Age of Conquest Reborn

The Allied defense lines in the Flinders Mountains and Barrier Mountains in southwestern Australia are now basically in a state of collapse. The resistance of the Allied forces is nothing more than lingering. It is only a matter of time before the entire line is lost.

Now, hundreds of thousands of elite Imperial Army soldiers, under the cover of the tank troops, are attacking deep into the Allied defense lines. The progress is very smooth. Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, it is simply secondary to pay attention to the battlefield in front of you.

What is the purpose of the northeastern battlefield in the direction?

However, Chief of Staff Kawaguchi, who knew the commander-in-chief well, had to think about it. I am afraid the problem is not that simple. He tentatively reminded: "Your Excellency, commander-in-chief, all the troops of the imperial army in the main direction of breakthrough are making very smooth progress.

Relying on this breakthrough, the imperial army can directly attack the southeastern region of Australia. The Ministry of Staff believes that it is necessary to strengthen the troops in this main thrust direction!"

"Well, as far as conventional tactics are concerned, Kawaguchi-kun's suggestion is very correct. However, this is not the result I want!" General Ito, who was in a good mood, was very patient. "The prerequisite for occupying Australia is to eliminate all allies.

The military unit, and now is the best opportunity, Kawaguchi-kun, please answer my question!"

Chief of Staff Kawaguchi replied succinctly: "Commander-in-Chief, according to the report of Major General Hashimoto Karo, commander of the Joint Air Force, he dispatched two groups of reconnaissance aircraft to conduct intensive inspections of the Allied troop movements on the northeastern battlefield.

We conducted reconnaissance and found that the Allied forces in the northeast direction were still fighting hard against the Imperial Army in the original defensive direction, with no signs of mobilization!"

"円西! Great!" General Ito was beaming with joy. "Kawaguchi-kun, convey my order to all the troops of the Seventh Army, Eighth Army and Tenth Army. After completely breaking through the Allied defense lines, except for the remaining

In addition to deploying a small number of troops to encircle and annihilate the remaining enemies, the other main forces immediately turned to the northeast of Australia and carried out a front and rear pincer attack on the Allied forces in that direction!"

"Kawaguchi-kun, order the troops to move quickly to prevent the Allied soldiers from escaping. What I need is a large-scale annihilation war to put all the more than 400,000 Allied soldiers in my pockets!"

In fact, all senior Japanese officers, including Chief of Staff Kawaguchi, disagreed with Commander-in-Chief Ito's decision. Of course, more than 400,000 Allied troops were wiped out along the lines of the Flinders Mountains and the Barrier Mountains.

It's a very brilliant achievement.

But in comparison, going south from the current breakthrough point and directly seizing the last Allied foothold was the best way to destroy the Allied lair. The remaining Allied troops were just fish in the net. Why?

You can hit it.

Moreover, there is a second line of Allied defense more than 100 kilometers away in the Flinders Mountains and the Barrier Mountains. If time is wasted on annihilating the front-line Allied troops, wouldn't it be a waste of time for the second line of defense?

Do the Allied forces on the battlefield have sufficient preparation time? By then, the imperial troops who have completed the campaign objectives will once again face a fierce breakthrough battle, and the gains outweigh the losses!

"Your Majesty, Commander-in-Chief, I still hope that you will follow my advice. The Imperial Army troops discovered in the northeast will maintain an offensive posture to contain the Allied forces, and the Imperial Army troops in the southwest will quickly attack southward!" Japan

Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force

Among all the senior officers of the General Headquarters, only Major General Kawaguchi had the courage and the face to argue his case in front of General Ito. If it had been anyone else, with the temper of the Commander-in-Chief, he would have scolded him, and even

The big mouth is here!

General Ito's face was a little gloomy, and he was obviously not very happy. He said with stern eyes: "Kawaguchi-kun, I know what you think, but I just said that it is a conventional method of warfare, to annihilate the opportunity for the Allied forces to be viable.

, must not miss it, I don’t want to have to worry about the remaining Allied forces behind me when I am sweeping across southeastern Australia, do you understand what I mean?”

"It is good to question the commander's decision. It is the duty of the chief of staff, but if you are too stubborn, it may not be a good thing! It will hinder your battlefield vision!" In the last few words, General Ito emphasized his tone.

Having said this, Major General Kawaguchi did not understand that he was asking for trouble. Seeing that he could not change General Ito's decision, Major General Kawaguchi stood at attention and said: "Yes, Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, I will resolutely implement your order!"

In a cave in the southern part of the Flinders Mountains, the Allied Australian Forces Headquarters is located here. Faced with the increasingly unfavorable battlefield situation, the commander, Lieutenant General Barry Hersman, is still hesitant whether to attack from the northeast

Mobilize troops from the Ministry of Defense to block the opening in the southwest direction.

Lieutenant General Wagner, the chief of staff, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He ran out of the cave from time to time to look at the sky-high flames caused by the explosion of artillery shells not far away. Then, he urged: "Commander, you should make a decision."

, Now, the Japanese army has continuously broken through several of our defense lines and is approaching the location of the headquarters. If you don't make a decision, once the Japanese army moves to the northeast and outflanks the situation, the battle situation will be unimaginable. If the headquarters does not move, I'm afraid..."

I'm afraid, Chief of Staff Wagner didn't say anything, but the meaning was very clear. If the headquarters didn't leave, he would become a prisoner of the Japanese.

Difficult! Lieutenant General Bahlisman's hair was so rare that his hair was almost white. An order was related to the lives of hundreds of thousands of Allied soldiers. There were several problems that he could not solve. If the mobilization from the northeast was unfavorable, one was whether the time

In time, the other thing is, can the hole that was broken through by the Japanese army be blocked? Also, what if, as the chief of staff said, the Japanese army after breaking through the southwest defense line moves to the northeast to outflank it?

Lieutenant General Bahlisman's head was filled with all kinds of messy thoughts and was about to explode. At this time, a confidential staff officer ran over quickly and loudly reported: "Commander, Chief of Staff, confidential radio station

, I just received a telegram from General Tang Qiuli, who claims to be the deputy commander-in-chief of the Allied Southwest Pacific and Southeast Asia Theater, and sent it to the commander. The password is confirmed to be correct and it was not forged by the Japanese army!"

"Tang Qiuli?" Lieutenant General Bachlisman stood up suddenly, his eyes widening in surprise. He was no stranger to Tang Qiuli. Although he had never met him, he

I have heard it for a long time, but there are more negative opinions. American generals, including the British, generally have a bad opinion of Tang Qiuli, a Chinese.

But from a military point of view, Lieutenant General Bahlisman is quite admired for the fact that the squadron commanded by Tang Qiuli beat the Japanese so terribly.

Although Tang Qiuli serves as the deputy commander-in-chief of his theater and is his superior in terms of rank, the Australian Allied Forces have never accepted his command. Now, thousands of kilometers away,

This Chinese sent himself a telegram. What was the content?

Lieutenant General Bahlisman took the telegram suspiciously and read it carefully. Obviously, the content of the telegram surprised him. His eyes flickered and his face changed uncertainly. Then, he handed the telegram to Chief of Staff Wagner and said: "Staff

Commander, if you read the telegram, do you have any comments?"

Chief of Staff Wagner quickly read the contents of the telegram and said with a very serious and sincere attitude: "Commander, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Tang's order came very timely. My personal opinion is to execute the order and move the troops on the front line immediately.

Retreat to the second line of defense to avoid being surrounded by Japanese troops on the current battlefield!"

Compared to Lieutenant General Bahlisman, Chief of Staff Wagner had a very good impression of Tang Qiuli, and was even grateful. This was also the good relationship Tang Qiuli had formed in the past.

When Japan's Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force began to attack the Philippines, the U.S.-Philippine troops commanded by MacArthur were beaten to a pulp by Ito Genzaburo and were almost defeated. They desperately tried to seek help from the Allied headquarters.

At that time, the British-Australian Army, mobilized by the Commander-in-Chief General Fernades, dispatched two regiments of 100,000 elite troops to Luzon Island for reinforcements. Unexpectedly, when the British-Australian Army arrived in Luzon

After the island, Lieutenant General MacArthur, who was the supreme commander of the Allied Forces in Luzon Island, actually escaped from the battlefield and took his wife, children, lover, governess, and gold and silver treasures and fled by plane.

The British were left as the culprit, which eventually led to the complete retreat of the Allied forces on Luzon Island. They were forced to abandon Luzon Island and withdraw to Australia. If Tang Qiuli hadn't dispatched a powerful aviation group to conduct uninterrupted escort, the remaining

Hundreds of thousands of British, Australian and American troops would be sent into the Pacific by the Japanese naval fleet in the Coral Sea to feed the sharks. At that time, Chief of Staff Wagner was the commander of the reinforcements.

Chief of Staff Wagner never forgets about that past incident. Although Tang Qiuli was not so friendly to the British Empire, personally, he still wanted to believe that there was absolutely no malice in this telegram, because the failure of the Australian Allied Forces meant that Tang Qiuli was

What are the benefits?

Perhaps it was the attitude of Wagnerzer's chief of staff, or Lieutenant General Bachlisman, who believed that Tang Qiuli had repeatedly achieved great results in the battle against the Japanese army and was an outstanding commander. The contents of the telegram convinced him and made him

He shook off his indecision.

"Chief of Staff, immediately issue an order. After dark, the troops in the northeast will break away from the Japanese army, retreat quickly, and rush to the second line of defense to assemble. The troops in the southwest will immediately disperse and break out to retreat south.

, the assembly point is the second line of defense!" Lieutenant General Bahlisman said hurriedly, "The headquarters will be transferred and retreated immediately, and a new headquarters will be established on the second line of defense!"

As the sun set in the west, in the twilight, the Japanese planes that had been wreaking havoc all day disappeared. A group of senior officers and agency personnel from the Australian Allied Forces Command climbed into the car and rushed south amidst the roaring sound of artillery.

And go.

Lieutenant General Bahlisman left in such a hurry that he didn't even have time to clean up a few radio stations, so he just blew them up with a few grenades!

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