1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 756
October 1632, 10, the fourth day that the Haihan Militia set foot on Taiwan Island.

Sun Zhen's biological clock made him wake up naturally in the morning light. He put on his military uniform, then patted his sleeping companion next to him, got up and left the tent.Compared with the field survival training he participated in in September, the training on Taiwan Island this time is undoubtedly much easier.

In the previous training, each recruit received only a small knife, a small amount of salt, two taels of fried noodles, and a two-meter-long rope, relying on these things to spend several days in the field.Fortunately, Sun Zhen has gone up to the mountains to catch birds and went down to the river to fish for fish since he was a child. This level of test is not difficult for him, and he has achieved the best overall performance in this training.But the so-called training that came to Taiwan this time was not only fully armed, but also a collective action. The troops of two companies brought enough tents, food and ammunition, and even built a temporary camp by the sea. It can be seen that this formation is not simply training.

Sure enough, the troops slowed down very slowly as they marched inland, surveying and recording the surrounding geographical environment all the way.Sun Zhen also heard the veterans talk about this operation, probably to prepare for the resettlement of immigrants here.Sun Zhen was originally from a farming family, and he is good at doing farm work. Naturally, he had to check the soil quality and environment here habitually.He was a little disdainful when he heard about the grain output of Fengrong Village. Given the local environment, it would be reasonable to grow grain at least [-]% more than it is now.But when he told the company commander what he thought, the company commander declared with disdain that the grain output of Haihan base camp was at least two or three times higher than here. This data really shocked Sun Zhen.

Sun Zhen didn't understand why Haihan took pains to immigrate to this island at the beginning. It wasn't until he heard from the company commander that the size of this island of Taiwan was almost the combined area of ​​Terengganu and Laizhou that he was stunned to understand Haihan. How big is Han's heart.If he occupied such a large piece of land overseas, he would indeed be able to enshrine the territory and establish himself as a king, not to mention that Qiongzhou, which Haihan occupied in the south, was said to be not much smaller than here.

Of course, the island of Taiwan does not mean that it can be occupied by occupying it. It is said that there are many competitors on this island, and the duty of the Haihan militia is to ensure that these competitors will not pose a threat to the immigrants who move into the island—such as Speaking of some aggressive native tribes living in the mountains.

As he was approaching the legendary "dangerous zone" where the Han people seldom set foot, Qian Tiandun had already ordered the members of the recruit company not to leave the brigade at will, and the squad responsible for reconnaissance and security on the periphery had all been replaced by veterans.

Entering the inland of Taiwan Island this time, Qian Tiandun's planned destination is the intersection of the upper reaches of the Zhuoshui River and the Central Mountain Range, which is about eighty miles away from the landing place on the coast, and then begins to enter the mountains to the east, and Qian Tiandun I don't want to set foot on hill tribe territory when I'm not fully prepared.

At noon that day, the troops arrived at the scheduled end point, the junction of the upper reaches of Zhuoshui Creek and the largest tributary.Later generations named this tributary Qingshuixi, and Haihan's map followed the trend.Qingshui Creek originates from Data Mountain in the Ali Mountains. It is about a hundred miles long and flows from south to north into the Zhuoshui Creek flowing from east to west. From the map, the Qingshui River Basin already belongs to the edge of the Central Mountain Range.

The two guides told the Haihan militia that further east of this place is the range of activities of the mountain tribes. If the Han people want to set foot in this area, they will easily be regarded as provocative or even invaded by the mountain people of these tribes.When the immigrants from Fengrong Village moved to the current settlement in the early years, some people went into the mountains to collect herbs, but after being discovered by the mountain tribes, none of them came back alive.And this also laid the groundwork for the unequal transactions between the two parties later. Later, Fengrong Village was coerced by the indigenous tribes to buy and sell by force and did not dare to resist.

The Haihan militia did not return immediately after arriving at the intended destination, but set up a small camp at the intersection of two water veins.Relying on the natural angle barrier formed by the water flow, the defense line of the camp can be concentrated within a range of about 90 degrees, and the defense pressure is half that of the seaside camp.

If conditions permit, Qian Tiandun actually hopes to continue to inspect the upper reaches of the two water veins to see if there are conditions for the construction of small hydropower in the mountainous environment.However, judging from the actual situation in front of us, the sedimentation of these two water veins is very serious. The construction of hydropower stations may not be possible with the current technical conditions. Coupled with the existence of mountain tribes, it is necessary to build here The hydropower station probably won't work.However, he still hopes to stay here for two to three days to learn as much as possible about the living environment of the mountain tribes—if he really wants to fight against the mountain tribes in the future, it is also necessary to scout in advance.

Because he was not familiar with the surrounding environment, Qian Tiandun did not rashly let the recruits out for activities, so Sun Zhen's activities were limited to within 200 meters around the camp, and he had to act collectively in squads.Of course, the tasks that can be assigned to them at this time are basically not related to combat. They are basically menial tasks such as lifting water and chopping firewood, while tasks such as security, patrol, and reconnaissance are all contracted by veterans.

The first day of the militia stationed here was safe and sound, but early the next morning, unexpected guests appeared.Sun Zhen woke up with the sound of the trumpet in a hurry. Although he didn't know the situation outside, the usual emergency assembly training played an obvious role. Sun Zhen finished dressing in a very short time, grabbed his rifle and rushed out of the tent .

Sun Zhen was not in a hurry to find the source of the matter, but remembered his usual training content, and immediately assembled the class he led.Because there have been similar emergency assemblies more than once during the recruit training, all the recruits who are still running around like headless chickens after the assembly number is sounded will receive a punishment that impresses them. Reflection is to first find out the shift assembly to which you belong, rather than to explore the reason for the emergency assembly.

Although the gathering speed of the recruits was not satisfactory, when the company commander Wu Qin arrived, most of the platoons had already completed the gathering.Soon the soldiers learned the reason for this gathering from the officers: the soldiers in charge of security found signs of a large number of people moving about a mile away. Still immediately passed the news back to the camp.And Qian Tiandun didn't dare to be careless, and immediately ordered an emergency assembly and entered a state of combat readiness.

Soon new news came back. The crowd in the forest was confirmed to be the nearby aborigines, but it was impossible to judge whether there was any hostility.For the sake of safety, the secret sentries and patrols deployed outside have all withdrawn to the camp, and they can only wait and see for the time being.

Sun Zhen and the other recruits were not deployed to the front-line defensive positions, but remained in the center of the camp as a reserve team.Although they knew sooner or later that they would step onto the battlefield sooner or later, when they really felt the atmosphere of the battle, many of them couldn't help but tremble a little with their rifles in their hands.Sun Zhen was a rather nervous person, his hand holding the gun did not shake, but his mouth was extremely dry, and although the weather was slightly cold, the sweat on his head kept coming out.

For some reason, Sun Zhen couldn't help thinking of the chaos when Kong Youde's rebel army invaded the village when he was in his hometown.At that time, he was also so nervous, worried about his family and his own life.But at that time, he did not lose his mind due to nervousness. When he found that it was impossible for him to rush into the village occupied by the rebels to rescue his family and other villagers, he decisively chose to flee to the nearby mountains and forests to hide. He also killed two rebels who tried to intercept him with a hoe in the process—something he has never told anyone about.

It was by relying on the dry food and scraps of silver recovered from the corpses of the rebels that he was able to persist in fleeing from Dengzhou to Huai'an Prefecture, and finally boarded a maritime refugee ship and was transported to Penghu.Seriously speaking, he was probably one of the few recruits in this group of recruits who had the experience of fighting with their lives, and this was probably one of the reasons why he could barely maintain his composure in the current environment.

"What's the matter, every face looks like it's cramp! It's just a state of combat readiness, and it's not really going to war. Why are you so nervous?" Wu Qin couldn't help laughing when he saw the nervousness of these recruits. : "Besides, even if you want to fight, the veterans will stand in front of you. Why are you in the reserve team so panic!"

Wu Qin saw Sun Zhen with a calm face in a blink of an eye, pointed at Sun Zhen and said: "Look at Squad Leader Sun, he is also a recruit who joined the army with you, he is not panicked at all."

Sun Zhen forced a little smile and replied: "Commander, why don't you share with your brothers your first experience on the battlefield?"

"Is this... suitable? Brothers, are you interested in listening?" Wu Qin showed hesitation.

"Yes, yes, I'm interested!" There will be no shortage of curious supporters at any time, and someone will respond immediately.

"Then I'll just talk about it casually, and you just listen to it casually." Wu Qin sat down, and the people around immediately gathered around and sat beside him.

Wu Qin pondered for a while, and then began to talk: "I was rescued by General Qian's fleet in Tsinghua, Annan in the summer five years ago. At that time, I was just like you, because the war destroyed my homeland, and I had to Fleeing to a foreign land. I know that many of you choose to join the army in order to earn a living. It’s okay, because I joined the militia with this idea in the first place.”

As soon as these words were uttered, the recruits immediately felt that the distance was much closer. They were often scolded or even punished by Wu Qin during training, but they really did not expect that Wu Qin was also a war refugee in a similar situation to their own, and even Even the original intention of applying for the militia is similar.

Wu Qin continued: "At that time, it was not as difficult as it is now to be admitted to the militia. As long as you have healthy limbs, no disease, and General Qian is pleasing to your eyes, you can join the army. Don't think that I usually train you too hard. Remember when Takahashi When the battalion commander trained us, one day it wasn’t just punching, kicking and swearing...you might be wondering, since the commander is so fierce, why do you still obey orders obediently? Because he is really powerful and he has to obey! My first The first time I went on a mission with General Qian and Battalion Commander Gao Qiao, it was half a year after joining the army..."

The time goes back to the beginning of 1628. In order to ensure his interests in the Annan region, the fledgling Haihan decided to put all his armed forces on the Annan battlefield to assist the northern regime against the southern rebels.And the special warfare company, which had just been established in Heitu Port for only a few months, became the only unit under the Haihan Militia that was more familiar with the local conditions in Annan.And this team with less than 200 troops undertook the most dangerous forward reconnaissance mission at that time.At that time, Wu Qin was not yet 20 years old. Like Sun Zhen now, he was a recruit who had not been baptized by the flames of war. His first mission was to take a boat to reconnaissance at the mouth of the Zhengjiang River behind the enemy's rear under the leadership of Qian Tiandun. Enemy situation.

"At that time, the team was led by big figures. Besides General Qian, there were also General Tom Wang, the current Commander of the Militia Navy, Instructor Morgan who was in charge of training snipers, and General Shi Diwen of the Second Fleet, who is now stationed General Roger of Nanyang..." When Wu Qin talked about these big men, he also had an expression of pride. After all, he was able to fight with so many high-ranking military officials on the battlefield. Here's the chance.

At that time, the reconnaissance team encountered two ships of the South Vietnamese army on the Zhengjiang River. The other party ran aground and fled ashore, and the Haihan militia immediately sent people ashore to pursue them.The officer leading the team at that time was Gao Qiaonan, and Wu Qin was among the soldiers who followed him ashore to chase the enemy.

In order to be able to pursue lightly, Takahashi Nan didn't even bring a musket, but only grabbed a saber and chased all the way.Wu Qin witnessed with his own eyes how Gao Qiaonan caught up and knocked down his opponent in close combat. Seven of the eight people who escaped ashore were cut down by Gao Qiaonan, and the fastest escaped had already escaped. They traveled five miles, but they were all captured by the Haihan militia's chasing troops in the end.Gao Qiaonan became famous in that battle, and thus became Qian Tiandun's trusted arm.

"At that time, I saw Battalion Commander Takahashi getting excited about the fight, so I forgot all my fears and nervousness. I went up with a bayonet and stabbed his mother!" Wu Qin couldn't help talking about the scene of the fight. Standing up and pulling a personal demonstration, everyone was naturally excited.

"Let me tell you, do you panic during a war? Panic! I panicked for the first time and couldn't even hold a gun. I was even more embarrassed than you are now! But after the real fight, there is nothing to panic... Wu Qin's tone was very relaxed: "Actually, it's just repeating your usual training content."

(End of this chapter)