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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1725 The Japanese Army is very knowledgeable

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    Major General Yoshiyasu Araki, the commander of the Araki Air Force of Japan's Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force, had just gotten up. After washing up and being waited on by the orderlies, he came to the yard according to his usual habit, brandishing an ancestral sword and chopping in a serious manner.  When he got up, he had quite a bit of skill in every move.

    This is a habit that Major General Araki has maintained for many years. The Major General himself believes that in his bones, he has the pure blood of the Japanese Imperial Samurai. His ancestors single-handedly established the Araki family with their military exploits. In his own generation, it happened to be  Meeting, I met an Emperor with great talent and great strategy. His ambition to expand territories and dominate the world was greater than that of any previous Emperor.

    As a soldier of the Japanese Empire, born in this era of using the sword to establish meritorious deeds, there will naturally be no shortage of opportunities to make meritorious deeds. The era of glory for the Araki family should be opened in their own hands, facing the rising dawn of the Southwest Pacific.  , breathing in the slightly salty morning breeze, and after performing some sword skills, Major General Araki felt completely healed. The orderly handed over a snow-white towel, and the Major General was in a very happy mood.

    The delicious breakfast on the table aroused Major General Araki's appetite. It's good to have a good appetite. Unfortunately, this happy mood was broken by a major staff officer who came in a hurry. "Your Excellency, Commander, I just received a message from Hao  According to the report of the wild patrol squadron, a large number of Chinese aircraft appeared over Kalimantan. The specific number and purpose are unknown!¡±

    "Honey!" Major General Araki put down the piece of cake that was brought to his mouth, exclaimed with disbelief, stood up suddenly, and knocked over the dining table.

    The major staff officer repeated what he just said. No wonder Major General Araki was surprised.  Since the outbreak of the Pacific War, any unit of the Imperial Japanese Army has tried its best to avoid any conflict with the American Tang Qiuli's troops in China. Even after losing Hong Kong and Singapore, the base camp did not issue any orders to fight against the enemy.  The order for division troops to fight instead explicitly ordered all ministries not to cause friction with the ** division troops.

    ¡°Obviously, the Imperial Base Camp chose to be patient until the Americans and British in the Southwest Pacific were completely resolved.  He didn't want to start a war with a powerful enemy. As a senior general of the Imperial Army, Major General Araki understood the stakes. Although he often felt humiliated in his heart, now.  The bomber's plane is coming to our door.  This is the inevitable war.

    but.  It takes courage to fight against the aviation force of Le Yiqin, who is known as the "Aerial Butcher" and has a terrible reputation. To be on the safe side, Major General Araki asked, "Are you sure. Is it a fleet of the Japanese Army?"

    The major staff officer replied affirmatively: "Your Excellency, Commander, you can confirm that after receiving the report, the combat department has ordered several other patrol squadrons to verify it. In the direction of their patrol, a large aircraft group of the ** Division was also discovered.  ¡±

    "Go west!" Major General Araki ordered with a fierce flash in his eyes: "Immediately convey my order to all fighter wings, take off immediately to fight, and report the information to the Kuroda Air Force, Le Yiqin, don't think,  Our Imperial Japanese Air Force is afraid of you!¡±

    Staff Sergeant Major replied loudly: "Yes, execute the commander's order immediately!" Just after taking a few steps, Major General Araki stopped him again.

    "Wait a minute!" The major staff officer looked at his superior in confusion. Major General Araki rolled his eyes a few times and said again: "Order all fighter wings to prepare for take-off operations and report this important situation immediately.  Report to Commander-in-Chief Ito!¡±

    Major General Yoshiyasu Araki was more thoughtful and discovered the Japanese Air Force's fleet in his own direction. Then, the Kuroda Yoshio Air Force stationed on Sumatra Island should also have discovered a similar situation. Geographically speaking,  , the Kuroda Air Force should have discovered the Japanese fighter fleet earlier than they did, but why didn't they notify themselves? There is a lot of trouble in it?

    Without the assistance of the Kuroda Air Force, in terms of the number of aircraft, the Araki Air Force is not Le Yiqin's opponent, and since he cannot command the Kuroda Air Force at the same level, he can only have the Dispatch Army Headquarters coordinate the matter, so  , reporting is absolutely correct!

    Major General Yoshiyasu Araki, although he is martial and warlike, is not an impulsive person. It is precisely because of these considerations that he restrained his inner fighting spirit and adopted a safer approach.

    General Ito, who had been drinking happily with Chief of Staff Kawashima all night, had just seen off Major General Kawashima less than half an hour ago. Just as he was about to take a rest, the communications officer hurried over with wind at his feet, holding two  A telegram.

    " Two telegrams with almost identical contents were placed in front of General Ito. They reported the same situation. A large group of ** aircraft groups were discovered over Kalimantan Island, Sumatra Island, and in the airspace of the Java Sea. What is the situation?

    General Ito looked at Kawakawa, who had just returned to his resting place. Before he could take a drink of water, he was urgently summoned back.Chief of Staff Shima, "Kawashima-kun, what do you think of the sudden appearance of the China aircraft group? Is it some China devil who wants to attack us?" General Ito asked.

    To be honest, Chief of Staff Kawashima was also at a loss. He had no way of knowing why the Japanese Army's fleet of aircraft suddenly appeared in the above-mentioned airspace. However, it was unlikely that Tang Qiuli's troops were going to attack.  , because, except for the discovery of the ** Division's aircraft fleet, there has been no sign of a large-scale attack by the ** Division's ground troops and fleets. Sumatra Island and Singapore are separated by the Strait of Malacca to monitor the movements of the ** Division's troops.  It¡¯s not a difficult thing!

    It was really puzzling that the Chinese devil suddenly acted like this. At this time, the Araki Air Force and the Kuroda Air Force sent a second telegram, reporting the latest situation, "Invasion of Kalimantan."  The aircraft group of the Air Force Division over Sumatra Island is an aircraft carrier-based aircraft group that continues to fly to the southeast via the Java Sea airspace. It is a land-based aircraft group of the Air Force Division. Our department is ready to fight and is waiting for the command from the headquarters.  Order!"

    General Ito and Major General Kawashima rushed to the map and carefully drew three red lines on the map. After a while, they both raised their heads at the same time and their eyes met. Major General Kawashima spoke first, with a dry voice.  Said: "The British-Australian troop transport fleet is withdrawing to Australia!"

    General Ito nodded heavily. He also came to the same conclusion. The fleet of carrier-based aircraft over Kalimantan and Sumatra was not the main direction. The main direction was to continue flying to Australia*  * Division land-based aircraft group, then Tang Qiuli's intention is obvious, to escort the British-Australian military troop transport formation.

    The purpose of the appearance of his carrier-based aircraft fleet is to warn or deter Araki Air Force and Kuroda Air Force not to intercept. Major General Kawashima asked: "Commander in Chief, what should we do?"

    When encountering a similar situation, the wise Major General Kawashima was obviously inferior to General Ito in terms of psychological quality and command experience. General Ito pondered for a moment and said: "Kawashima-kun, order the Araki Air Force and Kuroda  The air force is facing the ** division's carrier-based aircraft fleet, and the Kashima Air Force is ordered to reinforce the naval fleet. At the same time, the naval fleet is informed of the situation. We cannot let Tang Qiuli's aircraft fleet destroy our plan! "

    Major General Kawashima understood that Commander-in-Chief Ito had made up his mind to fight a war with Tang Qiuli's aviation force. He also knew that in his boss's heart, he still wanted to avenge the Indochina Peninsula.  , what's more, Tang Qiuli's fleet has already arrived and tried to avoid conflicts. This does not mean that the Imperial Army Air Force has no power to fight, but what about after the war?

    As far as the record of the ** Division's aviation force is concerned, the commander-in-chief and himself both know how many veteran aviation forces of the empire have been killed by his number one air warrior Le Yiqin. This is in the Southwest Pacific region.  This is a formidable air force. The number of aircraft even exceeds the total of the three air forces of the Expeditionary Army. After a big air battle, the air force of the Expeditionary Army may have been completely lost, but Tang Qiuli's air force can still maintain its strength.  Due combat effectiveness, this is definitely not a good thing for the dispatched army!

    Perhaps, it would be a disaster. As the chief of staff, Major General Kawashima had to take this into consideration. Therefore, Chief of Staff Kawashima said: "General, please be careful. It is the personal opinion of the department. The Araki and Kuroda Air Forces  , it is not appropriate to engage in a decisive battle with the carrier-based aircraft group of the ** Division, and the Kashima Air Force cannot all support the naval fleet. We should consider the situation after a war! "

    "If the dispatched army's air force is severely damaged, it will definitely not be beneficial to us. Moreover, the navy has two fleets, and their number of carrier-based aircraft should be able to cope with the Japanese division's aircraft group. After all, this battle will be based on  The navy is the main one. Besides, does the navy like to see us intervene? At that time, your help may become an excuse for the navy to lose. I hope you will think twice, general!"

    Everyone has selfish motives, and General Ito was no exception. After calming down, he carefully recalled what Chief of Staff Kawashima said. He had to admit that what this guy said made sense. The navy would annihilate one hundred thousand British and Australian troops who returned to Australia.  The army was just a local battle on the Southwest Pacific battlefield, and the outcome had little impact on the entire war situation.

    Even if 100,000 British and Australian troops returned to Australia intact, General Ito would be absolutely confident that he would kill them all on the Australian continent. However, the air power of the dispatched troops suffered heavy losses. For the defense of the existing occupied areas,  It is absolutely disadvantageous. Occupying and consolidating the entire Southwest Pacific region is our goal and best interest. It is also the original intention of His Majesty the Emperor and the base camp.

    The rest are all secondary. If the decisive battle with Tang Qiuli's aviation forces results in the loss of the dispatched army's air power, the navy will not show any gratitude at all and shamelessly take the credit, so I will still fight for it.  What the hell?

      (To be continued) (To be continued.)
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