1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1026 Advance Team ([-])
After a few days of investigation, Morgan believes that the indigenous tribes in the Houlongxi River Basin do pose a certain threat to Haihan's actions in the local area, and the possibility that this conflict of interest related to the living environment can be reconciled is very low.According to the safety assurance plan for key industrial projects, such potential hidden dangers must be targeted and eliminated in the early stage of project implementation. Therefore, Morgan has been thinking about how to implement methods to cleanly disarm these time bombs these days.

The other party would take some countermeasures to express their dissatisfaction after discovering Haihan's activities. Morgan had naturally considered this possibility, but he never expected that these natives would be so rampant. The gate of the camp came to call for formation.The only reasonable explanation is that they regarded Morgan and his group as Han immigrants who had been transported here by Shibazhi to settle here, thinking that beatings, scolding and scaring would expel the outsiders from this place like in the past.But what they didn't expect was that the immigrants who came to the coast of Miaoli this time were not farmers who could only hold hoes, but an army armed to the teeth with live ammunition.

If you want to compete on the toughness of your attitude, the natives on the small island of Taiwan are no match for the traversers who want to conquer the world.Morgan asked the translator to immediately ask the three natives who survived the disaster, whether their coming here to make trouble represented the intention of their tribe, and whether there were other follow-up means.

Perhaps Haihan's merciless killing just now had a certain deterrent effect. These natives did not try to resist the interrogation, and tremblingly explained what they knew.

It turned out that when Morgan led the team into the mountain by boat a few days ago, he saw a few natives holding bamboo spears to fish in Houlongxi, and they were among these people.After these natives discovered the activities of outsiders, on the one hand, they reported the situation to their tribe, and on the other hand, they also began to search for the whereabouts of these uninvited guests in the Houlongxi River Basin.However, Haihan's camp on the coastline is nearly [-] miles away from their tribe, so a group of people came here until today.

Just as Morgan expected, these natives regarded them as the Han immigrants who had been moved here by Shibazhi a few years ago, thinking that as long as they made a noise and killed a few lives at most, they would scare these weak-tempered Outsiders evacuate the local area by themselves.But it's a pity that they made a mistake in their wishful thinking, and the Haihan people mercilessly dealt with it directly.

Judging from the situation explained by these natives, the conflict just now should have been just an impulsive personal behavior of these people, and it did not represent the "official attitude" of the tribe they belonged to, but Morgan still insisted that this The hostile attitude is not an isolated phenomenon, but a general view of the local natives towards outsiders.Haihan set up a large-scale camp here, even if the natives dared to come and make trouble, if ordinary immigrants living scattered, they would suffer the situation that they would suffer.Shibazhi, who organized the immigration at the beginning, was not a professional colonial team. All they could do was transport the Han people here, and then let them fend for themselves. It is naturally difficult for the unorganized people to fight against the local indigenous armed forces.

Of course, the motivations of these natives for their previous actions are not the focus of Morgan's attention. He is more interested in the status of the tribes these natives belong to, so he asked the translator to question the cat carefully. The location and population size of the Lishe, the armed situation, the area of ​​activity, etc., are going to be used as a reference to formulate an action plan to deal with this tribe.

However, the dry goods in the minds of these natives are also very limited, and they can't tell much specific information at all.Asking where the tribe is, they can only tell how many mountain ridges have been turned over in this place, and asking how many people there are in the tribe, these guys can only count to ten at most, and they can't report the accurate number any further.Morgan asked a bunch of questions, but the answers he got didn't contain much valuable information, but this wasn't because the natives deliberately concealed it. It was because their brains were limited. Even if Morgan asked his subordinates to use some torture methods, there was still no progress.

"Now you should understand why I am impatient with these natives, right?" Seeing Morgan's distressed face, Tian Yeyou said comfortingly: "We caught the natives of the hostile tribe at the chicken coop, and we also followed them earlier. You dealt with it in the same way, but after seeing it a lot later, I didn’t even bother to interrogate it when I was arrested, so I just threw it into a hard labor camp.”

Morgan sighed and said: "Unexpectedly, the enemy is too weak to cause trouble, and even some useful information can't be obtained, so what's the use of keeping them! I think we should shoot them all, so as not to waste food!"

"Don't, the next time there is a ship going to Taipei, just send them there. It can make a little contribution to our cause of human liberation. I think these guys are in good health. I have been working in the mine for three to five months." Tian Yeyou pleaded for the three of them.Of course, his pleading may not be because of his kindness. It is hard to say whether the coolie life after going to the mine is better than dying now. Anyway, the natives in Taipei who were arrested for mining are generally very Few survived for more than half a year, and in the end they basically died of physical failure caused by overwork.

It was also reasonable for Morgan to think about it. As long as the ore dug out by the three laborers could extract some gold, the grain that the value could buy would be enough to feed them for a year or so.Even the ammunition required to shoot them and the labor required to restrain them afterwards are more valuable than the food they need to feed them for half a month. It is more cost-effective to keep them and send them to the mine to fully squeeze out the remaining value.Immediately, he asked his subordinates to take these three people into custody first, but the camp on the shore is still building barracks in full swing, and there is no extra space to detain them. In desperation, they found an empty cabin to serve as a temporary prison.

Seeing several natives being thrown into the cabin and locked up, Morgan suddenly sighed: "This scene reminds me of the time when I arrived in Sanya seven years ago. The construction has not started, and the barge at hand can only be used as a prison cell for prisoners."

"That's right, the one who was locked in the barge at that time, and the Luo Shengdong Luo official who has made a fortune now, but he probably has selectively forgotten that experience!" Tian Yeyou recalled what happened at that time , A smile could not help but appear on the corner of the mouth.

The conditions for Haihan's landing in Yulin were far inferior to those of the team that came to Miaoli now. At that time, there was no logistical support or escape route, and shortly after landing, they encountered a surprise attack by the Ming army led by Luo Shengdong.If it weren't for the superiority of weapons and equipment, the Ming Army might have killed ten or eight of the Crossing Group at the beginning of their landing.At that time, Luo Shengdong was just a small boss in the water village in Yacheng. If he hadn't gotten involved with Haihan by mistake, he wouldn't have achieved great success in the future.

Of course, at that time, Haihan was eager to clear up the relationship with the local government of Ming Dynasty, so he gave Luo Shengdong a chance to be reborn, and Luo Shengdong knew current affairs and had a certain ability to handle affairs, so he didn't disappoint Haihan. His solicitation has always been a clever move that Haihan's senior management talked about.But the few natives captured now really don't have much value to use. It is already a great gift to keep them alive and go to the mines as hard labor.

Morgan thought hard about the map for a long time, and it seemed that there was no other good way to deal with the aboriginal tribes that might cause trouble, but it seemed that he had no other good way to deal with the aboriginal tribes that might cause trouble. The process, I can't help but feel a bit in a dilemma at the moment.

Tian Yeyou probably guessed Morgan's concerns, and persuaded him: "If you want to give this tribe a pot, then I advise you not to think about it. It's not that easy. Most of the island of Taiwan is mountainous. If you flee into the mountains alone, sending a hundred people may not be able to catch them. Moreover, most of these tribes are located on the hillsides. If you want to deploy an encirclement circle around them quietly, it is difficult not to be noticed by them. Don't Forget, many of these natives are hunters who have been running in the mountains all year round, and they are very sensitive to subtle changes in the surrounding environment. If you send hundreds or thousands of people into the mountains, they will smell it from a few miles away."

Morgan remembered seeing the hunting traps set by the natives in the mountains two days ago, and felt that what Tian Yeyou said made sense, but he still felt a little unwilling to let him let this hidden danger continue to exist.

Tian Yeyou continued to persuade: "If you really plan to do something, you'd better wait until Beks and the others arrive. Don't be too arbitrary in making a decision. Although it may dilute the credit you deserve, if something goes wrong, at least it won't be Your responsibility alone. You understand what I mean?"

Apart from a good relationship with a few fellow members of the North American gang, Morgan spends most of his time alone. He doesn't have a clear understanding and feelings about interpersonal relationships and interest entanglements in the officialdom.After Tian Yeyou reminded him, he realized that his thoughts were indeed not thorough enough.Although he is the military chief of the Miaoli project and has complete command over the local armed forces, if he does not discuss with other traversers on major decisions, then he can only bear the responsibility if something goes wrong.Moreover, the chief executive in charge of the local area is Beks, so it is necessary to inform him and ask for his opinion in every situation and reason.

"You're right, then we'll wait and hold a meeting to discuss how to deal with this matter when everyone is here." After Morgan made up his mind, he relaxed a lot.

Calculating the time, the fleet from Penghu should arrive on this day, so there is really no need to rush to make a decision.After Morgan dealt with the captives, he and Tian Yeyou split up and went to inspect the construction sites around the camp.

In the evening of that day, a huge fleet appeared on the sea at the mouth of Houlongxi. In this fleet, there were more than [-] cargo ships alone, and there were more than [-] ships carrying personnel. The scale was no less than The fleet that went north from Fujian to Zhejiang last year was gone.Such a large fleet has exceeded the berthing capacity of the temporary dock, and most ships choose to anchor near the shore and use small boats to ferry people to the shore first.The unloading of materials is almost in sync with the construction of the warehouse.

Of course, in fact, the advance team couldn't build a decent warehouse in a hurry. They could only build a few rainproof shelters first, so that the materials transferred ashore would not be exposed to continuous rain.Fortunately, the drainage ditches next to these temporary warehouses have been dug, so there is no need to worry about the goods being soaked in water due to the recent frequent rainfall.

In addition to Bai Kesi and Liu Shanxia, ​​Yu Yao, the chief military officer of Penghu, also came to Miaoli with the fleet.During the period when Morgan led the oil exploration team into the mountains, he was required to temporarily take over the command of the coastal camp here.For a period of time to come, almost all the materials in the oilfield area will be imported inland through here, and the safety guarantee and cargo transshipment must be handled by skilled personnel.

After these people went ashore, Morgan informed them of the investigation into the mountain a few days ago and the unexpected situation this morning.

"The natives came to the gate of the camp to call for battle? This is really ignorant!" Yu Yao was very excited when he heard the news, and immediately looked eager to fight.As the situation in Guangdong has become increasingly stable, he has rarely had the opportunity to perform combat missions in recent years. When he was transferred to Penghu, all the hostile forces that should be cleaned up have been cleaned up here, and he has not even left him a mouthful. Down.Now the natives on Taiwan Island have become a rare opportunity for him to command operations again.

"Then beat the fuck up!" Liu Shanxia is also very violent. Although he is not a soldier, he has also received militia training, and his enthusiasm for such things is not much worse than that of Yu Yao.

The only person who is calmer at the moment is Beks: "I don't think we should rush to do it. Don't forget, everyone, our first priority here is to exploit oil fields. Oil is what we want to colonize and develop here as soon as possible regardless of the cost." The only reason for this is the only reason. All military means must be based on industrial targets first. I think it is better to get through the traffic artery of Houlongxi first, and then slowly arrange for the clearing of the surrounding areas. We have a full three Couldn’t the company’s regular army be able to cope with the sporadic harassment of the natives?”

Among the five traversers in Miaoli, Beks had the highest official position, and he was the main person in charge of this project, so naturally his opinion was the main one.Although Yu Yao and others are more inclined to use force to solve hidden dangers, as Bai Kesi said, the main purpose of the Miaoli mission is not to clean up the natives in this area, but to find the hidden oil fields in the upper reaches of Houlongxi as soon as possible , and realize the output of industrialization, this task has the highest priority, and whether to use force against the local indigenous tribes depends on the progress of the oil project.

(End of this chapter)