“……… We therefore hope that your Government will be able to guarantee the safety of our citizens in Australia and to minimize the losses of our citizens in the war. ”

At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vice Foreign Minister He Yi spoke to the Japanese ambassador to China, Nobu Abe, with a slight arrogance

In the fifties of the nineteenth century, gold deposits were discovered in New South Wales and Victoria. Huge numbers of gold prospectors from Europe, the Americas and China flocked to the site. Australia's population surged from 400,000 in 1850 to 1.1 million in 1860. Many important gold deposits were discovered, and a large number of deposits were discovered during the same period, which allowed Australia to become rich and develop quickly.

Among these gold miners, the Chinese also account for a large part. Leaving aside the success of these people who came to Australia to live together, there is no doubt that these people settled and multiplied in Australia.

Since changing nationality is not a very common thing in this era, these early immigrants and their descendants still have their own nationality, that is, they are all Chinese...

For these people, Yan Guang still feels more complicated.

Because in his time, some so-called overseas Chinese abroad hated China almost more fiercely than other countries, and often offered such a club membership (** During this period, Singapore proposed a complete blockade of Chinese mainland, which can be called a model of falling into a well and stabbing in the back).

However, in this era, the Chinese still remember that they are Chinese.

Not to mention anything else, the Chinese in history can be said to be asking for donations, asking for money to donate money during the Anti-Japanese War...

If it were the so-called Chinese in later generations, Yan Guang would never care if they lived or died. But the Chinese of this era...

Therefore, after the Japanese army began to attack several important cities in Australia, Yan Guang specially told Gu Weijun to talk to the Japanese and let them ensure the personal safety of the Chinese in Australia. Although the relationship between China and Japan is not bad now. But the birds and beasts in Japan are not as good as they are also fatal, and Australia is now in a state of war, so hundreds of Chinese are really going to die, and they can't cover it up a little?

It's really not good, even if it's injured by mistake, you can't do anything about it...

In addition, many people may not know. In later generations, Australia was a more racist country, with a serious tendency towards white ideas, and in later generations, there was even a case of a drunk man beating a Filipino to death and then confronting the police who arrived on the road. "It's just a Japanese..."

Ahem, although it is a relatively cool thing to be killed, whether it is a Filipino or a Japanese, but this can also show the racism in Australia.

As for why it was Vice Minister He Yi who spoke to Nobuyuki Abe. And his slightly arrogant tone, which is largely due to what happened after Pearl Harbor.

It is well known that the Japanese are a nation that bullies the weak and fears the hard, and at the same time, it is also a very arrogant country, especially during this period due to the increase in the pace of expansion, this rampant is multiplied...

Of course. Because the offensive against Nanyang and Australia requires China's strong material support, this rampant is still relatively limited, at least in the face of Yan Guang.

However, after Pearl Harbor, perhaps because of the victory at Pearl Harbor, the Japanese became much more arrogant. I don't want anyone else, even in front of Yan Guang. This also made many people in the national government become much more disgusted with Japan, cough. Yan Guang originally thought that the Chinese people were more disgusted with the Japanese, but now that he looks at it this way, the Japanese have helped a lot...

Well, that's why Yan Guang will approve Gu Weijun's application when he submits it, which can be regarded as a humiliation to Japan.

And in fact. When Nobuyuki Abe saw that it was only the deputy foreign minister standing in front of him, and at the same time he was talking to himself with that arrogant posture. Nobuyuki Abe did feel a sense of humiliation.

Because unlike ordinary diplomats, if it were just ordinary diplomats, then it would be understandable for the Chinese side to send a vice minister, but Nobuyuki Abe was......... But he once served as Japan's prime minister, that is, the prime minister of Japan.

Nobuyuki Abe served as a general in the Japanese Army and the 36th Prime Minister.

|I||】Graduated from Army University. He successively served as Director of General Affairs of the General Staff Headquarters, Director of the Military Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of the Army, Vice Minister, Acting Minister of the Army, Commander of the Fourth Division, Commander of the 10th Taiwan Army (January 9, 1932), Military Staff Officer, and Governor General of Korea.

It was precisely because Sino-Japanese relations were very important that Hideki Tojo invited him to the post of ambassador to China after Nobuyuki Abe came down. And because Nobuyuki Abe once served as the prime minister of Japan, the Chinese side was also relatively friendly to Nobuyuki Abe in the past, but now...

"Bastard..."

Looking at the arrogant expression on He Yi's face, Abe Nobuyuki scolded in his heart.

Just like Gu Weijun thought, Abe Nobuyuki does have a feeling of being humiliated, if he can, Abe Nobuyuki will definitely find a way to kill the guy in front of him who humiliates himself, but he can't...

Because Japan still needs the support of China, otherwise Japan alone will not be able to launch a strategy against Australia, after all, it is too far away from the Japanese mainland, and the Nanyang Islands can only produce some raw materials so far, and it is not possible to support the Japanese army in Australia at close range.

Australia is a great place to be, not only is it a separate continent, but it is also a huge country. While most of Australia, about 70 per cent, is arid or semi-arid, much of the Midlands is uninhabitable. In addition, in Australia's 11 large deserts, they occupy about 20% of the entire continent's area.

However, the coastal zone, especially the southeastern coastal zone, is suitable for habitation and farming. It is hilly, rich in water, and fertile in the land. With the exception of the south coast, the entire coastal strip forms a "green belt" that surrounds the continent, and it is this green belt that feeds the country.

Moreover, Australia is extremely rich in natural resources, with at least 70 kinds of mineral resources. Among them, bauxite reserves rank first in the world. It accounts for 35% of the world's total reserves. Australia is the world's largest producer of bauxite, alumina, diamonds, lead and tantalum, and the output of gold, iron ore, coal, lithium, manganese ore, nickel, silver, uranium and zinc is also among the highest in the world. In later generations, Australia was also the world's largest exporter of bituminous coal, bauxite, lead, diamonds, zinc and concentrates, the second largest exporter of alumina, iron ore and uranium, and the third largest exporter of aluminium and gold. Proven mineral reserves with economic mining value: about 3.1 billion tons of bauxite, 15.3 billion tons of iron ore. 511 billion tons of bituminous coal, 411 billion tons of lignite, 17.2 million tons of lead, 9 million tons of nickel and 4 tons of silver. 18,000 tons of tantalum, 34 million tons of zinc, 610,000 tons of uranium and 4,404 tons of gold. Australia has 240 billion litres of crude oil, 1,360 billion cubic metres of natural gas and 174 billion litres of liquefied petroleum gas. Forest cover covers 20% of the country's land, with about 155 million hectares of natural forest (two-thirds made up of eucalyptus). The area of timber forest is 1.22 million hectares.

Such a rich continent will be coveted by any country in the world, not to mention that there are only 7 million humans living on this continent, and after the war, due to a large number of escapes and deaths, there are only less than 7 million left, and the extremely scarce population makes this continent very easy to rule...

So. Don't use this attitude to Nobuyuki Abe now, even if they spit on Nobuyuki Abe's face, I'm afraid Nobuyuki Abe can accept it with a smile...

In fact, Nobuyuki Abe did exactly that.

“……… Please be assured that our troops will do their utmost to ensure the safety of your citizens in Australia..."

Hmm, although it's a little blue. And a very ugly smile, but Nobuyuki Abe said with a smile anyway.

No way, except for the temptation of Australia. Another reason is that the launch of the Limbo and Kunlun made Japan understand the gap between the two countries again. Why was Japan so rampant some time ago? Isn't it because of the results of Pearl Harbor that they think they are already on the same level as China, but the launch of the Limbo and Kunlun has made them understand that they may have performed extremely perfectly militarily at Pearl Harbor, but the gap between the two countries in other areas is huge, and if they want to catch up with this gap, they must show their humility as much as possible. Wait until you take Australia and consolidate your rule there...

"In that case..."

Looking at Nobuyuki Abe's face with some appreciation, He Yi said with a smile.

"Then my government and I will look forward to it as much as possible..."

Looking at Nobuyuki Abe's blue face. If he could, he really wanted to reach out and pat it~

It's like filming your own disobedient, but very cute son...

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The Australians weren't stupid after all, and with the help of the British, the Australians had already judged that the Japanese were likely to make a detour to attack Canberra first.

Later, the intelligence obtained by the Australians through certain channels also confirmed this, so not long after the Japanese made the decision to attack Canberra, the Australian government had already decided to move to Melbourne as a whole―――――― there was no way, although Canberra is a good city, but after all, there is no danger to defend, and the Australian government has too few troops to defend Canberra.

In addition, it will be transferred to Melbourne, mainly because of the strong forces there and the distance from the Japanese sphere of influence, the Japanese will not attack Melbourne until they take Sydney.

On the other hand, if you go to Sydney, I am afraid that the Japanese will double down on their attacks, and at that time the Australian government will probably have to be buried with Sydney.

After making the decision, the Australian government acted very neatly and made all preparations for the relocation early. Of course, this is also related to the small population of Canberra, after all, Canberra is only a city with only more than 10,000 people, plus Canberra and Melbourne have a railway as a transportation line, it is really easy to transport more than 10,000 people to Melbourne, which is an important reason why the Australian government will decide to move the capital.

In fact, if you learn from the Indians, you may be able to get the entire population of Canberra to Melbourne in a few trains, which is only a few hundred kilometers away anyway.

However, even so, the Australian government still needs more time to make the transfer, after all, Canberra is not only the local residents. There is also a lot of equipment and confidential documents that need to be transferred.

It is precisely for this reason that the Australian government ordered a regiment stationed near Canberra to carry out the interception mission, and at the same time sent a lot of guerrilla teams to blow up all the railways and bridges along the way, so as to delay the advance of the Japanese army as much as possible.

The guerrillas did cause a lot of trouble to the Japanese along the way. In particular, the railroads and bridges that were blown up were really busy with the Japanese sappers.

In addition, because the residents of the seaside town ran out, the Japanese army could not catch the guide.

Fortunately, there are still a lot of leading parties in this world, especially in Brisbane. The Japanese have found many leading parties who volunteer to act as guides, so the journey can be regarded as unimpeded.

It's just that because the railways and bridges were all destroyed, they needed to rely on sappers to repair them, and there were guerrillas that appeared from time to time, so the Japanese army felt more aggrieved along the way.

Not only the lower-level officers and soldiers felt aggrieved, but even the commanders above felt that some of the military morale was damaged along the way. Since the morale of the army has been damaged, what can be done to restore morale? Naturally, it's customary...

So...

"Hirata-kun. I'll leave this guy to you..."

A guy who looked like a captain patted the young soldier beside him with a smile on his face.

The soldier named Hirata looked like a gentleman, but at the moment his face was full of hideousness, and after hearing the captain's words, he just nodded and picked up the Type 38 rifle with a bayonet and rushed towards the wounded Australian soldier.

"Ah!!h

A knife stabbed into the stomach of an Australian soldier. Hirata howled incessantly, and this howl played a poignant music along with the screaming Australian soldiers.

After stabbing the bayonet in, Hirata howled as he stirred the bayonet that had been pierced in.

Although the Australian soldier wanted to struggle, he couldn't struggle at all, because when Hirata lifted the bayonet, several Japanese soldiers on the side had already held him down. So that he can neither dodge nor resist...

Looking at Hirata, who was covered in blood but still howling, and the Australian soldier who was already dead, the captain nodded with satisfaction.

"Not bad!"

Originally, Hirata had just come to his team. He still thinks this subordinate is too cowardly, but now it seems that after his strict training, he has truly become a man...

"Let's go, we're looking for the next one!"

"Yes!"

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The Australian soldier was not the first, nor the last, nor the only.

Although before the landing in Japan. The Canberra government has already begun the relocation process, and almost all the residents living in Canberra have been relocated to Melbourne. But after all, there are also some residents who are unwilling to abandon everything in Canberra. The Australian government is also unable to coerce these people.

In addition to this, there are also some residents living in the area around Canberra.

Due to the urgency of time, these residents were not notified, or they were notified but did not care, so these residents were not evacuated.

And then...

These residents, along with the remnants of the Australian soldiers who were in charge of the interdiction mission at the time, were imprisoned in concentration camps by the Japanese.

"Is this Canberra..."

Walking into Canberra, a beautiful and estimated capital city in the world, the Japanese general who was in charge of commanding the offensive mission said with a smile.

Canberra is a beautiful city as it is a completely new city as the capital. And after the ceremony of entering the city, looking at the very few, only a few hundred, many of them were Australians who had been forced from the surrounding area, the general smiled and said.

"Let's go and take some pictures with these white people..."

This is also one of the uses of these residents, which is to take propaganda photographs to promote Japan's peaceful rule over Australia, but also to counteract the resistance of Australians. For this trick, just from the fact that many "things" in later generations took photos taken by the Japanese and promoted the friendly attitude of the Japanese, it can be seen that this trick still has some effect...

"Come, come, come over here..."

After receiving the order, several Australian road-leading parties stepped aside and said to the Australian residents.

"Remember it for a while, you must make the smile on your face grow..."

Hearing the words of the Australian Belt and Road Party, which were called translators, some of the Australians who were gathered together quickly showed smiles on their faces, but more Australians were looking at the translators with hatred, but looking at the bayonets in the hands of the Japanese, these Australians still shook the flags of Japan and the "new Australian government" in their hands...

"Very good, come, smile brighter!!"

After focusing the camera on the Australians, the photographer smiled and said loudly, while the interpreter on the side hurriedly translated the photographer's words.

The smiles on the faces of the hundreds of Australians widened when they heard the interpreter's words, and of course, the Japanese and Australian flags in their hands waved more powerfully.

Seeing that this side was done, the Japanese generals over there waved their hands, and a group of Japanese soldiers walked over with neat steps.

When the team got to the position, the photographer pressed the shutter...

"Click"

"Alright, these people are useless, let's dispose of them..."

"Yes!"