The next day, news of the attack on the mine spread throughout the Kamloops area, causing panic throughout the area.
The atmosphere inside the Kamloops Police Department was very heavy. Chief Clayton's face remained gloomy after he received the news that six mines were attacked and robbed by Chinese thugs last night.
Clayton is still very prestigious in the Kamloops area. Even the mayor sometimes has to look at his face to act. He has always considered himself a big shot.
British Columbia only joined the Canadian Confederation for economic reasons in 1871. It had been directly under the British colony before. Therefore, Clayton could dismiss the famous general Drunny because he did not have much sense of belonging.
Moreover, he believed that he could definitely deal with the group of Chinese thugs, and there was no need for the federal government to send troops. Just when he was about to show off his power, Liu Zhenming immediately gave him a mallet, beating him until he was dizzy.
Clayton felt provoked and felt a sudden sense of shame in his heart.
"Tell other people in the mining area to return to Kamloops and take shelter." Clayton tapped a few fingers on the table and asked in a deep voice: "How many people in the town have joined the militia?"
"Go back to the chief, there are more than 800 people." A policeman knew that he was in a bad mood and responded quickly.
"Very good. When everyone in the mining area returns to the town, the militia will definitely exceed 2,000 people." Clayton felt much better.
"Sergeant, when will the supporting troops arrive?" the policeman continued to ask.
Clayton frowned and replied: "The Vancouver Police Department sent two hundred police officers, and some small towns also sent police officers. I believe these people are enough."
Vancouver was established as a city in 1886. Today, the city has a population of more than 26,000, and the Greater Vancouver area has a population of more than 40,000.
Just past the city of Vancouver is Vancouver Island, where Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, is located. The city of Vancouver and Vancouver Island are two unrelated places. The reason why they have the same name is because the two places were discovered by the same person.
The British established a naval base in Victoria as the headquarters of their Pacific Fleet. Although the British invested a lot of troops in the Boer War, they still maintained a certain number of ships and marines in Victoria.
After Liu Zhenming fled to British Columbia, the governor of British Columbia was originally planning to ask for help from the British Pacific Fleet. However, Liu Zhenming then got off the bus in the mountainous area, disrupting everyone's deployment.
Another Drunni led 2,000 people to encircle and suppress the enemy. Both the British Columbia and the Canadian federal parties believed that the matter would end successfully.
I had thought that things had taken a new turn, and the Governor of British Columbia had to think again of the British Marine Corps. After all, this army is the closest army to Kamloops, with the cooperation of militias from various places, plus the Canadian Northwest Cavalry.
The police should be able to deal with the Chinese thugs.
The Northwest Mounted Police was established by the Canadian Federation to protect the safety of people in the vast western region. Indians and white settlers often had armed conflicts and even wars.
It's just a small-scale war. It's impossible to dispatch regular troops every time, otherwise the cost will be high, so the Northwest Mounted Police was established. The Northwest Mounted Police is also responsible for maintaining security along the Pacific Railway. The Kamloops Town Police Department
It belongs to the Northwest Mounted Police establishment.
When the Canadian Federation suppressed the Northwest Uprising, the Northwest Mounted Police cooperated with the Canadian regular army.
Here, I have to mention the military strength of the Canadian Federation at this time. The Canadian military strength at this time was very complicated. With the withdrawal of the British army, the Canadian militia that originally only cooperated with the British army became a regular army. The Canadian militia
The army was still being reorganized and its functions had not yet been fully determined. It was not until 1903 that it was truly reorganized into a regular army consisting of the Engineer Corps, the Signal Corps, the Combat Corps, the Medical Corps, the Arms Storage Corps, and the Guide Corps. At this time, it was still relatively small.
Messy….
These troops are mainly stationed in the eastern part of Canada. First, during the Anglo-American war, the east was the main battleground. This is a historical inheritance. Second, the west is vast and sparsely populated, and there are not many major wars, so there is no need to station a large number of troops.
However, in order to maintain security in the vast western region and resolve conflicts between whites and Indians, the Canadian federation established the Northwest Mounted Police.
As one of the western provinces that later joined the federation, British Columbia seems to have closer military ties with the United Kingdom because the British Pacific Fleet is headquartered in Victoria.
Canada did not have a navy, only a small fishing fleet under the command of the fisheries department. Until 1908, in order to compete with Germany in arms competition, the British were no longer able to defend Canada's territorial waters. The Canadian Federation had to establish the Canadian Navy two years later.
Now to deal with Liu Zhenming, in addition to continuing to mobilize troops from the east, it is the Northwest Mounted Police and the Marine Corps of the British Pacific Fleet that call for help.
Of course, the white people were not vegetarians and had many conflicts with the Indians. These pioneers solved them with their own guns, so with just a little appeal from Clayton, more than 800 militiamen joined the crusade.
Clayton thought about it, and when he had two thousand armed men, he would ask Druni to go to the mining area to fight Liu Zhenming. He believed that Druni was also eager for revenge and would not fail to support him.
"Chief, those rioting Chinese also took some hostages." The policeman who came to report the news said again.
Just from the number of corpses in the mine, we can see that some white people are not dead, not to mention that some white people in the mine took advantage of the situation and escaped to report the situation to the police station.
Clayton frowned and asked in confusion: "What do those Chinese want to do by taking hostages?"
"Maybe we are afraid that we will harm other Chinese people in the Kamloops area." The policeman said uncertainly.
"Really? How many Chinese are under our guard?" Clayton stood up and asked aloud while putting on his hat.
The Chinese in Kamloops Town have been guarded by him and are preparing to deport them. Clayton also wants to persuade farmers and mining factory owners in the entire Kamloops area to send all the Chinese here.
, and then send them away together.
"There are more than a hundred of them!" When the policeman saw him getting up, he led the way.
"There are so few people. Don't drive these people away for the time being. Let's see what the Chinese thugs want." Clayton said as he walked.
"Okay, Sheriff."
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In a small bar in Boston, USA, a Fenian was drinking. Fenians are Irish-Americans. Another Fenian walked into the bar and walked directly to sit next to him.
Come down.
"Old friend, I didn't expect you to stay here all this time." The Fenian who sat down motioned to the bartender to give him a glass of whiskey while talking to himself.
The drunk Fenian turned his head in surprise, then shook his head helplessly, and replied softly: "You are so persistent, you still remember that thing after so long, and you still come to me."