Age of Conquest Reborn

"Oh!" Zhao Yuhe said while handing over the telegram: "The staff office has just received the reconnaissance troops of the first and second brigade of the Corps directly under the corps, the progress of the Japanese troops on the middle route detected, and the situation of the Japanese vanguard troops.

Basic information such as serial number and equipment!”

Tang Qiuli took the telegram with his chopsticks and glanced at it casually. Suddenly, his hand stopped there. He put down his chopsticks and pulled aside the other telegrams on the table. He hurriedly looked at the telegrams he had just received.

The telegram arrived.

The content of the telegram definitely made Tang Qiuli's eyes light up, "The Corps Headquarters, the Second Company of our 1st Brigade Reconnaissance Battalion, went deep into the Japanese attack route in the middle to conduct reconnaissance. We will now report the reconnaissance information to the division commander and the Japanese in the middle."

The Sixth Army and the Seventh Army, with a total of more than 200,000 troops, under the command of Lieutenant General Miura Kazuhito, the commander of the Sixth Army, passed through the Waukop area this afternoon and entered the Kniston area.

Camp.”

"The Japanese army in this unit is the vanguard of the Japanese army in the middle route. It has three heavy artillery brigades and three tank brigades with heavy equipment. Because the Japanese army in this unit is advancing extremely fast, it is now more than 70 kilometers away from the main Japanese army in the middle route.

The distance is expected to be more than 300 kilometers between entering the MacDonnell Mountains and attacking the Japanese troops on the east road tomorrow morning! The next direction of the Japanese army's action will be reported at any time after reconnaissance!"

The reconnaissance unit of the Second Brigade of the Directly Affiliated Corps also penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Japanese army in the middle. The intelligence it detected was basically the same as the intelligence detected by the reconnaissance unit of the First Brigade, except for some slight differences in some details. Some places were more detailed.

They can be used as reference for each other.

These two pieces of information came at a great time. "Okay!" Tang Qiuli became excited, shouted, and slammed the table, "The hard work pays off, a fighter plane has appeared!"

Tang Qiuli's sudden voice made Zhao Yuhe tremble in fright, and he asked doubtfully: "Fighter. What's the master's fighter?"

"Yuhe, look!" Tang Qiuli walked to the large military map and said, "Tomorrow morning, more than 200,000 people from the Sixth Army and the Seventh Army, the vanguard of the Japanese army on the middle route, will enter the McDonnell Mountains.

This is our opportunity. The MacDonnell Mountains are more than 80 kilometers deep. It is enough for us to set up a big pocket for the more than 200,000 Japanese troops. What is even more advantageous is that this part of the Japanese army is more than 70 kilometers away from the main force.

Far away, giving us a good opportunity to separate!"

Zhao Yuhe suddenly became energetic and rushed to the map in a few steps. His eyes fell on the MacDonnell Mountains and said: "Commander, you mean to eat this Japanese army here!"

"Yes!" Tang Qiuli said with certainty: "This is the only opportunity to annihilate the Japanese army on a large scale in the middle and east battlefields. We must seize it, Yu He, immediately issue an order to directly subordinate the entire corps, Feng Jiwu's wife

All the garrison regiments must march overnight. They must arrive at the front line of the MacDonnell Mountains before five o'clock tomorrow morning to set up an ambush. The mission is to encircle and completely annihilate the Japanese Sixth Army and Seventh Army in the middle!"

"Among them, the mission of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps is to block the retreat of the Japanese troops at the northern entrance of the MacDonnell Mountains, and to block the reinforcements of the Japanese troops from the middle. The mission of the directly subordinate corps is to annihilate the Japanese troops!"

"Order the Ma Chaoyang Department of the Southeast Mobile Corps on the East Road, the Han Railway Department of the Marine Corps, and the Jing Zhanqi Department of the 29th Corps to take the initiative and launch a counterattack against the Japanese troops on the East Road, so that the Japanese troops on that road cannot reinforce the Japanese troops on the middle road!"

"Let Battelle and artillery commander Zheng Yong come to see me!" Tang Qiuli finished the battle plan in one breath and then ordered, "Yuhe, let the division commander prepare. We set off overnight and just reached the south side of the MacDonnell Mountains.

Set up a command post!”

Zhao Yuhe cautiously reminded: "Division commander, the terrain conditions of the MacDonnell Mountains do not seem to be suitable as an ambush location. There is no dangerous and favorable terrain. Two corps are up there, with hundreds of thousands of troops. It is difficult to deploy and deploy. What's more,

, there are still seven hours until five in the morning, and it is more than 120 kilometers away. It will be very difficult for all the troops to drive up! Especially for the Niangziguan garrison that needs to rush to the mountain pass area in the north, it will be even more difficult.

big!"

"This is the only opportunity to break the Japanese three-pronged attack. We must fight this battle!" Tang Qiuli said decisively: "No matter how great the difficulty is, we must overcome it. So are there perfect terrain conditions that we can take advantage of?"

"By eating these more than 200,000 Japanese troops, the Directly Affiliated Corps and the Niangziguan Garrison Corps can take advantage of the situation to counterattack and defeat the Japanese troops in the middle. Then, the entire Australian battlefield game will be successful, and we can move left

Attack the Japanese troops attacking from the west, or right-click the Japanese troops attacking from the east. Don’t worry too much and give the order immediately!”

Ten minutes later, the commander of the armored force, Major General Battelle, and the commander of the artillery, Major General Zheng Yong, rushed to Tang Qiuli's office one after another. Time was running out, so Tang Qiu left and said straight to the point: "There is an important reason for letting you two come.

The combat mission, I have just decided, is to conduct an ambush and close-up annihilation of the Sixth and Seventh Army, the leading Japanese troops in the center, in the MacDonnell Mountains!"

"Therefore, Battelle, your armored force needs to use five tank brigades to invest in this battle. Zheng Yong, your artillery force needs to use three artillery brigades, plus the heavy artillery regiments of each brigade to form an artillery force.

After the battle begins, powerful artillery fire must be used to cover all the Japanese troops as soon as possible. This battle requires a quick victory!"

"The troops of the Directly Affiliated Corps and the Niangziguan Garrison Corps have received orders and started to set off. You two troops must rush to the ambush position in the MacDonnell Mountains before four o'clock tomorrow morning. The division commander will also rush to the battlefield.

Can it be done?"

"Please rest assured, commander, our troops will definitely arrive at the MacDonnell Mountains ahead of time!" Battelle and Zheng Yong stood up and said without hesitation. They were confident that what they were commanding was the most mechanized one.

Troops, the distance of 120 kilometers in six hours is not difficult at all!

In the dark night, a convoy drove through the quiet streets of Adelaide, speeding towards the north, and soon disappeared into the night. Tang Qiuli sat in the armored command vehicle, with his eyes closed, thinking about himself in his mind.

The combat plan was filtered over and over again. The biggest problem in this ambush plan was whether the troops could reach the designated ambush location on time before the Japanese army began to advance.

In particular, Feng Jiwu's Niangziguan garrison was farther away and had a heavier task. It could be said that it was attacked from both sides. It had to block the retreat of the Japanese Sixth Army and Seventh Army from returning to their main force, and it also had to block reinforcements from the middle route.

The main force of the Japanese army.

At a distance of more than 70 kilometers, the main force of the follow-up Japanese army that received the telegram for help marched at full speed. It took more than five hours to arrive. This was thanks to the fact that the Japanese army was not a mechanized force. Otherwise, whether they would have fought this battle or not, Tang Qiu

Li Zhen needs to weigh it carefully.

According to the current equipment level of the Japanese army, each division only has a small number of mechanized troops. In more than two hours, these mechanized marching Japanese troops can arrive at the northern foot of the MacDonnell Mountains. The number of troops will not be too large. Feng Jiwu

The corps was under little pressure. The real fierce battle for the Niangziguan garrison did not begin until the main force of the Japanese army arrived in the middle.

Feng Jiwu's force of more than 300,000 troops, against the Japanese army of more than 400,000, was not a problem to hold off the Japanese army for more than 24 hours. In this way, the time left for the direct-affiliated corps to annihilate more than 200,000 Japanese troops was no more than 30 hours.

In less than two days and two nights, annihilating more than 200,000 Japanese troops was not easy for the directly-affiliated regiments. However, the key to this battle was the interception by Feng Jiwu's regiment.

Thinking of this, Tang Qiuli said to the operator: "Call Commander Feng!"

After the radio call went through, Tang Qiuli picked up the microphone, put on the earphones, and said: "Jiwu, I am Tang Qiuli. Do you understand the battle purpose and determination of the division commander? What I am most worried about is the burden on your shoulders."

Under great pressure, we are facing the main force of more than 400,000 Japanese troops in the middle, plus more than 200,000 Japanese troops who are eager to escape. With enemies on both sides, this battle will be very difficult!"

"Hahaha!" Feng Jiwu's hearty laughter came from the earphones, "Commander, don't worry, the Niangziguan Garrison Corps troops have never fought any kind of battle. The little devil is the one who will be defeated. I don't dare to do it if I have too much time."

Guaranteed, but it can buy more than a week for the directly affiliated corps, and the casualties of the troops will not be large. If you work hard, even if you hold off the little Japs for more than a year, it will not be a problem!"

"Okay Jiwu, then stop the Japanese army for five days! I only need five days!" Tang Qiuli knew that for a warrior like Feng Jiwu, any extra words would be of no use. Just give the time and he would know how to do it.

Fight this battle well!

Even at night, the weather in September in Australia is still very sultry. Tang Qiuli tugged on the collar of his military uniform. Shan Hu, who was sitting in the front seat, opened the window and the cool breeze roared in. He

His mind cleared, and he turned to face Zhao

Yuhe said: "Yuhe, please send a telegram to Liu Cuigang immediately. The land-based aviation force in the Australian battlefield must ensure our army's absolute air supremacy in the MacDonnell Ranges battlefield and, if possible, carry out large-scale bombing of the Japanese army!"

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The division commander's convoy was speeding towards the north. The bright car lights cut through the dark night sky like a sharp sword. In the distance and on the nearby roads, hundreds of thousands of mechanized troops were marching at night. Tanks and artillery vehicles rumbled.

As they drove past, trucks filled with soldiers followed behind them, kicking up dust all over the sky. Apart from the lights, the roar of the engines, the "creeping" of the tracks, the harsh blaring of horns was almost inaudible.

Seeing hundreds of thousands of mechanized troops marching northward at night, Tang Qiuli's heart suddenly relaxed. With such a troop in hand, what should the Japanese have to fear? "Yuhe, I'm going to take a nap."

Son, if there is any urgent telegram, wake me up immediately!" He gave a few instructions to Zhao Yuhe, and then he lay half-ly on the seat, becoming confused as the armored command vehicle bumped.

Shanhu quietly closed the car window, and in the distance, the faint outline of the MacDonnell Mountains was vaguely visible.

(To be continued)(To be continued)

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