Age of Conquest Reborn

Once Japan's next strategic focus has been determined, it is the country's top priority. To confront a country on the other side of the ocean with strong financial resources and deep accumulation requires not only courage, but also strength.

The strength of the Japanese comes from Australia, which they have just acquired. The latest weapons and equipment discarded by the Australian Allied Forces are naturally cheaper for the Imperial Army. The Japanese military circles are overjoyed from top to bottom. After 200 years of management by the British,

In the past few years, Australia's complete industrial system, which has basically not been destroyed by the war, can immediately provide strong logistical support to the Imperial Army, strengthening its bones and filling its flesh. The Japanese have found a treasure!

After the general strategic direction was determined, it was time to deal with the relevant details. After the meeting, Emperor Hirohito left several heavyweights in the base camp to discuss the matter. Admiral Yamamoto's army and navy air force would continue to attack the west coast of the United States.

Compared with the Army's confirmed plan to launch a massive attack on the U.S. mainland, the air raid is undoubtedly a trivial matter!

It was related to the future and destiny of the Japanese Empire. From Emperor Hirohito to several ministers, no one dared to be scornful. After several days in a row, all the details were carefully considered, and finally it was decided that the Imperial Army would attack.

The time in the United States is set for the end of November this year. Although the preparation time is more than half a year, it is a bit hasty, but it cannot be postponed any further.

On the one hand, the top decision-makers in Japan are impatient to attack the United States. On the other hand, intelligence from agents lurking in the United States shows that the U.S. Congress has passed the Wartime Mobilization Act, and President Roosevelt has monopolized power.

Carry out nationwide mobilization for war.

All aspects of the United States have shifted to a wartime track, and the country's war machine is already in operation. If the Americans are given too much time to prepare, the Japanese cannot guarantee whether they will still have the confidence to take advantage of the Americans.

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In terms of specific preparations for the war against the United States, the Empire's Southwest Pacific Expedition Force is the main force. More than 1.2 million troops were divided into two, and 700,000 troops were used as the main offensive force to attack the United States. Starting from the beginning of June, they gradually left Australia.

, stationed in the Aleutian Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Line Islands and other places to prepare for the attack.

Join the Imperial Army originally stationed on the Hawaiian Islands and its surrounding islands to attack the Imperial Army in the United States. There are about 900,000 strong troops. These Army troops are all organized into the Imperial North American Combat Command.

In the order of battle!

The remaining more than 500,000 troops will return to defend Sumatra with 200,000 troops, and Kalimantan with 200,000 troops to deal with the more than 2 million Japanese troops coming from the Indo-China Peninsula.

The threat of division troops is like this. The Imperial Army on Sumatra and Kalimantan each has a strength of about 350,000 people, which is enough to deal with emergencies. The last hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed in Australia.

The adjustment of the Japanese troop deployment on the islands in the southwest Pacific is a typical one of heavy forward troops and a complete defensive posture. The principle is to adopt a forbearing strategy in the face of provocation by the Japanese division troops, even if the Chinese people point their noses and scold

, saliva sprayed on your face, just wipe it off yourself. As long as the Chinese people don't come knocking, you will never be allowed to fight back.

Originally, Emperor Hirohito and the senior generals at the headquarters were worried that after the Imperial Army attacked the United States, the more than two million Japanese division troops stationed on the Indochina Peninsula would take the opportunity to stab the enemy in the back. However, the Japanese division fleet

Their performance in Australia gave them reassurance. Various signs showed that the China devil Tang Qiuli had no intention of intervening in the Australian war.

To be precise, Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, did not want to help the Allies. Otherwise, the outcome of the Australian war carried out by the empire would be absolutely unpredictable. Considering a deeper level, although Tang Qiuli had more than 2 million troops in Indochina,

, if scattered on various islands in the southwest Pacific, the military strength will not have an absolute advantage everywhere. Perhaps, this is Tang Qiuli's concern?

The Japanese definitely took it for granted. It was not that Tang Qiuli did not want to intervene in the war in the Southwest Pacific, but that the time had not come yet. On his strategic territory, these places were already in his possession.

More than half of the Imperial Japanese Army was used to attack the United States. The selection of the commander was crucial. The future and destiny of the empire depended on it. We must be cautious about the decisions made by Emperor Hirohito and the few people at the base camp.

There are currently two candidates for the boss, one is Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who is currently the commander of the North American Combat Command, and the other is Admiral Ito Genzaburo, who is currently the commander-in-chief of the Empire's Southwest Pacific Expedition Force.

Over the selection of the commander, General Koichi Mineuchi, Minister of War and Chief of General Staff of the base camp, and Admiral Nagano Shuzan, Minister of Navy, almost got into a fight in front of His Majesty the Emperor.

What kind of gentleness and courtesy, what kind of modest gentleman, what kind of face, all are worthless when it comes to fundamental interests. Two important bosses in the Japanese military circle attack each other with the most intense and vulgar language, trying their best to discredit each other, and spit on each other.

Flying around like two shrews quarreling.

Koichi Yonai and Shuzan Nagano know very well that the choice of commander of the North American Combat Command is too important to the army and navy. It is so important that in the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor, which one has the upper hand?

Issues must be fought over, even if they are torn apart!

The two men were quarreling with each other, and they both stated their reasons with reasonable evidence. General Yine's most defensible reason was, "Your Majesty, as you just said, General Ito achieved victory in Australia by annihilating the Eighth Allied Forces."

The glorious record of more than 100,000 men, this record is unparalleled among all the generals in the empire to this day!"

"At a small cost, he achieved a comprehensive victory in the Australian War and secured a resource-rich land for the empire. His command and combat capabilities are obvious to all. The battlefield for the attack on the United States must be on land, and the battle will be on land.

Lord, I believe that the candidate for this commander is none other than General Ito Genzaburo!"

"I can't believe that the supreme commander who commands more than one million Imperial Army troops fighting in the United States will be a general from the Navy. This will miss the important affairs of the Empire!" General Mitsuichi Minai said as he spoke.

, while looking at General Nagano Shuzan with contempt.

Admiral Nagano Shuzan was not to be outdone. The reason he gave was, "Your Majesty, everyone in the base camp must be aware of Yamamoto-kun's great talent. He commanded the Imperial Navy's combined fleet and successively annihilated the repeatedly rebuilt U.S. Navy in the Pacific.

The fleet beat the U.S. Navy so hard that it dared not leave the port, and the entire Pacific Ocean became the inland sea of ​​the empire!"

"It even blocked the sea transportation line from the United States to Australia. Without the blockade of Admiral Yamamoto's combined fleet, how could the army have fought so easily on the Australian battlefield? Then, the army and navy air forces launched air strikes on the west coast of the United States.

Basically at no cost, the American defense system on the west coast was destroyed in one fell swoop!"

"Later, it was proposed that three divisions of Marine Corps troops would land on the west coast of the United States to gain a bridgehead and a foothold as an advance base for a large-scale attack on the United States. Such a creative campaign vision was not enough to explain everything.

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"Navy! What's wrong with the navy? Could it be that the generals of the navy cannot command the army in combat? With the military talents shown by General Yamamoto, he can command more than one million army troops. It is simply overqualified. However, the generals of the army cannot command the navy.

When it comes to military operations, the Navy is not as vulgar as the Army!" General Nagano Shuzan said while looking at General Miuchi Minai provocatively.

Emperor Hirohito was confused by the quarrel-like argument between two important ministers, and it was really difficult to make a decision. Ito Genzaburo and Yamamoto Isoroku were both powerful generals in the imperial world who had recently become famous. Each had its own merits, but in

In my heart, I still prefer Ito Genzaburo. After all, the operations after the landing will be led by the Imperial Army.

However, from the current starting point of the attack to the west coast of the United States, the cooperation of the navy is indispensable. Especially in the initial landing battle, the navy was the main force. Yamamoto Isoroku's talent in this area has been revealed. The two people

They are all the most suitable candidates, but this puts me in a difficult position, especially since it involves the entanglement of interests and the balance of power between the army and navy, as well as the long-standing grievances and disputes.

Splitting the North American Combat Command into two would be a good way to resolve disputes, with the Army and Navy fighting separately. However, Emperor Hirohito knew very well that the war against the United States could not be won by the Army and Navy alone.

, if we cannot cooperate sincerely, it will be a loss for the empire!

If the two branches of the army and navy are separated, they will always fight each other when nothing happens. This is a stubborn disease. Now there are two headquarters with parallel powers. Ito and Yamamoto are just donkeys who cannot be tied to the same trough. They must be

Each one is doing his or her own thing, and there is no synergy at all. There is no obstruction or hindrance to each other. I can wake up happily even when I sleep!

"The grievances and disputes between the Imperial Army and Navy have been going on for a long time. Even I can't do anything about it! As for this war to attack the United States, the two fists of the Imperial Army and Navy must be forcibly combined. I can also control it.

!" Emperor Hirohito secretly sighed, therefore, there can only be one candidate for the commander-in-chief of the Empire's North American Operations Command, either Yamamoto Isoroku or Ito Genzaburo.

Unable to make up his mind, and being made dizzy by the two ministers who were arguing with no regard for decorum and making their eyes red, Emperor Hirohito had no choice but to adjourn the meeting. As for the candidates for the North American Combat Command, I will make a decision after I consider it.

Decide!

Koichi Mineuchi and Osamu Nagano, who were arguing like a cockfight, did not know that after the meeting, Emperor Hirohito kept his younger brother Zaihito, who was scheming and now staying out of the matter, and the two brothers discussed secretly behind closed doors.

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Two days later, the candidate for the commander of the Empire of Japan's North American Combat Command was finally settled!

(To be continued)(To be continued)