Rise of Australia

Chapter 222 Actions in the Night
On April 1907, 4, it had been four days since the pirate raids took place.

After all, the incident cannot be concealed. Instead of allowing the people of the country to speculate, it is better to announce it directly and mobilize the unity and public anger of Australasians.

The news of two Australasian merchant ships being robbed by pirates was widely reported by the Victorian News and the Australasian Daily, which soon became a hot topic among most Australasians and successfully aroused public outrage , asking the government to send troops to deal with those pirates immediately and rescue captured Australasian citizens.

For the calm Australasia, such news is enough to stir up the entire country and nation.

The day after the news broke, Prime Minister Evan organized a public meeting and announced immediate action to protect the lives and property of Australasians.

At the same time, the royal family and Arthur also spoke out that they would do whatever it takes to protect the lives of the Australasians, and at the same time retaliate against all those who participated in the looting, and promised to dispatch the guards and navy.

The size of the Australasian navy is not worth mentioning compared to other great powers, but it is definitely second to none in Oceania and Southeast Asia.

Deploying the guards and navy to destroy the pirates was the strongest guarantee Arthur could give.

Even if the pirates have the support of other countries, they are absolutely impossible to be the opponents of Australasia.

The decisive response of the government, the royal family, and Arthur made the anger of the Australasians dissipate a lot, but they paid more attention to the piracy incident.

Whether it is the government, the royal family or Arthur and the Australasians, they are all waiting for the outcome of the piracy incident.

If the looted Australasians can be rescued, it will prove that what Arthur said about protecting the lives and property of citizens is true, and that they will really use national power to do so.

If the lives of those Australasians suffer serious losses, even if the government dispatches a large number of troops, it will seriously damage the reputation of the royal family and the government.

Minister Kent also understood the seriousness of the matter. After obtaining detailed information on the pirates' camps, he immediately led the fleet and army to the area where the pirates might exist.

The place where the pirates were stationed was located in the southern part of the Suvira West Sea and the northern part of the Makassar Strait, just in the eastern part of the Kutai Sultanate controlled by the British East India, and the western part of the Bronmongondo Kingdom.

Because it is at the junction of the two seas, and the two sides belong to different indigenous forces, the islands in this area are also prone to breed some rebel forces.

The indigenous forces on both sides were unable to manage it, and the Dutch East Indies did not have the energy to explore these small islands at the junction of the two sides of the strait, which made these places the choice of pirates.

Going west along the Bolang Mongondo Kingdom, a few hours later it was close to the Kutai Sultanate in Borneo.

Of course, the purpose of the fleet is not the Kutai Sultanate, but several small islands on the eastern coast of the Kutai Sultanate.

There is a small protruding peninsula on the eastern coast of the Kutai Sultanate, which forms a small bay of Hui. In the bay of Huihui, several large and small islands form a small archipelago.

Those pirate forces are usually stationed in these islands, and when the harvest is good, they are simple fishermen.But if the harvest is not good, they are a pirate gang that can kill people.

Because it is not clear where the captured Australasians are, Minister Kent dare not act without authorization to avoid unnecessary casualties.

In order to prevent the Bolang Mongondo Kingdom from reporting these pirates, Minister Kent ordered the army to destroy all the princes and nobles of the Bolang Mongondo Kingdom, and destroyed all their fishing boats and small boats.

Minister Kent can't control the life and death of those aboriginal fishermen, but if one Australasian is killed or injured, not to mention Minister Kent, even Arthur's prestige will suffer a certain loss.

Of course, just in case, Minister Kent ordered the navy to form a long and narrow encirclement line, preventing any ships from approaching Huiwan.

"Everyone, let's talk about it! The location of the pirates has been determined, so we are still not sure where the captured people are." Before starting the operation, Minister Kent called together all the army and navy commanders and organized a group A small meeting.

"These small islands should be impossible, Mr. Minister." A navy captain said: "This kind of island is too small, and it must not accommodate many people. This also means that these small islands should be those small islands. Pirate gangs, they should not have the guts to rob our merchant ships."

Although the merchant ships in Australasia are not equipped with any guards, Australasia can't help guns. No matter how the merchant ships travel, someone will carry a gun for defense.

This kind of pirate gang established by indigenous people in Southeast Asia, most of their weapons are cold weapons and earthen guns hundreds of years ago.

If you want to successfully rob a merchant ship, at least dozens of pirates must surround the merchant ship, otherwise the guns on the merchant ship are enough for them to drink a pot.

Minister Kent nodded, looked at the largest island in Huiwan, and ordered: "The guards sneaked into the island tonight to find the whereabouts of the captured Australasians. Once found, your task It is to protect the safety of these people and avoid any casualties."

"Of course, Mr. Minister!" The commander of the guard division nodded calmly without any doubt or hesitation.

"After you find our citizens, you can shoot freely. After we hear your gunshots, we will immediately land on all the islands. None of these pirates will be left behind. I don't want to see any survivors on these islands." "Minister Kent nodded in satisfaction and continued.

Minister Kent is concerned only with the safety of the citizens of Australasia on the islands.If their safety can be guaranteed, then it is time for the Australasian army to launch an offensive.

Now is also the time to test the training effect of the army since the last expansion of the army. This time Minister Kent not only led a guard, but also led the third division of the national defense with more than 1000 people.

At around 11 o'clock in the evening, a group of guard soldiers took advantage of the darkness and quietly approached the coast of the island in a small sailboat.

The pirates' defense was very lax, and because the Guards soldiers did not use any light source, they were not discovered by the pirates.

After quietly boarding the island, the Guards soldiers discovered that there were basically no defense forces on the coast of the island.

But it's normal to think about it. These aborigines who have just become pirates again, coupled with their superior geographical location, and many small islands outside for defense, it is normal for the aborigines to not set up defenses.

The guard soldiers landed on the back of the island, which is closer to Borneo and less likely to be discovered by pirates on the island.

All the way quietly approaching the inner side of the island, the Guards soldiers did not find anyone, which also surprised the soldiers.

But surprises are surprises, and there is no shortage of caution.The soldiers carefully approached the inner side of the island, while carefully watching the direction of possible people.

Facts have proved that the soldiers' caution is a little too much.All the way to the fishing village where the pirates were, the soldiers didn't find any sentry post or patrol post.

After arriving at the fishing village, the soldiers discovered that all the aborigines had gathered in the fishing village to celebrate, and more than a dozen Australasians were tied up next to them.

It can be seen from the degree of celebration and the food consumed by the indigenous people that they are very excited at this moment.

In fact, it is also understandable.These aborigines who were in famine suddenly received hundreds of tons of grain from two merchant ships, as well as various vegetables and meat, enough for them to eat for several years without any worries.

"Platoon leader, what should we do?" the Guards soldier asked cautiously.

Right now, almost all the pirates are gathered in the fishing village, and the captured Australasians are not far away.

This makes the situation a bit tricky. The soldiers must kill all enemies with weapons so that these captured people will not suffer casualties.

The platoon leader of the guards carefully observed the situation in the fishing village, and found that there were not many aborigines holding earthen guns, only a dozen or so at most.

Coupled with the aborigines who were close to the captured Australasians, the soldiers only needed to deal with less than [-] people, and they could basically guarantee that the Australasians would not suffer casualties.

"Each person is assigned a target. Even if they can't achieve a one-hit kill, the target must be incapacitated. The first, second, and third squads divide their targets according to the classification of the fire, holding a musket, and approaching the hostages. Remember. , if the first shot does not hit the target, immediately fire a second shot and get close to our citizens." The platoon leader ordered.

The Lee Enfield rifle equipped by the Australasian army is currently the fastest-firing rifle of all the rifles in the world.

This also allows Australasian soldiers to quickly rotate and pull the bolt after firing the first bullet to achieve multiple shots.

Of course, just in case, the platoon leader of the Guards still ordered the soldiers to quickly approach the hostages in Australasia if they missed the first shot, and use their own lives to protect the safety of the hostages.

This is the degree of loyalty of the guards. In order to complete all the tasks assigned by Arthur, they can dedicate their lives without hesitation.

After determining their respective tasks, the soldiers adjusted their weapons one by one, loaded them, and began to aim carefully according to the targets assigned to them by their respective squad leaders.

"Everyone, shoot as soon as you hear my gunshot. After the second shot, you must be close to all hostages, understand?" the platoon leader asked again before starting the operation.

"Understood!" All the soldiers responded in low voices.

　The first update of [-] words, please support!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)