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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2803 Stalemate

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    The Japanese army's ferocious shelling and large-scale aerial bombardment shrouded the Allied troops' positions relying on the river for defense in a fire and smoke. The earth was shaking and trembling. The Allied positions were like a storm, and the swaying boats seemed to be shaking at any time.  Possibility of capsizing.  £«£«£«

    The Australian Allied Forces Frontline Command is located in a cave more than ten kilometers behind the front-line position. Although no artillery shells fell here, the earth-shattering explosions still caused the gravel and soil on the top of the cave to "rustle" down from time to time.  Come.

    The deputy commander, General Fernades, and the commander, Lieutenant General Bachlisman, faced the huge pressure from the Japanese army together. The previous estrangement had long since disappeared. The only thing that separated them was that the general discovered that, except for that annoying  Except for MacArthur, other US military generals are still easy to deal with.

    In the shaky cave, facing the Japanese army's ferocious shelling and indiscriminate bombardment of their troops' positions, the two commanders were not very worried. The gun-proof caves and air-raid shelters were enough to conceal all the soldiers, and the Japanese army's firepower advantage could be eliminated.  Reduce to a minimum.

    "Commander, it seems that your order to the second-line troops to dig large quantities of air-raid shelters and bomb-proof holes was absolutely correct and foreseeable. On this point, I admire you very much!" General Fernandez said nothing.  He said hypocritically, "With these defense systems, we can withstand the Japanese attack on the second line of defense!"

    Lieutenant General Bahlisman shook his head and said: "Deputy Commander, this is also a helpless move. There is no air superiority and insufficient heavy equipment. We can only take a passive approach to reduce the casualties of soldiers. When going to the first line of defense  , my convoy was attacked by Japanese fighter jets. It was then that I realized this, it was time to make amends!¡±

    The Japanese artillery fire began to bombard in depth, and the Japanese bombers and fighter jets also began to return after completing a round of bombing.  At this time, the phones in the command center rang one after another.

    The staff quickly summarized the situation on the front line.  After a while, Lieutenant General Wagner, the chief of staff, came over and reported, "Commander, deputy commander. The forward commander reports. The Japanese army has begun to cross the river, using pontoons and assault boats to cross the river!"

    "It's begun!" Lieutenant General Bachlisman said to himself, "Chief of Staff, convey the order from the headquarters. All artillery units will target the Japanese troops crossing the river. After firing five rounds of artillery shells, they will immediately move their positions. The frontier  The troops used the most intensive firepower to repel the Japanese troops before they landed!"

    After issuing the order, Lieutenant General Bahlisman said to General Fernandez: "Deputy Commander, there is an important task that you need to complete!"

    General Fernandez said without hesitation: "Commander, please give the order!"

    Lieutenant General Bahlisman said with a heavy face: "You immediately rush back to Melbourne to form a rear command. You will be the commander. The rear command has three responsibilities. The first is to recruit all people of suitable age in southeastern Australia.  , regardless of gender, all men and women will be recruited into the army. After a month of training in the rear, they will serve as supplementary soldiers and be ready to replenish the over-exploited troops at any time! "

    "The second is that from now on, it is very important to evacuate the city's population and the important companies involved in a planned way. The Japanese army is blocked at the second line of defense and will inevitably carry out large-scale bombing on our rear.  To attack our ability to fight for a long time, the supplies from West India alone may not be able to keep up with the consumption of ammunition and supplies!¡±

    "Third, ensure the ammunition and supplies on the front line, the supply lines are smooth, and the transportation and treatment of the wounded. General Fernandez, the next battle will be very cruel. We have no way out. I am on the front line and you are on the rear. Let us work together.  Work hard to keep Australia¡¯s last foothold together!¡±

    When Lieutenant General Bahlisman was halfway speaking, General Fernandez had already understood his intention. At that moment, he said readily: "Commander, promise to complete the mission, I will leave immediately!" He told Lieutenant General Bahlisman  General, I admire you very much for having such a clear mind and meticulous deployment.

    After waiting for General Fernandez to disappear into the cave, Lieutenant General Bahlisman asked Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Wagnerzer, "Chief of Staff, what were the casualties of the frontline troops during the Japanese shelling and bombing?"

    "Commander, after preliminary statistics, in the six directions of the Japanese attack, our troops suffered very slight casualties, with a total of more than 13,000 casualties, of which more than 5,000 were killed. Most of them were due to bomb-proof holes and air-raid shelters.  , The thickness and depth of the excavation were not enough, and there were very few casualties directly caused by the Japanese artillery fire and bombing after it was destroyed!" Lieutenant General Wagner replied succinctly.

    Lieutenant General Bahlisman breathed a long sigh of relief. Under such intensive and ferocious shelling and bombing by the Japanese army, the defensive force of more than 400,000 people??The casualties were over 10,000, which was still within the tolerable range.

    Compared with Lieutenant General Bahlisman's relieved mood, General Ito Yanzaburo was so angry that he was about to go berserk at this moment. According to his estimation, after the combined ground and air firepower attack, the Allied soldiers exposed in the field fortifications were  Almost turned into a broken corpse, there should be no suspense about the next cross-river attack. He even gave the command to the chief of staff, Major General Kawaguchi, to prepare to cross the river.

    But the facts surprised him. First, the assault boat that was halfway across the river, as well as several pontoons extending to the south bank, were suddenly bombarded by Allied artillery. Water columns rose into the sky, and amid bursts of explosions, on the assault boat, the Japanese  The corpses and broken parts of the empire's soldiers mixed with the surging river water and flowed away, building most of the pontoon bridge and flying into the sky together with the wood!

    There is no doubt that the first tentative attack ended in failure. General Ito strictly ordered that the artillery must suppress and ferocious the Allied artillery. Subsequently, tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers boarded assault boats and began the second attack. This time  , the effect was pretty good, the assault boat was already close to the river beach on the south bank, but countless Allied soldiers seemed to emerge from the ground, and the light and heavy machine gun bullets were as dense as raindrops, leaving holes and bright red holes all over the Japanese soldiers.  The blood stained the grass on the shore.

    This was repeated several times, and the Japanese attack ended in failure. As night fell, the battlefield that had been roaring with guns and artillery all day finally fell silent. The smoke dissipated, but the smell of blood was still strong. There were still bomb craters everywhere.  The smokey tree stumps all prove that this place has experienced a large-scale fierce battle. Relying on several rivers and a large number of air-raid shelters and artillery holes, the Allied forces with more than 400,000 troops defeated more than one million Japanese soldiers.  , blocking the north shore.

    On this day, the Japanese army paid a price of more than 30,000 casualties and stopped at the second line of defense. The Allies paid a price of more than 20,000 casualties and held their position.

    General Ito was so angry that he almost went crazy. He didn't even eat dinner. He didn't understand how the Allied soldiers could survive under such fierce artillery fire and bombing by the imperial army.

    The two days he expected to break through the Allied second line of defense were to annihilate all the Allied soldiers on the second line of defense. The Allied positions would be broken through on the first day, and divided, encircled, and annihilated on the second day.  Now it seems that it is obviously impossible to achieve. However, he is angry because he has lost face in front of his subordinates. He is still quite confident in breaking through the Allied second line of defense!

    But in the next few days, the ruthless facts once again shattered General Ito's confidence. The attacking Japanese troops paid a price of nearly 50,000 casualties, but they never broke through the Allied defense lines. One day, General Ito even  The artillery was ordered to conduct artillery bombardment on the Allied positions on the south bank for an hour and a half. Two rounds of bombing almost turned the Allied positions on the south bank upside down!

    However, no results were achieved, and several attacks were repelled. After many days of war practice, the Allied soldiers became enthusiastic about the bomb holes and air-raid shelters that they had previously criticized. Once the soldiers took the initiative,  When sex is brought into play, creativity will be amazing, and all kinds of defense facilities will continue to emerge.

    Without the supervision of officers at all levels, after each battle, Allied soldiers worked desperately to expand and consolidate defense facilities. The strong anti-gun holes and air-raid shelters that could save their own lives and repel Japanese attacks became the first choice for Allied soldiers.  On the battlefield, it is the biggest reliance for survival.

    By the end of January, the battle lines were still deadlocked on several rivers in northern Australia. In more than ten days of fierce fighting, the Japanese army suffered more than 100,000 casualties, and the Allies suffered more than 50,000 casualties.  Sixty to seventy thousand soldiers fell on the land of northern Australia. The rivers in the center of the battlefield were all slightly reddish.

    Although the casualties of the Japanese army were more than double that of the Allied forces, Lieutenant General Bachlisman, the commander who had been commanding at the front line, felt that the pressure was increasing. He did not have many troops and could not defeat the Japanese army through attrition.  , if the battle continues like this, the second line of defense will eventually fall due to lack of soldiers. Although the Japanese army is blocked, the battle situation is still not conducive to the Allies.

    Fortunately, in early February, the second batch of six infantry divisions and 130,000 Allied troops to reinforce the Australian battlefield arrived in Australia. This made Lieutenant General Bahlisman breath a great sigh of relief. However, the reinforcements  How to reach the battlefield as quickly as possible without suffering losses along the way is still a problem.

    The Japanese Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force's Combined Air Force, in accordance with the orders of General Ito, bombed all the routes leading to the Allied rear from the battlefield into a mud pit, and also conducted non-stop bombing raids on Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and other places.  A large-scale air raid burned southeastern Australia into flames and filled the sky with smoke.

    What Lieutenant General Bahlisman is worried about isAir raids by Japanese aircraft on the rear of the Allied forces and bombing of logistics supply lines still occurred, causing great difficulties in supplying ammunition and materials to the Allied troops on the front line.

    When the Australian battlefield was raging, US President Roosevelt, who was far away in Washington, finally received a call from Tang Qiuli.

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