Deng Youzhang had doctors and carpenters under his command.
Carpenters were particularly valued, and several indigenous orphans were given to carpenters as apprentices.
The various tools of the carpenter come from the ship. As long as there are enough manpower and enough wood, you can build a dock and even repair the ship. Because the carpenters on the ship are originally responsible for repairing and maintaining the ship so that it can be repaired after serious damage.
The ship can sail to the nearest shipyard.
With the efforts of carpenters, they have made plows, and plowing has evolved from human power to animal power.
Unfortunately, there is no blacksmith, and there is no iron ore nearby. The plowshare can only be ground with stone, and the chain will easily fall off while plowing.
As a means of transport, more than ten wheelbarrows were made thanks to the presence of carpenters.
A hundred troops set off, and more than a hundred civilians helped transport the grain. Most of these civilians were indigenous women, and the manpower was insufficient so they could only arrange it this way.
After more than ten days of stop-and-go, Deng Youzhang ordered the march to stop as they were approaching the target.
It wasn't until night fell that everyone set off again, each carrying several simple torches.
This semi-nomadic tribe is relatively large, with a population estimated at nearly a thousand. They live along a small river, and many crops are planted on both sides.
The house is similar to a yurt, with wood as a frame and cow and sheep skins draped on top. Some hay is spread on top of the cow and sheep skins to prevent the skins from being exposed to direct sunlight.
The livestock are kept in pens after dark, all in the open air, only fenced with wood.
The treatment of slaves is similar to that of cattle and sheep, but at least they have a roof over their heads.
One hundred troops and more than one hundred civilians transporting grain were divided into half to cross the river downstream.
The river is very shallow, only up to the waist, and you can cross it by walking.
These semi-nomadic natives were defenseless at night. They had all fallen asleep and did not even know that the intruders had lit torches.
The soldiers held torches and touched them, while the civilians stayed outside and planted the extra torches on the ground at regular intervals.
“Bang bang bang!”
In the silent night, bursts of drumming suddenly sounded.
Deng Youzhang cursed in a low voice: "Damn it, these natives are so stupid. They agreed to light the house on fire and then beat the drum!" He didn't care much and said to the herald beside him, "Blow the trumpet and attack!"
More than a dozen indigenous people beat the leather drums used in dancing.
The remaining indigenous people each held a torch with both hands and stood on the outside waving and shouting, while a large number of torches were burning on the ground nearby.
The Han soldiers held torches and shouted to kill them. When they got close to the house, they lit a fire and quickly ignited the hay covering the house.
The tribesmen who were attacked suddenly woke up from their dreams and hurriedly ran outside the house with weapons in hand. They saw many torches around, shouts coming from all directions, and several houses in the village were on fire.
The cowardly ones take their families and run away in panic.
The brave ones raise their weapons and charge indiscriminately, not even knowing where to fight.
However, a hundred Han soldiers were divided into four teams and set fire to the house in an orderly manner. When they encountered the enemy, they immediately cooperated with the attack.
In order to save gunpowder, no guns were used.
Relying purely on strategy and organizational power is enough. It is obvious that the enemy is attacking more with less, but when it comes to local battlefields, there are always more than ten Han soldiers working together to surround and kill a few natives.
The natives were killed and fled in all directions. They didn't know where the enemy was, so they relied entirely on instinct and ran in the direction without torches.
I was busy working in the middle of the night, and the sky was getting brighter.
A night attack of this level was enough to attack the Tatars, let alone attack a group of indigenous people. Not even a single Han soldier, including the indigenous civilian husband, was injured.
But this tribe of nearly a thousand people was crushed and defeated, and most of them fled in the dark.
They captured 153 women, 26 men, 82 children, and rescued 74 male and female slaves. The food seized was not much, but there were more than 1,700 cattle and sheep, and two bronze spears were also seized.
"Do you want to take the captured man back? I'm afraid there is a risk of rebellion." He Wenpeng asked.
Deng Youzhang said: "You can't let it go, can you?"
He Wenpeng said: "The Datong army is not allowed to kill prisoners. Even here, some rules cannot be broken. Once the rules are broken, people will not be able to get together, and sooner or later we will become like the Tatars. Today's night attack was already very brutal.
, those who have no grudges or grievances come to arrest people and steal food, and we are almost becoming bandits."
Deng Youzhang sighed and said: "Brother He, do you think I want to be a bandit? There are barbarians everywhere here, and we have only a few people, so we must grow stronger as soon as possible."
He Wenpeng was silent for a while, then let out a breath: "I understand what you said. Let's do this. All the more than 20 captured men will have their right thumbs chopped off and left to fend for themselves. Whether they can survive is up to them.
luck."
All around were the cries of indigenous women, which made He Wenpeng upset.
Deng Youzhang led his army back to the village after driving the plundered cattle and sheep, as well as slaves, women and children.
The slaves were declared free, and those who had no spouses could still find someone of the opposite sex to marry in the village. As for the land, they could only continue to open up wasteland, and they would be taught how to farm anyway.
As for the captive women and children, the children were taken away by each family. If the child had a mother, his mother was also taken away together. The remaining women were placed together and they were not allowed to move freely in the short term.
Deng Youzhang sat alone by the river, staring blankly at the sunset.
He is also very uncomfortable with this situation and always feels like he has become a bandit. Moreover, he is under greater pressure than others because he is the leader here.
"I have to find something to do, otherwise I will go crazy." Li Luosheng came behind him at some point.
Deng Youzhang asked: "What do you want to do?"
Li Luosheng smiled and said: "I graduated from primary school and got a serious diploma. If I want to build a school, I don't need classrooms or paper and pen. I just call the children here every day and teach them to read, write and calculate accounts, and give me a daily routine."
An open space will do."
Deng Youzhang said: "This is a good idea, but I don't want my children to talk like birds all day long."
During this year, the Han people and the indigenous people interacted with each other and each learned the other's daily language. Even the stupidest indigenous people can still say "Have you eaten yet", "Come here", "Plowing fields", "Mazu",
Phrases such as "getting married".
Li Luosheng continued: "It is not an option for us to rob the population like this. Moreover, this place is not suitable for building a city. We have to find a better place."
There is indeed a better place, and I found it quickly.
But there is already an owner there!
A large river flowing from the plateau formed a natural harbor at the mouth of the sea. Many tribes settled along the river. In the delta washed out by the river, there were even indigenous cities. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Boyna, and it can also be said to be Boyna.
The tribe's settlement is nearly a month's journey from the Han people's villages.
The Kingdom of Boyna is a tribal confederation.
The Boyna tribe is the most powerful, and the other tribes swear surrender and pay tribute to the leader regularly. It is also a three-level ruling system, with nobles, commoners and slaves. Slaves are captured in the northern grasslands.
The nomadic people on the island are miserable. They can't grow much food, and they don't have magical weapons like cavalry. They have always been bullied by the farming people.
"We have found out that there are many tribes living along the big river in the south. Near the sea, there is a large tribe by the river, and they have built earth and stone city walls. The city wall is not much higher than a person, but there are many indigenous people, so they have to use firearms.
OK."
"On the way back, we met another tribe. This tribe was very friendly, did not attack us, and even exchanged gifts with us."
"This tribe can make friends and develop into our affiliates."
The gifts exchanged this time were bad again.
The tribal leader took the cotton cloth and ran to the Boyna tribe to pay tribute, asking for a reduction in this year's food tribute after offering the cotton cloth.
The leader of the Boyna tribe, or the king of the Boyna country, was very happy to see the cotton cloth, so he asked about the source of the cotton cloth and soon found out the location of the Han village.
The king thought that cotton cloth was a local product of Han villages, so he immediately dispatched an army of 500 troops, led by his own son.
It’s not that I want to destroy the Han villages, but I want to conquer this place and let the Han people pay tribute to cotton cloth every year.
Five hundred troops came in force, all using copper weapons. They also picked up hundreds of tribal servants along the way. When they arrived at the Han village, the number of troops exceeded a thousand. In addition, there were hundreds of slaves, whose identities were
Transporting food and auxiliary troops, using wooden spears as weapons.
These slaves are very obedient and have been raised for several generations. They are hereditary slaves who can have families.
The prince's name was Haru, and he wore a set of leather armor with a copper dagger on his waist. His main battle weapon was a spear with a copper wooden handle.
Moreover, the decoration is extremely exaggerated, and the helmet is also decorated with colorful feathers, which is similar to a peacock with its wings spread out. It is not afraid of becoming a target on the battlefield.
When we walked to the river valley a few miles away from the Han village, suddenly thick smoke billowed from the top of the mountain.
"Is there a mountain fire?" Prince Haru was very confused and had no idea what wildfire meant.
He continued to advance with his troops, but Deng Youzhang was already blowing trumpets to gather troops, and all the men rushed back from the farmland.
Deng Youzhang was very depressed. He still planned to farm in the valley, but he never thought that he would provoke the enemy out of nowhere.
A wooden wall has been built outside the village, which is actually a wooden fence to protect against wild animals.
Forty men were sent around to ambush the mountains. Deng Youzhang led the remaining soldiers to guard the village. Three artillery pieces moved from the ship were also dragged out.
Prince Haru led his troops to the outside of the village, but he did not attack immediately. Instead, he sent someone to shout.
"We are the army of the God King. Under the sky and on the land, this is the land of the God King. You must be loyal to the God King and immediately hand over ten men and ten women as slaves loyal to the God King. And this
Plant cloth...Every time you experience a rainy season, you must hand over enough cloth as a tribute to the God King..."
This guy talked a lot and Deng Youzhang couldn't understand some special terms.
The man finally said: "If you don't obey the rule of the God King, your villages will be burned down, your men will be killed, and your women will be captured!"
Deng Youzhang realized that the other party had finished speaking and did not reveal anything more, so he smacked his lips and said: "Let's fire."
(Thanks to the leader of the Iron-Blooded Banner Captain for the reward. Alas, it’s hard to describe in words, and I feel very uncomfortable.)