Age of Rebirth

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Colonel Zhang Hansheng, chief of staff of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, looked at the statistics in his hand, his face was rather ugly, and he said to the commander Feng Jiwu: "Commander, after the three-day blockade, the casualties of the troops are not small. The casualties were about a quarter, and the main reason for the casualties was because the Japanese artillery fire was very violent!"

"Especially the front and very important positions of the first brigade and the second brigade, which were attacked by the Japanese army most violently and suffered the most casualties. Can the reserve team be invested in these two directions? In addition, we It is suggested that the artillery of the corps should act at the right time!"

Zhang Hansheng's words were more or less meant to blame Feng Jiwu. After fighting for three days, except for the first time, the commander kept the regiment's artillery in his hands and didn't use it easily. He just used a few self-propelled artillery regiments for mobile artillery bombardment. Therefore, the artillery support of the Corps' artillery to the forward positions is very pale. △↗

"Han Sheng, you're impatient!" Feng Jiwu said with a smile: "Three days! It's just the beginning, and more difficult things are yet to come. The Japanese army is gradually increasing its troops, and its tactics are becoming more and more crazy. The pressure on the troops is increasing. It's also normal, the casualties of the little devil are much heavier than ours!"

"Also, don't think about my reserve team! It's used at the most critical time..."

Before Feng Jiwu finished speaking, a communications staff officer hurried in. "Report to the commander and chief of staff, just received an urgent telegram from the division commander!"

Feng Jiwu took the telegram.While watching, his eyes are full of splendor.Then, he handed the telegram to Zhang Hansheng and said, "Hansheng, take a look! The division commander has already made a new campaign deployment, directly under the main force of the corps, and has already gone north. The division commander is going to eat up the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops in the middle. ah!"

After reading the telegram, Zhang Hansheng still frowned, and said, "Commander, the division commander said in the telegram that our regiment will stop the Japanese army for another three days. Seeing the Japanese army's madness, we will have a hard time in the next three days." !"

"It's definitely not easy, but even if the Niangziguan Garrison Corps is seriously injured, they must keep a close eye on it!" Feng Jiwu said with a determined look on his face, "Use tenacious blocking to consume the Japanese army. The strength and aggressiveness of our troops, and the opportunity to create opportunities for the directly subordinate corps to severely injure the Japanese army in the middle, this is our value, Han Sheng. Before the war, we fully estimated the difficulty of this blocking battle!"

"Commander, there's nothing to say. Just go out and fight!" Zhang Hansheng also put away the last trace of worry.

"Han Sheng, pass on the commander's order to all the brigades!" Feng Jiwu thought about it and said, "Also, change the decision just now. Order the artillery of the Corps to increase artillery support for the forward positions starting tomorrow, especially to Seize the opportunity and destroy the artillery of the Japanese army as much as possible to reduce the pressure on the troops, but the corps reserves are still not used!"

Major General Akutagawa, the chief of staff of the headquarters of the Japanese Australian Front Army, is also reporting the casualties to the commander-in-chief, General Ito Yanzaburo, "Commander-in-chief, after three days of attack, the casualties of the imperial army are very heavy, according to the statistics of the staff department The number of casualties of the Central Route Army has reached more than 8 people, of which more than 5 people were killed by Yu Sui, especially in today's attack during the daytime, more than 4 people were killed or injured!"

"Commander, if the fight continues like this, will the Central Route Army lose its vitality? It will be difficult to maintain the subsequent offensive! In addition, the contacts with Lieutenant General Miura, commander of the Sixth Army, and Lieutenant General Okazaki, commander of the Seventh Army, have all been lost. Interrupted, I reckon  …”

Staff Officer Akutagawa didn't say what happened next, but his meaning was already clear. I'm afraid the Sixth Army and Seventh Army are already in danger, and the entire army has been wiped out.

"Akutagawa-kun, don't tell me the number of casualties!" General Ito said indifferently, his eyes were as hot as rabbits, covered with bloodshot eyes, and his whole body looked very haggard. It can be seen that he was under great pressure. If you can't open the situation, you will not be able to explain to the base camp.

"Yes! Commander-in-Chief!" Chief of Staff Akutagawa didn't want to say any more. In fact, he still had reservations about General Ito's way of fighting regardless of casualties, but he also couldn't say this to His Excellency.

Chief of Staff Akutagawa changed the subject and said: "In addition, this afternoon, I received a telegram from the commander of the 130th Seventh Division, Lieutenant General Tanimura Ichiro, who had just arrived at the port of Mount Molloy in northern Australia, claiming that his division As soon as they landed, they were bombed by the air force of the China Independent Division, and the soldiers suffered heavy losses, with more than one-third of the personnel reduced!"

"He sued Lieutenant General Yoshio Matsuo, the commander of the Air Force Command of the Front Army, for improper deployment, and the airspace of Mount Molloy Port was almost undefended. He should be fully responsible for the air attack on the 130th Seventh Division by the Chinese Air Force!"

"What?" General Ito suddenly became furious, "Tanimura, what did you do? You let the aviation of the China Independent Division break through the airspace of the Timor Sea, and immediately sent him a telegram, ordering him to explain the matter. If there is no one I explained it satisfactorily, as the commander of the air force, don't do it, just wait for the military police to come to your door!"

Chief of Staff Akutagawa was speechless, and explained: "Commander-in-Chief, Lieutenant General Tanimura also has his own difficulties. Although the Air Force Command of the Front Army has obtained a large number of Italian combat aircraft, they are scattered on four battlefields. The airspace where the three-way troops are located, as well as the airspace of the Timor Sea and the Arafura Sea, it is understandable that the Mount Molloy port suffered an air attack in this way!"

"Also, you issued an order yesterday that the Air Force Command of the Front Army must provide air fire support with no less than [-] combat aircraft for the MacDonnell Mountain battlefield. Lieutenant General Tanimura only has that many combat aircraft, and The airspace of the three battlefields is all in fierce battle, but the pressure in the airspace of the Timor Sea is not great, so he will definitely deploy combat aircraft from there, so that there is an air attack on the port of Mount Molloy!"

"Uh!" General Ito was not furious, and wanted to hold Lieutenant General Tanimura accountable. He remembered that he had issued such an order, and the wording was quite severe, forcing Tanimura to tear down the east wall and make up for the west wall. Speaking of which, the first The Seventh Division of the 130th was bombed by the Chinese Air Force and suffered heavy losses.

"Huh!" General Ito could only let out a breath of foul breath, and sat heavily on the chair, secretly depressed, frowning and thinking hard, how to stop the air strikes from the Southwest Pacific battlefield and the Air Force of the Independent Division, still can't weaken McDonnell Aerial fire support for mountain battlefields.

Chief of Staff Akutagawa couldn't bear to see the Commander-in-Chief holding back his anger, and then said: "Lieutenant General Tanimura sent a telegram to the Front Army Headquarters, claiming to take responsibility for the air attack on the Port of Mount Molloy, and asked the Commander-in-Chief to Official punishment!"

Admiral Ito was speechless. He couldn't punish Lieutenant Admiral Tanimura. He sighed and said, "Is it necessary to deal with Chuichi Nagumo of the United Fleet?"

Chief of Staff Akutagawa immediately understood what General Ito meant, and said, "Commander-in-Chief, it seems that this is the only way, otherwise, the combat aircraft of the Air Force of the Front Army would not be able to withdraw from the northern part of Australia and join the battlefield in the McDonnell Mountains !"

Chief of Staff Akutagawa also knew that General Ito and Nagumo Tadaichi had a very unpleasant quarrel last time, so he almost used a knife on the spot. Now, it would be embarrassing enough for him to bow his head to beg Nagumo Tadaichi, and, according to Nagumo Tadaichi, Temper, it's hard to say whether this will work or not?

However, in the opinion of Chief of Staff Akutagawa, Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief has entered into a misunderstanding. Although the Australian Front Army Command does not have the authority to command the combined naval fleet, the General Staff Headquarters and the Navy Command Headquarters have it. This is the upper echelon I have to remind myself about the dealings between us.

Chief of Staff Akutagawa considered his words, and said: "Commander-in-Chief, we should truthfully report the situation in the Australian battlefield, especially in the McDonnell Mountains, to the base camp, and emphasize that mastering air supremacy is the key to the decisive battle in Australia. The consideration of the staff department is related to the future and destiny of the empire, and the headquarters will not ignore it."

"As long as the Navy Command gives an order, Admiral Nagumo Tadashi has to obey. In this way, the air defense missions in the Timor Sea and Arafura Sea airspace will be handed over to the United Fleet, and Lieutenant Admiral Tanimura's air force will also be able to get away. Come, compete with the China Independent Division Air Force for air supremacy on the battlefield!"

"It can only be like this!" General Ito said sadly: "Mr. Akutagawa, just send a telegram to the base camp according to your wishes! In addition, within three days, the imperial army must break through the northern part of the MacDonnell Mountains, and China will become independent." I have a hunch that the Sixth Army and Seventh Army are now facing a desperate situation, and all members of the army will be destroyed, which is what happened in the past two days!"

"Therefore, the Chinese Independent Division troops surrounding the Sixth Army and Seventh Army cannot be allowed to withdraw their hands. Therefore, tomorrow's attack will continue to increase the intensity and density of the attack. The blood of the soldiers of the Imperial Army must flood the Macdonald Mountains !"

The next day, the Japanese attack was even more ferocious and crazy. The brigades of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps were under great pressure. In the evening, apart from leaving dead bodies everywhere, the Japanese army was still unable to move an inch. In the northern part of the MacDonald Mountains, the Niangziguan garrison line was like an impenetrable iron wall, stopping hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops here!

Of course, in order to repel the endless onslaught of the Japanese army throughout the day, the casualties paid by the brigades of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps also exceeded yesterday.

Zhang Hansheng, chief of staff of the corps, was reporting the casualties of the troops to Feng Jiwu, when the curtain of the tent opened, Tang Qiuli, the division commander, walked in covered in dust. Captain Huang Shanhu and others.

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