Age of Conquest Reborn

After Major General Akutagawa, Chief of Staff of the Japanese Australian Front Command, reported to Commander Ito Genzaburo the situation of the independent division's full retreat after the Imperial Army's counterattack on the central battlefield, the Commander suddenly lost consciousness and was speechless.

Or he was in disbelief, probably unable to express his feelings at the moment.【

General Ito is not naive. He believes that with the current strength of the imperial troops on the center battlefield, after two rounds of attacks, they will be able to repel the China Independent Division troops that are about to hit home. And they will retreat across the entire line, and his mind will be temporarily blank.

After regaining consciousness, his first reaction was, "This is a conspiracy by the commander of the China Independent Division. Maybe it was still planned by the China devil himself?"

"Akutagawa-kun, are the imperial troops on the front line pursuing you?" General Ito asked angrily. This issue was what he was most worried and concerned about.

Chief of Staff Akutagawa smiled bitterly and replied: "Commander, the frontline offensive troops were violently bombarded by the artillery of the China Independent Division, and the attack was repulsed. After it was discovered that they were retreating, they could not effectively organize troops to pursue them for a while.

, we can only regretfully let it evacuate from the battlefield!"

"Oh, that's good!" General Ito seemed to be relieved, with deep reluctance and regret in his tone. He was concerned about the endless conspiracies and tricks that the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli had displayed on the Australian battlefield.

He was so nervous that he instinctively believed that the retreat of Feng Jiwu's regiment was a conspiracy. At the same time, he also regretted it very much. If he had enough troops to follow and pursue him, wouldn't it be a good opportunity?

"Akutagawa-kun, the damn Chinese have retreated, which is good news for us!" General Ito sorted out his thoughts and said: "Now, convey my order, and the imperial troops on the center battlefield will immediately start heading towards Granitz.

Mount Isa, Waukep push forward!"

"In the order, it must be particularly emphasized that the advancing speed of each unit should not be too fast, the distance between units should be kept within 40 kilometers, and all units must not cross the MacDonnell Mountains area. This is particularly important!

"

The Macdonald Mountains have become General Ito’s nightmare. Who knows how many traps and conspiracies the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli has waiting for him in this vast mountainous area that stretches across central Australia. He must not

By advancing easily, Granitz can be recaptured. The purpose of the campaign has been achieved.

As for the emergency mobilization of more than 80,000 troops from the east coast, it is more of a containment than a rescue of the western front, so that the China Independent Division troops occupying the Sangu and Mandola lines cannot let go.

Launch an attack to gain more breathing space for the imperial troops on the western front, that's all.

Across the Australian continent, a distance of more than a thousand kilometers and a span of twenty days. Amaterasu knew that after more than 80,000 imperial soldiers rushed to the battlefield exhausted, would there still be war going on on the Western Front?

On the central battlefield, hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops began to advance cautiously and cautiously towards the south. All Japanese troops maintained a high degree of vigilance and their nerves were tense. No one dared to agree with the previous behavior of speeding up and advancing rashly. The former seventh

The Japanese Army and the Ninth Army are learning from the past. Therefore, judging from the situation on the battlefield on the center line, the advancing Japanese army adopts a dense formation and a front-line push tactics.

In the Macdonald Mountains, Feng Jiwu once used the temporary headquarters. Because the Niangziguan garrison retreated very suddenly and quickly, it was not interfered by the Japanese army at all. It reached the Macdonald Mountains unimpeded, and there were still enough troops.

time for campaign deployment.

Moreover, Feng Jiwu was really preparing to set up a big ambush for the chasing Japanese troops in the McDonnell Mountains. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Niangziguan garrison, from Feng Jiwu on down, were all eagerly hoping that the little Japanese would be able to

Catch up!

"Hansheng, are the Japanese troops pursuing us?" Feng Jiwu asked the Corps Chief of Staff Zhang Hansheng.

Zhang Hansheng shook his head and said with great regret: "Commander, according to the intelligence of the reconnaissance unit, the Japanese army is extremely cautious in advancing south, moving slowly, and there is no sign of pursuit. It has been two days, and the Japanese army has just arrived in Granitz.

Te Aisa, Waukop front line, and has stopped advancing, and has no tendency to continue to advance southward!"

"Oh?" Feng Jiwu raised his eyebrows and said regretfully: "Ito Yanzaburo was cautious and was frightened by the division commander. It is very possible that the purpose of the Japanese counterattack is to retake Granitz.

Teisa, Waukop and other places!”

"Now that the goal has been achieved, Ito Yanzaburo will stop here. I can't understand why Ito, an old devil, launched this counterattack regardless of casualties, just for this purpose? Forget it, we are working in vain, destroying the people on the center battlefield

The situation was immediately reported to the division command, and at the same time, each brigade dispatched reconnaissance troops to conduct a comprehensive reconnaissance of the whereabouts of Japanese troops on the center battlefield!"

Feng Jiwu regretted very much that when he was able to completely repulse the Japanese counterattack on the center line battlefield, the entire Niangziguan garrison retreated. This contained one of his campaign intentions, attracting the Japanese army on the center line battlefield to pursue them southward, and in the McDonnell Mountains

After fighting a battle, they continued to retreat southward, allowing the Japanese troops to pursue them further. Then, they established a solid blocking line on the Lambina line to entangle the Japanese troops in the middle on the battlefield.

It only takes more than half a month for the two regiments commanded by the division commander and deputy division commander Tang to annihilate the Japanese troops on the west front and quickly advance eastward, cutting off the retreat route of the Japanese troops on the middle line, and repeating the Western Front campaign again.

, It is a pity that the Japanese army was not fooled. Regarding this, Feng Jiwu could only say regretfully, "That old devil Ito has learned a lesson!"

After Ito Yanzaburo's counterattack on the central battlefield achieved its goal, it was equivalent to stabilizing the situation on the central battlefield. His attention immediately shifted to the western battlefield. At the same time, he ordered the logistics department of the front army to attack the eastern edge of the Dasha Desert.

The city of Granitz stockpiled a large amount of military supplies and sent troops deep into the desert to survey the nearest and best routes to the battlefield on the Western Front, and try to set up supply points along the way.

General Ito's approach can be said to be a precautionary measure, preparing in advance a difficult retreat for the hundreds of thousands of troops on the Western Front battlefield, because on the current Western Front battlefield, no Imperial Army troops or any corps directly under the independent division can be seen breaking through

Troops, the hope and omen of blocking positions on the front lines of Sangu and Mandola.

The commander of the Japanese troops on the Western Front battlefield and the deputy chief of staff of the front army headquarters, Major General Yoshitake Tohachiro, is now almost on the edge of despair. He commands a total of four armies of imperial troops and uses the strength of two armies. In Roy

On the Hill front line, soldiers sacrificed their lives every day to resist the pursuing China Independent Division troops, but they were forced to retreat every day, and the blood of imperial soldiers was sprinkled along the way.

The remaining two armies were devoted to the attack on Sangu and Mandola. According to Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake's plan, they deployed their forces on the Sangu and Mandola lines at the same time and selected four breakthrough directions.

As long as progress is made at one point, troops in other directions can rush along the breach. Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake Defense does not have much hope that the more than 400,000 imperial soldiers on the Western Front will eventually be able to break through the encirclement and withdraw to Australia.

In the north, hundreds of thousands of people are the greatest victory.

But the reality that happened on the battlefield brought Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake to the verge of despair. The first day of the breakout battle was not a good sign. More than 200,000 imperial soldiers were definitely desperate enough, but the artillery fire of the China Independent Division troops

, covering the entire battlefield like a volcanic eruption. In every direction where the imperial soldiers attacked, the artillery shells were as dense as locusts, exploding into seas of fire. Countless imperial soldiers turned into steel and flames.

Shattered bodies.

Especially in the direction of Mandola, the artillery fire from the China Independent Division was so dense and fierce that it was hopelessly intense. Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake swore that he himself had fought bloody battles with the U.S. military in the North American battlefield, but he had never encountered it before.

Such fierce artillery fire.

Mandola is the blocking area of ​​the 1st and 2nd brigades directly under the corps. Chu Ziye, commander of the 4th brigade who occupied Sanggu, did not take away even a single truckload of gifts from Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan.

Italian large-caliber howitzers, Liu Hongzhang and Ouyang Yishan used the more than 400 captured heavy artillery pieces on the Japanese troops who broke out of the encirclement, increasing the power of artillery fire against the independent division troops in the direction of Mandola by more than several times.

After two days of fierce fighting on the Western Front battlefield, the Japanese army suffered heavy losses and made no progress at all. The total strength of the troops was reduced from more than 400,000 to about 240,000. In addition, the Japanese army had to wash away the 20-day battle with the Sulu Corps.

In fierce fighting, the Japanese army on the Western Front lost more than 180,000 people, which was close to the strength of the two armies.

With the fierce attack of Tang Qiusheng's Sulu Mobile Regiment, the Japanese blocking line in Roy Hill was retreating day by day. The living space on the battlefield was gradually compressed. There was no hope of breaking out, and it was impossible to hold on. Reinforcements were thousands of miles away. On the battlefield on the Western Front,

The Japanese troops were in a desperate situation and it was only a matter of time before the entire army was annihilated.

Tang Qiuli originally expected to end the war on the Western Front in ten days, but now it seems that one week is enough. At this time, Feng Jiwu's second telegram came, "The division pointed out that according to reconnaissance, the center line

The Japanese troops on the battlefield began to build fortifications after occupying Granitz, Mount Isa, Waukop and other places, and seemed to have plans to hold on for a long time!"

"What is particularly strange is that the Japanese army's logistics department hoarded a large amount of military supplies in Granitz, and sent some troops deep into the hinterland of the Dasha Desert, and established several supply points along the way. Ito Yanzaburo's move even

Because it’s strange, I would like to ask the teacher’s attention!”

After reading Feng Jiwu's telegram, Tang Qiuli said nothing, looked at the military map and frowned in thought. Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe was also puzzled and said to himself: "What does Ito Yanzaburo want to do? Is it difficult?"

If not, we need to send reinforcements through the hinterland of the Dasha Desert?"

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