Wild North America 1846

Wu Erbao was a cautious and considerate person. Most of his wealth was staked on this 63-person team, and 8 people fell ill on the ship. He needed time to recuperate.

Therefore, he did not rush inland, but camped outside the town of Weiyuanbao. On the one hand, he trained the team and treated the sick people. On the other hand, he inquired about the news and found out the local situation.

a month later

Wu Erbao's team was ready to go. Here they obtained the temporary designation of the Detroit Seventh Militia. This temporary designation was recorded by the local garrison. This temporary designation will be used in future joint operations or paying scalps for merit and rewards.

Along with Wu Erbao's team, there were four other militia teams with a total of more than 220 people. Half of them were cavalry. Most of them were friends Wu Erbao knew well in the town during this period. All of them had the experience of retiring from the army.

This joint militia team is preparing to march northwest, because Fort Zhenyuan is actually at the northwest end of Santa Matias Bay. From here, going west and then north, you will go deep into the depths of the Pampas prairie, with mountains and rivers crisscrossing it, and there are many

The low hills and mountains are a land of abundant pasture.

This kind of grassland terrain is very suitable for the life of Indian nomadic tribes.

On a sunny morning in mid-April, a group of more than 220 people broke camp and left the town of Widowburg, driving 55 large vehicles toward the depths of the Pampas grassland. No one saw them off, and they walked quietly.

a few days later

Wu Erbao led more than 10 heavily armed cavalry around the edge of the forest and climbed a hill. From here, he looked far away and saw the Indian camp at the foot of the mountain by the fork of the river. He couldn't help but show a look of joy on his face.

He waved all the cavalrymen to dismount, led the horses to hide in the lush broad-leaved forest on one side, and then raised his monocular telescope to observe for a long time, already having a plan in mind.

"How's it going, captain?" Hou Acai, who was following him closely, didn't have a telescope and could only vaguely see a large Indian camp in the distance, but he didn't know the specific situation, so he asked anxiously.

Wu Erbao put down the monocular telescope in his hand and said firmly: "This is a big fat sheep. It is visually estimated to be a medium-sized tribe of three to four thousand people. The number is a bit large, but we should be able to eat it, but we should plan more carefully."

OK."

"With three to four thousand people, wouldn't we be rich?"

"Don't be too happy too early. If you want to earn money, you have to spend your life. Let's go. Go back first. Remember not to alert others."

"Got it, Captain."

The Indian tribes on the fork of the river did not know that danger was coming. Hundreds of large and small shacks made of cowhide and thatch were scattered along the fork of the river. Women were busy taking care of the wild fruits and cassava in their hands, and children were in the camp.

While having fun, some tribal warriors left on horseback, while others washed their horses by the river, creating a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere.

Suddenly

A dozen Indian warriors carrying bows and arrows on their backs and holding spears in their hands rushed back in a panic, shouting "The white people are coming..." This immediately attracted the attention of the Indians in the camp.

There was only a "crackling" sound of gunfire, and these running Indian warriors were shot and fell to the ground one after another, with dazzling blood splattering on their bodies. After being hit, they fell to the ground and died.

The women in the camp screamed in panic. More strong Indian men rushed out of the shacks with sharp spears and knives. A few of them held feathered muskets and shouted nervously.

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In the blink of an eye, the Indian camp became a mess.

At this time, militiamen armed with rifles appeared from the dense forest. A group of more than 10 of them formed a horizontal line, forming a total of more than a dozen horizontal lines, forming a thin semicircle and surrounding the Indian camp.

and on the other side

More than 100 cavalrymen appeared, about 1.5 kilometers away. Each cavalryman held a Colt lever-action cavalry rifle with one hand on his shoulder, and was riding slowly towards the Indian camp.

For a time, a strong murderous aura enveloped the sky over the Indian camp.

After a brief confusion

The Indian warriors in the camp were divided into two. One group had about 500 people, holding spears and swords to fight the slowly approaching riflemen. The other group gathered nearly 230 to 40 indigenous warriors.

He mounted his horse and went to fight the incoming cavalry with a sword and gun in his hand.

Due to the close distance between the infantry and infantry, the battle started quickly.

The slowly approaching armed militiamen put the Indian warriors within 200 meters, and then began to fire rhythmically with volleys, unleashing a deadly rain of bullets on these indigenous warriors.

"Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa……"

The dense rain of bullets came round after round, knocking the indigenous Indian warriors who were shouting and charging to the ground like wheat. It was a one-sided bloody massacre. Soon, a large number of corpses lay beside the river branch, stained red with blood.

The river water.

and on the other side

A one-sided battle also began. The Indian warriors who charged bravely were knocked off their horses like hunted turkeys. Most of them were lost in two simple charges, and the remaining people fled.

The cavalry chase began. Amidst the sporadic gunfire, Indian warriors were continuously shot and knocked off their horses. The battle evolved into a chase and a one-sided massacre, which lasted for more than half an hour and then gradually stopped.

The originally peaceful Aboriginal camp was littered with corpses and filled with a strong smell of blood. Dozens of thatched shacks burned, and the thick fire rushed into the sky with black smoke, as if to announce the short and fierce battle that had taken place here.

, announcing the tragic fate of these indigenous people being enslaved.

half a day later

The statistics came out. This camp of an indigenous Indian tribe with about 3,000 to 4,000 people suffered a devastating blow. After more than a thousand people were killed or injured, the rest were all captured.

The militia team seized 177 horses, 317 cattle, 55 donkeys and more than 1,600 sheep, as well as a large amount of cassava flour and grain, and captured more than 2,400 indigenous men and women, achieving a complete victory.

The four teams of horses and oxen were immediately divided. Now all the people were transformed into cavalry. Many people also had spare horses, and their ability to make large and deep thrusts on the Pampas grasslands was improved to a higher level.

In this battle, only one unlucky guy was shot in the neck by a poisonous arrow and died on the spot. Seven or eight others were injured, so the losses were minimal.

The seizure was extremely rich. For just killing more than a thousand Indians, a bounty of nearly 50,000 yuan was obtained, allowing several teams to get back everything they paid, including capital and profits, and some profit.

Sure enough, the golden belt that kills people and sets fire to others is a fact that the ancients were sincere and could not be deceived by me.

There were originally no horses in the Americas. The Spanish and Portuguese brought high-quality European horses, which multiplied rapidly in a suitable environment. The native Indians also learned to fight on horseback.

But all resistance is in vain. The Chinese colonists who invaded South America possess the most advanced weapons and equipment and military means in the world today, and their combat effectiveness and organization are much stronger than those of the white Argentine militia.

Reflected in the battle, it is a one-sided crushing victory.

The rest of the loot will be transported to Weiyuan Fort, where a large amount of labor is needed to build roads and cities. More than 10 brick kilns invested by the Chinese have begun production, and the construction of roads, docks and town buildings requires a lot of labor.

cheap labor.

These native Indian captives could be sold at a good price after being escorted back, but there was a dispute among the team over the handling of the female captives, so several other captains approached Wu Erbao for discussion.

"What...divide these women now?"

"Yes, Brother Ang, many of the young men in our team have taken a fancy to the indigenous women here. You see, these women are tall, strong, and good-looking. They look like they can work and have children. How about selling them like this?

It’s a pity, since we have to run the ranch from now on, why not just keep it and use it for ourselves.”

"Then it won't take so much?"

"How much is too much? We have just made statistics. There are more than 730 young Indian women from 12 to 20 years old. If we relax the standard a little bit, it will be almost 1,000. If you look like a nod, you can keep it as a servant. Anyway, you are working on the ranch.

The work also requires manpower.”

"If this is the case, it will be a burden in future wars."

"Our plan is this. We will send a team of cavalry to escort these prisoners back, and the rest of the team will be stationed here. We will keep the cattle and sheep for our own use. If we continue to build our own camp in the future, these women can be sent

It’s useful. Whether it’s farming, grazing, or breastfeeding children at home, it’s all useful.”

"This... you all have this opinion?"

Seeing several other people nodding with eager expressions, Wu Erbao nodded after thinking about it and said, "Okay, then do what you want, and we will divide these women in a while."

He felt that what his partners said was reasonable. A medium-sized Indian tribe lived in an area of ​​10 square kilometers to hundreds of square kilometers, and there would be almost no large tribes around to avoid vicious fights.

They were lucky this time. Who knows when they will encounter a large-scale Indian tribe next time?

According to imperial regulations;

Within 200 kilometers from the coast, private ownership of land is not allowed. If you occupy it, it will be in vain, and you will not get your own land rights certificate.

If you want to get your own land, you can only go deep into the Pampas.

Wu Erbao's group of four militiamen were still early pioneers. After going deep into the northwest for a few days, they were almost 150 kilometers away. If they continued deeper, they could find a suitable location and build their own camp.

For the volunteer militiamen, everything has to be done by themselves in this wild wilderness.

Therefore, if you can find a fertile land to settle down in May, set up a camp, and reclaim the land to plant wheat, rice, and black beans, you will be able to harvest a bumper harvest in July and August.

And this means that the volunteer militias have established a foothold and used it as a base to attack everywhere and expand their sphere of influence. This is the long-term solution.

By then

Each team can disperse in the surrounding area and establish their own villages, towns and pastures, relying on and supporting each other, gradually forming a closely connected colonial grassroots system. This is a new social structure represented by large pastures.

Since the area is vast, growing food can only satisfy one's own needs.

The real development is agriculture and animal husbandry. Raising cattle and sheep is the way to go. Therefore, these Chinese militiamen would rather eat cassava flour than mutton. These seized cattle and sheep are precious, and poultry such as chickens and ducks must be kept.

It is needed for pasture expansion and reproduction.

If you want to eat meat, you can cut some meat from the horses that were killed in the battle to make bacon and carry it, or hunt some hares. Wild goats can satisfy your appetite and provide daily nutrition.

two days later

The cavalry responsible for escorting back to Fort Weiyuan embarked on the return journey. The male Indian captives were tied with long ropes and left amidst the cries of tribal women, heading southeast.

Soon the camp returned to calm. After wiping away the tears, the Indian women made horse meat jerky according to the requirements of these fierce colonists. They chopped the cleaned horse intestines and threw them into a pot to cook, adding potatoes or cassava.

Add wild leeks and spices and cook a large pot of fragrant food.

Indian women also had to make large quantities of bread in preparation for the continued expedition.

Wu Erbao led his men on horseback to inspect the surrounding terrain. He was an artillery officer and had studied military cartography. The Detroit Seventh Volunteer Cavalry also had rewards for producing maps for Fort Weiyuan, which would be recorded.

This Indian River branch camp is actually good. The surrounding terrain is gentle, with only a few low hills and hills below 200 meters. The forest is lush and green and there are many wild animals. Unfortunately, it is too close to the coast.

Wu Erbao planned to continue deeper into the northwest direction. After three or four days, he would find a suitable place to set up camp and set up sticks.

Now his reconnaissance cavalry has been sent out, a small team of two people, a total of 4 teams have been sent out to conduct fan-shaped reconnaissance to the west or northwest. The light cavalry is very fast, and it is easy to penetrate hundreds of kilometers a day. It is estimated that

I'll be back in the next two days.

The Indian camp that has just been set up now has enough food stored for two months. If you hunt some wild animals and add it to the wild berries in the forest, it will last for three months.

Patagonia is a land of abundant water and grass. There are many wild animals. In addition to the usual pheasants and rabbits, there are also wild animals such as jaguars, alpacas, pythons and capybaras, especially capybaras.

There are thousands of capybaras around this Indian River branch camp alone, and they often appear there, and they are not very afraid of people.

The capybara is an animal of the genus Capybara in the family Mammalia, order Rodentidae, and is a semi-aquatic herbivore. It often inhabits rivers, lakes, swamps and other areas close to the water with abundant aquatic plants and lush vegetation. It is the largest rodent on earth.

, adult capybaras often weigh up to 25 to 60 kilograms.

The indigenous Indians have the habit of eating capybara, which is their main source of meat.

They often hold a thick wooden stick, sneak up on the capybara and knock it down hard with the stick, or hunt with bows and arrows, and they can get good harvests.

Capybara tastes delicious and delicate. It can be eaten grilled, braised, or stewed. It is a rare delicacy.

The larger wild animal is the llama, which is highly alert, runs very fast, and is much more difficult to hunt than the capybara.