Age of Conquest Reborn

Seeing the battle situation of Ito Genzaburo showed that Prince Zairen, the chief of the general staff of the base camp, felt confident. Just as he judged, the matter was not as bad as the navy said. However, the defeat in the Coral Sea battle would not affect the future.

It is an indisputable fact that one hundred thousand British and Australian soldiers could be wiped out. Ito Genzaburo was not wrong, and Shirakawa Yoshitetsu and Okamura Masao were also not wrong. This was difficult to handle.

Taking the battle report, Prince Zai Ren hesitated for a long time, but decided to meet with his brother the emperor. After the two brothers discussed a safe way, they convened a meeting with the important ministers of the army and navy. This matter was not clarified.

Absolutely not. When the time comes, both the navy and the army will complain that they are wronged, and it will be difficult for me, the chief of general staff, to deal with it. I can't just openly suppress the navy, right?

After Emperor Hirohito read the battle report, he pondered for a while and asked: "Zairen, what do you think of this report?"

Zai Ren replied affirmatively: "Your Majesty, I believe that this is true. There is no need for Ito Yanzaburo to lie. Moreover, as the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Pacific Theater, he also assumed his own responsibilities in the report.

He has a commendable heart and is an imperial general who has the courage to shoulder responsibilities!"

Emperor Hirohito's eyes widened and he said angrily: "Since Ito Genzaburo made no mistakes, then Shirakawa Yoshitetsu and Okamura Masao made mistakes, which delayed the fighter plane and cost me more than a hundred carrier-based aircraft.

and five warships, I will never spare them two! You immediately issue an order and ask the Director of Military Justice of the base camp to send someone to escort the two defeated generals back to the mainland for trial by military law!"

Prince Zai Ren grinned and said to himself, "I, the emperor, have a bit of a temper. Maybe, after being the emperor for a long time, I have some problems with my IQ. This is not an either/or problem. If it is true,

To escort Shirakawa Yoshitetsu and Okamura Masao back to the mainland, the Navy will have to blow up the pot!"

Prince Zairen said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please wait. I believe that Shirakawa Yoshitetsu and Okamura Masao are not wrong either!"

When Emperor Hirohito heard this, he flew into a rage and shouted angrily: "Zairen, what do you mean? You are still too young to play this double-dealing trick with me! Ito Genzaburo is right, Shirakawa Yoshitetsu and

Masao Okamura was right, the army and navy were right, we lost the battle at Coral Sea and suffered huge losses, could it be that I was wrong?"

Prince Zai Ren hurriedly bowed to the end and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I didn't mean that. Put yourself in my shoes. When the Chinese demon Tang Qiuli's large fleet passed through Kalimantan and Sumatra, Ito didn't want to dispatch fighter jets."

The interception was carried out because of the restraint of the readership fleet's carrier-based aircraft, which prevented them from making rash moves. Otherwise, if there was a loss in the two places, the empire's losses would be even greater!"

"The number of China Devil Tang Qiuli's fighter groups far exceeds the number of carrier-based aircraft of the Navy's Second Fleet and Fourth Fleet. Considering the strength of the troops, it is inevitable that the fleet will suffer losses. Moreover,

In the Battle of the Coral Sea, the navy severely damaged the British fleet and sank more than 20 British warships. This was also a big gain. Therefore, Your Majesty, my brother believes that in terms of responsibility and fault, it can only be the Chinese devil Tang Qiu.

Li’s strength is too strong, and we underestimated it!”

Emperor Hirohito stopped talking and his expression softened. He admitted that what his imperial brother said was very reasonable. Ito Yanzaburo considered the overall situation, which was correct. Shirakawa Yoshitetsu and Okamura Masao also tried their best.

, but, after suffering so many losses, I feel unwilling to accept it!

Emperor Hirohito said: "Zairen, call the army and navy generals for a meeting immediately. This matter should be settled, and you will preside over it!" After speaking, he sighed to himself: "That China devil has always belonged to the empire.

He has a serious problem at his heart, but what’s so hateful is that I can’t do anything about him!”

After receiving the notice, the big guys from the army and navy rushed to the palace as quickly as possible. The heavyweights from both sides learned about the ins and outs of the matter in detail through their own channels, and they all felt that they

This party is aggrieved and is ready to attack the other party at this meeting.

Therefore, when the two factions met, they were cold-faced and sharpened their knives. Before the meeting even started, they were jumping around with sparks. When Prince Zai Ren saw it, he was furious and furiously attacked the two big bosses.

Give me a scolding, the emperor is here

The throne was calm, and the slapping lawsuit was put out by the Chief of General Staff before it even started. In addition, the role of Prince Zain is the biological brother of His Majesty the Emperor. This should be the two brothers.

It's been discussed.

Immediately, Prince Zai Ren summarized the incident in one sentence, "Both the army and the navy were right. It was not that the imperial army was incompetent, but that the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli was too powerful!" This was considered to be a warning to a major conflict within the army and navy that almost started.

Fight and finalize the coffin.

After thinking about it, the officials of the army and navy thought that this was not bad, and it was barely acceptable. Anyway, no one suffered a loss. The one who suffered was the Japanese Empire. If they continued to entangle, they would be against His Majesty the Emperor and Prince Zain. Since

This matter has been settled, and the next meeting will focus on how to end the Southwest Pacific battlefield as soon as possible.

Zai Ren said: "In view of the current war situation, the return of 100,000 British and Australian soldiers to assist Australia will inevitably increase the pressure on the Australian Army and delay the resolution of the Australian problem. Therefore, with the royal approval of His Majesty the Emperor, the Empire's Southwest Pacific

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The Fourteenth Army under Yoshihiko Haruta, as well as other attached units, should eliminate the MacArthur Division of the U.S.-Philippine Army on Luzon Island as quickly as possible, and then the entire army will join the Australian battlefield. Gentlemen

, do you have any opinions on my deployment?"

Of course the Army would not have any objections and would support it with both hands. As for the Navy, having just suffered a loss and humiliation in the Battle of the Coral Sea, they were too embarrassed to reach out and take food from the Army's mouth. Moreover, the interception of 100,000 British pounds

The failure of the Australian fleet has also alarmed MacArthur on Luzon Island. The Americans will no longer wait foolishly to give the Imperial Navy a second such good opportunity. The unreasonable and angry navy has no choice but to commit suicide.

If you accept your bad luck, you will raise your hands in agreement.

The Emperor's Imperial Military Conference, with an unprecedented high degree of consensus, approved the campaign plan of Prince Zain, Chief of the General Staff. Immediately after the meeting adjourned, Zain, in the name of the General Staff, issued the order to the headquarters of the Japanese Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force.

Ordered to launch the Luzon Campaign immediately.

An incident of mutual attack and internal rivalry between the Japanese army and navy was easily overturned. On the surface, no one was blamed by His Majesty the Emperor. In fact, the estrangement and resentment between the army and navy deepened.

It is impossible to cooperate sincerely and cooperate with each other.

General Ito Yanzaburo was also quite dissatisfied with the result of this decision, but he had no choice but to hate the two men's accusations against Shirakawa Yoshitetsu and Okamura Masao, and he disdained to associate with them.

In future battle deployments, he would abandon the Navy's Second Fleet and Fourth Fleet and use the Army alone to do it. He was confident that without the help of the Navy guys, even if there were 100,000 more British and Australian soldiers on the Australian mainland, it would not be enough.

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Only Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta, the commander of the Fourteenth Army, was happy. The army and navy far away in the mainland were fighting with each other. What did it have to do with him? Furthermore, with his current status, he could not participate.

After the order from the commander, Admiral Ito, Lieutenant General Haruta was extremely excited. Finally, he no longer had to fight with his hands tied, and he no longer had to play supporting roles for those bastards in the Navy to drive the Yankees to the sea!

Beginning in the early morning of August 27, Lieutenant General Springfield commanded his troops to launch the most ferocious attack on the US-Philippine military positions on the Manila front line. Artillery fire on the Manila front line continued to roar all day long, and the air seemed to be dried by artillery fire.

, American and Philippine soldiers had to pay a huge price every day to hold their position. MacArthur was under unprecedented pressure. By August 29, the Manila defense line was crumbling.

MacArthur understood that he could not hold on for long. If he did not evacuate to Australia, he and more than 200,000 soldiers would be buried on Luzon Island. He learned that 100,000 British and Australian soldiers were studying in the Division Air Force.

After receiving the news that he had returned to Australia safely under cover, MacArthur was greatly moved. He also wanted Tang Qiuli to lend a helping hand and escort his troops.

But after careful consideration, MacArthur found that he had done everything possible in the past. He also knew how many stumbling blocks he had made against the reading force troops and how many times he had done evil tricks.

Qiu Li was so thoroughly offended that he was afraid that he would be killed by the Japanese on Luzon Island, so Tang Qiuli was satisfied! He made a request, but the answer he received could only be one sentence, "Not interested!"

MacArthur never wanted to die on Luzon Island, so urgent telegrams flew to Washington like a snowflake. However, this time, MacArthur did not use his usual tricks to play up and exaggerate the dangers of the war situation. There was no need to make false reports.

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He himself also knew that Manila was already in danger. In the emergency telegram, MacArthur did not care about his face and directly pointed out that without the escort of Chinese Tang Qiuli's fighter jets, the U.S. and Philippine troops on Luzon Island would never be able to safely withdraw.

to Australia.

He asked the U.S. government to come forward and contact Tang Qiuli to discuss escorting the retreating troops. Moreover, in the telegram to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, MacArthur also set a limit on the time for discussions with Tang Qiuli, which should not exceed five days.

Day, within five days, the troops on Luzon Island must leave by boat, otherwise, the entire army will be annihilated.

In fact, MacArthur also left himself a way out. Once an agreement could not be reached with Tang Qiuli, the more than 200,000 soldiers would have no choice but to fight in the Demon Prison on Luzon Island. He would take a plane alone and escape from Luzon.

Song Dao, as for the soldiers who fought bloody battles, they can only wish for themselves!

(To be continued)