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

Xie Qiang originally wanted to have the drone launch missiles or bombs to destroy their escape vehicles.

However, after consulting with Long Fei, Long Fei suggested that they first fire warning shots to stop them from leaving. If the other side ignored the warnings and continued to try to escape, then they should be eliminated.

At the same time, Long Fei also ordered Xie Qiang to launch a landing operation immediately after the drones and missiles finished off the enemy, and to take Sydney Harbour and the enemy's capital, Canberra, as soon as possible.

Because once the capital is captured, it can psychologically intimidate the enemy and thus undermine their will to fight.

Thus, the fleet anchored outside Darwin and Sydney Harbours began to move at full speed, arriving at the port docks without any obstruction.

At this point, a few remaining coastal defense works began their final resistance.

However, these resistances seemed so futile; with the combined efforts of naval guns and drones, the entire area was cleared out in no time.

Immediately afterwards, the heavy combined arms brigade and mechanized troops began to rapidly land at the port.

According to Long Fei's battle plan, after Xie Qiang's side captured Sydney Harbour, they immediately split into three groups.

One force consisted of a heavily armed combined arms brigade plus 10,000 mechanized troops, which marched directly toward Canberra, captured the capital, and then advanced westward along the coastline.

The other route is also a heavy combined arms brigade plus 10,000 mechanized troops. This route will directly attack northward and then meet up with Long Fei's troops in the northern part of Kangaroo Island.

The final force consisted of 10,000 mechanized troops, whose objective was to capture the central region of Kangaroo Island.

Xie Qiang estimated that of the three armies, only the one advancing into Canberra would encounter fierce resistance.

Therefore, he ordered the heavy combined arms brigade to simply push forward and crush the enemy, quickly tear apart their defenses, capture their positions, and break their will to resist.

Meanwhile, 10,000 mechanized troops followed closely behind, responsible for clearing the battlefield and handling the aftermath.

In Darwin, the Japanese had deployed four of their five infantry divisions there to defend against a possible Japanese attack.

Furthermore, they deployed the 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions at Darwin.

In addition, the 4th Infantry Division was deployed at Kitts, to the left of Darwin, while the 10th Infantry Division was deployed at Wyndham, next to Kitts.

Therefore, after Long Fei landed at Darwin Port, he deployed his heavy combined arms brigade in the southwest direction.

He then immediately ordered the two armies to advance separately, while the already captured ports of Darwin and Sydney were handed over to the navy for defense.

Before Curtin and the government officials' convoy had even left Canberra, the lead vehicle responsible for scouting and reconnaissance suddenly came to an abrupt stop with a loud bang.

The driver was driving at high speed when he suddenly saw a huge explosion two or three hundred meters in front of the vehicle, so he had to stop immediately.

After getting out of the vehicle to investigate, the passengers found a large crater in the road, but they thought it might just be a stray bullet, so they decided to take a detour and continue on their way.

But just after driving around the explosion point and only a hundred or two meters forward, another explosion occurred in front of the vehicle.

After the people in the car got out to check, they determined that it was unlikely to be another stray bullet.

Just as they were looking around, an operator maneuvered the drone to descend and fly quickly over them, dozens of meters above their heads.

Immediately afterwards, the drone traced an arc in the air and flew back from behind, once again passing overhead.

This time, the bombs mounted under the wings of the drone were clearly visible to these men.

Moreover, the drone's actions clearly conveyed a sense of showing off and issuing a warning.

This time, they dared not decide to continue on their own, but instead went to the back to report to Prime Minister Curtin.

After hearing the report, Prime Minister Curtin had an incredulous expression on his face.

This is understandable, really. At that time, who had ever seen a drone? Even jet aircraft were still under development.

So Curtin hurriedly summoned several senior executives to discuss the matter. In the end, although they didn't know it was a drone, they at least understood that it might be a new type of aircraft.

Moreover, it was clearly a warning to them, indicating that they were not allowed to advance any further, or the warning would turn into a real attack.

Everyone was afraid of dying, so they unanimously decided to return immediately to avoid being bombed by the enemy.

When the operator saw the convoy turn around and return, he stopped firing bombs and instead followed and monitored it.

Thomas assumed that Prime Minister Curtin had left with his senior officials, so he ordered the 1st Armored Division to hide northeast of Canberra.

Once the enemy forces occupying Sydney launch an attack on the capital, the 1st Armored Division will immediately launch a surprise attack.

Although Thomas had been sent to the Middle East to command operations, he had not yet had the chance to witness a true steel torrent.

The 2st Armored Division consists of two armored brigades, one artillery support group, and two motorized infantry battalions.

而装甲旅则由3个装甲团组成，每团1个团部中队、3个坦克中队，每个中队配置52辆“巡洋坦克”玛蒂尔达坦克和10辆侦察车。

During World War II, the Lion Kingdom stubbornly divided tanks into two types: infantry tanks and cruiser tanks.

Infantry tanks are required to be equipped with powerful support artillery and have heavy frontal armor, but their mobility is very poor; they only need to be able to keep up with the advance speed of infantry.

Moreover, infantry tanks are mainly used to attach to infantry divisions and assist infantry in combat.

Cruiser tanks, on the other hand, emphasize excellent mobility but have poor offensive and defensive capabilities. These tanks are mainly used to form armored divisions and armored brigades for mobile warfare.

Therefore, according to Thomas's current understanding, the 1st Armored Division is equipped with more than 300 tanks. Such a powerful armored force cannot be easily defeated by any army.

That's why Thomas deployed his forces this way. His true intention was to use the First Armored Division to launch a surprise attack and defeat the Dragon Flame People's Army.

Thomas ordered the 10th Infantry Division to set up defenses outside the city, along with the 1st Armored Division, to block the enemy.

Thomas ordered the 12th Infantry Division to enter Canberra and establish defenses. He also instructed them to use the city's buildings and fortifications to engage in urban warfare with the enemy should the outer defenses fall.

When Xie Qiang led his heavy combined arms brigade and appeared five or six kilometers northeast of Canberra, they were just in the ambush range of the enemy's 1st Armored Division.

Major General Northcott, commander of the 1st Kangaroo Armored Division, immediately ordered all tanks to launch an attack at full speed.

Northcott had some knowledge of tanks from around the world, so he did not believe that any country's tank at that time could counter his Matilda tank.

Therefore, even though he discovered that the Dragon Flame People's Army had hundreds of tanks, he was confident that he would be the final victor in the upcoming tank battle.

Although this tank has a relatively weak cannon with a caliber of only 40 mm, similar to the Han Chinese Type 1 to 3 tanks, and its maximum road speed is only 25 km/h, it is very slow.

However, the Matilda tank had formidable armor protection, with a frontal armor thickness of 78 mm, a turret armor thickness of 75 mm, a side armor thickness of 70 mm, and a rear armor thickness of 55 mm. At that time, such armor was incredibly powerful.