to be withdrawn on a large scale. We must ensure that the Kwantung Army's base is not affected. Otherwise, our Kwantung Army will be swallowed up by the three major expeditionary armies and lose all initiative."

Ichiro Asano advised with a serious expression.

"Yes! Asano-kun, what you said is indeed true, but my Kwantung Army shoulders a huge responsibility. Without our coordinated operations, the empire will likely fall into a state of collapse."

"The Navy Red Deer just won the victory at Midway Island, ensuring that our homeland will no longer be bombed by enemy bombers."

"Are we willing to admit that as an island nation, the navy must be put first? Once the navy loses control of the sea, no matter how powerful we are, we will not be able to get any support from the mainland."

"We can find ways to produce weapons and ammunition, but if we can't continuously obtain personnel replenishment, even our Kwantung Army will find it difficult to hold on to the basics."

"Continue to intensify the attack on the enemy base, find ways to destroy the enemy's air force, and never let the enemy bomb our Fengtian Military Factory again!"