"Baka! When did those damned Australasians land?" In the Type C division garrison next to the port, Major General Shimou San'ken, the commander of this division, asked angrily with a look of fury.
The division he commanded had just received a telegram stating that the port had been bombed by Australasian aircraft and attacked by a large number of Australasian soldiers, and that most of the port area had already fallen under Australasian control.
Although he was a major general, which was relatively rare for a division commander, this did not mean that Shimou San'ken was not a senior general of the Island Nation. He certainly understood the importance of the port to all the Island Nation Army forces on the Ryukyu Islands; it was the sole hope for retreat and the escape route for every Island Nation soldier in the archipelago.
Once his soldiers learned the news that the port had fallen, a drop in morale was inevitable. With morale severely plummeted, facing the next wave of the Australasian offensive would not be so easy to handle.
"The cavalry regiment and the First Infantry Regiment will proceed immediately to the port and hold it at all costs. Everyone else, quickly organize your armaments and stand by for combat orders at any time." Shimou San'ken did not hesitate for long, hastily issuing his commands.
The Island Nation's army organization differed somewhat from other countries, centering primarily around divisions.
An infantry regiment accounted for roughly a quarter of the entire division's strength, translating to nearly 5,000 men.
Dispatching an entire infantry regiment and a cavalry regiment to reinforce the port was enough to prove how crucial this port was in Shimou San'ken's mind.
On the other side, intense combat was already underway inside the port.
Because the Paratrooper Unit had successfully