Age of Rebirth

On the battlefield of Luzon Island, the dominant Japanese army forced them not to attack, and let the Americans toss there. This kind of game of cat and mouse, whether it is MacArthur, or Stilwell who died in Chutian's plot, or even has insight into all Tang Qiuli, who was on the development trend of the war situation, made wrong judgments. 8 9 read

To be able to dig such a big hole for the Americans, the leader should allow the commander-in-chief of the Japanese South Pacific Dispatch Force, General Ito Gensaburo, but, wrong, the current situation of confrontation on the Luzon battlefield is by no means what General Ito hoped have witnessed.

Obviously, more than 30 U.S. troops can be torn to pieces effortlessly, and the old and cunning MacArthur is driven out of the Pacific Ocean. Moreover, General Ito personally sits on the battlefield of Luzon Island to command. It will definitely be played very beautifully, and it may even become a classic battle example.

However, things backfired. Just when Commander-in-Chief Ito almost emptied out the troops defending Singapore and stepped up to the Luzon battlefield, and rolled up his sleeves to prepare for a big fight, an order from the base camp poured General Ito head-on. A bucket of cold water, this order is a trap designed by the top Japanese decision-makers for the Americans.

Its fundamental purpose is to use the U.S. troops under MacArthur as a bait to attract U.S. troops to come to help them continuously, so as to achieve the purpose of consuming the strength of the U.S. military. In other words, the fundamental intention of the Japanese is to attract the British and Australian troops in Australia to the Luzon battlefield. , Create favorable conditions for the next step to capture Australia. [

However, General Ito Yansaburo scoffed at this so-called strategic plan. In his opinion, this plan, which anyone with a little military knowledge can see through at a glance, is not only absurd but also puzzling. It is still unknown to achieve the purpose of the campaign.Ito did not believe that the Americans would be fooled.

If the islands in the South Pacific were taken according to General Ito's plan, the US military's strength in the area would have been completely wiped out.With the strength of the South Pacific Expeditionary Force.With the prestige of victory, we will attack Australia from several directions at the same time from the islands we currently occupy.As far as the military strength of the British in Australia is concerned, it is vulnerable.

There is another layer of meaning, which is General Ito's own idea, that is, it is a matter of face, and he is the commander-in-chief of the dispatched army.It is unreasonable to be the commander of a strategic main attack direction. The only reason why Ito made this decision regardless of the criticism of his colleagues is that Manila, where the regional headquarters of the US military is located, is of extraordinary significance.

Taking Ito's idea, the Battle of Luzon Island.It should be the first to end. With the entire No.14 Army, plus the three divisions and two brigades transferred from Singapore, the black tiger took his heart and went straight to MacArthur's lair.Destroying the commanding organization of the U.S. military is not in vain, and I have surrendered my identity. As a commander, I can attack the imperial army in other directions.The mission of the campaign has been completed, and it is time to rest and recuperate.

Luzon Battlefield.However, such a situation has been fought, and this unknown order came from the base camp again. It is no less than slapping Commander-in-Chief Ito face to face. Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta, the commander of the No.14 Army who is not convinced, will laugh his teeth out,

Therefore, after receiving this order from the base camp, the first thing Commander-in-Chief Ito said to Major General Kawashima was, "Mr. Kawashima, have you ever seen such an absurd and unreasonable order? Those in the base camp Guys, they will only build cars behind closed doors and look at the map to command the war. If they do this, they will lose the best opportunity to fight. No, I will send a telegram to the base camp and fight for it! If the order does not change, I will directly write to His Majesty the Emperor! "

Major General Kawashima, who has followed Ito for many years, of course knows why Commander-in-Chief Ito reacted so strongly and resisted the orders of the base camp. From his point of view, the plan of the base camp definitely has merit. Look at Lu The actions of the U.S. military on Song Island are obviously putting on a posture of defending Manila. It can be said that the plan for the base camp has already been half successful!

To put it bluntly, Commander-in-Chief Ito was just out of face. Of course, this cannot be said clearly. Kawashima hurriedly said: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, please think twice. Ministry, reflect your own opinion, but, general, you should understand that the headquarters can issue such an order, it must be finalized after many discussions, moreover, it was approved by His Majesty the Emperor."

"Sending your telegram up is tantamount to denying the collective wisdom of the base camp, and at a deeper level, it is denying the wisdom of His Majesty the Emperor. Can you bear the consequences?"

Like a deflated ball, Ito fell back on the chair with a frustrated face. The answer was obvious. He couldn't bear it. Any big guy in the base camp would feel uncomfortable if he made a small trip, not to mention , and the fury of thunder from His Majesty the Emperor, the throne under the buttocks was replaced immediately, it was a matter of a word from His Majesty the Emperor!

But General Ito was not reconciled, so he was tied up like this, and he was a spectator on the battlefield, looking at that old fox MacArthur, who was tossing vigorously in Manila, while he was doing his own thing, looking at Kawashima, with a unwilling tone Said: "Mr. Kawashima, you should also see the actual situation on the battlefield. Doing this in the base camp is different from wasting the best fighter. Waiting for the Americans to manage operations in Manila before attacking, how many casualties will be increased, and it will be delayed. How much time?"

Kawashima smiled strangely, and handed a copy of the battle report of the base camp to General Ito, and said: "Commander-in-Chief, this is just received, the report of the battle situation of the General Staff Headquarters of the base camp, after reading it, you may I will have a new understanding of the command of the base camp! I will not be so angry!"

The battle report of the General Staff Headquarters, the headquarters of the Japanese army, is that as of June [-]th, all the battles in the Pacific battlefield, since the Japanese naval task force completely wiped out the US Navy’s Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor and Midway Island, the Japanese army After the Seventh Army attacked the Hawaiian Islands, it formed the Eastern Pacific Front Army with seven first-class divisions. With the cooperation of the Japanese Navy's First and Second Fleets, it launched multiple offensives in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

As of the evening of June [-]th, the Japanese army made multiple assaults, and the offensive was like a wave, and they succeeded again and again. They had captured Midway Island, Johnston Island, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Marshall Islands, between the Japanese mainland and the Hawaiian Islands. A springboard composed of islands has been set up, connecting the Japanese mainland and the battlefield of the Hawaiian Islands. Whether it is transporting supplies or soldiers, there is no need to worry about the barrier of the vast sea!

Moreover, the combat radius of the land-based fighters and bombers of the Japanese Army Air Force can penetrate deep into the east coast of the United States and cover the entire eastern Pacific Ocean. The battle situation is absolutely beneficial to the Japanese!

After reading the battle report, Ito Yanzaburo kept silent, his eyes rolled around, and he said to Kawashima: "Kawashima-kun, that is to say, the strategic intention of the headquarters is to cut off the islands in the South Pacific, as well as Australia, and the United States. Local connections, if MacArthur wants to stick to Manila, he can only deploy troops from Australia, this is the only way to go, the ultimate combat goal of the base camp in the Southwest Pacific is to capture Australia!"

Kawashima clapped his hands in admiration, "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, the department sincerely admires your strategic vision and judgment. Like your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, after reading the report on the battle situation, you immediately came to a conclusion, this point, the Ministry is definitely beyond the reach of the law!"

General Ito Yansaburo, with a gloomy face, showed a slight smile. Upon closer inspection, there was still a hint of complacency. Obviously, he was very pleased with Major General Kawashima's flattery. After his mood improved, Ito further analyzed Luzon Battle of the island.

Ito pretended to be deep and said: "Mr. Kawashima, based on the current situation of the battle in Luzon Island, we can see the good intentions of the base camp. If the imperial army's attack is very violent, once MacArthur feels that Manila will not stick to it. The more than [-] U.S. troops will all withdraw south to Australia, adding a lot of difficulties to the Australian campaign!" [

Major General Kawashima spoke out loudly, and the words that were very useful to General Ito rolled out, but he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "I am exhausted, and finally let the general change his temper, otherwise, he will have to stab the big brother!" Lou Zi can't do it! Wouldn't I be implicated as well!"

On the morning of June [-], at the Guangzhou Garrison Command, Tang Qiuli's temporary office, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe came in with a telegram, "Master, I just received a message from the Intelligence Analysis Center of the Intelligence Department about the Please take a look at the latest analysis results of the battlefield!"

Tang Qiuli took the telegram, read it quickly, shook his head with a smile, and said to Zhao Yuhe, "What do you think of the series of offensives launched by the Japanese army in the Eastern Pacific?" With a sly look.

Zhao Yuhe laughed, and thought to himself: "Master, this is testing me again, on my ability to judge and analyze the strategic situation, so let me say it. Anyway, if I make a mistake, the commander will not laugh at myself!"

Zhao Yuhe walked to the map, pointed to the location of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and said, "Judging from the series of offensives launched by the Japanese army in this area, the Japanese army's strategic intention is to cut off the connection between the continental United States and the islands in the Southwest Pacific Ocean, as well as Australia. , causing MacArthur to keep the bridgehead of the future counterattack and defend Manila, the only way to go is to transfer troops from Australia, and the next target of the Japanese army is Australia!"

Tang Qiuli smiled and continued to ask: "Then how to explain the reason why the Japanese army was unable to attack for a long time in the battle of the Hawaiian Islands and fell into a bitter fight?"