The Japanese have great expectations for the mine arrays they have laid, after all, countering mines is a very troublesome job, and according to the mines they have laid on the sea, it seems to them that it will take at least a few days for the Chinese to clean them up. 1――

However, to the surprise of the Japanese, the Chinese actually sacrificed such a weapon as a mine-breaker.

Minebreakers, this kind of weapon appeared during World War II, and it also appeared in the hands of their German allies, so the Japanese are not particularly strange.

It's just that China's minebreakers are obviously very different from German minebreakers. Quite simply, the German minebreakers were converted from merchant ships, while the Wehrmacht minebreakers were converted from warships. Basically, they are all old warships of the Jinghai class, and after removing the weapons and some other systems on them, they are filled with padding before they are put into use.

Since the Kuomintang government was established for more than 30 years, thousands of warships of various types were built during this period, and after these warships were decommissioned, a considerable number of various types of warships are still mothballed in the country's naval bases even today.

So unlike Germany, China is using warships that can be used as minebreakers.

In front of these minebreakers, the Japanese mines were detonated one by one.

Eventually, after clearing all the mines, the landing force, which had been preparing for a long time, began to land directly.

The beach-grabbing operation was carried out smoothly, after all, the years of war had caused serious attrition to the Japanese army, especially those experienced veterans.

As for the equipment or something, there is no big problem.

As the scriptures have said, Australia is quite rich in resources.

In later generations, Australia was a rising advanced capitalist country. In 2011, it ranked 13th in the world in terms of gross domestic product (GDp), with a GDP per capita of $65,477, ranking 6th, ranking 1st among countries with a population of more than 20 million, much higher than the United States, the United Kingdom and other major English-speaking countries. Australia has a well-developed agriculture and animal husbandry industry and abundant natural resources. Known as "the country on the back of a sheep", "the country on a minecart" and "the country with ears of wheat", Australia has long earned a lot of income from exporting agricultural products and mineral resources. It is rich in sheep, cattle, wheat and sugar, and is also an important producer and exporter of mineral resources.

Australia's climate is relatively dry, with nearly 70% of the land being dryland, and the grasslands are flat and vast. It is suitable for the large-scale development of animal husbandry. In pastoral areas, herds of sheep and cattle can often be seen. "There are more sheep than people" is a true portrayal of Australia, which originally did not have a single sheep, and in the late eighteenth century, European immigrants brought 29 sheep into Australia for the first time. Due to the good conditions of the Australian grasslands. The climate was dry and suitable for the growth and reproduction of sheep, and by the twenties of the nineteenth century, the number of sheep had increased to 60 million.

Australia is located in the low and mid-latitude regions and has an oceanic climate. The terrain is flat and vast, the grassland area is vast, the pastures are widely distributed, large-scale, sparsely populated, and the degree of mechanization is high. The modernization of Australian industry has created modern large ranches; Groundwater resources are abundant. Favorable conditions have been provided for the development of animal husbandry. In 2011, there were about 170 million sheep, and Australia accounted for one-sixth of the total number of sheep and the largest wool producer.

Australia has a well-developed agriculture and animal husbandry industry, and the production and export of agricultural and animal husbandry products occupy an important position in the national economy. It is the largest exporter of wool and beef. In 20092010, the value of agricultural and animal husbandry output was 27.4 billion Australian dollars. It accounts for 2.1% of GDP. The main crops are wheat, barley, rapeseed, cotton, cane sugar and fruits. In the 2009-2010 financial year, wheat production was $4.8 billion. Barley at $1.4 billion and wool at $1.9 billion is modern mixed agriculture – rice and sheep. …,

Australia is not only a vast country, but also rich in products, the most economically developed country in the southern hemisphere, the world's fourth largest exporter of agricultural products, and the world's largest exporter of a variety of minerals.

Australia is rich in mineral resources, oil and natural gas, with at least 70 kinds of mineral resources. Among them, bauxite reserves rank first, accounting for 35% of the total reserves. Australia is the largest producer of bauxite, alumina, diamonds, lead and tantalum, as well as gold, iron ore, coal, lithium, manganese ore, nickel, silver, uranium and zinc. Australia is also the 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, 40,600 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. The forest cover covers 20% of the country's land, with about 155 million hectares of natural forest (two-thirds of which are eucalyptus) and 1.22 million hectares of timber forest.

It can be said that even compared with the Indochina Peninsula, the South Sea Islands, and parts of India that the Japanese once occupied, Australia is definitely not inferior, especially in some resources, and even much better.

Therefore, Australia has indeed helped Japan a lot, especially unlike regions such as Indochina, which are only the production areas of raw materials, but Australia is completely different, because Australia has its own very comprehensive industrial facilities.

Long before the outbreak of World War II, Australia itself was able to design and build heavy cruisers of nearly 10,000 tons on its own. This shows the strength of Australia's industry, so the resources mined in Australia only need to be refined locally, and there is no need to send the resources back to Japan as in other regions.

However, it is precisely for this reason that the Japanese army in Australia is very well equipped.

In fact, the Japanese were able to design and mass-produce protective clothing specifically against VX gas in such a short period of time, also because Australia itself has considerable industrial strength...

Unfortunately, equipment does not equate to combat effectiveness, so after losing a significant portion of their veterans, cities such as Darwin and Brisbane quickly fell, even though the weapons of these recruits were significantly better than those in other regions.

It is for this reason that it is also possible. Although urban warfare was a more defensive method of warfare than landing warfare, the Japanese army did not last long in urban areas.

Cities are the arena of war, and in World War II, 40% of the wars in Europe took place in cities and large residential areas; In the more than 250 foreign military interventions carried out by the U.S. Navy after World War II. 90% of them involve cities; In the Chechen War, 90% of the casualties of the Russian army occurred during the attack on the city of Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. Today, the global trend of urbanization is accelerating, with 2.9 billion of the total population of 6.1 billion now living in cities. By 2030, the urban population will reach 4.9 billion. The safety of the city will become an important indicator of victory or defeat in the war. Future military operations will be more concentrated in cities, and urban areas will become the main battlefields of the 21st century.

The battlefield environment is extremely complex, and it is advantageous to "defend" and not to "attack", and in urban warfare, the defending side can make use of tall buildings and underground engineering facilities extending in all directions. build a strong fortress; A large number of mines and various obstacles can be set up in urban areas; It can be condescending, with point control surface, observation and sniping; Buildings and blocks can be used to organize crossfire. For the attacking side, it is often necessary to attack the fortified points and fight in the streets, coupled with the unknown terrain and enemy situation, it is easy to be ambushed by the enemy and shot coldly. In several urban battles since the 1980s, the attackers have paid a heavy price. Like what. 1994 battle formations were easily divided. The "small" is not good for the "big"....,

The existing technical equipment of the army is mainly designed for general terrain operations. Military technology, which can maximize superiority in general terrain, will be greatly weakened in urban combat. Urban warfare is faced with an irregular and complex combat environment. In urban areas where there is protection, camouflage, and concealment, it is very difficult to bring into play the advantages of large-scale reconnaissance and positioning systems, aerial firepower, and long-range firepower. For example, in October 1993, U.S. troops entered the city of Mogadishu. Although it has absolute technological superiority, it faces the attack of the Aideed militia. It can only conduct "rifle-on-rifle" operations, and its high-tech equipment is almost useless. After a night of fierce fighting. The U.S. military left 18 corpses behind and retreated in disarray. This incident led directly to the decision of the United States Government to withdraw its troops from Somalia.

Of course, compared to the losses of the Americans in the Somali region, the losses of the Somalis are obviously much greater ...

For every body that an American leaves behind, the Somali son-in-law has to throw away ten or even a hundred times as many corpses.

However, due to the problems of the Japanese themselves, the Wehrmacht occupied Australia without paying much price...

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After occupying areas such as Darwin and Brisbane, the Wehrmacht did not hesitate too much, because at this time the Japanese troops in Hawaii were almost unable to resist the American troops, so they had to occupy the whole of Australia as soon as possible, in order to create a fait accompli before the Americans arrived.

So after conquering the three cities, the rest of the troops continued to expand into other areas. At the same time, the Defence Force also split up from the landing force and launched landing battles against other ports in Australia that were not very well guarded.

For the Defence Forces, these places were too far away from important cities such as Sydney and Melbourne to be targeted.

But now...

Now that the original goal has been achieved, it is also a good thing to achieve the current goal.

Landing warfare is a form of naval warfare, which refers to a naval campaign in which naval vessels, in coordination with land forces, and with the support of the air force, attack the enemy's coastal areas. The purpose of the landing campaign was to seize the landing grounds, to seize the islands and strait areas. A landing battle is a complex naval campaign in which numerous naval ships participate.

But now, since the goals are just weak goals, there is no need to do so...

After dividing the original landing force into dozens of parts, a large number of troops began to launch landing operations against some coastal ports and towns.

Another group of troops that arrived in Brisbane began to advance towards Sydney.

As for the Japanese on the other hand? Although because of the relationship with the industrial base of Australia, the Japanese troops in Australia were quite well equipped, and even after a large number of troops were wiped out, the remaining troops were better and better equipped.

However, the experience of combat cannot be compensated for by equipment.

Therefore, when the Wehrmacht's armored forces appeared on the plains outside Sydney, they easily routed the blocking forces sent by the Japanese army―――――― and here also needed to thank the large number of ro-ro ships. It was because of the presence of so many ro-ro ships that it was possible to bring a large number of armored units to Australia.

It is important to know that the largest ro-ro ships at the moment can have the ability to transport one armored brigade at a time. In other words, only two ships are needed to transport one armored division.

And if it is a motorized division or a mechanized infantry division, a large ro-ro ship is enough ...

So at this moment, there are a large number of armored forces present on Australian soil, and in the face of these armored forces. The Japanese, however, did not stop at all. …,

Not to mention that the Japanese did not have enough troops either.

You must know that in order to be able to take the whole of Australia, the national government has dispatched almost three million troops this time, and the Japanese army in Australia is only two million troops.

Although three million against two million, one side is the attacker and the other is the defense. It seems that the gap between the two is not so big, and in fact, the Japanese have no room to fight back.

So after about half a month, Sydney fell into the hands of the Wehrmacht, and a month later, Melbourne also fell into the hands of the Wehrmacht.

And when Melbourne fell, although some towns were still under the control of the Japanese at this time, Australia basically belonged to China, which even Britain and the United States could not deny.

Because as a sparsely populated country. Australia's three most populous cities. It's all Chinese.

On the other hand, while Australia falling into the hands of China is a very unpleasant thing for Britain and the United States, it is not necessarily for Australians.

Although Australia is occupied again, many Australians feel a little uncomfortable for them. It is always a good thing to be able to break away from Japanese rule.

And it's important to know that at the time when the Japanese ruled Australia. They don't treat Australians as human beings.

In particular, many Australian women became comfort women for the Japanese army. Many of the comfort women were even sent to Japan and North Korea to give their soldiers a taste of it.

Therefore, the Australians hated the Japanese to the core, and now Chinese the Australians are naturally very grateful to be able to liberate them―――――― of course, not as much as the Armenians.

After all, the Wehrmacht had rescued the Armenians from the butcher's knives of the Turks.

It is precisely for this reason that among China's new territories, Armenians will be the most well-behaved and at the same time the most supportive of China's presence.

Australians, while grateful to the Commune government, are clearly not able to be like the Armenians.

However, Yan Guang, Song Dinghan and others never thought so, after the Wehrmacht completely occupied Australia and eliminated or captured all the Japanese troops in Australia, Britain, the United States and the Australian government in exile made representations to the Chinese government, demanding that the Chinese government return Australia to the Australian government in exile.

Of course, the wording is not very strong, and the Australian government has made a commitment that as long as the national government is willing to return Australia, Australia is willing to pay a certain price, and even sign some treaties with China.

I have to say that these conditions are still very tempting, but Yan Guang has his own ideas, so in the end he still rejected the Australian government's proposal, and it was at this time that a new Australian government appeared...

On Australian soil, a new Australian government emerged, supported by the National Community Government and following the idea of the National Society.

Naturally, this is a puppet government backed by the Commune government.

After all, in any case, China and Australia are allies now, and it is not a simple matter for China to blatantly annex the territory of the allies, so it is more or less a solution to come up with a puppet government first.

As for whether this puppet government will still need to exist until the end of the war...

That's another story...

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Britain and the United States are also very aware of this, so they are very angry at China's actions, but it is a pity that the Americans are still blocked in Hawaii at this time, and the British have nothing to threaten the rule of the Nationalist government over Australia.

So while they continue to make extremely strong rhetoric, it does little to change what is happening in Australia right now.

And it was at this time that great changes took place on the European battlefield ... (To be continued......)