Age of Rebirth

The Japanese ceded the interests of North America and gave gifts. They pulled Mussolini in a low voice and dispatched the naval fleet to have a foot in the Australian war. It was a gamble, but it was also a conspiracy. A helper. ,

The smoke of war in continental Europe has long since cleared, and there are only two countries left, one is the well-deserved boss-Germany, and the other is Italy. This Italy is also considered a wonderful person. What a brilliant thing he did, but because he was with the right boss, he played pretty well. A little bit of scum from Hitler's fingers was enough for Mussolini to eat.

Today's Italy can be regarded as a rich and prestigious master. Although the combat effectiveness of the army is not good, and it has become the laughing stock of various military forces on the battlefield, the weapons and equipment are indeed quite advanced, and many good ones have been developed. Shoot good guns and tanks as well as combat aircraft.

Therefore, the leader of the Italian Nazi Party, Prime Minister Mussolini, committed a common problem that ordinary people have. He has money and status, and he is unwilling to be lonely. He promised the Japanese to dispatch the fleet and get involved in the affairs of the Sino-Japanese War in Asia. In addition to making a lot of money, there is also the intention to expand overseas territory for Italy in Asia, taking advantage of the Germans not intervening.

The sphere of influence in continental Europe has already been demarcated. How dare Mussolini compete with Hitler. In the ongoing war in North America, Italy is just following behind the Germans. Counting and going, only the Asia-Pacific region is still blank. If the boss Hitler doesn't intervene, can't he get involved?

Just right.The Japanese took the initiative to come to the door, and hit it off with Mussolini, who was unwilling to be lonely. As for the Chinese, as for Tang Qiuli, who beat the Japanese to the bum.Mussolini had never dealt with it, nor did he take it to heart.

The bet made by the Japanese is obvious, which is to draw the Italians into the Australian war. Even if the Italian army is unbearable, the quality and performance of Italian weapons and equipment is nothing to say.

The intention of the Japanese is very clear, which is to take advantage of Mussolini's greed and ignorance.Dragging Italy into the Australian war, although there are more than [-] warships without an aircraft carrier, they are almost like paper in front of the independent division fleet.But this fleet, which is more show-off than actual combat, stands behind the whole of Italy, as long as Tang Qiuli conflicts with the Italians.The Australian war changed its original nature.

Obviously.The current situation is obviously developing in the direction expected by the Japanese. As long as Ito Yanzaburo's Australian front forces gritted their teeth and survived for another [-] days, and the Italian fleet reached the east coast of Australia, everything would be bright and life-saving.

In order to strengthen General Ito's determination to wait for help and wait for changes in the war situation, it was originally Japan's top secret.The plan to pull the Italians into the water was also exceptionally notified to General Ito Yansaburo.Moreover, General Mitsuko Miuchi, Minister of the Army and Chief of the General Staff of the base camp, sent a secret message to General Ito, just two words, "Persevere!"

Persistence, it is easy to say, but since General Ito, the commander of the Australian Front, surrounded more than 100 million Japanese soldiers in the encirclement, the hard life began. After the food was cut off, the Japanese soldiers killed all the mules and horses. After a few days of support , and dug all the edible things in the encirclement to find out to fill their stomachs. Fortunately, the Japanese soldiers still obeyed military discipline, and there were no large-scale riots for the time being.

After persisting in this way for two weeks, there were only things that could not be eaten in the encirclement circle with a radius of several hundred kilometers. The Japanese army really entered a desperate situation. Today, escorting a fleet full of food and military supplies, bound for Australia.

During the period of encircling more than 100 million Japanese troops, Tang Qiuli received a snowflake letter of invitation from the brigade commanders of various corps. Fortunately, the commanders of several corps said that they could hold their breath. The brigade commanders below , but I don't quite understand the teacher's approach. The more than 100 million little devils in the encirclement are just ripe melons, which will fall off as soon as they are touched, but why did the teacher delay giving the order for a general attack?

Especially the dozens of brigade commanders directly under the corps were eager to fight, and their words were a little fierce. Tang Qiuli ignored it. He had his own plan. The Japanese army in the encirclement had completely run out of food. just got it.

In the first week when food was cut off, Ito Yanzaburo did not order the Japanese army to break through. Tang Qiuli affirmed Ito Yanzaburo's strategy, stood by and waited for help, and waited for the unknown Italian fleet to join the Australian war to change the situation. The situation on the Australian battlefield made Mussolini wading through this muddy water.

Of course, Tang Qiuli never cared about the ideas of the Italians, nor did he consider the variables that would arise if the Italians were involved in the Australian war. The direct reason why he did not issue a general attack order for a long time was actually very simple. The Japanese soldiers were not so hungry that they could not hold their guns.

Another week passed, and a large number of Japanese soldiers in the encirclement began to starve to death. The Italian fleet, escorted by a fleet full of food and military supplies, had arrived in the northern waters of the Solomon Islands. In four or five days, Then you can reach the east coast of Australia, where the warships flying the Italian flag are sailing on the sea brazenly and unscrupulously.

That night, Tang Qiuli received a telegram from the naval fleet, "Master, the Italian fleet escorting the Japanese supply fleet has arrived in the northern waters of the Solomon Islands. Please tell me, whether the fleet will intercept it?"

After reading the telegram, Tang Qiuli smiled coldly, and immediately called Tang Qiuquan back, "Brother Qiuquan, immediately intercept the Italian fleet without warning. If it resists, it will be sunk on the spot, but the main task is to capture its warships. Goods, quality and performance are still good!"

After receiving the telegram, Tang Qiuquan, who was commanding the fleet and swimming in the waters of the Solomon Islands, smiled wryly, and said to the deputy commander Amosiyev: "Deputy commander, it seems that the division commander is thinking about more than 30 Italian ships. Warship!"

After returning the telegram to Tang Qiuquan, Tang Qiuli called the Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe over, and said calmly: "Yuhe, immediately issue an operational order to all troops, all field regiments, the two major headquarters of the aviation force, and the armored force headquarters , the Artillery Command, the Third Squadron, and the division command decided to launch a full-line general attack on the Japanese troops in the encirclement at [-]:[-] am on December [-]!"

"After receiving the division commander's order, each unit must make all preparations before the general offensive within one day. The division commander's staff office will issue the general offensive battle plan to you immediately, and you must follow it!"

"Master, you have decided to launch a general attack on the Japanese army in the encirclement!" Zhao Yuhe said in surprise, "It's all over now, I'm almost driven crazy by these brigade commanders!" In fact, during this time, The most annoying thing was not the division commander Tang Qiuli, but the chief of staff Zhao Yuhe, those brigade commanders who were eager to fight, did not dare to complain to the division commander, and at most submitted a letter of invitation.

But Zhao Yuhe, the chief of staff, couldn't escape. The brigade commanders' phone calls almost exploded the staff office. They wanted to express their thoughts to the division commander through the chief of staff. There are also quite a few brigade commanders who simply go to the door pointed by the division. For example, Liu Hongzhang and others who are directly under the corps are afraid to go to the division commander directly, but they are not so afraid to seek the chief of staff.

Zhao Yuhe needs to do a lot of persuasion work every day, sending away the brigade commanders who went to the division either alone or in gangs. In the words he joked with the Chief of Staff Ge Zhenzhuang, He's a master of trickery."

Hearing the excitement and relaxation in Zhao Yuhe's tone, Tang Qiuli said coldly: "The decision to make a general attack is not because Liu Hongzhang and the others are eager to fight, but because the time is ripe, and it's time for the fruit to fall! "

"According to all sources of information, the Japanese army, which has been hungry for more than two weeks, not only has a large number of starved soldiers, but the combat effectiveness of the remaining Japanese soldiers has also dropped to the lowest point. It would be a pity to delay the attack. The vast Siberia is the best place for these Japanese, Yuhe, when did you see me, wasting resources?"

Zhao Yuhe was dumbfounded. It never occurred to him that the division commander's real intention of launching a general offensive against the Japanese troops in the encirclement was to draw the attention of the prisoners of war.

At 3000:[-] am on December [-]th, a very ordinary day, the Japanese positions inside the encirclement were still lifeless, and there was no sign of life at all. On the artillery positions of the independent division outside the encirclement, there were more than [-] guns. Artillery guns of various calibers slowly raised their thick muzzles, pointing at the Japanese positions.

Battelle sat on his chariot, looking at the eastern sky, with a little bit of morning light. Behind him, there were more than 800 tanks, divided into multiple armored assault groups. The twilight of dawn reflected the metal of the tanks. Color, this torrent of armor will tear through the Japanese defense line.

In southern Australia, Liu Cuigang, commander of the Australian Battlefield Air Force of the Independent Division, arrived at the command tower early. In less than an hour, more than 1000 combat aircraft under his command will accompany the dawn of dawn. The Japanese army sent tens of thousands of tons of bombs.

On the island of Sulawesi in the southwest Pacific Ocean, Le Yiqin, the commander of the Southern Flying Group, is eating breakfast. Today, his appetite is particularly good. In the field airports of various islands, nearly two thousand combat aircraft, Silently stopped on the takeoff runway, waiting for the order to take off.

At four o'clock in the morning, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe walked up to Tang Qiuli, who was sitting on a chair with his eyes slightly closed, and said softly, "Master, it's time for the general offensive!"

Tang Qiuli's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and two cold lights flashed, "Start!" He said concisely.

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