Mai De saw the smoke rising in the distance, looked at his comrades around him, and saw that some of them looked panicked. Mai De stood in front of the queue, raised his flintlock musket high, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, see
Are you afraid of the smoke ahead? Are you afraid?"
Several soldiers in the queue replied loudly: "I'm not afraid..."
"Fart, your faces are all pale! Are you going to pee your pants? Everyone is, turn back!"
The soldiers in the escort looked at each other, not knowing why. Although they turned back reflexively, everyone was at a loss. Mai De stood in front of the team, took out a fixed gunpowder paper bag, bit it open with his teeth, and then put the gunpowder
Sprinkled on the grass and trees in front. Then he looked back at everyone and sneered: "Everyone does what I do..."
Therefore, the escort team used gunpowder to ignite a large area of woods and grass. Before the fire set by the natives of the Big Belly Country came down the wind, the China Company's escort team had already used fire to open up an isolation zone for themselves. Mai De led all the personnel
Hiding in the open space they set on fire, they watched the fire on the other side spread over until the flames disappeared.
"Chief Inspector Mai, you are really good! How did you come up with this method?" A guard soldier from the mountainous area of western Fujian slapped Mai in flattery.
Mad waved his hand: "Go, go, stay here. This method is not what I thought of. The captain has already used this trick on Luzon Island. What tricks can these natives do? That time
, the captain lit a fire ten miles away in one breath, and the fire was related to the Rat Alliance; after the fire, it was really littered with corpses!" As soon as Mai De opened his mouth to talk about Yin Feng's past, he immediately couldn't stop the car.
He was so confident in his talk that an indigenous scout from Xingang Society came to report that the fire was extinguished.
The first guard post of the China Company was very angry because it almost turned into a roast chicken. As soon as the fire stopped, he immediately rushed into the village community in front of him and immediately set fire to the community. That night, only a few people in the community were not killed.
We spent the night in the burned-out house. The next morning, we continued to burn and destroy all the houses left yesterday. Most of the houses here were filled with millet, animal skins and other items, and many exquisite iron spears and other weapons were also found.
, this is something that is not seen in the Siraya villages in Taiwan. This shows that the level of civilization of the so-called Dadu people seems to be higher than that of the indigenous people around Taiwan. However, this level of civilization,
There is no way to resist the Chinese company's escorts who are armed to the teeth. After all, in addition to high morale, the escorts also possess weapons that are considered advanced in the world in this era, as well as strict training and practical firearms combat tactics.
After that, in order to open up a road from Taiwan Port to Jilong, northern Taiwan of Tamsui, the first post of the Chinese Company's escort team and the attached artillery team, a total of 190 soldiers, 300 indigenous auxiliary soldiers, and 200 logistics workers, joined forces at the end of the year.
Beginning at the beginning of the month, they marched north within the control of the Dadufan Kingdom. As they marched, they were constantly forced into narrow roads, so they fired muskets and fought with bayonets. They fought to find a way out from other roads and raided the aborigines.
In residential areas, more than a dozen villages were often burned down in succession; they marched for several days and nights, defeated the armed forces assembled by the indigenous people, concluded treaties with more than a dozen villages, and made several villages surrender, and finally arrived three full months later
At this time, the chicken coop was occupied by the sailor musketeers of the escort team.
Since Mai De and others began to learn to read and write, the three months of combat experience could only be reported to Yin Feng through their oral accounts. Starting from the Battle of Huwei Longshe, the Chinese Company Expeditionary Force commanded by Mai De destroyed
The resistance forces in 15 villages between Taiwan Harbor and Tamsui killed more than 500 people and captured 30 children alive. In March of the 33rd year of Wanli, the entire army returned to Taiwan Harbor from the chicken coop. Except for
Ten convoy soldiers were injured, and 21 indigenous soldiers were killed, while the rest were almost unscathed.
After Mai Derong returned to Taiwan Port, Yin Feng had already gone to sea. However, he left a letter of appointment, and Mai Derong became the deputy commander of the infantry of the escort. From then on, the indigenous forces in the western plains of Taiwan Island were completely integrated into the Chinese Company's
Afterwards, the communication line between Taiwan Port, Chicken Coop, and Tamsui was also established, and the road construction team was safe.
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Unlike Mai De's troops who fought hard all the way without any danger, the infantry team of the three sentries under Yin Feng's personal command spent most of their time chasing the enemy. The soldiers of the escort team climbed over mountains and ridges, passed through bushes and woods, and crossed streams and ravines.
, trudging through the swamps, their morale was depleted and everyone was exhausted. In fact, the biggest enemy they faced was not the indigenous warriors, but the vast undeveloped natural environment.
Yin Feng had to personally lead the direct guard to rush forward. After three consecutive days and nights of pursuit, Yin Feng led the soldiers from two sentries and finally surrounded the fleeing tribesmen of Mokariuwan Society. The remaining troops of Mokariuwan Society
There are about 1,000 other people trapped on a hillside covered with bare mudstone and mud pits.
The surface here is desolate and barren, with no grass growing, just like the surface of the moon. On the hillside, there is mud mixed with gas, which is violently sprayed out from some conical mud spouts dozens of inches wide, and the mud from some spouts is
The bubbles are constantly rising, as if the mud is boiling, but in fact the gas being ejected is actually very cold.
The hillside is covered with soft mud, and the dry mud that has accumulated for thousands of years has been washed out by the rain into ravines, making walking very inconvenient.
This is the famous mud volcano scenic spot in the Kaohsiung area of southern Taiwan, the black mud volcano, and the small rolling cement volcano. This is the first time Yin Feng has seen this rare geological form in the world. Although he claimed to have traveled all over the country before crossing,
There are only two places in China with mud volcanoes in southern Taiwan and the western Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, and he has no chance to visit them.
When the native people of Xingang arrived at the foot of the mountain, they refused to go up the mountain even if they were beaten to death, because the mountain was inhabited by underground evil spirits.
Yin Feng only brought soldiers from two posts, about 250 people, including his own direct guard, which was only 300 people. Zhao Tie's second post of the escort took a detour to outflank the Mugaliuwan people, but they have not been seen for three days now.
There is no trace, probably lost.
Yin Feng took out his binoculars and looked up the hillside. Under the setting sun, the people of Mokariuwan Society were staggering around in groups here and there. They seemed to have no organization at all. After pursuing this all the way, the escort team had already captured 500 people along the way.
There were many old, weak, women and children from Mukariu Bay. What he didn’t understand was why the indigenous people of Mukariu Bay still refused to surrender even after reaching this point.
The gas ejected from this series of mud volcanoes can be ignited, and the smell is very unpleasant. Yin Feng pinched his nose and thought for a while; the natives had no fighting spirit. Although the escort team had no problem attacking the mountain, Yin Feng decided to
He mainly focused on siege and did not want to kill more indigenous people. He ignored the comments of Chen Zhongji and others and kept observing the situation on the mountain with his telescope.
Gradually, he found that the indigenous elders on the mountain were always looking to the east of the hillside, and many of them were still pointing. Yin Feng immediately called the military leader of Xingang Society and asked him to search the indigenous soldiers eastward to prepare to resist Muga.
Reinforcements from the people staying in the bay.
The military leader listened to Uncle Huang, the general officer, translate Yin Feng's order, bowed to Yin Feng in great awe, and walked away backwards. A group of natives were also in awe of the mysterious telescope in Yin Feng's hand, and they may have been in awe of Yin Feng himself.
Not as good as a telescope.
"Bah..."
From the mountains to the east, there was a faint sound of gunfire. Yin Feng, who was arranging his soldiers to prepare for the battle, was startled and immediately called Yan Siqi: "Zhenquan, don't you want to join the battle? Bring 30 Guards brothers with you.
, follow the route of the natives of Xingangshe and go to the east. The only people with muskets here are the people of the Zhonghua Company. The ones who fired the guns must be Zhao Tie's troops. If they are fighting the enemy, call them immediately.
come over."
This is the junction of the mountains and the Tainan plains. Maybe Zhao Tie's company encountered the aborigines of the Gaoshan tribe. They are more difficult to deal with than the aborigines of the Pingpu tribe. However, in fact, the Gaoshan tribe and the Pingpu tribe
The ethnic origins are from the same origin, and they are all descendants of a mixture of ancient Vietnamese and Austronesian Malays. However, the Pingpu ethnic group in the plains has been greatly influenced by external cultural and economic influences and has a higher level of civilization; due to historical reasons, they have hidden in the
The Gaoshan aborigines in the deep mountains are more brave and savage.
"Uncle Huang!" Yin Feng called the general manager, who hurried over wearing a long-sleeved top, waist skirt, trousers, and a black turban that are common among indigenous people in southern Taiwan.
"Yin Dadong, just call me Ah Huang. If you don't deserve to call me uncle, your life will be ruined."
Yin Feng smiled, pointed to the girl from Mojialiuwan Society and said, "Please persuade her and ask her to go to the mountain to recruit surrender."
Behind Chen Zhongji, the short but graceful girl was looking around curiously. She had put on the linen shorts and long skirts commonly worn by women of her tribe. Ji Zai said a few words to her from time to time, hoping that she would understand.
But what she always gets is a mysterious smile. The girl's name is Xilan. If it weren't for the attack by the Chinese Company, she would have become a priestess after spending some ordinary days. She was playful outside the village.
And after missing the time for her fellow tribesmen to evacuate, when the Chinese company entered the village, she had to hide in the lobby where the elders gathered, so that she would have the encounter with Ji Zai later. This girl was probably a beauty among the aborigines, wild and wild.
There is a kind of charm in her, and she looks a bit like a Taiwanese female singer of Yin Feng's era. For Chen Zhongji, who hangs out among the men in the escort team all day long, this indigenous girl should have a special charm.
Yin Feng was so happy that he remembered his boyhood and put the tense situation in front of him behind him.
In fact, there is nothing to be nervous about. The guards that Yan Siqi took away quickly sent people back to send a message; indeed, it was the soldiers from Zhao Tie's second post who were fighting the indigenous people who came out of the mountains. They had already occupied a favorable terrain and killed the continuous influx of indigenous people.
They were repelled. Now, together with the indigenous soldiers of Xingang Society, they are chasing the enemy. Yin Feng quickly ordered: "Stop chasing, all return immediately."
Standing on the top of the mountain, the elders of Mokariuwan watched the reinforcements from the east being repelled, and their last hope was shattered. They sat slumped on the ground.
The girl Xilan agreed to persuade the tribesmen to surrender, and Ji Zai volunteered: "I will go with her to protect her..."
Yin Feng chuckled: "She goes to her own tribe, does she need your protection?"
Ji Zai blushed and murmured not knowing what to say. Yin Feng said seriously: "You go with her, but you go on my behalf. Remember, peace can only be achieved if we make a covenant according to our terms."
Get along! Remember! None of the conditions can be changed, they can only agree. Hum, we chased all the way and almost broke our legs... Remember, you represent me and the company, do you understand?"
The Mokariuwan Society surrendered and handed over the two Japanese pirates who encouraged the attack on the Zhonghua Company personnel, who were immediately executed on the spot. In this way, Yin Feng's initial target for this crusade was Xiaolong Society.
On the way to Xiaolongshe, a messenger from Taiwan Port sent a report; in the warship fleet heading to Jilong and Tamsui, a warship broke away from the team midway and left the team without permission. It seemed to have escaped towards the mainland. The captain
It was Yuan Balao, the pirate Yuan Jin who was originally under Li Dan. Lu Shitou, the deputy commander of the war fleet, asked: How to deal with it?
This is the first time a defection has occurred among the Chinese United Company's escorts.
After reading the report, Yin Feng's face turned livid and furious.