Age of Conquest Reborn

Indeed, after shrinking all the troops on the battlefield in northern Australia to the east coast line, General Ito Genzaburo of the Japanese Australian Front now feels like he has locked himself in a cage. This feeling is very real.￥f

The heavy troops of the independent division on the outside of the arc-shaped defense line were attracted but did not move, which made General Ito feel great pressure. He understood that this damn China devil was starting to plot again. With Tang Qiuli's existing advantages in troops and equipment,

As long as the casualties of soldiers are ignored and the tactics of continuous fierce attacks are adopted, a large hole can be opened at any point in Mount Molloy, Cooktown and Townsville.

But Tang Qiuli did not launch a fierce attack. Instead, he surrounded himself with an arc-shaped defense line like a vine, and never made a rash advance. He pressed forward step by step. General Ito Yanzaburo felt that his breathing was

It's getting more and more uncomfortable.

There are two ways to break the siege of large soldiers like the Independent Division. One is to have reinforcements from outside, and the siege can be broken in an instant by joining forces from the inside and outside. The other way is to break out of the siege and hold on on the spot. Sooner or later, you will not be able to hold it.

But neither of the two methods is feasible, so there is no need to think about reinforcements. Now, all the overseas troops of the Empire of Japan are basically under its own command, so how can there be reinforcements available?

As for breaking out of the encirclement, General Ito felt distressed when he thought about it. It was neither feasible nor feasible. Without local logistical support, more than a million people would break out in separate ways. They would still be in a situation where they could not stand, and they would be defeated by the independent division troops.

During the breakout, each one was defeated.

General Ito could also see that when the Australian Front was regrouping on the east coast, the independent division's attack was not fully launched. Otherwise, half of the troops he could collect would be good.

With the unpredictable military commanding talents of the China Devil Tang Qiuli, the sophisticated equipment and rapid maneuverability of the independent division troops, the bravery and skill of the soldiers, and the absolute control of the air, he is completely able to achieve this, but this damn China Devil,

But I didn't do that.

Therefore, Admiral Ito also saw through his conspiracy and surrounded and refused to attack, just to trap the Australian Army. After the main force of the naval combined fleet was completely wiped out, he was able to do this. More than one million imperial soldiers gathered to

In an area that is no more than 400 kilometers long and no more than 100 kilometers wide, the food consumption tomorrow will be astonishing.

What's more, there are more than one million local residents in the encirclement, and they are all waiting for food. In Cooktown, Mount Molloy and Townsville, it is not the Australian front army that has hoarded large quantities of food and supplies.

At the location of military supplies, logistical supplies from the mainland have been interrupted for many days, and more than two million people are now sitting on empty food.

Just now, Chief of Staff Akutagawa had handed him a report from the logistics department with a worried look on his face. The report clearly stated, "According to the current consumption rate, the existing food and military supplies in the logistics department are only

It can sustain all soldiers. The minimum consumption is about twenty days. After twenty days, the army will not have a grain of food!"

"Chinese, damn Tang Qiuli, you did it!" General Ito gritted his teeth and smiled bitterly. Now, ensuring that the soldiers have food to eat seems to be more important than fighting.

After racking his brains for two days, General Ito came up with two countermeasures. First, he sent a telegram to the base camp, requesting that logistics supplies must be restored immediately. Second, and the most vicious move, was to attack the Imperial Army.

Strict military control was implemented in each occupied area, and a food and material rationing system was implemented.

The first priority to ensure supply is, of course, the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army, followed by the more than one million local residents. According to General Ito's order, local residents, regardless of gender, old or young, only have three taels of food per person per day, regardless of

Whether you are a rich businessman who once had a fortune or a poor person, we will treat you equally and you will not die of hunger.

Among them, there are many Australians who cooperated happily with the empire during the occupation of Australia by the imperial army. However, General Ito no longer cares about so much. If he were not worried about causing unnecessary changes, he would not hesitate to order the soldiers to

These local residents, who were once friends of the Japanese Empire, were now obviously a burden. They were all driven away to reduce food consumption.

General Ito, who never considered this and only directed the war, now has to learn to live a life as carefully as a housewife. When I think of this, the majestic Imperial Japanese Army General feels a sense of sadness in his heart. Although the base camp is from Australia

The plan to withdraw troops from the battlefield has been finalized, but the most urgent thing at the moment is to feed millions of people and stabilize the morale of the military.

But General Ito's hope was shattered. How could Tang Qiuli let more than one million Japanese soldiers live peacefully in the encirclement, waiting for the arrival of the troop transport ship?

Le Yiqin and Liu Cuigang, after leaving the command, rushed back and were busy arranging the task of bombing the Japanese targets in the encirclement. Before the plane took off, the two of them were in the cabin and carefully studied the details of the bombing operation.

Then, a battle plan was drawn up.

The Independent Division's Australian Field Aviation Command, Southern Flying Group, and Divisional Operations, with Mount Molloy as the boundary, are responsible for Liu Cuigang's troops in the south, and Le Yiqin's troops are responsible for the north. The tactics adopted are the same.

A small mixed fleet of three bombers and six fighter jets took turns in the encircled airspace, bombing the Japanese troops day and night.

The suffering of the Japanese army has come. During the day, there are countless independent division bombers and fighter jets, dropping bombs and firing bullets overhead. Even a wisp of smoke or a moving target will attract roaring bombs and strings of machine gun bullets.

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It didn't stop at night. Any glimmer of light was an inducement for Japanese soldiers not to see the sun the next day. Thousands of independent division fighters and bombers roared overhead day and night. After three days, not only Ito Yan

General Saburo's nerves were almost going crazy, and the Japanese soldiers' spirits were about to collapse.

Three days later, even in broad daylight, the encirclement was completely silent, with not a single moving target in sight. At night, it was even darker and as quiet as a cemetery. The ground artillery of each regiment of the Independent Division was not to be outdone. From time to time,

There was a covering artillery bombardment with no fixed time and no rules. The Japanese soldiers who were screamed by the bombardment were even more miserable.

There are quite a lot of Japanese artillery in the encirclement. They are all Qingyishui's Italian heavy artillery. They naturally have their own arrogance. If the artillery can't hit the independent division aircraft in the sky, can it also beat the artillery on the ground?

In the first few days, when the artillery of various regiments of the Independent Division were shelling, the Japanese artillery was not to be outdone and immediately fired back. Unexpectedly, they fell into a trap. At this time, the artillery of the Independent Division was unified under the command of the division's artillery commander, Major General Zheng Yong.

command.

The artillery group that bombarded the Japanese positions was just a bait thrown by Zheng Yong. The purpose was to arouse the anger of the Japanese artillery. To put it simply, it was fishing. After the Japanese artillery started to fight back, before even firing a few shells, it attracted many times the number of enemies.

The artillery fire went back and forth for several days. The Japanese artillerymen in the encirclement suffered heavy losses. Later, they simply hid and stopped fighting back. Zheng Yong repeatedly shouted, "It's not enough!"

A basement deep underground became the new headquarters of the Japanese Australian Front. Chief of Staff Major General Akutagawa held a telegram, his face flushed with excitement, strode into General Ito's room, and said loudly: "Your Excellency, Commander,

There is an urgent call from the base camp. The fleet loaded with food and military supplies has already set off from the mainland. The Navy's Fifth Fleet and Sixth Fleet have all dispatched to escort. Another purpose of the fleet is to carry the first batch of evacuated troops."

General Ito took the telegram and read it silently. His face was not happy. He said, "Akutagawa-kun, this is good news. Arrange it immediately and let all the soldiers know it to improve the morale of the troops!"

"Yes, Commander!" Chief of Staff Akutagawa agreed, and then said tentatively: "Commander, I think you seem to be very worried about the logistics and withdrawal of the base camp this time?"

"Akutagawa-kun!" General Ito said with a worried expression: "If you were the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli, you would have had an advantage in strength, equipment, and battlefield situation, and you would have still not launched the attack after more than a week.

Attack?"

"Absolutely not!" Chief of Staff Akutagawa replied affirmatively. After saying this, his heart suddenly tightened. He seemed to have thought of something. He looked at General Ito who was silent and did not say anything more. Both of them were worried.

There was a heavy silence.

In the waters of the Solomon Islands, the Independent Division fleet has been ambushing here for more than a week. Fleet Commander Tang Qiuquan and Deputy Commander Amosiev have enough patience to wait for the target to appear.

On Honiara Island, about 200 kilometers northeast of the sea area where the fleet is ambushed, the 49th Land-based Air Force of the Japanese Navy is stationed. Under normal circumstances, the reconnaissance aircraft of the 49th Air Force conduct reconnaissance operations.

The range can completely cover this area of ​​​​the sea. The fleet of hundreds of warships and four aircraft carriers cannot be hidden on the unobstructed sea.

If a carrier-based aircraft is dispatched to shoot down a Japanese reconnaissance plane, it will undoubtedly tell the Japanese commander on Honiara Island that the independent division fleet is nearby. However, Tang Qiuquan chose to ambush under the nose of the Japanese 49th Air Force.

Obviously well prepared.

The fleet's land-based mixed aviation combat brigade stationed on Irian Island is responsible for killing the Japanese 49th Air Force reconnaissance aircraft and covering the fleet's ambush. The combat radius of the fighter jets can even extend to Honiara Island.

Therefore, the reconnaissance planes of the Japanese 49th Air Force sent out a batch, and then disappeared. Before disappearing again, they all sent back intelligence without exception, "My reconnaissance crew was attacked by China's land base in the waters of the Solomon Islands."

Aviation fighter attack!”

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