Sandra was received in the rest room on the second floor of the sub-base, a small room with only one camp bed and two chairs, not to pretend to be shabby, but Hebal's request to choose a safe and secret meeting place.

"If you want to be safe, is there anything safer than a room in the base? It's just too shabby, and your dad won't care about it. Zhong Yi attached great importance to this meeting, and even opened the base lounge where only he could enter.

Hebar shrugged, "He cares a lot, but at this particular moment, he'll take it." ”

Yes, the appearance of the Red Police Force greatly shocked the aristocracy of Western Australia, if the previous support of the Smolgon family to Zhong Yi and the consideration of Hebar's safety factors were in it, then after conquering the Kalgoorlie and occupying the gold mining area, the strength of the Red Police Force had already spread throughout Perth and even the whole of Australia through the mouths of those white people who fled by train. The occupation of Kalgoorlie meant cutting off the main railway line between the east and Western Australia, and now Perth has to rely on airlines or sea transport to the east. The Premier of Western Australia has asked Canberra for help several times, but the Governor has not said whether he will reinforce Western Australia, but it is the big men of Parliament who are constantly arguing about where this rebel army came from? Only the Australian Federal Army Command ordered the remaining 18 brigades of the 3rd and 6th Army Divisions in Western Australia to be ready to send troops to retake Kalgoorlie.

"Whether or not they find out how your troops are here, Canberra is trying to get rid of the Third Division with your hands, and they believe that Sir Nelson's Third Division played an undue role in last year's WA autonomy campaign, and has pledged allegiance to the WA government, not to the federal government. So, young man, you should be grateful for the infighting in the Australian Commonwealth, otherwise, you wouldn't have so much time to prepare, you know, Kalgoorlie is located on the main railway line, and the elite army division will arrive here from Melbourne, it will not take more than three days. Viscount Sandra spoke eloquently, pointing out the reasons why the Australian army had not acted, but never talking about the cooperation that had been promised.

"Traitor!" Zhong Yi secretly defined the arrogant old man in front of him in his heart. This old guy obviously saw the signs of the strong rise of the Red Police Force and wanted to invest in advance, but he refused to take risks. Perhaps, the Anglo-Saxon mentality of this period was still stuck in the days of the empire, although the Royal Navy had begun to be unable to maintain its own deterrent force around the world, and in Asia, in the face of the aggressive Japanese Navy, it had even become a shrunken turtle. But an old British aristocrat like Sandda would not believe that the Royal Navy would lose the war, and supported him at first because he was concerned about Hebal's life, and then because he wanted to make friends with the two sides in times of war and protect the Smolgon family's estate. Of course, Hebar, who was born in the military, still fully understood the strength of the Red Police Force and sincerely stayed in Kalgoorlie City, which Zhong Yi saw very clearly.

"Mr. Viscount, according to the rules of our Han people, I should call you uncle, because, Hebal, we are brothers!" This opening statement made Hebal, who was standing on the sidelines, very excited, but Sandra was not at all expressive. "Thank you and your Smolon family for all the help you have been to us, but I don't think you will come here to see Hebar today, because he is free to come back to Perth to see you at any time."

In the face of the cunning Sandra, Zhong Yi's words were more Chinese, implicitly expressing that his side does not rely very much on cooperation with the Smolgon family, and it is a matter of mutual benefit, depending on your own choice!

"Young man, you are conceited, every man is like that when he is young! However, you should know that the army of the Australian Commonwealth has more elite units. You've defeated, oh, Hans's poor boy, his troops are only the second line of the Federation, and besides, your soldiers in strange clothes, there are only a few hundred, right? ”

"One thousand two hundred and thirty-one, not counting the baggage and engineer troops!" Hebar's role as chief of staff was very competent.

The old man looked at his son, who seemed to be a little different, with some surprise, "Okay, it's more than a thousand people, but do you know how many people there are in the army of the Federation?" You are not the only ones who have tanks, the 1st Division in Sydney is equipped with the same equipment as the army on the mainland, are you sure that you can defeat the 1st Division that is ten times larger than yours and is not worse equipped than yours? Also, the Federation has an air force. ”

Zhong Yi didn't rush to answer, but turned his head, just as Hebar also secretly glanced over, the two looked at each other, and smiled lightly at the same time. The old man still doesn't understand military affairs, in this era, the most advanced tank equipped by the British army is the cruiser series, with a loading capacity of more than ten tons, 40 mm small artillery, if it is really against the Type 59 ......tank, "Hebal, do you think our armored regiment is against the tanks in service with the Australian army, oh, if those little things can be called tanks, what will be the results?" ”

"N:0, N represents the total number of tanks of the Australian army, which is also the number destroyed." Hebal replied without hesitation.

Zhong Yi smiled, but he was angry with the old patriarch, and Sandra shouted angrily: "Arrogance! ”

Hebar shrunk his neck in fright, Zhong Yi stood up, and patted Hebal, who was angry with his buddy but scolded by his father, "Patriarch Sandra, I know that no matter what I say now, you will think that I am talking big." There is a saying in England: two birds in the forest are better than one bird in hand. We Han people also have a saying: facts speak louder than words. We'll talk to you about other things when we take Perth, but one thing I know for sure is that I will cherish my friendship with the Smolgons no matter what. ”

Seeing that Zhong Yi said it so bluntly, Sandra no longer felt confident, "I'm already old, the future of the Smolgon family still depends on Hebar, since my son has chosen you, I will also respect his choice, the Smolgon family will fully support your army, as for whether it is a blessing or a curse, it needs to be borne by Hebar!" ”

Looking at Hebar, whose eyes seemed to be a little moist, Zhong Yi nodded solemnly, "Uncle Sandra, Hebar and I will be brothers for life!" Of course I have one more request. ”

The old patriarch was very satisfied with Zhong Yi's answer, and also nodded, "Everything you can do!" ”

I didn't expect the old man to be a China expert, so he wouldn't have been to China when the Eight-Nation Coalition invaded, right? Zhong Yi slandered the old man a little in his heart, and said that everyone has been discussing for several days, but there has been no better choice: "We will attack Perth soon, and I expect that after we defeat the Australian army and occupy the city, Perth will be stable!" ”

"Rest assured, this is what we in the Smolgon family and the rest of Perth want most."