Age of Conquest Reborn

Tang Qiuli read it very carefully, and the first intelligence he saw was about the Calais Mountains. In contrast, the two intelligences had different focuses, because there was basically no suspense in the battlefield in the Calais Mountains.

The U.S. Third Army troops were just hanging on, and it was only a matter of time before they were completely wiped out by the Japanese army.

But there is also a piece of information revealed here. Ito Yanzaburo used more than 90,000 troops to encircle and annihilate more than 40,000 American remnants. The battle lasted for a day and a night and was not completely over yet. It may greatly affect the Japanese army's next offensive.

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The emergence of this variable is not necessarily a bad thing for MacArthur. If MacArthur seizes the opportunity and severely defeats Yoshihiko Haruta's unit of the Japanese 14th Army, which is advancing alone, it will have an immeasurable positive impact on the subsequent defense of Manila.

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However, when Tang Qiuli read the information about the battle that occurred outside Manila this morning, he couldn't help but sigh and said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, judging from the situation of the Manila battle that just ended, MacArthur

This man’s use of troops is really not a compliment, he has missed a good opportunity!”

Zhao Yuhe felt the same and replied: "Yes, Commander, I have the same view. The Japanese 14th Army used 70,000 troops to attack the hundreds of thousands of U.S. and Philippine troops on the Manila front line. It was originally intended to defeat a large number of troops with a small number, and

, after a long march of more than 200 kilometers, when they arrived at the outskirts of Manila, the Japanese army was already at the end of its battle, and Yoshihiko Haruta was even more crazy. He immediately launched an attack without artillery preparations and without any rest for the troops!"

"No commander under normal circumstances would do this. Originally, this was an excellent opportunity for the US military to counterattack. If planned properly, the Japanese Fourteenth Army would have to suffer at least tens of thousands of casualties, but the fact is that

On the contrary, the U.S. military's defense line was destroyed by a long-distance attack.

The disadvantaged Japanese army was riddled with holes and was on the verge of collapse. According to the information from the intelligence office, MacArthur was forced to use all strategic reserves to barely repel the Japanese attack led by Yoshihiko Haruta. Division Commander, I can't understand. MacArthur

How was this battle fought?”

Tang Qiuli shook his head gently and said: "It's not surprising. As far as MacArthur himself is concerned, he is more of a politician than a soldier. He is better at conspiracy. It's not that he didn't expect this opportunity, but

He was more worried that stealing chickens would end up losing rice. After weighing the balance, it was safer to stick to the defensive line. He did not know that war itself is a risky game. The Americans lost the ability to alleviate the crisis on the battlefield of Luzon Island.

The only chance."

Zhao Yuhe also wanted to express his opinions. Colonel Ge Zhenzhuang, director of the General Staff Office, and Colonel Chen Feng, director of the Communications Office, came to the division commander's office together. Chen Feng said: "Division Commander, I just received a copy from the Intelligence Division.

According to intelligence, 100,000 British and Australian troops to reinforce the Luzon battlefield have arrived from Australia and are expected to arrive in Luzon on August 18 or 19."

Tang Qiuli took the telegram, read it carefully, and said to his three subordinates with some emotion: "When one hundred thousand British Australian troops leave Australia, the Japanese plan has achieved its expected purpose, and then

What is coming is the Japanese army’s all-out attack on Australia. The contest between the Americans and the Japanese on the Southwest Pacific battlefield has come to an end. There is no doubt that the Japanese army has won!”

Colonel Ge Zhenzhuang, Director of the Staff Office, somewhat doubted the division commander's judgment and said: "Division Commander, the Australian continent is vast, the terrain is complex, and there is a lot of room for strategic maneuvers. According to intelligence, there are still 60,000 pairs of British-Australian troops left behind.

In addition, the British have been operating here for many years. Even if the Japanese army invests a large amount of troops, it may not be so easy to end the Australian campaign in a short time. According to my judgment, there will be no one or two years before Australia can

On the battlefield, the final result cannot yet be seen!”

After saying that, Ge Zhenzhuang added: "Of course, this is just my personal opinion. Please correct me, teacher!"

Colonel Chen Feng, the director of the Communications Department, is in charge of the communications confidentiality of the ** division. He has always been reluctant to express opinions on matters at the operational and strategic levels. This is not because he is separated by mountains and rivers, but because of his personality. However, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe

The Major General's thoughts are basically the same as those of Ge Zhenzhuang. He does not think that the Australian mainland will fall into the hands of the Japanese soon. It will be normal for a year or two to be fought.

Tang Qiuli smiled and said half-jokingly: "Zhenzhuang, this is the first time you have put forward your opinions and views in front of me since you became the director of the staff department. It is very good. You have to share this with you."

My predecessors Yu Guanghan, Yang Ketian, and especially Chief of Staff Zhao Xue dared to speak against me!"

Ge Zhenzhuang smiled honestly and said: "Commander, I didn't think much about it. I just felt that it would not be easy for the Japanese to occupy such a large area of ​​Australia in a short period of time. What's more, there is Lu

The more than 200,000 troops commanded by MacArthur on Song Island can return to Australia at any time. If I command more than 60,000 troops, I can deal with the Japanese army for more than three years!"

Several people laughed. The honest and honest Ge Zhenzhuang has such lofty ideals. If he were replaced by any corps commander of the ** Division, it would be very difficult for the Japanese army to land on Australian soil.

Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "I came to this conclusion based on the current situation of the Luzon Island battlefield. It is very simple. Even if MacArthur gets 100,000 reinforcements, he will definitely lose, because holding on to Manila is a challenge in itself.

Wrong decision-making, sea control in the Pacific is in the hands of the Japanese navy, and the Allied forces on Luzon Island have no chance of returning to aid Australia."

"Therefore, Australia is an isolated island. It does not receive military and material support from the United States, nor does it receive supplements from external forces. The only thing it can rely on is the supplies from the British colonies in the western part of the Indian continent. However, we have just given the British

After tens of millions of Aboriginal people were sent away, the British should be struggling to solve the problem of these extra mouths!"

At this point, Tang Qiuli suddenly stopped and showed a thoughtful expression. Several officers who were listening attentively looked at the distracted division commander inexplicably. They didn't know why the division commander suddenly stopped talking when he was talking about the key point.

Tang Qiuli's eyes suddenly jumped, a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he said to Chen Feng, Director of the Communications Department: "Director Chen, immediately send a telegram to Commander Tang of the Fleet and Director Zhang of the Logistics Department, asking them to immediately

But come to Singapore, I have an important mission to arrange!"

Chen Feng recorded the division commander's order and hurried away, leaving Zhao Yuhe and Ge Zhenzhuang behind, looking at each other, unable to guess why the division commander gave such an order.

Tang Qiuli smiled, very cunningly. Zhao Yuhe and Ge Zhenzhuang suddenly felt something in their hearts. Whenever the teacher smiled like this, it was because they didn't know that the unlucky guy had fallen into his scheme again!

The resistance of the remnants of the U.S. Third Army in the Calais Mountains far exceeded General Ito Genzaburo's expectations. They fought for a day and a night. According to estimates, at this moment, there should be only a small number of imperial troops left in the Calais Mountains.

The troops cleaned up the battlefield, and most of them would go to the Manila battlefield to support the Fourteenth Army's attack on the US defense line. However, the battle was far from going as smoothly as he had judged.

Although the imperial army occupied an overwhelming strength advantage on the battlefield in the Calais Mountains and divided more than 40,000 US soldiers into several unrelated pieces and surrounded and annihilated them, however, after the initial chaos and chaos, the US troops

After their morale was low, for some unknown reason, the American soldiers who were beaten down to less than 20,000 soldiers suddenly became stronger in their will to resist, causing the imperial army, which had been progressing smoothly at first, to fall into a bitter battle for every inch of position.

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General Ito didn't know why the American soldiers became unafraid of death and capable of fighting. However, it is an indisputable fact that the number of casualties of the Imperial Army troops has skyrocketed. The terrain conditions in the Calais Mountains have also given the Imperial Army soldiers a headache.

, dense virgin forests, scattered caves, mountain cliffs and mountains are scattered throughout the Calais Mountains battlefield, turning the battlefield into a game of avoidance and pursuit.

The remaining American soldiers broke into pieces, crawled into the mountainous area like mice, and played hide and seek with the imperial soldiers. If the American soldiers just stayed there, it wouldn't be a headache, but from time to time the American soldiers would sneak in.

Come out and sneak attack a small group of Imperial Army troops. When the larger Imperial Army troops heard the gunshots and rushed over, the American soldiers had disappeared without a trace, leaving only the corpses of Imperial Army soldiers and the screaming and wailing wounded.

Ignoring this, they marched south, but they were afraid that the more than 20,000 American soldiers who were left behind would suddenly come out when the imperial army was attacking the US Manila defense line with all their strength, stab the imperial army in the back, and quickly eliminate the American troops in the Calais Mountains.

The plan of the remaining soldiers was completely in vain. General Ito could only order the troops to repeatedly clear out the remaining American soldiers in the Calais Mountains without leaving any hidden dangers, so that the imperial army could move south with peace of mind.

The battle at the end of the Calais Mountains battlefield is not what worries General Ito the most. Although it will take time, it will be a matter of time to eliminate the remaining American soldiers. His biggest worry lies with Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta's Fourteenth Army.

If Yoshihiko Haruta's troops, after arriving at the outer perimeter of the US military's Manila defense line, rested for a few hours, the soldiers recovered their strength, and after careful preparations for artillery fire, they launched an attack again. General Ito would have nothing to worry about. He believed in Yoshihiko Haruta's bravery.

I believe MacArthur did not have the guts to fight back.

But Yoshihiko Haruta, in one day and one night, ran a distance of more than 200 kilometers without even taking a breath, and started fighting like this. This was something General Ito never expected, so in the early morning of August 14th, he arrived

In the morning, apart from MacArthur who was in a hurry, Ito Genzaburo was also worried.

(To be continued)