"General, Darwin is lost. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoAlthough we blew up the port, with the strength of the Chinese, we will soon be able to repair it. When the time comes, they will land there in a big way. I'm afraid we'll have to prepare for a big war with them. Lieutenant General Christie said.

"It's inevitable. The Chinese will not let Australia go, and if we want to hold Australia, we must defeat them. Admiral MacArthur said. It's just that when he said this, he seemed to be a little lacking in confidence. Obviously, the fiasco in the Philippines has cast a shadow on his heart.

Although the combined forces of the United States and Australia in Australia are stronger, the Chinese* army that invaded Australia will also be stronger. This makes it more difficult for the US-Australian coalition to hold on to Australia. The only difference is that Australia is vast, which gives the US-Australia coalition more strategic depth and more room to maneuver.

"Send a telegram to the 22nd Infantry Division, the 23rd Infantry Division, and the 12th Infantry Division, the 13th Infantry Division of the Australian Army. Let them stop retreating, build a defensive line at Daliwaters, intercept the Chinese, buy us more time. Admiral MacArthur said.

Lieutenant General Christie nodded, and Daley Waters was far from the sea, more than two hundred kilometers from the coastline. Unless it is the aircraft carrier fleet of the Chinese Navy that appears off the coast of Australia. Otherwise, there would be no threat to Daliwaters. A fight with the Chinese* army here can maximize the strengths and avoid weaknesses, and may achieve good results.

"The Chinese are powerful, and we can't fight with them. However, reinforcements from within the country had already begun, eight infantry divisions and two armored divisions. Plus two armored divisions in our hands. We will soon have more than one and a half thousand tanks. At that time, we can completely fight a decisive battle with the Chinese in the inland far from the coast. Even if our tanks are inferior to the Chinese's tanks, we may not lose to them in the case of absolute numerical superiority. Admiral MacArthur's eyes flashed with determination. He didn't want to be defeated by the Chinese* army every time and only run away in embarrassment.

At present, the armored divisions of the U.S. Army are all heavy, including 2 3-battalion tank regiments (the 1st battalion is a light tank battalion with 3 light tank companies; The 2nd and 3rd Battalions are medium tank battalions, each with 3 medium tank companies), 1 3-battalion armored infantry regiment, plus a total of field artillery brigades, armed with 24 155-mm heavy howitzers and 48 105-mm light howitzers. The Heavy Armored Division has 158 light tanks, 232 medium tanks, 24 105-mm M4 assault guns, 17 M8 assault guns, 54 105-mm M7 self-propelled howitzers, 54 M8 armored vehicles, 640 half-tracks, 1,042 vehicles and 8 light observation aircraft, with a total strength of 20,000 troops.

However, the U.S. Army is also reforming, believing that such an armored division is too large for command. Prepare to dismantle the field artillery brigade of the American armored division and reduce the strength of the armored division. Among them, the total strength of the heavy armored division was reduced to less than 15,000 men, and the total strength of the light armored division was reduced to less than 11,000 men.

In terms of tanks, the U.S. Army has also begun to phase out the old M1 light tank and M2 medium tank, replacing it with the M3 light tank and M3LEE medium tank. Of course, even the M3 Light Tank and the M3LEE Medium Tank were no match for the Imperial Army's Leopard 2 medium tank and Tiger heavy tank. As a result, the U.S. Army is also developing more advanced tanks when mass-producing the M3 light tank and the M3LEE medium tank. For example, the M4 heavy tank and the M26 heavy tank have already been put on the research agenda.

In this time and space, the United States entered the war ahead of schedule, so that the United States developed and researched various weapons much earlier than in another time and space. Of course, compared to the Imperial Army, they still lagged behind.

Of the 16 divisions deployed by the U.S. Army in Australia, there are 14 infantry divisions and two armored divisions armed with M1 light tanks and M2 medium tanks. Eight infantry divisions and two armored divisions arrived later. The two divisions are equipped with M3 light tanks and M3LEE medium tanks.

"Yes, General. If we fight a big battle with the Chinese far from the coastline, we may not lose to them with absolute armor superiority. As long as we can hit the Chinese hard, we will be able to hold out in Australia for a longer time. Perhaps, when the Tao can be held back against the Chinese. Lieutenant General Christie said.

When the time comes, they will become heroes of the entire American Republic, and they will be promoted and rich, and that will be nothing more than a trifle. More importantly, they will go down in history and leave a strong mark in the history of the United States.

The U.S. 21st Infantry Division and the Australian 11th Infantry Division, which had already been crippled, were allowed to continue their retreat to the southeast. They will travel to Brisbane to rest and replenish their forces. However, the Australian 11th Infantry Division could easily be replenished. After all, if the restrictions on enlistment were relaxed and teenagers and people in their fifties and sixties were also recruited into the army, they would be able to form more than twenty more infantry divisions. Of course, if the war really comes to this point, Australia will be almost finished after the war is over.

As for the 21st Infantry Division of the US Army, it was not so easy to replenish. After all, the United States is too far away from Australia, and the sea routes are not safe. Unless they accept reinforcements from the Australian side, it will be difficult for them to regain their combat effectiveness.

As for the 22nd Infantry Division, the 23rd Infantry Division, the 12th Australian Infantry Division and the 13th Infantry Division, they were asked to block the Chinese* army on the front line of Dali Waters. Each of these infantry divisions had an infantry regiment that suffered heavy losses, which also made the total strength of these four infantry divisions only more than 80,000 men.

From Darwin to Daliwaters, more than 500 kilometers, the United States and Australia retreated all the way, and in less than half a month, they could not reach there at all. And behind them, the Imperial Army and the Fuso Army, but they are in hot pursuit.

In today's Australia, the transportation facilities are very rudimentary, and the so-called roads are basically dirt roads. As soon as the car drove by, it immediately rolled up a cloud of dust. However, even so, the 76th Infantry Division of the Imperial Army and the 1st Infantry Division and the 2nd Infantry Division of the Fuso Army were still desperately catching up. The follow-up Fuso Army's 3rd, 4th, and 5th Infantry Divisions were also on their way.

A hundred kilometres south of Darwin, there is a small town called Pine Creek. There are only a few thousand people living in the town. By the time the war broke out, most of the Australians in the town had migrated to the south, with only a handful staying behind. They believe that they are nothing more than innocent civilians and that the war has nothing to do with them.

On the afternoon of December 9, the US-Australian coalition forces fled frantically from the road in the middle of the town to the south. As they passed by, the army sent people to warn the civilians in the town, telling them that the Chinese were coming and telling them to evacuate as soon as possible.

However, only a small number of people were evacuated with the troops, and some were indifferent.

In the evening of the same day, the 76th Infantry Division of the Imperial Army passed through Pine Creek, and instead of choosing to settle in the town, they continued to pursue twenty kilometers south while it was still dark, and then stopped camping. However, the 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions of the Fuso Army chose to camp in Pine Creek.

The civilians in the town who did not leave, hid in their homes, and watched in horror as the small Fuso people roamed the town in droves, kicking open the locks, and rushing inside to rummage through the boxes and cabinets in search of belongings. Because some of the Australians were evacuated in such a hurry that they only had time to take some of the softness with them, and there were still a lot of belongings that did not have time to escape. These belongings naturally cheapened these Fusang people.

Cattle and sheep were driven out of the pen and slaughtered directly to improve the food of the troops. The gold, silver, jewelry, and foreign exchange that were seized were handed over to the logistics office of the troops, and they were distributed after the battle.

"Oh God! God will not forgive these rude and rude fellows. They will definitely go to hell when they die. An old man looked at those Fusang people and said through gritted teeth.

It's just that whether these Fuso people will go to hell after death is not known to these Australians. Because calamity soon befell them.

The Fuso people stumbled upon that there were still Australians who did not go. So, the bestiality in their bones attacked.

Although, Japan no longer exists, only the vassal state of the empire, the Kingdom of Fuso. However, the bestiality in the bones of those guys is not so easy to eliminate. Of course, they worship the strong. In front of the Chinese who defeated them, these Fuso people were humble and humble. But in front of others, it's a different look. It's like a pack of hungry wolves.

"Commander, this is a whole hundred cows and two hundred sheep sent by the Fusang people. They all grabbed it in that town. The chief of staff of the division said to Major General Shi Enshu.

"Well, I know, those Fuso people must be doing evil again. They can't change **** at all. However, as long as they don't harm the common people of the empire, let them go. Let the cooking class slaughter all these cattle and sheep, and treat the soldiers well. Early tomorrow morning, we will continue to pursue the US-Australian coalition forces, trying to catch them as soon as possible and eliminate them. Major General Shi Enshu said.

"Yes, Commander." The chief of staff nodded.

Although Major General Shi Enshu knew that the Fuso people had a very bad character, it was clear that no one would pay much attention to this in wartime. Winning the war is the most important thing. (To be continued.) )