Age of Rebirth

Just when the seven divisions of the Allied Forces who reinforced Australia arrived at the Flinders Mountains and the Barrier Mountains defense line theater, preparing to take over the former Allied Forces defense area, Montgranny in northeast Australia, the Japanese Southwest Pacific Expedition Command At the location, General Ito Gensaburo, the commander-in-chief, is hosting an important military meeting. %乐%read%novels.２３x.com

Just four days ago, the mainland dispatched more than 18 troops from eight first-class divisions in the Australian battlefield. They disembarked from the ports of Mount Molloy and Townsville in eastern Australia, and then rushed to the theater to assemble. The time was more than a day earlier than Admiral Ito expected.

The early arrival of the additional troops from the mainland made General Ito more confident. He personally took all the senior officers of the dispatched army to the port of Townsville to welcome his four divisions. He saw that day, from the transport ship , the unloaded large-caliber howitzer, the thick barrel, looks daunting, and is obviously different from the dispatched army. The "97" modified tank of the "Izu" tank now equipped can't help it He gave a thumbs up to his chief of staff, Major General Kawaguchi!

Three days after the arrival of the additional troops, the revised combat plan by the chief of staff, Major General Kawaguchi, had also taken shape, so General Ito couldn't wait to hold this military meeting, watching dozens of imperial generals with shining stars, sitting in jeopardy , Sitting on both sides of the long table without squinting, General Ito was so satisfied that he couldn't express it in words.

These people are all senior military officers above the general level of the Empire of Japan, and they are in the hands of everyone.They are all commanding the strength of an elite division, and they are all important generals.However, now they are all under their own command, and with nearly [-] elite imperial troops in hand, General Ito has the lofty ambition to sweep the world!

"Gentlemen, in addition to the original generals of the Imperial Southwest Pacific Dispatch Army, we have eight more generals today. Originally, I should have held a grand banquet to welcome those who traveled across the ocean. Those who came to the Australian battlefield from the mainland Eight generals!" General Ito began his opening remarks with a blushing face, "However, I want to combine the welcome banquet with the celebration reception for the full occupation of Australia. Do you have any opinions?"

All of you here are senior officers of the Japanese army, and those who have been in countless big scenes, who would care about a drink from General Ito? Said: "The Ministry will obey the orders of His Excellency Commander-in-Chief!"

"Very good!" General Ito said with a smile: "According to the information obtained by our intelligence department, the first batch of allied troops to reinforce the Australian battlefield has a total of 10 troops in seven mechanized divisions. They are rushing to the Flinders Mountains and Bari. I don’t know what these Americans are going to do, but I do know that the Empire dispatched troops in the Southwest Pacific, and there are 10,000+ more enemy soldiers that can be wiped out!”

"The Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Army decided to launch an unprecedented offensive against the Allied troops stationed in the Flinders Mountains and the Barrier Mountains, break through the Allied defenses, eliminate the enemies in southeastern Australia, and lay the foundation for the occupation of Australia." Victory!" General Ito clenched his fists and shouted quickly, "Chief of Staff Kawaguchi, convey the battle deployment of the headquarters!"

Chief of Staff Kawaguchi opened the folder with top secret printed on it, raised his voice and said, "Operation orders from the General Command of the Imperial Japanese Empire's Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force!"

"Shut up!" All the Japanese officers stood up in unison, bowing their heads and listening respectfully, "Sirs, please sit down!" General Ito said, waving his hands.

Chief of Staff Yamaguchi then read: "According to the order, the specific campaign deployment is as follows. The 55th, 57th, and 37th Divisions of the Seventh Army are the left-wing attack groups, and the attack target is the Marisa area. The eleventh and tenth divisions of the Eighth Army [-]. The [-]th Division is the road attack group, and the attack target is the Mirpalinka area. The [-]th and [-]th Divisions of the Tenth Army and the [-]th Division attached to the Third Army are the right-wing attack group, and the attack target is Wo Naling area!"

"The above-mentioned three attack areas are the main breakthrough directions of this campaign. The commanders of the participating armies are the commanders of the assault direction, and the remaining troops of the dispatched army will use Sagominda, Quilpi, Charleville and other places as the attack direction. The goal, during this large-scale attack, the joint air force of the dispatched army will provide all-round air support, everyone, this detailed campaign plan will be distributed to each combat unit after the meeting is over!"

Chief of Staff Kawaguchi was seated, and his words were very brief. It would take less than an hour to finish reading this battle plan. General Ito stood up and said, "Masters, this is the battle against the Allied forces on the Australian battlefield." The largest offensive is also a decisive one. After this battle, every inch of land in Australia will be planted with the rising sun flag of the Great Japanese Empire!"

"Everyone, I entrust the victory of this battle to the troops that have just been added to the Australian battlefield from the mainland. You are the main force of this offensive. The other troops are all cooperative operations and belong to the scattered Allied forces. The nature of the assist, the start time of the battle is [-]:[-] am on January [-]th, gentlemen, there are still three days before the start time of the battle, if you don’t have any other opinions, go back and prepare!”

The generals of the Japanese army who participated in the military meeting, what other ideas can they have? General Ito commanded the imperial army and fought very well in the Australian battlefield. Now he is His Majesty the Emperor and the celebrity of the base camp. He is unique. Isn’t he asking for trouble? After eating, they all stood up and replied loudly: "Hayi! Resolutely carry out the commander-in-chief's order!"

This time, General Ito decided to launch an attack without leaving any reserve troops. From Wumera in the southwestern part of Australia to Theodore in the northeast, there is a line that runs diagonally through southeastern Australia and is more than [-] kilometers long. On the front line, more than [-] Japanese soldiers are nervously preparing for the attack.

At the same time, the new Supreme Commander of the Allied Australian Forces, General Barry Hessman, was driving to the Flinders Mountains battlefield, where the main attack direction of the Japanese army was originally deployed. One division of the Third Army, the Fifth Army, and two divisions of the New Zealand Army, with a total of eleven divisions with a strength of nearly 30 troops, belonged to the re-reading defensive zone, the only way for the Japanese army to attack the southeast.

However, the front line is now undergoing a change of defense. Four mechanized divisions composed of American and Canadian soldiers are taking over defensive positions. Several 10 people are handing over the defensive positions. General Ze, rush to the front line.

More than a dozen military jeeps were bumping on the rugged mountain roads in southeastern Australia. General Barry Hessman was not in a relaxed mood. He knew the information about the increase of Japanese troops in the Australian battlefield. He had a premonition that his opponent Yan Ito Saburo, there will definitely be a big move. On the current Australian battlefield, although the Allied forces have increased the strength of seven divisions, in terms of total strength, they are still at a considerable disadvantage!

Coupled with the lack of air supremacy, this war is not easy to fight. After taking office, he sent an urgent telegram to the country, requesting to strengthen the air force of the Australian Allied Forces. The reply of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was that five fighter wings, two The planes of the bomber wing are being assembled in Tang Qiuli's control area in the East India region. The pilots have assembled in the West India region. After the planes are assembled, they will immediately head to the Australian battlefield.

However, it would have to be within a month at the earliest, "Oh!" Barry Hessman would sigh, and could only pray that within this month, the Japanese would not launch an attack, otherwise, it would be enough for him!

Suddenly, in the sky, there was the piercing scream of the engine, and the jeep also squeaked and slammed on the brakes. Abali Hessman followed the sound and saw that in the northern sky, two Japanese fighter jets were flying at high speed. The blood-red circle under the wing was very eye-catching, and the experienced Chief of Staff Wagner, immediately pulled the commander and ran behind a rock.

The guards protecting the commander and the chief of staff are also veterans with a lot of experience. They immediately abandoned the car and took cover, "Da da da! Da da da!" The two Japanese fighter jets, like hungry wolves who had seen blood, went mad for a while. Shooting, until the jeep burst into flames and smoke, it disappeared into the sky as if entering no one's land.

It was safe and sound, except for all the jeeps being reimbursed, there were no guards casualties, but General Barry Hessman's face was so gloomy that it almost dripped, and he asked in an angry tone: "The chief of staff Just the two Japanese fighter jets dared to go deep into our position and carry out air strikes, what about our fighter jets?"

Chief of Staff Wagnazer sighed, and replied honestly: "Commander, it is not surprising that a similar situation has been fought in Australia for almost two years, and we have not been able to obtain effective supplies of weapons and equipment. The Australian Allied Forces The original five air teams were continuously consumed in the constant battle with the Japanese air force, but they were not replenished, and the remaining combat aircraft of various types were less than [-], and there was also a shortage of pilots!"

"At present, our air force is only able to maintain limited air defense against several important cities, but it can't eradicate the bombing of the Japanese army! The air supremacy is not in our hands. In all the previous battles, a considerable part of the casualties of the soldiers, It was caused by Japanese aircraft!"

Barry Hessman will be silent. With an in-depth understanding of the situation in the Australian battlefield, he realized how bad the situation is. The Allied forces are completely passive. Needless to say, what he took over is a mess.

However, in his heart, he has a little more respect for the former General Fernandez. In a passive situation, he can still keep his foothold in southeastern Australia. There are still more than 30 kilometers of mountain roads, and he can't help but smile bitterly.

(to be continued) (to be continued...)