Chapter 146
On the viewing platform
The commander of the Dragon Cavalry Guard, Nan Huaiyu (the head of the Hongmen Zhengtang Hall was transferred), the deputy commander Li Baihu (the directed by the directed guard), and the deputy commander Liu Ahu (the former Tiger Cavalry Guard was transferred), the three of them knelt on one knee, lowering their heads and stroking their chests with respect.
The symphony sounds at this time have stopped, and the silence is silent under the gaze of the crowd.
Li Fushou pulled out the shiny sword from his waist, placed it gently on Nan Huaiyu's shoulder, and said solemnly;
"Above God has given me the mission, and the honorable Queen Victoria has given me the honor of the Earl of Queensland. Here I enthrone Nan Huaiyu as my guardian knight, remember to uphold the oath of loyalty, keep the oath of the knight, treat the world with humility, glorify sacrifice and dedication, guard the virtues of the knights, and become the guardian of the Red River Valley."
The sword patted Nan Huaiyu's shoulder three times, and Nan Huaiyu swore excitedly;
"The red sun rises, sweeping away the darkness, and the Red River Valley rises in the hot land of Queensland. As the Earl, I guard the Knights, and I vow to start watching from now on and stop until death.
I will remember my oath with all my loyalty, and live and die here.
I am the sword guarding the Red River Valley, the sentinel of the ranch, resisting the barriers of cold, piercing the dark light, awakening the horns of the sleeper, and guarding the Earl's shield.
I offer my life and glory to you, today, day and night until my life ends.”
The powerful oath won applause. In the solemn atmosphere, Li Fushou presented him with a sword, the Dragon Cavalry Commander's Title and the Guardian Knight Badge.
Following immediately
Li Fushou conferred the title of Hu Li Baihu as the guardian knight, appointed him as the deputy commander of the Dragon Cavalry Guard, and also the battalion commander of the Dragon Cavalry Guard, and awarded swords, deputy commander of the Dragon Cavalry Guard and the badge of the guardian knight.
Liu Ahu was named the guardian knight, appointed as the deputy commander of the Dragon Cavalry Guard, and also the battalion commander of the Dragon Cavalry Guard. He also awarded the sword, the deputy commander of the Dragon Cavalry Guard and the badge of the guardian knight.
After the enthronement of these three people, a grand flag-raising ceremony was held for the Dragon Cavalry Guard, and the flag was solemnly awarded to Nan Huaiyu and the other three.
Nan Huaiyu and three other guardian knights rode in front of the army with big flags in their arms, and fluttered in the wind, causing the officers and soldiers to shout in unison;
"The Dragon Cavalry Guard...loyal, mighty, invincible, invincible, invincible, invincible, and invincible..."
The neat slogans resounded throughout the square, setting off a small climax again, attracting the unanimous cheers of the onlookers, and desperately waving the small colorful flags in their hands, as lively as the festival.
After that, Li Fushou successively conferred titles to other officers, and was given ranks, swords and guardian knight badges.
Since the main officers were rotated this time, most of the officers of each cavalry guard left their original team, which was to avoid the bad habits of soldiers as generals, and to form a good rotational officer transfer system from the beginning.
All officers and soldiers only need to be loyal to one lord, that is, the noble Earl of Queensland, Lord Li Fushou,
Schwartz Kopf was appointed as the commander of the Tiger Cavalry Guard, Fritz was appointed as the deputy commander, and the battalion commander of the front battalion of the Tiger Cavalry Guard, and Li Siyi was appointed as the deputy commander and the battalion commander of the rear battalion of the Tiger Cavalry Guard.
Zhou Dahui was appointed as the commander of the Leopard Cavalry Guard, Huo Xiaohu was the deputy commander, and the battalion commander of the Front Battalion of the Leopard Cavalry Guard, Li Siyuan was the deputy commander, and the battalion commander of the Back Battalion of the Leopard Cavalry Guard.
Yuchi Shouzhuo was appointed as the commander of the Wolf Cavalry Guard, Liu Along was appointed as the deputy commander, the battalion commander of the Wolf Cavalry Guard, Koch was appointed as the deputy commander, and the battalion commander of the rear battalion of the Wolf Cavalry Guard.
Former German Lieutenant Colonel Conrad Adenauer served as chief of staff, and other personnel had their own appointments, taking care of subtle checks and balances of power.
In addition to enthroning a total of 24 officers at all levels as guardian knights, Li Fushou, in the name of the Earl of Queensland, also enthroned the captain of the Coast Guard Geng Baogui, deputy captain Zhu Qingxi, Wu Gang and other six top students who graduated from the Manchester Naval School in the United Kingdom as guardian knights and awarded medal badges.
In addition, six officers including Fu Peng, Hu Tiesheng, Lei Xiao were also appointed as guardian knights and awarded medals and badges.
So far, a total of 36 guardian knights were enthroned. Although the ceremony was simplified as much as possible, nearly an hour had passed.
According to the customs of European aristocrats
As a member of the higher nobles, the Count has at least 30 knights under his command. As a military noble who maintains the rule of the territory, this is only the lower limit.
The power of the king is the king, the marquis, the corpses, the sons, and the man is the king's power. No nobles shall infringe on it, otherwise they will be regarded as a crime and will be severely punished.
As the new Earl of Queensland, Li Fushou has the right to enthrone a knight. If the Earl has no knight under him and only one barely, that would be too unreasonable. In the upper class, people would be ridiculed.
It was precisely this opportunity that he appointed a group of trusted subordinates as guardian knight nobles, and gradually created a noble group closely surrounding the core of the Earl of Queensland.
Li Fushou led a group of officers at all levels wearing medals and badges to walk down the viewing platform, and rode a white horse to inspect the troops. Every time he passed by a battalion, he would ask loudly, "What is your oath?"
"Loyalty, bravery, and defend the Red River Valley to the death." The soldiers answered in unison.
Li Fushou nodded with satisfaction and continued to ride his horse forward; "What is your oath?"
"Sacrifice, dedicate, and defend the honor of soldiers to the death." The soldiers answered in unison.
The sound shook all over the world and united as one.
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After some review
The main officers of the four cavalry guards of Dragon, Tiger, Leopard, Wolf all returned to their team. Li Fushou led the remaining officers to the reviewing stand on horseback, turned over and dismounted, and then strode to the reviewing stand.
At this time, the officers in the team issued orders one after another;
"The Dragon Cavalry Front Camp obeys the orders and all of them get on the horse."
"The tiger cavalry guards follow the orders and all of them get on the horse."
"The front camp of the Leopard Cavalry Obedience and all of them were on the horse."
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The cavalrymen stepped on the war horses in an orderly manner, controlled the war horses to march in an orderly manner, and passed the reviewing stand in turn.
The first person to be inspected was the cavalry array of the Dragon Cavalry Front Battalion. The Dragon Cavalry Commander Nan Huaiyu, the commander of the Dragon Cavalry, and the deputy commander and former battalion commander Li Baihu, rode his horse and followed the flag guards holding high battle flags, and shouted orders when passing the reviewing stand;
"Draw the sword, marching, look to the right..."
In an instant
The cavalry in the array pulled out shiny sabers in unison, with the blades as sharp as forests, densely packed, contrasting with the sunlight.
The cavalry raised their right sword in front of them, and the saber was standing in front of their eyes and punched them. They turned right and looked up at the Lord of the Red River Valley on the reviewing stand. Lord Li Fushou, Earl of Queensland, was wearing military uniforms, and his eyes were filled with a look of fanatical worship.
Li Fushou stood on the high reviewing stand, saluted a solemnly, and said through the loudspeaker in front of the stage, "Soldiers, please follow my guidance."
"Loyalty, bravery, and not afraid of hardships."
"Honor, discipline, is regarded as life."
"Sacrifice, dedicate, face it calmly."
"Responsibility, honesty, military example."
Teams of neatly arranged cavalry marching salutes passed through the reviewing stand, responding loudly and neatly to the eight virtues of soldiers, holding the sword in his hand made a loud oath, and lined up through the reviewing stand.
How could this scene not make people excited? The onlookers cheered in unison, shouting hoarsely, pushing the atmosphere of the military ceremony to the climax.
The rows of majestic and mighty queues demonstrate the powerful military appearance of the Red River Valley and are also the confidence of all ordinary people. Whether they are Chinese, Irish or native white people, they are also subjects under the rule of Lord Earl.
After the military parade
All soldiers of the Four Horse Guards were dispatched, either north, south, by train or ship, to respond to the call of the Lord Earl of Queensland, and launched a large-scale "major cleaning and security operation".
The scope of the operation ranges from the coastal area of the Great Barrier Reef at the northernmost end of Queensland, to the Consby Plateau on the north bank of Sydney, and to the west, reaching more than 800 miles of Gobi desert area, carrying out a four-month large-scale security operation on this vast land.
The purpose of the operation is to eliminate refugees and bandits, sort out blind spots in urban and rural security, use war instead to train, clean up local public security, and severely crack down on the rampant horse bandits and bandits in northern Queensland to deter those who are ready to move ranchers and cowboys.
The soldiers who set out on the expedition will receive full support from local militia organizations, and a large number of militia familiar with the local situation will be dispatched to participate in the public security encirclement and suppression war, and conduct a dragnet-style sorting in the entire area, leaving the horse bandits and bandits nowhere to escape.
This major military operation is a powerful measure for Li Fushou to crack down on criminal activities and escort the stable development of the economy.
This is the latest military move after the economic layout is implemented, trying to clean up the entire Queensland and southern New South Wales, so it is called the "Super Cleaning Operation".
Queensland is located in the northeast of the Australian continent, bordering the Pacific Ocean to the east, connecting to South Australia to the west, New South Wales to the south, and Carpentalia Bay to the north.
The total area is 1.7272 million square kilometers, accounting for about 22.4% of the area of mainland Australia, making it the second largest autonomous prefecture in Australia.
The Red River Valley Ranch occupies about 70,000 square kilometers of large land in Queensland, less than 4% of the state's area, and is just a small point on the map.
If you use a vivid metaphor to compare the entire Queensland to a large iron pot, the Red River Valley Ranch is located at the bottom of the pot, while Brisbane and Red River Valley Twins are also located at the bottom of the pot, and it will reach the New South Wales border more than 60 miles south.
To the north of the Red River Valley Ranch, the coastal areas of Queensland have endless pastures and mountains. Entering the western inland are the Gobi and desert areas, with an extremely vast area.
On this vast land, there are thousands of large and small pastures, and there are more than twenty small towns, with a small population of hundreds and a large population of thousands. However, no city with a population of more than 10,000 people, and its main economic income comes from wool and large livestock transactions.
This area is a region with weak control and influence on the Red River Valley, with a vast land and sparse population, and a strong folk custom. It is also a key area for this security war.
For this purpose, the Red River Valley has invested three cavalry guards, tiger, leopard and wolf, with a total of 3,603 soldiers, and armed militias of no less than this number. It is planned to conduct a net-type sorting from the coastal areas to the inland to deter illegal acts by force.
Anyone who resists, disobeys the inspection orders, gathers a group to resist, attacks and swears the law enforcement officers, and tries to escape, and will be shot dead immediately.
Chapter completed!