Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 412 Tonsils in the Gulf of Aden

  Lieutenant General Keitel’s view is quite one-sided, full of the narrow superiority of white aristocrats.

  Actually

  Batavia "Kabidan" Sir Sheng Yeyun recruited and trained 400 Chinese soldiers from the brave team of Chinese ancestry, all of whom were strong in stature and somewhat basic in knives and guns, and hand-to-hand combat is not inferior.

  In terms of size alone

  It is true that a small number of soldiers are not as high as their bayonet-mounted rifles, but on the whole, Chinese soldiers are much taller and stronger than the local indigenous people, and their combat effectiveness is better.

  Of course, the bloodline contains the genes of the Vikings. The white Dutch soldiers are burly and tall, and their average height is more advantageous than those of Britain and France, let alone these Chinese soldiers!

  Governor Earl Hoffman did not get the guarantee from the military, which made him feel quite upset.

  The Royal Army, represented by Lieutenant Kate, has great autonomy. In addition, the Royal Army has achieved a series of brilliant victories in the recent war to suppress the rebellion of the Aceh Kingdom, and pride and complacency have quickly grown.

  Governor Hoffman has not established enough prestige shortly after he took office.

He cannot tolerate this anticlimactic war action led by himself. He wants to win beautiful and leave a good impression on the observers in Amsterdam. In the current turbulent situation in the East Indies, this is essential to establish the prestige of the governor. .

He frowned and considered for a while, turned his face and asked Sheng Yeyun; "My dear Sir Sheng, I am deeply impressed by your wisdom, and it is because of your good advice that I made a decision to launch a raid. Determination, now we have to clean the house, do you have any good ideas about this?"

  "Your Honorable Governor, I am willing to serve you." Ignoring the disdainful eyes of Lieutenant General Keitel, Sheng Yeyun smiled flatteringly, and started thinking of a solution.

  Thinking about it for a while

  In the eyes of everyone expecting, Sheng Yeyun said carefully;

"East Wanlu is the nest of Lanfang Kingdom. Most of the foundations accumulated in the past century are here. The Liu family mansion and ancestral hall are also here. According to the strong Chinese clan concept, they will not give up easily, and will inevitably work hard to protect .

  More than half a month ago

Our army tactically withdrew from East Wanlu City. This gave the stubborn resistance of Lanfang an illusion. They believed that as long as all people were united, they would be able to resist the powerful kingdom army. We can use this to invest our troops successively and firmly attract the other party to invest. A large number of troops defended the city, and then suddenly used force to annihilate it in one burst. "

  Speaking of which

Sheng Yeyun waved his arm and slashed down fiercely, always showing a ruthless look on his elegant face; To completely eradicate them, as well as the rebel leader Liang Luyiyi and Lanfang deputy commander Li Yuchang, these diehards must be annihilated as a whole without leaving a single person.

Only by getting rid of these leading diehards, can the public be shocked, and the house will be cleaned up in an example.

  Sheng is not talented, and is willing to personally lead his volunteers to break into the city, completely wipe out these diehard leaders and their clans, and share the worries for the Governor. "

Sheng Yeyun's initiative to invite Ying also had his own thoughts. He saw that Keitel looked down on him and worried that the 400 Chinese gunmen he had worked so hard to recruit and train were filled in as cannon fodder in the siege. Two lost.

  Instead of this, it’s better to fight for it

  "Okay...Okay...Excellent..." The Governor-General Hoffman smiled with joy, and greeted him again and again, his eyes a little dissatisfied with Lieutenant General Keitel.

  The meaning is obvious

  Look at how Sir Sheng does things. Why is there such a big gap between people?

  Although he doesn't like Sheng Yeyun's personality, Lieutenant General Keitel still has to admit that this idea is good and vicious enough to hit the enemy as much as possible and achieve a complete victory.

"I admit that your method is indeed feasible, but after the city is broken, those Chinese leaders will escape. They are not stupid and will not stay there stupidly for you to catch." Lieutenant General Keitel shrugged. With an expression of helplessness, he said, "Most of my hands are those **** indigenous soldiers. Once in the city, ducks will be released. I may not be able to provide you much help. So I want to know how you can completely eradicate them. These chief families?"

"Your Honorable Lieutenant General, as long as you grasp the psychology of these Chinese people, it is not difficult to do this." Sheng Yeyun smiled slyly and said confidently; "It looks like a mess, but as long as you find the thread It is not difficult to solve. The Chinese concept of loyalty and filial piety is rooted in their blood. Those seemingly inconspicuous old and weak women and children, trembling elders are their Achilles’ heel. These people generally stay in family houses or ancestral halls, as long as they master it. They are not afraid that the leaders of the rebel army will not obediently obediently and be slaughtered. What I am worried about is that there is not enough strength in their hands, and the 400 soldiers may not be able to completely encircle them in a few directions."

"Wonderful, wonderful, hahaha..." Governor Hoffman applauded and laughed, then patted Sheng Yeyun on the shoulder with approval, and said in a cordial tone; "Dear Sir Sheng, don't worry about the shortage of manpower. Hmm... Lieutenant Keitel will allocate enough white soldiers for you to perform this critical task. Lieutenant General, is this okay?"

   "No problem, but Sir Sheng cannot directly command my soldiers. I will arrange for a commander to assist in the operation."

   "OK, then the problem is solved, let us take action." Governor Hoffman clapped his hands, stood up and walked out of the big tent with a relaxed face.

   "As you wish, Lord Governor."

  Lieutenant General Keitel stroked his chest with one hand, bowed slightly and performed a knightly etiquette, then strode out of the military tent and shouted; "All gather, ready to fight."

  The stern assembly whistle resounded through the barracks, and a large number of heavily armed soldiers gushed out from the camp tents, gathering like hundreds of rivers, and rushing to East Wanlu City with murderous aura.

  Dong Wanlu is a town with a population of more than 100,000. The urban architecture has strong Chinese characteristics. The flying eaves and the arches are like a county in the south.

  There is a two-meter-high rammed earth wall around the city. This has been built by Lan Fangguo since the establishment of its capital here to prevent wild beasts and bandits from invading foreign enemies. It serves as a barrier for the entire city.

  Last time, the Dutch took advantage of the fact that the Lanfang Chinese gave the funeral of the last chief Liu Sheng who died, they sent troops to occupy Dong Wanlu without destroying this section of the earthen city wall.

  Therefore, the East Wanlutu city wall is still intact, and it has been raised and tamped by the urgently mobilized civilians. There are densely packed soldiers guarding the city, as if facing a major enemy.

  After the heavily armed Dutch army approached, the defenders on the wall obviously caused a commotion.

  Faced with the sharp guns of the Western army, most of the defenders only held spears and broadswords, and only a small number of elite sergeants were equipped with guns and cannons. It is a lie to say that they are not afraid.

Lieutenant General Keitel led the army towards the outside of the city, looking at the Chinese soldiers on the wall of the Tucheng who were ready to defend the country, with a disdainful grin on his face, and a big hand waved the command; "Shoot, give me this A group of stubborn yellow-skinned monkeys exploded into the sky, let them taste the power of artillery."

   give an order

  The sound of the artillery rumbling, the scorching shells slammed into the earth city wall, and the soil burst instantly, and a huge fire ball enveloped the earth city wall. Accompanied by a cloud of black mushrooms, the remains of the corpse and the broken limbs flew up into the sky, and the **** battle began.

  Sheng Yeyun led hundreds of gunmen standing on the hillside, watching the **** war scene in front of him from a distance, with a cold look on his face.

  After the city breaks

  It was his turn to lead the soldiers to slaughter. The previous governor was imprisoned, and now he must hug the new governor’s thick legs tightly and behave more vigorously and outstandingly.

  The lackey is useless, and the end is miserable.

  I can’t say...I can only say sorry. I have to use the heads of these Chinese rebel leaders in Lanfang to show my loyalty to the master.

  ...

  East Africa Horn

  West Bank of the Gulf of Aden, Djibouti

The site is located on the west bank of the Gulf of Aden in northeastern Africa, guarding the Mande Strait, the key for the Red Sea to enter the Indian Ocean. It borders Somalia in the southeast, Eritrea in the north, and the Kingdom of Ethiopia in the west, southwest and south, covering an area of ​​approximately 20,000 square kilometers. about.

  Djibouti’s terrain resembles a mouth facing the Gulf of Aden. The location where Lei Xiaopeng chose to build a logistics support town is at his throat. This location is very similar to the tonsils of Djibouti and was officially named Xi’an Town.

  Why is it called Xi’an Town?

  Compared to Australia, this place is indeed in the West thousands of miles away. It shoulders the important task of guarding the western gateway and maintaining the safe and unobstructed ocean trade line, as the name "Xi'an Town".

  The town of Xi’an is only 110 kilometers away from the Mande Strait and 137 kilometers away from the Greater Hanish Island. It is far away from the increasingly busy Eurasian route. It is very suitable and unobtrusive as the logistic support point for the forward position on the Greater Hanish Island.

  In a two-story wooden building in the town, Lei Xiaopeng was wearing only a white shirt on his upper body, standing at the window and looking out melancholy.

  This **** place is full of yellow sand, which makes people visually tiring to see. Only near the town of Xi’an is an oasis, close to the largest freshwater lake in the area, Asal Lake, with some sparse vegetation.

  As for the forest, it does not exist.

  Houses in this area are mainly built with earth and stone structures, and wood is rarely used. The wood used in the construction of Xi'an Town is mainly from the timber trade in Yemen on the northern coast of the Gulf of Aden and is transported by ships.

  Lei Xiaopeng led the expeditionary task force to arrive in the area for half a year. During this period, there was no battle. People staying in this ghost place were tanned.

  Once windy weather, the overwhelming yellow sand obscures the sky, like the end of the world.

  After the big storm

  There is a thick layer of fine sand in the house, even from the ears, eyes, nose, and mouth, there is sand in the mouth and spit.

  Now Lei Xiaopeng misses Australia’s brilliant sunshine, boundless lush green grasses, clear lakes and large swathes of white sheep.

  Of course, there are also family members far away.

  If it wasn’t for meritorious promotion, who would come to this ghost place?

Defying this **** place in his heart, Lei Xiaopeng heard the sound of the stairs. Lieutenant Li Yong and Lieutenant Mo Zhenxiong walked upstairs one after another, wearing white shirts. Roll the cuff to the elbow.

  The two guys who were fooled by themselves have long regretted it.

  　 Thanks to the enthusiastic book friends for their rewards, Mr. Grape, who has always been salted fish, is ready to cheer up. Today is three more.

  　　 did not have the manuscript in his hand, so I uploaded a chapter after writing a chapter. In addition, I called for a monthly ticket for a recommendation ticket.

  　　 May double monthly ticket event, the book’s original support of more than 700 people has been drawn to a thousand miles away. It’s too miserable!

  　　 Salted Fish is also a little bit distressed, so I ask for support and a monthly pass.

  (End of this chapter)