Chapter 818: Who Robbed Whom? (below)

Li Heng doesn't have to worry about how to fight this battle, he just wants to make a show. He is very good at naval battles, and on land he has to be commanded by this guy Luda. The strength of a marine battalion does not seem to be much, and the artillery battery is less than a thousand. This is probably the reason why the Cologne horses dare to take the initiative to raid, the natives who have not been beaten and hurt are used to the nest and do not know the outside world.

"The Navajo people are still slowly swallowing the foreign mills behind, and it is clear that they want to see the wind and rudder." Before dark, Luda approached Li Heng's command tent. The snow does not turn cold, and after a sunny day, the temperature drops a lot. The Marine Corps is well-equipped, and naturally there is no shortage of such high-end marching tents. A large number of supplies were carried and transported by four-wheeled carriages, and the advance was stopped at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and camped. This is Luda's tactics, steady and steady, step by step, and no tricks at all.

Li Heng, who was roasting around a coal stove, smiled silently, the beaten half-dead Navajo people were not good birds. In addition to guys like the bucks, there are also many natives who feel that the Orientals are nothing after contact. People are forgetful, and although the Cheyenne people have made an example of rivers of blood, there are still some ambitious natives who think that these black-haired and black-eyed Orientals are actually very gentle, very kind and easy to fool. If it weren't for the terrible beatings, there would still be some Navajo people who would have dared to worry about the existence of the expedition. In fact, it is not surprising at all, otherwise how can there be the word "profit"?

"Leave them alone, hold the camp tightly, and continue to advance tomorrow. I reckon that the Colognema should have completed the assembly, and there would be at least five or six thousand warriors, just in one battle. In another month, the gold collection begins. Li Heng said unhurriedly, picked up the boiling kettle from the coal stove, made two cups of tea and handed over a cup.

Luda, who took the teacup, groaned slightly, "We are just such a few people, and it is necessary to catch more slaves." Otherwise, even if it is two months later, the river will still be cold. You can't let yourself go into the water, can you? ”

Li Heng smiled "I understand" when he heard this: "I'm not a butcher, I don't like to kill." Besides, there are more than 100 people in the Li family who want to get rich. I'm worried that I'll kill the red eye, so it's better to set the rules now, how to distribute the gold collected, and how to deal with the people who do things in private. ”

Luda gave a thumbs up when he heard this and said, "General Gaojian, this is the pattern." Subordinates can't compare. Li Heng scolded with a smile: "Don't be a sycophant, you're not good at this." Not surprisingly, I'm going to be governor here for five years. I discussed this matter with Chief of Staff Dai and formulated a rule. Saying that, Li Heng took out his pocket and handed over a piece of paper, and Luda secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

In fact, he is also worried about this matter, and the death of people for money is not something that will happen in the past, and it is inevitable now and in the future. It's also here to pan for gold. How to distribute it must be said in advance, otherwise it will be troublesome to fight at that time.

The rules are simple to say. Now that everyone is a collective, all harvests must be distributed centrally, and it is necessary to put an end to personal concealment. Once discovered, it is necessary to confiscate all property and expel the collective, which is an iron law that no one can violate. The second is distribution. Thirty percent of the harvest was taken out and handed over to Chen Xie, thirty percent of the harvest was distributed by the navy according to the head, two percent was used for the construction of the governor's team, and two percent was divided equally by the expedition team according to the head. Why did two of them go to the Doge's Palace? The reason is very simple, after Li Heng became the governor. There will be no material support in China, and if you want support, you have to spend money to buy it. The navy and marines and supplies dispatched on this trip belonged to Chen Xie's private investment.

There is a rule that everyone in the overseas colonies must abide by, no matter who you are, no matter how many people, thirty percent of the income of the overseas colonies must be handed over to Chen Xie. No one dares to violate this. Without Chen Xie, there would be no current scenery for everyone. This article exists in the form of law, and it is one thing whether Chen Xie wants these money or not, but as the governor of various places, he consciously abides by it. Of course, Chen Xie is still there now, who knows in the future?

Holding the copy, Luda said goodbye, and soon heard the cheers from the camp, Li Heng smiled and lay on the inflatable sleeping mat, got into the eiderdown sleeping bag, and read a book to the oil lamp with satisfaction.

After three days of unhurried marching, they finally approached the territory of the Colognema. When the day was encamped, the bucks returned with his men, and he was very excited to find Luda: "My lord, the Cologne, many! "In the end, how many heads, fingers and toes together, back and forth many times, the buck, who still can't be counted, seems incoherent.

Fortunately, there was also a Marine scout standing on the side, who was acting together, and explained: "There are quite a few people, and without careful calculation, they camped less than forty miles ahead, and there must be five or six thousand people, and there are about three thousand cavalry." ”

"It's still early, go out and choose the battlefield." Luda immediately rode out with his men and surveyed the terrain. This is a basic lesson that every officer must learn. As the horses troted across the small plains, and the telescopes were scouting around, Luda suddenly asked strangely, "Didn't you encounter their scouts?" ”

"No, it's strange to be a humble position, these natives don't seem to have the habit of scouting before the war." Luda was undoubtedly not satisfied with this answer, shook his head and said: "When I was in the military academy, I learned a very important truth, that is, you must not underestimate the enemy. If you don't believe yourself, looking at the terrain in this area, there is a hill ten miles away in front of us, and it is easy to hide the troops. The left and right sides are similar terrain, which is ideal for ambushes. ”

After saying that, Luda looked back, and it was at least ten miles away from the river where he had camped. In other words, once you enter this area tomorrow morning, you are likely to be besieged from three sides. After reading the terrain, Luda came back immediately, and after reporting the situation, Li Heng took his eyes off the book and said, "Well, I know, you are in charge." ”

Sure enough, at about ten o'clock the next morning, after the scouts in front fired flares in all three directions, Luda ordered to stop the advance and prepare for battle on the spot. The well-trained army began to lay out the battlefield unhurriedly, and Luda's plan was that there was no plan, no matter where he was, he could only use the entire army as a bait to seduce the natives to fight, otherwise there was no need to think about pursuing this little force at all.

"Stag, go tell your tribe and put them where they are, after the Colognema have been defeated, the pursuit will be left to them." After Luda gave the order, the buck was very reluctant to take the two men to report the news. The short-sightedness of the tribal elders seemed to him to be the most stupid decision at all. The powerful Orientals were once mistaken for gods, even if they were not gods, they had mastered the power of gods, and if they didn't follow them closely and live a life close to gods, it wasn't stupid.

The Navajos sent a small force, only a thousand cavalry, less than ten miles behind. After the buck found the elder who led the way to report the news, he saw this guy's face of happiness, and couldn't help shouting loudly to his compatriots: "Have you ever thought about how we have lived since we were forgiven by the Ming people in the East?" With just one sentence, everyone was dumbfounded, including the elders who led the team.

If you think about it carefully, there have really been great changes, and the communication with these oriental visitors who claim to be Ming people has brought too many benefits. Ironware, cloth, grain, these are very direct harvests, in winter, live on the kang of the fire, sick with the Ming doctor, Daming also taught everyone to bathe frequently, concentrate on urine and other hygiene habits. This winter, there were only two deaths due to illness, and it was the old man who died. This was simply unimaginable in the past.

The truth is very simple, and it is easy to understand, but people are selfish. The elders of the tribe, how could they give up their past rights? Until the last moment, I will definitely not give up. The Bucks' words touched the vast majority of people, and everyone looked at each other's companions uneasily, and they all had similar thoughts. These are young people, what kind of life they lived before, and what kind of life they live now, you can understand it by comparing it. Seeing everyone's reaction, the buck raised his rifle in his hand.

"People who are willing to fight with the Ming people like me stand behind me." The young bucks were ambitious and made a decision as soon as they saw an opportunity. The power of example is endless, as the two young men wearing the uniform of the Ming Dynasty around him stood behind him without hesitation, after a commotion among the natives on the opposite side, a group of people soon left the team, led the horse over, and stood silently behind him. After someone took the lead, things became irreversible, and the young people who were full of yearning for the life of the Ming people decided to follow the bucks. More than 700 people, armed with their own weapons and horses, stood behind the stag.

The stag, who had succeeded in his plan, pointed to the elder and said, "Okay, you take them back and wait for news, just don't regret it later." With that, ignoring the elder's angry and horrified eyes, the stag led the young native warrior and rode forward to move closer to his team.

Li Heng saw the buck brought in by Luda, and after learning about the Navajo people's incident, he looked at the buck in amazement for a while, and couldn't help but laugh and said, "Okay, you're good." Go ahead, rest in the back with your men, and when your team has defeated the enemy, you will be in charge of the pursuit. One thing must be said first, you can't grab anything during the battle, when the battle is over, as long as it is the property and women of the Colognema, you can take anything you like. ”

Soon after the bucks left, Li Heng heard the cheers, and couldn't help but smile to himself: "This old Dai is amazing!" (To be continued......)