Age of Rebirth

Chapter 3104

General Ito Yanzaburo's laughter was full of bitterness and helplessness. If he wanted to break the siege of the Western Front troops and break the resistance of the Chinese Independent Division troops at Sanggu and Mandola, at least 15 people would be needed. The strength of the army may not be enough, but in my own hands, how can I have extra strength now?

The Australian battlefield is fighting on three fronts, and the eastern front is fighting blood and blood. The independent division of China maintains a strong offensive, and more than 10,000 imperial troops are on the defensive. Although the battle situation is still stable and in a balanced state, General Ito believes that , as long as I deploy [-]+ troops from the Eastern Front, this balance will be broken immediately. If the Eastern Front is defeated, it will definitely be a disastrous consequence for the entire Australian battlefield.

Needless to say, on the center line, they returned from the MacDonnell Mountains with a loss of more than one-third of their strength. In the face of the fierce pursuit and strong attack of the independent division troops, they barely maintained a defensive position. The flames of war have already burned to northern Australia. , in front of the house, the only turning point is that about half of the independent divisions attacking on the center line have been transferred.

But that's all. If you want to fight back, at least right now, you can't do what you want. If you use these troops with incomplete organizational structure and low morale to fight back, General Ito dare not think about it. What will be the result?

The counterattack on the center line battlefield requires the joining of new troops and the strengthening of weapons and equipment. All these will take time, and there are still enough troops. The center line and the east line battlefield can still stabilize the situation at present, but the west line is the only thing to worry about. More than [-] imperial soldiers were cut off from the rear!

After listening to General Ito's rhetorical question.Chief of Staff Akutagawa fell silent. This was the biggest problem facing the Imperial Australian Front.The total strength of nearly 200 million people seems huge.But now they are all pinned down on various battlefields, unable to escape, and the front army headquarters can't even produce a complete first-class division.

However, the situation of the Imperial Army troops on the western front is really too dangerous. No matter how brave the soldiers of the Imperial Army are, they are not afraid of death, but under the front and rear attacks of the Chinese Independent Division with superior troops and well-equipped weapons, the entire army will be defeated. The annihilation of the army is very possible, even if it is finally withdrawn.That is also a defeated division with heavy losses, so why use it again?

The battlefield on the Western Front collapsed, shaking the whole situation. The sweat on the forehead of Chief of Staff Akutagawa was all over his forehead. He had to admire that damned China devil Tang Qiuli. Troops were deployed on the central battlefield in northern Australia and rushed out of the western front for long distances.Cutting off the retreat of more than [-] imperial troops, a fatal blow!

The two top leaders of the Australian Japanese army in the room were thinking hard, and the atmosphere was dull and depressing.Suddenly, General Ito had a flash of inspiration and asked, "Mr. Akutagawa, how many troops are currently assembled in several ports on the east coast of Australia?"

"Ah? - Oh!" Chief of Staff Akutagawa was still racking his brains.Subconsciously agreed, until General Ito asked the question just now.After repeating, he regained his thoughts and hurriedly replied: "Commander, a division and an independent mixed brigade were assembled in Townsville, about 8000 people, and two troops were assembled in Mount Molloy. There are more than [-] people in each division, and a division has been assembled in Cooktown, with more than [-] people!"

"If it weren't for the ineffective escort of the joint fleet, which caused more than 16 imperial soldiers from the two divisions to be crushed in the waters of the Solomon Islands, our assembled troops in various ports on the east coast of Australia would have reached more than [-]!"

"Don't mention that old bastard Nagumo Chuichi to me!" General Ito said displeasedly. Now that Nagumo Chuichi was mentioned, he was so disgusted and angry that he lost his mind. ?”

"Because the time of landing is different, the situation is different. The two divisions in Mount Molloy have been ashore for three days. The troops must be reorganized and can accept orders at any time. The division in Cooktown has been ashore for two days. Although it has not rested yet, it can be dispatched immediately, only the troops in Townsville just arrived this morning and cannot be pulled immediately!" Akutagawa is a very competent chief of staff who knows the situation of the Australian battlefield troops well, said It sounds like a treasure.

He answered General Ito's question in a clear and orderly manner. After he finished his answer, he was shocked immediately, "Commander, do you want to...?"

"That's right!" General Ito's grim face distorted, affirming Chief of Staff Akutagawa's conjecture, and then, gritting his teeth, he said, "I'm going to form a reinforcement force with the Imperial Army troops that have been assembled except Townsville's troops. , rushed to the battlefield on the western front, opened a gap on the front line of Sanggu and Mandola occupied by the Chinese, and responded to the retreat of Yoshitake Tohachiro's troops, more than 8 people, enough!"

"Mr. Akutagawa, you will immediately start organizing another reinforcement operation. The specific operation plan and reinforcement route will be formulated by your staff. Within two days, the troops will move into action. Time is of the essence for us!"

"Yes! Commander!" Chief of Staff Akutagawa replied, this is the only feasible way now, although it takes less than half a month to transfer more than 8 troops from the east coast across the Australian continent to the west , cannot be done at all, but it must be done.

Chief of Staff Akutagawa is surprised that General Ito entrusted this matter to himself, so what is the commander doing? "Commander, don't you personally command the reinforcements?" He asked tentatively.

"No!" General Ito's face became more and more ferocious, and he said: "I want to organize the center line troops and launch a counterattack. Although the conditions are not ripe, it must be carried out!" The front is approaching the hinterland of northern Australia, and it also blocks the shortest way to the western front.

General Ito, as the supreme commander of the Australian battlefield, has a wide enough vision. He wants to solve the danger of the Western Front troops being cut off. Naturally, all hopes cannot be placed on the newly formed Western Front reinforcements. Even if you don't have the conditions to fight back, you have to fight hard.

The purpose is to find another retreat route for the western front troops after the reinforcements on the western front cannot open the blocking line of the independent division troops on the front line of Sanggu and Mandola, from Royhill across the Great Sand Desert to Granitz, Although it is better to go deep into the desert than to be in a desperate situation, so in this counterattack, Granitz must be captured.

"Ah!" Chief of Staff Akutagawa was stunned, and he really didn't have the conditions to launch a counterattack on the center line battlefield. If he was forced to launch it, if he lost again, it would really be irreparable. The western front was in a hurry, and the center line was defeated again. The empire's plan for the decisive battle in Australia , will become the grave of nearly 200 million elite soldiers of the empire.

But when he saw General Ito's face and the gambler-like gleam in his eyes, he knew that his persuasion was useless, so he swallowed the words that came to his lips. Sometimes, it's better to say less.

More than 8 people need to be transferred from the east coast of Australia to the west. The distance of thousands of kilometers, the transportation of vehicles, logistics materials, soldiers and weapons and equipment, many things have to be done by themselves, and they have to act within two days. However, Chief of Staff Akutagawa had no time to delay, so he could only leave sadly and worriedly.

Major General Yoshitake Tohachiro, the commander of the Western Front Offensive Force of the Japanese and Australian Front, and the deputy chief of staff of the headquarters, after seeing the emergency telegram sent by General Ito, felt as if struck by lightning, and immediately covered his head, "How could this happen? How could it happen? So?" He asked himself over and over again.

It's no wonder that Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake can't turn his head around. The situation on the Western Front is generally favorable to the Imperial Army. For dozens of days, they failed to advance a few steps, but the imperial army still maintained a strong offensive, and the independent division of China was passively defending.

Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake is confident that after the arrival of more than 200 Italian heavy artillery pieces added by the Front Army Command, he will be able to break through the blocking line of the independent division troops, defeat the ground in front of him, and go south in one go. But at this time, the headquarters came Telegram, telling myself that an elite unit of an independent division with tens of thousands of people has already captured Sanggu and Mandola, cutting off their retreat.

If it weren't for the autograph of Commander-in-Chief Ito on the telegram, Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake would almost think it was a fraud. The loss of Sanggu and Mandola would have been a huge problem for the more than [-] imperial troops on the Western Front. What it means, Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake knows all too well.

Therefore, after the initial disbelief and bewilderment, Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake immediately made a decision to retreat immediately, taking advantage of the unsteady footing of the independent division that had cut off his retreat, he immediately rushed back and took the road away.

Although the situation on the Western Front has become very bad due to unexpected circumstances, Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake has not messed up. He first forwarded the original telegram written by General Ito to several army commanders, and then ordered The troops began to retreat immediately, and ordered the commanders of the Seventh Army and Ninth Army, who were at the front line of Mount Vernon, commanding the troops to attack, to cover the retreat of the main force of the West Route Army at all costs.

When Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake reposted General Ito's telegram in the original text, he was extra careful and warned the commanders of the various armies, "This telegram is only as long as the captain of each army, and the information is strictly blocked from junior officers and ordinary soldiers!"

Deputy Chief of Staff Ji Wu is afraid, if hundreds of thousands of elite troops from the independent division appear on the front line of Sanggu and Mandola, the bad news that the rear road is cut off will spread among the troops, causing the morale of the army to fluctuate, and the forced retreat For the Western Route Army, it is very likely to lead to a big defeat. What's more, there are hundreds of thousands of independent divisions in the front who have fought against themselves for dozens of days, and they are not at all depressed. Just kidding?

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

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