Age of Conquest Reborn

From the moment he was appointed by His Majesty the Emperor to serve as deputy commander of the Empire's North American Operations Command, General Ito Genzaburo's mood was quite depressed and lost, which was not beautiful.

General Ito lingered in Melbourne, Australia for a few days, unwilling to go to Hawaii to take up his post. To be precise, he didn't want to be a deputy under Yamamoto.

He sent a telegram, sternly urging him to take up his new position immediately, otherwise he would be treated as insubordination and disrespect.

It was impossible not to leave. With great melancholy, General Ito reluctantly left Australia. Following him were Major General Kawaguchi, the former Chief of Staff of the Empire's Southwest Pacific Expedition Force, and a large number of Ito's original subordinates.

The staff and staff are all old men who are used to doing things around. Admiral Ito does not expect those guys from the Navy to be able to provide him, the deputy commander, with a comfortable command team.

Speaking of which, both General Ito and Chief of Staff Yamaguchi are quite depressing, especially Chief of Staff Kawaguchi. In the original Empire's Southwest Pacific Dispatch Force, he was still the second most powerful person. Apart from the Commander-in-Chief General Ito, he was the most senior.

It can be said that one person is inferior to ten thousand people, and it is very uncomfortable to call the wind and rain.

But what does it mean now? Even the deputy chief of staff of the Empire's North American Combat Command has not been hired. The chief of staff is Army General Minamino. We don't argue with others. When it comes to military rank, position, and qualifications, Major General Kawaguchi consciously

There are still a few levels left, but you are qualified to serve as deputy chief of staff, right?

What made Major General Kawaguchi very disappointed was that the appointment of the General Staff of the base camp was made. He served as a senior staff officer of the Imperial North American Combat Command without even a "chief". As the saying goes, "If a staff officer does not have a chief, he will be a fool."

No sound!" He doesn't even have the right to make suggestions, and no one listens to his words. I'm afraid that in the new combat unit, staff officers with positions similar to his own will be grabbed by the handful and packed in bags!

General Ito was unwilling to be an old subordinate who was loyal to him and made suggestions, and this was the result. He sent several telegrams to argue with the base camp, but the reply from the base camp was, "The position of deputy chief of staff of the Imperial North American Operations Command has been appointed.

He is a general in the naval system, and the three deputy chiefs of staff are all from the navy. If Rear Admiral Kawaguchi feels that he is not qualified for the new position, he can be transferred back to the homeland and transferred to the reserve service!"

Well, a telegram cut off all the thoughts of General Ito and Major General Kawaguchi. The two old partners, who were equally depressed, took this mood and boarded the plane to Hawaii. On the plane, they were also helpless.

There is nothing to say. It can be said that there are sad eyes versus sad eyes, depressed versus sad. How can such two people be in a better mood?

General Yamamoto still attaches great importance to the appointment of General Ito. He believes that he is not a narrow-minded person and can consciously transcend the long-standing battle between the army and the navy in the imperial world. With General Minamino, who was also born in the army,

The deep personal relationship is enough to prove this.

Moreover, General Yamamoto absolutely looked up to General Ito. Although he despised the rude army general from the bottom of his heart, General Yamamoto definitely admired General Ito's achievements in Australia. In the history of the Imperial Army's battles,

The Australian Campaign was the only one in which more than 800,000 enemy troops were annihilated in one battle with very few casualties on our own side.

For this alone, Admiral Yamamoto was full of respect for Admiral Ito. In order to welcome Admiral Ito to take office, Admiral Yamamoto held an unprecedented welcome meeting in the beautiful auditorium of the former U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet headquarters in Pearl Harbor.

All senior officers from the Army and Navy of the North American Combat Command, including major generals and above, participated in the event. The scene was very grand and warm. At the welcome meeting, General Yamamoto spared no words of praise and gave General Ito a very high evaluation. He himself

Do you think that you have done a good job, and the next relationship with this famous general in the army should be pleasant?

But General Yamamoto got it wrong. General Ito, who was full of erroneous ideas, commented on General Yamamoto's actions in one sentence, "superficial!" Especially when he saw that more than half of the people attending the welcome meeting were

Both of them are navy generals. The white navy uniforms almost drown out the khaki yellow uniforms of the army. Why do you feel so uncomfortable?

After the welcome meeting, General Yamamoto prepared a small-scale banquet to honor his deputy. There were only three people participating, General Yamamoto himself, Chief of Staff General Minamino, and General Ito. Others were not eligible.

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According to General Yamamoto's idea, it was at this small reception banquet that the three people chatted openly, unified their thoughts and steps, and were not afraid to spread their differences and contradictions. Moreover, they also wanted to hear what they would do in the United States after a successful landing.

When it comes to deep operations in the homeland, the Army's biggest advantage and strong point is that it has an eclectic approach.

General Yamamoto's thoughts and intentions were absolutely sincere, but he had his first conflict with General Ito over the people who attended the reception banquet.

After the meeting ended, the three people walked out side by side. The three generals of the Empire of Japan were all gathered in a combat unit. However, this unprecedented incident attracted the attention of other officers attending the meeting.

General Yamamoto said with a smile: "Ito-kun, you came to Hawaii from Australia and were tired from the journey. Minamino-kun and I discussed it and prepared a banquet to welcome you. There are only three of us, so we can stay in the United States.

Can you speak freely about matters such as deep local operations?"

"Thank you Commander Yamamoto for your love for the staff!" General Ito said lukewarmly. "Since Commander Yamamoto has prepared a banquet for the staff, Ito would be disrespectful. However, when it comes to the depth of the Army in the United States,

Regarding combat issues, I’m afraid my former chief of staff, Major General Kawaguchi, has the most say!”

"Because during the Australian War, Major General Kawaguchi fully demonstrated his commanding abilities. The reason why the former Empire's Southwest Pacific Expedition Force was able to win the Australian War was because Yamaguchi-kun's strategizing was the key. Therefore, the Ministry of Staff invited Commander Yamamoto

, allow Mr. Kawaguchi to attend this reception banquet so that we can listen to the most pertinent opinions!"

Major General Kawaguchi, who was following General Ito, heard the conversation between the two people clearly. He was so moved that he burst into tears. This was the old officer trying to save face for himself, build prestige, and have a feast. There were only three

When a general of the Imperial Army participated in the event, he was not even qualified to serve as several deputy chiefs of staff, let alone a large number of lieutenant generals. He was just a major general and senior staff officer, so he was vaguely becoming one of the four giants!

General Yamamoto frowned imperceptibly. He was very dissatisfied with Ito's request. He absolutely did not believe that a major general in the army could be as powerful as Ito said. He just looked at Ito a few times and performed high-end Jifeng.

Banquet, what is going on when an army major general who once served as the chief of staff of the Southwest Pacific Expedition Force gets involved? What do the other three deputy chiefs of staff with the rank of lieutenant general in the headquarters think and see?

The sophisticated General Minamino sighed secretly, "Oh, Ito and Yamamoto will not get along happily in the future. Yamamoto-kun can be tolerant and generous, but Ito-kun may not think so. He is carrying a lot of money."

I came to take office out of resentment!"

"Two commanders, I agree with what Deputy Commander Ito said!" General Minamino had to come out to smooth things over. Although Yamamoto kept his status very low, he was a very proud guy at heart, and Ito was deliberately looking for trouble.

How can we get along with each other if we are in a stalemate because of whether a major general has ever taken over a trivial matter from Feng Yan?

"Although I serve as the chief of staff of the North American Combat Command, I have never commanded troops on the front line before. To put it bluntly, it's just arm talk!" General Minamino put his attitude low enough, "Major General Kawaguchi is

Someone who served as the Chief of Staff of the Empire’s Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force has personally experienced the entire Australian War. His actual command experience on the battlefield is enough for me to learn from!”

General Minamino did not hesitate to demean himself and wanted to smooth things over, but he just didn't want Yamamoto and Ito to start fighting on the spot. That would not be a good thing for the empire.

General Ito did not appreciate it. He believed that his old subordinates were definitely qualified to participate in any reception banquet. He did not say anything and stared at General Yamamoto with a gloomy look, depending on how he expressed his position. If Yamamoto refused, he would immediately leave.

Go, have an unpleasant drink, don’t drink it!

General Yamamoto felt very uncomfortable. He did not expect that this guy Ito would come out like this, but he understood what his friend Nanno meant, so he endured the unhappiness in his heart and said to General Ito: "Put your brains together and you will be our emperor*

*One of the fine qualities of a human being. Since Ito-kun admires your former chief of staff so much, Major General Kawaguchi must be outstanding. It just so happens that I am not very familiar with the army's combat methods, and I would like to hear his opinions!"

General Yamamoto looked at General Ito from beginning to end when he said these words. As for Major General Kawaguchi who was standing behind him, he did not even look at him.

Seeing that General Yamamoto relented, General Ito put a smile of victory on his lips and said to himself: "This is a small test, even if it is to give you people in the navy a show of strength! I will have more requests later!"

Several people walked into the private room. Major General Kawaguchi consciously fell a few steps behind the three generals. In the private room, a table of authentic Japanese-style dishes was piled on the dining table. Three young and beautiful geishas with heavy makeup,

He diligently waited on several people to take their seats, which showed that General Yamamoto had no intention of having one more person attend the reception banquet.

The conversation that followed could be regarded as the top military secret. General Yamamoto waved his hand, and the three geishas disappeared into the room as quietly as cats. He personally filled the cups for the three people, including Major General Kawaguchi.

Wine, then, raised the glass.

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