Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 147 Unfriendly Keynes

  Cairns

  This is a city established in 1876, only about 4 years ago. It is located at the east coast port city at the bottom of the Cape York Peninsula. It has a population of about 7,000, and there are fewer than 1,000 Chinese gold prospectors.

  As a gold rush in northern Queensland, Cairns is a major northern town, a wool distribution center with a radius of hundreds of miles and the largest port town on the Cape York Peninsula.

However, in Huo Xiaohu's view, it is far worse than the ordinary farming and animal husbandry towns in the Red River Valley. The housing construction in the city is chaotic and disorderly. The muddy roads are full of cow and sheep dung, which turns into dung after the rain. Flowing around, the sun came out after the rain, and the air was filled with a heavy smell of shit.

  This is a typical tropical rainforest climate, with a lot of rainfall and sufficient sunshine. The air in the coastal area carries a lot of moisture. The whole body will get wet after the ship, and the viscose is uncomfortable.

  The hot sun shone on the uniform on the back, and quickly dried the sweat, turning into circles of white sweat on the dark gray uniform.

  Before you take it off for a change of washing, a sudden torrential rain showers everyone into a soup, and even washing clothes is omitted.

  According to pre-deployment;

The Leopard Riding Guard is responsible for clearing the York Peninsula and 180 miles to the south of Cairns, and sweeping 600 miles to the west along the southeast coast to the edge of the desert Gobi.

  The entire Leopard Cavalry Guard is divided into three routes;

The   Leopard Cavalry Guard Commander Zhou Dahamu led the logistics company, with half of the fire company and two companies in the rear battalion. About 360 people landed on Cape York, the northernmost port of the York peninsula, and then began pulling nets from north to south.

  Deputy Commander Li Siyuan led the remaining logistics company, fire company and two cavalry companies, landing at Townsville Port at the southern end of Keynes, and from there, they began to pull nets from south to north.

The deputy commander Huo Xiaohu led the complete four cavalry combat companies of the former battalion, lined up several miles apart, starting from Keynes, pulling a net all the way to the north, meeting with the team led by the commander Zhou Dahui, and then turning back all the way. Nan, finally reunited with the team led by deputy commander Li Siyuan to complete a pull-net combing of coastal areas, and the next step will be to head inland.

  So, despite the fact that Huo Xiaohu commanded the most cavalry team, he also had the heaviest mission and the longest running distance.

  Australia has no other characteristics, that is, it is extremely vast.

  Starting from Cairns Harbour, it takes 3,400 miles to the south to reach Brisbane, which is almost 5,000 miles away from Sydney and even further away from Melbourne in the south.

   also starts from Cairns Harbour, and reaches the northernmost Cape York for more than 1,200 miles, which is also very far away.

  Calculated based on 1,200 miles, the two cavalry teams marched in opposite directions, and during the period they also participated in the security encirclement and suppression operations, it would take a week to rendezvous when they are full.

  They face an extremely difficult task. Not only do they have to fight against the bad weather, they will also face the unfriendly and uncooperative attitude of dangerous bandits and white farmers, as well as a long road that seems to never end.

  It is completely predictable that the cavalry team after tempering will transform into a sharp blade quenched with blood. Once out of the sheath, no one can be.

"This **** weather, this **** rain, and this **** smell, I feel like I fell into a stove full of garbage water, and soon it will be steamed thoroughly inside and out." Second company commander Fried Man Kopf wiped the sweat from his neck and couldn't help complaining.

Friedman Kopf is the youngest brother of the Tiger Cavalry Commander Suvarz Kopf. He is 29 years old this year. He entered the barracks at the age of 7. He has 23 years of military service and he was an experienced man before coming to Australia. The German officer was also the oldest company captain.

There are 24 company captains in the entire army, and only two of them are white. Friedman Kopf is one of them. As a child of Juncker military noble who received strict military training since he was a child, he knows nothing but a soldier. .

One company commander Li Sijun said jokingly: "Company Commander Friedman, you still have time to regret now. Don't forget that Lord Earl canonized you as a guardian knight. This is the first scorpion **** among our company commanders. No one can do it."

   "Don't think about my honor, I will protect it with my life." When it comes to this, Friedman Kopf shows a proud smile on his face.

  He is not the eldest son in the family, and he cannot inherit the title and property of the Junker nobleman. In Germany, he is only a civilian who was born as a nobleman.

After   canonized a knight, he proudly ranks among the upper aristocratic society of the Red River Valley, which is not an ordinary scenery.

   Therefore, out of the traditional concept of the old aristocracy, he cherished deep gratitude to the Earl of Queensland and was willing to protect this supreme glory with his life.

  The cavalry led their horses down from the pier one by one. After a long sea journey, they were crowded in the sultry and humid cabin. The horses looked sad, and they were all depressed.

  The cavalry were reluctant to ride their beloved war horses, leading them all the way on the streets after the heavy rain, not to mention the sour and refreshing feeling.

  The most important thing now is to drink water and feed the horses, and it is best to add eggs to increase the nutrition of the horses and make them recover quickly.

The gathering of cavalry at the pier attracted a large number of onlookers of local white cowboys. Seeing the sluggish horses, they couldn't help roaring with malicious roar of laughter, strange calls and whistles from time to time.

   "Ooo, you yellow-skinned boys, can you ride a horse? Why didn't you see your braids? Are they hidden in your crotch?"

  "Let me guess, did you fight this group of horses on the boat, so the energy was exhausted and all became softies."

   "Hahahaha... this is not where you should be, go away, bastard!"

  The cynicism gradually turned into malicious swearing. The cavalry glared at the villains on the dock, but instead attracted more rude language and directly carried out a bad personal attack.

Huo Xiaohu scanned his surroundings gloomily, and saw a stubborn smile on his mouth. Some cowboys even took off their pants, turned around and revealed their white butts, and said with a wild smile; "You uncivilized yellow Skin monkey, come and kiss my ass, let the uncle cool..."

   "Plack" a crisp gunshot

The scorching bullet blasted the white buttocks into blood and flesh. Amid the screams and screams of the white cowboy, Huo Xiaohu calmly put down the revolver and gun in his hand, and ordered with a cold expression; "I have reason to doubt," A large number of malicious mobs have been mixed into this pier. Now I order the start of security operations, and each company will act separately to encircle and suppress the mobs."

   give an order

  The cavalry arrogantly rolled over and stepped on their horses, drew out the sharp long knives in the waist to disperse the thugs on the pier, and divided them and surrounded them.

  Many of these cowboys habitually began to reach out their guns, and they were smashed by the knife at the distance, and the body at a distance was beaten into a honeycomb by dense bullets, and fell on the dock like a rag that was bleeding everywhere.

  Some people who were running around were knocked down by the back of the knife, screaming and rolling to the ground.

  Originally, hundreds of cowboy thugs watched the circus. The cavalry changed their faces instantly, turning this place into a **** killing field. The wailing and screaming sounded endlessly, making the people in the city shocked.

  Shops closed, pedestrians retreated, and the small port town with a small population became deserted in a blink of an eye.

  Huo Xiaohu sat on the horse with a cold expression, surrounded by several trusted guards riding on the horse to protect him, holding a cavalry lance to patrol the surrounding area vigilantly, and once there was a turmoil, he shot it.

  In the wild and wild Midwestern part of Queensland, almost all men are armed with guns. Here they count on the facts, reason, move with reason, knowing to emotionalize these rude cowboys who don’t know one big word. It’s pure idiotic dreaming.

  The simplest and rude way is to suppress and speak with swords and guns.

  Earl of Queensland has a precise judgment on this; the barbarian land, fearing power but not virtue, can only be broken by force.

  All the cowboys on the dock who were able to breathe were all ordered to kneel on the dock and hold their heads in their hands. They dared to question, and the heavy and hard rear buttstock slammed on it, and the face was full of blood and blood.

  Dare to shoot and kill immediately, and will never be merciless.

  A skilled gunman, from pulling out the gun to firing the 6 bullets in the revolver, the whole process takes less than three seconds, and the master’s time is even shorter.

  So any cowboy who hears the order, if he does not raise his hands over his head and place his hands in an unobservable place, he is suspected of attacking the soldiers and must take decisive measures to crack down on them. Nothing can be said about his affections.

  Be soft-hearted, and in the blink of an eye, there will be life concerns.

   Seeing the brutal methods of the soldiers coming down from the ship, the rebellious cowboys suddenly persuaded, obediently kneeling on the dock and holding their heads with both hands, letting the other party disarm all their weapons and pile them up into a hill.

  Among these cowboys, all those who pressed bullets into the barrel of the gun were dragged out, and they were ordered to lie down on the pier with their hands holding their heads. There were roughly 60 people.

Friedman-Kopf rode over and reported to Huo Xiaohu: "The report sir, the pier arrested 261 suspects, killed 12 rebel rioters with guns, and wounded 9 others. Among them, the gangsters were suspected of attacking the troops. There are 65 people, all of which have been captured. We have injured two people seriously and 4 people lightly. Please give instructions."

"Very good, this is a beautiful starter." Huo Xiaohu looked around the **** wharf and said in a light tone; "I remember coming out of the Red River Valley in Queensland with two independent judges accompanying them, and now it's time for them to work. , The troops urgently need to rest, we don’t have time to spend time here, tell these two guys, give them an hour to deal with."

   "Understand, give them an hour." Friedman Kopf raised his hand and saluted a standard military salute, then turned his horse's head and left.

  Huo Xiaohu shouted; "A company commander."

   "Here, please indicate."

"Arrange company essays and a few people who can write and draw to accompany the two independent judges to interrogate the prisoners separately. I will pry their mouths open in the shortest possible time. I will see whether there is a messenger behind the scenes. Is it a long-planned attack?" Huo Xiaohu's command was very clear, concise and easy to understand.

   "Yes, do it now." A company commander took the order and picked a dozen people to help the independent judge handle the case.

  The so-called case handling, one hour can ask the names of more than 200 people on the dock at most, don't count on others.

Soon, among the more than 60 cowboys who pressed the bullets into the barrels, several of them were pulled into the shed by the wharf by the wolf-like soldiers, and then there was the sound of scalp sticks beating their flesh. And screams.

   Accompanied by the roar of the soldiers; "Say, is there anyone behind the scenes, speak quickly...or I will interrupt your next leg."

   less than 10 minutes

  The soldiers carried out a few **** guys. It seemed that the craftsmanship was too rough. These guys had been beaten to the point that they had no breath but no air in. They were **** and it was too miserable.

  Then, the soldiers rushed into the pile of people like wolves and pulled out a few, ready to be sent to the shed for severe torture.

  "Don't pull me, God, I'll confess..." Seeing everything in front of him, one of the cowboys was scared to death.

  With the first one, there will naturally be a second one. The question soon came to the bottom, and it turned out that someone was secretly making trouble.

  Not everyone welcomes the soldiers sent by the Red River Valley. Cairns Mayor Walcott is one of them, and he is also the main messenger behind the scenes.

  As a stubborn conservative, he strongly opposes the invasion of the York Peninsula by the Red River Valley forces, because this is the traditional scope of white ranchers. Walcott himself is a famous rancher and one of the state legislators.

  According to the layout of the Queensland Autonomous Office;

  All cities along the eastern coast should provide sufficient logistical food for the troops participating in the suppression of bandits. As a city dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry, black beans and pasture are not lacking, and there is no need to travel thousands of miles from the Red River Valley.

  As for arranging some food, lodging and logistics, the bandit troops are paid. This is also indicated in the official document issued, and the required expenses are paid in full by the Red River Valley.

  Since disembarkation

  Huo Xiaohu did not see any government officials in Cairns coming to contact him, as if he had never received any official documents, which in itself could explain the problem.

  After listening to the report

  Huo Xiaohu showed a cruel sneer at the corner of his mouth. He wants to send a telegram to Red River Valley to report the current situation and ask for instructions on the next step.

  Two independent judges were unable to decide the fate of nearly 300 people in just a few days. All this requires instructions from the Red River Valley.

  There are telegraph rooms in cities along the coast of Australia, and they quickly got the latest instructions;

The troops rested on the spot, ordered an independent judge to find out the facts of the crime, and immediately arrested Keynes Mayor Walcott and other related personnel, who were escorted to Red River Valley by special personnel.

  The other gangsters were sentenced on the spot, and they were publicly hanged for deterring the lawlessness, and sentenced to hard labor, and escorted to the Red River Valley City at the same time.

  A dragnet-style search was conducted on Cairns, unearthed hidden gangsters and cowboys whose hands were stained with innocent blood, severely cracked down on illegal behavior, and thoroughly stabilized this northern town.

  It is estimated that 700 people will arrive in the near future, and more than half of them will be Hongmen children, which will help stabilize the situation in the city.

  The end of the message;

  Public commendations for Huo Xiaohu's decisive handling, remember the great merit once, and the other officers each have commendations to show encouragement.

  (End of this chapter)