Manila, Southern Army Headquarters.
After sending his telegram of resignation back home, General Hitoshi Anami felt as though his entire body had lightened, as if a burden weighing ten thousand jin had suddenly been lifted from his shoulders.
Although resigning as Southern Army Commander would basically extinguish his hopes of being promoted to field marshal, General Hitoshi Anami did not regret it. Through these two months of fighting, he had seen clearly that the gap between the Island Nation's Army and the German military was simply too vast. Even if they could temporarily gain the upper hand in the Southern Theater by relying on their numerical advantage, once Germany freed up its hands, the Island Nation would inevitably be no match for Germany. The final outcome would very likely end in a crushing defeat.
As for placing their hopes on the Americans, General Hitoshi Anami considered that unrealistic. The United States might possess formidable industrial strength, but in terms of military power, it was far inferior to Germany.
Resigning as Southern Army Commander now was far better than having the Southern Army defeated in the future and being forced to apologize with his death.
As for whether he would be shunted into some idle post after returning home, General Hitoshi Anami could not concern himself with that anymore. In his view, being able to preserve his life was already quite good enough.
"Tsukada, I have sent a telegram back home. I intend to resign as Southern Army Commander," General Hitoshi Anami said. Before Lieutenant General Tadaichi Tsukada, he did not conceal anything.
Lieutenant General Tadaichi Tsukada was somewhat surprised. Although the Southern Army had suffered grievous losses, things had not yet reached the point where General Hitoshi Anami had to resign to shoulder responsibility. But after giving it a second