Age of Rebirth

Tang Qiuli read it very carefully, and the first information he saw was about the Calais mountains. In contrast, the two intelligences had different focuses, because there was basically no suspense on the battlefield in the Calais mountains. The troops of the U.S. Third Army are just lingering on their last legs, and it is only a matter of time before they are wiped out by the Japanese army.

But there is also a piece of information revealed here. Ito Yanzaburo encircled and wiped out more than 4 remnants of the US army with more than 14 soldiers. The battle lasted for a day and a night, and it is not completely over. It may greatly affect the next step of the r army The plan to attack Manila, the emergence of this variable, may not be a bad thing for MacArthur. If MacArthur seizes the opportunity and beats the No. [-] Army of the R Army, which is advancing alone, the unit of Hun Tian Jiayan, the next Manila defense battle, will be It will have an immeasurable positive impact.

However, when Tang Qiuli read the intelligence about the battle that took place outside Manila this morning, he couldn't help but sighed, and said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, judging from the situation of the battle in Manila that just ended, MacArthur It is really not flattering for this person to use troops, he missed his opportunity!"

Zhao Yuhe felt the same, and replied: "Yes, Commander, I also have the same opinion. The No. 14 Army of the R Army, with 10,000 people, attacked the [-]+ US and Philippine troops on the front line of Manila. , After a long march of more than [-] kilometers, when they reached the outskirts of Manila, the Japanese army was already at the end of its strength, and that Hun Tian Jiayan was crazy, and even launched an attack immediately without any preparations for artillery fire and without any rest for the troops!"

"Any commander in a normal state would not do this. Originally, this was an excellent counterattack opportunity for the US military. If it was planned properly. The No. 14 Army of the R Army would have to suffer at least tens of thousands of casualties, but the fact On the contrary, the U.S. military's defense line was battered and crumbling by the inferior Japanese army that had been rushing for a long distance. According to the information from the Intelligence Department, MacArthur was forced to use all his strategic reserves to barely repel the Hun army. The attack of Tian Jiayan's r army, division commander. I can't understand, how did MacArthur fight this battle?" [

Tang Qiuli shook his head lightly, and said: "It's no surprise that as far as MacArthur himself is concerned, he is more of a politician than a soldier. He is good at playing tricks and tricks. It's not that he didn't expect this to be an opportunity. But He is worried that stealing chickens is not a loss. Under the balance, it is safest to stick to the defense line. He does not know that war itself is a risky game. The Americans have lost the only way to ease the crisis on the Luzon battlefield. Chance."

Zhao Yuhe wanted to express his opinion. Colonel Ge Zhenzhuang, Chief of Staff, and Colonel Chen Feng, Chief of Communications, came to the division commander's office together.Chen Feng said: "Master, I just received a piece of information from the intelligence department that the 10 British and Australian troops to reinforce the Luzon battlefield have set sail from Australia. It can reach Luzon Island."

Tang Qiuli took the telegram, read it carefully, and said to the three subordinates with some emotion: "One hundred thousand British and Australian troops left Australia, and r's own plan has achieved the expected purpose, and then What came was the r army's full-scale attack on Australia, the contest between the Americans and r himself on the Southwest Pacific battlefield is coming to an end, there is no doubt that the r army has won a complete victory!"

Colonel Ge Zhenzhuang, the Chief of Staff, had some doubts about the division commander's judgment, and said: "Master, the Australian continent has a vast territory and complex terrain conditions, and there is a lot of room for strategic maneuvering. According to intelligence, the British and Australian troops still have [-] pairs of troops. The local area, coupled with the fact that the British have been operating here for many years, even if the r army invests a large amount of troops, it may not be so easy to end the Australian campaign in a short period of time. According to my judgment, there is no one or two years. In the Australian battlefield, the final result cannot be seen yet!"

After finishing speaking, Ge Zhenzhuang added: "Of course, this is just my personal opinion, please correct me, teacher!"

Colonel Chen Feng, the director of the communications department, is in charge of the confidentiality of the UL division's communications. He has always been reluctant to express his opinions on things on the campaign and strategic levels. The major general's thoughts are basically the same as Ge Zhenzhuang's. He also doesn't think that the Australian continent will soon fall into the hands of R himself. It is normal to fight for a year or two.

Tang Qiuli smiled, and said half-jokingly: "Zhen Zhuang, since you became the Chief of Staff, this is the first time that you have put forward your own opinions and opinions in front of me. My predecessors Yu Guanghan, Yang Ketian, especially Chief of Staff Zhao Xue, dare to sing against me!"

Ge Zhenzhuang smiled honestly, and said: "Master, I didn't think too much about it, but I just thought that it would not be easy for R himself to occupy such a large area of ​​Australia in a short period of time. The more than 20 troops commanded by MacArthur on Song Island can return to Australia at any time, if I command more than 6 troops, I can deal with the Japanese army for more than three years!"

Several people laughed. The honest and honest Ge Zhenzhuang has such lofty ambitions. If any corps commander of the Ul Division is replaced, I am afraid that it will be very difficult for the Japanese Army to land on Australian soil.

Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "I came to this conclusion based on the current situation of the battlefield in Luzon Island. It is very simple. Even if MacArthur gets [-] reinforcements, he will definitely lose, because sticking to Manila itself is a challenge. Wrong decision, the command of the sea in the Pacific is in the hands of the Japanese navy, and the Allied forces on Luzon Island have no possibility of returning to Australia."

"So, Australia is an isolated island. It cannot receive military and material support from the United States, nor can it be supplemented by external forces. The only thing we can rely on is the supplies from the British colonies in the west of the Indian mainland. However, we just gave the British People sent tens of millions of aborigines, and the British at this time should be struggling to solve the problem of these extra mouths!"

Speaking of this, Tang Qiuli suddenly stopped, showing a thoughtful expression, and several officers who listened attentively, looked at the commander who was distracted for no reason. I don't know why the commander stopped suddenly when he was talking about the key point. topic.

Tang Qiuli's eyes jumped suddenly, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said to Chen Feng, the director of the communication department: "Director Chen, immediately send a telegram to Commander Tang of the Fleet and Minister Zhang of the Logistics Department, and let them both immediately Come to Singapore, there are important tasks to arrange!"

Chen Feng recorded the commander's order, and left in a hurry, leaving behind Zhao Yuhe and Ge Zhenzhuang, looking at each other, unable to guess why the commander gave such an order.

Tang Qiuli smiled, very cunningly, and Zhao Yuhe and Ge Zhenzhuang felt a sudden movement in their hearts. Whenever the teacher had such a smile, he didn't know that unlucky fellow fell into his scheme again!

The resistance of the remnants of the U.S. Army's Third Army in the Calais Mountains was far beyond the expectations of General Ito Yanzaburo. They fought for a day and a night. According to expectations, at this moment, there should be a small number of imperial troops in the Calais Mountains. The troops cleaned up the battlefield, and most of them will go to the Manila battlefield to support the No.14 Army's attack on the US defense line. However, the battle is far from smooth as he judged.

Although the imperial army occupied an overwhelming advantage in strength on the battlefield in the Calais mountains, and divided more than 2 American soldiers into several unconnected pieces, and surrounded and annihilated them, however, after the initial chaos and After the morale was low, for some unknown reason, the American soldiers who were beaten to less than [-] soldiers suddenly became stronger in their will to resist, and the imperial army, which was progressing smoothly at the beginning, fell into a bitter battle for every inch of ground. among.

General Ito didn't know why American soldiers became fearless and able to fight, but the number of casualties of the Royal Army's troops soared, but it is an indisputable fact. The topographical conditions of the Calais Mountains also gave the Royal Army soldiers a headache. , dense virgin forests, caves all over the place, mountain streams and cliffs everywhere, and mountains across the mountain are distributed throughout the Calais mountainous battlefield, turning the battlefield into a game of avoiding and chasing.

The remaining U.S. soldiers broke into pieces, sneaked into the mountains like mice, and played hide-and-seek with the imperial soldiers. If the U.S. soldiers just stayed here honestly, it would not be a headache, but the U.S. soldiers, from time to time, drilled Come out and attack the small group of imperial troops. When the large imperial army heard the gunshots and rushed over, the American soldiers had disappeared, only the corpses of the imperial soldiers and the howling wounded. [

Ignoring it, they marched south, but they were afraid that the more than 2 American soldiers left behind would suddenly come out when the imperial army was attacking the American Manila defense line with all their strength, stabbed the imperial army in the back, and quickly solved the problem of the U.S. troops in the Calais mountain area. The plan of the remnant soldiers completely fell through. General Ito could only order the troops to repeatedly wipe out the remnants of the U.S. soldiers in the Calais mountain area without leaving any hidden dangers, so that the imperial army could go south with peace of mind.

The battle at the end of the battlefield in the mountains of Calais is not what worries General Ito the most. Although it will take time, it will be a matter of time before the remaining American soldiers are wiped out. His biggest worry is Lieutenant General Hun Tian Jiayan's No.14 Army.

If Hun Tian Jiayan's troops, after arriving at the outer perimeter of the US Manila defense line, rest for a few hours, the soldiers recover their strength, and after careful preparations for artillery fire, then launch an attack, General Ito has nothing to worry about. He believes Hun Tian Jiayan's He was brave and believed that MacArthur did not have the guts to fight back.

But this guy, Yoshihiko Huntian, ran for more than [-] kilometers in one day and one night, without even taking a breath, and just started fighting like this. This was something General Ito never expected, so, in the early morning of August [-]th In the morning, apart from MacArthur being in a hurry, Ito Yanzaburo was also worried.

(To be continued. To be continued.)