Sennah Port, Netherlands East Indies Expeditionary Army headquarters.
After the Netherlands East Indies Expeditionary Army had gained a firm foothold in Borneo, Lieutenant General Kawabe Masazō could not wait to move the headquarters from Zamboanga to Sennah Port. In his view, the time ahead would be one of relentless offense.
Although, given the strength of the Netherlands East Indies Expeditionary Army, defeating the German 23rd Army Corps seemed unlikely. But once the troops of the 14th Area Army arrived, they would hold a considerable advantage. Defeating the German 23rd Army Corps would not be impossible.
Major General Nakahashi Tarō, chief of staff of the Netherlands East Indies Expeditionary Army, burst anxiously into Lieutenant General Kawabe Masazō's office.
"Ah!" A shriek rang out. A female officer was bent over beneath Lieutenant General Kawabe Masazō.
"Nakahashi, what are you doing? Why didn't you knock?" Lieutenant General Kawabe Masazō flew into a rage.
Major General Nakahashi Tarō had not expected to walk in on something like this.
"Commander, my deepest apologies. I have urgent military intelligence to report!" Major General Nakahashi Tarō said with his head lowered.
Lieutenant General Kawabe Masazō waved at the female officer, and she hurriedly withdrew.
"Speak. What happened?" Lieutenant General Kawabe Masazō asked. He knew that Major General Nakahashi Tarō would not have been so rash unless something urgent had occurred.
Could the troops attacking Kinabatangan have suffered devastating losses again? Lieutenant General Kawabe Masazō thought darkly. He was equally dissatisfied with the battle at Kinabatangan. More than a hundred thousand elite troops had laid siege to the place, yet not only had they failed to secure victory, they had suffered grave losses instead. It infuriated him. If he had not already run out of troops, he might have wanted to replace those fools.
"Commander, we have just