Age of Conquest Reborn

Faced with the objections of Battle, the commander of the division's Southeast Mobile Corps' attack on Adelaide, Australia, neither Tang Qiusheng nor Tang Qiuquan questioned or asked questions. They knew that this little guy was not someone who just talked nonsense. Since he said so, he must be there.

I will wait for my own reasoning later.

Battle said: "Brother Qiu Sheng, Brother Qiuquan, intelligence has confirmed that the Japanese garrison in Australia only has about 180,000 troops, and more than one-half of them are stationed in the southeastern area of ​​Australia. This is a good way to concentrate on encirclement and annihilation."

Chance!"

"Oh!" Tang Qiusheng's eyebrows moved and he said calmly: "Tell me your thoughts in detail?" There was not only no dissatisfaction in his tone, but also a sense of intentional investigation.

As for Brother Qiu Sheng's intention, Battelle naturally knew it, so he said unceremoniously: "My opinion is that the two attacking forces do not need to attack the Japanese army in Australia at the same time, but in the direction of Adelaide."

The attack begins first!"

"Intelligence shows that the Japanese troops in the direction of Adelaide only have two divisions with more than 40,000 troops. They are weakly defended. I launched the attack with ten mechanized infantry brigades with a strength of 160,000 people and four tank brigades.

An attack will put tremendous pressure on the Japanese army!"

"In this way, the Japanese defenders in the direction of Adelaide will inevitably ask for reinforcements when facing huge pressure, and the Japanese troops in the direction of Melbourne will also inevitably provide full reinforcements. This has achieved the purpose of mobilizing the Japanese troops!"

"Then, the troops landing in the direction of Melbourne suddenly launched an attack, supplemented by the air fire support of the aviation force, which would inevitably severely damage or annihilate the Japanese reinforcements on the way to the reinforcements. Furthermore, the Japanese troops who had left their original solid fortifications would be exposed in the wild.

, isn’t it suitable for armored cluster assault and aviation’s firepower advantage!”

"Qiuquan. What do you think?" Tang Qiusheng did not express his opinion on Battle. Instead, he asked Tang Qiuquan with a smile.

Tang Qiuquan smiled and replied: "Brother Qiusheng, you can give up the command of the Australian campaign!"

"Hahaha!" Tang Qiusheng laughed heartily. He was no less happy about Battelle's growth than Tang Qiuli. This time, his cousin arranged for Battelle to attack Australia. It was not meant to be a training exercise.

Lest he be limited to the ability to command armored troops and fail to become an all-rounder capable of taking charge of his role, now it seems that Xiaoqiu's worries are unnecessary!

"Okay! Let's do it according to your opinion!" Tang Qiusheng made a decision on the spot and said: "You can also adjust it. After the troops attacking Melbourne reach the designated position, you can launch the attack again. This is more appropriate!"

"Thank you, Brother Qiu Sheng, for your support!" Battelle said sincerely, feeling very moved in his heart. His opinion actually changed Brother Qiu Sheng's planned play style.

"I will transfer Yu Guanghan to you as the chief of staff!" Tang Qiusheng said without doubt, "Yu Guanghan is a very outstanding chief of staff. The two of you can complement each other together. I will feel more at ease!"

Then, Tang Qiusheng turned to Tang Qiuquan and said: "Qiuquan, from now until about eight o'clock tomorrow morning, it will be up to you to ensure the concealment of the troops' offensive intentions. What I am most worried about is the Australian Japanese army dispatching reconnaissance planes!"

Tang Qiuquan nodded easily. He was confident that he had at least a dozen ways to prevent the Australian Japanese reconnaissance planes from reaching the southern seas. For example, he ordered Wu Zhenjiang's fighter force to be divided into several formations to conduct a small-scale attack on northern Australia.

Air raids, such as this, will attract the attention of Australian Japanese commanders to the north.

For a whole day, the division attacked the Australian forces. The huge troop carrier formation and escort fleet galloped through the waves in the southern Indian Ocean without encountering any unexpected trouble. As another scene came, the ship formation had entered

Southern Australia, less than 200 kilometers away from Adelaide.

Here, the troop transport formation and escort fleet were divided into two. The main force continued to sail to the waters near Melbourne under the command of Tang Qiusheng and Tang Qiuquan. The troops commanded by Battelle and Yu Guanghan, and the fleet chief of staff, Rear Admiral Xin Xiguo, commanded the escort fleet.

The detachment was hidden near an uninhabited reef off the coast of Adelaide, and the troop transport formation and convoy fleet implemented strict light control and radio control.

The Japanese troops in southern Australia have not yet known that there is a huge division on the dark sea, staring at them eagerly. When they are aware of it, what will follow will be the division's direct corps and

Southeast Mobile Corps, more than 100,000 soldiers attacked fiercely like thunder!

The night is deep, the waves of the South Indian Ocean are undulating, and countless ships are squatting on the sea like silent beasts. Battelle, Yu Guanghan, and Xin Xiguo are sitting together, studying the plan to launch an attack tomorrow morning.

Issues with specific details.

Battle stared at the map, pointed to a small island and said: "Two chiefs of staff, this Kangaroo Island is located off the coast of Adelaide and is an obstacle for us to launch a sudden attack. If the Japanese garrison on the island calls the police in advance, then

The Japanese defenders in Adelaide will have at least three hours of preparation time, and our raid will turn into a storm. Do you two have any solutions?"

Yu Guanghan and Xin Xiguo were silent for a moment and exchanged glances. Yu Guanghan said: "Commander, I have an idea. A few months ago, Captain Chutian's special operations detachment was divided into several groups.

, and sneaked into the Japanese islands in the Southwest Pacific and the Australian mainland respectively, and in the revised Southwest Pacific battle plan, Adelaide was also one of the confirmed directions of attack!"

"Can we activate the secret communication radio, contact the leader of the Chutian detachment, and let the special operations detachment infiltrate the Australian combat detachment to deal with the Japanese garrison on Kangaroo Island?"

Battelle and Xin Xiguo were both bright-eyed, but Xin Xiguo still worriedly reminded: "It is a practical way to activate the secret radio and contact the special operations detachment, but will our target be exposed because of this? The Japanese army

Is there no monitoring station?"

After Xin Xiguo finished speaking, both of them looked at Battle. He was the commander of the offensive force in the Adelaide direction. This rather risky decision must be made by him. Xin Xiguo's reminder was not unreasonable.

Battle was silent for a long time and said with a firm look: "This risk is worth taking. In the worst case, we will use a force attack. Chief of Staff, please immediately order the Confidential Communications Division to contact Captain Chutian to explain our intentions and request the Special Operations Detachment."

help!"

An invisible radio wave penetrated the dark night, flew over the vast southern Indian Ocean, and flew to Chutian, who was lurking on Sumatra Island. On the sea in southern Australia, Battelle, Yu Guanghan, and Xin Xiguo were nervously

's waiting.

Ten minutes later, a concise telegram flew to the headquarters of the landing force in the direction of Adelaide, "I have received the call. The special operations detachment has listed Kangaroo Island as one of the targets that must be captured.

We have already made a plan. Now, I will give you the contact information of the special operations detachment that has infiltrated the Australian army. You can directly order the department to cooperate with this operation!"

"Great!" Battelle couldn't hide his excitement and shouted loudly, "Chief of Staff Yu ordered this unit to seize Kangaroo Island before 8 a.m. tomorrow and not to alert the Japanese troops in the direction of Adelaide.

force!"

In a tall building in the city of Adelaide, the telecommunications control room of the 39th Division Intelligence Headquarters of the Japanese Army Garrison in Adelaide is located in this building. The intelligence officer, Second Lieutenant Masao Sasaki,

, looking boredly at the several high-power monitoring radio stations in front of him. Anyone who works in the telecommunications control room where there is no business and has been on duty for more than ten hours in a row, facing all the cold and grass-green military radio stations, will be mentally exhausted.

, very depressed!

Originally, Lieutenant Sasaki was not on duty today. However, he did not have any support in the Intelligence Headquarters. After graduating with honors from the Imperial Kashima Intelligence School, he was assigned to the Intelligence Headquarters of the 39th Division in Australia. Then, he

He was thrown into the telecommunications control room, which was known as a cold-seat department even within the Intelligence Headquarters. He worked there for several years and was not promoted. He was often caught on official business.

It was the same today. My colleagues in the same room all went out to have fun and left the duty tasks to themselves. In the huge monitoring room, I was left to face a row of cold machines. "Damn it! Wait until I climb into the room."

As a commander, let’s see how we deal with you guys who bully others!” Second Lieutenant Sasaki cursed angrily in his heart and looked at the clock on the wall.

In another five or six hours, he should get off work. At this time, a monitoring radio station suddenly turned on a red light, but the time was very short. Second Lieutenant Sasaki didn't pay much attention. Unknown telegrams often popped up, flickering and then disappearing.

Adelaide is close to the southern Indian Ocean, and ships pass by from time to time. The radio signals emitted by the ship's radio are often intercepted by monitoring stations. At first, the telecommunications monitoring room attached great importance to such radio waves.

However, it has been proven many times that this is the radio signal sent by the imperial ship for communication while it is sailing. Also, now that the entire Australia is under the occupation of the Japanese Empire, only the imperial ship dares to sail from Adelaide.

Ryder sailed offshore.

More than ten minutes later, the red light of the surveillance radio flashed again. This time, Second Lieutenant Sasaki paid attention. Just as he was about to determine the general direction of the radio wave, the radio wave suddenly disappeared. He turned around frustrated and bored.

Go, but what he didn't notice was that just over a minute later, the red light flashed rapidly, and then went out again.

Looking at the clock on the wall, Second Lieutenant Sasaki wrote in the duty record: "Night, at 10:25, surveillance radio No. 3 detected an unknown radio wave, but it was extremely short and could not capture the specific position. At 10:42

Minutes later, the unknown radio wave appeared again, but the time was still very short, and the exact location of the radio wave could not be determined!"

Then, Second Lieutenant Sasaki closed the duty record, handed it to the room manager after get off work, and then he completed the duty task for several days.

(To be continued)To be continued

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