New York Harbor

New York, the largest city in North America, abdicated to Chang'an City at the end of 1862 because the United States of America, with a population of less than 8 million, could not support an international metropolis of more than 2 million people, and many of the city's population was displaced to the surrounding areas in search of jobs.

After the war, New York was still thriving, but the city had many more Chinese merchant faces.

In this metropolis, the face of Chinese people means superior and affluent, their business tentacles have a monopoly on banks and big trading companies, a monopoly on docks and railroads, a port and a large number of urban properties, the prettiest chick in their arms, and a rich life that everyone envies.

At today's port of New York, a grand farewell ceremony was held, and the three princes of the Tang Empire boarded a luxury cruise ship from here and began their study trip to Europe.

Wu Erbao also witnessed this grand scene at the port, he was accompanied by more than a dozen strong Chinese men, each wearing weapons, with a Colt 1848 cavalry-style revolver stuck in his waist, and a Colt lever-fired repeater on his back, which was really armed to the teeth.

This kind of costume is not uncommon in New York Harbor, and the local white people know that these Chinese are going on an expedition to South America, and many Chinese teams have been collecting supplies in New York Harbor for more than a month, and then forming a group to go to the south by boat.

"Tiger and Leopard, go and see if our supplies have been delivered to the ship. It's going to sail tonight, so let's hurry up and get on board. Don't mess with women anymore, it's important to get down to business. ”

"Got it, Captain." The two sturdy young men answered the words and quickly ran towards the street on the side of the pier.

Wu Erbao pinched his eyebrows with a little headache, and said to Tian Fuguang beside him; "When you get to the ground, these guys have to train well, otherwise they won't be able to fight, it's just a group of stragglers, what combat power can they have?"

"Don't worry, captain, we're very good at training these guys, it only takes two months to make them reborn, don't be idle on the ship, and practice when you get on the boat."

"It makes sense, so do it."

Tian Fuguang is also one of the retired veterans and intends to go to South America to get a piece of the pie, so he volunteered to form a team and become the vice captain of this team.

The two were discussing it, when suddenly a few burly white men walked from the side, which immediately aroused the vigilance of Wu Erbao and others, and they reached out and touched the revolver on their waists.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, we didn't mean to cause trouble, we just wanted to see if you might bring us." At the head was a strong white man with a stiff face, with thick blond hair, who spoke English.

Wu Erbao's English was also not bad, so he raised his hand to ask his subordinates not to overreact, and then stepped forward and said; "Who are you? We have enough men, and we don't want Italians and Irish. ”

"We are Germans, from the kingdoms of Bavaria and Hesse, and I am Alex Ferguson, and these people are my companions, seven of us. We can't find a job here, and we don't have money to buy bread, so we want to follow you to South America, and we're not afraid of war. ”

Germans?

Wu Erbao turned his head, and as soon as his eyes touched Tian Fuguang, he knew the other party's intentions.

The Germans were recognized as good workers, good soldiers, strict and obedient, and stubborn in their admissibility, much better than the loose Italians and the Irish, who liked to form cliques.

Wu Erbao's team had recruited more than 30 Germans, and seeing that the few white people who came to the door were strong and not very old, he had already agreed in his heart, but he still hesitated on his face and said;

"Ferguson, I want to make it clear to you that our team has no salary, only is responsible for providing weapons and food, and once you join, you must follow orders. The final reward may be the land we conquer, or maybe nothing. ”

"We're willing to participate, sir."

"Call me 'Captain', and you must obey orders unconditionally and receive the necessary military training. ”

"Yes, Captain." Ferguson put his legs together and raised his hand to salute an unstandard military salute, which provoked Wu Erbao and a group of strong Chinese men to laugh.

More than an hour later

Wu Erbao and his men boarded a steam freighter with a displacement of more than 2,000 tons, and his team of 63 people, and another team of 18 people, jointly hired this southbound cargo ship, and the destination was Weiyuanbao.

The price of such a cargo ship is much lower, which is very suitable for the private expeditionary team, and can save a lot of money along the way.

Fort Weiyuan, a new town more than 520 kilometers south of Buenos Aires and a military base along the coast of the Tang Empire's expeditionary force, was used to transport barbed wire, bricks and cement to Fort Weiyuan for the construction of the brick cellar and other buildings.

There are many such cargo ships, most of which are destined for towns south of Buenos Aires.

From Buenos Aires to the south are Port of Glory, Port of Victory, Port of Weiyuan, Port of Crescent, Port of Dawn and Port of Zhennan, a total of 6 ports from north to south, and continue south to reach Tierra del Fuego.

The destination of Wu Erbao and his entourage is Weiyuan Port in the middle, which is a vast territory closer to Argentina, and it is said that there are some Indian villages and towns in the local area, which have a relatively long history of development and some foundations.

After getting on board

Watching the freighter slowly leave the dock and leave the bustling New York metropolis in front of him, Wu Erbao, Tian Fuguang, and Hou Acai stood side by side on the bow of the ship, all kinds of thoughts flooded into their hearts, and they were full of emotion in their hearts.

Starting today, they will embark on a journey of fighting for the future of their family.

After so many years of savings, all the savings have been pressed, and the villa has been mortgaged and loaned, borrowing a large amount of money, which can be said to have opened the bow without turning back.

Wu Erbao's team had 26 war horses, 150 second-hand king-type bolt-action rifles, 100 cavalry knives, and the same number of kettles, blankets, 400 sets of clothing, 30 tents, 30 barrels of gunpowder, 100,000 rounds of ammunition, three tons of rice and 10 tons of hay, two tons of black beans, 20 carts, more than 100 sheep and hundreds of chickens and ducks, as well as some other odds and ends, pots and pans and other miscellaneous items.

After these months of exercise

This team has to solve everything on their own, and Wu Erbao feels that his personal ability has skyrocketed and become more comprehensive, but he is also more tired.

Standing at the bow of the boat, he said in high spirits; "Fuguang, Ah Cai, our conquest is about to begin, and we will lay a big pasture so that future generations can live a good life like nobility."

His words also aroused the ambitions of Tian Fuguang and Hou Acai, and after glancing at each other excitedly, Tian Fuguang said; "I heard that nearly 20,000 people have gone to the Volunteer Army, and I am afraid that after going there, the benefits will be taken away by the people in front of me."

"How can it be that simple? There are more than 1 million Mapuche people, and I heard that it is very difficult to deal with them, these indigenous Indians have fought with the Spaniards for hundreds of years, and they are not very obedient people. ”

"Hey, hey, hey...... We are good at taming thorns, which should be more fulfilling. ”

"Don't talk big, after you get on the ship, you two will start to grasp military training, no matter what, train the boys first, I want a military squad that prohibits the ability to do so, not a rabble, everything is required according to our military standards."

"Don't worry, Captain, we're good at this."

"That's good, as long as our team is trained well, we don't have to worry about not fighting, and we don't have to worry about not having good territory to occupy, I'm afraid you won't be able to take care of it when the time comes!"

"Hahaha, no matter how big the place is, we won't be scared." Tian Fuguang laughed heartily.

The ancestors of the Mapuche people were the Araucans, who lived in the Andes region and were known for their prowess during the Inca Empire.

Since the discovery of the New World, the rulers of the central highlands of South America have changed from the Incas to the Spanish conquistadors, and the Araucans have naturally become the most troublesome Native Americans for the Spaniards.

During the centuries-long war, the Araucans produced heroes such as Lautaro, but eventually migrated south under Spanish military pressure due to backward productivity.

The Mapuche people are still a loose social structure with a predominantly tribal predominantly tribal structure, and the so-called "Kingdom of Patagonia" is actually a false proposition.

In 1860, the French adventurer Aurelière-Antoine came to the country during the military invasion of Chile and Argentina, and was elected king by the local Indian tribes, forming the titular "Kingdom of Patagonia", which was in fact almost as binding on the Indian tribes scattered across the vast South American plains.

"Patagon" also means "man with big feet" in Spanish.

Patagonia, which is 2,000 kilometers long from north to south, is the footfoot of the Americas, extending at the southernmost point of South America.

Located between the Colorado River and Cape Horn at the southern tip of the American continent, it covers an area of 900,000 square kilometers and is about 1,460 kilometers wide at its widest point.

It is bordered to the south by the icy snowy regions of Antarctica, and to the north by the grassy Papans grasslands, where Patagonia is home to countless fertile meadows.

This vast and sparsely populated area is still synonymous with remoteness "finisterrae" (in Spanish), which means; The final end of the earth.

After 13 days of sailing

The 2,000-ton steam cargo ship arrived at Weiyuan Port and docked at about 2:00 p.m., when the sky was bluer, the sun was shining, and the boundless blue Atlantic Ocean was calm, and hundreds of seagulls were flying up and down.

A permanent pier of reinforced concrete is being built here in Weiyuan Harbor, and steam freighters arriving from a long voyage are docked on wooden trestles. Getting off the boat, Wu Erbao and the others looked around in amazement at this semi-encircled port located in a sunken bay, feeling that everything was so novel.

The warm sunlight shining on the body makes people feel comfortable, and there is a mountain range hundreds of meters high that extends into the sea to the south of Weiyuan Port, which encircles this port, and a large river winds from the inland to the sea, bringing abundant fresh water resources.

As far as the eye can see, the forest in the distance is lush and boundless, and it is indeed a fertile land!

"Look at what you see, work for Lao Tzu."

There was a faint sound of shouting and scolding not far away, as well as the screams of whips whipping on people, this scene of disharmony Wu Erbao saw it in his eyes, just chuckled and stopped paying attention.

More than 1,000 Indian slaves worked on the docks, and under the supervision of overseers with leather whips, they were building stone walls along the seashore.

In addition, some Indian slaves were driven to unload, and not far from the dock was the town of Fort Weiyuan, from which the Empire's Double Dragon Flag could be faintly seen fluttering in the wind, symbolizing the steps of conquest.

When I entered the town, it immediately became lively.

The vast majority of the people who came and went here were Chinese faces, both military and civilian, and there were many Indian women who leaned on the door to make a gesture of their heads, and there were many shops in the town, and the flow of people was quite lively, full of the rough and wild flavor of the early colonization.

The common denominator is that almost all of them carry firearms.

The arrival of Wu Erbao and his entourage almost did not cause any repercussions, and there were too many Chinese teams like him who came to South America to fight the world, and it was not unusual to grab a lot of them everywhere.

No sooner had they arrived in town than they saw a commotion not far away.

Dingqing looked over

It turned out that some armed Chinese militiamen on horseback had come to the town shouting and drinking, and these people were bloodstained and bulging in the cloth bags in front of their horses, and many people drove cattle and sheep and young Indian women with their hands tied, all the way through the city.

Needless to say, it's definitely back from hunting.

"Boss, I love it here, I'm already excited." It was Ferguson who spoke, and he leaned over and licked his parched lips with his tongue, his eyes shining with a fiery light.

Wu Erbao gave him a blank look and ordered; "No rules, call the captain."

"Yes, Captain, I feel that this is the place for men, and the smell of conquest is in the air. And the brothers have been on the boat for two weeks, so let's see if we can relax later. I've inquired, and the women here only need a dime at a time. ”

"Let's settle down first, don't bargain."

"Yes, Captain."

After scolding his subordinates, Wu Erbao and his party quickly settled down.

Since they had enough supplies with them, they set up camp on a flat ground not far from the river outside the town, circled around with more than 20 carts, spread out 10 tents, cut some branches from the forest to form a fence, dug a few earthen stoves, and finished the work.

The supplies were concentrated in the middle of the camp, and separate fences were built for the sheep and chickens and ducks they brought, and militia were sent to take turns at night, in full accordance with the regulations and norms of the army.

Wu Erbao has not been idle in the past few days, and after settling down, he went around visiting old friends, and by the way, he went to the garrison near Weiyuan Fort to order a must, first mixed up his face, and pulled the relationship between the army and China.

When there is a real danger here, you have to count on the local garrison to rescue.

After a few days, I was able to understand the situation in the vicinity almost clearly.

The expeditionary force and the Chinese armed militia are like wolves and tigers, and within one or two hundred kilometers around Fort Weiyuan, the Indian tribes are almost extinct, and if you want to find the Indians, you have to continue to go deep into the Pampas Plain to find those Indian tribes who are not well informed to hunt.

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