Age of Rebirth

Major General Akutagawa, Chief of Staff of the Japanese Australian Front Command, reported to Commander Yansaburo Ito that the Imperial Army troops counterattacked on the center line and the independent division troops retreated across the board. Or unbelievable, probably unable to express his mood at the moment.

General Ito will not be so naive. I believe that with the current strength of the imperial troops on the center line battlefield, after two rounds of attack, they will be able to repel the Chinese Independent Division troops that are about to hit the door, and retreat across the board, leaving the brain temporarily blank After waking up, his first reaction was, "This is a conspiracy by the commander of the China Independent Division, maybe it was still planned by the China devil himself?"

"Akutagawa-kun, did the imperial troops on the front line pursue it?" General Ito asked anxiously. This was what he was most worried about and concerned about.

Chief of Staff Akutagawa smiled wryly, and replied: "Commander, the front-line offensive troops were heavily bombarded by the artillery of the China Independent Division, and the attack was repelled. After they found out that they were retreating, they could not effectively organize troops to pursue them for a while. , can only regretfully let him evacuate from the battlefield!"

"Oh, that's good!" General Ito seemed to heave a sigh of relief, with a strong sense of unwillingness and regret in his tone. He was concerned about the endless plots and tricks that the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli had displayed on the Australian battlefield. He was so nervous that he instinctively believed that the retreat of Feng Jiwu's corps was a conspiracy. At the same time, he also regretted that if he had enough troops, it would be a good opportunity to follow and pursue him.

"Mr. Akutagawa. The damned Chinese have retreated, which is good news for us!" General Ito sorted out his thoughts and said, "Now, convey my order, and the imperial troops on the central battlefield will immediately start heading to Granitz, Mount Isa and Wokop advance first-line!"

"In the order, it must be emphasized that the advancing speed of the troops should not be too fast, and the distance between the troops should be kept within [-] kilometers. All troops must not cross the MacDonnell Range area. This is especially important! "

The MacDonald Mountains have become General Ito's nightmare. Who knows, in this vast mountainous area across the central part of Australia, there are still many traps and conspiracies waiting for him, the devil of China, Tang Qiuli. Go forward easily and be able to retake Granitz.The campaign objective has been achieved.

As for the emergency mobilization of more than 8 troops from the east coast, it is not so much to rescue the western front as it is to contain the Chinese independent division troops occupying the front lines of Sanggu and Mandola.Unable to let go of their hands and feet to launch an attack, to gain more breathing space for the imperial forces on the Western Front, that's all.

across the Australian continent. The distance of more than 1000 kilometers took more than 8 days.God Amaterasu knew that there were more than [-] imperial soldiers waiting.After rushing to the battlefield exhausted, is there still fighting going on on the Western Front?

On the center line battlefield, hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops began to advance cautiously and cautiously towards the south. All the Japanese troops maintained a high degree of vigilance, and their nerves were tense. No one dared to agree with what they did before. The Japanese Army and the Ninth Army are a lesson from the past. Therefore, judging from the situation on the center line battlefield, the advancing Japanese army adopted the tactics of dense formation and flat push on the front line.

MacDonnell Mountain, the former site of the temporary headquarters used by Feng Jiwu, because the Niangziguan garrison retreated very suddenly and quickly, and was not disturbed by the Japanese army at all. It arrived at MacDonnell Mountain unimpeded. Time for campaign deployment.

Moreover, Feng Jiwu was really planning to set up a big ambush for the Japanese army chasing after him in the MacDonnell Mountains. The hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, from Feng Jiwu down, all eagerly hoped that the little devil would be able to catch up!

"Han Sheng, are the Japanese troops chasing us?" Feng Jiwu asked Zhang Hansheng, Chief of Staff of the Corps.

Zhang Hansheng shook his head and said with great regret: "Commander, according to the intelligence of the reconnaissance troops, the Japanese army moved southward very cautiously, moving slowly, and there was no sign of pursuit. It has been two days. The Japanese army has just arrived in Granitz, Mount The front lines of Teesa and Wokop have stopped advancing, and there is no tendency to continue southward!"

"Oh?" Feng Jiwu raised his eyebrows and said regretfully: "Ito Yanzaburo was cautious, and he was also scared by the commander. It is very possible that the purpose of the Japanese counterattack this time is to recapture Granitz, Mount Teesa, Wokop and other places!"

"Since the goal has been achieved, Ito Yansaburo will stop here. I don't understand. Ito, an old devil, launched this counterattack regardless of casualties. This is the only purpose? Forget it, let's work in vain. Report the situation to the division immediately, and at the same time, the brigades dispatched reconnaissance troops to conduct a comprehensive reconnaissance of the whereabouts of the Japanese troops on the center line battlefield!"

Feng Jiwu was very regretful. With the ability to completely repel the counterattack of the Japanese army on the center line battlefield, all the Niangziguan garrison retreated, which contained one of his campaign intentions, attracting the Japanese army on the center line battlefield to chase south. After the first battle, they continued to retreat southward, allowing the Japanese army to pursue them further, and then, on the Lambina line, established a solid blocking line to firmly entangle the Japanese army in the middle on the battlefield.

It only takes more than half a month. After the two corps commanded by the division commander and Deputy Division Commander Tang on the western front battlefield, after annihilating the Japanese army on the western front, they will quickly advance eastward, cut off the retreat route of the Japanese army on the central line, and have another replica of the western front battle. Unfortunately, the Japanese army was not fooled. Regarding this, Feng Jiwu could only say regretfully, "That old devil Ito has learned to be smart!"

Ito Yansaburo's counterattack on the center line battlefield, after achieving his goal, was tantamount to stabilizing the situation on the center line battlefield. His attention was immediately shifted to the west line battlefield. The city of Granitz hoarded a large amount of military supplies and dispatched troops to go deep into the desert to investigate the closest and best route to the Western Front and set up supply points along the way as much as possible.

General Ito's approach can be said to be a rainy day. He has prepared a difficult retreat for the hundreds of thousands of troops on the Western Front in advance, because the current Western Front does not see Imperial Army troops. Any breakthrough independent division is directly under the Corps. Troops, hopes and omens for the blocking positions on the front lines of Sangu and Mandola.

The commander of the Japanese troops on the Western Front and the deputy chief of staff of the Front Army Command, Major General Yoshitake Tohachiro, is now almost on the verge of despair. On the front line of Hill, every day, the lives of soldiers are used to resist the chasing troops of the China Independent Division, but they are forced to retreat every day, and the blood of imperial soldiers is sprinkled along the way.

The remaining two armies are all invested in the attack on Sanggu and Mandola. According to the plan of Deputy Chief of Staff Jiwu, the troops will be deployed on the front line of Sanggu and Mandola at the same time, and four breakthrough directions will be selected. As long as one point makes progress, troops in other directions can rush along the breakthrough. Deputy Chief of Staff Ji Wufang does not have much extravagant hope. The more than 10,000 imperial soldiers on the western front will eventually be able to break through the encirclement and withdraw to Australia In the north, [-]+ people is the biggest victory.

But the reality that happened on the battlefield made Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake on the verge of despair. The first day of the breakout battle was not a good sign. Two 10,000+ imperial soldiers were definitely desperate enough. However, the artillery fire of the independent division of China, A volcanic eruption enveloped the entire battlefield. In every direction the imperial soldiers attacked, the artillery shells were as dense as locusts, exploding seas of flames. Countless imperial soldiers were shattered into pieces amidst the steel and flames. corpse.

Especially in the direction of Mandola, the artillery fire of the China Independent Division was desperately dense and violent. Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake swore that he was also a person who had fought bloody battles with the US military in the North American battlefield, but he had never encountered it before. Such heavy artillery fire.

Mandola is the blocking area of ​​the 400st and [-]nd Brigade directly under the Corps. Chu Ziye, the commander of the [-]th Brigade who occupied Sanggu, sent several truckloads of gifts, but did not take a single piece from Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan. Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan used the more than [-] heavy artillery captured by the Italian-style large-caliber howitzers on the Japanese troops who broke out of the encirclement, which increased the artillery power of the independent division troops in the direction of Mandola by more than several times.

After two days of fierce fighting on the western front, the Japanese army suffered heavy losses and did not make any progress. The total force was reduced from more than 24 to about 18. The Japanese army on the Western Front lost more than [-] people, which was close to the strength of the two armies.

With the onslaught of Tang Qiusheng's Sulu Mobile Corps, the Japanese army's blockade line at Royhill retreated day by day, the living space on the battlefield was gradually compressed, there was no hope of breaking through, and they could not hold on. The entire Japanese army was in a desperate situation, and it was only a matter of time before the entire army was wiped out.

Tang Qiuli originally estimated that it would take ten days to end the battle on the western front, but now it seems that one week is enough time. At this time, Feng Jiwu's second telegram came, "Master pointed out, according to the reconnaissance, the center line The Japanese troops on the battlefield, after occupying Granitz, Mount Isa, Wakop and other places, began to build fortifications, and seemed to have a long-term plan to stick to it!"

"What is particularly strange is that the Japanese army's logistics department hoarded a large amount of military supplies in Granitz, and sent some troops to go deep into the hinterland of the Dasha Desert. It's strange, please pay attention to the teacher!"

After reading Feng Jiwu's telegram, Tang Qiuli didn't say a word. He looked at the military map and frowned. No, you want to send reinforcements through the hinterland of the Dasha Desert?"

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