Australian Storm 1876

   Chapter 593 Black Hand

   "Send the order to the third team, immediately enter the town to support, and resolutely counterattack the enemy."

  "Order the heavy machine gun group to retreat, release the blockade of the town, protect our back road, and prevent the enemy from making dumplings."

   "Fire suppression, everyone follow me...Suppress the enemy's heavy machine guns, order the artillery team to prepare and knock me out of the enemy's heavy machine guns."

   Duan Yinrui immediately issued the order, then picked up the rifle and walked quickly to the second floor, raised the gun to aim at a gap that was blown up by the artillery, and then pulled the trigger without hesitation.

  There is smoke and dust ahead, and the line of sight is poor.

  He could only shoot in the direction where the heavy machine gun fire broke out, shot after shot, and the two sides fired fiercely at each other.

  Due to the sudden incident

The soldiers of the 1st and 2nd teams were suppressed by the fierce firepower of heavy machine guns. At this time, a large number of mobs gushing from the barricade spread over, and they were not far from the row houses where the soldiers were holding on, only 30 to 40 meters away. .

  This made the mobs ecstatic, as long as a single impact can form a situation of close combat, for the party with an absolute advantage, let these hateful Orientals all annihilate, and get a generous bounty seems to be a good deal.

  At this time, dozens of dark guys suddenly appeared in the air, with a wisp of blue smoke falling down at the end, hitting some unlucky guy on the head, and immediately knocking him out.

  Oh, mygod, what the **** is this?

  The mobs didn’t even know that this was the Adams grenade that made a splash during the American Civil War. Where is Citi? What the **** is Adams grenade?

   "Boom boom boom..."

  A intensive explosion of grenades exploded, setting off one after another **** storm in the crowded formation of thugs, which was simply a massacre.

The dense attacking crowd was instantly emptied of a large area, turned into broken limbs and corpses everywhere. The thugs running behind were shocked and stunned, and then ran away with a strange cry. They were already scared by these strange weapons. Bold.

   "Hit, hit me hard..."

The intensive platoon of guns knocked down any mob who dared to expose their figure to the ground. With the roar of shells, the two heavy machine guns that the mob had hidden for a long time were blown into parts, all of which were muted. .

The 60mm field gun continued to roar and shattered the barricade blocking the front, and then combed the surrounding townhouses with fierce gunfire, exploding a lot of cockroaches hiding in it, and they were wounded by the roar of the gunfire. , You die if you touch it.

   Out of prudent consideration, Duan Qirui did not order the soldiers to continue the offensive, but stood by for help.

   did not wait long, about 10 minutes later.

The cavalry brigade rushed over in black, with a total of about 600 people. In addition to more than 200 cavalry, there were more than 400 Chinese militiamen, carrying a large number of artillery shells, and entering the town after being slightly repaired, and attacking step by step. go ahead.

  Since almost all the mobs were guilty, the future battles were lacklustre, except for the sporadic battles, they almost surrendered one-sidedly. The resistance was completely disintegrated, and the battle was quickly over.

  Post-war statistics;

  In this battle, 441 thugs were killed and 1,367 were captured. About 600 people fled into the mountains to avoid the fighting.

  Railway cavalry suffered more than 40 casualties, of which 13 were killed in battle, and the rest were light or serious injuries.

   Then about 1,200 militiamen moved into the town, set up tight wire fences and guard posts on the road leading to the mountains, completely blocked the connection between the town of Illawarra and the coal mining area in the mountains, and made the walls clear to prevent any materials from entering the mountains.

  A rough estimate;

  There are no less than 1,100 thugs hiding in the endless mountains. It is impossible for so many people to live by hunting. Without the support of living materials, hiding in the mountains can only be a dead end.

From Illawarra Town to Wollongong City, to Panshi Town, Snow Mountain Town, this road is strictly sealed by the Chinese strongholds. If the nearby white ranchers don’t want to get into trouble, they’d better report it obediently, and anyone who allows them to support the mob Acts are regarded as accomplices and will be severely punished.

  For these mobs in the mountains, there will only be death or endless hard labor in the future...

   outside the town of Illawarra

There were more than 60 hanged criminals hanging on a row of gallows. All of them were the mob leaders who attacked the cavalry with guns. They included Butler Pierce and his men who organized the riot. They were sentenced to be hanged after trial. .

  As for the coal mine owner Babos behind the scenes, he has already fled to Melbourne like a bereaved dog.

  The prisoners caught in the battle were sentenced to hard labor ranging from 2 to 5 years. They were temporarily detained in place, waiting for the coal mine to be recovered before they could start work smoothly.

  As for whether you can come out alive in the end, it's up to God to bless you!

Although the battle that took place in Illawarra town ended, it had a long-term impact. The Railway Cavalry team played impressively in the first battle. The riot brought great shock to the white diehards, especially the **** suppression of the Red Fort. Li Ji felt that there were two battles, and some of the cockroach and thieves quickly disappeared.

The direct impact is the smooth progress of the southern extension of the coastal railway project. Most of the ubiquitous harassment and attacks have disappeared. After a few sporadic attacks, under the chase of the road guard cavalry, they dug out a lot. He criticized the black hand and white rancher behind the scenes, and was then severely hanged.

  Killing chickens and monkeys, the effect is very good.

  Melbourne, in a luxurious manor.

Brabus madly gripped the collar of the former governor Morgan McLurry, his eyes were red and shouted; "It's all over, my subordinates are all over, and the family's accumulation of hundreds of years was wiped out. , And this is all to blame for your instigation, you are the devil from hell, I curse your soul to suffer pain in the flames of hell..."

   "Alright, Babos, calm down."

  "After losing everything, do you calm me down now?"

"Babos, let us be rational. In any case, the coal mine was sold for a good price. This is a good deal, but it stems from your greed and you always think that the coal mine also needs money. This led to the current passive situation. God testified, I just made a small suggestion out of kindness."

   "So... blame me?"

   "Unfortunately, this is the truth. At first you thought that you got the money and the coal mine, so you should have the consciousness that you have lost all of it."

Morgan McLaury pushed him away with a cold expression, and straightened his crumpled collar with his hands, and said impatiently to the servant; "What are you still doing, let this lunatic out now? , If I see him again, I will sell you all to Illawarra Town to dig a coal mine and spend the rest of my life in a dark mine."

  Several strong servants quickly set up Mr. Babos who was madly cursing, and pushed him out.

  These servants are also unlucky. Who knows that Mr. Barbos, who has always been regarded as a close friend, is now turned into a bunch of stinky **** in the eyes of Morgan McLurry, and it is annoying to look at it.

After dismissing the pesky uninvited guest, Morgan McLurry pinched his eyebrows with a headache, looked at a gentleman with good manners coming out of the next room, and said with a wry smile; "Mr. Speaker, this is a real treat. Disaster."

"Yes, it seems that we underestimated the Earl of Queensland. He now has the courage to stud, and we have very limited cards in hand. The attitude of London, which we originally relied on, is ambiguous and things are falling into an uncontrollable abyss." Sir Matthew Crowley, the Speaker of Victoria, sat down with a sigh.

"The Earl of Queensland has already penetrated our power into our heart. We must not sit still. The Morgan family has been rooted in Australia for hundreds of years and has no foundation in England. South Wales, it will only be a ruin."

  Morgan McLaury gritted his teeth, slammed his fist on the table, and slammed the coffee cup to his feet. The coffee in the overturned cup was spilled everywhere.

  Sir Matthew Crowley frowned and looked at him. He disliked this extremely ungentleman's action in his heart. The noble English gentleman should be calm and elegant under any circumstances;

   "Sir Morgan, I can understand your anger, but it doesn't help. Now many people have seen the Queensland Earl's doom and began to prepare for the back road. This is a pretty bad situation.

Garrie-Grant sent his wife Evilla and a few children on a cruise to France, along with dozens of housekeepers, tutors, doctors and servants. His behavior caused panic in the upper class. More people want to escape here.

I have talked to him. Garrie Grant said that in order to maintain the traditional life and faith, he is willing to give his life and everything for it. He himself has donated £100,000 and will mobilize the Royal Gold Mine Owners Association. Members donated large sums of money to arm more people.

  The question now is...Can the Honorable Earl John Lawrence Bald give us the precious support we want?

  Without timely support from London, all efforts will be in vain. "

  After finishing speaking, Sir Matthew Crowley, Speaker of the State of Victoria, stared closely at Sir Morgan McLaury, revealing an inquiring look.

The Earl of John Lawrence Bard is the former Governor of New South Wales. During his tenure, he had a close relationship with Governor Sir Morgan McLaurry. It was derived from a common ultra-conservative philosophy. The two sides have maintained close cooperation. After Earl de Dee left office, he still exchanged letters frequently to discuss the situation in Australia of common concern.

"Recently, I have been in high-frequency communication with the Lord Earl. Maybe we should make a decision to die, otherwise we can only die in the wonderful fantasy dream of poppies." Sir Morgan McLaury showed a look of compassion on his face. , Said in the tone of a martyr; “May the Holy Light of Heaven shine on this land and purify all impure sins. What we need is a true holy war, a holy war against the invasion of the East, with God’s name."

  (End of this chapter)