Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1329 Promoting Peace by Fighting ([-])

"Boom away! Follow the steps, don't rush, don't mess up, come in order!" In the pouring rain, several officers in messy clothes shouted through their throats.They speak Chinese, and their accent is very strange and bad, but at this time, there is no need for too many words. A combat team hung the bayonet under the barrel of the 1633 flintlock rifle, and then rushed into such a Portuguese manor with the shining bayonet.

There are a few officers commanding behind them. They don't have uniform uniforms. They just have a few red borders on the cuffs for logos. They look very silky. A unit lower than the militia.

"Chila!" , The fishy smell is everywhere.The dozen or so cattle in the livestock pen by the wall were all agitated when they smelled it, as if the smell made them feel uneasy.

There were also cries of women and children in the yard, which were the voices of the Indian wives and children of the manor owner. The red-eyed soldiers of the National Guard Army stabbed these women and children with bayonets until some officers scolded them. Then he stopped in a daze, as if he was still a little puzzled. Back then, Wallenstein and Gustav's troops killed everyone in Germany and Poland. This master from the east coast was really too kind to keep these lowly people. Indian bastard lives.

The area of ​​the manor was extremely vast, and the owner of the manor from Porto opened the shackles of the slaves, so a large number of blacks rushed out of the residence, running around like headless chickens.Their masters gave them some spears and sharpened sticks as weapons, intending to make them fight as before and expel the unnaturalized Indian tribes or pirates who came to attack, but this will not work at all. The officers and soldiers of the Nationalist Army were numerous, and their aura was in full swing. They were far from being comparable to slaves who were chronically malnourished and weak. Therefore, they only swiped their bayonets a few times, and after bringing down a dozen or so sightless slaves, they Make these mobs disperse in a hurry.

The eyes of the manor owner, who had lost all his helpers, were full of despair. His body was trembling, and he tried to lift the rapier in his hand, as if he wanted to say something.But the officers and soldiers of the National Defense Army didn't bother to listen to his nonsense at all, and most of them were from Eastern Europe, and they couldn't understand Portuguese, Spanish and other "toba". The manor owner's chest was pierced with blood.

"All the slaves have run away? Catch them back! What are you doing!" A staff officer from the East Bank came up from behind and kicked an officer of the National Protection Army into the muddy water, only to hear him yell angrily. : "Slaves are also important property and important spoils of war. There are so many construction sites in the country, and there is a severe shortage of people."

The officer who was kicked down got up from the muddy water, and he didn't dare to say much. After saluting, he led people to chase him.They killed and robbed too much just now, and they didn't even have time to chase the black slaves in the manor. They only caught thirty or fifty unlucky ghosts, and the rest went to the wild. After all, with the IQ of those guys, It's really hard to tell whether the people from the east bank came to rescue them or kill them, and the officers and soldiers of the National Defense Army with dangling bayonets really looked like menacing spirits.

"All the agricultural tools, livestock, food and other property in the manor will be taken away." The staff officer in a raincoat said with a high spirit, his emotions were very passionate, it seems that he felt a little bit about implementing such a cruel policy against the Portuguese Therefore, he kept waving his arms and gesticulating in the manor, ordering a group of officers and soldiers of the National Protection Army to go around: "The family of the owner of the Portuguese manor will also be kidnapped, and those who disobey will be punished on the spot."

The officers and soldiers of the National Security Army who came back and forth responded repeatedly, and then hurriedly carried out the order in the pouring rain.

Situations like this are constantly happening everywhere. About 3000 people from the National Defense Army and a county security regiment sent by the people from the east bank are divided into about [-] groups. The Portuguese manors were cleaned up—all slaves were taken away, as were agricultural tools, food, livestock, gold and silver, and even some Portuguese colonists and their families who dared to resist were kidnapped and arrested.The only pity is probably that it is currently the rainy season in northeastern Brazil. It is raining continuously, and the sugar cane in the fields cannot be burned by fire. The east bank army that implements the sabotage policy can only send some soldiers hastily, carrying scythes or simply using sabers Cut and chop the sugarcane in the field.Of course, if the sugarcane is found to be useful, the slaves will be driven away to collect it and transport it to the processing workshop for refining.What?No workshop?Then go fight a small town, isn't it just a matter of killing more people? How about thousands of officers and soldiers of the National Defense Army, can't they afford to die?

Although it is impossible to completely prevent the Brazilians from resuming work after regaining these lands, it is indeed a question of how long it will take these plantations to recover when there is a lack of handy farm tools, suitable livestock, enough slaves, and even the most basic daily necessities. The unknown.

According to the summarization of news from people on the east coast for so many years, a typical European sugarcane plantation in the Caribbean and Brazil has an average area of ​​about two square kilometers, with a total investment of more than 5 yuan, 40% of which are The area is used to grow sugar cane, and the rest of the land, besides the owner's residence, is also used for distillation workshops, boiling workshops, refining workshops, cabins for slaves, stables and livestock pens.In terms of labor, such a manor requires 96 black slaves, a few Indian women and more than 20 white workers to work, in addition to 45 cattle, 12 horses, 16 donkeys and 8 cows.It can be seen from this that the investment is not small. It was really not easy for the people on the East Coast to open a plantation with a joint venture of [-] yuan in the early days of Xinhua Island. However, if the Brazilians want to restore the numerous villages in the countryside I don't know how much thought and money will be spent on the plantation. In short, it is very worrying.

And in this way, the international market will lose [-] to [-] tons of sugar production almost at once. This is the scale of several Xinhua Island plantations. Although Barbados, Jamaica and other British colonies have recently planted sugar The scale has grown rapidly (thanks to the large loan from the Dutch businessman), but the sugar production of tens of thousands of tons is indeed not a small amount. The sugar production of Barbados at this time is almost at this level, so the international sugar price is rocketing It is inevitable that Spain, England, the Netherlands, France, the East Coast, and even Japan, Florence and other countries will benefit from it. As the saying goes, Brazil has fallen, and everyone is full!

As of December 1662, 12, the east bank troops that landed near Recife had destroyed 25 Portuguese manors in the suburbs, captured more than 35 black and Indian slaves, and more than 2000 white colonists and their descendants (and hundreds of whites and their descendants escaped), more than 500 heads of various livestock and a large amount of grain, leather and sugar cane.This seizure is extremely astonishing. Although more than 100 people were killed and injured by the National Defense Army for this, it is definitely worth the money, because its value is no less than 20 yuan. Although it is difficult to discount, the Portuguese It is absolutely impossible for people to resume production without so much money.

And when the National Security Army and a county security regiment were sent out to plunder, Major Xu Gang, who served as the commander-in-chief of the army, would also firmly hold the main force of four mixed battalions and a county security regiment in his hands to prevent the garrison. The fortifications in towns such as Recife and Olinda—these fortresses have been strengthened by Portugal and the Netherlands over the years, and they are very solid—the army came out to make a surprise attack, but unfortunately, the Portuguese did not have the courage to do so. Do not dare to attack in the city.

Maybe it was the last time the east coast army's siege and reinforcements were wiped out, which impressed them deeply, maybe their military resources were not very sufficient, or their morale was too low, in short, they did nothing and let the east coast soldiers go The robbery in the outskirts is just to block the river and the outskirts of the city firmly with artillery, so that one's own supplies can't be stopped--cowardly such an enemy, the officers and soldiers on the east bank are somewhat disdainful, but if they don't come out, just leave them alone and do as much as you want That's it for robbery.Anyway, the higher-ups have said cryptically this time that there is no need to worry about military discipline any more. Everything must be destroyed. Even if it arouses the Portuguese's desperate resistance, it must be done to the end. The country also has great benefits in the long run, so why hesitate?One word, do it!

"After finishing here, go to the north to collect timber for the Navy, the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Immigration, take a rest for a while, and then do a hard job at the Portuguese General Bahia on the return trip. I heard that it is better than Pernambuco The area is even richer. After all, there has not been any major war for so many years. Although there are many troops, we soldiers on the east coast have never been afraid of confrontation. As long as the Portuguese in San Salvador dare to go out to fight in the city, we will do it thoroughly. Support them, break into the fortress of San Marcelo de Mar, plant our bright red army flag on the top of the fortress, and let the whole city of San Salvador crawl under our military boots!" A second graduate from Dingyuan Army Academy When the staff officer took a tin horn, he stood at the intersection of several roads and shouted hoarsely.Beside him, there is a large group of National Guards Army and Security Corps militiamen who are smoking and resting under the awning. The manor owner's female family members are like this, in short, it is a miasma, and the military discipline is really worrying.

In fact, the officers and soldiers originally yearned for the so-called "big cities" such as San Salvador, but after learning that the city size, population, commercial prosperity, and recreational facilities are not as good as the local Dongfang County, Ping'an County, and Qingdao County After waiting for the city, their horizons became much wider, and they lost interest to a large extent, feeling that the smoky, humid and hot city was not as "cute" as the local ones.They come from the cold region of Eastern Europe and they can’t stand the weather there. It’s better to finish the fight early and retreat back. If you have this time, it’s better to learn Chinese well and prepare for becoming full-fledged citizens in the future. Whoever has a sick mind is with them. Consumption here.

Time quickly entered 1663. On January 1, the East Coast Army swept the periphery of Recife for another ten days, and then withdrew to the offshore under the order of the officers, and began to transfer supplies and slaves.Because of the lack of manpower, a large number of looted materials, livestock and slaves were detained by the main force in a temporary camp by the sea. Now that the troops who went out to destroy the Portuguese manor returned, they just started the intense material handling work—— It's too late, don't you see that a lot of food has a tendency to be damaged, slaves are also getting sick a lot under the wind, sun and rain, and even infected the main force on the east coast, resulting in more than 5 non-combat attrition, It's also depressing enough.

At this time, the Portuguese in Recife still did not go out of the city to intercept. It seemed that they had resigned to their fate and gave up all actions against the east bank, and simply waited for the people on the east bank to withdraw by themselves.Ah, maybe it's a bit "unfair" to say this, because the Portuguese didn't make any resistance. For example, several armies on the east bank were attacked by the Portuguese's superior forces because they were too deep inland. The security regiment of Shenwu County killed and injured more than 300 people (a total of six sabotage teams were attacked), but other than that, the Portuguese's other efforts were really pale. The few weak shells fired in the fortress were probably They expressed themselves to the fullest.

On January 1663, 1, the huge east coast convoy reappeared near the city of San Luis in the General Maranon District after a lapse of a year.Under the urging of the officers, more than 20 officers and soldiers of the hard-working National Security Army and the Dingxi County Security Regiment landed in a large scale. With the help of artillery with as many as 20 artillery pieces, they only took two charges to attack the city, forcing the remaining The Portuguese defenders surrendered, and there were only dozens of casualties before and after themselves.

After breaking through the city of St. Louis, the National Defense Army immediately took several small boats to occupy some logging grounds near the estuary.It's a pity that last year this place was ruthlessly mopped up by people from the east coast. Currently, the population is withered and production is sluggish. The officers and soldiers sent out have hardly found any decent wood (many lumberyards have been abandoned because of lack of people, supplies, and money. , it can be seen that the damage done by the people on the east coast is serious, and the catastrophe experienced by the Portuguese is so deep...), people from the Navy and the Ministry of Communications are probably doomed to be disappointed in this operation.

(End of this chapter)