Age of Rebirth

In the direction of the city of Adelaide leading to the port fortress, the reinforcements of Japanese soldiers were as dense as ants. Wu Zhenjiang gave the air formation an attack order, which was a simple four-word "free attack!"

There is no doubt that this was a one-sided massacre. When the fighters and bombers of Wu Zhenjiang's fleet poured all the bullets and bombs into the marching ranks of Japanese soldiers, the air raid area became a hell on earth, with flames, gunpowder smoke, The deafening explosion, the "da da!" sound when the airborne machine guns fired, mixed with the fragments of the corpses of Japanese soldiers, dispersed in the air strike area.

More than 20 minutes later, Wu Zhenjiang commanded the mixed formation in the air, and flew away in a fighter plane with only enough fuel to return. The two main regiments of the No. 30 Ninth Division of the Japanese Army in Australia, with nearly [-] soldiers, were dead. Almost there, the corpses of Japanese soldiers lay on the land of southern Australia, layer upon layer, bloody and mutilated.

Lieutenant General Okabe, the head of the division, was stunned after receiving the report. The main force of the No. 30 Ninth Division defending Adelaide did not even have a chance to fight against the landing troops of the China Independent Division. Ruined!

Now, in the hands of Lieutenant General Okabe, there is only one regiment left. According to the report, it is absolutely impossible to resist the landing of an independent division with an unknown number of troops. Therefore, the second telegram will be sent immediately. It flew into the hands of Lieutenant General Morishita of the No.11 Army, the supreme commander of the Japanese Army in Australia.

Lieutenant General Okabe was really impatient with this request for help and emergency telegram, "Your Excellency, the two main wings of my No. 30 Ninth Division are on their way to reinforce the port position. They were attacked by the aircraft of the Independent Division." Air strikes, all casualties, at present, Adelaide's imperial defenders, only one regiment, thousands of people!"

"The coastal defense artillery unit of the port fortress is all broken, and the landing force of the China Independent Division has not yet started the landing operation. If no reinforcements arrive in time, Adelaide will definitely fall in a few hours. Although Okabe can lead the troops There is also the determination of all members to fight desperately, but it is difficult to ensure that Adelaide will not fall into the enemy's hands!"

For this telegram.Lieutenant General Morishita has to pay attention to it. If we say that in the first telegram more than two hours ago, that guy Okabe may have misjudged the Chinese attack.So.The second telegram is enough to show that in Adelaide in southern Australia, something unexpected happened to him, and Okabe dared not and could not lie.

Also, if Okabe's No.30 Ninth Division suffers such a heavy loss, how many troops will the independent division's landing troops have?And why so many Chinese soldiers.Appearing suddenly and undetected in southern Australia?besides.The independent division that appeared like a ghost in southern Australia is only targeting Adelaide?

Lieutenant General Morishita's mind is extremely confused. Everything that happened in Adelaide was so unconventional, so unpredictable, and confusing. Up to now, the intelligence headquarters of the No.11 Army Command has not received any information about independent Information about the large-scale southward movement of division troops.

Lieutenant General Morishita walked out of his office and stood in the city of Darwin in the north of Australia. He looked across a space of nearly [-] kilometers to the south of Australia. "Where, what happened?" he asked himself, but there was no real answer. So far, In Okabe's emergency and help telegrams, it was not clear how many troops the independent division attacking Adelaide had.

After careful consideration, Lieutenant General Morishita still issued the following order, "Lieutenant General Suzuki, the commander of the No.40 Division stationed in Ivanhoe, after receiving the order, immediately reinforce Adelaide and figure out In addition, the No.19 Air Force immediately dispatched all combat aircraft to reinforce Adelaide!"

"Order, No. 40 Third Division and No. 40 Fifth Division stationed in Melbourne, each dispatch two main regiments to immediately reinforce Adelaide. At the same time, No. 20 Air Force also dispatched Some combat aircraft, reinforcements!"

At this time, more than two hours have passed since Wu Zhenjiang's aircraft group launched a large-scale bombing of the Japanese fortress in Adelaide port. It cannot be said that Lieutenant General Morishita was slow to respond, but that the war came without warning!

"Wu Zhenjiang used bombs to open a passage for the landing troops. Next, it's up to us!" Rear Admiral Xin Xiguo, chief of staff of the fleet, said to Battelle with a smile.

"The Japanese defenders in Adelaide are no longer fearful and cannot block the landing force. What I am worried about is whether the No.40 Division of the Japanese Army in the direction of Ivanhoe and the No.19 Air Force of the Japanese Army have started Reinforce Adelaide!" Battelle said, his thinking has jumped out of the current battlefield.

"The No. 40 division of the Japanese army in the Ivanhoe area, even if it is reinforcements, is not a concern. According to the distance calculation, it will not take more than two days. The Japanese reinforcements will not be able to reach Adelaide, but the little devil that Commander Ba is worried about. The No.19 Air Force may become the biggest obstacle to our landing force!" Major General Yu Guanghan, chief of staff of the Southeast Mobile Corps, further analyzed.

Seeing Battelle and Xin Xiguo, Yu Guanghan remained silent, and continued: "Wu Zhenjiang's fleet has already returned, and with the carrier aircraft of the escort fleet alone, it may be difficult to face the No. 19 air force of the little devil." It is very difficult! There is no problem in landing smoothly and even occupying Adelaide as quickly as possible, but the No.19 air force of the little devil must be solved!"

"Chief of Staff Yu's analysis is correct!" Battelle said: "You can order the second echelon of the Southern Flying Group assembled in the Chagos Islands to take off immediately and be responsible for the operations against the Japanese Air Force No.19. Also, the landing operation will be immediate. For starters, on the shore, there is always more space to display than at sea!"

Dozens of warships in the escort fleet lined up in a double-line attack formation and approached the beach of Adelaide. The Japanese army, which lost its large-caliber and long-range coastal defense guns, was not even a toothless tiger. It was a living target, and the original fortifications became fragmented under the fierce bombing of Wu Zhenjiang's fleet.

The large-caliber naval gun fired, "Boom! Boom! Boom!..." Countless shells from the large-caliber naval gun roared and flew towards the already fragmented Japanese beachhead, hitting the beach and the deep smoke column into the sky, and the gunpowder smoke Diffuse.

After more than ten minutes of shelling, Xin Xiguo said to Battelle: "Commander Ba, there is no need. I observed it. There is no trace of the Japanese defensive troops at the scheduled landing area!"

Yu Guanghan added, "Even if there were, they were all killed by Wu Zhenjiang's fleet!"

"The firepower of the naval guns is extended, and the troops start to land!" Battelle gave an order concisely.

Landing craft approached the beach at high speed. The first ones coming down were refitted heavy tanks, and then groups of infantry. Obviously, the heavy tanks that were used to resist the firepower of the Japanese beachhead lost their usefulness. , During the entire landing process, the troops did not encounter any resistance from the Japanese soldiers. What Yu Guanghan said was quite correct. The Japanese soldiers on the Adelaide beachhead were all dead!

In less than three to ten minutes, the first batch of two regiments of more than 10 people landed on the beach in Adelaide. Tanks roared and crushed the beach full of bomb craters. In the hot Japanese position, I couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. The expected fierce battle did not happen!

The three red flares representing the success of the landing rose slowly over the Adelaide beach. Battelle, Yu Guanghan, and Xin Xiguo were not overly excited about this. What they were facing was already being beaten. For an opponent who can't get up, there is no excitement in such a battle.

"The first landing force, quickly advance to the city of Adelaide, and the follow-up landing force, speed up! Report the successful landing of my landing force in Adelaide to the Australian Campaign Command!" Battelle ordered.

Then, he said to Guanghan and Xin Xiguo: "You two chiefs of staff, it's time for us to go ashore too!"

The headquarters of the Adelaide landing campaign had not yet left the command ship. The communication staff of the headquarters sent an urgent telegram, "Lin Zhihang, the leader of the fifth team of the special operations detachment sneaking into South Australia, reported that after reconnaissance, All of the No.40 Division of the Japanese Army stationed at Ivanhoe has begun to reinforce in the direction of Adelaide. In addition, the No.19 Air Force of the Japanese Army, the first batch of reinforcement fleets, has taken off and is also heading for Adelaide. !"

"Two chiefs of staff, the reinforcements from the Japanese army have indeed arrived!" As he spoke, Battelle passed the information to Yu Guanghan and Xin Xiguo.

"It shouldn't be the only way!" Yu Guanghan analyzed, "The Japanese army in the direction of Melbourne should also take action. Deputy Commander Tang and the others haven't started their action yet, and they are probably waiting for an opportunity!"

"What I'm interested in is the No. 19 Air Force of the Japanese Army. Our second batch of aircraft is just for this wave of little devil planes!" Xin Xiguo said.

From the Adelaide beachhead to the urban area, the landing force encountered almost no resistance on the way forward. Lieutenant General Okabe, the commander of the No. 30 Ninth Division of the Japanese Army in Australia and the Adelaide police commander, did not encounter any resistance. Fulfilling his promise to stick to Adelaide, after learning the news that the Independent Division troops had landed, he took the remaining soldiers, and of course, the princess of the British royal family, and fled in a panic to the direction of Ivanhoe.

Off the coast of Melbourne in southern Australia, Tang Qiusheng looked at a piece of information he had just received, "Liu Jishan, the leader of the Seventh Team of the Special Operations Detachment infiltrated into South Australia, reported that after reconnaissance, the No.40 Third Division, No. The 40th Fifth Division, each with the strength of two main wings, reinforces Adelaide, and the No. 20th Air Force also dispatches some combat aircraft for reinforcements!"

After Tang Qiuquan read the information carefully, he said to Tang Qiusheng who was in deep thought, "Brother Qiusheng, how are you going to fight?"

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