Lion City, Imperial Army 11th Army Corps Headquarters. Army Group Commander General Jodl Hans von Kluck was meeting with Lieutenant General William Adam, commander of the 23rd Army Group, who had arrived from Borneo.
After Island Nation's Army occupied the Philippine Islands, it directly threatened the 23rd Army Group's defensive zone. It was foreseeable that the Island Nation would next attack Borneo from the Philippine Islands. The 23rd Army Group stationed there would bear the brunt. Although the 23rd Army Group had two hundred thousand men, well-equipped and fairly well-trained, if Island Nation's Army launched a frenzied offensive, it would undoubtedly be extremely difficult for the 23rd Army Group alone to completely hold back its attack.
The 12th Army Corps and 24th Army Corps were far away in Australia. Left with no other choice, Lieutenant General William Adam had come to Lion City to seek aid.
"General Kluck, we were all played by the Island Nation! Who would have thought they would pull such a move? Now, the situation across the entire South Seas has become exceedingly critical," Lieutenant General William Adam said.
General Kluck nodded. "Island Nation's Army has a total strength of several million men! Yet across the entire South Seas and Australia, we have only eight hundred thousand men combined. The gap in troop strength is simply too great. As for those Colonial Army units, they are not worth relying on at all. We cannot count on them whatsoever. Therefore, this battle will be extremely difficult for us."
"Yes, General Kluck," Lieutenant General William Adam said.
Originally, they had believed that even if the Island Nation attacked the South Seas, it would have to wait until Island Nation Navy defeated German Navy and gained command of the seas. In that case, German Army would have had plenty