Chapter 635: Springboard
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Chapter 635: Springboard
A group of natives on the beach were enjoying the shade of the trees, watching this group of guys who were not afraid of the heat, dressed so much, and sweaty people rocking the boat ashore, and their first reaction was to raise the spear in their hands, make a strange noise, and summon their accomplices.
There were not many people ashore, Hu Yingqiang only brought a marine company, and after landing on the shore, he found that these natives did not seem to have good intentions, and the formation that stood on a high place was not right, so he hurriedly signaled to put on a battle formation, and was ready to go up to negotiate peacefully in person, but was stopped by his staff officers and robbed him of his life. What are you kidding, how can you play this when the commander hangs up?
Xingjun inherited the tradition of the Dengzhou battalion, once an officer was killed or wounded in battle, his subordinates would be brought back when they died. Conversely, once fought, the officer must be on the front line and motivate morale. Therefore, when there are casualties, officers are often the first to die.
The ranks lined up, their rifles reloaded, and they were ready for battle, but they did not raise their guns. The main thing is that I am afraid of causing misunderstandings. With a smile, the young staff officer raised his hands and stepped forward. You can't communicate with each other because of the language barrier, you can only use body language.
As far as production goes, Hawaii doesn't have much to offer, except sugar cane, which can be used to extract sugar. In this era, this point is relatively economical, and the others are really lackluster. Why is Chen Xie so persistent in finding here? Without him, because this is a springboard to the Americas, if you go to Europe, it is too far. Of course, it seems very unreliable to cross the Pacific Ocean to compete with Europeans for the Americas in this era, but Chen Xie still wants to occupy Hawaii first. Operate here. Maybe in the future, if the ships are a little more advanced, they will be able to transport people and materials on a large scale?
Asians and Europeans compete for North America, and the distance is too much to lose. In order to find Hawaii, Chen Xie sent six task forces, and Hu Yingqiang was really a lucky one, looking in the general direction. Only he found here. In this day and age, nautical discoveries are all about touching. After finding it, draw a route map, and whether you can arrive next time depends on whether the sky will give you face.
Staff officer Xiao Xia's smile made the local natives relax a lot, and a person also came out, muttering for a long time, it is inevitable that chickens and ducks will talk. In the end, it's just a matter of making movements. Drink water, eat, etc. As a result, the opposite side still couldn't get rid of the malice, Xiao Xia was anxious, took off the military kettle from his waist, opened it and drank the last sip of water, then shook it, and pointed to the ship on the sea.
This time the other side finally laughed. He pointed to his kettle and took off a Baker necklace around his neck. When he handed it over, Xiao Xia subconsciously took it, and reached out on the other side and grabbed the kettle, and then a group of natives didn't talk about the war, and gathered around to grab the kettle to play, only the natives who exchanged with him. Compare there for a long time and let Xiao Xia go with him.
Looking back, Xiao Xia gestured, and the native also came over, and Hu Yingqiang was relieved.
The two sides meet. I don't understand what they say, they can only make gestures, and according to their respective etiquette, they are the most polite kind. Then the native stretched out three fingers and made a gesture to follow me. Hu Yingqiang thought about it and felt that this should not be malicious, otherwise it would have been called over there. If an indigenous person has a high IQ, he will not be indigenous.
Leaving the Marine Squad, taking Xiao Xia and a guard, the three of them followed forward, and after passing through a coconut grove, they saw a village, all thatched houses. The natives here are still nomadic people who live by hunting. When I entered the village, I was immediately greeted by onlookers, both men and women, and many children. Xiao Xia very cleverly took out a handful of candy from her back bag, opened the paper bag, signaled that it was okay to eat, and then handed it to a child. The kid really took it, boldly shoved it into his mouth, and then his smiling eyes narrowed into a slit. snatched the candy from Xiao Xia's hand with both hands, this detail, was seen by the indigenous who led the way, came over and slapped the child's buttocks, and then the child ran away.
Hu Yingqiang noticed a detail, those natives on the beach did not come back, they were still confronting the marines, or they were on guard, and there should be no malice. How to communicate with the natives, there is already a set of methods for rejuvenating the navy, which are all summed up from past experience. One is for eating, one is for use, and one is for wearing.
When he was brought to a group of old men, seeing that the clothes around him really didn't look like a piece of clothing, Hu Yingqiang took off his backpack, opened it, took out cans, biscuits, and a dagger from it and put them on the ground, and finally thought about it, took out a set of his own clothes and shoes, and put them on the ground. After that, he made a gesture with both hands, took out the kettle to drink, and shook it a few times to indicate that he wanted fresh water.
An old man who looked very majestic picked up the can and looked at the biscuits, looking confused. After putting it down, he picked up the dagger, took it out and saw the cold light shining, he was stunned fiercely, and then laughed. Plug it back, pick up the clothes and shoes again, look at the other side, try to wear them, and sure enough, smile.
Hu Yingqiang hurriedly went up, opened the can, opened the paper package, and then made the action of eating, these old men all came to taste it, and they were immediately conquered by the deliciousness. Hu Yingqiang was still bad, took out another kettle, and after opening it, a smell of wine wafted out. The private collection of Shandong sorghum Daqu, several old men did not resist, came to simmer, and then it was like a fire, but it was very refreshing.
It was really easy to establish friendship after eating and drinking, and I didn't know what the old man was doing, and what he said to the natives who led the way, and when he came out, he took the three of them to a small stream, pointed to the water and smiled. The good news from the Marines also came quickly, and the natives brought Xiao Xia over and asked them all to go to the village.
The big ship at sea anchored, and more than 300 people from the three fourth-class warships of the Special Fleet landed one after another, all of whom were carrying water-filled equipment, but they did not dare to come down all. It was getting dark, and the beach began to be lively, and there were not many people in this tribe, that is, more than a hundred young and strong, and the others were old and weak, women and children. They lit a fire on the seashore and began to dance and sing, eat and drink. Hu Yingqiang immediately made a decision, asked everyone to contribute all the canned biscuits, and sent someone to get a small boat to eat. This time the scene is even more lively. The women provoked a hula dance, a group of old men were in the center, and the rest sat on both sides, Hu Yingqiang and Xiao Xia were obviously distinguished guests, sitting next to the old man.
The members of the task force were also sitting by the fire, and an enthusiastic woman came out of the crowd, walked up to Xiao Xia, reached out and took Xiao Xia's hand, and dragged him in the middle. The shy young staff officer was dragged into the center of the field, and soon a group of women went up and pulled up a lot of marines to dance with them.
They were all men who had been adrift at sea for months, and Nima saw that the sows were all double-eyelid, and the young soldiers were somewhat shy, but the women here were extremely enthusiastic. It's delicious and delicious, and it's really an emotional catalyst, Xiao Xia is like this, he drank a lot of wine, and was dragged to a certain beach, and when he was pushed by this enthusiastic girl, he saw that there were already people around him who had stepped down, and it was not suitable for children who were humming and chirping in the dark.
It was a ...... night.
The strict military discipline still played a role at this time, even after drinking a lot of wine, Hu Yingqiang still arranged a night guard. On the other hand, these natives have no precautions at all, aren't they afraid that others will touch them at night? Or is it because they are all peaceful tribes and do not fight each other?
In the middle of the night, Hu Yingqiang got rid of the entanglement of a sister, carefully checked the sentry, and found that there was no problem, which was a little more reassuring. But there is still a little bit of anxiety, about seventy or eighty people have not come back, I don't know where those girls went. It seems that these guys are very hilarious, Xiao Xia's shy boys have been pulled into the water, and the girls here are too enthusiastic.
The commander is miserable, even if there is a good thing, he doesn't dare to mess around, and he has to keep an eye on the defense at night. The natives all live in the village, and there is no decoration around it, so I can't understand how they have survived to this day.
Go back to the tent and sleep, and see that the time is already one o'clock in the morning, Hu Yingqiang doesn't know what the time difference is. I don't know the difference between the time of Xinghai City at this time and here. Anyway, it's in a daze, but there is actually no tent, so it doesn't seem to be a big problem. Hu Yingqiang, whose biological clock is very accurate, woke up on time at five o'clock in the morning, and was no longer on the ship when it sounded, so he was relieved and ready to continue to go back to sleep for a while. Usually Xiao Xia is in charge of this, but let this kid go today. Just as Hu Yingqiang walked out of the camp, he saw Xiao Xia trotting all the way, panting and eager.
"What's going on?" Hu Yingqiang asked, Xiao Xia pointed to the direction of the sea and said, "Over there, on the island, there are many small boats, all of which are canoes. Our ships are not at the right angle and cannot see there. ”
At this time, there was a commotion in the tribe, and the previous leader came, dancing and not knowing what to express, probably meaning to let Hu Yingqiang and them leave quickly, as if there were many, many people coming. Hu Yingqiang asked Xiao Xia to appease him, and he went to wake up his brothers, send signal flares to the battleship, and prepare for battle. At the same time, he took out the binoculars and asked Xiao Xia to lead the way to see his discovery.
The Marines immediately got up and rallied, and many of them ran back with their belts on their trousers. The sharp whistle not only disturbed the wild mandarin ducks, but also alarmed the natives. After lining up neatly, Hu Yingqiang also finished observing, this is an archipelago, and the nearby island is obviously much larger, it should be the largest island here.
The indigenous man was still there to gestur, Hu Yingqiang grabbed his hand, and after holding it, he looked at him with firm eyes, and gestured to clean up a chopping person, which means that everyone fights together. (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ Dian/Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter ddxiaoshuo), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to ddxiaoshuo WeChat public account! (To be continued......)
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