Chapter 694 Final Battle of Augusta 5

With a squeak, the armored car parked at the door of the parliament. Although this is Canberra, the temporary location of Australia's political axe, and it is 238 kilometers away from the nearest coastline, the machine gunners on the armored car did not dare to be careless.

In 1901, after the establishment of the Australian Federal Political Axe, in order to determine the capital, there was a dispute in the two major cities of Sydney and Melbourne. It was not until 1911 that the Political Axe finally passed a resolution. Between the two cities, a place with good weather and mountains and rivers was selected to establish a new capital, so it was chosen here.

Although the temporary ax has not been internationally recognized since its establishment, and Australia has not been completely unified, especially after the successive Chinese and indigenous riots in Northwest Australia, it has been semi-separated, Western countries still regard Canberra as the heart of Australia.

At this time, Canberra is just a small city, which can't be compared with Sydney and Melbourne with hundreds of thousands of people, or even worse than Adelaide and Brisbane, but it is also in panic.

The news that the team has entered Queensland has dispersed like a hurricane, not to mention that they are also attacking the west gate of New South Wales. If they are killed by them, everyone knows what the result is, so the streets are full of residents who are ready to leave.

Lieutenant General of the British Army, the commander of the Australian coalition, Kunta, got out of the armored vehicle, and there was nothing he could do in the face of the chaotic city of Canberra. He knew the destinations of these people and the last passenger ship to go to New Zealand in Melbourne.

Because during this period, Chinese people have spilled leaflets in many coastal places such as Sydney and Melbourne, making it clear that they will not block civilian ships from Melbourne to New Zealand, which makes many people want to leave.

In fact, this is understandable. In the case of home protection, everyone knows what will happen, so it is a good choice to leave, but he can't leave, because he needs to contain the power of Xinhua here and prevent them from freeing up to attack the United States as much as possible!

But now this strategy has collapsed. The war has penetrated from the northwest to Eastern Australia, even in Tasmania. Two regiments of the Xinhua Marine Corps have landed there, and only 3,000 defenders and tens of thousands of Tasmanian political axes have even sent a telegram three hours ago. If it is returned within 2 days. If they don't get reinforcements, they will surrender immediately.

Reinforcement?!

Lieutenant General Kunta walked into the parliament building. If he could get reinforcements, would he still worry about this? Even if he took it out, how could he go to Tasmania? It is said that the route to New Zealand will be opened, but it has not been said that the Tasmanian route will be opened. Without naval escort, a small troop carrier will leave the port and will be sunk without warning.

So he came here, hoping to persuade Australia not to withdraw from the war early, because it would be a disaster for the treaty, especially for the United States, which has become the most important source of weapons and materials for the Ally!

" Lieutenant General Kunta, it's great to see you."

As soon as he stepped into the parliament building, Sir Ronald Crawford Monroe Ferguson, the Governor of Australia, grabbed him and asked anxiously, "How's Augusta?"

"Not so good." Lieutenant General Kunta shook his head and his face turned blue: "The [***] team is attacking there. Augusta has fallen. At present, Major General Jim is leading his troops to defend Flinders Ridge, but one of their troops has penetrated deep into the rear of Flinders Ridge and is advancing towards Yenta, if."

"What!"

Before Lieutenant General Kunta finished speaking, Sir Ferguson jumped up. Although the town of Yanta is only an inconspicuous place in Australia, it is the node of the Augusta-Sydney railway. If you lose it here, it will be a disaster!

"Major General Jim has sent troops to block it. I believe they can defend the Yangta."

"But, what if you can't keep it?" A congressman next to him asked in a trembling voice.

In fact, you don't need to ask everyone to know that once Yangta fails, hundreds of thousands of troops in Flinders Ridge will be surrounded by people, and a huge fiasco will awaits Australia.

Lieutenant General Kunta sighed from the bottom of his heart. Yenta was only 220 kilometers away from the Augusta front. From Xinhua's previous raid on the Tomusk fortress on the northwest front, it can be seen that their planes had enough capacity to reach 500 kilometers away to fight. Flinders Ridge had been bombed completely unrepresented, and the little Yanta How long can it be blocked?

"Mt. Gen. Kunta, can you let the troops return immediately?" Another congressman said urgently that as long as 700,000 troops keep safe, Australia can still hold on. If they can't keep it, I'm afraid everything will be over, so he asked this question.

Lieutenant General Kunta didn't know this and shook his head: "It's too late. They are less than 10 hours away from Yangta. If they order to retreat now, the army will definitely fall into chaos, so that their casualties will be extremely heavy!"

When Sir Alex Ferguson heard this, he could already feel the helplessness in Lieutenant General Kunta's words. Now Australia has no foreign aid, and its internal potential is to the extreme. Even the usual ammunition consumption can't be replenished. If they lose this battle again, then they will all be finished.

"Mt. Gen., Lieutenant General." While everyone was worried, a staff officer ran in and shouted in a hurry, "No, the [***] team crossed the Hamilton River an hour ago, and all three divisions stationed there."

Whether it is Sir Alex Ferguson, the governor of Australia, or Lieutenant General Quinta, the commander-in-chief, all changed their faces when they heard the news. The Hamilton River is one of the main rivers in the Great Artesian Basin. Where the [***] team appears, it means that Australia's richest land is slowly falling.

" Lieutenant General Kunta." Sir Alex Ferguson turned pale and suddenly seemed to be a few years old. After a long time, he slowly took out a contract from the drawer and reached him: "I know your intention, but I want to say that Australia has done its best, so this is the ultimatum and armistice contract given to us by Xinhua. If you can win the Olympic Games. In the Battle of Gusta, then we will stick to it. If not, Australia will withdraw from the war.

"Australia exits!"

Kunta suddenly stood up and looked at the peace treaty in front of him. Russia has withdrawn, and Romania is being attacked by three countries. The exit is also a blink of an eye. If Australia is withdrawing, Xinhua will be completely free from external troubles and can concentrate on the national efforts to attack the United States. In that case, the treaty It will face a full-line collapse!

"Mr. Governor, are you in a hurry to do this? Have you ever thought that even if Australia withdraws, can the Chinese still let you live in this land?!"

In the face of the excited Kunta, Sir Ferguson glanced at the senators around him. Although the senators dodged one by one, he still gritted his teeth and said, "I know, but General Kunta, don't forget that our ancestors were only prisoners exiled here from England. Now, they are nothing more than exiled again."

Sir Ferguson's mouth was full of bitterness. Thinking that millions of Australians had to accept the defeat treaty and go to New Zealand, everyone looked bad, but was there any way ahead?

Either they are all imprisoned in the concentration camp like pigs and dogs, waiting to die slowly, or leave!

This is the ultimatum!

Looking at the Australian parliamentarians and senior officials around, Kunta was already pale. After thinking for a while, he left the parliament building without saying a word.

He knew that he had to win the Battle of Augusta anyway, but could he really win?

=====North of Yangta, 10 Siberian Tiger tanks were fan-shaped. In the roar of the sinking engine, the wide track ran over the desert, leaving two deep marks.

Li Dong, sitting in the tank, also has to admit that this is really a paradise for tanks. There is not even any obstruction on the dazzling plains. The gunner can clearly see the scene a few kilometers away by looking at the mirror.

The tank rumbled, and there was rolling out of smoke.

The heat in the bumpy carriage was rolling. Although it was difficult, Li Dong had been refreshed for 12 points, because the previous aircraft reconnaissance reported that it was less than 40 kilometers away from the Yangta, and there were a large number of signs of enemy tank activities in front of him.

Tank!

Finally, I was looking forward to this day. Li Dong was very happy to hear the news at that time. After so many years of equipment, the imperial tank soldiers always helped the infantry open the way and bully the machine gun bunker. Even in the Battle of Tomsk, known as the first battle of tanks, there were only a few iron coffins, which was not real at all. Tank warfare.

Now I'm finally waiting for the master, and the 76mm armor-piercing bullet can finally be opened.

In fact, the idea with Li Dong has filled the whole reconnaissance company. When everyone learned that the Allied tanks were in front, almost everyone forgot the fatigue and their eyes did not leave the periscope.

The reconnaissance company advanced with a fan-shaped search, and the whole formation was 2 kilometers wide, which was just a company of the armored reconnaissance battalion directly under the division. There were two companies on both wings, and a total of 30 Siberian tigers were dispatched.

15 kilometers behind them are the main force of the 5th Armored Division and the three infantry divisions. Although the tank soldiers who drove the cheetah also said that they wanted to participate in the tank battle, their guns were too small.

You should know that the Australian coalition is mainly equipped with two American tanks, one of which is a Ford light tank. That thing is only 3 tons. It is hard to beat the night cat armored car equipped with a 12.7mm heavy machine gun, but the imitation of the French Saint-Shamon assault tank is different. That thing is 22 tons, but With 8 people, a 75mm gun and 4 8mm machine guns, the lethality is extremely considerable, especially the 75 cannon, which is harmful to night owls and cheetahs. If there is any weakness, it is just slow.

Li Dong stared at the periscope and did not dare to blink. The 76mm assault gun beside him had been equipped with a ready-to-fire armor-piercing bullet, and now he is waiting for the enemy to appear!

Just when everyone's hands were itchy, an army hummingbird reconnaissance aircraft suddenly appeared on the horizon in the distance. When it roared past its head, several black spots gradually became clear.

Ford light tank!

Almost in an instant, he, who had been trained to identify tanks in various countries, recognized these dots from the periscope. As these toy-like little guys got closer and closer, he began to slowly adjust the muzzle.

The muzzle rotated little by little, as if the Ford tank on the opposite side was just a few little white rabbits, for fear that it would scare the other party before launching an attack.

Just as he began to measure the distance, the Ford tanks also seemed to find the reconnaissance company and hurriedly began to turn and prepare to leave, and then.

A black dot appeared on the horizon!

"Tank soldiers, get ready to attack!"

(to be continued)