Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 894 New China's New Crisis ([-])

On November 1651, 11, Xinhuaxia Island had entered the "preparation period" for the rainy season.In Xinhua Port, Tacheng Port, Guihua Port, Lobster Port and other places, the sky seems to have collapsed, and water is constantly "leaking" downward.Many rivers that were originally very gentle in the dry season (cool season) now suddenly have a hint of ferocity: the clear river water gradually becomes turbid, and the water level also rises rapidly within a few days. All this seems to indicate that , the rainy season in Xinhua Island is coming.

However, on the wonderful Xinhua Island, the diversity of its climate has long been known to the majority of foreign colonists.No, in the southwest and south of the island, because the humid southeast monsoon is blocked by the central highland, a large amount of rainwater brought from the Indian Ocean stays on the highland and its east side.On the west side of the highlands, unless you are lucky, there will occasionally be some moist clouds to withstand the pressure from the northwest and bring a little precipitation to the dry grassland area. However, compared with the strong evaporation here, this is of no use. , so the drought has been going on for thousands of years in this vast land-but fortunately there are still rivers rushing down from the central highlands, isn't it?

Such a lucky place near Cotton River Harbor!Backed by the Mian River, the water source is sufficient, and the soil has been improved to a certain extent through vigorous composting. Coupled with strong sunlight, the conditions for the development of agriculture can be said to be quite good.A while ago, when the troops of the Kingdom of Manab came to the city, they only had time to destroy some of the cotton fields outside the city, but they did not destroy the canals, reservoirs and other facilities—or they could not do anything at all. First of all, the water conservancy facilities outside the city have been preserved to the greatest extent except for a few water trucks that were used to lift water, which is fortunate for the people on the east coast who resumed production after the war.

Some people may ask, you are in a hurry to resume production outside the port of Mianhe, are you not afraid that those Sakarawa people will come back again and destroy your pots and jars?Hehe, maybe I used to have this kind of worry, but now I don't have to!Why?Please open your eyes and look at the loyal and brave soldiers of our Great East Coast who are coming out of some big ships on the pier!In order to punish the natives for their attacks, the Executive Committee decided to approve the request of the New China Pioneering Team and mobilize South African troops to New China to help restore the local order—an order dominated by the people on the east coast.

The South African Infantry Company (formerly the 5th Company of the Army before the disarmament, company commander Sun Shengjun, who was born as a "West Thief"), the South African Artillery Company, the South African Cavalry Company, the New China Infantry Company, the New China Artillery Company, and the newly arrived Xinhua Port from Suez Hundreds of Polish and German prisoners of war were transferred here.The losers in the Ukrainian War of Independence will join their compatriots who have participated in a battle at Mienhe Port earlier, and form a unified "Mianhe Garrison", with a tentative number of 800 people.The New China Pioneering Team promised them that after the battle, they would immediately grant land and houses, and give them official status as colonial residents—as for those who said they didn’t want to be housed and only wanted to be free to return to their hometowns, I’m sorry, they didn’t get to come to the war at all. The many plantations on Xinhua Island are the places they should go.

In addition, Shi Qinjie, the captain of the New China Pioneering Team, intercepted more Ming immigrants than before, and assigned them, along with some Polish prisoners of amnesty, to settle near the Mian River and receive military training. In the future, the basis for ruling this place on the East Bank will also be the source of the militia and reserves.If the intercepted immigrants, together with the amnesty Polish prisoners of war, the total number will likely exceed 4000, except for some of them immigrating to the port of Mienhe, most of them will migrate to the mouth of the Murondava River after the war ends. As well as new settlements along the Mangoki River Delta, the development of agricultural production - mainly the cultivation of sugar cane, cotton, peanuts and tobacco.

The two simple wooden trestles are full of ships of the East African Transport Company. The dock workers use the original pulley block to unload a large amount of military funds to the dock; in front of them, hundreds of soldiers are following the rope nets on both sides of the ship. , with a rifle on his back, climbed onto the pier with ease, and occasionally one or two sergeants accidentally fell into the sea, which would immediately cause a group of people to laugh.Then the sailors will laugh and smoke their pipes, and use fishing nets to get these unlucky creatures up.

Daoist Changshou of the New China Infantry Company (the former deputy company commander of the 101st company, a battle hero, was recruited by the New China Development Team to serve as the company commander of the newly formed infantry company in the area after the company was abolished by the white shirts) wearing a khaki short-sleeved Wearing a military uniform, a military sickle hat, and leather boots, they walked on the cargo yard by the pier, handling the delivery procedures with the material administrators sent by Ma Wanpeng.

"25 boxes of canned yellow peaches (24 cans in one box), 25 boxes of canned oranges, canned applesauce - this is a new product - 12 boxes, 50 boxes of canned vegetables (carrots, ginger, green onions, etc.), um, and 12 big packs of fish oil, enough for you to supplement various nutrients and vitamins." The material manager handed the list to a procurement manager of the New China Security Command, and the procurement manager checked it and signed it, then handed the list to Taoist Shou.

Taoist Shou waved his hand, and more than a dozen soldiers came up behind him. They checked some boxes randomly, and after finding that there was no problem, Taoist Shou also signed the material handover list.

According to the provisions of the "1647 Military Food Regulations" perfected in the Second East-West War, they still have many supplies to receive, such as canned spiced whale meat, canned soybeans and beef, canned cod and spinach, boiled smoothies, etc. Canned squid, canned sea bream with mushroom sauce, cheese, biscuits, sugar, etc.In addition, the convoy composed of the Eight Banners of the Island (more than 2000 people were newly transferred, about [-] people after merging with the previous remnants) will also bring a large amount of bean cakes, dry alfalfa and other fodder to feed some of the cows carried by the army to feed the army. The wounded and sick of the army provide some fresh milk supply-of course, these cows need to find a way to recruit on the spot.

The food stipulated in the military ration regulations has been collected (generally one week to half a month at a time), and there are other odds and ends below, such as bandages, medicines, etc., and even toilet paper for wiping buttocks Everyone can get a stack, which can be described as extravagant.

When receiving these supplies, Daoist Shou was also extremely speechless, and at the same time he had a deeper understanding of the modernization of the east bank army.Where does combat power come from?In many cases, it often comes from these seemingly inconspicuous logistical support.Of course, sufficient logistical support often means huge expenditures. The army on the east coast is fighting for money now!

After receiving the supplies, Taoist Shou asked the soldiers to go back and call the chief of staff, and asked them to bring some camels over by the way.These livestock imported from the Ottoman Empire are very suitable for the arid western grasslands of New China, and they are perfect for transporting supplies.

Supplies were still being unloaded on the pier. Some ships on the sea were impatient, so they simply put down many small boats, and then organized soldiers to carry the supplies and row ashore by themselves, so as not to queue up there to enter the port.Dozens of people in gendarmerie uniforms on the pier were sweating profusely to maintain order, but it was of no use. There was a chaotic landing scene everywhere, with booing, shouting, cursing, neighing of mules and horses, vehicles Various noises such as collisions and ship whistles turned the entire pier into a vegetable market, which was extremely chaotic.

"Any landing operation is a complete tragedy." Ma Wanpeng, who came to inspect from the stockade at Mianhe Port, sighed when he saw the chaos on the pier, and said to the left and right: "I hope these proud soldiers from South Africa They can do things well, the small 500 people have a complete range of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, well-equipped, well-trained, and rich combat experience. In addition, our three or four hundred soldiers who have been trained for a long time are used to suppress the formation. Enough is enough. In this war, the Polish and German mercenaries were the main vanguards. We have a total of more than 3600 soldiers and auxiliary soldiers. They are used to fight against an indigenous kingdom with a total strength of less than 5000. We already think highly of them. The lion fights the rabbit with all its strength, and what it is talking about is our kind of thing, you must also keep in mind, you must not be careless and underestimate the enemy!"

"I will keep it in mind." Bingtaro, Zhai Xiaoshan and other officers of the original Mianhe garrison immediately expressed their opinions. This time the mercenary system is led by the two of them. The army coming from the other side was led by Xiao Baitu, an ex-communist and activist from the National Power Alliance who had resurfaced after many years of dormancy.As for the general command of the whole army after the merger of the two armies, it is a matter of course that the oldest officer takes up the position. After comparing this, it is clear that the general command of the whole army also fell into Xiao Baitu's hands.This guy has jumped from a cold bench reserve officer who once "made mistakes" to a senior commander commanding more than 3000 officers and soldiers. This leap has broken many people's eyes.I don't know how much effort he and the supporters behind him have put in to get him back up again.

But no matter what, Xiaobaitu's recovery has become unstoppable, and the conquest of the Sakarava people on the east coast has entered the final stage of preparation for the expedition. On November 1651, 11, with the return of the scouting cavalry, Ma Wanpeng, commander-in-chief of the war zone, signed an expedition order.With the signing of this order, Xiao Baitu, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, also complacently took 19 soldiers, a large number of ox carts, and camels, and embarked on the road of punishing the Manabo Kingdom.

After the army set off, Ma Wanpeng took more than 1000 militiamen (official officers and soldiers eliminated from Shandong) who stayed behind to take care of the cotton fields while stepping up patrols to prevent surprise attacks by the enemy.

(End of this chapter)