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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 2844: The Chinese Rescuers Are Here

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    At dusk three days later, Lieutenant General Tang Qiuquan, commander of the ** Navy Fleet, commanded one of the two squadrons with six aircraft carriers as the core, escorting more than a thousand troop transport merchant ships, under the reflection of the setting sun.  , slowly sailed into the waters off Melbourne, while another squadron escorted the remaining troop transport merchant ships and docked in Adelaide.

    As for Sydney Harbor, the journey is too long, and it will take three or four more days at sea, so it is not an option for the fleet to dock this time. Tang Qiuquan has no intention of splitting the two squadrons again. He cannot do it for Australia.  The Allies, while weakening the fleet's carrier-based aircraft force, came to Australia this time not to fight the Japanese desperately, not to mention, it was not worth it for the Allies who had no intention of letting them retreat safely!

    Standing in the command cabin of the flagship, looking at the dimly lit Melbourne Port on the pier, Tang Qiuquan couldn't help but frown slightly. Although he didn't hear the roaring gunfire, he had smelled the smoke hanging over Melbourne.  The thick smell of gunpowder smoke and the tense and fearful atmosphere that permeated the port city.

    Rear Admiral Xin Xiguo, chief of staff of the fleet, keenly observed the commander's expression and asked: "Commander, what are you worried about?"

    Tang Qiuquan shook his head slowly and said: "Actually, there is nothing to worry about. As far as the current situation on the Australian battlefield is concerned, the Japanese army does not dare to openly attack us, but if the fleet provides air fire cover for the retreating Allies,  , it is inevitable to fight with the Japanese aviation force, and the number of aircraft carriers we have is still insufficient!¡±

    indeed.  A squadron has three aircraft carriers, and the number of carrier-based aircraft is only more than 200, which is compared with the Japanese air power in Australia.  The difference is too big. If the Japanese army is determined to fight, the two squadrons of the Navy's First Fleet will not be able to get any advantage, and the losses will definitely be very serious. This is a situation that Tang Qiuquan absolutely does not want to see.

    Xin Xiguo said with relief: "Commander, we also have the Southern Flying Group's fleet under fleet command. That is a huge fleet of more than fourteen fighter regiments and six bomber regiments, taking off from the Chagos Islands Navy and Air Force Base.  The combat radius of the land-based fleet can completely cover the Melbourne area. As long as you give an order, it will appear in the sky in less than an hour. If you want to fight, let's see who has the strongest fist."

    Tang Qiuquan glanced at his chief of staff with a smile and said nothing. Xin Xiguo continued: "The six aircraft carriers ordered by the division commander in Germany must be delivered by the end of next year at the earliest. Water from afar cannot quench the thirst of the near. Otherwise, there is no need.  The Army Aviation fleet and our fleet¡¯s carrier-based aircraft can control the air superiority of the entire Australian battlefield!¡±

    "Let's not talk about this anymore. Has the telegram to the Australian Allied Forces Command been sent out?" Tang Qiuquan obviously did not want to dwell too much on this issue, so he changed the subject and said, "Order the fleet to enter air defense mode. The Japanese are  There are too many lunatics, it¡¯s one thing whether you dare to fight them, but we can¡¯t be careless!¡±

    "Yes! Commander! We have notified the Australian Allied Forces Command of the fleet's immediate arrival in Melbourne!" Xin Xiguo replied succinctly, "Before this, I have ordered the fleet to enter air defense mode!"

    Tang Qiuquan looked at Xin Xiguo with appreciation, nodded, and looked across the sea to the Port of Melbourne, which was becoming clearer and clearer in his field of vision, and his brows jumped a few times.

    The atmosphere at the Melbourne Military Port pier this evening was quite tense. The Allied Military Police had already set up a cordon. After receiving a telegram from the ** Division Fleet, Australian Allied Commander Lieutenant General Bachlisman, Deputy  Commander Admiral Fernandez, under the protection of the guards, had been waiting on the dock early. The expressions of the two people were obviously much better than before. Obviously, the arrival of the Japanese division fleet as scheduled made them feel completely at ease.

    For the two commanders of the Australian Allied Forces, waiting for the arrival of the Japanese division's escort fleet and troop transport fleet was an unprecedented torment. After the Japanese army cleared the peripheral cities in southeastern Australia, they concentrated on  All the rapid detachments were mobilized and launched a fierce attack on the outskirts of Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. The three battlefields were concentrated on the front lines of Kingston, Geelong and Gloucester respectively.

    The ferocity of the Japanese attack was simply beyond imagination. The Allied troops defending the three places were trying to block and defend the three places at the expense of soldiers' lives. How did Lieutenant General Bahlisman and General Fernandez know that General Ito Yanzaburo's encouraging orders?  , as if giving blood to his subordinates, with red eyes, trying to use the heads of allied soldiers to perform meritorious deeds!

    Fortunately, the main force of more than one million Japanese troops is still far away on the front lines of Mannasir and Burke. They will not be able to reach here for more than a week. Otherwise, the two people will never have a chance to stand on the dock and welcome help.  The Chinese Navy Division Fleet.

    The sound of the whistle of the whistle, ranging through the Melbourne Military Port. When the huge ship of the ** division fleet, guarding the countless merchant ships appeared on the code.When the Australian Allied officers came into view, there was an exciting commotion on the dock. The feeling was almost like surviving a desperate situation.

    These Allied officers, who were mainly British, Americans and Australians, had no image of the Chinese in their eyes in the past. When they mentioned the Chinese, they would definitely have a contemptuous attitude and looked at inferior people.  The eyes are different now. These Chinese people who could not see clearly before are now their saviors.

    If not, Lieutenant General Bahlisman and General Fernandez, who were ruthlessly abandoned and despicably used by Filipino soldiers and soldiers from other Commonwealth countries among the Allied forces, would not condescend to come to the dock to greet them in person.  .

    No matter how noble I was in the past and how much I looked down on the Chinese, my life and fortune are now in the hands of the Chinese. Lowering my profile is forced by the situation and must be done. The wind and water are changing. Presumably, these things that once were  The high-minded Europeans and Americans must be filled with bitterness and loss at this moment!

    Tang Qiuquan only took Chief of Staff Xin Xiguo and a dozen staff officers off the ship and landed. He was not very interested in the Australian allied officers who came to greet him. In his opinion, these guys with blue eyes and yellow hair were just  According to the division commander's order, it is just the things that need to be transported this time, no different from a pile of goods!

    Tang Qiuquan exchanged a few simple words with Lieutenant General Bahlisman and General Fernandez, and then said coldly: "I need to go to your headquarters immediately to understand the current situation on the Australian battlefield!"

    Tang Qiuquan's indifference and bluntness made the two big bosses of the Australian Allied Forces feel uncomfortable, but they could not refuse the Chinese request. After arriving at the Allied Forces Headquarters, the two sides did not exchange any pleasantries and went directly to the topic.

    Lieutenant General Wagnerzer, Chief of Staff of the Australian Allied Forces Command, gave a detailed introduction to the current actual situation on the Australian battlefield. When he heard that the Japanese advance troops were already attacking the outer areas of Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, Tang Qiuquan couldn't help but feel  He frowned and said, "The situation on the Australian battlefield is worse than I expected!"

    "I need a clear answer from the Allied Forces Command. How many days will it take at the earliest to assemble all the Allied forces that can evacuate Australia? It must be the most accurate time!" Tang Qiuquan went straight to the point. He could not let the fleet directly face  attack on the Japanese army.

    Chief of Staff Wagner glanced at the two commanders and replied: "Based on the current battlefield situation, it will take two days for the Allied troops to assemble in Adelaide, and it will take the fastest to assemble the troops in the direction of Melbourne.  Three days, it will take three days for the troops to assemble in the direction of Sydney!¡±

    Tang Qiuquan unceremoniously interrupted Lieutenant General Wagnerzer's words, "Excluding the direction of Sydney! The ** division's escort fleet uses Adelaide and Melbourne as the embarkation points for the Allied forces to retreat!"

    As soon as Tang Qiuquan finished speaking, Lieutenant General Bahlisman was fine, but General Fernandez quit. He suddenly stood up and said with anger: "I never agree, General Tang, Sydney must not give up, that's  The Australian Allied Forces Command is one of the three designated assembly points. You Chinese have the obligation and responsibility to assist all Allied soldiers who can retreat to evacuate the Australian battlefield! "

    Tang Qiuli looked at him in slight surprise. This red-headed and blushing British man was very confused. He didn't know that this guy's nerves were wrong. Why did he look like a cat whose tail had been stepped on?

    Tang Qiuquan didn't understand General Fernandez's mood at this moment. Of the three assembly points identified, the other two were in Melbourne and Adelaide, which were mainly US military units. Only Sydney was mainly British troops.  More than 70% of the soldiers stationed in Australia need to board ships at Sydney Port. If the Chinese do not use Sydney as a boarding place, then the British army will be in misery!

    It would take a long journey from Sydney to the south side of the Australian Mountains in the southeast, hundreds of kilometers to Melbourne, and over the Kosciuszko Mountains. Even without the Japanese flank attack and interception, it would have taken more than a week at the earliest.  time to reach Melbourne.

    But according to the momentum of the Japanese attack, can Melbourne hold out until a week later? The answer is yes, no. If they are intercepted by the Japanese army on the way, more than 70,000 British soldiers may never reach Melbourne. Besides,  Can the Chinese wait four or five more days in Melbourne, risking being attacked by Japanese ground troops and air fleets at any time?  The answer is yes, no, even if it were me, I couldn't!

    Therefore, the Chinese fleet and troop transport fleet must be allowed to pick up more than 70,000 British soldiers in Sydney. This is the last remaining bloodline of the British Empire!  It is the seed of the future restoration of the British Empire and all hope!

    General Fernandez cannot afford to lose, nor can he lose, so he must ask the Chinese to follow his own wishes.??, list Sydney as one of the embarkation points for the Allied retreat, otherwise Prime Minister Churchill would have to eat himself alive!

    (To be continued) (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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