When China was fighting, the Japanese army rarely worried about food. They only needed to care about ammunition and ensure the advancement of the troops.

What if there is no food during the battle? In the Chinese and Japanese troops just rob it on the spot. Anyway, they will always get food supplies when they see it.

At worst, the village without food will be slaughtered to prevent guerrilla activities, and not to worry about subsequent comfort and consumption, but to kill multiple shots in one fell swoop.

As for whether it is cruel or not, it is not a concern for the top Japanese leaders. All they want is land, not inferior Chinese people...

However, this habit also caused Japan to suffer a lot. When the Japanese attacked Myanmar, there was no good solution until now because of the logistics supply issues.

In New Guinea, this supply model that relies entirely on the rear also made the Japanese army afraid to fight and unable to exert their full strength.

It can be said very responsibly that when facing the weak China, the bad habits developed by Japan have more or less brought fatal problems to Japan's subsequent strategic development.

For example, the wrong judgment that Japanese tanks obtained in the Chinese theater and Southeast Asian theater were good in their performance and could fight against mainstream countries, which made Japan lag too much behind in tank technology development and reserves.

The experience of logistics supply on the Chinese battlefield that can be "lame" has also deepened the prejudice of "logistics soldiers cannot be considered soldiers" before.

As a result, just in New Guinea, the US military transported ashore ashore a hundred times that of the Japanese army in one day, Japanese Army commander Tomoto Yamashita found that the battle could not continue.

He has been using the ammunition reserves on the island to fight. Seeing that the ammunition reserves are getting smaller and smaller, the various plans he has drawn up instantly became empty text.

If he fights according to the original combat plan for two days, the large-caliber artillery in his hand will become scrap iron due to the lack of shells.

The few chariot troops are now out of service due to lack of parts repair and oil supply, so they cannot continue to be used as a counterattack assault force.

It can be said that today, Feng Wen of Yamashita only has light infantry in his hand to continue fighting, and the Japanese army on the islands of New Guinea are basically waiting to die.

The current transportation situation of the Japanese army is basically as follows: as soon as a ship of grain arrives, it will be divided up by various Japanese troops waiting to be replenished. The grain reserves on the islands are still decreasing at a slow rate, and Fengwen of Yamashita can do nothing.

Similarly, after a ship of ammunition arrives, it will be quickly allocated due to the urgent shortage of the front line. It is impossible to leave a part of it as a reserve.

Under such circumstances, the Japanese Navy was ordered to be in danger, and the joint fleet was dispatched again to begin looking for new opportunities.

On the other hand, the US Navy is firmly sitting on Diaoyutai. The aircraft carrier fleet commanded by Halsey is backed by Australia and supported by a large number of transport ships in the United States. It can be said that it is as stable as Mount Tai.

Although the US Army suffered a considerable loss, its offensive momentum was very good. It was gradually expanding its landing ground and compressing the Japanese army from the plains.

This step-by-step approach is what the United States wants to happen most. As long as everything does not change, the gap between the two sides will become bigger and bigger as time goes by.

"It is unlikely to count on the army..." Yamamoto Iroku stood on the side of the ship, looking at the calm sea, feeling very heavy.

"Yes, there is no way. The supplies on Fengwen at the Yamashita are consumed too much, and we have no way to meet his requirements at all." The adjutant standing behind him explained.

Yamashita Fengwen asked that the total amount of supplies be increased by at least 5 times compared to the current situation, but this 5 times is really difficult to achieve.

The supply level of more than 20,000 tons is the amount of supply that Japan can provide in the Philippines and China, but it is simply not up to the level in New Guinea.

So the lion of the Yamashita Fengfu spoke out loudly, and the Japanese Navy could only choose the so-called plan of the base camp b.

"How can those material requirements be met? Will he open another Southeast Asian battlefield in New Guinea at the foot of the mountain?" Sanben Fifty and Sixty snorted coldly, expressing his dissatisfaction.

The Navy has tried its best to help the Army transport troops, but after all, the conditions are very limited and they cannot meet Yamashita Fengwen's requirements.

"We have drawn 15 destroyers to help the army transport troops and withdraw the wounded. But it is still not enough, they need more ships." Yamamoto's adjutant said.

"Fortunately, we bought a large number of destroyers from the Germans, otherwise we would not even have a place to draw these ships! Damn it!" Yamamoto Iroku continued to complain as he looked at the sea.

These old destroyers had no effect at all, and they were far from the Japanese Navy's requirements for destroyers.

The destroyers used by the Japanese Navy themselves are all used as lightning strike ships, and there are too few ships designed as multi-function destroyers.

Those outdated destroyers with weak firepower, average air defense, and average anti-submarine have considerable advantages in transportation.

Anyway, I don’t feel sorry for my losses, and the speed is very fast, so I won’t be easily caught - it’s much better than the transport ship, and it can also carry a lot of more supplies than the destroyer used by Japan itself...

As a result, all the old destroyers that Germany bought back with great effort and Germany hoped that Japan would use to anti-submarine have become the "Tokyo Express" responsible for transportation.

"Those destroyers are really good for transportation, which effectively increases the amount of material transportation... But Fengwen at the foot of the mountain needs too much. It is not that we lack transportation capacity, but that the total reserves of things cannot meet his requirements." The adjutant explained the reason for the insufficient amount of material transportation.

In fact, the Japanese army's ships were only sufficient, but the materials hoarded in Malaya could not withstand such consumption.

The Japanese side also needs to build a defense line in Malaya, and the troops there are also increasing, so they really can't draw much materials to provide New Guinea with combat.

"Whether it is a naval or land battle, it seems that we can only leave it to fate..." Looking at the calm sea, Yamamoto Iroku said again.

He is now muttering about the upcoming naval battle, which shows that the Japanese marshal is not sure in his heart that he can win the war.
Chapter completed!