Age of Rebirth

Among the more than 300 Japanese prisoners of war captured by the Special Operations Detachment and the First Brigade Reconnaissance Battalion directly under the Corps during the battle to occupy the Bailey Airport in South Australia, the Japanese ground staff are very honest, including No.17 Air Force Commander Noguchi More than a hundred Japanese pilots, including the major general, are diehards.

Therefore, Major General Noguchi decided to riot, and immediately received a response. Even those hesitant Japanese prisoners of war did not dare to speak out against them. Leaving the warehouse, rushing to those combat planes recklessly, no matter what means they use, they are familiar with everything about Berri Airport. Major General Noguchi believes that it will be easy to do!

"Hey! You come here, I want to see your commander! I have important information to report!" A Japanese pilot with a little command of Chinese, under the signal of Major General Noguchi, turned towards the two soldiers of the Independent Division who were standing guard not far away, But shouted loudly.

The two sentries exchanged glances. It may be that "important information" caught their attention. One of the sentries came over vigilantly. Waving his hands, his face was purple, as if someone behind him was desperately trying to stop him.

The sentry approached, but the Japanese pilot's Chinese was extremely stiff and vague. The sentry couldn't hear clearly, so he couldn't help getting closer. Suddenly, a few hands stretched out from the crack of the door and grabbed his clothes tightly. , and desperately snatched the submachine gun in his hand, trying to take off the grenade on his body.

The sentinel struggled desperately.To prevent the Japanese prisoners from succeeding, the sound of fighting alarmed another sentinel, and he raised his submachine gun.However, his comrade-in-arms was unable to move and could not shoot in front of the gate. The sentry hurriedly shouted: "Come on! The little devil has captured the gun!"

Soldiers from the Independent Division at other posts hurried over and surrounded the warehouse, but the sentry who was tricked over.He had already been strangled to death by the Japanese prisoners of war, but before he lost his life.The sentry held the submachine gun tightly in his arms, but the Japanese prisoners of war were unable to snatch it away, and he also threw the grenade hanging on his waist far away.The rioting Japanese prisoners of war.It's like not gaining life.

When Li Kaizhi received the report and rushed to the large warehouse where the Japanese prisoners of war were held, he saw the body of the sentinel, and his murderous intent rushed out. However, he suppressed the anger in his heart and rushed to the supreme commander here. Wu Zhenjiang reported.

After listening to Li Kaizhi's narration, Wu Zhenjiang's expression changed.He turned green all of a sudden, and roared angrily: "Battlemaster Li, do you still need to ask for instructions on such a matter? The gun in your hand is a display? Don't tell me, you soldiers who are directly under the regiment don't know the old rules of our independent division? ?”

Li Kaizhi was dumbfounded by Wu Zhenjiang's yelling. He thought it was right for him to ask for instructions. After all, the reconnaissance battalion is temporarily under the command of Wu Zhenjiang. It is against the rules to not ask for instructions. If he leads the team alone, why should he ask for instructions? Is it over with one bullet?

"What are you looking at?" Wu Zhenjiang continued to roar, "Write the report first. The Japanese prisoners of war captured at Berri Airport conspired to riot and killed many of our guards and soldiers during their detention. In order to stop the riots of the Japanese prisoners of war, Su Colonel Wu Zhenjiang, the commander of the Army Air Corps of the Lu Mobile Corps, authorized the airport guards to suppress the rioting Japanese prisoners of war, that’s enough, I don’t want to see those bastards again, do a good job!”

"Yes, Li Kaizhi, the battalion commander of the airport security battalion, resolutely carry out the commander's order!" Li Kaizhi was so happy that he jumped up and left excitedly.

After a while, Wu Zhenjiang heard short and intensive gunshots, and he muttered contemptuously, "I didn't intend to support you Japanese bastards for nothing, and I took the initiative to seek death, which just happened to allow you to go back to your hometown in Japan!"

The attempted riot of the Japanese prisoners of war at Bailey Airport was just an inconspicuous little wave in the entire Australian campaign. When the report was sent to the Australian campaign commander Tang Qiusheng, he just said lightly, " For some Japanese prisoners of war, many guards and soldiers died, it is not worth it, order it down, and other troops will take it as a warning!"

Tang Qiusheng's current attention is in four directions. One is the thousands of Japanese independent third brigades stationed on the other side of the Bass Strait on Tasmania Island. The other is stationed in Melbourne's Northeast Olympic The No.40 Fifth Division of the Japanese Army in Gepari, together with the Japanese garrison troops in the surrounding area, has a strength of about [-] people.

The last one, and the most important one, is that according to information, since yesterday evening, the people who were originally going to reinforce Adelaide, but which are about 40 kilometers northwest of Melbourne, have stagnated on the line between Boao Town and Ararat. The main force of the Japanese No. 40 Division and the No. 7000 Fifth Division, together, are about [-] to [-] people.

The other way is to set off from Ivanhoe to urgently reinforce the No.40 Division of the Japanese Army in Adelaide, with a strength of more than 40 people. This way, Battelle, Yu Guanghan, and Xin Xiguo have long planned and prepared Fight a battle of annihilation and completely eliminate the No.[-] Division of the Japanese Army.

In about two weeks, through a series of battles, all the main force of the Japanese army in South Australia will be eaten up. In addition to the three Japanese air forces that have been annihilated before, South Australia will be under their control. This is the rear base, and we can advance to central and northern Australia!

Tang Qiusheng's train of thought was clear. He took the corps and entered the urban area of ​​Melbourne. Melbourne, which was basically undamaged by the war, was still very depressed in the market. Those who had just regarded the Japanese as their masters for less than a year Australians, I didn't expect that Melbourne changed its owner overnight. What kind of temper and preferences the new owner has. Melburnians who have milk or mothers are still unclear, so they choose to keep their heads down and wait and see.

Tang Qiusheng's Australian campaign headquarters is located in the urban area of ​​Melbourne. In the headquarters building of the former No.40 Third Division of the Japanese Army, the most spacious and sunny office, its former owner is the division commander Terao lieutenant general.

Walking into the spacious and luxurious office, Tang Qiusheng shook his head slightly, smiled and said to Guan Zhijun, Director of the Operations Department of the Corps Department and Director of the Operations Department of the Australian Campaign Command: "I said Director Guan, if I live in such a luxurious I am used to staying in my office, what should I do if I don’t want to leave? By the way, your combat department is also settling here, isn’t it just for personal gain!”

Guan Zhijun hastily explained: "Deputy division commander, this is not the meaning of our combat department, but the meaning of Minister Tian of the logistics department. Of course, our combat division will be with the deputy division commander. It is an excuse!"

"Hahaha!" Tang Qiusheng laughed loudly and said, "Okay, since it's the kindness of the logistics department, but it's disrespectful, let's talk about business, and convey the following order, the first brigade troops will be responsible for the security mission in Melbourne, and brigade commander Guo Fengqi will be the security guard for Melbourne Commander post!"

"The second to seventh brigades, the first armored brigade, the third brigade and the fourth brigade, immediately march west from Melbourne, of which the second, third and fourth brigades, the first armored brigade are on the left, The [-]th, [-]th and [-]th Brigades and the [-]rd Armored Brigade are on the right, immediately outflank the Boaodun and Ararat lines, and the above-mentioned troops must arrive at the designated positions by [-] o'clock tomorrow night!"

"The original tasks of the 40th and 40th Brigades attacking Albury and the [-]nd Armored Brigade remain unchanged. In addition, Commander Tang of the Fleet is notified to suspend the Japanese No. The air strikes of the Division and the No.[-] Fifth Division were based on not disturbing the Japanese army! Also, ask Commander Tang, if the thousands of Japanese troops on Tasmania have been resolved?"

Tang Qiusheng made the latest battle plan after receiving intelligence from the reconnaissance plane in the early hours of this morning to attack the main forces of the two Japanese divisions stranded on the front lines of Boao Dun and Ararat.

According to the plan agreed with Tang Qiuquan before, after dawn today, the carrier-based aircraft group will be dispatched to carry out large-scale air strikes against the Japanese troops in the two places above, so that their strength will be greatly damaged before they reach Adelaide. Thereby reducing the pressure on Battelle's troops,

But tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers suddenly stopped leaving, and there was no sign of returning to Melbourne. This made Tang Qiusheng think of this Japanese army, and also surrounded the main force of the Sulu Mobile Corps after occupying Melbourne. opportunity.

Lieutenant General Morishita, the commander of the Japanese Army in Australia, ordered the three main divisions in the south to stand by. Judging from the actual situation in the southern Australian battlefield, it was definitely a stupid decision. The Japanese army lost all three Army Air Corps , The air supremacy was completely lost, and tens of thousands of soldiers were stranded in the wild, not knowing what to do next, and missed a good opportunity to avoid the offensive edge of the independent division troops.

Adelaide and Melbourne fell, and the independent division's landing force was huge. It had already formed a combat encirclement situation against the three Japanese divisions staying between the two places, mainly Battelle's troops and Tang Qiusheng's troops. If they advance, the Japanese army will have no way to escape.

Lieutenant General Morishita seems to be safe, but also includes the practice of shirking responsibility. He planted the root of the annihilation of the No. 40 Division, 43 Division and 45 Division of the Japanese Army in South Australia. He believes that ordering the troops to stand by Waiting for the base camp's decision is the safest course of action.

However, Lieutenant General Morishita forgot that it takes time for the base camp to make decisions, and the efficiency has always been low. Moreover, the base camp needs to consider not only South Australia, but the sudden attack of the independent division on Australia. It is the entire Southwest Pacific region, and it even involves the main force of the Imperial Army on the North American battlefield.

Lieutenant General Morishita was anxiously waiting for the order from the base camp. The three division commanders who were on standby also waited boredly for the order from the headquarters of the Australian Army, but they did not know that hundreds of thousands of independent divisions had already arrived from Adelaide. Ryde and Melbourne are surrounded by themselves.

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