At eight o'clock in the morning, the sun was still hanging in the eastern sky, and its blazing rays had already scorched the air into billowing heat waves.
On the road leading from the Dead Sea to the Port of Aqaba in the south, the Lieutenant General's uniform of Yoshimoto Teiichi, commander of the Western Route Army of the Japanese Indian Ocean Front and commander of the Second Division, was soaked with sweat. Although he was in a bumpy armored vehicle, he was fighting with
vicious
The armored vehicle was isolated from the sun's rays, but because the surface of the armored vehicle was so hot, it was so tired that the vehicle looked like a big steamer. At this moment, Yoshimoto was sitting upright, listening to the constant roar of the aircraft motor outside, closing his eyes and saying nothing.
The chief of staff, Major General Toyoji Nakano, who was also covered in sweat, carefully stuck his head out to check about a squadron of Nanhua fighter jets flying from east to west in the air outside, and whispered:
"Commander, why did the Germans allow the South China Air Force to control the airspace in the Middle East and North Africa? I heard that Germany has more than a thousand fighter planes in North Africa, the Middle East and Turkey. Even we have more than 160 fighter planes. If
If you use them together, you should be able to fight anyway, right?"
Yoshimoto Teiichi felt that the Anjia Army fighter planes in the sky were gradually disappearing, and his heart felt much more relaxed. Then he slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Major General Toyoji Nakano who looked expectant, and said calmly:
"The Germans are very cunning and are unwilling to waste their air power in a contest with the Nanhua Air Force, which has a numerical advantage. Therefore, they would rather retreat than break up with the enemy, thinking that it is just a transit. In a day or two
foot
Yes, we can't miss important events. What's abominable is that the enemy chief An Yi has been continuously stranded in the Azores Islands, and his movements are still unknown. As a result, today is the seventh day of the flight ban. The British troops and their servants are surrounded by us in the Sinai Peninsula.
All the troops were withdrawn!
"It is now obvious that the South China government openly set up a no-fly zone in the name of its leader's return to the country. This is basically a scam negotiated with the British, and the purpose is to rescue the British troops in the Sinai Peninsula!
The Germans have probably never suffered such a big loss. This time they summoned ministers to Aqaba for a meeting to discuss counterattacks."
Nakano Toyoji cheered up: "Is Germany about to go into full-scale war with South China? If that is the case, it will be great news for the Japanese Empire!"
"Maybe!"
Yoshimoto Teiichi said with some uncertainty: "The German Army Command has forwarded the latest information on the battle between the Soviet Union and the Far East Army. The Far East Army actually launched a counter-encirclement against the Soviet Army. The result of the Battle of Kazan may be that the Soviet Army that took the initiative to launch the attack was completely annihilated.
.Now that the pressure on the Germans on the Eastern Front is suddenly gone, they can completely mobilize their troops and march towards Asia! Of course, the purpose of the meeting will only be known when they arrive at the destination!"
It was too hot and stuffy in the car, so in order to divert attention, Nakano Toyoji had nothing to say and said:
"Commander, I heard from my classmates at the Southern Army Command that it is extremely difficult for the Imperial Army to make progress in Australia! Australia is too big. The entire continent is larger than Europe combined. The population is
But it is extremely rare. In response to our rapid and violent offensive, the US military and the Australian coalition forces suddenly changed their tactics and took the initiative to shrink the defense line, which led to the lengthening of our front line and the increasing shortage of ammunition, supplies and food supplies.
"Fortunately, several large iron ore mines are within two to three hundred kilometers of coastal port cities such as Port Padu, Port Hedland and Port Dampier, and are all connected by railways and ports. It is said that the iron ore deposits there are
Thick, large-scale, good continuity, and stable ore grade, the mining companies run by the Americans hurriedly evacuated before they had time to destroy the facilities. Now the mine has completely fallen into the hands of the Imperial Army, allowing the Empire to obtain much-needed iron ore resources!
From this point of view, the empire’s trip is well worth it!”
"The information you received is undoubtedly correct!"
Yoshimoto Sadao nodded, and when Nakano Toyoji showed a smile, he suddenly changed the subject: "However, that is outdated news. The empire is exporting labor to Australia with all its strength, Indians, Malayans and Lanyin people,
They are all on the move. Some of them are used to develop mines, while others are learning from our old rival, the Republic of South China, to open group farms, ask for land in the desert and Gobi, and plant drought-tolerant crops such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn.
Farming, to gradually improve our situation.
"In response to the changes in tactics of the US military and Australian coalition forces, Chief of Staff Ishihara quickly came up with countermeasures..."
Seeing the curious look in Nakano Toyoji's initially embarrassed eyes, Yoshimoto Teiichi said proudly:
"Using the existing mining railways, our Australian front forces have stabilized the defense line on the edge of several large deserts in the Western Australian Plateau. They are not in a hurry to advance inland. In addition to building a solid defense line, they first move the economic and economic areas around the coastline.
Land with development value is occupied, and then the sea and land are combined, and then through the continuous construction of airports and other methods, it is pushed southward step by step, gradually encroaching on the Australian coastline.
"Don't the U.S. military want us to lengthen our front line? We didn't take the bait, so we used our superior navy, land and air force to hit hard. According to the battle report issued by the Southern Army Command, our forward troops crossed the Shaq Bay yesterday.
Step Point is forcibly crossing the Murchison River, and will soon occupy Northampton and Geraldton Ports, threaten the capital of Western Australia, Perth, and force the US and Australian coalition forces to fight us decisively.
"If the enemy continues to choose to give in, we will still adopt this tactic to squeeze its living space. Chief of Staff Ishihara said that as long as we occupy all of Australia's coastline, the US military that loses supplies will become fish on our chopping board.
You can do whatever you want!"
"As expected of the God of War Ishihara!"
Nakano Toyoji looked in admiration: "Sure enough, only a genius general like him can crack the seemingly foolproof tactics of the US military! As long as there is the wise guidance of the military god Ishihara, the imperial army's occupation of Australia is just around the corner. Once it is completely conquered
By gaining access to that continent, the empire is equivalent to gaining the heart and soul of the Pacific Ocean. It has precious land that can support the Yamato nation to thrive for thousands of years, and it has the foundation for the empire to dominate the world!"
Yoshimoto Seiichi was a little embarrassed when he heard this. He graduated from the infantry course of the 20th class of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and Ishihara Kanji graduated one class later than him. As for Mainland China, Yoshimoto Seiichi graduated from the 28th class of the Army University.
Graduation, Ishihara Wanji is the thirtieth graduate of Mainland University, no matter where he graduated from
On the one hand, Yoshimoto Teiichi should be the senior. However, now Ishihara Kanji is already a military god praised by the whole country, but he is in the distant Middle East, commanding two main divisions and five Lanyin servants.
The status gap between division commanders and commanders is not as big as usual.
Yoshimoto looked around and said to him: "What a pity, Nakano-kun, we are too far away from Australia. Now we can only settle down in the Middle East on the other side of the world and fight for the cause of the empire to the end! In terms of the overall situation, now
The world structure is extremely conducive to the axis countries. I hope that after this military conference, the current good situation can be continued, the British and American defenses can be gradually broken down, and the sun flag can finally be planted on the American continent!"
Yoshimoto Teiichi's concluding words made Nakano Toyoji feel excited. Just when he wanted to express his inner feelings impassionedly, the armored vehicle suddenly stopped.
The two looked at each other and were about to go to the window to see what was going on. The door of the armored vehicle was opened from the outside. It turned out that it had arrived at its destination - the coalition military camp in the Port of Aqaba, stationed by the Axis Powers coalition forces in the Middle East (
Colonel Yasuda Nobu, the former divisional operations staff officer of the Middle East Army (referred to as the Middle East Army) headquarters, opened the door of the car. When he saw the two officers, he made a "pop" sound, put his legs together and saluted a military salute, and then said respectfully:
"Commander, Chief of Staff, Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg heard the sound of the armored vehicle engine and knew that you had arrived. He asked me to come out to greet you on his behalf! At this moment, the Marshal is in the war room, discussing the Middle East with the staff
War situation. The messenger from Berlin is already in the conference room, waiting for the meeting as soon as you arrive!"
As soon as Yoshimoto stepped out of the car, he straightened his military appearance, then turned his head and asked: "Yasuda-kun, do you know what the topic of this meeting is?"
Noboru Yasuda glanced around, leaned close to Sadaichi Yoshimoto's ear, and whispered: "It may be related to the war against South China! The marshal was in the war room just now, conducting battle simulations. The main direction of the attack is the border line between Türkiye and Persia."
Seeing the look of ecstasy on Yoshimoto Seiichi's face, he continued to show off his knowledge: "I heard that this time the Axis forces in the Middle East will dispatch some troops to go north to join forces with the Wehrmacht from Germany and the Nazi youths from various countries in Western Europe.
The SS troops gathered together and stationed themselves on the borders of Turkey, Persia, and Iraq. When the war started, they quickly crossed the border eastward and occupied Tabriz in western Persia, and then followed the railway to Tehran.
"After controlling the northern part of Persia and threatening the security of South China's Central Asian territories and Afghanistan and India, we will then move southward with thunderous momentum to cut off the retreat route of the Anjia Army's troops stationed in Iraq and the Persian Gulf coast. This part will be occupied by us.
Allied forces divide the surrounding army
After annihilating all the troops, we will continue to attack westward, occupy Afghanistan and India, and join forces with the imperial army in East India. Subsequently, whether it is attacking South China itself or attacking northward Central Asia, the initiative will be in the hands of our coalition forces. By then, the world
The pattern will undergo a fundamental reversal!”
Major General Toyoji Nakano, who came over and listened attentively, was also filled with joy:
"Wonderful! If Nanhua can be eliminated in one fell swoop, then the empire's East India and the territories of the Indian Peninsula will be connected. We can completely use northern Burma and North Vietnam as springboards to attack the mainland of Japan. By then, the northern front will be
Use force at the same time, attack from the north and the south, and the two armies will join forces on the Yangtze River, and the overall situation will be decided!"
The three Japanese generals came to the conference room excitedly and saw that the spacious room was already full of people, including generals from the German Wehrmacht, the SS, as well as Turkish, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Romanian and other Japanese troops.
Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg, standing on the rostrum, served as Hitler's Minister of Defense and assisted Hitler in military expansion. Blomberg concurrently served as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nazi Germany in 1935 and in 1936
He was awarded the rank of field marshal in 2001. In a meeting in November of that year, Bloomberg disagreed with Hitler's war plan.
The next year, Bloomberg remarried. The bride was his secretary in her twenties. Someone reported to the Gestapo and Goering that the bride had worked as a prostitute. Goering told Hitler about it, and Hitler asked Bloomberg to
The marriage was annulled and the other party refused, so Bloomberg resigned from all his military positions in January 1938.
As Germany successively won victories in Poland, France, and the Balkan battlefields, Field Marshal Bloomberg, who was idle at home, under the persuasion of Heydrich, the third largest figure in the Nazi Party, understood that Hitler was not alienating him because of his bride, but because of his bride.
Because of his opposition to the war, he finally plucked up the courage to apologize to Hitler, saying that he lacked sufficient strategic vision and that without Hitler there would be nothing in Germany today.
Hitler was very happy to see that his old comrades had surrendered. However, the marshals and generals on the Eastern and Western Fronts were all performing their respective duties and could not make room for the time being, so he sent Marshal Werner von Blomberg to the Middle East to serve as the new commander.
The commander of the Middle East Army was established to unify the Axis *** forces in the region.
Marshal Werner von Blomberg also lived up to Hitler's expectations and led his troops to victory after victory. He and Rommel cooperated tacitly to the west and east, and in a short period of time they achieved a decisive victory in the battle against the Allied forces.
After victory, he was recalled to Berlin by Hitler not long ago and awarded an Iron Cross.
As Yoshimoto Seiichi and three others sat down in the three empty seats on the left side of the first row, Bloomberg began to speak: "Generals, the head of state ordered me to pay a high salute to everyone on his behalf! It is in the presence of the generals that
With sincere cooperation, we achieved a glorious victory in the Middle East war!"
There was warm applause in the conference room. After the applause subsided, Bloomberg continued: "The latest transfer order from the head of state has been issued. I will leave for Ankara, the capital of Turkey, to formally form the Turkish Army Group. In the future, North Africa and the Middle East will form a
The new Army Group - Mediterranean Group, some of you here will continue to follow me, and the rest will be under the unified command of Marshal Rommel.
"Now, I would like to ask General Reinhard Heydrich, the Governor of Imperial Poland, Commander of Naval Aviation and Director of German Intelligence and Security, to award medals to everyone and read out the transfer order..."
At this time, most of the generals in the conference room realized that the messenger sent by Hitler was actually the third-ranking figure in the Nazi Party. Thinking of the secret police organization founded by Heydrich, everyone present was filled with tears in their hearts.
Trying to smile, pretending to be excited, he went up on stage to receive the award from the handsome and handsome man, and accepted the new transfer order.
Yoshimoto Teiichi and Nakano Toyoji looked at each other and were secretly happy. In their view, this newly established Turkish cluster was obviously aimed at the Republic of South China. They immediately decided: whether they were transferred to the Mediterranean cluster or the Turkish cluster, they would be transferred to the Mediterranean cluster or the Turkish cluster.
That is to say, the matter was reported to the Southern Military Command and the Imperial Headquarters, so that the top brass could have time to formulate a plan in order to get a share of the military operations launched by Germany.
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***: Well, this is the second chapter today!
Although *** is seriously behind, the emperor still begged for a ***. I thought of the middle of the month, many friends have been consumed?
Can the two be given to "Iron Bone"? Thank you for your support!