Age of Rebirth

Tang Qiuli's tone was already a little cold. Although he admired Le Yiqin's fighting spirit, he was also worried that he would ignore the original danger in order to have a chance to fight, which would cause the troops to appear unbearable. maximum casualties.

Whether it can successfully cover the [-] British and Australian soldiers and return to Australia is of course important, but success is also happy, and failure is also a hindrance to the overall situation. At most, it is just another adjustment of the strategic direction. However, if there are major casualties in the troops, it is Tang Qiu Li absolutely cannot allow it, especially the aviation unit.

Le Yiqin could also hear the coldness in the teacher's words, she couldn't help shrinking her neck, put away her carefree and even arrogant posture, and said politely: "Master, the issues you are worried about are also considered in my plan , and have the following solution!"

Tang Qiuli and Zhao Yuhe looked at each other, and said "Say!"

Le Yiqin restrained her momentum as much as possible, and said: "Master, Chief of Staff, my plan is to gather all the fighters and bombers of our Southern Aviation Group, take off from Singapore Field Airport in four batches, In this way, the capacity problem of the airport can be solved, the first batch of take-offs are all fighter jets, and the task of the formation is to attract the Japanese army to dispatch fighter jets to intercept them.”[

"The only task is to smash the interception of the Japanese fighter jets and try to shoot down all or most of them. The next three formations are the main force of the battle. The passage opened by the first formation fighter group can be unimpeded." To reach the combat airspace, moreover, the fighter pilots of the first formation can definitely be masters of one-on-two, and it is not difficult to complete this task."

Speaking of this, Le Yiqin suddenly showed a embarrassed expression, and then said: "But teacher, there is one problem that cannot be avoided. The Southern Aviation Group is fully deployed, and the air defense of the Indochina Peninsula and even Hainan Island is going to be an empty city. In case The little devil's plane took the opportunity to sneak attack, and I, Le Yiqin, have committed a great crime!"

"Another point is how to identify and confirm the identities of the ships transporting British and Australian soldiers and the British ships escorting them. We have no experience in fighting with the British. Don't treat the British warships as The little devil's warship came to fight, but that would be a disservice, sir, you don't know, at an altitude of several thousand meters, you can see the warships on the sea, they all look the same, if you really hit the British warship, little devil It's a joke, not to mention embarrassment, come back, teacher, you have to take my skin off!"

The last sentence made Le Yiqin feel a little wronged, Tang Qiuli held back his smile and asked, "Is there any more?"

Le Yiqin's eyeballs rolled a few times, and she said cautiously: "My battle plan is basically like this. As long as these two problems can be solved, there will be no loopholes in the plan. I have also considered other plans, but Without this, the surname Gao is feasible!"

Tang Qiuli said: "Well, I will solve these two problems for you. As I said, the fleet's carrier-based aircraft group will contain the Japanese army's land bases on Sumatra and Kalimantan for this operation. At the same time, the aviation team is responsible for the air security on the front line from the Indochina Peninsula to Hainan Island, so as to relieve your worries!"

"As for the problem of identifying British warships and ships that you are worried about, I will also solve it for you. Director Chen and Director Ge, come here!" Tang Qiuli waved, and Jean always stood at the door, listening to Le Yi Chen Feng and Ge Zhenzhuang, who were chattering, came in.

Tang Qiuli said: "Director Chen, start the radio immediately, and inform the commander-in-chief of the British and Australian troops, Fernandez, of my decision to send a large number of fighters to cover the return of the British and Australian troops to aid Australia!"

After a pause, Tang Qiuli's tone seemed to be a little emotional, and he said, "Speaking of which, this Fernandez and I have met once. We met at the alliance meeting held in Manila last year, but the resident at that time The governor and commander-in-chief of Australia thinks that the war is far away from him, and has no interest in participating in the war. However, the call sign and password of the radio station to communicate with each other are kept, and today is the first time it is used. Let’s give the British a surprise!”

Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe said in surprise: "Master, shouldn't we report to MacArthur directly? After all, he is the supreme commander of the US and British armies. I'm afraid it's inappropriate to do so?"

Tang Qiuli shook his head with a smile and said: "There is nothing wrong with it. I deliberately snubbed MacArthur and asked him to come to my door. Don't forget, according to the current situation on the Luzon Island battlefield, MacArthur is also ready to withdraw to Australia. For the plan, the British will take the first step, and the next step will be the Americans!"

Zhao Yuhe thought for a while and said, "Master, I understand. The smooth withdrawal of the British and Australian troops to Australia would not be possible without the escort of our aircraft fleet. It will be the same when we arrive at MacArthur. If we don't take action, this Yankee will never dare to fight without us." Under the escort of the fleet and planes, retreating across the sea, if he really does it hard, it is tantamount to sending himself and the retreating American and Philippine troops to the mouth of the Japanese army. At that time, he will have to take the initiative to beg us to take action!"

Tang Qiuli smiled, and said to Le Yiqin: "According to the speed of the British-Australian troop carrier formation, we will reach the Coral Sea at noon tomorrow. You have less than [-] hours to go. Let's implement the plan!"

Le Yiqin's eyes lit up, and after saluting, he walked away arrogantly and murderously. Looking at Le Yiqin's disappearing back, Zhao Yuhe said without worry: "Mr. What's more, if the Southern Aviation Group fights against the Japanese Air Force, which outnumbers itself, even if it wins, there will be even greater casualties!"

Tang Qiuli smiled and said: "Yuhe, you are too worried. Judging from the current situation in the Southwest Pacific battlefield, the Japanese army tried to avoid conflicts with us, so Yanzaburo Ito did not dare to invest all the air teams When it comes to the battle against our aircraft fleet, the numerical advantage is nothing but the carrier-based aircraft of the Japanese Navy fleet, and they will definitely spare no effort to fight, they are a formidable enemy."

Zhao Yuhe didn't understand, Tang Qiuli explained: "The British and Australian troops were able to evacuate Luzon Island smoothly, obviously it was Ito's intention to release the water, and looking at the positions of the Japanese Navy's Second and Fourth Fleets, it is not difficult to see , the task of annihilating the British and Australian troops at sea should fall on the Japanese navy, or in other words, it was a gift from Ito to the Japanese navy. It should be forced to do so in connection with the fact that the Japanese army and navy have never been in harmony. For the cession of interests, the mood of General Ito at the moment is probably mixed!"

Zhao Yuhe suddenly realized that Le Yiqin's Southern Flying Group was attacking the Coral Sea area, seemingly surrounded by powerful enemies, but in fact, after all the factors offset each other, what they were facing was the carrier-based aircraft of the Japanese Navy. Then what are you worried about, the teacher has already considered this!

General Ito Gensaburo's mood at this time was not as mixed as Tang Qiuli judged. The 28 troops attacked Australia, and with only minimal casualties, they defeated all the landers in less than six hours. The resistance of the British and Australian troops at the location won the victory of annihilating more than [-] people, and successfully landed on the Australian mainland. The smooth progress of the war exceeded General Ito's expectations.

After all the Japanese troops landed, they were divided into more than a dozen groups and advanced deep into the Australian mainland. On the one hand, they chased the remnants of the retreating British and Australian troops, and on the other hand, they were busy occupying various towns. The Japanese army's offensive can be described as overwhelming. According to the speed of the attack, General Ito judged that within three months, the vast and resource-rich Australian continent would all fall into his hands. [

When every inch of land in the Australian continent is planted with the sun flag, the glorious myth of the Great Japanese Empire conquering a continent will be born in my own hands, and I will become a well-deserved famous general of the Great Japanese Empire. Therefore, General Ito's mood at this time was excited, expectant, and full of ambition.

On the contrary, Admiral Fernandez, the commander-in-chief of the British and Australian troops, is in a state of desperation and panic all day long. The Australian continent, embedded in the vast Pacific Ocean, has never experienced a large-scale war, just like a baby sleeping in the vast expanse of waves. An Yi, for the sake of being an aborigine or a later British, would not think that wars on other continents would affect him.

But all this comfort and tranquility was shattered in the early morning of August 25th. Nearly 30 Japanese soldiers attacked ferociously like a tidal wave. In the sky, Japanese bombers poured out the bombs to their heart's content. On the surface of the sea, the large-caliber naval guns on the Japanese warships poured huge metal pellets onto the positions of the British and Australian troops. God knows that the garrison strength of each port of the British and Australian troops is less than one division. As for the hastily built The fortifications are almost paper.

Under the rain of cannon fire from the Japanese warships, the British, the later masters of the Australian mainland, the descendants of the British Empire, were bloody and bloody. They had led the remaining more than 4 troops and retreated to Fernandez deep in the mainland. Admiral, I am glad that the only correct thing I did was to order the British and Australian soldiers in various ports to abandon their current positions and move inland.

During the six nightmarish hours, more than 2 British and Australian soldiers were left dead at the landing sites of the Japanese army. Fernandez absolutely believed that if he gave the order to retreat an hour later, [-] troops would probably be left behind. Less than halfway down, I and the rest of the soldiers were temporarily out of danger.

But Admiral Fernandez knew very well that with his own strength, if he wanted to fight against nearly 30 Japanese troops, he would be able to hit a stone with a pebble, and I am afraid it would not be enough for the Japanese to half-stutter. The bad news was reported to Prime Minister Churchill, who was also battered, and he ordered reinforcements of [-] troops from Luzon Island, and immediately returned to help. With [-] troops, at least it can last for a while.

However, a bigger problem came, how could the [-] troops return to the Australian mainland safely, with the vast sea in between!