Chapter 3051
Chapter 3051
Chapter 3051
Due to the incomplete port facilities here, the larger ship, the Wei Zhi, could not dock directly at the pier. It could only anchor at a place about [-] or [-] feet away from the coast, and then transfer the personnel and materials on board to the shore by small boats.
After some tossing, the Wang brothers met the local commander and an old friend of their family, Army General Morgan on the pier.
Morgan was old at this time and his physical condition was not as good as before, but he seemed to be in good spirits.With a cane in one hand and an open arms in the other, he greeted the two brothers with a smile.
Morgan came here to serve as the commander of the garrison. In fact, it was not Tom Wang's arrangement, but he himself volunteered.
After occupying this place under the eyes of the Spaniards last year, Wang Tom will eventually return to Jinshan Port to handle military and political affairs, and the new stronghold on the San Diego Bay side also needs someone to take charge of the overall situation.As one of the only two senior generals in the North American colonial area, Morgan naturally did his part and asked to stay in charge of the garrison and construction here.
Although Tom Wang was a little worried about Morgan's physical condition, Morgan gave him a reason he couldn't refuse.
Morgan served in the Army Hospital in San Diego for three full years during his military service before crossing.Although this happened to Morgan when he was young, and the San Diego he lived in is completely different from the current San Diego, but he is indeed more familiar with the environment of this place than others after all.
"No one knows San Diego better than I do," Morgan said.
Of course, Tom Wang did not tell the two brothers Morgan's secret. It is better to keep a little mystery to future generations, otherwise the achievements that the older generation took 30 years to achieve may be regarded by future generations. Take it for granted.
Morgan was alone when he participated in the time-traveling operation, and he never got married and had children after time-traveling.However, he has two unique skills in medicine and sniping. Over the past 30 years, he has recruited many disciples, and the number of disciples and grandchildren is innumerable.Now there is no shortage of juniors to serve me, so I don't feel lonely.
The Wang brothers are close to the water, and have been taught by him since they were young, and they have always been called "master and apprentice".For them, Morgan is not only their father's friend, but also their uncle, but also a preacher and teacher, so the relationship is quite close.
"Master, why aren't you surprised to see me coming?"
As soon as Wang Anbang spoke, he rolled his eyes and added: "Could it be that father sent you a telegram during the few days on the way?"
Morgan laughed and said, "Your father said, if you disobey discipline and disobey military discipline after arriving here, let me arrest you immediately, put you on a boat and send you back to Jinshan Port!"
Wang Anbang knew that Morgan was making fun of him, so he responded calmly: "Don't worry, master, I will obey the command and will never cause trouble for you!"
After the three greeted each other, Morgan took them to visit the base facilities here.
This stronghold, including the pier, covers an area of about four to five hundred acres of land.Among them, the west side is the port terminal area facing the sea, and the east side is the camp area.
In the north, east, and south directions outside the stronghold, a trench about five feet deep was dug. Although the trench does not look wide, all the soil dug out was filled inside the stronghold, and a line was built beside the trench. On the earth wall, there are densely packed logs standing on it.The height difference between the two sides of the trench was about ten feet, which was enough to cope with the charge of a small group of infantry in wartime.
On the north side of the camp is a river that flows into San Diego Bay from east to west. The width of the river is only a few feet.
Morgan said the natives referred to the river as the "Chicano River," and the garrison has temporarily adopted that title.
The Chicano River not only provided abundant water for Haihan's stronghold, but also served as a natural dividing line with Spanish control.
Similarly, about ten miles south of the Chicano River, there is another river that flows in the same direction and serves as the dividing line between the Haihan and the Chula tribe to the south.But the river is far away from the stronghold and cannot be seen near the camp.
"To enter the area under our control from land, we must first cross the river. To be honest, these two rivers have saved us a lot of unnecessary trouble."
Morgan raised the crutch in his hand and pointed to the Chicano River not far away: "Don't look at the river is not very wide, but the current is quite fast, and it is not easy to swim in it."
Wang Anguo nodded in agreement and said, "In this way, it will be difficult for the Spaniards to launch a surprise attack from this direction."
Morgan continued to introduce: "After the spring, we can reclaim some arable land in the east. The water source here is abundant, we can grow rice, and it won't take long to solve the local food demand problem."
"If there is surplus food, we can also sell it to the nearby indigenous tribes and get furs and horses from them."
Wang Anbang said: "Are the aborigines here easy to deal with? How about the aborigines near Bijinshan Port?"
Morgan said: "I don't have much contact at the moment. I only know that they have spent many years with the Spaniards, and conflicts will break out every once in a while... It should be more belligerent than the natives near Jinshan Port, but I think it can be done." Try to trade with them, no one in this world can refuse our offer."
Wang Anbang said: "In other words, we can join hands with the natives to deal with the Spaniards, so we should also gain their favor."
Morgan shook his head slightly and said, "It's not that easy. In the eyes of the natives, we are also foreign invaders. Even if the relationship can be repaired through trade, it will take a long time to achieve mutual trust."
Wang Anguo said: "There is no need to worry about dealing with the Spaniards, we should prioritize the business."
Wang Anguo's so-called business is the construction project around this stronghold.
If you just set up an armed settlement here, it doesn't mean much to the North American colonial area.The goal that Wang Tom wants to achieve is to build this place into the second port in North America after Jinshan Port.But before there is a sufficiently large population base, all construction work must be done by the advance troops stationed here.
The Haihan army stationed here is not only a combat force, but also an engineering force. While stationing, it also shoulders the task of building various infrastructure projects.
Wang Tom has planned the project content for the new year for the stronghold, which includes the improvement of dock and port facilities, site selection preparations for the San Diego Bay Shipyard, farmland water conservancy projects, the construction of colonial settlements, and so on.
Every single item is a big project that takes years to complete.In contrast, the existence of the Spaniards is not so important, and the priority can only be placed at the back.
(End of this chapter)
Due to the incomplete port facilities here, the larger ship, the Wei Zhi, could not dock directly at the pier. It could only anchor at a place about [-] or [-] feet away from the coast, and then transfer the personnel and materials on board to the shore by small boats.
After some tossing, the Wang brothers met the local commander and an old friend of their family, Army General Morgan on the pier.
Morgan was old at this time and his physical condition was not as good as before, but he seemed to be in good spirits.With a cane in one hand and an open arms in the other, he greeted the two brothers with a smile.
Morgan came here to serve as the commander of the garrison. In fact, it was not Tom Wang's arrangement, but he himself volunteered.
After occupying this place under the eyes of the Spaniards last year, Wang Tom will eventually return to Jinshan Port to handle military and political affairs, and the new stronghold on the San Diego Bay side also needs someone to take charge of the overall situation.As one of the only two senior generals in the North American colonial area, Morgan naturally did his part and asked to stay in charge of the garrison and construction here.
Although Tom Wang was a little worried about Morgan's physical condition, Morgan gave him a reason he couldn't refuse.
Morgan served in the Army Hospital in San Diego for three full years during his military service before crossing.Although this happened to Morgan when he was young, and the San Diego he lived in is completely different from the current San Diego, but he is indeed more familiar with the environment of this place than others after all.
"No one knows San Diego better than I do," Morgan said.
Of course, Tom Wang did not tell the two brothers Morgan's secret. It is better to keep a little mystery to future generations, otherwise the achievements that the older generation took 30 years to achieve may be regarded by future generations. Take it for granted.
Morgan was alone when he participated in the time-traveling operation, and he never got married and had children after time-traveling.However, he has two unique skills in medicine and sniping. Over the past 30 years, he has recruited many disciples, and the number of disciples and grandchildren is innumerable.Now there is no shortage of juniors to serve me, so I don't feel lonely.
The Wang brothers are close to the water, and have been taught by him since they were young, and they have always been called "master and apprentice".For them, Morgan is not only their father's friend, but also their uncle, but also a preacher and teacher, so the relationship is quite close.
"Master, why aren't you surprised to see me coming?"
As soon as Wang Anbang spoke, he rolled his eyes and added: "Could it be that father sent you a telegram during the few days on the way?"
Morgan laughed and said, "Your father said, if you disobey discipline and disobey military discipline after arriving here, let me arrest you immediately, put you on a boat and send you back to Jinshan Port!"
Wang Anbang knew that Morgan was making fun of him, so he responded calmly: "Don't worry, master, I will obey the command and will never cause trouble for you!"
After the three greeted each other, Morgan took them to visit the base facilities here.
This stronghold, including the pier, covers an area of about four to five hundred acres of land.Among them, the west side is the port terminal area facing the sea, and the east side is the camp area.
In the north, east, and south directions outside the stronghold, a trench about five feet deep was dug. Although the trench does not look wide, all the soil dug out was filled inside the stronghold, and a line was built beside the trench. On the earth wall, there are densely packed logs standing on it.The height difference between the two sides of the trench was about ten feet, which was enough to cope with the charge of a small group of infantry in wartime.
On the north side of the camp is a river that flows into San Diego Bay from east to west. The width of the river is only a few feet.
Morgan said the natives referred to the river as the "Chicano River," and the garrison has temporarily adopted that title.
The Chicano River not only provided abundant water for Haihan's stronghold, but also served as a natural dividing line with Spanish control.
Similarly, about ten miles south of the Chicano River, there is another river that flows in the same direction and serves as the dividing line between the Haihan and the Chula tribe to the south.But the river is far away from the stronghold and cannot be seen near the camp.
"To enter the area under our control from land, we must first cross the river. To be honest, these two rivers have saved us a lot of unnecessary trouble."
Morgan raised the crutch in his hand and pointed to the Chicano River not far away: "Don't look at the river is not very wide, but the current is quite fast, and it is not easy to swim in it."
Wang Anguo nodded in agreement and said, "In this way, it will be difficult for the Spaniards to launch a surprise attack from this direction."
Morgan continued to introduce: "After the spring, we can reclaim some arable land in the east. The water source here is abundant, we can grow rice, and it won't take long to solve the local food demand problem."
"If there is surplus food, we can also sell it to the nearby indigenous tribes and get furs and horses from them."
Wang Anbang said: "Are the aborigines here easy to deal with? How about the aborigines near Bijinshan Port?"
Morgan said: "I don't have much contact at the moment. I only know that they have spent many years with the Spaniards, and conflicts will break out every once in a while... It should be more belligerent than the natives near Jinshan Port, but I think it can be done." Try to trade with them, no one in this world can refuse our offer."
Wang Anbang said: "In other words, we can join hands with the natives to deal with the Spaniards, so we should also gain their favor."
Morgan shook his head slightly and said, "It's not that easy. In the eyes of the natives, we are also foreign invaders. Even if the relationship can be repaired through trade, it will take a long time to achieve mutual trust."
Wang Anguo said: "There is no need to worry about dealing with the Spaniards, we should prioritize the business."
Wang Anguo's so-called business is the construction project around this stronghold.
If you just set up an armed settlement here, it doesn't mean much to the North American colonial area.The goal that Wang Tom wants to achieve is to build this place into the second port in North America after Jinshan Port.But before there is a sufficiently large population base, all construction work must be done by the advance troops stationed here.
The Haihan army stationed here is not only a combat force, but also an engineering force. While stationing, it also shoulders the task of building various infrastructure projects.
Wang Tom has planned the project content for the new year for the stronghold, which includes the improvement of dock and port facilities, site selection preparations for the San Diego Bay Shipyard, farmland water conservancy projects, the construction of colonial settlements, and so on.
Every single item is a big project that takes years to complete.In contrast, the existence of the Spaniards is not so important, and the priority can only be placed at the back.
(End of this chapter)