Part 4 The Journey Chapter 181 Rabaul's Chincha (2)
Stopping in front of a small German-style red brick building with smoke and dust, five red letters on the door were hung on the road: "Front Army Headquarters".
Everyone got out of the car and entered the building, Gu Yingyang walked in the front, and personally introduced Wu Haisong into the staff room.
Without waiting to sit down, Wu Haisong opened the black leather briefcase in his hand, took out an official document to announce the left and right, and said: "The order of the base camp is passed on orally." β
Everyone stood solemnly at the moment, listening to the order of this Wu Qincha.
"First, in order to consolidate the achievements of the Asia-Pacific Liberation War, improve the existing situation in the Southeast Theater, divert the attention of the Commonwealth Army, and contain the strength of the Australian New Army, the Southeast Theater was ordered to launch an offensive against Australian Papua."
"Second, the following forces are planned to be invested in this raid: two divisions each of the 63rd and 64th armies of the army, and the southeast fleet of the navy, reinforced by four old battleships, new cruisers, destroyers, and submarines of the Second Fleet. The number of troops, including the transport vessels required for the offensive operation, is planned to be completed by mid-June. β
"Third, preliminary research shows that by mid-May, the Australian Army had 69 infantry battalions, dozens of artillery pieces, and several to more than a dozen aircraft stationed in Papua. The Australian Navy is based on 35 new cruisers, and the new navy is based on 1 or 2 new cruisers, and it is likely that it has been supported by warships and submarines. β
"Fourth, the timing of the launch of the strategic operation is set for after mid-June, and whether it is won or lost, it will be ended before August, and after August, the naval forces that have been strengthened to the fleet of the side will be transferred without consultation."
"Fifth, this strategy can be regarded as a diversion battle in response to the main direction of attack, and if successful, it can also be regarded as the starting point of the Australian strategy. All army and navy forces in the theater should be closely united under the command of Commander Gu Yingyang, and they should work together to forge ahead for the glory of the empire and the cause of the liberation of the Asia-Pacific regionββ"
After announcing the order, Wu Haisong approached Gu Yingyang and said with a smile: "Commander Gu, this time you have finally got your wish." β
Gu Yingyang sneered: "Get your wish? Wouldn't it be easier to get started a few months earlier? β
"Commander Gu, in good conscience, a few months ago, relying on the original strength of the Southeast Fleet alone, it may not be able to succeed. When we first seized the land. The British drove battleships to the confrontation ground, and then hurriedly sold the latest cruisers to the ANZ Navy, and by the time the war began, the strength of the ANZ Navy was already considerable, and it was not vulnerable. In addition, as a member of the British Commonwealth, Australia and New Zealand actually mobilized half a year earlier than us, and it is not completely unprepared. Looking at it from another angle, Kangaroo Country and Kangaroo Country have been operating in the local area for many years, and they can be called old local snakes. But we only entered and occupied here before the war, and the so-called strong dragon could not suppress the ground snake. If you don't consolidate the base first, even if you win for a while by surprise attack, you are likely to lack stamina in the future, and once you encounter setbacks, you may be crushed for thousands of miles......"
Wu Haisong's rough words were straightforward, and all the staff officers behind Gu Yingyang nodded yes, but Gu Yingyang was stunned with a smiling and distrusting face, and there seemed to be words printed on his face: "*** I know that you will say so."
After the official matter was explained, there was no need for Wu Haisong to signal, Gu Yingyang took the initiative to introduce him into the commander's office. After closing the door, he picked up a folding fan from the table and flickered.
"Tell me, what did Her Majesty the Empress send you to do? Could it be that you six are so lowly that you are willing to be heralds? β
Wu Haisong did not answer immediately. "Crunching" twisted his neck, put down his briefcase, and walked to the large baroque window overlooking the harbor.
"Those two German cruisers are really conspicuous."
Gu Yingyang was stunned for a moment. Then he looked out the window, and then he reacted: "Oh, that, I just came back from the South Pacific last week, and the two British merchant ships next to me are trophies - it's really interesting, although it is only an allied force that fights together, it is the only mobile combat force in our southeast theater for several months." β
After the outbreak of the European War, the cruisers "Emden" and "Leipzig" of the German Navy's Pacific Fleet were respectively detained by "neutral" China and Japan. At the beginning of the 2nd year, after completing the relevant training for cooperation with the East Asian coalition forces, the two ships were assigned to the Southeast Theater, but they were not integrated into the Southeast Fleet, but carried out the task of breaking diplomatic relations in the waters of the South China Sea and the South Pacific alone, and in March, they sank a total of 21,700 tons of merchant ships on the Allied side, captured 2 of 7,000 tons, and captured more than 100 crew members.
In the above situation, of course, Wu Haisong would not be ignorant, but he couldn't use the topic to play, and attacked in a roundabout way, and a sentence really came out at the moment: "The complaint is too strong to prevent intestinal breakage, and the scenery should be long-sighted-Commander Gu won't have heard of this sentence, right?" β
Gu Yingyang "snapped" and closed the folding fan: "Something that doesn't belong to this era, don't mention it." I'm afraid that the complaint has been broken before it comes out, and I don't know who it is who can't let go of my eyes. β
"It's a good complaint before it comes out, Commander Gu, let me ask you, how did the emperor treat you?"
"Treat me like a confidant."
"What about you today?"
Gu Yingyang gritted his teeth: "If you want to be gracious, you can't call the shots." β
"So who decides?"
"Nominally, Yang Zhengjin took over the military's class, Zhang Zhigao took over the civilian officer's class, in fact, there is no military force in the group, all led by Liu Bailiang's military head, Liu Bailiang, Zhang Yaoqian, etc., Liang Tianhe, Zhang Yiye and other extraterritorial, protΓ©gΓ©s and old departments are all over the military department, no one can replace, no one dares to move, I am because I know too much, I was driven to this useless place to feed mosquitoes - don't think I can't understand, what bullshit Australian strategy, just draw cakes. What do you think? What else do you want to know? β
Wu Haisong pushed open the glass window and watched aimlessly at the city of Rabaul Harbor under the scorching tropical sun: "Commander Gu is very open-minded, if only he was just feeding mosquitoes......
"What do you mean by that?" Gu Yingyang deliberately pretended to be stupid.
"Your Excellency's old department in the Reference Office has now been swept away."
"So what?"
"You've lost your ability to warn, and as far as I know, you're more than just knowing."
Gu Ying raised his eyebrows: "I don't know what you're talking about." β
Wu Haisong turned around and smiled: "Don't think about it, Your Majesty sympathizes with you, and we want to help you." β
"You guys?"
"We."
Wu Haisong used the thumb and tail finger of his right hand to make a gesture of "six".
"Just 'you'?"
"What do you say?"
Gu Yingyang suddenly had a subconscious impulse, and he wanted to grab the man in front of him and throw him out of the window at three times the speed of light......