Age of Rebirth

Prince Zaihito, Chief of Staff of the Japanese Army Base Camp, and Minister of the Army Koichi Yonei and Minister of the Navy Yohei Kono discussed issues at the campaign level. As for the designation and implementation of the plan, it was Gensaburo Ito, Commander-in-Chief of Japan’s Southwest Pacific Dispatch Army. General's job.

Seeing the battle plan that was sent back, and seeing the telegram personally sent by the Minister of War, General Mitsuko Minai, in which there were many accusations, and General Ito was covered in white sweat from shock. I was shocked, and, in the eyes of those big bosses in the army system, I made such a move by myself, it was a loss of points!

In fact, he himself felt wronged. Admiral Ito didn't mean not to take the navy seriously. Including the chief of staff, Major General Kawashima, when making plans, his thinking habits were still the army's. It never occurred to me that the navy is still needed to participate. Perhaps, subconsciously, I don't want to have any contact with the navy at all.

Throughout the day, Admiral Ito and Chief of Staff Kawashima were immersed in revising the battle plan. In the evening, the revised battle plan was reported to the General Staff of the base camp again. The revised plan increased the need for the Navy In terms of cooperation, it is very detailed, in what direction, what tonnage of warships are needed to escort, with the lessons learned from the last time, General Ito and Chief of Staff Kawashima made this Australian combat plan into a land battle plan. A model of the navy's sincere cooperation and close cooperation!

The response of the General Staff of the base camp was also quite fast. It took more than four hours after the plan was reported.It was approved by the General Staff, and it was very simple, "I would like to ask His Majesty the Emperor for your approval, agree to the plan, and implement it immediately!" [

Following the telegram, there was another order. Admiral Ito was promoted again. He not only commanded more than 80 troops of the Southwest Pacific Dispatch Army of the Empire of Japan, but also commanded two fleets of the Navy.In other words, the soldiers running on land, the planes flying in the sky, and the warships swimming on the sea are all under his control. It can be said that the power of General Ito Genzaburo has reached the pinnacle of the first-level commander of the army theater!

Throughout the day on August 21, General MacArthur in Manila greeted with joy, batches of British and Australian troops who landed on Luzon Island one after another.As for Lieutenant General Wagner, the chief of staff who commanded the reinforcements, MacArthur did his best.Treating him as a distinguished guest made Chief of Staff Wagnazer feel flattered.

Others don't know this General MacArthur, Lieutenant General Wagner, but they quite understand the temper of this American four-star general. Arrogance is his signature. Since General MacArthur is so kind, Lieutenant General Wagner will not embarrass him .At the beginning of landing, the command of the troops was about to be handed over to General MacArthur. This was not a special favor, but an order from Commander-in-Chief Fernandez.

General MacArthur is busy welcoming the reinforcements of the British and Australian troops, General Ito Yanzaburo, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force.He was not idle either. After getting the approval of his battle plan from the base camp, General Ito decided that on the night of August 21st.Convene the Supreme Military Council of the Dispatched Forces.

The meeting place was held in Calais, a small town completely destroyed by Japanese soldiers.

It should be admitted that the Japanese are natural destroyers, and have an innate instinct for destruction, so that General Ito entered the ruins, rubble everywhere, and the air was filled with a choking smell of burnt town. At that time, they couldn't help frowning, and they were not very happy. After all, this was also a military meeting of the highest level of dispatched troops. Could it be that Chief of Staff Kawashima couldn't find a better place?

The chief of staff, Major General Kawashima, who followed closely behind, saw the frown of the commander-in-chief and his unhappy face, and smiled wryly. He searched the entire Calais mountain area, but he could not find a complete building. After the soldiers killed all the residents, they used their excess energy to deal with these buildings, giving full play to the destructive ability of the outstanding descendants of the Yamato nation.

Burning everything that can burn, even stones have to be cut three times. This small town that has become ruins is relatively speaking, it is still the best preserved. The wall can also set up military tents, otherwise, a military meeting of the highest level of dispatched troops can only be held on the hillside or in the wild forest.

Of course, with these words, Major General Kawashima would not complain to Commander-in-Chief Ito. As the organizer of the meeting, his attention was focused on the commanders of the various armies participating in the military meeting.

The Japanese generals who came to participate in the military meeting were all senior members of a party with more than a dozen or two 10,000+ troops. They came from various regions in the Southwest Pacific battlefield. The commander-in-chief, General Ito Yanzaburo, has a distinguished status, so naturally he will not condescend The task of personally welcoming and arranging these lieutenant general commanders naturally fell on the chief of staff, Major General Kawashima.

The time for the meeting was set at 14 o'clock in the evening. After entertaining the commanders who came from all over the country, after eating a rare pure Japanese-style dinner, the time was almost up, but Chief of Staff Kawashima found a problem , Even Lieutenant General Masahiro Shinno, the commander of the Fifth Army as far away as Sumatra, arrived on time, but Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta, the commander of the No. [-] Army on the front line in Manila, has not yet been seen.

In his heart, Chief of Staff Kawashima couldn't help being very dissatisfied. He personally notified Lieutenant General Haruta, and he promised to attend the military meeting on time, but when the meeting was about to be held, he didn't even have a trace Come on, what's the matter?

At 14:[-], the commanders of various armies had already entered the venue one after another, that is, a big tent. Chief of Staff Kawashima once again called the No. [-] Army Command on the front line in Manila. The staff officer on duty reported, " Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, after receiving your notice, the commander rushed to the Calais mountains this morning!"

Putting down the phone, Chief of Staff Kawashima was startled, and a bad thought came to his mind, "Could it be that Lieutenant General Chuntian had an accident on the way to the meeting, and the most likely thing is that he was attacked by the remnants of the U.S. soldiers who have not been cleared." The attack, but, can't, the entire Calais mountain area has been turned over by more than 9 soldiers of the Royal Army, and there are absolutely no remaining American soldiers alive."

Seeing that the meeting was about to start, Chief of Staff Kawashima entered the venue with a feeling of uneasiness, and whispered something in General Ito's ear, General Ito nodded.

Glancing at the several army commanders who were sitting upright, General Ito said: "Masters, the time for the meeting will be postponed for a while. Lieutenant General Haruta Yoshihiko is on his way. Let us wait patiently for a while! Busy, fighting fiercely with the U.S. military, everyone can understand!"

After hearing General Ito's words, several Japanese generals remained calm on the surface, but they didn't take it seriously in their hearts, "Why? For the sake of Haruta Yoshihiko, let everyone sit here, our brothers, isn't that In other areas, the U.S.-Philippines army, or tens of thousands or 10,000+ of the Spanish and Indonesian troops were annihilated. Yoshihiko Haruta fought in Luzon Island for more than two months, and he has not been able to do anything to MacArthur until now. He is important, why pretend to be big cloves!"

Although they slandered in their hearts, these military commanders all knew that Haruta Yoshihiko was now a popular person next to Commander Ito, and a commendation order full of praise explained a lot of problems. Naturally, the Commander would not be boring, so he sat patiently and waited.

At around nine o'clock, there was a roar of cars outside, which stopped abruptly in front of the tent, and the curtain of the tent was lifted vigorously. Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta, commander of the No. 14 Japanese Army, was covered in gunpowder smoke, With a murderous look on his face, he came in hurriedly. [

After entering the tent, regardless of the strange expressions of the other commanders, Lieutenant General Chuntian said in a rough voice: "Commander-in-Chief, the Americans have come for reinforcements, and MacArthur is so courageous that he dared to take the initiative to attack. I am commanding Troops, counterattack. At this time, you hold a military meeting and MacArthur finally shows up. What if the Americans retreat? My soldiers, don’t they have a chance to fight!”

Several other army commanders looked at each other, hearing what Chuntian meant, he was blaming the commander-in-chief for ordering him to come to the meeting. He was brave enough to accuse General Ito face-to-face. No one interrupted, gloating and watching the excitement.

Unexpectedly, to the astonishment of several Japanese lieutenant generals, General Ito didn't care, stood up and greeted Chuntian himself, "Chuntian-kun, you have worked hard all the way, we are waiting for you, sit down first You hit it!"

They are all generals of the Imperial Japanese Army, and they are all subjects of His Majesty the Emperor. Why are they treated differently? If our brothers come to such a show I don't know what kind of shit luck Haruta Yoshihiko had, but he got into the eyes of General Ito and favored him. Add, red man myself!

When all the people arrived, General Ito's expression changed, and he said solemnly: "Masters, I have summoned you from all over the world to participate in this military meeting. There is only one content, which is to deploy the main force of our dispatched army to attack Australia. matter!"

Then, he stood up abruptly and shouted: "Stand up, His Majesty the Emperor, Commander-in-Chief of the Empire of Japan's Southwest Pacific Expedition Army, General Ito Genzaburo, will assume the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Campaign and control all the troops and navy participating in the war." Troops, take full command of the battle!"

(To be continued) (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation.)