Rise of Australia

Chapter 233 Heading to Portuguese Timor

On August 1907, 8, with the first announcement of the results of Aldaracia's victory, the war also aroused the surprise of Europeans and the attention of the world.

There is no other reason. Although Portugal has only three colonies in Asia, the total population of the colonies is less than 100 million.

But these three colonies are located in South Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia, and have a total of more than 6000 soldiers stationed there.

According to the results given by Australasia, it took them only four or five days to capture and occupy these three colonies. This speed is really crazy.

According to Australasia's own battle results report, this time they dispatched a total of 6000 troops from the First Division and the Second Division, and used a large number of transport ships to transport troops across the ocean, while the navy stood aside for protection.

If you just look at the battle loss ratio this time, the Australasian army of more than 3 people had less than 200 casualties, and the death toll was even less than 30.

As for the Portuguese army, there were nearly 1000 captured Portuguese alone, and the combined number of Portuguese and indigenous soldiers who died in battle was even as high as more than 3000.

The real reason why these two numbers add up to less than 6000 people is that a large number of indigenous soldiers broke up and fled during the war.

These natives and the Portuguese are not of one mind. When faced with the death that has reached the top of their heads, the short training they have experienced cannot suppress that fear at all, and it is also the main reason for their panic and collapse.

The battle damage ratio of Australasia and Portugal reached a terrifying one to one hundred. Even if the indigenous soldiers were not counted, if the armies of the two countries were simply compared, the battle damage ratio was also a terrifying one to forty.

According to Australasia, they used a new type of weapon airship in this war, and used the airship to drop many shells over Portugal's head.

Europe has also done some research on airships. After a brief analysis, the major powers really believed in the statement that Australasia used airships to throw cannonballs.

As long as the weather is right at the time, airships can indeed be used as weapons for throwing projectiles.

This also strengthened the plans of European countries to study airships, including Britain, France, and Germany, and major powers have allocated a research fund to start developing more advanced airships and explore more roles of airships in war.

If you want to say which two countries this battle report has the greatest impact on, it must be Australasia itself and the Kingdom of Portugal.

Needless to say, Australasia, as the only victor in this battle report, not only occupied three Portuguese colonies in Asia, but also captured a large number of Portuguese soldiers. It has already taken the lead in this war.

For the Portuguese, this battle report was like a bolt from the blue, hitting the heads of all the Portuguese.

Only a few days after the war started, all three colonies in Asia were lost.

If this continues for a few more months, won't the Australasians come to Portugal?
The Portuguese became angry and panicked, and many Portuguese media began to question the government whether the Australasian battle report was true.

If this battle report is true, then the Portuguese also have to consider whether they can win this war.

After losing all three colonies in Asia, they have lost the springboard for advancing in Asia, and even the colonies in Africa may be threatened.

At present, there are only so many Portuguese colonies. If the African colonies are occupied again, then the Kingdom of Portugal will really fall to the ranks of European countries.

The Portuguese government did not know how to deal with the questions from the media and some Portuguese, so it could only report to Carlos I.

After receiving inquiries from his subordinates, Carlos I also had a very headache.

Although there is no news from the three colonies in Asia yet, the telegrams sent by the Portuguese government to the three colonies also fell into the sea, which means that the battle reports of the Australasians are very likely to be true.

But even if the news is true, Carlos I dare not admit this result openly.

How resolute the Portuguese government was at that time, how flustered Carlos I was at this meeting.

For the current Portugal, even the loss of three colonies in Asia is an unbearable pain for the country.

It is precisely because of Carlos I's panic that the Portuguese government's answers to the questions of the people are full of uncertainty, using a lot of ambiguous vocabulary, and even some places do not match the preamble and the postscript.

Although a small number of Portuguese people are still in the dark, some smart people have begun to understand that even if what the Australasians say is not all true, it may not be so bad.

For this reason, several demonstrations broke out among the Portuguese people, demanding that the government announce all the truth in time and snatch back the three colonies in Asia.

In order to calm down the domestic demonstrations, Carlos I had to stand up and publicly promise to the public that he would mobilize at least 4 people from the African colonies on the basis of the previous deployment of 8 troops, adding up to a total of [-] people to retake Asia. colonies and guarantee the safety of all Portuguese in Asia.

The [-] troops in the previous Portuguese battle plan have not been fully mobilized, and the [-] African indigenous troops that now need to be recruited will prolong the army's assembly time.

Even if King Carlos urged it many times, the Portuguese military could only give a vague answer, promising to let the first batch of troops board the transport fleet as much as possible before September.

Arthur was not aware of the various events that took place in Portugal. At this time, Arthur had already taken a boat and went north to Portuguese Timor to condolences to the soldiers of the First Division.

Although the attacks of the three armies went smoothly, there were basically no casualties.

But some condolences are still necessary, at least to express the importance and concern of the royal family and Arthur for these soldiers.

After receiving the news that Arthur was coming to inspect the troops, General Silvio Lonnie Rodling cleaned up Dili very early and collected weapons in a large scale throughout the city.

As long as it is a thermal weapon that can still be used, all of them have entered the list of weapons to be eliminated.

Because of uneasy reasons, General Silvio Lonnie Rodling directly planned to drive all these Portuguese out of the city to take care of them on the day Arthur arrived.

Time soon came to August 8, the day when Arthur officially arrived in Portuguese Timor.

General Silvio Lonnie Rodling stood outside the port of Dili with the soldiers of the First Division very early on.

In fact, most of the capitals of these colonies have the same feature, that is, they are close to the coast, or simply a port city.

This is because during the previous colonization, most Europeans liked to establish strongholds near the coast, which also facilitated the transportation and transportation of materials.

These strongholds established on the coast, after long-term development, formed large and small cities in the colony. Generally, the first strongholds also developed the fastest, and then evolved into the capital of the colony.

Dili is a typical port city.Although the size of the city is not large, there are some port constructions that should be done, and there is also a very small navy stationed there.

It is said that it is a navy, but it is actually some small warships.The tonnage of these warships is generally around tens to one hundred tons. After the First Division occupied Dili, this small navy also surrendered to General Silvio Lonnie Rodling very sensibly.

Of course, General Silvio Lonnie Rodling would never deny that the few medium-sized Australasian warships outside the port were also one of the reasons why this small navy quickly surrendered.

In any case, the Portuguese were quite sensible.

When Arthur stepped on the land of God's power, the national anthem of Australasia "Australasia, Onward!" " also sounded slowly in the port.

Arthur was a little surprised. After all, the First Division was not equipped with a military band. It should be a musician living in Dili who could play the national anthem of Australasia so smoothly.

"His Majesty!"

General Silvio Lonnie Rodling stepped forward quickly and respectfully saluted Arthur.

The soldiers of the First Division behind him also quickly saluted, and the scene was quite spectacular.

"General Silvio, you did a great job! After this war is over, I will personally honor you and the soldiers in Sydney!" Arthur said with a smile.

General Silvio Lonnie Rodling successfully completed the task Arthur gave him before departure, not only greatly reducing the casualties of the Australasian army, but also successfully completed the goal of capturing Portuguese Timor .

"It's all I should do, Your Majesty. For Australasia!" General Silvio Lonnie Rodling said hastily.

"Soldiers, I'm so proud of you. Keep it up, you'll all be Australasian heroes when this war is won. I'll hold a ceremony after the war for all who fought in the war Those who have made outstanding contributions will be uniformly awarded with medals and rewards. Those who have made major contributions can even get titles and land! At the same time, we also mourn for all Australasians who died in the war. The names of all the soldiers who died, They will all be donated and inscribed on the Monument to Heroes in Sydney Palace Square, and their names will be remembered by all Australasians, future generations, and the kingdom along with the royal family and Sydney Palace!" Arthur said. He looked at all the soldiers and encouraged them.

In addition to awarding meritorious service medals, titles and lands, the names of all Australasian soldiers who died will also be engraved on the Heroes Memorial.

Because the Monument to the Heroes is located in the square of the Sydney Palace, it will be seen and remembered by Australasians when major national events are held in Australasia.

This is also a honorary reward for those soldiers who died. At least they don't have to worry about being forgotten by future generations. Their contributions will always be remembered by all Australasians.

In order to commemorate more names, the Australasian Heroes Monument was built very tall, and it is estimated that more than [-] names can be engraved in total.

But before the start of the war, no one's name has been on this monument to heroes.

If nothing else, those Australasian soldiers who died will be the first batch and will be engraved in the easiest place to see.

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