Age of Conquest Reborn

The Japanese army's ferocious shelling and large-scale aerial bombardment shrouded the Allied troops' positions relying on the river for defense in a fire and smoke. The earth was shaking and trembling. The Allied positions were like a storm, and the swaying boats seemed to be shaking at any time.

There is a possibility of capsizing.＋＋＋

The Australian Allied Forces Frontline Command is located in a cave more than ten kilometers behind the front-line position. Although no artillery shells fell here, the earth-shattering explosions still caused the gravel and soil on the top of the cave to "rustle" down from time to time.

Come.

The deputy commander, General Fernades, and the commander, Lieutenant General Bachlisman, were together to face the huge pressure from the Japanese army. The previous estrangement had long since disappeared. The only thing that separated them was that the general discovered that, except for that annoying

Apart from MacArthur, other US military generals were easy to deal with.

In the shaky cave, facing the Japanese army's ferocious shelling and indiscriminate bombardment of their troops' positions, the two commanders were not very worried. The gun-proof caves and air-raid shelters were enough to conceal all the soldiers, and the Japanese army's firepower advantage could be eliminated.

Reduce to a minimum.

"Commander, it seems now that your order to the second-line troops to dig large quantities of air-raid shelters and gun-proof holes was absolutely correct and foreseeable. On this point, I admire you very much!" General Fernandez said nothing.

He said hypocritically, "With these defense systems, we can withstand the Japanese attack on the second line of defense!"

Lieutenant General Bahlisman shook his head and said: "Deputy Commander, this is also a helpless move. There is no air superiority and insufficient heavy equipment. We can only take a passive approach to reduce the casualties of soldiers. When going to the first line of defense

, my convoy was attacked by Japanese fighter jets on the way. At that time, I realized this, I think it was time to make up for it!"

The Japanese artillery fire began to bombard in depth, and the Japanese bombers and fighter jets also began to return after completing a round of bombing. At this time, the phones in the headquarters rang one after another.

The staff quickly summarized the situation on the front line. After a while, the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Wagnerzer, came over and reported, "Commander, deputy commander. The commander of the forward forces reported. The Japanese army began to cross the river, using pontoons and assault boats to cross the river.

!”

"It's begun!" Lieutenant General Bachlisman said to himself, "Chief of Staff, convey the order from the headquarters. All artillery units will target the Japanese troops crossing the river. After firing five rounds of artillery shells, they will immediately move their positions to the front.

The troops, before the Japanese troops landed, used the most intensive firepower to repel them!"

After issuing the order, Lieutenant General Bahlisman said to General Fernandez: "Deputy Commander, there is an important task that you need to complete!"

General Fernandez said without hesitation: "Commander, please give the order!"

Lieutenant General Bahlisman said with a heavy face: "You immediately rush back to Melbourne to form a rear command, and you will be the commander. The rear command has three responsibilities. The first is to recruit all people of suitable age in southeastern Australia.

, regardless of gender, all men and women will be recruited into the army. After a month of training in the rear, they will be used as supplementary soldiers, ready to replenish the over-expended troops at any time!"

"The second is to evacuate the city's population and the important companies involved from now on in a planned way. This is very important. If the Japanese army is blocked at the second line of defense, they will inevitably carry out large-scale bombing on our rear.

To attack our ability to fight for a long time, we may not be able to keep up with the consumption of ammunition and supplies just by relying on supplies from the West Indies!"

"Third, ensure the ammunition and supplies on the front line, the supply lines are smooth, and the transportation and treatment of the wounded. General Fernandez, the next battle will be very cruel. We have no way out. I am on the front line and you are on the rear. Let us work together.

Work hard to keep Australia’s last foothold together!”

When Lieutenant General Bahlisman was halfway speaking, General Fernandez had already understood his intention. At that moment, he said readily: "Commander, promise to complete the mission, I will leave immediately!" He told Lieutenant General Bahlisman

General, I admire you very much for having such a clear mind and careful deployment.

After General Fernandez disappeared into the cave, Lieutenant General Bahlisman asked the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Wagnerzer, "Chief of Staff, what were the casualties of the frontline troops during the Japanese shelling and bombing?"

"Commander, after preliminary statistics, in the six directions of the Japanese attack, our troops suffered very slight casualties, with a total of more than 13,000 casualties, of which more than 5,000 were killed. Most of them were due to bomb-proof holes and air-raid shelters.

, the thickness and depth of the excavation were not enough, and there were very few casualties directly caused by the Japanese artillery fire and bombing after it was collapsed!" Lieutenant General Wagnerzer replied succinctly.

Lieutenant General Bahlisman breathed a long sigh of relief. Under such intensive and ferocious bombardment and bombardment by the Japanese army, the defensive force of more than 400,000 people suffered more than 10,000 casualties, which was still within the tolerance range.

Compared with Lieutenant General Bahlisman's relieved mood, General Ito Yanzaburo was so angry that he went berserk at this moment. According to his estimation, after the combined ground and air firepower attack, the Allied soldiers exposed in the field fortifications were

Almost turned into a broken corpse, there should be no suspense about the subsequent cross-river attack. He even gave the command to the chief of staff, Major General Kawaguchi, to prepare to cross the river.

But the facts surprised him. First, the assault boat that had crossed halfway across the river, as well as several pontoons extending to the south bank, were suddenly bombarded by Allied artillery. Water columns rose into the sky, and amid bursts of explosions, on the assault boat, the Japanese

The corpses and broken parts of the empire's soldiers mixed with the surging river water and flowed away, building most of the pontoon bridge and flying into the sky together with the wood!

There is no doubt that the first tentative attack ended in failure. General Ito strictly ordered that the artillery must suppress and ferocious the Allied artillery. Subsequently, tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers boarded assault boats and began the second attack. This time

, the effect is pretty good,

The assault boat had already approached the river beach on the south bank, but countless Allied soldiers seemed to emerge from the ground. The light and heavy machine gun bullets were as dense as raindrops, leaving holes all over the Japanese soldiers. The bright red blood covered the shore.

The grass was all stained mottled.

This was repeated several times, and the Japanese attack ended in failure. As night fell, the battlefield that had been roaring with gunfire all day finally fell silent. The smoke dissipated, but the smell of blood was still strong, and the craters everywhere were still there.

The smokey tree stumps all indicate that this place has experienced a large-scale fierce battle. Relying on several rivers and a large number of air-raid shelters and artillery holes, the Allied forces with more than 400,000 troops defeated more than one million Japanese soldiers.

, blocking the north shore.

On this day, the Japanese army paid a price of more than 30,000 casualties and stopped at the second line of defense. The Allies paid a price of more than 20,000 casualties and held their position.

General Ito was so angry that he almost went crazy. He didn't even eat dinner. He didn't understand how the Allied soldiers could survive under such ferocious artillery fire and bombing by the imperial army.

The two days he estimated to break through the Allied second line of defense included annihilating all the Allied soldiers on the second line of defense. The first day was to break through the Allied positions, and the second day was to divide, encircle, and annihilate them.

Now it seems that it is obviously impossible to achieve. However, he is angry because he has lost face in front of his subordinates. He is still quite confident in breaking through the Allied second line of defense!

But in the next few days, the ruthless facts once again shattered General Ito's confidence. The attacking Japanese troops paid a price of nearly 50,000 casualties, but they never broke through the Allied defense lines. One day, General Ito even

The artillery was ordered to conduct artillery bombardment on the Allied positions on the south bank for an hour and a half. Two rounds of bombing almost turned the Allied positions on the south bank upside down!

However, no results were achieved. Several attacks were repulsed. After many days of war practice, the Allied soldiers became enthusiastic about the bomb holes and air-raid shelters that they had previously criticized. Once the soldiers took the initiative,

When sex is brought into play, creativity will be amazing, and all kinds of defense facilities will continue to emerge.

Without the supervision of officers at all levels, after each battle, Allied soldiers worked desperately to expand and consolidate defense facilities. The strong anti-gun holes and air-raid shelters that could save their own lives and repel Japanese attacks became the first choice for Allied soldiers.

On the battlefield, it is the biggest reliance for survival.

By the end of January, the battle lines were still deadlocked on several rivers in northern Australia. In more than ten days of fierce fighting, the Japanese army suffered more than 100,000 casualties, and the Allies suffered more than 50,000 casualties.

Sixty to seventy thousand soldiers fell on the land of northern Australia. The rivers in the center of the battlefield were all slightly reddish.

Although the casualties of the Japanese army were more than double that of the Allied forces, Lieutenant General Bahlisman, the commander who had been commanding at the front line, felt that the pressure was increasing. He did not have many troops, and he could not defeat the Japanese army through attrition.

, if the fight continues like this, the second line of defense will eventually fall due to lack of soldiers. Although the Japanese army is blocked, the battle situation is still not conducive to the Allies.

Fortunately, in early February, the second batch of Allied troops, six infantry divisions and 130,000 people, arrived in Australia to reinforce the Australian battlefield. This made Lieutenant General Bahlisman breath a big sigh of relief. However, the reinforcements

How to reach the battlefield as quickly as possible without suffering losses along the way is still a problem.

The Japanese Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force's Combined Air Force, in accordance with the orders of General Ito, bombed all the routes leading to the Allied rear from the battlefield into a mud pit, and also conducted non-stop bombing raids on Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and other places.

A large-scale air raid burned southeastern Australia into flames and filled the sky with smoke.

What Lieutenant General Bachlisman was worried about, the air raids by Japanese aircraft on the rear of the Allied forces and the bombing of the logistics supply lines still occurred, causing great difficulties in the supply of ammunition and materials to the Allied troops on the front line.

When the Australian battlefield was raging, US President Roosevelt, who was far away in Washington, finally received a call from Tang Qiuli.

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