Chapter 472 This is Emperor William’s last big gamble! (Please subscribe, please vote)

After hearing Emperor William's words, Duke Wellington and Sir Hardy also breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. Because they both knew that Emperor William's decision was actually a wise one, although the possibility of success of this wise decision was very limited.

But for the current Australian battlefield, it is the last chance to make a comeback. It is also the last big gamble of the British Empire, and it is still a necessary gamble!

Because Australia is actually an isolated island, the indigenous people have been basically extinct, and the white population is only a few hundred thousand. It cannot support an independent industrial system. Therefore, Hugh Gough's Australian Legion can only rely on externally imported arms to maintain the war.

Once shipping is cut off, Australia's 30 divisions can only rely on consuming inventory. Although there is a lot of inventory, there is no way to upgrade equipment without industry.

Therefore, even if Hugh Gough and other Australian Army leaders realize the power of "armored chariots", they have no choice but to rely on Australia's almost zero industry, let alone the production of "armored chariots", even the production of light-weight vehicles that can destroy armored chariots.

Rapid-fire cannons and armor-piercing projectiles are out of the question. The best we can do now is to use light anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns for field air defense against tanks. But the problem is that the Ming army still has hundreds of aircraft that can drop bombs.

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Just a few cannons, planes, and tanks are definitely not enough, and they will become increasingly insufficient.

On the other hand, in the Ming Dynasty, the world's number one industrial country, airplanes and automobiles were invented by others! According to reliable information, in the Ming Dynasty, the production of aircraft and automobiles has long been mass-produced on the assembly line. Most of those armored chariots are made of Ming Dynasty cars.

The new weapons developed by industry should still be tried out at this time. They will definitely be improved and expanded in the future!

If the decisive battle in Australia is delayed for another year and a half, Hugh Gough's cavalry will also face upgraded armored chariots, and there will be more of them. By then, the British army will have even less chance of winning.

As for holding the Sydney Fortress, it's nothing more than sitting in the city and waiting for failure.

Although the terrain around Sydney is relatively difficult, facing the sea and backed by mountains, it is basically a large valley located on the seaside. But as long as the Ming army captured Brisbane and transported heavy artillery and aircraft ashore, it would rely on the mountains around Sydney

That little bit of danger and the hastily constructed fortifications built by the British army would not last long anyway.

Moreover, the main force of the British Royal Navy has now withdrawn from the Pacific, leaving only a small number of armored cruisers and second- and third-class cruisers to break up the relationship. For the Ming Dynasty Navy, which has strong escort capabilities, it poses no threat at all.

Therefore, the Ming army will definitely continue to send more troops to Australia and launch landings all along the Australian coastline. Even if the British army can hold on to Sydney for more than 12 months, the Ming army will plant flags on the rest of Australia's coastline.

, how long can an isolated city of Sydney last?

However, even if they knew that it would be difficult for Australia to defend any longer, Duke Wellington and Sir Hardy did not dare to take the British Empire off the gambling table without losing all their chips. Because admitting defeat would mean losing Australia, and Australia's bet seemed

It's too big!

This is an entire continent, dozens of times larger than the UK itself!

Who in British politics dares to take responsibility for ceding Australia?

Whoever takes this responsibility will be infamy for eternity! Whoever is a British traitor!

So the Duke of Wellington and Sir Hardy could only watch helplessly as Emperor William, a fool, exported Australia. This was not because the Duke of Wellington did not work hard, nor was it because the British Parliament was too stupid. It was all the fault of the fool!

With this "foolish Indian king" who broke the British monarchy's rule of "ruling without rule" responsible for losing Australia, other people's affairs will be easier to handle.

Of course, if Hugh Gough can win, everyone will be happy.

Although this possibility is unlikely, who can be willing to do it without taking a gamble?

"General, His Majesty the Emperor's telegram has arrived!"

In the headquarters of the Australian British Army in Sydney, a telegram from London broke the gloomy atmosphere. A group of senior officers sitting there in a daze all turned their heads and looked at the staff officers holding a copy of the telegram in their hands. Among them was the Australian British Army.

Supreme Commander Admiral Hugh Gough.

"What? What did you say?" Admiral Hugh Gough seemed a little deaf and did not hear what the staff officer said clearly.

"Admiral, I have received a telegram from Emperor William!"

"Only the emperor's telegram?" Hugh Goff asked again.

"Yes, only the emperor's telegram."

General Hugh Gough's brows were already knitted - Britain has a Department of War (formerly the Department of War, whose minister was concurrently served by the Duke of Wellington) and an Imperial General Staff (formerly the Army General Staff).

Orders for the legions naturally come from the War Office and the Imperial General Staff.

But since the beginning of the Australian Campaign, the War Department and the Imperial General Staff seemed to have disappeared from the world! All orders were issued directly from St. James's Palace.

Although Emperor William liked "micro-management" when he was in India, his combat orders were still issued through the Indian Imperial General Staff, and he never bypassed the General Staff to directly command the frontline troops.

But now that the UK has a well-established system, how come it has begun to directly command Australia's operations?

What about the British Parliament? What about the cabinet led by the Duke of Wellington? Didn't anyone tell the emperor not to do this? Instead, they all deliberately stepped back. Unexpectedly, it turned out that the Duke of Wellington was also a traitor who refused to take responsibility!

Thinking of this, Hugh felt that he might be the last loyal minister and general of the British Empire. Admiral Gough stretched out his hand, took the telegram from the staff officer, read it carefully, and then addressed the headquarters with a solemn expression.

The generals and staff inside said: "Gentlemen, the Royal Navy is currently unable to provide support to Australia.

Now, the fate of the British Empire has fallen on the shoulders of our army generals!

His Majesty the Emperor believes that we cannot be trapped in the isolated city of Sydney... He ordered us to immediately lead the main force of the Australian Army to attack, and we must fight a decisive battle before the Ming army conquers the Brisbane Fortress and completely controls the Brisbane Port!

Now, the fate of the Empire depends on us...The Emperor needs the best effort from each of us."

Admiral Gough paused, looked around the headquarters with stern eyes, and then said: "I know this is very difficult, but there is no way out for all of us! In view of the current situation, time is not on our side. So we

We must attack immediately and go all out! I order..."

On the coastline stretching for more than ten kilometers on the four "criminal beaches" in Brisbane, a huge military assembly site and material storage site have appeared. The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty's navy and army also rarely showed their willingness to work overtime.

Fighting spirit, the navy officers and soldiers and the landed army officers and soldiers have been busy for more than 24 hours. Everyone is supported by a kind of excitement that only conquers, no, liberates a continent, and carries out super-loaded tasks.

Physical labor.

The officers and soldiers on the sea were busy transferring personnel, supplies, and vehicles. The officers and soldiers who had landed had no time to spare. Some of them were busy assembling simple docks on the robber beach - and Hugh Gough and the others had other things in mind.

Similarly, the Ming army never pinned its success or failure on whether it could capture the Brisbane dock. In fact, they traveled tens of thousands of miles to haul in many dock components that could be quickly assembled. It only took them a few days to

A pier capable of handling hundreds of thousands of tons of materials can be built on the beach in Brisbane.

At the same time, a construction road leading to the Brisbane Fortress has also begun to be constructed in full swing - as long as this road is completed, the heavy artillery transported through the dock can be towed by trucks to the Brisbane Fortress!

After capturing Brisbane, these heavy artillery will also be transported to Sydney.
Chapter completed!