Age of Conquest Reborn

"What?" Lieutenant General Bali Hersman shouted, and then he rushed to the Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Wagner and shouted: "Impossible, there are four of our divisions in the direction of Masari. The depth of the defense reached more than 20 kilometers, and less than three hours after the battle began, the position was broken through by the Japanese army. How is it possible?"

"Commander, it's absolutely true! I can even hear the roar of the Japanese tanks on the phone!" Chief of Staff Wagner replied with a gloomy face, "The front of the 12th Division's defense is in a prominent position. It became the focus of the Japanese attack, and the Japanese army dispatched an unprecedented number of tanks to conduct armored assaults. This was unexpected by us. The front line positions were quickly lost, and then the second line positions were affected!"

"Japanese tanks? Are the anti-tank weapons equipped by our troops not used?" Lieutenant General Barry Hersman asked angrily. He knew the so-called tanks of the Japanese army very well. To put it mildly, he concentrated on a few heavy tanks. The firepower of the machine gun can blow up the Japanese light tanks. How could the Japanese tanks have the upper hand?

"All the anti-tank weapons equipped by the troops have been used, but they have no effect!" Chief of Staff Wagner shook his head and said, "Based on this, we can judge that the Japanese army used a new type of tank that we have never encountered before!"

"The new tanks are related to the reinforcement of the Japanese troops on the Australian battlefield!" Lieutenant General Barry Hersman said through gritted teeth, "Chief of Staff, order the forward artillery to bombard immediately, concentrate all the artillery fire, destroy the Japanese tanks, and block the breakthrough! Here! Pranad, the commander of the 12th Division, issued an order not to take a single step back. Even if the entire division is exhausted, the breach must be blocked, otherwise he will not be able to escape the punishment of military law!"

The Allied artillery, which had not been seen from the beginning, began to fight back. Shells whizzed and fell into the Japanese tanks. The explosions were loud and the fire was flashing. The smoke was filled, and the sky above the battlefield was instantly covered, but The effect of the shelling was still disappointing. Except for a few Japanese tanks that were hit by bullets and caught fire, most of the Japanese tanks completely ignored the rain of shells and continued to roar and crush the tanks in the trenches with their tracks. Allied soldiers.

"Report to your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, that in the direction of the breach, the Allied artillery began to counterattack, shelling our tank troops with intensive artillery fire!" A major staff officer ran over quickly with a telegram. The report came.

"Yo Xi! That's great!" General Ito smiled proudly and said to Chief of Staff Kawaguchi. "Kawaguchi-kun, the Allied artillery has finally shown up. This is their last trump card. They ordered the troops to dispatch artillery in the direction of the breakthrough. Comprehensively suppress the Allied artillery fire and be sure to completely destroy it! Clear the way for the infantry attack!"

An artillery battle of unequal scale and intensity began in the darkness before dawn. The artillery shells from both sides intertwined in the air, drawing dark red trajectories. Soon, the Allied artillery fire was surpassed by several The intensive artillery fire fired by more than 100 times the number of Japanese artillery was completely suppressed. A large number of Japanese tanks covered the groups of infantry and launched a fierce attack on the Allied forward positions.

The Japanese attack was so fierce. The Japanese soldiers, stimulated by the powerful artillery fire and the invincible tanks, roared and rushed to the Allied positions, and started the hand-to-hand combat that the Japanese most admired. Three or eight shots were fired. The bayonet stabbed fiercely into the chest of the Allied soldier, the clash of iron tools, the roar of soldiers on both sides, and the screams of the dying were all intertwined together, and blood splashed, leaving nothing but a choking feeling in the dawn air. In addition to the smell of gunpowder smoke, there is also a strong smell of blood!

By about seven o'clock in the morning, the Allied defense lines in the Ferrinders Mountains and the Baril Mountains were in critical condition. Bad news came one after another. Except for the direction of Masari, which was first broken through, Milpa

Both directions of Linka and Wonaring were broken through by the Japanese army.

Lieutenant General Barry Hersman stood in front of a large map with a pale face. Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Wagner was holding a pile of telegrams and was reporting the battle situation, "Commander, I received a report from the forward troops. In the direction of Masari, is

The defensive position of the 12th Division was the first to be broken through by the Japanese. A large gap more than ten kilometers wide was torn open. The 12th Division suffered heavy casualties. The division commander, Brigadier General Pranad, was killed. The entire division suffered more than 15,000 casualties.

More than a thousand people!”

"Except for the 12th Division, the positions of the four divisions of our army in the direction of Masari were all broken through by the Japanese to varying degrees. The troops fell into a bitter battle and suffered heavy casualties. The commanders of each division requested the headquarters to send additional reinforcements!

"

"On the front line of Milpa Linka, the defensive positions of the 57th Division, 58th Division, 130th Division and 85th Division were successively broken through by the Japanese army through openings of varying widths. Currently, four

The soldiers of each division are engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese infantry, but the situation is not optimistic. The casualties of the troops have exceeded one-half. The number of attacking Japanese soldiers is several times that of mine, and the heavy weapons and equipment have an absolute advantage!

"

"On the Wernerling front line, the situation is even worse. The defending British-Australian Army's Ninth Corps and Eleventh Corps, a total of six divisions, are trapped in a bitter battle. The entire defense system is in shambles, and the front-line positions

, all lost. Currently, they are fighting fiercely with the Japanese army on the second line, but..."

"Stop talking!" Lieutenant General Balihersman interrupted the Chief of Staff with a painful look on his face, "Chief of Staff, except for Masari, Milpalinka and Wonaring, what is the battle situation in other directions?

Was the forward position also lost?"

Chief of Staff Wagner looked at the telegram in his hand and reported: "Commander, according to the report of the unit commander, from Wonerling to the northeast line as far as Theodore, although the fighting is fierce, the Japanese offensive is not very serious.

The troops have suffered heavy casualties. So far, the frontline positions are still in our hands, but the pressure on the troops is huge. I am afraid that they cannot hold on for too long. The number of Japanese troops they face exceeds our strength.

Several times more!”

"Boom boom!" Suddenly, a dull explosion sounded outside the cave where the headquarters was located. The huge explosion made the ground tremble. A staff officer hurried in and said, "Report to the commander, staff officer

Commander, the Japanese army dispatched a large number of bombers to carry out violent bombing on our front second and third line positions!"

"It's still here!" Lieutenant General Balihersman said to himself, "The situation is very clear. The Japanese attack will take Masari, Milpalinka and Wonarring in the southwest as the main breakthrough direction, and other directions

The attack on the enemy was all aimed at containing our army's strength and not being able to reinforce the tight areas. It was a feint attack. Ito Yanzaburo had a good plan!"

Lieutenant General Barry Hersman's eyes flashed with a blue light like a gambler, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Chief of Staff, I intend to mobilize the troops in the northeast again, at least nine divisions, plus those who have already left the army.

Do you think it is feasible for the three divisions mobilized from the Pakistani direction to counterattack the Japanese army with the strength of 12 divisions from the three directions of Masari, Milpalinka and Wonaring in an effort to block the breach?

"

"Commander, this move is very dangerous. Judging from the entire battlefield situation, the Japanese army's strength is almost more than double that of our army. If the troops are transferred from the northeast, it will inevitably cause the strength of the northeast to be weak. Once

If the Japanese army uses this direction as its main attack target and turns feint attacks into the main attack, we will be in danger of collapse across the board. Commander, please think twice!"

"Moreover, there are hundreds of kilometers of roads from the northeast to the above three areas, and they are all rugged mountain roads. The mobility of the troops is greatly restricted. The mechanized troops cannot give full play to their advantages of rapid mobility. I am afraid that even if reinforcements are sent,

The troops have arrived, the battle is over!" Chief of Staff Wagner still kept a clear mind and put forward his own opinions.

There are a few words that Chief of Staff Wagner did not say. Judging from the offensive posture of the Japanese army, it is obvious that heavy troops and a large amount of heavy equipment have been assembled in the southwest direction. In case the reinforcements dispatched by the commander arrive, the Japanese army will

The battle has ended. On the other hand, will the Allied reinforcements of the twelve divisions become the next target of the Japanese army? To put it mildly, will they be sent to their doorstep to be surrounded?

"Let me think about it again, Chief of Staff, you have to collect all battle reports at any time! Life and death depend on one thought!" Lieutenant General Barry Hersman said tiredly.

The Japanese and Allied troops fought until more than nine o'clock in the morning. The sound of gunfire on the battlefield was still fierce. The January sunshine in Australia penetrated the smoke on the battlefield and spread its warmth on the scarred ground. General Ito felt deeply comfortable.

Take a sip and feel full

The air smelled of blood and gunpowder smoke, and he looked up at the soaring Imperial fighter planes in the sky, and said to the chief of staff, Major General Kawaguchi: "Kawaguchi-kun, the attack has been launched for more than six hours, what are the results achieved by each unit?

?”

"Everyone is in good spirits when happy events happen!" Major General Kawaguchi's face glowed brightly. He looked at the telegram in his hand and reported: "Commander-in-Chief, this attack has gone more smoothly than originally planned. So far, the seventh attack of the left-wing offensive group has

The Eighth Army of the center attack group has made progress in the direction of Milpalinka, which is no less than that of the left-wing offensive force!"

"The Tenth Army of the right-wing offensive group, in the direction of Wernering, beat the Allied forward positions to pieces. It made rapid progress. In more than six hours of attack, the Allied forces suffered heavy casualties, and the Imperial Army suffered heavy casualties.

, much lower than expected, Commander-in-Chief, it can be said that the victory is determined! The Allied defense system in the Flinders Mountains and Barrier Mountains has collapsed across the board, and the door to southeastern Australia is open!"

"Hahaha! Xixi!" General Ito laughed heartily and said: "Kawaguchi-kun, do you think that the Allied positions in Masari, Milpalinka and Wonaring were completely destroyed by the Imperial Japanese Army?

Breakthrough, the British commander Fernandez, no! Now the American Barry Hersman, what actions will he take to save the defeat?"

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