Age of Rebirth

The Australian Japanese army, which was relying on the arc-shaped defense line and fighting fiercely with the Independent Division, suddenly began to retreat in an all-round way. The Japanese army did not let go, and more than 200 million soldiers from both sides entangled and scuffled into a ball on various battlefields in the vast land of northern Australia.

The Japanese army wanted to get out of the battlefield as soon as possible. The corps of the independent division did not let go, chasing all the way and fighting all the way. From time to time, they bit off a piece of meat from the retreating Japanese army. The retreating Japanese army was also unambiguous. However, the overall situation is that the Japanese army is retreating desperately, and several corps of the Independent Division are full of energy.

But only in the line from Mount Molloy Port to Almaden on the east coast, the battlefield has been in a stalemate. Under the fierce attack of the five brigades of the North China Field Corps, one division of the Japanese army was defeated, and then two more Japanese troops The division added that after three days of fierce fighting, the first crossing force of the North China Field Corps wiped out tens of thousands of enemies, but did not make an inch of progress, and paid the price of nearly [-] casualties.

Yuan Jinghao was so angry that he immediately contacted Le Yiqin, the commander of the Southern Flying Group, and asked for air fire support. Then, he immediately started a big fight, giving full play to the advantages of artillery and air fire, and caused heavy casualties to the Japanese army. However, Mount Molloy He is the darling of the Japanese army, and he is also desperately trying to save lives. He will never retreat in a deadly battle.

With more than 8 people in five brigades of the North China Field Corps, with the support of ground and air firepower, they stormed for a whole day.The blood flowed into rivers and the corpses of the Japanese army were killed, but no progress was made.Commander Yuan Jinghao was so angry that he scolded his mother, and ordered the chief of staff Han Guangqi.A telegram was sent to urge the follow-up troops to speed up their disembarkation and enter the battlefield as soon as possible. While adjusting their deployment, they divided the five brigades into two attacking arrows, and prepared to fight again.

As night fell, the line from Mount Molloy Port to Almaden was nearly [-] kilometers long.On the battlefield more than ten kilometers wide, the thick smell of gunpowder smoke and blood still hadn't completely dissipated. Yuan Jinghao's eyes were covered with bloodshot eyes without rest for several days and nights.

But his spirit was extremely excited. He squatted on the ground, ate his marching rations, and said to Chief of Staff Han Guangqi with joy, "Guangqi. This is called war. It's fun! Kill nearly ten thousand little devils in one day." , that's a joy!"

"By the way, please urge the logistics department of the corps. Hurry up and give the artillery shells to the artillery brigade directly under the corps and the heavy artillery regiments of the brigades overnight. Supplement is enough, as long as the shells are enough. The little devil will have a hard time fighting. In addition, contact Commander Le again , ask him to send more bombers tomorrow. Help us take Almaden and open the gate to Mount Molloy!"

Han Guangqi swallowed a piece of braised beef, wiped his mouth, and said thoughtfully, "Commander, I don't think the situation on the battlefield is quite right?"

"Huh!" Yuan Jinghao tilted his head, looked at him suspiciously, and asked, "What's wrong? Say something!"

"Commander, I think our current attack speed is too fast!" Han Guangqi said: "It seems that there is a feeling of being alone and deep, and the follow-up troops will not arrive until two days at the earliest, but the Japanese army we are facing Troops, but they fought more and more, and their strength continued to increase!"

"I'm sure, we hit Mount Molloy and poked the little devil's lung tube. Also, according to the reconnaissance information obtained by the reconnaissance brigade of the Corps, about [-] kilometers west of Almaden, there were two divisions The Japanese army is turning around to our left rear flank, its purpose is obvious!"

"It's normal!" Yuan Jinghao said indifferently: "The commander said, Mount Molloy must be one of the gathering places where the little devils withdraw their troops. We want to take it down. The little devils are not desperate. The two regiments, hehe, they are looking for their own death, and my follow-up troops have 10,000+ people, waiting for them!"

Han Guangqi thought about it, and it was really the case. The Japanese army of the two divisions more than 50 kilometers west of Almaden would take three days at the fastest to go around the back. The second batch of troops of the Corps had 10,000+ troops. The strength of the people can all reach the battlefield in two days, just hitting them head-on!

While the two were chatting, the phone on the cannonball box rang, "Dingling!" A combat staff officer hurriedly picked up the phone, after listening to a few words, he turned to Yuan Jinghao and said, "Commander, it's the No. Brigadier Song of the First Brigade is looking for you and has an important report!"

Yuan Jinghao couldn't help but move in his heart. He answered the phone and said, "Song Guotai, how is the situation there? What's the matter?"

On the phone, Song Guotai, the commander of the first brigade, said in a loud voice, "Commander, the little devil who has been being beaten in the frontal attack direction of our first brigade suddenly launched an attack on us half an hour ago. Counterattack, according to the reports of the various regiments, the little devils who counterattacked have more than one division, this is a big black sky, little devils have no such habit! It's abnormal!"

Through the phone, Yuan Jinghao had already heard it, and the sound of guns and guns rang out, "Song Guotai, we hit the little devil's sore spot, and he came to find us desperately. Listen, and resolutely hit the little devil's counterattack!"

Mount Molloy, Commander of the Japanese Australian Front Command, General Ito Yanzaburo, ran quickly from Darwin, and arrived at Mount Molloy before the vanguard of the North China Field Corps launched an attack on Almaden.

At this moment, General Ito was standing in front of the military map with the chief of staff, Major General Akutagawa, pointing and giving various orders to the staff around him from time to time.

Probably recovered from the initial loss of soul, General Ito's mood is very stable now, although his face is still haggard, but his eyes are very calm, with a fierce look like a gambler in his calmness.

"Mr. Akutagawa, as our strength shrinks again, the possibility of being defeated by the Chinese Independent Division is extremely low, which is conducive to defense. Therefore, we must build an army with Cooktown, Mount Molloy, and Townsville as the core. The defense system of the fulcrum!" General Ito drew a large circle with red and blue pencils on the above three locations, and then connected them with a straight line.

He went on to say: "As long as the three boarding places are guaranteed, the Australian Front Army will persist until the time of retreat. The base camp has already sent a telegram, and the troop carrier formation will reach the east coast of Australia in another week!"

Hearing the sound of cannons outside, General Ito's eyes shone with a gloomy cold light, and he said, "The only thing to worry about is that the Chinese independent division that landed from the direction of the Cape York peninsula will not be able to attack Mount Molloy. The threat is too great and must be wiped out. Fortunately, the enemy's strength is not large, otherwise..."

He didn't go on talking, Chief of Staff Akutagawa said with a smile: "Commander, haven't you already started to attack? You invested more than twice the strength of the China Independent Division that was attacking Mount Molloy and Almaden, overnight. Launch a counterattack, if the No.30 Ninth Division and No.40 Fifth Division reach the area north of Almaden on time, this independent division of China will be the turtle in the urn!"

General Ito showed a slight smile on his wrinkled face, but said cautiously: "I hope so!"

In Yuan Jinghao's headquarters, Song Guotai, the commander of the first brigade, had just put down the phone, and calls from the other four brigades also came in one after another. The counterattack was very fierce, that is to say, the Japanese army was launching a counterattack from Almaden to Mount Molloy.

Yuan Jinghao's face became serious. The situation was serious and had exceeded the expected range. He stood in front of the military map and thought carefully. The situation was not quite right. Why did the little devils fight more and more? He changed his mind not to fight at night According to the usual practice, two divisions were sent to try to copy their own retreat, which clearly meant to swallow their 8 people in one go!

Yuan Jinghao had to be vigilant. On the current Australian battlefield, in general, the strength of the independent division troops surpassed the Japanese army, but on the battlefield of the vanguard of the North China Field Corps, it was several times smaller than the Japanese army. Two optional.

One is to continue to attack Almaden and Mount Molloy. This is a blow to the little devil's vitals. The other is to retreat the troops now and draw in the distance from the follow-up troops. The disadvantage in terms of strength, There is not much difference.

Yuan Jinghao was very unwilling to choose the second way. He had already pinched the little devil's life, so he let go. He couldn't bear it. It would take time to wait for the follow-up troops to come up and fight back.

Choosing the first way is very risky. If my 8 people are entangled by devils twice as large as me, the whole army is in danger of being wiped out. Even if the main force of the corps arrives, the casualties will definitely be heavy. Do you want to report to the teacher and ask for instructions?

Yuan Jinghao was hesitant. At this moment, Chief of Staff Han Guangqi hurried in and said, "Commander, I received an urgent call from my teacher!"

Yuan Jinghao hastily took it over and looked it over quickly, "Yuan Jinghao, in view of the fact that the main force of the Japanese army in the northern battlefield of Australia is currently concentrated on the east coast, and the Japanese army has an unprecedentedly dense force. Your corps is now attacking Mount Molloy. It is also a place that the Japanese army must protect, and Gensaburo Ito will definitely fight for it desperately!"

"In order not to cause your troops to fight against the superior Japanese army, the division commander decided to give up the attack on Mount Molloy and Almaden and retreat immediately, and build a position on the line of Galbraith and Laura to adopt a defensive posture. !"

After reading the telegram, Yuan Jinghao let out a long breath. The teacher's telegram made him no longer hesitate, especially for the defense line set by the teacher. The line between Galbraith and Laura is just at the bottom of the Cape York peninsula. , the length is just enough for my existing troops to deploy a perfect defense line.

Yuan Jinghao has already decided to retreat temporarily, but the biggest difficulty now is that the troops are fighting fiercely against the Japanese army, how can they get out of the battlefield smoothly?

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