1825 My New Daming

Chapter 440 Stud, help the Australian people fight against the British! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)
Pearl Harbor.

December 12th is the 25nd birthday of brother Jesus Christ.

When the red sun was setting and was about to disappear into the western skyline, Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island was already a hot scene. Countless trucks were rushing between the warehouse and the pier, and the army soldiers of the brigade had long been waiting on the pier , Whenever the truck stops, it will drive up to help unload under the command of the officers.Large and small bags of supplies, ammunition, fuel, tents, quilts, flags, and all kinds of things you can think of related to marching, fighting, and setting up camps, were all removed from these trucks, and then stacked neatly in sections. .

The crane on the pier swung back and forth, and hoisted the materials unloaded from the truck to the landing ship that had already been docked at the pier.There are also some six-wheeled armored vehicles with strange shapes that look a bit like "coffins" also rumbled over.

This kind of armored car is called the Jia-11 Assault Vehicle. As early as when the car began to appear on the streets of Beijing, Shanghai and other metropolises, the Army Equipment Bureau of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty gave it to the major, oh, It should be that the small car companies issued the research and development bidding tasks and funds, requiring them to trial-produce a four-wheel drive and six-wheel vehicle with a total weight of no more than 7.5 tons, which has strong road driving ability and certain off-road ability, and is easy to maneuver. Amphibious capable wheeled armored vehicle.

These requirements may not seem high, but for the Daming Auto Industry, which is still in its infancy, it is really not easy at all.So in the ten years of Taiping, when the war had actually started, Beijing's Chitu Automobile Company came up with a six-wheeled armored vehicle that barely met the army's requirements.

After the Army Equipment Department got the wheeled armored vehicle they wanted, they remodeled it. A total of 30mm machine shells "assault gun vehicles" were modified, and 13mm high-level dual-purpose machine guns were equipped with "assault reconnaissance vehicles". ", the "Assault Mortar Vehicle" equipped with a 120mm mortar, the "Assault Command Vehicle" equipped with a radio station, the "Assault Vehicle" used to transport infantry, and the "Assault Repair Vehicle" equipped with various repair equipment and towing equipment. ", "Assault Rescue Vehicle" equipped with first aid equipment, "Assault Engineering Vehicle" equipped with engineering equipment and other eight sub-series, thus forming a family of six-wheeled armored vehicles.

Like the armored vehicles on another timeline, this A-11 vehicle family is also an "ancestral family" that needs to be carefully served. And the "Armored Vehicle Corps" of the Ming Army equipped with a large number of "ancestors" is of course the "Ancestral Corps" Now, to pull them up to fight is really much more complicated than using "self-propelled fully intelligent riflemen".Therefore, it takes at least 72 hours for the mixed brigade to be used for land combat in Australia from the time it receives the order for the expedition to the completion of loading!
This is when these mixed brigades have been on high alert since they arrived in Hawaii!
Standing on the top of the bridge of a Nanjing-class command ship upgraded from a South Island-class cruise ship, equipped with oil-fired boilers, steam turbines and high-power long-wave radio stations, looking at the army and marines boarding the ship, Zhuge Weidao He and Mu Zhongjun, the two admirals in charge of liberating the aboriginal people in Australia, both blushed with excitement. Since they learned this morning that the main fleet of the Royal Navy had passed through the waters of the Solomon Islands and started heading towards the Marshall Islands, the two have been in a constant state of tension. In excitement.

Because they both know. This is going to stud!

Last night, the British fleet suffered a big loss in the waters of Guadalcanal Island. According to Guo Xiaobao's report, he took the lead last night, braving the enemy's raindrops of shells, leading the "Kong Ming" Five cruisers and destroyers, including the "Large Light Cruiser", launched a heroic and desperate charge against the British fleet, which was twice as large as their own. In the end, one cruiser and one destroyer were slightly injured, 5 people were killed and 10 people were injured. Achieved an amazing record of sinking 8 British armored cruisers and 4 destroyers.

Seeing Guo Xiaobao's record, Zhuge Weidao and the new chief of staff of the Pacific Fleet, Zhuge Yangyang, thought that the British were going to retreat to Port Moresby, so last night they ordered Ma Xuchen's first voyage to go to the Java Sea. , Banda Sea, Araf Sea, Torres Strait into the Papua Sea, and then launch an air strike from the Papua Sea to bomb Port Moresby.

But this morning, Zhuge Weidao received a report again, saying that the British fleet did not return, but rushed across the Solomon Sea without hesitation, and began to head towards the Marshall Islands.

This shows that the British guy has made up his mind to bet on the fate of the country!

In the eyes of Zhuge Weidao, Zhuge Yangyang, Mu Zhongjun, and Zheng Guoxian, although the behavior of the British was a bit crazy, it was a very correct decision.Because they have exposed their position now, if they don't stud immediately, the main force of the Ming Dynasty Western Fleet will join the Nanyang Fleet, enter the waters north of Australia, and attack Port Moresby from the southeast (that is, Zhuge gave way for the way After the Ming Pacific Fleet has completed its assembly, it will press against Australia from the north and northeast. Although the British Australian Fleet will not suffer too much in terms of total strength, it is better than the water surface. The quality of ships, compared with the quantity and quality of the aviation force, and the quantity and quality of the underwater fleet, the British are at an absolute disadvantage.

Instead of waiting for failure, it is better to take advantage of the fact that the Ming Navy has not yet completed its assembly, come to a full stud, and seek a decisive battle with the Pacific Fleet of the Ming Navy!

Although Zhuge Weidao knew that his total strength was not as good as that of the British, he still would not give up the opportunity to defeat them in one fell swoop!

The reason is very simple, defeating the main force of the British Royal Navy, the battle to land in Australia is a sure win!Although the United Kingdom has deployed heavy troops on Australia's land, Australia is not an industrial country and cannot support an industrialized war at all.As long as Australia's sea transportation channels are cut off, the people (aboriginals) on this wild continent will soon usher in the day of liberation.

As for the possible losses of the Pacific Fleet of the Ming Navy, it is nothing compared to the liberation of the Australian people!
So Zhuge Weidao and Mu Zhongjun immediately issued orders to various troops to implement the "Southern Plan"!

The so-called "Southern Plan" is the big plan to concentrate the navy and army to go straight to the southern mainland.

According to the plan, the Pacific Fleet will be divided into two parts, one part is the Battle Fleet, including the First Aviation Squadron, the Second Battleship Squadron, the Third Cruiser Squadron, and the Fourth Submarine Squadron.The other part is the landing fleet, including the fifth escort team and the sixth command support team.

Now the first, second, third, and fourth teams have all attacked.Among them, the first team has changed its course and is going all out to rush back to the middle of the Pacific Ocean.The second team has been operating around the Trick Lagoon. After receiving Zhuge Weidao's order, it has been commanded by the team's admiral Li Kezhi and rushed to the Marshall Islands at full speed.The third team fought and retreated to Kwajalein Atoll under the command of Guo Xiaobao.They will conduct an emergency supply there, reload themselves with torpedoes, and then fight the British fleet.The task of the Fourth Squadron was the same as that of the Third Squadron, which was to find ways to ambush the British fleet, weaken their strength, and slow down their speed.

The Fifth Escort Team is responsible for covering all the landing ships and transport ships to land on the Australian mainland, so it is impossible for them to participate in the fleet decisive battle, and the boarding of the Army and Marine Corps will not be completed soon.

As for the sixth command and support team, it will rush to the Marshall Islands under the personal leadership of Zhuge Weidao!This team is composed of some old ships left in Hawaii, some fast cruisers, destroyers and the latest Nanjing-class command ship.

Among them, the Nanjing class will become the flagship of the Pacific Fleet, unified command of the upcoming decisive battle at sea!

(End of this chapter)