Chapter 334

"Although I know that New South Wales will be launched sooner or later, Ben Stevens is very uncomfortable with this move. My plan to visit the front line of Borneo has to be shelved." At this point, Li Fushou's helpless hands Yitan, his expression is extremely depressed; "I have been away for at least a month, and the house is not messy?"

  Fan Zhongzhai understands the feelings of Lord Earl at this moment, but there is no good way to persuade him; “This is an extraordinary period. You must sit in town yourself, otherwise the Southerners will dance more joyously.”

   "Don't talk about this, it's annoying to mention it."

  Li Fushou shook his head. Nanfang State is the opportunity to spot this flawless clone to add to the chaos. If it is not stopped, there will be a series of more extraordinary actions that can be foreseen below.

  Once the Battle of Borneo breaks out, the states of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania will tacitly promote the formation of the Southern Federation, which will be completely separated from the North.

  Similar to this situation, if it is not possible to fight back with a tough war attitude in the first place, given time, it will be too late for the Southern Confederation to be recognized by the British Empire, and everything is done.

  This situation is not impossible, but very possible. There is sufficient evidence to prove that this is the split line planned by the Southern State.

It's like two brothers in a family splitting up. After the separation, they are still subjects of the British Empire. It's just that a colony is split into two. It does not materially harm the interests of the empire. From the standpoint of London, it is not Not acceptable.

  Things really evolved to this point, you have to fight if you don’t fight.

Li Fushou’s presence in Queensland is a huge deterrent. He can take a series of tough measures at any time to prevent the Southern Whites from acting rashly, so that the situation will not fall to the point of irreversibility in a short time, and freeing Queensland to repair the Southerners to win precious respite. time.

  Borneo, Machen Port

  The ship carrying the soldiers of the Shangri-La garrison was docked at the pier. The soldiers of the brigade got off the ship. They were fully armed and carrying large rucksacks to disembark and gather, and soon crowded the not-wide pier.

  After a short rest, the soldiers, led by the commander, formed an invisible line and walked out of the pier.

  "Report to the commander-in-chief, the main force of the 1st and 2nd Regiment of Shangri-La Division and the Artillery Regiment were ordered to arrive at Machen and are marching in line to the camp. Please give instructions." Commander Fritz saluted the army solemnly, with his waist straight.

"Please rest, Master Master." Borneo commander-in-chief, Yuchi Shouzhuo, commanded his salute. After the ceremony, he said with a smile on his face; "Welcome to you, the main force of the Shangri-La division arrived on time. That's it. I want to introduce you my colleagues from the First and Second Divisions. Tonight, we will hold a welcome dinner at the Country Club. You will like this place."

   "I look forward to it very much, Commander-in-Chief."

  On the dock

  A group of senior officers saluted each other. At this time, if the Dutch naval guns came over, they would be able to pack all the senior officers of the Kalimantan First Division, Second Division, and Shangri-La Division with dumplings.

  Along with the more than 6,800 main troops of the Shangri-La Division, there are more than 2,000 militiamen. These elite militiamen who have been trained for a long time are used as logistical support personnel and can be added to the troops at any time when the battle damage is too large.

Because it is the only super editor in Australia, the overall combat power of the Shangri-La Division (missing three regiments) is not inferior to the Kalimantan First and Second Divisions, because it has added a large number of grassroots officers and soldiers with actual combat experience, and in some respects it is more powerful. Some.

   "Is this... a 60mm assault gun?"

  The light artillery lifted from the freighter immediately attracted the attention of the senior officers present.

The division-level firepower of the Kalimantan First Division and Second Division is also generally equipped with the 95mm Miss Australia artillery. This is a field-barreled hydraulic recuperative artillery produced by the Azure Weapon Company. It is commonly equipped with suppressive firepower in infantry divisions. .

  But this 60mm assault gun is different. It is placed on a steel wheeled gun mount and is very light. Two soldiers can drag and run, and one soldier can also push.

  This new type of small-caliber field artillery has a rate of fire of up to 18-20 rounds per minute. It has the advantages of fierce firepower, light weight, and easy operation. Once it is experimentally equipped, it is very popular among officers and soldiers.

   can follow the offensive forces to provide real-time firepower, its significance is self-evident.

   "Oh... this is the 60mm infantry assault gun that our regiment’s main firepower is equipped with. It is an experimental equipment. The specific effect needs to be verified in actual combat."

Commander Fritz saw that everyone was interested in and surrounded him, and explained with some pride; "This is a light artillery specially developed for the cavalry division with firepower. It is currently only a small-scale trial installation. The original 95mm Miss Australia artillery was equipped. It is too heavy for the cavalry division to accompany the cavalry in a large-scale rapid assault. This new artillery weighs 440 pounds and can be broken down into five parts to be carried by the soldiers."

   Then he waved his hand and ordered a group of soldiers from the artillery regiment to practice on-site loading, unloading and dismantling.

Under the command of a second lieutenant artillery group leader, the 7-man artillery group immediately entered the drill state, rushing up to disassemble a 60mm infantry gun, two soldiers carrying two iron wheels, one soldier Carrying the front body of the gun carriage, one soldier carrying the back of the gun carriage, and one soldier carrying the gun barrel, the entire decomposition process ended in just two minutes. It was simply neat and not muddy, showing a fairly high level of training.

  A group of high-ranking officers saw their eyes glowing, and couldn't help but surround them with the weight of a supporting iron wheel in their hands, carefully observe the simple connection parts, and talked together;

  "Division, how do I think this light artillery is tailor-made for our tropical infantry division. It's so easy to use."

   "Yes, when will our troops be equipped?"

   "Oh my god, this is an artifact."

Seeing a high-ranking officer stroking the artillery parts in disregard of his image, just like stroking his lover’s skin, Commander-in-Chief Yuchi couldn't laugh or cry, waved his hand and said; “You’re almost done, don’t delay the follow-up drills, as long as we fight with prestige. , The good thing is still afraid that Lord Earl will not equip it?"

  This statement comes out

  Finally stopped the officers from swarming and spread out reluctantly to leave room for the gun crew, but the straight eyes were as hot as seeing a lover, making the scalp numb.

  The second lieutenant’s artillery captain pointed forward and commanded; “The offensive forces were blocked in the assault, and our troops were ordered to provide fire support. We set up an artillery position on the top of the 30-meter hill on the right front, ready to fight...”

   "Accomplished, ready to fight." The soldiers of the artillery group replied loudly, and the six people shouted out the smell of fierce iron and blood.

The soldiers ran into the gun position and quickly unloaded the load in pairs. First, two shallow pits were dug out, the gun frame was folded back and forth, and installed on two steel wheel racks, then the gun frame was placed firmly, and finally installed. On the barrel, the entire 60-type assault gun erection process only took more than three minutes, the action was simply sharp and vigorous.

  Everyone is an expert. From the spirit of the soldiers in the artillery group, it can be seen that this is a well-trained elite artillery who has withstood the test of the blood station.

The other senior officers on the scene took a silent look at each other. The Shangri-La Division Artillery Corps was reorganized after the war. This is a heroic group that participated in **** battles with the Dutch. It was an elite unit fed with a large number of artillery shells. Same thing.

  (End of this chapter)