Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1287 Order Rectification ([-])

From Beining Township to Cheng'en Township, in the 17th century, when it was not developed on a large scale by later generations, there used to be a large area of ​​forest sea, and there were many open areas in the forest. Towns were naturally formed here, and several roads through the forest were crooked. Stretching out into the distance, connecting various towns—of course, there are many forest trails in the forest, but that is not something that people on the east coast can figure out in a short time.

Commissioner Xu's team walked along the edge of the forest. In this quiet and wild environment, even the bravest teenagers would be affected by the environment and become silent.Everyone's footsteps are not fast, but they are not slow either. The soldiers hold their guns in their hands, ready to face any possible enemy at any time.

Perhaps the abnormal noise was caused by being too nervous. A horse was startled for some reason, neighed violently, and then fled away at high speed.At this time, a few panicked Indians shouted "the enemy is coming" in the native language, then threw off the cargo carriage and fled to the rear of the team at high speed, causing great confusion.Their panic quickly spread to the immigrant team behind, and even the Taoyuan County militia guards were a little uneasy. After all, they were actually farmers at ordinary times, but they were temporarily recruited during the war.

"It's ridiculous, we can say that none of us have ever met the enemy, and we go around shouting 'the enemy is coming', a bunch of fools, cowards, it's fucking amazing! Just because you want to go to the battlefield and The enemy is fighting? Wash your neck as soon as possible and die!" The former cavalry battalion commander, who was old but still not young, rode on his horse and said angrily, "Qiao Yu, you are the director of the Cheng'en Township Police Station. You have also undergone a month of training, and now this is your virtue? I question your ability now!"

Qiao Yu's head was sweating a little when he heard the "boss" say this, and he told his police officers to restrain the immigration team while reporting in a low voice: "Commissioner Xu doesn't know anything, this group of immigrants except for a few Apart from military experience, most of the rest are from Qingjiangpu Town. Many of them were servants and servants of high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen, or servants of brothels, restaurants, and gambling stalls. There are not many honest farmers, so their habits are quite unbearable. It’s really too difficult to make a change after a month.”

Xu Yu's face softened a little when he heard this, but he still demanded: "I don't care who they are. After arriving in Cheng'en Township, they will practice whenever they have time. If they are afraid or absent from the militia training, they will be whipped, fined, and severely punished." Hard labor, exile, in short, everyone must pay attention to it. And let them know that fools and cowards cannot survive in this land, and everyone must show their best efforts."

When everyone heard the words, they immediately agreed, and it took a long time to reorganize the team.Some Indians who fled first were punished to kneel on the ground and received a severe whipping. The officers made it clear that if there were any more escapes, they would be executed without mercy—but it was hard to say how effective this was. .

The procession then marched on again.At four o'clock in the afternoon, the road became more and more difficult to walk. Xu Yu, who was riding a horse, looked around and saw that the path had been faintly submerged among the trees. The ancient pine, but the tall reeds under the ancient pine.

"Tacross!" Xu Yu sighed sadly. This kind of giant reed can be seen everywhere in southern Brazil, and some places suitable for its growth are particularly dense, forming an insurmountable obstacle.

"Have someone cut down a section of reed and find a place to camp. We can't make it to Cheng'en Township today." Xu Yu waved his hand. There is a small forest clearing in front of him. There are only some short and sparse vegetation growing on the ground. It can't be said to hinder military operations, nor can it block any line of sight. It is suitable for people on the east coast to camp and sleep. It's just that they have to cut down a piece of reed forest next to the open space first.

The soldiers quickly organized immigrants and soldiers to do this kind of rough work. The reed forest is full of wild animals, and there are many reptiles with poisonous stings that can kill people. Only people who know this forest very well can Only then can we know where there is danger and where it is safe.Fortunately, there are some cadres from the North Duck Lake area in the team of the East Coast people. They are very familiar with the "Tacross" reed forest since they were young. They even caught poisonous snakes from it to play with when they were young. —Of course, in southern Brazil, the local natives call this reed forest "Capinara".

"A field march in the interior of General San Vicente, especially in the more wooded areas, is very difficult to use any means of transportation, as we have with these vans, I think you have learned, use them Long-distance transportation is simply impossible, so it can only be used for short distances between two settlements that are not far apart and the road conditions are acceptable." After camping, Liu Houfei, a civil affairs cadre and acting head of Cheng'en Township, gave some The young cadres started the class, only to hear him say: "According to the information summarized by the gendarmerie intelligence officer, if it is a small force of no more than 50 people, the only source of supplies in the field is the lasso, and of course only in the It is only useful in open areas where there are herds of bison or other wild animals. If it is in densely forested areas, where lions and tigers live, this hunting tool is greatly ineffective and has almost no use."

"Many rivers in the primeval forest are often very close to each other, and the rivers are always surging endlessly, which greatly increases the misfortune of the traveler. Remember, at no time do you trust the map too much. There will always be small Forests, small swamps, and small streams are ignored, and there are many mistakes, so you must learn to judge the direction by your own experience." Liu Houfei actually doesn't have much experience, he just learned it from the gendarmerie and then taught others when he came back : "The terrain in the field often changes, because a heavy rain may change everything completely. In this case, the guide will often get lost. Only experienced field experts—such as our very Nasty Sao Paulo militants—that's what makes it possible to operate in the wild."

What Liu Houfei said was very practical knowledge, so even the militiamen of the Taoyuan County Security Corps listened with relish.Some of them were feeding the officer's horses with fodder—a mixture of Taquari reed leaves and black beans, which mules and horses are very fond of, and produced in Dingxi County on the banks of the Taquari River. Listening to these wild survival knowledge, although they will return to Taoyuan County on the prairie after the war, this does not prevent them from gaining a deeper understanding of life in the northern forest - it is also an interesting experience, isn't it?

"There is a more dangerous existence in the wild, and that is the mountain people!" Liu Houfei flipped through the handouts, and started his speech again: "The so-called mountain people are actually some barbaric tribes that have not been naturalized by the Portuguese ( In fact, in the 19th century, there were still countless unnaturalized Indian tribes in Brazil), they had no concept of right and wrong, except for some unclear relationship with the militants of the St. It is also possible to ambush the team sent by the Governor of Brazil - this has not happened in history - of course, our soldiers of the East Coast Republic of China are very powerful, and their determination and will are not comparable to the enemy. These tribes are uprooted, let them kneel on the ground and kiss the toes of our boots. But before that, everyone better be careful, these goddamn guys often set up a lot of traps on the road to grab the enemy's feet, and they often It will be covered with branches and turf, and it is very difficult to find, so everyone must be careful, and it is best not to go to a place ten kilometers away from the settlement alone to prevent being taken advantage of by the enemy."

What Liu Houfei said was so interesting that some officers and soldiers of the security regiment below whistled.These people have lived in the steppes on the east coast since childhood, and they are good at taming horses—an officer once jumped on the back of a wild horse in a single leap in southern Brazil, held the horse's mane tightly, and rode the horse. Galloping through the glade till the wild horse yielded to his handling and admitted subjugation—farming and hunting, the savages of the forest were not very familiar with it, so it would be a joy to hear Interested, it seems that he wants to meet these mountain people for a while.However, under Commissioner Xu Yu's cough, the group of "animals" quickly restrained themselves, sat cross-legged on the ground, and listened to Liu Houfei's lecture while eating pine nuts.

Next, Liu Dai Township Chief talked about some diseases that are often encountered when opening up wasteland. Some of them are very dangerous and often cause large-scale deaths of pioneers. It is called "land reclamation disease".These diseases are more likely to break out in the relatively warm and humid northern forest areas, so Liu Houfei talked for more than an hour, and did not stop until dinner was ready.

The dinner was the same again: cassava and broth, but the immigrants enjoyed it very much, after all, these foods were relatively nutritious.The meals of the officials may be richer, with more spiced whale jerky and canned food. Some senior officers even have cigarettes, beer and sugar.

After dinner, the leading officer began to arrange the checkpoints, and the civil affairs officials began to resettle the immigrants. Xu Yu leaned on the carriage of a carriage, smoking fine Congo shredded tobacco, and watched them silently.He wanted to examine the abilities of these young people. Now it seems that they can only be said to be quite satisfactory, and they need to continue to accumulate experience.

Generally speaking, camping at night was not a big deal, but a gunshot at two or three o'clock in the morning woke up everyone. After the officer went to check, he learned that there were people running fast, peeping, and talking faintly not far away. A sentry fired a shot, which woke everyone up.

Xu Yu, who got out of the bed in the carriage, looked at the dark woods and reeds, and ordered everyone to go back to the tent and stop quietly.However, he also ordered the more than 60 soldiers to be divided into three groups and take turns to watch the night. Everyone guards the temporary camp made of carts and barbed wire, and they are not allowed to attack without authorization. Everything will be discussed after dawn.

In the early morning of April 1661, 4, after midnight, the immigrant team on the east coast, without any movement, had breakfast, dismantled the tents and temporary camps, and then continued to march towards Cheng'en Township.After another lunch in the field, in the afternoon, everyone arrived at Cheng'en Township, which was in the process of being created—to be precise, it was a small forest glade, which originally housed a large Portuguese manor , the original owner and his mixed descendants have already embarked on the difficult road back to the north, and the manor has been occupied by the advance team on the east bank and has become a foothold. This is also a good time to accommodate the new immigrants, although it is crowded , but can only make do with it.

Xu Yu climbed up a newly erected wooden sentry tower and looked into the distance with a telescope, but unfortunately the field of vision was not very wide, and there were forests, hills, streams and reeds everywhere.The road between the forests is very unclear, intermittent, and a few farmlands that have been opened up can be vaguely seen, which are probably Portuguese manors. Apart from this, the land is wild, just like it has always been for thousands of years.

This manor, which was forcibly bought by the people on the east coast, covers a large area. Its main building seems to be made of stone. Although it is a little dark and damp, it is better than solid and solid, serving as the core center of early pioneering Still pretty good.There are many grape racks in the manor, and the vines brought from the old continent grow well here, which can be seen from the owner's wine cellar.

This owner also has a livestock pen with more than a hundred cows, donkeys, mules, horses and other large livestock, which will become a good helper for the people on the east coast to open up wasteland. Someone once joked that we should refer to the Portuguese Set up towns near large manors, and villages near small manors. Arrange for immigrants step by step. Relying on the achievements of the Portuguese for more than 100 years of pioneering, we will be able to get twice the result with half the effort. Now it seems that at least Cheng'en Township really did this.

There are only a few wild wheat in the farmland outside the manor, which probably grew out of the wheat left in the field after the war broke out and was not harvested in time.It is said that there used to be more than this amount of wheat in the field, but it was cut off by someone before the east bank came, and it became what it is now.But fortunately, the soil fertility is pretty good. After Liu Houfei saw it, he planned to prevent the land from being cleared by people as soon as possible, and then planted the next crop of overwintering wheat. Regardless of the yield, at least there will be no harvest next year. In a place like Sao Paulo that is relatively closed to the outside world, it is unrealistic to transfer food on a large scale from the outside. It is best to rely on yourself for everything.

(End of this chapter)