Age of Rebirth

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But Feng Jiwu understood better that the first thing he had to do was to dispel the division commander’s worries about transferring the directly subordinate corps away from the middle battlefield. Otherwise, the next step of the plan would not be possible. Don't worry about the pressure that the Niangziguan Garrison Corps will face after leaving the battlefield!"

"For more than 20 days, the Japanese army in the middle road has become a frightened bird, busy with passive defense at every step and unable to take care of themselves. As long as the Niangziguan garrison continues to maintain its original offensive, that old devil Ito Gensaburo will not be aware of changes in the battlefield situation!"

"It's not difficult to do this. I can appropriately shrink my troops, choose a few main attack directions, and increase the attack force, so as to give the Japanese commander the illusion that we are eager to break through their defense lines and attack northern Australia. As long as the Japanese army Focus on defense, and think about other things!"

"Besides, the division commander is hesitant to choose the east and west routes to attack. Personally, I think it is better to choose the west route for the Japanese army to attack. Didn't the art of war left by our ancestors say, 'If you hurt ten fingers, it is better to cut off one finger? !' The Japanese army on the West Road is relatively weak, and the corps directly under it plus Deputy Commander Tang’s Sulu Mobile Corps has nearly double the strength of the Japanese army, and it is a flank attack. Even if the Japanese army on the West Road is completely wiped out, it is not impossible!"

Tang Qiuli nodded, agreeing very much with Feng Jiwu's suggestion, which was also in line with his usual concentration of superior forces. ~, the practice of fighting annihilation war, and.There is another advantage to flanking the Japanese army on the West Road.Don't worry about reinforcements from the Japanese troops that have just been transferred from the North American battlefield.

Just as Tang Qiuli was about to speak, Zheng Yong, the artillery commander, stood up and said, "I also agree with Commander Feng's suggestion, but there is a practical problem. In the desert, directly under the corps and artillery and armored units, make long-distance raids. How to cross the desert?"

"Our artillery unit, in particular, is equipped with mechanized equipment. The heavy artillery of several tons or more than a dozen tons is a big guy. In addition, there are many vehicles. It is no problem to run on roads and mountain roads. I am afraid that crossing the desert will be difficult. There is no way to go. , that's all I said!"

"Hey! Zheng Yong is always brave and good at fighting. There are times when he is in trouble?" Tang Qiuli joked that Zheng Yong blushed and was about to get up to defend himself.

Tang Qiuli waved his hand to stop him.To Zhao Yuhe who was whispering to each other, he said to Battelle: "Yuhe, Battelle, don't hold a small meeting below, what do you two think?"

Battle raised his head.The sentence clearly said: "Master, my opinion is that the troops directly under the corps can retreat to Gordon Downs and Billy Luna successively, and then march covertly westward on the northern edge of the Great Sand Desert. There are not a large number of Japanese troops stationed, but the whereabouts of the corps directly under the regiment will not be exposed to the greatest extent!"

"Then, they quickly captured Sangu and La Grange and cut off the retreat of the Japanese army on the West Road. Even if they wanted to run, they dared not enter the Dasha Desert. There was the Sulu Mobile Corps of Deputy Division Commander Tang in the front, and we were in the back. 40 Tens of thousands of little devils are the turtle in the urn."

Battelle's opinion made Tang Qiuli very surprised, but at the same time, he felt infinitely relieved. The younger brother grew up step by step in the flames of war. What he said just now has the qualities of a general on his own.

He looked at his brother gently and smiled, then turned his gaze to Zhao Yuhe. Yuhe is the chief of staff of the teacher, and his opinion is very important.

"Master, my opinion just now was put forward by the chief of staff, but I just said it!" Seeing this, Battelle said with a smile.

"It's the result of my discussion with Commander Battle just now!" Zhao Yuhe hastily corrected.

"Okay, no matter which of you two came up with the method, it can be used as a battle plan for the westward attack of the directly subordinate corps. After the meeting, the staff office will improve it!" Tang Qiuli was also happy and said.

Then, he looked at Zheng Yong and Battelle and said: "Zheng Yong, your artillery, except for the self-propelled artillery unit, the rest of the troops stay in the middle of the battlefield, and you also stay, responsible for commanding artillery operations, and the armored soldiers leave four tanks The brigade will be unified under the command of Jiwu. If one regiment has the momentum of two regiments, how can it be done without a large number of heavy equipment? After tomorrow evening, the regiment directly under it will begin to march westward!"

Seeing that the division commander wanted to leave himself on the battlefield in the middle, Zheng Yong looked bitter and wanted to say a few words, but seeing the division commander's face, he swallowed the words again.

The troops directly under the Corps in the middle attacked the Japanese defense line for another day. When night fell, Feng Jiwu commanded the troops of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps to take over. The brigades directly under the Corps began to turn towards Gordon Downs and Billy Luna .

In the twilight, the smoke on the battlefield had not yet cleared. Tang Qiuli and Feng Jiwu stood in front of the armored command vehicle. He looked at Feng Jiwu with gentle eyes and said, "Jiwu, I'm leaving soon. The burden is on you. Remember my words. Once you find out that the Japanese army is trying to encircle you, or you get reinforcements and start a strong counterattack, you must immediately order the troops to retreat. You must not be reluctant, regardless of the gains and losses of a city or a place !"

In the twilight, Feng Jiwu smiled silently, and said: "Master, you still don't trust me? When did you suffer from a war?"

"Jiwu, take care!" Tang Qiuli hugged Feng Jiwu.

"Teacher, take care too!" Feng Jiwu felt the teacher's agitated emotions and said in a low voice. Then, he looked at the commander's armored command vehicle and disappeared into the dark night without moving for a long time.

Darwin in northern Australia, where the Japanese Australian Front Command is located, General Ito, the commander-in-chief who returned from the McDonnell Mountains in embarrassment, fell into boundless frustration and pain. Since the day he returned, he has shut himself in the office , Often they don't go out for a whole day, and when it comes to military affairs, it is the Chief of Staff of the Front Army, Major General Akutagawa, who supports and handles them.

The Central Route Army, with more than [-] people, returned home in such a disastrous defeat, retreating all the way.Lost more than [-] people, facing the pursuit of the disaster independent division.Only the parry power of passive defense is left, and.Looking at the posture of that China Devil Tang Qiuli, it seems that if he doesn't fight Darwin, he will let it go!

General Ito is most worried about two things now. One is how to use the more than [-] troops of the Central Route Army with low morale and incomplete organizational structure to resist the fierce attack of the independent division troops?The second is how to explain to the base camp that the Central Route Army returned in a big defeat and suffered heavy losses?

Before launching a full-line counterattack, the very disrespectful telegram I sent to the base camp now looks like it.How ridiculous and stupid it is, it is almost self-defeating, and offended all the bosses of the Army Department. General Ito understands that no one will excuse himself in the Army Department, at least in this matter, because he Offended everyone!

So, after fleeing back to Darwin.General Ito has never reported the defeat of the central army and reported to the base camp to know that he has not thought about the crisis.From the East and West Routes, a considerable part of the troops will be transferred to strengthen the defensive forces on the Central Route.

But it is based on the report of the commander of the east and west routes.It seems that the situation is not optimistic, and the independent division also launched an active offensive.The battlefield fell into a stalemate, and there was a lot of artillery fire.The two armies are currently unable to separate troops, and under such circumstances, General Ito cannot force troops to be transferred from the east and west battlefields to reinforce the central battlefield. sin!

Deploying a small number of troops from the east and west battlefields will not work. A dozen or two 10,000+ people will not be able to change the passive situation in the middle battlefield. In desperation, General Ito can only immediately put the troops that have just arrived in northern Australia into the battlefield. , When we reach a division, we will pull up one and continue to fill the holes in the defense line. It is impossible to form a heavy counterattack group at all, and it has become a passive tactic of adding troops one by one.

General Ito also knows in his heart that it is very stupid to do this by himself, but other than that, is there any other better way? Obviously not, and, recently, the combat aircraft of the Independent Division from the Southwest Pacific Theater have attacked northern Australia. The air strikes have become more and more unscrupulous and frequent, and have endangered the safety of the troops transferred from the North American battlefield to the Australian battlefield. Every air strike, more or less, will cause certain casualties to the troops.

For this reason, I sent a lot of telegrams, denouncing Okazaki, the commander of the air force of the front army, but Okazaki also had his own difficulties. The imperial land-based air force had to face the Chinese air force from the north and south respectively. Although the number of combat aircraft seemed to be quite a lot , but divided into two battlefields, the number is insufficient. Coupled with the loss of air combat in the near future, combat aircraft are becoming more and more stretched.

Many factors, pressure, and failure were intertwined. General Ito was so devastated that he could not do anything. He was almost insane. After working hard, he couldn't think of a safe strategy to solve the crisis in the middle battlefield!

General Ito knew that it would not be a problem if the passive defense of the more than [-] troops returning from the central battlefield was maintained until the end of this year, and the Darwin area would not be attacked by the independent division troops, but after that, what should be done? what to do?

Do the math, it is still in the North American battlefield, there are still about 38 troops that have not reached the Australian battlefield, and the second batch of Italian heavy equipment supplemented by the base camp. This is the last capital of General Ito, which should be used in the most critical place Ah, it is best to use it in future counterattack operations. Unfortunately, there are no combat aircraft in the second batch of supplementary heavy equipment.

The Air Force Command of the Front Army does not have new combat aircraft to replenish, and it is impossible to gain air supremacy. Without air supremacy, how can we talk about counterattacks? White.

"Which damn Nagumo Tadaichi, who has hundreds of carrier-based aircraft in his hand, and is close at hand, is just sitting and watching the soldiers of the Imperial Army being massacred by China's combat aircraft!" General Ito cursed viciously, and he remembered Nagumo again. Faithful.

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