Age of Rebirth

The Battle of Adelaide has already started for more than an hour. Lieutenant General Okabe, the head of the No.30 Ninth Division of the Japanese Army in Australia and the commander of the Adelaide Police, sent a message to the Supreme Commander of the Japanese Army in Australia. , Lieutenant General Morishita, Commander of the No.11 Army, sent a telegram for help.

The content of the telegram for help is quite inconsistent with the facts. The number of combat aircraft dispatched by the aviation arm of the Independent Division is far from more than 1000. In fact, Lieutenant General Okabe himself didn't know how many troops the Independent Division had dispatched to attack Adelaide. Anyway, it was more than the No.30 Ninth Division!

Such an ambiguous request for help made Lieutenant General Morishita in Darwin, northern Australia, how to determine the number of reinforcements to send?

Lieutenant General Morishita was very annoyed, and immediately sent a telegram to reprimand Lieutenant General Okabe, "Be sure to find out the exact strength of the Chinese Independent Division attacking Adelaide, and the strength of the independent division naval fleet!" In fact, until now Lieutenant General Morishita still doesn't believe that there are independent divisions in southern Australia?

Is it unbelievable, why did the troops of China’s Independent Division go to southern Australia without anyone noticing, and even launched an attack on Adelaide, which is unconventional. According to Lieutenant General Mori’s understanding, it should belong to the Independent Division A small fleet launched a harassing attack on Adelaide, but that idiot Okabe thought it was a catastrophe!

In fact, after learning that Adelaide was attacked by the independent division troops, all the senior officers of the No. 11 Army Department.I don't even believe that if the China Independent Division really starts to attack the empire's southwest Pacific occupied area.Then, the flames of war will first ignite from Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Java, and then it will be the turn of northern Australia. Under the control of this idea, the highest command organization of the Japanese army in Australia did not take Lieutenant General Okabe's request for help at all. Telegram, take it seriously!

The No. 19 Air Force Commander of the Japanese Army stationed in Odin, General Ben.Holding a telegram for help from an old friend and old classmate, he circled back and forth in the office like ants on a hot pot.General Ben is absolutely convinced that his old friend Major General Noguchi's request for help is true, no one dares to joke about such a thing!

But the crux of the matter is. The order of operations of the No.19 Air Force.It is assigned to the command of the No.40 Division stationed in Ivanhoe. If you want to use the combat aircraft of the entire air force to reinforce Adelaide, you must obtain the approval of the division commander, Lieutenant General Suzuki.

However, the commander of the Suzuki Division did not believe that Adelaide would be suddenly attacked by the independent division. His answer to General Honda was, "Commander Honda, the division must receive clear instructions from the military headquarters. After the order, the military action to reinforce Adelaide can be taken, before that. I have no right to order the dispatch of troops for an uncertain news, and I will bear the responsibility!"

In a word, without the order of Lieutenant General Morishita, the commander of the No. 11 Army, the supreme commander of the Australian Army, he could not send troops. Your Excellency, the head of the division, didn't even look at it, repeating the same old tune!

Major General Hongo was furious, but he did not dare to order the No.19 Air Force to go for reinforcements without authorization. He could only wait for the order with a burning heart. Almost all the senior Japanese military officers did not believe that Adelaide in southern Australia would be attacked. Until the sudden attack of the independent division, the Japanese defenders in the direction of Adelaide can only end in tragedy!

Hiding in the semi-underground hiding place of the Adelaide Port Fortress Coastal Artillery Regiment of the Japanese Army, Colonel Akutagawa, the commander, trembled all over. It was a chill from the bottom of his heart. On the surface of the sea, the troop carriers and escort warships of the Independent Division almost covered the sea surface, and it was impossible to see the edge at a glance!

Colonel Akutagawa was trembling all over, and gave an order: "Attention all guns, adjust to the maximum range, the target, the troop carrier and warship of the Chinese army!" Although he was afraid, he had to fight.

Wu Zhenjiang's fighter plane passed through the dense gunpowder smoke, circled at high altitude for a week, looked at the fuel gauge, and then looked at the Japanese coastal defense artillery positions. !"

"Reporting to the commander, after two rounds of bombing, the Japanese coastal defense artillery position in the port fortress has caused great damage!" The commander of the bomber formation succinctly reported.

Wu Zhenjiang frowned even more, and said: "What I need to know is whether the Japanese coastal defense artillery has completely lost its effect? ​​Can it pose a threat to my troop carrier formation and escort warships?"

The commander of the bomber formation was silent for a moment before replying: "Commander, I can't guarantee it!"

"Okay!" Wu Zhenjiang said: "For the last round of bombing, use the 'Buddha Light' bomb!"

On the sea, the troop carrier formation and escort warships of the Independent Division were getting closer and closer. Colonel Akutagawa listened to the artillery observation post and the mechanical report with sweaty palms, "The effective range of the coastal defense artillery is still 500 meters away. ... 4000 meters..."

Undoubtedly, Colonel Akutagawa has already made preparations. Once the large-caliber coastal defense guns are fired, all gun positions will be exposed in front of the Chinese bombers, followed by overwhelming heavy aviation The bombs covered his own position, and neither the soldiers nor himself would be spared. However, before the entire coast defense artillery unit was smashed, the landing troops of the China Independent Division were dealt the greatest heavy damage, and Akutagawa Akutagawa was consoling himself!

There was a roar of aircraft engines overhead, and the bomber formation of the Independent Division flew over the position again. Colonel Akutagawa knew that there would be a burst of explosions that shook the ground immediately. He closed his eyes and prepared to accept an uncomfortable shock.

However, unexpectedly, in the clear sky in southern Australia, under the brilliant sunlight, Akutagawa could see how many small bright silver dots, slowly moving away from the It fell in the air, without the screaming sound of the heavy aerial bomb before it landed.

This scene was not only seen by Akutagawa, but also all the Japanese soldiers on the coastal artillery positions of the port fortress. They all stared at the sky with puzzled eyes. They didn't understand that the bomber in China dropped What came down?

However, the Japanese officers and soldiers soon found out that some of those small silver dots suddenly burst when they were about ten meters above the ground, and immediately turned into a fire all over the sky. The rain poured down towards the Japanese coastal artillery positions.

And more small dots fell on the top floor of the reinforced concrete fortification, and then, they cracked silently, and a heavy gasoline smell instantly filled every inch of space, and the falling fire rain instantly ignited the gasoline flowing everywhere , In the blink of an eye, the reinforced concrete fortifications of the Japanese port fortress's coastal defense guns ignited a skyrocketing fire. The burning gasoline, with a light blue flame, penetrated into the interior of the Japanese army's position and ignited the fire. Everything that can and cannot be burned!

"The bomb used by the devil!" Colonel Akutagawa only had time to think about it before being engulfed in raging fire.

More than ten minutes later, there was a sudden earth-shattering explosion sound on the Japanese coastal defense artillery position. It was a large-caliber artillery shell baked at high temperature, and it exploded. Flying in mid-air, the sky is full of concrete fragments with flames!

The rising black smoke and flames can be seen from a long distance even in broad daylight. On the command ship of the escort fleet, Yu Guanghan put down his binoculars and quietly said, "Wu Zhenjiang used the 'Buddha Light' Napalm bomb! The little devil's port fortress coastal defense artillery position, I am afraid it will no longer exist!"

Xin Xiguo picked up the intercom and called: "This is Xin Xiguo, No. 101, reporting the bombing effect! Is the landing obstacle cleared?"

Wu Zhenjiang replied: "Report to Chief of Staff Xin that the bombing has achieved the intended purpose, and the coastal defense artillery position of the Japanese port fortress has been completely destroyed!"

"Okay!" Xin Xiguo exclaimed excitedly, and then said to Battelle: "Commander Ba, the landing troops can approach Adelaide's beachhead unimpeded!"

Battelle nodded quietly, and said: "The air formation has completed its mission and can return! The landing force is deployed according to the original plan, ready to carry out landing operations!"

Xin Xiguo called: "101, your mission has been completed, you can return!"

"Report to Chief of Staff Xin, the fuel of each aircraft in our air mixed formation can last for a while, and I ask the commander for approval to carry out extended bombing to important targets in the urban area of ​​Adelaide!" Wu Zhenjiang asked for a fight.

Xin Xiguo pondered for a while, and replied: "Yes, but you must not be obsessed with fighting. If the No. 19 Air Force of the Japanese Army stationed in Aoting comes to reinforce it, it will only take more than two hours to arrive in Adelaide." airspace!"

"101 understands!" Wu Zhenjiang agreed and gave an order to the formation. Then, the fighter plane flew towards the city of Adelaide on the side of the fuselage.

On several streets in downtown Adelaide, the No. 30 Ninth Division No. 19 Regiment and the No. 20 First Regiment of the Japanese Army, which was ordered to reinforce, nearly [-] soldiers, are lined up neatly, divided into Counting roads, from different directions, ran toward the port where the explosion was loud and black smoke filled the sky, and the truck dragging the wild guns honked their horns vigorously, galloping like they were fighting for success.

After leaving the urban area, several Japanese reinforcements converged on a road leading to the port and continued to fly. The mixed aircraft fleet commanded by Wu Zhenjiang arrived at this time.

Looking down from the cockpit, the Japanese soldiers on the road were like ants, and the cars were among the soldiers. Wu Zhenjiang was very happy at that time.

(to be continued) (to be continued...)