Age of Rebirth

"Old cunning! What a cunning guy!" Hearing Lieutenant General Tomosaka's cunning words, Terao secretly scolded in his heart, so he lost the interest in recruiting temporary allies, and said lightly: "Alright, I just have this If you agree, then wait for the order from the headquarters, by the way, Yusaka-kun, I have already reported to the headquarters that Melbourne was suddenly attacked by the Chinese troops, and there must be an answer soon!"

After receiving the telegram from Lieutenant General Terao, Lieutenant General Morishita, the commander of the Japanese Army in Australia, was struck like a thunderbolt.

Now, there is no need to doubt or speculate. The ruthless facts have proved that the troops of the damned Chinese devil Tang Qiuli have made a move in southern Australia.

Lieutenant General Morishita knows how many troops he has deployed in the coastal areas of southern Australia, four divisions plus an independent brigade, other miscellaneous local garrison troops plus gendarmerie troops, at best less than 13 people, not to mention, just now After receiving a notification from the Army Aviation Department of the base camp, the three air teams deployed in southern Australia are almost exhausted!

And under his own order, the No.40 Third Division and No.40 Fifth Division's main forces on the front line in Melbourne are already on their way to aid Adelaide. In Melbourne and its surrounding areas, the Royal Army is empty. Under the attack of the huge force of the independent division and the superior sea and air firepower, Melbourne will not be safe.

In the direction of Adelaide, Lieutenant General Morishita is even more hopeless. That damned Okabe has already abandoned the city and fled, and Adelaide must have fallen.Almost within a day, the southern part of Australia was full of wars and alarms.Lost cities and lands one after another.

Lieutenant General Morishita was very upset. In fact, in addition to losing some troops in Adelaide and Melbourne, the Imperial Army in Australia also had a complete No.40 Division and No.40 Army in southern Australia. The main force of the third division and No.40 fifth division.Added up, there are more than [-] people, which is not a small force.

But the crux of the matter is.Lieutenant General Morishita is now indecisive and difficult to make a decision. He should order these troops to gather together and retake Adelaide or Melbourne.Or temporarily avoid the offensive edge of the independent division troops.Withdraw to the central region of Australia and wait for the opportunity?

After I sent a telegram to the base camp, I haven't called back until now. How did the base camp think about it?If in the battle to retake Adelaide or Melbourne, the more than 5 troops are exhausted, and the expected goal is not achieved, what should we do?

If the three divisions are ordered to withdraw to central Australia, the two lost areas must be regained if the base camp orders.Wouldn't he be charged with fearing the battle and retreating first, and what's more.In the bulletin of the Army Aviation Department of the base camp, the wording was harsh and unprecedented, implying that he was responsible for the losses of the three air teams.

So many disturbing things are all entangled together. As for Lieutenant General Terao's disrespectful telegram, it's a child's play. Lieutenant General Morishita doesn't have the energy to worry about this matter. What he needs to do now is to do it as soon as possible. Come up with a solution to the crisis in southern Australia.

After much deliberation, Lieutenant General Morishita couldn't make a decision, so he simply sent another telegram to the base camp, reporting that Melbourne was attacked by the independent division and fell, and asked for instructions. These problems will cause headaches for the base camp. Moreover, the war involving the entire Southwest Pacific occupied area of ​​the empire, his own brains and powers, could not bear such a heavy responsibility, and handing over the issue was not an evasion of responsibility.

After sending telegrams to the base camp, Lieutenant General Morishita sent Lieutenant General Suzuki, head of the No.40 Division, Lieutenant General Terao, head of the No.40 Third Division, and Lieutenant General Tomosaka, head of the No.40 Fifth Division. , Each of them issued an order, "Stop advancing and stand by!"

Then, on the island of Tasmania, Major General Takeuchi, the leader of the Beast-like Independent Third Brigade, issued an order, "Defend the island and wait for reinforcements!"

After doing this, Lieutenant General Morishita began to wait for the order from the base camp with a sad face.

In Indochina Peninsula, Yangon, in the headquarters of the Independent Division, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe pushed open the door of division commander Tang Qiuli's office, waving a telegram in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Master, good news! , I just received a telegram from Deputy Division Commander Tang that the troops attacking Australia completed the planned plan, successfully landed in Adelaide and Melbourne respectively, and developed in depth! So far, the war is going very smoothly!"

"Oh!" Tang Qiuli's eyes lit up immediately, he took the telegram, and quickly browsed through it. The other contents of the telegram are not important. As long as the troops successfully landed, the purpose of the expedition to Australia was completed, "Yuhe, this You know, Deputy Master Tang's calmness, he won't send a telegram until he is very sure!"

"Hehehe!" Zhao Yuhe smiled awkwardly. Indeed, tomorrow morning is the time for other troops to attack the Japanese-occupied islands in the southwest Pacific according to plan. If the expedition to Australia fails to complete the landing operation as planned, The attack of these troops had to be postponed.

"Master, are the troops moving according to the original plan!" Zhao Yuhe asked impatiently.

"The plan remains the same!" Tang Qiuli said simply, "Yuhe, send a telegram to Deputy Commander Tang. I am very happy to hear that your unit has successfully landed in southern Australia and won two places in Adelaide and Melbourne. , please convey my greetings and respect to the officers and soldiers of the Australian Expeditionary Force!"

"In addition, according to the actual situation, I think that the troops attacking Australia should advance to the north of Australia with great fanfare, in order to achieve the purpose of disrupting the deployment of Japanese troops in various regions of the Southwest Pacific. This opinion is for reference only. How to implement it depends on Australia. The decision of the campaign headquarters shall prevail!"

It is a heavy blow to attack the southern part of Australia with a heavy military conflict, and it is hitting the vital point of the Japanese occupation area in the Southwest Pacific. Australia undertakes the heavy responsibility of the Japanese army's logistics and supplies on the American battlefield, and it is the place that the Japanese must protect. Next , The Southeast Mobile Corps and its directly affiliated Corps will withstand the full-scale counterattack of the Japanese army. The Southwest Pacific campaign plan focuses on the Australian battlefield. I am afraid that the decisive battle in the future will also be on the Australian battlefield.

"Teacher, tell me, how will the Japanese react when they learn that we are attacking Australia?" Zhao Yuhe couldn't help asking when he saw the teacher was deep in thought when he came back from sending the telegram.

Zhao Yuhe's question interrupted Tang Qiuli's thoughts.

"What's the reaction? Humph!" Tang Qiuli said with a sneer, "With the current strength of the Japanese army in Australia, they will definitely be defeated. The Japanese have no other choice but to increase their troops!"

The teacher's reply soon arrived in Tang Qiusheng's hands. He thought for a while and said to Tang Qiuquan: "Qiuquan, the commander's intention is very obvious. Use our offensive in Australia to mobilize Japanese reinforcements from other areas in the Southwest Pacific. Create a favorable opportunity for the next battle plan!"

"So, my idea is that the troops are not in a hurry to advance to northern Australia, but to be in southern Australia to severely damage and encircle the Japanese No.40 Division, No.40 Third Division and No.40 Fifth Division, as well as Tas The [-]rd Independent Brigade of the Japanese Army on Mania Island is the main force, and they hurt the Japanese, so they will naturally send reinforcements, what's your opinion?"

"Hehehe!" Tang Qiuquan smiled and said, "Brother Qiusheng, you are the commander-in-chief, just make up your mind, and I will follow orders!"

Tang Qiusheng glared at his younger brother, and then said: "Well, Battelle's army, the plan to ambush the Japanese No. The 40th Fifth Division, with the strength of eight brigades, was divided into two groups to outflank the past, striving to eat up the two groups of Japanese troops on the front line of Ararat. As for the thousands of Japanese troops on Tasmania, we I will give you the strength of a brigade, and you will command and eat him!"

As the night darkened, the battle in the urban area of ​​Melbourne was still going on, but it was not intense. The defending Japanese army lost most of them on the beachhead. Together with the gendarmerie, there were no more than [-] people left in the urban area. , The huge Melbourne, so few Japanese soldiers, what can they defend? When it was nearly twelve o'clock at night, the independent division basically controlled the whole city.

After receiving the report, Tang Qiusheng finally breathed a sigh of relief. He finally completed the scheduled plan, and the rest is the battle that will start tomorrow.

In the direction of Adelaide, Battelle received a very good news. It was a telegram from Major Zhu Guozhong, the leader of the fourth team of the special warfare detachment infiltrating into South Australia, "Reporting to Commander Ba, our fourth team of special warfare, together with the The Reconnaissance Battalion of the First Brigade directly under the Corps successfully captured the field airport of the Japanese Air Force No.10 in Berri three or ten minutes ago!"

"After the battle, a squadron of the Japanese airport guard force was wiped out, Major General Noguchi, commander of the No. 17 Air Force of the Japanese Army, and more than [-] Japanese pilots, and more than [-] Japanese airport ground staff were captured. The airport facilities are well preserved and have a huge capacity. Complete more than [-] combat aircraft that can land our army!"

This news is more important than killing a team of little devils. Battelle and Xin Xiguo hit the table excitedly, and Battelle urged Xin Xiguo again and again: "Chief of Staff Xin, please inform Wu Zhenjiang immediately that we will give him the combat aircraft." , found the nest!"

At Bailey Airport, the members of the fourth team of the special warfare detachment, and the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion of the first brigade directly under the regiment, are escorting the captured Japanese ground crew, clearing the airport runway, and removing the Japanese planes parked on the runway , Pushed to the corner without hesitation, the special operations team member familiar with radio operation sat in the command tower, acting as a temporary air controller, communicating with Wu Zhenjiang's fleet.

More than 20 minutes later, in the dark night sky, there was a roar of engines, and then, countless flashing night lights, like stars in the sky, fell to the ground. The fighter plane driven by Wu Zhenjiang, the first Landed on the runway, just as the plane stopped, he couldn't wait to jump out of the cabin, looked at the fighter planes landing one after another, looked up to the sky and laughed!

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