Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 1580 The depressed Stilwell

Tang Qiuli couldn't help laughing when he saw Chutian's telegram. Thinking about it, a detachment leader of the special operations detachment of the Japanese Army had to humiliate himself as a guard for a Japanese military officer. Moreover, he was not just following the tide and leading a reconnaissance mission.

But he was forced to go. Thinking of Chu Tian gnashing his teeth and looking helpless, Tang Qiuli felt happy!

Tang Qiuli saw the telegram, but Tang Qiusheng and Zhao Yuhe didn't. Upon hearing the teacher's words, both of them changed their expressions. Tang Qiusheng hurriedly asked: "What's going on? Chu Tian had an accident? Was he killed?"

Did the Japanese army find out?"

Tang Qiuli stopped laughing, handed the telegram to Tang Qiusheng, and said: "It's not that serious. On the way back, I encountered some kind of field inspection team from the Japanese 14th Army Staff Headquarters, and was ordered to temporarily act as a guard force.

, the place we went to was the Calais Mountains, where the Japanese and American troops were fighting fiercely."

While Tang Qiuli was explaining to Zhao Yuhe, Tang Qiusheng also finished reading the telegram. However, he was not in a happy mood and said with a serious face: "Commander, the Chutian group cannot evacuate as planned. This will increase the number of

There have been many changes, and unlike previous reconnaissance missions where the special operations team acted alone, now they are circling around the Japanese army's lair."

"I don't need to explain the dangers and risk factors involved. Everyone understands it. Therefore, my opinion is to order the Chutian team to get rid of the current situation and withdraw from Luzon Island as soon as possible. Even if the identity is exposed,

No matter what! As long as we can evacuate safely, it’s worth it!”

Zhao Yuhe did not speak. He intuitively realized that after reading the telegram, the division commander did not feel nervous. He seemed not worried at all about the current situation of the Chutian group. Instead, he felt that, how should I put it, it should be

The idea of ​​watching a good show.

Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "Brother Qiusheng, there is no need to be nervous. With the ability of Chu Tian and his team, there is no problem at all in dealing with the Japanese. What's more, he is working as a bodyguard for the imperial envoy this time, so his identity is natural

It's different. Ordinary Japanese officers don't dare to cause trouble. Director Chen, call Chu Tian back, let nature take its course, act according to the opportunity, wait for the opportunity to evacuate, safety first!"

After Chen Feng left, Tang Qiuli said to Tang Qiusheng and Zhao Yuhe: "But as a result, our plan against the Japanese army in Hong Kong will be postponed. This is an unexpected situation. Fortunately, the action in Hong Kong just started

It is in the preparation stage. Chutian postponed the evacuation so as not to affect the overall situation. Yuhe ordered the troops in the Guangzhou Garrison Area to temporarily stop all mobilization and wait for the arrival of the special operations detachment before making the next deployment!"

The operator handed the division commander's reply to Chu Tian. Chu Tian browsed through it quickly. The young dog Major on the side came up to see the content of the reply. Before he could reach Chu Tian, ​​Chu Tian's face turned red.

, then his face was covered with black lines, he gritted his teeth and tore the telegram into pieces, and then he breathed heavily, looking like he had been wronged and unable to defend himself.

This is very consistent with Chu Tian's current identity. He is a junior commander at the grassroots level and the squadron leader of a search force known for its toughness and bloodthirsty. It is also expected that he will be as elegant as the senior officers of the imperial army, and the mountain will collapse before him.

The color remains unchanged and everything is in your heart?

Xiao Quan smiled with some schadenfreude. He could even imagine the content of the reply. Captain Fujino's superior, the captain, must have scolded him. His subordinates were inexplicably recruited by other officers, and he himself

It was difficult to find someone to argue with, so I had no choice but to vent my anger on Captain Fujino.

But this has nothing to do with him. It is good to have the guard troops. Colonel Nishibashi rushes to the front line without the guard troops. Along the way, the dog Major who is responsible for the safety of the convoy is worried to death. His Excellency Colonel has the spirit of Bushido.

You don't have to take your own life seriously, but if you involve more than a dozen other people, then you shouldn't. Now that you finally have more than fifty tough soldiers in your hands, you should be able to have a good night's sleep!

Colonel Nishibashi and Major Xiaoquan saw Chu Tian's dark face and yelled at their subordinates: "Baga! You idiots, get on the bus quickly! Lieutenant Inoue, lead the first team to the car at the back.

, the rest of you, get on the first car with me, Hayagu!"

Colonel Nishihashi shook his head in amusement, but when he saw the clean and neat movements of the special operations team members while waiting for the train, without any sloppiness, his eyes lit up and he thought to himself: "This Captain Fujino's subordinates, all of them are...

Are well-trained soldiers, battlefield

A veteran who has come over, and in terms of individual soldier quality, I am afraid that it is not much worse than the commander's personal guard. If he can find a way to be transferred to the staff and serve as a guard force, the chief of staff, General Hashimoto Ichiro, will definitely be very satisfied.

It’s also good for yourself!”

Chu Tian, ​​who had already sat in the cab of the truck at the front, didn't know that the Japanese commander had this evil idea in his mind. Otherwise, Chu Tian would have the urge to get rid of all these Japanese officers immediately.

Chu Tian whispered to the team members driving the truck: "Pay attention to the terrain, ensure the safety of our own people, and drive!" Two trucks were in front of each other, with more than a dozen cars in the middle, and the convoy stirred up dust all over the sky.

, galloping towards the Calais Mountains, who would have thought that this was a temporary convoy formed by a group of the Special Operations Detachment of the ** Division and a dozen Japanese officers?

The battle situation on Luzon Island was dominated by the Japanese army and the U.S. military. The two sides fought fiercely in the Calais Mountains. The Japanese army invested more than 10,000 troops in the 103rd and 104th divisions, while the U.S. military was in Calais.

The troops in Laishan District consisted of four divisions and a brigade with more than 80,000 troops. Their strength was more than double that of the Japanese army, and their firepower was several times more than that of the Japanese army.

Despite this, the US military still fought very hard. General Stilwell, the commander of the Calais Mountain Campaign Group and the former chief of staff of the headquarters, did not even have the ability to organize a large-scale counterattack.

It is not a question of troop strength or equipment, but a question of the morale of American soldiers. Leaving aside the half-broken 7th Infantry Division, there are the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division, the 5th Infantry Division, and the 8th Infantry Division that were later transferred.

The infantry division and the 1st Guards Brigade of the Manila Army were also afraid of the Japanese army. When they heard that they were about to attack, several division commanders and brigade commanders turned pale at that time.

Originally, Stilwell wanted to use the cutting-edge troops to launch a fierce counterattack against the Japanese 103rd and 104th Divisions in the Batangas and Legazpi directions of the Calais Mountains, and then defeat the Japanese army.

By pushing back forty to fifty kilometers, the U.S. military's defensive posture in the Calais Mountains will be greatly improved, and Stilwell will also have room to build a large defense depth.

Three blocking lines were established from the Calais Mountains to Manila, and the blocking troops were arranged in echelons. If the outcome of the battle was as he expected, Stilwell was very confident, and with the more than 80,000 troops under his command,

In the Calais Mountains, hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops were held back for more than a month.

But things went counterproductive. Not only did his several division and brigade commanders strongly oppose the proactive combat plan, but the plan was reported to MacArthur and was rejected without hesitation. He also sent his acting chief of staff, Colonel Kleist, on a special trip.

When he arrived at the Calais Mountain Campaign Group Headquarters, he brought a few words, "It is best to preserve strength and be prudent. This commander does not want to see such a risky battle plan again!"

Stilwell was speechless about this. He did not understand, let alone understand, that MacArthur was also an experienced commander who had participated in World War I. How could he not see the situation at hand? As long as the two Japanese troops in the Calais Mountains were moved,

Only by repelling or defeating each division can we ensure that there is enough time to calmly deploy the Manila defense plan.

The night is as deep as water. The battlefield in the Calais Mountains at night no longer has the hustle and bustle of a volcanic eruption during the day. There are only sporadic explosions of artillery shells, coming from far and near. In the Calais Mountains, Stilwell's battle group headquarters

, a few bright gas lamps illuminated the headquarters as bright as day, the constant "tick-tock" sound of the radio, and the hurried and messy footsteps of staff officers coming in and out, all added to the tense battlefield atmosphere.

After arriving in the Calais Mountains, he commanded the troops to block the Japanese army. In less than a few days, Stilwell lost a lot of weight. The beard on his chin was strong and lush, almost covering half of his face. It was green due to lack of enough sleep.

The dull white face all shows that the American general who blocked the Japanese bullets for MacArthur was under great pressure both in terms of the external situation and mentally!

Fighting hard, I have been fighting hard, whether it is an incomplete 7th Infantry Division against the Japanese troops of two divisions, or now there are four divisions and one brigade with 80,000 troops, I have been fighting hard. To put it another way,

, the Japanese army has been attacking, and its own troops have been passively defending.

"In a long battle, there is no place that must be defended!" Blind defense can only hand over the initiative and rhythm of the battlefield to the Japanese. Is it because I, Stilwell, love taking risks, or you, MacArthur, don't know, Stilwell feels

There was a fire burning in his heart, burning his internal organs until they were almost cooked. The stuffy atmosphere in the headquarters became even more depressing, so Stilwell simply walked out.

The June night in the Calais Mountains was not cool at all. There was a moist and sticky vapor in the air. Stilwell lit a thick cigar and looked through the inky night with his light blue eyes.

, looking to the south, the tracer shells dragged their long tails, piercing the dark night sky, and plunged towards the earth. Then, a ball of fire was visible to the naked eye, and the dull sound of explosions came with the night wind.

The hills of Calais at night are not peaceful. Behind the countless low and rolling hills, there are hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers who look like wolves and tigers. This is what Stilwell is puzzled about. Why did the Japanese army not

Concentrate all the troops to storm the defense line in the Calais Mountains. If this is the case, Stilwell himself does not think that he can hold off the Japanese army for how long.

Stilwell vaguely caught a glimmer of light and was about to think deeply when the communications staff officer ran over and said, "Report to your Excellency, Commander, that we have received an emergency telegram from the Fifth Infantry Division!"

(To be continued)