Age of Rebirth

Prince Zairen roared angrily. Another independent division of China with a strength of nearly one million landed in the northern and central part of Honshu Island, which made him terrified to an indescribable level, and even had a premonition of the doomsday of the Great Japanese Empire.

The strategic layout of the battlefield on Honshu Island is already very unfavorable to the empire. All the troops that can be used by the Home Defense Command are used in the northwest and northeast battlefields, so that they can withstand the two independent divisions of China. The attack launched by the direction barely maintained a delicate battle balance. The sudden change not only broke this delicate and fragile balance, but also caused the entire defense circle of Honshu Island to face a situation of collapse across the board.

Under such a critical and harsh situation, how could Prince Zairen not get mad? He wanted to kill people, and kill all the subordinates who were weak in combat, but it was just thinking about it.

Prince Zairen's angry roar and questioning were not all aimed at Lieutenant General Yoshioka, the chief of staff, but an instinctive reaction after being hit by an unexpected blow. The Imperial Homeland Defense Command, the deputy commander in chief, As for the commander-in-chief, General Yokoyama Yoshihiko, he is just a decoration, and he has no right to intervene in anything, and has already returned home to retire.

Therefore, all the deployment of troops and battle plans for the defense of Honshu Island were made by myself. Now there is such a big loophole that nearly a million soldiers of the Independent Division of China can land in the northern and central area of ​​Honshu Island without any effort. Get up, the responsibility is entirely on yourself.

Prince Zain's angry roar echoed in the war room, and Lieutenant General Yoshioka, the chief of staff, bowed his head.Pale and silent.The other dozen or so senior staff officers were silent like cicadas.With fear on his face, as if a catastrophe was imminent, he stole glances at the mad-looking His Royal Highness from time to time.

After venting his anger, Prince Zairen panted heavily, glared fiercely at Chief of Staff Yoshioka and a dozen senior staff officers, and walked quickly to the military map. needs to be made.How to deal with this seemingly unsolvable crisis?

Looking around on the map, Prince Zairen's back was immediately soaked in cold sweat, and his face was frighteningly pale. Judging from the situation on the battlefield, the troops of the China Independent Division that landed in the northern and central area of ​​Honshu Island pointed directly at Tokyo. Surrounding areas such as Fukui and Qibu, Nagano and Toyama, Fukushima, Sendai and Yamagata.The strategic intention is very obvious.

One is to form a strategic siege around Tokyo and completely cut off the periphery of Tokyo. The second purpose is more sinister.Together with the troops of the China Independent Division on the front line of Yamaguchi and in the direction of Hokkaido, they formed a front and back attack on the troops belonging to the northwestern defense area and the northeast defense area of ​​Honshu Island.And then isolate Tokyo.

For the empire, this is almost an unsolvable deadlock.According to the information that has been obtained, the China Independent Division troops that have landed on Honshu Island.The total military strength has reached 230 million, which is almost the same as the military strength of the empire's two defense zone headquarters on Honshu Island. As for the disparity in the weapons and equipment and firepower of the ground troops, the superiority of the navy and the air supremacy of the aviation force, Prince Zairen did not dare to go there. Think about it.

The only way to solve the crisis is to use the last strategic reserve heavy force group, the more than 200 troops in the Tokyo defense circle, to attack from behind the troops of the China Independent Division that landed in the northern central area of ​​Honshu Island, and respond to the battlefield in the northwest of Honshu Island And the nearly [-] million Imperial Army troops on the northeast battlefield retreated to the surrounding areas of Tokyo to avoid the fate of being flanked.

If it can't be done, the fate of the last two heavy military groups in the empire is absolutely in jeopardy. After analyzing the whole situation on the Honshu Island battlefield, Prince Zairen has to admire that the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli's way of using troops is extremely dangerous and deceitful. There is no way, the strategic deception has been unprecedentedly successful, using the heavy military group to launch a large-scale offensive in the two farthest directions of Honshu Island, and firmly attract their own strength, energy, and attention.

Afterwards, the surprise soldiers made a surprise attack and landed on a large scale in their weakest defensive area. The soldiers pointed directly at Tokyo, the capital of the empire. In Prince Zairen's mind, an ancient Chinese military allusion suddenly popped up, "Cultivate the plank road brightly, and keep the warehouse in the dark! "Yes, that Chinese demon Tang Qiuli used this trick, an absolutely fatal one!

In fact, even if the Homeland Defense Command received the information that the China Independent Division had landed in the northern and central part of Honshu Island, what would happen? It is the greatest tragedy that the military actions of the Chinese people cannot be stopped.

Prince Zairen suppressed the fear in his heart and began to rack his brains on how to solve the current crisis. His eyes searched carefully on the map, and once again felt powerless and helpless because of the geographical conditions of the territory of the Great Japanese Empire.

The geographical conditions of the empire’s territory are too fucked up. Honshu Island is a long and narrow island with no battlefield space or strategic depth. Once Tokyo’s left-wing Fukui, Qibu, and Nagoya, and right-wing Fukushima, Sendai, and Yamagata fall, The more than [-] million Imperial Army troops in the northwest and northeast of Honshu Island had no way of retreat, and there was no possibility of withdrawing to Tokyo.

Of course, you can face the enemy on both sides, fight desperately, and fight to the last person. The imperial soldiers who have been soaked in the spirit of bushido for many years do not lack the courage and determination of Yu Sui, but after they are exhausted, Tokyo is a lonely city. His supreme commander, Prince Zairen, did not want all the last troops in his hands to be wiped out.

If he paid a huge price and could drive all the Chinese people out of the imperial territory, he would order all the Japanese to go to Yusha without hesitation, but it is obviously not feasible now. From a strategic point of view, as long as Tokyo does not Fall, the emperor is still there, and the Great Japanese Empire will exist.

Prince Zain is already thinking about adjusting the defense plan of Honshu Island. It is obviously unrealistic to continue to defend the enemy from outside the country. Relying on the ground, the more than [-] million troops scattered in the northwest and northeast battlefields of Honshu Island were all shrunk to the periphery of Tokyo, forming a huge defense circle that concentrated the existing troops of the empire, and the damned China Devil Tang Qiuli Troops are exhausted.

If you want to achieve the above goals, the first thing you need to do is to open the battlefields in the northwest and northeast of Honshu Island. Nearly 200 million imperial troops of the Imperial Army will retreat to Tokyo. It is imperative to compete for strategic locations such as Fukui, Qibu, and Nagoya on the left wing of Tokyo, and Fukushima, Sendai, and Yamagata on the right wing.

"It seems that it is absolutely impossible not to mobilize the imperial troops in the surrounding areas of Tokyo!" Zai Ren sighed and thought that since he served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Imperial Homeland Defense Command, he commanded operations and did not have the habit of consulting his subordinates. Once the consideration is mature, the order is issued directly, and the domineering face is fully exposed.

"Chief of Staff Yoshioka, record the following order!" Prince Zairen said coldly to Lieutenant General Yoshioka, Chief of Staff: "Order, the Third Army and Fifth Army under the Tokyo Defense District Headquarters should immediately reinforce Fukui, Qibu and Nagoya , and repel the attack launched by the China Independent Division from the direction of Kanazawa, and firmly control the above-mentioned areas!"

"All of the Sixth Army and the Ninth Army should immediately reinforce Fukushima, Sendai, and Yamagata. They must repel the attack launched by the independent division of China from the direction of Xinwu, and firmly control the above-mentioned areas. Sternly warn the commanders of the armies. If the above-mentioned areas are lost, officers of the rank of major general below the commander of the army must cut themselves open to apologize!"

"Order, the troops under the Northwest Defense Zone Headquarters of Honshu Island and the Northeast Defense Zone Headquarters, after receiving this order, immediately break away from the entanglement of the China Independent Division troops, and retreat to the surrounding areas of Tokyo as quickly as possible. And for the time being, Kofu, Yokohama, Urawa, and Chiba will be the gathering places for troops!"

Prince Zairen did some calculations, and the total defense force around Tokyo is more than 45. This time, the mobilization of more than 24 troops from the four armies, divided into left and right wings, will not affect Tokyo's defense force. Part of the force is only for the retreating troops, supporting the two passages and focusing on defense, should it be enough?

After recording the order, Chief of Staff Yoshioka knew His Highness’s intentions, but felt it was wrong. So many troops gathered in the surrounding areas of Tokyo. What to eat and drink. With the empire’s existing war material reserves, it can withstand such a huge consumption?I'm afraid that after a few months of persistence, we will run out of ammunition and food!

Due to the duties of the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Yoshioka had to remind Prince Zairen. Although he knew that his reminder might not be effective, he solemnly said: "Your Excellency, Deputy Commander-in-Chief, I understand your intention, but I still want to remind you Take a moment, after abandoning the northwestern and northeastern regions of Honshu Island, nearly 200 million imperial soldiers are concentrated in the surrounding area of ​​Tokyo, adding to the original more than 260 soldiers, the number reaches [-] million!"

"Combined with the number of imperial subjects in Tokyo and the surrounding areas of Tokyo, the number will be astonishing. Our war material reserves are simply unable to support long-term persistence and consumption. If there is no foreign aid, after a few months, only food One is a huge difficulty, if it cannot be solved, the consequences will be disastrous, please consider it carefully, Deputy Commander-in-Chief, and withdraw it!"

Prince Zairen's complexion suddenly turned livid. He hated his subordinates telling him what to do with his battle plan. A group of mediocre people who don't understand his painstaking efforts and heights. He is not an idiot. How can he fail to consider these issues, but other than that Also, is there a better way?

The answer is obviously no, "Chief Yoshioka, are you questioning my order?" Prince Zairen asked in a cold voice, with a fierce gleam in his eyes.

(to be continued) (to be continued...)