Age of Conquest Reborn

General Ito did not hesitate to invest heavily in the counterattack launched to ensure the absolute security of the northern area of ​​Mount Molloy Port. Just when it was about to succeed, the lone independent division was about to be unable to withstand it, and reinforcements arrived.

Not only did the counterattack come to nothing, but tens of thousands of troops were lost and forced to retreat to the original area.

In response to this, General Ito could only look up to the sky and sigh, saying that there was nothing he could do. At this point, the China Independent Division troops moving south from the Cape York Peninsula became a nail in the north of Mount Molloy, making it difficult for people to sleep and eat.

Yuan Jinghao was also depressed. He didn't understand why at the critical moment, the division commander suddenly stopped the North China Field Corps' full-line offensive. He was confident that he could reach Mount Molloy in one go and seize the important port of the Little Japs. Therefore, he

As soon as I saw the telegram that the teacher pointed out, I felt angry.

"After receiving this order, the North China Field Corps immediately stopped all offensive operations and built fortifications on the spot to oppress the Japanese troops on the line from Mount Molloy to Almaden! Without the order of the division commander, no action can be taken.

Launch any form of attack!" This was the entire content of the telegram directed by the division commander.

Not understanding, not understanding or even depressed, Yuan Jinghao did not dare to send a telegram to the division commander or argue for a few words, so he had to order the more than 200,000 men of the North China Field Corps, who were full of murderous intentions, to put away their murderous intentions and fight in the southern part of Cape York Peninsula.

After the fortifications were dug, even the three brigades that had moved forward to the west of Almaden and were gaining momentum in the offensive also retreated.

Wyndham in Western Australia, where the division commander of the independent division is located, "Hahaha!" Tang Qiuli laughed and said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "This is the order from the division commander. I have been holding back my anger for the past few days.

Yuan Jinghao must be even more depressed!"

Zhao Yuhe also didn't understand why the division commander gave such an order to the North China Field Corps. He said: "Division Commander, I don't understand either. The follow-up troops of the North China Field Corps have arrived at the southern battlefield of Cape York Peninsula. In terms of the number of troops and equipment,

In two respects, they are basically the same as the Japanese troops from Mount Molloy to Almaden, and are fully capable of counterattack across the board!"

"Moreover, judging from the battlefield situation at that time, the troops of the North China Field Corps are very likely to capture Mount Molloy. If we call a halt at the critical moment, I would be sulky!"

"You, your vision is still limited to Mount Molloy!" Tang Qiuli said gently: "From the perspective of the entire Australian battlefield situation, the North China Field Corps' position on Cape York Peninsula is a lone force, and it is not the same as the Songhu Garrison.

The positions of the corps are different. Jiang Yanming is backed by the Sulu Mobile Corps and the directly-affiliated corps. He can fight freely, but Yuan Jinghao cannot!"

"The current Japanese army has abandoned many important areas in northern Australia and has sharply reduced its troop strength. Ito Genzaburo's plan is to use Cooktown, Mount Molloy and Townsville as the fulcrum, and use heavy troops on the periphery of the three places.

.Construct a defense line to ensure the safety of the boarding port when troops are withdrawn!"

"So, once Yuan Jinghao captures Mount Molloy, wouldn't it be a hornet's nest? Ito Yanzaburo will definitely fight back with all his strength. The North China Field Corps will suffer many casualties. How can we fight such a battle! What's more, right now, we

There’s no need to worry, it’s Ito Genzaburo who’s worried!”

Zhao Yuhe was thinking, and Tang Qiuli said again: "Yuhe, order the troops on the central and eastern fronts to continue to maintain the momentum of the attack. They must fight against Ito Yanzaburo and hold on to the bottom line of the area at all costs. Then, stop the attack and maintain the pressure!

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Zhao Yuhe handed over the division commander's order to the combat staff. While digesting the division commander's words, he pondered and said: "Division Commander, may I think that your current campaign deployment is to compress the Japanese army's battlefield space as much as possible?

Driving the Australian Japanese troops together, adopting the tactic of surrounding them without attacking, and finally launching a fatal blow?"

"The idea is right!" Tang Qiuli said with appreciation, "The so-called trapped beast still fights. Now, our army has the initiative on the Australian battlefield. Why bother to fight with the Japanese army? Think again, more than one million Japanese troops are crowded in the Australian battlefield.

In the narrow arc-shaped area from Mount Molloy in the north to Townsville in the south, just eating alone consumes an astonishing amount every day!”

"What's more, the Japanese army on the Australian battlefield has been cut off from sea supplies. Just the problem of eating can make Ito Yanzaburo collapse. If he does not attack, he will slowly consume the material and spirit of the Japanese army. Although it cannot be achieved overnight,

The sound of "Chu singing" has the effect of scattering a hundred thousand soldiers, but the half-starved Japanese army is still easy to fight, right?"

Zhao Yuhe burst out laughing. He fully understood the division commander's intention, and he also thought a little deeper and said: "Commander, your intention to surround and not fight is not just that. I'm afraid you are interested in the only remaining achievements of the Japanese navy."

The Fifth Fleet and the Sixth Fleet, right?”

Tang Qiuli smiled and said nothing...

In the following period, the independent division troops on the Australian battlefield adopted steady and steady tactics from the west and south directions, gradually compressing the battlefield space of the Australian Japanese army, forcing the Japanese army to retreat step by step, although the battle was more intense than before.

It dropped a lot, but this battlefield situation made the commander of the Australian Japanese army, General Ito Genzaburo, feel suffocated.

By the end of November, the Japanese army had no retreat. With Mount Molloy in the north and Townsville in the south as the core, it established a military base including Almaden, Croydon, Huonden and Charters.

With several key points including the fort as the backbone, backed by the arc-shaped defense system of the Pacific Ocean, they desperately tried to prevent the independent division troops from continuing to advance. For a time, the battlefield fell into a stalemate on this line.

The independent division troops, after being stubbornly blocked by the Japanese army, did not take a larger-scale offensive. Instead, they began to build fortifications around the Japanese army's arc defense line, and were likely to engage in a long-term positional battle with the Australian Japanese army.

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The more than one million Japanese troops who have completed the retreat mission, from commanders to soldiers at all levels, can finally breathe a sigh of relief. For more than a month, life was not easy. They were chased and beaten by soldiers of the China Independent Division every day. They were able to withdraw.

They are all people who are favored by Amaterasu.

The nearly two million soldiers of the independent division seemed to be tired of fighting. After digging a large number of fortifications around the Japanese arc defense line, they did not launch any kind of attack for several days. The battlefield in northeastern Australia actually became strangely quiet.

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Tang Qiuli was lost in thought while looking at the Australian military map. Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe said from the side: "Commander, this arc-shaped defense line built by Ito Yanzaburo is backed by the Pacific Ocean, ends from south to north, and has several key points as its backbone. What do you think?

, they are all like a big cake!”

"It's very vivid. More than one million Japanese soldiers were used to make this big cake! So, it's more appropriate to say it's a thin-skinned bun with big fillings!" Tang Qiuli said with a smile, "Yuhe,

Order Le Yiqin and Liu Cuigang to rush to the teacher's command at nine o'clock tomorrow morning!"

An encirclement of more than one million Japanese troops on the Australian battlefield has been formed. How to fight, the initiative lies in your own hands. Moreover, even if you leave holes and flaws in the encirclement, Ito Yanzaburo does not dare to take the initiative to attack. Tang Qiu

Li Li's heart completely relaxed, and he slept soundly that night. In his sleep, there seemed to be continuous gunfire ringing in his ears, but in fact, the battlefield was now quiet.

After waking up, the sun was shining brightly outside. After a night of adequate sleep, Tang Qiuli was in an excellent state of mind. He put on his clothes and got up, walked out of the tent, and sneezed happily in the sun.

A lazy feeling.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Le Yiqin and Liu Cuigang came together. As soon as they entered the tent, Le Yiqin asked impatiently: "Sir, please call Cuigang and me over. Do you want to launch a final attack on old Japanese Ito?"

A general attack? Just give the order!"

"Do you think so?" Tang Qiuli looked at Le Yiqin with a smile and asked.

"Of course!" Le Yiqin said with dignity: "Now, the encirclement of the little devils on the Australian battlefield has been formed. Look at the formation of that old devil Ito. He is just like a big meat bun.

, If you don’t eat it early, it won’t be fresh!”

Tang Qiuli, Liu Cuigang and Zhao Yuhe, who came in later, all laughed loudly, "Cui Gang, what do you think?" Tang Qiuli stopped laughing and asked Liu Cuigang as he arrived.

Liu Cuigang thought for a while and replied: "I obey the division commander's order, but I think that if we want to launch a final general attack on the Japanese army, the division commander does not need to transfer me and Yiqin. It is an important task to order together."

Bar?"

"Le Yiqin, look at me, Cui Gang, he only knows how to use his brain, but unlike you, he only knows how to fight!" Tang Qiuli teased.

Le Yiqin didn't care at all and said with a smile: "I am too lazy to use my brain when I am with Cuigang!" Everyone burst into laughter again.

"Okay!" Tang Qiuli said, "I have asked you two to come here today. We do have an important task!"

Le Yiqin and Liu Cuigang stood at attention at the same time and shouted: "Please give the order, Commander!"

"Okay!" Tang Qiuli pointed at the map and said: "Starting from tomorrow, your two troops will attack continuously to carry out day and night bombings against the Japanese troops in the encirclement. The targets of the bombing will focus on the Japanese warehouses and artillery.

Positions, etc., of course, this is bombing in a broad sense, the specific target can be anything!"

Le Yiqin and Liu Cuigang looked at each other. This time it was Liu Cuigang who spoke, "Commander, can you believe that the main task of the aviation force is to launch a general offensive for the troops, clear obstacles in advance, and mainly destroy the Japanese heavy equipment?"

"It can be understood this way!" Tang Qiuli nodded and said: "Don't let the Japanese soldiers in the encirclement circle, just stop!"

Le Yiqin and Liu Cuigang, both battlefield veterans, immediately understood what the teacher meant and replied in unison: "Yes! Commander! I understand!"

The Independent Division troops built an encirclement on the periphery of their own defense system, but did not attack, which made General Ito's emotions return to the bad state he was in when he just heard the news that the Independent Division troops had landed in northern Australia. He vaguely felt,

His own approach of shrinking troops to the east coast of Australia is a bit like digging his own grave.

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