Age of Rebirth

The No.40 Third Division of the Japanese garrison in Melbourne, most of the remaining troops were strengthened to the beachhead by the cautious chief of staff, Major General Matsuda. More than 4000 Japanese soldiers are suffering a double blow at the moment .

In the sky, there are hundreds of carrier-based aircraft of the independent division fleet, throwing heavy aerial bombs mercilessly. On the sea, there are dozens of warships in the escort fleet, and large-caliber naval guns are constantly pouring shells. And violently, shells and bombs covered every inch of space and land, making it a purgatory-like region of terror.

The fortifications of the Japanese army fell apart in the steel storm. In just over 30 minutes, there was hardly a living Japanese soldier on the Japanese beachhead in Melbourne. The door of Melbourne was open!

Tang Qiusheng put down his binoculars, his face was turned red by the flames on the battlefield, and he said to the combat staff serenely: "Order, the troops will start landing immediately, the first brigade, the second brigade, the third brigade, the fourth brigade, etc. The Brigade and the Fifth Brigade, the Fifth Armored Brigade and the Sixth Brigade are responsible for attacking downtown Melbourne, and the above-mentioned troops must occupy Melbourne before twelve o'clock tonight!"

"Except for the 40th and [-]th Brigades holding the beachhead, the rest of the brigades and the [-]th and [-]th Armored Brigades, after landing, bypassed Melbourne and went straight to Benyugo to annihilate the headquarters of the No. [-] Fifth Division of the Japanese Army. For the combat target!"

In Tang Qiusheng's hands, there were ten brigades of the Southeast Mobile Corps and four brigades of the Armored Corps. He could attack Melbourne with one hand, and go northward with the other to kill the No. 40 Fifth Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Benyugo. The strength of the next two brigades.The defense came from Tasmania, with reinforcements from the Japanese 7000rd Independent Brigade, of course.He hoped that the more than [-] Japanese troops would better come to reinforce, and save trouble!

"Qiu Quan, is there any movement from the Japanese army on Tasmania?" Tang Qiusheng asked.

"Yes!" Tang Qiuquan replied very simply, "The Japanese patrol boats carried some Japanese infantry. Just now on the sea to Melbourne, I asked my squadron to fire shells and make dumplings!"

"That's all?" Tang Qiusheng said dissatisfied.

"That's right. Brother Qiusheng, that's all!" Tang Qiuquan said with a smile, "The little devil commander on Tasmania is also in a daze. He can't use more than a hundred tons of patrol boats. Carrying infantry across Bath Strait, coming to reinforce Melbourne is almost like courting death!"

"I'm letting you take advantage!" Tang Qiusheng was also happy, and said, "Qiuquan, do you think it's okay to report to the commander that the troops have successfully landed in Melbourne?"

"I think it can!" Tang Qiuquan said without hesitation: "The main force of the No.40 Third Division of the Japanese Army is on the way to reinforce Adelaide. The Japanese defenders in the urban area of ​​Melbourne are seriously insufficient. Moreover, the bombing During the battle with the bombardment on the beachhead, it is estimated that most of them have been confessed, and there is no suspense in occupying Melbourne!"

"Communication staff officer!" Tang Qiusheng looked at his watch, and then shouted, "Record the following telegram, the division pointed out that our Southeast Mobile Corps attacked the troops in Melbourne and landed in Melbourne at [-]:[-] at night. The landing operation went very smoothly. At present, we are advancing towards downtown Melbourne, and strive to occupy all of Melbourne before twelve o'clock tonight!"

"Together with the Adelaide area occupied by the West Route Army commanded by Bateer, Yu Guanghan and Xin Xiguo before the landing, so far, the landing plan originally planned for two locations in southern Australia has been basically completed. The process, as well as the number of enemies wiped out and the casualties of our army, will be reported after statistics!"

Major General Takeuchi, commander of the Third Independent Brigade of the Japanese Army stationed on Tasmania, is not dizzy now, but frightened. He has just received a report that one of his patrol boat brigades and an infantry brigade on board, When reinforcing Melbourne and passing through the Bass Strait, they were ambushed by warships of the Independent Division. Dozens of patrol boats and nearly [-] soldiers survived.

Major General Takeuchi understands that the China Independent Division is not only fighting in Adelaide, Melbourne and the island where he is stationed are all within the attack range. The main force of the No.40 Third Division is going to reinforce Adelaide Well, the remaining troops are no more than [-] people, and Melbourne will definitely not be able to defend it. Then, Tasmania has become an isolated and desperate place, and the Chinese will not let it go of!

On the vast sea, there were not enough transport ships, and the troops could not even evacuate. While ordering the troops to enter the position immediately, Major General Takeuchi quickly reported the news of Melbourne's attack to Lieutenant General Morishita, the commander of the Imperial Army in Australia. Then, he climbed to the highest point on the island with anxiety, held up the binoculars, and looked in the direction of Melbourne. In fact, because of the distance, he couldn't see anything at all, but he seemed to see the explosion in the direction of Melbourne. And the flames rose into the sky!

"Baga! What kind of battle is this fighting?" Lieutenant General Terao, the head of the No.200 Third Division of the Japanese Army who reinforced Adelaide in Ballarat, about 40 kilometers west of Melbourne, looked angry. Congested, the emergency telegram sent by Chief of Staff Matsuda was torn to shreds, and the scraps of paper flew like falling snow.

Lieutenant General Terao was very annoyed and angry. The main force of the 43rd Division, with more than 6000 troops, received an urgent order from the commander of the Australian Army, Lieutenant General Morishita, and set off in a hurry, without resting. More than 200 kilometers, and as a result, Melbourne is now attacked by the Chinese Independent Division.

Lieutenant General Terao knew the details. The garrison strength of the 43rd Division in Melbourne was similar to that of the empty city. It could not withstand the attack of the independent division of China. He was angry that why the Australian Army Command did not figure out the southern battlefield. According to the information on the Internet, and blindly order the No.40 Third Division to use all the main force to reinforce Adelaide?

Fortunately, I went to reinforce others, but my old lair was copied. Whoever rescued whom? The No. 40 Third Division was originally not under the control of the Australian Army Command, but was assigned later. The boss doesn't care much.

"Could it be that the people in the headquarters, including Lieutenant General Morishita, are all idiots and fools? If the enemy's situation is unknown, they will give orders and command blindly!" Lieutenant General Siwei gnashed his teeth in anger.

Anger turned into anger, the procedures that should be followed still have to be followed, Lieutenant General Terao suppressed his anger, and sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Morishita, the commander of the Australian Army, feeling angry in his heart, naturally, he was not very polite between the lines, "Commander Morishita, the main force of our division was on the way to aid Adelaide when we suddenly received an urgent telegram from Major General Matsuda, the division chief of staff who was staying in Melbourne. "

"The strength of our division defending Melbourne is only more than [-] people, while the enemy's strength is hundreds of thousands, as well as the cooperation of aviation and naval fleets. Judging from this, the fall of Melbourne is a foregone conclusion. What the Ministry of Education would like to ask is, Who is responsible for the loss of Melbourne?"

"In addition, our division has entered the area of ​​Ballarat, which is more than 200 kilometers west of Melbourne. Should we continue to assist Adelaide, or immediately return to assist Melbourne? Commander Morishita, please clarify the direction of action?"

Lieutenant General Terao vented all his grievances on Lieutenant General Morishita. At the same time, he also passed on the difficult problem to his superiors. Whether you want me to save others or save myself is up to you, I will just listen to it!

After sending an angry telegram command to his superior, Lieutenant General Morishita, Lieutenant General Terao thought for a moment that he alone was not enough, and Lieutenant General Tomosaka, the head of the No. 40 Fifth Division, was just far away from him Not far away, there was also a confused order to take more than 1 people to reinforce Adelaide. In a sense, Melbourne is also the home of the No.40 Fifth Division.

He and Yusaka are considered grasshoppers on the same rope, so Lieutenant General Terao directly called Lieutenant General Yousaka through the walkie-talkie, and said straight to the point: "Yousaka-kun, I am Terao, I just received a call from my chief of staff. Urgent telegram, the China Independent Division suddenly launched an attack on Melbourne with the cooperation of sea and air firepower with a huge force!"

"According to the confused order of the commander of the Australian Army, I stayed in the defensive force in Melbourne, but a wing of more than [-] people. I can tell you that Melbourne is absolutely difficult to hold. I am afraid that at this moment, it has fallen. Do you know what Tomosaka-kun has planned?"

When the acting commander of the Melbourne Police Command, Major General Matsuda, chief of staff of the No.40 Third Division, asked for help from his chief of staff, Mr. Murakami, Lieutenant General Tomosaka knew the general situation, and his thoughts were the same as Lieutenant General Terao , just relying on the troops left by our own division and the No.40 Third Division, we will definitely not be able to defend Melbourne. Since the Chinese independent division launched a landing attack in Adelaide with a huge force, the force used in the direction of Melbourne, No less!

However, Lieutenant General Tomosaka has a lot of minds. He knows that Terao is not convinced by Lieutenant General Morishita, the commander of the Australian Army, and he has no reason to go to this muddy water with him. Moreover, Lieutenant General Tomosaka soberly believes that the imperial The existing forces in southern Australia, whether in the direction of Adelaide or Melbourne, were unable to repel the troops of the Chinese Independent Division that landed.

The best countermeasure is for the main force of the two divisions to immediately retreat to central Australia to avoid the enemy's edge, and then wait for reinforcements to arrive before counterattacking. Otherwise, the strength of the two divisions will be less than 4. , can only be a futile loss, without any change in the battle situation!

"Hehehe!" Lieutenant General Tomosaka heard Terao's tone full of resentment, and knew why, so he chuckled slyly and said, "Terao-kun, whether Melbourne has fallen has yet to be confirmed. My opinion is that your Our two departments should stop heading towards Adelaide and stand by for orders, waiting for further orders from the headquarters, I wonder what Terao-kun thinks?"

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