Age of Rebirth

With a gratified smile on Tang Qiuli's face, he was very satisfied with his younger brother, and secretly praised him, "This little guy is a veteran who fought on the European battlefield after all. He did a good job and can use armor creatively. Assault tactics!"

Battelle's armored group piercing tactics are simple but effective. One tank regiment covers two infantry regiments as an assault unit, and the ambush circle across the MacDonnell Mountains is regarded as several lines of different lengths, and then a straight line is adopted. The way of assault was to penetrate, and the two infantry regiments pressed and attacked on both sides respectively. Finally, the Japanese troops in the ambush circle were cut into small pieces that were not connected to each other. ∷,

In the dark night, the artillery group of the independent division, which lasted for an hour and volcanically erupted, caused heavy casualties, and the Japanese army with a chaotic organizational system could not resist such an armored assault. Moreover, Battelle's tanks were fast Hit fast, infantry and tanks cover each other, and pass by with one blow. The purpose is clear and they will never fight. There is not even time for the Japanese soldiers to burst into Bushido spirit and carry out suicide attacks!

Battelle's armored group assault and puncture tactics, at a very slight price, made a large-scale ambush enter the stage of division, encirclement and annihilation ahead of time. Therefore, Tang Qiuli's praise is not an exaggeration. It can be said that Mike In the ambush in the Tangnai Mountains, Zheng Yong's artillery and Battelle's armored forces played a decisive role.

"In the next three days, the brigades directly under the corps should focus on clearing out the remaining Japanese troops in the encirclement!" Tang Qiuli thought, of course, this is just the beginning of the counterattack against the Japanese army in the middle.Two armies with more than [-] Japanese troops could not satisfy his appetite.

Tang Qiuli's mind.It's time to think about the next military action.Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe came over and said, "Master, I have received a report from Commander Feng that the Japanese reinforcements have arrived in the northern part of the MacDonnell Mountains and have engaged in an exchange of fire with the blocking forces of the Niangziguan Corps!"

"Oh!" Tang Qiuli's eyes narrowed, "Ito Yanzaburo came very quickly! How is the battle going?"

"The Japanese army is crazy!" Zhao Yuhe said simply, "In order to rescue the Japanese Sixth Army and Seventh Army in the ambush circle, the Japanese army desperately attacked the northern part of the MacDonnell Mountains. The troops dispatched were all division-sized!"

Zhao Yuhe is not exaggerating. The two armies of the Japanese and Australian fronts have more than [-] troops, which are already one-third of the attacking force in the middle. General Ito Genzaburo will not be stable. The Downey Mountains were severely damaged by the independent division, which caused a huge change in the balance of troops, which would jeopardize a large number of offensive plans in the center, and then affect the entire decisive battle in Australia.

Forcing the base camp to empty out the family property.Equipped with a large number of Italian equipment and launched a full-line counterattack, it was frustrated at the beginning, losing two 10,000+ imperial soldiers. General Ito didn't know how to explain to the base camp?

therefore.General Ito would never let the Sixth Army and the Seventh Army be surrounded by independent division troops in the McDonnell Mountains and beat them hard.I have to try my best to rescue them, so.MacDonnell Hills Northern Battlefield, from the beginning.It reached a fever pitch.

The forerunners of the five main divisions of the Japanese Army on the Central Road arrived in the northern part of the MacDonnell Mountains, and then launched a fierce attack on Feng Jiwu's Niangziguan garrison. In the dim light before dawn, more than [-] Japanese soldiers , rushed up all over the mountains and plains, one after another steel helmets reflected cold light, accompanied by the shouts of Japanese soldiers, shaking the air, the momentum was very scary!

The corps headquarters of the Niangziguan garrison just happened to be able to observe a corner of the battlefield. Feng Jiwu put down his binoculars and said to Chief of Staff Zhang Hansheng in a cold voice: "Hansheng, send a telegram to the teacher. The little devil's reinforcements have arrived!"

"The corps directly under the regiment is fighting lively. We have been staring at it for most of the night, and it is time to start. This is what we are waiting for. Order all the artillery groups to achieve the maximum lethal effect of the first round of shelling, and use the most intensive shelling to destroy the enemy. Stay here as much as possible, Little Devil Bo!"

The artillerymen of the Niangziguan Garrison Regiment showed their strength. The rain-like shells formed a net of fire and fell into the Japanese assault formation. After a strict order was issued, these five divisions left all their heavy equipment behind in order to rush on their way. Without even taking a breath, they launched a charge with pure infantry. Is there still a bargain?

The Japanese army's first charge was covered by artillery fire from the Niangziguan Garrison Corps. After losing nearly [-] lives, they retreated in embarrassment. General Ito, who received the report, first changed his face, and then became angry and ordered all artillery units , Within an hour, you must rush to the front line, otherwise, commanders at all levels will cut themselves open on the spot to apologize!

All the remaining artillery commanders of the Japanese Army in the middle knew very well that Commander-in-Chief Ito was not joking. The Sixth Army and Seventh Army were ambushed by the China Independent Division. The regiment was bombarded by the artillery of the independent division of China, which also suffered heavy casualties. At the critical moment, who would dare to neglect, all the artillery units of the Japanese army in the middle road marched like crazy.

Finally, all the artillery units of the Japanese Army on the Central Road arrived at the northern part of the MacDonnell Mountains within the time specified by General Ito. Immediately, without panting, they built artillery positions. After more than 40 minutes, dense shells fell on Niangziguan On the blocking position of the garrison.

The dense shells fell like raindrops, and in an instant, the position of the independent division was shrouded in smoke and dust. Feng Jiwu put down his binoculars and said to Zhang Hansheng, chief of staff: "Compared to the shelling of the directly subordinate corps last night, the scale Much younger, the little devil only has such a fortune!"

"Commander, do you want to order the artillery group of the corps to fight back?" Zhang Hansheng asked for instructions. Although the artillery group of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps is not as large as the Japanese artillery, it is not without the power to fight back. The performance of the artillery is worse than that of the Japanese artillery. Equipped with Italian and Japanese artillery.

"I don't need it for the time being, it's just the beginning, we can't shake off all our wealth all at once!" Feng Jiwu shook his head and said, "Our position is not to ambush the little devils in the circle. Do not collapse!"

It is true that the artillery fire of the Japanese army was strong enough and intensive, but for the brigades of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps who had prepared for several hours and dug a large number of field fortifications, the threat was not very great. Feng Jiwu was very confident about this. The troops who came out knew how to fight a blocking war. In just five or six hours, trenches, traffic trenches, hiding places, artillery holes and even short tunnels were all in place.

After the bombardment stopped, the Japanese army began a second round of charge. The forces used were still on the scale of divisions. However, they were met with fierce counterattacks from the brigades of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps. Light and heavy machine guns, submachine gun bullets, mortar shells, An insurmountable death fire net was shot, and the northern foot of the MacDonnell Mountains were full of corpses of Japanese soldiers.

After the second attack of the Japanese army was repelled, there was another fierce shelling, and then the third attack began, and so on, until it was dark. The garrison corps stood firmly at the northern foot of the MacDonald Mountains, and did not advance an inch except for tens of thousands of casualties.

That night, General Ito, who was in command of the front line, received a telegram from Lieutenant General Kazuhito Miura, who was in the encirclement. , and was divided into several areas that are not connected to each other, the living space on the battlefield is extremely compressed, and the situation encountered by the Seventh Army is basically the same as that of the Sixth Army!"

"According to the situation on the battlefield, the staff department judges that if the reinforcements cannot open the exit at the northern foot of the MacDonnell Range within three days, then the staff department and the Seventh Army will inevitably end in pieces. When your Excellency sent a telegram, the artillery of the China Independent Division began to cover bombardment again!"

General Ito's face was livid, and he read Lieutenant General Miura's telegram over and over again. Now, he believed what Miura Kazuhito said in the previous distress telegram to himself, "The China Independent Division has mobilized 70 to [-] troops. The troops under the command of the Ministry, ambushes!" This is the only reasonable explanation.

Judging from the current situation of McDonnell Hill going to the battlefield, the Sixth Army and the Seventh Army surrounded by more than 40 people, and the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli, can't do it without using more than 70 troops. The more than 80 reinforcements blocking him at the northern foot of the mountain did not have [-] to [-] troops, and it was impossible to lose an inch of ground under such a fierce attack. In this way, the strength of the independent division concentrated in the MacDonnell Mountains reached [-]. From [-] to [-] people.

General Ito gasped. Tang Qiuli used such a heavy force to deal with his attack in the middle, and he was determined to win against the Sixth and Seventh Army. Could it be that the main force of the Chinese Independent Division on the Australian battlefield was concentrated in the middle? line?

But, it's impossible. I received a telegram from the commanders of the west and east troops. The imperial army failed to advance an inch, and the battle line was stalemate on the front line of Mount Vernon. It was able to block the attack of more than [-] imperial troops on the west road. Tang Qiuli could not do it without more than [-] troops.

On the East Road, the Independent Division troops took an offensive posture. According to the telegram of the East Road Force Commander Hiroshi Ishihara, the Independent Division troops were in a very violent offensive posture. Their own troops could only adopt a defensive posture and were forced to gradually Retreat, now, the battle line has retreated to Theodore's line, and it is impossible for Tang Qiuli to repel the more than 60 imperial troops attacking on the east road without using more than 80 troops.

In this way, the total strength of the independent division of China on the Australian battlefield has reached a shocking 200 million people?

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