Age of Rebirth

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Tang Qiuli was silent for a while, and then said: "Huzi, don't worry, just now Chutian also talked about the situation in this regard, and now it seems that the Japanese troops on the various islands are retreating purposefully, in order to complete Retreat, let these puppet troops take on the task of blocking our troops!"

"Now I have a question. I haven't figured it out yet. Where is the Japanese army going to withdraw? Also, the sudden emergence of so many puppet troops was unexpected in our original Southwest Pacific campaign plan. It is accurate. It is said that the strength of the puppet army is underestimated!"

"From the telegram sent by Chief of Staff Zhao, we know that not only in Sumatra, but also in Kalimantan and other islands, puppet troops have appeared and fought with our troops, causing great damage to our troops' advance. Great difficulties, the First Sumatra Corps of the Imperial Association Army is just one of them!"

"These puppet troops are basically adapted from the local indigenous armed forces. The Japanese are responsible for training and providing weapons and equipment. They not only fight against our army on the frontal battlefield, but also take advantage of the familiar terrain to attack frequently. Our army's rear field hospital and logistical supply line, now it seems that the puppet army has brought more difficulties to our army than the Japanese army!"

"The Japanese army retreated across the board, and the puppet troops jumped to the fore. The nature of the Southwest Pacific War has changed. The First Sumatra Corps of the Royal Association Army that attacked us in Tinggi is just one of them. Huzi, you You can't just focus on this puppet army!"

Shan Hu kept silent, but he was obviously not reconciled.

Tang Qiuli thought for a moment, and said, "Huzi, you can't lead the guard brigade to chase down the remnants of the Imperial Association Army's Sumatra First Corps. I'm going to hand over this task to Chu Tian. The special warfare detachment is better than the guard brigade. Perfect for the job!"

In Shanhu's heart, he was absolutely unconvinced and wanted to argue.Tang Qiuli waved his hands with a smile, not letting him continue.Shan Hu could only speak angrily.

"Chutian, the special warfare detachment is the main one. Pursuing and suppressing the remnants of the puppet army that attacked Dingyi is only one of your tasks. Another important task of the special warfare detachment is to find out the islands in the Japanese-occupied Southwest Pacific Ocean. How many puppet troops are left, and their distribution. The information needs to be detailed, and I am going to make great efforts to eliminate the puppet troops!" Tang Qiuli said, looking at Chu Tian.

Chu Tian stood up and saluted, "Teacher, I'll deploy right away! You'd better set off immediately and rush to Trusan. Chief of Staff Zhao has already called several times to remind you!"

After Chutian left, Shanhu stared at Tang Qiuli, and shouted at Tang Qiuli unconvinced, "Xiaoqiu, tell me. Isn't the security team inferior to the special warfare detachment?"

Tang Qiuli looked at the angry Shanhu with a smile, and said, "Huzi, let's talk about tropical rainforest combat experience. Your security team is comparable to Chutian's special warfare detachment. Don't forget, the special warfare detachment sneaked into the Southwest Pacific Ocean It’s been several months since the Japanese occupied the area, aren’t you more familiar with the local situation?”

"Besides, after so many years, I've gotten used to it. Except for your security brigade, Captain Huangshanhu, other troops are responsible for my safety. I'm still worried! Go ahead and call Director Ge in!"

some words.Half-truths and half-false jokes made Shanhu speechless.Had to mutter and go out.

After a while, Ge Zhenzhuang came in, and said worriedly: "Master, you just woke up. What urgent military affairs are there? Can't you rest for a while longer? The military doctor said, you need to rest more!"

Tang Qiuli shook his head, not wanting to talk about this issue, and said: "Director Ge, in the name of the division commander, issued orders to the various corps. There have been changes in the various battlefields of the Southwest Pacific Campaign. At present, the Japanese army is conducting purposeful Retreat, and use puppet troops to block our army's advance, and frequently attack our army's logistics supply line and logistics troops, causing great trouble to our army!"

"In view of this, the division command ordered that while the corps pursue the retreating Japanese army, they must not take the puppet troops on the battlefield lightly. While ensuring the safety of the logistics supply line, they should deploy enough troops to deal with all the puppet troops in the theater. The troops should be mercilessly annihilated, with the goal of capturing as few prisoners as possible, and each regiment will never allow or accept the surrender of any puppet troops, and the sole purpose of everything is to completely wipe them out!"

"In addition, the division is directly under the special warfare detachment. In order to eliminate the main force of the puppet army this time, each regiment must provide the special warfare detachment with the necessary support in terms of troops and weapons and equipment. The special warfare detachment leader Chu Tian has The right to mobilize any combat unit below the brigade level, aviation unit and armored unit!"

It has been more than a week since the Battle of the Southwest Pacific began, and the situation on the battlefield has changed unexpectedly. The troops of the Imperial Association Army in various places have become a stumbling block to the operations of the independent divisions and regiments. Tang Qiuli made up his mind that these Japanese The puppet troops fed by people will be wiped out cleanly and thoroughly, so that there will be no future troubles.

The purpose of doing this is also to implement effective management of the islands in the Southwest Pacific in the future, and to eliminate future troubles in advance. It is foreseeable that if all the troops of the Imperial Association Army cannot be wiped out this time, then the post-war reconstruction and recovery work in the above-mentioned areas will be difficult. There will inevitably be great resistance and destruction.

The puppet soldiers raised by the Japanese are all local aborigines, they will be soldiers when they go out, and they will be civilians when they come in. It is difficult to eradicate. It is impossible to be a civilian honestly under the rule of the independent division. The regular bombings by the natives, and now, the puppet army jumped out on their own initiative, giving themselves a good chance to strike.

After the rain, the sunny tropical rainforest is covered with a layer of mist and mist. Tang Qiuli led his troops to leave Dingyi and head for Truusan, where the headquarters of the corps is located. Of course, he could not sit in a military jeep On board, Shanhu ordered him to lie down in an ambulance, accompanied by not only the remaining troops of the guard brigade, but also a reinforced battalion from the Ninth Brigade and the Tenth Brigade.

In Tinggi, the Falcon Paratrooper Regiment of the Southern Flying Group of the Air Force was left behind. The [-]th Brigade and the [-]th Brigade each had a reinforced battalion. According to Chu Tian's order, Tang Qiuli and Shan Hu did not intend to let go of this puppet army.

According to the needs of the battlefield, under the order of Tang Qiuli, the logistics department directly under the Corps opened up a large temporary airport in the southwest corner of Dingyi with the fastest speed. A fighter regiment and two transport planes of the Southern Flying Group The regiment is on standby again.

In the south not far from Tinggi, under a high hill, tombs are distributed in a cemetery surrounded by green trees. This is a cemetery built to commemorate the soldiers who died in the Battle of Tinggi. Yes, most of them were officers of the guard brigade. A tall tombstone was erected in the cemetery, with a few large characters written on it, "Cemetery of Soldiers Fallen in the Battle of Dingyi!" This was handwritten by Tang Qiuli himself.

Three days later, Tang Qiuli arrived safely in Trusan. As soon as he got out of the ambulance, he was greeted by Zhao Yuhe, the chief of staff of the division, and sent to the field hospital directly under the Corps without any explanation. It was healed, and it was not a serious problem, but Zhao Yuhe didn't listen at all, his face turned pale with anxiety, and he said that Deputy Commander Tang and Liu, as well as Commander Tang of the fleet, knew about it!

Tang Qiuli glared at Shan Hu angrily, and had repeatedly told him not to let anyone know about his injury. Why didn't Shan Hu keep his mouth shut?Shanhu spread his arms, with a helpless and innocent expression on his face.

After another tense toss, several well-known military doctors from the field hospital directly under the Corps came. After a careful examination, fortunately, although Tang Qiuli's wound had not healed, it was not infected either. After heavy suturing and bandaging , and was discharged from the hospital!

Back at the headquarters directly under the corps, the first thing Tang Qiuli did was to ask Zhao Yuhe, "Yuhe, what is your judgment on the Japanese army's retreat?"

"Obviously, the Japanese troops on the battlefields in various places are going to run away!" Zhao Yuhe replied: "Since I received the information that the Japanese troops were wantonly requisitioning ships in various places, I ordered the intelligence department to verify it. Sure enough, it was true. The requisitioned ships are concentrated in the ports in the southern regions of the islands."

"Afterwards, I communicated with the commanders of various corps many times to understand the situation on the battlefield. Coupled with the fact that so many puppet troops have emerged, it is basically certain that the Japanese army is carrying out a huge retreat plan. The Japanese troops on the islands attacked by our army are retreating and gathering around the port, and the only way to retreat is the Australian mainland!"

"Based!" Tang Qiuli asked.

"Hehehe! Commander, besides Australia, where else can the Japanese army retreat?" Zhao Yuhe smiled and said, "It is impossible to retreat to the Japanese mainland. It is a long sea retreat, and hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops need to retreat. The scale With such a huge fleet and not enough warships to escort them, do you think our air force will let them go, I am afraid that the sea journey from the islands in the Southwest Pacific to the Japanese mainland will become the grave of the Japanese army!"

After listening to Zhao Yuhe's analysis, Tang Qiuli thought about it for a while, and said, "There is only one purpose for the Japanese army to withdraw to Australia, and that is to concentrate all their troops on the Australian mainland to ensure that Australia is not lost, so as not to be destroyed by the Japanese army." Our army will defeat each of them!"

"The Japanese plan to defend Australia. If so, the Japanese must transfer troops from the North American battlefield to help Australia. Otherwise, with the current strength of the Japanese army on the islands in the Southwest Pacific, even a little loss will be nothing. No, they all withdrew to Australia, plus the Japanese army in the north of Australia, the total force is only about [-] people, it is impossible to defend Australia, and the Japanese know this very well!"

"The staff also has such a judgment!" Zhao Yuhe said, "Master, what countermeasures are you going to take?"

"Intercept and kill!" Tang Qiuli spat out two words coldly.

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