In the woods

The warm spring sun shines through the foliage and turns into flickering spots, the breeze blows, the wildflowers bloom, and the stream flows through the front like in a painting.

A large white tablecloth was spread out on the grass, and baskets were filled with fresh fruits, bread, sausages, smoked belly, and ham.

The most striking thing is a half-man tall wooden barrel, which is supposed to be the German's own rye beer.

"In Hesse, it's a tradition and a pride for us to brew beer in every family." Lieutenant Colonel Conrad Adenauer Artillery explained.

"I'm looking forward to ......"

Li Fushou held a large wooden wine glass in his hand, watched Captain Koch drill a hole in the barrel with a bow-shaped hand drill, and then knocked the plugged faucet into it very quickly, and the movement was very skillful.

Then turn on the tap, and the dark beer with its rich malt aroma gurgles down, which makes a group of Germans cheer in unison.

Li Fushou took a big sip, couldn't help but stretch it out, and praised it with his thumb; "Wow, that's pretty good."

He is very unaccustomed to this dark beer with a color like soy sauce, and it tastes like bitter Chinese medicine, and those who like it love him to death, and he doesn't like to be feared like a tiger.

But in order to win over these Germans, the necessary gestures still have to be made.

This sentence instantly shortened the distance between the two sides.

Several Germans proudly cocked their beards and drank from the large wooden wine glasses in their hands, full of harmonious atmosphere.

"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, what do you think of the Chinese cowboys in training?"

"Views...... I think it's a mess. ”

"Oh, can you tell me probability?"

"Of course, I'm preparing to draft a formal report that will comprehensively explain many of the issues in Chinese training." Conrad Adenauer poured a large sip of dark beer into his mouth, picked up a knife and cut a piece of ham meat and handed it to Li Fushou; "This is a German-style ham, can you have a slice?"

"No, thank you."

"Oh, that's your loss." Conrad Adenauer put the ham in his mouth and chewed it, and sucked his finger in his mouth; "Soldier training is a monotonous and tedious job, especially for farmers and cowboys who can't even tell the difference between left and right, let alone the orders of the officers, and can only repeat them over and over again to deepen their memory, oh my God, this is a disaster."

"Is there any way to fix it?"

"It's better to hold a basic literacy education, so that these idiots can at least count from one to 50, know how many people are in their platoon, distinguish between left and right, and be able to understand the most basic military orders, which is what the Prussian army did, and the effect is very good."

"Yes, you can." Li Fushou was very decisive and said to the secretaries Luo Jingming and Hu Chaoshan beside him; "You should remember this matter, arrange literate people to be Mr. to hold a night school, study for two hours every night, and avoid these guys having nothing to do, drinking and making trouble all day long, and their academic performance must pass the exam, and those who pass can only serve as the captain of the squad in the future, this must be announced as a hard and fast rule, if you don't know how to read, you can only be a low-level gang in Hongmen."

"Obey the order of the big dragon, and we will start to arrange it immediately."

"Hmm." Li Fushou put down the wooden wine glass in his hand, picked up a red strawberry and put it in his mouth to eat sweetly, chewed it a few times and asked; "So gentlemen, what's the problem?"

Lieutenant Colonel Conrad Adenauer replied; "If the soldiers are educated in literacy and can ensure that they train at least half a day for six months in a row, we are confident that this group of peasants will be reborn and have a minimum combat capability, which is almost half that of the Prussian soldiers, and the obedience of the Chinese is still very good, and I am very confident in this."

"Then it's a deal." Li Fushou continued to instruct the secretary; "Remember, the Hongmen backbone in the ranch will take turns to carry out full-time military training, and I hope to train at least 100 qualified backbone forces, tentatively for six months, and then carry out intensive training.

The rest of the people undergo semi-full-time military training, which lasts for the same period of six months, and more than 1,000 people in the ranch have to go through strict military training, and in the next step, the backbone of Hongmen and the hired workers of the hotel will also find time for short-term military training, at least like a soldier to obey orders, pick up a gun and be able to fight.

Our pasture is an outlier in Australia, if there is not enough strength, all of this will be taken away by the whites, and we must do a good job of propaganda to the Hongmen brothers to drive more people to recognize the necessity of military training. ”

"We will follow the instructions of the big leader, and we will make a detailed training plan when we go back to minimize the disruption to the production of the farm."

"If you don't have enough people, you can recruit more, and that's not a problem."

"We made a note of it."

"Good ......"

Li Fushou clapped his hands and stood up, and said to the Germans; "Gentlemen, enjoy your picnic to the fullest, and remember what you said to me today, I believe in the commitment of the German soldiers, and look only at the results and not the process."

That's all he said

The faces of the five Junker military nobles who had been eating casually suddenly changed, put down the food in their hands, looked at each other, and stood up in unison.

Lieutenant Colonel Conrad Adenauer spoke on behalf of the others, and he said with a serious expression; "I swear by the honor of the soldiers of the German Empire and the Junker nobility, that after rigorous German military training, these farmers will be transformed into qualified soldiers."

"I believe in your promise, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, just let go and practice these bunnies, I'll be around if something goes wrong."

"As you wish."

Hearing that the solemn promise of the Germans was full of iron-blooded taste, Luo Jingming, Hu Chaoshan and others and a group of attachés standing behind them couldn't help but have their eyelids jumping wildly, knowing that something was wrong.

One of them is considered to be the backbone of the Hongmen, and none of them can run away from the rigorous military training.

The Germans are not easy to get along with, and they don't joke about the honor of soldiers, everyone is going to have a hard life.

The Germans, who left the picnic, continued their patrol according to the established plan.

The problems found by Li Fushou during the inspection were explained one by one and solved by a special person.

The scope of the Red River Valley Ranch is too large, plus a large herd of cattle and sheep are grazing in the Smith Ranch, the Fengmei Pasture is all connected with the Red River Valley Ranch, each of the grazing points is twenty or thirty kilometers apart, and more than 20 grazing points are inspected, this large circle is more than 300 kilometers, and it took four days to ride a horse.

This is a routine monthly inspection, and under the strict control of the rancher, the huge ranch is running in an orderly manner.

A large part of the credit here is due to the "Five Tiger Generals" of Hongmen, and it is precisely because of their outstanding talents that the ranch and construction can develop simultaneously, and the operation is smoother than before.

After returning to the manor, Li Fushou kept recruiting the main figures of the four halls inside and the four halls outside the Hongmen to deal with the current grim situation;

In particular, white gold mine owners allowed white cowboys to abuse Chinese gold diggers, and there were numerous incidents of robbery, beatings, and deaths, many of which were Hongmen disciples.

This is indispensable for the black hands from the Edward family to incite demagoguery, trying to hit Li Fushou's prestige and disintegrate the confidence of the Chinese people in the gang.

This is both a temptation and a frenzied revenge by the Edward family against Li Fushou's alliance with Governor Frank.

With a deep background in the Imperial Navy, Speaker Edward had no fear and kept making moves to test Li Fushou's bottom line.

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Count them down

The Dennis gold mines, the largest in the Palmer River Valley, were particularly rampant, with white thugs who were rampant in their assault on the Chinese, wantonly looting gold sand, killing and injuring dozens of people in just a few months, and now there is a tendency to intensify.

Jianghu affairs, rivers and lakes.

Faced with this situation, Hongmen could no longer remain silent.

At the meeting, the leaders of the Hongmen gang were indignant and could no longer tolerate the bad public order situation in the gold mines, which was related to the vital interests of the Hongmen gang, and almost unanimously agreed to fight back.

The white gold diggers colluded with the mine guards, and now they brazenly robbed the hard-earned gold sands of the Chinese, and threw them into the river to float down the river to deter other Chinese.

The Mounties turned a blind eye to this, and the conditions at the mine site were unbelievably harsh.

With so many Hongmen brothers in development, the gang must not turn a blind eye to this, knowing that there is a deep pit in front of them, they have to grit their teeth and jump down.

At the end of the discussion, Li Fushou made a decisive decision;

Liu Shan, the head of the hall, was in charge of this matter, and the secretariat dispatched a staff group composed of Wei Chi Shouchou, Luo Jingming, and Hu Chaoshan, who were good at action, to carefully plan the action plan, and dispatched 120 capable personnel to participate in the operation to launch a thunderous strike on the Dennis mine.

In addition, the Hongmen disciples of the gold mine were mobilized to join the team nearby, and according to the Palmer River Valley, they were divided into 7 armed brigades, red, white, yellow, green, blue, and purple, and the following were organized into several squads, which were under the command of powerful people.

Usually normal work, if you encounter sporadic white bandits robbery and violation, organize the team to fight back on the spot, the team can't deal with it, report to the brigade, the brigade can't cope with the emergency to the deacon, although the shot back to the white provocation of Tuao, the relevant personnel can retreat to the Red River Valley Ranch afterwards, to avoid the ensuing crazy counterattack of the mounted police and the gold mines.

All personnel participating in the armed brigade of the gold mines must pay a shilling per month as a fund, and the armed brigade ensures the personal safety and property safety of the Hongmen disciples who participate, and the headquarters will give full support.

This part of the funds collected will be used exclusively to fight against white oppression, to fight for rights and interests, to purchase weapons and ammunition needed in the armed struggle, to carry out funds, and to pay compensation for brothers killed and wounded in battle, etc., and the General Church will provide financial and manpower support as appropriate.

Hongmen is not Li Fushou's hall alone, but the common reliance of all Hongmen gangs.

Since someone else is playing for you, the protected gang is obligated to give a portion of the money to support and keep themselves safe in the white gold mines.

The countermeasures were set, and Li Fushou, the big leader, personally sat in charge, and the cadres and others implemented it vigorously.

The work was carried out in an orderly manner by dispatching capable personnel, reconnoitring the enemy's situation, formulating strike plans, and even communicating with Governor Fernanke through specific channels to win the sympathy and acquiescence of the British.

The news from all sides is summed up, and the situation is gradually becoming clearer.

The elite personnel involved in the operation returned from the various barrage stations, and formed a team, participating in the exercise and trial over and over again, and the Red River Valley Manor was filled with the smell of gunpowder before the battle, and became solemn.

Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.