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Chapter 1100 Nanyang Countermeasures
There are constant wars on the Dongying islands, and the tropical jungle areas in Southeast Asia are not peaceful.The Kyushu Army has occupied Nanyang for more than two years, and there are still large-scale rebellions, all of which are caused by local landlords and non-secular forces whose land has been confiscated.

Although the Kyushu Army had captured a large number of princes and nobles to the north when the Kyushu Army launched the full-scale Nanyang War, the damaged vested interest groups were constantly looking for new representatives to hold high the flag of rebellion.

The latest large-scale rebellion has been suppressed, and small-scale rebellions continue.

In the Ibirao Mountains near Mawlamyine in the former Toungoo State, a small team was shuttling quickly. They were all armed with muskets, painted mud on their faces, and wore grass-green military uniforms with daggers hanging around their waists.

"The front convenience is the stockade where the rebels are!" The team of the mountain battalion searched the outskirts of the Ibirao Mountains and finally found the stronghold of the local rebels.

"Closely approaching them... You guys go to survey the terrain, and you must find out the suitable attack route. The others will follow me and stand by quietly, and no one is allowed to make a sound. If the enemy finds out, follow me to force a surprise attack , the general of the rebel army must be beheaded." The captain said to his soldiers in a low voice.

There were only a few dozen people in their team that came to Mawlamyine to help counter the rebellion, while the rebels on the opposite side may have thousands of people.Although some rebels were active in other villages, there were hundreds of people in the village they needed to attack.

The uninvited guests stopped when they were still some distance away from the rebel village. Some soldiers went to investigate, and some soldiers scattered to act as guard posts.

Soon the scouts found out the defense situation of the rebel village.

A special force composed of dozens of soldiers from the mountain battalion rushed into the village with muskets in their hands when the smoke rose from the village!

The muskets in their hands were the first to shoot at the rebel soldiers patrolling at the entrance of the village, covering each other and rushing forward!
Basically, the rebels with only cold weapons were broken through without any resistance under the attack of the elite squad. The village was full of wars, causing countless casualties.

Hoi An Port, the new station of the Nanyang Fleet, all captains gathered here to report to Fleet Commander Deng Qianlong on assisting the three major Nanyang provinces in suppressing the rebellion.

"The Nanyang area was developed late, and there are many tropical rainforests and mountains. It is difficult for our soldiers from the north to bear the climate here... The rebels showed small-scale fleeing tactics, and almost all used cold weapons, but they were elusive and haunted. Difficult to deal with..."

The unstable situation in Nanyang is mainly due to the fact that the Kyushu Army is an outsider to the locals, which harms the interests of local landlords and non-secular forces.In addition, Nanyang is composed of peninsulas and a large number of islands, and management is difficult. No country in history can rule such a large area at the same time!

"The mountain battalion and the marine brigade are all assisting in our Nanyang region. Among them, the mountain battalion has the most outstanding military exploits. They are good at mountain warfare. Every time they suppress a rebellion, they dare to go deep alone and break down the enemy's villages in dangerous places." Said the captain of infantry combat.

"The battle in the mountains is good, but the rebels who fled into the rainforest are hard to deal with! The road conditions in the rainforest are extremely complicated, the rivers are overgrown, and sailboats are difficult to enter. Moreover, there are many mosquitoes. Some soldiers who entered the rainforest to suppress bandits contracted malaria and died. .I propose that we should change our deployment and turn all-out repression into a blockade." Another captain pointed to a map hanging on the wooden wall.

"This large area, and this area... are all backward and wild rainforest areas. If the rebels escape into the rainforest, we don't need to follow them and wipe them out completely. We only need to seal off the nearby villages and clear the wilderness , they can be dragged alive in the rainforest. Even if they are local aborigines, living in the rainforest for a long time without external supplies is extremely painful, and they may give up resistance and surrender."

"Secondly, we can find ways to train local scouts and servants who are familiar with the local terrain. Scouts can penetrate into the rebel army as spies. First, they can find out the location of their strongholds, and second, they can cause panic within them. The servants can To make up for the loss of our standing army, the fees paid to them are also cheaper, and they are familiar with the local terrain, which is conducive to warfare.”

"Furthermore, our army needs to establish a special unit similar to a mountain battalion. From the army, select soldiers who are good at jungle warfare to form a separate battalion. A battalion is divided into several small teams. The number does not necessarily need to be too large, but it must be elite. The leader of the rebel army is generally a local family figure with the right to speak. With his own influence, he can summon the natives to follow him. Once the scouts find out the stronghold of the rebel army, a special team will go to carry out the beheading operation. To achieve the greatest results at the cost, the enemy will scatter like a flock of birds and beasts.”

"Currently speaking, the rebels from all over the country are the tyrants in small places, and there is no tendency to unite together. The three-pronged approach will definitely destroy the confidence of the rebels."

The captain was eloquent about how to deal with the small-scale rebellions in Nanyang.

"Chen Bangyan, you can compile a report and I will submit it to the military department and the provincial government office of Xijiaozhi Province on my behalf. They should adjust their strategy." Deng Qianlong said.

"Yes!" The captain known as Chen Bangyan replied.

Chen Bangyan from Guangdong Province repeatedly failed the rankings and set up a museum in Foshan Town to grant pictures. He is known as Mr. Iwano.After the Kyushu Army entered the Guangzhou Mansion, he finally wanted to make a difference, so he abandoned literature and joined the military, joined the Nanyang Fleet, and grew from a clerk to a captain.

He didn't know that because of the rise of the Kyushu Army, his personal fate had also undergone earth-shaking changes. In history, he was one of the officials in Guangdong who resisted the Qing Dynasty. He was stabbed three times in Qingyuan City and was killed by the Qing people.

And in this world, he has become the captain of the Kyushu Army's Nanyang Fleet, and has an unlimited future.

While the Nanyang Fleet was assessing the situation in the Nanyang region, there were hurried footsteps outside the house.

"The fleet of Western envoys arrived at our Hoi An port and asked us for navigational permission!" The officials in charge of the wharf rushed to announce the news in person.

"After a year, they finally got a reply. But it only takes a year to go back and forth. The world is too vast." Deng Qianlong learned that the British envoys came again, and it has been a year. In the past, I felt the vastness of the world.

If you are a businessman traveling between the two places, one ocean trip is one spring and autumn.

"Give them a navigation permit." Deng Qianlong said.

Western ships sailing in China's Southeast Asian waters must have a nautical license from the Nanyang Fleet, otherwise it will be regarded as a provocative act.

"If we strengthen trade with the Western Ocean, will the territory under the jurisdiction of our Nanyang Fleet extend to the sea further west to protect our merchant fleet?" Chen Bangyan mentioned the Indian Ocean to the west of the Southeast Asian waters under the jurisdiction of the Nanyang Fleet.

(End of this chapter)