Chapter 520: Tada's Faith
Lion City, Southern Army Headquarters. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoLieutenant General Shimizu Norri, Chief of Staff of the Southern Army, is reporting to General Shunroku Hata on the latest battle situation.
"Your Excellency, the Mekong defense line has been completely broken through by the Chinese people. Hyotaro Kimura gave the order for the Japanese troops at the front to retreat. However, even so, the retreating Japanese army is probably only more than 20,000 people. Lieutenant General Shimizu reported.
"Damn, how can this be? Who gave that guy Kimura the authority to give the order to retreat? As a warrior of the Great Sun * Empire, even if he dies, he must die on the front line. The Great Day * Ben Empire, there are no such cowards. "The six generals of Shun Hata were furious. On the one hand, it was because of the fiasco of the Burmese Front that the war situation in the entire Nanyang had further deteriorated, and it also made him, the commander of the Southern Army, very faceless, and he would definitely be laughed at by the commander of the Nanyang Task Force, General Tada. On the other hand, it was Lieutenant General Hyotaro Kimura who actually disobeyed his orders. This is undoubtedly very serious in the highly hierarchical Japanese army. A subordinate must never disobey the orders of his superiors.
Shimizu did not speak. Why Lieutenant General Kimura Hyotaro gave such an order, in fact, they are very clear. It's just that this is indeed a taboo for the Japanese army.
It was at this time that the Deputy Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Takahashi Tan, walked in.
"Report, Your Excellency, Commander. The Burmese Front sent a telegram. Kimura-kun has been loyal to the country. Lieutenant General Takahashi said.
"What?" The six generals of Shun Hata and the general Shimizu were all dumbfounded. Of course, they know that this undoubtedly means that Lieutenant General Kimura Hyotaro has committed suicide by seppuku, and has already taken the responsibility for the mistakes he made for the lock.
"Well, this time, that's it. No one is allowed to mention it again. General Shunroku Hata said.
His meaning was very clear, that is, this matter was over. Now that Lieutenant General Hyotaro Kimura is dead, there is no need to pursue it further. After all, Ri* himself still has a lot of respect for the deceased. Of course, this is only for their own people. If you treat others, you are completely inhumane.
Lieutenant General Shimizu and Lieutenant General Takahashi Tan, both nodded, knowing what the six generals Hata Junliu meant.
"Your Excellency, what should we do about the war situation in Indochina?" Lieutenant General Shimizu asked.
With the rapid defeat of the Burmese front, the situation in the Indochina colony has become dire. Although the Nanyang Task Force will arrive soon. But after the arrival of the 200,000 elite troops of the Nanyang Task Force, will they really be able to defeat the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army? The generals of the Southern Army have a big question mark in their minds.
"The situation in the Indochina colonies will be left to the Nanyang Task Force. Anyway, there's nothing we can do about it. General Shunroku Hata said. Although, the Southern Army still has hundreds of thousands of troops. However, these forces all have their own defense zones and obviously cannot be easily mobilized. What's more, the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army is so strong, even if it sends troops again, it is estimated that it will only be to deliver food to the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.
"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." Lieutenant General Shimizu nodded and said no more. Since the six generals of Hata Jun have already made a decision, they naturally don't need to talk too much.
In the South China Sea, a huge fleet of ships is sailing. This fleet consisted of a large number of merchant and cargo ships. In order to send an elite force with a scale of more than 200,000 to Nanyang, including the elite of the 1st Tank Division. It can be said that the country has gone to great length, and a large number of ships have been dispatched. You must know that under the condition that the Americans are constantly using submarines to attack Japan's sea transportation lines, Japan's merchant ships have suffered very large losses. The pace of construction of merchant ships is far from keeping up with the rate of loss. In order to transport the Nanyang Task Force, Prime Minister Hideki Tojo personally came forward to negotiate with the Navy, which made the Navy give in.
On an ordinary merchant ship, the commander of the South Seas Task Force, Senior General Tada, was standing on the side of the ship, looking at the vast sea. Hi* himself is an islander, and he has a natural fear of the sea. Coupled with Japan's lack of resources, as well as volcanoes, earthquakes and typhoons, they have great ambitions for other territories.
In this world war, at the beginning of the game, Japan's performance was still very good. Almost the entire western Pacific has become Japan's sphere of influence. However, the so-called boom must fall. The current Japanese capital has undoubtedly begun to turn from strong to weak.
"Your Excellency, Commander, a telegram from the command of the Southern Army." Lieutenant General Iimura, Chief of Staff of the Nanyang Task Force, reported.
"The Southern Army? Can I help you? General Tada did not look at the telegram, but asked directly. He and General Shunliu Hata did not have any personal relationship. Even, he is still very envious and jealous of the six generals of Shun Hata.
It's not because of anything else, everyone is a general, and they have made countless military exploits for Japan. Why did the six generals of Shun Hata have a chance to be promoted to marshal, but he Tada Jun did not have such an opportunity? The so-called "no one is the first, there is no second", and the competition between military personnel is undoubtedly very fierce.
"The Burmese Front was once again defeated by the Chinese in the Mekong defensive line. The entire Burmese Front has lost all its losses, and now there are only more than 20,000 people left. These routs are retreating to Svay Rieng in eastern Khmer. They could no longer stop the attack of the China. Lieutenant General Iimura reported.
"Rubbish! It's all a bunch of rubbish. More than 100,000 people, almost wiped out by the people of China after two battles. Their performance is completely a loss of face for the Imperial Army of the Great Day*Ben Empire. Admiral Tada roared angrily.
"Your Excellency, what should we do now? Without the cooperation and assistance of the Burmese Front, it will be very difficult for us to defeat the Chinese on the battlefield of Indochina. Lieutenant General Iimura said with some concern.
"Humph! Even without that bunch of waste, we would still be able to defeat the Shina people. The Nanyang Task Force, all of which are composed of the most elite troops of the Dainichi Empire, is definitely not comparable to those wastes. We can easily defeat them. "Admiral Tada looks very confident.
"How long do we have to sail from Saigon?" Admiral Tada asked.
"Your Excellency, Commander, at this rate, it is expected that we will be able to arrive in Saigon early the day after tomorrow."
"No, it's too slow. The fleet was ordered to speed up and arrive in Saigon tomorrow afternoon. Admiral Tada ordered.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander."