April 1, 1882

The Queensland Parliament passed the bill for the expansion of the National Guard, and the cost of building the army was to be paid in full by the Earl of Queensland, and the state treasury was indeed unable to afford it.

On this day, the Guards Dragoon Division, which was subordinate to the National Guard Order, was established one after another.

Originally, the elite strength of the Dragoon Guard and the Tiger Cavalry Guard was equivalent to a regiment, and they were all good hands in a hundred after long-term training, but now they only need to expand two more regiments, plus artillery regiments, baggage regiments and other personnel and equipment to form an army.

Under the condition of sufficient weapons and equipment and sufficient expenses, the two divisions selected 4,000 young male students from the fresh graduates to join the army, and recruited another 5,000 strong men with excellent riding skills to join the army.

April 1 is the day

In the Moresby area, on the defensive position of Erdaoliang Village

Captain Fritz smiled at the arrival of reinforcements from the Ninth Battalion, the original 4 Miss Australia guns were lost in the battle, and the 9th Battalion brought the six Miss Australia guns he dreamed of, which made the Captain Fritz, who suffered from the bombardment of Dutch artillery, full of confidence, and now he could take a good breath of bad breath.

"These bastards, they have bullied us for the past two days and have no artillery, and they are so arrogant that they are so arrogant, look how I plow them with artillery fire."

"Lord Tuanzuo, you take the seven battalions down to rest and recuperate, the Red River Valley has sent us a large number of infantry equipment, and a batch of weapons and ammunition will be delivered in half a month, there are 4,000 cavalry rifles and a large number of artillery shells in the plan, and General Manager Wu is organizing and training 4 militia regiments, and is in intense military training, all of which need to be arranged by you, and the position will be handed over to me." Mo Rufeng, the deputy head of the regiment, raised his hand and saluted, and at the same time sent a letter with both hands, and said with a solemn expression; "This is a secret letter from Lord Earl, you will know it at a glance."

"Oh......" Captain Fritz looked solemn, straightened his waist and saluted, then took the letter with both hands, opened it and read it carefully, and his face showed a look of understanding.

He put away the envelope and said; "Okay, the position is handed over to you, although there is the support of reinforcements, but these Dutch can't bear the huge casualties caused by the continuous attack, the momentum of the attack has been exhausted, and now we are learning that we are building a chest defense base, it seems that they are ready to fight a protracted war, just prevent them from jumping off the wall."

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency, I will sleep with two eyes wide open."

"Hehehe...... That's good. ”

Captain Fritz withdrew with the incomplete Seventh Battalion, and nine soldiers who had been well nourished for a long time entered the position one after another, accompanied by a large number of capable militia to assist in the battle, coupled with the vigorous firepower of six Miss Australia guns, it was completely certain to hold the ridge position.

Mo Rufeng was ready to show the enemy weakness, and when the enemy gathered his forces to charge at the critical moment, he gave him a ruthless blow, and used Miss Australia's artillery to cover the shooting and shoot out the majesty and momentum of the 3rd Regiment and the 9th Battalion.

April 1 is the day

Makassar Strait

The eastern part of Brahman Island is off the coast of Samarinda

A large mixed fleet sailed on the clear blue sea, this is a huge mixed fleet composed of 14 coast guard ships and eleven transport ships, when the tall triangular masts of warships appeared on the sea one after another, the chimneys spewed thick black smoke and chopped waves, almost blackened half of the sky, it seemed so indomitable, the momentum was amazing.

Among the eleven transport ships, two are coal carriers, and among the other eight cargo ships, four are 3,000-ton fast passenger and cargo ships, and in addition to the "Taishan" ocean-going fast freighter, the other three are fast steamers under the command of "Guangjitang", including the "Daystar," the "Hope," and the "Wish," and these four ships carry more than 4,000 people from the first regiment and two regiments of the Shangri-La Garrison Division, artillery units and baggage regiments, as well as more than 6,000 heavily armed militiamen.

The remaining five are all 5,000-ton cargo ships, carrying more than 400 horses, more than 200 baggage trucks, 120 tractors, and a large number of military equipment, from artillery shells to guns and ammunition, from daily necessities to tents, from black beans and pasture to canned milk powder, enough for tens of thousands of troops to use for five months, without the need for external supplies.

These supplies were not intended for immediate use by the landing force, but were brought together as a strategic reserve that could be used for a long time without outside support.

As for the grain and coal landing force brought only a small amount, intelligence shows;

Sammarinda itself is a famous rice producing area, cassava, coconut, tropical fruits, bananas and all kinds of agricultural products are not lacking, May is the rice harvest season, when the grain is as much as there is, and the coal is too much to use up.

After the two ships of coal arrived at the port of Samarinda, it was almost enough to fill up the coal bunkers of warships and freighters, and there would be a maximum of two or three thousand tons left.

In the sea about 40 kilometers away from Samarinda, the fleet was divided into two, and the "Flamingo" and "Pelican" led four Seagull 1 warships to set off first, and they soared at high speed on the sea surface, heading straight for Samarinda.

More than 50 minutes later

The port of Samarinda was as quiet as usual, and the Dutch officials in the port sat under the sun umbrellas, drinking thunderous afternoon tea, leisurely watching the indigenous laborers carrying large bags of grain on their backs.

There are 4 galleons and more than 20 local small wooden boats in the port, walking along the stone pier not far away, it is full of European style 3~4 storey buildings, all of which are made of light-colored stones, with a strong Amsterdam-style Nordic style, ladies wear fluffy skirts, parasols walk on the streets, if you ignore the dark-skinned local aborigines, it seems to be no different from Nordic towns.

"Oh sell ga, what's that?" A young white woman stopped, her big light blue eyes full of doubt.

The gentleman next to him turned his head to look, only to see a large trace of ink staining on the blue sea.

Oh...... Wrong!

Along with one after another tall steel triangular masts floating on the sea, it was 6 warships rushing towards the port of Sammarinda at full speed, and the distance was less than 7~8 kilometers.

"Oh...... God, it's an enemy ship, and the Queenslanders are coming. ”

After a brief moment of consternation, the gentleman immediately realized something, shouted loudly in defiance of etiquette, and then ran away.

Looking at the direction, it is obvious that it is a battery located on the outside of the port.

The people in the streets of the docks were clearly attracted by the gentleman's wild run, and whispered in confusion, bewildered by the warships that were rushing all the way to the open sea.

It wasn't until a few minutes later, when a Dutch captain stepped out of the cabin and spotted the rapidly approaching battleship off the coast, that the ship's alarm bell sounded.

It's a pity that it's too late......

On the breakwater outside the port of Samarinda, there is a striking white cloth sign sewn from several white sheets, which means safety, and the Dutch defenders of the fort still did not see the danger approaching.

It is very simple to achieve such an effect, some water or food is often boiled on the fort lookout, as long as some nightshade and flowers are mixed in the firewood and grass, the soldiers of the lookout will be unconscious after inhaling, and now they have slept for at least a few hours.

The gentleman, who had been running wildly, came to the vicinity of the fort and was quickly stopped by the soldiers on duty at the foot of the hill.

The foot of the hill obscures the view, and the open sea cannot be seen from here, so you have to climb to the top of the hill to see the fort.

The responsible sentry would not allow the idlers to run in, and just as the gentleman hurriedly explained that the enemy was coming, a tall and mighty warship rushed in through the narrow waterway, setting off a large snow-white spray, and then another, and one another......

"Look, that's what I'm talking about when I call the Queensland fleet, they've really killed me, do you believe me?"

"Yes, sir, my God...... Enemy attack! Only then did the guard soldiers react and hurriedly blew the whistle tied to their necks, but unfortunately it was too late.

The landing fleet took the port of Sammarinda without a wave, and the soldiers poured down, first taking control of the battery, then the entire town, and blocking the surrounding roads.

Only allowed to enter, not to exit.

April 1 is the day

After the beginning of preparations last year, after the initial small-scale trial production and the successive completion of plant equipment, the Deep Blue Weapons Company was finally established and began the industrial production of artillery and light weapons.

Deep Blue Weapons Company is divided into three branches and a laboratory, an artillery branch specializing in the production of a series of reciprocating artillery products, a light weapons branch specializing in the production of long and short guns, and a gunpowder branch specializing in the production of various artillery ammunition and ammunition for guns.

The only laboratory is the artillery laboratory, with the addition of experienced artillery experts from the German Krupp company, the development of other types of artillery hydraulic re-entry machines is progressing rapidly, after all, the design principle has been finalized, only durability tests and other small improvements are needed.

The light weapons production line produces the 1871 magazine mounted rifle licensed by the German Mauser company, which is a special riding rifle with a truncated barrel compared to the standard Mauser 1871 rifle.

It was designed and finalized in 1873, with a gun length of 953mm, a barrel length of 648mm, a gun weight of 3.2kg, and a firing range of 200-1100 yards.

The length of the barrel of the rifle was shortened by nearly 30 centimeters, the weight was reduced by 1.3 kilograms, and the range and accuracy were slightly reduced, which was more conducive to use on horses and in the jungle, and was also more suitable for the physical grip of the Orientals.

Deep Blue Arms produced Mauser's later improved magazine-style rifle, which was designed in 1978 and inspired by a war effort.

In the 10th Russo-Turkish War

The Winchester M1866 repeating rifle equipped by the Ottoman army completely suppressed the singles rifle used by the Tsarist army, showing the power of the repeating rifle.

Especially in the Battle of Pleven in 1877, the Winchester repeating rifle was powerful, completely disintegrating the invincible white-edged bayonet offensive of the Russian army, and the road of the offensive was paved with many bones.

Inspired by the war, the German army considered replacing the Type 71 single-shot rifle with a repeating rifle, and Paul Mauser immediately set about designing a magazine to add a magazine to the Type 71 rifle.

This improved Mauser Type 71 rifle was greatly admired by the Earl of Queensland, and the magazine rifle series was widely equipped with the Queensland National Guard, which is the Deep Blue Arms Company licensed cavalry rifle, which is one of the most advanced repeating rifles of our time.

According to the production capacity of Deep Blue Arms Company, it can produce 22,000 Mauser 71 mounted rifles (an average of about 60 per day), 80,000 Colt revolvers, 50 million rounds of ammunition, 1.2 million pounds of smokeless gunpowder, more than 800 guns of various types, and more than 3,000 sets of artillery hydraulic retractors.

This level is already fully sufficient to meet the current needs of the Red River Valley, especially the artillery hydraulic re-entry machines are all used for export, and a lot of income is obtained.