On December 30, 1688, the night sky was dark, and the vast forests, meadows, and river valleys were as quiet as death, and even the insects that had been screaming for a long time were gone.

The Unity River flows quietly. On a sidewalk trampled by people and animals on the riverside, a black figure with a hooded head and face took the lead. Behind him, a group of black-clad men followed, reaching for a group camping by the river.

When they were not far from the camp and came into range of the muskets, a cloud of gunfire suddenly erupted in front of them, and a bullet came at them. And after this gun was fired, the gunfire suddenly became dense, and for a while it seemed that people were reloading and shooting from every corner, and the projectiles were overwhelming.

"Damn, these grandsons are ready!" The man at the head was lucky, and he was not killed in the first round of shooting, but he was heard to grit his teeth and say: "Brothers, the matter has come to this, there is no way back, only to rush forward!" ”

After saying that, he fired a shot forward, then drew the sword at his waist and shouted, "Brothers, be quick, kill!" ”

"Kill! Kill! Twenty or thirty bandits hurriedly put down their guns, and then they also drew their swords, short spears, stabbing swords, axes, and other weapons, and rushed forward.

The process of charging was brutal, and people were constantly screaming or falling without a word. The leader is also brave, knowing that success or failure lies in this move, I saw him wielding a sword to urge those behind him to follow, while roaring to boost morale. The outlaws who rushed quickly behind also howled like wolves, and with the dense gunfire, the originally peaceful river valley suddenly became noisy......

The charge was soon approaching, and the leader was secretly happy, and was about to rush over with a shout, but he saw a group of soldiers with bayonets in the opposite crowd looking at him coldly.

"Lying grass, this is a regular army, no wonder the shooting just now didn't taste right......" This was the last thought in the heart of the leading bandit, because an officer on the opposite side who was a second lieutenant with epaulettes directly raised his hand and shot him, and a projectile hit him heavily in the chest, taking away the last trace of his consciousness and breath.

The bandits behind were still rushing forward, but when they rushed closer, they were suddenly greeted by a rain of bullets that was much more intense than before, and seven or eight fell in an instant, and the screams came one after another. The rest of the people were so frightened that they didn't dare to rush stupidly anymore, but hid in the grass next to them, and threw themselves in front of them indiscriminately. What's more, a few who ran at the end had a flexible mind, which would have seen the way back and quietly moved back. They are not stupid, they clearly have the idea in front of them, and most of the big bosses have also been planted, if they don't run at this time, will they follow the stupid people in front of them and wait for death?

The fierce shootout lasted twenty minutes before it subsided. As soon as the regular soldiers of one of the platoons guarding the camp appeared, they continued to shoot with skillful platoon gun tactics. They picked out the places where the guns were lit, and often a wave of guns could be fired to silence there, and then they looked for the next target, and so on, and it only took twenty minutes for most of the gang of bandits to go to the western sky, and the gunfire was completely silenced.

After the battle, because it was night, the second lieutenant platoon commander who led the team did not take the risk of sending people to clean up the battlefield, but ordered the original guards of the camp (mercenaries and militiamen, about 20 people) to be on duty, while his men sat down on the spot and rested with their guns. He believed that after such a tragic blow, this gang of bandits should have broken their backbones, and even if there were a few crooked melons and cracked dates left, they would take advantage of the darkness to flee for their lives, and they would not dare to do anything again.

And things were exactly as the platoon commander expected, the camp guards kept watch nervously until dawn, and no one dared to come and attack. At this time, the second lieutenant platoon commander led his soldiers to inspect the battlefield, and they first counted the corpses of the bandits scattered near the battlefield, and finally found that there were as many as 18 people in total. After removing the mask, it was found that many people had been on the wanted warrant of the East Coast government, and the person who was the leader was nicknamed Wang Laohu, and was offered a huge reward of 500 yuan by the government, but he died in the charge last night, which is considered to be his deserved.

Of course, they have long guessed the identity of these bandits, and they have obtained some clues in advance. Otherwise, they would not have deliberately set up an ambush and caught this group by surprise. This battle was indeed a beautiful ambush battle under the correct intelligence, and the results were remarkable and gratifying.

At nine o'clock in the morning, after the battlefield was cleaned, everyone was about to pack up their things and leave, and another mule and horse team came in the distance, which seemed to be not small in scale, about more than 100 people. A team of this size has made everyone in front of them a little relieved, and the bandits who are active in the Tuanjie River Valley are even more impossible if they don't have a team of this size, and they are so swaggering through the market in broad daylight.

In fact, the team that came over was a team organized by the State Development Administration, and the leaders were Captain Xiao Guang and Deputy Director Qian Jinqian. They had come to the Tuanjie River Valley to inspect the location of the settlement, and they set out on December 6, stopping and stopping all the way, and it took them more than 20 days to get here, and they met their gang of Dongjin Company members unexpectedly.

To be honest, Captain Xiao Guang and the others did hear the gunshots last night, but because the situation was unknown and it was in the dark night, they didn't dare to act rashly. I was still very surprised when I learned just now that it was the Wang Laohu gang that had been crisscrossing the Tuanjie River Valley for a year that had been killed last night.

Wang Laohu, a former security guard at the East Coast Gold Company, was fired for stealing a small amount of gold - to be honest, the company treated him well enough, and was kind enough not to arrest him to report the crime - and then he became a coward, and he and a gang of fierce people made waves in the lawless Tuanjie River Valley, repeatedly intercepting and killing various convoys and pedestrians, and became notorious. This time, he was killed by the Dongjin Company and the army, and he deserved it.

"Sir Xiao!" As soon as the second lieutenant who led the team from Dongjin Company saw that it was his senior Xiao Guang, he immediately stepped forward and saluted. Xiao Guang smiled when he saw this, patted the junior on the shoulder, and there was a mixed emotion in his smile. He thought of himself as a captain and officer, but "it was difficult to return home", he had been working as a nanny outside, and his request to return to the field unit was rejected twice, how could this not be annoying?

Since they set off from Fangshan Township more than 20 days ago, they have been surveying and surveying along the way. The surveyors, botanists, prospectors, and agricultural researchers in the team were doing a repetitive job of each potential settlement—there had already been a rough survey of each potential settlement before, and now all they had to do was pick the most suitable settlement location among several options—leaving Xiao Guang with an appetite but helpless.

Along the way, they have basically identified five settlements, namely Yifeng Township near the town of Luz, Renqiu Township near the town of Pompeou, Taihe Township near the town of Tres Marias, Zhangwu Township near the small town of Pilabora in the later Dynasty, and Xiande Township near the town of São Francisco in the future, with plans to settle more than 5,000 settlers, mainly engaged in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishing. to produce enough agricultural products to supply the growing industries of gold, jadeite and diamond mining and processing.

Gold, jadeite, diamonds, basically can be said to be mined to make money, a million profits. In addition to the lack of tools, daily necessities and poor transportation conditions, the most important thing that restricts the efficiency of mining is the shortage of food, which is undoubtedly very fatal. The gold diggers are also human beings, and they also have to eat and drink, considering that the animals in the nearby woods have long been frightened to approach, and the fruits and mushrooms have long been dug up, so whoever can bring in a large amount of cured meat and flatbread will be able to get the lovely golden beans from the hands of the generous gold diggers.

Even a deep-pocketed unit like the East Coast Gold Company, with its large and small gold mines, often undernourished. Not only is the traffic bad, but the weather is very changeable, especially in the summer, when the roads are washed away after a heavy rainstorm, or they are simply submerged under the swollen rivers and streams, which is too much for the horse teams transporting food, and it is not uncommon for the horses to miss the deadline. In fact, there are a lot of corn cobs, vegetables and fruits planted around the mines, offices, dormitories, and warehouses of the East Coast Gold Company, and the animals hunted from time to time are also smoked and hung on the beams of the houses as life-saving reserve food at critical moments.

And Dongjin is so embarrassed, you can imagine what the situation of other private gold miners is. Many of them are in debt, and almost every cent of their energy is invested in mineral processing and screening, and they have no intention of planting land and raising grain. Not to mention the chaos here, and the possibility of other gold diggers looting food - in many cases, gold diggers can actually be equated with outlaws - so why not bother with this effort, wouldn't it be better to get enough gold and return home sooner?

In this way, the hunger of the entire mining area can be imagined, so much so that now the Government Council is a little unbearable, and finally decided to set up five settlements along the Tuanjie River when the conditions are not very mature, and first solve the problem of food in the mining area. In addition, for the tributaries of the Tuanjie River, where gold mines are concentrated, they will also set up several settlements, focusing on the development of local agriculture and animal husbandry, supporting the development of gold mining industry from the side and enriching the national treasury.

Therefore, Xiao Guang and the others actually have something to run next, and it is estimated that when everything goes well and finally returns to Fangshan Township, it will be two or three months later, and it is indeed very hard. In fact, the development of the country is accumulated little by little through the continuous hard work and dedication of these people day after day and year after year. Isn't it?

At noon on the 30th, after sitting down to have a fairly good lunch together - sesame flatbread with salted fish and canned cured meat - the two teams parted ways again. The team of Dongjin Company returned to Fangshan Township with a batch of gold, while Xiao Guang and Qian Jin had to continue to take the team around the river valley and the mountains and forests.

This virgin land, which has been dormant for thousands of years, has gradually lifted its veil of mystery after an influx of gold prospectors and pioneer immigrants. The development of the Tuanjie River Basin has now kicked off in an all-round way!

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