Age of Rebirth

"Okay, Yuhe!" Tang Qiuli stopped the waving chief of staff with a smile, and said, "The next order may make officers and soldiers at all levels unhappy!"

"Huh?" Zhao Yuhe was taken aback for a moment, looked at the commander suspiciously, waiting for him to give an order, and at the same time muttered in his heart, "What order makes the officers and soldiers unhappy?"

Tang Qiuli smiled and said: "In the name of the division commander, give orders to the participating troops, commanders at all levels, the Australian campaign is over, and the current task of each unit is to capture Japanese prisoners, prevent them from starving to death, and return to normal." Physical strength is the main thing!"

"On the principle of treating Japanese prisoners of war, the division pointed out that the massacre of Japanese prisoners of war should not happen in any department, and sufficient food should be provided for them, especially those Japanese prisoners of war holding leaflets should enjoy the treatment of prisoners of war! "

"If during the execution of the division's order, that unit, the commander at that level, violated the order and massacred the Japanese prisoners of war, the division's military law department will take the most severe punishment. If the nature and circumstances are serious, they will be shot on the spot! "

While Zhao Yuhe was recording the division commander's order, he thought to himself. He knew what the division commander meant. These Japanese prisoners of war were laborers that the division commander had been thinking about for a long time and were going to be transported to Siberia. However, it was not appropriate to treat them so kindly?In the past, secretly, the old rules were all about killing!

Although Zhao Yuhe had objections, he did not raise them, but Tang Qiuli keenly observed the disapproval in Zhao Yuhe's eyes, so he said emphatically, "Yuhe, when giving orders, you must emphasize that you must not The discipline of killing Japanese prisoners of war. Otherwise, I don’t care whether you are a meritorious person or a general officer. You will be punished severely!”

"Also, the division refers to the military law department, the combat department, and the staff department. All the personnel of the division's security brigade are selected to form an inspection team to be responsible for this work. The inspection team is directly under my command and investigates and punishes those who violate the division's orders on my behalf. Officers and troops!"

Tang Qiuli had to use the strictest orders to control the killing intent of the troops. These Japanese prisoners of war are of great use, so kill one more.What's more, when fighting against the Japanese army in the country, it is an old tradition of the independent division to kill a group of Japanese prisoners of war who committed heinous crimes, but now they are not fighting in the country. These Japanese soldiers have no chance to commit crimes against the Chinese people. Then sent to Siberia as a laborer.It is more cost-effective than killing!

"What are you still doing in a daze? Immediately extend my order!" Tang Qiuli looked at Zhao Yuhe, who was still thinking about it, a little puzzled, and urged with a smile.

"Oh! Master, I'll go to give orders immediately!" Zhao Yuhe reacted.hurried away.

After dealing with the Japanese prisoners of war, Tang Qiuli's thoughts turned to the waters of the Solomon Islands.There, there is a more complicated battle.He wasn't too worried, though.There are more than [-] Italian warships in the area, and I haven't put them in my eyes, but I have to think in advance, once this Italian fleet is killed, what will Mussolini's reaction be, and what countermeasures should I take?

The leader of the Italian Nazi Party and Prime Minister Mussolini sent the fleet to the Pacific region to reap benefits. It consists of more than [-] warships. The commander is Lieutenant General Piagchi. At this moment, he is standing on the flagship "Rosnord" In the command cabin, he looked at the scenery of the Pacific Ocean that he saw for the first time with arrogant and defiant eyes.

Next to Lieutenant General Piaget was a short Japanese man wearing a Japanese navy uniform and the rank of major general. His name was Norigoro Ono. The military attache of the Japanese embassy in Italy is proficient in Italian, so he was sent here to serve as the liaison officer between the Italian fleet and the base camp.

Regarding this errand, Rear Admiral Norigoro Ono was very reluctant in his heart. Where is Australia? The place where the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy collapsed into the sand. Just the general, two jades were broken, the lieutenant general and the major general. There are also more than 40. Major General Ono expressed concern about whether he will be the next one.

Therefore, as soon as the Italian fleet and transport fleet passed the Northern Mariana Islands, Rear Admiral Ono's heart was always on the alert. When he reached the southern part of the Marshall Sea area and was about to enter the waters of the Solomon Islands, his nerves became highly tense.

Seeing the fleet commander Piaget wearing a neat military uniform, like a son-in-law, with the posture of traveling in mountains and rivers, pointing to the scenery along the way, he couldn't help reminding: "Commander Piaget , the fleet has now entered the waters of the Solomon Islands, and is still a few days away from the Australian mainland!"

"As a liaison officer, I must remind you that the fleet of the China Independent Division will appear at any time. Please issue an order, and the fleet will enter combat readiness immediately. Otherwise, once it is attacked by the China Independent Division fleet, it will be too late!"

Lieutenant General Piaget looked very contemptuously, glanced at the little Japanese with a nervous face, and said in a gentlemanly and elegant tone: "General Ono, you should be clear that we are the fleet of the Kingdom of Italy, those Chinese People, dare to attack us? Don't you think that your worries are really unnecessary?"

Lieutenant General Piaget really looked down on Major General Ono, and even all the Japanese. Since this guy boarded the flagship, he has been nervously nagging in his ears every day, and he is always on guard against Chinese attacks. I'm so annoyed, I think he was scared out of his wits by the Chinese!

The Orientals have the guts. Even the existence of the powerful Chinese independent division fleet that Ono said is doubtful. The Japanese are cowards. No wonder they have been defeated repeatedly and had to go all the way to Europe to beg the Prime Minister Your Excellency sends troops.

Rear Admiral Ono was rendered speechless by Lieutenant Admiral Piachit's contemptuous remarks. He knew how to persuade this Italian Vice Admiral, who was a son of a boy, to obey him. Advice?

At this time, an officer came in and reported: "Your Excellency, four unidentified reconnaissance planes have been found, conducting reconnaissance around our fleet!"

Before Lieutenant General Piaget could speak, Major General Ono shouted anxiously, "That must be the reconnaissance plane of the China Independent Division Fleet, it must be! Order the fleet immediately and enter the combat state, hurry up!"

"Calm down!" Lieutenant General Piaget roared, and said with extreme contempt: "General Ono, I remind you that I am the commander of the fleet, and you, just a liaison officer, have no right to order my fleet. Do!"

After reprimanding Kazutsu Ono, Lieutenant General Piaget said to the officer: "Raise our national flag immediately, and at the same time, warn the four reconnaissance planes, I don't care what your identity is, get out immediately, otherwise, I will order Shoot you down!"

More than [-] Italian warships raised their national flags, and after ten minutes, the same officer came in and reported: "Commander, according to your order, after the fleet raised its national flag and issued a warning, the four reconnaissance planes flew away!"

"Hahaha!" Lieutenant General Piaget laughed, glanced sideways at Major General Ono, and said to the staff: "Tell the kitchen, today's lunch is richer, and also, take out the bottle of brandy that I treasure, I want Lunch with General Ono and, at the same time, be a shocker for him!"

In the northern waters of the Solomon Islands, the fleet of the independent division was galloping northward through the wind and waves. Xin Xiguo, the chief of staff of the fleet, came in, "Commander, the squadron of reconnaissance planes sent out has returned, and they have found traces of the Italian fleet and the Japanese transport fleet. According to the According to the report of the pilot of the reconnaissance plane, the Italians did not sail in combat formation! And, our reconnaissance plane was warned!"

"Hehehe!" Tang Qiuquan sneered a few times, and said to Deputy Commander Amosiyev: "Deputy Commander, how about going to meet the very arrogant Italians? Xiguo, order the fleet to speed up and form a battle formation Sailing against the Italian fleet! Order the carrier-based aircraft unit and prepare for battle!"

Amosiyev shrugged and nodded to express his interest in Tang Qiuquan's proposal. At the same time, he was silently mourning for the Italians. He was from the former Soviet Union and had participated in World War I. He naturally knew what Italians were on the battlefield. It can only be said that the Italians are ignorant that such a thing dares to meddle in the Australian War between China and Japan, and traveled thousands of miles to the Pacific Ocean to be arrogant.

I met another teacher with an extremely tough attitude, "Could it be that Mussolini's head was kicked by a donkey? I'm afraid this time not only will the army be lost, but the joke will also be a lot of trouble!" Amosiyev thought to himself .

A few hours later, the fleets of the two sides met in the middle of the waters of the Solomon Islands. Tang Qiuquan saw the Italian flag flying high on the Italian warship through the binoculars. He didn't even dare to hang the sun flag, so he sneered, and said to Chief of Staff Xin Xiguo: "Xiguo, pass it on, send a signal, order the warships and troop carriers in front to anchor immediately, and wait for our side to send people to take over all the ships, otherwise, they will be shot down." Shen!"

As soon as he came up, Tang Qiuquan took the strongest stance and directly treated the Italian fleet and Japanese troop carriers as prisoners. He had no time and was not in the mood to fight lawsuits with these Italians who didn't know how to live or die. There were only thirty or so ships. Warships, even without an aircraft carrier, dare to come to the Pacific to act wildly. I really don't know what the Italians rely on?

Before Xin Xiguo could extend the order, a communications officer handed over a telegram. Tang Qiuquan sneered when he took a look at it. The telegram read, "Warning! This is the Royal Italian Navy Fleet, escorting allied transport ships." The fleet is headed to Australia, and the fleet commander, Lieutenant General Piaget, ordered that the fleet in front immediately get out of the way, otherwise, it will be hit by our firepower!"

Tang Qiuquan handed the telegram from the Italian fleet to Amosiyev, and he immediately sweated, with only a few words in his head, "You don't know how to live or die!"

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