1850 American Gold Baron

Chapter 97 A plan to suppress bandits

"Brandon repeatedly invaded Sacramento, and the gold diggers in Sacramento suffered a lot of losses as a result. Do you have any good ideas?"

Liang Yao looked around at everyone.

Sutter had lived in Sacramento for a long time, and his main industry was also concentrated in the Sacramento area. Liang Yao wanted to eliminate the bandits in the Sacramento area, and Sutter supported him wholeheartedly.

"Those bastards have committed several more murders. If we don't get rid of them, there will never be peace in Sacramento." Sutter said, "If you want to send troops to wipe out the gangsters in the Sacramento area, I will fully support you."

Sutter was one of the few people who knew that Liang Yao had been appointed as California Sheriff and Army Colonel by the War Department.

Therefore, Liang Yao's guards can naturally be called soldiers directly.

Sartre got angry when he thought about those bastards. Last month, these bastards ransacked one of his farms. Although he provided timely support, Brandon ran away in despair.

However, Brandon still took away some supplies, including three horses, two cows, some grain, a few boxes of vegetables and a dozen barrels of beer.

These beers were reserved for him to drink this Christmas. They were all brewed with fine malt and hops.

The more Sartre thought about it, the more he thought about it and became more and more angry.

"Suppressing bandits is a matter for the local garrison. I heard that the bandits are an armed force of two to three hundred people. They are mainly composed of officers with war experience and deserters. They are a force that cannot be underestimated." Isaac said somewhat.

Said awkwardly.

"The scale of our armed forces is limited, and a large number of them are newcomers. If we want to wipe out the gangsters in Sacramento, I think the safest way is to ask the local garrison to send troops to suppress the bandits, and let us assist them."

"If that coward Griffin had the intention to destroy this gang of gangsters, he would have sent out troops long ago."

Upon hearing the name Colonel Griffin, Sartre shook his head and said.

Griffin is not a qualified peace officer.

He visited Colonel Griffin several times, hoping that Colonel Griffin would send troops to suppress the bandits, but every time Griffin could always find a reason to shirk.

Colonel Griffin definitely can't be counted on. They still have to rely on themselves if they want to suppress the bandits.

This is why Sartre did not want forces from other states to intervene in California.

They will only think about how to dig out more gold from California, and will not consider protecting and building California, let alone regard California as their home.

If we want a stable and prosperous California, we can only rely on the efforts of Californians themselves. We cannot count on the strength of other states.

"Elvis, what do you think? Tell me what you think."

Liang Yao looked at Elvis who had not yet spoken. He wanted to hear Elvis's opinion.

"I support Mr. Sartre's point of view. We have to rely on ourselves to suppress bandits. Colonel Griffin is not a reliable person. As a professional officer, he cannot even restrain his own subordinates. He is not a qualified colonel.

"

Elvis thought for a while and then said frankly.

"Many of those deserters are fellow countrymen and friends of Colonel Griffin's army. If we cooperate with Colonel Griffin, I am also worried that the soldiers under Colonel Griffin will tip off those deserters.

If you are determined to send troops to suppress the bandits, my suggestion is to lure these bandits out and annihilate them all."

Elvis's idea coincided with Liang Yao's idea, he just wanted to annihilate Brandon and his gang of gangsters.

He has already thought about how to lure out this cunning guy Brandon.

Elvis's consideration was quite thorough, and Liang Yao never thought about working with Griffin to suppress bandits.

These gangsters were all brought out by Griffin from his hometown of Georgia. Griffin and his compatriots may not have the determination to kill them.

"At the beginning of every month, I will send people to go north to buy some food, furs and livestock from the Indian tribes." Liang Yao said, "Now that it is the beginning of the month, I will have people secretly release the news about this trip to the Indian tribes to purchase goods.

, luring them into taking the bait.”

"It's a good idea. As long as your bait is big enough, I think they will take the bait." Sartre thought this was a good idea. "I can dispatch more than 60 guards to support your operation."

"Chief Flagg, I'll see if I can get some mounted police to come over. There are also Indians from the Pomo and Maidu tribes. I think they are also willing to contribute."

Liang Yao thought for a while and said.

Counting the bait put out, there could be two hundred people on his side alone.

If Flagg was willing to deploy some mounted police, then he would have at least an armed force of more than 300 people able to participate in this bandit suppression operation.

Liang Yao also considered whether to organize some hired gunmen from gold mining companies to participate in this matter. But after thinking about it, he gave up.

First of all, I was worried that if there were too many people participating, the news would easily leak out.

Secondly, the personnel composition is too complex and difficult to organize and mobilize.

"Brandon and the others have fought against us, and those people are just a group of desperadoes. Sun Tzu said: The method of using war is to surround it by ten, attack it by five, and divide it by double.

Our small force is more than enough to defeat them, but is it too weak to annihilate them all?"

Deng Yan's English proficiency has improved a lot, and he can now barely understand some more complex conversations.

He felt that the number of troops dispatched was a bit low. When he was in the Guangdong Navy, he followed Shangguan to suppress pirates several times. Basically, the number of officers and soldiers dispatched every time was more than five times or even ten times the number of pirates.

Even so, you may not always come back victorious.

"That's enough. Too many people will inevitably lead to disunity. Not only will they not be able to help, but they will become a burden."

This bandit suppression was also a test for these tribesmen. Liang Yao said to Deng Yan, "My tribesmen are not soldiers of the Qing Dynasty. I have spent a lot of money to raise them for so long. They are mules and horses. It is time to take them out for a walk."

It’s a walk.”

Seeing that Liang Yao had made up his mind, Deng Yan said no more words and said goodbye to Liang Yao.

After Deng Yan left, Liang Yao told Hu Jinchen to prepare a fast horse. He was going to visit Colonel Griffin at the military fortress.

At this time, Griffin had received news that the War Department had approved his return home.

Griffin was both happy and worried after receiving the news.

He originally thought that after Liang Yao took control of California, this young man of color would be more restrained than the country bumpkin Brannan.

Unfortunately, Griffin's judgment was wrong. Compared with Brannan, this Chinese boy can be said to be even worse.

Liang Yao's control over California is far deeper than Brannan's, and his ambitions are greater than Brannan's.

Now this guy even thinks of himself as an enemy of the New York conglomerate.

Griffin is well aware of the energy of the New York conglomerate.

As a plantation owner in the southern state of Georgia, he had no favorable impression of the New York conglomerate.

Likewise, he did not have a good impression of Liang Yao, who came from the other side of the Pacific.

He did not want to get involved in the conflict between the New York consortium and the California miners represented by Liang Yao.

As long as the transfer order from the War Department arrives, he can happily return to Georgia with the collected gold, without having to go to the muddy waters of California. This is Griffin's joy.

This was exactly what he was worried about. The War Department officials who came here wanted to conduct an in-depth investigation into the desertion of soldiers at the beginning of the year and the attack on Sacramento.

"Your Excellency Colonel, Mr. Liang Yao is here to visit."

Major Tim knocked on the door of Griffin's office and reported to Griffin.

Why did Liang Yao come to see me at this time? Griffin was full of suspicion, and he couldn't figure out the purpose of Liang Yao's visit for a while.

I took a nap for a while at night and ended up oversleeping. Sorry, this chapter will be updated from yesterday.

(End of chapter)