Rise of Australia

Chapter 890 The Great Victory of the Ryukyu Islands
While Daiki Nakamura was trying to mobilize the remnant army of more than 4000 people, the station of the Type B Division in the northern part of the main island, dozens of kilometers away to the north, was also attacked by the Australasian Air Force.

In line with the principle of fairness and justice, the Australasian Air Force launched an air attack on the infantry wing of the B Division that was equivalent to the size of the A Division, dropping at least hundreds of bombs and hundreds of missiles.

After a whole round of heavy bombing, the infantry company of the B Division also suffered heavy losses. Not only were more than half of the casualties, the vast majority of the casualties were seriously injured or dead.

What Nakamura Daiki didn't expect was that they pinned their hopes on the location of the B Division, but the casualties of the B Division were not much better than theirs.

More importantly, because the B Division controlled a small coastal fleet, it was not only the air force that launched the attack, but also a naval formation.

Even in order to prepare for possible support from the island nation's navy, the Pacific Fleet can be said to have deployed all its main forces. There are also a large number of submarines deployed around the sea area, quietly waiting for the possible arrival of the island nation's fleet.

What is more disappointing is that the island nation's navy obviously has no idea of ​​​​a decisive battle with the Australasian navy now.

But it’s normal to think about it. For an island country like an island country, a naval decisive battle means that the war is about to be won or lost.

Once it fails in the decisive naval battle, the island country's mainland will be completely blockaded by the Australasian fleet. No matter how powerful the army is, it will be a landlubber after all, and it is impossible to fight on the water.

In this regard, Australasia is obviously much better than the island countries.

Although Australasia is nominally an island country, the island on which the mainland is located is so big that it is not a problem to call it a small continent.

As a country that monopolizes an entire continent, even if Australasia is blocked, it can still rely on Australia's rich mineral resources and materials to persist for several years.

However, few countries in the world can possess such advantages in land area and materials.

Before the United States was destroyed, it was definitely considered one, and the overall environment was much better than that of Australasia.

But after the demise of the United States, the countries that still have such advantages are Australasia.

Compared with the air strikes launched by the Air Force, the attacks launched by the Navy are truly earth-shattering.

First, several submarines sneaked into the waters where the island country's coastal defense fleet was located and launched a torpedo attack.

Then, under the leadership of an aircraft carrier, 1 heavy cruisers and 2 destroyers opened fire with all their strength, targeting the small fleet and bases on the coast.

Under the bombardment of large-caliber naval guns, the bases on the coast quickly turned into ruins. The broken steel bars were exposed on the ground and covered with a layer of smoke, proving how violent and cruel the bombing just now was.

As for the small number of island country soldiers stationed in the base, they have completely disappeared. Perhaps only the bits of blood and dirt poured on the cement buildings can prove their existence not long ago.

After successfully attacking this coastal defense fleet, the island forces on the Ryukyu Islands completely lost hope of retreating.

Naha and other small cities were also put under total blockade, and no island nation ships were allowed to appear in the waters around the Ryukyu Islands without Australasia's permission.

Because of the warning in advance, any island country's ships appearing around the Ryukyu Islands will be regarded as the island country's naval fleet, and the Australasian Navy will take the initiative at all costs.

This decision is precisely to prevent the island country's troops from escaping on a variety of civilian ships after they dispersed to various cities and villages.

While launching air strikes, Kalimantan and Philippine troops also launched a final general offensive on the coast.

It was obvious that the remaining infantry regiment was unable to stop the joint attack of the Kalimantan and Philippine troops.

The full strength of the infantry regiment of the Category A Division is close to 5000, and its combat effectiveness is still considerable.

But the problem is that the landing battle on the coast has been going on for a long time, and all the establishments of the Class A division are not full of personnel, naturally including the stationed infantry regiment.

After a long battle, the 2000nd Infantry Regiment of the nd Infantry Brigade of the Class A Division only had about combat troops left.

When these people faced the attack of tens of thousands of enemies, they seemed somewhat powerless.

The most critical point is that after Naha was occupied by Australasia, the troops stationed on the coast no longer received much weapons and equipment supplies.

Supplies from distant island countries cannot be transported, and supplies in Naha have been occupied by Australasia. This also means that the weapons and ammunition reserves in the hands of the island country's army are getting smaller and smaller.

This problem became more and more serious as time went by, and was eventually directly exposed to the Australasian army due to fewer manpower.

The final landing battle took just over an hour to completely conquer the island country's military positions and defensive positions on the coast.

More than 2000 island soldiers exhausted their bullets and tried to fight the Australasian army with bayonets.

But unfortunately, what they faced was the Philippine and Kalimantan troops who did not care about human casualties. Although the remaining more than 2000 island nation soldiers caused thousands of casualties to the Kalimantan and Philippine troops, they were still struggling to survive in the face of tens of thousands of troops.

At 7 pm on July 24, with more than 5 island soldiers stationed on the coast being killed, the landing battle finally came to an end.

Immediately afterwards, Commander Christie ordered all troops to go to the island to rest and recuperate, and notified the Navy and Air Force, requiring the two armies to rebuild naval and air force bases on the Ryukyu Islands and deploy at least 1500 aircraft.

Now that the Ryukyu Islands have been occupied, the next task, in addition to clearing out the remnants of the island country's troops on the island, the most important task is to organize the air force and fly a few bombers to the island country's mainland.

Of course, because the number of places for the tour is limited, we can only adopt a rotation method, so that every bomber can see the style of the island country at a glance, and by the way, leave his own things as a souvenir in the island country.

At around 7 p.m., tens of thousands of troops had already landed on the island and were temporarily stationed near Naha.

At the same time, the more than 10,000 paratroopers who had achieved airborne landing finally reunited after more than ten hours of hard fighting.

A total of 12387 paratroopers carried out the airdrop, 3407 died in the battle, and 5822 were injured. Among them, 1742 were slightly injured and could continue to participate in combat after simple treatment of their injuries. The remaining 4080 soldiers were seriously injured and required surgery and rest before they could regain their combat effectiveness.

The Australasian government has also been prepared for such casualties.

After obtaining enough equipment from several military medical vehicles, a relatively simple field hospital was quickly established in Naha City.

Although the environment is relatively simple, there is no problem in performing surgical operations. Moreover, with medical supplies from Australasia constantly arriving by air, this field hospital has no shortage of medicines and equipment.

However, due to the small scale, most of the seriously injured people still have to be transported back to China for treatment.

Fortunately, the Sop-34 transport plane can transport dozens of wounded people at a time. Hundreds of transport planes are dispatched at once, and within one day, all Australasian wounded people can be transported back home. As for the injured in the Philippines and Kalimantan, Australasia will naturally not let them go.

For those slightly injured Aboriginal soldiers, Australasia has specially built simple medical stations, where they can obtain certain treatment and medicine to ensure that they can quickly regain their combat effectiveness.

As for seriously injured indigenous soldiers, Australasia will transport them back to the Philippines or Kalimantan for treatment and provide some medicines.

Although it is a relatively slow method of taking a boat, fortunately the distance is not far and you can return to the country in a few days.

Because it was getting close to night, Commander Christie had no idea of ​​continuing the battle for the time being.

Whether it is Australasian soldiers or Filipino and Kalimantan soldiers, after a long period of combat, fatigue and fatigue are certain.

Let them rest for a while, then they will have enough time to continue fighting and send the people of this island to meet God.

In the evening of that day, the logistics department prepared a large amount of beef, mutton and fresh fruits to reward the armies of the three countries.

Whether they are Australasian soldiers or Filipino and Kalimantan soldiers, they can get beef, mutton and fresh fruit for dinner.

Of course, there are still certain differences in terms of specific shares. Australasian soldier beef and mutton are available in almost unlimited quantities, so you can eat as much as you want.

The Kalimantan and Philippine armies only have at most two steaks per person, which weighs about a pound.

Although it is not much, it is definitely a quite luxurious dinner for the Kalimantan and Philippine troops.

In addition to the beef, the dinner also comes with pasta, sausages, white bread and some vegetables. The Australasian soldiers have a choice of brandy, wine and whiskey. The Kalimantan and Philippine troops also have a limited supply of spirits, per person. You can take a sip.

It is obvious that the night of July 1936, 7 was definitely a night of carnival for the soldiers of Australasia, the Philippines and Kalimantan.

After a long war is finally over, the soldiers can relax, sip a sip of strong wine, eat a bite of beef, and enjoy a short and comfortable life.

But just one night later, the atmosphere became tense again.

The war is not over yet, not even the war on the Ryukyu Islands is over.

Although the garrison on the coast of the Ryukyu Islands was eliminated, according to the air force's intelligence, there were still two remnant armies in the Ryukyu Islands, with a combined force of several thousand people still roaming around.

Although thousands of troops pose no threat to the current Australasian army, if this army is not eliminated, it will seem like a chokehold to Australasia.

The good news is that with the intelligence of the Air Force, it will become much easier to eliminate these two remaining armies.

What's more, these two remnant armies have long been bombed by the air force, their combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced, and they are no longer a threat to the Australasian army.

If it weren't for bombing, it would be impossible to eliminate all the enemies, and if the long-term battle had exhausted the aircraft's ammunition, I'm afraid this combat mission wouldn't be the Army's turn.

After all, the Air Force has been staring at these two armies for too long. This is a reward that the Air Force has no reason to let go.

With information from the Air Force, the approximate locations of the two armies have been basically determined. If the guess is correct, the purpose of the remnant army in the south should be to join the remnant army in the north.

This is also good news for Australasia. If the two armies can converge, it will be convenient for the Australasian army to solve it in one go.

In order to catch up with the enemy, Australasia used a large number of cars and motorcycles. Although the main island is not very large, it is still no problem for trucks and motorcycles to ride around for a while.

This is also thanks to the island country's infrastructure construction on the main island. At least the roads are well repaired.

The roads extending in all directions also facilitated the Australasian army's offensive, at least in terms of pursuing the island nation's army, making the Australasian army more effective.

Together with the trucks left by the island nation's troops in the Ryukyu Islands, a total of nearly 400 trucks were dispatched for this operation, and each truck transported nearly 30 soldiers.

This also means that the total number of soldiers chasing the island country's army in trucks has reached nearly 1.2.

As for the specific proportion of the 1.2 troops, Australasia only dispatched about 3000 troops, and the remaining 9000 troops were basically the Philippine and Kalimantan troops.

In addition to chasing these islanders, the more than 9000 indigenous soldiers also have another mission, which is to station in the place where the island nation's B division was originally located and help build an air force base in Australasia.

The air force base built in the northern part of the main island can not only effectively control the entire Ryukyu Islands, but also affect the mainland of the island country further north.

Under the premise of fully deploying jet aircraft, it is even possible to bomb the island country with a round trip in five or six hours, at least three times a day.

Compared with the Australasian army with more advanced equipment, the island country's army seems much pitiful at this time.

Because they were often bombed by the Australasian army, the island country's army did not dare to use more conspicuous trucks and other equipment, and could only rely on walking to join the B Division in the north.

But the problem is that the distance between the two is as high as dozens of kilometers. If you just rely on walking, it will take a long time.

While Australasia celebrated its victory, the island nation's troops were still on their way through the night.

Finally before dawn, the remnants of Division A finally approached the station of Division B.

Just when the officers of the Class A Division headed by Nakamura Daiki thought they could breathe a sigh of relief, they were horrified to discover that their destination had already been bombed by Australasia, and the situation at the station was even worse than the bombing they suffered. Be brutal.

The reunification was a reunification, but after the reunification, the total number of the island nation's troops was only about 6000, and some of them were wounded.

Wanting to rely on these troops to resist the attack of the Australasian army is obviously a bit pretentious.

　Update sent. I have been saving manuscripts for the past two days, starting on the 28th and continuing to 5.7.

　　The old rule is that if you take one day off during the ten days, you will get two days worth of RMB 1000, and if you update by 3000 words, you will get words.

　　This book has entered the final stage, and I beg my brothers to support me and give the author some motivation (it becomes more difficult to write as you go to the end, and I can’t even hold back a single word for an hour)

　　
　
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