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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 3088: Stop at the right time

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    ps: Read the exclusive story behind "Rebirth: War Years", listen to your more suggestions for the novel, follow the Qidian official account (add friends on WeChat - add official account - enter qdread), and tell me quietly!  Tang Qiuli commanded the two main corps, the Directly Affiliated Corps and the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, and launched a full-line counterattack in the MacDonnell Mountains of the Australian battlefield, completely crushing the commander of the Japanese Australian Front, General Ito Genzaburo. He fought decisively in the central Australian battlefield, breaking through and annihilating the division in the middle.  Block the troops, and then go straight to Adelaide, the important town in southern Australia, thus ending the Australian war plan.

    Not only that, the Japanese army of more than 900,000 troops in the middle route was blocked by Feng Jiwu's Niangziguan Corps in the northern part of the MacDonnell Mountains for several days.  The loss of troops in the previous attack immediately led to a complete defeat.

    Two regiments of more than 600,000 people commanded by Tang Qiuli took advantage of the retreat of the Japanese army and pursued them. In a week or so, the division's hundreds of thousands of troops not only swept across central Australia, but also annihilated 40 Japanese troops one after another.  There are more than 10,000 people, and the troops are directed towards northern Australia.

    At this time, the Japanese-Australian Front's center army attacked aggressively southward, but was blocked in the northern part of the MacDonnell Mountains. It then encountered a strong counterattack by the division's joint elite field corps, and was later chased and beaten. It had lost the ability to fight back. General Ito  The several lines of defense that were formed one after another were almost like paper under the fierce attacks of the division troops, and collapsed one after another, in addition to the loss of troops.  Nothing works.

    By late September, hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the two divisions were attacking the city and seizing territory.  The Gulf of Carpentaria can already be seen. This is another important anchorage for the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet. The Port of Borroola is on the west side of the bay that penetrates into the northern Australian mainland.

    After reaching here, it is not impossible to counterattack the troops in the middle and attack Huanglong, the most important anchorage of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet.  Darwin Port is right in front of you.  Senior officers including Feng Jiwu, commander of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, and Zhao Yuhe, chief of staff of the division, were all very optimistic about the prospects of the middle battlefield.

    the reason is simple.  On the battlefield in the middle, the strength comparison between the Japanese army and the division troops has undergone a fundamental reversal. Fierce fighting continued for more than 20 days. In addition, coupled with the consumption of Japanese troops in the northern battlefield of the MacDonnell Mountains, the total strength of the Japanese army in the middle dropped to insufficient.  Half a million people and demoralized.

    But Tang Qiuli¡¯s thoughts were different from those of the generals.  Instead, he became increasingly cautious, his gaze covering the entire Australian battlefield.  Judging from the battlefield situation, the counterattack troops on the middle route are definitely breaking in alone, while on the east and west battlefields, there are more than one million Japanese troops. In terms of the entire Australian battlefield situation, the directly affiliated corps and Niangziguan garrison.  It is surrounded by enemies on three sides.

    ¡°I don¡¯t know why, Tang Qiuli felt.  The division troops on the middle battlefield at this moment are very similar to the situation that the North Korean army was in in the early days of the Korean War in history. They were also attacking furiously all the way, with overwhelming momentum.

    But Tang Qiuli knew clearly that the deeper he followed the counterattack force from the center and penetrated into northern Australia, the greater the difficulties and resistance he would encounter. The first was the problem of the logistic supply line, from Adelaide to Windekar, Bodham,  On the Rubin River front line, the army's logistics supply line extended for thousands of kilometers. Due to many fierce battles with the Japanese army, the battlefield damage to the roads was quite serious, which hindered the speed of the Joint Logistics Department's supply of ammunition and materials to the frontline troops.

    Fortunately, Liu Cuigang's aviation unit controlled most of the air supremacy, and the Japanese combat aircraft were not able to cut off the lifeline of hundreds of thousands of division soldiers. Otherwise, the massive amounts of ammunition and supplies consumed by hundreds of thousands of troops every day would also bring down the troops.  Logistics supplies alone were enough for Tang Qiuli to stop there.

    As the front moved northward and penetrated deeper into the Japanese-occupied areas, relying on the original and complete defense system, the resistance of the Japanese troops became more and more tenacious. The casualties of the division troops also increased, and the speed of the attack also slowed down.  After more than twenty days of fierce fighting, the physical strength and energy of the soldiers were exhausted to the limit. They were only supported by the momentum of consecutive battles and victories. Everything showed that it was time to end the counterattack in the middle!

    What worries Tang Qiuli is not just these. He is also worried that once the more than one million Japanese troops on the east and west routes each withdraw about one-third of their troops and attack from the waist on both sides of the troops, what will happen?  It will be extremely passive for your own counterattack troops in the middle.

    In order to avoid this situation from happening, Tang Qiuli telegraphed the commander of the West Route troops, deputy division commander and commander of the Sulu Mobile Corps, Lieutenant General Tang Qiusheng, to switch from the current blocking defense to a limited attack and ordered the East Route troops to  The commanders, Commander of the Marine Corps Han Tie, Commander of the Southeast Mobile Corps Ma Chaoyang, and Deputy Commander of the 29th Corps Jing Zhanqi, launched a large-scale attack on the Japanese troops in front of them.

    There is only one purpose for doing this, which is to allow the more than 600,000 Japanese troops on the east road to move to the west.The more than 400,000 Japanese troops on the road could not be spared to support the Japanese troops on the middle road, entangled them on their respective battlefields, and avoided the worries of the counterattack troops on both sides of the middle road.

    More importantly, Tang Qiuli did not have extravagant expectations that he could achieve all the goals of the Australian campaign through a counterattack in the middle. That was unrealistic. On the Australian battlefield, although the Japanese and Australian front troops were defeated in the middle, there were still more than one battle left.  A huge force of 150,000 to 60,000 people, and hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops on the North American battlefield, will also be deployed on the Australian battlefield.

    Continuing the attack was obviously not the right thing to do. Tang Qiuli had already thought of stopping there. However, it was not right to use all the troops of the direct-affiliated corps and Niangziguan garrison to consolidate the current occupied area and form a confrontation with the Japanese army.  The perfect strategy, firstly, wasted a large number of troops, and secondly, it was unwise to stand out alone and be in a position that was extremely vulnerable to being besieged by the Japanese army on three sides.

    The best way to expand the results of the central counterattack is to withdraw the troops directly from the central battlefield and choose one of the east and west routes to attack the Japanese army. However, this requires the Niangziguan garrison to fight in northern Australia.  The degree of danger was self-evident, and Tang Qiuli had difficulty making a decision, and wanted to hear the opinions of the frontline commanders.

    Two days later, Tang Qiuli held a small military meeting at the headquarters of Wokopu Division to hear the opinions of the commanders. Those who attended the meeting included Feng Jiwu, commander of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, Zhang Hansheng, chief of staff,  Division Commander Armored Corps Commander Bater, Artillery Commander Zheng Yong, Division Commander Chief of Staff and Chief of Staff of the Directly Affiliated Corps Zhao Yuhe, Director of the General Staff Division Ge Zhenzhuang and others.

    The middle counterattack lasted for more than twenty days. Except for Zhao Yuhe and Ge Zhenzhuang, several other commanders were on the front line directing the offensive every day. They suddenly received the notice of a meeting and returned to the division command from the front line under heavy artillery fire.  , not very applicable yet.

    In an ordinary room, Tang Qiuli looked at the commanders who were all covered in gunpowder smoke and dust, but their faces were full of excitement. The first thing he said was, "I convened this meeting at short notice just to pursue something."  Everyone¡¯s opinion, should the troops continue to fight in northern Australia?¡±

    "What?" Several frontline commanders were stunned. They were obviously not mentally prepared for the questions raised by the division commander. Needless to say, the situation on the battlefield in the middle is obvious now, both in terms of the comparison of troops and the morale of the troops.  It¡¯s all good for you!

    Feng Jiwu is a veteran and once served as the chief of staff of the division commander. He understands the temper of the division commander and will not raise this question without reason. He frowned slightly, thought for a while and said: "Commander, as far as the current situation of the battlefield in the middle is concerned,  It would be a pity not to continue the offensive. Our army is fully capable of severely damaging or even annihilating the more than 500,000 Japanese troops remaining on the battlefield in the middle!"

    "As far as my personal opinion is concerned, I support continuing the attack. Division commander, what are you worried about?" Several other commanders, although they did not speak, looked at him intently. Obviously, their inner thoughts were similar to Feng Jiwu's.  .

    Tang Qiuli did not mince his words, and confessed all his worries, and finally said: "Starting from Lambina and counterattacking in the MacDonnell Mountains, the troops fought thousands of kilometers to northern Australia. They fought fiercely for more than 20 days.  His physical strength and energy have been exhausted to the limit. It can be said that the offensive energy has been lost. Is it the best way to continue attacking north? "

    Everyone was silent. What the division commander said was the truth. There were continuous fierce battles, and the number of troops was also reduced a lot. The brigades were basically understaffed and exhausted. "Commander, what do you think?" Or Feng Jiwu first.  He opened his mouth, although he was reluctant to give up the favorable battlefield situation, but he was also clearly aware that the current situation of the army was almost at the end of the war. He really wanted to know what the division commander's plan was.

    Tang Qiuli said slowly: "My plan is divided into two parts. Following your troops, continue to maintain the offensive posture of the Japanese army on the middle battlefield, making Ito Yanzaburo think that we will continue to attack northern Australia, and then,  The directly affiliated corps retreated from the battlefield."

    "There are two attack targets to choose from. First, attack the Japanese troops on the west route who are fighting fiercely with Deputy Division Commander Tang's troops. Second, attack the Japanese troops on the east route who are fighting fiercely with Han Tie, Ma Chaoyang and Jing Zhanqi's troops.  Road to the Japanese army, but what is difficult to decide is how to choose one of the two!"

    "There is another problem. After Jiwu's troops and the directly affiliated corps leave the battlefield, they will be responsible for the task of battlefield attack alone. With a large number of troops, they will continue to attack the Japanese troops in the middle who have more troops than themselves. If they stand out alone, they will still have to fight the original  The momentum is very difficult, and it is difficult for me to make this decision!" Seeing that the generals understood his thoughts, Tang Qiuli revealed his plan and expressed his hesitation frankly.

    At this point, Feng Jiwu fully understood the division commander's intention and continued to attack north. It was a wise decision to call it a day.?Decision, although I feel very regretful, my reason and the actual situation on the battlefield tell me that the division commander's decision is correct!

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