"In addition, if you pass through Malacca and enter the sea, there will be many islands. It is easy to encounter pirates in that sea.

Each warship must deal with it carefully and annihilate them one by one, so as not to leave any hidden dangers to our Central Plains caravan."

Pang Tong said.

The pirates in the area north of Star Island have been completely wiped out by Xiakou Division.

The pirates of this period were essentially different from the pirates of later generations. Both ships and weapons were primitive.

"This land is now under the control of Huang Zhong Corps and Li Yan Corps. It won't be long before the two Corps will reach the seaside."

Pang Tong pointed at the map and said.

Zhou Yu was deeply shocked!

Such a large area has thousands of indigenous tribes on the land, with a combined population of millions.

Unexpected!

"General Pang, where are the Mauryan Empire, Parthian Empire, and Roman Empire, and how far are they from our star island?"

Zhou Yu said.

When he was in Xiakou, he heard what Qin Qi said, which made Zhou Yu have the idea of ​​fighting against the Peacock Empire, the Parthian Empire, and the Roman Empire.

After all, Zhou Yu knew from Qin Qi's mouth that these empires were very powerful and no weaker than the Central Plains Empire.

Actually?

Qin Qi came to the Central Plains, and with the invention of the steam engine, it has been widely used. Whether it is on battleships or weapons, it has been able to crush those empires.

The prerequisite is that those empires do not appear in later generations. If they did, no one can tell the result.

Pang Tong pointed to several locations on the map.

"General Zhou, my lord advises us not to conflict with the Mauryan Empire and the Parthian Empire for the time being.

When the Central Plains Empire develops for a few more years and its economy and technology are greatly improved, it will not be too late to go to war with the other side."

Pang Tong said.

"Okay, our navy will take over this area first, and experts will explore various mineral resources to solve the ore shortage problem."

Gan Ning said.

Recently, with the navy's conquests in overseas areas, the Central Plains region has no longer allowed the mining of various minerals.

Qin Qi issued an order to leave various mineral resources stored underground to future generations.

Like a beautiful country, it retains a large amount of resources underground in its own country and prevents them from being exploited. The necessary resources are obtained from other places.

"As you command!"

Several generals clasped their fists one after another.

"The marine division is responsible for the islands, and the fleet is responsible for the water. If anything happens, report it as soon as possible."

Gan Ning said.

…

Ling Cao returned to the division headquarters:

"Report to General Ling that we found an indigenous tribe with a population of about a thousand people hiding in the center of the island."

Send orders to soldiers.

Ling Cao unfolded the map and looked at it.

The road is not easy to walk!

"Where did the natives come from?"

Ling Cao said.

"General Ling, the natives came over the mountains and ridges, wearing a few leaves on their bodies to cover their key parts, like savages."

Send orders to soldiers.

hehe!

"The natives on the island are originally savages. Who do you think they are!"

Ling Cao joked.

"General, it is very difficult to build a road leading inside, and it will take a lot of manpower, material resources, and time.

How about we leave one battalion behind and use the rest to clear out the natives from other places on the island, so as not to waste time."

Send orders to soldiers.

Um!

Ling Cao nodded.

"Transfer some of the indigenous people we have collected and let them build a road as soon as possible to facilitate the army's expedition."

Ling Cao said.

"As you command!"

Send orders to soldiers.

The next day, Ling Cao set off with a regiment of Marine Division soldiers to search and advance to other areas.

Whoosh whoosh!

The advancing Marine Division soldiers were suddenly attacked by bows and arrows in the jungle. A wave of arrows fell and more than a dozen soldiers fell.

"Hidden! Pay attention to counterattack."

Ling Cao said.

brush!

Countless Marines quickly rushed into the forest to hide, looking towards the direction from which the bows and arrows were fired.

Ling Cao hid behind a tree and gave several signs to his soldiers.

Swish, brush, brush!

The soldiers immediately divided into three teams. The second team quietly lurked from the two sides, leaving one team of soldiers to contain the natives.

But what?

The natives were very careful. They shot and moved to another place, causing difficulties for the Marines. It was a bit like guerrilla warfare.

Ling Cao drew his bow and drew an arrow.

aim!

locking!

shooting!

Whoosh!

Ling Cao shot a sharp arrow and fired at a native hiding in the darkness.

The sharp arrow shot out, tearing the air, making a scream, and rushed towards a native.

puff!

The native had an arrow in his chest and his body slowly fell.

Ling Cao was good at water warfare. Bow and arrow were the basic skill of water warfare in the past. As a general, his archery skills were pretty good.

Ling Cao shot an arrow, so that the hidden natives did not dare to act rashly and continued to hide in the jungle.

The Marines who were surrounded on both sides carefully moved up in a roundabout way, for fear of making a loud noise.

Jungle warfare.

Whether it is Huang Zhong, Li Yan, or the two Marine Divisions, after several years of hard work, they have become veterans of jungle warfare.

The battlefield is the best place to train.

In actual combat, soldiers constantly sum up experience and improve, and their tactics become more colorful and unpredictable.

More than a dozen soldiers around Ling Cao who were injured by arrows were quickly dragged into the jungle for treatment by the army doctor, and medicine was applied to the wounds.

The bows and arrows in the hands of the indigenous people are very primitive, with an effective range of only more than thirty steps. The problem is that the arrows are coated with poison.

A little carelessness will cause the soldier to die.

Fortunately, the navy soldiers all carried antidote medicines made by two miraculous doctors, Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo, which could cure hundreds of poisons.

When soldiers enter the jungle, they are often attacked by the natives. Without myrrh, the losses will be very heavy.

"Brother, be patient, we will handle it in a while."

The military man's middle way.

Um!
To be continued...