Age of Conquest Reborn

In the direction from downtown Adelaide to the port fortress, reinforcements of Japanese soldiers were as dense as ants. Wu Zhenjiang gave the air formation an attack order, which was just four words: "Free attack!"

There is no doubt that this was a one-sided massacre. When the fighters and bombers of Wu Zhenjiang's fleet poured all their shells and bombs into the marching ranks of Japanese soldiers, the air raid area became a hell on earth, with fire and gunpowder smoke.

Deafening explosions and the "click-click!" sound of airborne machine guns firing, mixed with the fragments of Japanese soldier corpses, dispersed in the air raid area.

More than twenty minutes later, Wu Zhenjiang commanded a mixed air formation and flew away in a fighter plane with only enough fuel to return home. The two main regiments of the 19th Division of the Japanese Army in Australia, with nearly 10,000 soldiers, were already dead.

Almost there, the corpses of Japanese soldiers were lying in layers on the land of southern Australia in a bloody state.

The division commander, Lieutenant General Okabe, was dumbfounded after receiving the report. The main force of the 19th Division defending Adelaide did not even have a chance to fight with the China Division's landing force, and it was completely ruined.

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Now, Lieutenant General Okabe only has one regiment of troops left in his hands. According to the report, it is absolutely impossible to withstand the landing of an unknown number of division troops. Therefore, the second telegram flew to

In the hands of Lieutenant General Morishita of the 11th Army, the supreme commander of the Japanese Army in Australia.

Lieutenant General Okabe was really anxious about this request for help and emergency telegram, "Your Excellency, Commander, the two main regiments of our 19th Division were attacked by a group of division aircraft on their way to reinforce the port position.

All casualties have been exhausted. Currently, the Imperial garrison in Adelaide is only a regiment of several thousand people!"

"The entire Port Fortress Coast Defense Artillery Regiment is in pieces, and the China Division's landing troops have not yet begun landing operations. If reinforcements do not arrive in time, Adelaide will surely fall in a few hours. Although Okabe can lead his troops

Despite the desperate resistance and the determination of all members, it is difficult to ensure that Adelaide will not fall into the enemy's hands!"

Lieutenant General Morishita had to attach great importance to this telegram. If, in the first telegram more than two hours ago, that Okabe guy might have misjudged the Chinese attack. Then, the second telegram is enough to show that

, something unexpected happened in Adelaide, southern Australia, and Okabe did not dare and could not lie.

Also, if Okabe's 19th Division suffered such heavy losses, how many troops would the division's landing force have? And why did so many Chinese soldiers suddenly appear in southern Australia without being noticed? Still

Yes, the division troops that appeared like ghosts in southern Australia are only targeting Adelaide?

Lieutenant General Morishita's mind was confused. Everything that happened in Adelaide was so unconventional, so unpredictable, and confusing. So far, the Intelligence Headquarters of the Eleventh Army Headquarters has not received any information about the division.

Information on the large-scale southward movement.

Lieutenant General Morishita walked out of his office and stood in Dal City in northern Australia, looking across a space of nearly 10,000 kilometers to southern Australia. "Where, what happened?" he asked himself. But there is no real answer so far.

In Okabe's emergency and reinforcement telegram, it was not clear how many troops were in the division attacking Adelaide?

After careful consideration, Lieutenant General Morishita issued the following order, "After receiving the order, Lieutenant General Suzuki, the commander of the 40th Division stationed in Aiho, immediately rushed to reinforce Adelaide and figure out the situation in China.

The strength of the division's offensive forces, in addition, the 19th Air Force immediately dispatched all combat aircraft to reinforce Adelaide!"

"Order the 40th Division and the 45th Division stationed in the Melbourne area to each dispatch two main regiments of troops to immediately reinforce Adelaide. At the same time, the 21st Air Force also dispatched part of

Combat aircraft, for reinforcements!”

At this time, more than two hours had passed since Wu Zhenjiang's fleet carried out a large-scale bombing of the Japanese fortress in Port Adelaide. Lieutenant General Morishita could not be too slow to react, but there was no sign of war coming!

"Wu Zhenjiang used bombs to blast a passage for the landing troops. From now on, it's up to us!" Major General Xin Xiguo, chief of staff of the fleet, said to Battelle with a smile.

"The Japanese defenders in Adelaide are no longer afraid and cannot block the landing force. What I am worried about is whether the Japanese 40th Division and the Japanese 19th Air Force in the direction of Aiho have begun to reinforce

Adelaide!" Battle said, his thoughts had jumped out of the current battlefield.

"Even reinforcements from the Japanese 40th Division in the Aiho area are nothing to worry about. Calculating the distance, the Japanese reinforcements will not be able to reach Adelaide for more than two days, which is what Commander Ba is worried about.

The 19th Air Force may become the biggest obstacle to our landing force!" Major General Yu Guanghan, chief of staff of the Southeast Mobile Corps, further analyzed.

When Yu Guanghan saw Battelle and Xin Xiguo, both of them were silent, and continued: "Wu Zhenjiang's fleet has returned. It will probably be very long for the escort fleet's carrier-based aircraft to face the ghost 19th Air Force.

It’s hard work! We can successfully land and even capture Adelaide as quickly as possible without any problems, but the ghost Nineteenth Air Force must be dealt with!”

"Chief of Staff Yu's analysis is correct!" Battelle said: "We can order the second echelon of the Southern Flying Group assembled in the Chagos Islands to take off immediately and be responsible for the operation against the Japanese 19th Air Force. Also, the landing operation will be carried out immediately.

First of all, when you get to the shore, you have more space than at sea!"

Dozens of warships from the escort fleet formed a double-line attack formation and arrived at Adelaide Beach. The Japanese army, which had lost its large-caliber and long-range coastal defense guns, was not even a toothless tiger, it could only be considered a toothless tiger.

It was a living target, and the original defenses were shattered into pieces under the fierce bombing by Wu Zhenjiang's aircraft fleet.

The large-caliber naval gun fired, "Boom! Boom! Boom!..." Countless large-caliber naval gun shells roared towards the shattered Japanese beachhead, sending plumes of smoke into the sky on the beach and in depth.

diffuse.

After more than ten minutes of shelling, Xin Xiguo said to Battelle: "Commander Ba, there is no need. I observed that there is no trace of Japanese defensive troops in the planned landing area!"

Yu Guanghan added, "Even if there were, they were all killed by Wu Zhenjiang's fleet of aircraft!"

"Extend the naval gun fire, and the troops begin to land!" Battelle gave the order concisely.

Landing craft one after another quickly approached the beach. The first ones that rumbled down were modified heavy tanks, and then groups of infantry. Obviously, the heavy tanks that were used to resist the firepower of the Japanese beachhead had lost their usefulness.

, During the entire landing process, the troops did not encounter any resistance from the Japanese soldiers. Yu Guanghan's words were correct. The Japanese soldiers on the Adelaide beachhead were all dead!

In less than ten minutes, two groups of more than 8,000 landing troops landed on the beach in Adelaide. The tanks roared and rolled over the beach full of craters. The soldiers stepped on the still hot beach.

In the Japanese position, I couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. The expected fierce battle did not happen!

The red signal flare that represented the successful landing was rising over the Adelaide Beach. Battle, Yu Guanghan and Xin Xiguo were not overly excited about this. What they faced was already beaten to the point of crawling.

There is no excitement in such a battle with an opponent who cannot get up.

"The leading landing force, quickly advance to the city of Adelaide, and the subsequent landing force, speed up! Report the successful landing of our landing force in Adelaide to the Australian Campaign Command!" Battelle ordered.

Then, he said to Guanghan and Xin Xiguo: "Two chiefs of staff, it's time for us to go ashore!"

Before the Adelaide Landing Campaign headquarters left the command ship, the communications staff of the headquarters sent an urgent telegram, "Lin Zhihang, leader of the fifth group of the special operations detachment that infiltrated into South Australia, reported that after reconnaissance, it was discovered that

The entire Japanese 40th Division stationed in Aiho has begun to reinforce in the direction of Adelaide. In addition, the Japanese 19th Air Force and a fleet of reinforcements have already taken off, also in the direction of Adelaide!"

"Two chiefs of staff, Japanese reinforcements have indeed arrived!" With that, Battelle handed the information to Yu Guanghan and Xin Xiguo.

"It shouldn't be just this!" Yu Guanghan analyzed, "The Japanese troops in the direction of Melbourne should also take action. Deputy Division Commander Tang and others have not started taking action yet. They are probably waiting for the opportunity!"

"What I'm interested in is the 19th Air Force of the Japanese Army. Our second batch of aircraft fleet is just prepared for this wave of ghost planes!" Xin Xiguo said.

From the Adelaide beach to the city, the landing troops encountered little resistance as they advanced. Lieutenant General Okabe, commander of the 19th Division of the Japanese Army Garrison in Australia and commander of the Adelaide Garrison, did not fulfill his duties.

He insisted on sticking to his promise to Adelaide. After learning that the division troops had landed, he took the remaining soldiers, and of course the princess of the British royal family, and fled in a panic towards Aiho.

Off the coast of Melbourne in southern Australia, Tang Qiusheng looked at the intelligence he had just received, "Liu Jishan, the leader of the seventh group of the special operations detachment that infiltrated into South Australia, reported that after reconnaissance, it was discovered that the 40th Division stationed in the Melbourne area, the 40th Division

The Fifth Division each used two main wings to reinforce Adelaide, and the 21st Air Force also dispatched some combat aircraft for reinforcements!"

After reading the information carefully, Tang Qiuquan said to Tang Qiusheng, who was deep in thought: "Brother Qiusheng, how are you going to fight?"

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