The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1266 - 931 Three-Way Attack_2

Chapter 1266: Chapter 931: Three-Way Attack_2

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Chapter 1266 -931: Three-Way Attack_2

But there was no way around it, following the destruction of the trans-oceanic bridge, the Island Nation had only these two options to mobilize their troops.

In order to rapidly deploy troops to Kyushu Island, the government of the Island Nation decided to employ both methods, aiming to transport at least 300,000 troops to the strait’s opposite shore within one week.

Why within one week?

According to the estimates provided by the Island Nation Army Department, if support for Kyushu Island’s garrison could not be arranged within a week, the inadequately supported Kyushu Island garrison would likely be annihilated by Australasia.

While the Island Nation’s Government was hastily formulating a support plan, Australasia was also planning an attack on Tokyo.

The purpose of this military operation, as mentioned before, was to concentrate the Island Nation’s troops within a few areas to annihilate them with atomic bombs all at once.

These regions were meticulously selected, including Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo.

According to the proposed deployment of atomic bombs in these five cities by Australasia, the smaller cities like Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Osaka, and Nagoya would typically receive only one bomb each, intended to massively slaughter the Island Nation Army.

In Tokyo, the capital and the area with the heaviest concentration of the Island Nation Army, Australasia would most likely drop more than one atomic bomb for effective annihilation.

Looking at the current temporary battle plan, approximately five bombs would be deployed in Tokyo, covering areas around the city where military fortresses could likely be stationed.

Even though this plan would also encompass a significant part of Tokyo’s urban area, Australasia forced into combat wouldn’t consider much else.

After this war ends, Arthur has no intention of preserving the so-called Emperor of the Island Nation. If the Island Nation can be controlled, Australasia will take full control of its economy, turning the Island Nation into a loyal, obedient dog.

However, if the people of the Island Nation aren’t that obedient, the country would be split into two, each engaged in a civil war like Korea in historical records.

However, unlike Korea, both parts of the split Island Nation would be under Australasia’s control. The wars between these two countries would also maintain a steady demand for Australasia’s military weapons, not even worrying about where to test these weapons.

More importantly, considering the vast population of the Island Nation at present, even if it is split into two, each would still have a population exceeding 30 million.

Thus, even after the split, both nations would still have substantial economic value and could serve as markets for industrial products.

Considering the population already exceeding hundreds of millions in later generations and a fairly good economy, any method of controlling the Island Nation seems profitable for Australasia.

On July 28, 1937, the same day the Island Nation Army Department officially issued the order to support Kyushu Island, Australasia’s remaining troops also officially launched the first attack on Tokyo.

Although Tokyo was the primary target, Arthur did not plan to waste 1.2 million Australasia troops on attacking Tokyo.

Frankly speaking, the Island Nation possibly deployed well over a million troops in Tokyo, including many of the Type A and Type B Divisions.

Even if the Australasia Army went in person, facing the defense of over a million Island Nation troops would inevitably result in heavy casualties.

Rather, let the armies from the Philippines and Kalimantan fill the gaps since Arthur didn’t count on them to capture Tokyo anyway. For Arthur, as long as these Philippine and Kalimantan troops could draw the attention of the Island Nation Army and attract as many reinforcements to Tokyo as possible, they would have completed their task.

So where are the millions of Australasia troops targeting in their attack?

Turning the map to the far north, the target of the Australasia Army is the northernmost part of the Island Nation’s Native Land, one of the four islands, Hokkaido.

Why attack Hokkaido?

Geographically, Hokkaido is located at the very northern tip of the Island Nation’s Native Land. The region is vast and sparsely populated, and its economy does not compare to the major cities of Honshu.

But it is also its geographic location that makes it very close to Russia’s Far East Region.

Although Russia Nation had not intervened in the war yet, preparing defenses against it was essential. If Arthur had fought hard to defeat the Island Nation only to have the Russians steal the victory, that would be utterly unacceptable.

Therefore, when Arthur launched the attack, he specifically requested that the Australasia Army primarily target Hokkaido, Chiba Archipelago, and South Sakhalin.

These regions were also not included in Australasia’s Atomic Bomb bombing plans because they were sparsely populated.

Whether the Military can take these regions or not has no impact on the Atomic Bomb deployment plan.

Moreover, judging by the Island Nation Army’s defensive arrangements on Honshu Island, they did not have many troops left to defend other areas.

Perhaps there might be more troops stationed in Hokkaido, but it definitely would not exceed a million in scale. As for northern territories like South Sakhalin and the Chiba Archipelago outside the Native Land, the numbers of the Island Nation Army would naturally be even fewer.

From the overall attack plan against the Island Nation, it was evident that the Australasia Army was divided into three directions. The West deployed 800,000 troops, mainly targeting Kyushu Island.

The Central direction deployed a million troops, mainly to draw the Island Nation’s main army to several key Urban Cities, facilitating the subsequent bombing missions.

The Northeast direction dispatched 1.2 million troops, mainly to occupy these areas.

The combat mission in the Central direction was the most challenging, yet the number of troops was not large. For this reason, Arthur had no intention of occupying Tokyo.

Since it was impossible to take over this massive city, the best approach was to simply destroy it.

However, the specific timing of the bombing would have to wait until the Island Nation’s Government involuntarily gathered all its troops, if an Atomic Bomb was to be deployed, as this would permanently solve the problem of the Island Nation Army.

As for whether the Atomic Bomb would cause indelible sorrow to the People of the Island Nation, the responsibility could be shifted to the current Island Nation’s Government.

After all, Australasia declared war on the Island Nation mainly because the Island Nation had initiated an attack on Australasia’s Harbor.

This kind of self-defeating behavior, carrying the blame in the war, posed no problem at all.

Although a full-scale offensive against the Island Nation had been initiated, Arthur was quite relaxed about it.

With two of the three military branches holding advantages, this superiority would greatly ease the pressure on Australasia’s Army offensive.

Moreover, with the Atomic Bomb as the ultimate card, there was no way this war could be lost unless the Islanders could develop an Atomic Bomb in a short time and quickly build a powerful Navy and Air Force.

But is that realistic?

Let alone the Island Nation under full blockade now, even the Island Nation before the war, when it wasn’t blocked, simply could not achieve so much.

Australasia had attracted a large number of top Physicists and spent over a decade to develop the Atomic Bomb.

With the related theories being tightly sealed off, Arthur did not think any country could develop an Atomic Bomb faster than historical data during a war.

After all, the war broke out many years earlier than in history; let alone atomic weapons like the Atomic Bomb, even the most primitive Missiles are currently under prolonged research by various countries.

As long as Australasia does not offer technology, it’s possible that the war would end without any country mastering the technology of Missiles and Atomic Bombs.

And after the war, Australasia could completely rely on the most advanced Missiles and Atomic Bombs to become the strongest military power in the World.

Additionally, with Industry and the Economy untouched by war, striving for the status of global superpower would seem only natural.