Chapter 3055

It is not difficult to confirm where these restless natives come from. From the ornaments on their bodies and the patterns painted with oil paint on their faces, it can be determined that they should belong to the Chula tribe southeast of the base.

There is no specific written record of how many years the Chula tribe has lived here, but in the past hundred years, they have been able to compete with the Western colonists in San Diego Bay without giving up their territory. This also shows that this indigenous tribe is quite powerful.

Tough and not easy to deal with.

Haihan certainly does not want such an opponent to appear out of thin air, but the Chula tribe treats outsiders equally, and even if Haihan expresses goodwill, they are not willing to accept the emergence of a new intruder.

This kind of sporadic attack on Haihan is not the first time, nor will it be the last. This is not necessarily an action deliberately planned by the indigenous people. They have no habit of foresight at all, and they do not think much about the consequences of things.

It was just a spur-of-the-moment idea and I just started doing it.

But since this conflict has resulted in casualties, we have to guard against the other side taking retaliatory measures.

The snipers sent by Morgan can relieve a temporary crisis, but the purpose of this elite team is not to act as bodyguards for the logging team, and it is difficult to deploy for a long time according to the logging team's operating schedule.

Fortunately, the logging team is composed of soldiers. As long as they bring enough weapons and increase the number of security personnel outside the working area, they can basically deal with this level of conflict.

When the Chula tribe attacked again the next day, the logging team was much calmer. The soldiers quickly took out their weapons and shot at the enemies hiding in the mountains and forests. The equipment level gap between the two sides was too large, and the natives would immediately attack them as soon as they were exposed.

Being suppressed by fire, they had no choice but to run away to save their lives.

"Why don't we organize a targeted operation to teach the Chula tribe a lesson? Or simply drive them out of this area to avoid future troubles!"

After returning to the base, Wang Anbang put forward his own ideas to Morgan. In his view, the current defense measures were just too weak to deal with. If he wanted to fundamentally solve the problem, he could only carry out a more severe military strike against the assassin.

Morgan patiently explained to him: "First, the Chula tribe's main opponents are the Spaniards, not us. They have more attacks against the Spaniards. If we take action, we are actually indirectly helping the Spaniards get out of trouble."

"Second, all our combat supplies have to be transported from the north. The quantity is limited and the cost is very high. However, the direct benefit from attacking the indigenous tribes is extremely low. This is a very uneconomical deal for us."

Wang Anbang suddenly said: "So everything must be based on attacking Spain, and the conflict with the indigenous tribes can be put aside for the first time?"

Morgan said: "During the negotiations that day, the Spanish official said something right. Spain is a country, and the local indigenous people are just small tribes. You have to remember that the Spaniards are the ones we really need to pay attention to in this region.

opponent."

The special environment in North America made it impossible for Haihan to follow the East Asian model and follow a development route in which war and trade complement each other.

The indigenous tribes on the west coast are scattered all over the country. Their population is small and their productivity is low. They are simply unable to provide the trade volume needed for the development of Haihan. The only one qualified to conduct trade activities with Haihan is the old enemy Spain. The two sides have a long-standing feud.

At present, it seems that there is no possibility of resolution.

If Haihan wants to develop in North America, it can no longer follow the past model of gradually penetrating the West Coast through trade and establishing influence. There are no countries like Ming Dynasty or Annan for Haihan to poach, so it can only use the simplest and crudest colonization method.

ways to expand your influence.

This approach is no different from Spain’s development route in the Americas. Spain has been operating in the Americas for hundreds of years and established numerous colonies. It is one of the most successful colonial countries in this era. However, its main trading objects are also not in the Americas.

But in faraway Europe.

If Haihan wants to catch up from behind, he has two options. One is to imitate Spain and use a hundred years to slowly operate the colony and gradually expand the territory; the other is to directly seize the resources and wealth from Spain to achieve rapid expansion.

Both Tom Wang and Morgan had long since passed their youthful and vigorous years and did not have the patience to slowly manage their business, so they naturally chose the second path.

The two Spanish settlements in San Diego Bay are not considered fat, but Tom Wang and Morgan still want to squeeze out as much oil as possible. Since Spain is unwilling to give up this place voluntarily, they must find a way to make it good.

There's blood.

Sporadic attacks launched by the Chula tribe still appeared from time to time, but Haihan's main focus was on the Spanish side.

Morgan didn't know whether the Spaniards in San Diego Bay had requested reinforcements from the south, so he could only continue to put pressure on them through various means.

The cavalry units began to frequently cross the Chicano River and enter areas near Spanish settlements. Although they did not launch direct attacks on farmers in the fields, even if these armed cavalry were just walking nearby, it was enough to make the immigrants extremely nervous.

Dare to go out and work.

The cattle and sheep grazed by the Spaniards also began to become the targets of Haihan cavalry. The herdsmen did not dare to resist under the threat of gunpoint, and could only watch their cattle and sheep being kidnapped by the other party.

The Haihan warship also began to frequently enter and leave the bay, deliberately approaching Spanish fishing boats to prevent them from engaging in fishing operations.

Aragones could not turn a blind eye to the losses in his area, but he did not dare to take strong resistance measures. He could only comfort the people that reinforcements would arrive soon and everything would be fine by then.

Of course, under strong external pressure, it is difficult for such rhetoric to win the trust of the people. Most people believe that Haihan will launch an attack on the settlements sooner or later, and the colonial authorities cannot come up with any effective measures for this.

Solution.

It's just that there are currently no ocean-going sailing ships in San Diego Bay that can go south, otherwise immigrants may flee in droves.

When the patience of both sides was almost exhausted, reinforcements from the southern colonies finally arrived.

The voyage from the Southern Colonies to San Diego Bay was much farther than the Haihan Army's journey south from Jinshan Bay. The time required for the journey alone was two or three times different.

Such a reinforcement and troop deployment operation would consume a huge amount of military expenses and materials. The finances of the two settlements in San Diego Bay would definitely not be able to afford it. They had to rely on the southern colonial authorities to allocate special funds to implement it, which was enough for the officials to carry out the operation.

My husband has been suffering from pain for a long time.

But because the opponent was Haihan, if he gave in, the San Diego Bay would be gone, and the colonial authorities would have no choice but to fight back.
Chapter completed!