Chapter 1417： Evacuation from Borneo (ask for a monthly ticket)

Island country, Tokyo, Ministry of the Army.

Lu Xiang Hata Toshi six generals are summoning the trusted Southern Army Commander Terauchi Toshiichi.

"Mr. Temple, the situation in Borneo is very unfavorable to us now. Although the remaining troops of the Southern Army are being dispatched to Borneo one after another, even with the remnants of the 14th Front Army and the 7th Front Army, there are only more than 50 troops. There are only ten thousand people. Moreover, the 14th Front Army and the 7th Front Army should not have much combat effectiveness." General Hata Toshi said.

General Toshiichi Terauchi nodded. He was very happy to be the commander of the Southern Army. This means that the road to the marshal has been opened to him. There are as many generals in the Japanese army as dogs, especially the lieutenant generals, which are everywhere. But the number of generals is relatively small. It's just that General Kotobuki in the temple undoubtedly wants to go one step further and become a marshal. The position of commander of the Southern Army undoubtedly provided him with such a platform.

However, when the excitement passed, Terauchi Toshiichi also calmed down. He knew that the position of commander of the Southern Army was not so easy to take. General Hisao Nishio has been disgraced in this position, and now he has to resign. Although, for Admiral Nishio Shouzo's behavior of running away from battle, Admiral Toshiuchi Terauchi is very shameless. But he had to admit that this was undoubtedly a very wise choice. If he continued to occupy the position of commander of the Southern Army, he might lose his life.

Since General Toshida Terauchi succeeded the position of commander of the Southern Army, he naturally wanted to win and get promoted instead of being defeated and having to commit seppuku.

"This time, I mobilized three front armies and three armies to reinforce the southern army. The purpose is to hope that after you take office, you can make good use of these troops and change our decline in Nanyang!" General Hata Toshi continued.

"I have written about the support of Your Excellency Lu Xiang! With the support of the new force, I believe that I will be able to regain my disadvantage on the Nanyang battlefield!" General Toshiichi Terauchi seemed confident. After all, with the support of 700,000 fresh troops again, the Southern Army became stronger again.

"Don't underestimate the Germans! After the reinforcement of the Southern Army this time, it will undoubtedly be very difficult for the Southern Army to gain more support. Moreover, the Southern Army has to deal with not only those entrenched in Borneo. The 23rd Army of the German Army, but the German Army that includes the entire Southeast Asia and Australia!" Said the Sixth General Hata Toshi.

Terauchi Toshida’s expression suddenly became serious. The German 23rd Army alone is already so difficult to deal with. If you add several other group armies, even if the strength of the southern army is restored, it will reach more than two million people. But if you want to defeat the four armies deployed by the German army in Nanyang and Australia in one fell swoop, it will undoubtedly be very difficult.

"Your Excellency Lu Xiang, I will do my best in this humble position!" said General Shou of the temple.

The six generals of Hata Toshi nodded: "The empire must win in the Nanyang and Australia battlefields! The date for the Americans to enter the war is getting closer and closer. Once the Americans enter the war, they will no longer provide so many supplies to support Therefore, we have to obtain more materials by ourselves. Materials from Southeast Asia and Australia are extremely important to the empire. Therefore, the Southern Army must win as soon as possible."

Terauchi Kotobuki nodded, he is also very aware of the situation in the island country. As the consumption of the war increases, the island country is indeed almost unable to persist. If US aid is reduced or even cut off, and there is no other way to obtain resources, the collapse of the island nation is imminent. It was precisely because of this that General Kotobuki in the temple felt the pressure on his shoulders was very heavy.

"Next, the war in Nanyang will be entrusted to you. The army and even the entire empire will provide you with support as much as possible!" said General Jun Hata. He has great expectations for General Shou in the temple.

"Hi, Your Excellency Lu Xiang!" General Toshiichi Templeuchi replied.

The army of the island country began to send reinforcements to Nanyang aggressively, although they suffered a disastrous defeat in Nanyang and lost a large number of troops. However, the islanders obviously will not give up Nanyang so easily. After all, this is a matter of the fate of the entire island nation.

It's just that even though the army of the island country began to increase its troops in Borneo, they didn't dare to take the initiative to attack again for a while. The disastrous defeat of several front armies of the island country army had already made the rest of the army terrified. They were afraid that they would be counterattacked by the German 23rd Army again, and they would be hit hard.

For a while, the battle situation in Borneo became calm.

Brunei City, the German troops are withdrawing here in an orderly manner. Several infantry divisions withdrew first. The armored and mechanized troops stayed behind. If the island army dared to launch an attack, they would not mind another counterattack, which would cost the island army a heavy price.

"Your Excellency, the 223rd Infantry Division, the 224th Infantry Division and the 230th Infantry Division have boarded and left." Major General Erwin Willow reported.

Lieutenant General William Adam nodded: "Let's take advantage of the islanders not daring to confront us now, withdraw from Borneo, and minimize the loss of troops as much as possible!"

Although, in the past few battles, the German 23rd Army has achieved major victories, wiping out more than 700,000 enemies. However, the 23rd Army's own losses were not small. Adding it all up, the number of troops lost has exceeded 50,000. This is also the reason why Lieutenant General William Adam didn't want to fight anymore. If the fight continues, the 23rd Army will really be hurt.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander. After arriving in Lion City, we can recruit some young men from overseas Chinese to supplement. If we can get another batch of soldiers from the country, our strength will be restored soon." El Major General Wen Weiluo said.

"Yes, we have wiped out so many islanders, and the country will definitely not be stingy enough not to give us more. Besides, the imperial army is also winning in the European battlefield. It is reasonable to say that the next target should also be round The islanders are here!" Lieutenant General William Adam said.

When the German army fought against the island countries in Southeast Asia, the German army once again launched a fierce attack on Bu Russia on the European battlefield. Therefore, most of the resources have to be given priority to the European battlefield. This made the German army have to focus on stability in other theaters. After the European battlefield is decided, it is time for the German army to send reinforcements to other battlefields.

By the end of April, the German 23rd Army had completely withdrawn from Borneo. The island army took advantage of the situation to occupy Borneo and the entire Dutch Indonesia.