The ability and load of cattle on bad roads are much better than that of people. If there are enough cattle, immigrants will not need to carry too many supplies with them and can travel lightly. If cattle carts can pass, women, children, old and young can also be safe.
Complete the itinerary.
"Can bullock carts be used on the road?"
"Some of them can, but most of them can't."
"Then we can only use oxen to carry it." Guan Shanyue said, "There is no problem in carrying a few hundred kilograms at a time."
The next day, Guan Shanyue went to find Wei Bachi and asked him to borrow cattle. Wei Bachi was very happy and said that the main purpose of buying these cattle was to serve as a pack team - there are almost no roads here, and the transportation of materials is difficult.
Rely on these pack oxen.
"I'll lend you fifty cows, and I'll provide the driver. I won't ask for your supplies along the way. But when the time comes to organize the transportation, you have to listen to the driver. In the end, you have to give the cows back to my wife in peace...
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"Look at how stingy you are, just help us transport some things. You are so particular." Guan Shanyue said with a smile, "Don't worry, I will pay you even if you miss a hair! It's done."
"Comrade Guan, you still know nothing about the dangerous environment here." Wei Bachi shook his head and said, "The undeveloped subtropical jungle is the green hell... Do you know how many people died in order to open up roads to transport supplies?
Really? After getting cows, my labor force mortality rate dropped by 50%. So every cow is related to countless human lives..."
After some nagging, Guan Shanyue finally got the pack transport team he wanted. The people driving the cattle were actually his old acquaintances, local people he met when he was stationed in the Tunchang area.
The Li people of Hainan Island raise cattle in the mountainous areas and export them to Han areas in large quantities. There are many people raising cattle. Unexpectedly, he actually raised cattle for the Senate. He also took an "official name" Wei Hui.
Wei Hui and more than a dozen brothers from the village were recruited before the engine operation. At that time, many people were recruited from the Li and Miao people in Hainan in order to cope with the development of Taiwan. Those who have lived in subtropical mountainous areas for a long time
The Li and Miao people have better adaptability to Taiwan's climate, water and soil.
However, most of these people were recruited into the Li-Miao Mountain Company. Unexpectedly, some were recruited specifically to raise cattle.
Now that he had acquaintances, things would be easier to handle. Guan Shanyue quickly coordinated the needed cattle and cattlemen, and also coordinated the arrangements for ship transportation.
It was already eight o'clock when we returned to the camp, and the immigrants had already rested. The hard work of ferrying and unloading the ship today made them very tired. The whole camp was filled with snoring, which was almost like thunder.
He returned to the tent that served as the headquarters. Li Dongtian fell on the camp bed, snoring loudly - it was only eight o'clock and you were already sleeping like this. Guan Shanyue complained secretly and started doing paperwork.
After resting for three days at Camp No. 3, the immigration team officially set off. As a navigable river, Salt Creek greatly reduced the traffic pressure in Kaohsiung. This march to Guanshanyue decided to maximize the use of Salt Creek's navigable capacity.
The current Kaohsiung City is actually divided into three parts. Shaochuantou located on the Cijin Peninsula; Yancheng to the west of Dagou Mountain, east of Yanxi and Sankuacuo to the north.
Sankuacuo was originally considered by the Agricultural Reclamation Brigade, but after Ye Yuming personally visited the place, she believed that the land here was barren and could barely be used as agricultural land. It could be used as a brick and tile factory or for construction in the future.
Power plants and the like are more suitable.
After landing, Wei Bachi also set up a camp in Sankuacuo, and set up a brick kiln and sawmill to specifically supply construction materials to Kaohsiung City.
Guan Shanyue's transportation plan is to set Sankuacuo as an advance base. All immigrants, materials, and livestock will be transported to Sankuacuo by boat and river. Then they will set off from Sankuacuo on a selected day.
Going west from Sankuacuo, there was still a section of Yanxi River that was navigable. Guan Shanyue decided that the boat could go as far as it could go, and he would not land until it could no longer go.
The march was divided into three waves. The first wave consisted of young men and building materials and food for the pack team. Its function was to set up front stations, repair roads while walking, and start building houses when they arrived at the farm. The second wave consisted of most of the supplies.
The third wave included women, children, old and young, and carry-on luggage. The sick, old and young were transported by bullock carts.
The whole process takes about a week. Because the pack transport team needs to travel back and forth, and the cattle must be given sufficient rest time. At the same time, he must be prepared for the challenge. Kaohsiung is still in a crisis-ridden state.
The danger does not come from the Dutch who are nearby. Their number is limited. The key is that they are eager to do business with the Australians. For the agricultural reclamation brigade, the biggest danger is the local aborigines.
The Gaoshan people are the name given to Taiwan’s aboriginal people by Guan Shanyue in his childhood education. In fact, the Gaoshan people include the Pingpu people, the Bunun people, the Rukai people, the Paiwan people, the Beinan people, the Thao people, and the Atayal people.
There are more than ten ethnic groups including the Yamei people, the Tsou (Cao) people, the Ami people, and the Saixia people.
Those who live in the Tainan Plain area belong to the Pingpu people - as the name suggests, they live on the plains, not in the mountains. Although the Pingpu and mountainous aboriginal tribes are from the South Island area, they do not hunt for heads.
Although there is no headhunting, this does not mean that it is easier to get along with them. The previous attacks encountered by the Haitian were from the Takaliyan Society among the Pingpu people. The name of the society first came from Dutch documents, "a", according to the Dutch
The pronunciation is closer to Takaryan.
Their settlement was in the north-central part of Kaohsiung City in the old time and space. The total number of people in the society exceeded 2,000, and more than 500 warriors could be mobilized at one time. At that time, this was a large society on the Tainan Plain.
Relying on its large number of people, the Tagaliyan Society often usurped the land of neighboring village communities. The surrounding Xingang Society and Madou Society were defeated by it. This also led to its leaders being full of self-confidence and often adopting a strong style in external conflicts.
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However, their strong style also caused them to make enemies everywhere on the Tainan Plain. In the old days, the Dutch took advantage of their tyranny and relied on the continuous complaints from surrounding village communities to send troops in 1634 in the name of acting as adjudicators.
Crusade against the Kaliyan Society.
The Dutch sent out 70 troops for the first time. In the encounter, although they won and killed more than a dozen of the opponent's people, they were concerned that if they went deeper into the Galilean community, they would suffer severe retaliation, so they had to withdraw their troops. Turning to the New Year
Later, the Dutch dispatched 500 people, plus 500 auxiliary troops from the Xingang Society, a total of 1,000 people to attack the Kaliyan Society again. The scale of the troops dispatched this time was among the top in the entire Dutch occupation period. However,
The final result was just that their settlements were burned down. Most of the people in the Dalgaryan community survived, but were forced to migrate further away.
However, after this battle, the Tagalyan Society actually lost its dominant position on the Tainan Plain, and the Dutch actually controlled the Tainan Plain with very little troops and investment.
Now the Senate has arrived on the Tainan Plain in advance, not only opening up a port like the Dutch, but also extending its tentacles deep into the interior. Although the scout's report shows that there are no local indigenous people within more than ten kilometers around the settlement point.
Villages or farmland. But such blatant expansion will inevitably lead to attacks from the Kaliyan Society.
Although they did not get a favor in the conflict with the Haitian reconnaissance team, it was impossible to scare them with just one conflict. Their high-profile actions must have been noticed by the Galiyang Society. During the march and
It is not impossible to be attacked by them during construction.
For safety reasons, Guan Shanyue specifically approached Wei Bachi and obtained a platoon from the Limiao Mountain Company of the National Army as an escort.
On December 5, the first wave of transportation teams set off from Sankuacuo after resting and transshipment.
There is still a waterway starting from Sankuacuo, but it is the dry season in winter, and the heavily loaded ships can no longer sail. So the people and cattle got off the ship and walked, leaving only the supplies on the ship. We continued on for a few days.
Kilometers, until the river became too shallow for boats, the land march officially began.
Guan Shanyue personally led the team. The pack transport team was placed in the center of the team and was looked after by the oxen drivers. Oxen were not as easily frightened as horses, but once frightened they were not easy to deal with.
Soldiers from the Li Miao Company of the National Army were sent to guard the front, rear, and left sides of the team. After many drills and training, the march started smoothly.
The location where they landed was roughly where the Costco supermarket in Kaohsiung City would later be. From here all the way to the west, the terrain was quite flat, but the road was not easy to walk. As Li Dongtian said, it was just a "small trail."
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Although the South Plains is not a "tropical rain forest", nor is it a jungle landscape in the strict sense, the trees and grasses are alternately dense, and there is almost no place to set foot. Because it is winter, the temperature is low, and the grass and trees have withered a lot, which makes it very difficult.
Reduces the difficulty of walking.
Guan Shanyue was trudging on the road wearing a full set of tropical field uniforms and a sunhat. He held a cane in his hand, and in addition to the pistol at his waist, he also brought an SKS rifle.
This road, which was opened with great effort, is less than 2 meters wide. The road surface is made of soil and various plant branches filled in. It is impossible to say that it has much bearing capacity. Although the road has not been officially used, the road surface is.
There have been damages to varying degrees. If it hadn’t been for almost no rain in Kaohsiung in December, a heavy rain would have washed away the roads.
Originally, we wanted to use ox carts to transport supplies, but now it seems that vehicles cannot be used on such roads, and it is more realistic to use piggyback transport. Not only that, but the road must be renovated before April next year. As for how to repair it,
The entire brigade knew nothing about the road and had to rely on Wei Bachi's help.
The place has not yet been reached, but things that need to be done are already coming one after another. Our reclamation business still has a long way to go. Guan Shanyue said with emotion This chapter has been completed!
