Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 644 Landing

  The first day of fighting in Melbourne was so weird. The **** fight that began at 9 o'clock in the morning ended abruptly at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The two sides of the battle began to clean the battlefield in a tacit understanding, and the work ended.

  As the commander-in-chief, Admiral Gavin Williamson knew that a day’s battle had not gained anything. Instead, he ruined thousands of soldiers in vain. He was really angry, but he couldn't help it.

Among the seven bridges across the Yala River, only two are able to pass carriages. One is a stone bridge occupied by an independent regiment led by Duan Qirui, and the other is a steel bridge connecting Nancheng District. That bridge can be paralleled by 5 The carriage, guarded by the most elite of the Red Division, is the most important traffic artery.

  All other bridges can only pass flatbed vehicles and pedestrians. It is relatively simple to defend. Due to the narrow bridges, the enemy’s one-time attack has fewer troops and the pressure is relatively lighter.

  It is impossible to blow up, and it can also stop the counterattack of the Confederate Army.

   Ten o'clock that night

The first batch of more than 30,000 reinforcements from the B Corps arrived two hours earlier than the scheduled time. The West Melbourne area erupted with joy and laughter. The soldiers who had just arrived were exhausted, and the Chinese soldiers who had arrived earlier immediately started to kill. Cattle slaughter sheep, slaughtered more than 3,000 sheep and more than 20 cattle in one go. The cauldron of beef and mutton soup mixed with blood sausage was boiled together, and the entire city was filled with the attractive fragrance of beef and mutton.

  Take out the pancakes and bake them on the bonfire, and feast on the rich broth. All the fatigue in the laughter and laughter disappears.

  Across the wide Yarra River, there are lively celebrations on one side, and lifeless and silent on the other, forming a very sharp contrast.

  More than 20,000 soldiers of the Southern Union Army who withdrew from the southern defensive line were originally prepared to join the East Melbourne garrison to counterattack at dawn the next day.

  After seeing this scene, he was so scared that he dared not move. After an emergency communication overnight, all the officers and soldiers withdrew from the two bridges outside the city to the east bank of the Yarra River for defense.

  Since then, there has never been a large-scale Southern Army formed on the west bank of the Yarra River.

The   B Corps and the Confederate Army faced off across the Yarra River. The assault regiment, dominated by the Red First Division, successfully completed the roundabout task of the campaign and hit a short and beautiful right uppercut. With swift action, it took less than 4,400 casualties to take down the vast West Melbourne area, wiped out 27,900 enemies (including prisoners), and overfulfilled the set tasks.

  After the arrival of the reinforcements led by Commander Mo Rufeng, the advance assault regiment was disbanded and rebuilt in situ. The B Corps held 60,000 heavy troops, occupying one-third of the weak territory of Melbourne, and achieved a solid support point.

On this day, the Confederate Army of the Confederate Army gave up its counter-offensive attempts, but began to build defensive fortresses on the east bank of the Yarra River with all its strength, and exploded five bridges one after another, and built defenses on the east bank of the remaining two strong bridges day and night. The facilities are ready to rely on the Ya'an River to defend itself.

The   B Corps also did not take offensive measures, but eliminated the remnants of the enemy in the occupied area. The small-scale fighting did not end until noon. A total of 14,400 white prisoners were gathered, and training was quickly launched.

  The so-called training is to single out all the enemy commanders and execute them. By reporting each other, the murderous criminals with **** crimes on their hands are screened out and executed immediately.

  The remaining soldiers were organized into a volunteer team of 500 people. A total of 24 volunteer teams, with a total strength of 12,000, are ready to be thrown into the brutal city offensive and defensive battle.

  The third day

The second batch of 12,000 reinforcements and large forces arrived one after another. The west bank of the Yarra River gathered heavy troops, with a total force of 183,000 (excluding casualties, including about 40,000 white prisoners earlier, and a total of 52,000 white prisoners. )

The weird thing is

After the arrival of all the members of the B Corps, they did not initiate an attack immediately. Instead, they took a three-day rest, reorganized the team to restore combat effectiveness, and conducted a preliminary screening of white residents in the West Melbourne area to combat white extremists and confiscated more than 20,000 people. The labor service supports the army operations.

  Due to the swift operations of the assault corps, there are fewer buildings in the West Melbourne area that have been destroyed by war, and only less than 10% of them are in shape. Many complete urban buildings are left, which provides good conditions for the army to be stationed.

In addition, in the suburbs of the city, more than 200,000 sheep and thousands of cattle drove by exiled whites have all fallen into the hands of the B Corps, as well as the bay docks and warehouses in the West Melbourne area. Countless supplies have all fallen. The worries of the B Corps.

  At 4 o'clock in the morning on December 15, 1890

  It was the darkest time before dawn. Dozens of mosquito patrol boats carrying more than 10,000 fully armed Songjiang Militia Division officers and soldiers quietly set off from Melbourne’s West Bank Pier and approached the East Melbourne Bay Pier...

  East Melbourne Bay Pier

Colonel Robert Jenric took a strong breath, ejected the remaining cigarette **** far away, looked around, and then walked into the station building by the dock. There were already more than 100 elite soldiers lurking in ahead of time. Fully armed and waiting for orders.

   "Captain He, time is almost up, we must quickly launch an attack to clear the pier defenders."

   "Report sir, the assault team is ready and ready at any time."

   "Okay, I will wake up the pier defenders in the name of discovering the enemy's situation. You will launch a surprise attack while the team is in a group, quickly occupy the heavy machine gun positions and artillery positions, and receive the large forces to reach the pier smoothly."

   "Yes, resolutely complete the task."

   "Well, look at my signal to launch an attack."

   "Yes, sir."

Colonel Robert Jenric nodded with relief. He is of Italian descent, and he can't urinate in the same pot with the descendants of the Ungru-Saxons. Those guys are Western Europeans and he is Southern Europeans. , Different beliefs, different languages, and even the skin is slightly darker.

   Shortly after he left, a loud noise suddenly came from the dock.

  The sharp whistle sounded, and many wharf defenders who slept in a daze, under the loud scolding of the officers, poured out from the houses and began to line up along the empty wharf. The number is estimated to be at least more than 1,600 people.

This is just the defenders stationed on the pier on the side of the East Melbourne Bay. There are 4 regiments stationed in the entire East Melbourne Bay, each with a defensive area. There are tens of thousands of heavy soldiers behind them. Can reach.

  The 17th Division of the Militia led by Colonel Robert Jenric is among them, but the station is farther and closer to the stone bridge.

  He saw that most of the soldiers had come out of the barracks, and he walked aside and lit a cigarette. This was the signal for battle.

  The commandos that had been ready to attack swiftly attacked, and immediately occupied the heavy machine gun positions and artillery positions, knocked down the bewildered enemy to the ground, and turned the muzzle to start fierce fire.

In this silent night, the torches on the empty pier provided the best target. The white soldiers in the group fell like leeks, and the rest lay on the ground crying for father and mother, completely unclear what happened. what's up?

The mosquito transport team, which had arrived at the East Melbourne Bay Pier, observed the firefighting on the pier from a distance, and immediately drove on at full power. In just a few minutes, they appeared by the bright pier by the campfire. Get off the boat and join the battle.

  The tide of Chinese soldiers, led by the guide, pounced towards the other pier garrison regiments. Fierce fighting broke out in the darkest hours of the morning, and the crisp gunfire rang through the world. It was a **** early morning.

   After transporting the Songjiang Militia Division’s mosquito boats in a team of 5, they immediately turned around and returned to the West Melbourne Wharf to continue the shipment of follow-up reinforcements.

  The piers between the two places are only less than 11 kilometers apart. At the speed of the mosquito speedboat, it can easily go back and forth in an hour without stress.

The white defenders on the pier were caught off guard, and fell in succession in more than 40 minutes. The intensive gunfire alarmed the Confederate Army in the rear. After experiencing the initial confusion, they quickly reacted; the Easterners came over. NS.

  The so-called half-hour support is only theoretical, and the soldiers of the Confederate Army are far less efficient than imagined.

  After experiencing the initial chaos, the enemy's situation began to be reported one after another, and the soldiers in the barracks were quickly armed to prepare for battle.

  At this time, the second batch of reinforcements has arrived. Not only are there 6,000 Chinese soldiers, but there are also 4,000 white captive cannon fodder.

Brigadier General Li Shuanzhu, commander of Hongyi First Division, also arrived. This young general who has been tested in war for many years has a steady aura. He has a sharp gaze scanning the bay wharf area that has been completely controlled.

  East Melbourne Bay Docklands is located in a plain area, and there is no obvious geographical advantage. What can be used is the large coal storage yard and warehouse area.

  In view of the fact that this is where the enemy is hoarding heavy troops, Brigadier General Li Shuanzhu decided to concentrate the existing forces in his hands. While stabilizing the defense of the dock area, he focused on attacking and advancing to the west to occupy more blocks.

About three blocks away from the west is the Yarra River. As long as the area is occupied, it can be connected to the west bank across the river. Through mosquito boats, it continuously receives troops and supplies and ammunition reinforcements, with 50,000 in hand. With many white captive soldiers, the B Corps has never been afraid of anyone, whether it is fighting a war of attrition or a tug of war.

  The most important thing is that the defense zone of the 17th Division of the Militia led by Colonel Robert Jenric is in this direction. The two sides must meet as soon as possible, because this matter on the dock will not be kept for long and will soon be exposed.

  The plan in mind has been decided, Brigadier General Li Shuanzhu issued a series of offensive orders, and more intense offensive operations have begun...

  Regardless of whether the Confederate soldiers in the South wanted it or not, dozens of mosquito boats shuttled back and forth to transport a steady stream of troops to the East Melbourne Bay Pier, and used it as a base to launch a fierce attack, which kicked off the war.

  It's almost noon

  More than 40,000 soldiers from the B Corps have landed, and the increasingly fierce offensive Red Division successfully defeated the 11th Division of the Southern Federal Army and began a fierce battle with the 17th Division of the Militia.

  (End of this chapter)