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Chapter 118 "Found it" (ask for a subscription, ask for a monthly pass!!)
On a beachhead in the middle reaches of the Nalin River.

The continuous barracks were erected against the river.

Soldiers and auxiliary soldiers continued to set up the military tents carried by the army and plunge them deeply into the fluffy beachhead soil.

The cooks also dug pits to add firewood in places with higher terrain and good wind direction, and lit simple stoves one by one, and buried pots for cooking.

Outside the continuous barracks, engineers are digging trenches, erecting fences, and building fortifications around the barracks.

The entire beach was bustling with activity.

Compared to the newcomer Penke.

In fact, these soldiers are more accustomed to the situation where the army is alone.

The defenders of Shanhaiguan are all elite.

Although they have not experienced any war during the three years they have been stationed in Shanhaiguan.

But before they were transferred to Shanhaiguan, they were all serving in the armies of various sides, and they often went outside the Great Wall to find Beiman for an appointment.

Sometimes wandering on the grassland for a month or two is normal.

I have long been used to this kind of camping in the wild.

And compared to the grasslands, at least in this Northeast, there are mountains, waters, and forests, and the natural resources are very rich, so it is still a good place.

Just as they set up camp, there was a group of animals that looked a little like deer and a little bit like sheep. They came to watch curiously, but they were caught by the guard soldiers.

This feeling is good, and there is an extra meal at noon.

There are also a lot of fish in the Nalin River.

From time to time, you can see groups of big black fish appearing, and sometimes these fish will even jump to the beach and run aground.

Many soldiers picked up a lot, and the smiles on their faces could not be contained.

What kind of outlandish land is this? It is clearly a treasure land!
Standing high on the beach, Peng Ke, who saw all of this, was kicked into the wilderness to suppress wild people just because he had just taken office, and his depressed mood was relieved a lot.

Seeing the scene where the silly roe deer threw himself into the net and the salmon filled the waters, Peng Ke sighed with a sigh:

"The land in Jianzhou is rich in products and has a lot of arable land. It is very capable of supporting people!"

Ah Hu, who was following him, asked with some doubts: "My lord, since Jianzhou is so rich in products, those savage tribes shouldn't be short of food. Why do they go to Liaodong to plunder every year?"

Lu Ming, who was also by Peng Ke's side, shook his head with a smile: "This is the time when summer and autumn alternate, and Jianzhou's products are indeed rich."

"There are many big fish swimming from the sea in the river, all of which are very fat and full of roe in their stomachs. They are delicious and sweet when they are caught and eaten."

"There are also many animals in the mountains and forests. Wild deer, wild sheep, hares, and animals that look like deer and sheep, called roe deer by the Jurchen, are in groups."

"This season, the various local hunting tribes have no shortage of food."

"So they don't do farming."

"But in winter, there are no fish in the river, and the animals in the mountains are hiding. In addition, the winter in Jianzhou is long and the mountains are often blocked by heavy snow. Those savage tribes lost the channels to obtain food."

"The savage tribe's hunting methods are very primitive. Often, the food they catch in summer and autumn is not enough to support them through the cold winter. Naturally, they can only go to Liaodong to plunder."

"This is like entering a treasure mountain and returning empty-handed!" Ah Hu said with a look of disgust.

It is really a waste to give these savages such a precious land.

For the people of Ming Dynasty, they planted in spring, fished and hunted in summer, and salted the excess prey to make salted fish and cured meat. When the harvest was bumper in autumn, they could live a rich year with meat and food.

When the next spring begins, we can continue to sow seeds, raise chickens, ducks, geese, and add a few pigs, and we can live a prosperous and happy life in a few years.

"So, it's a waste of money for these savages to occupy this place!"

"Take it as it should be, and use it for the people of Ming Dynasty!"

Peng Ke squatted down, grabbed a handful of black soil from the ground, rubbed it between his palms a few times, and asked with a sneer:

"Have all the scouts been sent out?"

"Commander, five scout teams have already set off, two along the river bank, and three going deep into the wild forest to explore the traces of the savage tribe!" Wu Xuanshu replied respectfully.

"good."

In the middle reaches of the Nalin River, along the Zhenhaiying landing point, continue along the river to the south for ten miles.

Three scouts from the Zhenhai Battalion were leaning over the steam mechanical dog and speeding along the river bank.

In this primeval forest where there is almost no flat land and the coast is full of dense forests, the steam mechanical dog is really easy to use.

Even in action, it is much more flexible than riding a horse, and it is also more concealed.

A scout riding a steam mechanical dog is much smaller than riding a horse, and makes much less noise, making it especially suitable for spying on the enemy.

And most importantly, run fast!
To be a scout, what you need is speed, so that you can find out the situation in a shorter time and pass the enemy's situation back to the camp faster.

Along the river bank, the scout team walked forward while constantly looking around, trying to find any traces caused by man.

Including but not limited to footprints, abandoned bonfires, abandoned stone tools, traces of camping, discarded game bones...

But after walking for more than ten miles, they still saw nothing.

"According to the information from Liaodong Dusi, isn't it said that all the savage tribes in Jianzhou live by the river?"

Just as doubts arose in the leading scout captain, a puff of cooking smoke rising in the distance ahead attracted his attention.

"stop!"

He hastily stretched out his hand to signal, and stopped to be on guard.

After carefully looking at the wisp of cooking smoke, the team leader reckoned that it should rise from the bank of the river here, about three miles deep into the jungle.

"Go, check out the situation!"

The team leader quickly made a decision. He had to confirm in depth whether the smoke was a gathering place of a savage tribe, or some savage who wandered here temporarily to light a fire for cooking.

If it's a savage team who came here temporarily, that's fine.

But if it's a place where wildling tribes gather, then they've found their target!
The three scouts fell to the ground, almost completely sticking their bodies on the back of the mechanical steam dog, manipulating the mechanical dog, and carefully advancing into the dense forest.

Three miles, if you run at full speed, you can reach it in half a quarter of an hour.

But it took them a full quarter of an hour before they approached carefully the place where the cooking smoke rose.

Hiding behind a small hill very close to the cooking smoke, the three of them looked behind the forest as they pushed aside the jungle in front of them.

What came into view was a simple camp built with stones and giant trees.

In the center of the camp, a bonfire was burning, and that was where the smoke came from!
And beside the bonfire, there are some women and children with yellow and red paint on their faces. They don't know what kind of paint they are made of, and they are handling some big fish.

A little further away, dozens of savage men wearing only a pair of shorts made of animal fur and with colorful feathers on their heads were fighting for fun with weapons made of stone and bronze.

The three scouts looked at each other excitedly.

"found it!"

　Recommend a good historical book, "Qi Ming 1158"!
　　It is also a route of change.

　　


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