Age of Rebirth

Two days later, Emperor Hirohito of Japan once again held the Imperial Military Conference. The protagonist of this military conference was still Admiral Minano, who had been promoted to the Deputy Chief of Staff of the headquarters. In addition, there was also a super heavyweight figure, the Japanese Navy United Admiral Yamamoto 56, commander of the fleet.

Regardless of the fact that those who participated in the imperial military meeting were all Japanese military and political heavyweights and leaders of various factions, but for Admiral Yamamoto, no one dared to underestimate him. Admiral Yamamoto can be called the number one battle of the Imperial Navy General, commanded the United Fleet, raided Pearl Harbor, took the bridgehead of the Empire of Japan to attack the United States, wiped out the Pacific Fleet of the US Navy twice, and huddled the US Navy in the east coast port. .

With a fleet, the connection between the United States and the Australian battlefield was blocked. Otherwise, General Ito Yanzaburo, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force, would not always have the upper hand in Australia. The record is impeccable, and no one dares to doubt his command and combat ability.

Admiral Yamamoto has considerable power to speak in the Imperial Navy. Such a general who can recruit good fighters can be said to be the "top" point of the novel. The glory of the Imperial Army all comes from this person. Therefore, the Navy No. 1. Admiral Nagano Shuzan, the Minister of the Navy, also obeyed him. It can be said that the attitude of Admiral Yamamoto is the attitude of the Imperial Navy.

Emperor Hirohito had many eyes and ears, so he naturally knew that the night before yesterday, Nanye invited Yamamoto to a family dinner. The two generals belonging to the army and navy system quickly established a deep personal relationship.Originally, such an approach was taboo for Hirohito.It does not conform to his principle and strategy of checking and balancing the imperial army and navy, and then dividing and conquering.

However, there are exceptions to everything. At the critical moment when the attack on the United States is about to be launched, which involves the turning point of the future and destiny of the Great Japanese Empire, the relationship between the two protagonists is naturally the more harmonious the better.The long-standing grievances of the army and navy should not be a factor affecting the new strategy of the empire. There is a discord between strategic planning and campaign execution.It is by no means the luck of the Great Japanese Empire!

Therefore, when the attendant reported the situation of Yamamoto and Minano to Emperor Hirohito, Hirohito smiled with relief and said a word. "This is the luck of the empire!" and ordered the attendants.Send the two bottles of high-quality sake that I treasured to the Nanye Mansion in my own name, so that the two of them can drink as much as possible.

This is the highest honor and bestowal to the ministers of civil and military affairs in Japan. There are only a handful of ministers who have received sake personally from His Majesty the Emperor. The attendants lamented the luck of Yamamoto and Minano.But they didn't know Hirohito's intentions.His Majesty the Emperor is using this method to tell Yamamoto and Nanye that I know every move of the two of you. The act of bestowing sake is both a favor and a deterrent, the way of an emperor!

With Admiral Yamamoto 56 who has been commanding operations on the front line, he is firmly on the side of Admiral Minano, and there is no voice of opposition from the navy. There is no suspense in this imperial military meeting. The whole of Japan will revolve around the whole plan. run.

The meeting decided to form the North American Combat Command of the Empire of Japan, with Admiral Yamamoto 56 serving as the commander, coordinating and commanding the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy, the garrisons of the Hawaiian Islands and the islands in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Army No.15 Army and No.16 Army North American Combat Command is located in Honolulu, Hawaii. As for the composition of the command staff, General Yamamoto has the final say on his own, and he can transfer whoever is pleasing to the eye!

This appointment is unprecedented. General Yamamoto became the first front-line commander to command the two military branches of the Japanese army and navy. The commander-in-chief of the Imperial Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force, who is fighting in the Australian battlefield, is also inferior to General Ito Gensaburo. He cannot command the empire. navy.

The deputy chief of staff of the base camp and the head of the Strategic Coordination Headquarters, General Minamino Shuyama, as the strategic decision-making advisor of the North American Combat Command, will also rush to Honolulu with General Yamamoto. However, General Minamino will not participate in or interfere with General Yamamoto The specific command of the battle is just to provide strategic suggestions. General Nanye is quite satisfied with this appointment. He is not an expert in commanding battles, so why bother to interfere with his friends' command?

After the Imperial Military Council made a decision, the Japanese side began to prepare nervously. The domestic war machine was running crazily again. Since there is no need to invest in the army, the Army Aviation has become the first choice. There are enough combat aircraft. is a guarantee of victory.

On the day after the Imperial Military Conference ended, the base camp issued an order to mobilize three joint air teams from the Home Defense Command, with about 780 combat aircraft, and fly to the Eastern Pacific region. Afterwards, a large number of local construction personnel were recruited. On each occupied island, build field airports and their ancillary facilities.

For this order from the base camp, Prince Zairen, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Homeland Defense Command, who is dedicated to building his own family, is naturally full of reluctance. The three United Air Forces almost took away one-third of his family's wealth. More than two, is it easy to save up this little capital by yourself? You Yamamoto and Nanye just took it away with a word?

Zai Ren procrastinated at first, but was stumbling behind him. Generals Yamamoto and Nanye were also helpless towards the younger brother of His Majesty the Emperor, and it was quite a headache. It was replaced by other high-ranking generals. With Yamamoto's temper, maybe Hit the door a long time ago, ask the teacher for the crime?

But he is a prince, and in desperation, Yamamoto and Nanye entered the palace together and sued Prince Zain. Resisting emotions and hatred for Yamamoto and Nanye, he reluctantly complied.

After more than half a month of busy work in the mainland, everything was ready. General Yamamoto and General Nanye took a special plane to fly to Honolulu, Hawaii, where the North American Combat Command is located. Accompanying them was a large staff team.

At this time, in the hands of General Yamamoto, he commanded more than four-fifths of the imperial navy's military strength, the army's 23 troops, the army aviation unit and the naval aviation unit together, and more than [-] combat aircraft of various types. Military strength, the elite troops of the Imperial Army and Navy.

Looking at the clear sky with white clouds and the undulating and vast Pacific Ocean, General Yamamoto was full of pride in his heart. He knew that the prelude to fighting in the United States would be opened by himself, so he was more confident. Once again, it created a peerless record like the raid on Pearl Harbor!

After deciding on a major event that would shock the world, Emperor Hirohito ordered the General Staff of the base camp to issue an order to General Gensaburo Ito, Commander-in-Chief of the Southwest Pacific Dispatch Army, "As far as the current situation in the Australian battlefield is concerned, you can There is no need to stick to quick victories, and the focus should be on consuming the vital strength of the Australian Allied Forces and reducing the losses of the Imperial Army, but the initiative on the battlefield must be in the hands of the Imperial Army!"

After receiving the secret order, General Ito, who was battered by the Australian Allied Forces' tenacious will to resist and unable to break through the second line of defense, finally breathed a sigh of relief. There was no deadline to solve the curse of the Australian Allied Forces. General Ito could change It's a play!

Since April, the Japanese army, which has always maintained an offensive posture, suddenly changed its combat method on the Australian battlefield. It stopped the violent attack regardless of death, and turned into a continuous sneak attack by a small group of troops, infiltrating into the rear of the allied forces. Most of the targets were the Allied logistics supply lines and field airports in various places. Lieutenant General Bachlisman, the commander of the Australian Allied Forces who was accustomed to the Japanese offensive methods, felt very uncomfortable. The form of the Allied forces in the Australian battlefield began to become tense.

The Japanese army changed their combat methods, and the results were quite good, which made General Ito feel very comfortable. Now, the Allied Air Force is the most restrictive force to the Imperial Army. If the Allied Air Force is enough for a long period of time He dispatched the United Air Force to obtain most of the air supremacy. After the troops rested for a few months, he was confident that he would once again launch a full-line attack on the Allied forces.

This time the attack will be decisive. However, General Ito was very puzzled by a secret order from the emperor that came later, "While maintaining the advantage of the Australian battlefield, we will deploy the strength of the six divisions and distribute them back to the battlefield." To defend against Kalimantan and Sumatra, this troop mobilization must be concealed, and the principle is to not arouse the vigilance of the independent division troops on the front line of the Indochina Peninsula!"

Of course, General Ito was reluctant to transfer six divisions from the Australian battlefield with a strength of 10,000+. Although the strength of 10,000+ is only one-tenth of the Imperial Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force with more than 130 million people, that’s all. But what about the commanding general who hopes to command fewer troops?

Especially what is emphasized in the back of the secret order, "The principle is not to arouse the vigilance of the independent division troops!" What is going on here? The Imperial Army is fighting the Allies, so what does it have to do with the Chinese people? In the Indochina Peninsula, there are more than two million Chen soldiers. What is the use of transferring back to the six divisions?

General Ito couldn't figure it out. He didn't know that the strategic focus of the mainland had been frantically shifted to open up a battlefield in the United States. This was a highly classified military secret, and even a commander of his level would have no way of knowing it!

However, the big bosses of the base camp headed by Emperor Hirohito have never relaxed their guard against the independent division troops in the direction of the Indochina Peninsula. Tang Qiuli, an American from China, stabbed a knife in the back and took the opportunity to attack the empire's occupied area in the Southwest Pacific, thus disrupting the empire's strategic plan to open up a battlefield in the United States.

If such a situation really happens, the danger will be the Great Japanese Empire.

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