Chapter 955: Unexpected Device

"Thank you for your great kindness, Your Highness."

Zhou Yi, Pan Chang and other generals all looked happy.

Zhao Xu nodded and asked them to clean up the battlefield and completely control Holland Town.

In the evening, Zhao Xu entered the town accompanied by Zhou Yi.

This is a quintessentially British town.

Most of the buildings in the town are wooden spire houses.

Occasionally one or two brick and stone houses can be seen, which are the residences of the town's officers and officials.

The entire town is twenty miles long and about fifteen miles wide.

Outside the town are flat grasslands, where cattle and sheep can be seen roaming, and some areas are plantations with wheat, soybeans and other crops.

But overall, the main industry in Holland Town is animal husbandry, which is consistent with what he knows.

After all, the interior of the Australian continent is arid, and only the humid coastal areas have vast grasslands.

"Your Highness, the grassland here is really endless. I wonder how it compares with the grassland in Beidi?" From the north end of the town to the south end.

Zhou Yi observed with a telescope for a while and sighed.

Zhao Xu smiled and said to Zhou Yi, "It can only be said that a small witch is a big witch."

The Australian continent covers an area of ​​nearly 8 million square kilometers, of which the livestock area accounts for one-third.

One can imagine the potential of its livestock industry.

Zhou Yi was shocked when he heard this, "Your Highness, you mean the pasture is much bigger than Beidi's?"

"That's right, otherwise why do you think this king attaches so much importance to this place." Zhao Xu smiled softly.

Zhou Yi grinned, "If that's the case, wouldn't all the soldiers have their own pasture this time?"

"Of course." Zhao Xu gave Zhou Yi a definite answer.

Then he joked: "Regarding this reward based on merit, I have a suggestion. It is better to reward the soldiers with time."

"Time?" Zhou Yi was confused.

Zhao Xu gestured to a nearby stable, "Take your pocket watch and tell the soldiers to gallop. Give them as much pasture as they can run out."

Zhou Yi suddenly came to his senses, "Hahaha, this is a great idea. No one should complain when the time comes. They all came out on their own anyway."

"When we capture the entire Australian continent, we will implement this." Zhao Xu patted Zhou Yi on the shoulder, deliberately irritating him.

Zhou Yi felt like a cat scratching his head. He wanted to stop immediately and lead his troops to continue southward, so he said, "Your Highness, since the town of Hedland has been taken, just leave two to three thousand soldiers to detain the prisoners. The remaining people can keep going."

"Yes, we are not tired at all and can continue to fight."

"This is just a small battle, let's have a big one."

"..."

The generals followed the two men, and their conversation naturally fell into their ears.

They all became impatient.

"In that case, let's rest for three days before heading to the next colonial area?" This is what Zhao Xu wants.

There is no doubt that his commitment is like giving the Marines a stimulant.

"One day is enough. Not to mention the generals, if His Highness's words spread, the soldiers will not be able to bear it. Who can hold it back?" Pan Chang shouted.

When everyone heard this, they burst into laughter.

"In that case, the next target is Adlan." Zhao Xu said.

He naturally wanted to end the war on the Australian continent as soon as possible.

In the war with the Western-Turkish Allied Forces, this was not the main battlefield.

After agreeing on the matter, the generals returned.

The news of the horse racing spread quickly among the soldiers, making everyone's fatigue disappear instantly.

The only obsession in my mind is to capture the Australian continent.

At the same time, Chang Pan was also ordering the soldiers to number the prisoners and townspeople.

The shackles formerly reserved for prisoners were also used on the townspeople.

To the soldiers, there was no difference whether they were prisoners or townspeople. From now on, their status would only be slaves.

Take a day off.

The Marines left two thousand soldiers to guard Hedlund, and the fleet set off again.

This time, they will start the final war.

Since the Adelaide Territory and the New South Wales Territory were adjacent to each other, they actually only had to attack one place.

"I hope Gong Ying can conquer the Queensland Territory when we arrive there."

This time, the fleet traveled eastward, passing through the Territory of Queensland, instead of detouring northward to the southeastern corner of the Australian continent.

Because it takes more than 5,000 kilometers to sail northward from Hedlund, and only more than 4,000 kilometers to reach the southeast corner eastward.

This is the difference between a ten-day sea journey and an eight-day sea journey.

Again, Queensland is at the midway point of the route.

You can get a supply here.

In this way, New South Wales can be reached after another four days of sailing.

At the same time, by joining up with Gong Ying, they had concentrated their forces, making it easier to launch a fatal blow.

…

at the same time.

Port of Morz.

Gong Ying looked at the Marines getting off the troop carrier with a relaxed expression.

Like the strategy of the Western Front Fleet, they also adopted a three-jump strategy.

It means establishing a supply point, transporting all the marines there, and then establishing the next supply point.

However, since they set out from Yizhou, there were sufficient troop transport ships.

So five days ago, they arrived in Morz with the first batch of 12,000 marines.

Afterwards, the troopship returned and brought the second batch of soldiers from Morro Island.

"It's time to launch an attack on Queensland." All marines were in place, and Gong Ying was in high spirits.

At this moment, a general from the troop transport ship came towards him with two soldiers.

The soldiers were carrying a box.

After saluting Gong Ying, the general said, "General, these are flares sent from Yizhou to Moro Island, about thirty boxes."

"Flares?" Gong Ying was stunned. He had never heard of this thing.

"And this." The general thought of something, took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Gong Ying.

After reading the letter, Gong Ying suddenly realized.

He figured out the usage and function of flares.

He also understood that this was the military supplies sent by the Military Department as soon as possible after the successful verification.

Because they set off late, this batch of supplies could be delivered to the second supply point.

However, the fleet where the King of Yan was located set off early, so it was hard to say whether this batch of supplies could be received in time.

"But even if there were no flares, with your wisdom, it would only take some time at most." Gong Ying muttered.

Then he looked at the box, and his mind turned rapidly.

As if thinking of something, his mouth was full of evil smile.

However, in order to truly experience the flare, he decided to use one at night before making a final decision.

Wait until night falls.

Gong Ying asked people to open the wooden box and take out something like a stick from the box.

This stick is made of steel and is a little heavy.

There is also a gunpowder twist on the top of the stick.

According to the method in the letter, he asked the soldiers to bury the stick diagonally in the pit and ignite the gunpowder twist.