Chapter 557

While the people of Adelaide were waiting for the arrival of the Chinese and the army with all kinds of mixed moods, there was a huge marching procession on the natural road that was more like a natural formation than a road dozens of kilometers away, and there were infantry and horse-pulling artillerymen, as well as a large number of wagons, the procession was several kilometers long, and there were also a large number of horses, which were temporarily recruited after the army landed -- according to intelligence, there were more horses than people in Australia. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

As a matter of fact, as soon as the troops came ashore, thousands of horses were requisitioned on the spot, and it was precisely because of this that the landing force would not be bogged down in transportation difficulties because of the lack of horses.

However, even so, for the army, the requisitioned horses are far from being able to meet the needs of the army, and the requisitioned horses have become the foundation of ensuring the combat effectiveness of the troops, after all, for the expeditionary force, in order to transport as many troops as possible, the transportation of horses is naturally placed in a secondary position. In order to solve the demand for military horses, local expropriation became the only way.

Riding on a horse, with his hands on a pergola, Wu Yimin searched for distant towns or farms, before coming to Australia, he didn't know that the village could be so scattered, a family's land could be so much, and the land could be so vast, but after walking for a long time, he didn't find a village or family, let alone a horse, not even a horse's hair, and even a figure.

There were not enough horses for the troops to pull the artillery, and in addition to this, there were wagons for pulling the baggage and even food, and so on, and if these problems were not solved, then tomorrow's march would be difficult. So they're going to have to get enough horses anyway.

"The manual says that as long as there are people, there will be horses, and there will be many horses."

The manual Jiang Yuhua was referring to was the "Australian Operations Manual" issued by the General Staff Headquarters -- it was said to be based on a secret staff trip three years ago, but after coming here, the big guys found that things were not as simple as they were written in the book. So he couldn't help but complain.

"What the hell, you have to find someone first......"

This is the most important thing, there are horses where there are indeed people, and there are many horses, but the premise is that there must be people first, but the problem is that they have been walking for half a day, and they have not seen the market, and the people have not seen it. Without people, there will naturally be no materials to requisition, and it will also be impossible to solve the problems faced by the troops at present.

After walking for almost an hour, he finally saw more than a dozen wooden houses as far as the eye could see, and a church could be vaguely seen.

"Quick, brothers, the first shift is left-wing cover, the second shift, the third shift, follow me......"

Although it was only an isolated settlement, Wu Yimin did not dare to be careless, because it was clearly written in the "Handbook" that "in the home of any resident of Australia, there are at least two or three long and short guns, and revolvers and rifles are necessary in his home...... Each settlement is a potential "stronghold of resistance", and every resident is a potential enemy, so it must be approached with caution...... Advice on Contact: Quasi-military contacts must ensure that they can attack at the first opportunity if they resist. ”

And this proposal is obviously based on a principle - to protect the security of their own side, for the purpose of fighting abroad, the principle of the imperial army is very simple, first of all, to protect their own security, as for the safety of foreigners and foreign civilians is not within their consideration, just like the bombardment of Port Lincoln, the indiscriminate shelling of there is only to destroy the will to resist in the city, so that it will give up resistance, so as to pave the way for the landing of troops, after all, China does not need to be responsible for the safety of foreigners, this is a matter of the most basic principle.

When the cavalry of thirty-four men appeared in Greenson, this was not so much a city as a market town, and the hundreds of Australians all watched in amazement, and these cavalrymen were not wearing the red uniforms of the British soldiers they were familiar with, but the khaki uniforms, and the wide-brimmed cloth hats on their heads were different from those of the European soldiers.

What's more, under the wide-brimmed cloth hats that shaded the sun, the soldiers looked very different from them, and immediately connected them to the news they had just learned.

"Chinese!"

I don't know who shouted first, and then the whole town was immediately thrown into chaos, and just a few hours earlier, they had suspected that the news from passers-by was true or false - that South Australia was attacked by the Chinese.

And now, the soldiers who appear here have become the best proof. In the face of these sudden Chinese, although most of the men in the city wore weapons around their waists, no one dared to take out weapons first, as long as anyone with a little sense knew that they were no match for the army at all.

It is precisely this understanding that makes these people make an extremely rational choice - to give up resistance, and even some people are a little timid to throw their weapons aside, for fear that they will become the target of Chinese shooting because of the revolver on their waists, after all, war has always been war, in war, there is never any manslaughter, some are just death, as for mercy...... It was only a momentary mercy on the part of the victor.

"Where's your mayor?"

Wu Yimin, who graduated from the martial arts hall, can speak fluent English, and can even stutter French that can barely be understood. This is perhaps the most important characteristic of an officer who has graduated from the martial arts hall -- he has at least one foreign language that he is proficient in. Now that he has chosen English, it has come in handy. Although the preparation for this campaign was a bit hasty, thanks to the "knowledge of the world" in recent years, the army still recruited a sufficient number of English translators, but for Wu Yimin, he preferred to communicate with the locals himself rather than through the mouths of others.

After all, misunderstandings between translators are quite likely to lead to many unpleasant things in times of war.

Mayor, there are some things that should be done with the cooperation of the locals, and according to the recommendations of the Handbook, try to cooperate with the local civil affairs officials, because most of the local civil affairs officials are elected locally, and their first consideration is the safety of the local residents and their property, not the country or the colony itself.

There was no need to be notified, less than ten minutes after the army appeared in Grimson City, Senke, who had received the news, rode over, and he who had fought with the natives, as soon as he saw these Chinese, found that their position happened to be a defensible and attackable position, and in the fields outside the city, there seemed to be their people.

"Sir, I'm the mayor of Greenson, Senk? Who are you, Krens? ”

When he said this, although Senk had never felt fear in front of the natives, he felt an inexplicable fear when he saw the China in front of him cast his eyes on him, because he knew that these people were not natives, and if they wanted to, they could move the city to the ground at any time.

"Hello, Mr. Mayor, I am Warrant Officer Wu Yimin of the Australian Dispatch Force of the Chinese Empire, and now according to the authority granted to me by the Dispatch Force Command, I declare that the city of Greenson has been occupied by the Chinese Empire ......"

After explaining the fact of the occupation of the city in English, Wu Yimin took out an English poster, in which he explained the cooperation required in the localities, and at the same time reminded everyone in very stern language that if they chose to resist, everyone in the city would be sent to a concentration camp.

Concentration camps, which are a special resettlement policy in response to the reality that every household in Australia has guns, implement the "resettlement" of all the residents of the resisting cities, they will be placed in "concentration camps", in the concentration camps like prisoners of war, under the care of the army, in other words, all of them are prisoners of war.

After the Chinese officer announced that the city was occupied, Senke breathed a sigh of relief, not knowing whether it was relief or if his previous worries had finally relaxed.

"Sir, please rest assured, we will definitely abide by the orders issued by your army, and we will never disobey your orders!"

Well, now that this place has been occupied by them, any resistance in this situation is irrational. For Senk, he didn't want to be driven out because of his resistance, like those natives back then.

"Sir, do you have any other instructions?"

Of course, he didn't believe that these people didn't have other demands, and in Senk's view, the declaration of occupation was only one thing, and they would make other demands,

Looking towards this small city of only a few hundred people, looking at the Englishmen who looked curious, Wu Yimin made his request.

"We need 500 horses and 500 cows or 1,500 sheep."

Horses are a means of transportation, as for cattle or sheep, it is food, the imperial army is different from any old army, as early as the righteous army, the army ensured that soldiers can eat at least two taels of meat every day, after the founding of the empire, the army has reached the daily "three taels of meat", and "three taels of meat" is the "highlight" of external propaganda when recruiting for the army, for many rural youth, "three taels of meat" can be said to be a very tempting treatment, after all, it is the rich man in the countryside, and he may not be able to eat three taels of meat every day.

This is true at home, and it is also true on the battlefield, although the troops have a large number of canned luncheon meat, but the soldiers prefer fresh meat to canned luncheon meat, and these meats can only be requisitioned on the spot, of course, this is not free requisition.

"Mr. Mayor, we will pay in cash,"

Of course, this cash was not a military stamp, a currency of the same denomination as the British pound used in the Australian colonies, and in fact among the supplies that the landing force brought to South Australia were as many as 10,000,000,000 pounds of military stamps and the staff of the Imperial Bank, where they would establish a new monetary system, and the local pound bills and gold and silver coins would be exchanged.

However, in the early days of the offensive, in order to ensure the smooth operation of the military operation, in the requisition of materials, the troops were required to use silver coins, rather than paper money at the beginning, because for the citizens of the occupied areas, it was difficult for them to believe in unfamiliar paper money, and it was easy to arouse their opposition.

But no one will refuse silver coins, even the so-called patriotic spirit, in front of the silver dollar is not worth mentioning - when it is learned that the Chinese are close to the market price, and Lincoln City buys these materials at a high price, the whole city immediately boils, because the market price of Lincoln City is more than 30% higher than here, which means that each of them can make a windfall.

"Carriage, what, you mean a carriage can be sold for 50 pieces of silver, my God, what kind of carriage is it? Of course, of course I have a carriage ......"

The city has become a trading ground, and for the citizens of Greenson, they have found that the Chinese want to buy not only horses, cattle, sheep, wagons, and even wheat, but more importantly, they are extremely generous. It can be said that it is generous beyond their imagination.

"Sir, why do we pay a high price for their things?"

Jiang Yuhua asked with some puzzlement, because he found that since the troops landed, they had been taking the lead -- the price offered was one percent higher than the market price.

"Because we ship from home at a higher price, and when they get used to trading with us, we're able to get a foothold here!"

Habit becomes nature, this habit is not only a habit of life, but also a habit of other behavior, and the army believes that through this cooperation, eventually these people will become accustomed to the presence of the Chinese army, accustomed to selling supplies to the imperial army as an "invader", and eventually they will become accustomed to the natural choice to sell, and then it is not just some materials that will be sold, but all kinds of other information.

"When betrayal becomes a habit, they will naturally get used to our presence here, just as they will even take the initiative to learn our language for the sake of trade......"

When Wu Yimin spoke this, he had noticed that some businessmen who wanted to do business with the Chinese army had realized that learning Chinese was the best choice for doing business with the Chinese army, and this "cleverness" was exactly what every invader needed, and slowly they would accept, get used to, and adapt, and finally, when they were unaware, they would find that everything had changed - there would be more and more Chinese around them, and at that time, even if they wanted to resist, they would be shocked to find, They have gone from a majority to a minority, and at that point, what will they do to resist?

And it all has to start with habit!

"Sir, will they get used to all this?"

Jiang Yuhua asked with some uncertainty,

"It's not clear to anyone, but isn't it all started now? Here, in the South Seas, in many places, everything has already begun! ”

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