This capital of Australia at the beginning of this century, formerly known as Melbourne, is an industrial town on the Australian continent. Its rise was mainly due to the population migration caused by the discovery of huge gold mines in the 1950s. This small town, which originally had only 177 people,
It grew to more than 300,000 people in the early 1940s. After the Japanese occupation, they gave it a name that suited the taste of Orientals.
Of course, most white people have now been expelled from the city. Some have entered sweatshops and worked twelve to fourteen hours under the whips of Korean overseers. Others have migrated from India, Lanyin, the Philippines and other places.
Together with the indigenous people, they became the main labor force in building railways and highways to connect the east, west, north and south of the mainland.
Many residents who immigrated from Japan bid farewell to low-rise wooden houses and moved into luxurious houses that were unimaginable before, as well as apartment buildings with European and American style. They are engaged in machinery, textiles, chemical industry, video industry, etc.
Processing and other work have become the new owners of this city.
More than 40 kilometers north of Mozi Port, there is a hilly area two to three hundred meters higher than the surrounding area. There are several large military horse farms scattered around the hills. In the dense forests on the hills, there are villas built by the British. These
Most of the villas are more than ten years old. They are surrounded by green trees and vines, and blend perfectly with the surrounding scenery. If you don't observe carefully from the air, you can't find these buildings at all.
After Hiroshi Ishikawa established the Australian Army Headquarters in Mozi City, he was not satisfied with the urban areas on the north and south sides of the port area. Finally, he carefully selected and finally settled on the small town named Dongxiang for the command center.
The sun rises slowly from the east, spreading its hot rays over the entire coastal plain.
The half-meter-high rice fields are connected together in patches. The golden fruits and the withered stems form a wonderful picture. After the breeze passes, hundreds of kilometers of rice fields are undulating and swaying, completely covering the earth.
Indeed, it is a wonderful scene of a good harvest.
The Melei River Basin in southeastern Australia is at the intersection of subtropical and temperate zones. It has no scorching heat in summer and no severe cold in winter. It is warm and rainy, but the air humidity is extremely dry. Two crops can be grown in a year. Because it is located in the southern hemisphere, the four seasons are completely opposite to those in the northern hemisphere.
, of which rice is planted in the summer from October to March of the following year, and wheat is planted in the winter from May to October.
The reclamation around Mozi City is just the first step in Japan's large-scale transformation of Australian agriculture. After nearly two years of development, it has successfully expanded the original 630 million acres of land to 940 million acres, of which
There are nearly 300 million acres of dry land to grow potatoes, corn and other drought-tolerant crops, and there are also nearly 7 billion acres of natural grassland to develop animal husbandry. For Japan, which is seriously short of land resources, everything now is like a happy dream.
, from the emperor to the ordinary farmers below, they have devoted great enthusiasm to development.
A three-story villa where the Australian Army Command headquarters is located, where officers of all levels gather, and telephone and telegraph personnel of the telecommunications department are constantly sending and receiving telegrams and recording telephone messages. Officers come and go, constantly reporting and sending the latest orders.
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Generals such as Marshal Prince Morimasa Urimoto, General Ishikawa Koichi, Lieutenant General Murakami Yasushi, Lieutenant General Okada Suzu and other generals stayed in the war room, studying maps and sand tables while waiting for the latest information from each unit.
Since the Japanese and Australian troops launched an attack on Tasmania, where the US military is entrenched, on November 4 last year, although they successfully captured King Island, Flinders Island, Ferno Islands and Basin in the early operations,
Cape Lun Island, but the attack on Tasmania was extremely unfavorable.
The U.S. military spent more than two years building a solid defensive barrier. There were more than 400 large-caliber fortress guns deployed, plus thousands of anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns. Not only were the Japanese warships at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the fortress guns.
At a disadvantage, the air force's air strikes were not very effective. The navy and army launched four joint landing operations, but they were all repelled by the U.S. military.
In addition, this time is already the fifth attack. Although it is unprecedented to dispatch four divisions at once, and there are 12 divisions on standby at any time, in order to expand the results in the gap opened and capture Tasmania with the greatest courage.
Mania Island, completely eliminate the Allied threat. However, every participating officer was not too excited, and all showed solemn expressions on their faces. Obviously, after the previous four failures, they did not have much preparation for this attack.
confidence.
Seeing the dull atmosphere in the war room, Prince Shoumasa of Rimotogu turned his head and suggested to Koichi Ishikawa, who is also a member of the royal family: "Ishikawa-kun, let's go out for a walk."
Although Ishikawa Koichi was nominally the superior of King Rimoto Shrine, he knew that he could not mobilize the group of guards commanded by Lord Rimoto Shrine. Moreover, as the living imperial uncle and the marshal who was named in 32 years, Rimoto Palace
Prince Shoumasa's influence in the military and political circles was far beyond his comparison, so he nodded respectfully, gave a few words to the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Murakami Yasushi, and walked out of the war room with Prince Shoumasa Rimoto.
The generals and commanders I met along the way all stood respectfully and bowed their heads in greeting. Prince Shosho of Rimotogu seemed to have not seen him, and asked Ishikawa Hiroshi as if he had not seen him before: "Ishikawa-kun, what do you think of the current war situation?"
"Incredible, shocking!"
Ishikawa Koichi shook his head and sighed: "It is unbelievable that the invincible Germans would be so vulnerable to the Anjia Army... The army they lost in this disastrous defeat was greater than our losses in the past five or six years combined!
Originally, the empire had high hopes for the Germans, hoping that the empire could return to the mainland after the German army defeated the Anjia Army. Tojo-kun's several adventures were all made under this kind of thinking... But what was the result? Apart from being buried in vain.
Except for our precious warships and aircraft, they have not played any role!
"What is shocking is that the Germans lost all their battle-hardened elites in West Asia. This defeat suddenly exposed many contradictions that had been hidden before. The vast land occupied by Germany was instantly riddled with holes. Not only the Battle of Moscow
If victory turns into defeat, the situation in Africa is expected to change dramatically!
"According to the information obtained by our intelligence personnel, more than 100,000 people of the Chinese Communist Army have been training in Equatorial Africa to form the 18th Army of the China Expeditionary Force. Equipped with some tanks and armored vehicles, the British and French coalition forces and the expeditionary force soon
A wave of offensives will be launched in North Africa, and the Germans are in trouble!"
When the two walked out of the villa gate, their eyes suddenly opened up. The valley nearby was deep and secluded, the trees were lush, the plain in the distance was as golden as a mirror, and the river was as curved as a belt. It was so beautiful.
Prince Shoumasa of Rimotogu and Koichi Ishikawa walked along the cement road to the quiet grove behind and continued their walk. Prince Shoumasa of Rimotogu asked: "Ishikawa-kun, you are the general Ishihara favors. Few people in the army can match your strategy and foresight.
...Where do you think the Anjia Army will attack next? Will our homeland be in danger?"
Ishikawa Koichi pondered for a while and said slowly: "After a tragic battle, it is estimated that the strategic reserves of the Anjia Army have been almost exhausted. Although the Germans suffered extremely heavy losses, given the equipment of the German army, even if the Anjia Army wins,
After a tragic victory, the ammunition consumption must be very alarming! From this point of view, at least in the next six months or even a year, they will not have the strength to launch such a powerful offensive again!
"Furthermore, after taking over the Far East and the Korean Peninsula, the Anjia Army on the eastern front can no longer gain many benefits. How many lives are they prepared to spend to attack the islands? Landing operations are a worldwide problem. Look at our attack now.
You know how difficult Tasmania is! Even if they are allowed to land on the island, the guerrilla warfare and street fighting that will follow will definitely make every step forward extremely difficult for them!
"Although we have purposefully migrated in recent years, the local population has decreased by more than 30 million, but this is still not something that the Anjia Army, which needs to cross the strait, can shake. Therefore, for a long time to come, they can only consolidate their rule.
Strategically on the Eastern Front, it was in a defensive position.
"What we need to worry about now are the islands in the Indian Ocean. They are too far away from us, and it is extremely difficult to supply and mobilize troops. The Anjia army, navy and army only need to compete with us island by island, using the most troops and operations
There are not many supplies, and with the current national strength of South China, it can be easily afforded, and we can also hoard the supplies needed for the next large-scale battle."
Prince Shoumasa of the Rimoto Palace was quite pleased: "The heroes saw the same thing. Tada-kun continued Ishihara-kun's strategy and continued to reduce the garrisons on the Indian Ocean islands. After hearing about the disastrous defeat of the German army, he once again issued an order for a large-scale withdrawal.
Nowadays, there are not many troops on these islands far away from the mainland. The General Staff Headquarters and the Military Command jointly issued an order to let the remaining garrison make clever disguises, make cannons and tanks out of wood, paint them and confuse the Chinese people, so as to delay for one more day.
It’s also good!”
"Where is Hainan Island? It is too close to the capital of Southern China. I guess the Anjia Army's next target will be there!" Ishikawa Koichi reminded.
Prince Shoumai of Limoto Palace looked around and saw that the nearest guard was fifty meters away. He lowered his voice and said, "The empire is preparing to return Hainan Island to the National Government and win over the Chiang Kai-shek government to prevent millions of Chinese troops from being deployed in the Pacific in the future."
Even the American battlefield...
"Hainan Island is too close to Southern China! Although it is rich in iron ore and rubber forest resources, Australia now has so much iron ore that it is no longer rare, while we have rubber in the Lanyin Islands, the Philippines and New Guinea.
Lin is also enough to support the needs of the war. In this case, it is very necessary to sell Chiang Kai-shek a favor, otherwise once Anjiajun is allowed to occupy Hainan Island, our Philippines and Taiwan will be threatened, and many routes will be affected!"
Ishikawa Koichi was relieved: "It is indeed the case, and returning Hainan Island to the Nationalist Government also prevented the Beibu Gulf from turning into the inland sea of South China. At the same time, due to the ownership of the Shiluite iron ore, there was a rift between the Nationalist Government and the South China Government.
The next nail, this is extremely beneficial to the empire. Don’t know how to deal with Wang Jingwei?”
Prince Shomasa of the Rimoto Palace gracefully bent down, picked a pink flower blooming in the bushes on the roadside, put it in front of his nose and smelled it, raised his head contentedly, and after a while he said: "There are many animals and plants in Australia.
They are all very different from the species on the archipelago and mainland China, but they are still suitable for the growth of rice, wheat, potatoes and other crops that we are familiar with. I have to say that this is a geomantic treasure land... If the empire can use this as its foundation in the future, it can develop for ten years.
It is not an extravagant dream to dominate the world for a hundred years! His Majesty the Emperor is ready to invite Wang Jingwei to live here permanently to deepen the good-neighborly friendship between China and Japan and continue to let Wang Jingwei exert influence on the right wing within the Kuomintang!"
"well!"
Ishikawa Koichi sighed: "We still underestimated the integrity of the Chinese people. If we had expected that Wang Jingwei would make Chiang Kai-shek strengthen the centralization of power after openly surrendering to the empire, we would never have made such a loss-making deal! However, can we guarantee that?
Wang Jingwei's safety involves the support and support of the puppet government supported and controlled by the empire. If we hand Wang Jingwei over to the National Government, the governments of Lanyin, Philippines and other countries in South America that we support will definitely become panicked... Now only...
This is how we can deal with it!”
The two walked forward for a few more minutes, the woods gradually thinned out, and soon they came to a cliff.
Holding on to the stone railing, Prince Shosho of Rimotogu looked at the meandering Mariburnon River at the foot of the mountain: "If such a picturesque country can be passed down in the hands of the empire for thousands of years, we will surely be famous for eternity... Ishikawa, what do you think about Britain, the United States, and
When will South China threaten our security?"
Ishikawa Koichi said confidently: "Australia now has more than 20 million immigrants. If we can immigrate another 20 million in the future, we will have enough confidence to defeat all powerful enemies who dare to land. Needless to say, the British and American troops will be in our army."
After a series of defeats, it is nothing to worry about. The only one to worry about is still An Jiajun!
"I predict that by the end of this year, the South China Army can only show off its skills in the Indian Ocean battlefield. Next year, the war will take place in the Lanyin Islands and the Philippines. But if they want to threaten New Guinea and the Australian mainland, or land on the islands, there is no way
It will be difficult to achieve in ten years. By that time, the empire has fully digested the resources of Australia and South America, and it is still unclear who will win in the end!
"In other words, the empire is determined here!"
Prince Shosho of the Rimoto Palace was greatly pleased: "That's very good, that's very good! I can explain it to His Majesty after I go back, so that he can relax!"
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