Although lobbying Jack failed, Timothy was not in a hurry to return to Perth. Timothy wanted to stay in Port Hedland for a few more days to see how many cards Jack had in his hand.
To be fair, the terrain in Port Hedland is pretty good.
The terrain of Port Hedland is long and narrow, divided into two parts: the outer harbor and the inner harbor. The outer harbor is a huge harbor, with about thirty square kilometers of water. The entrance to the harbor is narrow, and the narrowest part is only less than
Two kilometers away, it is really a good place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
The inner harbor of Port Hedland is on the north shore of a narrow harbor. It is said to be narrow only compared to the vastness of the outer harbor. In fact, the inner harbor of Port Hedland has four piers, three of which are
The water depth is more than 16 meters, and it can dock battleships or aircraft carriers.
Of course, there are no behemoths like battleships and aircraft carriers in Port Hedland now. There are only three guard gunboats in the entire Port Hedland, and their combined tonnage is less than a thousand tons. There are no
The ability to fight at sea is almost non-existent.
Compared with the weak navy, it has a powerful army.
If Jack mobilizes all the military forces at hand, he can probably gather more than 50,000 troops in a short period of time. These troops have all undergone basic military training. There are about 12,000 of them, which is the strength of a division. Port Hedland
A standing army, which is why Jack dares to confront the Pas City Government head-on.
Starting the next day, Timothy finally met the legendary Port Hedland National Guard.
It must be said that this is a force with strong combat effectiveness.
What Timothy saw was probably a battalion, with about a thousand people. This unit was equipped with a full set of British equipment. Their rifles were the Enfields most commonly used by the Commonwealth forces, but they were the latest models. The Australian National Guard
The machine gun is the Lewis machine gun that became famous in the World War, and there are also a considerable number of French 75mm infantry cannons.
Although no tanks were found that showed great power in the world war, the fact that the troops in Port Hedland had such equipment already made Timothy feel a bitter taste in his mouth.
When Timothy saw this unit, it looked like it had just gone through a long march. The soldiers looked a little disgraced, but their mental state was unexpectedly good.
Before entering the city of Port Hedland, the troops tidied up their appearance, and their invincible and fierce aura immediately emerged, which surprised Timothy even more.
It seemed that this was not a temporary force. The Anzacs must have had this momentum when they just returned from the European battlefield. Timothy couldn't help but ask Jack questions.
When the Anzac Corps returned from the European battlefield two years ago, Timothy was already a councilor in the Pas City Government. At that time, Timothy participated in the activities to welcome the return of the expeditionary force and saw what it was like for the army to actually go to the battlefield.
That really impressed Timothy.
Of course not, these were troops hired from Annan. Their predecessors were the French Foreign Legion and they also participated in the World War. Jack did not hide anything and directly revealed the truth to Timothy.
During the World War, France recruited about six divisions of Foreign Legion troops in Annan. After the World War, all these troops returned to Annan. Bastian, the then Governor of French Indochina, only left one division, and the rest were all
lay off.
A large part of those demobilized troops went to Lanfang. The people in Port Hedland now actually came to Port Hedland from Lanfang.
Annamite French Foreign Legion How is this possible? Timothy really didn't want to believe it.
Timothy has read the battle reports during the World War and knows something about the French Foreign Legion and the Commonwealth ANZAC. In order to boost morale, the British media reports more about the ANZAC and evaluates the ANZAC. Also better than the French Foreign Legion.
But if we look at the results, the performance of the ANZAC is actually not as good as that of the French Foreign Legion.
What's more, since the Anzacs returned to Australia, they have all been demobilized and have never conducted military training. However, the troops in front of them never seem to relax. It seems like they are really making a decision.
Everything is possible. I still have 50,000 troops like this, 10,000 of them are Lanfang people, pure Lanfang people. Can you imagine that Lanfang actually dismissed their foreign legion? I didn’t even have to pay much. With his strength, he successfully recruited a division of Lanfang people. This was a real foreign legion, with stronger combat effectiveness than the Annan people. Jack continued to add fuel to the fire.
If Lan Fang dared to intervene in this matter, the Australian government would protest, and Britain would not sit idly by. Timothy did not show weakness and pinned his hopes on the intervention of the sovereign country.
Whatever they want, it would be better if Australia breaks out a war with Lan Fang now. In that case, maybe I can stop paying any damn taxes without having to waste a single bullet. Jack behaved very casually, and even more so when talking about Lan Fang. There is no taboo, which makes Timothy even more unclear about the truth and the truth, and dare not make rash judgments.
The entire urban area of Port Hedland is divided into two parts. One is the port area composed of various simple houses, and the other is a residential area with complete planning and complete facilities. Jack has really invested a lot in Port Hedland. The residential area not only has wide roads and complete living facilities, but even street lights, which are rare in this era, have been installed. From the perspective of urban construction, Port Hedland is not as bad as Port Hedland, or even worse than any other city in this era.
It was in the afternoon, and the residents had not yet realized that the war was coming. They had just had lunch. Some were resting at home, some were walking on the streets, and more people were working in a hurry. The whole city looked busy. order, full of vitality.
Look at all this. If a war breaks out, all this may be destroyed. Is that what you want? Timothy hasn't given up yet.
Of course I don't want a war to break out. Every inch of the street here has my hard work. I basically know everyone here. Of course I don't want to let it all be destroyed by war. But just because we don't want a war doesn't mean that we Just be afraid of war. If those people in Pas impose war on us, we will return the same pain to them. This is all fair. Jack has no intention of being afraid. War is nothing new. It’s okay. It is said that wars have never stopped since the birth of mankind.
While talking, the army just now had entered the port area.
Under the command of the officer, the unit began to set up defensive positions in the outer harbor of Port Hedland. It was only then that Timothy discovered that there was an artillery position in the outer harbor of Port Hedland. This was simply Timothy was horrified.
It seems that you are well prepared. Timothy sighed as he looked at the troops who had entered the fort and were undergoing handover.
I have long said that I cannot sit still. Port Hedland is indeed a good place, and the Pilbara mining area does have endless wealth. No matter who wants to take it all, you can first prove that you have the ability.
If you don't have enough ability and want to swallow it by force, be careful and you may end up hurting your teeth. Jack is not without malicious intent.
If you take the sea route, Port Hedland is more than 1,800 kilometers away from Perth, and if you take the land route, it is impossible to get there.
There is no road connection between Port Hedland and Perth. If you go from Perth to Port Hedland by land, you probably won't be able to get there in a year.
With such a long distance, it is actually not very difficult for Port Hedland to defend itself.
Thinking about the distance between Port Hedland and Perth, Jack revealed more information to Timothy: It seems that you need to send a telegram to Mr. Speaker. If you want to attack Port Hedland, then
Please move quickly. I am currently contacting France and Lanfang to purchase submarines and aircraft. When these equipments arrive in Port Hedland, I am afraid that it will not be whether Mr. Speaker wants to attack Port Hedland, but whether I want to attack.
Passed.
To be honest, French submarines are not the most famous in the world. From a practical perspective, French submarines are not as good as German submarines. However, because Germany is not allowed to own military industries, French submarines are also a good choice.
Lanfang's aircraft are undoubtedly the best in the world. Whether it is a fighter jet or a bomber, Lanfang has the best aircraft in the world. If Jack has submarines and aircraft, he doesn't even need to have too many, so the war
The result will undoubtedly be in favor of Port Hedland.
It is impossible for the French and Lanfang people to buy it for you. It would be tantamount to declaring war on Britain. Timothy's face suddenly turned blue, and he no longer pretended to be calm.
Arms sales are an extremely sensitive issue all over the world, especially large weapons such as aircraft or submarines. If the French and Lanfang people sell these things to Jack, it is hard to say what the consequences will be.
Forget it, where do you think the weapons my troops are using now come from? These are weapons that have just been eliminated from the British Empire army. The British can sell these to me without any scruples. The French
And Lanfang people why can't Jack laugh.
What a bad deal
After the end of the world war, all countries were faced with the problem of excess military industry. In order to maintain a certain degree of military industry strength, the British, French, and even Americans knew that the weapons they produced were no longer marketable, so they still had to maintain a minimum level of production.
Workers operating machines are just like soldiers practicing shooting. If they don't touch their hands for three days, they will become strangers. If they don't touch their hands for a year, they may become strangers. Therefore, in order to ensure that work and production can be resumed at any time when needed, even those weapons that can only be produced can
Rust, production must continue.
Under this premise, it really doesn’t matter who the weapons accumulated more and more are sold to, as long as they can be sold. Even the British themselves do this, so don’t blame the French and Lanfang people for being unethical.
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After listening to Jack's words, Timothy really felt like crying. If the war between Perth and Port Hedland turns into a competition of who is richer and who can buy more advanced weapons to equip the troops, then
There is no need to compete, the winner can be decided now.
Perth, which is already in financial trouble, is definitely no match for Port Hedland, where you can sell a stone for money.
