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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 3138 The Japanese are looking for foreign aid

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    The General Headquarters of the Imperial Australian Front sent a message to all officers and men, "His Majesty the Emperor and the Headquarters have fully considered the situation on the Australian battlefield and have a better understanding of the situation of all officers and men of the Front. His Majesty the Emperor has given his royal approval and has strictly ordered the Headquarters to immediately implement the sea route for the Australian Front."  supplies, and plans to withdraw troops from Australia."

    "A few days ago, the base camp has dispatched a fleet of troop carriers escorted by the Navy's joint fleet, fully loaded with military supplies and sailing from the mainland to Australia. They will arrive in two weeks. By then, not only the food, ammunition, and military supplies that are currently in short supply will be fully replenished.  , the front army headquarters will also have a plan to evacuate the troops in batches. In the end, all officers and soldiers of the Australian front army will return to the homeland safely! "

    "But I, Genzaburo Ito, as the Commander of the Imperial Australian Front, warn all the warriors of the Empire of Japan that although we are facing the siege of the China Independent Division, we should not lose our courage to fight for His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan.  The spirit and will should not be afraid or worried about the current war situation! "

    "The Chinese are cruel, but also despicable. They will not treat you as prisoners of war, but will massacre you all. Warriors of the empire, hold on to the weapons in your hands. For your own lives and to be able to return to your homeland,  Reunite with your loved ones, endure and overcome all the difficulties at hand, and fight bravely! I, Yanzaburo Ito, also solemnly promise that I will lead you home!¡±

    Regarding this letter to all officers and soldiers of the Australian Front, the causes and consequences of this announcement were released.  It was General Ito Genzaburo, Chief of Staff Akutagawa, and a group of senior staff who made the decision after painfully analyzing the current situation on the Australian battlefield.

    As the encirclement of the independent division troops gradually tightened.  The battlefield survival space of the Australian Front Army is getting smaller and smaller.  Coupled with the aircraft fleet of the independent division aviation, bombing and air raids were carried out day and night.  The soldiers were panic-stricken, especially the consumption of food. Not only were the officers at all levels panic-stricken, but the soldiers also saw the actual situation from the food they ate in their stomachs every day, so that the morale of the soldiers gradually became unstable and morale was low.

    General Ito and officers at all levels are very worried if this continues.  There may be a mutiny in the Australian front army. If the China Independent Division does not attack, the morale of the army will be so chaotic that it will collapse without a fight. Therefore, this letter to all soldiers was issued.

    General Ito¡¯s intention is to stabilize the morale of the military and wait until the local troop carrier formation arrives, obviously.  His goal was achieved. After the letter to all soldiers was released, it really played a role in stabilizing the morale of the soldiers and boosting morale. The Japanese soldiers were very simple-minded.  Believe in His Majesty the Emperor, and believe in the Commander.

    Therefore, the soldiers had less food to eat every day.  There is not so much resentment towards the independent division aircraft that drop bombs and straf overhead all day long.  No more fear, His Majesty the Emperor and Commander Ito.  Draw a big pie for them.

    After more than a week of this, the military morale was stable, which made General Ito feel relieved. However, after waking up this morning, Chief of Staff Akutagawa sent an urgent telegram from the base camp to him. The contents of the telegram shocked him like a bolt from the blue.  , the vision turns black.

    The newly formed naval combined fleet was ambushed by the China Independent Division fleet in the waters of the Solomon Islands. All were shattered. The accompanying formation of troop carriers filled with food and military supplies became the enemy's trophies. The Australian Front finally  His hopes were completely shattered, and he was truly alone.

    It took a long time for General Ito to react numbly. He looked at Chief of Staff Akutagawa, whose face was also ashen, and said in a hoarse voice: "Akutagawa-kun, send a telegram to the base camp. Where will the Australian Army go?"

    It was not until noon that the base camp responded with a telegram, giving two options. One was to continue to stand still and wait for reinforcements, and the other was to immediately organize the troops to separate routes to break out. How to decide specifically, the base camp would not interfere, and would wait until General Ito decided, and the base camp camera would  to assist.

    General Ito tore the telegram into pieces. Neither of the two roads given by the base camp was a way to survive. If you stick to it, you will wait to die. Logistics and supplies will be cut off. More than a million imperial soldiers can starve to death just from hunger.  How can we hold on and wait for help if we don¡¯t have anything to eat or drink?  Even if all the local forces are brought together, how many troops are available? Are there any reinforcements that can be sent to the base camp?

    It seems better to break out by splitting routes than to stand still and wait for reinforcements, but the actual situation is not like this. Although the current Australian Army has more than one million troops, it is also facing the dilemma of lack of supplies. Many troops do not have enough ammunition to fight a battle.  For small-scale battles, using Australia's vast area to support the war with war is a promising method, but will the surrounding independent division troops, which are eyeing covetously, give such a chance?

    The answer is obviously no. General Ito absolutely believes that as long as he orders his troops to break out in separate ways, the final result will be that the 170,000 or 800,000 troops of the China Independent Division will be eaten one by one. That China devil Tang Qiuli  , maybe he is opening his pockets at this moment, waiting for his instructions.What about the surrounding orders?

    Standing still and waiting for help is waiting for death, breaking out in separate ways is courting death, and everyone on the left and right is dead. General Ito was desperate and wandered back and forth in the room like a trapped animal. Chief of Staff Akutagawa looked at the commander with worry.

    A few hours later, it seemed like several years had passed, General Ito finally made a decision. He would stand firm and wait for help. "Akutagawa-kun, the scope of knowledge of this telegram from the base camp is limited to you and me. Please send it to me immediately."  The telegraph operators and translators in the confidential room must be disposed of secretly!¡±

    "In addition, dispatch troops to drive away all local residents in the area where the imperial army is entrenched to save food. Anyone who dares to disobey orders should be shot on the spot. You can start doing this immediately. Also, you can send out  Some of the search troops mingled with the local residents, escaped from the encirclement, and lurked in the surrounding areas, serving as a surprise force, waiting for orders from the headquarters! "

    "Akutagawa-kun, maybe the ones who can save us in the end will be these soldiers who have escaped. As long as we hold on for a few months, the base camp will definitely find ways to rescue us. The empire cannot afford to lose, they must rescue us!"

    After saying so many words in one breath, General Ito gasped violently. It seemed that all his strength had been exhausted, and his face became paler. He knew that he could never choose to break out of the encirclement in separate ways. He could only grit his teeth and endure for a few months.  , will wait for the transfer.

    Admiral Ito's inference was also correct. The base camp and even the Empire of Japan could not afford to lose the Australian front army. Even if they tried every means, they would spare no effort to carry out rescue. This was after learning that the combined fleet was completely annihilated in the waters of the Solomon Islands.  After more than a thousand ships, a massive amount of military supplies and food became the spoils of war for the independent division, Emperor Hirohito and the big bosses in the base camp painfully needed to make an immediate decision.

    General Ito called back and asked for help. Emperor Hirohito and a group of civil and military ministers gathered together to study this topic for several hours, but they did not come up with a feasible solution. The troop transport ship could be easily solved.  The empire has always been a maritime power. It is not particularly difficult to recruit more than a thousand ships. Food and military supplies are not impossible to come up with. The people in the country can only tighten their belts.

    The biggest problem, which is also an unsolvable problem, is the problem of the escort fleet. The current Imperial Japanese Navy cannot even produce more than twenty main battleships. As for the aircraft carrier, there is not even one, and there is no powerful fleet escort.  , how much food, ammunition and military supplies were all free gifts to that Chinese devil Tang Qiuli, and he still didn't know how to say thank you!

    The imperial meeting to resolve the life-and-death crisis for the Australian troops was held from night to early morning, but nothing could be done. In the end, Emperor Hirohito, who was so pale that there was no trace of blood in his face, said a few words, "Don't limit your thinking to the homeland. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of War  , can you consider asking for help from the Italians and Germans, especially the Italians, with whom the empire has good trade relations!¡±

    "Besides, the Germans and Italians, who are both members of the Axis Powers, will not fail to lend a helping hand. We should not have too much hope for the German head of state, Hitler. The key point is to persuade Italian Prime Minister Mussolini to ask him to send  The fleet comes to the Pacific Ocean to escort the imperial troop transport fleet. Once the Italians participate in the Australian War, that Chinese devil Tang Qiuli will have one more enemy! "

    "The condition given to Mussolini is that the empire completely abandons the existing occupied areas in North America and transfers them to Italy unconditionally. In addition, it is said that Mussolini is very interested in Eastern culture. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent personnel to  Come to my inner palace and pick out a batch of cultural relics and antique jades as gifts from me to Mussolini!¡±

    Emperor Hirohito stood up and left, leaving behind a large group of civil and military ministers with staggering steps and heavy and thin backs. All the officials felt sad. The Empire of Japan has now reached this point, and His Majesty the Emperor needs to show his strength.  , to please others.

    But this was the only feasible way. After the meeting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of War began to take action and formed two delegations to go to Germany and Italy respectively to lobby. At the same time, General Mitsuichi Mineuchi, Chief of General Staff of the base camp, sent His Majesty the Emperor  The decision was reported to Yanzaburo Ito who was trapped in Australia in the form of a secret telegram.

    General Ito was neither sad nor happy about this, nor was he grateful that His Majesty the Emperor had done this. In his opinion, all the measures taken by the base camp were like treating a dead horse as a living horse. The only thing he could do was to bite the bullet.  The tooth stays.

    After dawn, in the encirclement on the east coast of Australia, the aircraft of the Independent Division appeared above the Japanese soldiers as usual. After a shrill siren, the Japanese soldiers, who were already quite experienced in air defense, immediately got into the air raid shelters and concealed areas, their ears pricked.  Get up, listen quietly to the huge explosions, and prepare to withstand the baptism of bombs and bullets again.

    ? ?However, this time it was quite unexpected. Until the plane of the Independent Division left and the roar disappeared into the distance, no explosion was heard. The Japanese soldiers climbed out of the air raid shelters and bunkers. They were all stunned. The streets and alleys were filled with leaflets.  .

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