Chapter 831: Be an excellent-stirring stick

(Note: The content of the horses and Cheyenne people is wrong, so everyone should not see it, hehe.) ）

The indigenous team crossing the river pulled out a hundred meters long, and the explosion caused a mess of the indigenous people. The scene was chaotic and the safety level increased a lot, but the effect of the shooting of the four people was very mediocre. After a short period of resistance, without looking carefully at the results of the battle, the four turned their horses and ran away. The Cheyenne rangers, who had recovered from the chaos, did not even see a ghost shadow when they reached the high ground.

"I was going to stay a few more days, it seems that the Cheyenne people are on guard." Li Jingui was a little annoyed, and urged the horse to go back unhurriedly. Walking side by side, Lei Chun smiled and said: "I don't know what the above thinks, it's been ten days, and the main force has not moved." By the way, the brothers of the Marine Corps have been adapted to the mounted police, are they used to it? ”

When the two of them were close, the latter two also chatted. Every town has a squad of mounted police, and Li Jingui is the captain of the mounted police in Anhe Town. They were tasked with scouting the terrain and looking for natives before the infantry arrived.

"There are several branches of the Cheyenne, and we found one of the large camps, which should not be the natives who attacked the town of Anhe last time." Li Jingui glanced at the map he had drawn at home, pointed to a low mountain peak in the south, and said, "It's right behind that mountain." ”

When they returned to Anhe Town, the sentries on the tower waved their hats, the steel helmet was no longer worn, it was too heavy when riding, and the natives had no weapons to threaten. The four of them each set up their horses, and Lei Chun and Li Jingui went to the headquarters in the center of the town to report the news. When they entered the gate, they heard someone deliberating, and both of them slowed down.

"The terrain in this area is complex, and a large-scale sortie may not be a suitable choice for our army. Now there are nearly 1,000 troops in Anhe Town, and the hedgehog is too big to gather here. It's better to take platoons and shifts as units. Scatter the team. It was enough to leave a company of troops in the town, and considering mobility, the artillery should not attack. ”

"According to the intelligence of all sides, the scale of the Cheyenne people is not small, at least tens of thousands of warriors. The troops were scattered and piecemeal. Slowly drain their strength. As soon as the Cheyenne people were found to be assembled, the troops immediately retreated. Whether the natives are coming or attacking the town, they are in a good position for us. ”

"That's the reason, with its main force pouring out of the nest and looking for the natives all over the mountains and wilderness, it is better to break the whole into pieces and attack the natives flexibly and flexibly, and in the end it will definitely be the natives who can't bear it."

The one who was discussing was Luda and Tanaka Jie, the former did not choose to leave, but stayed to be the chief captain of the mounted police. In fact, only a few officers chose to return home. There are special circumstances at home, and I can't help but go back. Officers stay in North America, not to mention high fixed salaries, and company dividends at the end of the year. These dividends naturally come from several companies formed by those expeditions that arrived in advance, and the advantage of being the first to come is naturally to occupy a good place, and there are enough natives in hand as labor. The annual dividend is a huge amount of money, and no one wants to lose such an income. And then in the colony. Compared with the life in China, it is a little harder, and most of the officers choose to stay up for a few years to get rich and return to their hometown to enjoy happiness. Some people have the idea of staying and developing for the long term.

When the North American colonies were planning development, Zhang Guangde, who was determined to be a European-stirring stick, was looking at the European continent. The war between Britain and the Netherlands hit a small climax, driven by the huge inertia of history, while the Dutch, who had obtained the weapons of the Ming Dynasty in the naval battle, did not fall behind, the fleet commanded by Knight was still on the course of history.

Year 1667. On 19 June, Knight commanded a fleet to take advantage of the high tide in the dark night, and the advance fleet went down the river Thames, shelling all the way, and soon captured the British Silvers Battery. Four or five tons of gold stored in the area, as well as a large amount of timber, resin, and other materials were seized. The Dutch fleet went on a rampage, finding and destroying the British ships it found, and some of the best warships were captured and ready to be taken home as trophies. The Dutch fleet even shelled London. On the 22nd, the Dutch fleet drove straight to Chatham Docks. It is said that at that time, the British berthed 18 huge ships, each of which was more than 1,000 tons, and the Dutch fleet entered and dumbed the batteries on the shore, and the landing force and arsonist personnel dismantled or destroyed the obstacles on the river, and soon the British lost 6 huge ships. Among them, Munch's flagship "Royal Charlie" was brought back to China by the Dutch. The British, who were "gentlemanly," were naturally not ashamed of such a surprise attack, and an eyewitness to the British army wrote: "The destruction of these mighty and brilliant warships is the most heart-wrenching thing I have ever seen in my life." Every true Englishman will cry tears when he sees it. "The Dutch fleet sailed through for three days and finally returned safely. After that, De? Knight blocked the Thames estuary for months.

After the heavy blow, the British, coinciding with the plague in London, had to compromise. Zhang Guangde, who did not make a deal in this war, was quite annoyed, and the Dutch did not purchase old naval guns from him, which made him very dissatisfied. If it weren't for the fact that before departure, Grandpa Chen repeatedly told him to support the Netherlands to clean up Britain and France, and this goods would have taken the initiative to contact the UK.

After Mazarin's death in 1661, he instructed Louis XIV to take power himself and not appoint a prime minister. At the age of 24, Louis XIV embarked on a journey to dictatorship, and in 1667, the ambitious Louis XIV launched a war for the transfer of property rights against Spain.

This war had something to do with Zhang Guangde, because the Spanish came to his door last year and purchased a batch of arms. There were not many of them, that is, two thousand rifles, twenty six-pounder guns, ten twelve-pounder guns. Unexpectedly, it was such a batch of munitions, which played a huge role after the war, and the scene of the Spanish army using Ming munitions to teach Louis XIV to be a man was very pleasant.

In order to regain the initiative on the battlefield, Pierre, the minister in charge of French foreign affairs, was ordered to infiltrate Anmarísmo Sangra and ask for a secret meeting with Zhang Guangde. Pierre, who goes by the pseudonym Nicholas, came to the outside of the Ming lease, looked out of the window of the carriage, and looked at this territory that was so dazzling no matter how it looked.

The fleet of the Ming Empire once shocked Europe, but fortunately, they did not seem to have much interest in Europe, and left after showing off their strength. Calm was restored to the continent, and the only unlucky egg was Portugal, which became a wound for the whole of Europe. Although this wound is not too deep for the European continent, the vigilance against the Ming is increasing.

Louis XIV, who was determined to be the hegemon of Europe, never thought of groveling to the Ming Dynasty, and when he looked at the Eastern Empire with a vigilant attitude, he unexpectedly found that the attention of the Ming Empire was in Asia. After the start of the war against Spain, the French army suffered successive defeats, although the Spanish still played the old phalanx tactics, but the density of the flintlock pistol far exceeded that of the arquebus, and the power of the new cannons also made the French suffer.

Faced with this situation, the French quickly found their roots, and so Pierre's trip to Angra de Marísmo was born.

"French businessmen? Nicholas? Sorry, please hand over your firearms. "The attitude of the registered soldiers is very good, and it is difficult to develop a place like the concession without foreign businessmen coming in. The number of Ming merchants who set foot in this area was small, and only one Ming fleet arrived in the concession this year, and the goods brought were mainly concentrated in high-end luxury goods.

Pierre's servants were reluctant to accept the soldier's request, and when a small argument broke out, Pierre hastened to say: "Give them the musket, and don't be troublesome." ”

Pierre brought a total of four retinues, and the firearms were four short guns, which was really nothing if it weren't for the relevant regulations in the concession. "The carriage outside cannot be entered, please dismount and walk. After entering the rental, you can rent a separate car. ”

There were not many people who entered the concession, but there were quite a few, and Pierre, who didn't want to make trouble, simply got off the bus, lest the people waiting behind him make noise and cause unnecessary trouble and expose his whereabouts.

Every morning, Zhang Guangde would stand on the balcony and watch the only street in the concession become more and more prosperous day by day. His task is to spy on Europe and make a good-stirring stick. In this regard, Zhang Guangde established an intelligence network on the one hand, and at the same time also had to take into account the development of concessions, and at the same time he had to establish diplomatic relations with European countries. Judging from the current results, only the Netherlands and Portugal have established diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty. The reason is very simple, they were all beaten and injured, and they did not dare not accept the request for the establishment of diplomatic relations.

Other European countries are not interested in Zhang Guangde's hand of friendship and have been looking for excuses to prevaricate. Several times Zhang Guangde wanted to send a fleet to engage in diplomacy, but finally gave up this idea. The reason is that there are only five warships left behind in his hand for the time being, and if he really hits the door, it is estimated that he will suffer. Considering that the grandfather's strategic focus is not in Europe, Zhang Guangde endured it first.

There is a question that Zhang Guangde has never understood, why Europeans wear so much, even in summer, they make themselves like a peacock. Zhang Guangde, who was serving the coffee, squinted at the soldiers outside the courtyard stopping a European, and felt a kind of jumping acceleration in his heart for no reason. After staring at it for a while, it was a European merchant with four servants, and what made people dissatisfied was that he didn't mean to bring any gifts, but he actually came to the door empty-handed, which was too rude.

Well, there is nothing good about Europeans, and Zhang Guangde is not uncommon. When I turned to go back, I saw XLN coming out of the bedroom with a stomach up. After unremitting efforts to cultivate, this stunner with a wonderful figure is obviously out of shape. Zhang Guangde was quite annoyed by this, because this woman's vinegar is not small, and the ladies in Herosmanna Harbor are very easy to use. (To be continued......)