Island Nation, Tokyo, Army Ministry.
General Shunroku Hata, Prime Minister of the Mainland, is summoning General Southern Army Commander Terauchi Juichi, whom I trust.
"The situation of Terauchi, Borneo is now very unfavorable to us. Although the remaining troops of the Southern Army are being dispatched to Borneo one after another, even with the addition of the 14th Area Army The remnants of and 7th Area Army only have more than 500,000 people. Moreover, 14th Area Army and 7th Area Army should not have much fighting power," General Shunroku Hata said.
General Terauchi Juichi nodded, he was very happy to be able to serve as Southern Army Commander. This means that the road to the marshal has been opened to him. Island Nation's Army There are as many generals as dogs, especially lieutenant generals, they are everywhere. But the number of generals is relatively small. However, General Terauchi Juichi undoubtedly wants to go one step further and become a marshal. The position of Southern Army Commander undoubtedly provides him with such a platform.
However, after the excitement passed, General Terauchi Juichi also calmed down. He knows that the position Southern Army Commander is not that easy to get. Hitoshi Anami General has been disgraced in this position, and now he has to resign. Although, General Terauchi Juichi is very shameless for General Hitoshi Anami's behavior of escaping from battle. But he had to admit that this was undoubtedly a very wise choice. If you continue to occupy the position of Southern Army Commander, you may lose your life.
Since General Terauchi Juichi succeeded the position of Southern Army Commander, he naturally wanted to win and thus be promoted, instead of being defeated in the end and having to commit suicide.
"This time, I mobilized three front armies and three armies to reinforce Southern Army. The purpose is to hope that after you take office, you can make good use of these troops and change our decline in South Seas!" General Shunroku Hata continued.
"I have written about the support of His Excellency Prime Minister Lu! With the support of the new force, I believe that we will be able to regain the disadvantage on Southern Theater!" General Terauchi Juichi seemed confident. After all, Southern Army once again received the support of 700,000 new troops, making Southern Army once again strong.
"Don't underestimate Germany people! After the Southern Army is reinforced this time, it will undoubtedly be very difficult for the Southern Army to get more support. Moreover, Southern Army wants What we are dealing with is not just German 23rd Army Corps who is entrenched in Borneo, but also the entire South Seas and Australia's German military!" General Shunroku Hata said.
General Terauchi Juichi's expression suddenly became serious. German 23rd Army Corps alone was already so difficult to deal with. If several other group armies are added, even if Southern Army recovers its strength, it will reach more than two million people. But it will undoubtedly be very difficult to defeat the four armies deployed by German military in South Seas and Australia.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister Lu, you must do your best in this humble position!" General Terauchi Juichi said.
General Shunroku Hata nodded. "Empire must win on the South Seas and Australian battlefields! The date for Americans to join the war is getting closer. Once Americans joins the war, they will no longer provide so many supplies to support us. Therefore, we must obtain more supplies ourselves. South Seas and Australian supplies are particularly important to the Empire. Therefore, Southern Army must win as soon as possible."
General Terauchi Juichi nodded. He was also very aware of Island Nation's domestic situation. As the war consumes more and more, Island Nation is indeed almost unable to hold on. If United States's assistance is reduced or even cut off, and there is no other way to obtain resources, Island Nation's collapse is imminent. It is precisely because of this that General Terauchi Juichi feels that the pressure on his shoulders is very heavy.
"Next, South Seas's war will be left to you. The army and even the entire Empire will provide you with support as much as possible!" General Shunroku Hata said. He has great expectations for General Terauchi Juichi.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Prime Minister Lu!" General Terauchi Juichi replied.
Island Nation's Army began to send reinforcements to South Seas aggressively, although they suffered a disastrous defeat at South Seas and lost a large number of troops. However, Island Nation people obviously will not give up South Seas so easily. After all, this is related to the fate of the entire Island Nation.
However, even though Island Nation's Army began to increase troops Borneo, they did not dare to take the initiative to attack again for a while. The previous disastrous defeats of the Island Nation's Army's front armies had left the rest of the army with lingering fears. They were afraid that they would be counterattacked by German 23rd Army Corps again and suffer heavy losses.
For a time, Borneo's battle situation became calm.
The troops of Brunei City and German military are evacuating here in an orderly manner. A few Infantry Division, evacuate first. Armored Forces and mechanized troops stayed behind to break up the rear. If Island Nation's Army dares to launch an attack, they don't mind another counterattack and make Island Nation's Army pay a heavy price for it.
"Your Excellency Commander, 223rd Infantry Division, 224th Infantry Division and 230th Infantry Division have boarded the ship and left." Major General Erwin Willow reported.
Lieutenant General William Adam nodded. "While the Island Nation people dare not confront us now, evacuate Borneo and reduce the losses of the troops as much as possible!"
Although, in the past few battles, German 23rd Army Corps has achieved major victories, wiping out more than 700,000 enemies. However, 23rd Army Group's own losses are not small. If you add them all up, the number of troops lost has exceeded 50,000. This is also the reason why Lieutenant General William Adam does not want to continue fighting. If the fight continues, 23rd Army Group will be really injured.
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander. After Lion City, we can recruit some young men from the expatriates to supplement. If we can get another group of soldiers from the country, our strength will be restored soon." Major General Erwin Willow said.
"Yes, we have annihilated so many Island Nation people, and the country will definitely not be so stingy that they will not replenish us. Moreover, the Empire army is also winning on European theater. Due to reason, the next target should be the Island Nation people!" Lieutenant General William Adam said.
When German military was fighting South Seas against Island Nation, German military once again launched a fierce attack on Buru on European theater. Therefore, most of the resources must be given priority to supply European theater. This forces German military to focus on stability in other war zones. After European theater determines the winner, it is time for German military to send reinforcements to other battlefields.
By the end of April, German 23rd Army Corps had completely withdrawn from Borneo. Island Nation's Army took advantage of the situation and occupied Borneo, as well as the entire Dutch East Indies.