"Your Excellency, this is a telegram sent by Chief Soichi Deanuchi, the Southern Army Command." The secretary reported to General Shimada Shintaro.

"Shouyi of Teraunuchi? What's wrong with that guy? We lost a lot of transport ships a few days ago. This time, we should have to take action again, right?" General Shintaro Shimada cursed inwardly.

Previously, in order to help the Southern Army fight, the Japanese Navy dispatched a large number of transport ships to help the Southern Army transport troops to Thailand. As a result, they were attacked by the carrier-based aircraft troops rescued by the anti-Japanese war, and suffered extremely heavy losses. This made the three commanders of the Japanese Navy curse. You know, because of the endless sneak attacks of American submarines, the Japanese transport ships suffered heavy losses. The transportation capacity in the Pacific Ocean was already very tense. Now, the Southern Army has lost so many transport ships at once, which has made the transportation capacity of the Japanese Navy even more difficult.

General Shimada Shintaro took the telegram from his secretary and read it carefully. However, after reading the content of the telegram, his face became very ugly.

"What did that guy, Sakaichi Desouchi, treat our navy as? Did he let him ask for it?" General Shintaro Shimada was very angry. He lost so many transport ships last time, but he didn't know where to recover the losses. Now, the Southern Army actually asked the navy to send a fleet to support them, and even made it clear that he hoped that they could send aircraft carriers to participate in the war. This was simply a difficult task. General Shintaro Shimada would never agree to such conditions. Because even if there were extra aircraft carriers, they would use them to confront the US Navy on the Pacific battlefield, rather than to support the army.

After a burst of anger, General Shimada Shintaro calmed down.

"That guy Sakaichi Deanuchi has always been arrogant because he is the eldest son of Count Masaichi Deanuchi. How did he change his temper this time? Could it be that the situation in Southeast Asia is really that bad?" General Shintaro Shimada thought secretly.

General Shinda Shintaro and General Shinnai Tokyui are also old acquaintances. Although there are huge conflicts and conflicts between the army and the navy, General Shintaro is following Prime Minister Hideki Tokyui. General Shintaro is also the confidant of Prime Minister Hideki Tokyui. Therefore, General Shintaro still knows very well about General Shinnai Tokyui. He knew that if it was not for the last resort, General Shinnai Tokyui would never put down his dignity and asked the navy for help.

Then, there is only one possibility. That is, the situation in Nanyang has really deteriorated to the point where General Sora Nobunai had no way to deal with it. In this case, he had to ask the navy for help and abandon his face.

"Damn it, are those Chinese people really that powerful? What did that idiot, Sakachi Seiuchi, eat? It actually allowed the Chinese people to grow and grow." General Shimada Shintaro looked contempt and disdainful.

In his opinion, the general of Shizuoshi was completely dependent on the care of his ancestors, so he had his current status. In fact, he had no ability at all. Naturally, he looked down on such a person.

"Come, send me the battle information of the Southern Army and the Chinese people to me." General Shintaro Shimada ordered.

He did not make a decision immediately about General Takashi Takashi Deanuchi's request. He needed to study the situation first. In addition, although he was the Japanese Navy Minister, in many aspects, it did not mean that he could be arbitrary. The three Japanese Navy chiefs did not have a subordinate relationship, but were parallel. However, the Minister of Navy was only one of the five ministers of the cabinet. His status was a little bit superior. However, many affairs of the Navy also needed to get the nod from the Military Commander and the Commander of the Joint Fleet among the Three Navy Chiefs.

"Yes, yourselves." The secretary immediately went to prepare for it.

Soon, the secretary sent the collected information about the Southern Army and anti-Japanese rescue from the Nanyang region to General Shimada Shintaro.

At first, when he learned that the Anti-Japanese Rescue was just a group of defeated soldiers of the expeditionary army. General Shimada Shintaro did not take them seriously at all. In his opinion, even the Expeditionary Army was not an opponent of the Japanese Army, let alone the Anti-Japanese Rescue. The Japanese Army was absolutely invincible on the battlefields of East Asia and Southeast Asia.

However, he soon learned that the Southern Army suffered a crushing defeat on the battlefield in Myanmar, losing more than 300,000 people. You should know that this has accounted for about half of the total strength of the Southern Army. Now, on the battlefield in Thailand, the Japanese army has lost nearly 200,000 people one after another. In other words, on the battlefield in the South China Sea, the Japanese army lost more than 500,000 people just in the hands of anti-Japanese rescue. Such heavy losses are completely unimaginable for the Japanese army. Even since the war started, the total losses of the Japanese army may not have been so great.

"No wonder that Sakaichi Seonuchi was scolded by the Prime Minister last time, like a dog. This is also seeking death by himself. If it were another person who had lost so much military strength, he would have been asked to commit suicide long ago. Sakaichi Seonuchi was really lucky and had the care of the Prime Minister." General Shintaro Shimada said secretly.

Indeed, if another Japanese general had deteriorated in the situation in Nanyang and had lost so much military strength, he would have been asked to commit suicide by separatism. That is, General Toshiro Tanaka could have survived.

"However, the situation in Thailand has deteriorated to this point. If Thailand is lost, it will cause a fatal blow to the war situation of the Southern Army and the entire Southeast Asian and even the Japanese Empire. That guy, Sakachi Teraune, is probably doomed this time. Even the Prime Minister, it is impossible for him to protect him unconditionally." General Shintaro Shinda suddenly felt a little sympathetic to Sakachi Teraune. Because he knew that if he wanted to find a scapegoat for this failure, Sakachi Teraune would undoubtedly be a very suitable candidate.
Chapter completed!