Fisher, the Admiralty of the British Admiralty, received a telegram from Colonel Jonandle, the commander of the British Navy in Australia, hesitated before agreeing to Jonandal's suggestion to allow Jonandel to lead the British Navy's small fleet in Australia to fight for the honor of the Royal Navy of the British Empire.

Fisher's first reaction to such a request was that the colonel was crazy, knowing that according to British intelligence, this time the navy of the Chinese Empire sent dozens of warships, including 2 dreadnought battleships and 4 all-steel battleships.

However, the British Navy only has 4 fast protection cruisers, 4 destroyers, 8 torpedo boats and 8 small offshore gunboats in Australia, that is, plus the Australian Navy's 2 fast protection cruisers, 4 torpedo boats, 12 small offshore gunboats and some wooden warships.

However, Fisher immediately considered that after the total annihilation of the Indian fleet, the British Navy suffered extremely heavy losses in this just-concluded naval battle, and the morale of the entire British Navy officers and men had been dealt a very serious blow, and if a British fleet appeared at this time with a weak brigade and stubbornly resisted a Chinese Imperial Navy fleet with unrivaled strength, no matter what the final result was, it would certainly be able to improve the morale of the entire British Navy officers and men to a certain extent.

And at this time, the British Navy needed heroes, no matter if it was a tragic hero, Fisher pondered that Colonel Jonendel was very suitable for this role, so Fisher agreed to Jonandal's suggestion. On the one hand, the British Navy's fleet in Australia was being taunted, under the command of the commander, Colonel Jonandel. Having given up the opportunity to evacuate Australia, it was decided to stay in Australia to resist the approaching fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy.

What kind of spirit is this? Such was the fighting spirit of the Royal Navy of the British Empire. No matter how formidable the enemy may be, the Royal Navy of the British Empire will never be afraid!

And Yonander, who led this fleet, also became famous in England at once, and some British people shifted their attention from the city of Ufa to Colonel Yonander, who was likely to become a tragic hero.

In this way, the small fleet of the British Navy in Australia remained in Sydney Harbour, ready to meet the incoming fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy, and also pulled the Australian fleet into the water.

This makes Vice Admiral Natalitan, the head of the Australian Navy, the head of the Australian Admiralty, extremely annoyed, you British want to be heroes. Just go up and play by yourself! Why pull the entire Australian Navy along to hit the stone with an egg?

At this time, Vice Admiral Natalitan, in the temporary headquarters of the British and Australian armies in Sydney City, glared angrily at the commander of the British fleet, Jonander, if his gaze could kill, Jonander must have been killed hundreds of times by Natalitan's angry gaze.

Admiral Mudhill, the Minister of the Australian War Department, frowned at this time and asked, "What the hell are we going to do here in Sydney?" Isn't it for us to resort to guerrilla warfare throughout Australia? Our Australian Army has now expanded to 120,000, but in order to conduct guerrilla warfare, our Australian Army in Sydney does not have many troops, only two divisions of less than 20,000 people, but we have changed our plan again and want to hold on here in Sydney. Then we will be seriously underarmed. ”

Sydney, as Australia's largest port city, was originally the British Army and the Australian Army had gathered heavy troops here, but with the establishment of Australian guerrilla tactics. Most of the Anglo-Australian Army units in Sydney have left Sydney and scattered throughout the eastern part of Australia. Prepare to fight guerrilla warfare with the Chinese Imperial Army that landed in Australia.

"Nope! We're not going to fight to the death with the Chinese Empire's army here in Sydney! Our army will remain on Australian soil as originally planned. Engage in guerrilla warfare with the invaders of the Chinese Empire. We are going to drag down the army of the Chinese Empire on Australian soil! Sydney is not a good place to hold out, we just need to leave a part of the army and put up a proper resistance here in Sydney. Lieutenant General Michiel Layton, commander of the British Army in Australia, said categorically.

When Jonander heard this, his brows furrowed, and then he relaxed, that is, without the cooperation of the army, the navy also had to stick to Sydney, and at this time the navy wanted to retreat and there was no way out, the fleet of the Chinese Imperial Navy had already arrived in the waters outside the port of Sydney, and the British and Australian fleets in the port of Sydney were too late to run.

Vice Admiral Natalitan, the Minister of the Australian Admiralty, said angrily at this time: "The army is not holding out in Sydney, what is the use of our navy staying here!" What are we doing this for? ”

Colonel Yonander snorted coldly in his heart, raised his head slightly and said, "For the honor of the Royal Navy of the British Empire!" ”

"Oh-God, I don't want to hear this bastard!" Natalitan raised his hands, covered his head and shouted in mourning.

When Yonander heard Natalitaner scold himself for being a bastard again, he couldn't help but stand up violently and shouted angrily: "You cow, if you don't even have the courage to fight, I allow you to evacuate Sydney by yourself, I will take over the fleet of the Australian Navy, lead them and the British fleet, and desperately resist the fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy, no matter how strong the fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy is, we will still fight to the end!" ”

Natalitanr also stood up again, shouting with fire in his eyes: "You bastard, who do you say is a coward!" We now have a total of warships in the two countries, there are only dozens of small warships, not even a single large warship, what do we use to resist the powerful naval fleet of the Chinese Empire? This is not bravery at all, this is a brainless send-off! ”

Yonander pursed his lips and retorted: "We still have dozens of shore defense guns in Sydney Harbor, it's not that there is no chance at all, some people are afraid of death, so don't find a lot of reasons in a high-sounding manner, aren't you still afraid of death in the end!" I won't waste time here, the fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy may attack at any time. I need to get back to the port and command the defense of the entire port! And there is just no support from the Army. We, the Royal Navy of the British Empire, will still fight to the end in Sydney. ”

After saying that, Jonander glanced at Vice Admiral Michiel Layton, the commander of the British Army in Australia, to know that the British Navy decided to hold out in Sydney. However, the British Army has no intention of holding Sydney, and the British Army currently has less than 3,000 troops in Sydney, and the British Army of less than 3,000 people is packing their bags and preparing to evacuate Sydney.

Mihillayton smiled bitterly and said, "I'm sorry, Jonander, our army has no plan to defend in Sydney, but since the Imperial Navy is going to resist the fleet of the Chinese Imperial Navy here, then I will leave 1 regiment of the British Army." And 200 artillery pieces under your command, while leaving 1 division of the Australian Army, also under your command, good luck, Colonel! Then Mihil Layton turned his head and asked, "General Mudhill, is there a problem with leaving 1 division in Sydney?" ”

The Minister of the Australian War Department, Admiral Mudhill, heard that there was a need for 1 division of the Australian Army to stay in Sydney, and he was a little hesitant in his heart. Staying in Sydney, he did not think that he could resist the attack of the Chinese Imperial Army, but now the commander-in-chief of the Anglo-Australian armies in the whole of Australia is not him, the general. It was British Army Lieutenant General Mihir Leiden in front of him.

Since Mihil Layton said that he would leave 1 Australian Army division in Sydney, what else could he say!

"No problem, I will order the 5th Division of the Australian Army to stay in Sydney. Obey the command of Colonel Yonandel. Mudhill said in a deep voice.

Yonander nodded to Mihil Layton and said, "Thank you, General, I will fight until the last moment in Sydney." With that, Yonander turned and walked outside.

Vice Admiral Natalitan, the Minister of the Australian Admiralty, looked at Yonander's back. His face was pale, although he wanted to leave Sydney alone. But he knew what awaited him in doing so, so Natalitan gritted his teeth and followed him outside, where he too was back in port to take command of the Australian fleet.

Vice Admiral Mihil Layton shook his head helplessly when he saw the two naval commanders leaving, and then said to Admiral Mudhill, the minister of the Australian War Department, and Robertajia, the mayor of Sydney: "Let's evacuate Sydney as soon as possible, oh, by the way, Mayor Robertatagia, how is the evacuation of civilians in Sydney?" ”

Sydney, Australia's largest port, must have been attacked by the Chinese Empire, so since the defeat of the combined expeditionary fleet of the Allies and the Allies, Sydney's population of nearly 400,000 began to evacuate the city that was bound to be attacked.

"Now that most of the civilians in Sydney have been evacuated, most of the rest are reluctant to leave Sydney, and there is nothing our city can do," Robertajia said. ”

Lieutenant General Mihil Leiden nodded and said: "Then there is no need to care about those who are unwilling to evacuate, I hope God bless them, in addition to the remaining troops, we will also withdraw from Sydney immediately, there should not be much time left." ”

Vice Admiral Mihil Leiden predicted very accurately, Britain and Australia were preparing to evacuate the army units of Sydney, and before they left the city of Sydney, a huge artillery bombardment was heard in the direction of the port, and the escort fleet of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire began to fire at the port of Sydney at 8:50 a.m. on December 20, 1908, about 15,000 meters from the port of Sydney.

At this distance, the escort fleet of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire only has the main guns of 2 Dragon-class dreadnought battleships, which can reach the effective range, so the 2 Dragon-class dreadnought battleships combined with 20 45 times caliber 305 mm main guns, and began to shoot hundreds of kilograms of shells at the British and Australian warships in the harbor of Sydney, as well as the batteries in the port.

In Sydney Harbour, a total of 5 batteries were built, or 5 small fortresses, with dozens of shore defense guns, large and small, of which 6 260 mm caliber coastal defense guns are the most powerful, but compared to the main guns of the Dragon-class dreadnought battleships, it is still a little worse, at least at a distance of 15,000 meters, 6 caliber 260 mm coastal defense guns can not be fired, this distance has not yet reached their range.

With a loud bang, a destroyer of the British Navy was hit by a 305-mm armor-piercing projectile, and without any accident, the destroyer of the British Navy, with a displacement of less than 1,100 tons, was blown in two and quickly sank to the surface of the sea.

Colonel Jonandel, the commander of the British fleet, was in the No. 1 battery, and saw that a British destroyer had just started the battle and was sunk, and sighed secretly in his heart, he also understood the difference in strength between them, but since he had chosen this path, he had to lead the British and Australian troops in Sydney to hold on.

6 caliber 260 mm shore defense guns are in the No. 1 battery, No. 1 battery is also the largest battery in the port of Sydney, Yonander as the commander of the British naval fleet, but also the captain of a British Navy fast protection cruiser, but at this time he did not return to the warship, but in the battery to command, the shore defense guns than the British and Australian 2 small warships, more threatening to the fleet of the Chinese Empire, and Yonander is now not only commanding the British and Australian 2 navies, the entire Sydney City British and Australian 2 troops, He is in charge of the command.

Jonander ordered to the adjutant beside him in a deep voice: "Let the remaining 4 fast protection cruisers and 3 destroyers of the British Navy, as well as the 2 fast protection cruisers of the Australian Navy, all rush to the shallows and use them as fixed batteries, otherwise it will not be long before they are all sunk." ”

Vice Admiral Natalitan, the Minister of the Australian Admiralty, personally got on one of the Australian Navy's fast protection cruisers, and after receiving Yonander's order, he sighed and ordered two Australian Navy fast protection cruisers to carry out the order of the Englishman of Yonander.

Subsequently, in the process of 9 British and Australian warships rushing to the shallows of Sydney Harbor, another British Navy fast protection cruiser was hit by a 305 mm armor-piercing shell, and was martyred, and finally only 8 British and Australian warships rushed to the shoal on the edge of the harbor and became 8 fixed batteries.

Another British Navy fast protection cruiser was sunk, and the commander Colonel Jonander's face suddenly became very ugly, because this fast protection cruiser that was killed and sunk was the warship he was originally on, and Jonandel was the captain of this fast protection cruiser. (To be continued.) )