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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2805 Ito Memorial

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    The chief and deputy commanders of the Australian Allied Forces, the American Lieutenant General Bahlisman and the British General Fernandez, did not deliberately put pressure on the Allied Forces Headquarters, but the current Australian battlefield, the pressure on the Allied Forces was great, to the point where  The second line of defense is crumbling.

    Lieutenant General Bahlisman's air-raid shelter and anti-blast hole system can withstand the powerful Japanese artillery fire and the bombing from Japanese aircraft. The front line can still hold on, but the rear cannot. As the Japanese aircraft attack the Allied logistics  With the blockade of supply lines, the situation of the Allied troops on the front line has become increasingly difficult. Ammunition is increasingly scarce, supplies cannot be delivered, and the soldiers can only eat half full every day.

    We still have to fight to repel the Japanese cross-river attacks several times a day. The wounded cannot be transported, medicine is in short supply, and a large number of wounded are stranded on the front line. This not only puts huge pressure on logistics support, but also, with so many wounded soldiers, more are needed.  The air-raid shelters and bomb-proof holes, and the painful wailing all day long, had a great impact on the morale of the troops, and even deserters began to appear.

    In this regard, Lieutenant General Bahlisman and General Fernandez have unprecedentedly unanimous opinions. They will severely punish them without mercy. Once any deserter is discovered and captured, he will be shot on the spot. Even if he escapes to the rear, he will be arrested by the military police.  , executed by firing squad.

    The commander at the front line, Lieutenant General Bahlisman, was exhausted mentally and physically. Facing the attack of more than 10,000 Japanese troops, the casualties of Allied soldiers every day were in the thousands or even nearly 10,000. Although the Japanese soldiers on the attacking side  , the casualties were greater, but the Allies could not afford the consumption. What was even worse was that ammunition and supplies seemed to be out of reach for Liuer!

    General Fernandez, who was coordinating the rear area, was not at ease either. The southeastern region of Australia was almost turned into ruins by Japanese bombers, and all the factories were completely destroyed. The southeastern region of Australia completely lost its ability to produce itself. If  If we had not relied on supplies from the sea, this battle would have been completely lost!

    Fortunately, thanks to the escort of the Navy Division Fleet, the maritime supply line was not cut off. Moreover, because of the existence of the Navy Division Fleet, the two ports of Melbourne and Adelaide were preserved. Japanese aircraft regarded them as restricted areas, and a large number of them came from India.  Only then can the mainland's military supplies be sent to the front line instead of being blown up by Japanese aircraft.

    General Fernandez, while busy appeasing the morale of the military and the people in the rear and doing his best to deliver supplies to the front line, was also busy organizing the pampered and pampered residents of the right age in southeastern Australia into a reserve army and conducting training to prepare for those who had lost too much blood.  On the front line, preparing troops and dealing with various complicated matters, he was even busier and more worried than Lieutenant General Bahlisman on the front line!

    At this time, General Fernandez very much hoped that there would be someone who could assist him and share the pressure. He thought about all the military and political giants in Australia, but he was the only one who was idle. Lieutenant General MacArthur, leader of the military observation team of the Allied Forces Headquarters in Australia,  is the most suitable candidate.

    However, he had no good impression of this arrogant American who was causing trouble everywhere, and he couldn't take the initiative to come to his door and ask the person he hated the most to help. But General Fernandez, from the bottom of his heart, hoped that  MacArthur took the initiative to stand up and assume the responsibility of a senior Allied general. Even if he lowered his profile, forgot what this bastard had done to him, and settled the past, he would not hesitate!

    Compared with MacArthur, General Fernandez is still very kind. At this moment, Lieutenant General MacArthur has absolutely no intention of standing up and taking responsibility. Although this guy is inferior, his sensitivity to the battlefield situation is quite high, otherwise  , and he would not have sneaked away in advance when he had a premonition that something bad was going to happen during the Battle of Luzon Island!

    Lieutenant General MacArthur, who locked himself in a mansion, was very pessimistic about the prospects of the Australian battlefield. He had already begun to think about how to leave Australia, a land that could fall at any time. However, the destination was quite difficult.  choose.

    Running back to the mainland of the United States, the Japanese navy's blockade of the Pacific Ocean seems to be airtight. It is impossible to reach the mainland safely. Maybe halfway up, the aircraft will be destroyed and everyone will be killed, and fall into the vast Pacific Ocean.

    Going to China is a good idea. Chiang Kai-shek in China is a good personal trainer for me, and he will definitely be able to take me in. At the beginning, I provided American equipment to his troops. Although I also benefited a lot from it, but the help  It's real!

    However, there is one biggest problem when going to China. His nemesis Tang Qiuli is a powerful figure in China. Even his old friend Chiang Kai-shek has to look at his face to act. If Tang Qiu falls into his trap,  In Li's hands, the end will definitely be miserable. Even if he doesn't die, he won't be able to return to the United States for the rest of his life.

    MacArthur knew very well how many shameful deeds Tang Qiuli had done and how many obstacles he had caused to the ** division troops. Therefore, going to China was not an easy way out.

    After much deliberation, only the Western India Continent is the safest place to fight.After making up his mind, MacArthur began to collect gold and silver, used his power to get a plane, filled it with fuel and was on standby. Now, he lacked a reasonable excuse to leave Australia, but it was hard to find an excuse, so,  Lieutenant General MacArthur, who was preparing to run again, could only stay in Melbourne anxiously for the time being.

    The war lasted until early February. After receiving military pilot training, Allied pilots who were able to skillfully fly Soviet and Japanese fighter planes were finally ready to go into battle. On February 10, the Allied forces approved more than seven combat aircraft and appeared in  In the skies of Australia, that day, a mixed fleet of approximately the same number of aircraft was engaged in an unprecedented large-scale air battle with the Japanese Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force Joint Air Force.

    The air battle lasted for almost a whole day. The two sides were evenly matched and no one took advantage. However, due to the appearance of Allied fighter planes, the Japanese blockade of the Allied logistics supply lines was finally broken. General Fernandez seized the opportunity and  A large amount of backlogged weapons, ammunition, supplies, etc. were quickly sent to the front line, bringing vitality to the Allied troops who were basically out of ammunition and food. Later, tens of thousands of wounded were transported down.

    Lieutenant General Yoshio Imai, commander of the Joint Air Force of the Japanese Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force, was unwilling to lose his air supremacy to the Allies. A few days later, he once again dispatched more than eight fighter jets to form a huge fleet to attack. The target was not only the Allies.  combat aircraft, as well as a field airport urgently repaired by the Allied forces behind the scenes.

    However, this time the Japanese did not take advantage. In just a few days, the second batch of more than five Allied combat aircraft flew from Western India to Australia. The numerically superior Allied air force provided the Japanese air force with  With a heavy blow, the Japanese lost more than four fighter planes on this day, and the Allies lost more than one fighter plane. After that, the two sides went through several air battles, and they were basically evenly matched.

    With Tang Qiuli as a powerful backup, the Australian Allied Air Force, which was supplemented by a steady stream of fighter planes, finally broke the blockade of the logistics supply line by Japanese aircraft. In the Australian sky, Japanese aircraft no longer dominated the world. With the logistics  With the improvement of supplies, new blood was injected into the Allied troops on the front line, and the shaky defense line was finally temporarily stabilized.

    The war reached the end of February. The Japanese army had already paid more than 200,000 casualties and still failed to break through the Allied second line of defense. The offensive momentum finally declined. For this reason, the Allied forces paid about 150,000 people.  However, the five divisions of the first batch of reinforcements supplemented the huge consumption of the Allies, and the battlefield once again fell into a stalemate.

    After receiving the report, Roosevelt and Churchill finally breathed a sigh of relief. On the contrary, General Ito Toshiro, the commander-in-chief of Japan¡¯s Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force, was a little worried and very irritable.

    There is less than two months left before the deadline set by His Majesty the Emperor to end the Australian battlefield. Judging from the current battlefield situation, the Allied forces that have regained some air supremacy cannot be defeated within two months. They are a steady stream.  The reinforcements of the Allied troops were the biggest problem in ending the Australian war.

    Initially, with the Imperial Army in control of the air, in front of a line of defense, the Imperial Japanese Army, which had the advantage in strength and firepower, fought for a full month and a half and suffered more than 200,000 casualties.  There has been no progress at all. Now, part of the air supremacy has been lost, and Allied reinforcements are constantly arriving. General Ito has no confidence that he will completely eliminate the Allied forces and end the Australian War before the deadline set by His Majesty the Emperor!

    Although he was unwilling to accept it, he had to accept the reality. The Imperial Army, which had been attacking for more than forty days, had lost its vigor. After painful thinking, General Ito came to the conclusion that if he wanted to win the Australian War, he must solve two problems.  The first problem is to completely cut off the arrival of Allied reinforcements, and the second is to eliminate the Allied air power. Both are indispensable, and the first point is more important.

    After coming to such a conclusion, the dejected and devastated General Ito wrote a memorial to Emperor Hirohito. In the memorial, he first apologized to His Majesty the Emperor and was willing to accept any punishment. Then, he explained in detail about Australia.  Regarding the actual situation on the battlefield and the difficulties he is currently encountering, General Ito is an honest person and does not exaggerate his difficulties.

    At the end of the memorial, he said something he was unwilling to say, "Your Majesty the Emperor, based on what I have said, ending the war in Australia cannot be accomplished in a short time! In my judgment, if the two problems are not solved, by the end of this year  Before, the war in Australia might have been difficult to end! And it¡¯s my fault that the war in Australia has been delayed for so long!¡±

    After carefully packaging the memorial, sending a close staff member, and immediately delivering it to His Majesty the Emperor, General Ito felt exhausted and said, "The current progress of the Australian war is all my own responsibility, and this memorial is handed over to me.  What will happen to His Majesty the Emperor after that?" He thought anxiously.

    (To be continued) r1152
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