Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1249 Curtain Revelation

At noon on June 1660, 6, the Wujiang River was covered with overcast clouds.

A large group of security regiment officers and soldiers in khaki military uniforms appeared on the north bank of the Wujiang River with rifles after the two countries officially declared war. The river several hundred meters wide could not stop their progress, let alone the Brazilians. A blocking line was set up on the opposite bank, and the Wujiang River was so easily controlled by the people on the east bank.

Due to the different completion times of the winter sowing work in various places, only three regiments of 6000 people participated in the crossing operation on both sides of the Wujiang River at this time. Fortunately, the Brazilians have no strength on the other side of the Wujiang River, and they cannot stop the heavily armed east bank. The army, so after the three regiments successfully crossed the river, except for one regiment to consolidate its position and assist the civilians on the other side of the river to transfer supplies, the other two regiments actually split into two groups. A Brazilian town - José Town, Castel Batista - to kill, without even paying attention to the Brazilians.

It was at this time that Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Liang, the former enemy commander-in-chief of the South Route Army, took a ferry to the other side of the Wujiang River, and set foot on Portuguese land for the first time with his military boots.Complacent, he waited for his beloved war horse to be crossed to the other side, and immediately got on the horse, took out his saber and pointed forward, saying: "Go in the direction of the Eastern Security Regiment's attack, I want to see the demeanor of the children of the capital fighting the enemy!" ! Come on, let's go!"

At this time, there were more than 100 miscellaneous personnel from the command headquarters, more than ten military policemen and officers from the gendarmerie, and more than [-] people from the cavalry battalion. The horse followed and headed towards Fort Battista.I heard that there are large cultivated plantations around this fortress. Its history can be traced back to the period of the merger of Spain and Portugal. Is Catholic.Therefore, in the vast area including Fort Battista, its residents are mostly Catalans, Basques, Galicians, Southern Netherlanders, and Italians. Not a majority.

How much these people are loyal to King Alfonso is really worth pondering. Well, anyway, when the soldiers are approaching the city, they can be found out by fighting. Zhu Liang doesn't think there is any major problem.

The war horse neighed and the military song was loud. On the hilly road full of small forests, Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Liang rode a flaming war horse. In front of him was a cavalry unit clearing the way, surrounded by personal staff officers and guards. In general, roll away to the north.

There is a slowly moving artillery on the side of the road, the muzzle is still emitting blue smoke, maybe the battle has just ended.Dozens of militiamen are coming out of a Portuguese military post with bayonet-mounted rifles. They look very happy. Some are carrying chickens and ducks on bayonets, some are holding a sheep, and some are using Kicking a few Brazilian soldiers who raised their hands and surrendered, the battle seemed extremely easy.

Zhu Liang and others quickly passed the group of militiamen who looked a little startled, and continued to ride forward.A militia team holding high the red flag is marching in file. Their number seems to be less than a hundred. They should have just finished attacking a Portuguese manor or outpost and are heading towards Fort Battista along the hill path.Maybe they discovered the heavily guarded and shining team of Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Liang and others. They consciously lined up and "performed" on the side of the road, trying to make themselves more well-trained— —Perhaps, this is the demeanor of the children from the capital Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Liang intends to see, instead of the bear-like, lax discipline just now.

More than an hour later, Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Liang arrived at the army position on the east bank outside Fort Batista. The head of the Dongfang County Security Corps, who was preparing for the siege, heard that the well-known Commander Zhu had arrived. He was so nervous that he missed the general knife and dropped it on the ground.

Zhu Liang pulled his hand with a smile, and then patted the shoulders of the leading officers of the Dongfang County Security Regiment, encouraging them to remove the nail of Fort Batista as soon as possible.God damn this group of Spaniards, who actually worked for King Alfonso of Portugal, is simply stupid, and they don't even look at the more than 300 armed men, women and children who have gathered in a hurry.

"When the artillery troops catch up, we will completely smash Fort Batista to pieces, and then let the brothers let go to 'clean up the battlefield'. At worst, we don't want this dilapidated village, and we will build a more beautiful city on the original site in the future. .” Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Liang encouraged all officers and soldiers.And these children from the capital were also very excited after hearing this. Commander Zhu hinted that they could "clean the battlefield" in Fort Batista without any scruples, and they were like relatives of everyone.

"But don't stay here for too long. Your task is always to move forward and move forward, to overcome all difficulties and make every effort to move forward. Don't be afraid of leaving a large gap behind you, and don't be afraid of those left behind. Portuguese outposts and manors, they can’t get over the big waves, and there is no time for the follow-up troops to clean them up. You just have to march forward at lightning speed, minimize the Portuguese’s reaction time, and take their few The strength is quickly divided, and then calmly eliminated or forced to surrender." Major Zhu Liang also told the militiamen not to forget their primary mission, lest they indulge in looting and delay the entire battle.

The officers of the Dongfang County Security Regiment naturally did not dare to neglect after hearing this!In the evening, more than 1400 people came to meet one after another, which brought their strength to nearly 8. In addition, another [-]-pound field gun happened to be pulled over by the horse, so the whole regiment immediately Decided to take advantage of the night to make a strong attack, to perform well in front of His Excellency Commander Zhu, let him see the demeanor of the children in the capital, and completely block the criticism of them from the security team in other counties - the militiamen in some counties like to mock them in private Helping the "capital children" only know how to eat, drink and play, the atmosphere is corrupt, and the combat power is low, which makes them feel angry all the time. This time, they can only vent it on these hapless Spaniards. Who made them lose their eyes? !

After dinner, the weather was not good, and there was a drizzle of rain. This seemed a little unfavorable to the people on the east coast whose firearm ratio far exceeded that of Brazil.But so what?In the eyes of the soldiers of the security regiment of Dongfang County who are eager to make contributions, everything is not a problem!

At seven o'clock in the evening, after blasting open the crumbling gate of the enemy's fortress with eight-pound field artillery, a hundred or so carefully selected officers and soldiers of the security regiment, wearing rubber rain capes, braved wind and rain and other unfavorable factors, with a fierce volley of guns. The shot opened the gap, and then quickly covered the follow-up troops pouring into the fort.

The troops pouring into the fort controlled an area under the command of the officer, and then a large group of officers and soldiers took the 41-year bayonet from their waists and hung it under the barrel of the gun.Brave grenadiers wearing hats and raincoats charged forward with thin iron bombs in their hands. Behind them was a jungle of bayonets. A second-generation reporter from Pravda who was interviewing with the troops was so excited when he saw this scene. After returning to Dongfang Port, he spent a lot of money to hire an Italian painter to reproduce this scene. The name is "Bayonet Jungle".

In this stormy night, the sky and the earth were shrouded in darkness, and only the sound of fighting by soldiers played a ups and downs and tragic prelude to the battle for Portugal. It seems that there is no end to the death of thousands of soldiers.

War is always cruel. In this dark night, when countless women in the boudoirs of spring in the bustling Dongfang County are tossing and turning, somewhere in the windy and stormy Brazilian plateau, the people in their dreams are risking their lives to attack the enemy—bomb explosions The sounds of gunfire, bayonet clashes, savage curses, and screams of dying were mixed together with such a force that it drowned out even the howling of the wind.One by one hand-throwing bombs were thrown into the houses, intersections and churches guarded by the Spaniards. The instant flames produced by the bombs illuminated the shining bayonets. The steel bayonet stabbed firmly into the enemy's body, blood flowed everywhere on the street, and even the heavy rain couldn't wash it away.

About ten hours later, the morning light was slightly dewed in the east. Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Liang, who hadn't slept half the night before, ate some rice porridge, and then walked into the fully recovered Batista surrounded by staff officers, military police and guards. fort.In the Portuguese houses on both sides of the street, a large group of militiamen tore down the door panels, and then sat on the ground covered with raincloths to smoke and chat.

Many soldiers are still carrying corpses, which are to be transported outside the city to be burned. There are [-] Brazilian residents in Fort Batista (mostly Hispanic whites and their descendants, but not many Indians). Only a handful of forty people were alive at the time, and most of them were women and children.This seems to explain from a certain aspect that the officers and soldiers of the Dongfang County Security Corps who stormed into the fort last night were suspected of "excessive massacre", but these are all trivial matters!

"The things that should be reported are reported normally, and those who should not be reported should pay attention to the scale." Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Liang said to a young reporter who followed him - the guy is the son of an old friend of his, and currently works for "Pravda". : "I don't want the streets and alleys of Dongfang County, Qingdao County, and Ping'an County to know what happened here. Some people in the country are too morally obsessed. condemnation."

The young reporter knew what Zhu Liang was talking about, because when he had breakfast with the commander-in-chief this morning, the head of the Dongfang County Security Corps who came to report frankly admitted that after the battle last night, the situation in Fort Batista was "a bit out of control." "The dark night boosted the courage of many people. In addition, these militiamen are farmers and citizens who have families in the local area. The mind of venting desire, so robbery, killing, rape and other things "occur frequently", and due to technical problems (such as night, wind and rain, and chaotic situations), it is "difficult to count" the military police, so they can only "strengthen their quality" in the future Education" so that officers and soldiers know how to "fight in a more civilized manner".

The little reporter still remembers that Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Liang slapped the table and scolded his mother, and then silently approved the statement of the head of the security regiment. Although there are also many veterans, they have returned to their hometowns for many years. Although their military appearance is still the same, their morale has really fallen. Wow!

The main force of the Dongfang County Security Corps did not stop here. On the afternoon of June 6, after mixing with a group of Shenwu County branch officials (about 9 people), they embarked on a journey northward again. Go straight to Benjamin, the next Portuguese stronghold more than 1000 kilometers away.Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Liang distributed his cavalry company to them, and went northward with the main force of the Dongfang County Security Regiment, while he stayed in Fort Batista with the miscellaneous personnel of the headquarters, guards, military police and dozens of wounded, waiting for a stable crossing of the river After the position, a group (about 300 people) of officers and soldiers from the Qingdao County Security Regiment who went northward came to meet up.

That night, a soaring fire ignited on the outskirts of Fort Battista, which had calmed down. It was the former peasants who were burning the corpses.At this time, the rain had stopped, and a crescent moon was hanging in the sky. There were only a few lights in Fort Batista. The whole town was like a gloomy cemetery, which made people sigh the cruel side of war. .

In the afternoon, when the main force of the Dongfang County Security Regiment had just moved northward, news came from the west that Jose Town was "easily conquered" by two thousand officers and soldiers of the Ping'an County Security Regiment. The manor was also completely controlled by the army on the east bank, and the materials and personnel seized were useless.At present, the Ministry is actively advancing northward, intending to capture another small Portuguese town before the 10th—perhaps it is more appropriate to call it a village—Garcia Village. The soldiers provided a lot of supplies on the spot-whether it was fresh meat or forage.

In the area of ​​Baode County, where Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Liang did not know the details of the battle, troops composed of the Sixth Mixed Battalion of the Army and the militias of Zhenhai and Luocha counties attacked swiftly and marched tens of kilometers northward almost without a major battle. Shao Yaoguang, the military management committee member of the fortification, who is building a wharf at the ferry (the small steamer is being transported by land from behind), almost has the urge to throw out the 2000 members of the Baode County Security Regiment on hand.Of course, this is just thinking about it. The Baode County Security Corps has only been established for a year, and its combat effectiveness is very suspicious. Their position is still to be scavengers in the rear, to enforce law and order, and to maintain transportation lines. No one expects them to go to the front to charge. That's not realistic.

The curtain of the war has been slowly opened. More than 1 officers and soldiers from the east bank rushed forward on the two battlefields. The Portuguese hardly had any resistance. I believe that after the subsequent security groups arrived at the front line, the Portuguese It is more difficult to resist the enemy.Where can the pace of the Great East Coast Army be truly stopped?No one has the answer.

(End of this chapter)