"Ah!******!" A settler in the East Coast held up a sharp feces and pressed the attacking Mestiso on the haystack and roared. The corners of the Mestiso who was forked by him kept spilling out of blood, and his eyes gradually began to dissipate, and he could not survive.

"Be good, these Ross immigrants are really tough and irreconcilable with the Spaniards. They are indeed much better than those Italian non-nationals at both ends of the rat." Xu Zhongwu, who was buying honey in the village, opened his mouth wide and said in surprise.

This is Torch Township, located near the city of Monte Caseros, Argentina in later generations, a small settlement with less than 1,000 people, mainly agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery. Because a 72-ton small steamer that had been agreed to sank not far upstream, Xu Zhongwu and a group of hired workers have been staying here for more than a week and have not been able to wait for the ships passing by to leave. Seeing the money in the purse go down day by day (the food and accommodation of more than a dozen hired workers is also a considerable expense), Xu Zhongwu was already wondering whether he would hire some mules and horses from Torch Township and walk along the land route to Baishuidian. Anyway, it is not particularly far.

In fact, there are no accidents in the inland river boats north of Torch Township. That place is basically the largest "ghost gate" in the middle reaches of the Wujiang River. The turbulent water flow and a large turn of more than 90 degrees, the ship owners will be caught if they are accidentally killed. So far, four or five ships have sunk there, which has caused the already underdeveloped shipping industry in the middle reaches of the Wujiang River to suffer a great setback. It is said that Mr. Chen Ke has reported to his superiors, requiring the mobilization of 2,000 non-national labor workers and several steam dredgers to dig rivers across the shore of Torch Township, cut the bends and straightens the river channel, and add a lighthouse to facilitate ships to sail at night, and completely transform this section of river with frequent accidents into ordinary sections suitable for navigation.

But I don’t know that this is the year of the Monkey and Horse Month. Xu Zhongwu only knew that he was trapped in the settlement where Ross immigrants were crowded with nothing, spending money every day. This broke his heart. However, the boss was heartbroken. The hired workers under his command seemed to be very happy, wandering around the country all day long, flirting with the Ross women, so he was so comfortable.

Of course, after wandering for several days, they also encountered some "fun things" - a team of more than a dozen Mestiso cavalry suddenly rushed into a small village outside Torch Township. Drunk, they were drunk and whipped the eastern immigrants who were pioneering and logging there with their whips, and angrily denounced them as "thieves who stole King Philip's property" and "shameless and vulgar Ross slaves."

This naturally aroused the anger of the pioneering Ross immigrants, so dozens of men, women, young and old rushed out of the village, holding muskets, spears, wooden sticks, scythes and even forks, surrounded the dozen or so cavalry groups, and then slashed and killed six people on the spot and captured six people, making people excited. The helpers under Xu Zhongwu were still discussing the glorious deeds of a large Russian woman stabbing a Mestiso cavalry with a bamboo pole, and then went up and beat him up, directly knocking him out.

However, if this happens, Xu Zhongwu is increasingly afraid to stay in the village. God knows whether the Spaniards will come to take revenge! I heard that there are more than 1,000 soldiers stationed in the city of Posadas. If hundreds of people are sent to revenge, there are less than 1,000 old and young men in Torch Township alone, I am afraid they can't resist it, let alone they lack weapons and ammunition, so how can they fight against the Spaniards? The only thing they can hope for now is that the Spaniards are timid and dare not take revenge openly, but Xu Zhongwu asked himself that he could not afford this risk, so he planned to hire guides and mules and horses in the village, and prepared to walk along the river towards the Baishuidian area.

"Mule and horse can be given to you, but there is no guide willing to follow you at this time." said Sergei, the former Ross immigrant who served in the East Coast army in his early years. He was wearing a short fur coat with many worn areas and a mechanical saber hanging around his waist. It looked like the standard equipment he was in when he was a soldier.

"Why?" Xu Zhongwu was a little puzzled.

"Everyone knows that the Spanish might come to take revenge, so the young men plan to stay in the village to fight the enemy together." Sergei said with an irrational look, "You have come to us several times, and in my opinion it is similar to those profiteers who come to the village to collect leather, grain and honey. The only difference is that who has the trick is more clever. Let's go, young people, if you don't have the courage to stay here, get out quickly. Torch Township does not need cowards!"

"You--" Xu Zhongwu was choked to death by the middle-aged man's words, and his blood began to surge, and he felt a little angry all over his body.

"Most of the residents here are from Arkhangel and Vologda. The land harvests are bad, but the population is growing rapidly, so everyone is very hungry. Optimistic people think that there can still be life there, while pessimistic people think that there will be thousands of people starving to death every winter. Even if the Zeliang, Oschak, Tuluhansk, and Karelians try their best to farm, fish, and hunt, they cannot guarantee that they and their families will spend the long winter safely." Sergei said slowly, "The officials there are extremely stupid. The people below reported to him that more than 7,000 deer herds were found in a certain tundra area. Then he came to the conclusion that more than 200,000 residents in Arkhangelsk could survive by hunting even if the harvest in the fields is not good. It is ridiculous, isn't it, but this is the level of the Ross officials."

"When everyone was in Rose, they fought with cunning breams and pikes under the water, and fierce wolverines and bears on the shore. Every day, people were injured or died. The dark forest covered our pain. Only the dark clouds in the north and the storm that covered the entire forest knew this pain. There was no sun in winter, and the wind in summer could even blow clothes. In order to avoid heavy taxes, many people had to hide in the forest. Those who did not hide in gradually became playthings for usury merchants and even were arrested in prison by officials. Many children were poorly nutritious and ate bread mixed with tree bark and moss, so their stomachs were stretched out, becoming sluggish and anemia, and then became small, lifeless people, thin and thin.

The hands, feet, big belly, and the brain were dull, and finally died in a corner where no one cares. When I first came to the East Coast, many people said that some poor people who eat poorly may starve to death, but any poor people on the East Coast are the darlings of fate and a great rich man compared to these unknown people. The poor people on the East Coast cannot even imagine that there are people who are ten times happier than them in the world but are considered to be the "poor people" who need relief. The poor people on the East Coast sometimes spend more than twice the cost of their entire living expenses. How many poor people on the East Coast will spend the night in the open air? If they are allowed to spend the night like Vologda and Arkhangel, hundreds of thousands of poor people on the verge of starvation, they may all die within a week..."

"There are quite a lot of homeless beggars in the northern provinces. The men sometimes want to rectify order and make these hungry stomachs submit, but their attempts have never been successful. Fortunately, they now have new choices, and countless hungry northern residents - from Arkhangel, Vologda, Perm, Viat and Augnets - moved out of the forest between Changqiu and the Arctic Ocean, and then boarded the merchant ships to the east coast, and lived a life of full food. 985 people from Torch Township are from Ahhon

From the first day of landing, Ross' immigration from Erhangel swore allegiance to the government of the East Coast Republic of China. This is the land given by the master of the East Coast, and no one can take it away! Just those mixed-race Mestiso bastards? They are worthy of it?" Sergei spat heavily on the ground and said contemptuously: "They are smaller than those of the girls, and their eyes are full of hesitation and fear. There is no determination to die or fight to the end. The hunters of Torch Township can beat them three!"

After all, Xu Zhongwu was a little young. He was a little passionate when Sergei said, and immediately said loudly: "Hmph! I am the only one of you, Ross, are you? I won't leave, but I want to see if the Spaniards have three heads and six arms here! But I will ask my assistant to take a few people to ride a horse to Baishuidian downstream and contact a ship as soon as possible. While transporting goods, they also bring some weapons and ammunition for you. But you have to issue a letter to prove their identity, otherwise the military officers in Daxing County would not believe them so easily."

"Very good, this is what a man should say." Sergei said somewhat surprised. "If you have enough weapons and ammunition, then even if all the Mestiso bastards are pressed over, we can defeat them all. I have this confidence that those people are pampered and will only bully Crandy barbarians. Once they fight with real swords and guns, they will definitely be scared to tears like children."

"It's not good to look down on the enemy too much." Xu Zhongwu said, "Do you want to notify Chief Chen of Xiaolou Township? You must report this matter to him. Maybe he can also support some manpower or supplies here."

"I have done this. Before you notice it, young man." Sergei laughed, patted Xu Zhongwu on the shoulder, and said.

"Then what are we going to do now?" Xu Zhongwu said eagerly. He and the dozen or so hired workers under him each had a rifle and had no shortage of ammunition. He realized that he was also a considerable armed force in the village.
Chapter completed!