Age of Conquest Reborn

"What are the Germans going to do?" After much deliberation, General Yamamoto had no idea. He shook his head in distress, "Probably only God knows!" and stopped thinking about this matter.

More than ten days have passed since the end of the landing battle on the west coast of the United States. During this period, the follow-up troops of the Japanese army have arrived one after another. The assembled troops have reached more than two-thirds of the original plan. In this way, General Yamamoto

In his hands, he has an army of more than 800,000 troops.

With a large number of US military prisoners and civilians serving as free labor, the Japanese worked hard day and night with high efficiency and regardless of the lives of Americans to repair the ruins of the airport originally built by the US Army Air Force on the west coast of the United States.

Dozens of field airports can accommodate more than 1,600 Army Air Force combat aircraft.

At the beginning of 1942, General Yamamoto finally had enough troops and weapons and equipment to attack the United States in depth, as well as more than 1,600 combat aircraft and more than 1,200 of Germany's latest tanks.

More than 4,000 artillery pieces of various calibers, as well as enough ammunition.

On January 7, General Yamamoto issued a combat order to his troops, "All ministries, in accordance with His Majesty the Emperor's decree, are about to launch a deep attack on the United States mainland. Each unit will immediately make all preparations before the attack. The attack will be launched."

The time is scheduled to be between January 10th and 13th!”

On January 8, the day after General Yamamoto's operational order was issued, a special figure came to the North American Combat Command, the former Imperial Headquarters Military Affairs Deputy General General Ito Genzaburo. Now. General Ito's new position

Yes, the North American battlefield supervisor of the base camp exercises authority on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor. It is similar to the supervisor of the army in ancient China.

General Ito’s authority is very clear. “On behalf of His Majesty the Emperor and the headquarters, he supervises all military operations of the Imperial Army on the North American battlefield. However, he has no veto or suggestion power. He only reports truthfully to His Majesty the Emperor and the headquarters on all military operations on the North American battlefield.”

Everything that happens. Good or bad!”

The arrival of General Ito made General Yamamoto, who thought he was open-minded and open-minded, quite depressed and uneasy. Who would want to have a pair of eyes staring at him behind his back, especially these eyes, while he is devoting all his energy to commanding the battle?

He had a feud with himself. When Ito Yanzaburo was recalled to his homeland and left sadly, he was the driving force behind it!

General Yamamoto had a premonition that his life on the North American battlefield would not be easy from now on. Ito was not an open-minded person, and he had no overall concept of the interests of the empire. Moreover, he stubbornly insisted on winning the Continental Army and the Army.

For die-hard commentators, just the small reports with prejudices flying back to the base camp from time to time and placing them on His Majesty the Emperor's desk are enough for him to cope with!

For this reason, General Yamamoto was quite distressed. He couldn't figure out why, since His Majesty the Emperor granted him full authority to command the North American operations and emphasized that the base camp was not allowed to interfere, why would he send a North American battlefield supervisor who was not ethical in his duties?

Aren't you deliberately causing trouble for yourself? What's going on?

In depression, General Yamamoto complained to his close friend General Minamino, but General Minamino comforted him, "Yamamoto-kun, don't worry about this. This battlefield supervisor has no right to interfere in all military operations of the North American Combat Command. You can just let it go."

Shi Wei, in addition, I will communicate with Mr. Ito in various ways in a private capacity, I think he will not restrict you!"

On the day that Admiral Ito arrived in Los Angeles, the top boss of the Japanese Navy, Navy Minister Admiral Nagano Shuzan, sent a long coded message to Admiral Yamamoto.

In the secret message, in addition to comforting his beloved general, Nagano Shuzan also explained the reason why Ito Genzaburo became the supervisor of the North American battlefield, "This is the result of His Majesty the Emperor's compromise in order to reconcile the conflicts between the army and the navy. Yamamoto

In the landing battle to attack the United States, you shined brilliantly and became the glory of the Imperial Navy. People in the army are naturally unwilling to accept it, and such actions are expected!"

"Yamamoto-kun, you don't have to worry about this. You can just focus on commanding operations. I will be responsible for everything. Ito Genzaburo's scope of authority is limited. He is also a member of the navy. In front of His Majesty the Emperor, he will argue with reason.

The best result!”

Nagano Shuzan's secret message gave General Yamamoto some reassurance. If something happened, he would have someone to take care of him. What's more, as long as it was Genzaburo Ito who didn't make trouble for himself and deliberately accuse him, he wouldn't be guilty of following him.

Tit for tat, water in the well does not offend the river, and it is best to maintain a delicate balance!

At the same time, General Minamino also brought good news, "Yamamoto-kun, I have had in-depth talks with Ito-kun several times. His attitude is very clear and he will never interfere with Yamamoto-kun's combat command. Of course, if Yamamoto-kun makes a command mistake, he will

If it causes losses to the Imperial troops and affects the Empire's progress in the war against the United States, he will not hide it for you and will truthfully report it to His Majesty the Emperor and the base camp!"

General Yamamoto said to General Minamino, "As long as he doesn't find fault with his eggs!" After eliminating his worries and worries, General Yamamoto soon forgot about General Ito as the battlefield supervisor, and devoted all his energy to

Invested in the large-scale attack that is about to begin!

What happened on the North American continent and the German army's struggles in Mexico naturally could not escape the intelligence network of the Division Intelligence Office. A piece of intelligence related to it was now placed in front of Tang Qiuli.

After reading the information, Tang Qiuli said nothing.

Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe frowned and said: "Division Commander, according to the intelligence we have received, the Germans have been deployed in Mexico and can launch an attack on the United States at any time. But at this time, that Rommel came to make a big move.

The change of defense is really inexplicable. Isn't it just a fool's errand? Could it be that the Germans have some conspiracy?"

"It's not a conspiracy, it's just a conspiracy!" Tang Qiuli said thoughtfully, "Hitler's intention is still to let the Japanese and Americans continue to fight first. Maybe he thinks that the time for Germany to take action is not yet mature.

However, the Germans have been slow to take action, which has caused us some trouble!"

"What's the trouble?" Zhao Yuhe asked in surprise.

"Delay the process of the Japanese being trapped in the North American battlefield!" Tang Qiuli said simply, "Yu He, tell Yu Deshui's intelligence department to keep a close eye on the Japanese's movements. Once they fall into a stalemate with the Americans, they will

It’s time for us to send troops!”

On January 12, 1942, General Yamamoto, commander of Japan's North American Combat Command, commanded more than 800,000 troops, divided into four lines, starting from the occupied area on the west coast, pounced on the Americans in the Dillera Mountains, and deployed

the third line of defense.

In the sky, more than a thousand Japanese combat aircraft roared past. On the ground, tanks roared, trucks and artillery carriages stirred up yellow dust all over the sky. The infantry were like a tide, flowing over the fields, mountains, and rivers of the western United States.

At several ports on the west coast, follow-up Japanese troops were still arriving in a steady stream. General Yamamoto and Chief of Staff Minamino formed a frontline headquarters and followed the troops to set off.

The DeLera Mountains run north-south, starting from the Canadian border in the north, to the Mexican border in the south, and running through the western United States. Although there are not many steep peaks and deep valleys, they stretch for thousands of kilometers, with countless mountains undulating and spreading out like waves, forming a mountainous area from

A natural barrier from the west to the east of the United States.

This is the place where the U.S. military must defend. Beyond the Dilera Mountains, it is the central and western regions of the United States. It is also the heartland of the United States. The capital Washington, as well as major cities, industrial and scientific research bases, are all in the central and eastern areas. Americans cannot afford to lose them.

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Based on the more than 300,000 troops of the former U.S. West Coast Defense Command's retreat, the U.S. Wartime Command mobilized more than 200,000 troops. Taking advantage of the Japanese army's rest and recuperation on the West Coast, it urgently built a large number of

The number of U.S. troops defending this natural barrier has reached more than 500,000, and various heavy weapons have also been supplemented.

But in any case, the U.S. military's defense line in the Dillera Mountains cannot be said to be impregnable or impenetrable. First of all, the United States has lost air supremacy. Secondly, the troops who retreated from the west coast have low morale. Most of the soldiers and officers have great concerns about the Japanese army.

Fear, in the end, in a hurry, the defense system of the defense line was very imperfect, but this was the best that the Americans could do!

General Yamamoto and Chief of Staff General Minamino were not unaware of the purpose of the rapid retreat of the US troops on the west coast, but they were not worried. From the air to the ground, the Imperial Army had an absolute advantage, and the Dilera Mountains were not dominated by one man.

If the main force of the U.S. military is attracted here and gradually consumed in this dangerous place that is inaccessible, then a lot of resistance will be reduced when attacking the central and eastern regions of the United States.

The battle for the Japanese army to attack the U.S. defense line officially started on January 18. The Japanese army first used more than a thousand combat aircraft to conduct large-scale bombings on the U.S. defense line in the Dilera Mountains and deep areas.

At that time, the sky in the middle of the United States was filled with the roar of Japanese aircraft. Thousands of tons of heavy aerial bombs shook the earth and raised smoke and dust, shrouding the US defense lines in a sea of ​​smoke and fire.

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The large-scale bombing by Japanese aircraft lasted for two full days, blasting almost all the planned breakthrough areas in the Dilera Mountains into gravel. On the third day, General Yamamoto dispatched some troops. With the cooperation of tanks and artillery,

Targeting Salt Lake City, Helena, Ogden, and Cedar City, a tentative attack was carried out. After a day of fierce fighting, the Japanese army made no progress. The US military paid a certain price of casualties and defended the defense line.

At dusk that day, the Japanese troops withdrew, and the U.S. soldiers breathed a sigh of relief. The next day, after a tense night, the U.S. soldiers who entered the position early did not wait for the Japanese attack. This made the commander of the defense line of the Dilera Mountains

Lieutenant General Custer, commander of the U.S. Army's Eleventh Army, felt baffled.

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