Chapter 952: Unexpected Instrument

"Thank you for your immense grace, Your Highness."

Zhou Yi, Pan Zhang, and the other generals all wore expressions of joy.

Zhao Xu nodded and let them clear the battlefield and take complete control of Helande Zhen.

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

This was a small town in a typical Britain style.

Most of the buildings in the town were wooden houses with pointed roofs.

Occasionally, one or two brick and stone houses could be seen; these were the residences of the town's officers and officials.

The entire town was about twenty li long and fifteen li wide.

On the outskirts of the town were flat Grassland, where cattle and sheep could be seen wandering, as well as some areas that were plantations with crops like wheat and soybeans.

However, on the whole, the main industry of Helande Zhen was still animal husbandry, which was consistent with what he understood.

After all, the interior of the Australia continent was arid, and only the humid coastal areas had vast expanses of Grassland.

"Your Highness, the Grassland here truly seems to have no end in sight. I wonder how it compares to the pastures of the Northern Di?" they said, having come from the north end of the town to the south end.

Zhou Yi held a Telescope and observed for a while, sighing with emotion.

Zhao Xu smiled and said to Zhou Yi, "It can only be described as a small witch in the presence of a great one."

The area of the Australia continent was nearly eight million square kilometers, and the pastoral area accounted for one-third of it.

One could imagine how great the potential of its animal husbandry was.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi could not help but be startled, "Does Your Highness mean it is much larger than the pastures of the Northern Di?"

"That is correct, otherwise why do you think this King values this place so much?" Zhao Xu smiled lightly.

Zhou Yi grinned and laughed, "If that is the case, wouldn't the soldiers all be able to have their own pastures this time?"

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

Then he teased, "Regarding the rewarding of merit this time, this King has a proposal: why not reward the soldiers with time?"

"Time?" Zhou Yi was completely confused.

Zhao Xu gestured toward a stable nearby, "Take a Pocket Watch to keep time, let the soldiers ride their horses at full gallop; however much Grassland they can cover, that is how much Grassland they shall be given."

Zhou Yi immediately caught on, "Hahaha, this idea is brilliant! No one will have any complaints then, since it was all covered by their own riding anyway."

"Once we have taken the entire Australia continent, we will execute it this way." Zhao Xu patted Zhou Yi on the shoulder, deliberately provoking him.

Zhou Yi felt as if a cat were scratching at his heart; he wished he could immediately ride without stopping and lead the troops to continue south, so he said, "Your Highness, since Helande Zhen has been taken, leaving two or three thousand soldiers to guard the prisoners will suffice; the rest can continue to advance."

"That's right, we aren't tired at all and can keep fighting."

"This was just a small battle; let's have a big one."

"..."

The generals had been following behind the two, and their conversation naturally fell into their ears.

They, too, grew impatient one by one.

"Since that is the case, shall we rest for three days and then head to the next colonial area?" This was the effect Zhao Xu wanted.

Without a doubt, his promise acted like a stimulant for the Marine Corps.

"One day is enough! Never mind the generals; once Your Highness's words are spread, the soldiers won't be able to stand it either—who could hold back?" Pan Zhang shouted.

Everyone burst into loud laughter upon hearing this.

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

Naturally, he wanted to end the war on the Australia continent as soon as possible.

In the war against the Western Lands Allied Forces, this was not the main battlefield.

Having settled this matter, the generals returned.

The news of "running horses to claim land" spread rapidly among the soldiers, causing the exhaustion of every one of them to dissipate instantly.

Their minds were filled only with the obsession of taking the Australia continent.

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

The shackles previously used exclusively for prisoners were now also used on the townspeople.

To the soldiers, there was no difference between prisoners and townspeople; from now on, their status would simply be that of slaves.

They rested for one day.

The Marine Corps left two thousand soldiers to garrison Hedland, and the fleet set sail again.

This time, they would launch the final war.

Because the Adelan Territory and the New South Wales Territory were adjacent, they were effectively only attacking one place.

"I hope that by the time we arrive at the Queensland Territory, Gong Ying will have already conquered it."

This time, the fleet headed east, passing through the Queensland Territory instead of detouring north to reach the southeast corner of the Australia continent.

This was because detouring north from Hedland required sailing more than five thousand kilometers, while heading east to reach the southeast corner required only a little over four thousand kilometers.

This was the difference between a ten-day voyage and an eight-day voyage.

Furthermore, Queensland was at the midpoint of the route.

They could obtain a resupply there.

Thus, after another four days of sailing, they would be able to reach New South Wales.

At the same time, by joining forces with Gong Ying, they would effectively be concentrating their troops, making it easier to launch a fatal blow.

Meanwhile.

Port Moresby.

Gong Ying watched the Marine Corps soldiers disembarking from the Troop Transport Ship with a relaxed expression.

Just like the strategy of the Western Fleet, they also adopted a three-jump strategy.

That is, establishing a supply point, transporting all the marines over, and then establishing the next supply point.

However, because they set out from Yizhou, the number of Troop Transport Ships was sufficient.

Therefore, five days ago, they arrived at Morz with the first batch, totaling twelve thousand marines.

Afterward, the Troop Transport Ships returned to transport the second batch of soldiers from Moro Island.

"It is time to launch an attack on Queensland." With all the marines in place, Gong Ying was in high spirits.

Just then, a general from a Troop Transport Ship walked toward him with two soldiers.

The soldiers were carrying a crate.

After giving a military salute to Gong Ying, the general said, "General, these are the Illumination Flares sent from Yizhou to Moro Island; there are about thirty crates."

"Illumination Flares?" Gong Ying was stunned for a moment; he had never heard of this thing before.

"There is also this." Remembering something, the general took a letter out from his bosom and handed it to Gong Ying.

After reading the letter, Gong Ying suddenly understood.

He grasped the usage and function of the Illumination Flares.

He also understood that this was military materiel sent over immediately after the Weaponry Bureau successfully verified it.

Because they had departed late, this batch of supplies was able to be delivered to the second supply point.

It was just that since the fleet where Yan Wang was located had departed early, it was hard to say whether they would receive this batch of supplies in time.

"But even without Illumination Flares, with His Highness's brilliance, it would at most just take a bit more time," Gong Ying muttered.

Then he looked at the crate, his mind spinning rapidly.

Seeming to have thought of something, his mouth was full of a mischievous grin.

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

When night fell.

Gong Ying ordered someone to open the wooden crate and took out a stick-like object from inside.

This stick had a steel shell and was slightly heavy.

At the top of the stick was a Gunpowder fuse.

Following the method in the letter, he had a soldier bury the stick at an angle in a dirt pit and light the Gunpowder fuse.

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