Age of Rebirth

An Australian battle that used more than 70.00% of the independent division's ground forces, all of the two major fleets, almost all of the armored forces, the two north and south flight groups, and all of the artillery, involved Tang Qiuli's full energy, and finally came to an end.

From the contest with the Japanese in the Southwest Pacific Islands, to Tang Qiusheng's Sulu Mobile Corps, which ingeniously landed in southern Australia, to the end of the gathering and annihilation of more than one million Japanese troops on the east coast of Australia, the Battle of Australia lasted more than half a year. If you count the previous planning, the initial strategic layout lasted for more than two or three years, and it was the battle that cost Tang Qiuli the most energy and painstaking efforts.

The significance of this battle is even greater. Except for the first line of the North American continent and some islands in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Japanese have lost all their overseas colonies. The most elite navy and army of the Japanese have basically been lost. The archipelago is now an isolated island with no peripheral defense capabilities.

The results of the Australian campaign were also very brilliant. They killed the last heavy overseas force group of the Japanese army, the entire Japanese Australian Army, and successively annihilated and captured more than 160 million Japanese soldiers.

Genzaburo Ito, commander of the Japanese and Australian Front, committed suicide. More than [-] general-level officers below the chief of staff, Major General Akutagawa, also committed suicide.

To Tang Qiuli's regret, when the troops began to attack the Japanese troops in the encirclement on the east coast of Australia, the firepower of ground artillery and aerial bombardment was too fierce. In the end, the number of Japanese prisoners of war captured by each regiment.Only more than 50 people, more than hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers.They were all wiped out in gunpowder smoke and steel by more than an hour of combined ground-air firepower.For this reason, the artillery and aviation units of the independent division consumed tens of thousands of tons of ammunition.

In addition to more than 50 Japanese prisoners of war who were dying of hunger, there are also a large number of weapons and equipment left by Japanese soldiers. The soldiers of the Independent Division look down on these Italian and Japanese weapons and equipment, and no one is interested. Hey, let's try another little devil's gun!

However, on the second day after the end of the Australian campaign, Lieutenant General Zhang Quan, the head of the logistics department of the division, rushed to Australia.But he doesn't dislike the things that these soldiers look down upon. He not only came by himself, but also brought a large number of people from the logistics department. The main task is to collect these things that are either intact or bombed. Scrap copper and iron scattered in every corner of the battlefield.

Lieutenant General Zhang Quan also showed his veteran qualifications and gave each corps commander and brigade commander a hard target, each corps and each brigade.How many tons of things must be handed in every day, this rigid target, but the commanders of the corps and the brigade commanders complained endlessly, and could only order the troops to rest on the spot.It was scattered on the battlefield with a radius of hundreds of kilometers, and the ground was dug three feet for collection.

Facing the complaints of the generals, in the words of Lieutenant General Zhang Quan. "Hey! What's the matter, you boys are used to fighting rich and expensive battles now? Every now and then, the planes and cannons go into battle. The shells and bombs hit those few happily, but you know the shells and bombs. Where did they come from? "

Of course the generals knew it, but Zhang Quan still taught him a lesson: "Don't look reluctant, tell you, all these scrap copper and rotten iron will be transported back and turned into shells, bombs and bullets for you boys to squander." , You have to learn how to live, don’t you? Otherwise, according to your style of play, the independent division’s fortune would have been wiped out by you long ago!”

"Do you know the hardships of the logistics department? Don't look at the commander, he just doesn't care about the food, if there is a lack of guns, he knows to reach out to me!" After finishing speaking, he gave Tang Qiuli a demonstrative look, and turned Tang Qiuli Qiu Li laughed embarrassingly.

Well, this big hat is suppressed, the commander of the corps and the brigade commanders, how dare they neglect, if the old man loses his temper, even the division commander can't bear it, Tang Qiuli's energy, of course, will not collect scrap copper in the logistics department Rotten iron.

After a war that lasted more than half a year, the whole of Australia was almost destroyed. He had to personally handle the post-war reconstruction work, including the escort and disposal of hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war.

For this reason, Tang Qiuli sent a special telegram to Li Honggang, Director of the Prisoner of War Management Office of the Independent Division in Kulun, Outer Mongolia, asking him to make all preparations for receiving Japanese prisoners of war. It is sunny and warm like spring, but in Outer Mongolia, it is freezing cold and snowing heavily. Tang Qiuli didn't want to. These free laborers did not die at the hands of soldiers, but died in Outer Mongolia. In the severe cold!

Australia, on the other hand, specially allocated enough ships to escort the prisoners of war, both by sea and land, for a long-distance escort of tens of thousands of kilometers, and hundreds of thousands of Japanese prisoners of war. One mistake would be a big deal.

Tang Qiuli came up with a way to escort the Japanese prisoners of war separately. The ordinary soldiers were together, and the generals, assistant officers, and lieutenants were also separated. According to the Japanese morality, without the leader, there will be no trouble. Catch a few unlucky bastards who are stubborn and want to show some bullshit samurai spirit, and kill chickens to scare monkeys, he reckons, nothing will go wrong?

For the time being, we have a clue about the Japanese prisoners of war, but Tang Qiuli's head swelled a lot due to the ensuing post-war reconstruction in Australia. He was not good at such details. When I got down, my eyes were like rabbits, and when I saw the words on the page, my head started to hurt.

A few days later, Tang Qiuli felt that he was really not suitable for such a job, so he sent a telegram to Liu Hanzhang, who was the chairman of the Political Affairs Committee of the Northeast, the Korean Peninsula, and the Far East, asking for help, saying that now that Australia had been completely occupied, there was only one military administration missing. The chairperson of the committee is now, so it's called waiting for an empty seat!

Anyway, the current Korean Peninsula, the Northeast, and the Far East, all the government affairs are on the right track, don’t the Hanzhang brothers want to challenge a new region, Australia is different from other regions, the people who need to be managed are all foreigners, It is very challenging. I believe in Brother Hanzhang's ability, and he will definitely be able to take on this great task!

After receiving the telegram from Tang Qiuli not far away, Liu Hanzhang, who was sitting in Fengtian, looked up to the sky and laughed. He knew too well that his young boss was a little narrow-minded and wanted to be the shopkeeper.

Liu Hanzhang's call back was very simple, just one word, "Go!"

A few days later, Liu Hanzhang took a plane and arrived in Australia. He followed him, and there were hundreds of people, all of whom were elite soldiers under his command. They built more than a dozen large transport planes. According to him, this was just a front stop. There are many government officials, and there are thousands of people behind!

Tang Qiuli, who came to the airport to welcome Liu Hanzhang, said to Liu Hanzhang as if he saw a savior, "Brother Hanzhang, from now on, Australia is yours, so I don't care how many people come!"

With Liu Hanzhang taking over the post-war reconstruction work in Australia and the management of government affairs in various places, Tang Qiuli finally got rid of the tedious government affairs, and spent three days sorting out the direction of the next step. In the name of the division, a notice was issued, and it was decided to hold a military meeting on January [-], [-].

The range of participants in this military meeting is quite wide, covering the commanders of the corps to the commanders of the brigades and their chiefs of staff, the commanders of the armored forces, the two major fleets, and the aviation force and their chiefs of staff. The total number of participants reached more than [-] people. Even Liu Tiehan, the deputy division commander in the north and commander of the Dongzhi troops, all the brigade commanders and brigade chiefs of staff in the Dongzhi, Sun Zhenbang, the commander of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, and all the brigade commanders and brigade chiefs of staff of his troops.

The unprecedented military meeting is scheduled to be held in Yangon, Indochina. Tang Qiuli means that, taking advantage of the opportunity of this military meeting, and just in time for New Year's Day, everyone will gather together to celebrate the day. After the Australian war ends, I and the generals under my command can finally breathe a sigh of relief after being tense for a long time, and it's time for all the soldiers of the independent division to breathe a sigh of relief, too.

Although Tang Qiuli didn't say anything about this large-scale military meeting, he implied the meaning of the celebration meeting, and he also wanted to reward the hard-working generals. Therefore, he was particularly concerned, and asked the chief of staff, Zhao Yuhe, to take charge and intervene in person. Be sure to be thorough with specific details.

Moreover, Tang Qiuli repeatedly emphasized to Zhao Yuhe, "Yuhe, the gathering of princes from all walks of life in Yangon is not just a military meeting. It has been several years, and it is rare for everyone to gather together. All the expenses are paid by me. Personally pay for it, not the troops, but you have to ask Mei Ting after returning to Yangon, she is in charge of my savings!"

Zhao Yuhe disagreed, and said resolutely, "Master, holding this military meeting is entirely an official business. How can you spend your personal savings? If you say it, I, the chief of staff, will not be accused Spine!"

"Besides, Shizhi has special expenses in this area. You can't disregard public and private affairs and disrupt Shizhi's financial system. Besides, eating and drinking for a few hundred people is a lot of money!"

"Hahaha!" Tang Qiuli laughed loudly, and said, "Yuhe, you underestimate my family. The four of us are paid by the army, and I am the one with the highest salary. In terms of savings, our independent teacher can't compare to me, so it's settled, I can still afford to spend this money, not to mention, this is my heart!"

"For so many years, since I raised troops in the Northeast, these brothers have been following me, fighting from outside the customs to Guanli, and from home to abroad, going through life and death. Now, they are finally going to follow the old nest of the Japanese. Reason, I should pay out of my own pocket to treat the brothers for a few days, this is not a matter of money, it is a little bit of my heart!"

Zhao Yu and Mo Ran had expressions of emotion on their faces, but they didn't insist any longer.

With a few days before New Year's Day, Tang Qiuli returned to Yangon on a special plane with his teachers and staff. In addition to the need to prepare for the military meeting in advance, there was a deep urgency in his heart. He has been separated from his three wives for more than a few months, and he really wants to see the smiling faces of his wives.

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