"Commander, good morning! You could have simply called. Making you come all the way from Manila truly makes me feel terribly ashamed!" Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's face was wreathed in smiles when he met General Hitoshi Anami.
Although the two belonged to different branches of the military, Hitoshi Anami still outranked him by one grade.
"Nagumo, Manila is not far from Subic Bay. Though I am an Army general, seeing that the Imperial Navy remains so powerful is still deeply gratifying to me!" Hitoshi Anami said.
"Commander, the Imperial Navy's strength cannot do without the Army's support!" Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo replied.
Hitoshi Anami nodded. "Although the Army and Navy have had major disagreements in the past, we are ultimately still the Empire's weapons of war, and we should fight for the Empire's strength. Especially when facing a powerful enemy, we should all the more join hands. Only then can we win victory for the Empire. And the war now underway concerns the Empire's very future. Therefore, we must achieve victory!"
Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo understood what Hitoshi Anami meant and did not argue.
"Nagumo, I assume you already know that the Army's offensive in Borneo has been going extremely poorly. The German military's firepower is formidable, and the gap between us and them is obvious. Every unit has already suffered grievous losses. If we cannot defeat the German 23rd Army Corps in one stroke, occupying Borneo will be utterly impossible, let alone continuing on to attack Indochina and Australia. The resources in those places will be extremely important to the Empire's future. So we must do everything in our power to defeat the Germans. This time, we need the Navy's support." After laying the groundwork, Hitoshi Anami put forward his request.
"Commander, the Navy is very willing to support