Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1109 The Good Times of Human Traffickers ([-])

How did you get into this look? Gao Wengang looked at Yang Liang with disheveled hair and disheveled face in surprise, and asked in a low voice, "Have you been robbed?"No, you are acting with the Russian army, they are the biggest group of thieves!ah!Yeah, the Russians lost, so you got separated from them?That's terrible, are there any casualties? "

"Why not!" Yang Liang twitched the corner of his mouth - there was a hole there, which seemed to be scratched in the woods - and said in a hoarse voice: "The second boy of the Liu family is dead, he was hit by a jumping shell He was hit in the head and died on the spot. The Swedes were chasing too hard, and the Poles were also picking up cheap and beating dogs in the water. The Tsar and his cronies ran away, and more than [-] people in our regiment were also separated. The situation was too chaotic. But don't worry, most of them stay with the tsar's elite troops on weekdays. At this time, they should already be on the way to retreat to Lithuania, and their lives should be fine. I took four or five people with me Going to the right wing to observe, the enemy suddenly launched an attack, the Russian army was caught off guard and failed miserably, the whole camp fell into chaos, and we lost contact with the tsar's central army."

Although Gao Wengang did not personally participate in the outcome of the Battle of Riga, he still knew better than normal people.In short, the process is quite similar to the bridge that has appeared many times in Chinese history, that is, the tsarist army stormed the city of Riga and failed. As a result, a large number of enemy reinforcements arrived quietly, and then launched a surprise attack.

And Yang Liang and the others were members of the field tour group sent to the Russian army from the east coast, and Yang Liang was the leader of the northern line group.This gentleman was born in the second generation. Because of the influence of his parents, he is particularly interested in the military, and he is indeed quite competitive. During his studies in the infantry department of the Dingyuan Military Academy, he achieved excellent grades in almost all subjects. At that time, this person and a group of young military officers and students were sent to Russia by the Ministry of the Army as a field tour group to accumulate valuable experience in this large-scale war with tens of thousands of people.

The army field tour group is divided into two groups, the north and the south. The northern group follows the main action of the Russian army, while the southern group focuses on observing the Tatar, Russian, Polish, Ottoman and Cossack armies on the Ukrainian battlefield. Everyone sums up their experience and writes their feelings every day. , and communicate with each other to improve together.However, Yang Liang did have some military talents, and he was favored and valued by some senior Russian military officers on weekdays. He wrote several "magnificent essays" analyzing the gains and losses of the Russian army in the regiment, which won the favor of some people. Support, it is a certainty that they will be reused after returning to China.

But now fate seems to have made a big joke with Yang Liang. He was almost killed by the Russians, which can be regarded as a sudden disaster-but staying with a scumbag army like Russia should not have such a long time ago. Are you enlightened?You know, most of the tsar's men are such troops who have not received any formal training.

Fortunately, Yang Liang and others had some luck after all. After being separated from the main force of the Russian army, they parted ways with the Russian army, and then took advantage of the chaotic situation to resolutely invest in a Dutch business house near Riga. After being properly settled, they found Gao Wengang's place later on, which was a blessing in misfortune.

"The Russians lost at least [-] soldiers in this battle, and the tsar's confidence seems to have been severely hit. I am afraid that there is no country in the Baltic Sea area that can contain Sweden for the time being. Of course, the Swedes have also suffered heavy losses this year. Their There are not many soldiers. In the organized or spontaneous attacks of Polish nobles everywhere, the losses may have exceeded [-]. Although many of them are German mercenaries, the proportion of Swedes is also very high. These countries The casualties are quite heavy!" Yang Liang knew the situation of this war very well because he had participated in many front-line battles.

"Don't care about their casualties, does that have something to do with us? No!" Gao Wen just grabbed him and said, "Although the siege of Riga has been relieved, I don't think the city is safe now. The second war may break out at any time. The tsar lost 2 people, and Russia has more gray cattle. Don’t forget that the tsar’s army on the North Road has more than [-] people, and the main force is not damaged. As long as the tsar has determination, then You can still fight with the Swedes. Well, I’m getting too far, Lieutenant Yang Liang, now you and your comrades had better start packing up and go to Wendao as soon as possible. After all, Riga is the territory of the Swedes, It’s not always safe, you take your little brothers to Courland as soon as possible, report the news to Grand Duke Jacob, and help to see how the quality of his army is. Now the position of the Principality of Courland is very delicate, whether it is Both Sweden and Poland have the urge to destroy this country because they are so intrusive."

Yang Liang and others quickly obeyed Gao Wengang's arrangement, and then took a few guards (about a dozen people) from the Riga trading station, boarded an old ship in the trading station, and arrived in the very busy Wendao in mid-September. on the pier.Today, this port city has almost become a logistics center, where a large amount of food and munitions are unloaded, and then boatloads of Livonians (shipped to New Courland due to cultural similarity), Poles (among them most of which are shipped to the east coast), the whole city is bathed in the war economy's monstrous prosperity.

"Look, Grand Duke Jacob's standing army!" An official from the Wendao business office who came to receive them said excitedly, pointing to a group of soldiers in green jackets on the street.

"It's just so-so, not elite." Yang Liang also saw this army passing through the city, curled his lips, and said, "It seems that the threat of war is really everywhere, and Grand Duke Jacob has already dispatched all the troops. Arrived at Port Wendau?"

"No, there are still a few local garrisons and private armies of minor nobles in various places. Grand Duke Jacob only transferred 3000 people from the standing army to Port Wendau. They have been repairing fortifications inside and outside the city for a long time. Now whether it is Sweden Neither the people nor the Poles can conquer this city in a short time, and even if they are unfortunately conquered, everyone will still have a place to retreat. After all, the sea power of the Courlands is not bad, at least better than that of Sweden' Landlubbers' country is much stronger, with these ships, it will be very difficult for the army stationed in Wendao to be wiped out." The official of the commercial office continued to explain.

Yang Liangliang nodded to express his understanding, and then went straight to the city to ask to see Grand Duke Jacob.However, officials in the city told Yang Liang that Grand Duke Jacob took his children to travel around Lübeck and Hamburg, and it is not known when he will return.

This news obviously surprised Yang Liang. When traveling abroad at this sensitive moment, this Grand Duke Jacob is really planning ahead.Moreover, the size of his fleet is now getting bigger and bigger, already exceeding 20 tons, which is unbelievable for a small country with a population of only [-].These ships are currently going back and forth between the mouth of the Congo River and Courland, shipping a large amount of gold and silver treasures, artworks, various documents, and various talents (of course willing to go overseas) to New Courland, everything is being done Preparing for the worst—even at present, many ordinary Courland citizens, under the background of the war atmosphere, signed up their families to go to New Courland for reclamation. The officials of the Principality followed the instructions given by the Grand Duke before leaving. People registered one by one, and then tried to transfer them away as soon as possible. The whole country was in a weird atmosphere.

In addition to the transfer of materials and personnel, the officials of the Principality of Courland have another important task, of course, with the support of the standing army, to keep the safety of Wendao Port as much as possible-as for keeping the entire country safe, I'm sorry, it has already been There is basically no possibility. The Swedes have always been greedy for acquiring territory on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea. The Principality of Courland is likely to be unable to withstand it and be wiped out by the Swedes along the way. It is only a matter of time. The Swedes have not yet In doing so, it's just that they haven't been able to free up their hands, and the Principality of Courland is more cooperative with their military operations.

"The Port of Wendau is the best window to the outside world of Courland. The port has complete facilities and the port is wide and deep. It is the best transit city for us to transport the influx of Polish refugees away." Yang Liang soon walked to the port located at the port. The nearby East Coast Business Representative Office looked at the followers and said, "If you have time, go outside the city to recruit some defeated Polish soldiers or veterans to enrich our own guard force, so as not to be helpless when the city is invaded. .”

After explaining this, Yang Liang and the others hurriedly had lunch in the commercial station, and then went to the wharf cargo yard in the afternoon to observe the influx of refugees—the refugees were mainly Poles, and there were also a small number of Lithuanians. The hinterland of Poland, which was ruined by Russia and Sweden, seemed to have settled down after spending a period of time in Courland without fear.However, with the increasing number of Swedish troops in the Principality of Courland, the atmosphere became more and more tense, and these refugees suddenly fell into panic again. There was also some shaking.

"Now the capacity of the ship is not enough, I think we can give priority to selecting young single women to be transported back to China. If it is not possible, we can also give priority to transporting those families with more daughters to the east coast. In short, good steel must be used wisely. Transport a bunch of men What are you going back for?" Yang Liang walked through the chaotic and noisy dock area, and said to the official of the commercial representative office who was following him: "Look at the manpower here, we can transport at least 5000 people away? Last time I heard that many Han The merchants of the SA League are at home, and their ships are out of business. Although there are not many ships that can sail on the ocean, there is still a capacity of thousands of tons. It is the right time to transport these Poles. Is not it?"

"Yes, that's right. In fact, we have contacted many of these businessmen. Last week, more than [-] Poles were transported to the mainland, and many of them were young women," said the representative office official.

"That's right." Yang Liang grinned and said, "Okay, I won't interfere with your work, hurry up and transport people, time waits for no one, maybe one day the flames of war will spread to this point."

I've been really overwhelmed by everything lately.I'm so busy at work, my wife has been hospitalized for observation, and my mother called at ten o'clock this evening, saying that my grandfather passed away, almost turning 95 years old.He also has a prototype in the book, which is Shao Shude... I will go to the company to hand over the work tomorrow morning, and then go home. I can’t promise to update it in a short time. I will try to keep updating, but it’s hard to say if there is time for code words, sorry.

(End of this chapter)