1850 American Gold Tycoon

Chapter 97
"Brandon has repeatedly violated Sacramento, and the gold diggers in Sacramento have suffered a lot of losses. Do you have any good solutions?"

Liang Yao looked around at the crowd.

Sutter has lived in Sacramento for a long time, and his main industries are also concentrated in the Sacramento area. Liang Yao wanted to wipe out the bandits in the Sacramento area, and Sutter supported him wholeheartedly.

"Those bastards have committed several more murders. If we don't get rid of them, Sacramento will never have peace." Sartre said, "If you want to send troops to wipe out the gangsters in the Sacramento area, I will fully support you."

Sartre was one of the few who knew that Liang Yao had been appointed by the War Department as California sheriff and colonel.

Therefore, Liang Yao's guards can also be directly called soldiers.

Sutter gets angry when he thinks of those bastards. Last month, these bastards ransacked one of his farms. Although he helped in time, Brandon ran away in despair.

But Brandon still took away some supplies, including three horses, two cows, some grain, several boxes of vegetables, and a dozen barrels of beer.

These are the beers he's saving for Christmas this year, brewed with good malt and hops.

Thinking of these bastards who didn't take a sip of these good wines, Sartre became more and more angry.

"Suppressing the bandits is a matter for the local garrison. I heard that the bandits are an armed force of two to three hundred people. They are mainly composed of officers with war experience and deserters. They are a force not to be underestimated." Isaac said somewhat Said embarrassingly.

"Our armed forces are limited in scale, and quite a few of them are newcomers. If we want to eliminate the bandits in Sacramento, I think the safest way is to ask the local garrison to send troops to suppress the bandits, and we will assist them."

"If that coward Griffin wanted to exterminate this group of gangsters, he would have already dispatched troops."

Hearing the name Colonel Griffin, Sutter shook his head and said.

Griffin is not a qualified sheriff.

He visited Colonel Griffin several times, hoping that Colonel Griffin would send troops to suppress the bandits, but every time Griffin could always find a reason to shirk.

Colonel Griffin must be hopeless, and they still have to rely on themselves to suppress the bandits.

This is also the reason why Sartre does not want foreign forces to intervene in California.

They only think about how to dig more gold from California, they don't think about protecting and building California, let alone regard California as their home.

If you want a stable and prosperous California, you can only rely on the Californians themselves.The power of foreign states cannot be counted on.

"Elvis, what do you think? Tell me what you think."

Liang Yao looked at Elvis who hadn't spoken yet, he wanted to hear Elvis' opinion.

"I support Mr. Sartre's point of view. The suppression of bandits depends on ourselves. Colonel Griffin is not a reliable person. As a professional military officer, he can't even restrain his subordinates. He is not a qualified colonel. "

Elvis said bluntly after thinking for a while.

"Many of those deserters are friends from the same hometown of Colonel Griffin's army. If we cooperate with Colonel Griffin, I am also worried that the soldiers under Colonel Griffin will tip off those deserters.

If you are determined to send troops to suppress bandits, my suggestion is to try to lure these bandits out and wipe them out. "

Elvis' idea coincided with Liang Yao's idea, he just wanted to wipe out Brandon and his gang.

He has already thought about how to lure this cunning fellow Brandon out.

Elvis's consideration was relatively thorough, Liang Yao never thought of cooperating with Griffin to suppress bandits at all.

The backbone of these gangsters was brought out by Griffin from his hometown of Georgia. Griffin and his compatriots may not have the determination to kill them.

"At the beginning of every month, I will send people north to buy some food, furs and livestock from the Indian tribes." Liang Yao said, "Now it's the beginning of the month, and I will let people secretly release the news of the purchase of goods from the Indian tribes going north. , to lure them into taking the bait.”

"It's a good idea, as long as your bait is big enough, I think they will take the bait." Sartre thought it was a good idea, "I can dispatch more than sixty guards to support your operation."

"I'll see if I can get some Mounted Police from Sheriff Flagg's side, as well as Indians from the Pomo and Maidu tribes. I think they will also be willing to help."

Liang Yao thought for a while and said.

Counting the bait released, there could be two hundred people from his side alone.

If Flaige is willing to call out some mounted policemen, then he will have at least an armed force of more than [-] people who can participate in this bandit suppression operation.

Liang Yao also considered whether to organize some hired gunmen from gold panning companies to participate in this matter.But after thinking about it, I gave up.

Firstly, I was worried that there would be too many people participating, and it would be easy for rumors to leak out.

Second, the composition of personnel is too complicated to organize and transfer.

"People like Brandon have fought against us, and those people are a group of desperadoes. Sun Tzu said: The law of using troops is to encircle them if they are ten, attack them if they are five, and divide them if they are twice as many.

With our strength, it is more than enough to defeat them, but is it too weak to wipe them out? "

Deng Yan's English proficiency has improved a lot, and now he can barely understand some complicated conversations.

He felt that the number of troops dispatched was a bit small. When he was in the Guangdong Navy, he followed Shangguan to suppress pirates several times.Basically, the number of officers and soldiers dispatched each time is more than five times, or even ten times, the number of pirates.

Even so, it may not be possible to return victorious every time.

"Enough is enough. Too many people will inevitably cause discord. Not only will it not be able to help, but it will become a burden."

This bandit suppression is also a test for these tribesmen. Liang Yao said to Deng Yan, "My tribesmen are not soldiers of the Qing Dynasty. I have spent a lot of money to support them for so long. They are mules or horses. It is time to take them out for a walk." Let's go for a walk."

Seeing that Liang Yao had made up his mind, Deng Yan said goodbye to Liang Yao without further words.

After Deng Yan left, Liang Yao ordered Hu Jinchen to prepare a fast horse, and he was going to visit Colonel Griffin at the military fortress.

At this time, Griffin had received news from the War Department that he had agreed to return home.

Griffin was both happy and worried when he received the news.

He originally thought that after Liang Yao took control of California, this young man of color would be more restrained than Brannan's country bumpkin.

It's a pity that Griffin's judgment was wrong. Compared with Brannan, this Chinese teenager can be said to be worse than worse.

Liang Yao's control over California is far deeper than Brannan's, and his ambition is also greater than Brannan's.

Now this guy doesn't even know what to do with the New York consortium.

Griffin is well aware of the energy of the New York syndicate.

As a plantation owner in the southern state of Georgia, he did not like the New York syndicate.

Similarly, he didn't like Liang Yao who came from the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

He did not want to get involved in the conflict between the New York consortium and the California miners represented by Liang Yao.

As long as the War Department's transfer order is delivered, he can happily return to Georgia with the collected gold, without having to go to the muddy waters of California.This is where Griffin rejoices.

And this is exactly what he was worried about. The officials from the Ministry of War who came here wanted to conduct an in-depth investigation into the attack on Sacramento by deserters at the beginning of the year.

"Your Excellency Colonel, Mr. Liang Yao is here to visit."

Major Tim knocked on Griffin's office door and reported to Griffin.

Why is Liang Yao looking for me at this time?Griffin was full of suspicion, and he couldn't figure out Liang Yao's reason for coming.

　I squinted for a while at night and ended up oversleeping. Sorry, this chapter makes up for yesterday's update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)