Chapter Thirty: Brothers for Life

  The venue for receiving Sandra was chosen in the second-floor rest room of the branch base, a small room with only one folding bed and two chairs, not to be stingy, but Hebal required that the meeting place must be safe and secret.

  "Is there anywhere safer than the rooms inside the base? It's just a bit too shabby, but I suppose your old man won't mind that." Zhong Yi attached great importance to this meeting and even opened up the base lounge that only he could enter.

  "He's quite particular, but at this special moment, he'll accept it."

  Yes, the appearance of the Red Alert troops greatly shocked the noble class in Western Australia. If the Smorgon family's support for Zhong Yi had previously considered factors such as Hebei's safety, then after occupying Kalgoorlie and taking control of the gold mining area, the strength of the Red Alert troops had already been spread throughout Perth and even all of Australia through those white people who fled by train. Occupying Kalgoorlie means cutting off the railway line between the east and Western Australia, and now transportation between Perth and the east can only rely on airlines or sea transport. The Premier of Western Australia has repeatedly asked Canberra for help, but the Governor-General has not expressed whether he will send reinforcements to Western Australia. Instead, the big shots in Parliament have been arguing non-stop about where this rebel army came from? Only the Australian Federal Army Command ordered the remaining 18th Brigade of the 3rd and 6th Divisions stationed in Western Australia to be ready to retake Kalgoorlie at any time.

  "No matter whether they have figured out how your troops appeared here, Canberra just wants to use your hands to get rid of the Third Division. They think that Sir Nelson's Third Division played an inappropriate role in last year's Western Australian autonomy movement and has been loyal to the Western Australian government rather than the federal government. So, young man, you should thank the infighting within the Australian Federation, otherwise, you wouldn't have had so much preparation time. You know, Kalgoorlie is right on the railway line, and it won't take more than three days for the elite First Division of the Army to arrive from Melbourne." Lord Saunders spoke fluently, pointing out the reason why the Australian army had not taken action, but he absolutely refused to mention the cooperation matter that was previously agreed upon.

  "Crafty old fox!" Zhong Yi secretly defined the arrogant old man in front of him. This old guy had clearly seen the rise of the Red Alert troops and wanted to invest ahead of time, but was unwilling to take risks. Perhaps the thinking of the Anglo-Saxons at this period was still stuck in the days of the British Empire, although the Royal Navy had begun to lose its deterrent power globally, and in Asia, faced with the Japanese Navy's aggressive advances, it had even become a turtle. But an old British aristocrat like Sandartha would not believe that the Royal Navy could be defeated, and his initial support was due to concerns about Hebal's safety, later wanting to maintain good relations with both sides during wartime to protect the Smargon family's industries. Of course, Hebal, a military man, fully recognized the strength of the Red Alert troops and sincerely stayed in Kargul City, which Zhong Yi saw very clearly.

  "Viscount, according to our Chinese customs, I should call you Uncle, because, Herbert, we are brothers!" This opening remark excited Herbert who was standing aside, but Sandra remained expressionless. "Thank you and your Smolgan family for your help all along, but I think, you didn't come here today just to see Herbert, as he is free to return to Perth to visit you anytime."

  Facing the cunning Sandra, Zhong Yi's words became more Chinese-like, implicitly expressing that our side is not very dependent on cooperation with the Smogg family. It's a win-win situation, you make your own choice!

  "Young man, you are arrogant. Every man is like that when he's young! But you should know, the Australian Federal Army has even more elite troops. The one you defeated, oh Hans, that poor kid, his troop was just a second-line unit of the Federation. And those soldiers wearing strange uniforms, there were only a few hundred of them, weren't there?"

  "Twelve hundred and thirty-one men, not including baggage and engineer troops!" Hebert's chief of staff role was very competent.

  The old man looked at his son with a somewhat unexpected gaze, "Alright, there are over a thousand of you, but do you know how many people the Federal Army has? It's not just you who have tanks. The First Division in Sydney is equipped just like the mainland army. Do you have the confidence to defeat an enemy ten times your size and with no inferior equipment? Moreover, the Federation also has air force units."

  Zhong Yi didn't rush to answer, but instead turned his head, just as Hebal also sneaked a peek over, the two exchanged a glance and simultaneously smiled lightly. The old man still didn't understand military affairs, in this era, the British army's most advanced tank was the Cruiser series, with a weight of over ten tons and a 40mm small cannon, if they really clashed with the Type 59 tank... "Hebal, what do you think our armored regiment would achieve against the Australian army's current tanks? Oh, if those little things can be called tanks..."

  "N: 0. N represents the total number of tanks in the Australian army, which is also the number that was destroyed." Hebal replied without hesitation.

  Zhong Yi smiled slyly, but enraged the old tribal elder. Sandra shouted angrily: "Presumptuous!"

  Hebal shrunk his neck in fright, Zhong Yi stood up and patted Hebal who was scolded by his father. "Sandra tribe leader, I know no matter what I say now, you will think I'm bragging. There's an English proverb: Two birds in the forest are not as good as one bird in hand. We Chinese also have a saying: Facts speak louder than words. Let's talk about other things after we take down Pers, but there's one thing I can assure you, no matter what, I will cherish our friendship with the Smolgan family."

  Seeing Zhong Yiyu say so bluntly, Sandra also stopped being self-righteous. "I'm already old, the future of the Smorgon family still depends on Hebral. Since my son has chosen you, I will respect his choice. The Smorgon family will fully support your army. Whether it's a blessing or a disaster, Hebral will have to bear it!"

  Looking at Hebral's eyes which seemed a bit moist, Zhong Yi solemnly nodded, "Uncle Sandra, Hebral and I will be brothers for life! Of course, I have another request."

  The old clan leader was very satisfied with Zhong Yi's answer and nodded his head, "Do everything in one's power!"

  I didn't expect the old man to be a Chinese speaker, I wonder if he was in China during the invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance? Zhong Yi mentally slandered the old man a little and brought up the issue that everyone had been discussing for days but couldn't find a better solution: "We will soon launch an attack on Perth, and I hope that after we defeat the Australian army and occupy the city, Perth will still be stable!"

  "Please be assured, this is also what our Smollett family and other families in Perth most hope for."

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