Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 500 Restlessness in the Mountains

Chang Kaisheng stood on the outskirts of Neukönigsberg, looking at the mountains shrouded in mist in the distance.The mountains are verdant, and there are dense virgin forests everywhere, and there are thick trees everywhere.There are a large number of mountain products and wild animals in the forest. The fallen leaves have covered this virgin land that has not been developed for thousands of years with a thick layer of humus, which shows the prosperity here.

This is a scene that is difficult to see in later generations of China, Chang Kaisheng sighed.It's a pity that these trees are not suitable for the military's appetite. After the people from the Admiralty carefully inspected these woods, they could only announce in a dejected manner: There are very few woods suitable for warships, most of which are sparse and tough. A common tree species that is not very strong.In the vast area between Hekou Township (Pelotas) and New Königsberg, there are only more than 3000 trees suitable for use as the keel of large ships-all of which are not valued by the Navy.

But the navy doesn't like it, but it doesn't mean that other units that use wood don't like it.For example, the two domestic wood processing factories, the General Administration of Railways, the civil shipbuilding industry, the furniture workshop, the cooperage workshop, the South Vehicle Factory, etc., they do not have such high requirements for the quality of wood, and ordinary wood can also be used—now it is full of This is evidenced by the Paraná pine wood products found in every corner of the country.Therefore, as soon as the "Forest Law" was promulgated today, these units tried to obtain logging permits one after another, and then went to the northern hilly areas to set up logging camps to cut large trees.

And when the number of workers and family members in the logging camp increases to a certain level, a new town will naturally form.Next, the superiors sent people to build castles, roads, aqueducts, and various municipal facilities, and then migrated new settlers from the eastern coastal areas.The vegetation in the Duck Lake basin in the north is lush and the forest coverage rate is extremely high. In order to obtain urban land and agricultural and livestock land, we can only attack those forests.

In the southern grassland area with sparse forests, it is another scene.The afforestation campaign led by the Ministry of the Navy has been carried out in an orderly manner over the years. The large number of oak trees planted has almost filled up all the unused open spaces around the city. The afforestation campaign seems to be quite effective.

A few crisp horseshoes broke Chang Kaisheng's contemplation, and the guards behind him took off the rifles on their backs, and quietly looked at the foggy place ahead.

The sound of hooves stopped at the checkpoint [-] meters away, and then several soldiers in field gray spring and autumn uniforms, which were very different from the army uniforms, walked over quickly.Their footsteps were hurried, and their thick cowhide military boots trampled on the stone-paved road, making rhythmic knocking sounds.

"Report, Sergeant Heinrich of the Gendarmerie reported to the commander-in-chief of the suppression of the West Lake area and the permanent chief of the Public Security Commission: Our department has confirmed from many sources that the Guarani rebels operating near Neukönigsberg have recently received a large number of fresh soldiers. It is believed that a considerable number of them infiltrated from the Spanish Paraná mission in the northwest, and our intelligence investigators even found some Spanish-speaking combatants in some areas. To avoid unnecessary losses, Frey The second lieutenant suggested that our army should shrink its manpower and garrison the front line of Neukönigsberg to concentrate our forces to deal with various emergencies." After a standard military salute, the sergeant of the gendarmerie opened the door in Chinese with a cadenced German accent. report.

"Thank you, Sergeant." Chang Kaisheng returned a military salute, then smiled and said to the non-commissioned officer of the gendarmerie in front of him, "Please tell Second Lieutenant Frey that he has only fifty people under his command, and they are all party-state-uh No, they are all elite national intelligence investigators. Too many people have died in the vast forest and sea in the Duck Lake basin this year, which is very regrettable. Now the Spaniards secretly entered the hilly area west of the lake. We have confirmed this through special channels in La Plata. Jesuits, Franciscans and other missionary groups have formed a large number of volunteer fighters in the parish of Paraná, ready to enter the hills west of the lake to interfere with us and the local Guaranís Just like when they armed thousands of Guaranís from Paraná against the Slave Banners of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Therefore, I suggest that Lieutenant Frey immediately take the Gendarmerie brothers and some Guaranís who joined us Retreat to Neukönigsberg and stop making unnecessary sacrifices outside, the situation there should deteriorate very quickly in the next period of time."

"Thank you, Chairman, for your concern." The young gendarmerie sergeant replied solemnly, "The Zhenhai County Gendarmerie Command received an order from the capital Putinpu Commander yesterday, ordering them to return from Xinke within three days. All intelligence investigators were evacuated from the vast area between Niesberg and Hekou Township, and more than 950 people from the four Guarani tribes affiliated to our country were evacuated to the outside of Neukönigsberg for temporary resettlement, waiting for Zhenhai County to send them Pick up."

"Very good." Chang Kaisheng patted the shoulder of the gendarmerie sergeant with his right hand wearing a white glove, then turned his head and ordered to the messenger: "Mobilize the local militia, strengthen live ammunition shooting training and physical training; The workers of the construction team distributed spears, as did the South African laborers; women and children in the city were mobilized to collect firewood and hay outside the city in case of emergency.”

After giving the order, Chang Kaisheng led his people back to Neukönigsberg not far away, which was under construction in full swing, and had some consultations with Liao Xiaoyao, the instructor of the 35th regiment of the Academy Corps, and made a preliminary division. Click on the task.

The East Coast Army of New Königsberg currently has 1 soldiers from the 240st Company of the Army, 35 soldiers from the 320th Regiment of the Academy, and 55 cavalry. In addition to these regular troops, there are also more than 700 old citizens who have moved from the eastern coastal areas. Among them, there are forty or fifty registered militiamen; among the remaining more than [-] Livonian and Shandong immigrants, there are also many strong men. Although the time for military training is still short, they can also participate in the defense at critical moments. City battle.Moreover, they have participated in several operations against the harassment and attacks of the nearby Guarani people before, so it cannot be said that they have no combat experience at all.

As for those South African construction laborers who are building Highway No. 2 from the outskirts of New Königsberg to Hekou Township, Zhenhai County, and Central and South European employees with temporary identity certificates, they will also be issued cold weapons such as spears and sabers as local defense. Supplementary strength in case of accidents.

The only thing to worry about is the 40-kilometer-long No. 2 road between Neukönigsberg and Hekou Township. This gravel road with a major mission connects Zhenhai County, which has a large population and supplies, to Shenzhen. New Königsberg on the front line.It can be said to be the lifeline of the local settlers of New Königsberg who do not yet have their own hematopoietic ability. A large number of materials and personnel were transported by boat to the two lake canal wharf in Hekou Township, and then transported to the inland hilly area by heavy freight wagon.

This road was built at the same time from Neukönigsberg and Hekou Township respectively. So far, only a mere ten kilometers have been built, and the remaining nearly thirty kilometers of road are still dirt roads full of mud and tree stumps.Moreover, due to the continuous rolling of the heavy freight carriages, the road surface of these dirt roads was seriously damaged, especially when it rained, the road surface was softened unsightly, which greatly hindered the walking of vehicles and greatly reduced the efficiency of material transportation. .

In order to solve this problem, Bo Sen, the magistrate of Zhenhai County, imitated the story of the construction of the railway in Miannong Township, the capital, that is, mobilized government officials and enterprise officials in the county to take turns to work on the road construction site; Part of the funds is used to recruit farmers in the county who have just finished their busy farming season to do odd jobs on the construction site to speed up the construction of No. 2 Highway.In short, all the actions now are to fully protect the country's development of inland hilly areas.

The hilly area to the west of Duck Lake is blurred in terms of boundaries. Both the East Coasters and the Spaniards have reason to claim sovereignty over it, and this is why those Catholic missionaries continue to propagate and discredit the East Coast between the old and new continents. One of the basis of people.They see the East Coasters as the same as those evil São Paulo slave traps in Brazil, but in fact they both do the same thing. Man conquers and exiles them.

Accompanied by these processes, there must be a lot of bloody massacres, and these Guarani people have basically become Catholics, so they have been organized and armed by missionaries many times to fight against foreign invaders.Historically, the Guarani people in Paraná diocese used arquebuses and spears to drive away countless St. There are instances where the Guaraní natives who were attached to him were repeatedly defeated.

This time, the news from all sides is very bad. The La Plata region has strengthened its military strength, and many missionary areas in the Paraná River Basin have recruited a large number of Guarani volunteers and mercenaries from Europe. According to rumors, they will all be involved in the battle between the people on the east bank and the Guarani tribe in the hilly area west of the lake.

After hearing the news, the executive committee and the military department even had the urge to mobilize a large number of militia reserves in Zhenhai and Ping'an counties.Finally, Peng Zhicheng, the veteran of the army, came forward to stop the reckless actions of the executive committee and the young officers of the military department, and let a group of militias be mobilized on a small scale.At the same time, the 6th Company and the 106th Company of the Army were newly formed in the Yihe River Basin in the south, and then the Longxu Division of the 103rd Company of the Army was transferred to station in Zhenhai County.The situation in the south is far less serious than that in the north. Only the cavalry battalion is needed to basically stabilize the situation, so the main force is still transferred to the north to strengthen the strength here.

From the first ten days of December 1645, with the shrinking strategy of the people on the east coast, a small number of well-equipped Guarani people began to appear around New Königsberg.But in the middle and late ten days, their number reached the peak, and the vast hills and mountains were filled with an aura of restlessness.

(End of this chapter)