Age of Rebirth

The independent division that went to Australia was mainly composed of the Southeast Mobile Corps of Deputy Division Commander Tang Qiusheng, supplemented by six brigades directly under the Corps, with a huge force of more than 45 people and more than 2000 tanks and armored vehicles. In the evening, start boarding in Yangon on the Indochina Peninsula and Dhaka in East India.

When Tang Qiuli arrived at the Yangon Air Force Base, it was already dusk. He drove lightly, just brought Shanhu and a dozen special guards, and stood not far from the boarding troops to watch, Kuanda On the wharf, which is more than [-] kilometers away, there are groups of soldiers from the independent division, lined up neatly, and boarding the ship in an orderly manner. What you can see everywhere is a team that can't be seen, but there is no sound, only "rustle" The sound of footsteps echoed on the pier, in the twilight.

The sea breeze of the Andaman Sea blew strongly, blowing Tang Qiuli's mottled hair, and swayed a corner of the military windbreaker in the sea breeze. Looking at these soldiers who were about to embark on an expedition, his heart surged. There was a scorching hot flow, as if the blood in the whole body was burning!

Tang Qiuli was very excited, but even more proud and proud. This is the invincible team under his command, and they will create brilliant victories again!

"Xiaoqiu, I am very envious of these fighters now!" Shanhu beside him said with a blazing light in his eyes.

Then, the tower-like body bullied Tang Qiuli and said loudly, "Xiaoqiu, let's discuss something!" This movement was a discussion, it was a roar.

Tang Qiuli had quite a strong and intense emotion, which was destroyed by Shan Hu's loud voice.He glared at Shan Hu angrily, and said, "Speak up when you have something to say, since when did your Captain Huang learn to be tactful?"

"Hey!" Shanhu laughed foolishly.Said: "Look, Brother Qiusheng's troops have not all boarded the ship yet. In my opinion, it will take a day and a night at the earliest. Otherwise, I will go down to Brother Qiusheng's troops. Be a brigade commander, a regiment What do you look like?"

"No problem!" Tang Qiuli didn't even think about it, and agreed straight away: "Huzi, you want to go to that corps. I will immediately approve, say, which corps do you want to go to?"

Shanhu was very skeptical about Tang Qiuli's willingness to agree.Staring at the eyeballs, he asked: "Are you telling the truth?"

"No joke!" Tang Qiuli said even more bluntly.

The face of the mountain tiger.There was a burst of ecstasy. To be honest, he had longed to fight on the battlefield. If it wasn't for Tang Qiuli's security responsibility, with Shanhu's qualifications and combat achievements, he would have sat in the first-level command position of the Corps.

However, after the ecstasy, Shan Hu looked depressed.Rather helplessly, he said: "Forget it, with you here. I'm afraid I won't have the chance to lead troops to fight again!"

Tang Qiuli was completely speechless. He sincerely hoped that Shanhu could command an army alone. Shanhu had this ability. He understood better what Shanhu said. In order to protect himself, Shanhu could give up everything.

"Huzi, don't be discouraged. Look, I'm not commanding the remaining troops of the directly subordinate regiment to attack Sumatra Island. At that time, you will have the time to fight! Maybe your guard brigade will have to fight a very hard battle." ?” Tang Qiuli comforted him.

Shanhu grinned happily, and didn't say anything more. He knew very well that Xiaoqiu commanded a corps directly under his command, with a strength of 15. Sumatra is only a small place, and the little devil is only about 10 defenders. With the addition of [-] to [-] puppet troops, it is not enough for the most elite troops of the independent division, which are directly under the corps, and it is the turn of the division to direct the guard brigade to go into battle. The possibility is very slim!

Neither of them spoke anymore. They watched silently in the twilight. Several long dragons formed by countless soldiers stretched out to the depths of the sea. Take firm steps to the other end of the ocean, the vast continent, to the battlefield filled with gunpowder and blood and fire.

In the frozen silence, Tang Qiuli clearly heard that the horn of the expedition blew high and long in the twilight, as if he heard the soldiers' inner cries, their desire for battle, and their boundless murderous aura in the twilight Steam up!

According to the deployment, the troops under the command of Lieutenant General Tang Qiusheng, the deputy division commander, will divide the troops into two groups and carry out landing operations in Adelaide and Melbourne in southern Australia respectively via the East Indian Ocean sea route. Take a lot of detours. If you land in several ports in northern Australia, such as Darwin Port and Broome Port, you will save at least three days.

But when Tang Qiusheng and Chief of Staff Yu Guanghan made the battle plan, they chose to start the landing operation from southern Australia without hesitation, and the attack route had to detour near the western Indian Ocean and stay away from Sumatra.

When reviewing the Australian combat plan, Tang Qiuli also hesitated, thinking that the plan would waste too much time at sea, but after careful weighing, he finally approved the Australian combat plan.

There is only one reason. Australia, as an independent battlefield, cannot be synchronized with the time when the other troops of the independent division launch their attacks, nor can they coordinate with each other. The attempt to conceal the troops will not be noticed by the Japanese army on Sumatra Island. The way to go, we have to go, all we have to do is to catch the Japanese by surprise when they suddenly come to Australia. Therefore, avoiding the Japanese-occupied islands is a necessary choice.

From the perspective of being able to most effectively prevent the Japanese army on the North American battlefield from returning to aid, landing from northern Australia is the best choice. A solid line of defense repelled the reinforcements of the Japanese army.

But this route has the biggest flaw, which is that it is sandwiched between several Japanese-occupied islands. In terms of Australia's status in the Japanese mind and the importance of supporting the North American battlefield, the Japanese are very likely to give up the other few islands. islands, such as Java, Sumatra, and Irian, and concentrate their forces to attack Tang Qiusheng's troops.

If this is the case, the total strength of the Japanese army on the Australian battlefield far exceeds that of the Southeast Mobile Corps and some of the troops directly under it. It is difficult to predict the final outcome of the Australian campaign. It is impossible for Tang Qiuli to risk Brother Qiusheng's troops. The risk of casualties is in exchange for an overall victory in the Southwest Pacific Battle. Therefore, Tang Qiuli approved this battle plan out of the safest consideration.

A few hours later, in the deep night, the first batch of troop transport ships sounded a low-pitched enlightenment, fully loaded with soldiers, sailed to the depths of the sea, and soon disappeared from sight. According to the plan, Yu Guanghan, chief of staff of the Southeast Mobile Corps, The major general, commanding the first troops, had already set off.

Tang Qiuli's eyes turned to the sea, "Xiaoqiu, Brother Qiusheng and the others are here!" Shan Hu reminded him.

Sure enough, in the darkness, Tang Qiusheng, Tang Qiuquan and a large group of staff officers walked towards him, and Tang Qiuli hurried to meet him.

"Master, the first batch of troops led by Yu Guanghan has already set off. I will board the ship after a while. Do you have any instructions?" Tang Qiusheng said with a smile.

Tang Qiuli shook his head, then stepped forward to hug Tang Qiusheng tightly, and whispered in his ear, "Brother Qiusheng, take care!"

In the night, the corners of Tang Qiusheng's eyes were moist, but he said in a relaxed tone: "There is nothing to worry about. With you as the division commander commanding several regiments, it is impossible for the Japanese troops on other islands to reinforce the Australian battlefield. Don't worry." !"

After letting go of Tang Qiusheng, he hugged Tang Qiuquan tightly again, and said in the same low voice: "Brother Qiuquan, you have to take care too. I will leave the troop carrier formation to you!"

Tang Qiuquan smiled silently, and said calmly: "I personally command the escort fleet!"

Most of the soldiers had already boarded the ship, and the huge port became empty. Tang Qiusheng and Tang Qiuquan bid farewell to their cousins ​​respectively. Tang Qiuli stood on the pier and watched the warship they were on disappear into the dark Suddenly, Tang Qiuli raised his hand and gave a powerful military salute. He stayed on the pier until dawn, when the eastern sky first appeared, and then returned to the urban area.

In the twilight of dawn, in the vast East Indian Ocean, a huge formation composed of thousands of large troop carriers galloped through the wind and waves on the dark blue sea. The escort fleet composed of more than 100 warships was guarding the periphery of the troop carrier formation. Cut through the sea water, forming long waves.

In the cool morning breeze with a salty taste, the two brothers Tang Qiusheng and Tang Qiuquan stood on the deck of the flagship of the escort fleet, looking at the orange red that was gradually brightening in the east, but Tang Qiusheng did not appreciate it. Emoticon of the sunrise on the sea.

Looking into the distance where the water and the sky are uniform, he said to his younger brother: "Akimi, the main force of the Japanese naval fleet is located on the east coast of the United States, but I am still worried that our troop carrier formation will be in the eastern Indian Ocean." The sailing time is at least five days and nights, but there is no guarantee that the Japanese will not detect the traces!"

Tang Qiuquan smiled and said: "Brother Qiusheng, in the vast sea, any accident may happen. I can't guarantee it. It can be foolproof, but it can minimize the possibility of the formation being discovered by the Japanese. limit!"

Tang Qiusheng knew that this younger brother of his had never been a big talker, and his "minimum!" was a strong guarantee, so his face relaxed.

Tang Qiuquan turned his head and whispered a few words to a young staff officer. After a while, Colonel Xu Mangen, the chief of the Fleet Operations Department, ran over, "Commander, what orders do you have?"

"Immediately order the reconnaissance aircraft brigade to take off, and with the escort fleet as the center, conduct surveillance and reconnaissance on the Japanese land-based combat aircraft on Sumatra Island within a radius of [-] kilometers. At the same time, each reconnaissance aircraft squadron must accompany If a carrier-based fighter squadron finds Japanese reconnaissance planes and patrol planes, they must shoot them down at any cost!"

(To be continued)

aaa: It's another year in the blink of an eye. Today is New Year's Eve, and it's also a night of reunion. Xiaojin has a thousand words to say to the book friends who will never leave Xiaojin, but more words can only be said In one sentence, deep blessings, I wish my book friends auspicious Year of the Goat!May all go well with you! (To be continued..)