According to previously received intelligence, Yunyi already knew that the New Soviet Union's troops were massing in Japan, Sapporo, Hokkaido. The only way to reach Honshu from Hokkaido was through the undersea tunnel or by sea.
The New Soviet Union's landing force carried a large amount of heavy weaponry, including more than two hundred tanks. Transporting them by sea would have taken significantly longer, not to mention the time it would have taken to advance directly to the front lines after landing on Honshu Island.
"Have all the Japan troops withdrawn from Aomori to Fukushima?" Yunyi asked.
Mayumi Saegusa's expression was rather grim. She hadn't expected that in just one night, the garrison in northeastern Japan would have withdrawn to the defense line in Japan Fukushima Prefecture, completely abandoning the ordinary people of the northeastern region.
"That doesn't make sense either. Even without any obstacles, the New Soviet Union army couldn't possibly reach the front lines so quickly! It's nearly 500 kilometers. Even if the mechanized units could advance at full speed, what about the infantry?" Yunyi raised another question.
However, even Mayumi Saegusa couldn't answer this question. She couldn't figure out why the New Soviet Union's army was able to reach Fukushima in such a short time and confront the Japan garrison.
"It's magic." Just as the two were pondering, Kyoko Fujibayashi's voice rang out.
As Mayumi Saegusa hurried up, Kyoko Fujibayashi followed. Listening to their conversation, she guessed that the two of them didn't know much about the military magic used by the New Soviet Union military.
Seeing Yunyi and Mayumi Saegusa turn their gazes to her, Kyoko Fujibayashi continued, "You should know about the two Strategic-Class Magic controlled by the New Soviet Union: ' Tuman Bomba ' and ' Mist Dispersion.' ' Tuman Bomba ' is a composite spell; if used properly, it can achieve the result you see now."
"Oh? So, that means Leonid Kendrickko is now in the ranks of the New Soviet Union?" Yunyi raised an eyebrow.
Kyoko Fujibayashi nodded. "That should be the case. In the world, there is only one Strategic-Class Magic Leonid can skillfully use ' Tuman Bomba '."
"The ' Tuman Bomba '? Interesting," Yunyi murmured.
In the original work, Strategic-Class Magic doesn't appear very often; even in the later chaotic battles, not all of it does. Not to mention, Tatsuya Shiba invented several Strategic-Class Magic.
"Now that the New Soviet Union's troops have arrived in Fukushima, the US forces at sea probably won't be able to wait much longer." Yunyi handed the terminal back to Mayumi Saegusa and turned to continue his work. Anyway, even if war broke out now, it would be the Japan military that would be anxious, so he didn't feel any pressure.
Seeing Yunyi's calm demeanor, Kyoko Fujibayashi became restless. Even though her conversation with Mayumi Saegusa was not yet over, she took her leave.
Yunyi naturally wouldn't stop her. After seeing Fujibayashi Kyoko out, Mayumi Saegusa Kyoko Fujibayashi turned and went back to the kitchen. She stood naturally beside Yunyi, acting as his assistant, and said, " Fujibayashi- nee is similar to Hirofumi Itsuwa; she came to ask about the Kudou Family. However, she's more interested in whether you'll hold a grudge against the Fujibayashi Family because of the Kudou Family, and didn't ask about the Grand Master Kudou."
Yunyi nodded. "Although her relationship with Kudou is unbreakable, she actually doesn't support many of Kudou's actions. It's just that she doesn't have the means to stop it. However..."
At this point, Yunyi paused slightly. He turned to look at Mayumi Saegusa before continuing, "Her coming to you likely involved Retsu Kudou's approval. Otherwise, given Kyoko Fujibayashi's abilities, the military... the people of 101 wouldn't have allowed her to take such a risk."
"I think she was used as a testing chip, pushed out by that old Retsu Kudou. If the intelligence hadn't come at just the right time, she wouldn't have been in such a hurry to leave."
As Yunyi finished Kanon, Mayumi Saegusa froze on the spot. She hadn't thought much about it, but after hearing Yunyi's words, she felt a sense of lingering fear.
After a moment, Mayumi Saegusa sighed softly and said, "Really, Yunyi-kun, you guys are always scheming and plotting like this."
Hearing her complaint, Yunyi simply smiled and didn't reply. The topic ended with that one complaint.
When the New Soviet Union's army arrived in Fukushima Prefecture, the Japan military high command was indeed thrown into disarray. They hadn't expected the New Soviet Union to use magic to aid their advance, and this rapid march directly disrupted their plans.
The original plan between the Japan military and government was to first build a defensive line in Fukushima, and then, while the New Soviet Union advanced, call on ordinary people in the northeast to evacuate. They reasoned that the New Soviet Union army would not be too reckless during its march and would proceed steadily, which would give them time to carry out the evacuation work.
However, Leonid, the frontline commander of the New Soviet Union, didn't consider all that. Before dawn, he had already assembled his entire army and landed on Honshu Island through the underwater tunnel. After finding no defenders to stop him, he immediately ordered the entire army to advance rapidly towards Tokyo. He himself even used magic to enhance his own machinery, allowing the New Soviet Union army to advance at a speed that was beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.
The movements of the New Soviet Union army also affected the US fleet confronting the Japan navy at sea. At the same time that the New Soviet Union army arrived at Fukushima, on the flagship of the US fleet, two Strategic-Class Magic, Elliott Miller and Roland Barthes, held talks with the US front-line commander and decided on the timing of the US attack.
Originally, they planned to observe how long the standoff between Japan and the Great Asian Alliance could last, and then launch a landing operation when the two sides resumed hostilities. However, with the intervention of the New Soviet Union, they could no longer afford to worry about such matters.
After putting in so much effort, we can't just lag behind in everything, can we? The US military's goal is to completely suppress Japan, re-establish military presence in Japan, and then use that to pressure other neighboring countries.
It was 3 PM that day.
A Japan shot rang out off Tokyo Bay, signaling the start of the US amphibious assault. Faced with America force far outnumbering its own, the Japan Navy was utterly powerless to stop it. In just over an hour, the Japan naval defenses were breached, and US amphibious assault ships stormed into Tokyo Bay, delivering the landing forces directly into the heart of Japan!