Age of Rebirth

Commander Morishita's telegram, the content is very brief: "The base camp, starting this morning, the independent division troops have launched a surprise attack on our imperial army with superior sea and air firepower in the direction of Adelaide in southern Australia. , Adelaide has fallen."

"Based on this, it can be concluded that the Chinese army's intention to attack Australia is basically certain, and the direction it chose to attack is so unbelievable that the imperial troops stationed in South Australia are not prepared! The Ministry has taken all measures A response that can be used in the hopes of taking back Adelaide!"

This is a telegram to report a funeral. Anyone can write it, but no one is willing to write it. The content of the telegram above is not the point. How did the soldiers of the Independent Division reach southern Australia?"

"Where did the independent division of this branch start from and pass through before reaching southern Australia? Could it be that the sea route of thousands of kilometers it traveled southward could be reached in a day? Other occupations in the Southwest Pacific Didn’t the imperial garrison in the area notice it at all? Therefore, Morishita implores the headquarters to thoroughly investigate this matter!”

When writing this telegram, Lieutenant General Morishita was really angry. Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, suddenly made a strange move. The expeditionary force of the independent division with tens of thousands of people went south, leaving aside other imperial occupied areas on the way. to Australia.

What is certain is that the starting point of the China Independent Division is nothing more than the Indochina Peninsula. A force of tens of thousands of people requires thousands of troop carriers.There are also a large number of escort warships, which span thousands of kilometers in the eastern Indian Ocean and travel at sea for several days.Appearing in southern Australia, such a large fleet of ships went unimpeded all the way, yet it was not discovered?

Lieutenant General Morishita absolutely does not believe it. It must be the commander of the imperial army in other imperial occupied areas in the Southwest Pacific, who either concealed the military situation or neglected his duties.He knew that such a telegram would offend many people, at least if it reached the base camp.The commanders of the troops occupied by other empires who occupied the island would hold a grudge against themselves, but they still refused to look back.

In addition, this telegram from Lieutenant General Morishita.There is no lack of intent to apportion responsibility.It's not that the Imperial Army Command in Australia was negligent and caught off guard by the China Independent Division, but there is a reason!

In Yangon on the Indochina Peninsula, in the headquarters of the Independent Division, Tang Qiuli looked at the map on the wall with his hands behind his back. At [-]:[-] tomorrow evening, there were several other Field Corps of the Independent Division.When they began to cross the strait and attack their respective targets.It has been several days, and there is still no news of Brother Qiusheng's attack on the Australian troops. . . . .

Whether the progress is not going well, or an unexpected situation has occurred, Tang Qiuli has to let Tang Qiuli think more. Of course, he is not worried. How could the plan die so easily?

But without the news that the Southeastern Mobile Corps and its directly affiliated Corps have successfully landed in southern Australia, the subsequent second-stage offensive plan will have to be postponed. Thousands of troops are ready to delay the second-stage offensive time. Good thing, the possibility of the troops' intentions being exposed will also increase!

"Master, is the commander going to send a telegram to ask Deputy Commander Tang about the current progress of the Australian campaign?" Zhao Yuhe, the chief of staff of the division commander, saw the commander's gaze and never left the military map on the wall. He knew what the commander was worried about. It is recommended to.

"Forget it, Yuhe!" Tang Qiuli vetoed Zhao Yuhe's suggestion, shaking his head and said slowly, "Since the Australian Battle Command has been given free rein and given it the right to make decisions on the battlefield, the teacher should not follow It's not good to interfere with their deployment like a supervising army!"

In Adelaide in southern Australia, Battelle commanded the landing force and occupied most of the urban area at almost no cost. By [-] o'clock in the afternoon, he occupied the entire Adelaide and gained a firm foothold .

Subsequently, the headquarters of the landing force was also transferred to the shore, and was stationed in the building of the former Adelaide Garrison Command of the Japanese Army, and the troop carrier formation began to return.

Battelle, Yu Guanghan and Xin Xiguo, under the protection of dozens of guards, walked into the tallest and most magnificent building in the entire city of Adelaide. Unexpectedly, the original Japanese army There is no trace of battle at the location of the central command organization, and there are even some Japanese military documents and other things neatly placed in many offices.

"It seems that when the little devil evacuated, he was really in a hurry and didn't have time to do anything sabotage!" Yu Guanghan said while walking, "But it's good, keep it for us!"

Liu Hongzhang, commander of the [-]st Brigade directly under the Corps, turned out from the end of the corridor. His unit was one of the first batch of landing troops. The first regiment he belonged to was the first to occupy the Japanese Garrison Command in Adelaide. Hongzhang's plan was to use this place as the headquarters of his brigade. The location was the best, with a condescending position and a wide view, almost overlooking the whole city.

But when Liu Hongzhang saw that the three leaders of the landing force headquarters walked into the building side by side talking and laughing, he knew he was out of luck.

"Commander, the two chiefs of staff, the little devil's garrison headquarters, what a magnificent building, this place, I, Liu Hongzhang, have already prepared it for you, and I have also transferred two companies to serve as the security forces of the headquarters. The Ministry is here!" Liu Hongzhang said with a smile after saluting.

Among the few people, Xin Xiguo was the oldest, and his qualifications were old enough. He teased and said, "I'm afraid this is not what you Liu Hongzhang had in mind. If we hadn't come in time, this building should be your Liu Hongzhang's first building." First brigade headquarters?"

Several people laughed, and Battelle told the combat staff around him as he walked, "Immediately inform the officers above the brigade commander of the landing force and the armored force, the captains of the escort fleet, and the heads of the carrier-based aircraft regiment to the headquarters immediately. Meeting!"

In the large and luxurious office of Lieutenant General Okabe, a military map of Australia was laid out on a huge desk. Battelle pointed to the map and said: "According to the information provided by the latent team of the Special Operations Detachment, the troops stationed in Ivanhoe All of the No.40 Division of the Japanese Army, all of the No.19 Air Force, and began to reinforce in the direction of Adelaide!"

"Except, Deputy Division Commander Tang sent a telegram to report another news. Most of the two divisions of the Japanese Army stationed in Melbourne and its surrounding areas, as well as most of the No. 20 Air Force of the Japanese Army, have also begun to reinforce Adelaide. Ryder!"

"The Australian Operations Command asked us to be careful with the two Japanese air forces. The reinforcements of the Japanese ground troops are not enough at the moment. The Ivanhoe Japanese Army, which is the closest to Adelaide, will take more than two days. to get here!"

"The second echelon fleet of the Southern Aviation Group of the Aviation Force is flying to the airspace of the Adelaide battlefield. The intention of the headquarters is to use the second echelon fleet to face the entire No.19 Air Force of the Japanese Army and the No.20 Air Force. The majority of the army, without considering the Japanese reinforcements from the direction of Melbourne, the two chiefs of staff, what suggestions do you have?"

Xin Xiguo spoke first, and he said: "The second stage of the Adelaide campaign is still dominated by aviation, and the second echelon and carrier fleets are concentrated. In terms of the number of combat aircraft, we are basically on par with the Japanese fleet. Rather, there is no pressure in the air! If we can capture one or two airports in the surrounding area of ​​Adelaide, it would be the best, and the army aviation fleet will have a foothold!"

Battelle's heart moved, and he remembered the order he had given to Zhu Guozhong, the leader of the South Australia Fourth Infiltration Team of the Special Operations Detachment, "I don't know if Zhu Guozhong's team can successfully capture the Bailey Airport of the Japanese Air Force No.17?" He secretly thought think.

Yu Guanghan's thoughts were all on the No.40 Division of the Japanese Army that reinforced Adelaide. He had been in the division for many years, and he had been fascinated by his ears and eyes. It can be seen at a glance that this is an excellent opportunity to annihilate or severely damage the No.40 Division of the Japanese Army.

Yu Guanghan said excitedly: "Commander Ba, Chief of Staff Xin, the division commander's best trick is 'surround the spot and fight for aid!' Adelaide is a spot, and the No.40 division of the little devil is a reinforcement, and, According to the information, even though the little devil knows that Adelaide has fallen, he still desperately wants to take it back, so we might as well come to a siege to help!"

"Chief Yu, if you have any tricks in your pocket, just pour them out!" Battelle said with a smile, and in his heart, he roughly had a plan similar to Yu Guanghan's.

Yu Guanghan rolled up his sleeves, pointed to the map and said, "The Japanese reinforcements coming from the direction of Ivanhoe must pass through the line of Roto and Parkes, separated by the Lachron River. In the shallow hilly area on the left bank of the Lun River, when the No.40 division of the little devil had just crossed the Lachron River and was still reorganizing its troops, it launched a sudden attack. There was an ambush in front and a big river behind. run?"

At this time, Xin Xiguo interjected: "Chief Yu, wouldn't it be more in line with the essence of the art of war to attack halfway across the river? Why not launch a sudden attack while the Japanese army is crossing the river?"

Yu Guanghan rolled his eyes and explained: "I said Chief of Staff Xin, you have been in the fleet, floating on the sea, and you are not very proficient in things on land! The left bank of the Lachron River stretches for hundreds of kilometers. The plains and sandy land have neither hidden terrain that can be used nor woods that provide shelter. The commander of the little devil stood on the east bank of the river and scanned it with a telescope. Within a radius of more than [-] miles, one of our machine gun bunkers would be destroyed. Discover!"

"What's more, we have to dispatch at least six brigades out of ten brigades, nearly 10 people and more than a thousand cannons. Where can we hide them? If the commander of the little devil is a Chinese hand, he knows the allusion of attacking halfway. the river?"

Xin Xiguo smiled "hehe", and didn't care much about what Yu Guanghan said.

"Good!" Battelle praised, "In a short while, the military meeting will deploy troops according to Chief of Staff Yu's style of play, and eat up all the No.40 divisions of the Japanese army in one fell swoop!"

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