Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 144 Expansion into the Army

  A bird in the forest is worse than a bird in hand.

  Li Fushou repeatedly weighed and finally reluctantly gave up his love. He did so wisely. In the face of secretly the coalition of the left and right wing parties, he hoped that the governor re-election motion could be carried out in advance. This is an irresistible trend.

  As a result of the current small physique of the Communist Party, aboard the Cromwell ship is destined to sink in the stormy waves of the New South Wales political arena.

  Following, all promises are vanished.

   "Oh, my strength is still too weak. I can only do my own thing now and look forward to a breakthrough in the future." Li Fushou sighed, stood up and walked to the window to look out.

  From here, you can see the azure fjord area, and the beautiful buildings lined up in Sydney spread out far away, extending to the end of the sky.

  According to the current momentum of the influx of Chinese immigrants, it will take less than two years to completely change the entire demographic structure of Sydney and be able to fight against the white ethnic group.

  The focus should now be shifted to South Africa. With the intensification of the contradictions between the British and the Boers, a war is on the line and it seems inevitable.

  In the land of South Africa, after the British eliminated the Zulu resistance, they did not follow their promise to improve the situation of the Boers. This caused strong dissatisfaction among the Boers and the call for autonomy became higher and higher.

  If history has not changed

  The first Anglo-Boss war will break out in December, and as far away as the Netherlands in Europe, Germany expressed sympathy for the situation of the Boers and gave support to all quarters, adding to the British Empire from another angle.

  Australia's Red River Valley area

  Since I have decided to abandon Acting Governor Cromwell, the benefits of being in Sydney have been obtained, and it is time to go back and do my own business.

  Li Fushou stared at the beautiful botanical fjord with a scorching light flashing in his eyes. He hoped that when he returned here one day, he would come here as a major figure dominating the state of New South Wales.

  Australia’s original strict immigration policy has been punched by him, and the flood broke into the embankment. At this time, it is completely impossible to block it.

  No matter how high the barriers of the southern states are, the big gap in Queensland is still there, which is tantamount to doing useless work.

"Report to the lord, there is a call from Queensland. Many white ranchers and some small towns in the north have experienced unrest of varying degrees, which has caused many casualties. Banditry has also appeared in the Red River Valley ranch area, which has severely affected the people grazing in the wild. Please show me how to proceed."

"Oh, Xiao Xiaozuo Chong." Li Fushou turned his head when he heard the words, with a sneer smile on the corner of his mouth, and said lightly; "Inform all the entourages to pack up and take the train back to Red River Valley today. It's time to go back and clean. It's the house."

   "Subordinates obey orders."

  Red River Valley

  After the 34-hour train journey, the white steam-breathing train slowly drove into the Red River Valley City Station. It was already night time, and the surrounding city lights were as bright as a galaxy, and you could not see the side at a glance.

  The guards who had been waiting here for a long time received a group of people returning from Sydney by train, and quickly escorted them from the train station and drove towards the Red Fort.

  The next morning

  In the military camp diagonally across from the Red River Valley City Government (formerly the Valley Town Management Committee), thousands of energetic cavalry lined up on the training ground, holding their beloved horses by their side, looking solemn and waiting for review.

The neat queue is sorted by each company. At the front are 4 flying hunting flags, embroidered with the Hongshan family logo. The only difference is the beasts entrenched at the foot of the mountain, which are lifelike dragons, tigers, leopards, and wolves. .

  Each battalion head has a battalion flag, and each company has a pennant, hunting and hunting fluttering in the wind.

  Due to the enormous expansion of the Red River Valley, the original dragon, tiger, leopard, wolf and four guards totaling 1,600 are no longer enough. The Queensland Earl has expanded the private army from 1,600 to 4,804.

  The original dragon, tiger, leopard and wolf four cavalry guards, one company with one hundred men, one battalion with four hundred men, commanded by the battalion commander, all of which are standard cavalry configurations.

  After expansion

  The Dragon, Tiger, Leopard, and Wolf Four Cavalry Guards have increased their equipment, expanded their personnel, and greatly improved their combat effectiveness.

  One company with one hundred people, four companies as one battalion, and the commander is called the battalion commander.

There are two battalions under it, and another 82 firepower companies directly under the battalion. They are equipped with 6 marching guns, each for 5 persons, 6 hand-operated Gatling 6-barrel heavy machine guns, 4 persons for a machine gun group, and other equipment. There are 24 carriages and 4 carriage repairers.

  The battalion is directly under the logistics company with 62 people, including staff adjutants, signal soldiers, hygienists, fire soldiers, full-time horsemen, blacksmiths who repair horseshoes, saddles, carpenters and other personnel.

  Each combat battalion has a total of 547 personnel. There are 4 combat companies plus direct firepower companies. The logistics company has a total of six companies, which can form independent combat capabilities and have strong combat capabilities.

  Dragon, Tiger, Leopard, Wolf and Four Cavalry Guards each have two battalions, which are divided into front camp and back camp.

  In addition to the commander and deputy commander of the cavalry guards, staff officers, logistics officers and guard platoons, there are 1201 cavalry guards, and 4 cavalry guards total 4804.

All recruits are from the High School Affiliated to Red River Valley University. Students who have reached the age of 18 and do not intend to continue their studies. This is a group of young people who adores the Earl of Queensland. They are all orphans and homeless teenagers from the mainland. He grew up as the first batch of soldiers who devoted themselves to the military.

  Due to years of military life and management in the school, these recruits quickly integrated into the barracks. After months of rigorous military training, they have grown into qualified soldiers.

  Today, they will be reviewed by the Lord Earl of Queensland.

  On weekdays, the barracks where idlers are not allowed to enter are especially open today. A lot of people watching the ceremony rushed in. They were separated by the ceremonial soldiers, and they watched the grand military review ceremony from a distance.

  The crowd of onlookers included men and women, old and young, many of them were holding young children waiting to be fed in their arms, and still could not conceal their inner excitement.

  Just looking at these majestic soldiers, many people were already flushed with excitement, feeling their waists straightened a lot.

  Because these mighty young soldiers have black hair, black eyes, yellow skin, and the same hot scorching blood flowing. They belong to the Chinese immigrants' own team, their own soldiers.

  People were talking enthusiastically. Many people still held colorful flags in their hands, waiting for the ceremony to begin with excitement.

   Accompanied by the passionate sound of military music, the audience suddenly fell silent, looking into the distance in unison.

First, a tall young man riding a white horse, wearing a white uniform with golden epaulettes, came first, especially a large white brimmed hat with high back and low on his head, with a golden cap badge and The hat string decoration looks particularly heroic and handsome, with an extraordinary style.

  This bright is quite a full house. The applause of the audience is like thunder wave after wave, and the unanimous applause continues.

What do you say about this military uniform?

   is so handsome, it is more and more to bring out the young and tall Li Fushou's outstanding demeanor, outstanding existence.

Dozens of officers behind them wore a full set of dark gray military uniforms with dark gray large brimmed officer hats on their heads and rode their horses. They followed them amidst the attention of the soldiers and the cheers of the onlookers. The red colored silk dismounted before the viewing platform, followed by the Lord Earl of Queensland onto the viewing platform.

This suit of Li Fushou’s military uniform was completely designed by himself, especially the standard German-style big-brimmed hat. Oh, it should be called the Australian-style big-brimmed hat now. the design of.

  The earliest big cap in history appeared in Tsarist Russia in 1811. At that time, Russia designed a large brimless cap for soldiers as a cap. This cap is almost the same as the sailor cap of later generations, except for the two streamers behind the head.

In 1812, Napoleon attacked Russia. All the Russian people resisted. A large number of militiamen were armed to take part in the battle. They were allotted large caps without a brim. Because they felt that they could not protect themselves from the rain without a brim, some militiamen sewed their caps with a large brim. The cap has since come out.

  The Prussians copied the design of Tsarist Russia and distributed large-brimmed hats to the army. Due to the different standards of each duchy and the lack of a hat hoop, it looked soft and collapsed, and there were all kinds of hats.

  Especially the big eaves caps issued by German soldiers. They look so soft and ugly, so they are nicknamed "pork pie caps."

  Nowadays, the Australian-style big-brimmed hat with a raised crown on the front is full of colors at first appearance, and the crowds in the audience are surprised and whispered. Why is this kind of hat that has never been seen so beautiful?

  On the viewing platform

  The majestic army symphony came to an end for the time being. The concierge announced loudly that the new army formation ceremony of the Dragon, Tiger, Leopard, Wolf and Four Cavalry Guards had officially begun, and all the soldiers shouted in unison;

   Loyal, brave, not afraid of hardships and dangers.

  Honor, discipline, as life.

  Sacrifice, dedication, face calmly.

  Responsibility, honesty, military model.

The sonorous and powerful voice echoed in the huge square, drifting away to the sky. This is an oath issued by thousands of soldiers to implement the eight virtues of the Red River Valley's militarized management.

  Ears and eyes dyed, deeply imprinted in the heart of every soldier.

  Li Fushou looked at the neatly arranged rows of soldiers under the stage, his eyes flashed with fanatical expressions, and he was deeply touched by it, feeling a cavity of blood boiling.

  He walked to the front of the stage and said to the huge loudspeaker; "Brothers of the four cavalry guards, officers, soldiers, all fathers and villagers present;

  Today we gather here to celebrate and witness the formation ceremony of the new army of the Dragon, Tiger, Leopard, Wolf and Four Cavalry Guards. This is a day worthy of great joy and a day worthy of a big book.

  In the vast land of the Red River Valley, there are luxuriant plants, mountains and river valleys, as well as cities and towns built by our own hands. This is the home of our immigrants and the place where we will set sail for a better life in the future.

  We are deeply attached to this hot land, it is so generous to nourish our growth, here is gold, there are sheep, there are vast fields and endless mineral deposits, here is our home.

  And you, brothers of the four riding guards;

   is the greatest reliance to defend our safe and happy life, the East China Sea Bai Yuzhu, the sea Zijin Liang, the barrier against all aggression and banditry.

As the lord and protector of this land, I have high hopes for you. I hope that you will take loyalty as the core, brave hardships and dangers, regard honor as life, discipline as the criterion, and have the fearless spirit of sacrifice and dedication, and the responsibility and honesty of soldiers. High standards require that oneself grow into a combative army and earnestly perform the duty of defending the territory and territories.

  On this gratifying day today, I announce;

  The flag-giving ceremony officially begins..."

  As Li Fushou’s voice fell, the vigorous and vigorous symphony was played again. The people outside excitedly waved the flags in their hands and shouted, and the lively noise flew up into the sky and spread far away.

  (End of this chapter)