Age of Conquest Reborn

The division troops sent to Australia were dominated by the Southeast Mobile Corps of Deputy Division Commander Tang Qiusheng, supplemented by six brigades directly under the Corps, with a huge force of more than 450,000 people and more than 2,000 tanks and armored vehicles. On June 10,

On the evening of the 5th, we began to board the ship at Yangon in Indochina and Dhaka in East India.

When Tang Qiuli arrived at the Yangon Navy and Air Force Base, it was already dusk. He drove lightly and simply came with Shan Hu and a dozen special guards. He stood not far away from the boarding troops and watched. Kuanda

On the pier more than 20 kilometers away, groups of division soldiers lined up neatly and boarded the ship in an orderly manner. All they could see was an endless line of people, but there was no sound except "rustling".

The sound of footsteps echoed on the pier in the dusk.

The sea breeze from the Andaman Sea blew strongly, blowing Tang Qiuli's mottled hair, and swaying a corner of his military windbreaker in the sea breeze. Looking at these soldiers who were about to embark on an expedition, his heart surged.

There was a burning heat, as if all the blood in the body was burning!

Tang Qiuli was very excited, but even more proud. This was the invincible team under his command, and they would once again create brilliant victories!

"Xiao Qiu, I am very envious of these warriors now!" Shan Hu beside him said with emotion, his eyes blazing with blazing light.

Then, a body like an iron tower came to Tang Qiuli's side and said loudly: "Xiao Qiu, let's discuss something!" This movement was a discussion, and it was a roar.

Tang Qiuli had some strong emotions, but they were ruined by Shan Hu's loud voice. He glared at Shan Hu angrily and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. When did Captain Huang learn to be tactful?"

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"Hehe!" Shanhu laughed naively and said, "Look, Brother Qiu Sheng's troops have not all boarded the ship yet. In my opinion, it will take a day and a night at the earliest. Otherwise, I will go down to Brother Qiu Sheng's

Go to the army. Become a brigade commander, regiment commander or something like that?"

"No problem!" Tang Qiuli agreed without even thinking about it: "Huzi, which corps do you want to go to? I will approve it immediately. Tell me, which corps do you want to go to?"

Shan Hu expressed great doubts about Tang Qiuli's willingness to agree. He stared and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"

"No joke!" Tang Qiuli said even more simply.

There was a burst of ecstasy on Shan Hu's face. To be honest, he had longed to fight on the battlefield. If he hadn't been responsible for Tang Qiuli's safety and security, with Shan Hu's qualifications and military exploits, he would have been in command at the corps level.

The location is up.

However, after being ecstatic, Shan Hu looked depressed. He said helplessly: "Forget it, as long as you are here. I'm afraid I won't have the chance to lead troops to fight again!"

Tang Qiuli was completely speechless. He sincerely hoped that Shan Hu could command an army alone. Shan Hu had this ability. He understood the meaning of Shan Hu's words. In order to protect himself, Shan Hu could give up everything.

"Huzi, don't be discouraged. Look, don't I command the remaining troops of the direct corps and be responsible for attacking Sumatra Island? When the time comes, you will fight! Maybe your guard brigade will have to fight a very difficult battle.

?" Tang Qiuli comforted him.

Shan Hu grinned happily and said nothing. He knew very well that the troops directly under Xiao Qiu's command had a strength of 150,000. In a place as big as Sumatra, the Japs only had a garrison of about 100,000.

In addition, the 50,000 to 60,000 puppet troops are not enough for the division's most elite troops to fight directly under the corps. It is the division's turn to command the guard brigade to go into battle. The possibility is slim!

The two of them stopped talking and looked silently at the long dragons composed of countless soldiers in the dusk, stretching toward the depths of the sea. On the troop transport ships, the fully armed soldiers were silent, with determination on their faces.

Taking firm steps, we walked toward the other end of the ocean, the vast continent, and toward the battlefield filled with smoke and blood and fire.

In the frozen silence, Tang Qiuli clearly heard the marching horn blaring loudly in the dusk. He seemed to hear the soldiers' inner cries, desire for battle, and boundless murderous intent in the dusk.

Steaming up!

According to the deployment, the troops commanded by Deputy Division Commander Lieutenant General Tang Qiusheng divided the troops into two groups and carried out landing operations in Adelaide and Melbourne in southern Australia via the East Indian Ocean Sea Route. Judging from the route, this approach will undoubtedly lead to

Take many detours and land at several ports in northern Australia, such as Darwin Port and Broome Port, which will save at least three days.

But when Tang Qiusheng and Chief of Staff Yu Guanghan formulated the battle plan, they did not hesitate to choose to start the landing operation from southern Australia. Moreover, the attack route also had to take a detour closer to the western Indian Ocean and away from Sumatra Island.

When reviewing the Australian combat plan, Tang Qiuli also hesitated, thinking that this plan wasted too much time at sea, but after careful weighing, he finally approved the Australian combat plan.

There is only one reason. Australia, as a battlefield, cannot be synchronized with the launch of attacks by other division troops, nor can it coordinate with each other. The attempt of concealing the troops will not be noticed by the Japanese army on Sumatra Island. This long detour

, we must go. What we have to do is to surprise the Japanese by suddenly arriving in Australia and catching the Japanese by surprise. Therefore, avoiding the Japanese-occupied islands is a must choice.

From the perspective of being able to most effectively stop the Japanese troops on the North American battlefield and return reinforcements, landing in northern Australia is the best choice. It not only saves time, but also builds a line in northern Australia before the Japanese reinforcements arrive.

A solid line of defense repels the Japanese reinforcements.

But the biggest flaw of this route is that it is sandwiched between several Japanese-occupied islands. Considering Australia's status in the hearts of the Japanese and the importance of supporting the North American battlefield, the Japanese are very likely to abandon other islands.

Islands, such as Java, Sumatra and Irian, and concentrated their forces to attack Tang Qiusheng's troops.

If this is the case, the total strength of the Japanese army on the Australian battlefield is far greater than that of the Southeast Mobile Corps and part of the directly affiliated corps. It is difficult to predict the final outcome of the Australian campaign. Tang Qiuli cannot risk letting Qiu Shengge's troops suffer a major blow.

The risk of casualties was exchanged for a comprehensive victory in the Southwest Pacific Battle. Therefore, in the most prudent consideration, Tang Qiuli approved this battle plan.

A few hours later, in the deep darkness, the first batch of troop transport ships rang out a low enlightenment, loaded with soldiers and sailed to the depths of the sea, and soon disappeared from sight. According to the plan, Chief of Staff of the Southeast Mobile Corps Yu Guanghan

The first batch of troops commanded by the major general have already set off.

Tang Qiuli looked at the sea, "Xiao Qiu, Brother Qiu Sheng and the others are here!" Shan Hu reminded him.

Sure enough, in the darkness of the night, Tang Qiusheng, Tang Qiuquan and a large group of staff were walking towards him, and Tang Qiuli hurriedly greeted them.

"Commander, the first batch of troops led by Yu Guanghan have already set off. I will also board the ship in a while. Do you have any other instructions?" Tang Qiusheng said with a smile.

Tang Qiuli shook his head, then stepped forward and hugged Tang Qiusheng tightly, whispering in his ear: "Brother Qiusheng, take care!"

In the night, the corners of Tang Qiusheng's eyes were moist, but he said in a relaxed tone: "There is nothing to worry about. With you as the division commander commanding several corps troops, it is impossible for the Japanese troops on other islands to reinforce the Australian battlefield, so you can rest assured.

Bar!"

After letting go of Tang Qiusheng, he hugged Tang Qiuquan tightly and said in the same low voice: "Brother Qiuquan, you also need to take care. I will leave the troop ship formation to you!"

Tang Qiuquan smiled silently and said calmly: "I will personally command the escort fleet!"

Most of the soldiers had boarded the ship, and the huge port became empty. Tang Qiusheng and Tang Qiuquan said goodbye to their cousins ​​respectively. Tang Qiuli stood on the dock, watching the warship they were on disappear into the darkness.

Deep in the sea, Tang Qiuli suddenly raised his hand and gave a powerful military salute. He stayed on the pier until the dawn of dawn first appeared on the eastern sky, and then returned to the city.

In the dawn, in the vast East Indian Ocean, a huge formation of thousands of large troop carriers was galloping through the wind and waves on the dark blue sea. An escort fleet of more than a hundred warships was on guard outside the troop carrier formation.

The first part of the water was drawn, creating long waves.

In the cool morning breeze with a salty smell, brothers Tang Qiusheng and Tang Qiuquan stood on the deck of the escort fleet flagship, looking at the orange-red color that gradually became brighter in the east. Tang Qiusheng's face did not appreciate it.

Sunrise expression on the sea.

Looking into the distance where the water and sky were the same color, he said to his brother: "Qiuquan, although the main force of the Japanese naval fleet is located on the east coast of the United States, I am still worried that our troop transport fleet will be in the East Indian Ocean.

The voyage will take at least five days and nights, but we can’t guarantee that we won’t be detected by the Japanese!”

Tang Qiuquan smiled and said: "Brother Qiu Sheng, on the vast sea, any unexpected situation may happen. I can't guarantee that it can be foolproof, but it can minimize the possibility of the formation being discovered by the Japanese."

limit!"

Tang Qiusheng knew that his younger brother had never spoken big words, and the "minimum!" he said was a strong guarantee, and his face relaxed.

Tang Qiuquan turned around and whispered a few words to a young staff officer. After a while, Captain Xu Mangen, director of the Fleet Operations Department, ran over and said, "Commander, what are your orders?"

"Immediately order the reconnaissance aircraft group to take off, with the escort fleet as the center, to conduct surveillance reconnaissance of the Japanese land-based combat aircraft on Sumatra within a radius of 300 kilometers. At the same time, each reconnaissance aircraft squadron must accompany

If a carrier-based fighter squadron discovers Japanese reconnaissance and patrol aircraft, they will shoot them all down at any cost!"

(To be continued)

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