Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1310 Swallowing All (Part [-])

The turbid waves are monstrous, and the smoke is heavy.

In the wide estuary of the Bezibuka River, several naval gunboats on the east coast were puffing up black smoke and going upstream. Behind them, a thousand soldiers from the Cotton River Port Garrison urgently transferred from the south were recruited in multiple ships. Under the cover of the naval gunboat, with the invincible momentum of these years, the private fishing boat rushed straight to a Sakarawa military stronghold on the shore, intending to land behind it, so as to shake the confrontation with the army on the east bank on the front line The main force of the Boila Kingdom - those stupid Sakarava natives, do you think that my army on the Great East Coast is well equipped and will play a foolish battle with you? How stupid, since my Great East Coast has mastered the sea , why not take advantage of this?

There was no sun today, and the gloomy sky was covered with dark clouds, which painted the days of war with a grim and solemn color.Zhai Xiaoshan was the first to jump into the knee-deep muddy water with a saber in his hand. This is where the freshwater and seawater of the Bezibuka River meet. The unique environment creates a unique landscape. But it can't stop the fighting enthusiasm of the people on the east coast.They carried small-caliber artillery, got off the small boat, and moved forward with difficulty in the muddy water. The enemy sentry towers on the bank shot cold arrows and bullets. Some soldiers on the east bank were hit, and the blood stained the river. On their side, more soldiers from the east bank have rushed forward with rifles in their hands. The interception of a mere hundred enemy troops is not a big problem at all. Ren Jiacheng.

Army Second Lieutenant Tang Moyu, who served as the commando captain, took the lead. As the second-generation wearer, he was tall and carried an oil-paper umbrella on his back whether he was marching or fighting. The rain was also very violent).Since he was a child, his father invited a martial artist from the Ming Dynasty to teach him martial arts, so he practiced kung fu very well. Fighting against the Guarani people in the district, the courage and will are extremely amazing.

At this time, he brought 50 people carefully selected from the Mianhe garrison team—among them were martial artists, bodyguards, and first-class guards from the Ming Dynasty, as well as Japanese ronin and samurai, and there were also some Roses with battle axes People—the first wave rushed to the river bank, and then fought fiercely with the Sakarava spearmen who rushed to intercept them.

Tang Moyu first used the tip of his umbrella to knock down one person, then quickly pulled out two pistols with good ammunition, and knocked down two brave-looking native officers one by one, and then called the commandos to follow quickly.Thanks to the usual arduous training and good nutritional supplements (the daily input of fish, meat, grains, sugar, fruits and vegetables is regulated), fifty commandos fought with guns and knives like a raging torrent, All of a sudden, the dam built by the Sakarawa people was washed away, and then the torrent rushed along the gap to the densely populated city-the ancient city of Mahajanga, which has a long history and prosperous business, has been stripped like a city. The little daughter-in-law, who was naked, was exposed to the guns of soldiers on the East Bank.

"Mahajanga City was originally built by Persian immigrants who went south, and later integrated many Indian and Arab businessmen. It has been a commercial center for thousands of years, with prosperous business and abundant people. Last time it was captured by the Sakarawa natives and After it was designated as the capital of the Boyla Kingdom, the descendants of these Middle Easterners were in bad luck. Not only their wealth and children were plundered by the Sakarava people, but their lives were not guaranteed. But this also saves us There are a lot of things, after all, these people will be cleaned up in the future." Zhai Xiaoshan, who led a large army to the coast, stepped on squeaky military boots, pointed forward with a saber in his hand, and said with a smile: " It's ridiculous that their main force is still fighting with us over there, but they don't know that the backyard is on fire. Listen, they still have cannons, how lively the fight is, and there are said to be more than 2000 elite musketeers. Now they are all dumbfounded ? Haha, happy!"

Zhai Xiaoshan felt the pleasure of crushing the natives in terms of IQ, while thousands of officers and soldiers under him stared red-eyed at the city of Marenga, which was said to be full of wealth. , advance alternately, and constantly clear up the enemy blocking positions encountered on the road-the [-] main force of the poor Sakarawa people exchanged fire with the people from the east bank on the west coast of the city. Breaking through, there is no capable army to stop it along the way, and it is really depressing to see that it is about to be killed into the city.

Several small-caliber cannons were also pushed over, and under the skill of the artillerymen, they continuously sprayed deadly projectiles forward.Teams of Sakaravas rushing over were defeated, and then chased north by the commando led by Tang Moyu. The exchange of fire between the two sides continued to extend to the urban area, and the Sakarawas were completely unstoppable.

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On the frontal battlefield, the wind moves the forest, and the sea roars.

Xiao Baitu stood on a small dirt bag, gently stroking the short beard stubble under his chin with his right index finger, opened his eyes wide, and stared viciously at the Sakarava army not far away with the sharp gaze like a falcon.The person dressed like a big show is Chimara Donna. Unlike the history of more than 5000 musketeers, he was able to defeat the invasion of the British and the Dutch in succession, and broke through the Western colonists. He has gained a great reputation; now he is just a country lord facing the end of the road, with the last remaining so-called elite troops, mustering Yu Yong to fight the final battle with the people on the east coast.

Although the quality of his troops is still so-so, it is far inferior to the regular army trained strictly by the people on the east coast, not to mention that there is still a big gap in their weapons and equipment.No, the 960 Sakarava arquebus soldiers were shot down on the spot by 1000 musketeers from the New China Infantry Battalion in the tragic musket shooting just now. Falling into a disadvantage, more than [-] arquebus soldiers fled collectively to both sides under the bombardment of the cannons from the people on the east coast, and were then taken in by the people sent by Chimala Dongna.

The enemy still hasn't finally succumbed. They are like a boxer struggling to get up after being knocked down. Looking at the guy who is more skilled than themselves, they are jealous, but there is nothing they can do.They can't even retreat, because there is no retreat, and their family and friends are all in the city behind. Once they fail, everyone will become slaves to the people on the east coast. They have already known this from the captives of the Island Eight Banners, so it is not that they do not want to retreat, but they cannot.

However, many things are not transferred by human will.After the news that the east bank army attacked the city of Mahajanga finally came from the rear, the enemy army who was in a difficult situation under the attack of the east bank army immediately collapsed. The Vatu soldiers turned back and ran back. They messed up the establishment, lost their equipment, and lost their fighting spirit. They fled to the city of Mazhenjia like a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Xiao Baitu, who had already made sufficient preparations for this, was overjoyed immediately, and dispatched all the reserve teams at hand, lined up in a fast-moving formation, and charged towards the back of the chaotically fleeing enemy army, his momentum was truly indomitable.At this time, some of the staff officers on the left and right also came over to congratulate with joy on their faces, Xiao Baitu nodded in self-assurance, the concept of this battle was completely planned by him, and then he handed it over to his staff to complete the details.Although I had imagined that this plan of attacking from front to back might not be successful, I never thought that the natives would be so stupid to pull the whole army out to face the people from the east coast.Therefore, it is not surprising that the whole army will be beaten to collapse. The plan to defeat the Boyla Kingdom and occupy the wealthy ancient city of Mahajanga has almost been determined so far. have opinions?

Indeed, no one can express an objection! On the evening of April 4, Xiao Baitu had already set up his headquarters outside the city of Mahajanga, and his various ministries had also entered the city in batches to engage in street fighting with the remaining Sakarava soldiers.People on the east bank did not hesitate to keep the city buildings intact. They continued to use artillery to bombard the houses guarded by the enemy, and sometimes even set fire to them to drive out the enemies hiding in them; When the people on the east coast surrendered, Xiao Baitu immediately ordered these people to turn back and attack their former comrades to redeem themselves. He also explained that if they behaved well, they could be incorporated into the Eight Banners of the island after the war instead of being slaves.This made many Sakarava soldiers extremely happy, and immediately confronted their former colleagues with a cruel and cold attitude.

The fierce street fighting lasted all night. In the early morning of the 14th, the people on the east coast had already controlled the entire city of Mahajanga. Chimara Dongna, the head of the Boyla Kingdom, was nowhere to be seen, and may have escaped at night.But it doesn't matter anymore, his biggest capital has been severely injured in the battle of Mahajanga, and he will be a dead dog from now on, unable to make any big waves, and the people on the east coast can kill him whenever they want. Killing him is like sending water to drive the aborigines who attacked the northwest of the island before, and now they come to pick peaches. When did the natives of New China Island have the power to resist in front of Dadong'an?

As the ancient capital of commerce and trade that has lasted for thousands of years, Mahajanga City lived in a large number of wealthy Arab, Persian and Indian businessmen. Of course, most of these people have now turned into a pile of bones, and most of their wealth and concubines have been lost by the Sakarawa people. seize.But as the so-called praying mantis catching cicadas and orioles are behind, the Sakarava people have been happy for a few years, and the army on the east bank followed them, severely inflicting their elite main forces, and occupying the wealthy city of Marenga—according to a rough According to statistics, a total of more than 60 yuan worth of foreign gold and silver was seized in the city. In addition, a large number of gold, silver, bronzes, spices, cloth, and porcelain treasures were also seized in the palace of Qi Maradona, and the value should not be underestimated.

Of course, the biggest capture in this battle was of course the humped cattle.As nomads and nomads, the aborigines on the west coast, including the Sakaravas, have always liked to use cattle as a measure of their wealth. Therefore, the people on the east coast captured more than 12 hump cattle in this battle (this number It is much worse than in history. In history, Qi Maradong alone owned [-] cows), and the total amount exceeded one million yuan in terms of money, which almost made Xiao Baitu and others go crazy.You must know that the people on the east coast have been operating for so many years, and the number of hump cattle can only exceed [-]. One is because of the huge consumption of beef on the island, and the other is because the pioneering team government protects the vegetation of the dry grasslands on the west coast and does not allow overgrazing. ——This jaw-dropping wealth is really a big boost to the agriculture of Xinhua Island. A large number of non-citizens and new immigrants from the Ming Dynasty on the island can probably share some of them home I went to feed.

And if money, cattle and sheep, and slaves are wealth, then the land on both sides of the wide and raging Bezibuka River is also a huge wealth.The Bezibuka River has a long navigable mileage, and small steamboats on the inland river can sail all the way to places far inland. If cotton, sugar cane, pepper, sisal, vanilla, coffee, cocoa, rubber, tobacco and other economic crops are developed on both sides of the river If it is a plantation, then how much wealth must this be?Compared with sugar, tobacco, coffee, cocoa, pepper and other commodities that are becoming more and more popular in the world and can be produced in a long way, a few cattle, sheep, slaves, gold and silver are really not so enviable wealth.And the pioneering team government has also seen this. Before the start of this war, Ma Wanpeng and others have already made plans to immigrate on both sides of the Wangbezibuka River (mainly for grain cultivation), and at the same time introduce capital to set up large-scale economic crops. The plan for the plantation is believed to be launched soon.If this continues, Mahajanga Port and its inland hinterland will definitely become another economic hotspot of Xinhua Island in the future.

On April 4th, Xiao Baitu ordered all the ministries to continue the pursuit, in order to do their best to kill and injure the remaining enemy forces, so as to avoid undue public security problems when developing the banks of the Bezibuka River in the future.At the same time, Xiao Baitu also sent people back to Xinhua Port to announce the good news to Ma Wanpeng. At the same time, he suggested that more than 15 captured soldiers from the Boyla Kingdom should be loaded on a ship and transported to Lorenzo Marquis (the later Mozambique’s Mapo). Tuogang, which has been occupied by the East Coast people), acted as the thugs and servants of the East Coast people, conquered the local indigenous black tribes, and expanded the sphere of influence of the East Coast people.

I believe that Ma Wanpeng will not reject this proposal, because the occupation of Lorenzo Maguire is an established plan of the central government, which is related to the overall strategy of the future and is of great significance.Now there are more than [-] Sakarava soldiers who are well-known in battle as cannon fodder thugs to consume and kill each other with the Xhosa blacks. For the people on the east coast, it is really a very comfortable thing.

On April 1662, 4, Ma Wanpeng's secretary arrived at Majanga by boat from Xinhua Port. While congratulating Xiao Baitu, he also officially notified that Ma Wanpeng had agreed to exile the Sakarava prisoners of war to Lorenzo Magui. company's decision.Even Ma Wanpeng has already chosen a new name for this small coastal town under the former Portuguese rule: Yicheng Port. It seems that he has a lot of expectations for these Sakarava prisoners of war.

(End of this chapter)