Age of Rebirth

First of all, Chu Tian, ​​the leader of the special operations detachment, did not disappoint Tang Qiuli. He led more than 300 special operations members to chase after the remnant of the Sumatra First Corps of the Imperial Association Army who had fled into the rainforest. More than [-] people entered the depths of the rainforest. After going through hardships, they finally figured out the hiding place of this puppet army.

Chutian did not alarm the puppet army, but used the radio to call in the "Falcon" paratrooper regiment, which was directly under the 6000th and [-]th brigades of the corps' six reinforced battalions, carrying a large number of mortars, with a strength of more than [-] people. Around the hiding place of the remnants of the puppet army, an airtight encirclement was deployed, and then two bomber regiments and one fighter regiment were called in. shelling.

Because the bombing and shelling areas were very concentrated, the density of firepower was astonishingly high. It is said that even though it was in the tropical rainforest area with abundant rain, there was still no grass growing in that area for more than a year after the battle.

More than [-] remnants of the First Corps of the Sumatra Imperial Association Army, the entire army was wiped out. The commander-in-chief, the Japanese Fukuoka Osamu, the deputy commander, the Indonesian Budinoyo, and the Japanese chief of staff, Mishima, were all killed and escaped the bombing by chance. The soldiers of the puppet army who were bombarded, but only a few hundred people, were all captured.

Chu Tian personally interrogated the captives. He still had another task, which was specially instructed by his teacher. The truth about the massacre of a rear field doctor in the Ninth Brigade, after the interrogation, Chu Tian got what he wanted.

Chu Tian was a soldier who had experienced big scenes, and the battlefield with mountains of corpses and seas of blood was commonplace, but after listening to the confessions of these captives, he still couldn't help feeling murderous in his heart.He understood the meaning of the division commander's "keep as few puppet prisoners as possible!", let's talk about it.I don't even have the energy to bring these damn Indonesian monkeys with me.

"Execute on the spot!" Chu Tian gave the order coldly, and these prisoners also followed the previous accomplices.We met underground.

After receiving the telegram from Chutian, Tang Qiuli finally let go of the depression in his heart. These soldiers of the puppet army are definitely a hidden danger of instability after the occupation of the Southwest Pacific region. The order is for the puppet army who does not know how high the sky is and the earth is thick, and cuts off the rear for the Japanese.It is absolutely deadly, with a scale of tens of thousands of people. The troops of the "Great Japanese Empire Southwest Pacific Imperial Association Army" scattered on the battlefields gradually collapsed and finally disappeared.

When the puppet army cut off the rear for the Japanese, according to the order of the general staff of the base camp, the first batch of retreating Japanese troops, about 10 people, took ships from various battlefields.With the joy of escaping from birth, he headed towards Australia.

Banda Sea is the only way for the Japanese troops on Sulawesi to retreat to Australia.The No. 20 Seventh Division and No. 20 Ninth Division of the Japanese Army, most of the troops, and the remnants of the Fourth Division were oppressed by the powerful forces of the Songhu Garrison Corps of the Independent Division.About 3 people have arrived in Makassar, the southernmost tip of Sulawesi Island.But here comes the problem, the transport ship.It can only transport about [-] people at a time, and there are not so many ships!

Everyone wants to leave this ghost place first. Behind them is the pursuit of nearly 20 soldiers from more than a dozen brigades of the China Independent Division. It is less than five days away from Makassar, and the troops of the three divisions have reached Makassar. The time is about the same, who comes first, this is a difficult problem, everyone knows that if you leave Sulawesi one minute earlier, you will have an extra way of life, who doesn't want to go first, as far as the current battle situation is concerned, all the jade left behind will be broken the result of.

For this reason, Lieutenant General Okui, the head of the No. 20 Seventh Division, Lieutenant General Kawaharaki, the head of the No. 20 Ninth Division, and Lieutenant General Tomatsu, the head of the No. [-] Ninth Division, quarreled so loudly that they couldn't get along. The table stared, and it was almost time to use a knife on the spot, but after arguing for a while, no one could persuade the other, there was no way, the three lieutenant generals and regiment commanders of the imperial army gave in to each other, and jointly sent a letter to the chief of staff, General Mi Neiguang. He sent a telegram to explain the situation, and asked the Mi cabinet to come down and make a ruling, which division should be evacuated first?

After reading the telegram, General Mineiguang, who was struggling with the lack of transport ships and was at a loss for what to do, was so angry that he immediately called back, "My heart is very sad that when the Southwest Pacific battlefield is not good for the imperial army, the three of you A high-ranking military officer of the empire is arguing over who is the first to escape, shameful! It is an insult to the glory of the emperor!"

After scolding, we have to solve the problem. After all, there is no one who withdraws first. "Arguing can't solve the problem. I ordered to withdraw in order according to the order of the combat sequence. The troops who retreated last consciously took on the task of blocking the attack of the independent division of China." !"

With a word from General Mitsuko Minei, the dispute came to an end. The No.20 Ninth Division became the first batch of troops to withdraw to Australia because of its superiority in the combat sequence. Because there were still surplus transport ships, one part of the No.20 Ninth Division, Fortunately, he followed Zhanguanger and became one of the first batch of more than 3 people who retreated.

No way, the rest of the No.20 Ninth Division and the remnants of the Fourth Division can only follow the order of General Mi Neiguang to go out to the Watamponi line north of Wangjiaxi to build a blocking position, ready to block the attack of Jiang Yanming Corps attack.

There is another difference here. The remnants of the Fourth Division, with more than 1 troops, are deployed on the front line of Watamponi, while the No. 20 Ninth Corps has more than 1 troops deployed in the distance. The area less than fifteen kilometers away from Jiaxi.

Lieutenant General Tomatsu, the head of the Fourth Division, was upset. He found Lieutenant General Kawaharagi, the head of the No. 20 Ninth Division, and asked him, "Why are you deploying like this, Mr. Kawaragi, you are the one who attacked from the north of Sulawesi Island." The incoming China Independent Division has nearly 20 troops, and its firepower is several times greater than ours. With our division's strength of more than 1 troops, it is absolutely impossible to successfully stop it!"

"The best deployment is that both of you and I are deployed on the Watamponi line. Increase the thickness and defense depth of the blocking line to last longer. Otherwise, the first blocking line will collapse, Mr. Kawaragi, Your troops will not be spared, will they?"

Lieutenant General Kawaharaki's answer made Lieutenant General Tomatsu almost vomit blood, "Mr. Tomatsu, don't forget His Excellency Yonei's order. According to the order of operations, our division is the second batch of evacuated troops. Your division's task is to complete Just cover the boarding mission of our division!"

Lieutenant General Kawaharaki's words made Lieutenant General Humatsu speechless, "Oh, with my Humatsu army, I will give you the No. 20 Ninth Division!" Furious, Humatsu Lieutenant General Pine returned to Watamponi angrily. Sitting on the bumpy car, he was disturbed for a while. He was not only dissatisfied with the orders of General Mineiguang, but also envious of the No.20 Seventh Division that was able to retreat in the first batch.

As an inland sea surrounded by huge islands, if it is not particularly bad weather, the waters of the Banda Sea will always be calm and calm, and it is the same today. The afternoon sun shines on the sea, which is quite spectacular. With beauty, the troop carrier carrying more than 3 Japanese soldiers gradually moved away from Sulawesi, the place that made the Japanese shudder.

There was no wind or waves, and the huge formation of troop carriers sailed smoothly and quickly on the huge emerald-like Banda Sea. The stern dragged long waves and left the battlefield. The Japanese soldiers who were in a relaxed mood also had a leisurely mood. They squeezed onto the deck to enjoy the beautiful view of the Banda Sea in the afternoon. There were Japanese noises and unbridled dàxiào sounds everywhere. The most discussed topics among Japanese soldiers were still topics like flower girls.

About 40 kilometers away from Sulawesi Island, five warships are moored quietly on the sea. From the flags of the tall masts, it can be recognized that this is a branch of the First Fleet of the Independent Division Navy. In the fleet, behind the warships, there are more than [-] high-speed gunboats equipped with naval warfare-type "Thunder" rocket launchers, and further away, there are two submarines, which are slowly diving into the bottom of the sea.

This is one of several squadrons of the First Fleet of the Navy that entered the coastal waters of the Southwest Pacific Theater under the order of the division commander Tang Qiuli. The designation is the Third Fleet. Two days ago, it entered In the waters of the Banda Sea, waiting for the formation of Japanese troop carriers coming from the direction of Sulawesi.

Colonel Tu Guoxi, Commander of the Third Fleet, used to be the Deputy Chief of Operations at the Fleet Headquarters. He took up this post after the First Fleet was divided. He has been with Fleet Commander Tang Qiuquan for many years, and he has also learned the ability to command naval battles. .

However, the current Tu Guoxi is obviously not very interested in the Japanese troop carrier formation that is about to come to his door, yes, according to intelligence, the Japanese troop carrier formation does not even have a single escort ship that can be called a warship. Only fifteen small gunboats acted as escort fleet.

From Tu Guoxi's point of view, the so-called gunboats of these little devils were also temporarily refitted, and a cannon was installed on the deck of the civilian ship to become a gunboat?

Tu Guoxi's judgment is well-founded. After the launch of the Southwest Pacific Campaign of the Independent Division, the fleet of the Southern Flying Group immediately dispatched all Japanese warships in the theater, including offshore patrol boats, to board small ships. , Deep fried.

"Facing such an opponent, I can't cheer up, Tu Guoxi shook his head and thought,

"Report to the commander, the shipboard radar has not found the target so far!" The combat staff put down the phone and reported back to him.

Tu Guoxi was very calm, and said: "Don't worry, order the radar to continue to search for the target. It's time to come, and it will come sooner or later. Since the commander asked our fleet to divide into multiple routes and go to various sea areas to fight, there must be a big move to go!"

After more than an hour, I received a report from the shipboard radar, "Report to the headquarters, the radar search found that the Japanese troop carrier formation has appeared in the target sea area, and it is [-] kilometers away from our fleet!"

(To be continued) To be continued...)