Age of Conquest Reborn

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Command the two main corps directly under the corps and the Niangziguan garrison corps

The force regiment launched a full-line counterattack in the MacDonnell Mountains of the Australian battlefield, completely crushing the Japanese commander of the Australian Front, General Ito Genzaburo. They fought decisively in the central Australian battlefield, broke through the Annihilation Division blocking troops in the middle, and then went straight to the important town of Adelaide in southern Australia.

, and then the plan to end the Australian war.

Not only that, after being blocked by Feng Jiwu's Niangziguan Corps in the northern part of the MacDonnell Mountains for several days, the Japanese army's strength of more than 900,000 in the middle route was already depleted of men and horses and lost all their energy. They were suddenly subjected to such a fierce counterattack, and

The loss of troops in the previous attack immediately led to a complete defeat.

Two regiments of more than 600,000 people commanded by Tang Qiuli took advantage of the retreat of the Japanese army and pursued them. In a week or so, the division's hundreds of thousands of troops not only swept across central Australia, but also annihilated 40 Japanese troops one after another.

There are more than 10,000 people, and the troops are directed towards northern Australia.

At this time, the Japanese-Australian Front's Center Army launched a ferocious southward attack, but was blocked in the northern part of the MacDonnell Mountains. Then it encountered a strong counterattack from the division's joint elite field corps, and was later chased and beaten. It had lost the ability to fight back. General Ito

The several lines of defense that were built up one after another were reduced to paper under the fierce attacks of the division troops, and they collapsed one after another, with no effect except the loss of troops.

By late September, hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the two divisions were attacking the city. The Gulf of Carpentaria could already be seen. This is another important anchorage for the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, Borroola Port.

Just on the west side of this bay that penetrates into the northern continent of Australia.

After reaching this point, it is not impossible to counterattack the troops in the middle and attack Huanglong directly. The most important anchorage of the Japanese naval combined fleet, Darwin Port, is right in front of us. These include Commander Feng Jiwu of Niangziguan Garrison, Division Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe, etc.

Senior military officers, including senior military officers, were very optimistic about the prospects of the middle battlefield.

The reason is very simple. On the battlefield in the middle, the strength of the Japanese army and the division troops has undergone a fundamental reversal. The fierce fighting continued for more than 20 days. In addition, coupled with the previous consumption of Japanese troops in the northern battlefield of the MacDonnell Mountains, the total number of Japanese troops in the middle was reduced.

The number of troops dropped to less than 500,000, and morale was low.

But Tang Qiuli's thoughts were different from those of the generals. Instead, he became increasingly cautious, and his gaze covered the entire Australian battlefield. Judging from the battlefield situation, the counterattack troops on the middle road were definitely breaking in alone, while on the east road

There are still more than one million Japanese troops on the Hexi Road battlefield. As far as the situation of the entire Australian battlefield is concerned, the Directly Affiliated Corps and the Niangziguan Garrison Corps are attacked from three sides.

For some reason, Tang Qiuli felt that the division troops on the middle battlefield at this moment were very similar to the situation that the North Korean army was in in the early days of the Korean War in history. They were also attacking fiercely all the way, with overwhelming momentum.

But Tang Qiuli knew clearly that the deeper he followed the counterattack force from the center and penetrated into northern Australia, the greater the difficulties and resistance he would encounter. The first was the problem of the logistical supply line, from Adelaide to Windcar and Bodham,

On the Rubin River front line, the army's logistics supply line extended for thousands of kilometers, and due to many fierce battles with the Japanese army, the battlefield damage to the roads was quite serious, hindering the speed of the Joint Logistics Department's supply of ammunition and materials to the frontline troops.

Fortunately, Liu Cuigang's aviation unit controlled most of the air supremacy, and the Japanese combat aircraft were not able to cut off the lifeline of hundreds of thousands of division soldiers. Otherwise, the hundreds of thousands of troops, consuming massive amounts of ammunition and supplies every day, would also bring down the troops.

Logistics supplies alone were enough to stop Tang Qiuli.

As the front moved northward and penetrated deeper into the Japanese-occupied areas, relying on the original and complete defense system, the resistance of the Japanese troops became more and more tenacious. The casualties of the division troops also increased, and the speed of the attack also slowed down.

After more than twenty days of fierce fighting, the physical strength and energy of the soldiers were exhausted to the limit. They were only supported by the momentum of consecutive battles and victories. Everything showed that it was time to end the counterattack in the middle!

What worries Tang Qiuli is not just this. He is also worried that once the more than one million Japanese troops on the east and west roads each withdraw about one-third of their troops and attack from the waist on both sides of the army, what will happen?

It will be extremely passive for your own counterattack troops in the middle.

In order to avoid this situation from happening, Tang Qiuli telegraphed the commander of the West Route troops, deputy division commander and commander of the Sulu Mobile Corps, Lieutenant General Tang Qiusheng, to switch from the current blocking defense to a limited attack and ordered the East Route troops to

The commanders, Commander of the Marine Corps Han Tie, Commander of the Southeast Mobile Corps Ma Chaoyang, and Deputy Commander of the 29th Corps Jing Zhanqi, launched a large-scale attack on the Japanese troops in front of them.

This has only one purpose, which is to deprive the more than 600,000 Japanese troops on the east route and the more than 400,000 Japanese troops on the west route from being able to support the Japanese troops in the middle, entangled them on their respective battlefields, and avoid unnecessary trouble.

The worries on both sides of the counterattack force in the middle.

More importantly, Tang Qiuli did not have extravagant expectations that he could achieve all the objectives of the Australian campaign through a counterattack in the middle. That was unrealistic. On the Australian battlefield, although the Japanese and Australian front troops were defeated in the middle, there were still more than one battle left.

A huge force of 150,000 to 60,000 people, and hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops on the North American battlefield, will also be deployed on the Australian battlefield.

Continuing the attack is obviously not the right approach. Tang Qiuli has already thought of stopping there, but it is not right to use all the troops of the directly affiliated corps and Niangziguan garrison to consolidate the current occupied area and form a confrontation with the Japanese army.

The perfect strategy, firstly, wasted a large number of troops, and secondly, it was unwise to stand out alone and be in a position that was extremely vulnerable to being surrounded by the Japanese army on three sides.

The best way to expand the results of the counterattack in the middle is to withdraw the troops directly from the battlefield in the middle and choose one of the east and west routes to attack the Japanese army. However, this requires the Niangziguan garrison to fight in northern Australia.

The degree of danger was self-evident, and Tang Qiuli had difficulty making a decision, and wanted to hear the opinions of the frontline commanders.

Two days later, Tang Qiuli held a small military meeting at the headquarters of Wokopu Division to hear the opinions of the commanders. Those who attended the meeting included Feng Jiwu, commander of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, Zhang Hansheng, chief of staff,

Division Commander Armored Corps Commander Bater, Artillery Commander Zheng Yong, Division Commander Chief of Staff and Chief of Staff of the Directly Affiliated Corps Zhao Yuhe, Director of the General Staff Division Ge Zhenzhuang and others.

The middle counterattack lasted for more than twenty days. Except for Zhao Yuhe and Ge Zhenzhuang, several other commanders were on the front line directing the troops to attack every day. They suddenly received the notice of a meeting and returned to the division command from the front line under heavy artillery fire.

, not very applicable yet.

In an ordinary room, Tang Qiuli looked at the commanders who were all covered in gunpowder smoke and dust, but their faces were full of excitement. The first thing he said was, "I convened this meeting temporarily just to pursue something."

What do you think? Should the troops continue to fight in northern Australia?"

"What?" Several frontline commanders were stunned. They were obviously not mentally prepared for the questions raised by the division commander. Needless to say, the situation on the battlefield in the middle is obvious now, both in terms of the comparison of troops and the morale of the troops.

It’s all good for you!

Feng Jiwu is a veteran and once served as the chief of staff of the division commander. He understands the temper of the division commander and will not raise this question without reason. He frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said: "Commander, as far as the current situation of the battlefield in the middle is concerned,

It would be a pity not to continue the offensive. Our army is fully capable of severely damaging or even annihilating the more than 500,000 Japanese troops remaining on the battlefield in the middle!"

"As far as my personal opinion is concerned, I support continuing the attack. Division commander, what are you worried about?" Several other commanders, although they did not speak, looked at him intently. Obviously, their inner thoughts were similar to Feng Jiwu's.

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Tang Qiuli did not mince his words, and confessed all his worries, and finally said: "Starting from Lambina and counterattacking in the MacDonnell Mountains, the troops fought thousands of kilometers to northern Australia. They fought fiercely for more than 20 days.

My physical strength and energy have been exhausted to the limit. It can be said that the offensive spirit has been lost. Is it the best way to continue attacking northward?"

Everyone was silent. What the division commander said was the truth. There were continuous fierce battles, and the number of troops was also reduced a lot. The brigades are now basically understaffed and exhausted. "Commander, what do you think?" Or Feng Jiwu first.

Although he was reluctant to give up the current favorable battlefield situation, he was also clearly aware that the current situation of the army was almost at the end of the war. He really wanted to know what the division commander's plan was.

Tang Qiuli said slowly: "My plan is divided into two parts. Following your troops, continue to maintain the offensive posture of the Japanese army on the middle battlefield, making Ito Yanzaburo think that we will continue to attack northern Australia, and then,

The directly affiliated corps retreated from the battlefield in concealment."

"There are two attack targets to choose from. First, attack the Japanese troops on the west route who are fighting fiercely with Deputy Division Commander Tang's troops. Second, attack the Japanese troops on the east route who are fighting fiercely with Han Tie, Ma Chaoyang and Jing Zhanqi's troops.

The Japanese army is on the way, but what is difficult to decide is how to choose one of the two!"

"There is another problem. After your troops and the directly affiliated corps leave the battlefield, they will be responsible for the task of attacking the battlefield alone. With a large number of troops, they will continue to attack the Japanese troops in the middle who have more troops than you. And the lone army stands out, and you still have to fight the original

The momentum is very difficult, and it is difficult for me to make this determination!" Seeing that the generals understood his thoughts, Tang Qiuli revealed his plan and also frankly expressed his hesitation.

At this point, Feng Jiwu fully understood the division commander's intention and continued to attack north. It was a wise decision. Although he felt very sorry, his reason and the actual situation on the battlefield told him that the division commander's decision was correct!

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