The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1179 - 885: Leave No One Behind

Upon learning that the war in the Ryukyu Islands had fallen into a disadvantage, the government of the Island Nation became somewhat restless.

The Ryukyu Islands are very close to the native land of the Island Nation and could pose an even greater threat to the whole of East Asia, a scenario the Island Nation was unwilling to see.

What's more critical is that, in terms of air power, the Island Nation was clearly at a disadvantage.

If the Ryukyu Islands were occupied, as long as Australasia established a large air force base there, the southern coastal cities of the Island Nation could be bombed at any time.

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And now, the only support the Ryukyu Islands could count on was from the navy, which was evenly matched with that of Australasia.

Of course, this so-called even match existed only in the imaginings of the Island Nation's government. After the last unsuccessful sneak attack on the Harbor in Hawaii, the navy of the Island Nation had suffered greater losses than the Australasian Navy.

As of now, the navy of the Island Nation had a total of 9 battleships, 7 aircraft carriers, 16 cruisers, 18 light cruisers, 106 destroyers, 72 submarines, and a total naval tonnage of 1.07 million tons.

On the Australasian side, they had a total of 12 battleships, 10 aircraft carriers, 6 battlecruisers, 77 destroyers, 8 heavy cruisers, 22 light cruisers, and 249 submarines, with a total naval tonnage of 1.28 million tons.

Of course, due to Australasia's vast territory, the fleet was naturally divided into the Pacific Squadron and the Indian Ocean Fleet.

The one responsible for waging war against the navy of the Island Nation was naturally the larger Pacific Squadron.

The Pacific Squadron currently had 7 aircraft carriers, 4 super dreadnoughts, 3 dreadnoughts, 5 battlecruisers, 6 heavy cruisers, 12 light cruisers, 43 destroyers, and 217 submarines, with the size of the fleet being on par with the navy of the Island Nation.

However, the waters within the Island Nation were clearly much deeper than in Australasia, and the contradictions between the army and the navy were far more intense than one might imagine.

Although they were facing war, and even the failure of the nation could lead to its demise, the conflict between the army and navy of the Island Nation seemed not as important as the war itself.

In an internal government meeting, the Island Royal Navy formally refused the government's resolution for naval support of the Island Nation Army in the Ryukyu Islands and stated the navy would absolutely not risk itself for the sake of the army.

This meant that the army on the Ryukyu Islands was completely cut off from any channel of support.

When the news reached back to the Ryukyu Islands, the commander of the Type A Division, Major General Murai Noo, was livid, venting his angry emotions to his subordinates, "Damn the navy, at such a critical moment for the nation's survival, they are only looking out for their own interests."

"If the Ryukyu Islands fall, I want to see if their navy can keep the Australasian forces off the coastline."

Furious as he was, Murai Noo also knew that the military forces on the Ryukyu Islands were completely isolated and without help.

If they could not make a final stand, it was likely that all of the Island Nation Army on the islands would face the fate of being annihilated or captured.

As a high-ranking army officer, Major General Murai Noo understood the sensation that his capture by the Australasians would cause back home.

If indeed it came down to defeat, perhaps a division commander like Murai Noo would have no choice but to face the outcome of committing seppuku as atonement.

When Murai Noo decided to make a final stand, more than 3,000 Australasia Army troops in the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands, after a temporary respite, marched en masse toward Naha in the southern region.

The main island of the narrow Ryukyu Archipelago stretches only about 100 kilometers from south to north, and the distance from the harbor to Naha is even shorter, at just 55 kilometers, which could be covered in a little over an hour with the use of a sufficient number of trucks.

So the question arose, where would these trucks come from?

Naturally, they would be obtained from the harbor and the hands of the Island Nation Army.

You see, the harbors on the Ryukyu Islands were used for both military and civilian purposes, and before the occupation, a large number of civilian ships would dock there every day.

These ships would bring a large amount of supplies to the Ryukyu Islands, and to transport these supplies to various parts of the island, the presence of trucks was essential.

Moreover, with nearly 100,000 Soldiers stationed on the island, trucks were indispensable for transporting the supplies of the military.

The combined number of trucks from the harbor and the Island Nation Army was barely sufficient, totaling several hundred vehicles, which was more than enough for the rapid movement of the 3,000 or so Australasian Soldiers.

The technology of the Island Nation's trucks originated from Europe and the United States, and although they had developed some of their own features, they were largely similar in design.

It was for this reason that, after a brief period of acclimatization, the Australasian Soldiers became proficient at driving the Island Nation's trucks.

More than an hour after the battle at the harbor ended, the 3,000-plus Australasian Soldiers finally arrived near Naha.

The current situation was that the inside of Naha was already occupied by Australasia, while the east and south were under heavy assault from a large force of the Island Nation Army.

After getting a clear view of the situation, these reinforcing paratroopers decided to encircle the Island Nation Army from the east, creating a large envelopment.

To avoid alerting the Island Nation Army, the Australasian Soldiers chose to proceed on foot when they got relatively close to the enemy forces.

The trucks from the Island Nation were noisy, and if discovered by the Island Nation Soldiers, it would mean the failure of the encirclement operation.