With the battle plan against the Island Nation finalized, armies across the Pacific quickly sprang into action.
Since this was a landing operation, a head-on clash with the Island Nation Army was unavoidable, as was facing the defensive lines they had established.
As a result, the Borneo and Philippine armies became excellent cannon fodder, useful for probing the way for the Australasian Army.
On June 24, 100,000 Philippine troops, 150,000 Borneo troops, and 50,000 Australasian troops assembled in Aparri, the northernmost city in the Philippines.
The 300,000 troops had only one mission: cooperate with the navy in advancing north, seize a beachhead in the Ryukyu region, and, after occupying it, use it as a bridgehead for attacking the Island Nation.
The force was commanded by Christie, commander of the 9th Corps. The 50,000 Australasian troops were actually the 9th Corps' three infantry divisions and several artillery units.
Commander Christie had been rather astonished when he first saw the battle plan.
Looking across the entire history of world wars, this battle plan was absolutely unprecedented. If successful, it would be enough to go down in history.
Why were there only 50,000 Australasian troops among the army's 300,000 soldiers?
Because the remaining 250,000 troops were merely part of a feint. Whether their frontal assault on the Island Nation Army succeeded or failed would have no impact on the war whatsoever.
The troops that would truly determine victory in this battle were the Australasian Army's three divisions and small number of artillery units.
The entire battle plan could be summed up in one sentence: a frontal feint and a surprise attack from the rear.
How would they launch the surprise attack? Naturally, by using Australasia's most advanced military transport aircraft, the Sop-34 transport plane.
The Sop-34 transport plane had originally been created for