"Commander, this is a picture taken by our reconnaissance aircraft. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Comparing the photos taken three days ago and three days later, it is clear that these barracks of the US military are empty. In addition, our reconnaissance planes also found traces of a large number of trucks and heavy equipment on the road east of Coba. Therefore, we can conclude that the US-Australian coalition forces are moving forces in a big way. And the direction in which they mobilized their forces to attack was most likely our troops on the southern front. Said the liaison officer of the Directorate of Military Intelligence.

Marshal Cai Songpo nodded, in the face of the large-scale advance of the Imperial* army, it is impossible for the US-Australian coalition forces to be slow without any reaction. Judging by now, they did react. And it was still the most violent reaction, directly wanting to deal with one of the army groups of the Imperial Army.

"The Americans are ambitious to attack us, and they still want to finish off one of our army groups in one fell swoop. I have to admire, their appetite is just too big. There has never been a precedent for the Imperial Army to be completely annihilated on the battlefield, not even a single infantry division. The Americans seem to want to set this precedent. However, I was afraid that they would just break their teeth. Marshal Cai Songpo sneered. The combat effectiveness of the Empire* army has long been tested. If the Americans want to successfully deal with the entire army group of the Imperial Army, no matter how you look at it, it is unlikely!

"Marshal, no matter what, we can't take it lightly! This time, the US-Australian coalition will take the initiative to attack, and it is certainly certain. They must have mobilized heavy forces and laid siege to the Imperial Army's 14th Army. Major General Sun Fumin, deputy commander of the 1st Army, said.

"Well, send a telegram to the 14th Army, tell them to stop advancing and deploy their defenses on the spot. The 1st Army would immediately move closer to them. Directly asked Huang Jianling whether his troops were capable of withstanding the attack of an enemy three times his size, and the air force would provide them with full support. If that doesn't work, let him retreat. Marshal Cai Songpo said.

"Marshal, if you ask like this, General Huang will definitely pat his chest and promise to resist the attack of the US-Australian coalition." Major General Sun Fumin said.

"Of course I know, with one army group of the Imperial Army and ten infantry divisions of vassal states, such a large force, even if it is impossible to defeat twice the American and Australian coalition forces frontally, if it is defended, there will definitely be no problem. What's more, now the empire has completely mastered air supremacy. They will have the full support of the Air Force. Under such circumstances, it should be no problem at all to resist the attack of the Americans. Marshal Cai Songpo said with a smile. He was very confident in the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army.

Major General Sun Fumin nodded, which of the twenty group armies of the Imperial Army, especially the fifteen group armies in front, is not an elite unit? The Americans wanted to take out an elite army group of the Imperial Army in one fell swoop, which was simply a dream.

"Liaise with the Air Force and let them focus on supporting the 14th Army next. Since the Americans want to eat one of our army groups, then we have to show them how much they need to pay to be able to eat one of our army groups. In other words, no matter how much they pay, it is impossible for them to eat a group army of the empire. Marshal Cai Songpo said.

"Yes, Commander." A staff officer saluted and immediately went to send a telegram.

Thirty kilometers east of Nevertel, the 14th Army of the Imperial Army, as well as five infantry divisions of the Fuso Army, were marching along the road. As the closest unit to Koba, and also the unit that has just gotten the opportunity to go to the battlefield since the start of the war, the 14th Army of the Imperial Army is full of hope to perform well on the battlefield, so that the whole world knows that none of the elite group armies of the Imperial Army are in vain. Therefore, after being ordered to land in Sydney, the 14th Army has been in a furious advance.

A jeep waddled along the road, and in the passenger seat sat a middle-aged general with his eyes closed, who was none other than Lieutenant General Huang Jianling, commander of the 14th Army of the Imperial Army. Among these generals of the Imperial Army, he may not have a good reputation. But how can you be the commander of a group army without two brushes?

"Commander, marshal's telegram." The adjutant caught up and handed over a telegram to Lieutenant General Huang Jianling.

Lieutenant General Huang Jianling, who had originally closed his eyes to recuperate, immediately opened his eyes. After reading the telegram, I couldn't help but smile on my face.

"It seems that the Americans really treat us as soft persimmons, thinking that they can handle them at will. In that case, let them know that if they want to eat us, they have to see if their teeth are hard enough! Lieutenant General Huang Jianling said with a smile.

"Order the troops, and garrison them on the spot. Let Lieutenant General Masataka Yawaki of the 3rd Army of the Fuso Army come to me. Lieutenant General Huang Jianling commanded.

The five infantry divisions of the Fuso Army, which cooperated with the 14th Army of the Imperial Army, were reorganized into the 3rd Commander of the Fuso Army, with more than 100,000 troops, with Yamawaki Masataka as the commander.

In less than ten minutes, Lieutenant General Yamawaki Masataka sat in a jeep and came to Lieutenant General Huang Jianling.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I will report to you!" Lieutenant General Yamawaki Masataka said immediately after seeing Lieutenant General Huang Jianling.

"Well, General Yamawaki Masataka, we just got accurate information that the U.S.-Australian coalition is marching toward us. Therefore, I was given the order to deploy on the spot and fight a positional battle with the US-Australian coalition forces here to consume the strength of the US-Australian coalition forces. The 1st Imperial Army was on its way. At that time, we will also cooperate with the 1st Army to encircle and annihilate the main force of the US-Australian coalition. I want the Fuso Army to guard the left and right flanks, is there a problem? Lieutenant General Huang Jianling asked.

"Your Excellency, Commander, there is no problem at all, I promise that I will hold both flanks of the troops. People are in the position! Lieutenant General Yamawaki Masataka did not hesitate and immediately assured.

Although, he may also know that the positions garrisoned by the Fuso Army may be fiercely attacked by the United States and Australia, which will cause them heavy losses. However, he didn't care about casualties at all. As long as they can hold their positions and wait for the defeat of the US-Australian coalition, the Chinese Empire will definitely reward them greatly. As for the casualties of those ordinary Fuso soldiers, this is completely indifferent. Anyway, the population of Fuso is quite large, and I don't know how many people are eager to join the army and fight for the empire. No matter how much you lose, you can quickly make up for it.

"Well, well, you go and prepare. The Imperial Air Force will provide us with full support. In addition, the heavy artillery of the group army will also support you in due course. As long as you resist the attack of the US-Australian coalition, then everything is not a problem. Lieutenant General Huang Jianling emphasized.

"Yes, please rest assured, Your Excellency, even if we fight to the death, we will resist the attack of the US-Australian coalition." Lieutenant General Masataka Yamawaki said.

Lieutenant General Huang Jianling nodded and asked Lieutenant General Yamawaki Masataka to prepare.

The Fuso Army had 5 infantry divisions, with the 11th Infantry Division acting as a reserve, the 12th Infantry Division and the 13th Infantry Division, defending the left flank position, and the 14th Infantry Division and the 15th Infantry Division, defending the right flank position. As for the frontal defensive line, which was more than fifty kilometers long, it was the responsibility of the 29th and 44th Infantry Divisions of the Imperial Army. In addition, the 14th Panzer Brigade, the 14th Self-Propelled Howitzer Brigade and the 14th Rocket Artillery Brigade of the Imperial Army will also provide fire support. In addition, the artillery regiments of the 14th Infantry Division, the 59th Infantry Division and the 74th Infantry Division of the Imperial Army also received unified command. In this case, the artillery fire on the defensive line will be very strong. Even the Fuso Army, which was defending both flanks, would be supported by artillery fire from the Imperial Army. If the US-Australian coalition forces want to bully the Fuso Army's lack of heavy artillery and use them as the key target of their attacks, they will inevitably pay a heavy price for this.

In addition, the Imperial Air Force also promised to provide adequate support to the 14th Army, and the Imperial Air Force's two fighter wings, one dive bomber group, and two ground attack aircraft groups would provide them with air support during the day, ensuring that if the United States and Australia launched an attack, they would pay heavy losses.

Of course, if the US-Australian coalition attacks at night, there is no way. The fighters of the Imperial Air Force have not been able to carry out night attacks until now. Unless the Reich makes another breakthrough in radar miniaturization and cramps radar into the nose of the fighter. Otherwise, it will be difficult to make a breakthrough in this area.

Before the Imperial Army reached Nevertel, it stopped advancing and began to build positions. This made the US-Australian coalition very depressed. Originally, they had planned to take on the Imperial Army at Nevertel. To this end, they have already built a strong position in Nevertel. Once the Imperial Army had suffered heavy losses at Nevertel's head slam, their main force would attack, devouring the Imperial Army's 14th Army and ten vassal infantry divisions in one fell swoop. However, the Imperial Army was not fooled at all now, which made it impossible to implement the plan prepared by the US-Australian coalition.

Of course, this was all expected by Admiral MacArthur. He had long guessed that the Imperial Army would not be so easily fooled. Therefore, it is also ready to take the initiative to attack if the plan is unsuccessful.

"Order the front-line troops, since the Chinese have not attacked, then we will launch an attack and encircle and annihilate the Chinese there in one fell swoop." Let the Chinese know that after seeing through our plan, they did not choose to flee in the first place, which is simply a mistake! Admiral MacArthur ordered. (To be continued.) )