Age of Conquest Reborn

After reading the telegram, General Minamino's hands and lips began to tremble, trembling like dead leaves shivering in the cold wind. His eyes were closed tightly, and two lines of tears came out of his eyes, "Matsuda-kun, I can confirm that what happened to Yamamoto-kun

Misfortune!" His voice was as hollow as if it was floating from hell.○

Admiral Minamino was a veteran and could identify the problem at a glance. Bougainville Island in the Northern Mariana Islands was the place where Yamamoto Isoroku must pass when returning to his homeland. A large transport plane was discovered that had been shot down.

Does the result still need to be guessed?

Chief of Staff Matsuda was completely stunned. He had also had the worst thoughts, but before he was sure, he still had a glimmer of hope. Now, the hope was completely shattered. He suddenly felt that the sky was falling and his eyes were filled with darkness.

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"General, what should we do next?" Chief of Staff Matsuda asked General Minamino almost subconsciously.

After confirming the fact that General Yamamoto had met with misfortune, General Minamino had aged for more than ten years in an instant, and his heart was immersed in incomparable sorrow. Originally, he was from the army, so he would not interfere with the navy's affairs.

Or it would be better to intervene less to avoid getting into trouble, but now, Lieutenant General Matsuda has completely messed up the situation, and coupled with his personal relationship with Yamamoto, he cannot let it go.

"Matsuda-kun, please do two things immediately." Admiral Minamino said in a dry tone without any moisture: "First, in the name of the Combined Fleet Headquarters, immediately send a telegram to Nagano-dono stating that we are inquiring about Yamamoto-kun's whereabouts.

As a result, it is initially determined that General Yamamoto has been killed!"

"Second, order the Bougainville Imperial Army Defense Force in the Northern Mariana Islands to immediately organize manpower and conduct a search overnight. Be sure to find the wreckage of the fallen large transport aircraft, and do not destroy the scene. Likewise, do not reveal that you are looking for Yamamoto.

General!"

After the telegram was sent, the reply from Navy Minister Nagano Osamu came as quickly as possible, asking, "Why did such a thing happen? General Yamamoto's return trip to the mainland should be classified as highly confidential. Shocking! Unbelievable."

The horror, is there any conspiracy on the part of the Army?"

"Furthermore, until the wreckage of the crashed large transport plane is not found and it is confirmed that General Yamamoto suffered a misfortune, I do not believe in the judgment of your Combined Fleet Command and will conduct a search all night long. As soon as there are results, report them to me immediately!"

It’s no wonder that General Nagano Osamu didn’t believe that a normal call back to the homeland took the safest route and was escorted by two squadrons of fighter jets. How could something happen? Especially when General Yamamoto was called back to the country.

, meeting His Majesty the Emperor at the critical moment when he is about to assume the post of Supreme Commander of the Empire's Australian battlefield. If there is no conspiracy, who would believe it?

Moreover, the ground radar system of the Imperial Army Defense Forces in the area showed no signs that an air battle had ever occurred. Therefore, General Nagano would rather believe that Yamamoto Isoroku's plane made an emergency landing somewhere due to mechanical failure.

He lost contact with the Combined Fleet Headquarters, but even more panicked, he never thought about where the ten escorting fighter jets were.

After reading the telegram from Admiral Nagano, Admiral Minamino shook his head repeatedly and smiled bitterly. Now, he can no longer get involved in naval matters, let alone continue to participate in this matter, otherwise he may get into trouble.

Based on the historical feud between the army and navy, the navy lost a super heavyweight general, and the reason is still unclear and confusing, which will inevitably arouse the anger of the top brass of the navy. The first step is to trace the cause of Yamamoto's misfortune.

He did something, but he knew about Yamamoto's return trip to his homeland, but he happened to be a member of the Army. It was strange that he was not suspected!

After making up his mind, Admiral Minamino said quietly: "Matsuda-kun, there are so many things happening in the navy, and my status does not allow me to get involved too deeply. Therefore, you must calm down and take charge of the overall situation. In addition, the escort mission of the combined fleet,

You must not be affected in the slightest... Do you understand what I mean?"

"General, no one dares to doubt the personal relationship between you and Commander Yamamoto. Nagano-dono was also in a hurry, so..." Chief of Staff Matsuda explained that his mind was still blank now, and he urgently needed something like

Elders and wise men like General Minamino, who had a close personal relationship with Commander Yamamoto, would guide the way.

However, General Minamino shook his head firmly. Just as he was about to say something, a communications staff officer came in, looked at General Minamino, and then reported to Chief of Staff Matsuda: "Reporting to Chief of Staff, you have received orders from the Empire of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Call back from General Fukui, Commander of the Army Defense Command."

"Read it!" Chief of Staff Matsuda said solemnly.

Looking at the gloomy Chief of Staff Matsuda, the staff member did not even dare to raise his head and read: "According to General Fukui's telegram, Bougainville Island in the Northern Mariana Islands is so small that the Imperial Army only has one brigade stationed there.

The strength of the troops, the dense virgin rainforest, and the complex terrain conditions make it extremely inconvenient for search operations!”

"Especially at night, it is very dangerous to send out soldiers to search. He cannot risk the lives of Imperial Army soldiers. But after daybreak, General Fukui will issue a search order, but there is no guarantee that within a few days, we can

The whereabouts of the fallen large transport plane have been found!”

"Baga!" Chief of Staff Matsuda roared angrily, slapped the staff officer hard on the face with a big mouth, and knocked the poor staff officer back a few steps and fell to the ground, "Matsuda-kun, please calm down.

!" General Nanye shouted in a low voice, and at the same time, he signaled the staff officer who got up to leave quickly.

"General, those bastards in the Army are so cold-blooded? How dare you shirk the Combined Fleet Command's order to search? Don't you know that this matter is related to the future and destiny of the Imperial Navy?" Chief of Staff Matsuda looked like crazy.

His hair stood up and he roared loudly.

General Minamino shook his head and said: "Matsuda-kun, you must be very familiar with the feud between the Army and the Navy. Besides, we did not clearly state that we are searching for Yamamoto-kun's phone. Being impulsive and impatient will not help. Don't lose your temper.

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"The safest solution now is for you to immediately send out the command officers who are familiar with Mr. Yamamoto, all of whom must be loyal and reliable, and the position and rank of the leading officer cannot be too low, and rush to Bougainville Island in the Northern Mariana Islands overnight.

Join the search!"

"And strictly require all officers to keep secret about everything they see, and not to disclose any information to the local army commander. They can find a normal reason to say which large transport aircraft has personnel from the Combined Fleet Command on it.

Top secret documents."

Admiral Minamino was indeed experienced and his arrangements were spotless. Chief of Staff Matsuda sincerely admired him and was grateful for everything he had done for the Navy. He bowed deeply and said with sobs: "Senior, Commander Yamamoto will thank you for everything you have done for the Navy.

I am also grateful to senior for his guidance, I will make arrangements right away, you are here, waiting for the news!"

"No! Matsuda-kun, please arrange a plane to take me back to the North American Combat Command after dawn tomorrow. Don't forget, I am still the chief of staff!" Unexpectedly, General Minamino said this.

"Senior, you...?" Chief of Staff Matsuda was very puzzled, "Don't you want to know the exact information about Commander Yamamoto?"

"I really want to!" Admiral Minamino said with sadness and loneliness in his tone: "But this is not the place where I will stay for a long time. Matsuda-kun, all measures taken afterwards are the decisions of the Combined Fleet Command and have nothing to do with me.

, do you understand what I mean?”

"Also, once it is confirmed that Mr. Yamamoto has been killed, please notify me immediately by sending a private telegram!" His voice became hoarse, and his expression became increasingly lonely.

In the early morning of July 24th, when the sky was just getting light, two large transport planes of the Japanese Navy landed at the airstrip on Bougainville Island, one of the Northern Mariana Islands. Nearly a hundred Japanese navy personnel walked out of the transport planes.

The officers and soldiers were led by Rear Admiral Kuroda, deputy director of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet Operations Department, and more than twenty junior officers. In addition, there were two squads of Japanese Marines.

Lieutenant Commander Watanabe of the Bougainville Island Garrison Group, which is affiliated with the Northern Mariana Islands Army Defense Command, received an order from the Defense Command last night to assist the Navy in searching for the downed large Navy transport aircraft.

According to the tradition of the Japanese military, when you see your superiors, you must obey orders unconditionally. If your superiors tell you to die, you must immediately wipe your neck. However, Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe belongs to the Army system, and Rear Admiral Kuroda is from the Navy.

You can't take care of yourself.

What's more, Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe is not very willing to carry out this search mission. Just kidding, in the primitive rainforests everywhere, who knows if there is any danger to life? Is it worth it to kill a few more soldiers for a broken transport plane?

Therefore, Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe was not very respectful. He saluted briefly and said, "Your Excellency, General, Commander of the Bougainville Army Garrison Group, Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe, is at your command!" There was a lot less respect and awe in his tone.

Major General Kuroda, who was in a heavy mood, did not notice the attitude of the Army Lieutenant Colonel at all. Before setting off from Honiara, Chief of Staff Matsuda's words of advice were still lingering in his ears. Moreover, Chief of Staff Matsuda did not

Concealing the words, I shed tears several times in agony.

Commander Yamamoto is the commander he admires most. During his several years in the Combined Fleet, he witnessed and participated in several battles with the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet commanded by Commander Yamamoto. The image of that god-like man has taken root in the Black Sea.

In Major General Tian's heart, he also didn't want this to be true.

Taking a deep breath of the salty and humid air, Major General Kuroda said expressionlessly, "Let's go!"

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