Age of Rebirth

The words of the Japanese Army Minister and Chief of the General Staff of the Headquarters Minai Koichi only analyzed the possible unfavorable situation for the empire, but did not come up with a solution to the problem. The consequences of the Allied reinforcements arriving on the Australian battlefield one after another were present. The senior officials are not idiots, they all know very well in their hearts, you don’t need to pretend to be a wolf with a big tail, what is needed now is a solution!

A few high officials who were at odds with Koichi Minu couldn't help curling their lips, disapproving in their hearts, even Emperor Hirohito had a look of disappointment in his eyes, they thought it was Koichi Minu who had always been thoughtful, with a rare hair What kind of tricks would a person come up with to speak, but what he said was something that everyone understands, which is really boring!

However, there are still many senior generals in the base camp looking at General Mineiguang with serious eyes. They know that His Excellency Minei holds an important position and is the number one minister of the Imperial Army. Making an exception and taking the lead in speaking first must have its own mature routine, so keep listening!

The reactions of the high officials, including His Majesty the Emperor, were all seen in Koichi Minai's eyes, and he was secretly annoyed, especially the high officials who showed disdain in those eyes, they held grudges in their hearts, but there was no expression on their faces. Without revealing anything, he continued: "Since we know the serious consequences of allowing batches of allied troops to continuously reinforce the Australian battlefield, then this is a problem that must be solved!"

"Your Majesty!" Minai Koichi looked at Emperor Hirohito, and then said: "I believe that now is the time for the empire to use all its strength., ybdu, it is time to end the war in Australia. The method of the minister is to take the 30 people who have already trained in the local A first-class division. Immediately form a reinforcement force for the Australian battlefield, so that more than [-] troops will join the Australian battlefield, which will have an overwhelming force advantage over the Allies!"

"The reinforcements are still under the command of General Ito Yanzaburo, the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force, which is convenient for coordination and unity, and forms a huge joint force. In this way, the total force of the Empire on the Australian battlefield will reach more than 110 million, which is the strength of the Allied Forces." And, in the name of the headquarters, I ordered Yanzaburo Ito to end the Australian war within two months!"

"Then. Ito Yansaburo's troops. In addition to the troops guarding Australia, the main force immediately returned to defend Kalimantan and Sumatra, preparing to face the troops of the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli. I estimated the attack launched by my subordinates. The troops sent by the Empire in the Southwest Pacific Ocean can use about 80 troops, which can completely deal with the army of Tang Qiuli, the devil of China. In the future, the attack on the islands in the Southwest Pacific Ocean of the Empire can even take a pre-emptive strategy to attack the horses. Come to the peninsula!"

"On the sea route, please ask Nagano-kun's Imperial Navy to send a large enough fleet to form the Eastern Indian Ocean Combat Group to attack the Allied troop transport fleet and the independent division's escort fleet, in an attempt to cut off the Allied forces from the sea. The reinforcement route of the reinforcements, in this way, the two-pronged approach of sea and land, the war in Australia can end in the shortest time!"

"And the reason why I prioritize solving the problem of the Australian battlefield before preventing the independent division troops in the Indochina Peninsula from attacking is after careful consideration. As we all know, if you want to attack the islands occupied by the empire, you must go by sea. In Tang Qiu Before a large number of naval and air forces are assembled on the Indochina Peninsula, the imperial occupied area is temporarily safe, at least within two months, I can guarantee that there will be no war!"

"In this regard, it is necessary for General Takamura's intelligence agency to pay more attention to the mobilization information of the independent division's navy and air force to the front line of the Indochina Peninsula. Of course, this is not my wild guess, but there are traces to follow. The Corps is making a big move to the south. From the assembly of the troops to the preparation of the attack, a lot of preliminary preparations are required. You are all experts. With a force of more than 200 million people, it is impossible to complete the offensive deployment without more than two months! "

"Your Majesty, gentlemen, this is the strategy that my colleagues in the General Staff and I have come up with after careful consideration to solve the problems in the Australian battlefield. Please allow your Majesty to approve!" Mi Neiguang made a confident statement, and then he was quite complacent. Looking at Emperor Hirohito and the civil and military officials, in fact, Minai Koichi, who is used to being arbitrary, has a habit of discussing with the middle and lower-level officers of the General Staff Headquarters. The reason why he said these words is because he racked his brains The result of thinking!

It should be said that Minai Koichi's strategy is still very operable in the current situation. It can solve the problems of long-term and near-term worries at the same time. Long-term concerns are the biggest enemy of the Japanese Empire. In the area around the Indochina Peninsula, the more than 200 million troops who are eyeing the immediate worries are the allies on the Australian battlefield. If the immediate worries are not resolved, they will not be able to free up their hands to deal with long-term concerns.

Emperor Hirohito and the civil and military officials are carefully chewing on Koichi's words, but there are a few senior officials who are not only unfavorable about Koichi's strategy, but also hate it!

"Damn it! This guy Minnei Koichi is simply crazy! Betting on the fate of the empire!" Seeing General Minneiguang, he clamored to use all the power of the whole country to mobilize the fifteen local first-class divisions and send them all to Australia In order to win the Australian war as soon as possible, General Okazaki Hezaburo, the head of the military and internal affairs bureau who was not optimistic about Koichi Minu's strategy, was so angry that his nose was almost crooked, and he viciously scolded Koichi Minu's ancestors for eight generations.

What does the Military Internal Affairs Bureau of the base camp do? There are two tasks. One is responsible for managing the internal military discipline of the Japanese army, leading the gendarmerie, including the elimination of domestic opposition forces. It is similar to the role of a police chief, but the responsibility in this respect is not Mainly, according to His Majesty's imperial edict, the secret service agencies all over the country have already replaced many functions of the military internal and external bureaus of the base camp!

Another important responsibility of the Military Internal Affairs Bureau of the base camp is to be responsible for the defense and security of the homeland. As soon as Mi Neiguang proposed that the fifteen first-class divisions to be transferred to the Australian battlefield belong to the command system of the Military Internal Affairs Bureau. The army, which belongs to the army that looks at the old nest, has been transferred away at once. Isn't the mainland trying to play an empty city plan?

General Okazaki Hebezaburo, Director of the Military Internal Affairs Bureau, does not consider himself to be the legendary Zhuge Liang of Chinese people. Therefore, he sincerely opposes Minai Koichi's strategy. Inside the base camp, Okazaki and Minai Koichi belong to different factions. , The political views of the two are at odds. Although Minai Koichi is the number one boss of the imperial army, General Okazaki also has his own faction, which is not weak. Even though he is overwhelmed by the Minai faction, it does not mean that he has not fought back. Power!

"Your Majesty, colleagues, I oppose General Minai's strategy!" General Okazaki Hezaburo stood up and said loudly, he was not simply opposed because of his political grievances with Koichi Minai, as a senior general of the empire , The angle of consideration is mostly from the safety and interests of the empire. He believes that Minai Koichi's strategy completely ignores the safety of the empire.

Seeing Okazaki jumping out to object, Minai Koichi's eyes were a bit cold, but Emperor Hirohito was quite interested in what General Okazaki said. From his own point of view, of course, he hoped that the courtiers would argue and choose the best among the best. Smiling and said: "Okazaki Aiqing, I really want to hear your reasons for opposing Minai Aiqing's strategy!"

General Okazaki said loudly: "It is undeniable that General Minai's strategy is currently the best way to resolve the Australian war as soon as possible, but General Minai has neglected an extremely important issue, so this subject has no choice but to raise objections! "

"Hmph!" Miuichi sneered a few times, and interjected, "General Okazaki, you are pointing at an important issue that I have overlooked. I don't know which aspect it is? I want to listen carefully, and I have learned the big words!"

Koichi Minai's words were obviously ironic. It seems that Okazaki objected to the accusation of the strategy that he thought was perfect, which made him a little angry, and somewhat lost his usual calm demeanor.

General Okazaki ignored Minai Koichi's sarcasm at all, and said, "Remind General Minai, don't forget that since the empire lost the Far East and the Korean Peninsula, the northern part of the empire has been directly exposed to the demon Tang Qiuli of China. Under the military front, the Korean Peninsula is only separated from the mainland Kyushu Island by the narrow Korean Strait, and Vladivostok, an important naval base of the Soviets, is only separated from the mainland Honshu Island by the Sea of ​​Japan!"

"Hokkaido, on the other hand, directly faces Sakhalin Island, with only the Soya Strait in the middle. Now, these places that threaten the mainland are all areas controlled by the independent division. General Minai, don't forget that in the northern region, the Tang Dynasty Qiuli also has the Eastern Finger Army and the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, two main field corps with nearly 100 million troops. Tang Qiuli's number one deputy, Liu Tiehan, the deputy commander of the independent division, is the supreme commander of these independent divisions! "

"If the [-] first-class divisions in charge of local defense are transferred to join the Australian battlefield according to General Minay's strategy, once the independent division commanded by Liu Tiehan suddenly moves from the Korean Peninsula, Vladivostok and Sakhalin to the mainland To launch an attack, how can I ask General Minay, what can the empire, which is talking about empty plans, use to resist? Is it urgent to transfer troops from the Southwest Pacific battlefield? I am afraid it will be too late!"

Seeing that Minai Koichi was a little uncomfortable being asked a series of rhetorical questions by himself, General Okazaki took the opportunity to disgust the old guy fiercely, and the next words were very vitriolic, "General Minai, please Your Excellency, in When formulating a strategic plan, consider the issues more comprehensively, after all, Your Excellency has several positions and is the most trusted military minister of His Majesty the Emperor, and every word and deed is related to the safety and survival of the empire!"

(to be continued) (to be continued...)