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Chapter 885: Fight or retreat?

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    Liu Zhesheng held a tea cup in his hand and looked at the BF109 fighter planes that kept landing at the airport.

    "Commander, come to each airport, the planes are almost back."

    A staff officer walked up behind him and said.

    "How much did we lose in battle?"

    Liu Zhesheng asked softly, swaying the tea cup gently.

    "Two hundred and thirty-two aircraft were shot down, and more than 300 aircraft suffered varying degrees of damage!"

    "Two hundred and thirty-two aircraft were shot down? Where were the pilots lost?"

    He doesn¡¯t care about the loss of the plane, what he cares about is the loss of the pilot.  If the aircraft is lost, it is lost. Now China is rich and does not care about this aircraft.

    And the aircraft manufacturing in this era is not like that in later generations. Manufacturing an aircraft requires a lot of military expenditures.

    "The pilot is still unknown. However, we have received more than 200 distress signals. It is estimated that less than 30 pilots were killed."

    Liu Zhesheng nodded. This was to be expected. The Citigroup plane was being chased around and there was no time to attack the pilots who were parachuting.

    "The rescued pilots should check their physical condition immediately. Those damaged fighters should be sent to the rear for repairs. If they can be repaired, they will be repaired. If they cannot be repaired, they will be sent back to the mainland for refurbishing.

    Pull out the aircraft from our warehouse and put them into service.  In addition, to generate electricity for the Nanjing Air Force Base, we also need the support of heavy bombers.

    The landing battle in Tasmania will begin soon.  And the South Pacific region also needs more heavy bomber support.  "

    "yes!"

    "What was the result of our battle?"

    Liu Zhesheng asked about the results of the battle last. This is also a common practice for many generals in China. Generally, officers who are loved by soldiers will first ask about the casualties of their own troops after the war, and they will ask about the results last.

    "Our results were remarkable. Of the more than 1,500 Citi Army fighter planes, more than 1,400 were shot down. Only about a hundred of their aircraft returned to the Citi Army Air Force Base with scars all over their bodies!"

    "More than a hundred aircraft? Haha! Interesting! With our numerical advantage, they can still have more than a hundred aircraft flying back. It seems that the P47 fighter is indeed what they said, it is a very good armor protection  s plane.

    But they are still not our opponents.  Send the order and let the pilots have a good rest tonight.  The Logistics Department seized the time to repair the aircraft and add fuel and ammunition to each aircraft.

    Starting from tomorrow, our main task is to support ground troops in combat!  "

    Although Liu Zhesheng just said this, he knew very well that the war had just begun.  Citigroup's national strength is not low, so the loss of about 1,500 fighter planes will not damage its fundamentals.

    There is still a war to come.

    Melbourne, this is a center of Australia. Whether it is administration, military, economy, etc., it is the center of Australia.

    And now, this is still the headquarters of Geely-Citi-Australia Allied Forces.

    ??In fact, it is better to say that it is the headquarters of the Geely-Citi-Australian Allied Forces than the headquarters of the Citi Army.

    In Australia, the Citi Army has the largest number of troops. At the same time, the Geely Army and the Australian Army are both under the jurisdiction of the Citi Army here.

    Patton, the general of Citigroup, who also has the title of hot-blooded, iron-courage, and bloody veteran, is now standing in front of the sand table, watching the confrontation between the two armies.

    "Barton, our situation seems not to be good now. Within one day today, our front line was pushed back 80 kilometers by the Chinese army. On this front line of hundreds of kilometers, we lost 200,000 troops.

    ¡°If this continues, we may lose Australia.  "

    Stilwell, currently Patton's chief of staff.

    "Of course I know! The reason why the Chinese army is so sharp is that their armored clusters are too powerful. Our army currently does not have an armored cluster.

    Now our armored forces are on the European battlefield.  We can only rely on favorable terrain to block the Chinese army's attacks step by step!  "

    Barton looked at the entire sand table, and while talking, he also felt painful about the terrain of Australia.

    There are few mountainous areas in Australia that can withstand the Hasha armored group.

    The only group of mountainous terrain is in the eastern part of Melbourne.  But to say they are in groups is only relative.

     The eastern region of Melbourne is a low mountainous area. Only a few areas have an altitude above one thousand meters. In most of the remaining areas, the average altitude is between two hundred and four hundred meters.

    If they dare to retreat to these areas, what will be the final result?

    It was divided and surrounded by the Chinese army, and because the eastern coastal area is still a plain area.  By then they will lose access to the sea, and hundreds of thousands of Citigroup troops will lose their logistical supplies.

    So now Patton is in a dilemma. He said he needs to rely on favorable terrain to resist, but there is no favorable terrain in these areas for him to rely on.

    "As for mobilizing armored forces to confront China's armored clusters, there is not enough time.

    "Patton! In such an area, it is difficult for us to resist the armored cluster of the Chinese army."

    Stilwell walked behind him and said softly.

    "what do you mean?"

    Patton¡¯s eyes were fixed on Stilwell.

    "Abandon the Australian mainland and retreat to the Furno Islands and Tasmania. Today's war has explained a problem to us. Just because we are trying to resist the attack of the Chinese armored group is tantamount to wishful thinking.

    Unless we have a large number of anti-tank weapons or armored clusters, we can still gain air superiority.

    "Otherwise, fighting with armored groups in such plain areas will pose too great a threat to our army.  "

    As the war progressed into 1943, all countries in the world knew that under normal circumstances, it was impossible for infantry to withstand the charge of armored groups on the plains.

    Especially when air control is lost, that's why Stilwell proposed to give up such a large piece of land.  They must wait for domestic support.

    "No! If I give up such a large piece of land without the authorization of Mr. Governor, both of us will go to court-martial!"

    Patton shook his head and rejected Stilwell's proposal.

    "Then we will send a telegram to Mr. Governor and inquire about Mr. Governor's decision!"

    Citi, Office of the Governor

    ??When it was past ten o'clock in the evening in Melbourne, it was still past seven o'clock in the morning in Citi Capital.

    Lao Luo sat in his wheelchair and looked at documents one after another.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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