Age of Rebirth

From the moment he was appointed by His Majesty the Emperor to serve as the deputy commander of the Imperial North American Operations Command, General Genzaburo Ito's mood was quite depressed and lost, which was not beautiful.

General Ito stayed in Melbourne, Australia, for a few days, and he was unwilling to go to Hawaii to take up his post. To be precise, he didn't want to be a deputy under that Yamamoto. Telegram, strictly urging him to take up the new position immediately, otherwise, he will be treated as disobedience and disrespect.

It is impossible not to leave. With a very melancholy mood, General Ito left Australia reluctantly. He was accompanied by Major General Kawaguchi, the former chief of staff of the Imperial Southwest Pacific Dispatch Force, and a large number of Ito's former subordinates. The staff and aides are all old people, and they are used to being in command. Admiral Ito does not expect the guys in the navy to equip himself, the deputy commander, with a handy command team.

Speaking of which, both General Ito and Chief of Staff Yamaguchi are quite depressing, especially Chief of Staff Kawaguchi, who dispatched troops in the Southwest Pacific of the original empire, he is also the number two figure after all, except for General Ito, the commander-in-chief, who belongs to himself. It can be said that one person is under one person and above ten thousand people, and it is so pleasant to call the wind and rain.

But what is it now? Even the deputy chief of staff of the Imperial North American Combat Command didn’t get it. Well, the chief of staff is General Minano. There are still a few levels left, but is he qualified to be the deputy chief of staff?

To Major General Kawaguchi's great disappointment, the appointment of the General Staff of the base camp came down.I am a senior staff officer of the Imperial North American Combat Command, and I don't even have a "chief", as the saying goes. "The staff officer doesn't have a leader, and he doesn't fart!" He doesn't even have the right to make suggestions, and no one listens to his words. I'm afraid that in the new combat unit, staff officers with positions similar to mine will be caught and packed in bags!

General Ito was unwilling to be reconciled to this result for his old subordinates who were loyal to him and gave advice.Several telegrams argued with the base camp, but the answer from the base camp was, "The position of the deputy chief of staff of the Imperial North American Combat Command has been appointed by the generals of the naval system, and the three deputy chiefs of staff are all members of the navy. If Major General Kawaguchi feels that he is not competent for his new position. He can be transferred back to the mainland. Transferred to the reserve service!"

Well, a telegram broke all the thoughts of General Ito and Major General Kawaguchi. The two old partners who were equally depressed got on the plane to Hawaii with such emotions. There is nothing to say.It can be said to be sad eyes to sad eyes, depressed to sad.Where can such two people be in a good mood?

General Yamamoto still attaches great importance to the appointment of General Ito. He thinks that he is not a narrow-minded person, and he can consciously surpass the long-standing battle between the army and the navy in the imperial world. The deep personal relationship is enough to prove this point.

Moreover, General Yamamoto looked up to General Ito. Although he looked down on the rude army general from the bottom of his heart, General Yamamoto admired General Ito's achievements in Australia. In the history of the imperial army's conquests, In one battle, more than 80 enemy troops were wiped out, and the casualties of one's own side were very few, only the battle of Australia.

For this alone, Admiral Yamamoto was full of respect for Admiral Ito. In order to welcome Admiral Ito, Admiral Yamamoto held an unprecedented welcome meeting in the beautiful auditorium of the former US Navy Pacific Fleet Command at Pearl Harbor.

All senior officers above the rank of major general of the army and navy under the North American Combat Command participated. Do you think that you have done a good job, and the next time you get along with this famous general of the army, the two should be happy?

But General Yamamoto was wrong. With General Ito, who was full of thoughts and thoughts, he commented on General Yamamoto's actions in one sentence, "superficial!" They are all navy generals, and their white navy uniforms almost drown out the army's khaki uniforms. Why do they feel uncomfortable all over?

After the welcome meeting ended, General Yamamoto prepared a small-scale banquet to clean up the dust for his deputy. There were only three people participating, General Yamamoto himself, Chief of Staff General Minamino, and General Ito. Others are not qualified of.

According to General Yamamoto's idea, it was at this small welcome banquet that the three of them chatted openly, unified their thoughts and steps, and were not afraid to spread out differences and contradictions. Moreover, I also wanted to hear it. After the successful landing, in the United States In-depth operations in the local area, the opinions of the army, and eclecticism are my greatest strengths and strengths.

General Yamamoto's thoughts and intentions are absolutely sincere, but he had his first conflict with General Ito about the personnel who participated in the reception banquet.

After the meeting ended, the three of them walked out side by side. The three generals of the Japanese Empire were all concentrated in one combat unit, but this unprecedented event attracted the attention of other military officers attending the meeting.

General Yamamoto said with a smile: "Ito-kun, you rushed from Australia to Hawaii, and the journey was exhausting. I discussed it with Nanye-kun and prepared a light banquet to clean up the dust for you. There are only three of us, and we can stay in the United States. Do you want to speak freely about matters such as in-depth warfare in the local area?"

"Thank you, Commander Yamamoto, for your great love for the Ministry!" General Ito said lukewarmly, "Since Commander Yamamoto prepared a banquet for the Ministry, Ito will be disrespectful. I am afraid that my former chief of staff, Major General Kawaguchi, has the most say!"

"Because during the Australian War, Major General Kawaguchi fully demonstrated his commanding skills. The reason why the former Imperial Southwest Pacific Dispatch Army was able to win the Australian War was the key to Mr. Yamaguchi's strategizing. Therefore, the Ministry of Staff invited Commander Yamamoto , allow Kawaguchi-kun to participate in this banquet so that we can listen to the most pertinent opinions!"

Major General Kawaguchi, who was following General Ito's ass, heard the conversation between the two of them clearly. He was so moved and burst into tears. On occasions where the generals of the imperial army participated, even a few deputy chiefs of staff were not qualified, and there were a lot of lieutenant generals. He was just a major general and senior staff officer, so he was faintly one of the four giants!

General Yamamoto frowned imperceptibly. He was very dissatisfied with Ito's request. He absolutely did not believe that a major general of the army could be as powerful as Ito said. Banyan, what's the matter with a major general who once served as the chief of staff of the Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Army?What would the other three lieutenant-general deputy chiefs of staff think and see?

The old and sophisticated General Nanye sighed inwardly, "Oh, Ito and Yamamoto will not get along happily in the future. Yamamoto-kun can be tolerant, but I'm afraid Ito-kun doesn't think so. He has a full stomach. The resentment came to take office!"

"Both commanders, I agree with the words of Deputy Commander Ito!" General Minano had to come out to smooth things over. Although Yamamoto said that his state was very low, he was a very arrogant guy, and Ito was deliberately finding fault. Because of the trivial matter of whether a major general has ever received a banquet, they are deadlocked, how can they get along with each other?

"Although I am the chief of staff of the North American Combat Command, I have never commanded troops on the front line before. To put it bluntly, it is just talking on paper!" The person who served as the chief of staff of the Empire’s Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Army has personally experienced the entire Australian war, and the actual command experience on the battlefield alone is enough for me to learn from!”

General Nanye did not hesitate to demean himself, but also wanted to smooth things over. He just didn't want Yamamoto and Ito to pinch each other on the spot. That would be no luck for the empire.

General Ito didn't appreciate it. He believed that his old subordinates were absolutely qualified to participate in any reception banquet, so he didn't say a word, and stared at General Yamamoto with gloomy eyes. Go, have an unpleasant drink, don't drink it!

General Yamamoto felt very uncomfortable. He didn't expect that Ito would come out like this, but he understood the meaning of his best friend Nanye, so he endured the unhappiness in his heart and said to General Ito: "It is my generation's emperor to brainstorm and benefit. *One of the good qualities of a person, since Ito-kun admires your former chief of staff so much, I think Major General Kawaguchi must have something special, just as well, I am not very familiar with the army's combat methods, and I would like to hear your opinion!"

General Yamamoto looked at General Ito from beginning to end to say these words. As for Major General Kawaguchi who was standing behind him, he didn't even glance at him.

Seeing Admiral Yamamoto let go, Admiral Ito put on a triumphant smile on the corner of his mouth, and said in his heart: "It's a small test, even if it's for you navy people, let's show off! After a while, there are still demands!"

Several people entered the elegant room, and Major General Kawaguchi consciously fell a few steps behind the three generals. In the elegant room, there was a table of authentic Japanese-style dishes, which were very delicately piled up on the dining table. Three young and beautiful geisha with heavy makeup, He attentively waited for a few people to take their seats, it can be seen that General Yamamoto didn't plan to have one more person to attend the reception banquet.

The following conversation can be regarded as the top military secret. General Yamamoto waved his hand, and the three geisha cats disappeared into the room without a sound. Wine, then, raised the glass.

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