Chapter 609: The Arrival of the Iron Armor Age (1)

The mainland, the Nanyang Islands, the Annam Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent, and Australia have evenly scattered nearly 15 million immigrants on these territories, of which the Nanyang Islands and the Annam Peninsula are the most, but even the most remote Australia, or the powerful Indian subcontinent, have migrated more than one million people. [Full text reading]

Australia has discovered huge iron deposits in the western Pilbara region, and has also discovered various minerals such as gold, silver, iron, and coal throughout Australia.

Under the deliberate propaganda of the political axe, the business groups on the mainland represented by the Jin, Guangdong, Hui and Huai merchants have all poured towards Australia, the island of minerals, in addition to those giant chaebols, those who are eager to obtain wealth, or adventurers, also have dreams and rush to Australia.

Last year and this year alone, nearly 350,000 people have landed on the world's largest island, not counting the North Korean and Japanese laborers who were transported to Australia by the political axe transport fleet to build infrastructure and open mines.

In addition to the above areas, the New World, the route from the motherland to the New World can be called the busiest route in the world at present, and almost every day there will be merchant ships or transport ships departing from the mainland of the empire to the New World.

Also because of wealth, the development of gold mines in the San Francisco area of the New World has also attracted countless people, and importantly, the political axe has increased publicity, and every Chinese Empire citizen who arrives in the New World can get about fifty acres of land, fifty acres, what kind of concept is this? It means that a family of five, regardless of men, women, young and old, each person can get 50 acres of land, which adds up to 250 acres, which is extremely high according to the per capita acres of land in China in later generations.

In addition to the fields, they will also build you houses, give you seeds and farming tools, and each household will receive a horse, and will also show you how to use horses to plow. In addition, children are able to go to school to learn about culture before they reach adulthood, all in order to attract the population.

I have to say that the Chinese nation is indeed the most industrious and tenacious nation in the world, in a foreign land, in the new land, they are working hard every day to cultivate the land, build factories, all in order to support themselves and survive.

And these days, in the empire itself, the most fashionable greeting is not to eat, but to ask how many families have moved away from your village, not only those displaced people, but also landless tenants in many places have joined the industry. What the common people covet is to be able to own their own land and have a full meal.

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On the other side of the ocean, it is developing rapidly, and Chinese towns are gradually spreading around in three colonies. The influx of people not only made it possible to be self-sufficient in food and minerals, but also to produce some of its own munitions for training.

The large amount of preparatory work in the early stage made the military power of the Chinese in the New World more and more inflated.

There were five Japanese servant divisions, four imperial divisions, one imperial cavalry division and one artillery brigade, and three Korean logistics supply divisions, not counting the reserves of about seven divisions, which were the military forces of the Chinese Empire on land in the New World.

On the sea, the New World Fleet has been expanded several times, and it is no longer the medium-sized fleet with only one third-class battleship and more than 50 three-masted warships as the main force, but a huge fleet with four new third-class battleships and 12 fourth-class battleships as the main force, and the total number of warships has reached a quarter of the total number of warships of the Chinese Empire.

They were divided into three squadrons, one based in Hawaii, one in San Francisco, and one in Panama.

However, at this time, the three detachments of the New World were like three tiger sharks that smelled blood, and they all swooped towards Puerto Montt in south-central Chile, a Spanish colony in South America.

"Look, there are seagulls! A large number of seabirds were spotted ahead. The scout on the fleet's flagship pointed ahead and shouted excitedly, quickly attracting everyone's attention, including the captains of the ships and the commander of the Hawaiian detachment, Mo Huaijin.

"Looks like it's not far from land." Mo Huaijin stretched his arms vigorously, quite excitedly said, after a long voyage, to be able to see the land again, for every person who has been floating at sea for a long time, it is like winning the jackpot again.

"Commander, did you order the fleet to accelerate?" The fleet staff officer stepped forward, took a deep breath of the slightly salty air, and proposed to Na Mo Huaijin.

Mo Huaijin turned his head and looked at the dense high-masted sails behind him. "Where's Captain Zhang's ironclad ship?"

"Captain Zhang's ironclad ships sailed in the center of the fleet, surrounded by twenty-seven of the latest steam-sailing warships." The fleet staff immediately replied.

"Well, keep an eye on Lao Tzu, these are our treasures, and we must not lose them at will." Mo Huaijin punned on his words, and the generals behind him should have understood in unison.

After just over two hours, they could already see a line of land in the distant sea, and everyone immediately cheered, and it didn't take long for a clipper ship to sail from the opposite side, and when the identity of this fleet was determined, as the pilot ship, it led this fleet towards the port of Namont.

Puerto Montt is located at the top of Leilongkawi Bay in the Pacific Ocean, it is an excellent port, and when this fleet with the flag of the Chinese Empire arrived at the harbor, it can already be seen that countless warships have already been squeezed out of the port of Montt, all of which belong to the warships of the Chinese Empire.

"Damn, it looks like we've all arrived, we're the last fleet to arrive." Mo Huaijin smashed his mouth and said with a stupid expression. "Alright, inform the ships, get ready to get off the anchor ship, and we should go ashore to see those old acquaintances."

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Baozai jumped onto the dock from the small boat, looking at the tall buildings full of exotic styles, and many Spanish-speaking Westerners and local Yindians were busy at the docks, all of them staring at the dense fleet that almost squeezed the entire dock out of sight.

"Your Royal Highness, it's time for us to go over too, the commander-in-chief is waiting for you in the conference room." , a lieutenant officer about forty years old, Wu Kong's powerful lieutenant officer walked up to Zhang Baozai, saluted him and said respectfully.

"Lieutenant Fang, don't please don't call me anything Your Highness, not Your Highness? My godfather told me that in the army, you can't treat me as that prince. Zhang Baozai seems to be the same as Liang Pengfei, and he is not very suitable for the new identity and title.

"Yes, well, Captain!" The lieutenant Fang laughed twice and then stopped talking. He led Zhang Baozai to walk quickly towards the tall building with the flag of the Chinese Empire planted in the port, and after coming to the door and asking clearly, Zhang Baozai soon came to the third floor.

As the door was gently pushed open, everyone who was holding a meeting couldn't help but focus their eyes on the door, Zhang Baozai took a deep breath, walked into the room, and walked lightly to the last row to sit down.

The General Staff of the New World Fleet, who was standing in front of the chart, withdrew his gaze, cleared his throat, and continued to explain the latest situation to the captains of the more than 100 main warships in this conference room.

“…… In no later than five days, the fleet of the United States of America, which had been repaired and replenished in the port of Tanales in southern Chile, would arrive at their next destination, Puerto Eisen. And we have set the battlefield on the southern tip of the island of Chielo. An important strategy for the empire to control and colonize the New World. We must defeat the expeditionary fleet of the United States of America in this area, make them understand that the west coast of the New World belongs to the Empire, and let them know clearly that the Imperial fleet can destroy any enemy! ”

The captains all looked excited, yes, since the establishment of the New World Fleet until now, except for the suppression of pirates and the occasional cleaning up of the "expedition fleet" of the United States of America, there has hardly been a decent opponent.

Now, the United States of America has sent a powerful expeditionary fleet to the West Coast, and their purpose is naturally not to visit here, but to cooperate with their ground forces to challenge the colonies of the Chinese Empire on the west coast of the New World, with the intention of encroaching on this land that has been firmly controlled by the Chinese Empire, and asserting the United States of America's ownership of the entire Northern New World.

However, they have already miscalculated, without understanding Liang Pengfei, the emperor's persistent pursuit of land and ambitions for the New World, and the rapid development of the Chinese Empire's power in the New World, rashly launched this expedition, which is completely like a soil dog with a head caught in the crack of the door trying to talk about the roast chicken on the master's plate, and the end will be extremely bleak.

Not long after, the meeting ended, and Zhang Xingba, the commander-in-chief of the fleet, walked up to Zhang Baozai, looking at this little guy who had jumped a lot of size, Zhang Xingba couldn't help grinning. "Boy, the kid with a big fart, now he really looks like a person."

“…… Uncle Zhang, why is your mouth still so damaged. Zhang Baozai rolled his eyes helplessly and retorted in a low voice.

"Hehe, okay, silly boy, let's go, go to Uncle Zhang's office, your uncle and I have something to tell you." Regardless of whether Zhang Baozai agreed or not, Zhang Xingba dragged Zhang Baozai to his temporary office here.

(To be continued)