My Italian

As the capital of Italian Borneo, Pontianak's port is also one of the largest ports in Southeast Asia, which is extremely busy.

Every day ships carry cargo in and out of the port, contributing to the prosperity of Pontianak.

But today, Pontianak Port looks a little different. Because there are very few ships entering and leaving Pontianak today, because today is the day of the arrival of the Italian task force.

And not only the arrival of the fleet, but also the transport fleet carrying the entire Guards Division under its protection. The crowd greeted on the pier was huge, and everyone was looking forward to the arrival of the Italian army. And there are enthusiasts who are welcoming the crowd for many unwitting people, popularizing the situation of the Guards.

"These guards are the personal soldiers of the Italian emperor. The Royal Forest Army knows no. They stand guard for the emperor. All of them have big arms and round waists, and one can fight ten."

This is obviously a nonsense from someone who doesn't pretend to understand. Of course, there are also people who really understand.

"This Guard is the confidant of the King of Italy, and it's not wrong to be the Praetorian Guard, but someone else's Guard may be able to fight hard battles, but it's not an embroidered pillow. There have been several battles in Italy before, and it's in my opinion. Maybe it's to beat the Dutchman this time."

Well, when it comes to the Dutch, the crowd immediately gets excited.

"Beat the Dutchman, is the Dutchman a thing?"

"Yeah, the Dutch are just bandits."

"Dutch……"

Well, not many Chinese in Pontianak say that the Dutch are good. During the years of colonization, the Dutch have a good reputation in Southeast Asia. Of course, there was also the guidance of the local colonial government. As long as the Dutch oppressed the Chinese, the Italian colonial government would help them spread the word. This made many Chinese in the Dutch colonies go to the Italian colonies.

Of course, most of these people came with their net worth. It must be known that apart from the colonists in Nanyang, the Chinese are the richest.

This trick is the favorite of former Prime Minister Cairoli. Everyone is afraid of comparison. After comparison, the Chinese will know who is the best.

And the current situation is the best explanation. The good reputation in Italy over the years has now achieved the results.

Of course, as the newly arrived First Division of the Guards, it is natural to present a good side to the crowd that greets him. Therefore, the ships of the First Guard Division will recruit the best officers and soldiers (seasickness is unavoidable in sea transportation, not to mention long-distance), form a capable force, and appear in front of everyone full of energy and fully armed. .

Looking at the mighty guard officers and soldiers, the cheers of the crowd immediately reached the highest level.

For the treatment of the guards, the accompanying naval officers and soldiers showed envious eyes. Although they drive giant steel ships across the sea, the crowd will focus more on the warships, but they pay less attention to the naval officers and soldiers. Naturally, they rarely have such a sense of purpose.

Admiral Alvaro, who is the commander of the task force, also has a deep understanding of the envious eyes of his subordinates, but he is not for the cheers of the crowd.

Well, what Lieutenant General Alvaro has learned is watching someone else become the new Secretary of the Navy. That's right, Lieutenant General Alvaro was also one of the candidates for the Secretary of the Navy before, and he also has a lot of prestige in the Navy, but in the end he was not as good as Admiral Argier in terms of performance, so he could only lose the election in the end.

Of course, it's not that he couldn't eat without competing for the Admiralty. After losing, he quickly adjusted his mentality and moved closer to the new Admiral. So in return, or a gesture, he became the commander of this task force.

At present, this Italian naval task force has more than 20 warships, but the core is three Turin-class battleships, and two Venice-class cruisers, even other auxiliary warships, the speed is not lower than the highest The seventeenth section can be regarded as the essence of the Italian Navy.

Lieutenant General Alvaro is very confident about the fleet under his feet. With the strength of the fleet, let alone the **** of the Dutch, he is not afraid of having a fight with the Indian Ocean fleet of the British Empire.

Well, this is a bit over the top. If there is a conflict with the United Kingdom, his fleet will not fall as well. If nothing else, the British Empire's naval bases all over the world, as well as swarms of warships, can surround his fleet.

As for the Dutch fleet, it would have been credible to say that it was all tattered eight years ago. In recent years, the Dutch have built several new ships, the most outstanding of which are two 7,500-ton armored ships; seven Province number, Dutch number. The design of this class began in 1886, construction began in 1887, and it was commissioned in 1890.

The same as the Dutch practice in the past, this class of warships is equipped with two 305mm main guns, four 150mm secondary guns, and 12 47mm small artillery guns, equipped with a 9,000-horsepower three-expansion steam engine, and the maximum speed is from the firepower. It can be seen from the above that the ship is a small boat carrying a cannon. Although the speed was OK when it was designed, it is no longer good now, and its ability to adapt to the environment is extremely poor.

This is indeed the case. In the sea trial, the two warships were severely shaken and unstable in the case of sixth-level wind and waves.

After some improvements, although it is better, there are still problems.

Therefore, these two warships can only be used as coastal defense warships, and cannot go out to sea at all. Of course, it is also possible that the Dutch are thinking like this, otherwise, how can the supervision and construction costs of these two warships be so cheap. For only 20 million lire, two armored ships were built, which is too cheap. Of course, it is still qualified to let it guard a port as an littoral warship.

Therefore, it is impossible to become an opponent of the Italian fleet at all. Don't forget that the Netherlands is an archipelago, and the demand for shipping is very large.

The welcoming ceremony lasted until noon~www.NovelMTL.com~ After the crowd gradually dispersed, Lieutenant General Alvaro did not leave the naval base until this time.

Of course, Lieutenant General Alvaro reiterated an order to the fleet before that, officers and soldiers must pay attention to military discipline. He didn't want these kids to ruin Italy's good name, even if they had been at sea for so long. As for the army, I believe that Major General Pulev will also issue the same order. These Guards attach great importance to honor and will never leave any shame.

In fact, according to reason, his lieutenant general should also appear at the welcome ceremony. The colonial government had an invitation before, but Lieutenant General Alvaro refused, he didn't want to be too ostentatious.

So he waited until the welcoming ceremony was over before he got on the carriage and headed in one direction.

He was going to visit Governor Antonio and asked how the army and navy needed to cooperate with him next.

After all, this time I came here mainly to stand on the platform for Governor Antonio to make the Dutch sober.

Of course, if the Dutch are really uninterested, then it is time to educate them, and he is also happy to see them.