Age of Conquest Reborn

The Japanese army, with more than twice its own strength, was launching an attack overnight. The five leading brigades of the North China Field Corps were all engaged in the battle. The battlefield was in a stalemate. Yuan Jinghao realized that his troops were entangled by the Japanese army.

Under other circumstances, this is what Yuan Jinghao would like to see. The little devils come to ask for a beating. If they don't fight, they will be sorry for these bastards. But the current situation is obviously different. If tonight, the Japanese counterattack cannot be repelled.

, after daybreak, the troops will be in greater trouble and will be drowned by the little devils who attack regardless of death.

"Commander, I'm afraid the troops won't be able to withdraw now!" Chief of Staff Han Guangqi reminded worriedly, "Would you like to call the division commander back and explain the situation we are facing now, and suspend the execution of the division commander's order?"

Yuan Jinghao's brows were furrowed. The division commander's order did not specify the specific time for the retreat, leaving him plenty of room. The biggest problem now is how the troops can escape from the battlefield, but he doesn't want to be caught during the retreat.

If the Japs chase and fight all the way, not only will the casualties of the troops increase, but it will also be embarrassing. Even if they retreat to the front line of Galbraith and Laura, they will not be able to stand. Once the Japs force them to retreat to the narrow Cape York, the situation will be even worse.

Not good.

The sound of artillery outside became more and more intensive. I looked at my watch and saw that it was already past three o'clock in the morning. The Japanese army's counterattack started in the evening and has continued until now. It can be seen that the Japanese commander's response to the North China Field Corps was

The fear of the vanguard and the determination to eliminate it.

Yuan Jinghao raised his head, his eyes flashing with perseverance, and said to Han Guangqi: "Chief of Staff, immediately send a telegram to the division commander to explain the situation our unit is encountering now, and at the same time order each brigade to hold on to the current position and withstand the Japanese army.

Counterattack. Don’t take a step back!”

"Immediately send a telegram to Commander Le Yiqin of the Southern Flying Group. Our unit will execute the order to retreat at 5:30 in the morning. However, the Japanese army's counterattack is very fierce and it is difficult for the troops to leave the battlefield smoothly. I request your unit to

Send out a fleet of aircraft to provide fire support!"

Yuan Jinghao knew very well that the Japs were determined to kill him, and he had enough troops to do so. Without the cover of the Southern Flying Group fleet, the troops would not be able to withdraw anyway. He was a little depressed and thought to himself: "Ask Le Yiqin for help.

Shame on you!"

After Tang Qiuli received Yuan Jinghao's telegram, he was a little worried, but he was unable to lend a helping hand. Jiang Yanming's troops were still at least three days away from the Almaden front line. The Sulu Mobile Corps fighting on the western front

The distance from the direct-affiliated corps is even further, and the water far away cannot quench the thirst of the people nearby.

Tang Qiuli did not expect, or rather unexpectedly, that when the independent division's troops were pressing down on the situation, Ito Yanzaburo could launch a local counterattack at any cost and grasp the battlefield nodes quite accurately. From the entire Australian battlefield

Judging from the situation, only Yuan Jinghao's vanguard has been alone.

"Ito Yanzaburo is proficient in tactics and good at grasping combat opportunities. He is a talented general!" Tang Qiuli thought to himself and said to Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, call Yuan Jinghao back. Please give me all the details of the call. You can make a decision according to the actual situation on the battlefield.

, deal with it as the opportunity arises! The fundamental principle is that the troops will not be surrounded by the Japanese army!" He could only reply to the telegram to Yuan Jinghao in this way.

Sulawesi Island, Southern Flying Group's frontline headquarters, Le Yiqin looked at the telegram for help sent by Yuan Jinghao, and was happy. For him, as long as there is a war, it is quite exciting, "Zhijun, here

Commander Yuan Jinghao called back. I fully understand the call. Please establish ground and air contact with our department as soon as possible and provide the accurate ground bombing area!"

"At exactly 5:30 in the morning, my bomber group and fighter group will cut off the rear of your troops to ensure that the Japs can't be chased out. Commander Yuan, you owe me a drink!" he issued the order.

, while having fun, seemed to see Yuan Jinghao’s shriveled face.

That night, in most areas of the northern Australian battlefield, basically no large-scale battles took place. The Japanese troops were busy retreating, and the various regiments of the Independent Division were busy pursuing. Only in the southern part of Cape York Peninsula, from Almaden to Mount Molloy.

, the five leading brigades of Yuan Jinghao's regiment and the more than 200,000 Japanese troops who counterattacked fought on a nearly 100-kilometer-long front, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

"Boom! Boom! - Boom!" More than a dozen large-caliber artillery shells landed on the ground and exploded. In the hazy night, there were bursts of flames. Major General Xu Guofu, commander of the 2nd Brigade of the North China Field Corps, shook off the dirt from his body.

, cursing, "Damn it, the kid went crazy. He fought all night, and he's still very energetic now! Chief of Staff, what did the heavy artillery regiment do to let the kid's shells hit the brigade gate?

Son?"

Colonel Fang Shengpu, the brigade chief of staff, could only smile bitterly and said: "Brigade commander, just be satisfied. Our brigade's frontal position is facing an attack by two divisions of Japs. The heavy artillery regiment provides the forward regiments with

Artillery support, how can we free up our hands to suppress the Japanese artillery fire? Now we mainly focus on repelling the infantry attack of the Japs!"

"No!" Xu Guofu said flatly: "The Japs' artillery has done too much damage to our positions. If we don't suppress it, the casualties of the troops will be even greater. We order the heavy artillery regiments to mainly suppress the Japanese artillery fire. Why, the regiments have to leave

Without artillery support, there will be no fighting? Are their regimental artillery battalions sleeping?"

Although he said this, Xu Guofu felt very heavy in his heart. The second brigade only had one heavy artillery regiment, but the Japanese army attacking from the opposite side had four heavy artillery regiments. In terms of the number of heavy artillery, he suffered a big loss.

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Similar situations occurred not only on the positions of the Second Brigade, but also on the positions of the five brigades of the North China Field Corps. The counterattacking Japanese army took advantage of their strength and artillery fire to kill 80,000 soldiers.

Multiple independent division troops were entangled on the line from Almaden to Mount Molloy, and successively occupied some positions of each brigade of the North China Field Corps, making the battlefield situation dangerous.

After receiving the report, Yuan Jinghao was extremely anxious. It was now more than an hour before 5:30 in the morning. If the troops could not withstand it, they would be divided and surrounded by the Japanese army. By then, even in front of Le Yiqin's fleet

Reinforcements are coming, and soldiers from both sides are entangled. How to bomb?

"Chief of Staff, order all brigades to abandon the first-line positions and retreat to the second-line positions!" Yuan Jinghao decisively issued the order. Now, the only option is to retreat and distance ourselves from the attacking Japanese troops.

Mount Molloy, the chief of staff of the Japanese Australian Front Command, Major General Akutagawa, had a rare expression of irrepressible joy on his face. He walked into General Ito Yanzaburo's room and said, "Commander, I have received the notice to attend Almaden."

According to the report from the commander of the front-line counterattack force in Mount Molloy, the China Independent Division troops have been repulsed and forced to retreat more than 20 kilometers. In terms of the battlefield situation, your purpose of launching a counterattack overnight has been achieved!"

"No!" General Ito was not happy and said coldly: "Order the counterattack troops not to stop and continue the attack. Don't forget that my purpose is not to repel this independent division heading south from Cape York Peninsula.

troops, but to annihilate them all, remove the threat to Mount Molloy, and reoccupy the Cape York Peninsula!"

"Akutagawa-kun, order the 48th Division, 50th Division, 53rd Division and 54th Division on the second line to immediately engage in counterattack! The Chinese will take advantage of the situation to pursue,

Don’t I, Ito Genzaburo, know that?” He thought with a sneer.

"Commander, these four divisions, but the total strength of the current Mount Molloy front line, would you like to consider it?" Major General Akutagawa reminded, "According to intelligence, the China Independent Division troops marching east from Darwin, the second

More than 100,000 people are only about two days away from the Almaden area. I'm worried..."

"No!" General Ito interrupted him and said with a cold face: "Akutagawa-kun, don't forget that the Imperial Army has no air superiority. If you don't take advantage of the daybreak to consolidate the existing results and tangle with the enemy,

Together, once the China Independent Division aviation fleet comes for reinforcements, do you know what kind of casualties the imperial soldiers will suffer?"

"Two days are enough for me to annihilate this Chinese independent division with more than twice the strength. Mr. Akutagawa, don't hesitate. Our biggest concern right now is this independent Chinese division moving south from Cape York Peninsula."

Division troops!”

"Commander, after receiving calls from the brigades, the Japanese army did not stop after occupying the positions we abandoned. Instead, they continued to pursue us and launched an attack on our second-line positions!" Han Guangqi, chief of staff of the North China Field Corps, looked gloomy.

Put down the phone and report in.

Yuan Jinghao's face was darker than Han Guangqi's. He was so depressed that he vomited blood and his teeth were itching with hatred. He also understood the determination of the Japanese commander, who had to eat his more than 80,000 people. He bullied himself for not having many troops and chased him.

Fight, have you never fought such a useless fight?

Yuan Jinghao's eyes were blazing, and he gritted his teeth and issued the order: "Order each brigade to use artillery fire cover, abandon the second-line positions, continue to retreat, and be sure to increase the distance from the Japanese army! I want to see where the little Japs can chase them?

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The brigades of the North China Field Corps abandoned their second-line positions, which raised the morale of the Japanese soldiers to an all-time high. Regardless of the fierce artillery fire of the independent division troops, they howled and chased them all over the mountains and plains in the dim light before dawn.

However, the chasing Japanese soldiers' luck ended here. At exactly 5:30 in the morning, although the sun had not yet appeared, it was already bright. Le Yiqin's five mixed aircraft groups appeared over the battlefield on time, and a burst of blows came.

The head-covering bombs fell from the sky, causing the pursuing Japanese soldiers to fly into the air with their broken limbs and arms flying in the dirt. The fighter jets swooped down and fired, raindrops of bullets poured down, beating the Japanese soldiers like wheat, and they fell into pieces.

Down.

Yuan Jinghao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his whole body was sore, and he was frightened for a while. Fortunately, he asked Le Yiqin for help. Otherwise, the leading troops of the five brigades would have been eaten by more than 100,000 little Japanese today.

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