"Your Excellency, this is the province of New Guinea." Oprah interjected.
MacArthur looked at him and expressed displeasure. New Guinea, the second largest island in the world and the largest in Asia, was a colony of the Netherlands and Germany during World War I. After Germany's defeat, Australia included the German part. , was forced to evacuate until the appearance of the Japanese army. Now, the Allied forces have begun to use troops against New Guinea. Of course, Australia hopes to regain its colonial rights. But what Oprah does not know is that the US government has already made a final decision on the issue of New Guinea's ownership. , because it was not sure when it would regain the Philippines, and because several islands in the Pacific were already controlled by China, the U.S. government did not have the confidence to take it out. Therefore, in order to give an explanation to the country, the U.S. government decided to capture New Guinea first. , of course, in order to ensure the unity of the US-Australia coalition forces, mainly to avoid surprises during the counterattack, the US government has not notified Australia of this decision. Of course, MacArthur knew the government's intention, and he already regarded New Guinea as a The United States, the bridgehead in Asia, certainly cannot hear Oprah saying such things now.
"General, we are discussing military issues now. I think we should leave it to professionals to discuss the future of New Guinea." In response to Oprah's words, MacArthur continued what he said before: "Now we already know. Yes, the Japanese army has assembled a considerable number of troops in Wabao, and they can take off enough fighter planes from the aircraft carriers anchored in the Celebes Sea to provide support... This final battle to regain New Guinea will definitely be extremely difficult... …Generals, please go back and tell your soldiers that this battle will be a key battle for us to prove ourselves, and we will never allow failure."
When MacArthur was doing the final pre-war mobilization, his opponent for this battle, Koizumi Minichiro, the commander of the Japanese Southern Front and Nisei Fleet and the governor of Southeast Asia, was not idle either. In Singapore, in Koizumi Minichiro's newly built residence, he was They were discussing something with a dozen officers on a huge sand table.
"Now it is certain that the Americans are not aware of our strategy to lure the enemy. General Angchai, this is the credit of your department. Please say thank you to Wang Menglang, Kadu and General Kogan for their hard work. ." Koizumi Toshiichiro, holding a baton in his hand and wearing a brand-new admiral's uniform, said to Onchai, who was shorter than him but had a belly that protruded more than ten centimeters.
Aung Chai also had the rank of general, but his military uniform was a khaki uniform for the National Independence Army. He immediately bowed and said: "Your Excellency, you are so irritating. The key to the Americans being fooled is your good strategy. Wang Menglang and the others can't do it." It’s just a bit of exhaustion.”
Koizumi smiled, then pointed the baton at the place marked Wabao on the sand table and said: "If nothing else happens, Wabao will face an attack by 120,000 US-Australian coalition forces tomorrow, including more than 500 aircraft of various types. fighter plane." At this point, his eyes turned left and fell on the face of a Japanese officer wearing an Air Force uniform with the rank of major general, and asked: "Murakami, are you ready?"
Murakami quickly lowered his head and said respectfully: "Your Excellency, the twenty-four special attack squadrons have been prepared and are waiting for your order."
"Very good." Nodding approvingly, Koizumi's eyes fell on the face of a colonel behind Murakami and asked: "Aoyama-kun, are all the troops on the front line ready now?"
"Yes, it has been confirmed that they have arrived at the designated location."
Nodding again, the look on Koizumi's face became more determined, and as soon as his eyes crossed Qingshan, a colonel behind Qingshan immediately put his feet together and lowered his head and said: "Your Excellency, Rear Admiral Sasaki just called to confirm that the six aircraft carriers of the Western Expedition Fleet are deployed. They have all arrived at the designated locations in the Arafura Sea and are ready for battle."
"No American reconnaissance plane was found."
"No, according to Major General Sasaki, in order to cope with our long-range bombing, the US military placed its reconnaissance direction west of the Timor Sea."
The dispatch of Mount Fuji super fighter jets from Singapore to sneak attacks on large and medium-sized cities such as Melbourne in southern Australia was a smokescreen released by Koizumi to cooperate with the strategy of luring the enemy in-depth. Because this operation has been going on for some time, the Americans did not compare it with what is currently going on. The war was linked together, which gave the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet an opportunity to take advantage of.
"I feel at ease with Mr. Sasaki's work." Koizumi said, his eyes finally fell on Angchai's face, and he narrowed his eyes and said: "General, whether the Americans will devote all their efforts to the Wabao offensive depends on your determination to fight to the death. Already."
Aung Chai quickly raised his head and replied: "Your Excellency, please rest assured. Without my order, the National Independence Army will definitely not retreat a step. They will definitely make the Americans hit their heads and bleed, and they will have to invest more." The power of.”
"That's good. I assure you that as long as we can defeat the Americans in Wabalau, the National Independence Army will be able to restore its name as the East Asian Co-Prosperity Army, and you will still be the commander-in-chief."
"Really?" Angchai became excited and hurriedly patted his chest and promised that he would not disappoint Xiaoquan.
After traveling through time for so long, and after repeated defeats and battles, I have to admit that Koizumi has finally grown up, and is now becoming more and more adaptable to this era and becoming more and more like a politician.
For example, he suddenly ordered the abolition of the East Asia Co-Prosperity Army and the restoration of the National Liberation Army some time ago. On the surface, this does not seem to cause any conflict of interest, but because the National Liberation Army has military sequences set up according to regions, while the Co-Prosperity Army is a mixed organization. , in fact, it is tantamount to depriving Aung Chai, the former commander-in-chief of the Communist Army, of his control over the army. Now that he has promised to change his title back to the Communist Army, Aung Chai, who has tasted the sweetness, naturally welcomes it with both hands.
After appeasing Angchai, Koizumi glanced at everyone present with confidence, waved the baton in his hand and said: "Now everything is ready and all we need is the east wind. We will wait for the sun to rise tomorrow."
"The imperial army is victorious."
"Long live His Majesty the Emperor."
"The Governor is wise."
... Various cheers rang out. Amidst the cheers, Koizumi narrowed his eyes and turned his head to look north.
What MacArthur and King would never have imagined is that their opponent Koizumi Toshiichiro did not take their threat seriously from the beginning. Their opponents always insisted that their only opponent was China's Ouyang Yun. Everything he did in Southeast Asia They are all just preparing to fight back to China.
"History will change because of my appearance, and the name Koizumi Minichiro will definitely appear in the history books, and as a winner." Koizumi thought in his heart, and the look on his face became more determined.