Age of Conquest Reborn

The northern part of Australia is shrouded in pre-dawn darkness. Thick fog hides everything in the rolling unknown. In northern Australia, at the end of October, there will be a heavy fog almost every morning.

It comes, wet, cool and uncomfortable.︾

Cape York, the York Peninsula in the northern mainland of Australia, is like an arm extending into the Arafura Sea. It is separated from the Irian Island opposite by the Torres Strait. It is a subordinate of the 107th Division of the First Army of the Japanese Australian Front.

, the defense area of ​​the 35th Brigade.

Cape York is not big, with a width of only more than 20 kilometers, but its geographical location is absolutely important. It is a key defense area for the Japanese army and is responsible for monitoring and blocking the attack from the North China Field Corps of the Irian Island Independent Division. Otherwise, General Ito would not have taken it.

An entire brigade, with more than 10,000 troops, was stationed in the small Cape York.

Not only that, the 35th Brigade is also specially assigned a reinforced artillery regiment with 62 Italian 155mm caliber howitzers, which is very rare among the Australian military brigade-level troops.

Generally speaking, two heavy artillery regiments can only be assigned to division-level troops.

Not only the reinforced heavy artillery wing, but also the coastal defense position of the Japanese 35th Brigade in Cape York was specially reinforced, with all reinforced concrete structures, trenches and communication trenches connected, bunkers and bunkers combined, facing the direction of the Torres Strait.

Countless firepower points were built and a minefield up to one kilometer wide was deployed on the beach.

If the independent division troops invade and land on the beach, the first thing they will face is the minefield. Then, there will be a rain of bullets from the fire points. As well as the shells of large-caliber heavy artillery, from the beach to the depth of the defense. A total of three lines of defense have been deployed, which can be said to be

It is a wall of copper and iron.

Brigade commander Major General Hirayama Shinsuke is also a confidant of General Ito. He belongs to the young generals. He graduated from the Imperial Army University. He is proficient in tactics and has outstanding command capabilities. Otherwise, General Ito would not have handed over such an important defense point of Cape York.

Hirayama Shinsuke.

Major General Hirayama is very confident in Cape York's defense system and firepower configuration. He does not mean that he can block the hundreds of thousands of troops of the China Independent Division from the beach with just one brigade.

Although he is arrogant, he is not irrational.

Major General Hirayama’s guarantee to General Ito was, “The Ministry can guarantee that when the China Independent Division attacks, it can block it for more than three days! And the Chinese people can pay a heavy price in casualties. Of course, when the Cape York defensive position is lost,

On this occasion, it is also the time for our staff to sacrifice their lives generously for our country!”

This is enough. General Ito is very satisfied that his admired subordinates can have such a confident guarantee. It does not take three days, only one day. He can mobilize more than several divisions of troops to block Cape York.

One line.

Major General Hirayama Shinsuke shouldered a heavy responsibility, and naturally he did not dare to slack off at all. The same was true tonight. He braved the night to inspect the positions, and after dealing with a few soldiers who were shaken in military morale and lost the spirit of Bushido, he returned to the brigade and regiment headquarters.

As if he had fallen apart, he drank a few glasses of sake, fell on the camp bed, and fell asleep.

On a high ground closest to the beach in Cape York, there is a reinforced concrete post with the best location. From the lookout hole of the post, you can overlook the entire sea. A small team of troops is placed here. Although the team leader, Takeo Abe, is just a

Second Lieutenant, the telephone and radio in the post can directly communicate with the brigade commander.

According to regulations, after sending a report that everything was normal to the brigade headquarters, Captain Abe rubbed his sore eyes and felt a strong sense of sleepiness. The wet military uniform on his body made him feel very uncomfortable. He looked at his watch and saw that

It's past three o'clock in the morning, and with more than two hours left, the night has passed peacefully, and I can lie down in bed and have a good sleep.

He lay in front of the high-power artillery lens and carefully observed the fog-shrouded sea. He saw nothing. In the lens, there was only a thick fog that could not be dissolved. At this moment, Captain Abe suddenly heard,

Outside the outpost, there was a sound of footsteps, and the sentry was heard asking for the password, "Who is it? The password!"

"Yamato!" "Reply order?" "Samurai!" Then, there was a conversational voice, "We are from the brigade gendarmerie. We are here to check the combat readiness of the soldiers on the position and call your commander out!"

Second Lieutenant Abe curled his lips in disdain, showing contempt for these military policemen who pretended to be powerful. These guys were usually very arrogant, with their nostrils turned to the sky, and they were cruel to ordinary soldiers and junior officers. But during a war,

, but not a single one could be seen.

However, given the position of Second Lieutenant Abe, he really did not dare to be disrespectful to these military policemen. He could only curse in his heart. He did not dare to neglect and hurriedly ran out of the post. Under the light of the flashlight, he saw a young military police major.

, upright and erect

Staring at himself, there were about thirty more military policemen behind him. He couldn't help but tremble in his heart. He hurriedly stepped forward to salute and reported: "Reporting to Major, Takeo Abe, the team leader of the 17th Post, is on duty. Please

Commander’s instructions!”

The major returned the salute impatiently and said in a stiff tone: "Captain Abe, gather your soldiers. I want to check the combat readiness to see if there are any who have left their posts!"

"This..." Second Lieutenant Abe was strange and embarrassed. Usually, the military police would come to check the post, but it was just a routine matter. He asked a few questions, looked at the duty records, and then went home. What happened today? Let's talk about it.

, more than thirty people in my team are all at their posts, and it will take time to assemble.

Seeing Second Lieutenant Abe's hesitation, the military police major suddenly became furious and cursed: "Baga! Didn't you hear my order?" Then, Second Lieutenant Abe felt a gust of cool wind blowing, and there was a "pop!"

With a crisp sound, he received a big slap on his cheek, which immediately made stars appear in his eyes and his head buzzed.

"Hai!" Second Lieutenant Abe, who had been scolded, didn't even dare to talk back. He bowed repeatedly, and then shouted to a corps commander next to him: "Go quickly and order the team to assemble!" In his heart, it was already early.

He scolded this major to the point that his ancestors would go to heaven for eight generations, and thought very viciously: "Once the Chinese soldiers come over, you must be the first to take the shot!"

It took more than 20 minutes for more than 30 members of Abe's team to assemble. The military police major became increasingly impatient and asked fiercely: "Are these all the soldiers in your team?"

"Hai! Sir! These are all the soldiers!" Second Lieutenant Abe replied, but he did not notice that the military police seemed to move their positions unintentionally, vaguely surrounding his own soldiers.

"Very good!" A weird smile suddenly appeared on the face of the military police major. Then, Lieutenant Abe felt a cold on his neck. All the strength in his body seemed to be drained. He covered his neck with blood splattered and looked at it with dying eyes.

When he arrived, more than thirty soldiers from his team fell into a pool of blood.

A young man with the rank of captain of the Japanese military police stretched out his thumb towards the major and said with a smile: "Detachment leader, you are still so quick in taking action!"

It turns out that this team of military police is a small team led by Chu Tian, ​​the leader of the special operations detachment. It is dedicated to solving this condescending outpost of the Japanese army and indicating targets for the sea-crossing force that is about to begin, as well as the fleet and the bomber group of the Southern Flying Group.

The one who came and spoke was Lieutenant Colonel Qi Hanzhi, chief of staff of the detachment.

"Qi Hanzhi, you have learned how to flatter people!" Chu Tian also joked with a smile, "Take a few people and go to the outpost to check, look at the kid's duty records, and then destroy the radio station and telephone lines!"

For this cross-sea operation, the special operations detachment was divided into several small teams and went deep into the Japanese defense zone in northern Australia to conduct reconnaissance. The focus was on the Japanese defense deployment, troop allocation, and the location of firepower points and artillery positions. The small team led by Chu Tian personally conducted reconnaissance

The situation is the most complex and the most important location is Cape York, the defensive position of the Japanese 35th Brigade.

A few minutes later, Qi Hanzhi came back and said: "Detachment leader, finish the work!"

Chu Tian looked at the luminous watch and said to the operator carrying the radio: "Give each team an order to evacuate the current reconnaissance area immediately!"

Qi Hanzhi looked at the well-located outpost and suggested: "Detachment leader, the location of this place is great. Not only can you overlook the entire sea, but you can also see the enemy's position. Once a fight starts, it will have the best firepower of the enemy."

The deployment is an observation point, how about we leave a few people behind to serve as eyes for the sea-crossing troops of the North China Field Corps?"

Chu Tian glanced at Qi Hanzhi, and said helplessly: "What are you thinking in your head? In more than forty minutes, the entire Cape York will be covered by our bomber group and the fleet's naval guns, leaving a few people, etc.

Are you going to be killed by your own artillery shells and bombs?”

Qi Hanzhi patted his head, smiled, and said without being annoyed: "Hey, forget about this problem!"

"Have the defenses, firepower points, and positions of the heavy artillery regiment of the Japanese 35th Brigade in Cape York been sent to the North China Field Corps Headquarters, Fleet Headquarters, and Southern Flying Group Headquarters?" Chu Tian

He asked worriedly.

"Aren't you worried in vain?" Qi Hanzhi was speechless and said: "This is the most basic common sense, and you should keep it in mind. Don't worry, all the intelligence we have detected will be sent back normally!"

Chu Tian nodded, glanced at the fog-shrouded sea again, waved his hand and said, "Evacuate quickly!"

About thirty minutes after Chutian and the others evacuated, in the thick fog, more than a dozen warships of the independent division fleet were sailing at high speed. Although nothing could be seen on the opposite side through the telescope, judging from the map and the current position of the warships,

From the location, it can be judged that Cape York is right in front of us. In ten minutes, the naval gun shells will hit the Japanese position.

At the same time, in the still-dark sky, the dull roar of engines could be heard, and the bomber group of the Southern Flying Group arrived simultaneously.

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