At three-thirty in the morning the next day, on the sea nearly 30 kilometers away from the coast of the Arafura Sea, on the third deck of the bridge of the aircraft carrier Takeku, Shota Sasaki was facing the east with a big sword in his mouth. The cigarette was smoking, and in the night, the sparkle at the corner of his mouth was particularly clear, which also made the throat of the old smoker Kojima Jing, who was standing about five meters behind him, shrink involuntarily.
It is absolutely a great irony for Koizumi that although he strictly prohibits and even kills people to establish his authority, he still cannot prohibit his officers and soldiers, especially military officers, from pursuing "luxury goods" from China. Are Broadsword cigarettes a luxury product? , of course, in Guangzhou it costs 2.5 yuan per pack, and after smugglers go through all kinds of troubles to smuggle it to Singapore and then enter the front-line army, the price is at least six times higher. Therefore, it depends on whether a person is doing well in Singapore. How good is it? If this person happens to be a smoker, then just look at what kind of cigarettes he usually smokes. And cigarettes like Datou, which are also the highest-end in China, only have brigade leader level among Japanese. Only officers or factory directors above can enjoy the benefits. Kojima King’s military rank is not low. He is already a lieutenant colonel. His total monthly income can reach nearly 300 yen. However, because of the yen The US dollar, especially the Xueyuan, has depreciated so much that he has not dared to buy a sword for more than half a year.
Shota Sasaki, yes, he also has a name called Jiang Yige. Perhaps sensing Kojima Kei’s movements, he casually took out a cigarette and threw it over, saying: "Kojima-kun, take one to relieve your fatigue."
"Hai." Kojima Jing said quickly, then opened his eyes wide and used the light from the signal light behind him to search for the trajectory of the flying cigarette.
As expected, the cigarette fell on the deck, but fortunately it was not far away from him, so he picked it up with a bang, then quickly turned his back to block the wind, lit it with a match, and put the cigarette into his mouth. After taking a nice puff, he heard Sasaki say leisurely: "My heart is actually full of belief in winning, but I don't know why I'm still a little nervous."
He quickly responded: "Hai, so do I. I heard that the Americans dispatched nearly 200,000 troops, and the Americans performed particularly bravely this time."
"Kojima-kun, are you scared?" Sasaki's voice suddenly became stern.
Kojima Jing was startled, and subconsciously stood up straight and lowered his head and said: "No, no, Sir, how could I be afraid of Americans? In my eyes, Americans are not even as good as a Chinese hair. "
"Are you afraid of the Chinese people?" the voice became more severe.
Kodao Jing was so frightened that he almost cried. He stopped smoking and said quickly: "No, no, Sir, you, you have misunderstood."
An unknown smile appeared on Sasaki's lips, and he did not continue to attack.
For Kojima Kei, General Sasaki's promotion trajectory can be called "the tail of a rocket (the Japanese use this metaphor to describe the occurrence of miracles)". In South Asia, even though the relationship between the Japanese Army and Navy has eased due to Koizumi Minichiro, , at least the army and navy under his command get along fairly well, but the historic gap between them still exists. In this way, Sasaki can be transferred to the navy as an army general, and also become the supreme commander of a combat fleet, This is simply unthinkable.
That's all. Kojima Kage wouldn't feel like facing an abyss when facing him. However, in just half a month, Sasaki actually secured his position as the supreme commander, allowing all the admirals under his command to do so. He obeyed, but the officers below, such as Kojima Kei, had no idea what kind of cruel methods he had adopted. Therefore, it was not surprising that they were in awe of Shota Sasaki, who had a mysterious aura.
"We will teach the Yankees a painful lesson and let them know that the majesty of the imperial army is inviolable..." Sasaki continued, but stopped mid-sentence because at this moment, a dull thunder suddenly sounded in the direction he was facing. After a moment, the originally inky night sky began to turn red. It was obvious that the US military's attack had begun.
"It's begun." Xiaodao Jing became excited.
Sasaki threw away the cigarette butt, turned around and ran to the captain's room, which was also the general headquarters of the combat fleet.
In Chongqing, it was around 2:30 in the morning. In a small conference hall on the third floor of the Supreme Command, Ouyang Yun and others were sitting lazily on the sofa, cracking melon seeds or drinking tea while looking at the people in front of them from time to time. That slide projector screen.
Ouyang Yun originally didn't want to pay attention to the battles taking place in several other countries thousands of kilometers away, but because the Americans had almost taken out all the money they had in Asia this time, considering that if the US military won this battle, it would It would have a certain adverse impact on China's established policy in the Pacific, so he still took some time off from his busy schedule and decided to pay serious attention to it.
There are Chinese officers in the US-Australia coalition. After all, China is now the nominal "commander" of the Allied Forces. In the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean, China's reconnaissance submarines are also sending reconnaissance aircraft to pay close attention to this war. Therefore, as long as the front line If there are any new fluctuations in the war, Chongqing will be informed of it with a lag of up to twenty minutes.
"So far, the U.S.-Australian coalition has the absolute upper hand. The Japanese army in Southeast Asia has improved through the integration of Koizumi Minichiro. Pay more attention now to avoid making mistakes in the future." Ouyang Yun explained the necessity of paying attention to this war.
Within the Supreme Command, the original admiration for the United States no longer exists, but this thing also has inertia, so just after the war started and the US military gained a little upper hand, some people began to place their bets on the US military side. In this case When Ouyang Yun said this, it seemed that those who knew him well, such as Chen Cheng and Zhang Xueliang, knew that what he said might not be true.
Everyone knows that the US military will launch a general offensive against Wabao today, and as long as it can capture Wabao, at least at this stage, the US military will have achieved a complete victory. Those who can enter this conference hall are those who have considerable suggestions for the domestic war. Military bosses who even have considerable decision-making power have their own mature judgment criteria for battlefield situations. Before Ouyang Yun said this, Chen Cheng originally thought that it would not be a problem for the US military to capture Waba Lao, but after Ouyang Yun, After saying these words, he became suspicious.
"Do the Japanese have any counterattacks?" His position was close to Ouyang Yun, so he could conveniently bite his opponent's ear and asked in a low voice.
"Look, I'm not Zhuge Liang." Ouyang Yun replied with a smile.
Chen Cheng's expression became even more solemn, and his position was fully exposed. Whether it was from an overall standpoint or a personal standpoint, he did not want the U.S. military to lose.