Chapter 146: Operation Cleanup

On the viewing platform

The commander of the dragon cavalry guard made Nan Huaiyu (the master of the Hongmen Torture Hall was transferred), the deputy commander Li Baihu (the former wolf cavalry guard was transferred), and the deputy commander Liu Ahu (the former tiger cavalry guard was transferred) knelt on one knee, bowing their heads and caressing their chests respectfully.

At this time, the symphony had stopped, and there was silence in front of everyone's attention.

Li Fushou took out the shining saber at his waist, gently placed it on Nan Huaiyu's shoulder, and said in a solemn tone;

"The mission that God has bestowed upon me, the honourable Queen Victoria has bestowed upon me the honour of the Earl of Queensland, and I hereby canonize Nan Huaiyu as my guardian knight, remembering the oath of loyalty, remembering the oath of knighthood, treating the world with humility, honoring sacrifice and dedication, guarding the virtues of knighthood, and becoming the guardian of the Red River Valley."

With the sword, he gently patted Nan Huaiyu's shoulder three times, and Nan Huaiyu swore excitedly;

"The red sun rises, sweeping away the shroud of night, and the Red River Valley rises in the hot land of Queensland, and I, as the Earl's guardian knight, swear to watch from now on until death.

I will faithfully remember my oath, do my duty, and die and die.

I am the sword that guards the Red River Valley, the sentinel of the pastures, the barrier against the cold, the light that pierces the darkness, the trumpet that awakens the sleeper, and the shield that guards the Earl.

I dedicate my life and glory to you, today, day and night, until the end of my life. ”

The sonorous oath won a round of applause, and in a solemn atmosphere, Li Fushou awarded him a sword, the rank of commander of the dragoon guard, and a badge of guardian knight.

This is a close second

Li Fushou canonized Hu Li Baihu as a guardian knight, appointed him as the deputy commander of the dragoon guard, and concurrently led the commander of the former battalion of the dragoon guard, and awarded the sword, the title of deputy commander of the dragoon guard and the badge of the guardian knight.

Liu Ahu was canonized as a guardian knight, appointed as the deputy commander of the dragoon guard, and concurrently led the commander of the rear battalion of the dragoon guard, and awarded the title of deputy envoy of the commander of the saber and dragoon guard and the badge of the guardian knight.

After the canonization of these three people, a grand ceremony was held to award the flag of the dragoon guard, and the flag was solemnly awarded to the three of Nan Huaiyu.

Nan Huaiyu and the other three guardian knights rode to the front of the army with a big banner in their arms, and the atmosphere was hunted and fluttered in the wind, attracting officers and soldiers to shout in unison;

"Dragoon Guard...... Loyalty, might, invincibility, invincible, invincible, ...... victory"

The uniform slogan resounded in the square, and once again set off a small **, attracting the onlookers to cheer in unison, desperately waving the small colored flags in their hands, just like a festival.

After that, Li Fushou canonized other officers in turn, awarded the title of sword, and awarded the badge of the guardian knight.

Due to the rotation of the main officers of the guard, most of the officers of the cavalry guards left their original ranks, which was to avoid the bad habit of the soldiers and to form a good system of rotational transfer of officers from the very beginning.

All officers and soldiers only need to be loyal to one lord, and that is the honorable Lord Li Fushou, Earl of Queensland,

Shuvatz-Kopf was appointed as the commander of the Tiger Cavalry, Fritz was appointed as the deputy commander and commander of the former battalion of the Tiger Cavalry, and Li Siyi was appointed as the deputy commander and commander of the rear battalion of the Tiger Cavalry.

Zhou Dazhui was appointed as the commander of the Leopard Cavalry, Huo Xiaohu as the deputy commander and commander of the former battalion of the Leopard Cavalry, and Li Siyuan as the deputy commander and commander of the rear battalion of the Leopard Cavalry.

Wei Chi Shouzhuo was appointed as the commander of the wolf cavalry guard, Liu Along as the deputy commander and commander of the former battalion of the wolf cavalry guard, and Kohe as the deputy commander and commander of the rear battalion of the wolf cavalry guard.

Konrad Adenauer, a former lieutenant colonel of the German army, served as chief of staff, and the rest of the personnel had their own appointments, taking care of the delicate checks and balances of power.

In addition to canonizing a total of 24 officers at all levels as guardian knights, Li Fushou, in the name of the Earl of Queensland, also canonized six high-achieving students who graduated from the Manchester Naval Academy in the United Kingdom, including Geng Guigui, captain Geng Guigui, deputy captain Zhu Qingxi, and Wu Gang, as guardian knights, and awarded honorary badges.

In addition, six officers, including Fu Peng, Hu Tiesheng and Lei Xiao, the commanders of the pro-guard team, were canonized as guardian knights and awarded medal of honor

So far, a total of 36 guardian knights have been canonized, and although the ceremony has been simplified as much as possible, nearly an hour has passed.

According to the custom of the European aristocracy

As a member of the high nobility, the earl has at least 30 knights under his command, and as a military nobleman who maintains the rule of the territory, this is only the lower limit.

It is the power of the king to divide the princes, marquis, uncles, sons, and males, and no nobleman shall infringe upon them, otherwise they will be regarded as guilty of rebellion and severely punished.

Li Fushou, as the new Earl of Queensland, has the right to canonize knights, if the Earl has no knights and only one bare, it will be too unreasonable, and he will be ridiculed in high society.

It was this opportunity to canonize a group of henchmen as a guard knight noble, and gradually build a noble group around the core of the Earl of Queensland.

Li Fushou led a group of officers of all levels wearing merit badges to walk down the viewing platform, and first rode a white horse to inspect the troops, and asked loudly every time he passed by the head of a battalion; "What are your vows?"

"Loyal, heroic, sworn to defend the Red River Valley." The soldiers replied in unison.

Li Fushou nodded with satisfaction and continued to ride forward; "What are your vows?"

"Sacrifice, dedication, and swear to defend the honor of soldiers." The soldiers replied in unison.

The sonic boom is all over the world, and we are united.

……

After some proofreading

The main officers of the Dragon, Tiger, Leopard and Wolf Guards all returned to their own units, and Li Fushou led the remaining officers to ride to the review stand, turned over and dismounted, and strode onto the review stand.

At this time, the officers in the ranks gave orders one after another;

"The dragoon guards are in front of the camp and all of them are on their horses."

"The tiger cavalry guards the rear camp and listens to the order, and everyone gets on the horse."

"The leopard cavalry guards the front camp and listens to the order, and all of them get on their horses."

……

The cavalrymen stepped on their horses in unison, and controlled the horses to march in a neat queue, passing the review stand in turn.

The first to be reviewed was the cavalry array of the front battalion of the Dragoon Guard, the commander of the Dragoon Guard, Nan Huaiyu, and the deputy commander of the command and the commander of the former battalion, Li Baihu, rode their horses closely behind the flag guards holding high the battle flag, and shouted orders when they passed the review stand;

"The sword is unsheathed, the saber salutes, look to the right ......"

In an instant

The cavalry in the array drew their shiny sabers in unison, the blades were like a forest, dense turns, and the white swords were reflected in the sunlight.

The cavalrymen held their right swords flat in front, and the sabers stood at a fist distance in front of their eyes, and turned right to look up at the Lord of the Red River Valley on the review stand~ Lord Li Fushou, Earl of Queensland, who was dressed in military uniform, and his eyes were full of fanatical worship.

Li Fushou stood on the high review platform, saluted a military salute with a solemn expression, and said through the loudspeaker in front of the stage; "Soldiers, please follow my lead."

"Loyal, heroic, and fearless."

"Honor, discipline, as life."

"Sacrifice, dedication, face it calmly."

"Responsibility, honesty, exemplary soldiers."

Cadets of neatly arranged cavalry marching swords salute through the review stand, responding loudly and neatly to the eight virtues of soldiers, holding sabers in their hands and making a loud oath, and marching through the review stand.

How can this situation not make people's blood boil, the onlookers cheered in unison, and shouted hoarsely, pushing the atmosphere of the military ceremony to the maximum.

The rows of majestic and mighty queues show the powerful military appearance of the Red River Valley, and they are also the confidence of all ordinary people, whether Chinese, Irish or native-born, all of whom are subjects under the rule of the Earl.

After the parade

All the soldiers of the four cavalry guards were dispatched, either north, south, or by train or steamer, in response to the call of the lord Lord Earl of Queensland, to launch a large-scale "cleaning and security operation".

The scope of the operation extends from the coastal area of the Great Barrier Reef, the northernmost tip of Queensland, to the Consby Plateau on the north shore of Sydney, and to the Gobi Desert area of more than 800 miles in the west.

The purpose of the operation was to eliminate the problem of homeless people and bandits, sort out the blind spots of urban and rural law and order, replace training with war, rectify local law and order, and severely crack down on the rampant horse bandits and bandits in northern Queensland, so as to deter those ranchers and cowboys who are ready to move.

The soldiers will receive the full support of the local militia organization, and a large number of militia members who are familiar with the local situation will be dispatched to participate in the security encirclement and suppression war, and the entire area will be sorted out in a dragnet style, so that the horse bandits and gangsters have nowhere to escape.

This major military operation is a powerful measure taken by Li Fushou to severely crack down on criminal activities and escort the steady development of the economy.

This is the latest military move after the economic layout is settled, trying to clean up the entire Queensland and southern New South Wales, so it is called the "big cleaning operation".

Queensland is located in the northeast of mainland Australia, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, South Australia to the west, New South Wales to the south, and Carpentaria Bay to the north.

It has a total area of 1,727,200 square kilometers, accounting for about 22.4% of the Australian continent and the second largest autonomous state in Australia.

Red River Valley Ranches occupy a large area of about 70,000 square kilometres of land in Queensland, less than 4% of the state's area, which is a tiny dot on the map.

If you use a figurative analogy, the whole of Queensland is compared to a big iron pot, the Red River Valley Ranch is located at the bottom of the pot, and Brisbane and the twin cities of the Red River Valley City are also located at the bottom of the pot, more than 60 miles south to the New South Wales border.

To the north of the Red River Valley Pastures, the coastal region of Queensland is home to endless pastures and mountains, and to the western interior is the Gobi and desert regions.

In this vast land, there are thousands of large and small pastures, and there are more than two dozen small towns, with a small population of a few hundred and a large number of thousands, but there is no city with a population of more than 10,000, and the main source of economic income comes from the wool and large livestock trade.

This area is an area where the control of the Red River Valley is weak, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the people are fierce, and it is also the focus of this law and order war.

For this purpose, the Red River Valley has invested three cavalry guards, tigers, leopards, and wolves, a total of 3,603 soldiers, as well as no less than this number of armed militias, and plans to carry out dragnet combing from the coastal areas to the interior, and deter illegal acts by force.

Anyone who resists, disobeys the search order, gathers a crowd to resist, attacks and abuses law enforcers, or tries to flee will be immediately killed.

Once the arrested suspects are verified, they can be immediately hanged by a special court of judges who follow the army, so as to deter lawbreakers in the wilderness.