There were no patrol boats, no lights, and even a trace of wind and waves. Eight cruisers easily entered the Darwin Harbor through the calm rising sea water.

This harbor, which was originally commercial, was completely occupied by the military at this time. There were merchant ships transporting military supplies everywhere. The only warships were neatly arranged together and occupied a corner of Darwin Harbor. With the help of a ray of moonlight, Liu Guanxiong observed back and forth with a telescope, and he soon discovered the target. The red light suddenly appeared in the night sky. This was the inside line of the General Administration of Intelligence who was helping them indicate the target.

Liu Guanxiong estimated the angle and distance based on his experience and ordered the entire ship to fire. In order to illuminate the shooting target, Liu Guanxiong's first volley was filled with incendiary bombs. When these incendiary bombs fell on the sea and the hull, they immediately exploded and burned.

The incendiary bomb has no armor-piercing ability and cannot cause substantial damage to the warships. However, the violently burning fire illuminated the way forward, completely exposing the Australian Navy fleet anchored on the dock. Seeing the flagship firing first, the other ships opened fire one after another.

Forty-eight 203 mm main guns almost flattened the gun body and bombarded the Australian Navy warships that were close to the corner with direct fire. The Australian Navy warships were all in a state of war, filled with coal and ammunition. As armor-piercing bombs pierced into the hull of a cruiser and exploded, the warship was quickly ignited the ammunition depot.

A loud bang came, and two old cruisers were quickly sunk, and one of the destroyers was sunk and one was injured. Eight cruisers opened fire and poured dense rain of bullets onto the Australian naval warships. Before the Australian navy was sleeping in the barracks boarded the ship to resist, the Lanfang fleet had wiped them out. As the warships sank, the Australian navy quickly disappeared from the Neon Blue Star.

All seven Australian Navy warships were sunk, announcing the destruction of a navy, but Liu Guanxiong did not lead the team to leave. After the seven Australian ships ignited a raging fire and had completely lost their combat effectiveness, they turned their muzzles to land, and the two Australian Army divisions stationed in Darwin Harbor were baptized by artillery shells.

For the Australian Army, the 203mm caliber cannon was too big to the point where they could not bear it. In order to obtain the protection of the warships, the Australian Commander-in-Chief and the elite troops were stationed around the dock, only three kilometers away from the seaside.

Now the cover has become a massacre. The fierce naval artillery fire caused heavy losses to the two regular divisions of the Australian Army. The division headquarters of the Ninth Division was even hit by the main artillery. All thirty-four officers below the division commander were killed. The Ninth Division had to be responsible for the commander of the Third Division.

Seeing that the enemy fleet on the sea could not resist, the Australian army had to give up half of the city and retreat outside the range of Lan Fang's naval guns. In fact, Liu Guanxiong was not interested in fighting at this time. Large warships made small moves in the port. Once the Australian army pushed the army's artillery up and counterattacked, the cruiser might also be damaged. Therefore, after Liu Guanxiong caught the Australian army off guard, he took the cruiser out again while the tide in the port had not yet fallen, and only blocked the exit of Darwin Port on the outside.

The islands outside the Darwin Port are protected by Bathurst and Melville Island. These two islands can help Darwin Port block the waves and even possible tsunamis. But at this time, these two amulet-like islands have become death talismans.

The Australian Navy was wiped out, leaving only a few small gunboats remaining in each port, which was difficult to fight against the Lan Fang Navy. This time, the Lan Fang Navy retreated the cruiser and sent only eight destroyers to garrison nearby. The two islands were soon occupied by the Lan Fang army transported by merchant ships.

The Lanfang army not only established a logistics supply base on the island, but also established observation posts on the commanding heights. As long as one sentry can monitor a large area of ​​sea. If there is wind blowing in Dahl Harbor, the navy will immediately know through the microwave communicator. Therefore, Australian supply ships will be reconnaissed as soon as they enter and exit the port. With the high speed of the destroyer of more than thirty knots, those wooden sailboats cannot escape the pursuit at all.

Darwin Port was blocked into a dead port, and the Australian troops of two divisions were stationed here, but they could not get any supplies. Seeing that the food was about to end, the Australian commander had to order the supply ships to break through at night and go to other ports to transport food. Unfortunately, these sailboats could not beat the destroyers of Lan Fang's Navy even under empty loads and winds. As a result, they were intercepted one by one, and no ship could escape the net.

At the beginning, the merchant ships wanted to resist stubbornly, but the Lan Fang Navy was not ruthless. Once they resisted, they would directly bombard the cannons and all loaded incendiary bombs, so many sailors were burned to death. After being sunk several ships, the Australians became completely honest.

Navy Lan Fang escorted a large number of captured ships to the nearby Kitts Port. Although coral reefs are everywhere and the port is not in good condition, it is the port closest to Darwin Port and controlled by the Chinese army. Moreover, although the passage of these places is difficult, it also refers to large-tonnage steel warships. For those wooden sailboats with shallow drafts, this place is not much different from other ports.

Seeing that there was no hope of supply, the Australian army decided to fight the Chinese army to gain the last chance of survival before eating the food. The entire Australian army drove out of Darwin Port and headed towards the Chinese defense line. At this time, the Chinese army's strength was no longer the same. A week ago, Lan Fang's First Army led by Liu Yuan landed in Vandimen Bay, and together with the Chinese army advanced by Barlandi, they formed an encirclement of the Australian army in Darwin Port.

If the Australian army does not take the initiative, the final outcome will be trapped and dead in Darwin Harbor. Now that the Australian army is attacking, the Chinese army decides to fight the other side to solve the white army in Western Australia as soon as possible. In order to facilitate command, Liu Yuan and Bai Lang merged the command department together to form a joint command center.

Both sides were established based on the Star Army system, and their operating methods and regulations were exactly the same, and there was no inadequacy when they joined forces. In terms of command, although Liu Yuan's military rank was higher, considering that Bai Lang was more familiar with the terrain, the commander-in-chief was still handed over to Bai Lang as the deputy commander-in-chief, and Liu Yuan was responsible for coordinating the cooperation between Lan Fang's army and the Australian Chinese army.

On the plain sixty kilometers away from Darwin Port, the First Army of Lanfang Army, the Second Division of the Chinese Army, and the Third Division set up their formations, waiting for the opponent's attack.
Chapter completed!