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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 3110 The Japanese Army Defending All Lines

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    After a hard battle, the total strength of the Japanese and Australian front forces on the center battlefield, which suffered serious losses, did not exceed 400,000, even with the addition of more than 80,000 new troops.  Following the Wu Niangziguan garrison troops, the Japanese army still had an advantage.

    But now, what General Ito Yanzaburo has to face is an army of more than 500,000 independent divisions on the freed-up Western Front battlefield, as well as hundreds of thousands of independent divisions that can leave the MacDonnell Mountains at any time and resume their offensive northward.  The combined strength of the troops and the rib independent divisions formed an absolute superiority against the Japanese army.

    Therefore, after receiving the report, General Ito, who had not yet emerged from the misery of the defeat on the Western Front and the loss of more than 300,000 people, looked even more ashen and ugly. He was facing an unprecedented crisis. The independent divisions on the Western Front  The troops' offensive intentions were undisguised, and they were to advance north from the Sangu and Mandola lines.

    In the areas north of Sanggu and Mandola, the local garrison force of the Australian Front only numbered more than 40,000 people at best, and did not even have an organized division. Faced with the attack of 500,000 to 600,000 independent divisions, Ito  The general knew that he didn't even have the strength to parry.

    Once the front line of the west coast is lost, the independent division troops on the western front battlefield can attack eastward. On the middle line battlefield, the scene of the front and rear flanking attacks on the Imperial Army troops on the western front battlefield will once again be staged. General Ito knew better that such  As a result, the Japanese Empire lost the entire Australian War.

    The current Australian battlefield situation, to the Imperial Australian Front, is like a broken ship with leaks everywhere and needs to be repaired everywhere.  But there are not that many manpower to face the crisis.  General Ito was exhausted mentally and physically.

    Nearly all of the empire¡¯s troops on the North American battlefield have been transferred to the Australian battlefield.  There are now less than 200,000 people left, of which more than 60,000 are still under the command of General Minamino, who is the former Chief of Staff of the Empire's North American Combat Command and the current commander. Only ten can continue to increase troops on the Australian battlefield.  About thirty thousand people.

    General Ito urgently ordered the hundreds of thousands of people on the North American battlefield to head to Australia as quickly as possible while thinking hard.  How to deal with the current crisis? More than 400,000 troops may seem like a lot, but if they are divided into two directions, they will be at a disadvantage in terms of strength.

    To make matters worse, Australia¡¯s central and western front battlefields suffered successive defeats, and the Australian front army lost more than 600,000 troops. It is said that it can no longer be hidden from the ears of the base camp.  His Majesty the Emperor was furious over this and ordered the General Staff of the base camp to intervene in the Australian war if necessary.  It can replace the command of Australian Front Commander Genzaburo Ito.

    Now, in front of General Ito, there is an order from the General Staff of the base camp.  "I was shocked to hear that the Imperial Army's troops were defeated one after another by the China Independent Division on the Australian battlefield. The troop losses were serious, and His Majesty the Emperor was extremely angry. He was extremely disappointed!"

    "The General Staff of the base camp has been authorized to intervene in the Australian war. However, after careful consideration by the Ministry of Army and the General Staff, it will not directly intervene in the Australian battlefield command for the time being. The Australian Front Commander Genzaburo Ito has a deadline of one month to change Australia's war.  On the battlefield, the imperial army¡¯s passive situation!¡±

    "The base camp also has a third batch of Italian equipment, which is gradually arriving in Australia to enhance the strength of your department. In addition, according to the decree of His Majesty the Emperor, the base camp is already considering the candidate for the new commander of the Imperial Australian Front!"

    The order came to an abrupt end, but the meaning was very clear. General Ito was only given one month. By then, the disadvantage of the imperial army in the Australian battlefield had not been changed. Sorry, the base camp is about to be replaced.

    Faced with such an aggressive order from the base camp, General Ito had no temper at all. He knew that his job was too poor. The empire did not hesitate to purchase a large number of Italian heavy equipment, and also transferred all overseas troops to the Australian battlefield.  , but failed one after another and lost more than 600,000 people. In the face of rebuke, he had no way to argue and no shame to defend himself.

    The anxious General Ito locked himself in the room and racked his brains for a day, but failed to come up with a charter. In desperation, he asked the chief of staff of the headquarters, Major General Akutagawa, to pick up a charter from the desert.  Major General Yoshitake Tohachiro, the deputy chief of staff, found his office to discuss countermeasures.

    General Ito told the two chiefs of staff about his troubled worries. The two chiefs of staff were silent for a while. The troops in their hands were insufficient, and even though they had thousands of clever ideas, they were unable to use them.

    Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake was still very weak. After all, he was a man who had led troops and suffered heavy losses at the hands of the independent division. Did he gain wisdom from every experience? He was still calm and thought for a long time before saying: "  Commander and Chief of Staff, based on my humble opinion, the current plan is to change the offensive posture to full-line defense, shrink and concentrate our forces, and stick to the northern region of Australia, so that the war in Australia will turn around!"

      General Ito and Chief of Staff Akutagawa both put down their arrogance and asked shamelessly, "Yoshitake-kun, please tell me in detail?"

    Major General Yoshitake was not modest and said: "Withdraw all the troops on the eastern front to the line from Townsville to Cloncurry, and shrink the troops in the central battlefield to the line from Bradshaw to Waukop. In this way, the troops on the Australian battlefield will be concentrated.  , the empire has more than one million troops, forming an arc-shaped defense line, carrying out full-line defense, and fighting against the Chinese independent division troops. In such a large-scale Australian decisive battle, the Chinese will consume not only soldiers, but also massive logistics supplies! "

    "Then, report the situation on the Australian battlefield to the base camp truthfully, and ask the base camp to issue an order to mobilize the combined fleet to quickly return to the northern waters of Australia to ensure the safety of our rear. Commander, Chief of Staff, don't forget, you two, in  Opposite to the north of Australia, there are two field corps of the China Independent Division on Java Island and Irian Island, with more than 400,000 troops. Once they cross the sea and go south, the consequences will be disastrous! "

    The words of Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake made General Ito and Chief of Staff Akutagawa suddenly realize that in the current crisis situation on the Australian battlefield, shrinking the force and conducting full-line defense is an appropriate response strategy.

    Chief of Staff Akutagawa seemed to have a flash of inspiration in his mind, and said: "By the way, Mr. Yoshitake didn't mention the Combined Fleet, but I forgot that before General Yamamoto took a leave of absence due to illness, I dealt with General Matsuda, Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet.  , he revealed to me that General Yamamoto once formulated a war plan to go west to the East Indian Ocean! "

    "The core purpose of this plan is to use the powerful strength of the Combined Fleet to cut off the maritime logistics supply line of the China Independent Division's troops on the Australian battlefield. As Mr. Yoshitake said, the Australian battlefield is a consumption of soldiers and logistics supplies. Once the Combined Fleet  This plan is successful, and for us, all pressures and crises can be easily solved!¡±

    "Such a good plan, why hasn't the combined fleet been implemented?" Admiral Ito seemed to see the hope of reversing the situation on the Australian battlefield. His eyes shone and he asked in confusion.

    Chief of Staff Akutagawa smiled bitterly and explained: "After the plan was formulated, it happened that General Yamamoto returned home due to illness, and the commander of the Combined Fleet, General Nagumo, who took over, was not interested in the plan, so it was shelved!"

    "It's that old bastard Nagumo Chuichi again!" Admiral Ito cursed through gritted teeth, "Akutagawa-kun and Yoshitake-kun, do you understand what the current combined fleet is doing?"

    Akutagawa and Yoshitake looked at each other and shook their heads with wry smiles on their faces. General Ito sighed, not hiding his contempt for Chuichi Nagumo and said: "Nagumo Chuichi is mediocre in talent and unscrupulous.  His plans are beyond the reach of others, and he is stubborn, rigid-minded, and has no sense of the overall situation, which will surely lead to the failure of the combined fleet. "

    "Forget it, just follow what Mr. Yoshitake said and send a telegram to the base camp! I, Genzaburo Ito, can't move him and Chuichi Nagumo can't command him. The base camp and the Navy Command should be able to command it!"

    Admiral Nagumo Chuichi, commander of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, who was belittled by Admiral Ito, is now happily commanding the main force of the combined fleet, entering the Banda Sea, preparing to pass through the Maluku Strait and enter the Pacific Ocean. In the Caroline  In the archipelago waters, intercept and kill the independent division fleet that took advantage.

    According to Admiral Nagumo Chuichi's plan, the fifth and sixth combined fleets left the northern waters of Australia and headed for the waters of the Solomon Islands. They followed the independent division fleet returning north and commanded the main force of the combined fleet to intercept and kill them at the front. This was a naval battle version.  After this battle, the Chinese will not have any fleet anymore!

    Through this battle, firstly, we can avenge the Fourth Fleet and stop the mouths of everyone. Secondly, we can establish our own prestige. The shadow of General Yamamoto is everywhere within the Combined Fleet. This feeling,  General Nagumo Chudai felt very uncomfortable.

    The huge warship group of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet entered the Banda Sea and could not escape the eyes of the independent division's reconnaissance planes. Commander Le Yiqin of the Southern Flying Group, who set up a frontline headquarters in Sulawesi, received information from the reconnaissance planes.  After that, it was like seeing big pieces of fat floating on the sea, and my mouth was drooling.

    A few months ago, the Southern Flying Group aircraft group commanded by Le Yiqin fought against the combined fleet carrier-based aircraft group commanded by Yamamoto Isoroku for three days. Le Yiqin tasted the sweetness. Now, seeing the little Japanese fleet, he entered again.  Once they reached the inland sea of ??the southwest Pacific island and were within the combat radius of the Southern Flying Group¡¯s field airport fleets, they knew the opportunity was coming!

    "Okay! This old devil Nagumo Chuichi has not suffered the losses of our Southern Flying Group, so he comes to ask for a fight! We are fools if we don't take advantage of this advantage. Chief of Staff, order the combat troops at field airports in various places to go immediately  Field airfields in Sulawesi and Kalimantan are assembled in preparationLet¡¯s have a fight!  Le Yiqin rubbed her big hands, smiled from ear to ear, and said to Chief of Staff He Zhijun.

    "Commander, this is the main force of two-thirds of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet. How are you going to fight?" He Zhijun asked.

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