On the third day, Joseph led the British army north to continue the pursuit of the Chinese.Because they were determined to win, each soldier brought a day's rations, and all of them were ready to take the city and eat it well.The foreign devils rummaged around the city all night, and it was all the devils who entered the village, scavenging for valuable things and food.As a result, to the disappointment of the foreign devils, this seems to be a ghost town, except for empty houses, there is nothing to eat and drink.When I went to the toilet, I couldn't even find a tissue.Because there were no supplies, 30,000 people wanted to eat and drink, and they did not dare to pursue them immediately.No one knows where the Chinese fled to, and if they hurriedly catch up, they will have no supplies all the way, and they will starve to death in this wilderness.So they waited for a day in Tianjing City, and this time they transported a day's supplies from the other side of the river.Only then did Joseph lead the army to the north, and the logistical supplies on the other side of the bank were also continuously delivered at the same time to maintain the normal supply of grain and grass for the army.New South Wales and Victoria watched their march go so smoothly, and their hearts were full of jealousy, envy and hatred.The militia, which had already been transferred back, was now eager to try and was ready to cross the river to divide up the benefits immediately.They are still waiting, afraid that the Chinese messenger is telling the truth.If it was another half a month, Huaxingjun did not come.They immediately marched to the other side of the river with the militia, and they could get a little leftovers.Australia was so inhospitable at this time that there were a small number of primitive Aborigines living on the continent before the British settlers arrived.The area occupied by the new Huaxia is located in the northeast of Australia, which is indeed not a good place for traditional Chinese farming civilization.Only the river valleys are suitable for farming, as rainfall is scarce and the rest of the undulating mountainous terrain is only suitable for grazing.There are only two good parts of Australia in the southwest, New South Wales and Victoria, which are occupied by the British.Most of the continent is desert and mountainous, which is very unsuitable for agricultural civilization.Therefore, in the past two years, New China has gathered in Tianjing City, and other places have not developed cities, and they are all desolate and primitive grasslands.Since the British army occupied Tianjing City, they did not want to march into a desolate place again.They have been adrift for a long time, and now they have finally found a foothold, and they all want to live a comfortable life for two days.Anyway, the Chinese's weapons are backward, and there is no threat to them.They all fled into the mountains, and as soon as the food ran out, they starved to death, and there was no need for such a strenuous search.With this in mind, the soldiers marched aimlessly to the mountains to the north as if they were on an errand.They are all new to here, and they are not familiar with the terrain at all, and they can't wait to take two steps to take a step.While surveying the terrain, march north.More than 30,000 people, under the leadership of Joseph, marched more than 50 miles in two days, just like tourists who came to visit.There are a lot of mosquitoes on the grass, and here are all native wild mosquitoes, and a bite is a big bag.The soldiers complained of misery, and marched even more slowly.Joseph was also helpless, and he didn't want to pursue the Chinese aimlessly like this.It's just that Bruce has not been steady, and he wants to give this governor an explanation.On the third day, the soldiers were running out of food.More than 30,000 people stopped again and began to wait for the logistics supply behind.The logistics were entirely provided by the Victorian militia, and since the governor of New South Wales had just died, and no one had a relationship with Bruce, it was natural that troops would not be sent to assist them.Logistics supply requires a lot of manpower, and the supply of more than 30,000 people requires at least five or six thousand troops to keep up.Naturally, Bruce didn't dare to separate the 30,000 soldiers and horses, so everything fell on Victoria.They didn't lose money on the deal, and Bruce had already negotiated it with Victoria's Governor West.As long as the new China is pacified, half of the benefits here can be shared with Victoria."
Captain, where did you say that these Chinese have gone to this radius of hundreds of miles, and not even a ghost can be seen" When the army rested in place, the commander of the 30,000 army and Joseph gathered together.Simpson, the commander of the First Army, complained depressedly, pulled the grass from the ground and chewed it in his mouth.There was no water source found along the way, and the throats of all the soldiers were smoky with thirst, so they waited for the soldiers who went out to survey the terrain to find the water source quickly.The commanders of the other two armies also looked at Joseph with bitter faces, and they were almost depressed to death in the past few days, as if they had come to a wasteland, and they had walked for hundreds of miles without seeing a single village."
Don't complain, the mountain in front of you will be there soon, and it is estimated that there is only half of the journey left.It is very likely that the Chinese will be hiding there, and as long as we destroy them, we will be able to live a peaceful life from now on. ”Joseph was also distraught and took out a worn-out map and looked around.This map was surveyed and painted here by the British.Completely in the hands of an illiterate person, not a single letter was marked on it, and it was drawn on a rag on which it was blurred in many places.This map is also the only map that the British army can find, and it has been several years since the British colonists disappeared from here, and everything has long since been destroyed."
Captain, let's make a show and go back.Now the battle line is getting longer and longer, and if the logistics supply is cut off, we will starve to death here" Jackson reminded Johnson, who was now following Joseph after the defeat of his naval fleet.Joseph got up and looked at the scorching sun overhead, the weeds on the ground were wilted, and the soldiers were all sweating.And they didn't dare to take off their clothes, because there were mosquitoes everywhere, and if they took off their clothes, they would soon be bitten to death.After a mosquito bite, it's not just an itch.Because of the lack of adaptation to water and soil, mosquitoes can carry malaria bacteria in their bodies.When Shi Dakai brought people here for the first time, Qiao Zhiqing had already expected this time and brought them a large amount of artemisinin for the treatment of malaria.But even so, after going ashore, thousands of people died from the disease.The artemisinin here is only made from the stems and leaves of Artemisia annua, and it does not have the purity that was refined in later generations, so the medicinal effect is not 100% effective."
You go down and spread the word to the tribes, and since you have come, you must not give up halfway.We have a difficult journey, and the Chinese must have a hard time escaping.We searched further down the mountain, and if we didn't find any trace of the Chinese, we would all return to Brisbane" Joseph thought about it for a long time, and finally gave an order to his generals.He can also understand everyone's feelings, no one wants to stay in this deserted place.But until the last minute, he didn't want to give up.At least stick to the end, and you can also give an explanation to all parties
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