Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 148 Battle of the Col

  Receiving the telegram, Huo Xiaohu led his subordinates to act quickly. The cavalry blocked Keynes, wiped out Mayor Walcott and related personnel, and uprooted almost all government officials in the city.

  This includes the mayor, deputy mayor, RCMP sheriff, sheriff, tax officer and assistants, and other government staff, all adding up to a dozen people.

  As a city just established in 1876, Cairns did not establish a city council, and the seat of the mayor Walcott, a state councillor, was still designated by Brisbane. This is an omission of the democratic electoral system and needs time to gradually improve.

  In some remote cities and small towns, the basic conditions for election are not met. Generally, the mayor or mayor of Brisbane is appointed as the state councillor. This is only a stopgap measure.

   "Sir, is this going against the original intention of Shangfeng, the attack is too wide." Li Sijun, a company commander, said with some worry.

Huo Xiaohu did not immediately answer. He walked to the window and looked at the street outside. There were more than 30 heinous thugs hanging on the gallows. They were confirmed to have committed robbery, murder, riot, **** and other serious crimes. The long streets are lined up.

  Other criminals will follow the freighter arriving today and **** the Red River Valley to perform hard labor. The current number has reached 247 and is still growing.

  "Severe medicine should be used to sink the disease. You are my good brother and comrade-in-arms. Today I will teach you a trick." Huo Xiaohu turned around, eyes gleaming, and said with his fists folded towards the south;

  "The rise of Lord Earl and the Red River Valley have grown to today's great power in just a few years. It is my Chinese leader and backbone, and everyone can see the rapid development momentum.

  I and other professional soldiers are eating the meal of Lord Earl, holding the salary of Lord Earl, and granting the right to command the army, we should be loyal to the Lord, be loyal, and share worries for the Lord.

  Before this operation

  Several commanders and adults have reached a consensus on this, and through this operation they will take control of the cities and towns in the north-central region and lay a solid foundation for the next operation of this place.

  The three flavors in this can only be understood and cannot be explained in words.

  Thunder, rain and dew are all graces. If we misunderstand the Lord’s intentions, I will not regret the death of a small body. I just want to fight for the north and south, and show our passion for ambition.

  Getting the telegram yesterday, I really took the reassurance in my heart. "

  Huo Xiaohu walked back to the table, took out a telegram from the notebook and handed it to Li Sijun. Li Sijun hesitated and did not dare to reach out; "Sir, can I read it?"

   "You can watch even the officers above, of course you are included."

   "Thank you sir."

  Li Sijun's eyes quickly scanned the message, and finally stayed at the number of more than 700 people, and his heart suddenly became clear.

   Could it be prepared?

  Only one Cairns sent more than 700 people. Think about how many people there are in other cities and towns. How can we get a large number of people without preparation?

   "I understand, sir, and I will resolutely implement the instructions of the peak." Li Sijun closed his legs, slapped one at attention and saluted, and then handed back the message respectfully.

"It's good if you understand." Huo Xiaohu took the message, clipped the message in his notebook, and ordered decisively; "Today and tomorrow, we will sort out Keynes repeatedly, clean up gangsters and thugs, and encourage civilians to publicly report that they have suffered. The past atrocities, you must clean up the city at one time. You follow the established arrangements, do your own things, and move fast, and don’t leave the diehards with unpredictable minds a chance to get together in private."

   "Understand, resolutely execute the order." Li Sijun solemnly raised his hand in salute, turned around and left quickly.

  Two days later, at noon

A fast liner from the Red River Valley arrived at Cairns Wharf, and more than 700 heavily armed Chinese militiamen disembarked from the ship. They will take over the city, from the mayor to tax officials and sheriffs, from the Royal Mounted Police to the port officials. Come to perform duties with a letter of commission, complete the receiving city.

  Huo Xiaohu arranged a special reception, put everyone down properly, and began to transfer power and detained criminals. After the count was completed, they were directly escorted on the ship. The number of criminals has exceeded 300.

  The two sides are handing over at the terminal

  A messenger came quickly on a fast horse, and shouted after leaving a long distance; "Sir, the third company was besieged by a large number of bandits, and urgently asked for help."

"Oh."

  Huo Xiaohu took a look at the emergency report, his face immediately became ashen, and he cursed bitterly; "This group of inexhaustible social dregs is really bold."

  It turned out that the news was still leaked.

In the large ranch located in the outer suburbs, the news of the arrest in the city was received. Walcott’s three sons and some nearby ranchers gathered a large number of armed thugs, about 600 people, all the way to Cairns to take the prisoners back. There are other armed mobs who have heard the news to join them.

  In terms of numbers, it has surpassed Huo Xiaohu's forces.

  The third company was the first to set off. It was responsible for searching the northern part of Cairns. It was surrounded by a large group of bandits in a mountain col. It was about 20 miles away from here. The situation was very critical and it could only be defended.

  The thugs gathered are aggressive and arrogant, trying to wipe out the outsiders in one fell swoop.

   But what the frantic band of bandits did not expect was that more than 700 heavily armed "Xinghuahui" militias arrived in Cairns at noon, and this powerful military force quickly reversed the balance.

   "Officer Huo, it looks like you need help?" The new mayor Gu Haikang is the head of the four halls outside Hongmen, a man who dares to fight and kill.

   "It is true, the situation is urgent, I must quickly lead the team to reinforce, I hope you can come later." Huo Xiaohu has no time to say more, turned on his back and hurriedly explained, then ordered the whole team to start.

  Gu Haikang hurriedly called Huo Xiaohu; "Hey... Chief Huo wait a minute, we don't have a horse..."

  The horse has just experienced long-distance sea transportation with soft legs. It’s okay to ride in a short period of time. I am afraid that it will fall more than half of the 20 miles.

"There is a large barn by the dock. You can use the horses inside. If you don't have enough, you can collect them on the spot. I have to rush to reinforce them..." Huo Xiaohu led his men to leave quickly, and rushed to the northern battlefield like a whirlwind. .

  Cairns North Unknown Col

A fierce gun battle is erupting here. Soldiers of the third company are besieged by a large group of mobs in a mountain col. The terrain of this hill is about 120 feet above the ground. The blood-stained soldiers are blocking the enemy with the advantage of the terrain. Along the way, you can see the corpses of the dead from both sides. Lying down, lying on his stomach, showed that the fighting was very tragic.

  The bullet whizzed through the air, weaving into a barrage of death.

  The beating made a crisp sound on the rock, the vegetation broke, the cuttings flew, and it conveyed harsh facts.

  Large-scale riots have already occurred, and the situation is very serious.

There were more than 200 mobs under siege. They abandoned their horses and walked with the help of trees and rocks to cover them step by step. From time to time, people were hit by bullets and screamed and rolled down.

  More than 400 gangsters riding on horses were onlookers, and they all looked very excited and eager to try them.

  The three companies besieged in the col have only more than 60 people, and the gap between the two sides is almost 10:1. If they can't get timely assistance, the time when they run out of ammunition and food will be completely destroyed.

   "Brothers saved bullets and aimed at the enemy and hit me fiercely." The third company commander, Zheng Dagen, was a refugee from the northwestern Shandong province and was a tall and thin tough guy.

  Zheng Dagen looked at the mobs approaching outside the Col, his eyes were full of anger. The comrades lying outside deeply hurt his heart, and the emotion of hatred burned in his chest, making him extremely hate these rampant bandits.

  The third company is equipped with a German-made Mauser 1871 carbine. The gun is less than one meter long, weighs about 6.5 pounds, and has a range of 200 to 1100 yards. It is very powerful.

  This is a cutting-edge carbine specially imported from Germany by Red River Valley in order to expand the army. Compared with the original crudely sawn short rifle, its shooting accuracy and stability are greatly improved.

  It is with the advantage of weapons that the third company was able to persevere under the siege of several times the enemy, blocking the mob's tide of attack.

  "Brothers, we occupy favorable terrain, as long as..."

Before Zheng Dagen's words were finished, a hot bullet whizzed through the cheeks of the soldiers beside him, and the flesh and blood exploded. The body fell softly, and warm blood splashed on Zheng Dagen's face, making his words. Can't talk anymore.

  He checked it briefly and knew that the soldier was out of help.

  Zheng Dagen's heart felt like being stabbed by a sharp blade, and his heart tightened with pain. Without a word, he picked up the soldier's carbine and loaded it, aiming at the mob outside and squeezing the trigger.

   After a sharp "pop" gunshot, a mob with half of his body shot and fell.

  Zheng Dagen pulled the bolt, reloaded the bullet, aimed at a gangster who wielded a revolver and clamored, and fired again calmly.

  After the gunshot, this kind of gangster exploded a bright blood flower in his chest, and was knocked over backward by the impact of the bullet.

  The gunshots continued on the battlefield, and the offensive gangsters kept falling down one after another in the gunfire. Although they occupied the advantage in numbers, their weapons were not powerful, and the soldiers’ shooting precision caused a lot of casualties to the offensive gangsters.

  In just over 20 minutes, several rounds of offensives were unsuccessful. The gangsters had left more than 80 bodies in the col, and they were defeated again.

  This made the bandit leader Tom Walcott furious and cursed loudly; “A bunch of **** cowards, even dozens of yellow-skinned monkeys can’t clean up. Have the cowboys of York Peninsula lost their courage?”

  "Tom, these yellow-skinned monkey carbines are very powerful, and we still use front-loaded Mini rifles, and many flintlocks and revolvers. We have suffered a lot from weapons."

"Fuck squid, this is an excuse for cowardice. We have ten times as many people as they are. One person and one spit can drown these yellow-skinned monkeys. Celtic, you take the cowboys from our ranch and let them see. Look at the power of Walcott Ranch."

Tom Walcott waved the gun in his hand and urged loudly. His brother Celtic Walcott was a strong bear-like man. He grinned with a slender grass stalk in his mouth and said nonchalantly. "No problem, Tom, I will take out the intestines of these yellow-skinned monkeys and put them around their necks to be strangled. On the York Peninsula, no one dares to despise Walcott Ranch. They need to be arrogant. Pay the price."

  "Very good, I am waiting for you to kill all these monkeys."

   "Hahaha...a piece of cake."

Celtic got off his horse and took more than 140 cowboys from Walcott Ranch to the col. They gathered the defeated thugs, and the number of offensive people reached more than 280. The black look made people scalp. numb.

  The third company guarding the col is facing a more severe situation, and the situation is precarious. If the mob’s tide of offensive cannot be repelled, the entire army will be wiped out.

  (End of this chapter)