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Volume 1 Songhua River Chapter 3130 The Final Showdown (Part 2)

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    General Ito Genzaburo was still awakened by Chief of Staff Akutagawa, saying that "you cannot die if you are in a daze." However, the appearance of the division's landing force in northern Australia dealt a huge blow to him.

    The situation faced by the Australian front army is unprecedentedly dangerous. To resist the offensive of the division from the south, the troops are already at full capacity. Now, they are stabbed in the back. Can this battle still be fought?

    General Ito, who woke up, still couldn't believe the news. With a trace of fantasy, he asked: "Akutagawa-kun, is the telegram correct? Is it true?"

    Chief of Staff Akutagawa sighed deeply. He knew that the Commander-in-Chief's spirit was already on the verge of collapse. Otherwise, he would not have asked such a childish question. Do you dare to speak nonsense about such a big thing as the sky is falling and the earth is falling?

    Chief of Staff Akutagawa said patiently: "Your Majesty, Commander-in-Chief, it's all true. The situation in the direction of Cape York is a telegram sent by the 97th Division. The China Division troops, about 100,000 people, are heading towards Mang.  Attacking in the direction of Te Molloy, the 97th Division is fighting with it. "

    "In the direction of Karenburu and Pendebe, the Imperial Army troops are also fighting bloody battles with the Chinese soldiers! However, the landing of the China Division troops in northern Australia was obviously planned for a long time. I am worried that with the current strength of the Imperial Army in northern Australia,  It is impossible to stop the enemy's advance deep into northern Australia,"

    "Also, the China Division troops in the southern direction have begun to increase their offensive intensity since yesterday. Fierce fighting is happening everywhere along the arc of defense. We are unable to mobilize troops to counterattack the China Division troops landing in northern Australia. Now  , Cape York has been lost. Once the Lucchina Division troops continue to move south, the Imperial Australian Front will have no way to retreat. Commander-in-Chief, we must come up with a countermeasure!"

    Chief of Staff Akutagawa's words were still very effective. General Ito calmed down. The only way now is to immediately start the base camp's plan to withdraw troops from the Australian battlefield. The core of the plan is to secure the three ports on the east coast of Australia. Cook  Town, Mount Molloy and Townsville.  Waiting for the arrival of troop transport ships from the mainland is the only way for the Australian front to survive.

    General Ito clarified his thoughts and ordered to Chief of Staff Akutagawa: "Mr. Akutagawa, immediately issue an order to the troops. Each unit, based on the current combat position, quickly march to Cooktown, Mount Molloy and Townsville.  Assemble and use this as your final stand, all soldiers of the Imperial Australian Front must fight to the bitter end! Anyone who shrinks from the battle will be killed!"

    "Akutagawa-kun, immediately send an emergency telegram to the base camp and inform our Imperial Australian Front Army. They have begun to assemble at the evacuation port as planned. Please make sure the base camp urges the troop transport formation. Arrive as soon as possible, and add another sentence. If it is delayed for a few days, then  The situation in Australia is critical!¡±

    Chief of Staff Akutagawa hurried out to send a telegram.  General Ito looked out the window at the bright sunshine in Australia at noon in October and lowered his head. He had to admit that when he came to the Australian battlefield with great humility and full of confidence, he wanted to fight against the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli.  He wanted to wash away the disastrous defeat in Southern China and become a famous general in his empire, surpassing Yamamoto Isoroku of the navy.

    The realistic ending was cold and cruel. He had more than two million of the empire's most elite troops in his hands, but they were completely defeated and ended up having to flee. At this moment, Ito Yanzaburo was filled with a feeling of defeat.  , he admitted that he was no match for the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli, and no general in the Japanese Empire was his match.

    Even General Ito expressed serious doubts about whether he could leave the Australian battlefield safely. That China devil would not let go of such a good opportunity. If it were him, he would not let it go and stick to Cooktown.  Te Molloy and Townsville were the final struggles. He had no confidence at all whether the Australian front army could survive the arrival of the local troop transport formation.

    Two hours later, General Ito and a group of people from the Australian Front Headquarters left Darwin in a hurry and headed towards Mount Molloy amid the increasingly approaching rumble of artillery.

    More than five hours later, the first brigade of Jiang Yanming's division from the Songhu Garrison Corps rushed into the chaotic Darwin. At this time, there was no Japanese soldier in the city. More than an hour later, the commander of the corps, Jiang Yanming, entered Darwin.

    In the headquarters of the Japanese Australian Front, the yard and corridors were full of papers and things that the Japanese troops had no time to take away. Liao Zhixiong, commander of the 1st Brigade, stood in the yard and looked at several armored command vehicles.  , then, the commander, chief of staff and others jumped out of the car, drove in quickly, and hurried forward to greet them.

    "Report to Commander, the First Brigade has occupied the headquarters of the Japanese Australian Front!" Liao Zhixiong reported.

    Jiang Yanming frowned, looked at the wandering tracks on the ground, and asked in a deep voice: "What's the gain?"

      Liao Zhixiong knew what the commander was asking, smiled bitterly, and replied: "Report to the commander, after the troops entered Darwin, they discovered that the old devil Ito Yanzaburo had run away, and not a single little devil was found in the city.  Run away, we¡¯re too late!¡±

    Jiang Yanming's face became more and more gloomy, and he was very angry. After landing at Kalenburu, he attacked and advanced all the way. However, in the Bullard area, he encountered the stubborn resistance of the Japanese 105th Division and fought to the death.  Without retreating, it took the troops more than two days to defeat this desperate Japanese army, which also delayed their attempt to capture Ito Yanzaburo.

    Originally, the two landing troops of the Songhu Garrison Corps were more than an hour later than the expected landing time. Now, the Darwin they obtained was also an empty city. The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became.

    "Then why are you still staying in Darwin? Waiting for me to give you a celebration banquet?" Jiang Yanming shouted at Liao Zhixiong, "If you don't command the troops, you will follow and pursue me. I tell you, Liao Zhixiong will not bite Mr. Ito who escaped from Darwin."  Devil, I can't spare you!"

    Liao Zhixiong grinned. Seeing that the commander's expression was wrong, he hurriedly saluted, "Yes! Commander, resolutely complete the mission!" Then, he got into the armored command vehicle and slipped away.

    "Commander, don't worry!" Chief of Staff He Jinshan advised: "The division commander's deployment for the Australian campaign is that he has no intention of letting that old devil Ito go. Judging from the direction of the little devil's escape, it should be the east coast area. We are here  If Darwin can¡¯t catch it, won¡¯t he catch it somewhere else?¡±

    He Jinshan knew that even though the commander usually didn't talk much, once he lost his temper, it would definitely be scary, and he was a person who refused to admit defeat at heart. He also understood the commander's thoughts. The Songhu Guard Corps was a later force.  It belongs to the second-line corps. If it is not participating in the Australian Campaign, it can only serve as a guard in the Songhu area.

    The commander wanted to take advantage of the rare opportunity of participating in the Australian Campaign to turn the Songhu garrison into a first-class field regiment. Capturing the Japanese Australian Front Commander Genzaburo Ito in Darwin was undoubtedly the most direct and shocking way.  But now that old devil Ito has run away, leaving Darwin an empty city, so he is angry.

    Jiang Yanming remained silent, thought for a moment, and said to He Jinshan: "Chief of Staff, send a telegram to the division commander immediately. Our Songhu Garrison Corps has now occupied Darwin. Commander Ito Yanzaburo of the Japanese Australian Front has fled eastward. The city of Darwin has already been occupied."  There is no resistance from the Japanese army, our troops are following and pursuing them!¡±

    In Westville, Western Australia, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe walked into Tang Qiuli's house, "Division Commander, I received telegrams from the commanders of several corps in the southern direction. Under the fierce attack of our army, the Japanese troops in front of me  Retreat to the east of Australia, and Commander Jiang Yanming of the Songhu Garrison Corps sent a telegram saying that the Corps has occupied Darwin without fighting! "

    Tang Qiuli received the telegram and asked: "Where is Yuan Jinghao responsible for attacking? What's going on?"

    Zhao Yuhe handed over another telegram and said: "Oh, Commander Yuan called, the Japanese army is resisting very fiercely on the Mount Molloy front line, putting on a desperate posture, the first batch of landing troops of the North China Field Corps,  There is a fierce battle with the Japanese army, and currently, no progress has been made!¡±

    "Now, it is absolutely certain that my original judgment was correct!" Tang Qiuli said excitedly: "Judging from the Japanese army's retreat and defense situation, Ito Yanzaburo will definitely defend several ports on the east coast of Australia.  If you want to escape, you have to have a place to get on the boat!"

    "That's true!" Zhao Yuhe fully agreed with the teacher's words.

    "Send telegrams to the commanders of the various corps in the southern direction to pursue and bite the Japanese army so that they cannot assemble large numbers of troops at several ports on the east coast of Australia. Order Jiang Yanming to continue the eastward attack. Order Yuan Jinghao not to rush.  Advance, adopt a steady and steady approach, and focus on eliminating the effective strength of the Japanese army!¡±

    After Zhao Yuhe handed over Tang Qiuli's order to the staff, he thought for a while and made a suggestion: "Division commander, the current position of the North China Field Corps is very favorable. Mount Molloy is attacking, so the Japanese army must withdraw."  It is one of the important ports in China. If we capture it, it will cut off the Japanese army¡¯s retreat. I think the first batch of landing troops of the North China Field Corps should capture Mount Molloy as quickly as possible!¡±

    "Adventure!" Tang Qiuli shook his head and said: "Yuan Jinghao currently only has more than 80,000 troops, and the follow-up troops have not yet landed. Even if they occupy Mount Molloy, they will face a crazy counterattack by the Japanese army. You  Have you noticed that the Japanese troops in the southern battlefield are retreating to the east coast? There are more than one million Japanese troops. Yuan Jinghao's troops can easily be surrounded by the Japanese troops! "

    "Yuhe! Send a telegram to Commander Tang of the fleet, and the fleet will attack the waters of the Solomon Islands to attack Japanese troop transports.Mainly ship formations and convoys!  "Tang Qiuli's eyes shone with wisdom, and he said: "After destroying all the capital of the Australian Japanese army to rely on retreat, how to fight the next war, the initiative is in our hands, Ito Yanzaburo can't escape!  "

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