Age of Conquest Reborn

Zhao Yuhe's expression was very complicated. He sorted out his thoughts and said: "Commander, let's assume that the more than one million troops that the Japanese army transferred back from the North American battlefield were not used to defend the Australian mainland, but were used to recover the islands in the southwest Pacific.

, what would you do?”

"Huh?" Tang Qiuli was suddenly startled, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "Yuhe, on the battlefield, anything possible will happen, but your hypothesis will not happen. In terms of strategic position, land area and strategic depth,

In other words, the Japanese are very clear about the importance of the islands in the southwest Pacific compared with the Australian mainland, and they will not sacrifice the fundamentals for the inferior!"

"Commander, I am assuming that if the Japanese army really did this, how would you respond?" Zhao Yuhe said stubbornly.

"Hahaha!" Tang Qiuli chuckled and said: "You, the countermeasure is very simple, I just give it up. In this way, the Japanese army will form a situation of dispersing its troops and stationing on various islands. I will use the Australian mainland to

Relying on the Indo-China Peninsula, it formed a pincer attack on the islands in the southwest Pacific, gave full play to the advantages of land-based aviation, and carried out uninterrupted air raids and bombings on the Japanese garrison on each island."

"Then, I will transfer Deputy Commander Liu's East Point troops to go south. The more than 700,000 East Point troops will be stationed in the Indochina Peninsula to fight another Southwest Pacific battle. After such a toss, the Japanese combat troops will probably be reduced to

There are not many clubs left. What do you think the Japanese would do? If you were Hirohito, would you do this?"

"No!" Zhao Yuhe shook his head and said, "Commander, maybe I worry too much. It's an occupational disease of the staff!"

"It's very valuable to be able to think of this!" Tang Qiuli said, he was very quick to find out this. "Staff officers are just picking up missing pieces and filling in gaps, and their thinking is not rigorous enough. You cannot be a staff officer if you are not careful. To be honest, I hope the Japanese do this.

, then the Southwest Pacific region will become the cemetery where the last heavy Japanese army group is buried!"

The discussion between the two ended here. After Zhao Yuhe left, Tang Qiuli couldn't help but think over his hypothesis several times. He thought of various possibilities and prepared a response plan in his mind before going to rest.

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In the Australian battlefield, with the arrival of more than 200,000 troops from more than a dozen mechanized brigades directly under the corps, Lieutenant General Tang Qiusheng, the commander of the division's Australian battlefield, now has nearly 500,000 troops in his hands, which is comparable to the troops huddled in northern Australia.

The strength of the Japanese troops was basically the same.

In accordance with the order of the division commander, Tang Qiusheng issued combat orders to the Southeast Mobile Corps and the troops directly under the corps in mid-July. All troops were divided into four groups.

From the 1st to 8th brigade of the directly affiliated corps, there are a total of eight brigades with a strength of 140,000, five artillery brigades, and three tank brigades attached to the armored force headquarters. With Perth as the starting point for the attack, the northward attacking front points

In places such as Karenburu in northern Australia, Major General Liu Hongzhang, commander of the 1st Brigade of the Directly Affiliated Corps, unified the command of the troops.

The 9th to 16th brigades directly under the corps, a total of eight brigades with 130,000 troops, plus four artillery brigades, and three tank brigades attached to the Armored Forces Command, will attack Adelaide in southern Australia.

Starting point, heading north to attack Darwin and other places in northern Australia, the armored force commander Major General Battelle will take command.

From the 1st to 7th brigades of the Southeast Mobile Corps, there are seven brigades with a total of 110,000 troops, plus four artillery brigades, and each tank brigade attached to the Armored Forces Command. Roto in southern Australia is the starting point for the attack.

, heading north to attack Burketon and other places in northern Australia. The commander is Major General Yu Guanghan, chief of staff of the Southeast Mobile Corps.

Taking the 8th to 14th brigades of the Southeast Mobile Corps, a total of seven mechanized infantry brigades with a strength of about 100,000, plus five artillery brigades, and four tank brigades attached to the armored command headquarters, they will attack Newcastle in southern Australia.

Starting from the starting point, we headed north to attack Cairns and other places in northern Australia. Lieutenant General Tang Qiusheng, the deputy division commander and commander of the Southeast Mobile Corps, personally commanded the attacking troops.

The four lines of attacking troops were separated by an average distance of 60 kilometers and marched together to coordinate with each other and support each other at any time. Moreover, each line of attacking troops was divided into different attack arrows, even covering the east-west width of the Australian continent.

The nearly 500,000 troops of the division on the battlefield in Australia roared in from south to north with astonishing momentum. They attacked cities and territories along the way. Their momentum was overwhelming and their progress was rapid. The Japanese troops they killed were routed. They retreated steadily and fled all the way to northern Australia.

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The garrison areas along the route of the Japanese garrison in Australia were already weak. Where they could withstand such a sweep, they could not even organize a decent line of defense. In some areas, the Japanese garrison relied on natural terrain conditions and original defense systems to try to stop the division.

The advance of the troops.

However, when fighting such a large-scale offensive and defensive battle, the commanders of the division troops are familiar with the task. The powerful artillery provides effective fire support for the division's offensive troops. When encountering a difficult bone to chew, they immediately organize a few

Hundreds or even thousands of heavy artillery and tens of thousands of artillery shells smashed through, leaving ruins in front of them. Then, tanks covered the infantry in the charge.

In just over ten days, the offensive of nearly half a million divisions advanced to the line from Jericho to Newman in central Australia. The Japanese army lost nearly 80,000 local garrison troops.

Facing the division's heavy troops, Lieutenant General Morishita, the commander of the 11th Army, who did not know that he was about to be dismissed from his post as the commander of the Japanese Army in Australia, felt great pressure.

The First Army's more than 200,000 troops were deployed from Sanggu, Workop to Huonden, forming the first line of defense.

Then, the nearly 300,000 troops that had been evacuated to Australia from the battlefields of the islands in the southwest Pacific were reorganized, and 100,000 of them were sent to strengthen the first line of defense. The remaining nearly 200,000 were

Deployed from the Kimberley Plateau to the Flinders River to form the second line of defense.

Although he holds a heavy force of 600,000 men, Lieutenant General Morishita knows that only about 300,000 of these troops can fight. The remaining troops that retreated from the Southwest Pacific battlefield were all defeated by the China Division.

The troops are afraid of fighting, their morale is low, their organization is incomplete, and there are many commanders at all levels who are short of personnel.

They are troops that can fight, but compared to the Imperial Army troops that have withdrawn to Australia. As for challenging the China Division troops, he himself has no confidence in his heart. There is also a more serious problem of heavy equipment. The Imperial Army in Australia belongs to

The second-line troops, in terms of heavy equipment, are far inferior to the troops of the North American Combat Command. There is no way, who made the empire now poor and destitute, emptying out all the money!

The anxious Lieutenant General Morishita sent several telegrams a day, asking for urgent help from the base camp, explaining the current dangerous situation of the Imperial Army on the Australian battlefield. In his telegram, he said this: "If the Imperial Army in Australia does not receive troops and equipment,

If the reinforcements are received, then, in one month, Australia will fall into the hands of the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli!"

To be fair, Morishita is a bit alarmist. Within a month, the troops on the Australian battlefield will not be able to capture the huge Australia and annihilate nearly 600,000 Japanese troops. But what about two or three months later?

After reporting to the base camp, Vice Admiral Morishita personally took a small boat to the flagship "Nagato" of the Navy's combined fleet to visit the fleet commander, Admiral Yamamoto. Regardless of his military rank, position, or prestige and foundation in the Imperial Realm, Vice Admiral Morishita

None of them can be compared with General Yamamoto.

Therefore, Lieutenant General Morishita did not feel that he was losing face by condescending to pay a visit to General Yamamoto. Moreover, he had to come and worship this god. The empire's troops stationed in Australia are now very poor. Take the land-based aviation force as an example. There are only two joint forces in total.

The aviation force has less than 600 combat aircraft, the armored force is even more pitiful, with only one tank brigade, and the artillery force is not worthy of mention.

The only purpose of Lieutenant General Morishita's visit to General Yamamoto was to request him to dispatch carrier-based aircraft to conduct large-scale bombings and air strikes against the rapidly advancing divisions to reduce the pressure on the ground infantry and support them until reinforcements arrived. He knew that

The combined fleet has this strength.

After the two met, Lieutenant General Morishita, whose eyes were full of bloodshot eyes and exhausted, ignored the politeness and made his request straightforwardly. His tone was almost pleading, "Commander Yamamoto, please lend a helping hand, otherwise

, the results of the empire on the Australian battlefield are worrying!"

General Yamamoto, who was resting in Darwin Port in northern Australia, knew what a terrible situation the Australian battlefield was, and he was also anxious. Maybe soon, he would take on the important task of commander of the Imperial Army in Australia. Of course, he did not want to take over.

An irreparable mess.

But General Yamamoto was more hesitant. It was okay to dispatch carrier-based aircraft. It was just a matter of words. But according to intelligence, the China Division aviation force was also very powerful on the Australian battlefield. With Le Yiqin's land-based aviation force, it was a battle.

The results of three days left a shadow in his heart, or a psychological barrier, and he instinctively did not want to face off against the division's land-based aviation again!

Seeing the hesitation on Admiral Yamamoto's face, Lieutenant General Morishita pleaded without hesitation. Finally, Admiral Yamamoto agreed and immediately dispatched carrier-based aircraft units to provide air fire support for the Imperial Army's ground troops who were fighting hard.

The next day, the carrier-based aircraft group of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet and the two air groups of the Japanese Army in Australia dispatched more than a thousand combat aircraft to prepare for a large-scale bombing of the division.

Battlefield commander Tang Qiusheng, ever since the Japanese naval combined fleet stationed in northern Australia, has been on guard against the Japanese. He has attacked the Australian Air Force at field airports in southern Australia. More than 800 fighter jets are in preparation.

The commander of the team, Colonel Wu Zhenjiang, was gearing up and waiting for Tang Qiusheng's orders every day.

The division troops were attacking northward, but there was nothing to worry about without the air force. However, Wu Zhenjiang's eyes were red with anxiety. He asked for battle several times, but the answer he received was, "Continue to stand by!"

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