The War of Resistance Against Japan: Special Operations Battalion Traverses Shanghai and Slaughters

After receiving Kangaroo Island's reply telegram, Long Fei smiled faintly.

"Heh, I tried to be polite first, but unfortunately, you didn't cherish the opportunity I gave you. Since you descendants of exiles don't know what's good for you, don't blame me for being impolite."

At this moment, more than two hours have passed since Long Fei set the three-hour time limit.

"Notify Commander Xie that the attack will commence precisely at 10:00 AM."

"Order all ships to lock onto their targets and await the order to fire."

Long Fei wasn't going to sit there waiting for three hours. After the telegram was sent, he immediately ordered the drones to take off and reconnoiter the coastal defenses of Darwin Harbor.

Xie Qiang was in the same boat; within two hours, he and Long Fei had thoroughly investigated the enemy's situation.

Meanwhile, the three reconnaissance planes sent out by Thomas also discovered a large number of warships anchored on the sea more than 20 nautical miles from Darwin.

To get a better view, the reconnaissance planes from Kangaroo Island began to descend appropriately, intending to fly over the fleet.

Long Fei's warships had already detected enemy aircraft approaching via radar, but Long Fei did not order the launch of missiles to shoot them down, so they could only keep a close watch on them.

This time, Long Fei and Xie Qiang led the Eastern Fleet south to Kangaroo Island because they knew in advance that the air force on Kangaroo Island only had a little over a hundred old-fashioned fighter jets, and the distance of seven or eight thousand kilometers had exceeded the combat radius of the H-6K bomber.

Therefore, Long Fei ultimately decided not to ask the system for an aircraft carrier as a reward, but instead requested one hundred reconnaissance and strike drones.

Long Fei believes that these 100 drones are enough to control the airspace over Kangaroo Island.

With the three reconnaissance planes from Kangaroo Island about to fly over the fleet, Long Fei finally ordered the launch of anti-aircraft missiles.

With a "whoosh," three missiles soared into the air and struck the three reconnaissance planes on Kangaroo Island a few seconds later.

Three loud bangs echoed in the sky, followed by three fireballs. Before the pilots and observers on the first two reconnaissance planes could react, they were swallowed up by the sea along with their aircraft.

The pilot of the third reconnaissance plane was some distance away from the two planes in front, so when he saw the two planes in front of him being hit and exploded, he saw them.

With incredible speed, he opened the cockpit canopy and jumped out of the cockpit just before the missile hit the plane.

Unfortunately, the observer on the same plane was not so lucky; he was blown up and killed in the cabin.

After the plane exploded, a parachute appeared in the sky, slowly and wobbling as it fell into the sea.

A nearby destroyer had already observed the situation and immediately launched a lifeboat, sending personnel to bring the pilot back to the ship.

Upon receiving the report, Long Fei burst out laughing: "Holy crap, he managed to parachute to safety? That pilot's reaction time is incredible! Keep a close eye on him."

After receiving his orders, General Thomas, the commander-in-chief of the Kangaroo Island forces, was somewhat uneasy in his headquarters in the capital, Canberra.

After all, this place is too far from Darwin in the north, making it inconvenient for him to command and grasp the battle situation in a timely manner.

Therefore, after consulting with Prime Minister Curtin, Thomas decided to fly to Darwin to take command on the front lines.

However, before Thomas even arrived at the airport, Long Fei issued the order to open fire.

The battleships' large-caliber guns unleashed a barrage of fire on the coastal defenses of Darwin Harbor, which were already under fire, as well as the warships anchored in the harbor.

Most of the coastal defenses were quickly destroyed by large-caliber naval guns, and the few warships that Kangaroo Island had were also severely damaged.

The coastal defense artillery on Kangaroo Island, even if they knew the exact coordinates of the Dragon Flame Navy fleet, would be helpless against its mere twenty-odd kilometers of range.

While the warships fired their guns, the missile destroyers also began launching missiles to strike the airfield and fighter jets on Kangaroo Island.

The first round of attacks ended in less than half an hour. Then the drones began the second round of strikes, guiding the missiles on the warships to finish off and eliminate targets.

Xie Qiang followed suit, launching a barrage of firepower against Sydney Harbour.

Thomas had just arrived at the airport when he received news of simultaneous attacks in two locations, which threw him into a panic.

He ordered the garrison at Darwin and Sydney Harbour to prevent the enemy from landing at all costs.

They were torn between going to Darwin or staying in the capital, Canberra.

In the end, Thomas decided to stay in Canberra, after all, it was the capital, and he absolutely could not afford any mishaps.

Thomas then returned to command post and began preparing for the worst.

He ordered the 12th Infantry Division near Canberra to immediately reinforce Sydney Harbour.

With this, plus the 1st Division stationed in Sydney Harbour and the 1st Armored Division guarding Canberra, the troop strength on the capital side will reach 20,000.

With the addition of the air force and navy, they are fully capable of fighting a decisive battle against the Dragon Flame People's Army.

Just as Thomas was about to issue operational orders to the Air Force and Navy, he received reports from both sides.

The Navy reported that three of its six cruisers were sunk and three others were heavily damaged, while two of its five destroyers were sunk and three were heavily damaged. The Navy is currently unable to leave port for combat.

The air force also received bad news, saying that they didn't even see any enemy fighters, and more than a hundred of their aircraft were destroyed on the tarmac and in the hangars, and the airport suffered a devastating blow.

Thomas was completely dumbfounded, and he hurriedly reported the situation to Prime Minister Curtin.

"What? Naval ships and air force aircraft were destroyed by the enemy so quickly? This... how is this possible?"

“Mr. Prime Minister, it is absolutely true. As soon as the three-hour deadline was up, the Dragon Flame People’s Army launched an attack on both Darwin and Sydney Harbour at the same time.”

"Currently, not only have our navy and air force lost their combat capability, but most of our coastal defenses have also been destroyed. I suggest you take the head of government and immediately move west. I will do my best to defend the capital, Canberra, but..."

"but what?"

"However, I don't know how long we can hold out, so I hope the Prime Minister will make a decisive decision. Otherwise, once the enemy lands and surrounds Canberra, we won't be able to leave even if we want to."

"Well... alright, General Thomas, I accept your suggestion to move immediately, but I hope you can hold out as long as possible. I will request the Lion Kingdom to send troops to intervene again."

What Thomas didn't know was that Canberra was now under close surveillance by drones, and any vehicle leaving Canberra would be resolutely attacked by drones.

So when Prime Minister Curtin and his government leaders hurriedly fled in their cars, the whole thing was monitored by drones and transmitted back in real time.

Xiao Bai had already provided Long Fei with information on the leaders of Kangaroo Island, and after identification through the system, the true identities of these people were confirmed.