Age of Rebirth

The northern part of Australia is shrouded in the darkness before dawn, and the thick fog hides everything in the unpredictable unknown. In the northern part of Australia, the weather at the end of October, there will be a heavy fog almost every morning When it hit, it was wet, cool and uncomfortable. ,

Cape York, the York Peninsula of the northern continent of Australia, is like an arm extending into the Arafura Sea. It is separated from the opposite Irian Island by the Torres Strait. It is a subordinate of the 30th Division of the First Army of the Japanese Army in Australia , No.[-] Fifth Brigade's defense zone.

Cape York is not big, with a width of only 1 kilometers, but its geographical location is absolutely important. It is a key defense area for the Japanese army, and it is responsible for monitoring and blocking the attack from the North China Field Corps of the Independent Division of Irian Island. A whole brigade, with more than [-] troops, was placed on the small Cape York.

Not only that, the No.30 Fifth Brigade is also specially assigned, a reinforced artillery wing, with 62 Italian [-]mm caliber howitzers, which is one of the few superpowers among the troops at the level of the Australian Army Brigade. Luxurious configuration, generally speaking, can only be assigned to two heavy artillery regiments in division-level troops.

Not only the reinforced heavy artillery wing, but also the coastal defense positions of the No.30 Fifth Brigade of the Japanese Army at Cape York are also specially reinforced, with all reinforced concrete structures, trenches and traffic trenches connected, bunkers and bunkers combined, facing the direction of Torres Strait, Numerous firepower points were built, and a minefield with a width of one kilometer was deployed on the beach.

If the troops of the Independent Division attack and land on the beach, they will first face the minefield.Then, there was a rain of bullets from the firepower point.And the shells of large-caliber heavy artillery, from the beach to the depth of the defense.A total of three lines of defense have been arranged, which can be described as iron walls.

The head of the brigade, Major General Hirayama Nobusuke, is also General Ito's confidant. He belongs to the young generals and graduated from the Imperial Army University. He is proficient in tactics and has outstanding command ability.Such an important point of defense is handed over to Shinsuke Hirayama.

Major General Hirayama is very confident in Cape York's defense system and firepower configuration. He is not saying that he can block the 10,000+ troops of the China Independent Division from the beach with just his own brigade. Although arrogant.But not irrational.

Major General Hirayama's guarantee to General Ito was, "The Ministry of Staff can guarantee that when the Chinese Independent Division attacks, it can be blocked for more than three days! And it can make the Chinese pay heavy casualties. Of course, when the Cape York defensive position falls It is also a time for the ministry to die generously for the country!"

that's enough.General Ito is very satisfied with his admired subordinates, who can have such a confident guarantee.It doesn't take three days, just one day.I can mobilize more than a few divisions of troops to block the front line of Cape York.

Major General Hirayama Nobusuke shouldered the heavy responsibility, so he naturally didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and it was the same tonight. He braved the darkness, inspected the position, dealt with a few soldiers who had shaken their morale and lost their bushido spirit, and then returned to the brigade headquarters with a full body. As if falling apart, I drank a few glasses of sake, fell on the camp bed, and fell asleep.

On a high ground closest to the beach in Cape York, there is a reinforced concrete outpost with the best location. From the lookout hole of the outpost, you can overlook the entire sea. There is a small team here, although the team leader Abe Takeo is just a Second lieutenant, but the telephone and radio station in the outpost can directly contact the brigade commander.

According to regulations, after sending a report that everything was normal to the brigade and regiment headquarters, Captain Abe rubbed his sore eyes, and a deep sleepiness hit him. The wet military uniform on his body made him very uncomfortable. It was more than three o'clock in the morning, and there were more than two hours, and the night passed without incident, and I could lie on the bed and sleep soundly.

He lay down in front of the high-power artillery mirror, carefully observing the sea surface shrouded in heavy fog, but saw nothing. In the lens, there was only thick fog that could not be dispelled. At this moment, Captain Abe suddenly heard, Outside the post, there was a sound of footsteps, and the sentry asked for the password, "Who is it? Password!"

"Yamato!" "Return order?" "Samurai!" Then, the voice of the conversation said, "We are from the brigade gendarmerie, come to check the combat readiness of the soldiers on the ground, and call your commander out!"

Second Lieutenant Abe curled his lips in disdain. He was very contemptuous of these arrogant gendarmes. These guys are usually arrogant, with their nostrils turned upside down. They treat ordinary soldiers and junior officers with cruelty, but when fighting , but none can be seen.

However, with his position as Second Lieutenant Abe, he really didn't dare to be disrespectful to these gendarmes. , was staring at himself with straight eyebrows. Behind him, there were more than 30 military policemen. He couldn't help trembling in his heart. He hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and reported: "Reporting Major, Takeo Abe, the leader of the No. 17 outpost team, is On duty, sir, please give instructions!"

The major returned the salute impatiently, and said in a blunt tone: "Little Captain Abe, gather your soldiers. I want to check the combat readiness and see if there is any departure from the post!"

"This..." Second Lieutenant Abe was strange and embarrassed. Usually, military police came to check the post, but it was all routine. After asking a few questions, and then looking at the duty records, he went back home. What happened today, let's talk , The more than 30 people in my team are all at their posts, and it will take time to assemble.

Seeing Second Lieutenant Abe's hesitation, the military police officer became furious immediately, and cursed angrily, "Baga! Didn't you hear my order?" Then, Second Lieutenant Abe felt a gust of cool wind hit, and there was a sound of "pop!" There was a crisp sound, a big mouth was slapped hard on the cheek, which immediately made his eyes stare and his head buzzed.

"Hay!" Second Lieutenant Abe, who got the big mouth, didn't even dare to speak back, bowed again and again, and then shouted to a corporal beside him: "Hurry up, order the team to gather!" He scolded this Shao Zuo until eight generations of his ancestors went to heaven, and thought viciously: "Once the Chinese soldiers come to fight, you must be the first to get shot!"

After more than 20 minutes, more than 30 people from Abe's team were assembled. The military police officer became more and more impatient, and asked viciously, "Are these all the soldiers in your team?"

"Hay! Sir! These are all the soldiers!" Second Lieutenant Abe replied, but he didn't notice that the gendarmes seemed to be shifting their positions inadvertently, vaguely surrounding his soldiers.

"Very good!" A strange smile suddenly appeared on the face of the Major Gendarmerie, and then, Second Lieutenant Abe felt a chill on his neck, as if all the strength in his body had been emptied, he covered his blood-spattered neck, and looked at him with dying eyes. It turned out that more than 30 soldiers in his team were all lying in a pool of blood.

A young man with the rank of Lieutenant of the Japanese Gendarmerie extended his thumb to the Major and said with a smile, "Detachment Captain, you are still so fast!"

It turned out that this team of military police was led by Chu Tian, ​​the leader of the Special Warfare Detachment, to deal with the condescending outpost of the Japanese army, and to point out targets for the soon-to-be-started sea-crossing troops, as well as the fleet and the bomber fleet of the Southern Flying Group. Coming, the one who spoke was Lieutenant Colonel Qi Hanzhi, chief of staff of the detachment.

"Qi Hanzhi, you've learned how to flatter!" Chu Tian also joked with a smile, "Take a few people and go to the outpost to check, see the little devil's duty records, and then destroy the radio and telephone lines!"

For this sea-crossing operation, the special warfare detachment was divided into several sub-detachments, and went deep into the Japanese defense area in northern Australia to carry out reconnaissance. The most complex situation and the most important location is Cape York, the defensive position of the No.30 Fifth Brigade of the Japanese Army.

A few minutes later, Qi Hanzhi came back and said, "Detachment Captain, finish the work!"

Chu Tian looked at the luminous watch, and said to the radio operator who was carrying the radio: "Give orders to each team to evacuate the current reconnaissance area immediately!"

Qi Hanzhi looked at the post with an excellent location, and suggested: "Detachment Captain, the location of this place is so good, not only can you overlook the entire sea, but you can also see the little devil's position. Once there is a fight, it will be the best little devil's firepower." Observe the deployment, how about we leave a few people behind to serve as eyes for the cross-sea troops of the North China Field Corps?"

Chu Tian glanced at Qi Hanzhi, and said helplessly, "What's going on in your head? In 40 minutes, the entire Cape York will be covered by our bomber fleet and fleet guns, and a few people will be left to wait." Killed by your own shells and bombs?"

Qi Hanzhi patted his head, smiled, and said without annoyance: "Hey, forget about this trouble!"

"The fortifications of the No. 30 Fifth Brigade of the Japanese Army at Cape York, the location of the firepower, and the position of the heavy artillery wing, have all been sent to the North China Field Corps Command, Fleet Command and Southern Aviation Group Command?" Chu Tian asked worriedly.

"Aren't you worrying for nothing?" Qi Hanzhi was speechless, and said: "This is the most basic common sense, and you still need to worry about it. Don't worry, all the information we detected will be sent back normally!"

Chu Tian nodded, glanced at the fog-shrouded sea again, waved his hand, and said, "Quickly evacuate!"

About 30 minutes after Chutian and the others evacuated, in the thick fog, more than a dozen warships of the independent division fleet were sailing at high speed. , It can be judged that Cape York is right in front of you, and after ten minutes, the shells of the naval guns will hit the Japanese positions.

At the same time, in the sky where the night had not yet faded, there was the dull roar of engines, and the bomber fleet of the Southern Aviation Group arrived at the same time.

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