694 The Battle of Augusta (5)
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Six-ninety-four decisive battle Augusta (v
With a creak, the armored car stopped at the entrance of the parliament, although this is Canberra, the temporary seat of the Australian government, and the distance from the coastline is also 238 kilometers, but the machine gunners on the armored car still dare not be careless. ã I want: super fast update ã
In 1901, after the establishment of the Australian federal government, the two major cities of Sydney and Melbourne were in dispute over the issue of determining the capital, until the government passed a resolution in 1911 to choose a place between the two cities to establish the capital, so it was chosen.
Although the provisional government has not been internationally recognized since its establishment, and Australia has not been completely unified, especially after the Chinese and indigenous riots in Northwest Australia, it has been in a semi-divided state, but Western countries still regard Canberra as the heart of Australia.
At this time, Canberra was a small city, not comparable to Sydney and Melbourne, with hundreds of thousands of people, or even Adelaide and Brisbane, but it was also in a state of panic.
The news that the squadron has entered Queensland has spread like a hurricane, not to mention that they are still storming the west gate of South Wales, and if they are killed in it, everyone knows what the result will be, so the streets are full of residents who are ready to leave.
Lieutenant General of the British Army, Commander of the Australian Coalition Forces, Quinta stepped out of the armored car, and he was helpless in the face of the chaotic city of Canberra, he knew the destination of these people, and there was a passenger ship to Sealand in Melbourne.
Because during this time, the Chinese have dropped leaflets in many coastal places such as Sydney and Melbourne, making it clear that they will not block civilian ships from Melbourne to Sealand, which makes many people want to leave.
In fact, this is understandable, in the case of the homeland is not protected, everyone knows what will happen, so leaving is a good choice, but he can't leave, because he needs to contain Hua's forces here, and try not to let them free up their hands to attack the United States!
But now this strategy has collapsed, the war has penetrated from the northwest to Eastern Australia, even Tasmania is no exception, two regiments of the Chinese Marine Corps have been boarded there, and the Tasmanian government, which has only 3,000 defenders and tens of thousands of people, has even sent a telegram three hours ago, if they do not get reinforcements within two days, they will surrender immediately.
Reinforcements?!
Lieutenant General Quinta walked into the Parliament building, if he could get reinforcements, would he still be so worried, and even if he did, how could he go to Tasmania? People say that the route to Sealand will be opened, but they have not said that the Tasmanian route will be opened, and without naval escort, a small troop carrier will leave the port and be sunk without warning.
So he came here in the hope of convincing the Australian government not to withdraw from the war early, because that would be a disaster for the Entente, especially for the United States, which has now become an important source of weapons and supplies for the Entente!
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As soon as he stepped into the Houses of Parliament, the Governor of Australia, Sir Ronald Crawford Munroe Ferguson, grabbed him and asked anxiously, "How is Augusta?" â
"Not so good." Lieutenant General Quinta shook his head, his face turned pale: "The squadron is storming there, Augusta has fallen, and at present, Major General Jim is leading his troops to hold Flinders Ridge, but one of their troops has penetrated deep behind Flinders Ridge and is advancing towards Yanta, if." â
"What!"
Before Lieutenant General Quinta could finish speaking, Sir Alex Ferguson had already jumped up, although the town of Yanta is only an inconspicuous little place in Australia, but it is the node of the Augusta-Sydney railway, and it would be a disaster to lose it!
"Major General Jim has already sent troops to intercept it, and I believe they can hold the Yang Tower."
"But what if you can't hold it?!" A member of parliament next to him asked in a trembling voice.
In fact, you don't need to ask everyone to know that once Yanta misses, the hundreds of thousands of troops at Flinders Ridge will be completely surrounded, and a huge fiasco will await Australia.
Lieutenant General Kunta sighed in his heart, Yanta is only 220 kilometers away from the Augusta front, it can be seen from the previous Chinese raid on the Tomsk fortress on the northwest front, their planes are capable of reaching 500 kilometers away to fight, Flinders Ridge has been bombed beyond recognition, how long can the small Yanta be blocked?
"Lieutenant General Kunta, can you get the troops to come back immediately?" Another MP said urgently, as long as the 700,000 troops are safe, then Australia can still hold on, if not, I'm afraid everything will be over, so he asked.
Lieutenant General Kunta didn't know this, and shook his head: "It's too late, they are only less than 10 hours away from Yanta, if they order a retreat now, the army will definitely fall into chaos, then they will suffer extremely heavy casualties!" â
When Sir Alex Ferguson heard this, he could already feel the helplessness in Lieutenant General Quinta's words, now Australia has no foreign aid, and its internal potential has reached the extreme, and even the daily ammunition consumption cannot be replenished, if they lose this battle again, then they are all finished.
"Lieutenant General, Lieutenant General." When everyone was still in worry, a staff officer rushed in and shouted in a hurry: "Oh no, the squadron crossed the Hamilton River 1 hour ago, and the three divisions stationed there are all ready." â
Whether it is Sir Alex Ferguson, who is the Governor of Australia, or Lieutenant General Quinta as the Commander-in-Chief, their faces have changed greatly when they hear the news, the Hamilton River is one of the main rivers in the Great Artesian Basin, and where the squadron appears, it means that this rich land in Australia is slowly falling.
"Lieutenant General Kunta." Sir Alex Ferguson's face turned pale, as if he was a few years older, and after a long time, he slowly took out a treaty from the drawer and brought it to him: "I know your intentions, but I want to say that Australia has done its best, so, this is a post-ultimatum and an armistice treaty given to us by Hua, if you can win the Battle of Augusta, then we will hold on, if not, Australia will withdraw from the war." â
"Australia Exit!"
Quinta stood up violently, looking at the peace treaty in front of him with his fists clenched, Russia has withdrawn, Romania is under the onslaught of three countries, withdrawal is also a blink of an eye, if Australia is withdrawing, China will have no external trouble at all, and can concentrate the strength of the whole country to attack the United States, in that case, the entente will face the collapse of the whole line!
"Your Majesty, are you in such a hurry? Have you ever wondered that even if Australia withdraws, will the Chinese still let you live on this land ?! â
Facing the excited Kunta, Sir Alex Ferguson glanced at the councillors around him, and although the councillors dodged one by one, he gritted his teeth and said: "I know, but don't forget, General Quinta, our ancestors were only prisoners exiled here from England, and now, it is nothing more than another exile." â
Sir Alex Ferguson's mouth was full of bitterness, and the thought of millions of Australians having to accept the defeat of the treaty to go to Sealand made everyone's face bad, but is there a way ahead?
Either they are all imprisoned like pigs and dogs in concentration camps and wait for their death, or they leave!
That's the ultimatum!
Looking at the Australian parliamentarians and senior officials around him, Quinta was already full of iron, and after thinking for a while, he left the parliament building without saying a word.
He knew that he had to win the Battle of Augusta no matter what, but could he really win it?
To the north of Yanta, 10 Siberian Tiger tanks formed a fan-shaped formation, and in the heavy roar of engines, the wide tracks ran over the desert, leaving two deep marks.
Li Dong, who was sitting in the tank, also had to admit that this was really a paradise for tanks, and there was not even a little obstruction on the endless plain, and the gunner's scope could clearly see the scene several kilometers away.
The tank rumbled, billowing green smoke.
The bumpy carriage was hot and steamy, although it was difficult, but Li Dong had already cheered up 12 points, because the previous aircraft reconnaissance report showed that it was less than 40 kilometers away from Yanta, and there were still a large number of signs of enemy tank activity in front.
Tanks!
Finally looking forward to this day, Li Dong was happy to hear the news, equipped for so many years, the imperial tank soldiers always do such a trivial thing as helping the infantry open the way, bullying and bullying machine gun bunkers, even in the Battle of Tomsk, which is known as the first battle of tanks, there are only a few iron coffins, which is not a real tank battle at all.
Now that the main thing is finally coming, the 76-mm armor-piercing bullet can finally be opened.
In fact, Li Dong's thoughts have filled the entire reconnaissance company, and when everyone learned that the Entente tanks were in front, almost everyone forgot about fatigue, and their eyes never left the periscope.
The reconnaissance company was advancing in a fan-shaped search, and the entire formation was 2 kilometers wide, and this was only a company of the armored reconnaissance battalion directly under the division, and there were 2 companies on both flanks, with a total of 30 Siberian Tigers all dispatched.
Behind them, the main force of the 5th Panzer Division and 3 Infantry Divisions, although the tank crews who drove the Cheetah also clamored that they would participate in the tank battle, but their guns were too small.
You must know that the Australian coalition is mainly equipped with 2 American tanks, one of which is a Ford light tank, that thing is only 3 tons, and it is difficult to say whether it can beat the Night Cat armored car equipped with a meter-heavy machine gun, but the imitation of the French St. Chamont assault tank is different, that thing is 22 tons, can carry 8 people, and a 75 mm gun, 4 8 mm machine guns, the lethality is extremely considerable, especially the 75 gun, which is harmful to night cats and cheetahs, if there is any weakness, it is just slow.
Li Dong stared at the periscope and didn't dare to blink, the 76mm assault gun beside him was already loaded with an armor-piercing projectile ready to fire, and now he was waiting for the enemy to appear!
Just when everyone's hands were itching, an army-type hummingbird reconnaissance plane suddenly appeared on the horizon in the distance, and when it roared over their heads, several black dots gradually became clear.
Ford light tank!
Almost instantly, he was trained in tank identification from various countries, and he recognized these small dots from the periscope, and as these little toy-like creatures got closer and closer, he began to slowly adjust the muzzle pointing.
The muzzle of the gun turned little by little, as if the Ford tank on the opposite side was just a few little white rabbits, for fear that it would scare the other party before launching an attack.
Just as he began to measure the range, the Ford tanks also seemed to spot the reconnaissance company, and hurriedly began to turn and prepare to leave, and.
A black dot appeared on the horizon!
"Tankmen, prepare to attack!"
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