The sun never sets.

Kamio Mitsuomi has dragged everyone into the army, so this year's production plan will definitely not be completed. If a war breaks out, it will be fine. If not, Kamio Mitsuomi will definitely suffer, and may even be transferred back to the country to teach at a military academy.

Chapter 752 Howling

The Alliance rejected the unreasonable demands of the Australian government, and then the Australian War broke out. The Australian army's attack was very fierce. During the world war, the Australian army proved their bravery and ferocity. This time, fighting against the Alliance, the Australians showed even more ferocity.

Australian infantrymen in tan uniforms, armed with rifles and light machine guns, launched round after round of assaults under the hail of bullets from the People's Army.

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

The battlefield is filled with the sounds of explosions. In such an environment, if you are not shot to death or blown to death, you will soon develop tinnitus.

Several Australian soldiers squatted on the ground and cut the wire with pliers. While they were busy, they were noticed by the defenders. A burst of machine gun bullets fired at them, and blood and meat splattered together.

"what!"

Those who were shot dead were probably luckier. The wounded lay on the ground, screaming and wailing, and the soil around them turned dark red. "Medic! Medic!" Someone rushed up and shouted, then was knocked down by a bullet.

The defenders discovered this gap, and more than three machine guns were aimed at it, and dozens of rifles were firing at this side. Under such circumstances, there was no way to drag the wounded soldiers back.

"Mortar!"

The sergeant lay on the ground and shouted to the side: "Knock out the enemy's machine gun!"

The Australian Army is undoubtedly very good at fighting. In the battle sequence of the British Empire, the Australian Army and the Canadian Army have always been famous for their bravery and fighting skills. What's more, now they are "defending their country", which makes the Austrian Army's attack even more fierce.

fierce.

After suffering hundreds of casualties, the barbed wire in front of the position was flattened, and the Australian army occupied a trench and then attacked the second front.

The American howitzers roared continuously, pouring tons of shells onto the defenders' positions. The caliber of these howitzers was only 75mm, and their range and power were not good enough, but they were numerous and light enough to play an important role in the battle.

In the World War, the US Army's divisional artillery was the 75mm howitzer, which was blown away by the German Army's 105mm light howitzer. After the war, the US government wanted to develop a new 105mm light howitzer based on the German 105mm howitzer to replace the original 75mm howitzer as the division-level artillery.

However, the United States' artillery research and development capabilities are a bit weak, and they are unwilling to completely copy the German artillery design. Now they have not yet come up with a new type of howitzer, so they can only use the original 75mm howitzer to make up the number.

The artillery sold to the Australians was mainly 75mm howitzers. Although these artillery pieces had been proven to be outdated during the World War, a cannon is still a cannon and can still be of some use to some extent.

Moreover, the Australian army had an absolute advantage in numbers. With a force of 100,000, they could crush the enemy to death. The Australian commanders, officers and soldiers all thought so, but they soon discovered that the situation was different from what they had imagined.

The Union only had one brigade stationed in Australia, but there were also some armed police forces. More importantly, all workers and farmers had to take time out every year to receive military training, even women had to participate.

By the time the Australian army launched the attack, the number of troops under Mitsuomi Kamio had expanded to 15,000 people, and they had a large number of heavy artillery and machine guns, and sufficient ammunition reserves, which caused great casualties to the Australian army.

After the Australian army flattened a front line, the casualties exceeded 280. The Australian army was outnumbered, but the alliance had an absolute firepower advantage. In more than a dozen fortified areas, the Australian troops deployed hundreds of heavy artillery, some with a caliber of 305mm and some with a caliber of 150mm. In addition to those fortress artillery, the Australian troops also had a large number of 105mm heavy howitzers and mm light howitzers.

Although they occupied some positions, the Australians suffered heavy casualties. According to Australian commanders, their casualties were more than three times that of the People's Army.

"It's not a good idea to keep fighting like this. We've suffered too many casualties!"

The fierce battle continued, and the rumbling sound of artillery reached the headquarters, and the people here had to raise their voices to talk. "We must continue to fight even if there are heavy casualties!" The Australian commander said firmly: "No matter how much it costs, we must continue the attack!"

"Boom!" "Boom!"

"boom!"

The violent explosion shook the ground, and a sharp whistling sound was heard. The American advisory group officer who was about to speak suddenly changed his expression, "It's a 305mm super-heavy howitzer!"

In the European battlefield, the US military was often bombarded by German 305mm howitzers. Experienced officers could judge the caliber of the shells and the landing point of the shells from the whistling sound of a train.

"It's coming towards us!"

"Run!"

There were anti-artillery holes dug outside the command center, but they could only withstand 105mm light howitzers. They were somewhat powerless when facing 150mm caliber cannons, not to mention 305mm caliber grenades.

"How did the enemy know the location of the headquarters?"

"Is there a spy?"

The US Major General yelled, "Damn it! Now is not the time to catch spies, leave here quickly, otherwise..."

"boom!"

Amid the sharp whistling sound, the shells were getting closer and closer. Several heavy grenades exploded in the woods not far away, orange flames shot up into the sky, and shrapnel and wood debris scattered in all directions. The tree trunk with branches flew into the air, spun and smashed into the headquarters, and then screams were heard.

Those who had just escaped from the command center had no time to mourn the dead. They hurriedly climbed into the cars and wanted to leave the dangerous area as soon as possible.

It was obvious that the People's Army somehow learned the location of the Australian frontline headquarters, and then bombarded it with super-heavy howitzers. If you don't leave quickly, you will be killed by the shells here.

"Hurry up! Start the car, you idiot!"

The major general sat in the passenger seat and yelled loudly, spitting on the soldier's face. The soldier turned pale and trembled as he started the car. He finally started the car and immediately drove away along the road.

"Wait for us!"

"For God's sake, give us a hand!"

"Drive faster, don't stop!"

The major general appeared and looked back. The terrain nearby had changed. The grove on the riverside no longer existed. Only broken trees and burning flames remained. The ground was full of large craters left by the explosion, which looked like craters on the moon.

The sharp and piercing sound rang out again, and a few seconds later, the shells fell to the ground, and the blast wave tore the command center and other nearby objects into pieces.

Chapter 753: Safety

The troops on the ground fought fiercely, and the battle in the sky was also fierce.

The aircraft the US sells to the Australians are not as capable as the People's Army's main fighter jets, but like the ground forces, Australia far outnumbers the troops stationed there.

The Australian Air Force took turns to fight with the Air Force stationed in Australia in the air. At the beginning, the Australian Air Force was very straightforward and went forward to fight head-on. On the first day, more than 30 planes were shot down by the Alliance. After that, the Australian Air Force relied on its larger number and began to carry out multiple batches of repeated harassment. They no longer fought head-on with the Alliance Air Force, but used various methods to consume the Alliance Air Force's air time.

Anyway, they have many pilots and aircraft, so as long as they can hold off the alliance fighters in one place, they may be able to gain air superiority in other places. Or they can hold off the alliance aircraft until their time in the air is exhausted and they have to return to the airport, and then the Australian Air Force will come out to control the sky.

This move hit the soft spot of the Australian troops. The air force of the Australian troops was disgusted by the Australians, but they had no better way to deal with it. They could only go out again and again to drive away the Australian Night Attack Group: ⑥九四九, ③六一③五 Air Force.

The ground crews of the Australian Army were exhausted from the high-intensity preparation work. They started working at dawn and could not rest until the sun went down. They could only take every opportunity to eat and rest. This situation did not happen for one or two days, but had continued since the beginning of the war.

Even though the People's Army was well-trained, they could not withstand such non-stop high-intensity work. Many people quickly lost weight, and mistakes began to occur during the preparation work.

The ground crew had a hard time, and so did the pilots. Flying an airplane is very energy-consuming, and aerial combat requires concentration. Flying in the air for several hours, the mind cannot be relaxed for a moment. Because the fighting was so intense, the pilots had to keep fighting, and could only take a short break when reloading and refueling.

Often after a day of fighting, the Allied pilots could not even get off the plane. Later, in order to cope with the continuous attacks of the Australian Air Force, the Allied pilots had to take stimulants.

The use of stimulants does not eliminate fatigue, it just makes people feel less tired. Forcibly increasing endurance in this way will put a great burden on the body and have many sequelae.

But even if there are sequelae, the pilots don't care so much.

Relying on its fortified areas and firepower advantages, the Army was able to keep the Australian troops firmly out of the core area. After more than a week of high-intensity operations, the Air Force's aircraft, pilots and ground crew gradually fell into a disadvantage.

After paying the price of more than 23 aircraft, the Australian Air Force gradually occupied the sky, which brought great trouble to the Australian troops. The Australian troops had a lot of 40mm and mm anti-aircraft guns and were not afraid of the Australian Air Force's ground attacks. However, after gaining air superiority, the Australian Air Force could provide corrections to the Army's long-range artillery, which greatly improved the combat efficiency of the heavy artillery units.

The US government provided the Australian government with mostly small-caliber artillery such as 75mm howitzers and infantry gun mortars, but there were also some long-range heavy artillery. The Australian army lacked portable communications equipment - the people also lacked portable communications equipment - and aircraft calibration allowed long-range artillery to fully exert its power.

After the Australian Air Force gained air superiority, progress was smooth in the next few days. In the southern battlefield, the other two lines of defense of the Australian Army were breached one after another, and the fortress area was exposed to the enemy.

"According to the enemy's offensive momentum, we can only hold out for another week at most." The Chief of Staff of the Australian Army said worriedly: "The enemy does not need to capture all the fortified areas, but only needs to capture two or three of them to open up a channel for attack."

The chief of staff looked up and said to Kamio Mitsuomi, "It's time to send out the armored forces."

"Well, we can go out now." Kamio Mitsuomi didn't look up. "Where are the reinforcements?"

"Just arrived at the Timor Sea."

Kamio Mitsuomi moved his finger on the map and stopped at the sea area between Darwin Port and East Timor. His expression became relaxed. "In less than three days, the reinforcements will arrive."

The Chief of Staff looked worried. "It's hard to say. The US Pacific Fleet has already arrived and announced that it will conduct military exercises in the eastern Indian Ocean. They have blocked the nearby waters, so our navy may not be able to rush over."

Kamio Mitsuomi raised his head and looked at his chief of staff, "Don't worry, trust your navy comrades."

“The central government may not be willing to confront the United States head-on.”

"I don't think so."

The Alliance's task force had just crossed the Timor Sea when it was intercepted by the US Navy. The task force consisted of only two super-dreadnoughts and two battlecruisers, a total of four battleships, and more than a dozen light warships, and the rest were transport ships.

The US Navy sent ten battleships to Australia. Although some of them were dreadnoughts, the 305mm guns of the dreadnoughts could also pose a certain threat to the super-dreadnought battleships. At least, they could destroy some upper structures.

In the waters near Australia, the U.S. Navy's paper strength is twice that of the Allied task force.

"Vice Admiral Kato, the U.S. destroyer has sent out a flag signal, asking us to stop advancing!"

Kato Kanji is a war advocate in the Alliance Navy. He usually claims that there will be a war between the Alliance and the United States. The Alliance must strengthen the strength of the Pacific Fleet, otherwise it will not be enough to protect the Alliance's interests in Australia.

beneficial.

There is no war between the Alliance and the United States now, but the US Navy is standing in front of the task force to prevent the Alliance's reinforcements from going to Australia. It is obvious how sinister its intentions are.

Kato Kanji picked up the telescope and looked at the American warship in the distance for a while. It was an Omaha-class light cruiser, which was finalized in 1918 and a total of ten ships were produced by 1920.

This type of light cruiser can reach a maximum speed of 33 knots. Although it runs very fast, its firepower is weak. The main gun equipped on the Omaha light cruiser is a 50-caliber 152mm cannon. This firepower poses no threat to the main battleship of the task force. As long as you pay attention to those 533mm torpedoes, there is nothing to praise about the Omaha-class light cruiser.

However, the range of torpedoes is limited, so as long as you pay attention to the distance, those torpedoes will not be of much use.

"Lieutenant General?"

Kato Kanji put down the telescope. "It's just an outdated light cruiser. Can it stop the powerful task force?"

".....there's an entire US Navy fleet behind that obsolete light cruiser!"

"So what? Get that American ship out of here!"

The sailors on the super dreadnought battleship passed the information through flag signals and radio, and soon, Kato Kanji received information from the US military.

"If you don't stop moving forward, your safety cannot be guaranteed!"

Chapter 754 Preparation

The U.S. Navy issued a threat, and Kato Kanji responded by saying, "Uncover the guns and prepare for battle!"

The officers nearby were stunned for a moment, then passed down the order to prepare for battle. A shrill alarm sounded on the warship, "Everyone, get to your combat positions immediately! This is not a drill! I repeat, this is not a drill!"

The transport fleet turned and headed towards East Timor. The task force deployed into battle formation, with its guns pointed at the Omaha-class light cruisers blocking the way ahead and the US fleet appearing on the other side of the horizon.

"Get out of the way, or fight!"

Kato Kanji ordered all the ships without combat capability to leave, and then kicked the ball to the Americans. He licked his lips and straightened his military cap. What would the Americans choose? He really wanted to know.

"Comrade Kato..."

Kato Kanji didn't turn around, "Comrade Political Commissar, what's the matter?"

The commissar hesitated for a moment and said, "The order we received is to go to Caernarfon Port. The Admiralty has not authorized the task force to go to war."

"I am just carrying out the mission assigned by the Navy Department. It is the Americans who want to block our way. As the old saying goes: A good dog does not block the road. If it is not a good dog, it will have to be kicked a few times before it will give way. Comrade Political Commissar, what do you think?"

"You are the military commander, and it is up to you to decide what to do, but I need to report the news to my superiors."

"That is your duty, just as it is mine to command the fleet."

Just as the two were talking, the shrill alarm stopped, and another voice sounded in the loudspeaker, "67 degrees west by south, the US fleet has been spotted!"

"Speed 28 knots, direction... Light cruiser 5, destroyer 7!"

"Humph, it's the U.S. military's fast fleet."

Kato Kanji watched the operations staff insert the flag representing the U.S. military on the map, and then ordered: "All warships in the fleet should increase their speed to the maximum and be ready to shoot."

He paused for a moment, then said decisively: "If the US warships approach within 1 meters, the Qingdao battlecruiser will fire high-explosive bombs as a warning!"

"Continue searching. We need to find out where the US Navy's battleship fleet is as soon as possible!"

Under Kato Kanji's orders, the task force was ready for battle, with their guns pointed at the Americans blocking their way, and shells and torpedoes loaded. The rangefinders were constantly calculating the distance between the warships of both sides through sighting equipment.

With just one order, we can fire a fucking shot at the US Navy.

Of course, the first shot would definitely miss the target. Even if the distance was shortened to 15000 meters, it would not be possible to hit the target with the first shot, unless satellite guidance or laser guidance was used.

When the task force uncovered their guns and prepared for battle, the U.S. Navy was already in chaos.

"What? The People's Revolutionary League's battle patrol is pointing its guns at us?"

"Damn it, what are those red elements planning to do? Are they really planning to start a war?"

"The Reds are trying to scare us! They won't dare to fire!"

"But...what if?"