Chapter 35, Minerals in Australia
Lu Qiang suddenly didn't want to say anything about the Australian government's comparison with the Japanese army, and the outside world was shocked by Australia's statement, and suddenly in their eyes, Australia was a black and white country, and even Japan was stunned by this statement, and then covered his mouth and sneered. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
No matter what the outside world says, Australia seems to be like a dead brain, recognizing this reason, which makes Lu Qiang very embarrassed, after all, he originally came to grab the chassis.
However, this embarrassment only existed for a few seconds, and it was quickly left behind by Lu Qiang, let's grab the territory, what can you do with me?
Lu Qiang also suspected that Australia's abnormal behavior was instructed by the British, but there was no evidence, so forget it.
As for the Australian government, if he likes to jump, let him jump, leave him alone, anyway, he is a grasshopper after the autumn, and he can't jump to it.
Why is it said to be a grasshopper after autumn? Because of his brainless behavior, Lu Qiang decided to directly pull out all the Australian government, let Australia fall into anarchy, and then he took the opportunity to establish power.
The idea is very good, but I am afraid that the repercussions will be too big and it will easily attract the wrath of Europe and the United States, especially the United Kingdom, Australia is their lackey.
However, if it is very hidden and does not show any tail, they are suspicious, but there is no substantial evidence to prove it.
The assassination plan has been postponed for the time being, they have not yet gained a firm foothold in Australia, they are not in a hurry, and at this time, the Australian president was suddenly killed, and everyone will think about him.
In Australia, there is such a group of people, Lu Qiang is very interested, that is, the original inhabitants of Australia, or the indigenous.
That's right, it was the Australian aborigines, the original owners of this continent, who were later discovered by the British and forcibly seized it.
What Lu Qiang wants to do is to use these natives to overthrow the Australian regime established by the British.
Because of the long-term enslavement by the British, the natives hated the British to the core, and if it were not for the invincibility of force, they would have fought with the Australian regime long ago.
Therefore, Lu Qiang has three tasks in Australia, to concentrate the Chinese, liberate the natives (inexplicably laughing), and establish a regime, as for what to drive out Japan or something, it is just an excuse.
As for the white people who live on it, it is not appropriate to slaughter them, they will be condemned by those white people, and they will all be driven aside, and then they will demarcate the border and rule, one person will occupy half, and Lu Qiang will naturally occupy the half that is rich in resources. Try to get closer to Indonesia, after all, Indonesia is also his, and if Australia is less, it is the resources that he values.
Back to the basics!
In the Brisbane incident, the Japanese army was not reconciled, and it was not easy to sacrifice tens of thousands of people to fight down, and it was robbed like this, and no one was reconciled.
Therefore, Japan decided to attack jointly by land and sea, and the army dispatched 3 Division A and 8 Division B, which was already half of the Japanese army's strength in Australia.
The navy mainly dispatched aircraft carriers to bomb the 41st Group Army, with a total of 12 aircraft carriers, 7 carrier-based aircraft carriers, 5 seaplane aircraft carriers, three battleships, and a number of destroyers.
This kind of lineup is something that even the U.S. military can't enjoy.
The Japanese fleet is still in the Sea of Japan, it has just departed, and the army is still in a state of build-up, and if there are no accidents, they will be able to attack in a week.
The reason why there is such an urgent desire to conquer Brusbane is because Brisbane is an important route to the Asia-Pacific region, and more importantly, from Brisbane to the north, it can directly affect Queensland, and the northeast coast of Queensland has a large amount of minerals.
When the Japanese first saw this place, they were stunned by the minerals contained here, and they felt that Australia was absolutely worthwhile, and the mineral content here was enough for them to use for hundreds of years.
Lu Qiang chose Brisbane as the first target, including the attention of Queensland, after all, Queensland is Australia's largest mineral area, how could Lu Qiang not be moved. The reddish-brown ore directly exposed in the basin is all iron ore, and the downstream of the stream, as long as you pay attention, you can pick up the dog's head gold.
Anyway, it is rich in minerals, there are a large number of coal, bauxite, gold, copper, silver, lead, zinc, magnesite, phosphate, magnesite, petroleum, uranium, tin, mineral sand, clay, salt and limestone and other mineral deposits, mainly lead, zinc, copper, uranium, bauxite, manganese, silver, gold, molybdenum, coal, iron ore, oil, natural gas, phosphate, lazuli and opal, etc., of which a large number of have not yet been developed.
Such abundant minerals are enough to drive any country crazy, especially the resource-scarce Axis powers.
What surprised Lu Qiang was that Australia obviously has so many minerals, why did Britain, which had occupied Australia for so many years, not care about it at all? If it were Lu Qiang, he would definitely hold Australia in his own hands.
In fact, at the beginning, when the British discovered Australia, they had not yet discovered minerals, but only captured black slaves and used them as a place of exile, and the people at that time only cared about gold, which also triggered the gold rush in 1850, when China, as the most populous country, many wealthy merchants followed the gold rush and settled in Australia.
Because of the opening of gold mines, other minerals have been ignored, and most of the minerals are buried relatively deep, and can only be detected by relying on special instruments.
After the Japanese army occupied Queensland, they immediately began to mine, and those prisoners became the best miners, and the minerals dug up were transported to the country and manufactured into weapons, and in just a few months after the occupation of Australia, the Japanese army sent out, manufactured a large number of tanks and artillery, and learned the artillery coverage and armored clusters of the 41st Army.
At present, the Japanese army's Type 97 tank is preparing to be changed into an infantry support tank, the original 97 Battle in China, which was surprising in China, ended like this, and the latest 99 Type War, is inspired by the 59 type, using inclined armor, the turret is more rounded, but it is not like 59 directly made into a semicircle type buckled on the turf, the artillery because of process problems, the use of 55 times the diameter of the 75 gun, although the armor-piercing ability is not as good as the long-barreled 88 gun, but also more than the main gun of the vast majority of tanks, Stalin tanks can be pierced with one shot, But playing 59 is still a bit reluctant.
In addition, the Japanese army also built some 100-ton super-heavy tanks, which were originally used against the Soviet tanks, but now, their enemy is the 59 tanks of the 41st Army. The test of 100 tons of the 100-ton type in the country was not ideal, after driving out, the road was destroyed, the bridge collapsed, even the field test was repeatedly silted, the steering was not flexible, and the combat capability of the battlefield movement was insufficient. However, in Australia, there are more wastelands here, there is less rain, and the ground is hard enough to run a heavy tank like 100 tons. The money was rich, so the Japanese army got some and shipped it to Australia to try.
Originally, it was just a test, acting as an infantry support, but now, they will soon have to face the tanks of the 41st Army. (To be continued.) )