Chapter 29: The Family's Helmsman
Perth, the capital of Western Australia, is the most important city in the Indian Ocean region of mainland Australia and the fourth largest city in Australia. The mild Mediterranean climate makes the city have four distinct seasons. Perth also has another name called Black Swan City, where it is the hometown of black swans, which do not migrate like white swans but make Western Australia their home. Aboriginal people regard black swans as sacred birds, and according to legend, the ancestors of the Whadjuk tribe were transformed from black swans.
At the end of the 1920s, British colonizers built a city in Perth and as the capital of the Swan River Colony, the Pobblemen tribe was forced to leave their ancestral home at that time.
Now, more than a hundred years have passed, and the Pobul people have finally waited for the hope to return home again. The giver of this hope, Commander-in-Chief Zhong Yigong, is currently inspecting the 102nd National Guard Regiment, mainly composed of indigenous soldiers, in the military camp. The soldiers being inspected stood at attention under the command of their officers, waiting for the commander's inspection with the most standard military posture. Looking at Commander-in-Chief Zhong Yigong, who was half-exposed from the window of the Red Alert vehicle and maintained a salute, the indigenous soldiers' eager eyes were filled with a hint of frenzy. The indigenous people, who were once not considered human by the colonial rulers, can now live in clean houses in Kalguli City, and their excellent sons can wear neat and handsome dark green military uniforms, hold advanced automatic rifles, and become soldiers defending their homes and country. Even these young men who joined the army can send back a considerable amount of military pay to their families every month, which was unthinkable during the colonial period. Defending the tribe and family with guns, serving the commander-in-chief, has become the most popular phrase among indigenous youth. Commander Zhong Yigong's policy of racial diversification and equalization has achieved great success in the Kalguli-Bode region, and even the white people in Kalguli City have expressed their approval and support for this policy - they are also beneficiaries of this policy. The ones who really matter in Kalguli City now are not the white colonialists, but the Red Alert troops.
This time, the inspection of the 102nd Regiment was also to comfort the tribal elders, because last week, Zhong Yi inspected the Guard Corps' 101st Regiment, which was mainly composed of the original Australian Army's 17th Brigade, and issued new dark green uniforms to all soldiers. In fact, there were some small contradictions within the Red Guard forces over the issue of changing uniforms for the Guard Corps. The Red Guard officers strongly opposed issuing camouflage uniforms to the Guard Corps as well, believing that camouflage uniforms should be exclusive equipment for the Red Guard forces and a symbol of their honor.
This request was a bit absurd, but it struck a chord in Zhong Yi's heart, as he thought of the German SS troops that had emerged from the stormtroopers in this era. He recalled the black uniforms and lightning insignia of the SS. Although in later generations, this iron-blooded army was saddled with countless insults, and after World War II, even some retired veterans were ashamed of their SS experience. However, no one could deny that during the war years, they showed loyalty to their leader and bravery under the support of their faith. Compared to the SS, the Red Alert soldiers were naturally infinitely loyal, obeying and believing in the highest commander, which was not something that those German youths who relied on Hitler's words could compare to. The Red Alert troops absolutely deserved to have their own exclusive uniforms and insignia more than they did.
So, the 07 camouflage military uniform that appeared ahead of time in this world became the exclusive uniform of the Red Alert troops, also known as the Guards later. The National Guard had just changed into dark green combat uniforms, which was also the color of the future Great Han Empire's Royal Army uniform.
What's even more unexpected is that after reviewing the 101st Brigade and presiding over the change of guard ceremony, the indigenous elders of the Kaohsiung Autonomous Preparatory Committee all expressed their dissatisfaction: The 102nd Brigade was formed later, but our indigenous boys are not afraid of hardship, not afraid of death, with strict training and a strong work ethic. Why did the commanding officer only go to the 101st Brigade and not the 102nd Brigade? Isn't this looking down on us indigenous people?
After listening, Zhong Yi couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. If he continued to explain, it would lead to a big issue of racial discrimination, so he didn't bother explaining anymore. Those old men were very stubborn. As a result, there was this trip to inspect the 102nd Regiment. It wasn't in vain, Zhong Yi discovered that the indigenous soldiers' respect for their commanders far exceeded that of the white troops, it was a kind of heartfelt worship. Moreover, the morale of the 102nd Regiment was much higher than that of the 101st Regiment. On this trip alone, he received several letters from the soldiers asking to go to war. The indigenous people's Chinese was incomplete, and most of the characters they wrote were not very meaningful, some even mixed in a few English words, but all expressed their strong desire to return to Perth and go back home. Zhong Yi couldn't help but feel amused and also deeply moved by the soldiers' loyalty.
The armored brigade's preparations have entered the tactical rehearsal stage, and the logistics department's material preparation is sufficient to support the armored troops for two months of high-intensity combat, especially oil. Hebar has made a great contribution again, and through family forces, the diesel purchased has solved the biggest hidden danger of the troops at once.
But the order to go into battle was slow in coming, because Gong Yi was always worried that the number of troops was still too small. The armored regiment advanced along the railway line and could defeat the three Australian regiments in the Perth area in a short period of time, but for the armored regiment with more than 1,000 people to control the city of Perth with a population of over 800,000, even with the supplement of two guard teams, it was simply a drop in the ocean. Moreover, Hans of the 101st Regiment had been emphasizing that he would never aim his gun at white compatriots.
Was it going to reenact the exodus of Karl Guli City or... Those two words flashed in his mind, and Zhong Yi quickly dispelled the thought. If so, what difference would he have with the colonizers? Thinking again about the future Nanjing, the tragic scene still made the Chinese people breathless decades later. He couldn't become a butcher like that, nor could he turn Australia into a human hell.
It would be better if there were more Chinese people! The word "immigration" appeared in Zhong Yi's mind for the first time...
It wasn't until several days later that the turning point appeared. Every night, the commanders of various branches in the military camp would gather together to discuss plans for occupying Perth. Only by taking down Perth could they truly control Western Australia. However, everyone was worried about the occupation of the city after the attack. Hans could provide all the intelligence on the garrison in Perth, but he also expressed his inability to manage the city.
It wasn't until tonight, with the appearance of this elderly man in front of Zhong Yi, that there was an opportunity to resolve the issue.
Sandra? Smorgon, the helmsman of the contemporary Smorgon family, the actual controller of North Australian Mining Company and Roustabout Winery, one of the seven major shareholders of Australian Airlines, an Anglo-Saxon old man with a bit of typical British aristocratic arrogance. Of course, he is also the father of Hebral.
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