Churchill once famously said: This is not the end, not even the beginning of the end, but perhaps the end of the beginning.
This is what Churchill said after the Battle of El Alamein, the turning point of the North African campaign during World War II. It seems a bit awkward and a bit of a play on words, but it truly reflects the situation at that time.
The same applies to this battle.
After abandoning the outer harbor fort, the battle entered the second phase, which was a new beginning for the defenders.
But for the Perth Expeditionary Force who did not understand the situation, capturing the outer harbor fort was tantamount to finally smashing the hard shell of Port Hedland, and then they could enjoy the delicious fruits.
When the coastal defense fort completely stopped firing, there was first a dead silence in the bridge of the Paz, and then there were loud cheers. Everyone couldn't believe that the defenders gave up the fort so easily. Originally, based on the intensity of the fort's counterattack just now,
Look, the expeditionary force still had a tough battle to fight. James Jerome was even ready to cover the landing of the commandos. Under such circumstances, the defenders actually abandoned the fort, which is really incredible.
Of course, there is another possibility. It may be that the defenders have not yet come up with their trump card, so they easily gave up those fort facilities that looked quite strong.
Since there was doubt, James Jerome had to express it clearly.
With the victory just now, James Jerome still accumulated a lot of reputation. At least the expedition commander Derek Champlin did not directly reject James Jerome's proposal this time, so a transport ship approached cautiously.
The outer harbor breakwater was lowered, two lifeboats filled with soldiers were lowered, and then they fled in panic.
There was really no need to be so cautious. The artillerymen had already withdrawn through the underground passage. There was no one on the fort, and the soldiers did not receive any resistance.
When he saw the Australian flag waving on the breakwater, Derek Champion could no longer hold back and ordered the fleet to enter Port Hedland to prepare for a landing operation.
James Jerome did not know the details of the fort. If James Jerome knew that none of the artillery on the fort had been destroyed, and even the shells and fuses were intact, then James Jerome would not know the details of the fort anyway.
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This is obviously a trap, and only a guy like Derek Champion, who has been blinded by materialistic desires, would foolishly run into it.
James Jerome is not a fool, but with a boss like Derek Champlin, even James Jerome's talents cannot be used.
During the entire landing process, the Paz Expeditionary Force did not receive any attacks.
This is another very abnormal situation.
Generally speaking, a half-crossing attack is the best way for the defenders to fight. Even if the attacking troops have landed, the defenders can use the familiar terrain and pre-built defenses to drive the attacking troops back.
What's more, according to James Jerome's standards, the Paz Expeditionary Force was really unfamiliar with landing operations. Both the opening of the landing site and the order of troop landings were a bit confusing. There were even soldiers who had already landed.
But there is an extreme case where the officer is still on the warship.
The purpose of forming the Perth Expeditionary Force was not pure. These expeditionary soldiers joined the expeditionary force because of the instigation of the Perth City Council and wanted to make a fortune in Port Hedland.
Such troops basically have little military discipline. Among the troops whose officers have not yet landed, many soldiers who have not received the next order have even begun to smash around impatiently, hoping to find something good to reward themselves.
So the current dock is extremely chaotic, with groups of soldiers everywhere. They are like unorganized rioters, wantonly destroying any house they can see, and fighting for everything they find and can take away.
, and have even taken action for this purpose.
The chaos on the dock was naturally seen by James Jerome. Out of professionalism, James Jerome still put forward his own suggestions to Derek Champlin and asked Derek Champlin to restrain himself.
troops to prepare for a possible counterattack from Port Hedland.
At sea, Derek Champlin would question James Jerome's authority. Now on land, Derek Champlin even dismissed James Jerome's advice: Don't worry, they are just
If we need to vent, we need to consider the issue from the perspective of the soldiers.
To be honest, whether it is the East or the West, the army and bandits are all of the same family. The only army in the world that does not take the masses seriously is Pla. There is no semicolon.
Even if Westerners already pride themselves on being civilized people, Westerners still have extensive restrictions on the military. Even in order to stimulate the combat effectiveness of soldiers, Westerners encourage plunder in wars. Of course, for other things such as insulting women, Westerners
Criminal behavior will also turn a blind eye.
It is difficult to say how powerful such an army is in terms of combat effectiveness. Perhaps in terms of military skills, they are indeed outstanding, but in terms of fighting will, such an army is not worth mentioning.
Whether it is robbery or anything else, in the final analysis, it is the violence of the strong against the weak. If an army is accustomed to this way of venting, when facing an army weaker than them, this army can indeed burst into powerful force.
However, when faced with troops whose combat effectiveness is similar to theirs, or even more powerful than theirs, this army will quickly collapse.
Thinking about the Korean War and the Afghan War, the contrast is really sharp.
Of course, from the perspective of Eastern morality, bullying of the weak is an out-and-out hooligan behavior, but in the eyes of many Westerners, the weak should be bullied by the strong by nature, and there is no way for the strong to be bullied.
Respect the qualifications, so those Westerners had better pray every day and pray that their country will become strong and prosperous, otherwise, haha
The behavior of the Perth Expeditionary Force on the dock in Port Hedland is a concentrated expression of the bad nature of these Westerners. Of course, because of the good work of Jack and Chen Zhaoqiang, there are no women and children in the dock area, which avoids many unspeakable things from happening.
, which can be regarded as a blessing among misfortunes.
If robbery reaches the level of a group, it will become an uncontrollable atrocity. Unlike what Derek Champlin imagined, when the officers landed, the officers did not gather the soldiers to emphasize order.
, but joined the robbery team, making the order even more chaotic, which made Derek Champlin and Chen Zhaoqiang who were secretly observing the situation very angry.
Why the hell are these people from Pas or from India? It’s like they haven’t seen anything before. How can they be so poor that they don’t even have curtains in their homes? Tian Yongfu, Chen Zhaoqiang’s chief of staff, looked at a man holding a pair of
The soldiers of the Parth Expeditionary Force who walked out of a house triumphantly shook their heads.
When Jack had just arrived in Port Hedland, in order to dispel the wariness of the Parthians, Jack hired a group of Indians. As a result, the performance of this group of Indians made Jack speechless, lazy and greedy, and they did not speak.
Hygiene, but he was always proud of being a loyal lackey of the British Empire. He always pointed fingers at the Chinese and Annan people. It was okay to offend the Annan people, but to offend the Chinese was tantamount to offending the financial backers behind Jack. So these Indians quickly
He was sent back to his place of origin. Now in Port Hedland, apart from Indian women, there are very few Indian men.
Well, Indian men are not good, but women are still pretty good.
Although India is one of the four ancient civilizations, its spirit of resistance is very different from the Chinese. For thousands of years, Westerners, Arabs, Mongols, etc. have taken turns to rule India, so the race in India is
Quite complicated.
There is a situation that many people know, that is, mixed-race people are often quite beautiful, and India is a seriously mixed-race country, so Indian women are still very good. Whether it is by Western standards or Eastern standards, Indian women can look good.
Gotta get through.
As a result, most of the Indians introduced to Port Hedland were women, such as Chen Zhaoqiang, who had an Indian as his concubine at the beginning of the year.
Do you think the living conditions of the Parsi people are no better than ours? In fact, many people are far worse than us. Take these soldiers as an example. They were either vagrants or proletarians before, and no one with any status at all.
Those who would join such an army would have to worry about whether they have a home, let alone curtains. Chen Zhaoqiang looked down upon these people.
Originally, Chen Zhaoqiang planned to use this war to obtain some prisoners to supplement the labor force, but now Chen Zhaoqiang is not sure. If these people are put into prisoner of war camps, these soldiers may become a labor force, but they are more likely to become troublemakers.
So what should we do, fight or not? We can't just watch them harm us. What Tian Yongfu said sounded like a question, but in fact it still had psychological implications.
Fighting and fighting, a signal was sent to the submarine force on standby at sea, preparing to clean up the Paz Expeditionary Force fleet patrolling the outer port. At the same time, Wu Chengzhi and Ruan Xingfei were ordered to attack immediately, and if they could be captured, they would be captured, and if they could not be captured, they would be killed. Chen Zhaoqiang was full of murderous intent.
The Paz Expeditionary Force fleet has indeed entered Port Hedland, but at the same time James Jerome also kept a cautious eye. James Jerome ordered the George V and the Black Swan to patrol the outer seas to guard against possible
Due to the accident, only the Pass and John Monash were brought into Port Hedland to provide fire support for the landing operations.
This arrangement seemed impeccable, but under the attack of the Port Hedland submarine force, it could only be defeated one by one.
