Chapter 2992
Chapter 2992
Chapter 2992
When Zheng Agui woke up, he heard the twittering of bitter birds outside the house, and felt as if he had returned to Bangui's barracks.But he woke up right away. Although there were bitter birds in the place where he was, it was about two thousand miles away from Bangui, and he would not be able to go back for a while.
Although the Haihan army has already cleared all the temporary Spanish settlements that can be found so far, there is no guarantee that there will be no fish that slip through the net.Therefore, after the evacuation of the large troops, a small number of people remained in these settlements, so as not to allow the Spaniards who were still hiding in the nearby forests to continue to use this place.
Zheng Agui's company is one of the remaining troops.The place where they were stationed was a full two days away from Cebu City, so it was considered a relatively remote settlement.There were less than 200 original residents here, and they were all escorted back to the city two days ago.
This settlement is not large, but according to the captives, it has just been built and put into use, and the houses are all newly built wooden houses this year.In addition to the residence, there are also sentry towers, stables, warehouses and other facilities here.
The refugees who escaped the war here probably haven’t had time to open up wasteland to grow food. The food piled up in the warehouse is also various, some are packed in clay pots, some are packed in cloth bags, including corn, rice, soybeans, potatoes and so on.These grains must have been brought over by each household, and then collected by the government for unified distribution, but now they have become the military grain of the Haihan Army.
Next to the settlement is a lake with an area of about [-] mu. Using the fishing nets and sampans left by the Spaniards, a lot of fish and shrimp can be caught from the lake every day, enough to supply the company's food needs.
The task of the left behind troops is very simple. It is to patrol the surrounding area with a radius of ten miles around here every day to ensure that there will be no more Spaniards in the vicinity.
The headquarters did not specify the duration of this task, it may be ten days and a half months, or it may last for several months, in short, it depends on the trend of the situation.But for the remaining troops, this is actually a vacation in disguise.
Whether there are any Spanish activities in the vicinity, in fact, two or three patrols can get a general idea of the situation.Even if there are sporadic Spaniards fleeing here, seeing that this place has become the garrison of the Haihan Army, they will just hide away and will never come to actively seek death.
Therefore, the daily patrols of the left-behind troops have become hunting activities, and the patrol missions are dispatched by each platoon in turn, which means that there is no need to be on duty every day.What's the difference between taking a day off and taking two days off from work?
The only thing I'm not comfortable with is that this place is too quiet, and there are primitive dense forests in a radius of ten miles, and I can't find a place to spend money for entertainment.
Today it was the turn of Zheng Agui's team to take on the patrol task. After breakfast, Zheng Agui led his men to set off.
Zheng Agui's patrol direction today is a highland south of the garrison, which the headquarters designated as a key area a few days ago.The reason is not that there are still Spaniards hiding there, but because veins of copper mines have been found there.
Although it is not yet ready to exploit the copper mine, the command believes that it is necessary to take some measures to ensure the safety of this area.
In addition to guarding against the destruction of the Spaniards, Haihan also needs to guard against the indigenous tribes on the island who make it their own territory.Although the combat effectiveness of these natives is far from comparable to that of the Spaniards, if there is a dispute over land ownership, it will eventually cause trouble for future mining activities.
This is not the first time that Zheng Agui led a team to patrol this area. He led the team to the destination with ease, and confirmed that the various markers left by the previous patrol team have not been damaged, so he felt relaxed. few.
The ground near here has been dug out many deep pits, and there are even shafts several feet deep, which are said to be the traces left by the ore samples excavated earlier.
There are also a few small wooden houses built by the Spaniards here, probably for the miners, but these facilities have been idle since the Haihan Army found this place.
Qin Bo asked: "Squad leader, when I was sending things to the company headquarters a few days ago, I heard someone say that we went to Cebu for this mine. Is this true?"
With Zheng Agui's level, how can he get access to these inside information, and naturally he can't give a definite answer: "You ask me, who should I ask? But then again, if you want to mine in this place, you have to build a road to the sea. Okay? If such a large project is handed over to the Spaniards, it may not be completed in ten or eight years. Only when this mine is handed over to us can we make the best use of it.”
While speaking, a sharp whistle sounded, which was a signal from Qiu Yong, who was in charge of watching and guarding from a high place, indicating that unknown persons were approaching.Everyone quickly threw away the cigarette butts in their hands, grabbed their rifles and entered the fighting state.
After a while, the alarm was lifted.It was not Spaniards or natives who appeared nearby, but a naval patrol from the west coast town of Toledo.
"Aren't you patrolling at different times from us?"
After the meeting between the two parties, Zheng Agui asked the naval officer leading the team a question.According to the arrangement of the headquarters, Zheng Agui's station patrols the mining area every other day, and the naval patrol stationed in Toledo Town is responsible for the interval between this day.Since the army is on patrol today, it stands to reason that you won't encounter a navy patrol here.
"The mission has changed." The other party replied calmly: "Yesterday, we found signs of Spanish activity during our patrol. In order to confirm the situation, we will continue to carry out the patrol mission today. We will continue to watch here. If you have nothing to do, you can go early Go back and rest."
However, Zheng Agui tasted something from the other party's answer: "It's worth sending a patrol team to guard here. I'm afraid what you found is not an ordinary Spaniard?"
The naval officer just smiled, but did not answer Zheng Agui's question.
When Zheng Agui saw this, he was sure that the other party was hiding something. The previous words were just to send him away, so he immediately ordered: "Since the brothers in the navy have discovered the enemy here, then we have a duty to stay and cooperate with each other."
Sure enough, the naval officer's expression became a little embarrassed. It seemed that Zheng Agui's team was not very welcome to stay and assist him.
Zheng Agui didn't care what the other party's reaction was, and Dang even called his subordinates to hide in a nearby vacant wooden house.Seeing that they refused to evacuate, the naval officer had no other choice but to lead his team into the forest.
Zheng Agui watched the naval patrol disappear into the forest, snorted and said: "I want to see, what's weird here! Keep an eye on me, don't wander off!"
(End of this chapter)
When Zheng Agui woke up, he heard the twittering of bitter birds outside the house, and felt as if he had returned to Bangui's barracks.But he woke up right away. Although there were bitter birds in the place where he was, it was about two thousand miles away from Bangui, and he would not be able to go back for a while.
Although the Haihan army has already cleared all the temporary Spanish settlements that can be found so far, there is no guarantee that there will be no fish that slip through the net.Therefore, after the evacuation of the large troops, a small number of people remained in these settlements, so as not to allow the Spaniards who were still hiding in the nearby forests to continue to use this place.
Zheng Agui's company is one of the remaining troops.The place where they were stationed was a full two days away from Cebu City, so it was considered a relatively remote settlement.There were less than 200 original residents here, and they were all escorted back to the city two days ago.
This settlement is not large, but according to the captives, it has just been built and put into use, and the houses are all newly built wooden houses this year.In addition to the residence, there are also sentry towers, stables, warehouses and other facilities here.
The refugees who escaped the war here probably haven’t had time to open up wasteland to grow food. The food piled up in the warehouse is also various, some are packed in clay pots, some are packed in cloth bags, including corn, rice, soybeans, potatoes and so on.These grains must have been brought over by each household, and then collected by the government for unified distribution, but now they have become the military grain of the Haihan Army.
Next to the settlement is a lake with an area of about [-] mu. Using the fishing nets and sampans left by the Spaniards, a lot of fish and shrimp can be caught from the lake every day, enough to supply the company's food needs.
The task of the left behind troops is very simple. It is to patrol the surrounding area with a radius of ten miles around here every day to ensure that there will be no more Spaniards in the vicinity.
The headquarters did not specify the duration of this task, it may be ten days and a half months, or it may last for several months, in short, it depends on the trend of the situation.But for the remaining troops, this is actually a vacation in disguise.
Whether there are any Spanish activities in the vicinity, in fact, two or three patrols can get a general idea of the situation.Even if there are sporadic Spaniards fleeing here, seeing that this place has become the garrison of the Haihan Army, they will just hide away and will never come to actively seek death.
Therefore, the daily patrols of the left-behind troops have become hunting activities, and the patrol missions are dispatched by each platoon in turn, which means that there is no need to be on duty every day.What's the difference between taking a day off and taking two days off from work?
The only thing I'm not comfortable with is that this place is too quiet, and there are primitive dense forests in a radius of ten miles, and I can't find a place to spend money for entertainment.
Today it was the turn of Zheng Agui's team to take on the patrol task. After breakfast, Zheng Agui led his men to set off.
Zheng Agui's patrol direction today is a highland south of the garrison, which the headquarters designated as a key area a few days ago.The reason is not that there are still Spaniards hiding there, but because veins of copper mines have been found there.
Although it is not yet ready to exploit the copper mine, the command believes that it is necessary to take some measures to ensure the safety of this area.
In addition to guarding against the destruction of the Spaniards, Haihan also needs to guard against the indigenous tribes on the island who make it their own territory.Although the combat effectiveness of these natives is far from comparable to that of the Spaniards, if there is a dispute over land ownership, it will eventually cause trouble for future mining activities.
This is not the first time that Zheng Agui led a team to patrol this area. He led the team to the destination with ease, and confirmed that the various markers left by the previous patrol team have not been damaged, so he felt relaxed. few.
The ground near here has been dug out many deep pits, and there are even shafts several feet deep, which are said to be the traces left by the ore samples excavated earlier.
There are also a few small wooden houses built by the Spaniards here, probably for the miners, but these facilities have been idle since the Haihan Army found this place.
Qin Bo asked: "Squad leader, when I was sending things to the company headquarters a few days ago, I heard someone say that we went to Cebu for this mine. Is this true?"
With Zheng Agui's level, how can he get access to these inside information, and naturally he can't give a definite answer: "You ask me, who should I ask? But then again, if you want to mine in this place, you have to build a road to the sea. Okay? If such a large project is handed over to the Spaniards, it may not be completed in ten or eight years. Only when this mine is handed over to us can we make the best use of it.”
While speaking, a sharp whistle sounded, which was a signal from Qiu Yong, who was in charge of watching and guarding from a high place, indicating that unknown persons were approaching.Everyone quickly threw away the cigarette butts in their hands, grabbed their rifles and entered the fighting state.
After a while, the alarm was lifted.It was not Spaniards or natives who appeared nearby, but a naval patrol from the west coast town of Toledo.
"Aren't you patrolling at different times from us?"
After the meeting between the two parties, Zheng Agui asked the naval officer leading the team a question.According to the arrangement of the headquarters, Zheng Agui's station patrols the mining area every other day, and the naval patrol stationed in Toledo Town is responsible for the interval between this day.Since the army is on patrol today, it stands to reason that you won't encounter a navy patrol here.
"The mission has changed." The other party replied calmly: "Yesterday, we found signs of Spanish activity during our patrol. In order to confirm the situation, we will continue to carry out the patrol mission today. We will continue to watch here. If you have nothing to do, you can go early Go back and rest."
However, Zheng Agui tasted something from the other party's answer: "It's worth sending a patrol team to guard here. I'm afraid what you found is not an ordinary Spaniard?"
The naval officer just smiled, but did not answer Zheng Agui's question.
When Zheng Agui saw this, he was sure that the other party was hiding something. The previous words were just to send him away, so he immediately ordered: "Since the brothers in the navy have discovered the enemy here, then we have a duty to stay and cooperate with each other."
Sure enough, the naval officer's expression became a little embarrassed. It seemed that Zheng Agui's team was not very welcome to stay and assist him.
Zheng Agui didn't care what the other party's reaction was, and Dang even called his subordinates to hide in a nearby vacant wooden house.Seeing that they refused to evacuate, the naval officer had no other choice but to lead his team into the forest.
Zheng Agui watched the naval patrol disappear into the forest, snorted and said: "I want to see, what's weird here! Keep an eye on me, don't wander off!"
(End of this chapter)