Age of Rebirth

The flames filled the field of vision, the sound of the explosion filled the eardrums, and the ground under his feet was trembling violently. Seeing all this, Lieutenant General Barry Hussman's body burst into cold sweat, "The Japanese really launched an attack ! Moreover, the ferocity of the attack is unprecedented!"

"Commander! Commander!" Lieutenant General Wagner, the chief of staff, yelled, while stumbling over, ran to the front, panting and said: "Commander, 10 minutes ago, the Japanese army launched a surprise attack !"

"I saw it!" Lieutenant General Barry Hussman tried to calm himself down and said.

Lieutenant General Wagner's face was very ugly, and he continued: "Commander, I have received countless telegrams and calls from the staff. The scale of the Japanese attack this time exceeded any previous one. From Wumer in the southwest Pulling to Theodore in the northeast, there are a large number of Japanese troops on the defense line of more than [-] kilometers, attacking various key points, and the artillery fire has never been so fierce!"

"What did you say?" Lieutenant General Barry Hessman's face turned livid, "Understood, Ito Yanzaburo is conducting a full-line attack, staff officer. Top. Point. Novel leader, the Japanese army in that direction , the most intense artillery fire?"

"The details of the front line are still unknown so far, and they are all in a mess!" Chief of Staff Wagneradze replied distressedly, "The commanders of all units are reporting that the Japanese artillery fire is more ferocious than ever before, and the shelling began. In just ten minutes, the casualties of the soldiers on the front line were huge!"

"No, Chief of Staff. Although the Japanese army has a strong force, it is impossible to distribute the force evenly on the [-]-kilometer-long front. In that case, Ito Yanzaburo is not so stupid. There must be several key attack directions. You must find out immediately In this matter, knowing the key attack direction of the Japanese army, it is better to take corresponding countermeasures! In addition, immediately order the troops on the second line of defense to enter a combat state!" Lieutenant General Barry Hessman's mind.Still sober.

"Commander, do you want to order our artillery to counterattack to relieve the pressure on the forward troops?" Chief of Staff Wagnazer asked.

"Alas!" Lieutenant General Barry Hessman sighed, and said helplessly: "Chief of Staff, just from our direction, the density of Japanese artillery fire is several times higher than ours. If the artillery starts to fight back, then It is an unequal artillery battle, order all the artillery, pay attention to concealment, do not reveal the position of the position, after the Japanese army starts to attack, focus on shelling the Japanese infantry!"

This is also a helpless move, the artillery of the Allied forces on the defense lines of the Flinders Mountains and Barrier Mountains.As long as you walk along the road, you will be suppressed and attacked by Japanese artillery that is several times larger than yourself.When the Japanese army started to attack, there were not many artillery left, so how could they deal with the Japanese infantry attack?

"Also, Chief of Staff, the two divisions that are rushing to the front line and are about to switch defenses, turn around immediately and join the troops on the second line of defense!" Lieutenant General Barry Hessman continued to order, "Will The news of the Japanese attack was reported to Deputy Commander Fernandez, and he was asked to rush to the second line of defense to take command immediately! If anything happens to me, I ask him to take over the command of the commander!"

"Commander, you..." Chief of Staff Wagnazer's face suddenly turned pale, and he could tell that the commander had prepared for the worst and was about to persuade him.

Suddenly, "Boom boom boom!" A few large-caliber grenades exploded not far away, blowing up smoke and dust soaring into the sky, and the shock wave knocked the two people to the ground. Several guards rushed over and helped the two officers , Fortunately, no injuries.

"Look, chief of staff, this is a cruel battlefield. The life of a lieutenant general is no more precious than that of a private soldier! After being hit by a shell, he will still be torn apart and no bones left!" Lieutenant General Barry Hessman patted his uniform The soil on the ground, not without humor.

Regardless of the various views on Americans, especially that absolutely annoying MacArthur, Chief of Staff Wagner, immediately full of respect for the commander in front of him, persuaded: "Commander, you can definitely go to The second line of defense is to command the battle, and we have more than [-] troops on the first line of defense, and we have repelled countless Japanese attacks in more than a year!"

"I have accumulated a wealth of experience. This time, although the Japanese army's attack is more violent than ever before, the defense line will not be easily breached. You should retreat to the second line so that you can coordinate and command the overall situation!"

"The first line of defense can't be defended. Yan Saburo Ito has put out all his troops, and he won't give up until he breaks through our line of defense!" Lieutenant General Barry Hessman shook his head, "But I must stay Here, at least, the first-line troops have to persist for more than two days to buy time for the second-line troops to deploy, and after two days, I will order the troops to retreat!"

On the other side of the battlefield, General Ito Yanzaburo, with a large group of senior officers of the headquarters, was standing on a high hill under the protection of the guards, observing the entire battlefield. General Ito thought with great interest , Holding the binoculars, carefully observe the situation on the battlefield.

After a while, he put down his binoculars and said to the chief of staff, Major General Kawaguchi: "Mr. Kawaguchi, you and I have fought fiercely on the Australian battlefield for more than two years. During this period, we have also launched countless attacks on the Allied positions, but I have never I have seen such a spectacular scene like tonight, the overwhelming artillery fire flooded all the enemy positions, and the great military might of the Imperial Japanese Army has undoubtedly been displayed so far!"

"Under such powerful artillery fire, all enemies will be completely wiped out, and any obstacles that stand in the way of the imperial army's conquest will be completely smashed. Before long, the flag of the empire will be inserted into every inch of Australia. Land, what a time to look forward to!"

Chief of Staff Kawaguchi did not have the elegance of General Ito. He looked at his watch and reminded, "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, the bombardment has been going on for 10 minutes!"

"According to the original combat plan, the artillery fire began to extend! The chariot troops are ready to attack!" General Ito said relaxedly.

The artillery fire of the Japanese army began to extend, bombarding the depths of the Allied positions. The original headquarters of Lieutenant General Barry Hessman had turned into a sea of ​​flames. Only by moving the headquarters into a big cave did they escape the catastrophe!

After the Japanese artillery fire began to extend, the surviving Allied soldiers on the front line shook off the dirt on their bodies, shook their heads dizzy from the shells, climbed out of the trenches, and fought with the Japanese for more than two years. The soldiers of the Japanese army already knew the Japanese offensive routine. After the shelling, the infantry charged all over the mountains and plains. They were all veteran Allied soldiers and were not afraid of it. However, tonight, the Japanese artillery fire was too fierce. It is the power of shells, unprecedented!

The companions around him, the fragmented corpses, the blood mixed in the soil, the collapsed bunkers and bunkers, the trenches and traffic trenches buried in the soil, all seemed to tell that the Allied soldiers who survived the Japanese volcanic eruption, This time the Japanese attack is definitely different from the previous ones!

The bombardment of the Japanese army for more than 40 minutes was undoubtedly very effective. It caused a lot of casualties to the Allied forces on the forward positions. Many bunkers, bunkers and firepower points were destroyed. During the rest of the fortifications destroyed by the artillery fire, amidst the rumbling artillery, a dull roar of the engine came from the night ahead, and soon, Japanese tanks lined up in offensive formation, Rolled over together.

The Allied soldiers did not mean to panic. They had all dealt with the Japanese tanks. The thin-skinned iron coffin-like Japanese tanks were vulnerable. Allied soldiers jumped into the trenches one after another, and the anti-tank fighters set up rocket launchers. , put the Japanese tanks that were getting closer and closer, firmly in the sights, and after reaching the shooting distance, rockets flew fiercely towards the Japanese tanks, dragging their dark red tails.

The Allied soldiers were all looking forward to seeing that in the past, the Japanese tanks burned into a ball of fire. However, after a burst of explosions, only a few Japanese tanks stayed in place, but they did not catch fire. The tracks that were blown off and the remaining Japanese tanks roared and continued to charge unscathed. The Allied soldiers were dumbfounded!

One by one, all the calls were made to the frontline headquarters. Now, the situation is basically clear. The three areas of Marisa, Mirpalinka, and Wernering are the key attack directions of the Japanese army. In these three areas, the Japanese artillery fire It is the most ferocious and has invested the most troops. Now, the Allied troops on the forward positions are counterattacking.

Now that the main attack direction of the Japanese army has been determined, Lieutenant General Barry Hessman ordered to transfer three divisions from the direction of Koba to strengthen the areas that have been heavily attacked by the Japanese army. As long as you can hold on for two days, you will be satisfied.

He knew very well in his heart that the 30-strong Allied troops on the front line alone could not stop the Japanese army who was trying their best to launch an all-out attack. At this time, he was very grateful that he had issued an order to the troops on the second line of defense four days ago to dig a large number of air-raid shelters and artillery holes.

"Dingling!" A telephone rang quickly, and Chief of Staff Wagnazer picked up the phone. After listening to a few words, his face suddenly turned pale, "This is the headquarters, where are you? What? ?...Impossible...the troops cannot retreat!"

"Commander, Brigadier General Planad, commander of the No.12 division on the Masari defense line, reports that the defensive positions of his division have been breached by the Japanese in many places! Request the headquarters to withdraw the troops!" Putting down the phone, Staff Officer Wagnazer A long, distraught report arrives.

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