"The Americans are not slow, but such a landing force is still a little less," Meng Xiang sneered

The actions of the Americans also did not hide from Meng Xiang's ears and eyes, and when Nimitz's battle plan was just approved, Meng Xiang had already obtained specific information about the US attack

There are about 400,000 U.S. troops in the army, navy and air, which is already the largest force that Americans have gathered in Sealand

The wars in Europe and North Africa continue to affect the Americans

The British have always controlled the Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal, blocking the Germans' access to the Mediterranean, so that the Germans can only rely on the Italians and Spaniards to operate in the Mediterranean, but these two countries also resist the Germans entering the Mediterranean, making the German fleet in the Mediterranean very small, only the submarine force is a little stronger

When the Allies attacked Tunisia and went straight to Sicily, the Italians seemed to have relaxed their resistance to the Germans, but by this time, the Germans no longer needed the Italians to open their eyes

They got what they wanted from Toulon, France

The Germans suddenly occupied the remaining part of France, leaving the confused French and disappointed in the future In the port of French ** in Toulon, the French navy refused the solicitation of the Allies, and also refused the recruitment of the Germans and the puppet government, and finally chose to sink itself

Only at this time there was a slight change, that is, the commander of the defense minister of the Vichy government in France, Darlan, did not fall into the hands of the Allies in North Africa, but was seized by the Germans who stormed Vichy

The supreme commander of the French Navy was a controversial figure, but whether he was a hero or a traitor, his development and control of the French Navy was unquestionable, and he hesitated for a moment when he saw that the warships that the French Navy had worked so hard to accumulate were about to be destroyed, and even the hope of future naval revival was extinguished

When the Germans took control of the port of Toulon, France, at least half of the more than 80 warships docked there remained, including the Strasbourg, which fled to France during the Anglo-French war, and its sister Dunkirk, the lead ship of the Dunkirk-class battlecruiser, and the most conspicuous was the battleship Richelieu, which the French were proud of

After escaping the British bombardment at Dakar, it was eventually recalled by the French to Toulon due to damage, and this time became the greatest trophy of the Germans

The Germans sent their own naval forces, received these several capital warships, and soon formed a fleet that threatened the Allies in the Mediterranean

German submarines and Scharnhorst battleships also came to the Yar and Madeira islands, making it difficult for the Americans to reinforce the troops

This series of operations made it difficult for the Allied forces to operate in Tunisia and Libya, and even though the Americans had sent 600,000 expeditionary forces to North Africa, they still did not meet the initial goals of the Torch Project

The battlefields of Tunisia and Libya were successively filled with 750,000 German-Italian troops, and the Allies were no less than inferior in strength, plus 300,000 Commonwealth troops

In the first phase of the North African War, which lasted for nearly half a year, Eisenhower, who brought Patton and Montgomery, played against Rommel and was temporarily tied

But the war in North Africa was fiercely fought, and a pattern of meat grinders had been formed

In the past six months, the number of casualties of the US military has exceeded 200,000

The fighting on the island of Great Britain was fierce, with 70,000 American troops wounded, even though the main participants were British

Such a large casualty also made the Americans murmur, but for the sake of the final victory, Roosevelt still persevered, trying to open up the situation in Europe

On the Eastern Front, the Germans suffered heavy losses as the Russians went berserk

Although the two sides are still in a state of confrontation, on all fronts, nearly 10 million corpses have fallen on both sides

Although it is not an exaggeration compared to the damage of more than 8 million of the Soviet Russians, the damage of 1.6 million German troops on the Eastern Front is also unbearable for the Germans

Coupled with the fact that the Germans had more than a million injuries in North Africa and the islands of Great Britain, the Americans still saw hope

At this time, all the countries of Europe were already fighting to the bone

Only by continuing to raise the stakes, and even increasing investment, can the Americans get the maximum benefit when they are unveiled

In 43 years, the sparks of war in Europe have been far more brilliant than in Asia, which has made the Americans' focus still on Europe, which can reap great benefits, rather than Australia, which has only wool, wheat and vast wasteland

Americans' ambitions for land are far less fervent than their pursuit of European wealth

As a result, Europe and North Africa received 800,000 reinforcements again, while Australia only received 200,000

Even more than half of the U.S. naval forces were sent to Europe to help the British continue to fight against the powerful German navy near Great Britain

However, the half of the naval forces deployed by the Americans to the Pacific Ocean also became the basis of the US military's operations in Australia

With a large number of U.S. ships coming off the assembly line, the British and American navies have now reached a tie against the German, Italian and Japanese navies, which are fighting separately

At present, only half of the U.S. naval force is said to be unable to defeat the Japanese navy, but it already has the capital to contend with it, especially this time Nimitz has transferred most of its strength to confront Japan's South Pacific Fleet in Australia, and the Americans are full of confidence

However, in addition to the 100,000 naval and air forces, the remaining less than 300,000 troops still have some difficulties in successfully landing in the heavily concentrated southeast region of Australia

In order to counterattack the Chinese army, with continuous support, the total number of Japanese troops in southeast Australia exceeded 500,000, including some elite troops, even if most of the main forces were transferred to the front line, leaving the coastline on alert, and the number of Japanese troops who were worried that the Chinese army would play a surprise attack again was also 150,000

"It seems that the Japanese army does not have many troops to defend the coastline, and it is not enough to create difficulties for the Americans," Meng Xiang pruned his chin and muttered

The scale of the US Navy's eight aircraft carriers and three battleships in Sealand and Western Samoa this time can definitely overwhelm the naval strength of the three battleships and three aircraft carriers stationed in the southeast of Australia by the Japanese

Obviously, the Japanese do not want to see it

Skynet's intelligence once again allowed the Japanese to get the news in time

The Japanese fleet, which was responsible for blockading the Huaxia ships in Southeast Asia, immediately sent back a support fleet consisting of two Yamato-class battleships and three aircraft carriers, and secretly delayed the army's attack on the Huaxia army and strengthened the defense of the coastline

Although the Americans did not perceive the increase in the strength of the Japanese army on the southeast coastline of Australia to 200,000, they received the news of the urgent return of the Japanese support fleet

Realizing that the situation had changed, Nimitz decided to advance his plan, and instead of waiting for the Huaxia and the Japanese to get bogged down in a stalemate on the front line, he launched an attack on the same day as the Japanese

At 4 o'clock in the morning of the 23rd, the Japanese, who had to send an arrow on the verge of being ready to fire, could not help but launch a counteroffensive against the Chinese army after hesitating for a long time

It's just that the purpose of this counteroffensive has changed a lot, and it is no longer a painful lesson for the Chinese people to taste as many people shout, but to put the consumption of Chinese materials in the most important position, no longer a large-span and large-depth counteroffensive, but with the help of the fortifications on the front line, to drag down the Chinese army

On the other hand, it is to concentrate forces to guard against a surprise attack by the Americans, and some people even advocate a counterattack by the Americans to add a little weight to the negotiations at the negotiating table in the future

Obviously, with the strength of the Japanese in Australia at this time, they could not easily make the Americans give in and think of negotiations

After hearing that the Japanese attacked Huaxia as scheduled, confirming that the news of the heavy purchase from Skynet was indeed true, they bluntly chose to go to war

On the 23rd, at 4:15 a.m., the long-awaited main forces of the U.S. Navy's 2 battleships and 3 aircraft carriers began to depart from Pago Pago

At about 6 o'clock in the morning, the USS Alaska-class battleship and six aircraft carriers of the US Navy, which had been stationed in Sealand, also set out together to cross the Tasman Sea and attack Sydney

At 8:21 a.m., the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier Enterprise spotted the Nagato-class battleship Harima, which was cruising 120 nautical miles from Sydney, and only 20 minutes later, the group of three aircraft carriers that had been waiting for it launched its first attack

The Japanese navy, which had already received the news, immediately shrank back, striving to rely on the coastal line of defense, delaying until reinforcements arrived

Although the Harima did not escape in the end and was beaten to death by American torpedo planes and bombers, the US Navy's achievements that day were limited to this, and it did not completely annihilate the main force of Japanese warships stationed in Australia in the Armageddon and clear the obstacles to landing, while hundreds of landing ships carrying 250,000 people from major ports in Sealand could only continue to wait in the Tasman Sea or return to port, waiting for the US Navy and Air Force to clear a safe landing channel for them