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Chapter 825 Consumables for the Rise of the Empire (Second Update, please subscribe)
A good man has ambitions all over the world!
This sentence can be used to describe all men of Ming Dynasty, even men from Dongying, the same is true. Since October of the fifth year of Shengde, more than [-] men from Dongying have traveled thousands of miles, passing through the South China Sea and Sunda The strait enters the Indian Ocean, or lands on the coast of East Africa, or lands on the coast of West Africa.

Marching inland, marching toward the hinterland of Africa.

In the first month of the sixth year of Shengde, Akiyama Yoshiko was in the 7th mixed brigade and landed in Mombasa. This city built by Arabia seven centuries ago was ceded to Ming by Samba to stop the black slave trade.

When they landed in Mombasa, the old city in the east had been completely turned into ruins. At the end of last year, local Arab slave traders attacked the Ming army, killing dozens of soldiers.In retaliation, the Imperial Navy razed the entire city to the ground and then executed all the rebels, which involved almost all the local men.

"The dignity of the empire cannot be challenged!"

This is the first term Akiyama Haogu learned after he landed, and they are the tools to fulfill this term.After a brief rest, his mixed brigade began to march inland.

Even though it was January, the weather in East Africa was very hot, and swarms of flies were chasing the marching team, circling and flying above the sweaty and dusty soldiers.Yellow dust and yellow military uniforms are marching on the green wasteland.

The thirty-six mixed brigade that left Mombasa two months ago has lost a third of its army horses, and almost all of the army horses have been used to pull carriages and artillery. reduced to infantry.

"Oh, what a nuisance these gray ropes are!"

As Jinkou spoke, he wiped his sweat with a cloth towel.

"No, I think these flies may be more of a threat than those natives."

"Haha, you don't even need to use a gun to deal with those natives, just use a samurai sword. Once you hit the sword, it will be cut in two..."

Like everyone else, whether they are infantry, cavalry, or artillery in the mixed brigade, they all carry katana swords, and sometimes katana swords are even more useful than guns.

"Hey, this place is really vast. We've been walking for so long, and we haven't come to the end yet!"

"Oh, I heard that Africa is bigger than China. Let alone three months, even a year will not make it to the end!"

While Jinguchi and the others were talking, Akiyama Koko silently followed the team forward. The equatorial sun tanned him like everyone else. It took only a few months for him to fade away from his youthful appearance. immature.

Just as they were marching and chatting, suddenly the trumpet sounded, it was the rest number.After the marching team stopped, the order to camp was issued, and the soldiers immediately set up their tents.

Just as Akiyama Kogu and his comrades were setting up the tent, the messenger ran over.

"Qiu Shan is so ancient, Your Excellency the Captain is calling you,"

"Yes!"

Soon, he arrived under the canopy of the officer, stood at attention and saluted.

"Report sir, Koko Akiyama reports!"

"Well, take a break."

Zhao Hong, who had just washed his face, said with a smile.

"I've given you a task. You take your squad and set up a sentry on the west wing of the army to protect the army overnight. Do you understand?"

"Yes, sir!"

After Akiyama Kogu left, Zhao Hong said to Li Chengyu, the vice-captain beside him.

"Vice-Captain, you seem to appreciate him a lot!"

"He's a good guy. The last time Hahed fought, he immediately took over the command right after the squad leader was killed. He commanded the unit to cooperate with the sixth team to launch a counterattack. In the end, Hahed's head was also chopped off by him. If it wasn't for It’s too far away from the headquarters, so I’d like to recommend him to be promoted as a sergeant.”

"too fast."

Zhao Hong shook his head.

"Observe and observe again. If he is a man who can be made, after arriving at the destination, get in touch with the headquarters and recommend him to the military academy. Each brigade has two places this year. His official language is very good, written in Chinese characters. It’s also very neat and should be a good candidate.”

"Then let's take a look..."

Nodding, Li Chengyu turned his head and asked.

"Staff Narita, how far are we from our goal?"

"About 200 kilometers. According to the current marching speed, we can reach Lake Victoria in about [-] days. If there are no accidents..."

Lake Victoria is the goal of the [-]th Brigade. Although the straight-line distance is about [-] to [-] kilometers from the map, they may actually need to walk thousands of kilometers or even farther. Without a guide, they Draw a map while walking.

At most, you can walk more than ten kilometers every day. If it rains, you can't continue marching. The most worrying thing is whether the river ahead will rise and hinder the march.Half a month ago, in order to bypass a bend in the river, they had to go around for five days before finding a suitable place to cross the river. After all, they could neither abandon the carriage nor the artillery.

While they were talking, a medical officer with a red "ten thousand" armband on his sleeve walked by and reported.

"Report sir, another thirteen soldiers were infected with malaria today, and the first class Yamamoto Shisan and the second class Hiroshi Harada died of illness..."

The report of the Murata medical officer made Zhao Hongchang sigh and said.

"I see, cleanse them, and I will preside over their funeral at night!"

People in the brigade died every day, not from bullets, nor from native machetes or spears, but from disease.

That night, after dinner, the brigade held a grand cremation for the sacrificed soldiers, and everyone except the sentry officers and soldiers participated.

The soldiers dug a big pit for their comrades and placed them in the pit with their heads facing north.Afterwards, Zhao Hong, who was the captain of the brigade.Walking up to the corpse, he cut off a small lock of hair around the ear of the deceased with scissors. The squadron leader, squad leader, and squad leader also cut off some, wrapped them in white paper, and then piled firewood on the corpse. , The corpse was burning in the fire like that, all the officers and soldiers saluted with guns or knives, and then squinted at the fire on the pyre.

Looking at the blazing flames, Zhao Hong's expression was solemn. As their captain, he felt a little heavy. After the funeral, he returned to his tent and wrote in his marching diary.

"On April 4, the sixth year of Shengde, it was sunny. There was no battle today. We marched about 13 kilometers. One army horse was damaged. Two soldiers died of illness. Since our ministry set off on January 23, our ministry has died of various diseases. There were 1 soldiers, 24 were killed in battle, 316 people were infected with malaria, and only 17 were not infected with malaria. The army commander suggested that the biggest enemy in Africa is actually a harsh environment. Corresponding tropical disease research institutions should be established to overcome tropical diseases ..."

After writing the marching diary, Zhao Hong felt dizzy, and the familiar feeling let him know that he was sick again.Putting down the pen and putting the diary in the leather satchel, Zhao Hong shouted.

"Order, orderly..."

He was already in bed when the orderly came running.

"Go and call Dr. Murata, I might have a fever..."

It was at this moment that the hyena stopped whimpering in the night and began to make a strange, almost human cry...

(End of this chapter)