Kamloops, at the confluence of the North and South Thomson Rivers, was a prosperous fur trading center.
Compared with other desolate places in British Columbia, Canada, this place is very popular and has formed a large town with a permanent population of about 4,000 people.
The terrain near Kamloops is diverse. In addition to hundreds of lakes, there are large areas of dry forest, savannah hills and grasslands, and there are many wild animals.
The small mine occupied by Liu Zhenming belongs to the area radiated by Kamloops, and all the daily necessities in the mine are purchased from here.
That afternoon, as the train slowly entered the town, the whole of Kamloops began to boil, because an army came down, and it was a group of troops with low morale and many wounded.
The residents of the small town gathered around, screaming and talking one after another.
"Oh God! What happened to them? Are we at war with the Americans?"
"There are also cavalry and RCMP. It's been a long time since we've seen such a big movement from the federal government."
"It can't be that!"
"Which thing?"
“A Chinese thing!”
"How is this possible? How many people are there in total among those rioting Chinese? And how can those pigs be our opponents?"
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Listening to the discussion of these residents, the Canadian soldiers who got off the train hung their heads in shame. No one talked or answered the townspeople's replies. The whole team looked lost.
The last person to get off the train was Drunni, whose eyes were dull. He had his lips tightly closed and his feet were weak. He was almost helped out of the train!
After Drunny and his men escaped back to the railway line, the military train returned the hostages to Calgary and returned to their original location to await news of their victory.
Unexpectedly, there was no news of victory, only a defeated army. After everyone discussed it, they headed to the nearest town without any objections.
Kamloops Mayor Bill Rudolph and Town Police Chief James Clayton, along with the town police, rushed over upon hearing the news and were shocked to see this situation.
Shortly after arriving, I asked about the others. Mayor Rudolf quickly asked people to carry the wounded to the small town hospital.
Soon, the small hospital was filled with wounded people, and Rudolf had time to talk to Lieutenant General Druny.
Liu Zhenming and others fled to Western Canada. This is no secret in the entire province of British Columbia, not to mention that the federal government has already stated that it has already dispatched an army of 2,000 people to encircle and suppress them.
Therefore, Canadians in the western region are very calm and do not have any panic.
Rudolf naturally knew more information than ordinary people. He knew that the person commanding the encirclement and suppression army was the famous Canadian Lieutenant General Druny, and that the Chinese had also fled into the vicinity of Kamloops.
Although Rudolph had never seen Drunni in person, he saw the other party's lieutenant general uniform and guessed that it was him. However, he couldn't figure out why things turned out like this.
Could it be?
Rudolph felt bad and walked over. Seeing Drunni who was in low spirits, he asked softly: "General,..."
Drunni raised his head and said sadly: "As you can see, we failed. Of more than two thousand soldiers, only a thousand came here."
More than a thousand people were lost, no wonder the lieutenant general was so decadent.
This is not to say that Druny has not lost so many troops when he led the army in battles before. Victory and defeat are commonplace for military strategists. Napoleon also encountered his Waterloo, but because of the comparison of strength between the two sides and being defeated by the Chinese who originally looked down upon, Druny
He couldn't accept it in his heart, so he looked so decadent...
Rudolf's heart skipped a beat and he didn't know what to say to comfort the famous general. All words were feeble at this moment.
Sheriff Clayton next to him reminded: "We should pass this news to all nearby farms and mines, and we must organize militia to prevent those Chinese from coming out to cause trouble. General, please tell us the actual situation of the enemy.
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Drunni remained silent, but the staff major next to him spoke.
"The enemy is not strong. The reason why we failed is because we were careless and underestimated them. The Chinese group has more than 600 combatants, equipped with heavy machine guns and small-caliber artillery. Their combatants have not passed by.
How long does it take to train?”
The more the major staff officer talked, the more he felt that he and others had lost unjustly, the more he felt ashamed and humiliated, and gradually his voice became silent.
"General, I'll go down and make arrangements, if..." Mayor Rudolf hesitated to speak.
Drunni glanced at him lightly, forced a smile, and said softly: "If those Chinese dare to run out of the mountainous area, they will join the fight even if we suffer heavy casualties now, don't worry."
Rudolph and Clayton took off their hats, saluted, and turned to leave.
After walking out of the hospital, Clayton said in a slightly disdainful tone: "What a famous general, it seems that he is just that. An army of two thousand people was defeated by those dirty Chinese."
There are many mines around Kamloops, and there are also many Chinese people. Clayton really can't see what's so clever about those thin and timid Chinese people. He can only blame it all on Drunny.
Rudolf shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "Old friend, General Drunny was indeed famous more than ten years ago, but the federal army has not experienced war for a long time. I heard that the troops who went to the Boer battlefield were also very famous at the beginning.
There was a failure.”
"Yeah, maybe we have more combat experience than them." Clayton curled his lips and said.
Although Canada is not a prosperous and peaceful country, there are indeed very few major wars. Some petty police in various states can handle them, and it is not the army's turn to take action at all.
Moreover, the people of Canada are fierce, especially in the western region. As long as there are powerful people, they have a lot of weapons in their hands. A riot of five to six hundred people is still ignored.
There are more than 4,000 people in Kamloops. Even a casual call can form a militia of more than 1,000 people, not to mention there are farms and mines nearby.
Therefore, after Clayton learned that there were only about 600 Chinese in the riot, his tone became so dismissive.
Rudolph and Clayton went down to call on the townspeople to form a militia, leaving aside the fact that Liu Zhenming and others were also ready to take action.
After the reward banquet, Liu Zhenming summoned Ye Geyin and others.
Although the scope of Ye Geyin's last exploration was limited, it still included four or five farms and mines. Liu Zhenming wanted to eat up these places before the news spread.
"Tonight, we will defeat these places one by one. By tomorrow morning, the flags of our Chinese Self-Rescue Army will be planted in these places." Liu Zhenming said energetically before the Self-Rescue Army was dispatched.
He wants to bring chaos to the entire Kamloops area. Who says that the city must be defended to the death? As long as there are attacks everywhere, the Canadian army will be exhausted and confused about its own intentions.