Age of Rebirth

The memorial of General Gensaburo Ito, Commander-in-Chief of Japan’s Southwest Pacific Dispatch Army, was first delivered to General Koichi Yonei, Minister of War and Chief of the General Staff of the headquarters, because Koichi Minuchi was in charge of all military affairs in the Australian War. Without his introduction, the memorial It could not reach the hands of Emperor Hirohito.

"It's a memorial again!" Seeing Ito's memorial, Minai Koichi's head grew a few times. Now that he saw the memorial, he had a conditioned reflex. Not long ago, about the Manchurian War, Umezu Yoshijiro, the dead ghost, gave to His Majesty the Emperor. A Meijin memorial was submitted, what happened? Manchuria fell, and more than 100 million troops were wiped out in time. Two generals of the imperial army, one cut himself open, and the other was shot into a hornet's nest.

Now, that guy Ito made another memorial, who knows, how many people will die because of it, but he dare not hold the memorial in his hand like last time, and press it for a month, now, the eyes of the whole country My son, they are all staring at the Australian war, and they can't hide it if they want to. Moreover, it is I who advocated the increase of troops in Australia. Now that Ito is fighting like this, there is a reason for the incident. I hope His Majesty the Emperor will make a decision as soon as possible, so as not to get out of hand. Sometimes, I am also unlucky!

Therefore, Minai Guangyi did not dare to delay, and hurried into the palace with the special envoy and the memorial. When he handed Ito's memorial to His Majesty the Emperor with anxiety and fear, he was already mentally prepared. You can't run away if you swear all over your head!

But what surprised Koichi Minai was that after reading Ito's memorial, Hirohito did not fly into a rage like before.It was a thoughtful look, which surprised and unbelievable Minai Koichi who had been on tenterhooks.

Australian War.Basically, the power of the whole country of the Great Japanese Empire has been invested. Now it is like this. It is bullshit to say that Emperor Hirohito is not annoyed. Although Ito commanded the Imperial Army, he achieved a lot of success and wiped out 10,000+ allied forces. people.It can be said that it has the upper hand when it is approaching the southeastern region of Australia, but this is not the result I want.

Emperor Hirohito wanted it.He ended the Australian war as quickly as possible, and he was very dissatisfied with the current stalemate on the battlefield.But he knew it in his heart.This is not due to Ito Yanzaburo's command error, ineffective combat, nor the weak combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Imperial Army. In the final analysis, the reason, as Ito Yanzaburo said, must solve the problem of the continuous arrival of Allied reinforcements to the Australian battlefield.

But this problem is the most difficult to solve, the new troop transport route opened by the Allies.They are all within Tang Qiuli's control area, the current Great Japanese Empire.I dare not and I don’t have the ability to launch a war with the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli again to maintain the Australian war. The national power is already overwhelmed. Now it is the Imperial Japanese Empire, and it is facing more than a dozen allied countries. If the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli gets involved again Hirohito knows better than anyone what the consequences of this powerful enemy are.

There are more than [-] million elite troops of the ** division, Chen Bing in the southern peninsula, what are they doing, not to stab a knife in the back of the Great Japanese Empire, now, that devil of China probably needs a reason, or an excuse, at this critical moment, Emperor Hirohito How could it be possible to provoke such a powerful enemy?

Hirohito can’t be punished for this. Commander-in-Chief Ito Yanzaburo of the Southwest Pacific Dispatch Army, there are not many generals in the empire who are good at fighting. Undoubtedly, Ito Yanzaburo is currently the best frontline commander. Let’s fight according to the current situation. "It seems that my idea of ​​a quick victory in the Australian war is hard to come true!" He thought with a sigh.

"Mine Aiqing, in my name, send a telegram to Ito Gensaburo. If the Australian war cannot be ended before the end of March this year, there is no need to force it. Ito Aiqing can handle it at his own discretion according to the actual situation on the battlefield. I believe that Ito Aiqing will definitely do his best to fulfill my wish! I believe that all the imperial soldiers of the Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Army have done their best, and I am very relieved!" Emperor Hirohito said with a melancholy tone.

"Ah!" General Mitsuko Miuchi, who was about to be scolded by the blood nozzle, was surprised after hearing what Emperor Hirohito said. He was so shocked that he didn't react for a while, "Is this the end? Did His Majesty lose his temper?"

Looking at His Majesty's face, there was indeed no sign of running away. Minet Koichi, who had a short-circuited head, hurriedly bowed and said goodbye. When he walked out of the palace gate, he couldn't believe it. ah!"

In fact, Emperor Hirohito was holding back his anger, but he had nowhere to vent it. Who should he vent it to?I can only worry about myself!

After Emperor Hirohito’s telegram was in the hands of Ito Yansaburo, good guy, he was so moved that he was in a mess and wept bitterly. He was ready to be dismissed and leave. How could he know that His Majesty the Emperor not only did not have a word of blame, but instead How much trust and expectation is given to myself with the greatest command authority!

That night, General Ito held a meeting of senior military officers above the level of major general, and read the telegram from Emperor Hirohito himself on the spot, okay, all the senior Japanese military officers who participated in the meeting burst into tears, His Majesty the Emperor knows what we have paid Work hard, understand long live, it is a supreme honor to be able to serve such a majesty, and it is a lifetime of luck!

Seeing that the emotions of the officers had been mobilized, General Ito said a few words, "Masters, the meaning of His Majesty's telegram must have been understood by you. What reason do we have to emphasize the difficulty? Only by fighting will we live up to His Majesty's expectations!"

"The second batch of additional reinforcements has arrived at the Australian battlefield. Starting tomorrow, the offensive deployment will be changed from the current one-way attack to the twelve-way attack. Assaults will be made in all directions on the second line of defense of the Allied Forces. While the Allied forces are defending their forces, use our superiority in military strength and firepower to find all possible breakthroughs, end the war in Australia as soon as possible, and not disappoint His Majesty the Emperor, and conquer southeastern Australia before the end of April!"

"Hay!" There was a murderous reply in the conference room, and all the Japanese officers seemed to have been beaten to death.

The Japanese army on the Australian battlefield has increased its troops and changed its style of play. The hard times for the Allied forces are coming. Although the third batch of reinforcements has arrived on the Australian battlefield and equipped with a large number of new heavy equipment, the number and caliber of artillery are basically It was evenly matched with the Japanese artillery, but it could not make up the gap in total strength with the Japanese army. Since late February, the battles on the Australian battlefield have become more cruel and fierce.

From Whyalla in the southwest to Theodore in the northwest, on the more than 200-kilometer front, artillery fire continued all day long, and the sound of gunfire shook the sky. More than [-] million soldiers from both sides fought bloody battles, blood stained red every river on the battlefield.

Fortunately, with the trade-in of fighter planes, the air power of the Australian Allied Forces has been greatly strengthened, and they have mastered more than half of the air supremacy in the Australian battlefield. The army has almost reached the limit of its endurance, and it is almost the life of the soldier to maintain the crumbling line of defense.

General Fernandez, the deputy commander of the Australian Allied Forces, sent about 15 reserve troops who had been trained for more than a month to the front line when the war was at its most critical, which was considered a gift to the Allied Forces who had lost too much blood. Fresh blood was added, and the British once again squeezed out the war potential in the West Indies colony, cobbled together a force of about [-] troops, and filled it into the Australian battlefield.

At the same time, the fourth batch of Allied reinforcements, more than 50 people, also rushed to the Australian battlefield in early March after changing their equipment in West India and armed with Chinese-made guns. With the arrival of nearly [-] Allied soldiers successively, the crumbling Allied defense line gradually stabilized.

American President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill finally breathed a sigh of relief, but Roosevelt did not dare to be careless and ordered the Joint Chiefs of Staff to continue recruiting 100 million troops in the country. The mandatory conscription order is sent to every qualified American youth. If the young people who receive the compulsory conscription order do not report to the military camp, the police will come to their door immediately!

Roosevelt has already become ruthless, fighting with the Japanese for consumption, life, and money. Of course, most of the money spent in vain has flowed into Tang Qiuli's pocket. General, Le Yiqin and Liu Cuigang, the commanders of the two aviation groups who exchanged old fighter jets for new ones, were so happy that they couldn't sleep. They took out a Japanese or Soviet fighter jet and exchanged it for another one. American fighter planes, earn a fortune!

In the current Australian war, the allied countries, especially the United States and Japan, are fighting for their old capital. The two sides are like red-eyed gamblers, desperately adding chips to the battlefield. It depends on who can grit their teeth and persevere until the end The side that does not fall is the winner!

The bloody Australian war lasted until April. General Ito Yanzaburo knew that ending the war before the end of April became an impossible goal. After several months of offensive battles, the Empire dispatched troops to the Southwest Pacific The army has paid nearly 40 casualties, but the Allied troops are like Xiaoqiang who can't be killed. They stagger every time, and they may be finished at any time, but they just can't be killed.

The blood of the Japanese army has been shed enough, and the blood of the Allied army has also been shed a lot. Both sides are almost exhausted. Although the Japanese army still holds the initiative on the battlefield, it is also the end of the battle. In this case, Yan Saburo Ito The general had to ask the base camp for reinforcements again.

However, at this time in Japan, the number of soldiers has been basically exhausted, and Emperor Hirohito no longer has enough troops to go to the Australian battlefield. From the beginning, he was full of hope, but now he is anxious day and night, and does not solve the problem of the continuous increase of the Allied forces. , the Australian battlefield will eventually drag the Great Japanese Empire to death.

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