Chapter 41 New Era Part 4: Alabama (Part 2)
That night, several women slept in their clothes by the fire.
The next day, the heavy rain stopped instantly, and the sky was clear and cloudless.
On the side of the church, Chu Feng and others went very well. Although this was a French church, they also needed to surrender to the British. When Chu Feng took out the documents that the British had given Alabama to Truchen, the priest had no other way except to continue to lose to his new master.
Not only that, the French also provided them with some food, although not much, but enough for them to arrive at Muscog (Birmingham).
In addition, the French also provided them with two punt boats.
That's what Saya said.
"Although the journey from here is not far, you need to cross a dark bear and a dense forest full of timberwolves. This is where the Kusa River meets the Alabama River. You can take a boat to walk for a while and then go ashore when approaching Muskog"
Zhang Henyu took out a map from his backpack. It was naturally obtained from the French. However, it was marked by Quitard. The place names such as Montgomery and Birmingham were obviously not available now, but they were covered up by him as "it is probably the name of the first European who arrived there."
Qitade also values her very much, and it looks no less than Ah Hai and Aruna before, perhaps because of Zhang Henxue, or perhaps because of other reasons.
Qitade's previous instructions immediately rang in Zhang Henyu's ears.
"The Alabama River and the Cusa River are all big rivers. According to the exploration of French missionaries, the Cusa River can be directly navigated to a place called Gadsden, which is located in the hinterland of the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains and is also a place with abundant coal and iron resources, no less than Birmingham"
"Under your current conditions, it is not easy to cultivate directly in Birmingham. Our country's limited steel resources still need to be used in the local area, and not much can be used in the Americas. Therefore, in the past five years, you will not be able to obtain investment in railways."
"Using rivers becomes the best choice"
"In addition, there is another advantage. Although Birmingham is also on the residual line of the Appalachian Mountains, the mountain has been greatly reduced. It cannot block the strong, cold and hard north wind blowing from the Canadian prairie to the north, nor can it resist the humid and hot hurricanes blowing from the Gulf of Mexico"
"Gadsden is different. It is located in the valley, whether it is from the north or the south, it can more or less resist the strong winds."
"And"
Qitade's next words made Zhang Henyu even more puzzled at this time.
"To the east of Alabama is Georgia. Although it belongs to the British, the British are all focused on the eastern plains, and the inland mountains are rarely involved. There is a better place."
"North America, the Great Plains centered on the Mississippi River are endless and unobstructed. They look good, but they are actually not inferior to the wind disaster, but Georgia is different"
"Now, the British are not clearly divided into states. I have marked a place called Atlanta on the map. If you have the chance, you can occupy it and then draw a boundary line with the British."
"By the way, Atlanta should be called Cherokee at this time, it is a place occupied by the Cherokee Indian tribe"
"Gadsden?"
Chu Feng obviously had a copy of this map, but when he heard Zhang Henyu's proposal, he was a little confused. Although from the north of the Kusa River, there were both Nanfeng Cocoa and black soldiers who could paddle. If he got off the boat nearest to Birmingham, it would be only a few dozen miles along the way.
They have more than 30 people and have good weapons. Although they have to travel through the dense forest, how could they be afraid of those wild beasts?
However, when he saw from the map that Gadsden was also on the Kusa River and the ship could sail there directly, he nodded and agreed.
Saya, who was standing by, also said: "The place and Muskog are both located in a valley. There are much easier roads than in the jungle. From there, you can also quickly reach Muskog, which is closer than starting from the town of Choctaw, but..."
"But what?" Zhang Henyu looked at her with a smile. After Saya put on the summer clothes of a female soldier of Truqin, she looked more heroic than the two female soldiers from the White Lotus Sect.
And one of the two female soldiers of the White Lotus Sect is not simple. She is the leader of the White Lotus Sect, who was formerly located in Hubei, Tuo Guang, who had met in the Yellow Crane Tower in Yichang City. Wang Lian'er, the sister of the White Lotus Virgin Wang Cong'er!
In fact, Wang Lian'er is less than 20 years old. Since her sister married Zhang Henxue, she has also risen. However, she still lowered her head in front of Zhang Henyu and had to come and protect her closely.
However, since Wang Lian'er joined Truqin, she suddenly broke into a new world. She was completely immersed in it. Hong Guang Weiye, who was a mother of lifeless, had been left behind by her, and now she finds it even more ridiculous.
Truchen, only Truchen people live a colorful life.
After studying at the Military and Political School in Truqin in Hexian Town for a year, she followed her sister to Cuba. There are so many "overseas fairy mountains" outside the distant land of China, which makes her fascinated and unable to extricate herself.
As a secret spy of the White Lotus Sect, her actual ability after being trained at Truqin Military and Political School is no less than that of Aruna, but it has not been revealed.
Saya's eyes seemed to be a little flashing.
"It turned out that the Cherokee tribe was the place, all of which were mountainous. The whites didn't seem to be interested. The Cherokee people have lived there for a long time, but in recent years, a horse-riding tribe has come from the west."
The horses of the North American Indians were obviously obtained from the Spanish and later they were tamed by themselves, but there were obviously not many of them at present. According to the Truchens' information, there were no tribes riding horses.
"To the west of us, there are three vicious and powerful tribes. They do not farm and make a living by hunting. One is called the Alapaho, the other is called the Apache, and the other is called the Comanche. They often fight each other. During the battle, the warriors of some tribes got lost, and finally they gathered together."
"They robbed muskets and horses from the whites. The French had encircled them and finally fled eastward. Just last year, they defeated the Cherokees and forced the Cherokees to continue southward, and the Cherokees' original land was occupied by them."
"They captured a large number of young women from the Cherokee tribe and hosted a large number of black people who escaped from the eastern plains..."
Speaking of this, Saya carefully glanced at the black soldiers who were "tamed" by Truchen, and seemed a little afraid.
"The black people's farming level is much higher than theirs. Since the leader was an Apache Warrior, he called himself a Shandong Apache people, and hunted, farmed, and settled down on the Shandong platform. In our eyes, they are Hokkaka!"
"Hokkaka?"
"By the way, it means the devil"
Chu Feng, Katarina, and Zhang Henyu looked at each other and understood the meaning in the other person's eyes.
"Indian horse thief!"
Chu Feng has always been bold and arrogant. Katarina is a pirate, and Wang Lianer is even more difficult. However, Zhang Henyu, who has never had practical experience, was a little hesitant.
Chapter completed!