Age of Conquest Reborn

The memorial of General Ito Genzaburo, commander-in-chief of Japan's Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force, was first sent to the hands of General Koichi Mineuchi, Minister of War and Chief of General Staff of the Base Camp. Because Koichi Mineuchi was responsible for all military affairs in the Australian war, the memorial could not be submitted without his introduction.

It cannot reach the hands of Emperor Hirohito.

"Another memorial!" When he saw Ito's memorial, Koichi Yoneuchi's head was a little bigger at that time. Now that he saw the memorial, he had a conditioned reflex. Not long ago, regarding the Manchurian war, the scapegoat Umezu Yoshijiro gave it to His Majesty the Emperor.

I submitted a Umezu memorial, and what was the result? Manchuria fell, more than a million soldiers were wiped out in time, one of the two Imperial Army generals committed suicide by disembowelment, and the other was beaten into a hornet's nest by random gunfire.

Now, that guy Ito has made another memorial. Who knows, how many people will die because of it, but he doesn't dare to hold the memorial in his hands like last time and hold it for a month. Now, the eyes of the whole country are

They are all staring at the Australian war

I can't hide it even if I want to. Furthermore, I am the one who advocates for more troops in Australia. Now that Ito is fighting like this, there is a reason for it. It is better to ask His Majesty the Emperor to make a decision as soon as possible, so as not to suffer the same fate when the war situation gets out of hand.

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Therefore, Koichi Mineuchi did not dare to delay, and hurriedly entered the palace with the special envoy and the memorial. When he handed Ito's memorial to His Majesty the Emperor with uneasiness and trepidation, he was already mentally prepared.

You can't get away from the scolding that hits your head!

But what surprised Koichi Mineuchi was that after reading Ito's memorial, Hirohito did not get furious as before, but looked thoughtful. This made Koichi Mineuchi, who had always been on tenterhooks, surprised and unbelievable.

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The Australian War basically involved the whole nation of the Japanese Empire. Now that the fight is like this, it would be nonsense to say that Emperor Hirohito is not angry. Although Ito commanded the Imperial Army and achieved considerable results. He annihilated the Allies.

With an army of more than 100,000 people and approaching the southeastern region of Australia, it can be said that they have the upper hand, but this is not the result they want.

What Emperor Hirohito wants is to end the Australian War as quickly as possible, and the current stalemate on the battlefield makes him very dissatisfied. But he knows in his heart that this is not a fault of Ito Yanzaburo's command or ineffective combat.

It is not that the soldiers of the Imperial Army are weak in combat effectiveness. The ultimate reason, as Ito Genzaburo said, is that the problem of Allied reinforcements arriving continuously on the Australian battlefield must be solved.

But this problem is the most difficult to solve. The newly opened troop transportation routes of the Allies are all within the control area of ​​​​Tang Qiuli. The current Japanese Empire simply does not dare and has no ability to once again launch a war with the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli.

To maintain the war in Australia, the national strength has been overwhelmed. Now the Japanese Empire is one, and it is facing more than a dozen allied countries. If we provoke the powerful enemy Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, what will be the consequences? Hirohito knows better than anyone else what the consequences will be.

The more than two million elite troops of the ** Division are stationed in Indochina. What are they doing? It's not just to stab the Japanese Empire in the back. Now, that China devil probably needs a reason, or an excuse. At this critical moment, Emperor Hirohito

How could it be possible to provoke this powerful enemy?

Hirohito cannot be punished for this. The Commander-in-Chief of the Southwest Pacific Expedition Force, Ito Genzaburo, there are not many generals in the empire who are good at fighting. There is no doubt that Ito Genzaburo is the most outstanding frontline commander at present. Let’s continue fighting according to the current situation.

, "It seems that my idea of ​​a quick victory in the Australian war will be difficult to realize!" he thought with a sigh.

"Aiyou Yonai, in my name, I am sending a telegram back to Genzaburo Ito. If the war in Australia cannot be ended by the end of March this year, there is no need to force it. Aiyou Ito can decide what to do on his own based on the actual situation on the battlefield. I believe that, Ito Aikyō will definitely do his best to fulfill my wish! I even believe that all the imperial soldiers of the Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force have tried their best, and I am very relieved!" Emperor Hirohito said with a melancholy tone.

"Ah!" General Mitsuru Mineuchi, who was about to get scolded by a bloody spitting head, was so surprised after hearing Emperor Hirohito's words that he was so stunned that he couldn't react for a while, "Is this the end? His Majesty the Emperor is not angry?"

Looking at His Majesty's face, there was indeed no sign of violence. Minai Koichi, who had some short-circuit in his head, hurriedly bowed to say goodbye. When he walked out of the palace gate, he was still in disbelief and couldn't help but underestimated, "Your Majesty didn't get angry. It's not normal." ah!"

In fact, Emperor Hirohito was holding back a lot of anger, but he had no place to vent it, so who could he vent it to? He could only make trouble on his own!

After Emperor Hirohito's telegram arrived in the hands of Ito Genzaburo, good guy, he was so moved that he cried bitterly. Originally, he was ready to be dismissed from office, but who would have thought that His Majesty the Emperor not only did not say a word of reproach, but instead Giving myself the greatest command authority, what a huge amount of trust and expectation!

That night, General Ito convened a meeting of senior military officers above the major general level and read out Emperor Hirohito's telegram on the spot. All the senior Japanese military officers who attended the meeting were in tears. His Majesty the Emperor knew what we had done. Long live your efforts and understanding. Being able to serve your majesty like this is a supreme honor and a lifetime of luck!

Seeing that the emotions of the officers had been aroused, General Ito said these words, "Gentlemen, I think you all already understand the meaning of His Majesty the Emperor's telegram. What reason do we have for emphasizing the difficulties? We can only do it with force." If you fight hard, you will live up to His Majesty's expectations!"

"The second batch of additional reinforcements has arrived at the Australian battlefield. Starting tomorrow, the offensive deployment will be changed from the current six-pronged attack to a twelve-pronged attack. Assaults will be carried out in all directions of the Allied second line of defense. While the Allied forces are defending their forces, they should use our superiority in strength and firepower to find all possible breakthroughs to end the war in Australia as soon as possible, not to disappoint His Majesty the Emperor, and to conquer southeastern Australia before the end of April!"

"Hai!" A murderous reply erupted in the conference room, and all the Japanese officers were as if they had been beaten to death.

The Japanese troops on the Australian battlefield increased their troops and changed their tactics. Hard times for the Allies were coming. Although the third batch of reinforcements had arrived on the Australian battlefield and was equipped with a large number of new heavy equipment, the number and caliber of artillery were basically the same. They were evenly matched with the Japanese artillery, but could not make up for the gap in total strength with the Japanese army. Starting from late February, the battles on the Australian battlefield became increasingly cruel and fierce.

From Whyalla in the southwest to Theodore in the northwest, on the more than 800-kilometer-long front, artillery fire continued all day long, and the sound of gunfire was loud. More than two million soldiers on both sides engaged in a bloody battle, stained with blood. Every river on the battlefield turns red.

Fortunately, with the replacement of old fighter planes with new ones, the air power of the Australian Allied Forces was greatly strengthened. They controlled more than half of the air supremacy on the Australian battlefield and were able to barely withstand the Japanese 12-pronged attack. However, as the battle progressed, the Allied forces

The army has almost reached the limit of endurance. It is almost the life of the soldier to maintain the shaky defense line.

At the most critical moment of the war, General Fernandez, deputy commander of the Australian Allied Forces, sent about 100,000 reserve troops who had been trained for more than a month to the front line to help the Allied forces who had lost too much blood.

Fresh blood was added, and the British once again squeezed the war potential in the West Indian colonies, cobbling together about 150,000 troops to fill the Australian battlefield.

At the same time, the fourth batch of Allied reinforcements, consisting of more than 200,000 troops, rushed to the Australian battlefield in early March with Chinese-made guns and artillery after changing their equipment in the West India as quickly as possible.

With the arrival of nearly half a million Allied soldiers, the crumbling Allied defense line gradually stabilized.

US President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill finally breathed a sigh of relief for the time being, but Roosevelt did not dare to be careless and ordered the Joint Chiefs of Staff to continue recruiting one million troops at home, not by voluntary registration, but one by one.

The forced conscription order was sent to every qualified young American. If the young people who received the forced conscription order did not report to the military camp, the police would come to their door immediately!

Roosevelt had become ruthless, fighting the Japanese for consumption, lives, and money. Of course, most of the free money flowed into the pockets of Tang Qiuli and Zhang Quanzhong, the head of the Logistics Department of the Army in the East India region.

will, be happy

The commanders of the two aviation groups, Le Yiqin and Liu Cuigang, were so happy that they couldn't sleep. They took out a Japanese or Soviet fighter plane and exchanged it for an American fighter plane. They made a lot of money.

What an amazing deal!

The current war in Australia is fought against the allies, especially the United States and Japan. Both sides are like red-eyed gamblers, desperately adding chips to the battlefield to see who can grit their teeth and persevere until the end.

The one who does not fall is the winner!

The bloody Australian war lasted until mid-April. General Ito Genzaburo knew that ending the war before the end of April had become an impossible goal. After several months of offensive combat, the empire dispatched troops to the Southwest Pacific.

The Allied forces have already paid the price of nearly 400,000 casualties, but the Allied troops are like a weak force that cannot be killed. They are swaying every time and may be destroyed at any time, but they cannot be killed.

The blood of the Japanese army has been shed enough, and the blood of the Allied forces has been shed a lot. Both sides are almost exhausted. Although the Japanese army still has the initiative on the battlefield, it is still at the end of its war effort. In this case, Ito Yanzaburo

The general had to once again request the base camp for additional reinforcements.

However, at this time, Japan's soldiers had been basically depleted. Emperor Hirohito no longer had enough troops to devote to the Australian battlefield. He went from being full of hope at the beginning to being anxious day and night now, because he did not solve the problem of the Allied forces' continuous increase in troops.

, the Australian battlefield will eventually drag down the Japanese Empire.

(To be continued)(To be continued)