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Akito Nakamura took a telegram from the staff officer, looked at it carefully, shook his head slightly, and said, "Commander Yamashita ordered us to repel the enemy in front of us as soon as possible, and then... immediately retreat to the direction of Bayes City, we must not Delay. Because...the three divisions commanded by Commander Udo Island were defeated by the Americans on the south bank of the Panuko River! The two victorious American armored divisions are advancing towards Tamuin after resting for a few hours!"

Maeda was startled when he heard the words, and when he realized it, he quickly grabbed the telegram from Nakamura's hand and read it carefully. After reading it, his face immediately turned dark, and beads of sweat ooze from his forehead.He muttered in his mouth: "This...how is this possible! How is it possible! How could the imperial army be defeated! Could it be that the empire's American battle can only end here?"

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In the headquarters of the Japanese Central American Front Army in Bayes City, at this time, it has fallen into a panic. The chief officers of the several front troops, including "the first strategist of the Japanese Army" Ishihara Wanji, are all like being on a hot pot. Like ants, they were anxiously circling around the map table, and telegrams from the 11th Army Command (Ushijima Mitsuru) requesting "tactical guidance" flew over like snowflakes!No one thought that the American armored force, which had just fought fiercely with the Japanese army for a whole day, started to attack again after only a few hours of rest!Before Ushijima even had time to collect the remnants and organize a new line of defense, Patton's tanks rumbled in!The Japanese army, which was already in chaos, was rushed into a mess. Commander Ushijima could only hastily organize a few transport regiments and carry the rifles up for a while. What can the frontal armor of the M38 Grant Lee tank do?Although the Japanese officers and soldiers who were dispersed did not flee once they were defeated by tanks like the British and French allied forces on the European battlefield, they insisted on fighting individually on the battlefield.However, anyone with a little bit of military knowledge knows that the combat effectiveness of the modern army is by no means based on individual bravery. An army that has lost its organization and is completely chaotic cannot even exert 6.5% of its original combat effectiveness and remain on the battlefield. It is also the fate of the entire army to be wiped out!

Yamashita Fengfumi hurriedly searched the map for a reserve team that could be used for emergency, but now the Japanese soldiers near Bayes City add up to one regiment at most!The rest are some Mexican troops and the Central American Federal Army.It is simply unrealistic for them to fight the Americans!The only available Japanese troops are the "Maeda troops" who are going north and trying to copy the Americans' retreat.This "surprise soldier" was originally the hope of Yamashita Fufumi and Ishihara Wanji, but unexpectedly the Americans also sent an unknown number of armored troops southward along the Panuko Valley!It is now in a decisive battle with the Japanese Independent [-]st Tank Brigade in the northern Panuco Valley.

Yes, the word "decisive battle" was used in the latest battle report sent by Maeda Toshiyuki!And he also reported the defeat of the 6th Wing of the 13th Division in a very sad tone.

Yamashita and his staff couldn't figure it out. In the previous battles in Hawaii and Panama, the Americans obviously didn't have much combat power. They had to throw down their armor and flee in front of the powerful Japanese army. How did they survive? In just a few months, it seems to have been completely reborn?Could it be that the previous judgments about the US military were completely wrong?Or the Japanese army has been in a slump after the 9.18 war!

At 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning, the battle report of the "Maeda Army" came back again.Finally, thanks to the God of Amaterasu, during the 2-hour tank confrontation, the Independent First Tank Brigade did not suffer much. At the cost of 112 Type 97 tanks being blown up, it also destroyed 106 M3 Grants of the US military. · Lee and 13 M3 Stuarts, and finally the U.S. armored forces were exhausted, and they were the first to withdraw from the battlefield.This can be regarded as a moderate victory... After the victory, Maeda did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but quickly gathered his troops and began to retreat, trying to retreat 10 to 15 kilometers before full dawn.However, the "good mood" between Yamashita, Ishihara and others did not last long, and Ushijima Mitsu's urgent telegram came again...

Yamashita, Ishihara, and Major General Heitaro Kimura, the chief of staff of the American Front Army, surrounded the map table for a long time, trying to find out what to do with the situation, especially to save the collapsed 16th, 102nd, and 104th divisions .Although these three divisions are now in a mess, but optimistically, there should be 4 to 5 remnants and defeated generals. If they can be rescued, they can go back to Panama City to rest and replenish. In one month (the time it takes for the ship to return to Japan and then transport supplementary troops to Panama), these three divisions will be able to restore their combat effectiveness.But where are the reinforcements who saved Ushidoman's three divisions?

Just when several Japanese generals felt desperate, they wished to cut their stomachs with knives immediately to thank the emperor and the people.The Chief of Staff of the Front Army, Qin Yansaburo, proposed to them a solution that was not an option. The infantry of the 16th, 102nd and 104th Divisions could retreat westward or southeast, and not block the road leading to Tamuin .Because the target of the US armored forces will not be these defeated infantry, but the 6th Division, 56th Division and 1st Tank Brigade that are retreating south... The Americans want to keep Bayes through Tamuin Fortress, block the retreat of the "Maeda Troops"!

After being reminded by Qin Yansaburo, Yamashita Fengfumi and Ishihara Waner's heads got even bigger!If these two American armored divisions really rushed to Bayes City and blocked the retreat of the "Maeda Force", then the Japanese Central American Front Army would lose 5 divisions and 1 brigade at once!How can the situation be maintained with only one 105th division left?I am afraid that the Americans will be able to retake the Panama Canal before the arrival of the next 8 divisions!Now it is not about saving the 16th, 102nd, and 104th divisions, but about saving the entire front, and even the entire war!

Fufumi Yamashita let out a low growl, and pressed his palms heavily on the map platform, "Defend! Do whatever it takes! Order Ushishima Mitsuru to put every soldier he can find into it, and must stand up to the American tanks! They took out Yamato souls and fought to the end, even if they bite their teeth or hit them with their heads, they must resolutely resist!"

"Order Maeda, retreat quickly, don't worry about the American air strikes, and must return to Bayes City as quickly as possible! If it is really impossible, abandon the weapons and luggage...just withdraw the people! The Germans with weapons will definitely Give it to us again!"

Although the Japanese army is still fighting with all their strength, the battle of the Panuko River has been fought for this sake, and the victory and defeat have been determined.If you watch from the sky, you can see the American armored and motorized troops, crowded all the roads going south from Monterey, countless tanks, self-propelled artillery, armored vehicles, trucks, and trucks towed Large-caliber artillery extends from Monterey to Mante City, and above their heads are American planes that block the sky.All defenders of Japan, Mexico, or the Central American Federation that stood in front of them were immediately submerged in the torrent of steel.The battle that started in the early morning of May 5 completely stunned the Japanese army, and let them understand what real mechanized warfare is!What is Blitz!Their bushido spirit is not even a fart in front of the rolling tanks, armored vehicles and planes!And their enemy, the United States, once considered a paper tiger, doesn't care how many tanks or other equipment it loses...

Chapter 0884 US encirclement network (fourteen) kamikaze can also be exported!

Washington, the White House.

"Dong dong dong..." There was a sound of leather shoes hitting the granite ground, heavy and urgent, as if a hammer was beating President Roosevelt's heart.The president sat up straight, took another deep breath, and collected himself so that he would appear calmer when he heard the bad news.

Uh, such hurried footsteps, since the Pearl Harbor incident on November 11 last year, have meant one bad news after another, either the Pacific Fleet was severely damaged, or the Hawaiian Islands fell, or the damn Japanese were in Central America login!In the past two days, the United States seems to be competing with the three armies of Japan, Mexico, and the Central American Federation in Mexico!One hits three!What good news can there be?Even Roosevelt, the supreme commander of the US military power, just shook his head with a wry smile.

The door of the Oval Office was pushed open, and Colonel Carton, the President's aide, Stimson, the Secretary of the Army, Marshall, the Army Chief of Staff, and Harry Hopkins, the Secretary of Commerce who didn't care much about business, poured in together.

"Gentlemen... what happened?" Roosevelt smiled pretending to be calm, and said: "Temporary setbacks will not shake the confidence of the American people in fighting for victory. We..." Speaking of this, Roosevelt suddenly found that the few people in front of him His expression seemed a little abnormal, and tears seemed to glisten in his eyes!Could it be... the loss was particularly miserable this time?Could it be that the Japanese have already defeated MacArthur's 36 divisions?Thinking of this, President Roosevelt's heart sank. Just as he was about to ask, Army Chief of Staff Marshall began to report in a trembling voice.

"Mr. President! We...we are victorious! We have defeated the Japanese devils!"

"What! George... What are you talking about!?" Hearing this, Roosevelt almost wanted to jump up, but of course he couldn't, so he could only raise his slightly trembling right hand, pointing at Marshall and saying: " You mean America won the war?"

"Yes! We have defeated the Japanese! On the south bank of the Panuco River in Mexico, the First Armored Corps under the command of Lieutenant General Patton won a battle!" Secretary of the Army Stimson replied.

The good news was confirmed, and the great sense of happiness seemed to hit Roosevelt at once. His pale face that had been cloudy just now turned into a sunny day, and the long-lost pink color suddenly returned.Taking a deep breath and thanking God in his heart, the president began to ask again: "How is the specific situation? How many Japanese have we eliminated? Is the loss too big?"

Marshall replied: "The specific figures have not yet been calculated, but Admiral MacArthur's telegram stated that General Patton used three armored divisions to defeat at least four Japanese infantry divisions on the south bank of the Panuko River and in the valley." Regiment and an armored division! Annihilated about 3 Japanese devils! More than 100 people were captured, at least 120 Japanese tanks were destroyed, and more than 100 Japanese cannons were also destroyed in air strikes. The losses of the First Armored Army More than 4000 people were killed, nearly 200 tanks, and the Army Aviation lost 6 aircraft. Now the Japanese are retreating, and the Army Air Force has dispatched more than 1500 aircraft to pursue the bombing!"

"You mean we wiped out [-] Japanese devils in one battle!" Roosevelt was so happy that he was about to faint. Tens of thousands of Japanese devils were also sent to hell!And more importantly, the myth that the Japanese army is invincible (that is, Americans believe) has finally been broken!This will greatly boost the morale in the United States, which has become somewhat sluggish due to the defeat of Britain and France.

"Yes, Mr. President, General Patton has done a remarkable thing." Harry Hopkins found a chair and sat down, took out an envelope from his briefcase, and placed it on the president's desk He smiled and said: "Today is a day when good things come in pairs. This is a letter sent by the British government in Ottawa. It is a letter written by Prime Minister Churchill and sent to Canada by plane. He said in the letter , he will lead all the British who are unwilling to be oppressed by the Nazi tyranny to fight Nazi Germany with us to the end. And there are 6 British battleships and 7 aircraft carriers that have been determined to be controlled by the Ottawa authorities. Some of them have already arrived in Canada, and the rest The Cunningham fleet and the battleship King George V on which Elizabeth II and Churchill were aboard are on their way to North America. Prime Minister Churchill also stated that these warships can still accept the unified command of the US Atlantic Fleet after arriving in North America! "

6 battleships and 7 aircraft carriers under the unified command of the Atlantic Fleet!Roosevelt was so happy that he was about to cry.Originally, there were only two battleships left in the Atlantic Fleet, but now Churchill actually brought the main force of the British Royal Navy to join him... Now Admiral Ernest King has 8 ships in his hands. battleships and 7 aircraft carriers.Although it is still inferior to the powerful Germany (with the French navy fleet) and the Italian navy in terms of strength, it is not without the ability to fight the First World War.If it is combined with shore-based aviation, maybe the history of the United States of America can continue...

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"Your Excellency the Prime Minister! Your Excellency the Prime Minister!"

Amidst the loud knocking on the door, the dream of Duke Konoe Fumimaro, the Prime Minister of the Japanese Imperial Cabinet, was interrupted.To be honest, the Japanese Prime Minister, who came from a famous Konoe family, is quite satisfied with the recent situation.Although on the surface, he also echoed the landing navy, yelling about "Germany betrayed, China is despicable" and so on.But at the moment, how much Japan weighs. He, the Prime Minister, knows better than anyone else. Don’t look at how handy the army and navy can bully the Yankees, but if you really want to face a real military power like China and Germany, you have to stop immediately... The Battle of Shandong And the lessons of the 9.18 war are there!And the current China is much stronger than it was in 9.18.

Now I can taste a little bit of sweetness from this war, get half of Lanyin, a bunch of small islands in the Pacific Ocean, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines... Although it was exchanged with the Far East coast, this land exchange Obviously it took a lot of money, the Philippines is much richer than the Far East Binhai!What's more, he can still get a lot of compensation from Britain and France. With such a result, he is already quite satisfied.

If it weren't for the army, navy and His Majesty the Emperor coveting East Australia, he, the prime minister, would have happily signed the "Rome Peace Treaty".After all, the citizens have contributed their last coppers to this war. It is time to support the people's livelihood and let the common people live a comfortable life for a few years.And he, the Prime Minister, can also live a peaceful and stable life for a few days, so as not to be always woken up from dreams...

When Konoe Fumimaro yawned and sat up from the tatami, his well-educated wife Chiyoko, who was also from a well-known family, had already put on a kimono, holding Konoe Fumimaro's kimono in her hand, ready to serve her husband to change clothes up.Konoe waved his hand at her, signaling her to avoid it, then took the kimono from his wife and put it on his body, before shouting to the door: "Come closer."

When the sliding door opened, it was Hidemi Ozaki, Secretary to the Prime Minister, who came in.At this moment, Ozaki's face was already blue. Although he tried his best to look calm, the distorted face and the sweat on his face still told Konoe that the Japanese Empire was in big trouble!Konoe was already mentally prepared for such a thing, he just frowned slightly, and said lightly: "Ozaki-kun, what's going on? Is it Australia...or America?"

Ozaki Hidemi gritted his teeth and said with difficulty: "Your Excellency! It's America. The Central American Front Army was defeated in Mexico and suffered heavy losses! Three divisions were defeated, and two divisions were chased and bombed by American planes during their retreat. , The loss was heavy. Nearly 100 casualties, more than [-] tanks were lost, and almost all the artillery and supplies were lost! Now they are retreating to Mexico City...The Minister of Army, General Nagata Tieshan, and the Chief of the General Staff, General Neiji Okamura, are present at the meeting Wait in the living room."

"Bage!" Konoe Fumima cursed in an inaudible voice, and stood up from the tatami.Barefoot, he strode towards the corridor outside, and yelled at Ozaki Hidemi who was following him, "What's wrong? These soldiers are bastards! They're all pigs! A few days ago At the cabinet meeting, he was still bragging about the invincibility of the imperial army and the vulnerable U.S. military... How could the invincible imperial army be defeated by the vulnerable U.S. army? Did this idiot Yamashita perform seppuku? Was he afraid of pain? So dare not cut seppuku! The army should really learn from the navy's kamikaze, so that they won't always lose battles!"

When he walked to the entrance of the living room, Jin Wei deliberately raised his voice, which was to vent his dissatisfaction with the unreasonable army who always interfered in government administration.

Just when Konoe Fumimaro's voice reached the highest point, a cold voice came from the living room: "The Central American Front Army was originally the Army's kamikaze."

The guard opened the door and entered the living room, and saw Yongtian Tieshan's not-so-high figure standing at the door, with his military uniform neatly on his body, and his expression on his face as usual, as if he didn't care the slightest bit about the defeat report that just came in, but his eyes were bloodshot , looked very tired, as if he hadn't fallen asleep for several nights.Standing beside him was an army general with round glasses and a gloomy face. It was the army chief of staff Neiji Okamura.Okamura glanced at the puzzled Konoe Fumimaro with cold eyes, and explained lightly: "Your Excellency, the Prime Minister! The empire's military operations in Central America are an important part of the entire empire's expansion strategy. If there is no Central American Front Army Fight hard, and the empire will have no way to maintain the war, and there will be no chance of conquering Australia!"

Jin Wei looked at the two army generals with dissatisfaction, found a sofa and sat down, and muttered in a low voice: "But the war is about to end..."

The two army generals also sat down opposite the Prime Minister of the Guards. Nagata Tieshan snorted coldly and said with a sneer: "Your Excellency, do you think that the United States will endure the attack on Pearl Harbor and the vengeance of the seizure of Hawaii, and work with the empire and peace?" Okay?"

Upon hearing this, Konoe Fumimaro's anger seemed to have turned into sorrow, his head drooped, and his eyebrows furrowed tightly. "Then what should we do? Nagata-kun, Okamura-kun... Now that the imperial army has been defeated by the Americans in Central America, how should the empire deal with the situation?"

Nagata smiled coldly in his heart, and glanced at the guards with cold eyes. This Prime Minister is really an embroidered pillow with no appearance. If there is no army to support the country, close to aristocratic politicians like Wei, the Japanese Empire will not be far from subjugation, right?

"What else can we do? Of course it is to fight the United States to the end. Only when the United States is destroyed can the empire unite with Germany to restrain China, so as to ensure the interests of the empire in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Ocean." Nagata replied in a deep voice.

"Destroy America!?" Konoe Fumimaro gave Nagata an angry look. "Does Nagata-kun think the empire has such strength?"

"Your Excellency, the demise of the United States is of course inevitable." Okamura Ningji laughed a few times and explained: "However, Germany is the main force behind the demise of the United States, and Japan and Italy only play a secondary role. The Empire is stronger, but it is still far behind the most powerful German army in the world. As long as the Empire insists on attacking and harassing western North America, and guards the Panama Canal to prevent the main force of the US Pacific Fleet from going to the Atlantic That's enough. For the rest, Germany is naturally infallible."

Konoe Fumimaro smiled bitterly: "I hope so... By the way, Nagata-kun, Okamura-kun, how are you going to arrange the next battle situation? Do you want to send more reinforcements to North America? The empire's sea transportation has already reached the limit. It can be maintained!" At this point, he shook his head: "Since the war started for more than 7 months, the empire has lost more than 150 million tons of merchant ships! And only 30 tons were built, and they were leased from China. 30 tons, 90 tons less when entering and leaving... And now that Britain has ceased war with China, Germany and Russia, their submarines may be used against us. If this continues, it may be difficult to maintain the two There is also a domestic economy on the battlefield.”

Speaking of this, his expression was gloomy, and he couldn't help sighing: "Although the United States is doomed in the end, judging from their ability to defeat our Central American front army, the Americans still have a certain combat effectiveness. And the main force of the British navy is now He defected to Canada again, and it is estimated that he will form an alliance with the United States, so that the Americans can also have a usable fleet in the Atlantic Ocean... The war to destroy the United States may be delayed for a long time. Can the empire last until then? It’s hard to tell when!”

"The Americans will definitely not delay for long!" Nagata Tieshan's mouth curled up, showing a stern smile: "And the empire will also obtain enough resources to maintain the war."

"Enough resources?" Konoe Fumimaro looked at Nagata suspiciously.Where can Japan get enough resources from?

Judging from the current situation, it is nothing more than that China, Germany, and Russia can provide resources to Japan.Among them, when China concluded the "Treaty of Rome" with the United Kingdom, it promised not to give Japan any strategic materials and weapons!Although the Chinese have never kept their promises, no one in the world would doubt this guarantee.The Queen of Russia also made the same promise. Although this woman also broke her word, Japan has no way to get supplies from Russia. The reason is simple-Japan has no money!The gold and foreign exchange reserves in the Japanese treasury have long been exhausted because of this war.Therefore, the only one that can provide strategic materials to allow Japan to maintain the war is Nazi Germany.But the problem is that there is no reason for Germany's things to be given to Japan for free. Hitler is not a philanthropist. If you want to get supplies from him to maintain the war, you must pay!If you want to get more supplies, you will naturally have to pay more, but what can Japan do for Germany now?

"Because the empire can help Germany gain command of the Atlantic Ocean!"

Nagata's answer surprised Konoe Fumimaro, and hurriedly asked: "Are you going to send the imperial navy to the Atlantic Ocean?"

Nagata Tieshan snorted coldly: "To be precise, it is the kamikaze special attack team! With the dead soldiers of the empire, the navies of Germany and Italy will definitely defeat the navies of the United States and Canada (Britain) and thus seize the sea dominance of the Atlantic Ocean. The powerful Germany The army will continue to set foot on the land of the North American continent! So..."

"Jingle bell... Jingle bell..."

A crisp phone ring suddenly rang, interrupting Yongtian Tieshan's words.Hidemi Nishio, Secretary to the Prime Minister hurriedly walked over to pick up the receiver: "What? It's the Ministry of the Army, yes, the Minister of the Army is here... What's the matter? What! How did this happen!" Nishio didn't know what bad news he heard, and his expression suddenly changed .He turned around and handed the phone to Nagata. "Your Excellency, this is the call from the Deputy Minister of the Army. I just received an urgent call from the Central American Front Army. The Americans have landed on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico!"

"Yucatan Peninsula? Where is it?" Konoe Fumimaro didn't learn geography well, so he didn't know where the Yucatan Peninsula was, but looking at Nishio Hidemi's face, he could guess that this place seemed to be very important.

Nagata Tieshan's face turned livid at this time, he and Okamura Ningji glanced at each other, the two stood up at the same time and bowed slightly to Prime Minister Konoe, Nagata said: "Your Excellency, the frontline military affairs are urgent, the humble and Okamura The village lord will take my leave first." As they spoke, the two hurried towards the door of the living room, just as they reached the door, Nagata stopped suddenly, turned his head to look at the guard, and said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, please send Minister Matsuoka to Germany proposed to Hitler to send kamikaze troops to the Atlantic battlefield to help, and discuss the issue of assistance with the Germans by the way.” He bowed solemnly again, “The empire has no retreat, we must fight to the end, please! "

Chapter 0885 the biggest flaw in the US encirclement network (fifteen)