Chapter 140

In the cold moonlight, four boats, 15-6 meters long and 5-6 meters wide, were berthed on the banks of the wide Tennessee River.

The four ships are berthing on the west side of Knoxville, where the winding Tennessee river turns into a north-south trend. The four ships are berthing on the East Bank of the river, not far from here is the northernmost side of buffalo ridge.

It was the second half of the night, and the cold night wind made the hanging half of the moon in the sky even colder.

Dozens of oil lamps with glass lampshade were hung high in different positions of the four ships. Because of the obstruction of lampshade, the fire of oil lamps was not affected by the night wind, and still burning vigorously.

However, these four ships are too big. Even if they are connected end to end, the total length is 60-70 meters. These oil lamps can only light up some key places, and most of the four ships are still in the moonlight, dim and indistinguishable.

There are soldiers of French Marine Corps on duty on every ship, but on this cold night, even these soldiers on duty can only hold their guns in a place to avoid the wind and rely on the ship board to block the cold night wind.

Brest, roskov, lorion and le palet are the names of these four inland river armed carriers.

The four inland river armed transport ships were named after several small cities in the French Empire to commemorate their hometown on the other side of the ocean.

This kind of boat with a displacement of only a few tens of tons is not qualified to be named after big cities or big figures, but it still can not stop French soldiers in the new world from naming the four boats after their small cities in their hometown.

This kind of armed transport ship is very useful in the new world. Before the French lost to the British, the entire Mississippi River Basin was the territory of the French. Although this was only their own claim, it is undeniable that with this kind of armed transport ship, the French can gain a firm foothold on both sides of the Mississippi River.

The territory of the new world is too large, and the territory occupied by the greedy French in the new world is too large. In French Louisiana alone, the straight-line distance from south to North exceeds 4000 km.

It is impossible to control such a large territory by cavalry, and the native Indians in the new world of North America do not allow the cavalry of vasichu to move on their own territory.

Fortunately, there is a big river in the middle of the new world. There is a Mississippi River that can lead directly from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.

Relying on the waterway of this river, the French completely established themselves in the middle of North America. Although it can't compare with northern Canada, dozens of armed fortresses and hundreds of fortresses are enough for the French to control the roaring river steadily.

The vehicles that connect dozens of military fortresses and hundreds of fortresses along the Mississippi River are such inland river armed transport ships with a displacement of only a few tens of tons.

New Orleans, near the mouth of the Mississippi River, is the capital of French Louisiana. This city built in the period of Louis XIV, the "Sun King", soon became an important city of the French Empire in North America relying on the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River.

The military fortresses and fortresses far away in the north, through these inland river armed transport ships, continuously sent all kinds of materials from New Orleans to the military fortresses and fortresses along the Mississippi River.

If the Mississippi River is the main artery of French Louisiana, then these inland river armed carriers floating on the Mississippi River all day are the cells that carry nutrients.

The four inland river armed transport ships were originally preparing to transport materials along the Ohio River to the upper reaches of several other military fortresses. However, Captain Constantine and four captains of the French marine corps, who led the transport mission, were persuaded by major Armand at Fort okron.

Everyone knows that there are a lot of wealth in the aboriginal tribes, from fur to gold and gems, which are the things that the francians are keen on. These treasures are the wealth accumulated by a tribe for hundreds of years.

If it is true that, according to major Armand, a native Indian tribe is taken away without knowing it, then every one of them will be paid a lot.

In addition, the task of transporting materials was not so urgent, so after consulting with the four captains, Captain Constantine decided to devote about ten days to the task.

Ten days is nothing for a long-distance transportation. Starting from New Orleans, we head upstream along the Mississippi River, and then cross the Ohio River to deliver the goods to Albany fort. The journey is nearly 2000 kilometers, and the whole journey is upstream again. Even if it is smooth, it will take 20 days to run this trip.

If it doesn't go well, it's common to run for a month and a half.

Therefore, it's quite cost-effective to set aside ten days in the middle to make a windfall.

So Captain Constantine and four captains, who were agitated, went up the Tennessee River with a hundred Musketeers from Fort okron. On the way, they received another 200 native Indians, one of whom went deep into the Appalachian Mountains.

Captain Constantine had no doubt that major Armand could defeat the native Indian.

Not to mention the 200 elite native American soldiers, but with the 100 elite Musketeers under major Armand, Captain Constantine felt that there was no problem in this operation.

That's a hundred veterans. It's called a slip when they're hit by a row of guns. It's just a native Indian tribe with only a few hundred people. How can it resist major Armand's Musketeers?

Especially in the morning, as soon as major Armand's soldiers landed, they met the resistance of dozens of native Indians. Standing on the high deck, he watched the Musketeers beat back the aboriginal captain Constantine with a single telescope. He was more confident that major Armand could completely kill the Indian aboriginal tribe.

Although the French empire lost to the damned Brits in Europe, in the new world, the soldiers of the French Empire could not be resisted by those backward and ignorant natives!

Captain Constantine thought that major Armand would lead the team back at noon or afternoon tomorrow. The fleet would only have to wait here for one night and make a windfall the next day.

So in the evening, after a good drink with four captains and several loyal men, Captain Constantine arranged the soldiers on duty and went to sleep safely.

As for whether you can dream of bags of gold and gems in your dreams, it's unknown to outsiders

PS: bow to thank "Tang Da Sha" for 100 reward.