Chapter 718: A hodgepodge of east, west, north and south
If the broom is not available, the dust cannot be removed. If you want the British to bow their heads, you have to see the truth on the battlefield.
At present, the strength of the Northern Navy's servant army in India has reached 8,000, which is three regiments. Two of the regiments are stationed in the southern part of the British Madras District, facing tit for tat with the British army of tens of thousands. In addition, in
There is also a battalion in Cuddalore in the south of the country, which is also a French colony and the anchorage of the Northern Navy's South Asia Fleet is located there.
Regarding the British army, Ding Guofeng's strategy was to be immovable even if the enemy was immovable. He only needed to contain tens of thousands of British troops to ensure that they could not devote their troops to the melee between the three major Deccan regimes.
Although the French Governor-General Leclerc has returned to the throne of Governor-General, he is only a bare commander, and this guy belongs to the Royalist Returning Regiment, and there is no support from Europe for the time being. As an agreement between Zhao Xin and Lady Elizabeth
In part, in January this year, Beihai Town provided Leclerc with a loan of 500,000 Spanish silver coins through the Bacheng Military Control Commission to fund his recruitment activities.
Leclerc visited Ding Guofeng in Pazayaray three times in the past few months, trying to persuade him to launch an attack on the British army, and then use the naval blockade to force Madras to surrender, and then the two families divided the British colony.
He had historical reasons for thinking this way. During the "War of the Austrian Succession", the French briefly occupied Madras, and after the signing of the "Peace of Aachen" it was returned to the British.
The problem is that Ding Guofeng does not want to bleed for the French, not even the blood of the servant army. A soldier of the servant army has to go through six months of non-stop training from entering the military camp to going into combat, and a junior officer needs eight
Months, the personnel cost, time cost, and equipment cost during this period are very high. Especially for these guys with peasant origins to master formation combat and bayonet fighting, the Northern Navy Training Department is worried.
Furthermore, Beihai Town has no interest in occupying large colonies in India. It is enough to have a medium-sized stronghold here to give Chinese businessmen a rest and serve as a transit point for transoceanic trade. The location has been selected long ago, to the south.
Tranquiba, a Danish stronghold.
According to Zhao Xin, if Leclerc has the right to transfer Louisiana to us, then it doesn't hurt to give him a beating, but unfortunately he doesn't have the right to do so. Let alone him, even Louis Charles currently has no right to transfer, he
The first thing to do is to get it back from Spain.
So the French should just go to sleep, they are just a sidekick in this war.
On the third day after Dundas left, a huge transport team composed of 5,000 Tamil natives and more than 3,000 oxen and horses, carrying a large amount of gunpowder and weapons manufactured in Beihai Town, was joined by a battalion of servants.
Escorted by a thousand French mercenaries, they set off towards Binglam in the west. Prince Ali, Tipu Sultan's son, would meet him there with a large number of people, and then transport the supplies back to the capital.
Now that Mysore has regained the Salem area ceded to the British, coupled with the secret agreement between Ding Guofeng and the Sultan of Thanjavur, the material transportation line from local governance to the Kingdom of Mysore has been completely unblocked.
On the same day, five large transport ships belonging to the South Asia Fleet of the North Korean Navy weighed anchor and raised sails from the port of Fort St. David south of the local jurisdiction. They carried a large amount of food and were escorted by three thousand-ton frigates towards the west of the South Asian continent.
Heading towards the coastal port of Jalalabad.
Still at the beginning of this year, Zhao Xin ordered the transfer of five military ships that had been captured and repaired from the Dutch to the South Asia Fleet, and also transferred two motor sailing gunboats from Zheng Wenxian's First Squadron. This made the South Asia Fleet
Its strength greatly increased and it became the maritime hegemon in the western Bay of Bengal.
In one month, the rainy season in South Asia will come. At this time of year, no war can be fought, and we can only wait until November. So Ding Guofeng must rush to send something to Tipu before the rainy season.
When the floods come in time, all land transportation will be interrupted. At sea, because the Kingdom of Mysore has no navy at all, it is unable to cope with the British naval blockade in Mumbai, so Ding Guofeng can only attack by sea and land, and start a thousand-mile journey.
support.
Since most of the troops had to guard the British, Ding Guofeng had no time to take care of Tranquiba, which was determined to be in his pocket. After he came to the local government to govern, he learned from the French that the Danes built a military base in Tranquiba.
A large fortress - Dansburg. Relying on a lot of information collected from French businessmen, Ding Guofeng concluded that in order to completely occupy it, at least one regiment of troops would be needed.
So for now, he can only wait patiently. When the rainy season comes and everyone calms down and everyone goes back to their homes, he will be free to take care of the Danes.
As the territory becomes larger, there are more things to do. When the gourd is pushed down, the gourd floats up. The west side temporarily stopped, and another trouble occurred in Kinmen on the other side of the ocean.
In mid-May 1794, Zhao Xin, who had just disembarked in Khabarovsk and was about to inspect the steel plant, received a telegram from Rucci. Three thousand Spanish troops were invading, and he promised to annihilate the invading enemies and give them a heavy blow.
lesson.
The reason why Lu Qi dared to say this was because the number of overseas troops currently stationed in the Kinmen area has exceeded 1,200, which is quite strong. In addition, when Zhao Xin went to pick him up before the Spring Festival, he also brought a large number of soldiers with him.
Ammunition and living supplies. As long as you don't waste them, defeating your opponent will be easy.
He stated in the telegram that since the goal of this operation was not only to defeat the Spanish army, but also to capture the Central Valley in the east, he requested that at least two thousand to three thousand more immigrants be sent to Kinmen.
Zhao Xin discussed it with Chen Qingsong, who was accompanying him, and the other party expressed that it was very difficult. Nowadays, the civil administration has devoted most of its energy to the agricultural development of the Nenjiang Plain. At present, immigrants from Jiaodong will be sent to Heilongjiang City and Morgan for resettlement.
There won't be any extra people. But this kind of thing naturally can't trouble Boss Zhao. By the time the inspection is over, he already has an idea.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! A few days later, half of the members of the "29-member Committee" held a regular monthly meeting in Fuldan City. At the meeting, Zhao Xin came up with a plan
, proposed to recruit Koreans to immigrate to Kinmen in the area on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Tumen River. After discussion with the congregation, an agreement was finally reached, but the number and personnel ratio were appropriately adjusted. That is, the first batch was transported to 300 households first, and the number was controlled to 1,000~
Between 1,500 people; if the effect is good after half a year, another 500 households will be sent there.
It is said that although the south bank area of the lower reaches of the Tumen River has been obtained, Beihai Town has also carried a big burden. The reason is that the five northern towns under the rule of the Li Dynasty were too poor and basically had nothing. In recent years, the Qing army has been stationed
, which made local officials and people complain endlessly.
After the Beihai Navy moved in, they discovered that ordinary local people lived on Qumai (a wild Chinese medicine). Many people did not even have any decent clothes and could only wear dog skin clothes to keep out the cold in winter. In the past, although the Manchus celebrated every year
Yuan and Huining conducted mutual trade, but because the Li Dynasty only allowed designated merchants to participate and did not allow people to trade, ordinary people could not enjoy the benefits of mutual trade at all, but were squeezed.
Originally, because of the war, many people from the Li Dynasty on the south bank of the Tumen River fled to Funing County. In some villages, let alone people, not even chickens or dogs could be seen. However, just over a month later, when the Intelligence Bureau
When the undercover began to spread the news that the Beihai Navy was sending relief in Qingyuan Prefecture and Wencheng, many families who really couldn't survive came back secretly one after another, and there were even many people who fished in troubled waters.
The Li Dynasty was angry and annoyed about this, but the local officials of Funing County were secretly happy that the pressure on the refugees had been reduced.
However, these people didn't know until they arrived at the place that the Beihai Navy's relief was not a one-time provision of food, but a food card, which could only get three days' worth of food at a time; and all recipients of relief had to check the Li Chao government's
Register in the Yellow Book and issue a temporary ID card with a photo.
As a result, those who come from Funing County, Xishuiluo and Jingcheng and other places to make a living face a choice, should they stay and settle in the local area, or should they run away with three days of rations?
The post roads leading to various places have been set up by the Beihai Navy to check checkpoints. They are easy to enter and strict to exit. Basically, once you come back, you can't even think about leaving. If you want to run away, you can only go through the mountains, but even if you walk in the mountains, wait until you get back.
The food rations were also used up on the road.
As more and more people from the Li Dynasty stayed on the south bank of the Tumen River, how to resettle them next became a problem that Beihai Town had to solve. When spring plowing began, the contradiction of insufficient manpower and land became more and more prominent; the south bank of the Tumen River was suitable for planting
There is not much arable land in China, and coupled with the poor soil and low yield, it is not enough to feed so many people. In the past, Zhao Xin's idea was to send some people to Eastern Siberia, but now that it is better, let's develop the New World.
When Lu Qi received the telegram from Beihai Town, his first reaction was, holy shit! The co-authoring committee treated his place as a trash can and sent everything he didn’t want to Kinmen. The reason why he complained was because the current population structure of Kinmen can be described as
It’s a hodgepodge of east, west, north and south.
Here are the teaching company of the Northern Navy, intern trainees from the military academy, members of the Kuye Island security team and their families, Hakkas from Jiaying from Borneo, surrendered soldiers from the Manchu Eight Banners and Han Eight Banners and their families, and there is also the Green Camp
Prisoners, former White Lotus cultists, former members of the Heaven and Earth Society, former bandits, Miwok Indians, and even escaped black slaves. If there were another group of Koreans, it would really be a "gathering of heroes, a carrot meeting."
Starting from February 1794, as the news of the discovery of the Coloma gold mine spread back to Beihai Town, Zhao Xin decided to increase the population transportation to Kinmen. Except for the miners supported by Borneo, there was really no one in the civil affairs department. In the end,
We had no choice but to draw another 2,000 people from those who had completed their labor service in Ezo and Kuye Island, and then sent them all over by the Thunderbolt.
Although Lu Qi felt "sad and angry", he still had no choice but to accept the reality.
This telegram signed by Zhao Xin made it very clear that the new immigrants in the pass must first meet the agricultural development strategy of the Nenjiang Plain, and at the same time, they must also transport personnel to the oil exploration project on Kuye Island. You must know that food security is the top priority.
Seriously, the reason why Beihai Town dares to spread grain widely to feed so many people is entirely due to large-scale agricultural mechanization investment and sufficient oil supply. Once the oil cannot keep up and the grain production is reduced, although it will not "boom??", it will still be possible.
You have to waste a lot of money buying food.
"Everything you said is right and reasonable!" Lu Qi cursed Zhao Xin in his heart, casually handed the telegram to the staff officer for archiving, and then turned his attention to the war with the Spanish.
The fact that Kinmen was able to learn about the Spanish army's attack was actually due to the news brought by the two black slaves.
Like the United States, slavery was still widely practiced in the Viceroyalty of New Spain in the 18th century. Historically, it was not completely abolished until Mexico became independent in 1825. In addition to Indians, there were also a large number of African blacks among these slaves. From the beginning of the 16th century
By the mid-seventeenth century, more than 80,000 black people had been transported to Mexico. Since then, the number of black people has exceeded 500,000.
Black slaves are widely distributed in coastal plantations in Mexico, and some work in the army. They are the private property of soldiers and officers, and their status is worse than that of Indians. Due to overwork, hunger, disease and inhuman treatment, slaves
Escapes and resistance occurred from time to time, but most cases were suppressed mercilessly.
The same was true for the two black slaves. Because they couldn't stand their hunger, they went to the kitchen to steal a few pieces of bread at night. However, they were discovered by the sentry. The next day, each of them was hung up and given twenty lashes. After that, the two of them thought more and more.
They became more and more angry and decided to run away; going south would be like throwing themselves into a trap, so they headed east into the Santa Clara Mountains. Unexpectedly, the two idiots got lost in the mountains. When they were discovered by soldiers from the overseas corps who went hunting in the mountains, they only
Half life left.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When he learned that three thousand Spanish troops were coming to attack him, Lu Qi's heart was beating wildly. This was different from bullying a stronghold with only a few dozen defenders. The Spanish
Get serious.
Fortunately, the officers of the Overseas Corps were all battle-hardened backbones of the Northern Navy. Although they did not know much about the strength of the Spanish army, they thought it would not be any better than Tsarist Russia, so they quickly formulated a plan to "lure the enemy deeper"
plan of.
That is, through small-scale resistance step by step, they gave up San Jose Guadalupe and Santa Clara de Assis, retreated northward in large strides, and lured the main enemy force to the hilly area south of the Golden Gate Fortress for a decisive battle. At the same time, they took advantage of the narrow terrain of the Golden Gate Peninsula.
, a battalion of troops was ambushed in the San Bruno Mountains, and when the opportunity came, they would outflank the enemy's flanks and cut off their retreat.
As the war drew closer, the atmosphere in the Kinmen Fortress became tense. In order to ease the uneasy mood, many female dependents of the overseas corps went to the unfinished Taoist temple to burn incense and pray. And in those who burned incense and worshiped the gods,
Among the people, there were actually several Indian men and women wearing animal skin clothing.
It’s also interesting to talk about this Taoist temple. Among the immigrants sent there at the beginning of the year, there was an old Taoist priest named Ma Benchu. When Lu Qi looked at the roster, he thought it was quite magical. Who knew when he found the Taoist priest?
After asking, I found out that this person was captured by Zhao Xin and others from Guangdong.
Well, Ma Benchu was the Taoist priest who Sun Shiyi, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, invited from Sanyuan Palace seven years ago to use the "Yinmen Formation" to destroy the cannon of the Thunder God. Not to mention the failure of the method, he himself, Vice General Sun, Li Dagang and others
They were captured by Zhao Xin and others and sent to Ezo to dig coal.
Although Ma Benzhu failed in "subduing the demon", he was indeed a descendant of the Longmen Sect of Luofu Mountain. Not long after arriving at the Ezochi coal mine, he stood out with his proficiency in medical skills and herbal medicine, and was assigned to be a doctor at the medical center on the coal mine.
Judging from the white beard and hair of this person, they were actually dyed to create a persona. His true age was only forty-five.
Life in the coal mine was hard. Although Beihai Town provided good food and clothing, the lack of spiritual sustenance could really drive people crazy. So after a year, Ma Benchu took the opportunity to ask the caretaker if he could build a coal mine here.
Taoist view.
The guard asked what deity you planned to worship? Ma Benchu said that Pindao wanted to worship Yuanjun Doumu. This deity is the mother of all the stars in the sky. It has three eyes, four heads, and eight arms. It is transformed from the innate Yin Qi of Yuanshi Tianzun and always acts kindly.
, to save people from suffering, just like Guanyin Bodhisattva in Buddhism.
After Zhao Xin learned about it, he looked up "Doumu" and thought it was not a big deal, so he agreed.
With the completion of the small and crude Taoist temple, a group of coal-mining hard labor prisoners also had spiritual sustenance. Not only did they have fewer fights, but many White Lotus believers later also changed their beliefs. In this way, Taoist Master Ma
In the mining area, he guarded the Taoist temple and treated people at the same time. He spent a full six years during this period, during which he also recruited more than a dozen disciples. If the civil affairs had not allowed him to issue an ultimatum, he might have been able to establish a sect in Ezo.
In view of Ma Benzhu's contribution to stabilizing the mental state of the hard laborers, the Civil Affairs Bureau ended his sentence three years ago and sent him to Beihai Town Central Hospital for a period of time to study medicine with Hong Tao, Wu Xianhou, Wang Xichen and others.
I did some research and gained a lot.
At the end of last year, Taoist Master Ma heard that people were being recruited to go to Kinmen, so he signed up with two apprentices without thinking. When he was in Beihai Town Central Hospital, he was deceived by Hong Tao, saying that the other side of the sea was the "Book of Mountains and Seas"
It is called "Fuso in the east of the East China Sea". He felt that he was not yet sixty this year and was in good health, so it was a worthwhile trip to take a look.
After Lu Qi had a chat with Taoist Ma, he started thinking about using China's native religious beliefs to compete with the Spanish missionaries, and also cure diseases and save people, so as to win over more Indians. Ma Benchu also had this intention, so he did what he said.
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Only three months later, seven rough houses exuding the smell of cement inside and outside were completed in the southeast of the Golden Gate Fortress. Although the temple's courtyard and interior and exterior decoration have not yet been completed, several statues of gods carved from wood and clay have been completed.
He was hurriedly sent to the altar.
The Jade Emperor, Doumu Yuanjun, Cihang Zhenren, and Guan Sheng Emperor are naturally indispensable. However, in one of the side halls, there are two unknown statues of gods with their heads covered with red silk, which look mysterious.
Xi's.
On the day when the statues were unveiled, when Taoist Master Ma took off the red silk, Lu Qi looked up and down at the two kind-faced guys with five long beards, wearing Taoist robes, and wearing wolf and eagle crowns on their heads.
After a long while, he curiously asked Ma Benchu: "What kind of god is this?"
"Infinite Heavenly Lord."
Ma Benchu shook his fly whisk and said with an air of immortality: "Don't you want me to recruit Indian believers? These two statues are the Eagle God and the Wolf God, and they were created for them."
Lu Qi laughed heartily and said in his heart, "I am convinced." He gave a thumbs up to Ma Laodao and said, "I really belong to you!"
Ma Benchu stroked his long beard with his hands, his expression unchanged, and thought to himself that this was nothing. If King Zhao had not refused to let him have a statue, he would have even wanted to build a special hall for him!