On April 20, 1641, the southeast wind was clear and the southeast wind was level 6. The Second Fleet, which had been waiting in Xinhuaxia Bay for more than a month, finally waited for the long-awaited trade wind. After saying goodbye to Xinhua Fort, the battleship "Common Market" filled with supplies, the "Supra Yong" high-speed cruiser left Xinhuaxia Bay and marched northward. They will start another great voyage of the Navy of the East Coast of China to explore the Eastern route.

Ten days before Wang Tiechong and others left, the two merchant ships of the Galicia Flying Fish and the South China Sea Transportation Company were already loaded with people, wood, coconuts, hump cattle and other supplies and livestock left the Xinhuaburg Pier and headed towards the South African River Port.

After they left, starting on April 20, the newly appointed New China Regional Security Commander and Lieutenant Xu Gang, the 101st Company Commander of the Army, also began to conquer the south and plunder the Bezimisalaka people. They will take the many canoes seized last time and head south along the coast to attack the indigenous villages along the way to plunder the population and supplies and enrich the New China colony.

While the operations in New China were in full swing, South Africa's Hezhong Fort was also making preparations before the war. Since the Red and Green Flags advanced to the Goda area for more than half a year, they had fought several battles with the Xhosa herders on the other side of the mountain, especially the battle at the end of last year. Dozens of well-equipped Eight Banners warriors died or injured. Of course, their opponents were even more unbearable. After the war, more than 200 bodies were abandoned on the scene. Although the two sides have ceased since that battle, the tense atmosphere has not dissipated. On the contrary, with the pressing of the East Coast people step by step, the smell of gunpowder between the two sides was unprecedentedly strong. At this time, even a stupid black man could see that the rhythm of a war was about to break out between the two sides.

Since January this year, a large number of building supplies were transported by carriages and small boats, and some architectural designers were also here with them. They chose an excellent place about three miles on the north bank of the lake named Nanhu, and then began to design and build a fortress. This fortress is located on the south bank of the Berg River, surrounded by mountains and waters, and the terrain is dangerous, so it completely controls the access path forward of the Dongshan Mountains and into the Shanxi Plain.

It can be said that if the Xhosa people allowed this fortress to be built, not only would the South Lake area with abundant water and grass be far away from them, but the East Coast people could also use this as a base for advancement and unscrupulously enter the eastern valleys to attack Xhosa tribes and capture slaves, which was unacceptable to the Xhosa people.

Therefore, since the first batch of supplies arrived in January, the Red and Black flags began to mobilize bannermen and slaves to build forts, the rebound of the Xhosa people has gradually become increasingly fierce. First, some small tribes living nearby have spontaneously joined forces to take the initiative to attack the banner people's city building operations. However, they were not strong enough and were easily repelled by the Eight Banners Warriors.

After mid-February, perhaps the black tribe on the other side of the mountain gradually began to free up some hands. Some black warriors who were obviously experienced and experienced appeared in the two sides' attacks that were almost every few days. The Eight Banners Warriors were a little careless at the beginning and were caught off guard by these people. However, they were not good at training for several years. They soon expelled these black warriors to the other side of the mountain with excellent equipment and good cooperation, effectively ensuring the construction of the castle construction site.

Mo Ming, who noticed that the situation was gradually heating up, was mixed with joy and sorrow. He was happy that the fire in South Africa finally started to burn with his deliberate and intentional indulgence. However, it seems that the fire was still a bit too big. The fighting will of the black people in Xhosa was much stronger than expected, which made him a little wary. For this reason, on February 15, the 104th Army Company of the Army was mobilized again under his command to concentrate on training; the South African Cavalry Company and the South African Field Artillery Company also restored the establishment, and the South African Cavalry Company even expanded a little to reach the scale of more than a hundred cavalry.

At the same time, in order to have a more confident decisive battle with the Xhosa people, Mo Ming then took to Dongfang Port to transport sorghum, and the wheat ship returned to the local area and began to visit the old relationship everywhere, lobbying the Executive Committee to strongly support his actions in South Africa.

Although some members of the Executive Committee were a little annoyed by Mo Ming's "good at border provocation" behavior, he believed that he ignored the overall situation and interrupted the country's "Golden Decade" plan centered on economic development, and threatened to remove Mo Ming from his post and transfer him back to his hometown, Captain Mo, who received support from the military, took these adjustments to the civilian faction as a warning.

These civil servants are really troublesome! They are stubborn! Can't we see how high the military supports the public opinion now? Can't we see how high the positions of the grassroots village militia director, township armed minister and other positions have been occupied by a large number of veterans? Can't we see that the propaganda system, which has been infiltrated by the military forces, has begun to promote militarism and the political arguments of the first army among the people? It's really damn these civil servants to prevent me from making achievements! If anyone dared to sing a opposite tune with me, it would have been a big fucking to plant lotus flowers.

However, no matter how fucked Mo Ming was with these crooked civil servants, the existing system must be abide by. Therefore, before the Executive Committee finally made a decision, he still had to move around to get more members to support him. Of course, even if the Executive Committee meeting did not pass the resolution to send troops to South Africa, he would have a backup plan - that is, the army, which has been marginalized in recent years, clearly told him that even if the Executive Committee disagrees, the Army will send the most elite first company to South Africa for "field training". If the situation in South Africa is tight, then mobilize and form the 102nd Company, and the 103rd Company will be spared. But then again, if the situation in South Africa is really urgent, the East Coast Republic will have a national mobilization, with four standing companies and four reserve companies going all the way.

After some urgent activities, and the local demand for South African labor workers is becoming more and more intense, some members of the executive committee who were originally neutral and swinging attitude have also begun to tend to accept South African opinions. At present, several brick kiln factories, lime mines, iron ore, farms, logging farms and construction teams have reached more than 7,000 South African labor workers. It is estimated that with the gradual development of domestic industry, the demand for South African labor workers in various industries will further expand. It is conservatively estimated that within three years, thousands of people will need to be added to the existing scale.

But the problem is that more than 1,000 South African labor workers (originally 2,000, hundreds of deaths within three years) will return to South Africa. Before that year, the Executive Committee promised them that they would pardon their slave status after three years and send them back to South Africa to properly resettle. The Executive Committee did not intend to break the trust of others. That is to say, starting from next year (1642), the gap in demand for foreign labor workers will further expand, which has some impact on the overall development of the country's industry and agriculture. After all, the East Coast Republic has become increasingly addicted to the "slave economy" over the years and is already unable to extricate itself.

On the afternoon of March 30, 1641, after a fierce debate, the Executive Committee finally passed the resolution to increase troops to South Africa with a greater advantage of 7:4. On the night of the resolution passed, the only rapid response force of the First Company of the Army stationed in the North City Military Camp of Dongfang Port, the only rapid response force of the East Coast Republic of China was urgently mobilized and began to secretly load ships in the military dock of Dongfang Port with a large number of combat preparations.

A few days later, Ping'an County, which received the news, also began to recruit veterans on a large scale and officially formed the 103rd Company of the Reserve Army. The establishment of the 103rd Company was much slower. First, the county government notified the armed ministers of each township, and then the armed ministers of the township checked the roster one by one and issued the recruitment letter. Even if this process was rushing, it would take several days. After all, it took a lot of time to just send the recruitment letters to everyone scattered in each village.

Then they had to gather together to mobilize their thoughts, and then collect clothing, weapons, ammunition and other equipment. This process could not be completed in more than ten days. They were not as fast-responsive troops as the 1st Company, and were in a state of war at any time, and all kinds of supplies should be complete. These demobilized veterans who either worked at home, worked as workers in brick kiln factories, or worked as coolies at the docks, still needed some time to adapt and restore training before they could go to the battlefield again.

The above Army's 1st Company and 103rd Company are troops scheduled to be transferred to South Africa to participate in the war. After they are transferred, their local defense will depend on the 3rd Company, 4th Company, cavalry company and internal affairs. If it is not good, it can mobilize the 102nd Company and a large number of militias to cooperate in defense. There is no need to worry too much about security.
Chapter completed!