"Commander, the reinforcements dispatched by the 14th Area Army have come under fierce bombardment from the German Navy and bombing by the German Air Force. The troops have suffered grievous losses, and their marching speed is extremely slow. Meanwhile, what the 7th Area Army lacks most right now is time. If things go badly, they may not be able to hold out until the reinforcements arrive. Once the 7th Area Army is annihilated by the German military, the main German forces will launch attacks on the 14th Area Army, the 2nd Army, and the 18th Army. The German military has committed three army groups, six hundred thousand men in total, on Sumatra Island. Although we are not at a disadvantage in troop strength, judging from the current situation, it will be extremely difficult to withstand the German offensive!" Lieutenant General Tadaichi Tsukada wore a worried expression.
The entire war situation in the South Seas was now extremely unfavorable to Island Nation's Army. As the German military had gained a firm foothold on Sumatra Island, Java Island, and New Guinea Island, more German troops would be able to land with ease. When that time came, it would simply be impossible for Island Nation's Army to contend with the German military.
General Terauchi Juichi's expression was grim. The order from home had been for the Southern Army to hold on in the Southern Theater for as long as possible, dragging things out and inflicting as many casualties on the German military as possible. Yet he now realized that this mission could not be accomplished at all. The German military's firepower was formidable and its offensive fierce. Even if Island Nation's Army resisted with its life on the line, it was no different from using eggs to smash against rocks; it was easily