Age of Rebirth

The MacDonnell Ranges in the central part of Australia have a very changeable climate. In the first half of the night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and there were no clouds. At dawn, it suddenly rained heavily. A white curtain of rain enveloped the ground.

Because of the sudden, damn heavy rain, Lieutenant General Miura Kazuhito, the commander of the Sixth Army of the Japanese and Australian Front Army and the deputy commander of the central offensive force, woke up early in the morning in a rather bad mood, and walked to the entrance of the tent with a gloomy face. He lifted up the curtain, intending to check the weather conditions, when a gust of wind blew up, and a cloud of raindrops slammed onto his face and body. It was chilly and icy, and he couldn't help shivering.

Lieutenant General Miura couldn't help frowning. According to yesterday's plan, today the Sixth Army and Seventh Army will pass through the MacDonnell Mountains and advance to the Lambina line. The independent division troops encountered it. In terms of the current positions of the Sixth Army and the Seventh Army, they have already violated General Ito's order and are quite forward.

It's not that Lieutenant General Miura deliberately disobeyed orders. He didn't understand the actions of the commander-in-chief, General Ito, why he was so cautious and cautious in central Australia, where there was no defense of the China Independent Division and a blank area, and the speed of advancing every day, Control within [-] kilometers, almost like a turtle crawling!

Therefore, Lieutenant General Miura made a small violation and ordered the Sixth Army and the Seventh Army to advance at an accelerated pace, widening the distance from the main force in the middle. According to his plan, the two armies he commanded had more than [-] troops The elite soldiers of the empire should be the first to fight against the soldiers of the China Independent Division in this counterattack.Break this stable pattern.

More than 180 million troops of the imperial army attacked across the board, with great momentum.Coming from the northern part of Australia, it should be as vigorous as a tiger.To fight against the China Independent Division, one needs to be the first to open the curtain on the battlefield, and this person should be himself, who else but me?

But the sudden heavy rain shattered his ambitious plan. Lieutenant General Miura ate his breakfast in a tasteless manner, and Major General Shiro Ishikawa, chief of staff of the army, was covered with rainwater.Walking into the tent, he said, "Commander, the fifth division of the vanguard is asking for instructions. Are you still following yesterday's order to send search troops to enter the McDonnell Ranges for reconnaissance?"

"In addition, Commander Okazaki of the Seventh Army and the heads of several divisions of our army sent telegrams to ask whether the Sixth Army and the Seventh Army will leave on time according to the plan made yesterday?"

"Depart on time?" Lieutenant General Miura sneered a few times, and said: "Is it to laugh at me on purpose, or to embarrass me? Can the soldiers march normally in such heavy rain? Call Lieutenant General Okazaki. If you think, Soldiers of the Seventh Army can overcome the influence of weather factors, and I don't mind the Seventh Army moving according to the predetermined plan!"

"Also. Call back the fifth division headquarters, as the vanguard division of the attacking force in the middle. Send search troops to conduct reconnaissance on the marching route in advance. Do you have to ask the military headquarters?"

These words had a strong smell of gunpowder, and Chief of Staff Ishikawa immediately understood that Commander Miura was in a bad mood. The heavy rain not only delayed the trip of the troops, but also caused an unknown anger in your heart. He didn't say anything, just respectful He agreed and withdrew. Of course, the content of the two telegrams had been revised. The tone was much gentler and more euphemistic, but the meaning was very clear. Such heavy rain had already affected the normal march, and the troops stood by!

A few ten minutes later, the Fifth Division of the Sixth Army of the Japanese Central Attack Force, a search force of a strengthened squadron, braved the heavy rain and entered the MacDonnell Range by car to perform a routine reconnaissance mission.

It was already past five o'clock in the morning, and the sky was gradually brightening. Heavy rain covered the entire MacDonnell Ranges. The undulating mountains near and far were hazy in the boundless rain. He raised his head and looked at the sky. At this moment, his position was already on a hill in the south of the MacDonnell Ranges. After galloping overnight, fortunately, he entered the mountains before the heavy rain.

"Yuhe, this heavy rain is difficult for us, but it is also helpful!" Tang Qiuli said to Zhao Yuhe, the chief of staff who was also wearing a raincoat and standing beside him: "It is possible to delay the departure time of the Japanese army, although it is difficult It is the same, but it also buys us more time, ordering the communications department, liaison with the troops of each corps, to the brigade level, I want to keep track of the progress of the troops!"

Tang Qiuli believed that the speed of marching and deployment of Feng Jiwu Corps and the brigades directly under it would not be affected in any way by the sudden heavy rain. He also believed in his own judgment that the Japanese Sixth Army and Seventh Army would definitely The departure time will be delayed. Most of the Japanese soldiers who rely on walking will not march in the heavy rain anyway. Invisibly, they have bought more time for the deployment of the troops.

This is the advantage of mechanized troops. Unless there are special circumstances, heavy rain will not affect the marching speed of the troops. Tang Qiuli found that he liked this rainy day. He took off his raincoat hat and let the raindrops fall on his head. The cold rain slid down his cheeks, making his mind clearer.

"Teacher, you'd better get back in the car, don't get wet!" Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe said worriedly.

"Hahaha!" Tang Qiuli laughed and said, "Yuhe, I'm not a weak Miss Jiao. I haven't been sick for many years in the icy and snowy Northeast!"

"Northeast is not Australia, can it be compared? You have to get back in the car! Otherwise, I will let the special guard carry you into the car! If you get sick, who is responsible?" Shanhu's voice sounded from behind, Tang Qiu Li was speechless for a moment, glared at Shanhu, and obediently got into the armored command vehicle.

Shan Hu and Zhao Yuhe looked at each other and smiled, Zhao Yuhe held out his thumb and said in admiration, "Captain Huang, I am convinced, the entire army, only you can control the division commander!"

At the northern foot of the MacDonnell Mountains, the 6000st Brigade of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, with more than [-] horses, is rushing forward in the rain. According to the order of the Corps Headquarters, the [-]st Brigade must enter the designated position first, and it is the forefront of the Corps. .

The character of the brigade commander, Major General Jin Tieshan, is that the battle is at the forefront, so he followed the first regiment. Now, he is wearing a raincoat and standing on a hill next to the muddy mountain road, looking at his watch from time to time, frowning They kept screwing together, with a very dissatisfied expression on their faces.

"Damn the heavy rain, Shaofu, the army's marching speed is still not fast enough!" He said to Cheng Shaofu, the chief of staff of the brigade beside him: "Convey the order of the brigade headquarters, and the regiments must speed up the marching speed, and the specified time must be adjusted." Inside, arrive at the designated location!"

"Brigade Commander, I think there is no problem. Now, the regiments are less than [-] kilometers away from the designated location, and the first regiment is at the front. It will definitely arrive in half an hour!" Cheng Shaofu comforted.

"Arrive in half an hour?" Jin Tieshan's face was not at all relaxed, and he said, "It's late, and the time left for the troops to build fortifications is less than an hour and a half. Look at the terrain conditions here, it's really fucked up. It's a construction project, and it can annoy people to death!"

Cheng Shaofu smiled, and just about to say something, Wang Libo, the head of the first regiment, ran over with rain on his face, and said: "Brigade Commander, after receiving the report from the regiment's reconnaissance battalion, there is a , About [-] kilometers away, I found the trace of the little devil, about [-] kilometers away from us!"

"What?" Jin Tieshan was stunned for a moment, and asked eagerly: "How many people are there? What kind of equipment are they carrying? Damn it, hurry up, let the little devil catch up ahead, well, wait for the commander Punishment!"

"Don't worry!" Wang Libo was not nervous at all, and said, "Not much, just a reinforced squadron of more than 200 people. It seems to be a reconnaissance troop of little devils. Their large troop is still nesting in Kniston, Brigadier. , how to deal with this little devil that came out?"

"You boy!" Jin Tieshan roared, "If there is any hesitation, solve it quietly immediately, pay attention to keep the radio station, there are still a few little devils alive, don't ruin my good business!"

The muddy mountain road, the heavy rain, the search squadron of the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army, the speed of the truck was very slow, and the Japanese soldiers in the truck were all listless and cursed their superiors in their hearts. Didn't they suffer alive when they went out to conduct reconnaissance in this heavy rain? I dare you to hide in the tent!

Six or seven Japanese trucks, covered with thick canvas, drove slowly across a ditch with cliffs of different heights on both sides. None of the Japanese soldiers in the truck stuck their heads out of the canvas in the heavy rain. To observe the situation, just open a gap in the canvas at the rear of the car.

Suddenly, hundreds of figures stood up on the cliffs on both sides. Immediately, there was a burst of intensive shooting from submachine guns, and the rain of bullets covered the Japanese truck more densely than raindrops. Bright red blood flowed out, mixed with rainwater, and flowed onto the muddy mountain road.

In less than ten minutes, a reinforced search squadron, more than [-] Japanese soldiers, had no chance to fight back, and fell under the dense bullets. The canvas covered the vehicle was hit like a sieve by bullets. After the gunfire subsided, those figures immediately surrounded the bloody truck.

A major officer of the Independent Division lifted the canvas and ordered the surrounding soldiers: "Get in the car immediately and search carefully, and save a few survivors, especially the report soldiers of the little devils, be sure to find the radio station!"

After more than 20 minutes, Wang Libo, head of the first regiment of the first brigade of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, ran over with a smile, "Brigade commander, the little devil's reconnaissance team has more than 200 people, and they were taken by our regiment's reconnaissance battalion and the first battalion reconnaissance company. Together they were wiped out, the radio stations carried by the little devil can basically still be used, and a few more people were caught!"

"Hahaha!" Jin Tieshan grinned happily, and praised: "Alright, you did a good job!"

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