Age of Rebirth

"Oh!" Zhao Yuhe said while handing over the telegram: "The staff office just received the reconnaissance troops directly under the [-]st and [-]nd brigades of the Corps, the Japanese advance in the middle route, and the advance of the Japanese vanguard. Basic information such as number and equipment!"

Tang Qiuli picked up the chopsticks while receiving the telegram, and glanced at it casually. Suddenly, his hand stopped there, put down the chopsticks, and swipe aside the other telegrams on the table, looking hurriedly. The telegram arrived. ,

The content of the telegram definitely made Tang Qiuli's eyes bright, "The headquarters of the Corps, the second company of the first brigade reconnaissance battalion, went deep into the Japanese attack route in the middle road to conduct reconnaissance, and now report the intelligence we have detected to the division. The Sixth Army and the Seventh Army, with a total of more than [-] troops, under the command of Lieutenant General Kazuhito Miura, the commander of the Sixth Army, passed through the Wokop area this afternoon and entered the Kniston area. Camp."

"This Japanese army is the vanguard of the Japanese army on the middle road. There are three heavy artillery brigades and three tank brigades with heavy equipment. Because the Japanese army's advance speed is extremely fast, it is now more than [-] kilometers away from the main force of the Japanese army on the middle road. The distance is expected to be in the MacDonnell Ranges tomorrow morning, and there is a distance of more than [-] kilometers between the Japanese army attacking on the east road! The next step of the Japanese army's action direction, report at any time after reconnaissance!"

The reconnaissance unit of the second brigade directly under the Corps also went deep into the hinterland of the Japanese army on the middle road. Except for some details, the intelligence detected was basically the same as that of the first brigade reconnaissance unit, and some places were more detailed. It happens to be cross-referenced.

These two pieces of information.It came too timely, "Okay!" Tang Qiuli became excited.With a yell, he slammed the table hard. "The hard work pays off, and the fighter plane has appeared!"

Tang Qiuli's snarl made Zhao Yuhe tremble in fright, and he asked suspiciously, "Master, what fighter is it?"

"Look, Yuhe!" Tang Qiuli walked to the large military map and said, "Tomorrow morning, more than 20 soldiers from the Sixth Army and the Seventh Army, the vanguard of the Japanese Army on the Central Road, will enter the MacDonnell Range. This is our opportunity. The MacDonnell Mountains are more than [-] kilometers deep, which is enough for us to set up a big pocket for the [-] Japanese troops. What is even more favorable is that these Japanese troops are separated from their main force by more than [-] kilometers. , gave us a good chance to split it out!"

Zhao Yuhe's spirits were lifted immediately, and he rushed to the map in a few steps, his gaze fell on the MacDonnell Range.Said: "Master, what you mean is to eat up this Japanese army here!"

"Yes!" Tang Qiuli said with certainty: "This is the only chance to wipe out the Japanese army on a large scale in the middle and east battlefields. We must seize it, Yuhe, and give the order immediately. The entire corps directly under Feng Jiwu's wife Guard the entire garrison. March overnight, must be before five o'clock tomorrow morning. Arrive at the MacDonnell Range line to set up an ambush, task, encircle and wipe out the Sixth and Seventh Army of the Japanese Army in the middle!"

"Among them, the task of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps is to block the retreat route of the Japanese army at the northern entrance of the MacDonnell Mountains and block the reinforcements from the middle road. The task of the Corps directly under it is to annihilate the Japanese army!"

"Order the Ma Chaoyang Department of the Southeast Mobile Corps on the East Road, the Han Railway Department of the Marine Corps, and the Jingzhan Banner Department of the No. 20 Ninth Corps to take the initiative to launch a counterattack against the Japanese troops on the East Road, so as to prevent the Japanese troops from this road from being able to reinforce the Japanese army on the Middle Road!"

"Let Battelle and the artillery commander Zheng Yong come to see me!" Tang Qiuli finished the battle plan in one breath, and then ordered, "Yuhe, let the master prepare. We set off overnight and just got to the south side of the MacDonnell Range. Set up a headquarters!"

Zhao Yuhe cautiously reminded: "Commander, the topographical conditions of the MacDonnell Mountains do not seem to be suitable for an ambush site. There is no dangerous favorable terrain. Two corps go up, tens of thousands of horses, and it is difficult to deploy and deploy. , there are still seven hours before five o'clock in the morning, more than 10 kilometers away, all the troops will drive up, I am afraid it will be very difficult! Especially for the Niangziguan Garrison Corps that needs to rush to the northern mountain pass area, it will be even more difficult!"

"This is the only opportunity to break the Japanese army's three-way attack. We must fight this battle!" Tang Qiuli said firmly: "No matter how difficult the difficulty is, we must overcome it. Then there are perfect terrain conditions that we can use?"

"Eat more than 20 Japanese troops, directly under the Corps and the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, and take advantage of the situation to counterattack the Japanese army in the middle and defeat the Japanese army in the middle. Then, the whole game of chess in the Australian battlefield will be alive. We can click left The Japanese troops attacking on the west road can also right-click on the Japanese troops attacking on the east road, don’t worry too much, and give the order immediately!”

Ten minutes later, Major General Battelle, Commander of Armored Forces, and Major General Zheng Yong, Commander of Artillery, rushed to Tang Qiuli's office one after another. Time was running out. Tang Qiu left straight to the point and said, "It's important to let the two of you come. Combat mission, I just decided to ambush the Sixth Army and Seventh Army, the vanguard of the Japanese army in the middle of the MacDonnell Mountains, and annihilate them!"

"Therefore, Battelle, your armored forces need to use five tank brigades to participate in this battle. Zheng Yong, your artillery force needs to use three artillery brigades, plus the heavy artillery regiments of each brigade. Group, after the start of the battle, we must use powerful artillery fire to cover all the Japanese troops in the first place, and this battle requires a quick victory!"

"The troops directly under the Corps and the Niangziguan Garrison Corps have received orders and started to set off. You two troops must rush to the ambush position in the MacDonnell Mountains before [-]:[-] tomorrow morning. The division will also rush to the battlefield. Can it be done?"

"Please rest assured, Commander, our troops must arrive at the MacDonnell Ranges in advance!" Battelle and Zheng Yong stood up and said without hesitation. They are confident that they are commanding the most mechanized army. Troops, the distance of 120 kilometers in six hours is not difficult!

The night was like black ink, a convoy drove through the quiet streets of Adelaide, galloped towards the north, and soon disappeared into the night. Tang Qiuli sat in the armored command vehicle, closed his eyes, and thought of himself The battle plan was filtered over and over again. The biggest problem in this ambush plan is whether the troops can reach the designated ambush position on time before the Japanese army starts to advance.

In particular, Feng Jiwu's Niangziguan garrison regiment was farther away and shouldered heavier tasks. It could be said that it faced enemies on both sides. main force of the Japanese army.

At a distance of more than [-] kilometers, the main force of the follow-up Japanese army, which received the telegram for help, marched at full speed, and it took more than five hours to arrive. This is thanks to the fact that the Japanese army is not a mechanized force. Otherwise, whether to fight this battle, Tang Qiu You really have to weigh it carefully.

According to the current equipment level of the Japanese army, each division has only a small number of mechanized troops. In more than two hours, this part of the mechanized Japanese troops marching can rush to the northern foot of the MacDonnell Mountains. There will not be too many troops. Feng Jiwu The Corps was not under much pressure, and the real fierce battle of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps began when the main force of the Japanese army arrived in the middle.

Feng Jiwu had a force of more than 40 troops, and against more than 24 Japanese troops, it was not a problem to block the Japanese army for more than [-] hours. In this way, the time left for the corps directly under it to wipe out more than [-] Japanese troops was only more than [-] hours, less than two days. Annihilating more than [-] Japanese troops in two days and two nights was not a small difficulty for the corps directly under it, but the key to this battle was the blocking of Feng Jiwu's corps.

Thinking of this, Tang Qiuli said to the radio operator: "Call me Commander Feng!"

After the radio call was through, Tang Qiuli picked up the microphone, put on the earphones, and said, "Jiwu, I am Tang Qiuli. You understand the purpose and determination of the master's campaign. What I am most worried about is the gun on your shoulder. The pressure, facing the main force of the Japanese army of more than 40 in the middle, plus the more than [-] Japanese troops who are eager to escape, and the enemy is on both sides, this battle will be very difficult!"

"Hahaha!" Feng Jiwu's hearty laughter came out of the earphones, "Master, don't worry, the Niangziguan Garrison Corps has never fought any kind of battle. The little devil is defeated. I can't guarantee it after more time." , but it can buy more than a week for the directly subordinate corps, and the casualties of the troops will not be large. If you work hard, even if you block the little devil for more than a year, it will not be a problem!"

"Good Jiwu, then stop the Japanese army for five days! I only need five days!" Tang Qiuli knew that for a strong general like Feng Jiwu, extra words were useless, and he would know how to deal with it if he gave the time directly. Fight this battle well!

Even at night, the weather in September in Australia was still very sweltering. Tang Qiuli tugged at the collar of his military uniform, and the mountain tiger sitting in the front seat pushed open the car window, and the cool wind howled in. He With a clear mind, he turned his head and said to Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, send a telegram to Liu Cuigang immediately, the land-based air force in the Australian battlefield must ensure the absolute air supremacy of our army in the McDonnell Ranges battlefield, and when possible Next, carry out a large-scale bombing of the Japanese army!"

The division's convoy is speeding northward. The bright lights of the cars cut the dark night sky like a sharp sword. On the roads in the distance and nearby, hundreds of thousands of mechanized troops are marching at night. Tanks and artillery vehicles are rumbling. Passing by, trucks full of soldiers followed behind, rolling up dust all over the sky. Except for the roar of lights, the roar of engines, and the "cracking" sound of tracks, the harsh horns were almost inaudible.

Seeing the scene of hundreds of thousands of mechanized troops marching northward at night, Tang Qiuli's heart suddenly relaxed. With such a force in hand, why would the Japanese be afraid, "Yuhe, let me take a nap Hey, if you have an urgent telegram, wake me up right away!" He gave Zhao Yuhe some instructions, and then he half-lyed on the seat, becoming dazed with the bumps of the armored command vehicle.

Shan Hu quietly closed the car window, and in the distance, the faint outline of the MacDonnell Ranges could be seen faintly.

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