Meanwhile, in Japan Hokkaido, Sapporo, at the New Soviet Union military base.
After completely occupying the Hokkaido region, the New Soviet Union stationed troops and established camps near the undersea tunnel leading to Honshu Island.
In the military camp, Andreevich and Leonid were discussing their invasion plan. Just as Yunyi had predicted, the New Soviet Union had long harbored the idea of using force against its neighboring countries. However, while they were making preparations, a large-scale Japan war suddenly broke out in Japan.
Although the New Soviet Union military leadership was afraid of the sorcerer who had annihilated the entire Japan fleet in the Battle of Tsushima, they ultimately chose to attack Japan. Therefore, their senior commanders speculated that the sorcerer would not target the New Soviet Union army for this incident, which led to the New Soviet Union military plan to land troops in Japan and launch a Japan.
"The intelligence department has received definitive information that Mio Itsuwa of Japan has died in the Battle of Tsushima. On the surface, Japan's only remaining Strategic-Class Magic is gone. However, intelligence indicates that during the US military's first amphibious landing operation, Japan deployed another Strategic-Class Magic, who directly sank the US vanguard fleet with this Strategic-Class Magic." Andreevich looked at the latest intelligence report in his hand.
Leonid responded; he had also received the same information from the intelligence department.
"To avoid repeating the mistakes of the US military, our advance should ideally be by land and air, with naval vessels primarily serving as cover ships," Leonid said.
Andreevich agreed with his point of view. Leaving aside the air force, the army, during its advance, would inevitably enter Japan cities and come into contact with their people. Under such conditions, it would be almost impossible to unleash Strategic-Class Magic. Unless, of course, the Japan completely disregarded civilian casualties and directly bombarded the cities with Strategic-Class Magic. Even if the New Soviet Union army suffered heavy losses, the Japan military would inevitably face various criticisms. At that point, the battle would be overthrown; the Japan people would overthrow the government and tear the army to pieces.
"Our goal is to occupy Tokyo and then seize Japan of the entire country. But it seems the Great Asian Alliance has the same ambition. What should we do if we encounter Great Asian Alliance army?" Leonid asked at that moment.
As the commanders of this campaign, the two of them naturally needed to discuss their strategy before the battle began. After listening to Leonid's question, Andreevich pondered for a moment before replying, "In that case, let's split Tokyo Japan, the Great Asian Alliance should back down. After all, with the strength of their army, they're still a bit lacking when it comes to truly confronting our New Soviet Union."
"What are your plans?" Leonid pressed.
Andreevich smiled. "Your Strategic-Class Magic can best support our ground forces' advance, so after landing on Honshu Island from Hokkaido, the overall command of the battlefront will be in your hands. While Japan 'Tokyo Japan, creating chaos and giving you an opportunity. With the two of us complementing each other, taking Japan shouldn't be a problem."
"Infiltrate Tokyo? That's too dangerous!" Leonid objected.
Andreevich shook his head. "It's nothing. Besides, my Strategic-Class Magic is my greatest protection. Even if my identity and whereabouts are exposed, what can the Japan do to me? What dare they do?"
Upon hearing Andreevich's words, Leonid raised an eyebrow. He pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "What a madman."
Andreevich didn't care about Leonid's assessment at all. This was war, and some means were unavoidable as long as victory was assured.
After their discussion, Andreevich left the base. He led two elite squads to Tokyo, Japan. Meanwhile, the New Soviet Union army, under Leonid's command, began its final preparations; they would begin their advance early the next morning.
The emergence of the New Soviet Union army caught the Japan military high command off guard. Now, all they can do is mobilize troops and build defenses to prepare for resistance. At the same time, they have notified ordinary people in the northeastern region to leave as soon as possible and head to the Kanto Region.
Furthermore, the military once again went to the National Defense University, the Magic University, and other institutions that train magicians to recruit new soldiers. Students at the National Defense University already had a strong desire to join the army. During the previous recruitment drive, almost all those who remained were freshmen who had just enrolled this year. This time, almost everyone at the National Defense University, from teachers to students, was recruited.
Meanwhile, at the Magic University, many students also joined the army. However, due to their initial choice, most of these students were somewhat unwilling. But this time, the military's attitude was very firm, and the situation in Japan was indeed very critical. Therefore, with the school's compromise, some mages with abilities more suitable for combat were selected and sent to the army.
These new recruits were sent to the front lines without even having time for training. If it weren't for the Ten Master Clans's continued pressure and refusal to budge, the military would have sent even high school students from the Nine Schools to the front lines!
Compared to Japan, the US military was in complete chaos. The news of Sirius's death immediately caused a stir among the military leadership. However, with the death of Virginia, the US military leadership was at a loss even if they wanted to verify the truth.
Fortunately, news of Sirius's death did not spread, but only circulated among the higher-ups. However, this was actually a good thing for them. After all, they had put almost all of STARS's remaining members into parasitic experiments, and if Sirius returned home and saw this, it might have caused chaos.
However, this also had some impact on their initial deployment, forcing them to send a Strategic-Class Magic from their homeland to the front lines. Japan is now on the verge of a four-way battle. Without Strategic-Class Magic in command, even the US military wouldn't dare to be complacent. Not to mention, Japan still has the man who sank an entire fleet with a single blow.
Time slipped by quietly amidst the preparations of all parties. And as the morning sun set the following day, the US and New Soviet Union armies began their operations together.