Age of Rebirth

After the Imperial Military Conference presided over by Emperor Hirohito of Japan ended, all the other participants left with different moods, but Prince Zaihito stayed behind because he knew that his brother, the emperor, must have something to say. To explain!

Sure enough, Emperor Hirohito looked at his younger brother with his slender eyes, and said in a tone as light as boiled water: "Come in with me, let's talk while eating!" Then, the two brothers followed each other, one in front of the other into the restaurant.

No one can know what Emperor Hirohito and his younger brother, Prince Zaihito, said at the dinner table and conspired. Anyway, it was at dusk when the guards of the palace saw the mysterious expression on the corner of His Highness's mouth. With a smile, he walked away briskly, and even made an exception to read his head to the attendants.

On the third day after the imperial military meeting ended, Prince Zairen took a large group of his staff to officially take office at the newly established Homeland Defense Command. General Okazaki, the director of the Military Internal Affairs Bureau, said that he didn't come anyway, but he didn't come anyway. In fact, he knew very well that he was just a name. Therefore, Prince Zairen became the biggest official. guy.

At the beginning of taking office, Prince Zairen, in the name of the Homeland Defense Command, sent an official letter to the Headquarters Reserve Military Service Director Department, requesting that ten first-class divisions be recruited within a month, and sent an official letter to the Ministry of the Navy , requiring the Ministry of the Navy to place all warships in the local waters under the command sequence of the Home Defense Command.

Meanwhile, the headquarters of the Army Aviation Department.I also received an official letter from Prince Jae-in, requesting that all Army Aviation Combat Wings and field airports under the Homeland Air Defense Command under the Army Aviation Department be placed under the command sequence of the Homeland Defense Command.

It's like hitting a dazzling combination of punches.Prince Zairen's series of actions caused all the departments involved to jump up and down, and the military leaders in the base camp were dumbfounded. They couldn't understand Prince Zairen who had been silent for more than half a year.It's a taboo to make such a big commotion just after coming back.Is it clear that it is seizing military power?

Just when these big bosses were preparing to join forces to deal with Prince Zairen, there was a clear-headed and thoughtful big boss who smelled something different.Half a year ago.Zairen, who is still ashamed and looks like a third grandson, dares to hide military power from various factions as soon as he comes back. If there is no permission from His Majesty the Emperor behind him, would he dare?

The answer is obviously no. Zai Ren's move obviously has the support of His Majesty the Emperor, and he thinks about it at the last imperial military meeting.The Homeland Defense Command, which His Majesty the Emperor decided to establish, is directly responsible to His Majesty the Emperor.In other words, even the General Staff has no right to interfere with the affairs of the Home Defense Command. Together, it becomes clear that His Majesty the Emperor is creating a military command that is on an equal footing with the General Staff of the headquarters.

And to grasp the army and navy forces for local defense, I am afraid that His Majesty the Emperor is not at ease with other military leaders, and let his own brother control enough military power. After a thorough analysis, those who are going to fight back against Prince Zain The leaders of the various factions of the military are completely discouraged and have no courage. To fight against Prince Zairen is to make trouble with His Majesty the Emperor. Who has the courage?

Therefore, the bigwigs of various factions in the military, while cursing Zairen in their stomachs as a villain, have to hold their noses and cooperate reluctantly to transfer the military power within their own sphere of influence according to the official letter of the Homeland Defense Command. According to the requirements, even people and horses are divided out, and they dare not even let go!

Prince Zairen's series of big actions and actions to seize military power obviously threatened the interests and power of General Mi Neiguang, Chief of Staff of the base camp and Minister of the Army Department, but at this moment, General Mi Neiguang seemed to be watching nothing. , plunged headlong into the official business of forming a reinforcement for the Australian army, and was extremely busy every day. He also warned his faction boss, "Be sure to fully cooperate with the actions of His Royal Highness, and there must be no obstruction or prevarication!"

Apparently, General Mitsuko Minai was the first to understand the true intention of His Majesty the Emperor in setting up the Homeland Defense Command. In fact, in the situation where the children are in a doomed situation, Ende himself has no reason to object when he is rescued. Forming a reinforcement for the Australian battlefield is the best way to prove his ability.

And the best way to prove the correctness and feasibility of his strategy of quickly ending the Australian war at the Imperial Military Conference is for the Imperial Army to win the final victory over the Allied forces on the Australian battlefield and restore the last lost face. What's more, it can also take away the military power that Okazaki has painstakingly managed from the hands of that bastard Okazaki. Therefore, the formation of reinforcements for the Australian battlefield has become a major task that General Koichi Minai devoted himself to.

It is precisely because of the efforts of General Mitsuko Minei who devoted all his energy and painstaking efforts that the Japanese army's Australian battlefield troops were formed at a rapid speed, and a large number of new weapons began to equip the troops. After more than 20 days, the first batch of eight first-class divisions The Japanese army sailed to the Australian battlefield by boat. At the same time, the second batch of eight divisions of Allied forces to reinforce the Australian battlefield also reached the West Indies through the newly opened route.

Both the Japanese and the Americans are rushing to increase their troops to the Australian battlefield. Tang Qiuli, who is in Yangon, has obtained first-hand information. The reinforcement of the Allied forces is expected, and the reinforcement of the Japanese army to the Australian battlefield is not surprising. Unexpectedly, he was very happy, the army of more than 200 million troops of the Imperial Army, stationed in the southern peninsula, finally forced the potential of soldiers in Japan to the Australian battlefield, and fought against the Allies!

During this period, Tang Qiuli was assigned to the Yangon Division, followed successively by the Navy Fleet Commander Tang Qiuquan who came from the Qingdao Navy and Air Force Base in Shandong, and the Air Force Commander Le Yiqin who came from the front finger of the Incheon Air Force on the Korean Peninsula. Liu Cuigang and others had an in-depth conversation.

Tang Qiuli said to the three people very simply and directly, "Currently, several main corps are concentrated in the South Peninsula and Hainan Island, which will inevitably bring great pressure to the Japanese. The Japanese have already guessed that we have gathered a large number of troops The purpose of this is why we are in a hurry to end the Australian war!"

"However, the Japanese don't know when we will do it, but they can judge from certain signs that the southward transfer of the naval fleet and aviation forces must be absolutely secretive, and warships and combat aircraft must be moved in batches so as not to cause trouble. The way the Japanese intelligence agencies pay attention is to gather in the southern peninsula and Hainan Island. I will not participate in the specific methods, and the three are experienced commanders!"

"The southward adjustment of aviation forces is mainly based on Yiqin's troops, and Cuigang's troops will continue to use the north as the main combat area. In the future, the north will also be the main attack direction for Japan's mainland, but three points must be allocated. About one of the combat aircraft will be assigned to the Southern Flying Group's combat order, as for the transfer of those troops, Yiqin and Cuigang, you two can discuss it, and I will not interfere!"

"There is another reading. Your troops are moving south, trying to conceal their whereabouts, and do not require speed. It is still early for us to launch an offensive against the Japanese troops on the islands in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. You have plenty of time to prepare!"

Tang Qiuquan, Le Yiqin, and Liu Cuigang knew why the division commander recruited him to Yangon instead of issuing mission orders in the telegram, because the large-scale southward transfer of the fleet and aviation forces was not a trivial matter, tens of thousands of kilometers The route involves a very complicated and cumbersome organization, especially the attempt to conceal the troops is the most important. This is why the division commander explained the task face to face, and they also know its weight.

The next morning, Tang Qiuquan and the three of them stayed in Yangon for one night before returning to the north to make preparations. In the afternoon, Colonel Chu Tian, ​​the leader of the Special Warfare Detachment of the Grand Division, took a transport plane and was busy with the wind and dust. The teacher rushed to Yangon to point out.

The staff of the combat department who received the order from Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe directly took Chu Tian to the division commander's office. After knocking on the door and entering, Chu Tian was slightly taken aback. Yuhe is also here, obviously waiting for him, and he hastily recruited him to Yangon, obviously he has a very important new task!

"Report to the commander! Chu Tian, ​​the leader of the Special Warfare Detachment, is ordered to come here, please give instructions from the commander!" Chu Tian stood at attention and saluted, and said loudly.

Tang Qiuli asked Chu Tian to sit down, brought him a cup of tea himself, and asked, "Captain Chu, is the battle of the Special Operations Detachment to wipe out the militants of the 'Korean National Liberation League' on the Korean Peninsula already over?"

"It's basically over, only a few escaped elements are being hunted down!" Chu Tian replied, "After receiving the order from the division commander, I ordered the troops to assemble immediately, and I rushed to Yangon in a hurry. What's new? Please ask the commander to issue the task, the entire special operations detachment will arrive in Yangon within two days!"

"Hahaha!" Tang Qiusheng, the deputy commander, laughed and said half-jokingly: "It seems that Captain Chu is still that quick-tempered. As far as I know, the special warfare detachment is scattered in the mountains and mountains of the Korean Peninsula in units of teams. In the primeval forest, I am afraid that it will take three to five days to gather on the spot, and it will take two days to arrive in Yangon?"

"Deputy Commander, it's not like you don't know the combat effectiveness and efficiency of the special warfare detachment. I said two days is two days! Make sure to arrive in Yangon with full staff!" Chu Tian was a little anxious, and said with his neck stuck.

Then, Chu Tian turned to Tang Qiuli and said, "Master, if you have any order, you can give it as soon as you give it, and the special warfare detachment guarantees that nothing will be missed! If there is a delay, you will kill me!"

Tang Qiuli smiled and said to Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, explain the mission to Captain Chu, otherwise, he won't be in the mood for dinner!"

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