Age of Rebirth

There is a saying that "you can't die if you get dizzy," General Ito Yanzaburo was still woken up by Chief of Staff Akutagawa, but the landing troops of the independent division in northern Australia hit him too hard.

The situation faced by the Australian Front Army is unprecedentedly dangerous. It has already used its full strength to resist the offensive of the independent division from the south. Now, it has been stabbed in the back again. Is this battle still possible?

General Ito, who was sober, still couldn't believe such news, and asked with a trace of fantasy, "Mr. Akutagawa, is the telegram correct? Is this true?"

Chief of Staff Akutagawa sighed deeply. He knew that His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief's spirit was on the verge of collapse. Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked such a childish question. Do you dare to lie about such a big event?

Chief of Staff Akutagawa said patiently: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, it's all true. The situation in the direction of Cape York is a telegram sent by the No. 90 Seventh Division. The independent division of China, with about 90 people, is on its way. Attacking in the direction of Mount Molloy, the No.[-] Seventh Division is engaging with it."

"In the direction of Kalunburu and Pendleby, the imperial army is also fighting bloody battles with Chinese soldiers! However, the landing of the Chinese independent division in northern Australia is obviously planned for a long time. I am worried that with the current strength of the imperial army in northern Australia , it is impossible to prevent the enemy from advancing deep into northern Australia,"

"Also, the Chinese Independent Division in the south direction has stepped up its offensive since yesterday. Fierce battles are happening everywhere in the arc defense line. We cannot deploy our troops to counterattack the Chinese Independent Division that landed in northern Australia. Now, Cape York has fallen. Once the Luchina Independent Division continues to move south, the Imperial Australian Army will have no way out. Commander-in-Chief, we must come up with countermeasures!"

The words of Chief of Staff Akutagawa are still very effective. General Ito calmed down. The only way now is to immediately start the withdrawal plan formulated by the base camp from the Australian battlefield. The core of the plan is to guard the three ports on the east coast of Australia. Cook Townsville, Mount Molloy and Townsville.Waiting for the arrival of the troop carrier from the mainland is the only way for the Australian front to survive.

General Ito cleared his mind, and ordered to Chief of Staff Akutagawa: "Mr. Akutagawa, immediately issue an order to the troops. All ministries, based on the current combat position, quickly send troops to Cooktown, Mount Molloy and Townsville. Assemble, and use this as the last place to hold, all soldiers of the Imperial Australian Army. Be sure to fight bloody to the end! Anyone who shrinks before the battle, kill!"

"Mr. Akutagawa, immediately send an urgent call to the base camp to inform our Imperial Australian Front Army. It has begun to gather at the evacuation port according to the plan. Please make sure the base camp urges the formation of the troop carrier. Arrive as soon as possible, and add another sentence. If it is delayed for a few days, then The situation in Australia is in jeopardy!"

Chief of Staff Akutagawa hurried out to send a telegram.General Ito looked out of the window. He lowered his head under the bright sunshine of October noon in Australia. He had to admit that when he came to the Australian battlefield with humility and confidence, he wanted to fight against the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli. To wash away the disastrous defeat of independence in South China, to achieve the great reputation of the famous general of the empire, surpassing Yamamoto 56 of the navy.

The realistic ending is cold and cruel. With more than two million of the most elite troops of the empire in his hands, he was completely defeated and ended up having to flee. At this moment, Ito Yansaburo was full of frustration , He admitted that he was not the opponent of Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, nor was any general in the Japanese Empire his opponent.

Even General Ito expressed serious doubts about whether he could leave the Australian battlefield safely. The Chinese devil would not let go of such a good opportunity. Temolloy and Townsville are the last struggles, and he has no confidence in whether the Australian front can survive the arrival of the local troop carrier formation.

Two hours later, General Ito led a group of people from the Australian Front Command, and left Darwin in a hurry amidst the approaching rumble of gunfire, heading towards Mount Molloy.

More than five hours later, the first brigade of the Jiang Yanming Division of the Songhu Guard Corps of the Independent Division rushed into the chaotic Darwin. .

In the headquarters of the Australian Front of the Japanese Army, the yard and corridors were full of papers and things that the Japanese soldiers had no time to take away. Liao Zhixiong, the commander of the first brigade, stood in the yard and looked at several armored command vehicles , Then, the commander, the chief of staff and others jumped out of the car, drove in quickly, and rushed forward.

"Report to the commander, the First Brigade has occupied the headquarters of the Japanese and Australian Front Army!" Liao Zhixiong reported.

Jiang Yanming frowned, looked at the waves all over the floor, and asked in a deep voice: "What do you gain?"

Liao Zhixiong knew what the commander asked, smiled bitterly, and replied: "Report to the commander, after the troops entered Darwin, they found that the old devil Ito Genzaburo had escaped, and besides, there was not a single devil in the whole city, they all ran away." Come on, let's play late!"

Jiang Yanming's face became more and more gloomy, and he was very annoyed. After he landed in Kalunbulu, he attacked and advanced all the way, but in the Brad area, he encountered the tenacious resistance of the [-]th Division of the Japanese Army and fought to the death. Without retreating, it took the troops more than two days to eat up the desperate Japanese army, and also delayed their attempt to capture Yan Saburo Ito.

Originally, the two landing troops of the Songhu Garrison Corps were more than an hour later than the expected landing time. Now, Darwin who got it is also an empty city. The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became.

"Then why are you still staying in Darwin? Wait for me to give you a celebration banquet?" Jiang Yanming yelled at Liao Zhixiong, "Don't command the troops yet, follow and chase, tell you Liao Zhixiong, don't bite the old Ito who escaped from Darwin Devil, I can't spare you!"

Liao Zhixiong grinned, seeing that the commander's expression was wrong, he hurriedly saluted, "Yes! Commander, resolutely complete the task!" Then, he got on the armored command vehicle and slipped away.

"Commander, don't worry!" Chief of Staff He Jinshan persuaded: "The division commander's deployment in the Australian campaign is that he did not intend to let that old devil Ito go. Looking at the direction the little devil is escaping, it should be the east coast. If Darwin can't catch it, won't he catch it elsewhere?"

He Jinshan knew that although the commander usually doesn't speak much, once he loses his temper, he is definitely scary enough, and he is even more unwilling to admit defeat in his heart. He also understands the commander's thoughts. The Songhu Garrison Corps was formed later. It belongs to the second-line corps. If it is not participating in the Australian campaign, it can only serve as a security mission in the Songhu area.

The commander wanted to take advantage of the rare opportunity of participating in the Australian campaign to turn the Songhu garrison into a first-class field corps. It was undoubtedly the most direct and shocking way to capture the commander of the Japanese Australian Front Army in Darwin. But now that old devil Ito ran away, leaving Darwin empty, so he got angry.

Jiang Yanming didn't make a sound, thought for a while, and said to He Jinshan: "Chief of Staff, immediately send a telegram to the division. My Songhu Garrison Corps has now occupied Darwin. The commander of the Japanese Australian Front Army, Ito Genzaburo, has fled eastward. Without Japanese resistance, our troops are following and pursuing!"

In Wesville, Western Australia, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe walked into Tang Qiuli's house, "Commander, I received a telegram from the commanders of several corps in the south. Retreat to the east of Australia, and the commander Jiang Yanming of the Songhu Garrison Corps has sent a telegram that the Corps has occupied Darwin without fighting!"

Tang Qiuli received the telegram and asked, "Where is Yuan Jinghao in charge of attacking? What's the situation?"

Zhao Yuhe handed over another telegram, saying: "Oh, Commander Yuan called. The Japanese army is on the front line of Mount Molloy. The resistance is very fierce. They put on a desperate posture. The first batch of landing troops from the North China Field Corps, We are fighting fiercely with the Japanese army, so far, no progress has been made!"

"Now, I can be sure that my original judgment was correct!" Tang Qiuli said excitedly: "Judging from the retreat and defense of the Japanese army, several ports on the east coast of Australia will be guarded by Ito Yanzaburo. If you want to escape, you have to have a place to board the boat, no matter what!"

"Indeed!" Zhao Yuhe fully agreed with the teacher's words.

"Send a telegram to the commanders of the various corps in the southern direction, pursue them closely, and bite the Japanese army, so that they cannot gather a large number of troops in several ports on the east coast of Australia, order Jiang Yanming to continue to attack eastward, and order Yuan Jinghao not to rush Advance, adopt a steady and steady approach, and focus on eliminating the vital forces of the Japanese army!"

After Zhao Yuhe handed Tang Qiuli's order to the staff, he thought for a while and made a suggestion: "Master, the current position of the North China Field Corps is very favorable. Mount Molloy, which is attacking, is the Japanese army's evacuation must be ensured." One of the important ports in China, taking it would not cut off a retreat route for the Japanese army, I think that the first landing troops of the North China Field Corps should take Mount Molloy as quickly as possible!"

"Adventure!" Tang Qiuli shook his head and said, "Yuan Jinghao now only has more than 8 troops, and the follow-up troops have not yet landed. Even if they occupy Mount Molloy, they will face a crazy Japanese counterattack. You Have you noticed that the Japanese army in the southern battlefield retreated to the east coast one after another, there are more than 100 million Japanese troops, and Yuan Jinghao's troops can easily be surrounded by the Japanese army!"

"Yuhe! Send a telegram to Commander Tang of the Fleet, and the fleet will attack the waters of the Solomon Islands, mainly to attack the Japanese troop carrier formation and escort fleet!" Tang Qiuli's eyes shone with wisdom, and said: "The Japanese army in Australia has been shot down." Relying on the cost of retreat, how to fight future battles, the initiative is in our hands, Ito Yanzaburo can't escape!"

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