Age of Rebirth

On November 28, Lieutenant General Brennan, the commander of the U.S. Army Air Corps, who was exhausted from both mental and physical strength, wrote a report to the wartime Supreme Command on the air defense operations on the West Coast of the United States. In the report, He said truthfully: "After several months of numerous air battles of various sizes with the Japanese Army and Navy Air Force, so far, all the fighter wings of the Army Aviation that participated in the battle have lost more than four-fifths, and they are all incomplete. !"

"I have to report to the wartime Supreme Command with great pain that we have lost most of the air supremacy along the west coast. With the current combat effectiveness of the Army Aviation, we can only maintain a small number of areas such as Los Angeles and San Francisco. Limited air defense operations."

"The serious shortage of skilled fighter pilots is the only reason for this consequence. According to the statistics of the Army Aviation Command Staff Department, in the past few months, the fighter force under the Army Aviation has lost a total of more than [-] combat aircraft , more than [-] pilots, in the face of such a huge loss, as a commander, he has an unshirkable responsibility, I implore the wartime Supreme Command to give me the most severe punishment!"

Lieutenant General Brennan knew that someone should take responsibility for such a heavy loss of the Army Aviation Force and the loss of air supremacy in the West Coast. My own plan to pile up the Japanese with the number of combat aircraft was completely shattered!

Lieutenant General Brennan was useless and unwilling to lose. He always believed that the Japanese had mastered a new type of radar, otherwise.It is impossible to explain that in almost every air battle, their own fighter formations are in a passive situation.It was even ambushed countless times by the superior fighter group of the Japanese.

Lieutenant General Brennan waited for Washington's ruling, while President Roosevelt's energy was allocated more than half to the declaration of neutrality. In fact, he plunged into the Mexican government in the arms of the Germans. The Germans overhauled roads in Mexico, overhauled field airfield.It made him feel more pressure.

A large number of fighter units and army units were forced to deploy to the US-Mexico border area, in fact.Reinforcement in the direction of the west coast was essentially halted, in this case for the failure of homeland air defense operations in the west coast area.It's no longer a surprise.

And just change players.It is also a big taboo for military strategists. If Brennan is punished, whoever takes over his position, even if he is put in prison, will it change the result?

Roosevelt called Lieutenant General Brennan back, which was four words, "Done crime and make meritorious service!"

Scenic Hawaii, Pearl Harbor.A quiet and elegant room at the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet Base.North American Combat Command Commander General Yamamoto Go*, and Chief of Staff General Minano are having a drink, a few delicate dishes, a bottle of sake, and Hokkaido folk songs playing on the phonograph. The expressions of the two are very leisurely and relaxed. .

"Yamamoto-kun, the time has been confirmed!" General Nanye asked without thinking.

"It's confirmed, it will start on December [-]th!" General Yamamoto replied affirmatively, "I have already requested His Majesty the Emperor's permission for this matter! And, I am going to bring a capable headquarters to follow the first batch of landing Army troops, together on the west coast of the United States, close to the front line command!"

"No!" General Nanye put down his wine glass and said: "Yamamoto-kun, you are the commander of the attack on the United States. You are the one who controls the overall situation. How can you be on the front line? If you make a mistake, the three armies will have no commander. It will affect the overall situation of the entire war against the United States." , you must be careful!"

"The bullets from the Americans haven't been found on my head, Yamamoto. Nanye-kun is too worried!" General Yamamoto laughed disapprovingly, "Being in front of the frontline command can better grasp the situation on the battlefield and facilitate the coordination and command of the nine divisions. This is also the unshirkable duty of the Japanese imperialists, how can they shrink back because of danger!"

"Yamamoto-kun, the commander is the commander. He has his own position, how can he be a general?" General Nanye's expression became serious, and he said, "With all due respect, you are not good at commanding the army. Coordinating in the middle is your strong point." !"

Seeing that General Yamamoto didn't mean to be unhappy, General Nanye continued: "Lieutenant General Hirano Yoshiki, the commander of the Seventh Army, has led his troops to garrison the Hawaiian Islands for a long time, and he knows the situation in the Eastern Pacific very well. I think , Lieutenant General Hirano can take on the post of commander of the landing force!"

General Yamamoto took a deep look at General Nanye, he didn't doubt his best friend's words, let alone his knowledge of people, so he said without hesitation: "Since he is strongly recommended by Nanye-kun, there must be something special about him. Well, then, I will appoint Lieutenant General Yoshiki Hirano, the commander of the Seventh Army, as the supreme commander of the landing force, but the three divisions landing in the direction of Portland should be under the direct command of the headquarters!"

"That's very good!" Admiral Nanye applauded, "The troops that landed in Portland are originally in an independent direction, and they are shouldering more important tasks. No mistakes are allowed. The direct command of Yamamoto-kun can ensure that nothing will go wrong!"

Seeing General Yamamoto's kindness, General Nanye was in a very happy mood, drank a glass of sake, and then said: "Yamamoto-kun, there is one more thing that must be done immediately!"

"It's okay, Nanye-kun, please speak up!" General Yamamoto has always attached great importance to the words of his best friend, almost obeying.

"Password, from now on, immediately replace all old contact passwords and enable the latest password!" General Nanye said solemnly, "The so-called one hundred secrets and one sparse, our current password has been used for a long time, I can't guarantee it, it won't be used. It was cracked by the Americans, in order to ensure safety, changing the password is a necessary procedure!"

General Yamamoto poured wine for General Nanye, and said with emotion: "It is the good fortune of Yamamoto and the great fortune of the Empire of Japan that Yamamoto has Mr. Nanye to assist him, make suggestions, and fill in the gaps. This battle will definitely be won!"

Admiral Minano's worries are not unfounded. In the historical Pacific War, it was because the Americans deciphered the code of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet, which led to the disastrous defeat of the Japanese Navy in the Battle of the Coral Sea. The main fleet was almost lost. Since then, it has embarked on an irreversible path of decline, lost its status as the hegemony of the Pacific Ocean, and handed it over to the US Navy.

In Tokyo, Japan, in Emperor Hirohito's imperial study, on the elegant desk, there is a telegram. Absolute air supremacy in the west coast area, the time is ripe, the hurricane can make landfall, the time is confirmed at [-]:[-] p.m. on December [-]th, Your Majesty please approve!"

In the study room, only Emperor Hirohito himself looked at the telegram with a very solemn expression. Although it has always been his ambition to kill the Americans who are fighting for hegemony in the Pacific with the Japanese Empire, and he has done a lot of preparatory work for this, he can It is said that the empire spared no efforts in the whole country, and the blow it carried out was related to the future fate of the empire.

All the conditions were met, but when it came time to implement it, Emperor Hirohito felt that it was extremely important. Once the emperor's order was issued, if the goal could not be achieved, it would be the end of the country's ruin.

After thinking for a long time, the muscles on Emperor Hirohito's cheeks swelled, a gambler-like glint appeared in his slender eyes, and a strange flush appeared on his sickly pale face. He raised his pen and wrote two words on the telegram, "Quasi-playing!" Then, throwing away the pen, I lost all strength.

Also at the end of November, Italian troops, another member of the Axis powers, also arrived on the South American continent. The 136th "Fascist Youth" Motorized Infantry Division of the Italian Army, the 52nd "Turin" Motorized Infantry Division, and the 17nd "Turin" Motorized Infantry Division The 25th "Pavia" Infantry Division, the 27th "Bologna" Infantry Division, and the [-]th "Brescia" Infantry Division, with a total of more than [-] troops in five divisions, formed the lineup of the Italian American Expeditionary Force.

Regarding the arrival of the allies, Marshal Rommel, the commander of the German American Army Group, was quite a headache. More than 8 troops were mixed in the more than 120 million German troops. How do you think, the leader of the Fascist Party in Italy, Prime Minister Mussolini sent troops to the Americas to participate in the Axis war against the United States, all for soy sauce.

On the European battlefield, Rommel, who was still a commander of the group army at the time, had experienced the Italian army's skills. On the battlefield, with such teammates, it was not worth the help. , Just worrying about it can tire myself out.

Therefore, Marshal Rommel, after ceremoniously entertaining General Orozzo, the commander of the Italian American Expeditionary Force, said to the general very tactfully: "General Orozzo, the war against the United States that is about to start is ours. Another ally, the Japanese, was the first to attack!"

"And the German army has already deployed in Mexico. Therefore, the troops of the Italian American Expeditionary Force are deployed on the second line. The main task is to protect the logistics supply line of the German army. What does the general think?"

As long as these Italian soldiers don’t make trouble for themselves on the battlefield, Marshal Rommel is willing to feed them for nothing. In fact, the Mexican government has completely surrendered to Germany. In Mexico, the German army’s logistics supply line is absolutely safe. Such an arrangement is nothing more than an Italian People find something to do, save them from being bored, can turn Mexico into a mecca for love, maybe something will happen?

Unexpectedly, Admiral Orozzo was extremely dissatisfied with Marshal Rommel's kind arrangement, probably because he drank the wine of Prime Minister Mussolini before coming to the South American continent, and he was really angry and full of pride God, quite the posture of looking down on the world.

Admiral Orozzo said very solemnly: "Marshal Rommel, the Italian army came to America to fight, to teach the Yankees a lesson, not to hide in a safe rear and do nothing, please Marshal, give the Italian army Arrange a separate attack direction!"

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