Chapter 756 By the Zhuoshui River

October 27, 1632, was the fourth day that the Haihan militia set foot on Taiwan Island.

Sun Zhen's biological clock allowed him to wake up naturally in the morning light. He put on his military uniform, then woke up his sleeping partner next to him, got up and left the tent. Compared with the field survival training he participated in in September,

This training on the island of Taiwan was undoubtedly much easier.

In the last training, the only supplies each recruit received were a knife, a small amount of salt, two taels of fried noodles and a two-meter-long rope. With these things, they had to spend several days in the wild. Fortunately,

Sun Zhen has been going up the mountains to catch birds and down the rivers to catch fish since he was a child. This level of test is not difficult for him, and he achieved the first place in overall performance in this training. And this time he came to Taiwan Island

The so-called training is not only fully armed, but also a collective action. Two companies of troops have brought enough tents, food and ammunition, and also built a temporary camp by the sea. Even a newcomer like Sun Zhen can tell that this formation is not

Just training.

Sure enough, the troops moved very slowly as they marched inland, surveying and recording the surrounding geographical environment along the way. Sun Zhen also heard the veterans talking about this operation, probably to prepare for the subsequent resettlement of immigrants here.

. Sun Zhen was originally from a farmer's family and was a good hand at farm work. Naturally, he habitually checked the soil quality and environment here. When he heard about the food output in Fengrong Village, he was very disdainful.

Environment, it is reasonable to produce at least 50% more food than now. However, when he told the company commander his thoughts, the company commander disdainfully claimed that the food production at 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 such pains to immigrate to this island at first. It wasn't until he heard from his company commander that the size of Taiwan Island was almost the same as the area of ​​Dengzhou Prefecture and Laizhou Prefecture combined, that he was shocked to understand Haihan.

Han's heart is so big. If he occupies such a large piece of land overseas, he can indeed seal the territory and establish himself as a king. Moreover, the Qiongzhou occupied by Han in the south is said to be not much smaller than here.

Of course, Taiwan Island cannot be occupied simply by occupying it. It is said that there are many competitors on the island, and the duty of the Haihan Militia is to ensure that these competitors will not pose a threat to immigrants moving to the island - such as

It talks about some aggressive and fierce indigenous tribes living in the mountains.

Since they were approaching the "dangerous zone" that was said to be rarely entered by the Han people, Qian Tiandun had ordered that the members of the new company should not leave the group at will, and the teams responsible for reconnaissance and security on the outside had all been replaced by veterans.

Entering the inland of Taiwan Island this time, Qian Tiandun's intended destination was the intersection of the upper reaches of Zhuoshui River and the Central Mountains. It was about eighty miles away from the place where he landed on the coast. Going further east, he started to enter the mountains, and Qian Tiandun

I don’t want to set foot in the territory of the hill tribes when I am not fully prepared.

At noon that day, the troops arrived at the scheduled end point, the intersection of the upper reaches of Zhuoshui Creek and the largest tributary. Later generations named this tributary Qingshui Creek, and Haihan's map followed this name. Origin of Qingshui Creek

Data Mountain in the Ali Mountains is about a hundred miles long and flows from south to north into the Zhuoshui River flowing from east to west. From the map, the Qingshui River basin already belongs to the edge of the Central Mountains.

Two guides told the Haihan militia that further east of this place is the activity range of mountain tribes. If the Han people want to set foot in this area, they will easily be regarded as a provocation or even an invasion by the mountain people of these tribes. In the early years of Fengrong Village immigration,

When we moved to our current settlement, some people went into the mountains to collect herbs, but when they were discovered by the mountain tribes, none of them came back alive. This also laid the foundation for the unequal transactions between the two parties. Later, Fengrong

The village was forced to buy and sell under the coercion of the indigenous tribes and did not dare to resist. This was partly due to the shadow left by the early oppression of the immigrants.

The Haihan Militia did not return immediately after arriving at their intended destination. Instead, they set up a small camp at the intersection of two water veins. With the natural angle barrier formed by the water flow, the camp's defense line could be deployed centrally

Within a range of approximately 90 degrees, the defensive pressure is less than half that of a 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 building small hydropower in the mountainous environment. However, judging from the actual situation seen in front of him, these two water veins

The sand and gravel siltation in the river is very serious. It is probably impossible to build a hydropower station with the current technical conditions. Coupled with the existence of mountain tribes, it is probably not feasible to build a hydropower station here. However, he still hopes to be stationed here.

Two to three days to learn as much as possible about the living environment of the mountain tribes - if you really want to fight with the mountain tribes in the future, then it is necessary to conduct reconnaissance in advance.

Since he was not familiar with the surrounding environment, Qian Tiandun did not rashly let the new recruits out for activities, so Sun Zhen's range of activities was limited to within two hundred meters of the camp, and he had to act collectively as a squad. 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 carrying water and chopping firewood, while tasks such as security, patrol, and reconnaissance are all contracted by veterans.

The first day the militia was stationed here was uneventful, but early the next morning, uninvited guests appeared. Sun Zhen woke up to the rapid sound of trumpets. Although he was not aware of the situation outside, his usual emergency gathering training was still

It had an obvious effect. Sun Zhen finished dressing up in a very short time, grabbed the rifle and rushed out of the tent.

Sun Zhen was not in a hurry to find the source of the incident. Instead, he remembered his usual training content and immediately gathered his squad. Because there had been similar emergency gatherings more than once during recruit training, all of them returned after the assembly horn sounded.

New recruits who scurry around like headless flies will receive a punishment that impresses them. Now when they hear the bugle sound, the soldiers' conditioned reflex is to first find their own squad to assemble, instead of exploring the reason for the emergency gathering.

Although the gathering speed of the new recruits was not satisfactory, when the company commander Wu Qin arrived, most of the squads and platoons had already completed the gathering. Soon the soldiers learned the reason for the gathering from the officers: responsible

The vigilant soldiers found signs of a large number of personnel activities about a mile away. Although the identity and purpose of the other party were not yet clear, the guards immediately passed the news back to the camp. Qian Tiandun did not dare to be careless, and immediately

Order an emergency gathering and enter a state of combat readiness.

Soon new news came back. The group of people moving in the mountains and forests had been confirmed to be nearby indigenous people, but it was impossible to judge whether they were hostile. For safety reasons, the secret sentries and patrols deployed outside had been withdrawn into the camp.

For the time being, we can only wait and see what happens.

Sun Zhen and other recruits were not deployed to front-line defensive positions, but stayed in the center of the camp as a reserve team. Although they knew soon after joining the army that sooner or later they would set foot on the battlefield, they really felt the battle atmosphere.

At that time, the hands of many people holding the rifle could not help but tremble a little. Sun Zhen was a relatively nervous person, and the hand holding the gun did not tremble, but his mouth was extremely dry. Although the weather was slightly cool, his head

The sweat on my face kept breaking out.

Somehow, Sun Zhen couldn't help but recall the chaos in his hometown when Kong Youde's rebels invaded the village. He was also so nervous at that time, worried about his family and his own life. But at that time, he didn't

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 save his family and other villagers, he decisively chose to flee to the nearby mountains and forests to hide, and used a hoe during the escape.

Killed two rebels who tried to intercept him - something he has never told anyone about yet.

It was only by relying on the dry food and broken silver found from the corpses of the rebels that he could persist in fleeing from Dengzhou to Huai'an Prefecture, and finally boarded a maritime merchant's refugee ship and was transported to Penghu. Seriously speaking, he was probably one of these new recruits.

He is one of the few people who has had the experience of truly fighting for his life, and this is probably one of the reasons why he can barely maintain his composure in this environment.

"What's wrong? Everyone's face looks like they have cramps! It's just a state of combat readiness, it's not really going to start a war. Why are you so nervous?" Wu Qin couldn't help laughing when he saw the nervousness of these recruits.

: "Besides, even if we have to fight, it will be the veterans who are in front of us. Why are you in the reserve team panicking!"

As soon as Wu Qin saw Sun Zhen with a calm face, he pointed at Sun Zhen and said, "Look at Squad Leader Sun, who is also a recruit who joined the army with you. He is not panicked at all."

Sun Zhen forced out a smile and replied: "Company commander, how about you share with the brothers your first experience on the battlefield?"

"Is this...appropriate? Brothers, are you interested in listening?" Wu Qin looked hesitant.

"Yes, yes, interested!" There is no shortage of curious cheering parties at any time, and someone immediately responded.

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

Wu Qin pondered for a moment and then began to speak: "I was rescued by General Qian's fleet in Qinghua, Annan, in the summer of five years ago. At that time, I was just like you. Because the war destroyed my homeland, I had to

Fleeing to a foreign land. I know that many of you choose to join the army to serve as soldiers just for food. This is okay, because I also joined the militia with this idea in mind."

As soon as these words were spoken, the recruits immediately felt that they were much closer to each other. They were often scolded or even punished by Wu Qin during training, but they did not expect that Wu Qin was actually a war refugee in a similar situation to themselves, and even

Even the original intention of applying for the militia group is similar.

Wu Qin continued: "At that time, it was not as difficult as it is now to take the militia exam. As long as your limbs are sound, you are not sick, and General Qian likes you, you can join the army. Don't think that I usually train you too harshly. Think of Takahashi back then.

When the battalion commander trains us, there is no day when we are not punched, kicked and cursed... You may wonder, since the commander is so fierce, why do we have to obey orders obediently? Because they are really powerful and have to obey! I am the first

The first time I went on a mission with General Qian and Battalion Commander Takahashi was six months after joining the army..."

The time goes back to the beginning of 1628. In order to ensure his own 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. It had just been established in Black Earth Port a few years ago.

The special operations company, which lasted only a month, became the only unit of the Haihan Militia that was familiar with the local situation 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 twenty years old, and like Sun Zhen now, he was a new recruit who had not been baptized by war. His first mission was to take a boat under the leadership of Qian Tiandun to the Zhengjiang estuary area behind enemy lines to reconnoiter the enemy's situation.

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"The team was led by all big shots at that time. In addition to General Qian, there were also General Tom Wang, the current commander of the navy of the militia, Instructor Morgan who was responsible for training snipers, and General Shi Diwen of the Second Fleet, who is now stationed at

General Roger of Nanyang..." When Wu Qin talked about these big figures, he also had an expression of pride. After all, he could fight with so many senior military officials on the battlefield. It is probably unlikely that there will be anything similar in the future.

Opportunity.

At that time, the reconnaissance team encountered two South Vietnamese troops on the Zhengjiang River. The boats ran aground on the beach and fled ashore. The Haihan Militia immediately sent people ashore to pursue them. The officer leading the team at the time was Gao Qiaonan, and those who followed him ashore to pursue the enemy

Among the soldiers were Wu Qin.

In order to be able to pursue lightly, Takahashi Nan did not even bring a musket, but only grabbed a saber and chased all the way. Wu Qin witnessed with his own eyes how Takahashi Nan caught up with and knocked down his opponent in close combat. At that time

Seven of the eight people who escaped ashore were cut down by Gao Qiaonan. The fastest one had escaped five miles away, but in the end they were all captured by the pursuit troops of the Haihan Militia. Gao Qiaonan was the one who escaped.

He became famous in one battle and became Qian Tiandun's trusted arm.

"At that time, I saw that Battalion Commander Takahashi was eager to kill, so I forgot about all my fear and nervousness. I went up with a bayonet and stabbed him!" Wu Qin couldn't help but talk about the fighting scene at that time.

He stood up and asked someone to demonstrate the movements. Naturally, everyone was excited.

"Let me tell you, do you panic when fighting? Panic! The first time I was so panicked that I couldn't even hold my gun steady. I was even more embarrassed than you are now! But after the fight actually started, there was nothing to panic...

Wu Qin's tone was very relaxed: "Actually, it's just repeating your usual training content."
Chapter completed!