The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 34 The Stupid Way

"Let's talk about our gains."

Zhu Hongyu said to Li Guangyuan.

Li Guangyuan nodded vigorously, and then continued.

"In this battle, our army killed a total of 120 enemies, of which 16 were Japanese warriors, and the remaining 110 were Spanish red-haired men."

"In addition to killing the enemy, our army also captured [-] prisoners of war!"

"The enemies who invaded this time, except for the prisoners, have been completely wiped out by our recovery army!"

"I have already sent someone to briefly interrogate those prisoners of war. Except for the father and son of the Scotch family, the remaining prisoners of war are all red-haired craftsmen."

"Almost all of them are gunsmiths who cast cannons. Apart from casting cannons, these craftsmen also build castles, make muskets, make clocks and watches, and build ships, etc..."

Zhu Hongyu nodded and said.

"Those artisans should settle down, don't short their food, try to persuade them to do things for us."

"Even if you don't agree, you'll be locked up first."

Zhu Hongyu attaches great importance to craftsmen, if it is an ordinary Spaniard, he is too lazy to talk nonsense.

Except for those who are useful to him like the Scorch family and his son, they are all killed with one knife!
But he is quite patient with skilled craftsmen.

Even if these artisans are Spanish!
"Among the Chinese rescued by us, how many craftsmen are there?"

Zhu Hongyu asked.

Li Guangyuan shook his head and said.

"I don't know very well that Company Commander Liu is in charge of those rescued Chinese."

Zhu Hongyu nodded.

"Okay, then I will ask Liu Shantai later, and you continue to talk about the seizure."

Li Guangyuan took out a blank paper full of words and presented it to Zhu Hongyu.

"Please take a look at the general!"

Zhu Hongyu took the blank paper and read it.

This piece of paper records the list of seizures of the Liberation Army in this battle.

130 Spanish heavy matchlock guns, 94 spears, [-] Japanese swords...

In addition to these weapons, there were several carriages, gold and silver money seized from the Spaniards, some tools needed for casting cannons, and a certain amount of grain.

Of course, the most important thing is the more than 200 Chinese Dingkou.

Most of these people are young and strong men, and with a little practice, they can be added to the Daming Restoration Army.

Even if the remaining people are not young and strong, they are all craftsmen with craftsmanship, and their importance to Zhu Hongyu is self-evident.

The seizure was quite rich this time, and Zhu Hongyu couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

Now he is a wave of fat!
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On the second day, the Da Ming Restoration Army divided into three groups after a night of repairing.

Along the way, Zhu Hongyu and Hu Dinggao led the team, and the two led the brigade towards the proven settlement.

Along the way, Li Guangyuan and Wang Youcai led the team to Jiannei, preparing to pick up the family members of the Restoration Army.

In the end, Shi Yongxin and Liu Shantai led the team and took the father and son of the Scorch family to the Scorch family's manor to extort gold and silver.

Raise funds for the Rehabilitation Army!

Before the latter two groups arrived at the settlement, Zhu Hongyu had to lead people to prepare for the reception.

I dare not think about building a house entirely with stone and wood, because the time required is too long, and the Spaniards will not give them such a long time to operate slowly.

But simply setting up a few shacks that can be used as a shelter is also the most basic requirement.

Apart from setting up a shelter, the most important thing for Zhu Hongyu is to build fortifications in advance to prepare for the possible invasion of the Spaniards.

In the Battle of the Mine, he killed more than 100 Spaniards in one breath, and even a senior official from the Governor's Palace was among them.

The Spaniards, who regard Manila as their own territory, cannot tolerate the existence of a Chinese rebel army like the Daming Restoration Army in Manila.

Siege is certain!

The form will be extremely severe!
In the battle of the mine, the Liberation Army defeated more than 100 people in Spain in one go, and most of these more than 100 people were well-trained and experienced Spanish troops.

As long as the Spanish governor of Manila is not stupid, he will definitely realize that the strength of the Liberation Army is not weak.

The troops sent to encircle and suppress the Liberation Army this time will be at least a thousand people.

Facing the Spanish Army with a scale of thousands of people, the Liberation Army is definitely not an opponent in the field.

We can only build fortifications in advance and prepare to defend them.

After the Spaniards realized that they could not eat the Liberation Army, they retreated by themselves.

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After trekking all the way, Zhu Hongyu and his party finally arrived at the valley.

The valley is very wide, with the widest point being 400 meters by visual inspection. The river flowing through the middle of the valley is abundant and the water quality is crystal clear.

From time to time, a few fish jumped out of the water, and their tails slapped the river surface, splashing crystal clear water.

On one side of the valley are extremely high cliffs, and on the other side are hills with a gradual slope.

Next to the water source is a large open space with lush vegetation that can be reclaimed as good farmland.

The layout of the entire river valley is wide in the middle and narrowed on both sides. The narrowest place is only 50 meters.

In terms of terrain, it will be very easy to defend and difficult to attack.

As long as the entrances and exits on both sides of the valley can be blocked, and the enemy cannons are set up on the side of the hill, there is basically no possibility of this valley being breached.

"Good place, really is a good place!"

Zhu Hongyu said with admiration.

"General, what shall I do next?"

Hu Dinggao asked.

Zhu Hongyu pondered for a moment, then spoke.

"Let's burn the entire river valley with kerosene first, and then clean up those small puddles full of stagnant water and rotten water, and turn over the land."

"Let's sort out a place to stay first!"

There is a reason for Zhu Hongyu's arrangement.

The climate in Nanyang is hot and humid, and malaria and dysentery are rampant. Diseases such as malaria are the biggest enemies of the expanders.

Whether it is Chinese or Western colonists, they were all killed by malaria!
Although the medicinal effect of cinchona tree has been discovered long ago, the Spaniards have already brought cinchona tree to Southeast Asia, planting and cultivating a certain amount.

But these cinchona trees are in the hands of the Spaniards, and the Spaniards are very strict with cinchona trees, Zhu Hongyu has nowhere to do it.

Although Zhu Hongyu also knew that the artemisinin contained in Artemisia annua can also be used to treat malaria, but Artemisia annua cannot survive in Nanyang.

Therefore, he can only use stupid methods to prevent malaria.

Malaria is transmitted by mosquito bites. Since he can't get rid of malaria, he can only get rid of mosquitoes.

Burn all the vegetation around the settlement with a torch, and clean up stagnant ponds and other places where mosquitoes are easy to breed. This can eliminate mosquitoes to the greatest extent and reduce the possibility of malaria.

Zhu Hongyu began to direct the soldiers of the Restoration Army to work. As the kerosene was splashed, thick smoke billowed, and large areas of dense vegetation were ignited.

When the fire was extinguished, the river valley was burned to a white ground.

Some soldiers of the Restoration Army began to dig up the open space in the valley with hoes and shovels, preparing to reclaim the fields.

Another part of the Liberation Army soldiers were preparing to set up shacks and build houses.

Zhu Hongyu didn't rest either, working with the soldiers of the Restoration Army, digging the ground with a hoe on their shoulders.

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Let's update one chapter first, and there will be another chapter later.

(End of this chapter)