"Your Excellency, this is a telegram from Chief Terauchi Shouichi of the Southern Army Headquarters. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" the secretary reported to Senior Admiral Shigetaro Shimada.

"Shouichi Terauchi? What happened to that guy? A few days ago, we lost a large number of transport ships. This time, let's make another move. General Shigetaro Shigetaro scolded secretly.

Previously, in order to help the Southern Army fight, the Japanese Navy dispatched a large number of transport ships to help the Southern Army transfer troops to Thailand. As a result, it was attacked by the carrier-based aircraft units of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, and the losses were extremely heavy. This made the three commanders of the Japanese Navy scold their mothers. You must know that because of the endless sneak attacks by US submarines, the Japanese transport ships suffered heavy losses. Capacity in the Pacific Ocean is already very tight. Now, the Southern Army has lost so many transport ships at once, which has made the capacity of the Japanese Navy even more stretched.

Senior General Shigetaro Shimada took the telegram from his secretary and read it carefully. However, when he read the contents of the telegram, his whole face had become very ugly.

"That guy Shouichi Terauchi, what did he think of our navy? Is it at the mercy of his southern army? General Shigetaro Shimada was furious. The last time I lost so many transport ships, I don't know where to recover the losses. Now, the Southern Army has actually asked the Navy to send a fleet to support them, and even explicitly stated that it hopes that they can send aircraft carriers to participate in the war. It is absolutely impossible for Senior General Shigetaro Shimada to agree to such conditions. Because, even if there are redundant aircraft carriers, they will be used in the Pacific theater to confront the US Navy, not to support the army.

After a burst of anger, General Shigetaro Shimada calmed down.

"That guy Shouichi Terauchi, relying on the fact that he is the eldest son of Earl Masaki Terauchi, has always been empty-eyed. This time, how did you change sex? Could it be that the situation in Nanyang is really that bad? General Shigetaro Shimada thought secretly.

General Shigetaro Shimada and General Shouichi Terauchi are also old acquaintances. Although, there are huge contradictions and conflicts between the army and the navy. However, Senior General Shigetaro Shigetaro followed Prime Minister Hideki Tojo. General Terauchi Shouichi is also a confidant of Prime Minister Hideki Tojo. Therefore, General Shigetaro Shimada still knows a lot about General Shouichi Terauchi. He knew that if it weren't for the last resort, General Terauchi Shouichi would definitely not let go of his dignity and ask for help from the navy.

Well, there's only one possibility. That is, the situation in Nanyang has really deteriorated to the point that there is no way for General Shouichi of the face temple to deal with it. Under such circumstances, he had to open his mouth to ask the navy for help, and he would abandon his face.

"Damn, is that the arm of that branch really that powerful? Shouichi Terauchi, that idiot, what the hell is he eating? It actually allowed the people of China to develop and grow. General Shigetaro Shimada looked disdainful and disdainful.

In his opinion, General Terauchi Shouichi completely relied on the care of his ancestors, which led to today's status. In fact, there is no ability at all. For such a person, he naturally looks down on it.

"Someone, send me the battle information of the Southern Army and the Chinese people." Senior General Shigetaro Shimada ordered.

Regarding the request of General Shouichi Terauchi, he did not make a decision immediately. He needed to study the situation first. In addition, although he is the Minister of the Navy of Japan. However, in many ways, it does not mean that he can be independent. The three commanders of the Japanese Navy are not subordinate to each other, but are tied. It's just that the Minister of the Navy is one of the five ministers of the Cabinet. The status is a little bit superior. However, many of the Navy's affairs also require the nod of the Chief of Military Orders and the Commander of the Combined Fleet, among the three commanders of the Navy.

"Yes, Your Excellency." The secretary immediately went to get ready.

Soon, the secretary sent the information collected about the Southern Army and the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army in the Nanyang region to General Shigetaro Shimada.

At the beginning, when he learned that the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army was nothing more than a group of troops formed with the support of the Americans as a group of expeditionary forces, General Shigetaro Shimada did not take them to heart at all. In his opinion, even the expeditionary force is no match for the Japanese army, let alone the anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. The Japanese army is absolutely invincible on the battlefields of East and Southeast Asia.

However, he soon learned that the Southern Army suffered a crushing defeat on the battlefield in Burma, losing more than 300,000 people before and after. You know, this already accounts for about half of the total strength of the Southern Army. Now, on the battlefield in Thailand, the Japanese army has lost nearly 200,000 people. In other words, on the Nanyang battlefield, just in the hands of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, the Japanese army lost more than 500,000 people. Such heavy losses were completely unthinkable for the Japanese army. Even since the beginning of the war, the total losses of the Japanese army have not been so large.

"It's no wonder that Terauchi Shouichi guy came back last time and was scolded like a dog by His Excellency the Prime Minister. This is also looking for one's own death. If it had been another person and lost so many troops, I am afraid that I would have been asked to commit suicide a long time ago. That guy Shouichi Terauchi is really lucky, and he has the care of His Excellency the Prime Minister. General Shigetaro Shimada said secretly.

Indeed, if the situation in Nanyang had deteriorated like this and he had lost so many troops, he would have been asked to commit suicide by seppuku. That is, the general of the temple Shouyi, he was able to escape death.

"However, the situation in Thailand has deteriorated to this point. If Thailand is lost, it will be a fatal blow to the Southern Army, the entire Nanyang, and even the war situation of the Great Nippon Empire. That guy Shouichi in Terauchi, this time it is estimated that he will not be able to escape. Even His Excellency the Prime Minister cannot always protect him unconditionally. "Senior General Shigetaro Shimada suddenly felt a little pity for General Shouichi Terauchi. Because he knew that if he wanted to find a scapegoat for this failure, General Shouichi Terauchi was undoubtedly a very suitable candidate.

Of course, the deterioration of the situation in Thailand is also very serious for the entire Dainichi Empire. If we cannot stop the further deterioration of the situation, then the Southern Army will be finished, and the entire South Seas will be finished. This will be an unprecedented blow to Japan.