Chapter 1023 Advance Team (4)

As an uncivilized area, most of the island of Taiwan is still covered by forests. Due to the climate and temperature differences caused by the huge differences in terrain, there are many types of forests growing here, including tropical, subtropical, temperate and cold climates.

There are more than 4,000 tree species, mainly broad-leaved forests and coniferous broad-leaved mixed forests. There are hundreds of them with economic value. Although Morgan is not a botanist, he can recognize some tree species.

After walking for a long time, I identified camphor trees, masson pine, tung trees, sumac, white sandalwood, red juniper, fir, water willow, alder, hinoki and other trees that can be used as industrial raw materials. If Cai Hongzhan, the head of the carpentry of the Ministry of Construction

When I come here, I'm afraid my saliva will be left behind.

Although there are many similar virgin forests in the hinterland of Hainan Island, Morgan's daily activities are all in the urban area of ​​Sanya. It is indeed difficult to have the opportunity to devote himself to this kind of natural environment. If he is not on a mission, he can take this trip

Errand it as an enjoyable camping trip.

But Morgan's good mood did not last long. Soon, soldiers exploring the front reported that they had discovered a man-made hunting trap in the forest.

Morgan followed the soldier who discovered the trap to this place. At a glance, he saw a tree as thick as a calf bending toward the ground in a strange arc. There was a straight green vine between the treetop and the ground.

It seems that the tree is bent by this vine, but if you look closely, you will find that this is not a natural tree vine, but a thick hemp rope dyed green, with specially hung ropes on it.

There are many branches and leaves, and it is indeed easy to overlook its true appearance at a glance.

"Chief, this is called a hanging bow set. I was a hunter before joining the army. I can tell the details of this thing at a glance." The scout who led the way held a branch that had just been cut at the foot of the mountain to use as a trekking pole. He finished speaking.

Then he threw it to the place where the rope was hidden in the grass on the ground. There was just a whoosh sound, and the triggered mechanism was activated immediately. The top of the tree with the rope tied to it bounced back with such force that the bystanders were surprised.

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The scout continued: "This set is particularly useful for hunting prey weighing less than a hundred kilograms. Water deer, goats, etc. can be thrown into the air in one go. If bamboo is used as a hanging bow, it will be more elastic."

Jia, when I was in my hometown, my family used this set to catch wild boars. This kind of set is set up in the wild, and hunters usually patrol it every two or three days."

Morgan looked at the thickness of the rope and the force of its ejection. If someone stepped on it, they would most likely be snared, bounced into the air, and hung up. If a knowledgeable scout hadn't discovered this trap, someone might have fallen victim to it.

Of course, the technical content of this hunting trap is secondary. Its appearance means that natives will be active in this area. This is the focus of Morgan's concern.

Morgan sighed and looked at the temporary camp at the foot of the mountain. It was only a mile or two away from the place where the natives had set a trap. The oil base that the Executive Committee valued very much should have a safe area. It seemed that there was more than this distance.

This trouble cannot be circumvented in the end. Morgan does not want to speculate on what attitude the natives will take after they find out about these "intruders". The safety of key projects like oil fields cannot be left to luck, and must be taken proactively.

Some actions are needed to maintain the existence of the safe zone.

According to the security plan formulated by Haihan after the Shilu riots in 1631, areas within a radius of five to ten miles of key industrial projects must be cleaned up as safety zones. The specific standards depend on the importance of the project and the surrounding environment. There are no security zones within the safety zone.

Non-naturalized persons are allowed to live or stay for a long time, and all outsiders who may become safety hazards must be driven away from the area. An environment like Chulunkeng, which is surrounded by mountains, must maintain a radius of at least five miles.

It is a safe zone, but the natives who hang out nearby probably won’t agree with Haihan’s unilateral demarcation of boundaries.

The ridge adjacent to the river valley where Chusulf Pit is located is not too high, with the top elevation being about four to five hundred meters. However, due to the lack of roads and the slipperiness caused by constant rainfall, it still took Morgan and others two hours to reach the highest point.

.Standing here and looking around, you can vaguely see the alluvial plains outside the mountainous areas to the west, while in other directions you can only see the endless mountains. Although rainfall has a relatively large impact on visibility, you can still see

The Central Mountain Range to the east is much higher than where I am.

The location of Chulunkeng has just entered the mountainous area. To the east, there are vast mountainous areas with an altitude of about two to three thousand meters. It is unknown how many unknown indigenous tribes exist in these mountainous areas. Although Morgan is not afraid of interacting with these uncivilized people.

The natives are enemies, but this feeling of the enemy in the dark and the other in the light still makes people uncomfortable. If Haihan wants to settle down in this valley to exploit oil fields, he will have to face more than just the extremely inconvenient geographical environment here.

The greater potential threat is the indigenous tribes whose attitudes are still unclear.

Looking towards the Houlong River at the foot of the mountain, you can see this small river shuttling through the forest. The upstream waterway follows the mountain to the east, turning out a large bay of nearly 180 degrees, and then ends where Morgan is.

The foothills on the east side of this ridge merge with two other small rivers flowing from the mountainous area in the south and north. The continuous erosion of the rivers for many years has formed a small triangular plain in the valley.

Morgan changed to a position with a better view and raised his telescope to observe the valley plain, which was only separated from the Chulu Pit by a ridge. In a place where waterways intersect like this, the land must be very fertile. If people are to be resettled in the mountains in the future, it will be very fertile.

We can organize manpower to reclaim the river valleys and plains, so we don't have to work hard to transport grain into the mountains.

However, the wish is good, but the reality may not be so smooth. Morgan soon saw a scene in the telescope that he was not happy to see. There were many bamboo buildings on the edge of the valley, arranged along the hillside, and under the cover of the woods.

It is indeed not easy to see down there. That is to say, Morgan held the telescope in his hand and looked slowly. He first saw the cultivated fields on the river bank, and then followed the clues to find the village hidden in the mountains and forests.

Morgan guessed that these natives built the village on a slope at the foot of the mountain, probably to prevent the small rivers from flooding their homes when the water level rose after the rain. Morgan observed carefully for a while, and inferred from the size of the village that he could see,

There are at least hundreds of families in this tribe. Maybe the hunters who set up hunting traps in the mountains and forests they passed just now are from this tribe.

Morgan made a rough visual inspection and found that the distance between the location of this indigenous tribe and Chushuangkeng must be less than five miles. In the future, when mining oil fields in Chushuangkeng, it is impossible to just allow this tribe to exist next to the couch. The most ideal solution

The best way is to allow these natives to relocate voluntarily, but Morgan is not very sure that he can reach an understanding with the other party.

"Come down the mountain!" After confirming the location of the tribe, Morgan was not in a hurry to investigate it immediately, but planned to turn back first. The team he led only had a total of twenty people, and they entered lightly.

Mountains have limited supplies, so it is safer to avoid extraneous branches.

Morgan returned to the foot of the mountain. The subordinates who stayed behind had set up a temporary camp and, following Morgan's instructions, inspected the surrounding area and nearby river banks. They were not trying to find traces of indigenous activities here, but to assist the Ministry of Construction.

The surveyors first simply divided the construction land so that construction could start as soon as possible when the subsequent large forces moved in. If possible, it would be best to find signs of buried oil fields here. After all, according to the information recorded by Haihan,

The oil field in Chushuangkeng is extremely shallow. The discoverer used a hoe and shovel to dig it out in his own field. Most of the oil fields have signs of spontaneously gushing out. If the oil production point can be found, it can save the trouble of subsequent exploration.

However, because the time was too short and there were too few people entering the mountain this time, the soldiers had not yet found anything worthy of attention. Morgan did not place all his hopes on his men. After all, oil exploration is very professional.

The Ministry of Industry has done a lot of equipment work for this purpose, and has transferred almost all the knowledgeable people here. If just a few soldiers dig out the oil field, wouldn't it look like the Executive Committee has spent so much effort?

The planning and command are worthless?

Morgan still focused on surveying the terrain in the area he was responsible for, that is, finding a suitable location to use as a defense point outside the oil base. The terrain of this kind of ravine and valley is full of key points and loopholes. Unless it can be found in

Build a high wall around the base to surround it, otherwise it will be impossible to make it watertight. This is also the most troublesome thing for Morgan.

The expedition continued until dusk fell. Today's food level was much better than yesterday. The scout who had been an Orion was so itchy after he came down from the mountain that he temporarily went to the woods near the camp to make a few traps. It didn't take long.

They caught two pheasants and a small sika deer. Morgan saw that the deer was too small and felt compassion, so he let it go. However, this time there were also fishing nets among the supplies he carried.

A soldier led the fishing net down to the river, and soon a net of fish came up, weighing more than twenty kilograms. Not only did he have grilled fish to eat, but he also had fish soup to drink.

After dinner, Morgan took out the radio on time and sent a call back to the Penghu base at the agreed time to report the general progress of the day. Later, he received a call back from Penghu, saying that a large force would leave Penghu for Miaoli tomorrow. In addition, he was currently in the chicken coop.

Tian Yeyou, who works as a supervisor at the gold mine, will also take a boat south from Taipei to join him, leaving Morgan to take charge of the contacts first.

Morgan and Tian Yeyou are old acquaintances. When Haihan sent a team to the Beibu Gulf to inspect the Black Earth Port Coal Mine, they were both members of that team and had the experience of going on missions together. However, Tian Yeyou returned in later years.

There is not much time in Sanya, and there are few opportunities for the two of them to meet. If they were not assigned to carry out special tasks in Miaoli this time, the next time the two of them meet is unknown, it will have to wait until what year or month.

Although there are still many potential problems that need to be solved in the development of the Miaoli oil project, so far, everything seems to be going smoothly. No one has been injured and there has been no head-on conflict with the indigenous people. Morgan only hopes for this calm

The longer the state can be maintained, the better.

There was no talk that night. Early the next morning, Morgan ordered everyone to prepare and return to the coastal base after breakfast. This inland reconnaissance operation basically achieved the intended purpose and roughly clarified the navigation of Houlong River.

The conditions and conditions along the river basin were determined, and a convoy plan was determined, and at least two indigenous tribes of unknown strength were discovered.

When the large forces arrive and the project begins to be officially implemented, the information obtained through the investigation will come in handy. However, Morgan feels that he still needs to detail the specific details, especially the protective role that the military will play during this period.

Go back and study carefully. He is not particularly good at leading troops. As for how to command three companies of the army to deploy a strong defense line along the tortuous route from the coast to the oil fields, he still needs to spend time on the details of the deployment.

Just think about it again and again.

But no matter how you think about it, the natives on the island of Taiwan cannot be more powerful than the established professional army. It is not easy for the Haihan Army to deal with the army of the feudal dynasty. The threat that this kind of primitive tribal armed forces can pose is even more limited.

.So Morgan's pressure is not on how to defeat the indigenous armed forces nearby, but more on how to arrange his troops to minimize the destructive measures that the indigenous tribes may take to the sea if the situation worsens.

The negative impact of the Han Oilfield. In other words, protecting the safety of the production facilities and personnel in the oil field is the top priority of the Haihan Army stationed here.

Just in case, the coal transported into the mountains this time was much more than the demand, but there was no need to transport it all back on the return trip. Morgan asked the soldiers to unload the excess coal to the shore and pile it up.

, put some banana leaves on top to cover the number. Anyway, he will be back in a few days, and these coals will never fly away. Even if some natives find it, they probably won’t understand what this black stone is.

thing.

The boatman who was driving the ship used a pole to turn the steam tug around. Then he reattached the barge. The piston of the steam engine made a squeaking sound, startling a flock of birds in the silent mountain forest. Although the steam engine worked well, it

The noise was really quite big. It could be heard for several miles in the forest, exposing his whereabouts even though he was far away.

The return trip down the river was much faster than when we came. At noon, we arrived at the first 90-degree bend of the river. Morgan ordered the boat to stop and dock, and went ashore to the place marked two days ago.

I looked around the place and saw that the half-man-high stone tower that I ordered my men to pile up with stones was still the same. It seemed that no one else had come here in the past two days. Otherwise, driven by curiosity, they would probably do something to the stone tower.

It moved last time.
Chapter completed!