Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 145 Cleanup Operation

  On the viewing platform

The Dragon Cavalry Commander Nan Huaiyu (transferred from Hongmen Xingtang Hall), Deputy Commander Li Baihu (transferred from the original Wolf Cavalry Guard), and Deputy Commander Liu Ahu (transferred from the original Tiger Cavalry Guard) on one knee, with respectful expressions. Bowed his head and stroked his chest.

  At this time, the sound of the symphony has stopped, and there is no sound under the eyes of everyone.

  Li Fushou took out the shiny saber around his waist, gently placed it on Nan Huaiyu’s shoulder, and said solemnly;

"The mission was bestowed on me by the above, and the honorable Queen Victoria bestowed on me the honor of the Earl of Queensland. I hereby entitle Nan Huaiyu as my guardian knight, remember to uphold the vow of loyalty, remember the vow of knight, and treat the world with humility, Take sacrifice and dedication as glory, guard the virtues of knights, and become the guardian of the Red River Valley."

  With the sword on Nan Huaiyu’s shoulder three times, Nan Huaiyu swears with emotion;

  "The red sun rises, sweeping away the envelope of the night, and the Red River Valley rises in the hot land of Queensland. As the Lord Earl, guarding the knight, I swear to watch from now on until I die.

  I will remember my pledge of loyalty, fulfill my duties, and live and die.

  I am the sword that guards the Red River Valley, the sentry of the ranch, the barrier against the cold, piercing the dark light, awakening the horn of the sleeper, and guarding the strong shield of Lord Earl.

  I dedicate my life and glory to you, today, day and night, until the end of my life. "

The sonorous and powerful oath won a round of applause. In a solemn atmosphere, Li Fushou awarded him a saber, a dragon cavalry commander and a guardian knight badge.

Followed by

  Li Fushou canonized the tiger Li Baihu as the guardian knight, appointed him as the deputy commander of the Dragoon Guard, and led the former battalion commander of the Dragoon Guard, and awarded the sword, the title of deputy commander of the Dragoon Guard and the guardian knight badge.

  Canonized Liu Ahu as the guardian knight, appointed as the deputy commander of the Dragoon Guard, and the commander of the rear battalion of the Dragoon Guard, and awarded the sword, the rank of the deputy commander of the Dragoon Guard and the badge of the guardian knight.

  After the end of the canonization of the three, a grand dragon cavalry guard flag-granting ceremony was held, and the banner was solemnly awarded to the three Nan Huaiyu.

  Nan Huaiyu and other three guardian knights came to the front of the army on horseback with the banner in their arms.

  "Dragon Cavalry...loyal, mighty, invincible, invincible, invincible..."

  The uniform slogans resounded across the square, and once again set off a small climax, attracting unanimous cheers from the onlookers, waving the small colorful flags in their hands desperately, just like the festival.

  After that, Li Fushou successively canonized other officers, awarded swords and guardian knight badges.

  Because of the main officer rotation of the guards, most of the cavalry officers left their original teams. This is to avoid the bad habits of soldiers as the army, and form a good officer rotation system from the beginning.

  All officers and soldiers only need to be loyal to one lord, that is, Lord Li Fushou, Earl of Queensland,

   Appointed Schwartz Kopf as the Tiger Cavalry Guard Commander, Fritz as the Commanding Deputy Envoy, and the Tiger Cavalry Front Battalion Commander, and Li Siyi as the Commanding Deputy Envoy and the Tiger Cavalry Guard Rear Battalion Commander.

   Appointed Zhou Dahui as the commanding envoy of the Leopard Cavalry Guard, Huo Xiaohu as the deputy command envoy, and the former battalion commander of the Leopard Cavalry Guard, and Li Siyuan as the deputy commanding envoy and the commander of the rear battalion of the Leopard Cavalry Guard.

   Appointed Yuchi Shouzhuo as the commander of the Wolf Cavalry Guard, Liu Along as the deputy commander, and the former battalion commander of the Wolf Cavalry Guard, and Koch as the deputy commander and the commander of the rear battalion of the Wolf Cavalry Guard.

  Former German lieutenant colonel Konrad Adenauer served as the chief of staff, and other personnel have their own appointments, taking care of subtle checks and balances of power.

In addition to the canonization of a total of 24 officers at all levels as the Guardian Knights, Li Fushou, in the name of the Earl of Queensland, additionally canonized Coast Guard Captain Geng Baogui, deputy captain Zhu Qingxi, Wu Gang and other 6 senior students who graduated from Manchester Naval Academy in England as guardian knights. , And awarded a badge of honor.

  In addition, the guards team leader Fu Peng, Hu Tiesheng, Lei Xiao and other 6 officers were named as guard knights, and medals of honor were awarded.

  So far, a total of 36 guardian knights have been canonized. Although the ceremony was simplified as much as possible, nearly an hour has passed.

  According to the customs of European aristocrats

  As a member of the high nobles, the earl has at least 30 knights under his command. As a military noble to maintain the rule of the territory, this is only the lower limit.

  The power of entrusting the king, the king, the uncle, the son, and the male is the power of the king. No nobleman shall not infringe, otherwise he will be regarded as committing disorder and be severely punished.

  Li Fushou, as the newly promoted Earl of Queensland, has the right to canonize a knight. If the Earl does not have a single knight, it would be too shameful. In the upper class, people will be ridiculed.

  It is to use this opportunity to canonize his confidantes as guard knight nobles, and gradually build a noble group closely surrounding the core of the Queensland Earl.

  Li Fushou led a group of officers at all levels wearing badges of honor to walk down the observatory, and first rode a white horse to inspect the troops, and every time they passed a battalion, they would ask loudly; "What is your oath?"

   "Loyal, brave, and swear to defend the Red River Valley." The soldiers replied in unison.

  Li Fushou nodded in satisfaction and continued to ride forward; "What is your oath?"

  "Sacrifice, dedication, and swear to defend the honor of the soldiers." The soldiers replied in unison.

  The sound shook all the fields, and the united spirits became a city.

  ……

  After reading it

The main officers of the Dragon, Tiger, Leopard, Wolf and Four Cavalry Guards all returned to the team. Li Fushou led the remaining officers to the reviewing platform on horseback.

  At this time, the officers in the team issued orders one after another;

   "Dragon Cavalry Front Camp listens to the order, all mount."

   "The Tiger Cavalry Guard Rear Camp follows the order, and all mount."

   "Leopard Cavalry Front Camp hears the order, all mount."

  ……

  The cavalry stepped on the horses uniformly, controlling the horses to march in an orderly line, passing through the reviewing platform one by one.

The first to be reviewed was the Dragoon Guard’s front battalion cavalry array. The Dragoon Guard commander Nan Huaiyu, and the deputy commander and former battalion commander Li Baihu rode horses to closely follow the flag guards who held the flag high and passed the review stand. Give a loud command when

  "The sword is out of its sheath, and the saber salutes, look to the right..."

  In between

  The cavalry in the array drew out shining sabers in unison, the blades were like forests, densely twisted, and the white dangling blades were reflected in the sunlight.

The cavalry raised their right-handed knives in front of them, the sabers were erected in front of their eyes, one punch distance, turned right and looked up at the Lord of the Red River Valley on the reviewing platform ~ Lord Li Fushou, the Earl of Queensland in uniform, his eyes were full of fanatical worship. .

  Li Fushou stood on the high reviewing platform, respected a military salute solemnly, and said through the loudspeaker in front of the stage; "Soldiers, please follow my guidance."

   "Loyal, heroic, and not afraid of hardships and dangers."

   "Honor, discipline, as life."

  "Sacrifice, dedication, face calmly."

   "Responsibility, honesty, exemplary military."

  Squads of neatly lined up cavalry marching sword salutes passed the reviewing stand, responding loudly and neatly to the eight virtues of the soldiers, holding their swords in their hands and issuing resounding oaths, lined up to pass the reviewing stand.

  How can this situation not make people excited, the civilians onlookers cheered in unison, shouting with hoarse voices, pushing the atmosphere of the military ceremony to the climax.

   Rows of majestic and mighty queues, highlighting the powerful military appearance of the Red River Valley, are also the confidence of all ordinary people, whether they are Chinese, Irish or native whites, they are all subjects under the rule of Lord Earl.

  After the military parade

  All the soldiers of the Four Cavalry Guards were dispatched, either north, or south, or by train, or by ship, responding to the call of Lord Queensland, the lord, to launch a large-scale "clean-up operation."

  The scope of action extends from the northernmost coastal area of ​​the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland in the north, to the Kangsby Plateau on the north coast of Sydney in the south, and reaches more than 800 miles in the Gobi desert area to the west. A four-month large-scale security operation is launched on this vast land.

  The purpose of combat is to eliminate the vagrants and banditry, sort out the blind spots in urban and rural security, use combat to train, clean up local security, and severely crack down on the rampant horse bandits in northern Queensland to deter ranchers and cowboys who are ready to move.

  The soldiers on the expedition will be fully supported by the local militia, and a large number of militias familiar with the local situation will be deployed to participate in the security siege and suppression campaign, and the entire area will be sorted out, so that the horse bandits and gangsters have nowhere to escape.

  This major military action is a powerful action taken by Li Fushou to crack down on criminal activities and **** the steady development of the economy.

  This is the latest military action after the economic deployment, trying to clean up the entire state of Queensland and southern New South Wales, so it is called the "clean-up operation."

  Queensland is located in the northeastern part of the Australian mainland, bordering the Pacific Ocean to the east, South Australia in the west, New South Wales to the south, and Carpentaria Bay to the north.

  The total area is 1,727,200 square kilometers, accounting for about 22.4% of the land area of ​​Australia, and Australia’s second largest autonomous state.

  Red River Valley Ranch occupies a large area of ​​about 70,000 square kilometers in Queensland, which is less than 4% of the state's area and is only a small spot on the map.

If you use an image metaphor to compare the entire state of Queensland to a big iron pot, Red River Valley Ranch is located at the bottom of the pot, while Brisbane and Red River Valley Twin Cities are also located at the bottom of the pot. It is more than 60 miles south to reach New South. Welsh state border.

  In the north of the Red River Valley Ranch, the coastal area of ​​Queensland has endless pastures and mountains, and into the western inland are the Gobi and desert areas, which are extremely vast.

In this vast land, there are thousands of large and small pastures scattered, and there are also a few dozen small towns, a few hundred people with a small population, and thousands of people with a large population, but none of them have a population of more than 10,000. In cities, the main economic income comes from wool and large livestock trading.

  This area is a weakly controlled area of ​​the Red River Valley, with a large area with sparsely populated areas and strong folk customs. It is also a key area of ​​this security war.

  Red River Valley has invested in tigers, leopards, and wolves for this purpose, with a total of 3,603 soldiers and armed militias. It plans to pull nets from coastal areas to inland to deter illegal acts.

   Anyone who resists, who does not obey the search order, gathers a crowd to bear the recalcitrant, attacks abusive law enforcement officers, and attempts to flee are immediately killed.

  Once the arrested suspect is verified, the judges who follow the army will form a special court to pronounce the sentence, and they can be hanged immediately to deter the lawless in the wild.

  (End of this chapter)