Age of Rebirth

Without gathering more than 200 million troops, Ito Yanzaburo would never dare to fight a big battle with a full-line counterattack. He is a person who has suffered at the hands of the independent division. Thinking about the battle of the Southern China mainland, he almost To be buried in the virgin forest on the China-Myanmar border is a lingering fear. ↖,

The lessons learned from blood have made General Ito less arrogant and more cautious. He knows how cunning and ferocious the opponent he faces is. If it were not for the aggressive attack of the independent division, General Ito would definitely stay in North America The more than 100 million soldiers on the mainland will launch a full-line counterattack after all of them are assembled in the Australian battlefield. The current strategy of luring the enemy to go deep should be said to be a passive response.

Another factor, which gave General Ito a headache but was helpless, was that it was submitted to the base camp. According to the report that the old guy in Nanye said that weapons and equipment, especially heavy equipment and combat aircraft, were in urgent need of supplementation, there was no such heavy equipment and combat aircraft. With the addition of planes, even if all the troops are assembled, he does not have the confidence to counterattack across the board.

What General Ito didn't know was that after his report arrived at the base camp, the big bosses in the base camp gasped and smacked their teeth. All of his requirements are met, this guy doesn't know how expensive he is if he is not in charge.

If the relationship with Germany was not bad before, relying on the alliance between the two countries, even loans, half on credit and half on purchase, could almost meet the requirements of Ito Genzaburo, but now it is not good, and the relationship with Germany is almost torn apart. Even if the empire humbly begged.The Germans will do this, who has no idea?

Minai Koichi and General Takahashi, Director of Ordnance at the Base Camp.As well as the relevant personnel involved in the logistics supply of the imperial army, they studied for two or three days.Still can't come up with a safe solution. The key is that the heavy equipment and combat aircraft that Ito Genzaburo needs are too large.

No way, Minai Koichi and Takahashi went into the palace to meet His Majesty the Emperor. Emperor Hirohito was straightforward, just a few simple words, "We will do our best to win the Australian war. For this reason, I would rather eat Bran swallowing vegetables!"

Well, with a few words from His Majesty the Emperor, even if the tone is set, the Empire of Japan is just throwing pots and selling iron, scooping up all the family assets, and also meeting the equipment needs of the Australian Front Army. Combat aircraft are not so easy to manufacture. Heavy equipment includes combat aircraft. car.It can be mobilized from the mainland, how much is in stock, and even the equipment being used by the Homeland Defense Command is also mobilized.Give priority to the Australian Front Army.

Minai Koichi came up with another way to ask His Majesty the Emperor to issue an order to transfer the aviation unit under the Home Defense Command.All the existing combat aircraft, the organic ones were transferred to the Australian Front Army.To this end, Prince Jae-in, deputy commander-in-chief of the Homeland Defense Command.He also had a big fight with his elder brother the emperor, but it didn't change the facts, but it made Zai Ren hate Mi Neiguang in his heart.

Putting it all together, and using all the strength of breastfeeding, the base camp finally met about one-third of the supplementary equipment requested by Ito Yanzaburo. Of course, Ito Yanzaburo was not satisfied with this, but he also knew the difficulties in the country Therefore, with the current strength and equipment, we can only fight a battle to lure the enemy into depth.

In the first ten days of August, General Ito held a military meeting at the Darwin Front Army General Command to make the deployment of the campaign. According to his plan, he assembled 80 people from northern Australia and put them all into the battle.

More than 80 people were divided into four groups, and each group was divided into left and right wings with more than 40 troops each. Starting from the current garrison, they headed towards the direction of the independent division's four-way attack, and outflanked them head-on. La, Gordon Downs, Camwell, and Chatersburg prepared four large pockets for the troops of the Independent Division that came after them. General Ito had no appetite, so he planned to eat the third and third pockets of the Independent Division. With about [-] people, the campaign goal will be achieved.

The independent division, which is attacking fiercely in northern Australia, has a total strength of about 15 people, divided into four groups, each with about 20 people. With the retreat of more than 30 people on the battlefield in central Australia, and the newly supplemented heavy equipment and combat aircraft, the ratio of troops is two to one. No matter how they fight, they have a great chance of winning.

The independent division troops mobilized large-scale troops to the Australian battlefield through the Eastern Indian Ocean route. Such a large-scale sea transportation could not be hidden from the eyes of the Japanese. General Ito had already obtained relevant information. He knew very well that if a large number of independent troops waited When the soldiers of the division arrive at the Australian battlefield, their current strength advantage will no longer exist. This combat plan to lure the enemy into the depths can be regarded as a passive situation, and it came into being as the times require!

Mentioning the fact that the Independent Division is passing through the Eastern Indian Ocean route to increase its troops on a large scale to the Australian battlefield, Admiral Ito was full of anger. At the beginning of receiving relevant information, he reported to the commander of the United Fleet Nagumo Tadaichi, half It was an order and half a discussion, "Commander Nagumo, the key to the current situation in the Australian battlefield lies in the speed at which the enemy and the enemy can mobilize their forces!"

"According to reliable information, it is known that the China Independent Division is currently mobilizing troops on a large scale to the Australian battlefield through the Eastern Indian Ocean route. Therefore, the combined fleet should dispatch more than half of its troops to attack the sea transportation lines of the China Independent Division. , carry out a resolute strike and seal it tightly, if successful, the empire and Tang Qiuli will win the decisive battle on the Australian battlefield, and there will be no suspense."

Admiral Ito can see clearly that cutting off the independent division's sea transportation line is definitely a ruthless move. If the independent division fleet carries out the same attack on its own sea transportation line from the Pacific Ocean to Australia, the premise is that the Chinese people have that ability, then , the decisive battle in Australia, the empire has little chance of winning.

Nagumo Tadaichi replied to the telegram very quickly, and his tone was quite polite, "Commander Ito, I have heard all the calls, and I deeply admire your foresight and foresight. I should have followed it. However, according to the order of the Ministry of the Navy, the current United Fleet There are two main tasks, one is to deter the independent division troops in the Southwest Pacific theater from attacking Australia from the north through the Timor Sea, Afra Sea and other waters!"

"The second is to escort the army troops transferred from the North American battlefield to the Australian battlefield. Both tasks are top priorities. Nagumo dare not slack off, nor dare to disobey the order of the Ministry of the Navy. You and I belong to different command systems. There is no affiliation relationship, if you feel that the plan to go west to the East Indian Ocean is feasible, you can report to the Ministry of the Navy for approval and issue an order, and I will execute it immediately, otherwise, the current mission status will not be changed!"

Nagumo's call back not only rejected Admiral Ito's suggestion, but also openly told him that you are the army and I am the navy, and there is no relationship between superiors and subordinates. You, the commander of the Cake Australian Front, cannot order me.

After General Ito read the telegram, his nose was almost crooked, and he cursed: "Pedantic, stiff-headed, short-sighted, missed the opportunity, Yamamoto is much better than you! Cut off the maritime logistics supply line of the Chinese Independent Division in the East Indian Ocean, It is the key to the decisive victory in Australia, such a simple truth, didn't you see it?"

After cursing and losing his temper, Admiral Ito really has nothing to do with Nagumo Tadaichi. The Australian Front Command cannot command the Combined Fleet, but he still submits his thoughts and suggestions to the General Staff of the headquarters. Your Excellency Koichi, coordinated with the navy and ordered the joint fleet to go west to the East Indian Ocean.

He also knows that there will be no conclusion on this matter within a few months. As long as it involves the exchange of interests between the two factions of the Army and the Navy, and their respective gains and losses, the bosses of the Army and Navy will have to Wrangling for dozens of days.

The more than 80 Japanese troops in northern Australia, according to the order of the commander-in-chief, General Ito, began a roundabout operation to set up pockets. General Ito sent a telegram to Chief of Staff Akutagawa, who was still directing the retreat of the troops, asking whether the independent division troops would Continue to pursue to the north of Australia, and now, he is worried that the independent division troops will not pursue!

Chief of Staff Akutagawa replied: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, according to the reports of the commanders of the various units, the Chinese Independent Division units that were chasing our retreating units did not stop pursuing, and the speed of the pursuit was accelerated. In order to better confuse the enemy, we Consciously order some troops to adopt partial blocking tactics to lure them northward!"

General Ito called Chief of Staff Akutagawa back, just a few words, "Mr. Akutagawa, good job!" Cast the big net down, and wait for the fish to take the bait!

In central Australia, it is dusk at this moment. The afterglow of the setting sun renders the western sky like a raging fire. Under the bloody setting sun, a mechanized unit of an independent division is passing by quickly, with rolling wheels and rolling tracks. Rolling up the dust all over the sky, with a murderous aura soaring to the sky, it drove to the north.

Major General Liu Hongzhang, commander of the First Brigade of the Independent Division, jumped off the armored command vehicle, squinted his eyes at the setting sun in the west, and shouted: "Map!"

The combat staff spread out the map on the front of the armored command vehicle. Liu Hanzhang pointed to a town on the map and said to the brigade chief of staff Liu Chenglin: "Chenglin, more than 30 kilometers ahead is the city of Royhill, which is According to previous intelligence, there is a brigade of the Japanese army stationed here, but I am not sure if the situation has changed now, how is the reconnaissance situation?"

Liu Chenglin replied: "Brigade Commander, according to the report of the reconnaissance unit, there is also a reinforced Japanese regiment and an artillery brigade in the city of Royhill, with a strength of about [-] people. The defense system in the city is relatively strong. , the Japanese army in this regiment did not withdraw, it seems that they want to rely on the city defense fortifications to stop us!"

"More than 4000 little devils, a small piece of meat, not too fat, but it's worth a bite!" Liu Hongzhang looked at the map and said: "Chenglin, I'm going to take Royhill City and eat this piece of meat!" Some little devils!"

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