Age of Rebirth

Tang Qiuli spoke the truth. The four women in his life, between the white mountains and black waters in the northeast, a traitor, made him lose his first wife Zhang Xiaoling forever. Ting's life hangs by a thread.

In a remote mountain town in Guangxi in southern Guangdong, she was assassinated by Japanese spies, and Mei Xue lay in front of her covered in blood. On the way to the Indochina Peninsula, she was ambushed by a Japanese spy team, and Liu Xinlan almost lost her life on the subtropical land.

Every time, Tang Qiuli felt tearing pain in his heart. As he grew older, he cherished the relatives around him more and more. tormented by pain.

Mei Ting didn't insist anymore, she knew her husband, so she gently buried her head on his strong chest, listening to his heartbeat as powerful as a drum, glowing with vitality.

"Sister Ting, you still have to help me with the work of Xiaoxue and Xinlan!" Tang Qiuli said softly, holding his wife's slender waist.

This night, during the endless crazy lingering, Mei Ting almost exhausted all her tenderness to accept and cater to her husband's caress. Mei Ting knew that the time for her husband to leave her was getting closer and closer.

More than ten days later, the generals of the independent division in various places in the south gathered in Yangon on the plane specially dispatched by the division's staff office. Not a general commanding hundreds of thousands of troops, if placed elsewhere, it would be enough to sweep a small country!

Since the strategic center of gravity of the Independent Division moved southward, each corps has been stationed in the Indochina Peninsula, East India, and Hainan Island.Busy training troops, improving equipment, in the blink of an eye.Several months have passed, and when we met for the first time, we all felt an indescribable kindness. Everyone knew that this was going to take action against the Japanese-occupied islands in the Southwest Pacific, so they talked about it with great interest.

Rear Admiral Han Tie, commander of the Marine Corps.I found Major General Battelle, the commander of the armored forces. Battelle rushed to Hainan Island more than two months ago.He and Han Tie studied the training subjects of infantry-tank synthesis drills and landing operations on the island. However, Battelle stayed in Hainan Island for less than two weeks before going to another corps.therefore.Hantie still has many problems to be discussed.

Han Tie pulled Battelle aside, and said with gestures: "Commander Battelle, I still have some questions about the large-scale application of your armored group synthesis assault tactics in island landing operations?"

Battelle smiled and said, "Commander Han, if you have any questions, just ask!"

"Then I won't be polite!" Han Tie said enthusiastically: "As the name suggests, the landing operation must start with the beach landing battle. The little devils will build a large number of strong beaches on the beaches where our army may land. If the fortifications are attacked by the surviving infantry, facing the ferocious firepower of the little devils, they will definitely suffer serious casualties on the unobstructed beachhead!"

"Therefore, tanks and other armored vehicles are absolutely necessary to be used in beach landing battles. The problem arises. They are often suitable for landing sites, but not suitable for tanks and other equipment. I have been troubled for a long time, and I can't solve this problem!"

Battelle thought for a while and replied: "Commander Han, armored group assault is not suitable for any battlefield conditions. I have also encountered the problem you raised during the training process of several other corps. To be honest, I There is no better solution!"

"For example, on the Australian battlefield, because of the vast area, it is very suitable for large-scale armored group assaults, but it can't play a major role in the initial stage of landing. However, our armored forces command, in response to the questions you raised, specializes in research and After experimenting, I found out a little way!"

"Tell me quickly!" Han Tie's eyes lit up, urging impatiently.

Battelle said succinctly: "Our solution is to carry a specially modified tank in each landing craft. Simply put, the armor is thickened and used as a mobile fortress. It can also be used as a fixed bunker to reduce infantry casualties."

"Go!" Han Tie shouted excitedly, "This method is sure to work. My soldiers don't have to face the little devil's bullets head-on when they get off the landing craft!"

"But the problem has also arisen. The landing craft our fleet is currently equipped with is not large in tonnage. After carrying a heavy tank, the infantry force that can be carried is reduced to the minimum. It is difficult to have both!" Battelle said distressed. .

Hearing what Battelle said, Han Tie was immediately discouraged, and muttered, "Is there any way to get the best of both worlds?"

"Hey! What are you two discussing? Look at Han Tie's dejected look, Battelle, how did you provoke Commander Han Tie!" A clear voice sounded beside the two of them, and Battelle and Han Tie turned their heads together. Look, the teacher is looking at me with a smile.

The two hurriedly saluted, and Han Tie couldn't wait to tell Tang Qiuli about the tactical issues discussed with Battelle.

Before Tang Qiuli could answer, the commanders of the corps, who had discovered that the division commander had arrived, gathered around to greet Tang Qiuli, but pushed Han Tie and Battelle aside.

Tang Qiuli took a look and saw that all the generals attending the meeting had arrived, so he said to Tang Qiusheng, the deputy division commander beside him, "Brother Qiusheng, I think it's time to start!"

The venue fell silent, and the generals took their seats. Tang Qiusheng, who presided over the meeting, glanced at the venue for a week, and then said: "Today, everyone is summoned, and there is only one content for this military meeting, which is the division's decision. Immediately launch the Southwest Pacific Operation Plan! "

At the venue, there was a murmur. Dozens of generals couldn't hide their inner excitement and exchanged excited eyes. That's right. The troops have been training since they went to the Indochina Peninsula. It has been more than half a year. For the generals who are used to fighting in the flames of war, it is definitely a depressing panic!

"It seems that everyone is very excited! Everyone is gearing up!" Tang Qiusheng said with a smile, "Actually, I am also very excited. I have stayed in the Indochina Peninsula for several years and watched you command the troops invincible on the northern battlefield. , beat the little devil to the ground, and capture tens of thousands of prisoners, I am also envious!"

Everyone laughed together, Tang Qiuli raised his hand to signal for silence, and then said: "I won't talk nonsense, next, let the teacher speak!"

A burst of warm applause rang out like a storm in the meeting room. Tang Qiuli looked at the excited generals with a smile on his face, and waited until the applause subsided before he said, "Deputy Commander Tang just said that the military There is only one topic for the meeting, yes, it is to launch an attack on the Japanese-occupied islands in the southwest Pacific!"

"Let everyone be idle for more than half a year in the Indochina Peninsula and other areas. Every day is just military training, and you are panicked! But now the fighter plane is here. Speaking of the fighter plane, I also want to thank my old friend, the German head of state. Hitler!"

"In the central part of the United States, the German army surrounded the main force of the Japanese army attacking the United States, the more than 100 million troops belonging to the Japanese North American Combat Command. Shed a layer of skin!"

"Since the Germans have blown the east wind for us, if we don't make good use of it, we will be a real fool, and we have failed Hitler's good intentions, okay, I won't say anything else, please Chief of Staff Zhao declare war plan!"

The independent division chief of staff, Zhao Yuhe, got up and walked to the large Pacific military map on the wall, and said in a loud voice: "According to the division commander's order, the staff office, based on the previous combat plan for the Southwest Pacific, has passed Revise and form the following battle plan!"

"The time for launching the attack is set from June [-]th to [-]th. Depending on the direction of the attack, why there is such a large stretch of six days? Because the targets of each attacking force are different, so the division's instructions are different. Make a unified regulation on the time of launching the attack, and the specific situation will be explained in the plan below!"

"The offensive targets of each corps are as follows. The first and deputy commander Tang's Sulu mobile corps are all attached to the first, second, No.11, No.12, No.13 and No.14 brigades directly under the six brigades , the target of the attack is the Australian mainland!"

"Second, all the Marine Corps of Commander Hantie, all of the No.20 Ninth Corps of Deputy Commander Jing Zhanqi, the targets of the attack are Luzon Island and Mindanao Island respectively, and the third is the remaining eight brigades directly under the Corps All, as well as the divisional security brigade, are attached to the first, second, third and fourth brigades of the Songhu Garrison Corps, commanded by the division commander himself, and the target of the attack is Sumatra Island!"

"Fourth, all of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps under Commander Feng Jiwu Feng, and the rest of the Songhu Garrison Corps under Commander Jiang Yanming's attack target is Kalimantan Island. The attacking force in this direction is commanded by Commander Feng Jiwu Commander is the commander-in-chief, and Commander Jiang Yanming is the deputy commander."

"Fifth, the entire Southeast Mobile Corps of Commander Ma Chaoyang, the target of the attack is Java Island, and at the same time, the offensive force of the division commander in Sumatra Island, and the sixth, the entire North China Field Corps of Commander Yuan Jinghao, the target of the attack is Irian island!"

"The following is the combat plan concerning the arrangement of the naval fleet escort force, as well as the Southern Aviation Group of the Aviation Force, regarding air cover, and fire support during the beach landing battle. Fleet and aviation command organizations, according to the attack plan of the ground forces, make their own arrangements and report to the division commander for review!"

After Zhao Yuhe's battle plan was read out, the generals below had solemn faces, and no one spoke, they were all thinking and digesting.

This time, it was the troops of the Independent Division in the south who came out in full force and launched an attack on six Japanese-occupied islands at the same time. The scale of the battle was larger than any in the combat history of the Independent Division. The generals couldn't help but be careless!

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