Age of Conquest Reborn

The content of the telegram is very simple, but the identity of the person who sent the telegram is extremely important. Admiral Nagano Osamu, the Minister of the Navy, the undisputed head of the Imperial Navy, is in charge. The content of the telegram is, "Yamamoto-kun, in recent days

, the China Division troops launched a fierce Communist offensive on various island battlefields in the southwest Pacific. More than 400,000 Imperial Army soldiers were at stake. There is no need to elaborate on the stakes during this period!"

"Yamamoto-kun is a smart man and knows what to do. Please remember that His Majesty the Emperor is very concerned about this matter. The person who will dominate the Southwest Pacific battlefield and even the Australian battlefield in the future must be the navy, and more likely Yamamoto-kun!"

After reading the telegram, General Yamamoto's pupils shrank into needle-like shapes. This simple telegram revealed too much information. On the battlefields of various islands in the Southwest Pacific, the Imperial Army was about to face annihilation. His Majesty the Emperor was very worried.

Concerned, no, I should say worried.

In this way, the combined fleet's timely participation in the Southwest Pacific battlefield will not only escort the retreating army, but may also change the current precarious situation of the Imperial Army. With the power of the navy, it will not only rescue the army, but also change the battlefield situation. All of this,

It will all be seen in the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor, who is paying close attention to the war situation.

Your Excellency Nagano's skills are superb. More importantly, the information revealed in the telegram is in charge of the Southwest Pacific battlefield and even the overall situation of the Australian battlefield. Doesn't it mean that he is very likely to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Empire's Southwest Pacific battlefield in the future?

Commander's possibility!

General Yamamoto knew that the strategic focus of the empire would shift to the Australian continent, and that the Australian continent would become a place where the empire would gather heavy troops. Where would the troops come from? They could only be drawn from the North American battlefield. Doesn't that mean that the troops he had commanded before

The troops were under his command again. That Yanzaburo Ito, who was staring at the throne of the commander of the Empire's North American Operations Command, salivating and impatient, had his military power greatly reduced and became an empty frame!

If we say who is the general that General Yamamoto hates the most within the imperial world, General Ito Genzaburo becomes the first choice without hesitation. When he left the North American battlefield quite sadly, Ito's bastard villain face,

General Yamamoto will never forget it. Every time he recalls it, he feels sad and gnashes his teeth.

Genzaburo Ito thought that by winning the throne of the Empire's North American Operations Commander, he would have military power from then on. Little did he know that the tide had turned. In the end, that bastard Ito could only command two to three hundred thousand troops. Maybe there would be more.

few.

General Yamamoto was so happy that he almost sang folk songs from his hometown. He felt more urgent than ever about escorting the Imperial Army troops evacuating to Australia. They were the troops he was about to command!

Admiral Yamamoto, all over his body, said to Lieutenant General Matsuda, chief of staff of the fleet: "Matsuda-kun, order the fleet to sail at full speed to the Banda Sea, Java Sea and Arafura Sea. At the same time, notify the army units on each island that they can immediately

Get on board and evacuate!”

However, Lieutenant General Matsuda was not as relaxed as he was. He reminded: "Commander, it will take two days at the fastest for the fleet to rush to the escort area. If the army troop carrier formation is intercepted and killed by the China fleet again,

All the responsibilities must be borne by you!"

"The China fleet probably fled after hearing the news!" Admiral Yamamoto said contemptuously: "Besides, I hope that the commander of the China fleet will be more greedy and miss this opportunity to attack, which is also their last chance.

For this, even if the Army pays some price, it is worth it, and the problem can be solved once and for all!"

Lieutenant General Matsuda couldn't help but shudder. He had followed General Yamamoto for many years, and he immediately understood the commander's intention. On the Southwest Pacific battlefield, the army's troop transport fleet was eager to evacuate to Australia. Only one of them was a very good bait. If the China Division's

fleet, regard it as the target of interception, the combined fleet will arrive immediately, and then it will be an absolutely asymmetrical naval battle. With the combined fleet's powerful force, the China fleet will definitely be annihilated.

However, the price of this bait is too high. At least more than 200,000 Imperial Army soldiers will pay with their lives for it. Some time ago, more than 180,000 Imperial Army soldiers were buried in the sea.

A living example, a formation of troop carriers without warship escort is a living target in front of the Chinese warships!

Lieutenant General Matsuda knew even more that once something was decided by General Yamamoto, it was rarely possible to change it. He moved his lips a few times and swallowed the words that came to his lips. However, he still did it within the scope of his authority.

They tried their best to send telegrams to the army units on each island, stipulating the time for boarding the ship, which was postponed for thirty-six hours, which was a day and a half.

The Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, with hundreds of warships, left the Honiara base with great momentum and headed straight for the various sea areas of the Southwest Pacific battlefield with murderous intent.

In the Java Sea, an aircraft carrier and more than ten warships of the division's direct squadron were sailing on the sea. The commander, Lieutenant General Tang Qiuquan, slowly put down the telegram from the division commander and began to think deeply.

The Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet has come with bad intentions, and Qiuquan is self-aware. With the current strength of the fleet, it is no match for Yamamoto Isoroku. To put it bluntly, if it were to open up the battle array and fight a head-on naval battle, I am afraid that it would not even take one round.

I couldn't resist it, and I didn't have the capital to fight head-on with the Japanese navy.

Although the current position of the fleet is very favorable, it just blocks the chokepoints of the Japanese troops evacuating to Australia. The main reason is that the Japanese troop transports dare to appear on the sea everywhere, which is a sure-fire result. They will eat as many as they come.

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If he gave up, he would follow the command of the division commander and avoid the edge temporarily. Qiuquan was reluctant to give up, but he still made a decision and said to Major General Xin Xiguo, chief of staff of the fleet: "Xiguo, according to the order of the fleet headquarters, all squadrons

, immediately stop the action of intercepting and killing the Japanese troop transport formation, and quickly assemble at the Phnom Penh base in the Gulf of Thailand. I would like to emphasize that the commanders of each squadron must not be reluctant to fight for various reasons, and must unconditionally execute the orders of the headquarters!"

After thinking about it, Xin Xiguo suggested: "Commander, it is necessary for the fleet to temporarily avoid the Japanese Navy's combined fleet. However, is it possible to consider that each squadron will move two days later? Fighters are rare!"

Seeing that Tang Qiuquan didn't say anything, Xin Xiguo continued: "In terms of the time it takes for the Japanese Navy's combined fleet to leave the Honiara base in the Solomon Islands, it will take more than two days to reach its escort area at the fastest time. And on various island battlefields, we

The offensive posture of the attacking corps is very fierce, and the Japanese army cannot hold on. Within these two days, there will definitely be a large number of Japanese troops, regardless of our interception at sea, and begin to retreat!"

"The reason is very simple. The news that the Japanese navy's combined fleet is coming will, on the one hand, give the retreating Japanese troops considerable confidence. On the other hand, if the Japanese army sticks to the current assembly area, the outcome can only be annihilation.

, if we start to retreat, there may be a glimmer of hope, and there is nothing better than drinking poison to quench thirst!"

After Xin Xiguo finished his well-founded words, Tang Qiuquan's eyes flashed with a trace of hesitation and reluctance. Then he shook his head and said, "Xiguo, your analysis is very reasonable, but we can't place our hopes on

More than possible!"

"The division commander repeatedly emphasized in the order that avoiding the sharp edge may be because he is worried about us and cannot let go of the advantageous position in front of us. But have you ever thought about what will be the consequences once our fleet is entangled by the Japanese Navy's combined fleet? It will be the complete annihilation of the entire army.

Ah, we didn’t risk the navy and wealth that the division commander finally accumulated, so we can’t hesitate and issue orders to each squadron immediately!”

Xin Xiguo sighed with regret and muttered as he walked away, "What a pity, what a great opportunity!"

The order from the division fleet headquarters was too sudden and incomprehensible to the commanders of the squadrons. Colonel Tu Guoxi, commander of the third squadron, raised the telegram in his hand suspiciously, glared at the communications director and said: "

Are you sure this is an order from the Fleet Headquarters? Could it be that your Communications Department made a mistake? How can there be any reason for a good fight to suddenly be ordered to assemble at the Phnom Penh base, and where can there be little devils? "

The Director of Communications was very aggrieved, "Commander, you don't say so. Do I dare to make a mistake in the Fleet Headquarters' order?"

"Alas!" Tu Guoxi stamped his foot heavily and said to the chief of staff: "Order the fleet to assemble immediately at the Phnom Penh base in the Gulf of Thailand!"

When the Chief of Staff of the Third Squadron left the command cabin, he heard Tu Guoxi muttering, "What a pity. Where can we find thousands more opportunities to kill the little Japs?"

Tang Qiuquan's decision is rational and correct. If the fleet seizes the opportunity of a large number of fierce Japanese troops, according to the report of Lieutenant General Matsuda, Chief of Staff of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet, the Japanese troops on various islands who are struggling to support and guard the boarding and other points will be

It took a day and a half to board the ship and retreat. It took about half a day to reach the sea area where each squadron of the fleet could intercept and kill.

At that time, Yamamoto Isoroku's combined fleet had already arrived. If several squadrons of the division fleet were to evacuate, it might not be that easy. In front of a huge fleet of more than a dozen Japanese aircraft carriers and hundreds of warships,

, the division fleet, consisting of more than ten warships, was surrounded and destroyed in a matter of minutes.

On the land battlefields of various islands, the news that the Japanese navy's combined fleet had joined the battlefield and escorted the retreating Japanese army quickly spread among the helpless Japanese troops, giving Japanese soldiers everywhere a huge boost.

With encouragement, the resistance became more fierce.

The fighting became extremely fierce, and the attacking corps began to suffer heavy casualties. However, the stubborn resistance of the Japanese soldiers had not yet reached the level of changing the battlefield situation. It can only be said that it created a certain degree of possibility for the attacks of the various corps in the division.

, the battlefield of Sumatra Island was the first area to achieve the purpose of the campaign.

(To be continued)(To be continued)

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