After Darwin was in the hands of the Imperial Army, the engineer brigade of the 16th Army of the Imperial Army, as well as the engineer battalions of the divisions, landed as soon as possible and began to repair the bombed-out port. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe U.S.-Australian coalition knew that they couldn't hold Darwin, so they blew up the harbor when the Imperial Marines began to land. Several major piers were blown up and shipping lanes were blocked.

The 16th Army of the Imperial Army had a large amount of heavy equipment, and the 16th Armored Brigade, the 16th Self-Propelled Howitzer Brigade and the Rocket Artillery Brigade would not have been able to disembark without a dock in good condition. After all, those 'Leopard 2' tanks and 'Tiger' tanks are big guys weighing thirty or forty tons. Without lifting equipment, it is impossible to get off the ship at all.

Fortunately, the Empire had expected such a situation long before attacking Darwin. Therefore, the sappers of the Imperial Army also carried these engineering equipment. In order to be able to repair the pier as soon as possible.

Lieutenant General Zhu Yi, commander of the 16th Army, stood in the destroyed port, watching the sappers busy, a little anxious. The commander of the 76th Infantry Division, Major General Shi Enshu, stood beside him.

"Commander, our new street fighting tactics are indeed very effective. In the battle in the city of Darwin, the division suffered only more than 1,000 casualties. The casualties on the side of the Marines were also not significant. This set of street fighting tactics can be popularized throughout the army. Major General Shi Enshu said with a smile.

"Well, street fighting has always had a lot of casualties. The difference in weapons and firepower between the enemy and the enemy will be infinitely narrowed in the street fighting. However, the street fighting tactics issued by the General Staff this time were indeed very useful. In future wars, the casualties of the Imperial Army in street battles will be effectively reduced. Lieutenant General Zhu Yi said.

"When will the dock be repaired?" Lieutenant General Zhu Yi asked.

"Commander, it is estimated that it will take another two days before we will be able to repair a major dock. When the time comes, the 16th Panzer Brigade will be able to carry out loading and unloading. The commander of the engineer brigade reported.

"Two days?" General Zhu Yizhong frowned. In the previous battle, although the Imperial Army and Marines inflicted heavy losses on the American and Australian forces in Darwin, they only destroyed more than 40,000 enemies. The US-Australian coalition forces around Darwin have 130,000 men.

"Commander, or the 76th Infantry Division will attack first." Major General Shi Enshu said.

Lieutenant General Zhu Yi shook his head: "You're just an infantry division." The strength of the US-Australian coalition is more than four times that of yours. It's too risky to attack rashly, so let's wait until the main force gets off the ship. ”

"Commander, the US-Australian coalition has been defeated by us, and they must have no intention of fighting. Even one of our infantry divisions dared to pursue them. "Major General Shi Enshu asked for battle. In his opinion, it is a pity to allow nearly 90,000 US-Australian coalition troops to retreat in this way.

"Your Excellency Commander, let's get off the ship first. We don't have much heavy equipment, at most 75-mm field guns. After we disembark, we can cooperate with General Shi to launch an attack. I believe that the equipment of our Fuso Army is inferior to that of the United States and Australia. However, if we fight head-on, we will not be inferior to them in any way. "said the commander of the First Army of the Fuso Army Expeditionary Force, General Kotaro Nakamura.

On the Philippine battlefield, the Fuso Army performed very well. Their 10 infantry divisions swept through the northern part of Luzon, and the US-Philippine forces were in disarray. Of course, because of the poor equipment, the losses of the Fuso Army were not small. However, after the end of the Battle of the Philippines, the Fuso Army quickly completed its replenishment and regained its combat effectiveness. In this operation against Australia, five of the ten infantry divisions under the command of the First Army of the Fuso Army Expeditionary Force were transported to the sea off Darwin to prepare as the first troops to land in Australia.

Lieutenant General Zhu Yi pondered, if all the five divisions of the Fusang Army disembarked, there would be more than 90,000 people. Together with the 76th Infantry Division of the Army, it is at least not inferior to the United States and Australia in terms of strength. The weapons and equipment of the U.S.-Australian coalition forces may be more advanced than those of the Fuso Army. However, the Fuso Army's will to fight without fear of death is definitely not comparable to that of the US-Australian coalition.

"Commander, take General Nakamura's advice. Didn't they also perform very well on the battlefield in the Philippines, even if they were engaged in a frontal battle with the US army, they did not fall behind at all? Major General Shi Enshu also hurriedly said.

"Alright, General Nakamura, let your men start disembarking at once. After disembarking, he pursued the U.S.-Australian coalition with the 76th Infantry Division. If you can annihilate the main force of the US-Australian coalition, I will personally ask the General Staff and Your Majesty for your credit. This time the attack on Australia will gain profits, and the Fuso Army can get seventy percent. Lieutenant General Zhu Yi said.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander. We're up to the task. Admiral Kotaro Nakamura's face flushed with excitement.

Although, the Fuso Army responded to the Empire's call to fight for the Empire. However, the empire needs to pay them commissions. In addition, the Fuso Army will also share half of the spoils captured on the battlefield. The other half goes to the Empire. This made the Fuso army very desperate in battle, because after defeating the enemy army, they could sweep the place and loot for wealth. At the time of the Battle of the Philippines, the Fuso Army swept through the northern part of Luzon, which undoubtedly made a lot of money. Although the indigenous Filipinos are very poor, they accumulate sand into towers, and small amounts add up. The wealth harvested from those indigenous Filipinos is still very staggering. Not to mention the fact that there are many Americans whose wealth in the Philippines has been scraped by them. This also made the Fuso people taste the sweetness, so they volunteered so much in this battle against Australia.

After receiving the order, the merchant ships transporting the Fuso Army first docked at the dock and began to disembark. Because the vast majority of the Fuso Army is infantry, it carries very few heavy weapons, at most 75 mm field guns. Even a less damaged pier can be disembarked. So they disembarked very quickly.

Although, the long boat ride made many Fuso people pale. But their faces were full of smiles, and their eyes were shining with wolf light. It is clear that the promise of Lieutenant General Zhu Yi, commander of the 16th Army of the Imperial Army, is clear to them. The original spoils of war were to be divided among the empire in half. Now, they only need to give the empire three percent, and they can get two percent more, doesn't that mean that each of them can get more loot? This made these Fuso troops excited one by one, and they couldn't wait to go into battle now.

In the eyes of these Fuso people, Australia is undoubtedly a rich place. It is vast and sparsely populated, and it is full of large ranchers and ranchers. Looting their wealth will obviously lead to a lot of loot.

On the afternoon of December 7, the 1st Infantry Division and the 2nd Infantry Division of the Fuso Army had already disembarked. The 3rd, 4th and 5th Infantry Divisions in the rear were disembarking.

"Commander, why don't we launch a pursuit with the 1st Infantry Division and the 2nd Infantry Division of the Fuso Army first, and the three Fuso Infantry Divisions will follow." Major General Shi Enshu said. If it is delayed any longer, maybe the US-Australian coalition forces will flee farther, and they will not be able to catch up with them at that time.

"Okay, but you have to be careful, don't get killed by the U.S.-Australian coalition. I'll send a telegram to the Navy asking them to send carrier-based aircraft to support you. Lieutenant General Zhu Yi said.

"Yes, Commander." Major General Shi Enshu saluted, and then immediately went to lead the army to attack.

At 3 p.m., the 76th Infantry Division of the Imperial Army, assisted by the 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions of the Fuso Army, set out from Darwin and attacked all the way to the southeast, pursuing the fleeing American and Australian forces.

Sydney, Allied South Pacific Theater Command. Right now, the atmosphere at the headquarters is very tense, and the staff officers are coming in and out, constantly bringing up the latest intelligence reports.

The Chinese* army landed in Darwin in a big way, which put the entire US-Australian coalition under tremendous pressure. Although, they have known for a long time that there will be such a day. However, when the day actually came, it still made them very nervous.

"How's the battle going in Darwin? Donald: Will they be able to hold on? Admiral MacArthur asked.

"Your Excellency, the situation is not very promising. The Chinese's superiority in the sea and air is too great, and our troops deployed in Darwin are completely insistent under the indiscriminate bombardment of the Chinese. In order to destroy our resistance, they even sent nineteen battleships to shell Darwin. The losses of the defenders were very large. Lieutenant General Christie said.

At this time, a staff officer walked in anxiously.

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, Darwin's latest telegram." The staff officer handed the telegram into the hands of Admiral MacArthur.

After reading the telegram, Admiral MacArthur's face suddenly became not very good-looking.

"What's the matter, Your Excellency, Commander." Lieutenant General Christie asked.

"Donald they abandoned Darwin and retreated." Admiral MacArthur said.

"What? We didn't give them the order to retreat! Lieutenant General Christie exclaimed. This is undoubtedly an unauthorized retreat.

However, when he read the telegram, the whole person fell silent. The U.S. 21st Infantry Division and the Australian 11th Infantry Division stationed in Darwin have lost eighty percent of their troops. The four infantry regiments that reinforced them also suffered more than half of the casualties. There were more and more Chinese* troops landing, and in such a situation, they had to abandon Darwin. Otherwise, they will all be wiped out in Darwin. In this case, it seems that Major General Donald has only one way to retreat. (To be continued.) )