Ge Family Island, half an hour later.
In the small bay in the northwest of the island, four wooden rowing boats filled with armed soldiers plowed through the light blue water under the vigorous rowing of a dozen red sun sailors, and lightly approached the soft beach. Immediately, without shouting from the officer leading the team, several sailors carrying crossbows quickly jumped into the knee-high water and began to pull the ropes on the rowing boats. They were preparing to tow the wooden rowing boats further away from the coast. A nearby place so that the wooden barrels containing fresh water can be moved later. After all, those big guys weighing tens of kilograms are not easy to move, especially when they are filled with water. They don't want to carry a water storage bucket of more than a hundred kilograms for a long distance, because that will look very stupid, as long as it is a Normal people wouldn't do this.
"Jia Liuzi, take two people to the front to search and see if you can find a few local indigenous people. Let us ask about the specific situation on the island; Zhang Dun, you, Bai Laolan'er and the others quickly put the water storage buckets out. Let's all move off the boat. Let's wait for Liu Zi and the others to come back and go to the nearest water source to get water. Everyone, please be quick. It's getting late. We have to fill all the buckets and transport them back to the big boat before dark. I think , there shouldn’t be anyone who wants to spend the night on this broken island with savages, right?” As he spoke, the officer responsible for leading the team ashore, Dong Jimao, commander of the third armor of the Chiyang fleet’s personal sentry, had already held it in his hand With his short flower gun, he loudly arranged what everyone should do after landing. He was a former landlord in the early Qing Dynasty. He was highly skilled in martial arts and shrewd. Ever since he was recruited from another world by Kang Lin, he knew that he was not in the same league with the big boss's old confidants (the flower gun general Dong Jimao was a braided man, and Kang Lin's Most of the old tribes were from the Ming Dynasty. Because they shaved their hair to change clothes, they despised Dong Jimao, Huang Chong, Kang Bo and others. They believed that the Han people with money rat tails were no longer their companions. These people were just people. (just a low-level slave who looks down on him), so he was careful at all times and tried not to cause any trouble to himself; however, he really didn’t want to just stay in the fleet doing nothing, so he fought for this opportunity. , an opportunity for him to truly become the confidant of the leader of Kang Da. For this reason, he did not hesitate to dedicate the family heirloom sword he carried to Kang Lin, the leader of the fleet. With this, plus the merits accumulated from several enemy kills, , so that he successfully became the new confidant of the leader of Kangda, the new commander of the third armor of the fleet leader, and the leading officer who went to the island to fetch water this time.
"Okay, sir!" After receiving the instructions from the leading officer, a total of 17 infantrymen from the two armors under the personal guard post responded in unison, and then under the command of their respective armor commanders and deputy armors, they held heavy arms. Their matchlocks jumped into the knee-deep sea water and began to march to the shore. In front of them, the agile Jia Liu was leading several equally capable soldiers to move farther away. In order to travel lightly, these people did not even bring long-range weapons such as matchlocks and crossbows. They only brought waist knives for self-defense, a dozen wine bottle bombs, a dozen paper tube bombs filled with black powder, and Five flintlock muskets rewarded by the system.
"Sir, we have moved all the water storage barrels down. What should we do next?" In less than half a quarter of an hour, seven or eight water storage barrels of different sizes were occupied by a dozen Chiyang sailors who were used to farm work. The rowing boats were removed and piled neatly on the beach. By a low bush, several guys elected as representatives by others approached Dong Jimao, who was looking around with a brass telescope, hoping that their temporary boss could lead them to the nearest water source as soon as possible and fill it up. All the water buckets were stored and then headed back home. After all, this was not a ship. There was no hot food, and there were no clean and comfortable berths. There were just ferocious and savage natives who liked to scalp people! So if they had a choice, they still hoped that their group could complete the task and return to the ship as soon as possible, instead of staying and camping on this broken island until night.
"Send a few people to pick up Liu Zi and the others. The news hasn't been sent back for so long. Maybe they've got into trouble with the natives..." Looking at the impatient and idle men on their faces, Dong Jimao thought over and over again and decided not to do anything. wait. The next moment, under his order, two elite soldiers came out and moved in the direction where Jia Liu and others had gone before, while the remaining ten foot soldiers put down their matchlock guns and pierced them with bamboo poles. They passed the ropes tied to the buckets and began to carry these wooden buckets weighing dozens of kilograms. In front of them and behind them, there was an elite soldier holding a flintlock rifle to guard against sudden escapes from the grass or bushes on the roadside. Wild boars, hyenas and other carnivorous beasts, as well as indigenous savages, raided the unsuspecting water convoys.
"What are you doing? The Kuruts don't like large groups of armed strangers entering their sphere of influence and approaching their villages! Believe me, if you don't want your scalps to be cut off alive, I advise you to still Get out of this hellish place as soon as possible, before the Kuruts are completely angered..." Looking at the Chiyang advance team carrying buckets and preparing to advance inland, Yu Shan, the white-headed man who had been squatting on the rocks as the background, finally remembered After completing their mission, they began to use words to dissuade these temporary allies who tried to enter the Kurdish territory on a large scale. Previously, Dong Jimao sent Jia Liu and three others to the inland to inquire about the situation. He could ignore it because even if the Kuruts caught them, they could still explain it as an unintentional intrusion. They could also use iron tools, food, water and wine. I changed the people back, but so many people broke into their sphere of influence and then told them it was a misunderstanding. Does anyone believe it? If someone believes it, it will really be a ghost. When the time comes and the language barrier between the two parties is reached, a brutal fight will be inevitable! And this is not what he and his boss want to see. All they need is someone to carry them safely back to the mainland, instead of risking their lives with the fierce natives on this broken island for trivial matters, so he chose He opened his mouth to dissuade. But judging from the current situation, it is of no use, because Commander Dong Jimao and Dong Dajia, led by Chiyang, obviously do not intend to give up any of their people. Besides, the water fetching task has not yet been completed, and his dissuasion will be ignored by everyone in the Chiyang fleet. It's not worth mentioning at all. After all, this guy's identity is there.
"We have no intention of being enemies with the Kuruts. We just need to withdraw the people we sent out earlier and get enough fresh water safely. I think if the Kuruts are sensible enough, they will not choose to go to war with us. After all, we have advanced weapons and about thirty elite warriors who are accustomed to fighting (basically all have cold weapon proficiency level 2 or above). Even if the Kuruts can win in a real fight, they will definitely pay a heavy price. Price! Okay, it's getting late, we should leave. Everyone, please walk faster. I don't think anyone wants to spend the night on this broken island..." Dong Jimao glanced at the hoary man with a fearful expression on his face. , somewhat disdainful in his heart, thinking that he was a timid coward, so he ignored his suggestions at all. Of course, we can’t blame Dong Jimao for being arbitrary and unwilling to listen to advice, because he was just a team training coach with a rural background. He occasionally beat up bandits who came down from the mountain to rob, and bullied unscrupulous gangsters. But against the Kurut people, I have never heard of an opponent, so I underestimate the enemy a little, thinking that all enemies are like the pirates and fishermen in the past few times, and they will all stop eating once the muskets and cannons are launched.
"Ahem, you will regret it if you don't listen to me! The Kuruts are not soft-footed shrimps. Their combat power ranks among the top three among the entire Mamat people. Coastal merchants and captains have seen the Kuruts. People's fighting prowess is rumored. Thirty Kurut hunters are worth sixty Chapats, and sixty Chapats can defeat people in one hundred and twenty continents, and more than two hundred The Mainland Xia people did not use matchlocks or cannons to defeat them head-on. They relied on strong force! Moreover, this is their home field. They are even familiar with every forest, every river, and even every inch of land here. There are few of us. , we can’t defeat them, even if you include all of you Chiyang Fleet! You must know that the Mamat people are very united. Even if we temporarily defeat and suppress the Kuruts on Gejia Island, other nearby The Mamat people on the island will soon come to help after hearing the inquiry. By then, I am afraid we will not have to face dozens or hundreds of barbaric natives!" Seeing that Dong Jimao did not adopt his suggestion, Yu Shanxuhuo It went up even more, but he couldn't directly block the Chiyang infantry with live ammunition. The sailor looked left and right. He really didn't want to stay alone on this beach where Kuruts might appear at any time, so he just Able to pick up a cloth bag with gifts, shouting and chasing the Chiyang advance team heading inland.
"Why don't you stay on the beach and wait for us?" Dong Jimao was a little surprised by Yu Shan's performance. In his opinion, Yu Shan, who worked as a bodyguard for the caravan, bullied the weak and feared the strong, had a slippery nature, and was not a qualified warrior. But now this The guy actually dared to catch up and walk with him instead of staying on the safe beach. He was a bit brave, so he nodded to show that he was satisfied. When he saw that he had no weapon in his hand, he handed it to him. A weapon. It was a hand ax that could easily crack a human skull. The previous owner of the hand ax once used this thing to smash the heads of three pirates like a coconut. However, he is dead now, so it belongs to Mountain.
"I don't like the indigenous people either. Although they are very strong, we are all Ming people after all (Yu Shan doesn't know that Kang Lin's group is not actually Ming people on the mainland). If we can help, we must help. In addition, our You were the ones who saved my life, and now the worst I can do is give it back to you..." Yu Shan took the sharp hand ax, rolled it lightly into an axe, and nodded to Dong Jimao, indicating that he was very satisfied with the weapon in his hand.
Note: Elite warriors refer to warriors specially recruited by Kang Lin, or warriors who have been given upgrade orders by Kang Lin due to their cumulative military exploits, and have been upgraded. Generally, both of these have powerful combat capabilities that ordinary soldiers do not have. The perfect choice for basic military officers.
Note 2: The Chapat people belong to the Cliff Mamat people. They run around the cliffs all year round, hunt, and have considerable fighting power. However, they cannot compete with the traditional powerful tribes such as the Kurut, Samiki, Semites, and Croats. Just comparing.
