Age of Rebirth

Chapter 78 The Japanese are ready to move

The Japanese underworld organization Black Dragon Club, in a small shop on the street in Tengchong, an ancient city in western Yunnan, attempted to assassinate Tang Qiuli, the head of the Independent Division, as if by luck. The development of the battle situation.

By the beginning of [-], great changes had taken place in the European battlefield. The German army, which had been resting vigorously and vigorously, saw its old rival, the British and French allied forces, and remained huddled on the German-French border. Better than being well-behaved, Hitler, the head of state of Germany, has become more courageous. Coupled with Tang Qiuli's suggestion, the shadow of the First World War has faded a lot in the hearts of the Germans.

In mid-February, Hitler, the German head of state, took advantage of the opportunity of the British and French allied forces to wait and see, and transferred most of the elite troops that captured Czechoslovakia to the western front. Among them, Army Group and Army Group B were the main armies attacking Eastern Europe. , there is the famous Guderian's First Armored Army.

As the fist unit of the German offensive in Eastern Europe, the group army has two tank divisions, a motorized infantry division, a self-propelled artillery regiment, a "Great German submachine gunner" regiment, an engineering regiment, and a logistics support division. Among them, the group army with the strongest combat effectiveness, and Tang Qiuli's younger brother Battelle, because of his outstanding military exploits, is now serving as the commander of the "Lightning" armored assault division, and was promoted to the rank of major general by the order issued by the German head of state Hitler himself. [

At the age of just over 22 years old, he was still a foreigner, and he was able to take the position of commander of the tank division of the main group army in the German army full of generals. It was not just Hitler, the head of state of the empire. The most important reason for the vigorous support is Battelle himself, who has studied the theory of armored combat in depth, and has shown excellent commanding skills in actual combat, and has performed amazingly in previous battles.

In the battle of attacking Poland, Battelle's tank regiment achieved a brilliant record of defeating an entire Polish army at the lowest cost in the battle of breaking through the Saone River. Breaking into the city of Warsaw one by one, Battelle perfectly combined the advanced western military theory with the ancient wisdom of eastern military art in actual combat, and walked towards the pinnacle of military honor.

Guderian, the founder and executor of the German Army Blitz, once sighed: "Major General Battelle is the most talented tank warfare genius I have ever seen. His command art , has reached a perfect level, maybe, in another year, Major General Battelle will become a shining new star in the German Army, and his light will overwhelm all the generals."

These news were all revealed by Hitler in the telegrams between Tang Qiuli and the German head of state. I don’t know what the head of state was thinking. In the telegrams traveling across the ocean, he mentioned a tank division commander many times. Perhaps, there is an element of flattery, your brother is in our Germany, I take good care of it, and I care about it all the time, maybe it also has an element of showing off?Only in a country as powerful as Germany can your brother show his talents.

Anyway, Tang Qiuli was full of joy for Battelle's honor in Germany, and his worries about his personal safety were greatly reduced. With the current situation in Europe, where the German army is victorious and invincible, Battelle will not be in any danger. When it came to the later Soviet-German battlefield, it was a huge vortex, and Tang Qiuli would definitely transfer Battelle back to China.

Tang Qiuli also made an exception and selectively showed the telegrams with the German head of state to Bai Luoyu. The little girl was overjoyed. In addition, Tang Qiuli had repeatedly promised that Battelle had already served as the teacher, and there would be absolutely no danger. When the time is right, he will be allowed to return to the country, and Bai Luoyu's heart is finally at ease.

At Tang Qiuli's request, the German head of state agreed to make an exception to allow Battelle to establish radio contact with Tang Qiuli. It was also Tang Qiuli's deliberate arrangement for Luo Yu to be in charge. Through telegram exchanges with Battelle, and referring to the routine war briefings of the German General Staff, Tang Qiuli, who is far away in Asia, knows as much about the European battlefield as the German Führer himself. How many.

The hesitation and wait-and-see of the British and French allied forces gave Hitler enough time to prepare. A large number of elite German troops continued to go to the western front. After adjusting the overall deployment of the German army, Hitler also saw the cowardice and fear in the hearts of the British and French governments and troops. Combat psychology, the weakness of the opponent is their own opportunity, and the Germans finally took action against the British and French allied forces.

This shot was fierce and fierce, and the German armored group, like a tide, crossed the German-French border. The Maginot Line, which the French spent a lot of money to build, was like an indestructible reinforced concrete dragon, straddling Germany and France. On the border, this became the biggest reliance of the French. However, the seemingly indestructible Maginot Line did not stop the Germans from attacking.

Guderian's First Armored Army, avoiding the Maginot Line of Defense, bypassed the front of the line of defense from the Ardennes in northern France, broke through the Rhine River, occupied northern France, and circled behind the line of defense. The ears of the deaf people were deaf - a display, the British and French allied forces lost their greatest psychological support, panicked, and the morale of the army was shaken at that time.

And this genius-style tactical proposal was originally suggested by Battelle. Seeing that the situation was over, the British and French allied forces retreated step by step to the northeast port on the border with the Netherlands. Ke, if this situation continues, the war situation in the European continent will soon come to an end.

The Germans reported frequent successes in the European battlefield, and the British and French could no longer support it. The Japanese, who were accumulating strength in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific and waiting for their time, were naturally encouraged by this great news. Emperor Hirohito’s last sliver of worry, Completely disappeared, the Japanese are gearing up, already showing their sharp teeth, staring at Southeast Asia covetously.

But Alexander, the commander-in-chief of the British army in Southeast Asia, and Ebson, the British governor-general in Burma, are still intoxicated by the agreement reached by the Japanese. They are not wary at all, and they are not aware that their allies have sharpened their knives and are ready to strike. Now, at this time, the Japanese look at the naive British people, just like a wolf who has been hungry for several months looks at a fat sheep full of meat and mouth full of fat.

Not only that, Alexander also sent the [-]rd Infantry Division, [-]th Mechanized Division, and [-]th Infantry Division of the British Army in southern Myanmar, the [-]th Mixed Brigade and the [-]th Mixed Brigade of the British Army, and the [-]nd Motorized Infantry Regiment of the British Army. The so-called elite troops were dispatched to the border area with China, aggressively, and put on a posture of fighting.

The main force of the British army is stationed in Mandalay in Myanmar, Blang Labang in Laos, Hechi in Vietnam, and Chiang Rai in Thailand. What is planned is to cooperate with the Japanese army of Terauchi Shouichi in Savage Mountain to launch a large-scale attack on the independent division troops entering Southeast Asia.

The movements of the Japanese and the British in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific could not be hidden from the eyes of the Intelligence Department of the Independent Division. When Yu Deshui, the head of the intelligence department, handed over the information to the division commander Tang Qiuli, Tang Qiuli saw After that, he just said coldly, "I'm so stupid, I'm dying, and I still have big dreams of spring and autumn," followed by a mocking sneer on the corner of his mouth.

Then, he told Deshui, "The future work of the Intelligence Department will focus on establishing a more complete intelligence network in Southeast Asia. I need all the information about Southeast Asia, especially the situation of the local Chinese forces. Don't be afraid to spend money. Those who are bought, try to buy as much as possible, and secretly arm these local forces, when troops enter these areas, they want armed assistance who are familiar with the local conditions."

Yu Deshui naturally understood what the commander meant. When the troops entered Southeast Asia to fight, they were not familiar with the geography and people's conditions. This was because the Intelligence Department had to prepare in advance. After Yu Deshui left, Tang Qiuli communicated with Chutian in Savage Mountain. Ask about the current situation of the troops. Compared with the Japanese army, Chutian's life in Savage Mountain is quite good.

After a period of time, the attacking column replaced a group of cutting-edge detachments. Chutian not only left the Japanese army in the Temple Shouyi Department in Savage Mountain, but also used Savage Mountain as a training ground. There is a better subtropical jungle warfare training ground in Shanshan, with actual opponents and a real combat environment, without worrying about excessive loss of troops. [

Later, Chu Tian even suggested that two to three brigades be transferred from each corps, and enter the Savage Mountain in batches, and take the Japanese army that was on the verge of collapse and scattered like birds and beasts in the Savage Mountain, as the objects of practice, and train the troops on jungle warfare experience , Chu Tian himself called this suggestion "battlefield rotation training" in his report to his teacher Tang Qiuli.

Tang Qiuli admired Chu Tian's whimsy, but he rejected his suggestion. As far as a savage mountain is concerned, such a large-scale mobilization of troops is very unsatisfactory considering the current situation in Southeast Asia and the actions of the British. Appropriate, and the main target has been shifted. Shouyi in the temple has become a dog in the water. It is not worthwhile to mobilize the army to fight. Let Chutian's attacking column slowly clean up.

But what Chutian mentioned in the telegram caught Tang Qiuli's attention, "Master, in the past few days, I have attacked various units of the column in the outpost surveillance area in northern Myanmar, and found British troops of varying numbers. A small group of troops mixed with the Burmese is heading to the depths of the Savage Mountain, the purpose is unknown, I have ordered the troops to intercept them all."

(To be continued)

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