Age of Conquest Reborn

At dusk three days later, Lieutenant General Tang Qiuquan, commander of the ** Navy Fleet, commanded one of the two squadrons with six aircraft carriers as the core, escorting more than a thousand troop transport merchant ships, under the reflection of the setting sun.

, slowly sailed into the waters off Melbourne, while another squadron escorted the remaining troop transport merchant ships and docked in Adelaide.

As for Sydney Port, the journey is too long, and it will take three or four more days to drift at sea, so it is not an option for the fleet to dock this time. Tang Qiuquan has no intention of splitting the two squadrons again. He cannot do it for Australia.

The Allied forces, who have weakened the fleet's carrier-based aircraft force, came to Australia this time not to fight the Japanese desperately. What's more, it's not worth it for the Allied forces who had no intention of letting them retreat safely!

Standing in the command cabin of the flagship, looking at the dimly lit Melbourne Port on the pier, Tang Qiuquan couldn't help but frown slightly. Although he didn't hear the roaring gunfire, he had already smelled the smoke hanging over Melbourne.

The thick smell of gunpowder smoke and the tense and fearful atmosphere that permeated the port city.

Rear Admiral Xin Xiguo, chief of staff of the fleet, keenly observed the commander's expression and asked: "Commander, what are you worried about?"

Tang Qiuquan shook his head slowly and said: "Actually, there is nothing to worry about. As far as the current situation on the Australian battlefield is concerned, the Japanese army does not dare to openly attack us, but if the fleet provides air fire cover for the retreating Allied forces,

, it will be inevitable to fight with the Japanese aviation force, and the number of our aircraft carrier-based aircraft is still insufficient!"

Indeed, a squadron has three aircraft carriers, and the number of carrier-based aircraft is only more than 200. Compared with the Japanese air power in Australia, it is far behind. If the Japanese army is determined to fight, the two navy's first fleet will

With a squadron, there would be no bargains to be gained, and the losses would definitely be very serious. This was a situation that Tang Qiuquan absolutely did not want to see.

Xin Xiguo said with relief: "Commander, we still have the Southern Flying Group's fleet under fleet command. That is a huge fleet of more than fourteen fighter regiments and six bomber regiments, taking off from the Chagos Islands Naval and Air Force Base.

The combat radius of the land-based fleet can completely cover the Melbourne area. As long as you give an order, it will appear over the war zone in less than an hour. If the little devil wants to fight, then fight, see who has the stronger fist?"

Tang Qiuquan glanced at his chief of staff with a smile and said nothing. Xin Xiguo continued: "The six aircraft carriers ordered by the division commander in Germany must be delivered by the end of next year at the earliest. Water far away cannot quench the thirst of the near. Otherwise, there is no need.

The aircraft fleet of the Army Aviation and our fleet’s carrier-based aircraft can control the air superiority of the entire Australian battlefield!”

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Has the telegram to the Australian Allied Forces Command been sent out?" Tang Qiuquan obviously did not want to dwell too much on this issue, so he changed the subject and said, "Order the fleet to enter air defense mode. The Japanese are

There are too many lunatics, it’s one thing whether you dare to fight them or not, but we can’t be careless!”

"Yes! Commander! We have notified the Australian Allied Forces Command of the fleet's immediate arrival in Melbourne!" Xin Xiguo replied succinctly, "Before this, I have ordered the fleet to enter air defense mode!"

Tang Qiuquan looked at Xin Xiguo with appreciation, nodded, and looked across the sea to the Port of Melbourne, which was becoming clearer and clearer in his field of vision, and his brows jumped a few times.

The atmosphere at the Melbourne Military Port pier this evening was quite tense. The Allied Military Police had already set up a cordon. After receiving a telegram from the First Division fleet, Lieutenant General Bachlisman, Commander of the Australian Allied Forces, and Deputy

Commander Admiral Fernandez, protected by guards, had been waiting on the pier early. The expressions of the two of them were obviously much better than before. Obviously, the arrival of the Japanese division fleet as scheduled made them feel completely at ease.

For the two commanders of the Australian Allied Forces, waiting for the arrival of the Japanese division's escort fleet and troop transport fleet was an unprecedented torment. After the Japanese army cleared the outer cities of southeastern Australia, they concentrated

All the rapid detachments were mobilized and launched a fierce attack on the outskirts of Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. The three battlefields were concentrated on the front line of Kingston, Geelong and Gloucester respectively.

The ferocity of the Japanese attack was simply beyond imagination. The Allied troops defending the three places were risking the lives of soldiers to fill and block. How did Lieutenant General Bahlisman and General Fernandez know about the encouraging orders of General Ito Yanzaburo?

, as if giving blood to his subordinates, with red eyes, trying to use the heads of allied soldiers to perform meritorious deeds!

Fortunately, the main force of more than one million Japanese troops is still far away on the front line of Mannasir and Burke. They will not be able to reach here for more than a week. Otherwise, the two people will never have a chance to stand on the dock and welcome help.

The Chinese Navy Division Fleet.

Waves of loud whistles resounded through the Melbourne Military Port. When the huge fleet of the Navy Division, guarding countless merchant ships, appeared on the pier and the Australian Allied Forces officers saw it, there was a burst of sound on the pier.

The feeling of excitement and commotion is almost the same as surviving a desperate situation.

These Allied officers, who were mainly British, Americans and Australians, would have had no image of the Chinese in their eyes in the past. When the Chinese were mentioned, they would definitely have a contemptuous attitude, looking at inferior people.

His eyes are different now. These Chinese people who could not see clearly before are now his saviors.

If not, Lieutenant General Bahlisman and General Fernandez, who were ruthlessly abandoned and despicably used by Filipino soldiers and soldiers from other Commonwealth countries among the Allied forces, would not have condescended to come to the dock to greet him in person.

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No matter how noble I used to be and how much I looked down on the Chinese, my life and fortune are now in the hands of the Chinese. Lowering my profile is forced by the situation and must be done. With the tides turning, these things must have

The high-minded Europeans and Americans must be filled with bitterness and loss at this moment!

Tang Qiuquan only took Chief of Staff Xin Xiguo and a dozen staff officers off the ship and landed. He was not very interested in the Australian allied officers who came to greet him. In his opinion, these guys with blue eyes and yellow hair were just

According to the division commander's order, it is just the things that need to be transported this time, no different from a pile of cargo!

After a brief exchange with Lieutenant General Bachlisman and General Fernandez, Tang Qiuquan said coldly: "I need to go to your headquarters immediately to understand the current situation on the Australian battlefield!"

Tang Qiuquan's indifference and bluntness made the two big bosses of the Australian Allied Forces feel uncomfortable, but they could not refuse the Chinese request. After arriving at the Allied Forces Headquarters, the two sides did not exchange any pleasantries and went directly to the topic.

Lieutenant General Wagnerzer, Chief of Staff of the Australian Allied Forces Command, gave a detailed introduction to the actual situation on the Australian battlefield. When he heard that the Japanese advance troops were already attacking the outer areas of Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, Tang Qiuquan couldn't help but feel

He frowned and said, "The situation on the Australian battlefield is worse than I expected!"

"I need a clear answer from the Allied Forces Command. How many days will it take at the earliest to assemble all the Allied forces that can evacuate Australia? It must be the most accurate time!" Tang Qiuquan went straight to the point. He could not let the fleet directly face the problem.

Attack on the Japanese Army.

Chief of Staff Wagner glanced at the two commanders and replied: "Based on the current battlefield situation, it will take two days for the Allied troops to assemble in Adelaide, and it will take the fastest to assemble the troops in the direction of Melbourne.

In three days, it will take three days for the troops to assemble in the direction of Sydney!"

Tang Qiuquan interrupted Lieutenant General Wagner without politeness, "Excluding the direction of Sydney! Adelaide and Melbourne are the embarkation points for the Allied forces' retreat!"

As soon as Tang Qiuquan finished speaking, Lieutenant General Bahlisman was fine, but General Fernandez quit. He suddenly stood up and said with anger: "I never agree, General Tang, Sydney must not give up, that is

The Australian Allied Forces Command is one of the three assembly points identified. You Chinese people have the obligation and responsibility to assist all Allied soldiers who can retreat to evacuate the Australian battlefield!"

Tang Qiuli looked at him in slight surprise. This red-headed and blushing British man was very confused. He didn't know that this guy's nerves were wrong. Why did he look like a cat whose tail had been stepped on?

Tang Qiuquan did not understand the mood of General Fernandez at this moment. Of the three assembly points identified, the other two were in Melbourne and Adelaide, which were mainly composed of US military troops. Only Sydney was mainly composed of British troops.

More than 70% of the soldiers stationed in Australia need to board ships at Sydney Port. If the Chinese do not use Sydney as a boarding place, then the British army will be in misery!

We need to travel from Sydney to the south side of the Australian Mountains in the southeast, and then trek to Melbourne. The journey is hundreds of kilometers, and we have to cross the Kosciuszko Mountains. Even if there is no flank attack and interception by the Japanese army, it will take more than a week at the earliest.

time to reach Melbourne.

But based on the momentum of the Japanese attack, can Melbourne hold out until a week later? The answer is yes, no. If they are intercepted by the Japanese army on the way, more than 70,000 British soldiers may never reach Melbourne. Besides,

Can the Chinese wait four or five more days in Melbourne, risking being attacked by Japanese ground troops and air fleets at any time? The answer is yes, no, not even if it were them!

Therefore, the Chinese fleet and troop transport fleet must be allowed to pick up more than 70,000 British soldiers in Sydney. These are the last remaining blood of the British Empire! They are the seeds of the British Empire’s future restoration, all of them

hope!

Admiral Fernandez cannot afford to lose, and cannot afford to lose. Therefore, he must ask the Chinese to follow their own intentions and list Sydney as one of the boarding points for the Allied retreat. Otherwise, Prime Minister Churchill will have to eat him alive!

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