Age of Conquest Reborn

On November 28, Lieutenant General Brennan, commander of the U.S. Army Air Forces, who was exhausted mentally and physically, wrote a report to the wartime high command on the air defense operations on the U.S. West Coast. In the report

Here, he said truthfully: "After several months of countless air battles of varying sizes with the Japanese Army and Navy Air Force, so far, all the fighter wings of the Army and Air Force participating in the war have suffered losses of more than four-fifths, and all have

Incomplete organization!”

"I have to report to the wartime Supreme Headquarters with sadness that we have lost most of the air superiority along the west coast. With the current combat effectiveness of the Army Aviation, we can only maintain operations in a few areas such as Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Limited air defense operations."

"The serious shortage of skilled fighter pilots is the only reason for this consequence. According to statistics from the Army Aviation Command Staff Department, in the past few months, the fighter force under the jurisdiction of the Army Aviation has lost a total of more than 4,700 combat aircraft.

, there are more than 3,800 pilots. In the face of such huge losses, as the commander, I have an unshirkable responsibility. I implore the wartime high command to give me the most severe punishment!"

Lieutenant General Brennan knew that someone should take responsibility for such heavy losses to the Army Aviation Forces and the loss of air supremacy in the West Coast region. He was the supreme commander and could never escape. The cold facts of the local air defense war on the West Coast that lasted for several months told

My plan to use the number of combat aircraft to kill the Japanese was completely shattered!

Lieutenant General Brennan was unwilling to lose. He always believed that the Japanese had mastered the latest radar. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain that in almost every air battle, his fighter formations were in a passive situation. They were even defeated by the Japanese.

The superior fighter group of the people fought countless ambushes.

Lieutenant General Brennan waited for Washington's decision, while President Roosevelt diverted more than half of his energy to the Mexican government, which had declared neutrality and was actually rushing into the arms of the Germans. The Germans were overhauling roads in Mexico.

The field airport made him feel even more pressure.

A large number of fighter units and army units were forced to deploy to the US-Mexico border area. In fact, reinforcements to the west coast basically stopped. In this case, the local air defense operations in the west coast area failed.

No longer surprised.

Changing generals before battle is also a taboo for military strategists. After Brennan was punished, who would take over his position? Even if he was imprisoned, would it change the outcome?

Roosevelt's call back to Lieutenant General Brennan was just four words, "You will be punished and served with merit!"

The beautiful scenery of Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet Base, in a quiet elegant room. The commander of the North American Combat Command, General Yamamoto Goichi, and the chief of staff, General Minamino, are sipping a few exquisite side dishes.

There was a bottle of sake, Hokkaido folk songs were playing on the gramophone, and the expressions of the two of them were very leisurely and relaxed.

"Yamamoto-kun, the time is set!" General Minamino asked confusedly.

"It's confirmed, it will start on December 5th!" General Yamamoto replied affirmatively, "I have reported this matter to His Majesty the Emperor for his approval! And I am preparing to bring a capable command headquarters to follow the first batch of landings.

Army troops, together on the west coast of the United States, command close to the front lines!"

"No!" General Minamino put down his glass and said: "Yamamoto-kun, you are the commander in chief of the attack on the United States and the person in charge of the overall situation. How can you be on the front line? If you make a mistake, the three armies will be without a commander, which will affect the overall situation of the entire war against the United States.

, you must be careful!”

"The American bullets can't find my head, Yamamoto. Minamino-kun is overthinking it!" General Yamamoto said with a disapproving smile, "Commanding on the front line can better grasp the battlefield situation, and it is easier to coordinate and command the nine divisions.

The landing force is an unshirkable duty for the Japanese Emperor. How can we shrink back because of danger?"

"Yamamoto-kun, the coach is the coach. He has his own position, how can he be a general?" General Minamino's expression became serious and he said: "With all due respect, you are not good at commanding army operations. Coordination is your strength.

!”

Seeing that General Yamamoto had no intention of being unhappy, General Minamino continued: "The commander of the Seventh Army, Lieutenant General Hirano Yoshiki, has led his troops to garrison the Hawaiian Islands for a long time and has a very detailed understanding of the situation in the Eastern Pacific. I think

, Lieutenant General Hirano can assume the position of commander of the landing force!"

General Yamamoto stared deeply at General Minamino. He did not doubt his best friend's words, let alone his ability to recognize people. He said without hesitation: "Since he is highly recommended by Mr. Minamino, he must be outstanding."

, then, let’s appoint Lieutenant General Hirano Yoshiki, commander of the Seventh Army, as the supreme commander of the landing force. However, the three divisions landing in the direction of Portland should be under the direct command of the headquarters!”

"That's very good!" General Minamino clapped his hands and exclaimed in praise, "The troops landing in Portland are originally in a separate direction and are responsible for more important tasks. There is no room for failure. Yamamoto-kun's direct command can ensure that nothing goes wrong!

"

Seeing that General Yamamoto was so kind, General Minamino was in a very happy mood. He drank a glass of sake and then said: "Yamamoto-kun, there is one more thing that must be done immediately!"

"It's okay to speak frankly, Minamino-kun!" General Yamamoto had always attached great importance to the words of his close friend, and almost obeyed his words.

"Password, from now on, immediately replace all old contact passwords and activate the latest passwords!" General Minano said solemnly, "The so-called secrets and sparseness, our current passwords have been used for a long time, and we cannot guarantee that they will not be used.

It was cracked by Americans. In order to ensure that it is foolproof, changing the password is a necessary procedure!"

General Yamamoto filled up the wine for General Minamino and said with emotion: "It is Yamamoto's good fortune and the Japanese Empire's good fortune to have Nanno-kun assisting him, making suggestions, and filling in the gaps. This battle will be won!"

Admiral Minamino's worries were not unfounded. In the historical Pacific War, it was because the Americans deciphered the code of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet, which led to the Japanese Navy's disastrous defeat in the Battle of the Coral Sea, and the main fleet was almost lost.

Since then, it has embarked on a path of irreversible decline, losing its status as the Pacific hegemon and handing it over to the U.S. Navy.

In the imperial study of Emperor Hirohito in Tokyo, Japan, there is a telegram on the elegant desk. The content of the telegram is just a few paragraphs, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Army and Navy Air Force have obtained the victory over the United States."

We have absolute air supremacy over the west coast. The time is ripe for the hurricane to make landfall. The time is determined to be six o'clock in the evening on December 5th. Please give your permission!"

In the study, Emperor Hirohito himself looked at the telegram with a very solemn expression. Although it had always been his ambition to kill the Americans who were competing with the Japanese Empire for hegemony in the Pacific, and he had done a lot of preliminary preparations for this, he could

It is said that the empire devoted all its efforts to carry out a single blow, which was related to the future destiny of the empire.

All the conditions were met, but when it came time to actually implement it, Emperor Hirohito felt that it was extremely important. Once the emperor's order was issued, if the purpose could not be achieved, it would be the end of the country.

After thinking for a long time, the muscles on Emperor Hirohito's cheeks bulged, and a gambler's gleam appeared in his slender eyes. A strange flush appeared on his sickly pale face. He raised his pen and wrote two words on the telegram:

"Accurate!" Then he threw away the pen and lost any strength in his body.

Also at the end of November, another member of the Axis, the Italian troops, also arrived on the South American continent. The Italian 136th "Fascist Youth" Motorized Infantry Division, the 52nd "Turin" Motorized Infantry Division,

The 17th "Pavia" Infantry Division, the 25th "Bologna" Infantry Division, and the 27th "Brescia" Infantry Division, a total of five divisions with more than 80,000 troops, formed the lineup of the Italian American Expeditionary Force.

Regarding the arrival of allies, Marshal Rommel, the commander of Germany's American Army Group, was quite troubled. More than 80,000 troops were mixed with more than 1.2 million German troops. What do you think, the Italian fascist

The leader of the party, Prime Minister Mussolini, sent troops to America to participate in the Axis Powers' war against the United States, all for the purpose of making soy sauce.

On the European battlefield, Rommel, who was still a group army commander at the time, had learned the skills of the Italian army. On the battlefield, with such teammates, it was not a help but he still managed to find the energy to take care of the Italian soldiers.

, just worrying can tire yourself to death.

Therefore, after Marshal Rommel solemnly entertained General Orozzo, the commander of the Italian American Expeditionary Force, he very tactfully said to the general: "General Orozzo, the war against the United States that is about to begin is ours.

Another ally, the Japanese, took the lead in attacking!"

"And the German Army has been deployed in Mexico. Therefore, the Italian American Expeditionary Force troops are deployed on the second line. Their main task is to protect the security of the German Army's logistical supply lines. What does the general think?"

As long as these Italian soldiers do not cause trouble on the battlefield, Marshal Rommel is willing to feed them in vain. In fact, the Mexican government has completely surrendered to Germany. In Mexico, the German army's logistics supply lines are absolutely safe. Such an arrangement is nothing more than an Italian

If people find something to do, they will not be bored, and Mexico can become a holy land of love. Maybe something will happen?

Unexpectedly, General Orozo was extremely dissatisfied with Marshal Rommel's well-intentioned arrangements. He probably drank Prime Minister Mussolini's wine before coming to the South American continent, and he was really angry and full of pride.

The sky has the attitude of looking down upon the world.

General Orozzo said solemnly: "Marshal Rommel, the Italian army came to America to fight and teach the Americans a lesson, not to hide in the safe rear and do nothing. Please, Marshal, give the Italian army

Arrange a separate direction of attack!"

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