Chapter 3055
It is not difficult to confirm where these restless natives come from. From the decorations 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 sporadic attack on Haihan is not the first, nor will it be the last. This may not be an action planned intentionally by the natives. They have no habit of foresight at all, and they don't think much about the consequences of things. They often just take action on a temporary basis.
But since this conflict has caused casualties, we have to guard against the other side taking retaliatory measures.
The snipers sent by Morgan can relieve the 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 weapons and shot at the enemies hiding in the mountains and forests. The equipment level gap between the two sides was too large. As long as the natives were exposed, they would be immediately suppressed by firepower and could only 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 proposed his idea to Morgan. In his opinion, the current defense measures are just tired of coping. If we want to fundamentally solve the problem, we can only carry out more severe military strikes against the thorns.
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."< br>
"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 first?"
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 makes 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, with a small population and low productivity. 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. At present, it seems that there is no possibility of resolving the feud between the two parties.
If Haihan wants to develop in North America, it can no longer follow the past model of gradually penetrating the West Coast and establishing influence through trade means. There are no countries like Ming Dynasty and Annan for Haihan to poach here, so they can only use the simplest and crudest colonial method to expand their 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. But its main trade objects are also not in the Americas, but in distant 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 and achieve rapid expansion.
Both Tom Wang and Morgan had long since passed their youthful and vigorous years and did not have the patience to manage things slowly, so they naturally chose the second path.
The two Spanish settlements in San Diego Bay were not exactly fat, but Tom Wang and Morgan still wanted to squeeze out as much oil as possible. Since Spain is unwilling to voluntarily give up this place, it must try to make it shed some 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 Spanish in San Diego Bay had requested reinforcements from the south, so he could only continue to pressure them through various means.
Cavalry units began to frequently cross the Chicano River and enter areas near Spanish settlements. Although they did not directly attack the farmers in the fields, even if these armed cavalry were just walking nearby, it was enough to make the immigrants nervous and afraid to go out to 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 helplessly as their cattle and sheep were taken away by the other party.
The Haihan warship also began to frequently enter and exit 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 public. Most people believed that Haihan would launch an attack on the settlements sooner or later, and the colonial authorities could not come up with any effective solution to this problem.
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 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. The man's flesh has been hurting 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.
(End of chapter)