Age of Conquest Reborn

Tang Qiuli was thinking about the purpose of Ito Yanzaburo's move in Feng Jiwu's telegram. After the Directly Affiliated Corps marched westward to the western front battlefield, the only strength of the independent division on the central battlefield was Niangziguan Garrison Corps and Ito Yanzaburo.

After discovering it, he started to fight back. It was a normal behavior. There was nothing surprising about it. He had already expected it before.

The Japanese army stayed at Granitz, Mount Isa, and Waukop, and stopped in the northern part of the MacDonnell Mountains. It seemed reasonable to explain that they stopped advancing south. After all, the Japanese troops on the center line of the battlefield first had the MacDonnell Mountains.

After the defeat, more than 500,000 troops from the Directly Affiliated Corps and the Niangziguan Garrison Corps were chasing after them. Their strength was greatly damaged. Being able to launch a counterattack, Ito Yanzaburo was already holding on to fight this battle.

Moreover, the MacDonnell Mountains were the site of Ito Genzaburo's disastrous defeat. Although he was short of troops, he was cautious and did not dare to go too far. This is also the meaning of the title. However, he only hoarded military supplies in Granitz.

They also sent troops deep into the heart of the desert and set up supply points along the way. This is very strange?

Zhao Yuhe's words to himself suddenly opened up the doubts in Tang Qiuli's heart. His heart moved, he took over Zhao Yuhe's words and said: "Yuhe, your analysis is correct, but Ito's judgment is

Saburo’s purpose is wrong!”

Zhao Yuhe also withdrew from his thoughts, looked at Tang Qiuli in surprise, and said, "Sir, what do you... mean?"

"Ito Yanzaburo is looking for another way to survive for the hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers on the Western Front battlefield!" Tang Qiuli said with certainty.

"Cross the entire Great Sand Desert and retreat to Granitz?" Zhao Yuhe widened his eyes in surprise and said in disbelief: "Division Commander, I think it is absolutely impossible. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers are walking through a road that is hundreds of kilometers wide.

The Great Sand Desert. There is no water source or material supply on the way. It is no different from walking on a dead end. Ito Yanzaburo wouldn't have thought of this, right?"

"Ito Yanzaburo thought of it, so he sent troops into the hinterland of the Dasha Desert and set up supply points along the way!" Tang Qiuli's thinking became clearer and said: "Ito Yanzaburo is a famous Japanese general.

Naturally, we can’t fail to see that on the current battlefield on the Western Front, the Japanese troops are unable to do anything to break through our army’s blockade in the Sanggu and Mandola areas. It is impossible to succeed!”

"Then, the final outcome of hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers on the Western Front battlefield is the annihilation of the entire army. This price is something Ito Yanzaburo cannot bear, so he must find another way, and walking in the desert is the only feasible way, although it is not the same as the

It’s almost a dead end. But it’s not a dead end after all, there’s still a glimmer of hope, so he has to do this!”

"As for the more than 80,000 Japanese troops coming from the east coast of Australia, the ultimate purpose is not to join the central battlefield, but to coordinate the Japanese troops on the western battlefield and retreat from the Dasha Desert. Ito Yanzaburo's hand was actually

How decisive!"

Zhao Yuhe did not speak. He was seriously thinking and digesting what the division commander had just said. After a while, he said: "Commander, your judgment just now is the only one that can explain the purpose of the Japanese army's counterattack on the central battlefield. Since

So, should we take corresponding actions, mobilize some troops, and detour to the east of Roy Hill to block the attack and block the last way of retreat for the Japanese army?"

"No! We don't need to change the current battlefield situation!" Tang Qiuli shook his head and said. Zhao Yuhe noticed that the division commander had a cold smile on his face, which seemed to have a cruel meaning.

Seeing the division commander's smile, Zhao Yuhe's heart suddenly tightened. He vaguely understood the division commander's intention to force all the remaining Japanese troops on the Western Front battlefield into the desert, with no water, no roads, and lack of supplies. Naturally,

How many Japanese soldiers will be buried in the harsh desert conditions?

Sure enough, Tang Qiuli said: "Yu He, send a telegram to Deputy Commander Tang, forward the original text of Feng Jiwu's telegram, and order the troops of the Sulu Mobile Corps to strengthen their attacks. At the same time, order the brigades directly under the corps to

Within a limited scope, take the initiative to attack the Japanese troops and put greater pressure on the Japanese troops on the front line of Roy Hill!"

"Order Liu Cuigang to prepare no less than three bomber regiments and corresponding escort fighters to form an air group and assemble at the field airport near Mount Vernon, waiting for the next order from the division commander!"

The independent division troops' attacks from the north and south directions suddenly intensified. The troops that had been blocking the front lines of Sangu and Mandola changed their normal behavior and launched a full-line attack. As a result, Roy Hill was the leader.

For the Japanese troops on the central Western Front battlefield, their living space was once again severely compressed.

On the fifth day of the battle, the Japanese army lost tens of thousands more people. In Roy Hill City, the flames of artillery shell explosions could be seen coming from two different directions. The commander of the Western Front battlefield, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Australian Front Command, Yoshitake

Major General Tohachiro, feeling that something was going wrong, the independent division troops attacked from the north and south directions. This was a sign that they were going to completely wipe out the Imperial Army troops under his command!

An urgent telegram once again flew to General Ito Genzaburo. After reading the telegram, General Ito was speechless for a long time, with a frighteningly ugly face. For a long time, he said to Chief of Staff Major General Akutagawa: "Akutagawa-kun, give orders to Yoshitake Tohachiro.

Give the order! I didn’t expect it to happen so soon!”

Chief of Staff Akutagawa, who already knew the commander's plan, said with a worried look on his face: "Commander, have you really decided that the imperial troops on the Western Front battlefield will retreat through the desert route? That is a dead end!

Please think twice!"

"Alas!" General Ito sighed heavily and said with a confused look: "Akutagawa-kun, is there any other way besides this?"

Chief of Staff Akutagawa was speechless and lowered his head in pain... He couldn't figure out why the situation on the Western Front battlefield would develop to this extent. Hundreds of thousands of imperial soldiers were forced to walk a dead end road with little hope, and the boundless

The Great Sand Desert, who knows how many lives of imperial soldiers will be swallowed up?

General Ito said seriously: "Although it is a dead end, it is not a dead end. There is still a glimmer of hope. If all the imperial troops on the Western Front battlefield are shattered, we cannot afford the loss. We hope that the preparations made before will be effective.

Bar!"

On the front line of Mount Vernon, Zhang Hansheng, chief of staff of the Southeast Mobile Corps of the Independent Division, hurriedly came to Tang Qiusheng, "Deputy division commander, received a telegram from the commander of the frontline troops. The Japanese troops in the Roy Hill area suddenly retreated to the east, but

That direction is the Great Desert, what are the Japanese doing?"

Tang Qiusheng did not answer Zhang Hansheng's question, but asked: "Does the teacher have any orders?"

Zhang Hansheng shook his head. At this moment, a communications staff officer came in and said, "Report to the division commander, chief of staff, we have received an urgent call from the division commander!"

"read!"

"Yes!" the staff officer replied ably, and then read the contents of the telegram, "Brother Qiu Sheng, the Japanese army has begun to retreat towards the Dasha Desert. The troops cannot block it. They only need to occupy Roy Hill and pursue it from the rear.

But don’t go deep into the desert, remember! In addition, the brigades of the directly affiliated troops also take the same action!"

After listening to the telegram, Tang Qiuli smiled and said to Zhang Hansheng: "I understand! The division commander wants to drive the Japanese troops into the desert!"

"Hiss!" Zhang Hansheng gasped. He understood that the division commander wanted to force hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers into the desert and let the boundless desert deal with the Japanese soldiers. It was really cruel, but it would also reduce the casualties of the troops.

The best way.

Under the strong pressure of the two field corps of the Independent Division, Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake, the highest commander of the Japanese army on the Western Front battlefield, received the order from Commander Ito and led the troops with only a few hundred thousand soldiers left.

In the vast desert, a retreat with an unknown future began.

Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake knew that this was a road of narrow escape, but was there any other way to go?

What makes Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake somewhat gratified is that Commander-in-Chief Ito has already taken this into consideration. Now, imperial soldiers are coming in the direction of their troops' retreat, and have set up many supplies and water supplies along the way.

Point, with these, he is confident that he can bring more than 200,000 imperial soldiers out of this vast desert. As long as he survives the first few days and meets the troops who come to support him, all difficulties will be over.

However, everyone, including General Ito Genzaburo, took the problem lightly. They believed that the enemy that the imperial soldiers needed to face was the climate and harsh natural conditions of the Great Sand Desert. Compared with the fierce China Independent Division,

For soldiers, it's easier to deal with.

This is a fatal retreat. Less than three days after entering the Dasha Desert, a large number of Japanese wounded soldiers died because of their severe injuries and lack of medical treatment. Three days later, some

Exhausted Japanese soldiers fell one after another under the hot sand dunes. In the following days, Japanese soldiers continued to collapse in the vast sea of ​​​​sand due to lack of drinking water and sufficient food.

A week later, the exhausted Japanese soldiers finally saw the first supply point of supplies and drinking water. When they saw the familiar military uniforms, they couldn't help but feel ecstatic. Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake also burst into tears after receiving the report.

In one week, more than 200,000 imperial soldiers entered the Great Sand Desert, leaving tens of thousands of corpses along the way. Now, the number of troops has been reduced to hundreds of thousands.

Now, we finally arrived at the supply point of supplies and water. From now on, although the journey is still difficult, there is no fear of life. Tears ran across the dusty face of Deputy Chief of Staff Yoshitake, and he respectfully took it to the guard.

A pot of water made him really want to cry.

However, Deputy Chief of Staff Jiwu and his hundreds of thousands of soldiers, who were almost turned into dried meat by the scorching sun of the desert, were happy too early. They replenished their drinking water and food and lay on the sand dunes, feeling a sense of

The Japanese soldiers lying in the arms of Amaterasu felt happy. Not long after, they heard bursts of dull thunder in the distant sky!

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