Age of Conquest Reborn

The Third Squadron's interception in the Banda Sea was just the beginning. In the following days, the first batch of Japanese troops to withdraw to Australia were in the Java Sea, Sulawesi Sea, Arafura Sea and other waters.

The troop transport formation and its escorting gunboat formation were intercepted and killed by several squadrons of the division fleet.

The commander of the fleet, Lieutenant General Tang Qiuquan, who received the report, had a rare smile on his face all day long. According to statistics, in just three or four days, several squadrons achieved a brilliant record of annihilating more than 100,000 Japanese troops. This was

Given the power of the navy, if such a large-scale annihilation battle is fought on land, even if a complete victory is achieved, the casualties of the troops will be considerable.

"Commander, the battle results of each squadron of our First Fleet in three or four days are greater than the total results of several field corps, and the losses are zero. If the commanders of several corps knew about it, they would not be so angry that they would scold their mothers.

Huh?" Major General Xin Xiguo, chief of staff of the fleet, said to Tang Qiuquan happily.

Tang Qiuquan was also very happy and said: "Look at how beautiful you are. According to the information from the intelligence office, the first batch of Japanese troops to evacuate to Australia had about 200,000 troops. Now, more than two-thirds of them have been eaten up by the fleet.

, I’m afraid, the little devil who suffered a big loss will never serve such fat meat to our mouths again!”

"Xi Guo, order all squadrons to actively look for fighter planes. Anyway, in the Southwest Pacific battlefield, except for the Australian battlefield, the Japanese army has no air power, let alone naval ships. Why not go to the Japanese military assembly areas in various battlefields and take a look?

A few rounds of artillery shells are also effective. In addition, report the results to the division commander and make the division commander happy. This is all the result of the division commander's interception and killing tactics!"

In one sentence, I'm bullying you little devil. "Hahaha!"

In Trusan, Sumatra, where the division commander and the directly affiliated corps headquarters are located, the chief of staff of the division commander, Zhao Yuhe, major general, excitedly walked into Tang Qiuli's house and shouted: "Division commander, we just received the call from the fleet

Commander Tang’s telegram, your interception and killing tactics have had miraculous effects!”

"Within three or four days, several squadrons successfully intercepted and killed Japanese troop transport formations in the Java Sea, Sulawesi Sea, Banda Sea, Arafura Sea and other waters, achieving the record of annihilating more than 100,000 Japanese troops.

!The first batch of Japanese troops to evacuate to Australia all went to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish!"

Hearing this good news, Tang Qiuli also became happy. His thoughts were the same as Tang Qiuquan's. If the battle to annihilate more than 100,000 Japanese troops was fought on land, there would be no doubt about victory, but the casualties of the troops would definitely not be

Small, but the combat effectiveness of Japanese soldiers is still quite strong!

"Yu He! That's indeed good news!" Tang Qiuli patted the telegram with a smile and said: "Immediately inform all participating troops of the fleet's achievements. Such brilliant results should be shared by the entire army. In addition, under the guidance of the division,

In the name of the Navy, I issue a general commendation to all squadrons of the First Fleet of the Navy!"

After Zhao Yuhe handed down the order, he said: "Division Commander, except for the Australian battlefield, the total strength of the Japanese army in various battlefields in the Southwest Pacific is about 600,000. Now, nearly one-third has been lost.

The Japanese army was originally at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, but now it is even more difficult to support it. Your tactics of forcing and compressing on land and intercepting and killing at sea will definitely kill the Japanese!"

"Don't put a high hat on me!" Tang Qiuli said jokingly: "It is necessary to remind the commanders of each corps. Don't be so stimulated by the achievements of the naval fleet that your eyes will turn red and you will lose your cool. The tactics on the battlefields of various islands

, still advancing steadily, pressing step by step, mainly suppressing the Japanese army."

"By forcing the Japanese army to retreat in the second and third batches, we can achieve the maximum results with the minimum casualties by fighting in this way. The final decisive battle in Yuhe and the Southwest Pacific battlefield will be in Australia!"

Zhao Yuhe was shocked and said: "Commander, do you think that with the current strength of the Japanese army, how much can they do in Australia? Several squadrons of the fleet are stationed in various sea areas. The Japanese army retreating south to Australia cannot retreat.

, and the total strength of the Japanese army in Australia is only over 100,000, and Deputy Commander Tang’s troops have more than 400,000, as well as a strong aviation force. The Japanese plan may come to nothing!"

"Australia is a place that the Japanese army must protect, and it will definitely not fall into our hands!" Tang Qiuli said with great certainty: "As far as the current Southwest Pacific campaign is concerned, there is no doubt that we have the final hand, but

But there are two uncertain factors that will affect the final result!"

"The first is the more than 1.6 million Japanese troops on the North American battlefield. The second is the Japanese Navy's combined fleet. As far as our current naval strength is concerned, it is no match for the Japanese Navy. That Yamamoto Isoroku

, is the best among the Japanese naval generals, Yuhe, does the Intelligence Department have any information on these two aspects?"

"Yes!" Zhao Yuhe replied: "The Japanese army troops on the North American battlefield have yet to show signs of gathering on the west coast of the United States. They are only making frequent mobilizations within a small area!"

"According to information from the Intelligence Office, the Japanese Navy's combined fleet left the west coast of the United States five days ago. Its course and destination are the Southwest Pacific region. It is coming towards us. In addition, there is also an intelligence report that the Japanese target

The position of the Commander of the Combat Command was changed. Isoroku Yamamoto was dismissed, and Genzaburo Ito, the former Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Army Attacking Australia, took his place!"

"It's still here. Yamamoto Isoroku's combined fleet is an opponent we can't trace back for the time being!" Tang Qiuli said with emotion in his tone, "Yuhe, please send the information about the Japanese Navy's combined fleet immediately.

Forward it to Commander Tang of the Navy and remind him to pay attention to this formidable opponent!"

There are some other words that are just speculations. Tang Qiuli did not say it out loud. The commander of Japan's North American Operations Command has been replaced. This must be a sign that Japan wants to mobilize troops from the North American battlefield to strengthen Australia's defense. The reason why there is no action yet,

Probably because of the negotiations with the Germans, no agreement was reached, and the Germans refused to let the Japanese troops go.

Regarding the Japanese delegation's visit to Berlin for negotiations, the German head of state Hitler did not hide it from Tang Qiuli. He immediately reported the matter through a secret radio station, and Hitler also swore a guarantee in the telegram.

, it is never easy to let a Japanese soldier leave the North American battlefield.

In the telegram, Hitler also explained the reason for doing this, "My old friend, you know that I personally have no good impression of the Japanese. This is done entirely out of consideration for helping old friends.

Add an unexpected element of difficulty to an old friend's ongoing Southwest Pacific campaign!

Tang Qiuli absolutely believed that Hitler's promise to him was true and reliable, but he scoffed at Hitler's reason for not letting the Japanese soldiers leave the North American battlefield.

What are you doing to help yourself? Bullshit! The conditions proposed by the Japanese must have failed to satisfy Hitler's appetite. Suppose, if the Japanese ceded all the western and central areas of the United States to the Germans and stated that they would not participate in the post-war carve-up.

The interests of the US war, what do you think Hitler would do?

Not only would they immediately clear the way for more than one million Japanese troops and provide convenience, they would also do everything they could to help. The Japanese troops scattered in the central United States would assemble, and they would even send ships to help the Japanese return to Australia. They would even

Provide the Japanese with large quantities of sophisticated equipment.

Based on Tang Qiuli's understanding of Hitler, this guy would definitely do that. The United States has now been beaten black and blue, and the Germans are fully capable of completing their goal of defeating the United States alone. At this time, the fruits of victory are about to be harvested.

There was one less teammate to share the fruits with, and this teammate still voluntarily gave up. Hitler did his best to send his teammates out of the orchard as soon as possible without beating gongs and drums!

However, it is not easy to get the Japanese to give up their interests in the war with the United States. With Hirohito's greed and ambition, how can he easily spit out the fat he has eaten? Negotiations between Germany and Japan will not be possible in a short time.

As a result, the more than 1.6 million Japanese troops on the North American battlefield were temporarily unable to move.

Another factor is the question of how the Japanese should choose between preserving Japan's vested interests in the North American battlefield or preserving the Australian continent. With Japan's current military strength, it can only choose one of the two, and there is no way to have both.

possible.

From a strategic point of view, for the Japanese, the Australian continent is obviously more important than the western region of the United States. Tang Qiuli believes that the Japanese will eventually choose to keep the Australian continent, but an unexpected variable will be needed to prompt the Japanese

Is it possible that the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet is heading to the Southwest Pacific battlefield to endure the pain and give up the benefits of the war against the United States?

Tang Qiuli shook his head. It couldn't be this factor. A fleet could not change the decline of the Japanese army in the Southwest Pacific battlefield. After all, warships could not go ashore, so what was this factor? He had no idea yet.

Tang Qiuli's thinking has already jumped to the future battlefield pattern of the Southwest Pacific, while the chief of staff of the Japanese base camp in charge of the general retreat, General Mitsuichi Yoneuchi, is worried about what has happened in reality and his heart is bleeding.

It’s unbelievable. Even General Minai Guang couldn’t believe it. This was a fact. Looking at the stack of telegrams in front of him, his eyes widened. In just three or four days, the first batch of imperial troops to withdraw to the Australian mainland,

Of the 200,000 people, as many as 180,000 were lost. The remaining 20,000 people also managed to escape from the gunfire of the China fleet and fled back to their unsafe starting point. Not a single soldier boarded the

On the northern coast of Australia.

Such heavy losses made Minaiguang realize that he had listened to that guy Zai-in and ordered a retreat without the escort of a powerful warship. As a result, 180,000 imperial soldiers became a living target for the Chinese warships.

The retreat is inseparable from the navy's help, Koichi Mineuchi thought with great embarrassment.

(To be continued)(To be continued)

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