Age of Rebirth

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At the beginning of the landing in the Bagan Abi area of ​​Sumatra Island, the directly subordinate corps adopted the tactic of blocking the middle, dividing the troops of more than 20 brigades into two, and advancing to the east and west of the island respectively. It also separated the Japanese garrison on Sumatra Island, the No.20 First Division, No.[-] Third Division and the Independent Fifth Brigade.

Among them, more than 20 people from the No.20 First Division of the Japanese Army and the Second Corps of the Sumatra Royal Association Army were forced to flee to the west in the face of the powerful attack of the troops directly under the Corps. Lieutenant General Chi Ye, the head of the First Division, forced the suspension, but after losing more than 2 people, he failed to stop the continuous attacks of the troops directly under the Western Section of the Corps.

Fighting all the way, fleeing all the way, the No.20 First Division of the Japanese Army and more than 1 remnants of the Second Corps of the Sumatra Royal Association Army were defeated in Banda Aceh in early July, standing on the beach and looking at the waves In the undulating dark green water, Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers, listening to the sound of rumbling guns behind them, howled in despair. They couldn't do anything except running back and forth on the beach nervously!

Ahead, there is the East Indian Ocean as far as the eye can see, behind, there are fierce offensive pursuers, and Banda Aceh is not the boarding place determined by the base camp. So far, the No.20 First Division of the Japanese Army and the Second Corps of the Sumatra Royal Association Army The remnants of more than [-] people have reached a desperate situation.

Banda Aceh is a small seaside town. On Sumatra Island, it is still a place of interest, but today, it is destined to undergo a baptism of artillery fire. A ruthless character, he knows how to fight such a battle!

The so-called "beasts are still fighting!" Xu Xian once didn't want to bring too many casualties to the attacking troops in Banda Aceh. In his opinion, more than 2 Japanese troops and more than 1 puppet troops were already dishes on the plate. Take a bite later, the difference is not big.

Another reason is that the artillery units have not been able to keep up with the extremely fast pursuit of the troops. Therefore, Xu Xianzeng was not in a hurry to launch an attack. Instead, he arranged a tight line of fire at a distance of more than [-] kilometers east of Banda Aceh. The blockade line waited for more than a day until the heavy artillery regiments of the brigades arrived, and then gathered all the heavy artillery, nearly a thousand large-caliber artillery, and started to attack the Japanese and puppet troops on the beach in Banda Aceh. It was covered by fierce artillery fire.

The shelling for nearly an hour caused billowing smoke and flames on the beach of Banda Aceh. After the shelling stopped, Xu Xianzeng did not order the troops to attack immediately. He saw many white flags flying from the Japanese positions through the binoculars , especially on the positions of the puppet army, there are many white flags.

"Brigade Commander, there are white flags all over the place, the little devils and the puppet army have surrendered!" Colonel Cheng Jun, chief of staff of the brigade, reminded.

"I didn't see it!" Xu Xianzeng smiled coldly and said, "Order the artillery to continue shelling for another 10 minutes!"

Another 10-minute bombardment cut off the Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers from surrendering. When the soldiers rushed to the beach of Banda Aceh under the cover of tanks, they never saw a living Japanese soldier or soldier. They were soldiers from the puppet army. After one and a half hours of shelling, more than 20 people from the No. [-] First Division of the Japanese Army, and more than [-] people from the remnant of the Sumatra Imperial Army, all disappeared under the overwhelming artillery fire!

After the war, according to the local aborigines, not all the Japanese were killed by the artillery of the Chinese soldiers. In the next few days, they found bodies floating on the sea one after another, including Japanese There were also soldiers of the Imperial Association Army whose bodies were deformed by the sea water. Among them, there was a Japanese with two gold stars on his collar badge, and he might be a high-ranking official!

The western battlefield of Sumatra Island was wiped out cleanly, while the No.20 Third Division of the Japanese Army and the Independent Fifth Brigade on the eastern battlefield were relatively lucky. Sumatra Island and Java Island were only separated by a narrow road. the Sunda Strait.

The word "Xun", in the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes, represents wind. More than 4 Japanese soldiers probably borrowed the power of the wind and used various tools to cross the Sunda Strait and fled to Java Island. All the large bathtubs in the homes of the aborigines were used, and more than 2 people escaped successfully. They were directly under the eastern combat unit of the army, and half of the Japanese soldiers were captured. It was also an overwhelming artillery fire, and more than 2 Japanese soldiers were instantly wiped out. .

Just because more than 2 Japanese troops escaped, Major General Xiao Jinshan, commander of the Ninth Brigade, who was in charge of the battlefield in eastern Sumatra, reported to the division commander and asked for punishment. A rear field hospital of the Ninth Brigade and hundreds of wounded were massacred by soldiers of the Imperial Association Army in the area north of Dingyi, and Xiao Jinshan was given a serious warning.

"Master, the Battle of Sumatra Island is basically over. Will the brigades directly under the corps and the four brigades of the Songhu Garrison join other battlefields? For example, the Java Island battlefield!" Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe reported the battle situation and put it on Tang After Qiu left, she made a suggestion.

Tang Qiuli looked at the large military map of the Southwest Pacific region on the wall, and did not answer Zhao Yuhe's words. After a while, he said slowly: "Yuhe, now, our troops are occupying every island battlefield. Absolute advantage, there is no need to increase the number of troops, and there is no need for this!"

"What I'm thinking about now is the future development of the Australian battlefield. Now that it has been judged that the Japanese will regard the Australian mainland as a must-protect place, they will inevitably invest heavily in it. Only the troops of Deputy Division Commander Tang will not be enough!"

"Master, what do you mean to send the directly subordinate corps troops that have ended the Sumatra campaign to the Australian battlefield!" Zhao Yuhe immediately understood what the commander meant.

"Yes!" Tang Qiuli nodded and said, "So I'm not in a hurry. With the total force under the command of Deputy Division Commander Tang and Wu Zhenjiang's aviation force, against the Japanese army in Australia, in terms of strength and equipment, The advantages are very obvious!"

"However, the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy joined the Southwest Pacific battlefield, and the corps directly under it was transferred to the Australian battlefield. It is imminent. What I am worried about is here..." As he spoke, he pointed to the location of the East Indian Ocean on the map.

Zhao Yuhe was startled, and said eagerly: "Speaking, are you worried that the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy will go out of the East Indian Ocean and pose a threat to our maritime logistics supply line?"

"Yamamoto 56 has this strength and ability!" Tang Qiuli said in a rather heavy tone, "Yuhe, immediately convey my order. First, the brigades directly under the corps on the battlefield of Sumatra Island will immediately end their rest and reorganize immediately. Going to the Australian battlefield, the four brigades of the Songhu Garrison Corps are stationed in Sumatra!"

"Second, the division refers to Zhou Yushan, the deputy director of the logistics department. You must store more than 80 troops within one month, the weapons, medicines and logistics supplies that will be consumed in five months, and store them in our army-occupied area in southern Australia."

"Third, order Lieutenant General Amosiyev, the commander of the Second Fleet currently stationed in Vladivostok, to immediately lead the rest of the fleet to the south, except for the warships left behind, and use the Hainan Island Air Force Base as an anchorage to stand by!"

The confrontation with the Japanese United Fleet in the Southwest Pacific Ocean is inevitable. Tang Qiuli must concentrate all the forces of the fleet in order to be able to fight. His worries about the logistics supply line of the Tang Qiusheng Corps in the Eastern Indian Ocean on the Australian battlefield are not unfounded. , that is the sea lifeline of hundreds of thousands of independent division soldiers. The Japanese base camp can see clearly. Yamamoto Fifty or Sixty, who is an excellent tactician, knows it well, and he will strike sooner or later!

"Master, is there too much pressure on the logistics department? In one month, more than 80 troops, the medicine and supplies consumed in five months are almost astronomical figures!" Zhao Yuhe couldn't help but suggest.

"Zhou Yushan has a way! The teacher pointed out that the logistics department has this ability!" Tang Qiuli said unmoved.

Zhao Yuhe grinned, secretly asking for blessings for Zhou Yushan, and went out to give orders.

Following the end of the Battle of Sumatra, on other battlefields, the independent division troops have also made great progress, and fought fiercely with the Japanese troops at their last stronghold. If there are another five days, 40 troops on the Southwest Pacific battlefield There are tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers, and none of them can escape.

At this time, the main force of the joint fleet commanded by Yamamoto 56 rushed to the sea area of ​​the war zone, and the morale of the soldiers of the Japanese army, who had survived the desperate situation, suddenly increased. General Yamamoto's move was full of courage.

The first to enter the Arafura sea area, and Le Yiqin's Southern Flying Group, launched a fierce battle between the aircraft carrier-based aircraft and the land-based aircraft fleet in the Shuidom airspace of Irian Island, because Irian Island, the South The flying group has just stationed five fighter regiments and three bomber regiments. In terms of the number of fighter jets, it is inferior to the Japanese Navy's carrier-based aircraft, so this is an asymmetrical air battle.

After the war, although the fleet of the Southern Flying Group did not suffer much, and achieved a record of shooting down more than [-] Japanese carrier-based aircraft at the cost of losing more than [-] fighter jets, it still made the commander of the Southern Flying Group Le Yiqin Major General, I was extremely upset.

Afterwards, the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy entered the waters of the Banda Sea. In order to cover the retreat of the Japanese troops on Sulawesi Island, they conducted a battle with the fighter units of the Southern Flying Group over Makassar on Sulawesi Island. It was a fierce air battle. In this battle, the number of combat aircraft lost by both sides was basically the same. However, in the isolated city of Makassar, more than [-] Japanese soldiers were able to board the ship and evacuate safely.

With the powerful combined fleet of the Japanese Navy joining the Southwest Pacific battlefield, it immediately changed the situation on the battlefield. Not only was the independent division unit oppressed by the Japanese army unit in a corner, it resisted fiercely, and it also completely eliminated all forces at sea. , The possibility of being intercepted by the independent division fleet began a large-scale withdrawal to Australia.

It can be said that Yamamoto 56 single-handedly changed the fate of hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers being annihilated on various battlefields in the Southwest Pacific.

(To be continued r1152

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