Knowing that the war in the Ryukyu Islands had reached a disadvantage, the government of the island country could not sit still.

The Ryukyu Islands are very close to the mainland of the island nation, and they can also pose a greater threat to the whole of East Asia, which the island nation does not want to see.

What's worse is that at present, in terms of air force, the island nation is clearly at a disadvantage.

If the Ryukyu Islands are occupied, as long as Australasia establishes a large air base in the Ryukyu Islands, the coastal cities in the southern part of the island nation could be bombed at any time.

And now the only one that can support the Ryukyu Islands is the navy, which is on a par with Australasia.

Of course, the so-called parity of power exists only in the assumptions of the island governments. After the last unsuccessful attack on Hawaiian ports, the casualties of the island navy were greater than those of the Australasian navy.

Up to now, the navies of the island countries have a total of 9 battleships, 7 aircraft carriers, 16 heavy cruisers, 18 light cruisers, 106 destroyers, and 72 submarines, with a total naval tonnage of 1.07 million tons.

Australasia, on the other hand, has a total of 12 battleships, 10 aircraft carriers, 6 battle cruisers, 77 destroyers, 8 heavy cruisers, 22 light cruisers and 249 submarines, with a total naval tonnage of 1.28 million tons.

Of course, because of the huge territory of Australasia, the fleet was naturally divided into the Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet.

The one responsible for fighting the war with the navies of the island countries is naturally the much larger Pacific Fleet.

The Pacific Fleet currently has 7 aircraft carriers, 4 super dreadnoughts, 3 dreadnoughts, 5 battle cruisers, 6 heavy cruisers, 12 light cruisers, 43 destroyers and 217 submarines, and the fleet size is on the same level as the island navies.

However, the water inside the island nation is obviously much deeper than in Australasia, and the conflict between the army and navy is far more intense than imagined.

Although there is already a war, even a failed state may perish. But for the contradictions between the army and navy of the island nation, war also does not seem to be so important.

At an internal meeting of the island government, the island navy formally rejected the government's decision to support the Ryukyu Islands Army, saying that it was absolutely impossible for the navy to put itself at risk for the sake of the army.

As a result, the army of the Ryukyu Islands was completely deprived of any means of support.

When the news came back to the Ryukyu Islands, the commander of the First Division, Murai Nofu, looked angry and vented his anger to his subordinates: "Damn the navy, at the critical moment of the country's survival, they are still only concerned about their own interests.

If the Ryukyu Islands are lost, I will see if their navy can keep the Australasian army out of the coastline. ”

Anger is anger, and Murai Noo also knows that the current army on the Ryukyu Islands is completely isolated and helpless.

If you can't give it a last shot, I'm afraid that all the island armies in the archipelago will face the fate of being wiped out or captured.

As a senior member of the Army, Lieutenant General Murai Noo understood what kind of sensation he would have at home if he was captured by the Australasians.

If it really comes to the moment of defeat, maybe a division commander like Murai Noo will only face the fate of committing suicide to apologize.

When Murai Noo decided to give it a go, more than 3,000 Australasian troops in the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands were temporarily repaired and marched towards Naha in the south.

The main island of the Ryukyu Islands is only about 100 kilometers from south to north. The distance from the port to Naha is only 55 kilometers, and it only takes more than an hour to reach it with a certain number of trucks.

So the question is, where do you get the trucks?

That, of course, was obtained from the hands of the port and the army of the island nation.

It is important to know that the ports of the Ryukyu Islands are joint ports for military and civilian use, and before they were occupied, a large number of civilian ships would dock every day.

These ships will bring a large amount of supplies to the Ryukyu Islands, and trucks will be indispensable if they want to transport these supplies to various parts of the island.

What's more, there are nearly 100,000 troops stationed on the island, and trucks are indispensable in order to transport the supplies of these 100,000 troops.

The combined number of trucks in the port and the island's army is barely in the hundreds, which is more than enough for more than 3,000 Australasian soldiers to move quickly.

The technology of trucks in the island countries first came from Europe and the United States, and although it has developed some of its own characteristics, it is still largely the same.

Because of this, Australasian soldiers were able to become proficient in driving the island's trucks after a short period of adaptation.

More than an hour after the war at the port ended, more than 3,000 Australasian soldiers finally managed to reach the vicinity of Naha.

The current situation is that Naha is already occupied by Australasia, and a large number of island troops are attacking in the east and south.

After seeing the situation clearly, the more than 3,000 paratroopers who supported them chose to go around from the east to the rear of the island country's army to make a big encirclement.

In order not to attract the attention of the island army, when they were relatively close to the island army, the Australasian soldiers still chose to advance on foot.

These island trucks are still driving very loudly, and if they are discovered by the island soldiers, it means that the encirclement operation has failed.

However, the island army is fighting with Naha's Australasian army, and the whereabouts of this Australasian army should not be discovered.

Because it is on foot, although there is a greater chance that it will not be detected by the island army, it also means that it will take longer to complete the siege.

However, judging from the current situation on the battlefield, the Australasian army is not in a hurry, and it is the island people who are in a hurry.

Since the successful sneak attack on Naha, the island army has never come close to the city of Naha.

And most of the inhabitants of Naha seem to have no intention of rebelling against the rule of the Australasian army.

If you know the history of the Ryukyu Islands, there were once three countries on this island, and each of them corresponds to the three larger islands in the Ryukyu Islands.

After the unification of the three countries, the famous Ryukyu Kingdom was born. However, in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, the Ryukyu Islands were invaded by island countries, and finally formed a situation of de facto control.

However, the Ryukyu Kingdom had not yet fallen, and the area was still called the Ryukyu Kingdom.

It was not until 1872 that the island nation was officially established as a subordinate status of the Ryukyu Kingdom to the Ryukyu domain through the so-called personal administration of the emperor.

In 1879, the government of the island country announced the abolition of the Ryukyu Domain and the change of the Ryukyu Domain to Okinawa Prefecture, completely completing the occupation of the Ryukyu Islands.

However, it is clear that it has only been more than 50 years since the fall of the Ryukyu Islands, and many Ryukyuan people still have a lot of affection for the Ryukyu Kingdom.

Naturally, there is not much good feeling for the role of the island country as an aggressor.

Even in later generations, there was still a lot of independence in the Ryukyus, wanting to be independent from the rule of the island nation.

Although the Ryukyuan people did not have much influence on the rule of the island nation, once the island country lost its rule over Naha, the Ryukyuan people would definitely not miss or even help the island nation.

For some special reason, Australasia has no interest in the Ryukyu Islands.

Therefore, after the occupation of Naha, Australasian officers approached some of the more prestigious people among the Ryukyuan people and expressed their willingness to make the Ryukyus independent.

Of course, the premise is that the Ryukyuan people must support Australasia to win the island nation, and on the basis of winning the war, Australasia will support the independence of the Ryukyus.

Of course, in return, Australasia will not interfere in any affairs of the Ryukyu after independence, which will be an independent state with full sovereignty.

What made Australasia not have any interest in the Ryukyus? It was, of course, a terrifying creature called a river crab.

Naturally, the conditions offered by Australasia were welcomed and "loyal" by the Ryukyuans.

At least after Australasia occupied Naha, the order in Naha was still very stable, and these Ryukyuan people did not have any intention of creating chaos.

Thanks to the stability of Naha, the Australasian army can safely resist the attack of the island army.

As for Naha's side, only a few hundred people need to be left. The first is to protect the order of the city and prevent problems within the city when the army goes out to fight.

The second is to prepare logistics for the troops on the front line. Naha has a large weapons warehouse, and many of the weapons in it can be used in Australasia, which is good news.

The second was to collect some food supplies from Naha City and transport them to the front line.

Judging from the attack of the islanders at the moment, it is absolutely impossible for them to abandon the city of Naha.

Naha is not only the largest city in the Ryukyu Islands, but also the largest weapons and equipment storage warehouse and food supply reserve base in the Ryukyu Islands.

Without Naha, the tens of thousands of island troops on the Ryukyu Islands would have no place to find so many supplies.

In other words, if Naha is not recaptured, the armies of these island nations will not only face an ammunition crisis, but also a food crisis, and they will go hungry to fight the Australasian army.

Just as the island army was attacking the defensive positions of Australasia with no stops, the paratroopers of more than 3,000 people on the other side finally completed the final outflanking.

Before the outflanking, the paratroopers had contacted Naha's army to ensure that the encirclement would be carried out smoothly.

After receiving a reply from the Australasian army on Naha's side, the operation on this side officially began.

After a long period of fighting, the island army on Naha's side is less than 15,000 people, only about 14,000 to be exact.

Most of the division's strength surrounded Naha on three sides, and the infantry wing that was in charge of the main attack was the infantry wing that had been supported by the First Division.

Not to mention, the gap in combat effectiveness between Division A and Division C is huge. With the strength of the entire C Division, with 20,000 men, it would be difficult to pose a threat to the defensive positions of Australasia in the event of a frontal attack.

They were not even qualified to approach the Australasian defensive positions, and the charge was only lightly slaughtered.

But after the arrival of this infantry wing, the situation changed slightly.

At least the current island nation army is able to get indefinitely close to the Australasian defensive positions, and can even threaten the lives of the soldiers in the positions.

If it weren't for the fact that the firepower in the air was too strong, and the overall quality of the Australasian soldiers surpassed that of the island soldiers, I am afraid that this offensive and defensive battle would have been regained by the island army.

As for now, the two sides have entered a delicate balance.

Australasia was able to inflict a large number of casualties on the island's army by virtue of its defensive superiority, coupled with the air force in the air.

And every charge of the island army's army can also bring a lot of casualties to the Australasian army.

In addition to competing for material reserves, the two sides are also competing for the fanaticism of war and the strength of both sides.

The number of ammunition, the number of soldiers, and the fanaticism for war, if any one of them is at a disadvantage, it means that the side will be at a disadvantage throughout the war.

To the surprise of the island army, they were fanatical about the government and the emperor, and the Australasian army was equally fanatical about Arthur.

Coupled with the pension policy and military merit system formulated by Arthur, the army of the island country saw an army that was even more terrible than itself for the first time, and saw a warrior who was even more fearless of death.

The time came to more than 10 o'clock, and the two sides were still hot.

Syllable! Smack!

Accompanied by several gunshots in distinctly different directions, the island nation's army instantly fell into chaos.

As the side that was outflanked by the rear, the Australasian army naturally found the most powerful of the three armies of the island nation.

After a brief period of consideration, the Australasian army targeted the island nation Division C on the eastern and western flanks.

The two flanks each have about 5,000 troops, but the difference in combat effectiveness is a bit too huge compared to the infantry wing of the A division in the middle.

Because of the war with the C Division of the island country, Odalasia naturally understands the true combat effectiveness of the C Division of the island country.

As long as the C division on the left and right flanks can be quickly defeated, no matter how strong the infantry wing in the center is, it can only be flanked by the Australasian army on both sides.

As expected, in the face of the attack of the Australasian army, the troops of the two flanks of the C Division appeared to be a little panicked.

Because of the surprise attack, in a short period of time, the Australasian army inflicted a large number of casualties on the flanking island army.

Coupled with the panic and untimely reaction of the island army, by the time they reacted, hundreds of island soldiers had already lost their lives.

Seeing the poor performance of the soldiers of the island nations on both flanks, the commander of the Australasian side smiled and gave his troops the order to charge in full force.

Looking at the brave warriors who rushed forward bravely and fearlessly around him, the Australasian commander did not forget to add: "On the orders of His Majesty, none of these soldiers of the island country will be left!" ”

(End of chapter)