Chapter 440 Stud, help the Australian people resist the British! (Please subscribe, please vote)

Pearl Harbor.

December 25th is the 1832nd birthday of our heavenly brother Jesus Christ.

When the red sun sets in the west and is about to disappear on the western skyline, Pearl Harbor on Oahu is already a bustling scene. Countless trucks are rushing between the warehouse and the dock. A large group of Army soldiers have been waiting on the dock.

, whenever the truck stops, it will drive up under the command of the officers to help unload the goods. Large and small bags of supplies, ammunition, fuel, tents, uniforms, flags, and all kinds of things that can be thought of for marching and fighting.

Everything related to setting up camp was moved from these trucks and then divided into sections and stacked neatly.

The crane on the dock swung back and forth, lifting the materials unloaded from the truck one by one to the landing ship that had been docked at the dock. There were also some weird six-wheeled armored vehicles that looked a bit like "coffins"

It also drove over with a rumble.

This kind of armored car is called the A-11 assault vehicle. As early as when the car began to appear on the streets of Beijing, Shanghai and other metropolitan cities, the Army Equipment Bureau of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty gave it to major, oh,

It should be that various small car companies have issued R&D bidding tasks and funds, requiring them to trial-produce a four-wheel drive and six-wheel vehicle with a total weight of no more than 7.5 tons. It has strong highway driving capabilities and certain off-road capabilities, is easy to maneuver, and has certain capabilities.

Wheeled armored vehicle with amphibious capabilities.

These requirements may not seem high, but for the Ming Dynasty automobile industry, which is still in its infancy, it is not easy at all. So in the halcyon decade when the war had actually started, Beijing's Chitu Automobile Company

They came up with a six-wheeled armored vehicle that barely met the army's requirements.

After the Army Equipment Department obtained the wheeled armored vehicles they wanted, they modified them. A total of "assault artillery vehicles" equipped with 30mm machine gun shells and "assault reconnaissance vehicles" equipped with 13mm high-level dual-purpose machine guns were modified.

", "Assault mortar vehicle" equipped with 120 mm mortar, "Assault command vehicle" equipped with radio station, "Assault vehicle" used to transport infantry, "Assault recovery vehicle" equipped with various emergency repair equipment and towing equipment

", "Assault Life-saving Vehicle" equipped with first aid equipment, "Assault Engineering Vehicle" equipped with engineering equipment and other eight sub-series, thus forming a six-wheeled armored vehicle family.

Like the armored vehicles in another timeline, this A-11 family is also an "ancestor clan" that must be carefully served. And the Ming Army's "Armored Vehicle Corps" equipped with a large number of "ancestors" is of course the "ancestor corps"

Well, it is much more complicated to pull them up to fight than using "self-propelled fully intelligent riflemen". Therefore, the mixed brigade prepared for Australian land operations will receive the order to go out and complete the shipment.

At least 72 hours!

This is despite the fact that these mixed brigades have been on high alert since arriving in Hawaii!

Standing on the top of the bridge of a Nanjing-class command ship that was upgraded from the Nandao-class cruise ship and equipped with oil-fired boilers, steam turbines and high-power long-wave radio stations, looking at the Army and Marine Corps who were boarding the ship, Zhuge Weidao

He and Mu Zhongjun, the two great admirals responsible for liberating the Australian indigenous people, were all flushed with excitement. Ever since they learned this morning that the main fleet of the British Royal Navy had passed through the waters of the Solomon Islands and began to move towards the Marshall Islands, these two have been in a state of confusion.

In excitement.

Because they both know that this is going to be a stud!

Last night, the British fleet suffered a big loss in the waters off Guadalcanal. According to Guo Xiaobao's report, he took the lead last night and braved the enemy's rain of shells, including the "Kong Ming"

Five cruisers and destroyers, including the "Big Light Cruiser", launched a heroic and desperate charge against the British fleet that was twice its own size. In the end, one cruiser and one destroyer were slightly damaged, with 10 people killed and 8 injured.

Achieved the amazing record of sinking 4 British armored cruisers and 3 destroyers.

Seeing Guo Xiaobao's performance, Zhuge Weidao and the new chief of staff of the Pacific Fleet, Zhuge Yangyang, thought that the British were going to withdraw to Port Moresby, so last night they ordered Ma Xuchen's first voyage to go to the Java Sea.

, Banda Sea, Arafu Sea, Torres Strait into the Papua Sea, and then launch air strikes from the Papua Sea, bombing orders for Port Moresby.

But this morning, Zhuge Weidao once again received a report that the British fleet did not return, but rushed across the Solomon Sea without hesitation and began to head for the Marshall Islands.

This shows that the British have made up their mind to gamble on the fate of the country!

In the eyes of Zhuge Weidao, Zhuge Yangyang, Mu Zhongjun, and Zheng Guoxian, although the British behavior is a bit crazy, it is a very correct decision. Because their position has been exposed now, if they don't stumble immediately, they will turn back to the Ming Dynasty.

The main force of the fleet will rendezvous with part of the Nanyang Fleet, enter the waters north of Australia, and attack Port Moresby from the southeast (this is the route Zhuge Weidao ordered the First Fleet to take). After the Ming Dynasty Pacific Fleet completes its assembly, it will

Pressing towards Australia from the north and northeast, under attack from both sides, although the British Australian Grand Fleet will not suffer too much in terms of total strength, it is inferior to the quality of surface ships, the quantity and quality of aviation forces, and the underwater fleet.

In both quantity and quality, the British are at an absolute disadvantage.

Instead of waiting for failure, it is better to take advantage of the fact that the Ming Navy has not yet completed its assembly and have an all-out stud to seek a decisive battle with the Ming Navy's Pacific Fleet!

Although Zhuge Weidao knew that his total military strength was inferior to the British, he still would not give up the opportunity to defeat them in one fell swoop!

The reason is very simple. After defeating the main force of the British Royal Navy, the battle to land in Australia is guaranteed to win! Although Britain has deployed heavy troops on land in Australia, Australia is not an industrial country and cannot support an industrialized war at all. As long as Australia is cut off

With the sea transportation channel, the people (indigenous) of this barbaric continent will soon usher in the day of liberation.

As for the losses that the Ming Navy's Pacific Fleet may suffer, they are nothing compared to the liberation of the Australian people!

Therefore, Zhuge Weidao and Mu Zhongjun immediately issued orders to various troops to implement the "Southern Plan"!

The so-called "Southern Plan" is the big plan to concentrate the navy and army to attack the southern continent.

According to the plan, the Pacific Fleet will be divided into two parts. One part is the decisive battle fleet, including the First Air Force, the Second Battleship Group, the Third Cruiser Group, the Fourth Submarine Group, etc. The other part is the landing fleet, including

The fifth escort team and the sixth command and support team.

Now the first, second, third, and fourth teams have all launched an attack. Among them, the first team has changed its course and is going all out to rush back to the middle of the Pacific. The second team has been operating around the Trick Lagoon. After receiving Zhuge Weidao's order, the team, commanded by Admiral Li Kezhi, rushed to the Marshall Islands at full speed. The third team, under the command of Guo Xiaobao, retreated while fighting and retreated to Kwajalein Atoll. They will conduct an emergency supply there. , reload themselves with torpedoes, and then engage in a decisive battle with the British fleet. The mission of the fourth fleet is the same as that of the third fleet, which is to find ways to ambush the British fleet, weaken their strength, and slow down their speed.

The Fifth Escort Group is responsible for covering all the landing ships and transport ships landing on the Australian mainland, so it is impossible for them to participate in the decisive fleet battle, and the boarding of the Army and Marine Corps cannot be completed quickly.

As for the Sixth Command Support Team, they will rush to the Marshall Islands under the personal leadership of Zhuge Weidao! This team is composed of some old ships left in Hawaii, some fast cruisers, destroyers and the latest Nanjing-class command ship .

Among them, the Nanjing class will become the flagship of the Pacific Fleet, unified command of the upcoming decisive battle at sea!
Chapter completed!