Age of Rebirth

Once Japan's next strategic focus is determined, it will be the country's number one priority. It will not only require courage but also strength to confront the country with a strong family and deep accumulation on the other side of the ocean.

The strength of the Japanese comes from Australia, which has just been acquired. The latest weapons and equipment discarded by the Australian Allied Forces are naturally cheaper than the Imperial Army. The Japanese military circles are overjoyed from top to bottom. In Australia for the rest of the year, the complete industrial system that was basically not destroyed by the war can immediately provide strong logistical support for the imperial army, and the Japanese have picked up a treasure!

After the overall strategic direction is determined, it is the relevant details. After the meeting, Emperor Hirohito left several heavyweights in the base camp to discuss this matter. Compared with the finalized plan of the army to attack the continental United States, the air strike is undoubtedly a trivial matter!

It is related to the future and destiny of the Great Japanese Empire. From Emperor Hirohito to several ministers, they did not dare to be contemptuous. After a few days in a row, all aspects of the details were carefully considered. Finally, it was decided that the Imperial Army would attack :Top:Point: The date of the novel in the United States is set at the end of November this year, and the preparation time is more than half a year. Although it is a bit rushed, it cannot be delayed any longer.

On the one hand, Japan's high-level decision-makers are impatient to attack the United States. On the other hand, intelligence from agents lurking in the United States shows that the US Congress has now passed the Wartime Mobilization Act, and President Roosevelt has monopolized power.Carry out general mobilization for national war.

All aspects of the entire United States have turned into a wartime orbit, the country's war machine.It is already in operation. If the Americans are given too long to prepare, the Japanese can't guarantee that they still have the confidence and the courage to play the Americans' ideas?

In terms of specific preparations for the war against the United States, the main force is the Imperial Southwest Pacific Dispatched Army, with a strength of more than 120 million troops.Divide into two, with 70 troops as the main offensive force to attack the United States, starting in early June.They left Australia one after another and stationed in the Aleutian Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Line Islands and other places to prepare for the attack.

Rendezvous with the Imperial Army originally stationed in the Hawaiian Islands and its surrounding islands, and attack the Imperial Army in the continental United States.There are about [-] strong troops.These army units are all incorporated into the combat sequence of the Imperial North American Combat Command!

The remaining more than 20 troops will return to Sumatra with 20 troops, and Kalimantan with 35 troops to deal with the more than 10,000 million independent division troops on the Indochina Peninsula. threaten.So, imperial troops on Sumatra and Kalimantan.The strength of each has reached about [-], enough to deal with emergencies, and the last [-]+ troops are stationed in Australia.

The deployment and adjustment of the Japanese troops on the islands in the Southwest Pacific is a typical deployment of heavy troops in the front, taking a complete defensive position. The principle is that in the face of the provocations of the independent division troops, they adopt a tolerant strategy, even if the Chinese point their noses and scold them, Spray the saliva on the face, just wipe it off by yourself, as long as the Chinese people don't hit the door, they will never be allowed to fight back.

Originally, Emperor Hirohito and the senior generals of the base camp were still very worried that after the Imperial Army attacked the United States, the more than two million independent division troops stationed on the Indochina Peninsula would take the opportunity to insert knives in the back. However, the independent division fleet is in Australia His performance gave them a reassurance. There were indications that Tang Qiuli, the Chinese devil, had no intention of intervening in the Australian war.

To be precise, Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, did not want to help the Allies. Otherwise, the victory or defeat of the Australian war waged by the empire would be absolutely unpredictable. On a deeper level, although Tang Qiuli had more than two million soldiers in the Indochina Peninsula, he still , if they are scattered on various islands in the Southwest Pacific Ocean, each place does not have an absolute advantage in military strength. Perhaps this is Tang Qiuli's scruples?

The Japanese absolutely took it for granted. Tang Qiuli did not want to intervene in the war in the Southwest Pacific, but the time had not come. On his strategic map, these places were already in his pocket.

More than half of the Imperial Japanese Army is used to attack the mainland of the United States. The selection of the commander is very important. The future and destiny of the empire are all on this. We must be cautious and place it on Emperor Hirohito and the headquarters. There are currently two candidates for the boss, one is Admiral Yamamoto 56, who is currently the commander of the North American Combat Command, and the other is Admiral Yanzaburo Ito, who is currently the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force.

For the selection of the commander, the Minister of the Army and the Chief of the General Staff of the Base Camp, General Koichi Minai, and the Minister of the Navy, Admiral Nagano Shuzan, almost started a fight in front of His Majesty the Emperor.

What gentleness, humility, and face are all worthless in the face of fundamental interests. Two important men in the Japanese military circle attack each other with the most intense and vulgar language, trying their best to discredit each other and spit at each other. Flying around, just like two shrews arguing.

Minai Koichi and Nagano Shuzan are very clear in their hearts. The candidate for the commander of the North American Combat Command is too important to the army and navy. It is so important that in the mind of His Majesty the Emperor, that weight prevails. Questions must be contested, and even if you tear your face, you must fight!

The two of them were talking with each other and voicing lotus flowers, and they both stated their reasons with reason and evidence. The most tenable reason for General Minai was, "Your Majesty, as your servant just said, General Ito has achieved the goal of annihilating the Eighth Allied Forces in Australia. The glorious record of more than one hundred thousand people, this record is unmatched among all the generals in the empire so far!"

"And at such a small price, the overall victory of the Australian war was achieved, and a piece of land rich in resources was laid down for the empire. His command and combat capabilities are obvious to all. The attack on the mainland of the United States must be fought on land. Master, the candidate for this commander, I think, is none other than General Ito Gensaburo!"

"I can't believe that the supreme commander commanding more than one million imperial troops and fighting in the United States will be a general who was born in the navy. This will miss the important affairs of the empire!" General Mi Neguang said as he spoke. , while looking contemptuously at General Nagano Shuzan.

Admiral Nagano Xiushan was not to be outdone, and the reason he gave was, "Your Majesty, Yamamoto-kun is a great talent, and everyone in the base camp must have understood it. He commanded the combined fleet of the Imperial Navy and wiped out the U.S. Navy's Pacific Ocean that has been rebuilt many times. The fleet beat the U.S. Navy so hard that it dared to leave the port, and the entire Pacific Ocean became the inland sea of ​​the empire!"

"It even blocked the sea transportation line from the mainland of the United States to Australia. How can the army fight so easily on the Australian battlefield without the blockade of Admiral Yamamoto's combined fleet? Then, the army and navy air force attacked the west coast of the United States by air. Basically, there is no price to lose, and the American defense system on the west coast has been destroyed in one fell swoop!"

"Later, it was proposed that with three divisions of the Marine Corps, land on the west coast of the United States, gain a bridgehead and a foothold, and use it as a forward base for a large-scale attack on the United States. Such a creative campaign vision is not enough to explain everything. ?"

"Navy! What's wrong with the navy? Could it be that the generals of the navy cannot command the army to fight? With the military talent shown by General Yamamoto, commanding more than one million army troops in a mere area is simply overkill, but the general of the army cannot command the navy. The navy is not as vulgar as the army in combat!" General Nagano Shuzan said, looking at General Mitsuko Minai provocatively.

Emperor Hirohito was dizzy and confused by the argument of two important ministers, shrews, and it was really hard to make a decision. Ito Yanzaburo and Yamamoto 56 were both powerful generals who had recently become famous in the imperial military. In my heart, I am still slightly inclined to Yanzaburo Ito. After all, the battle after the landing is dominated by the Imperial Army.

However, from the current starting point of the offensive to the west coast of the United States, the cooperation of the navy is indispensable, especially in the initial landing battle, the navy should be the main force, Yamamoto 56's talent in this area has been revealed, and both of them are The most suitable candidate is embarrassing for me, especially when it involves the interest disputes and power balance between the army and the navy, as well as the long-standing grievances and disputes.

Dividing the North American Combat Command into two is a good way to resolve disputes. The Army and the Navy will fight each other. However, Emperor Hirohito knows that the war to attack the United States cannot be won by the Army and Navy alone. , If you can't cooperate sincerely, it will be the loss of the empire!

If it is separated, the two departments of the army and the navy will choke each other when they are free. This is a chronic problem. Now two headquarters with parallel responsibilities are created. Everyone does their own work, and there is no synergy at all. If we don't tear each other down or hinder each other, I can wake up happily when I sleep!

"The grievances and disputes between the army and the navy of the empire have been around for a long time. Even I can't do anything about it! And this time the war to attack the mainland of the United States must forcibly combine the two fists of the army and navy of the empire, so I can control it !" Emperor Hirohito sighed secretly, so there can only be one candidate for the commander of the Imperial North American Operations Command, either Yamamoto 56 or Ito Yanzaburo.

Undecided in his heart, and being dizzy by the two ministers who were totally disregarding decency and had red eyes, Emperor Hirohito had to call off the meeting. Decide!

Minai Koichi and Nagano Shuzan, who were arguing like cockfights, didn't know that after the meeting, Emperor Hirohito kept his scheming younger brother Zaijin, who was now out of the way, and the two brothers closed the door for a secret discussion. .

Two days later, the dust finally settled on the candidate for the commander of the North American Operations Command of the Empire of Japan!

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