Age of Conquest Reborn

Prince Zaihito, Chief of the General Staff of the Japanese Army Base Camp, and Koichi Yoneuchi, Minister of War, and Yohei Kono, Minister of Navy, discussed issues at the campaign level. Specific to the designation and implementation of the plan, it was Genzaburo Ito, Commander-in-Chief of Japan’s Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force.

The work of a general.

After seeing the defeated battle plan and the telegram personally taken by the Minister of War, General Koichi Mineuchi, which contained many accusations, General Ito was so frightened that he broke out in white hair. This was a huge disaster, even His Majesty the Emperor.

I was alarmed. Moreover, for having done something like this, in the eyes of the big guys in the army system, I was very embarrassed!

In fact, he himself felt that he had been wronged. It was not that General Ito did not take the Navy seriously. When making plans, including Chief of Staff Major General Kawashima, their thinking habits were still the same as those of the Army.

I never thought that the Navy would need to be involved. Perhaps, subconsciously, I didn’t want to have any contact with the Navy at all.

All day long, General Ito and Chief of Staff Kawashima were immersed in revising the combat plan. In the evening, the revised combat plan was reported to the General Staff Headquarters again. The revised plan increased the number of naval forces required.

The part that cooperates with other aspects,

Moreover, it is very detailed, in what direction, and what tonnage of warships are needed to escort. With the lessons learned from the last time, General Ito and Chief of Staff Kawashima turned this Australian combat plan into a sincere cooperation between the army and the navy.

An example of cooperation!

The response of the general staff of the base camp was also quite fast. After the plan was reported, it took more than four hours. It was approved by the general staff. Moreover, it was very simple. "Please ask His Majesty the Emperor for his imperial approval to agree to the plan."

, implement immediately!”

Along with the telegram, there was also an appointment order. Admiral Ito was promoted again. He not only commanded the more than 800,000 troops of the Empire of Japan's Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force, but also commanded two fleets of the navy. In other words, on land

The soldiers running away, the planes flying in the sky, and the warships swimming on the sea are all under his control. It can be said that the power of General Ito Yanzaburo has reached the peak of the first-level commander of the army theater!

Throughout the whole day of August 21, General MacArthur in Manila happily welcomed the British and Australian troops who landed on Luzon Island one after another. As for the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Wagnerzer, who commanded the reinforcements, MacArthur

He tried his best to entertain him as a distinguished guest, which made Chief of Staff Wagner feel flattered.

Others don't know about General MacArthur and Lieutenant General Wagner, but they know the temper of this American four-star general quite well. Arrogance is his trademark. Since General MacArthur is so kind, Lieutenant General Wagner will not embarrass him.

.At the beginning of landing, the command of the troops was handed over to General MacArthur. This was not a deliberate attempt to please, but an order from Commander-in-Chief Fernandez.

General MacArthur was busy welcoming the reinforcements of the British and Australian troops, and the commander-in-chief of Japan's Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force, General Ito Genzaburo, was not idle either. After getting the approval of his battle plan from the base camp, General Ito decided that on the night of August 21

.Convene the highest military meeting of the dispatched forces.

The meeting was held in the Calais Mountains, in a small town that was completely destroyed by Japanese soldiers.

It should be admitted that the Japanese are natural destroyers and have an innate instinct for causing destruction, so much so that General Ito entered a town in ruins, with rubble everywhere and a choking smell of burnt food in the air.

At this time, I couldn't help but frown, feeling unhappy. After all, this was also the highest-level military meeting of the dispatched army. Could it be that Chief of Staff Kawashima couldn't find a better place?

Major General Kawashima, the chief of staff who followed him, saw the commander-in-chief's frowning movements and unhappy expression, and gave an impatient smile. He searched the entire Calais Mountains, but could not find a complete building. The energetic

After the imperial soldiers killed all the residents, they used their excess energy to deal with these buildings, giving full play to the innate destructive ability of the outstanding descendants of the Yamato nation.

Everything that can burn was set on fire, and even stones had to be cut three times. Relatively speaking, this ruined town is still the best preserved. At least, there are a few ruins left, and the support is burnt black.

The walls can also set up military tents. Otherwise, the highest-level military meeting of the dispatched army can only be held on a hillside or in a wild forest.

Of course, Major General Kawashima would not have any grievances with Commander-in-Chief Ito for these words. As the organizer of the meeting, his attention was focused on the commanders of the various armies participating in the military meeting.

The Japanese generals who came to attend the military meeting were all high-ranking officials with more than 10 to 200,000 troops. They came from various regions of the Southwest Pacific battlefield. The commander-in-chief, General Ito Yanzaburo, had a distinguished status and would naturally not condescend to this.

You personally welcomed and arranged for these corps commanders with the rank of lieutenant general, and the task naturally fell on the chief of staff, Major General Kawashima.

The meeting was scheduled to be held at eight o'clock in the evening. After entertaining the commanders who came from all over the country and having a rare purely Japanese-style dinner, the time was almost up, but Chief of Staff Kawashima discovered a problem.

, even the commander of the Fifth Army, Lieutenant General Masahide Niino, who was far away in Sumatra Island, arrived on time, but the commander of the Fourteenth Army, Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta, who was on the front line in Manila, was still missing.

Chief of Staff Kawashima was very dissatisfied. He personally informed Lieutenant General Haruta, and he promised to attend the military meeting on time. However, when the meeting was about to be held, he did not even show up.

Come on, what's going on?

At 7:40, the commanders of each army had entered the venue one after another, which was a large tent. Chief of Staff Kawashima once again called the 14th Army headquarters on the front line in Manila. The staff officer on duty reported, "

Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, after receiving your notice, the Commander rushed to the Calais Mountains this morning!"

Putting down the phone, Chief of Staff Kawashima was startled, and a bad thought came to his mind, "Could it be Lieutenant General Haruta, who had an accident on the way to the meeting? The most likely reason is that he was attacked by the remnants of the US military who had not been eliminated."

attack, but it cannot be done. The entire Calais Mountains has been overrun by more than 90,000 imperial soldiers, and there are definitely no surviving American soldiers."

Seeing that the meeting was about to begin, Chief of Staff Kawashima entered the meeting room with an uneasy mood, whispered a few words in General Ito's ear, and General Ito nodded.

Glancing at the several army commanders who were sitting at attention, General Ito said: "Gentlemen, the meeting time will be postponed for a while. Lieutenant General Haruta Yoshihiko is on his way. Let's all wait patiently for a while! Lieutenant General Haruta's affairs

We are busy and fighting fiercely with the US military, everyone can understand!"

After hearing what General Ito said, several Japanese generals looked calm on the surface, but in their hearts they disagreed, "Why? For that guy Haruta Yoshihiko, let everyone sit here. We brothers, that one is not

other areas,

Yoshihiko Haruta has been fighting on Luzon Island for more than two months and has been unable to do anything to MacArthur. His late arrival makes him appear important.

Ah, what a big clove of garlic!"

Although they are full of slander in their hearts, these military commanders all know that Yoshihiko Haruta is now the popular person next to Commander-in-Chief Ito. A piece of commendation order full of praises explains a lot of problems. In front of Commander-in-Chief Ito

Naturally, the commander would not be displeased, so he patiently sat back and waited.

At around nine o'clock, the roar of cars outside suddenly stopped in front of the tent. The curtain of the tent was opened with great force. Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta, commander of the Japanese Fourteenth Army, was covered in gunpowder smoke.

With a murderous look on his face, he came in covered in dust.

After entering the tent, regardless of the strange expressions of the other army commanders, Lieutenant General Springfield said in a rough voice: "Commander-in-Chief, the Americans have arrived for reinforcements. MacArthur is so bold that he dares to take the initiative. I am commanding

Troops to fight back. At this time, you convene a military meeting and MacArthur finally shows his face. What if the Americans withdraw? My soldiers will not be able to win a big battle!"

Several other army commanders looked at each other, hearing that Haruta meant to blame the Commander-in-Chief for ordering him to come to the meeting. He was brave enough to accuse General Ito in person. He was asking for trouble. However, with Commander-in-Chief Ito here,

No one interrupted, just gloating and watching the fun.

Unexpectedly, to the surprise of several Japanese lieutenant generals, General Ito didn't care. He actually stood up and personally greeted Haruta, "Mr. Haruta, you have been working hard all the way. We are all waiting for you. Sit down first. We have a battle."

You hit me!"

Speechless, several Japanese commanders were completely speechless, and they exchanged glances with each other. They are all generals of the Imperial Japanese Army, and they are all subjects of His Majesty the Emperor. How come their treatment is different? What if we brothers come to do this?

, the custodian received a violent reprimand from Commander-in-Chief Ito, and he might even get a few loud mouths. I don’t know what kind of bad luck this guy Haruta Yoshihiko had, to fall into the eyes of General Ito and favor him.

Come on, I’m a celebrity!

When everyone arrived, General Ito's face straightened and he said seriously: "Gentlemen, please summon all of you from all over the country to participate in this military meeting. There is only one content, which is to deploy the main force of our dispatched army to attack Australia's military.

matter!"

Then, he stood up suddenly and shouted loudly: "Everyone stand up. His Majesty the Emperor decrees that General Ito Genzaburo, Commander-in-Chief of the Empire of Japan's Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force, assumes the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Campaign and controls all armies and naval forces participating in the war.

Troops, have full command of operations!”

(To be continued)