Chapter 103: Military Parade

The scene seen by the shipyard is only the tip of the iceberg in Australia, if you really want to know more about Australia, in fact, you still need to carefully observe and discover, the size of the dock can only judge that Australia does have some capabilities in shipbuilding, but it does not mean that they have such strength in the military. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

After all, the Australian Navy has only conducted a war against pirates so far, and the Dutch have not obtained the truth of the war, and as for how the Australians really won this war, they are actually still a little skeptical.

Of course, the Australian Executive Committee also knows that if you want the Dutch to be afraid of Australia, it is impossible to see the tip of the iceberg, and you must let them see the side that they think can really reflect their strength, and as for what is the side that best reflects their strength, it is naturally the army.

The Navy is currently unable to leave the port for a demonstration of artillery fire, but the Army can hold a military parade.

The number of Chang'an's real army is currently about two companies, including the number of recruits, and it is still possible to have a small military parade.

As for how to conduct the military parade and how to have momentum, this is the key, looking at the history of the previous republics, each military parade is a certain profound purpose, and at the same time it is also a kind of deterrent to the outside world, because during the military parade some new weapons will be displayed in front of foreign media.

Now Elder and Nick are those foreign media, and when they see powerful Australian weapons, the report after returning may be even more sideways to the Batavia Governor's Palace.

Van Dimen was a very aggressive governor and he would attack wherever he saw it, but only if he didn't think it was dangerous.

When the Australians appeared, in addition to bringing new goods, they also brought him some enlightenment, a new continent was about to be discovered, and the discovery of a new continent would make him famous in history, and he could also be rewarded by the shareholders' meeting of the East India Company.

It is because of this consideration that he has a special feeling for Australia, hoping to find out the flaws of Australians and discover their real situation.

It's just that he doesn't know that the Australians are actually a group of time-traveling people, from another time and space, they have a lot of technology ahead of this era, as long as these technologies are in hand, give them a few years, and the whole Netherlands is not their opponent.

Elder finished his visit to the shipyard and took a horse-drawn carriage back to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse to rest, and today's insight opened his eyes to what strange things are and what miracles are.

Everything that Australians show is breathtaking, and even everything is different from what they imagined.

"Mr. Elder this is an invitation to tomorrow's Army Recruit Training Parade, I hope you and Mr. Nick will be on time when the time comes, and we will send a carriage to pick you up."

The service officer delivered an invitation to Elder and explained what a military parade was.

"Okay, I'll be on time."

What does it mean that the Australians actually invited themselves to their army parade, does it mean that they found out about our attempt, or is it just an ordinary military parade?

"None of this seems to be so simple, Captain Elder, and I think the Australians are deliberately trying to show us their military prowess so that we don't have other ideas."

In fact, the two of them have come into contact with so many Australians, and they can see a special temperament from them, which comes from self-confidence in their own country, which shows that Australia's military strength is definitely much stronger than they imagined.

In any case, tomorrow's military parade must be attended, this is the idea of Elder and Nick, even if the other party shows strength, you can judge whether you really have this strength.

Army Commander Ma Dongming attaches great importance to this military parade, and the soldiers in the parade mainly take the right step, which is a standard action, and some unqualified soldiers have been kicked out of the ranks, basically by veterans and qualified recruits to participate.

In addition to the display of weapons, the 1641 rifle that will be installed, as well as the coffee mill machine gun and the 26-pounder gun, these weapons are far more powerful than the Dutch use weapons.

Ma Dongming has already ordered that this military parade must be taken seriously, and those who are found to be negligent will be dealt with by military law.

Early the next morning, after dinner, Nick and Elder were taken by carriage to the army barracks.

The army station is some distance from the city, and the barracks cover an area of more than 500 acres, the wall is still under construction, but the training ground and housing have been repaired.

When the commander of the army, Ma Dongming, welcomed the Dutch guests as a representative.

"Mr. Elder, Mr. Nick, this is Commander Ma Dongming, the commander of our army, and all the army units in the country are under his command.

Wu Zhengdao acted as a translator on the side, bragging about Ma Dongming's identity, saying that he was the commander, but in fact, he also had at most two companies of troops, which was a bit insufficient to put anywhere.

"Welcome to your arrival, today's military parade is mainly to welcome the new army soldiers, a few of you please sit here."

Ma Dongming welcomed the other party, asked the other party to sit down, and served people good tea.

Then the soldiers in camouflage uniforms stood in front of the rostrum and announced the start of the parade, at this time, the soldiers carrying guns in a row of ten people strode from the rear and walked slowly, this queue is a daily training item for soldiers.

The neat pace, coupled with the consistent movements, when the soldiers passed in front of the rostrum, the neat gesture of raising their hands and saluting, made Elder and Nick feel a kind of oppression, although there were few, but the momentum reflected was extraordinary, which was not something that ordinary soldiers could embody.

After the queue is the display of weapons, which are the weapons currently mainly equipped by the Australian Army, what 41 rifles and artillery and the like, from the appearance of it, it is a grade higher than that used by the Dutch.

In addition to displaying the weapon, the army also specially arranged a test firing, which is the time to truly demonstrate the power of the weapon, when the two of them saw the accuracy of the shooting, and the explosion of obstacles, they were surprised that they could not close their mouths and did not say anything.

The Australian army with such weapons can be provoked casually, I am afraid that the troops of the Batavia Viceroyalty may not be able to fight the Australians, it seems that the Australians have discovered the intentions of themselves and others, in fact, they are too anxious, and they are in a hurry to go to the street to investigate before they have rested, which must have attracted their attention, so they deliberately showed their muscles.