"In the first six months of this year, there have been hundreds of armed Indian attacks in the Beiyazi Lake and Jiaohe areas, resulting in the tragedy of 51 deaths and 109 injuries on our side. Both the General Administration of Intelligence and the Gendarmerie Command have been under considerable pressure because a lot of evidence shows that these attackers have received new reinforcements, and we judge that they are likely to be Portuguese. △↗,." In the courtyard of the Mupai Township Government in the northern Jiaohe area, Lieutenant Fu Lei of the Gendarmerie was sitting opposite seven or eight subordinates, discussing a series of vicious incidents that have occurred recently.

"These Guarani people are obviously not nearby indigenous people. They seem to have flown from the Geral Mountains, but we judge that they are not regular Indian soldiers under the control of the Portuguese, but tribes tamed or indirectly influenced by them. In addition, they are likely to have provided some weapons and material assistance, which gives the Indians the capital for mobile cases." A middle-aged gendarmerie with a face of Ming people guessed, "The local Indian tribe is in a state of constant demise and it is impossible to fight against us."

"I once heard rumors about the person "Felipe" from a Guarani tribe who was dependent on us. Many Guarani barbarians said that Felipe from Brazil came to guide the Indians to carry out the "business". I don't know if this is true, but I think it should be taken seriously. The Portuguese Brazilian colonial authorities have tens of thousands of Indian soldiers. Although their combat effectiveness is poor, they are well equipped and familiar with the terrain here. They have a lot of experience in fighting in forest and swamp areas, which gives them a great bonus to combat power." Someone reported it again.

"The Ministry of Transportation, the people from the General Administration of Development came to the door in anger. They pointed out that the most casualties are often engineering and technical personnel who go out for exploration, design and planning, especially road construction personnel and civil engineering technicians. They are generally small in number and are fully focused when working, and are very easy to be taken advantage of by the enemy. I have sorted out the statistics. On June 1st this month (June), the 3rd exploration team was attacked. One person was killed and three injured; on June 5th, the 1st exploration team was attacked, two injured; on June 6th, the 2nd engineering team of the 1st Transportation Bureau of Transportation and Construction was attacked. One person was killed and two injured; on June 9th, the regional transportation office was attacked when he went to the countryside to plan a sandy and soil highway, two injured; on June 11th, the grain transport team heading to the wild boar pool of Jiaohebao was attacked, one injured..." said an intelligence officer in charge of external relations.

"Many of the casualties are business backbones. It takes a long time to train them, which is a pity. Moreover, the Indian attacks have diverse tactics and flexible movements. They leave with one blow, and they will never fight. It seems that they are really different. Although the attacks mostly occurred in the Beiyazi Lake area and the Second Army Battalion was also worried about this, we cannot take it lightly. As Lao Wang just counted, four people have died and nine people have been injured in the Jiaohe area since this month. This will definitely have a great blow to morale."

"Actually, we looked down on those children who graduated from Corps and Forts in the past. But now it seems that their performance is still good. When encountering an enemy raid in the wild, they strictly follow the emergency standards. Their movements are stern, their emotions are generally stable (or occasionally panic but can be suppressed), and their shooting is calm and accurate. Many movements are almost the standard movements in textbooks. It is worthy of being a person who has been trained for ten years in a closed environment. It is indeed different from those young men who are furious. Without their calm performance, there may be greater casualties."

...

"Ahem." Second Lieutenant Fu Lei cleared his throat and stopped his subordinates from talking. He walked around the house with his hands behind his back, then sang hard on the table, saying: "Telector Xu of Jiaohe area is from the Central Executive Committee. He asked someone to recruit some merchants from the eastern coastal areas to invest here. Unfortunately, due to the unstable public security situation, many people who originally planned to run the dock here and the shops ran away. Fortunately, these Guarani people are still unable to attack the ships sailing on the Jiaohe River. Otherwise, if the passing ships are forced to decrease and traffic becomes difficult, we are afraid that all of us will suffer. Remember, this matter may involve foreign hostile forces, which is destined to not hide aside and watch the jokes of the General Administration of Intelligence, because we cannot escape."

"Why don't you ask the Brazilians for an explanation? Is there no evidence? It doesn't matter. We can find a way to "get" some evidence. As long as the chiefs of the Army Department are determined, no matter what the white shirts think. The two battalions of the north first headed the north to the south to several Portuguese towns in the mountains, and then we mobilized more than 10,000 militias in the seven counties of the Yazi Lake Basin, Dingxi, Yiling, Shenwu, West Lake, Zhongshan and Zhenhai. The entire army went north and would definitely kill the Portuguese without leaving any armor. As long as these despicable Portuguese people are dealt with, will the remaining Guarani people still be a big deal? They can be destroyed with the backhand!" A radical military police raised objections, and it seemed that he was a very dangerous continental armyist.

"Bastard!" Lieutenant Fu Lei grabbed the man's collar and slapped him hard on the seat. Then he said: "No one is allowed to act alone until the Army Department has made a clear statement, otherwise I will destroy him. I keep my word and don't cause trouble to my superiors at this sensitive moment. You can die if you want to die, but don't implicate others!"

"It is now rumored that the Spanish are talking to us about land mortgage loans in the South Cone area. The Executive Committee should not want to cause any trouble at this moment, and this is also the meaning of the Ministry of Army. This is a big event and should not be ignored! If some of our inappropriate actions lead to the Spanish alertness, doubts or regrets, which makes the mortgage loan matters ruined, we must all bear the responsibility. I think everyone is very clear about the methods of Commander Pu Tingpu. Therefore,

Let me be more at peace in the past." Second Lieutenant Fu Lei said to his subordinates word by word, "Of course, be more peaceful, but the reasonable work that should be done cannot be left behind. The spy on the internal information of these Guarani guerrillas, the tracking of their supply and transportation points, and the investigation of their intelligence sources must be carried out step by step. In this operation, the General Administration of Intelligence and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will also cooperate with us. Please be sure to cheer up, but you must not lose the face of our army."

After half a day after coaching his troops, Lieutenant Fu Lei explained his work to them and announced the end of the meeting.

After the meeting, he brought an assistant to the curtain yard in front of the township government and observed several township cadres explaining the local situation to a group of new immigrants. These new immigrants looked like two hundred, all second generations born on the east coast. They were born in the second son and second daughter, and they were unable to inherit the family business. Due to policy restrictions, the village could not take out the "commons" to distribute to them. So, under the guidance of the propaganda agency, these people signed up for the pioneering operation in the western region, which seemed to be the only way for them to obtain land in a short period of time.

At least two-thirds of these people have completed superficial primary education. They are rare cultural people in the western region where illiterate areas (many new immigrants) and are also the best source of management or technical personnel for various counties and township agencies or enterprises in the future. They are crucial to pioneering operations in the western region. At this moment, the township government officials are explaining to them the local security situation and natural environment of Mupai Township, of course, it is also for their own good. After all, if these precious new generations are easily damaged in the hands of barbarians, it would be a tragedy.

"Armed settlement is indeed the most effective means for civilized people to seize land from the barbarians, and there are no side effects. It is really wonderful." Looking at the training scene in front of him, Lieutenant Fu Lei thought secretly: "Although he scolded a little bitch who was ready to move, I really can't stand the Portuguese on the other side of the mountain. That 'Felipe' is not Felipe, Kamalao himself or his relatives? If I asked me to verify it, I will report it truthfully, and strongly recommend that the Army Department send troops to cross the border to attack the Portuguese, so that they can remember it. The Army Department should have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. We have been suppressed by the Navy for so many years and have not found a chance to play. This time the Portuguese are so stupid that they dare to extend their hands to the southern foot of the Gerard Mountains. Hehe, I am really impatient to live."

"Maybe they are dissatisfied with the war situation in which our government supports the Netherlands West India Company and intervenes in Recife, right? But so what? We can interfere in your internal affairs, but you have no right to interfere in our internal affairs. The Portuguese have always been in the posture of an old country, but they have not adjusted their mentality in time, and they still want to be on par with our country in the New South Mainland. This is simply a laughing moment! The time is not very ripe yet, and the negotiations with the Spaniards are at a critical moment. If we brazenly launch a foreign war at this time, it will definitely be unfavorable to the major policies of the Executive Committee.
Chapter completed!