"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Explosions rang out in the city of Darwin, destroying buildings and turning the once bustling streets into ruins. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

A church was hit by several bombs, and the cross on the top of the church was blown off. It seems that even with God's blessing, they will not survive the massive bombing of the Imperial Air Force.

The military camps on the outskirts of the city were even carpet-bombed. The Imperial Air Force plowed the entire barracks with bombs. Fortunately, most of the officers and men of the 21st Infantry Division of the US Army were deployed to the defensive lines in various places, otherwise this bombardment alone would have inflicted heavy damage on them. However, a lot of the weapons and equipment and war materials stored by the US military in the barracks were destroyed during the bombing. This will inevitably have a great impact on their next battle.

These behemoths dropped bombs at high altitudes destroyed the entire Darwin and caused huge casualties to the US-Australian coalition troops stationed here. Especially those of the Australian Army, they originally joined the army with enthusiasm. Many of them are just new recruits who have just taken up arms and have never been on the battlefield at all. Although they already think of the battlefield as cruel. However, they were greatly shocked by the way the Empire* army attacked. The real offensive had not yet begun, and before even the soldiers of the Imperial Army had seen their faces, they had already paid a heavy price.

"Oh God! The whole city was burning, and people were wailing and crying. How could those Chinese have such terrifying and powerful weapons? Is modern warfare really completely different from that of more than 20 years ago? A middle-aged Australian soldier looked at the burning city and muttered. As a veteran of the last world war, a man who survived brutal trench warfare. He thought he had seen the cruelty of war. However, now he still has to admit that he really underestimated this war.

Major General Donald, commander of the 21st Infantry Division of the US Army, although hiding in his own headquarters, is now really anxious. The army aviation was defeated, the fighter unit suffered heavy losses, and the remaining fighters had been transferred to the airfield far from Darwin, and the surrounding military and field airfields were destroyed by the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy. In addition, the bombing of Darwin by bombers of the Chinese Air Force also caused heavy losses to the 21st Infantry Division of the US Army and the 11th Infantry Division of the Australian Army. The number of killed and seriously wounded, more than a thousand people, and a large number of people with minor injuries. The loss of weapons and equipment and war materials made his heart bleed again.

"Damn the Chinese, their attacks are so fierce. Darwin, can you really hold it? Major General Donald asked himself. Although, in Darwin and the surrounding area, the US army deployed a full three American infantry divisions and three Australian infantry divisions, 130,000 men. But now Major General Donald still has no confidence at all!

"General Donald, the Chinese launched a massive bombardment of Darwin, and my troops suffered heavy losses. Does that mean they're about to launch a landing operation in Darwin? A middle-aged general asked. He was the commander of the 11th Infantry Division of the Australian Army, Major General Matthew. A veteran who had fought in the last world war. It's just that twenty years ago, he was a battalion commander in the Australian Army. Now, he has become a division commander. Twenty years earlier, however, he had dared to lead Australian soldiers in a brutal trench battle against the Germans. Now, he didn't have much courage to dare to fight the Chinese* army, armed to the teeth.

"General Matthew, the signs have been indicated. The Chinese are about to attack. For us, there is no choice but to stay the course. This is your land, and if the Chinese occupy it, then all Australians will not even be able to guarantee their safety. So, you have no choice but to resist. Maj. Gen. Donald said.

Major General Matthew was silent, and after a while, he nodded: "Yes! We have no other choice, this is our land. The Chinese want to take these lands away from us unless they kill us. We will resist to the end, and we will let the Chinese know that the Australians will not give in to them easily. If they want to occupy Australia, they will have to pay a heavy price. ”

Major General Donald nodded, although he thought that the Australian Army did not have much combat power. However, now they are comrades-in-arms who fight side by side, and they can only be relied on.

At the same time, less than twenty kilometers from Darwin, a huge Imperial fleet was sailing. This is a fleet of dozens of warships. The battleships in the center were huge warships like small hills. This was the fleet dominated by the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th battleship detachments of the Imperial Navy. Although, in the last world war, these battleships with big ships and huge guns were still the absolute main force of naval warfare. But now, they have been reduced to a supporting role, and more are responsible for the auxiliary tasks of air defense to bomb the island. However, when a large number of such battleships are gathered on the sea, it will still bring a kind of shock.

Both the 3rd and 4th Battleship Detachments of the Imperial Navy were part of the Pacific Fleet of the Imperial Navy. The 3rd Battleship Detachment consisted of five 'Five Emperor-class' battleships, and the 4th Battleship Detachment consisted of four 'Zhonghua-class' battleships. Together with the 5th and 6th battleship detachments, the number of battleships dispatched this time reached nineteen. If you put it in the last world war, this is undoubtedly a very powerful force.

On the battleship 'Shaohao', the flagship of the 3rd Battleship Detachment, Rear Admiral Cai Junbao of the Imperial Navy was standing on the bridge, looking at the huge land that was getting closer and closer at the junction of the sea and the sky.

If Australia were islands, it would be too big. The Empire has long been accustomed to referring to this huge island as a continent. After the empire occupied the entire South Seas, it coveted the continent hundreds of kilometers to the south. Especially when such a large continent has only more than 10 million Australians, this cannot resist the ambition of the empire to encroach on this continent.

As early as after the last world war, when the Imperial Navy defeated the main force of the British Royal Navy, in the Imperial * military, it was proposed that the Empire should take the opportunity to occupy Australia. However, this suggestion was ultimately vetoed by His Majesty the Emperor. At that time, the empire did not want to go to all-out war with the British. After all, the empire at that time had not yet completed its preparations.

Now, after so many years of suffering, the time is finally ripe. The Empire has launched an attack on Australia. The British are now taking care of themselves, and neither the native Australians nor the Americans who help defend here will be able to resist the Empire's attack. The Empire will crush them all to smithereens.

"Order the ships, get ready for battle. Twenty minutes later, the shelling of Darwin began. This time, we are going to destroy the defenses of the US-Australian coalition in Darwin with naval artillery, smash them, and create the best conditions for the landing of the marines. Major General Cai Junbao ordered.

"Yes, General." The communications officer hurriedly sent a telegram to several other battleship detachments. Nineteen massive warships, guarded by dozens of cruisers and destroyers, slaughtered Darwin.

"Whew!" When the fleet was only a dozen kilometers away from Darwin, it was discovered by the defenders. And so, the terrible siren sounded again. The US-Australian coalition troops stationed here couldn't help but tremble in fear again. The tragic scenes of the previous bombing by the Chinese navy and air force are still vivid.

"Damn, are the Chinese bombers coming again? How many times are they going to bomb? Did they want to wipe Darwin off the map with a bomber? That's impossible. Major General Donald scolded.

"General, this time it is not the Chinese bombers who came." The adjutant reported.

"Oh? What's going on here? Why did the alarm go off? Major General Donald frowned.

"Fleet! A huge fleet appeared on the sea. According to the Observation Post, there were nineteen huge battleships alone. The adjutant said with a look of horror.

"Nineteen battleships? The Chinese really want to wipe Darwin off the map! Major General Donald said with some dejection.

Less than twelve kilometers from Darwin, the Imperial fleet stopped advancing. Nineteen battleships, crossed the hull, sailed at low speed on the sea. All the naval guns, all pointed at the coast.

In the fortifications carefully built by the American and Australian coalition forces, all the officers and soldiers looked at the sea in horror. Although the fortifications they had built were strong, it seemed difficult to withstand the shelling of large-caliber naval guns.

"Fire!" Major General Cai Junbao ordered.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The three triple 381mm guns of the battleship 'Shaohao' immediately began to roar. Nine heavy high-explosive bombs, under the action of huge kinetic energy, whizzed towards the coast.

Eighteen other battleships followed suit and began shelling. For a moment, the cannon rumbled on the sea, as if it was thunder. Nineteen battleships of the Imperial Navy were firing frantically, bombarding the shores of Darwin with high-explosive shells. The only difference is that the main guns of some battleships are 381 mm, and the main guns of some warships are 343 mm. (To be continued.) )