Chapter 730 Australia plans to accelerate

"The plan on the Australian side must be accelerated!" Meng Xiang solemnly said to Tang Yaoshi. to watch the latest update of the book)

There are many things in the shadows, and it is not suitable for relatively upright models to know, but Meng Xiang needs someone to advise and plan. Meng Xiang, who used to be the same as Little White Flower, lacked this experience, and those clones didn't have such a level. This role is none other than Old Don. Not to mention his identity with Meng Xiang, just because of his background as a master in Shaoxing, he is a good hand at playing these tricks.

"The Americans will soon have something to do. Now the pressure is mounting on us. Meng Xiang continued.

The Americans are really anxious this time. Nearly 20,000 American troops were captured in the Philippine campaign, and the loss of the Philippines was already the worst outcome in the hearts of the Americans. Public opinion in the United States is sluggish, and Washington has been seized by competitors and made a little anxious.

They desperately needed to pull back a game first, but the Japanese hit Pearl Harbor with a fatal blow that devastated the U.S. Navy. Only one aircraft carrier and three cruisers remained in good condition in the entire Pacific Fleet, and another aircraft carrier was still undergoing overhauls.

The ship repair yards near Pearl Harbor had been blown up, and the damaged ships could not be repaired nearby, and it was so cumbersome to ship them back to the West Coast.

The oil depot that could hold 4.5 million barrels of oil was blown up, and Pearl Harbor struggled to scrape together the fuel for the fleet.

When the Panama Canal was unblocked, it had to face constant harassment by nearby guerrillas and mercenaries. The rebels, who were financially backed by the Japanese, were not fighting this time. They made contact with a number of arms companies, and the guerrillas who had been forced back to Colombia by the US ** team and mercenaries were even equipped with airplanes.

Even if it is only an old biplane, and some are even old aircraft from the First World War, they are enough to threaten the smooth flow of the Panama Canal with bombs or even torpedoes. This made the reconstruction of Pearl Harbor much longer.

Although Pearl Harbor was still garrisoned, it was only in preparation for the Japanese landing, and the remaining main force of the Pacific Fleet had withdrawn to the west coast, accumulating new forces in San Diego.

The Japanese had already occupied Wake Island and Midway, and the Japanese fleet consisting of three aircraft carriers and three battleships patrolled the surroundings and could block the door at any time, extinguishing the remaining hopes of the US Pacific Navy, so that the US Navy had to consider temporarily retreating and shrinking. 9vk

The contraction of the Americans put the original plan of General Doolittle to bomb Tokyo on hold. The strength of the aircraft carrier formation formed by them was too weak, and they barely managed to get close to the Japanese mainland, and once they were discovered by Japanese planes, they did not have much ability to protect themselves at all.

At this time, the Americans thought of the original bombing of the Japanese mainland by the Vanguard Army. In order to vent their bad breath and give the domestic people a little confidence, they actively contacted Huaxia and planned to borrow the airport along the coast of China and use the long-distance flight of the B-17 to fly directly to Tokyo.

This means that Huaxia has to make a choice. Once involved in the dispute between Japan and the United States, the huge power represented by the vanguard army will inevitably make the Japanese shrink their defense and dare not attack easily. This obviously made Meng Xiang's big knife unpleasant.

As a country that had just been invaded by the Japanese army, it was impossible for Huaxia to refuse its hatred of the Japanese army. Meng Xiang could only make more demands on the Americans.

Numerous production lines and technologies can make the foundation of Huaxia industry more solid.

Americans also know the meaning of Huaxia Luo's thick list, and they are just as vigilant about the rise of Huaxia in their hearts. In contrast to Japan, a country with few resources, they fear that a large, unified continental nation will change the landscape of Asia. Moreover, China's huge population base is a source of deep concern for every Western country.

The sheer size of the population, combined with a strong industry, meant a challenge to America's position and goals. This is clearly not what they want to see, and it is one reason why the Americans support the Chongqing government.

However, with the fierce offensive of the Japanese army, which has exceeded the expectations of the Americans, they can't help but solve the immediate crisis first.

Because the U.S. Pacific Navy suffered too many losses, and the Japanese army invested more energy in the south, there was no one to stop the Japanese army's movement on the island of New Guinea. After more than two months of attacking, with a more powerful navy and the support of a certain force behind them, the Japanese completely captured the island of New Guinea in mid-February, and occupied Port Moresby in a historic way.

The defeated Anglo-American-Australian forces had to withdraw to the Australian mainland.

Coupled with the defeat of the Philippines, when the authorities were beyond the control of the Americans, the Americans had to consider cooperation with China.

"The Japanese are a threat right under our noses. And the industry of China has only just begun, and it will take at least half a century to threaten us. Washington was quick to decide. In this era when there were no intercontinental missiles and nuclear bombs, relying on the shelter of two oceans and a powerful industry, the Americans were confident that they would be safe in the face of any enemy for a hundred years.

The negotiations between the United States and China, which have dragged on for more than three months, have entered the fast lane. The United States boldly agreed to Huaxia's requests one after another, and even Meng Xiang was surprised by the generosity of the Americans.

"Americans are rich!" Meng Xiang sighed.

The Japanese's estimate of at least a year's recovery period for Americans is also clearly also inaccurate. On the one hand, the Americans organized domestic production, and on the other hand, they also began to actively contact the issue of warships with copycats and umbrella companies. Under the smashing of American money, even Meng Xiang was moved. If it weren't for the future layout, Meng Xiang would almost have agreed to directly trade a few ready-made battleships.

In the end, Meng Xiang only promised to deliver two super battleships to the Americans within half a year. After half a year, the Americans will no longer need to come from outside, they will need to serve the domestic arms giants. The two super-battleships are nothing more than an emergency.

The Pacific Consortium, which is composed of several shadow companies in the United States and owns the property rights of several weapons such as the Cleveland-class and Essex-class aircraft carriers, has reached an agreement with the US side and has successively obtained orders of hundreds of millions of dollars. Even their scattered arms production rights have attracted more allies, and while they have made large profits, they have also gained a greater voice in the United States.

While Meng Xiang made money and earned cramps, it also caused the strength of the US military to swell sharply in the context of large American industry, which also made Meng Xiang's delaying tactics not last long.

"Enough of the benefits from the Americans, it's time for us to act." Meng Xiang once again told Tang Yaoshi.

"Australia is ready!" Pharmacist Tang's paper fan shook tightly a few times and said with a smile.

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"We must withdraw part of the army!" Curtin was tough.

Australia's new prime minister, who only succeeded Menses in October last year, faces a major crisis as soon as he takes office.

The arduous battle of New Guinea in the original history was cut off by Japanese warships before it reached a high tide. The footsteps of the Japanese had reached the doorstep of Australia, but the elite troops of Australia were all drawn by the British.

Australia has a total of 12 infantry divisions, 2 armored divisions, and 2 armored brigades. The 3rd, 5th, and 11th Divisions were transferred to defend the British Isles, the 6th, 7th, and 9th Divisions and armored units were in the Middle East theater, the 8th Division had been completely wiped out in Singapore, and even the 4th Division was transferred to nearby India to defend the pearl on which the sun never sets.

Major forces of the Air Force and Navy were also involved in the war in Europe. The remaining four dry divisions, 1, 2, 10, and 12, were a little overwhelmed to garrison such a large territory.

Especially when the Japanese army had already endangered the safety of the Australian mainland.

Curtin began to ask the British to transfer back some of the elite to strengthen the defense of the Australian continent very early, but the British even transferred Ah San's army to protect themselves, where can they still take care of Australia.

Now that the Japanese army is approaching the Australian mainland, the British have to consider the safety of Australia. However, the Balkans were defeated, the war situation in North Africa was lost, and the Italian army in East Africa, with the direct support of the Germans, had a new change. The situation in India is in turmoil, and the Japanese army is approaching. Everywhere there is a need for support, there is a need for troops, where did the British draw troops?

"You can organize more armies!" Churchill dropped such a sentence.

He also knows the situation in Australia, at this time Australia is only more than 7 million people, excluding the old and weak, women and children, how many troops can be deployed? So he added: "All men and women should defend their homeland!" ”

This is undoubtedly a general mobilization order.

Curtin, who had been grinding for months, had no other way. In the end, he could only plead: "The newly formed army lacks experience and needs the help of veterans!" It's okay to transfer back a division! ”

"Then let's go to the Ninth Division!" Churchill also knew the importance of the Australian continent, and the Americans could not count on it for the time being, and finally made a compromise.

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"Don't worry! As long as we do this, we will be the heroes of the Empire! Sanju Qing'an, who ranked 13th among Japanese spies, said in a cold tone, but he successfully ignited the passion of the surrounding group of Japanese.

"Hey! It will be a success! A dozen or so Japanese around him clenched their fists tightly and roared in response.

"Good!" Xiao Zhaoming, who had been sitting and watching for a long time, puffed up Rendan's beard and slapped his palms a few times.

When everyone's eyes were gathered here, he said slowly: "The Empire will firmly remember your dedication!" Without you, the Empire's operations on the Australian continent would not have gone so smoothly. Now there is a division of the emperor ** team ready to be in place, waiting for your final victory. Now it's time for us to strike. Please! ”

"Died for the Empire!"