Illawarra Town

In the largest "Blackstone Tavern" in town, there were many scruffily dressed coal miners, who rolled up their sleeves with open arms, revealing their hairy chests and tattoos, and looked very rude, shouting loudly around a tall, white white man in the middle;

"Steward Pierce, can your words represent the will of Lord Babos, but don't wait for us to drive away those hateful yellow-skinned monkeys, and then Master Babos will not admit it."

"That's right...... Guys, we can't do it for nothing. ”

"Fake, I don't care about the damn Oriental or Master Babos, I only care about who pays my wine bill, and whoever gives me money will beat him!"

"That's great...... Man, count me in. ”

"I think they are all black-hearted capitalists who suck people's blood, and if they don't have a good thing, they all deserve to go to hell."

The tavern was filled with the smell of sweat and tobacco, and the white miners were in high spirits, gossiping around a decent man in a tuxedo in the middle, like a vegetable market.

"OK, OK, I've heard all your demands, now listen to me quietly......" Butler Pierce simply stood on the table, and loudly told these rude fellows to shut up, although he despised these maggots in the pit from the bottom of his heart, but with a disguised kind smile on his face, he pretended to be sincere;

"My dear white miners, Ilawarra has belonged to us for a hundred years, and now for five or six generations, and the coal mines here are our food, and now those vile Orientals want to take them, which must not be allowed.

Brothers miners must make their voices heard, or it won't be long before the Orientals will flood in like a tidal wave, occupying every mine mouth, filling every tunnel, taking away the jobs that belong to us, and then marrying your beloved Caucasian woman home, occupying your house, and enjoying your warm and comfortable beds.

Think about it...... And all the people here can only wander like wild dogs in the wasteland, abandoned, banished......

Now a group of soldiers is coming, they are the accomplices of those oriental merchants, the purpose of coming here is definitely what you don't want to see, I hope you will take up arms to fight back, let these orientals taste our power. ”

His words caused quite a stir among the white miners, who could not read a single word, and many of them scolded and drew their revolvers from their waists, and saw that a fire was about to happen, when an abrupt voice asked;

"You said so much, but why did Lord Barbos sell the coal mine?"

Butler Pierce was furious in his heart, and turned his head to see one rude face after another, and he couldn't tell who said it, so he raised his hands and waved wildly in the air; "Because these Orientals are thieves, they have shamelessly stolen the coal mines of Lord Barbos, and if you do not do anything, they will take away your jobs, and take away your women and children, until there is no white man to be seen here, and all you have to do is kill these hateful Orientals......"

"Having said all that, what do we get? Money or women? ”

"Falck...... Who's messing around? Butler Pierce looked left and right, and there were those rough men in front of him and behind him, and some of them whistled sharply in mockery, causing everyone around them to laugh, obviously he couldn't impress these people with his words alone, so he held back the disgust in his heart and said;" Dear white miners, Lord Babos is willing to pay two pounds for every warrior who comes forward, and the money is yours as long as you drive these Orientals away. ”

"It's going to cost us our lives, at least £5, and we have to pay for it first."

"Wow, that's right, man, you have to give the money first."

"Those Oriental cavalry are not easy to deal with, I think they are worth at least £10, you must know that they are all formally trained, this is a war."

"Yes, it has to be £10, no...... £20. ”

A group of rude men rushed up with a loud shout, squeezing the table at Pierce's butler's feet, and finally collapsed with a "snap", and Pierce, who was caught off guard, fell off.

Fortunately, he didn't get hurt when he fell in the crowd, but countless hands groped around Pierce's body, tearing the pockets of his decent tuxedo, tearing the collar, and even the two doxedodoes in the back were torn open with a gap.

Confusion, it's just chaos......

On a hill outside the town of Ilawarra

A large group of cavalry with a neat formation arrived here, and the commander Duan Qirui, who was the leader, raised his arm high and ordered loudly; "Stop advancing, repair on the spot, and don't collect the team at night to quickly find out the enemy situation and report back."

"Yes, sir."

A cavalry squad of more than 10 people galloped away in the direction of the town of Illawarra, which can be seen clearly under the blue sky and white clouds, a traditional Irish-style town.

The town of Illawarra is located in a mountain col, surrounded by mountains 600~700 meters high, and it is located at the point of the mountain, from which a black road winds out, which is the channel for the export of coal.

To access the coal mines in the mountains, you have to pass through the town of Illawarra.

The Irish-style stone spire building in the town is the row house, which is a kind of 2~3 storey conjoined building, the style is simple and heavy, often five or six or even more than 10 are connected together, forming a long row of buildings, similar to a townhouse.

This kind of townhouse only has a very small backyard, the front yard is not large or none, it seems to live in a cramped place, in fact, there is a hole in the sky, the neighbors walk around more, and the relationship is closer.

This architectural style is often reminiscent of a mysterious ancient ruin on the west side of Lake Goul in Limerickshire, Ireland, known as Ireland's "Stonehenge".

The Irish are like these tightly lined boulders, leaning on each other and maintaining a cautious defensive posture that seems to have been woven into the national ethos.

The most representative of nature is the church, which is a Christian church that combines Romanesque and Gothic architectural styles, with Romanesque columns, stone arches, and exquisite Gothic carvings and frescoes, giving people a sense of opulence and solemnity.

Duan Qirui interpreted it from another angle and found that this was a rather tricky goal.

If the miners of the town insist on resisting, the fortified stone buildings will be turned into fortresses and the terraced houses will be a walled city that will cost any attacker dearly.

The stone building is cold and stocky, a hard stubble to gnaw on.

The night non-collection team of the reconnaissance soon returned, and the team leader with a fierce expression reported; "Report to the chief, several intersections into the town have been blocked by the mob, with wooden fences and gravel blockades, each intersection has a dozen people to a few people, the mob refuses to talk to us, forbidding everyone to approach, you can vaguely see more armed thugs in the town, the number is about three or five hundred, maybe there are more on the corner of the house, there is no way to know for the time being."

"Well, all forward, keep your speed."

"Yes, sir."

After Duan Qirui gave the order, the cavalry rode in a strict formation to approach the town of Ilawara, and at a distance of about 2 kilometers, they heard several crisp gunshots from the town, which were the rioters firing warning shots.

If you get any closer, you will shoot at the cavalry.

Without receiving the order to stop advancing, the well-trained cavalry team remained unmoved, and continued to ride their horses slowly, and when the distance was almost 1 kilometer, they heard a "crackling" burst of gunfire from the town, and several cavalrymen riding in front of them screamed in pain, and were shot and fell off their horses.

"Stop advancing, prepare for battle......" Duan Qirui raised his arms high and gave the order, his eyes flashing with a dangerous light.

The thugs are killing themselves, and now that they have an excuse to go to war, bloody repression awaits them; "The thugs dared to resist by force, now I order the heavy machine gun team to arrive and set up positions, the artillery team will assemble the artillery on the spot, we will attack along the main road into the town, the third squad will stay behind as a reserve, the first squad and the second squad are ready to dismount and attack, now carry out the order."

After hearing the order, the cavalry hula dispersed.

Some soldiers were responsible for carrying down the wounded cavalry for treatment, the soldiers of the third squad gathered their horses, the soldiers of the first and second squadrons took off their weapons on their horses and prepared for the attack, and the artillery and heavy machine gun crews unloaded the components and ammunition from the pack horses, assembled the weapons, and selected positions to prepare for the attack.

Duan Qirui looked at the situation carefully with a telescope with a cold expression, and the words of the earl when he secretly summoned the cavalry captain came to his mind;

As the vanguard of the southward expansion policy, the railway cavalry should uphold the spirit of not fearing hardship and death, and use blood and fire to open a road until it leads to the final victory.

As for the strong social repercussions caused by this, it is not something that the railway cavalry has to consider.

The task of the railway cavalry is to advance, advance, and advance, to crush all resistance and stubbornness, remembering that the truth is within cannon range.

Pressing the fluctuating emotions at this time, Duan Qirui's eyes became more resolute, that is, the big boss has confessed, if he still doesn't know what to do...... Why don't you go home and sell sweet potatoes?

In the telescope

It can be seen that the main road of the town has now gathered no less than 60 thugs, all armed with various spears, hiding behind chest-high barricades and crazy shouts, from time to time firing a few shots to strengthen their courage, looking like Lao Tzu is not afraid of heaven and earth.

The telescope moved to the window of the terraced house facing the street, and from time to time people could be seen probing their heads, which exposed the wishful thinking of the rioters;

That is, when the cavalry entered the town, they shot down from the windows of the terraced houses on both sides, and wiped out the attacking cavalry like a hare.

Many of the thugs were armed with Winchester repeaters, which are fast-firing lever rifles that can be pushed into the magazine for more than 10 rounds.

If the mob were allowed to succeed, the cavalry would suffer heavy losses.

A cold smile appeared on the corner of Duan Yurui's mouth, the casual behavior of these unorganized and undisciplined thugs has already exposed the fox's tail, what awaits them will be a ruthless steel storm, I hope these Irish people are hard enough!