Age of Conquest Reborn

No matter what the commander of the Uchiyama Brigade thought, the tanks of the independent division had already rushed over, and the ground was shaking slightly due to their tracks. However, his artillery was still building positions. In less than half an hour, no shells could be fired. Even if

The artillery can fire, but looking at the size of the tanks of the independent division, I am afraid that the 100mm caliber mountain cannon equipped by the artillery wing of the brigade can't do anything with these big steel objects!

"Baga!" the commander of the Uchiyama Brigade gritted his teeth and cursed, and then issued an order: "The front-line troops, after a little resistance, let the Chinese tanks in, and each department immediately organized a demolition team. Imperial warriors will not be afraid of the enemy.

of!"

The leader of the Uchiyama Brigade had the right idea. There were no anti-tank weapons, and the fortifications built in a hurry could not hide even one person. The artillery was not ready for the bombardment. The only way to prevent the loss of tanks from the independent division was to

Even the flesh and blood of imperial soldiers, even if it is to exchange the lives of a dozen soldiers for a tank of an independent division, it is worth it.

The leader of the Uchiyama Brigade had a good idea and the right tactics. Unfortunately, Liu Hongzhang had no intention of engaging in a melee with the Japanese army. The tanks were in front and the self-propelled artillery was in the back. After reaching the range of the artillery, the one who struck his head was a

The artillery shells hit the ground and immediately exploded the Japanese positions into gleaming flames. Smoke and dust were everywhere, and the bodies of Japanese soldiers flew into the air along with the dust kicked up by the explosion.

This was a one-sided shelling. The Japanese soldiers could only watch the shells falling, without even a chance to step forward and fight. After more than 20 minutes of shelling, the Japanese artillery finally opened fire. The 100-millimeter-caliber shells were fired at the independence

There was an explosion in the division's tank group. There was a huge explosion of flames, but other than wiping off a little paint on the tank, it did nothing wrong!

"Hey! The Japs still have artillery!" Liu Hongzhang tsked, "Order the self-propelled artillery group to kill the Japs' artillery!" Regardless of the caliber, range or power of the artillery, the 100mm mountain cannon equipped by the Japanese army

, cannot be compared with the 155mm caliber self-propelled artillery equipped by the independent division troops. The large-caliber artillery shells flew over and immediately submerged the Japanese artillery positions in a sea of ​​fire.

More than an hour later, with two salvos fired by a "Thunder" rocket launcher battalion, the Japanese position was like a furnace of boiling molten iron. "Okay!" Liu Hongzhang shouted excitedly, looked at his watch, and ordered: "

Order, the troops immediately break away from the battle and retreat toward Mount Vernon!"

Three battles a day. First, they killed more than 4,000 Japanese troops in Roy Hill City. Then they set up an ambush at Bruce Mountain Pass and almost annihilated a semi-mechanized regiment of the Japanese army. Finally, they used fast-moving tanks and self-propelled artillery to

The surprise attack method inflicted heavy losses on the main force of the Japanese 39th Brigade, and finally retreated completely.

Liu Hongzhang fought these three battles with great enjoyment, and was also extremely bold and adventurous. This was under the situation where three Japanese troops were encircling him. It is estimated that only a handful of people in the entire independent division fought three battles in a row.

A brigade commander with the courage of Liu Hongzhang.

After another hour or so, two groups of Japanese troops from the north and east finally arrived at Roy Hill City. What they saw was a city that was almost in ruins, with corpses of soldiers everywhere.

Then, he saw the battlefield after the bombardment a few kilometers away from Roy Hill City, and the shattered corpses of the Imperial soldiers on the battlefield, the still alive but shocked Imperial soldiers, and the soulless ones, with bandages on their arms and their heads wrapped around them.

The commander of the 39th Brigade, Major General Uchiyama, looks like a rice dumpling, with his face covered in gunpowder smoke like a kid.

Seeing his colleagues, Major General Uchiyama was so ashamed that he almost fainted. In the battle, which lasted for just over an hour, the 39th Brigade not only lost a main field unit, but also suffered a heavy shelling. According to statistics, the number of casualties reached

More than 5,000 people were killed, and the 39th Brigade was beaten to a half-crimped state. However, they didn't even see the enemy's infantry, so they received a heavy beating. This battle was really a useless one!

The commanders of the three armies discussed it and concluded that the most active action would be to pursue the retreating Independent Division troops. However, this is almost impossible. All the Independent Division troops are mechanized marching. In an hour, they may all run out of four directions.

Fifty kilometers away, with the mechanized troops of the imperial army now, it would be difficult to catch up with them, so they finally decided to stop at Roy Hill.

Because this encirclement operation was personally commanded by the Commander of the Imperial Australian Front, General Ito, the results of the battle must be reported directly to Commander Ito. But how to report it is a difficult task?

Finally, after repeated revisions and polishes by a lieutenant general division commander and two major general brigade commanders, the report was finally released, "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, on the battlefield of Royhill City, our Imperial Army troops, after a bitter battle, finally

The attack by the independent division's rapid mechanized troops was repelled, but the troops suffered heavy casualties because the artillery fire and armored assault force of the China Independent Division were too fierce!"

"The enemy took advantage of the fast movement of the mechanized troops. Before the three-way encirclement of the imperial army was about to be formed, the enemy left the battlefield and fled to the south. Because the number of mechanized troops of the imperial army was very small, there was no pursuit.

Now, the troops originally scheduled for encirclement are meeting at the front line of Roy Hill City and are on standby, requesting orders for the next step of action!"

The report can only be written like this, and it is basically consistent with the facts. Otherwise, it cannot explain the fact that more than half of the 39th Brigade was lost. After receiving the report, General Ito was speechless for a while, and for the first time, he planned to encircle and annihilate a brigade-level unit of the Independent Division.

It was shattered like this and thousands of people were lost. He couldn't explain how he felt in his heart.

My plan to lure the enemy deeper seemed to be very unsuccessful. All the attacking troops of the China Independent Division were only taking the bait in the direction of Roy Hill. For this reason, I also left a regiment of decoys.

Although the force was strong, it failed in the end. The prey swallowed the bait and escaped unscathed.

"What a cunning thing!" General Ito could only sigh. Roy Hill also left a deep impression on him, because after this battle, no more independent division troops would take the bait. He issued an order, "Everyone

Detour the troops and immediately stand by to build fortifications. No offensive actions are allowed without orders from the front army headquarters!"

General Ito's plan to lure the enemy deeper ended in silence. Fortunately, he finally regained the area that that bastard Morishita had lost, nearly one-third of the land area, which can be considered a little comfort.

Bar!

The rolling mechanized troops rolled through the desolate semi-Gobi landscape of central Australia. In the speeding armored command vehicle, Liu Hongzhang, humming a tune, ordered the vehicle-mounted radio to send two telegrams, one to

Tang Qiusheng, commander of the Australian theater, "reported to Deputy Division Commander Tang that the first brigade of the directly affiliated corps quickly pursued the column and completely annihilated a reinforced regiment of Japanese defenders in Roy Hill City, with about 4,000 people."

"Later, in two consecutive battles in the Bruce Pass area to the west of the city, a brigade of Japanese troops attempted to encircle our unit was severely damaged. The number of the Japanese army was unknown. Our unit's casualties and equipment losses were extremely minor, and the Japanese army did not dare to pursue it.

, the troops are now withdrawing towards Mount Vernon, waiting for the next order from the command!"

The second telegram was sent to Liu Chenglin, the brigade chief of staff. Liu Hongzhang knew that he, the chief of staff, was probably waiting for his news with fear and impatientness. The content of the telegram was of course full of Liu Hongzhang's characteristics, "

become

Lin, this battle was really enjoyable. Talking about meat is so enjoyable! Okay, don’t be so anxious that stars are popping up in your eyes. I am commanding the troops to retreat towards Mount Vernon. The little Japs didn’t dare to pursue them. Let the cooking squad

Prepare something to eat and drink, and wait for my return!"

After reading the telegram, Tang Qiusheng slammed the table and said to Chief of Staff Yu Guanghan: "Well, I guessed it right. This Liu Hongzhang must be addicted to fighting. He is still like this under the encirclement of three Japanese troops.

He loves fighting and disobeys the command of the headquarters. I must punish him!"

Yu Guanghan said with a smile: "Deputy Commander, please don't lose your temper. It depends on the record. Brigadier Liu has won consecutive battles. With two regiments, he not only annihilated Roy Hill City's

More than 4,000 Japanese troops inflicted heavy losses on an encircled Japanese brigade, and finally retreated completely, so that the Japanese troops did not dare to pursue them! At most, the merits and demerits are equal to each other, no reward or punishment!"

Tang Qiusheng smiled bitterly and said: "Guanghan, I think you have the intention to ask for credit for Liu Hongzhang. Well, let's leave the powerful generals of the directly affiliated corps to the division commander to surrender. Are all the troops in other directions ready?"

According to the command of the headquarters, the pursuit was stopped?"

"Yes!" Yu Guanghan replied: "After discovering the Japanese army's attempt to lure the enemy deeper, all attacking forces followed orders and controlled the pursuit distance within a hundred kilometers. According to the latest intelligence from the reconnaissance aircraft,

We discovered a large number of Japanese troops and adopted a roundabout and outflanking posture. The target area for the outflanking is the frontal direction of our current attack!"

"However, it is obvious that the Japanese troops are moving too slowly. They have just received a report from the reconnaissance aircraft group of the Air Force. The Japanese troops who were outflanking all stopped their advance and rushed to build fortifications on the spot."

"Luring the enemy deep, and then outflanking them with heavy troops and two wings, in an attempt to fight a battle of annihilation, this was Ito Yanzaburo's idea!" Tang Qiusheng said with a sneer, "Seeing that he couldn't do anything, he changed his strategy and played this trick in front of the division commander.

What a trick, huh! How can it be done by outflanking two wings without mechanized troops with extremely fast maneuverability?"

Judging from the current situation on the battlefield in central Australia, the Japanese army has not yet formed a complete line of defense. In terms of the assault capability of the independent division, there are still fighters that can be divided and annihilated. However, a few days later, the division commander suddenly issued an order, "

All four offensive forces on the battlefield in central Australia have withdrawn to their original areas and are on standby!"

Tang Qiusheng didn't understand this order, and General Ito, who was connected to the intelligence, was also very puzzled. Why did the China Independent Division retreat?

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