Published at 13th of February 2023 06:52:35 AM

Manila, Confederate Army Command.

After the telegram of resignation was sent back to China, General Hisao Nishio felt a lot more relaxed, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his body.

Although after resigning from the position of commander of the Southern Army, he basically cut off the hope of being promoted to marshal. But General Nishio Hisao did not regret it. Through these two months of fighting, he could see that the gap between the Japanese army and the German army was too great. Even if it can temporarily gain an advantage on the Nanyang battlefield by virtue of its superiority in military strength, once Germany frees up its hands, the island country will definitely not be Germany's opponent. The final result is very likely to end in a fiasco.

As for pinning hopes on the Americans, General Hisao Nishio thinks this is unrealistic. The United States may have strong industrial strength, but in terms of military strength, it is much worse than Germany.

It is better to resign as the commander of the Southern Army now than to apologize for the defeat of the Southern Army in the future.

As for whether he would be thrown into a idle job after returning to China, General Nishio Hiszo didn't care that much. In his opinion, being able to save a life is already very good.

"Tukadkun, I have already sent a telegram to the country, intending to resign as the commander of the Southern Army." General Nishio Hiszo said. In front of Lieutenant General Tsukada, General Nishio Hiszo did not hide anything.

Lieutenant General Tsukada was a little surprised. Although the Southern Army suffered heavy losses, it was far from the point where General Nishio Hiszo had to resign to take responsibility. However, after thinking about it, Lieutenant General Tsukada Tsukada understood what General Nishio Hisao meant.

Obviously, General Nishio Hiszo was not optimistic about the current battle situation, so he wanted to retreat as an advance, wisely protecting himself.

Even Lieutenant General Tsukada Gong admired General Nishio Hiszo very much for being able to make such a decision. After all, not everyone can give up the position of commander of the general army like General Nishio Hiszo. Lieutenant General Tsukada Gong vaguely believed that General Nishio Hiszo was right to do so, at least he could escape from this unfavorable battle.

"I wish your Excellency the Commander a great success!" said Lieutenant General Tsukada Gong.

General Nishio Hisozou waved his hand: "I know very well that after returning to China this time, I will probably retire to an idle job and have no future. Tsukadkun, we have worked together for a while anyway. So, I I hope you plan early. It's not that I'm pessimistic, but our enemy is too strong. If we want to win this war, it may be very difficult!

Lieutenant General Tsukada was silent, he knew that General Nishio Hiszo was persuading him in good faith. But now the war has begun. The entire island country has already put their fate on it. Is there any way out for these soldiers? There is no other choice but to try our best.

General Nishio Hiszo seemed to see Lieutenant General Tsukada's thoughts, so he sighed and didn't say anything more.

Tokyo, the capital of the island country, the Ministry of the Army, the six generals of the Army Minister Hata Toshi, the Army Chief of Staff Prince Kanin Miyazaihito, and the Director of Education Yamada Oto three generals all gathered here.

The southern army was defeated again in Borneo, and the two front armies suffered heavy losses. Such a heavy loss made the Ministry of Army furious.

Although the army of the island country has a large number of troops after mobilization, no amount of troops can withstand such a loss! With a loss of hundreds of thousands at a time, it won't be long before the army of several million island countries will be completely lost!

As the person who recommended General Hisao Nishio as the commander of the Southern Army, the pressure on Prince Hanin Gongzaihito was also very great.

"His Royal Highness, Mr. Yamada, the 14th Front Army and the 7th Front Army were once again severely damaged by the German 23rd Army during the first battle in Brunei. The two front armies only had more than 100,000 troops left relying on Crocker Mountain to survive! Borneo The war against us has once again become very unfavorable to us." Said the Sixth General Hata Toshi.

"Yes, Your Excellency Lu. The southern army has lost nearly 700,000 people on the battlefield of Borneo! Especially in just two months. If this continues, it may not be long. The empire All the troops of the army will have to be lost there. Then, how will this battle continue? How will the empire win this war?" General Yamada Otosan also said.

Prince Zairen of Xianyuan Palace looked a bit unhappy. Although General Yamada Otosan put all the responsibility for the failure on the Southern Army. This is undoubtedly unfair. After all, there were various reasons for the Southern Army's disastrous defeat. For example, the navy failed to obtain command of the sea as scheduled. Army Aviation was not able to defeat the Luftwaffe and gain air supremacy. The armor and firepower of both sides are not at the same level at all.

However, although there are these reasons, but if you lose, you lose, and no one can deny this.

"The Southern Army did not perform very well in the battle in Borneo. However, there are many reasons for this. The main reason is that the enemy is too strong!" said Prince Xianyuan Gong Zairen.

The Sixth Generals Hata Toshi and Yamada Otosan also had to nod their heads in agreement. The strength shown by the German army was indeed too strong, far beyond their expectations.

"Although that's what I said, but the Southern Army has lost so many troops this time, I'm afraid it won't be able to explain to the country." Sixth General Hata Toshi said. At the beginning, he did not agree with General Nishio Hiszo as the commander of the Southern Army. Now, General Hisao Nishio is serving in the southern army, and he can be described as a bad head. In this case, the six generals of Toshiro Hata could not tolerate General Nishio Hiszo as the commander of the Southern Army again.

Prince Xianyuan Palace Zairen was silent. He knew that this time General Nishio Hisao's position as the commander of the Southern Army might really be lost.

At this moment, a staff officer walked in.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister Lu, a telegram from the Southern Army Command!"

General Hata Toshi took a look at the telegram and couldn't help but nodded: "It seems that Nishio-kun is still self-aware. This is his resignation telegram. He claims that he is not capable enough to serve as the commander of the Southern Army. Go to Your Highness , Yamadkun, what do you think?"

Prince Xianyuan Gong Zairen couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. General Nishio Hisao resigned voluntarily, no doubt many things happened. It also avoids the intensification of the conflict between him and the six generals of Hata Jun.

"Since this is Nishio-kun's choice, I respect it!" Prince Xianyuan Gong Zairen said.

"So, who will be the new commander of the Southern Army? I am more optimistic about General Umezu Yoshijiro." General Yamada Otozo first recommended his favorite person.