Age of Rebirth

Seeing the battle situation of Ito Gensaburo shows that Prince Zaihito, the chief of the general staff of the base camp, has confidence in his heart. As he judged, things are not as bad as the navy said. It is an indisputable fact that [-] British and Australian soldiers can be wiped out. Ito Genzaburo is not wrong, and Shirakawa Yoshitetsu and Okamura Masao are also right. This is difficult.

Holding the battle report, Prince Zairen hesitated for a long time, but decided to meet his elder brother, the emperor. After the two brothers discussed a safe solution, they called a meeting of important officials from the army and navy. This matter is not clarified. Absolutely not, when the time comes, both the navy and the army will cry out for injustice, and it will be difficult for him, the chief of staff, to suppress the navy with open fire, right?

After reading the battle report, Emperor Hirohito pondered for a while, and asked, "Zairen, what do you think of this report?"

Zai Ren replied affirmatively: "Your Majesty, I believe that this is true, and Gensaburo Ito has no need to lie. Moreover, as the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Pacific Theater, he also assumed his own responsibility in the report. His heart is commendable, he is an imperial general who has the courage to take responsibility!"

Emperor Hirohito's eyes glared, and he said angrily: "Since Ito Yanzaburo made no mistakes, then it was Shirakawa Yoshitetsu and Okamura Masao who made mistakes, which delayed the fighter plane and caused me to lose more than 100 carrier-based aircraft and Five warships, I will never spare the two of them lightly! You immediately issue an order for the military judge of the base camp to send someone to escort the two defeated generals back to the mainland and accept the military trial!" [

Prince Zairen grinned, and said to himself, "My brother, the emperor, has a bit of a temper, maybe. The emperor has been the emperor for a long time, and IQ has some problems. This is not an either-or problem. If it is true To escort Shirakawa Yoshitetsu and Okamura Masao back to the mainland, the navy must fry the pot!"

Prince Zairen hurriedly said: "Hold on, Your Majesty, I believe that Yoshitsushi Shirakawa and Masao Okamura are not wrong!"

When Emperor Hirohito heard this, he was furious.He roared angrily: "Zairen, what do you mean? You are still young to play this double-decker trick with me! Ito Yanzaburo is right, Shirakawa Yoshitatsu and Okamura Masao are right, the army and navy are both right. That's right. I lost the battle of the Coral Sea, and the loss was huge. Could it be that I was wrong?"

Prince Zairen hastily bowed to the end.Said: "Your Majesty, calm down, I don't mean that. Put yourself in the shoes and think about it. When the big fleet of China devil Tang Qiuli passed through Kalimantan and Sumatra, Ito didn't want to send fighter jets to intercept it. It's because of independent The containment of the carrier-based aircraft of the division fleet prevents them from acting rashly, otherwise, if there is a loss in the two places, the loss of the empire will be even greater!"

"And the number of fighter jets of China Devil Tang Qiuli far exceeds the number of carrier-based aircraft of the Navy's Second Fleet and Fourth Fleet. Given the strength of the fleet, it is inevitable that the fleet will suffer losses. Moreover, In the Battle of the Coral Sea, the navy severely damaged the British fleet and sank a total of more than [-] British warships. Li's strength is too strong, and we underestimated it!"

Emperor Hirohito stopped talking, and his face softened. He admitted that what his younger brother said was very reasonable. Considering the overall situation, Ito Yanzaburo was right. Shirakawa Yoshitatsu and Okamura Masao also tried their best , It's just that after suffering so many losses, I feel unwilling to do so!

Emperor Hirohito said: "Zairen, immediately call a meeting of the generals of the army and navy. This matter should be settled, and I will let you preside over it!" After finishing speaking, he sighed: "The devil of China has always belonged to the empire. It's a serious problem, and what's hateful is that there's nothing I can do about him!"

After receiving the notice, the chiefs of the army and navy rushed to the palace as quickly as possible. The heavyweights from both sides learned the ins and outs of this matter in detail through their own channels. This party was wronged, and they were all ready to attack the other party at this meeting.

Therefore, as soon as the two families met, they had cold faces and looked like they were sharpening their knives. Before the meeting started, sparks jumped around. When Prince Zairen saw it, he was furious, and he threw the big bosses of the two parties into a rage. After a reprimand, the emperor was on the throne, and before the lawsuit started, he was put out by the chief of staff. In addition, the role of Prince Zain was the younger brother of the emperor. This should be discussed by the two brothers.

Immediately, Prince Zairen summed up the incident in one sentence, "Neither the army nor the navy is wrong. It's not the imperial army's ability, but the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli is too powerful!" Fighting, final conclusion.

The officers of the army and the navy thought about it, this is not bad, and it is barely acceptable. Anyway, no one is at a disadvantage. The one who suffers is the Great Japanese Empire. The matter is over, and the content of the next meeting will revolve around how to end the Southwest Pacific battlefield as soon as possible.

Zairen said: "In view of the current war situation, the return of 14 British and Australian soldiers to Australia will inevitably increase the pressure on the Australian Army and delay the resolution of Australia's problems. The No. [-] Army under Yoshihiko Haruta of the dispatched army, as well as other attached troops, should eliminate the MacArthur Department of the US-Philippine Army on Luzon Island as quickly as possible, and then all of the army will join the Australian battlefield. Jun, what is your opinion on my deployment?"

Of course, the army will not have any opinions, and they all agree with it. As for the navy, they suffered a loss and lost face in the Battle of the Coral Sea just now, so they are too embarrassed to reach out to take food from the army's mouth. Besides, they intercepted and killed one hundred thousand British soldiers. The failure of the Australian fleet has already alarmed MacArthur on Luzon Island. The Americans will no longer be foolishly waiting to give the Imperial Navy a second such good chance. Admitting bad luck, he raised his hand in agreement.

The emperor's imperial military meeting adopted the campaign plan of the chief of staff, Prince Zaihito, with an unprecedented high degree of unanimity. Immediately after the meeting was adjourned, Zairen, in the name of the general staff, issued an order to the headquarters of the Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force of Japan, ordering Launch the Luzon Campaign immediately.

The two armies of Japan, the army and the sea, an incident of mutual attack and internal rivalry, just like this was gently revealed. On the surface, no one was blamed by His Majesty the Emperor, but in fact, the estrangement and grievances between the army and the navy have deepened. It is impossible to cooperate sincerely and cooperate with each other.

General Genzaburo Ito was also very dissatisfied with the result of such a disposition, but there was nothing he could do about it. He hated Shirakawa Yoshitetsu and Okamura Masao for their criminal behavior, and disdained to be with them. In the deployment of future campaigns, the Second Fleet and Fourth Fleet of the Navy will be left aside, and the Army will be used to do it alone. He is confident that without the guys from the Navy, even if the Australian mainland has an extra [-] British and Australian soldiers, it will not be a worry. .

I am happy, only Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta, the commander of the No.14 Army, and the army and navy far away in the mainland are fighting each other, what does it have to do with me?Furthermore, given his current status, he couldn't participate in it either. After receiving the order from General Ito, the commander-in-chief of the dispatched army, Lieutenant General Haruta was so excited that he finally didn't have to fight with his hands tied up, and he didn't have to give the bastards of the navy any more. As a supporting role, drive the Yankee to sea!

Beginning in the early morning of August 27, Lieutenant General Chuntian commanded his troops to launch the most ferocious attack on the US-Philippines positions on the front line of Manila. The artillery fire on the front line of Manila continued to roar all day long, and the air seemed to be dried by the artillery fire. The soldiers of the Philippine army had to pay a huge price every day to hold their positions. MacArthur was under unprecedented pressure. By August 29, the Manila defense line was crumbling.

MacArthur understood that he couldn't last long, and if he didn't withdraw to Australia, he and more than 20 soldiers could only be buried on Luzon Island. He learned that the [-] British and Australian soldiers were under the cover of the Air Force of the Independent Division After the news that he returned to Australia safely, MacArthur's heart was greatly moved. He also wanted Tang Qiuli to lend a helping hand to escort his troops. [

But after careful consideration, MacArthur found that he had done absolutely nothing in the past. He also knew how many times he had stumbled the Independent Division troops and how many times he had played tricks. Li offended him very thoroughly. I am afraid that he would be killed by the Japanese on Luzon Island, and Tang Qiuli would be satisfied!I came forward to make a request myself, and the answer I got could only be one sentence, "I'm not interested!"

MacArthur never wanted to die in Luzon Island, so urgent telegrams flew to Washington like snowflakes. However, this time, MacArthur did not use his usual tricks to exaggerate and exaggerate the dangers of the war situation, and there was no need to make false reports. .

He also knew that Manila was already in danger. In the emergency telegram, MacArthur ignored his face and directly pointed out that without the escort of fighter jets from the Chinese Tang Qiuli, the US and Philippine troops on Luzon Island would never be able to withdraw safely. to Australia.

He asked the U.S. government to come forward and contact Tang Qiuli to discuss escorting the retreating troops. Moreover, in the telegram to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, MacArthur also proposed a limit on the time for negotiations with Tang Qiuli, no more than five days , Within five days, the troops on Luzon Island must leave by boat, otherwise, the entire army will be wiped out.

In fact, MacArthur also left a retreat for himself. Once an agreement cannot be reached with Tang Qiuli, more than 20 soldiers can only die in the Japanese prison on Luzon Island, and he will fly alone to escape from Luzon. Island, as for the soldiers who fought bloody battles, they can only ask for blessings!

(To be continued) (To be continued.)