On May 31, 1669, more than 1,400 officers and soldiers of the Eighth Mixed Battalion arrived in a core inland city like Dingnan Town. The reason why it took so long was mainly because of river dredging. Some flight sections are now inconvenient to pass, so the troops went ashore and walked forward. As a result, the local government failed to prepare enough food and grass in advance, and it took a long time to reach the destination successfully.

Dingnan Town is a not very prosperous new town, but its population is quite large. Even though several newly established settlements have been around, Yanlu Township, located near the town of Valda del Medio, Sheyan Township, located near the town of Agnellosa, Shanlu Township, located near the town of Senilosa, Honghua Township, located near the village of Villaelhoon, Ningshu Township, near the city of Kutralko, and Changze Township, located near the city of Pikunlaiwufu, a total of six newly established settlements, Dingnan Town, still has more than 3,000 residents settled in cities and suburban villages, engaged in agriculture, orchards, shipping and other industrial and commercial activities.

From the establishment of settlements, we can see that in the Jinsha River (i.e. Neiwuken River), the area at the intersection of Shuoshui River, there are actually very good conditions for developing agriculture. The light here is strong, the water source is sufficient, and the soil conditions along the river are also good. If you transform it well, it will be a good fertile field in the future. To a certain extent, the agricultural conditions here are even greater than most local areas, because there are few rivers such as the Ludang River, Chubut River, and Baoxing River in other places to form oasis, which is very critical to the development of special agriculture.

However, among the rivers of the above rivers, the largest area, best development and most output in later generations was the Oasis of the Altovale River. The oasis is located in the upper reaches of the Negro River, the lower reaches of the Limai River and the lower reaches of the Neuque River. In this unique place, the production area extends about 120 kilometers from the town of Sincosaltos to Resinna, and a series of cities appeared in later generations. Among them are Neuque City, the capital of Neuque Province and nearby towns such as Sipoleti, Allen, and Roca. In short, the Altovale Oasis (currently officially named Dingnan Oasis on the east bank) is an agricultural area with a high population density and many towns. Similar to this, the river along the Chubut River in the south becomes an oasis, but the scale is not so large.

Of course, if you ask whether the superiors support it or not, it is of course supported. However, this is not without hidden dangers. The most direct disadvantage is that when the upstream wheat fields, orchards, and pastures intercept a large amount of river water, the downstream shipping may be affected to a certain extent. Because from Shuoshui River and Jinsha River converge near Dingnan Town, forming the Ludang River, all the way eastward, there is no decent tributary that can replenish water sources for the main stream. This will undoubtedly have a certain impact on the water volume of the river and may affect shipping. However, the agricultural scale in the upstream area is still very limited, and there is no population density similar to that in the later Argentina (there are a large number of agricultural areas, Neiuken University, Neiuken Oilfield and affiliated Petroleum Research Institute, petroleum machinery industry and other industries), so it has no obvious impact on the shipping conditions of the Ludang River.

After the 8th Mixed Battalion led by Major Guo Handong (the battalion is also the main force of the temporary first regiment), it was stationed in a gravel field south of the town. This land was extremely barren, with no weeds or shrubs growing, and stones everywhere, and obviously it was impossible to farm. Therefore, it was just used as a city or military camp, and it would be useful for everything.

A group of small vendors were active near the military camp, mostly from the local area. Just like the army of most countries in this era, there were often a "commercial team" outside the military camp on the east coast. Although it was not as exaggerated as the law-abiding team followed by the Italian prostitute team, some merchants who purchased spoils often helped deal with spoils on the first site. What's more, they often rented ships and transported some grain, oil, fruits and vegetables to the front-line material distribution center, which was equivalent to becoming an extra-staff logistics transport team, so they have always been waiting for by the military. Compared with these people, most of the merchants who are now active outside the temporary first regiment station are small vendors, which are a bit of a small witch.

Guo Handong noticed that these people sold a variety of things. In addition to a large number of daily necessities, the others were mostly air-dried wild game, such as Patagonian rabbits, foxes, southern rats, and other small and medium-sized animals that were not common in the local area, which may have been purchased from hunters. However, sometimes, they would encounter some merchants who raised ostrich, camels, and deer ranchs. The cured meat brought by these people may be simply ** animals purchased by logistics staff. As an important food reserve in the army, it was adjusted for soldiers to eat. After all, no one can stand eating corned beef all day; occasionally there are some merchants selling cougars, jackal fur or rock parrot feathers, but these beautiful items will basically be bought away at the first time. Guo Handong once bought some, which cost a lot.

It is worth mentioning that the more active Italian caravans in Patagonia dare not move near the military camp. Due to the strict military discipline, even if the officers and soldiers have strong demands, they dare not find the Italian girls to have fun. After all, no one wants to get syphilis for no reason and then be sent to farms or mines in overseas colonies for "labor treatment". That would be too tragic.

"The regiment commander took the Fourth Mixed Battalion to the direction of Shuofang Town. He just walked the day before yesterday and followed the Shuoshui River. He heard that some migrating Indian tribes appeared there, which might threaten the safety of our land reclamation and immigration, so he led the team to set off, saying that he would fight outside for a period of time." As soon as he entered the military camp, Guo Handong's old friend, former corps fort tactics teacher, and now the combat staff of the 1st regiment, Li Ziqian, reported to him, and there was an inexplicable smile on his face when he spoke.

Guo Handong understood the meaning of Li Ziqian's smile. Isn't it just that the old cadres went out to "game". The next time the first troupe was the group of people who had decided to do it himself. Isn't it a pleasure to say that Li Ziqian is not unfounded? Because Zhu Liang, the leader of the first troupe of the temporary troupe, is he almost sixty years old. He doesn't like to manage things very much on weekdays, but gives things to his subordinates. This time he actually brought the Fourth Mixed Battalion, which was a brief battalion, which was also Zhu Liang used to do back then.

After leading the team for a while, the only two infantry companies are currently active outside. Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Liang's so-called take the Fourth Mixed Battalion to Shuofang Town was actually just taking the battalion headquarters and some direct troops there to "suppress the bandits" in Shuofang Town. To put it bluntly, it was just to see the beautiful scenery and beautiful environment there. If you want to go over and see the grand scenery of Andes and Amber Lake in late autumn, as for the destruction of the Indian tribe, it is all secondary and you can leave it to your subordinates to handle it.

"The regiment commander is not here, but our work cannot be relaxed. In the past two days, you have gathered two cavalry companies (from the Second Mixed Battalion and the Eighth Mixed Battalion, respectively. Among them, the former cavalry company is not satisfied with the group) and I will be of great use later. When winter comes, the Indians will definitely migrate everywhere. At this time, the security situation will become extremely serious and you must prevent problems before it happens. To find the elusive Indians, it is not possible without cavalry. This matter will be left to you, and there must be no mistakes." Guo Handong helped Li Ziqian sort out the collar of the military uniform and said, "And this is actually our opportunity, do you understand? Well, by the way, there are many militia who can ride horses in Dingnan Town. How have they been trained recently?"

The horse-riding militia mentioned by Guo Handong were actually some Shandan soldiers from the Heishui area in the northeast. They served in the cavalry corps or stand-up team for many years. After retirement, they were unwilling to stay there and planned to settle in the legendary east coast where "milk and honey" and "rich and oily", so they came here after going around.

These people can ride horses and fight, but they are actually "talents". It is really suitable to use them in the Oasis of Oasis where the security situation is complex. Therefore, every time there is a large-scale operation attacking the Tverche natives, they will usually temporarily recruit them to accompany the army, which is also a combat power.

While the two were talking, a thunder-like horse hoof sacred came from outside the camp, accompanied by a melodious song. The ending of the song seemed melancholy and desolate, and sometimes a rough and strong sound burst out. This is the characteristic of Mongolian songs. These songs generally praise the Mongolian warriors' past achievements and the skillful skills of the sabers, such as the sharpshooter who can shoot a deer in a gallop with one arrow; sometimes they also boast about their horses with gorgeous lyrics, praising their horses for running as fast as the wind on the grassland, and when they walk slowly, they are as gentle as the waves on the lake, and their fur is as beautiful as the fiery red sunset. It seems that the group of people have returned from hunting or training.

In fact, the Hei Shui Development Team has been doing the act of naturalizing "special talents" such as the Mongolians. According to Guo Handong, the first Han Mongolian school directly under the Development Team Government was opened in Hailan Pao Port in 1663 to recruit and train Mongolian children from inside and outside the Northeast to study. This is a boarding school, with the Hei Shui Development Team Government, Heilongjiang Security Group, and Hailan Pao Township Government jointly invested to bear the various life, study and training costs of students.

The school is located in two large wooden houses with stone foundations. In terms of the number of students, the school building is a bit small, especially the number of people willing to enroll is increasing year by year. Except for Mongolian, Chinese, official documents and military training, the rest are almost no different from domestic primary and junior high schools.

This Han and Mongolian school also received funding from many big names. For example, Liao Xiaoyao, the captain of the Hei Shui Development Team, personally donated 2,000 yuan in cash to hire high-paid teachers from the East Coast to teach, the principal of the Hailan Pao Han and Mongolian School was dug up from the local area with a high annual salary of 300 yuan. The annual salary of the director of the Academic Affairs Office of the School, a teacher at the Anti-Qing Military and Political University, was as high as 150 yuan. This shows that the Hei Shui Development Team attaches importance to this school and attaches importance to the Mongolians who are naturalized inside and outside the Northeast, and conducts all-round competition with the Qing court.

After the opening of Hailan Paohan Meng School, it has attracted more and more Mongolian children to enroll. Because with the strong rise of the East Coast people in the Northeast and the many exquisite things they brought from the outside world, many Mongolians realized that it might be a good thing to let their children receive education, so they sent their children to school for study. Liao Xiaoyao, who donated money to the school every year, has almost become a father-like task for the students, because it was him who gave them the opportunity to open their horizons.

These Mongolian children and their elders who have attended East Coast School have become the best propagandists of East Coast people in the northeast and even on the grasslands. This has undoubtedly had a significant impact on the future long-term strategy of East Coast people. Deeply entering the areas where the Mongolians are active in the inland Mongolians and exerting important influence on them has always been one of the long-term goals of the Blackwater Development Team. When it is not possible to penetrate the Mongolian territory, opening a Han and Mongolian school to indirectly exert influence and cultivate a foundation through education such as "soft power". When the situation changes in the future and their own strength accumulates to a certain extent, students who currently graduate from Hailan Pao Han and Mongolian School can become the first group of leading parties and rush into the Mongolian Plateau with the East Coast chariot unstoppable.

Well, the topic is a bit too far, let's go back to Dingnan Town. After Guo Handong returned to the battalion, because of the existence of the Eighth Mixed Battalion, coupled with the direct troops of the Second Mixed Battalion stationed in the regiment headquarters, he planned to lead his troops all the way westward to the west, and there were still a brigade of Indians, in fact, the so-called brigade was just about tens of thousands of Tverche barbarians. Perhaps there were some Arakan people who crossed the Andes and went into the Patagonia-Taiwan area, gathered like history, close to the Andes, searching and clearing out the local Indians.
Chapter completed!