Brisbane, an important city on Australia's east coast. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info Now, this place has been completely controlled by the Imperial Army. In order to better command the operation, the Eastern Front Command was also moved here from Darwin. Now, Marshal Cai Songpo, commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front of the Reich, is in the temporary command headquarters to understand the situation. After the great victory of the navy, the operations of the Imperial Army in Australia were undoubtedly more secured.

"Commander, the Navy has promised that in the next half month, they will completely blockade the Australian coastline, and there will not be any more American merchant ships or warships docking in Australia. The U.S.-Australian coalition will not receive any further supplies. A staff officer said.

"Well, after the Navy won the Battle of the Coral Sea, it will undoubtedly be able to deploy more warships to enforce the blockade of Australia. At this moment, Australia's US-Australian coalition has become a turtle in an urn, and we are left to deal with it. Marshal Cai Songpo nodded with satisfaction.

"When will the 14th Army and the subsequent vassal states* arrive in Australia?" Marshal Cai Songpo asked.

The plan set by the General Staff was to mobilize the third army to fight in Australia and ensure the defeat of the main force of the US-Australian coalition in one fell swoop. Although, Admiral Cai Songpo believes that even if more troops are not sent to Australia, the Imperial Army is sure to defeat the US-Australian coalition. It's just that it will take a little longer. But obviously, the General Staff does not have so much patience and wants to solve the US-Australian coalition forces in the shortest possible time, and then continue to attack the Pacific Ocean and take the entire Pacific Ocean in one fell swoop.

Naturally, Marshal Cai Songpo would not raise any objections. With more troops under his command, it will naturally be easier to defeat the US-Australian coalition. What's more, with the navy completely in control of the sea, it is actually not too difficult to ensure that millions of troops are fighting in Australia. The empire has already entered the wartime system, and various war potentials have long been exploded, which is enough to ensure the consumption of tens of millions of troops in the imperial army. The Empire's strong military power can also ensure that there will be no problems with supplies.

"Commander, the 14th Army and the subsequent vassal states* troops have already boarded the ship yesterday, and it is expected to arrive in two weeks." A staff officer said.

"Two weeks later?" Marshal Cai Songpo's eyes fell on the map hanging on the wall. His eyes were fixed on Sydney, the largest city in eastern Australia and home to the Allied South Pacific Theater Command.

"Let the 14th Army and the subsequent vassal states* armies stop coming to Brisbane and directly launch a landing operation here!" Marshal Cai Songpo pointed to Sydney and said. He believed that with one army group of the Imperial Army and ten infantry divisions of the vassal states, there should be no problem in taking Sydney. Although, this is where the Allied South Pacific Theater Command is located. However, with the US Navy and the defeat in place, he really doubted how many troops the US-Australian coalition would be able to leave in Sydney.

"Yes, Commander." The staff officer nodded, and immediately went to give orders.

"What about the latest developments in the US-Australia coalition?" Marshal Cai Songpo asked. If you want to defeat the enemy, you must first be invincible in intelligence.

"Commander, the Australians are expanding their army like crazy, and according to the information we have received, their units have already appeared with the numbers of the 37th Infantry Division and the 38th Infantry Division. Intelligence speculated that the Australians would form more than forty infantry divisions. "The liaison officer of the Military Intelligence Agency reported.

"Forty infantry divisions? Are the Australians really going to go out and fight to the death with the empire? How much combat effectiveness can those hastily formed troops have? At best, it's just a rabble of people who have just learned to shoot. If they fight us, they will inevitably become the target of our slaughter and captivity. However, the empire needed a large number of prisoners at a time, and these Australians were really timely. Marshal Cai Songpo said disdainfully. Although the spirit of Australians to defend their homeland and country is worthy of admiration, their behavior of sending them to death is extremely stupid. Of course, this is not bad for the empire at all.

After all, Australia has a population of 16 million, and if the Empire wants to truly rule Australia in the future, it will have to choose between assimilating these Australians or killing them all. In the current international environment, it is simply unrealistic to kill all the more than 10 million Australians, so we can only choose to assimilate. If Australia's young adults could be killed and wounded in the war, the pressure to assimilate would undoubtedly be much less. After all, Australians are basically the descendants of prisoners exiled by the British, and they are inherently unruly. If you want to assimilate them, it is not easy.

In addition, if the empire immigrates to Australia in the future, it will also need to make a lot of preparations. Build houses for immigrants, build roads and railways, and so on. Australia is a huge area, and if we don't invest more in infrastructure, we won't be able to fully develop it in the future. What's more, the empire wants to develop Australia, to develop Australia's richness, and if it does not build roads and railways, it is simply impossible.

Although the empire itself was vast, it lacked high-grade iron ore. Australia, on the other hand, is adequate. In addition, Australia is also rich in uranium resources. These uranium resources were very important when the Empire began to develop nuclear weapons. Even after the end of the war, when nuclear technology is converted to civilian use, and a large number of nuclear power plants are built, the demand for uranium ore will increase. Australia's abundant uranium resources have been enough for the empire for many years.

To do a good job in these areas, the empire must increase investment in infrastructure. If these roads and railways could be built with prisoners of war, and all kinds of minerals could be mined, the cost would undoubtedly be much lower. This is undoubtedly very advantageous for the empire.

Therefore, the empire was not afraid that the Australians would organize a large number of troops, but that they would organize less. In this way, the empire will invest more in the development of Australia.

Although Marshal Cai Songpo is a soldier, he is not a general, but a commander. When directing operations, we must also take these aspects into account. In this way, he is a qualified marshal.

"Yes, Commander. Australia's newly formed troops are estimated to be worrisome in terms of combat effectiveness. Even the Annam infantry or the Khmer and Nanzhang infantry could defeat them. The liaison officer of the Military Intelligence Agency also said with disdain.

Among the many vassal states* armies of the empire, the Fuso infantry was undoubtedly the strongest in combat. The combat effectiveness of the infantry of Annam and other countries is much weaker in comparison. However, even so, the combat effectiveness of Australia's newly formed troops is definitely no match for the infantry of these vassal states of the Empire.

"In addition, we have found that the main forces of the US-Australian coalition are leaving the coastal areas of Australia in large numbers and entering the inland areas." The liaison officer of the Military Intelligence Agency continued.

"It is undoubtedly very advantageous for the US-Australian coalition to give up fighting with us in the coastal areas. In this way, they can avoid disadvantages to the greatest extent. Marshal Cai Songpo said.

Although MacArthur was very embarrassed by the Empire, it did not mean that he had no command ability at all. On the contrary, being able to become the principal of West Point will definitely not be a simple person.

"Contact the Air Force, we need more fighter support. Also, capture as many airfields as you can, or build more field airfields. Since the U.S.-Australian coalition wants to fight us in the interior, then we will do what they want. However, we need to let them know that in addition to the carrier-based aircraft of the Navy, we can also be supported by the Air Force. Marshal Cai Songpo said.

In modern warfare, the role of the air force has become more and more great, especially the air force's dive bombers and ground attack aircraft, which can play a great role in supporting infantry battles and can reduce the casualties of troops as much as possible. Therefore, in war, whenever possible, the Imperial Air Force wanted to be able to gain air supremacy. In this way, the empire will be able to achieve victory at the lowest cost.

"Yes, Commander." The Air Force liaison officer nodded.

At a time when there was a temporary lull on the Western Front, the Imperial Air Force could send more combat aircraft to Australia. Although, the aircraft deployed by the US Army Air Corps in Australia do not seem to be small. But those P-36 fighters, who had long been abused by the Imperial Air Force, were no match for the F9 fighters of the Imperial Air Force at all. If you want to compete with the Imperial Air Force for air supremacy, it will be a dead end.

On January 25, 4638, the 14th Army of the Imperial Army and the infantry divisions of ten vassal states landed in Sydney. At this time, the US-Australian coalition forces no longer had many troops around Sydney. Faced with the landing of the Imperial Army, almost all of these troops chose to abandon their positions and flee, making Sydney easily fall into the hands of the Empire.

Subsequently, the 1st Army, the 14th Army, and the 16th Army of the Imperial Army advanced into the interior of Australia in three ways, and there was a great tendency to advance in unison, and in one fell swoop the main forces of the United States and Australia forces that had withdrawn to the interior.

And this is exactly what the US-Australian coalition wants. Admiral MacArthur couldn't wait for a decisive battle with the Imperial Army in the interior, defeating the Imperial Army in one fell swoop and turning the tide of the war.

The decisive battle between the Imperial Army and the United States and Australia, with more than 2 million men on both sides, slowly kicked off. (To be continued.) )