The 132nd Mechanized Infantry Division landed in West Sumatra.

**June 22**

The 25th Army landed in Central Java Province.

The 33rd Army landed in South Kalimantan Province.

**June 23**

The 133rd Armored Division of the 32nd Army captured Sabah, Malaysia.

The 131st Mechanized Infantry Division advanced south and captured Melawati.

**June 25**

The 132nd Mechanized Infantry Division occupied Bukit Tinggi, Paryaman, Solok and Padang in West Sumatra.

**June 27**

The 31st Corps conducted a landing operation in Manado, North Sulawesi province.

**June 29**

In the morning, the 34th Corps conducted a landing operation in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.

At noon, the Bangkok fleet transported the 23rd Army to land at Kangaroo.

In the evening, in order to prevent the 34th Corps from landing, Port Moresby to the south dispatched the Southern 3rd and 4th Fleets in a joint operation to try to block them back to sea.

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June 29, 5:26 PM.

The afterglow of the setting sun cast a long, thin golden line across the sky, as if the whole world had been dyed orange-red.

Dozens of ships of various types from the Southern Expeditionary 3rd and 4th Fleets slowly entered the waters south of Morobé Province and headed towards Finsh Port.

Vice Admiral Sugiyama Rokuzo, commander of the Southern Expeditionary 3rd Fleet, stood on the deck of the flagship heavy cruiser Ashigara, looking anxiously at the dark, inky sea in the distance.

He wanted to calm himself down as soon as possible, but the more nervous he became, the more likely he was to make mistakes. So he could only force himself to calm down and carefully consider the next tactical deployment.

The Southern Expeditionary 3rd Fleet comprised the flagship heavy cruiser Ashigara, the light cruisers Nagara, Kuma, and Natori, the destroyers Asakaze, Harukaze, Matsukaze, Hatakaze, Satsuki, Minazuki, Fumizuki, and Nagatsuki, as well as various types of laying ships, submarines, and sea sweepers, totaling 78 ships.

The neighboring 4th Fleet, commanded by Vice Admiral Masago Yamagata, comprises the flagship training cruiser Kashima, the light cruisers Tenryu, Tatsuta, and Yubari, the destroyers Oikaze, Hayate, Asanagi, Yuunagi, Mutsuki, Kisaragi, Yayoi, and Mochizuki, and the submarines Ro-65, Ro-66, Ro-67, Ro-63, Ro-64, and Ro-68, totaling 72 ships.

The total number of ships of all types in the Southern Expeditionary 3rd and 4th Combined Fleets exceeded 160.

"Report--!"

A sharp shout broke the silence. Sugiyama Rokuzo turned around and yelled at the messenger, "What happened? What's with the panic?!"

At this point, he simply didn't have the energy to deal with any unexpected events, because the current situation was absolutely terrible for him!

"Report! The reconnaissance ships ahead report that the submarines I-121, I-122, I-123, and I-124 have lost contact..."

Upon hearing this, Sugiyama Rokuzo's eyes widened immediately: "What?! What did you say? The submarine has lost contact?"

The messenger lowered his head and muttered, "Commander, it's confirmed. All our outer submarines have lost contact..."

A look of fear appeared on Sugiyama Rokuzo's face. Although he had made preparations, he still did not expect to encounter this situation!

The fact that the submarines on the outer perimeter have lost contact means that there must be enemy submarines or fleets lying in ambush nearby, and they have already been located!

"Report--!!!"

Another messenger rushed over, raised his arm, and shouted: "Commander! Lieutenant General Masago Yamagata, Commander of the 4th Fleet, has sent word that the Lu-65, Lu-66, Lu-67, Lu-63, Lu-64, Lu-68, and the submarine carrier Jinjiro have all lost contact!"

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Sugiyama Rokuzo was dumbfounded.