Horse on the World

Chapter 845 Fortune
"After we left Taiwan, we sailed all the way to the west to find the new continent that the lord mentioned. The vast sea is boundless. Even if the last general grew up on the sea, we will be amazed by this journey!" Wei Zhi Hua sat in the center of the hall, and Li Qinggao sat on top, smiling at the eloquent Wei Zhihua, while Lu Dalin, Tian Feng and other generals sat in two, staring at Wei Zhihua intently, For them, this is a completely new world. Zheng Zhiyuan's long voyage made them realize that this world is not only the continent where Da Chu is located, but also another vast world that is not inferior to this place.

"At the beginning, everyone was very interested, but as time went on, everyone inevitably became anxious, because along the way, except for some larger islands, the mainland that the lord said was completely gone. , Another half a year has passed, seeing that the supplies are running out and the expeditionary force is about to fall into trouble, God is sorry, we finally discovered the new continent!" Even when Wei Zhihua talked about the scene at that time, he still stood up excitedly. Get up, "My lord, all generals, our feelings at that time really cannot be described in words!"

"The land there is so fertile, and the resources there are so rich, it's not an exaggeration to describe this new continent as full of gold and silver! I can't describe the wealth of some tribal leaders there. Some people The toilets are actually made of gold, inlaid with precious stones, completely comparable to a perfect work of art." Wei Zhihua said with emotion.

Tang Hu stared wide-eyed with one eye, "Grandma, if I squatted on such a toilet, I would definitely not be able to poop, wouldn't it be suffocating!" Everyone laughed.

Li Wendao: "Xiaowei, did you go ashore so easily?"

Everyone immediately calmed down, and conquering a new place must be bloody at the beginning. Looking at the big black men brought by Wei Zhihua, everyone understood that this matter may not be that simple.

Wei Zhihua nodded, "We are overjoyed by the fertility and abundance here, but what makes us overjoyed even more is that this place is still too backward."

"Falling behind? Xiaowei, you just said that they are filthy rich, how did they become like this in a blink of an eye?" Tang Hu asked.

Wei Zhihua smiled and said: "Slavery is still practiced on that continent, and they basically have no foreign enemies. A lot of money is concentrated in the hands of slave owners to satisfy their luxurious and lustful life. The people at the bottom are still working hard, but there The land here is too fertile. Basically, you sprinkle the seeds and don’t care about anything. You just wait for the harvest in a few months. It’s like here, intensive cultivation, careful care, hard work, and God’s blessing It will be a good year! This kind of comfortable life makes the people here basically have no enterprising spirit, generals, can you guess what weapons they use to fight us?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"Their bows and arrows are still bamboo bows, the arrows are made of bone, and there are few iron objects. Even the armies of those big slave owners only have some simple iron weapons, and there is no armor. Our first landing battle looked When I saw the mighty opponent's army rushing forward from the opposite side, I thought I was encountering a group of savages." Wei Zhihua said.

Everyone laughed. In front of the marines armed to the teeth, this would not be a war, but a massacre.

"This battle is too easy to fight!" Lu Dalin shook his head and said.

"That's right, it was indeed like this at the beginning!" Wei Zhihua said: "On the beach, our navy's long-range weapons fired at the same time, and after several rounds of volleys, the beach was already covered with corpses, and blood flowed like a river. The marines rushed up and came down several times. Thousands of local aborigines were wiped out. We landed smoothly and began to establish strongholds. Then we used these strongholds as a basis to march into the interior of the mainland.”

Li Qing interjected, "Did you encounter some difficulties later?"

Wei Zhihua clasped his hands and said: "Your Majesty sees thousands of miles away, it is true. Our first battle was with a local native called the Sun Tribe. This battle wiped out the Sun Tribe, but as we advanced , the difficulty is getting bigger and bigger, not familiar with the terrain, but the key is that these blacks are very resilient, and the large army can't fight us, so they disperse and fight against us. The deeper we advance, the more problems we encounter In the first battle, we wiped out thousands of enemies, but we killed more than a hundred people ourselves. But after we wiped out these remnants, the casualties reached hundreds in one month. The aborigines here did everything they could to fight Great! Through the interrogation of the captured captives, we learned that the vastness of this continent is far beyond our imagination, and the Sun Tribe we defeated is just the tip of the iceberg. There are no tribes like this on this continent. How much, this made General Zheng realize that if we blindly suppress and kill all the way, our soldiers may be exhausted by the other side."

Li Qing nodded, "Zheng Zhiyuan changed his strategy, and used both nesting and caressing? To win over some, attack some, and use barbarians to control barbarians?"

"Exactly!" Wei Zhihua said.

"General Zheng used this strategy. First, he recruited some local natives, and through these people, he came into contact with some small tribes, then helped the small tribes, and ruthlessly suppressed those big tribes. The benefits he got were equal to the interests of these small tribes. In the past, these small tribes may have been bullied by most of the local tribes, and they were even more ruthless than us. After half a year, our army basically did not need to attack, and it was only used as support for these small tribes. It’s just to provide them with some weapons. If they can’t fight down, we will go up again. In this way, our losses will be greatly reduced, and the territory we effectively control will increase day by day. The occupied territory has effectively stabilized."

"Aside from the land, what do we gain? It's not just the gold and silver treasures, is it?" Tian Feng asked.

"General Tian's question is good!" Wei Zhihua said with a smile: "These gold and silver treasures are just floating wealth, but what we can really enjoy is the population and resources there. Boss Qiyu can't wait to follow us this time. Come back, prepare to organize a large-scale fleet to go to the New World, sell our products, and then earn a lot of wealth from there.”

Li Qing pondered for a moment, and said, "Zhihua, how long will it take to come back from the New World if everything goes smoothly?"

Wei Zhihua said: "My lord, when we came back, we had already measured out the exact waterway. If everything goes well, we can arrive there within two months, and we can run back and forth every four months!"

"Run back and forth every four months!" Li Qing calculated in his mind for a moment. Under the current human-powered navigation, this speed is not too slow.

"Qiyu has also arrived in Quancheng?"

"Yes, I am rushing back to Dingzhou City in a hurry, organizing merchants to buy ships, and then go to sea!"

"Let him come to see me first, such a big business, he alone, or a few businessmen can't handle it, our Dingzhou government should also get involved, and before that, we have to completely kill Pang Jun Pang Jun still has a powerful fleet in his hands. Next, Deng Peng will do his best to find the opponent's main force and annihilate it so that Heishuiyang can never see him again. We can only go to one of the opponent's sampans, otherwise the opponent will seize the opportunity and bite our fleet, and the loss will not be small." Li Qingdao.

"Yes, my lord, I will arrange for Qiyu to come to see you next," Li Wen said. "My lord, have the operational opinions on the navy just now been formalized and sent to General Deng Peng?"

"Yes. Tell him my intentions. As for how to fight, let him decide for himself!" Li Qing said: "I hope that after three months, the opponent's military flag will never be seen on Heishuiyang again."

"Zhihua, you have been away for several years. After you come back this time, you can rest for a while. Your father has always missed you very much. Go back to Dingzhou to see your father, and then go back with the fleet. By the way, Escorting these merchant ships, hehehe, all the dozens of ships you brought back were filled with these things?" Li Qing pointed to the jeweled and golden boxes in the hall.

"Yes!" Wei Zhihua said with a bow.

"These things are shipped back to the Dingzhou treasury. I dare not tell others. Lu Yiming and Fu Zhengqing's mouths are almost crooked. Now this year's hole has been plugged. Just for this sum, we An expedition is worth it." Lu Dalin laughed loudly.

"These are just floating wealth, which can only solve our urgent needs, but the population, land, and minerals are really useful. That is the endless source of wealth!" Li Qing stood up and walked a few steps in the hall, "Zheng Zhiyuan's troops must stay there and continue to stabilize the situation there. In a short period of time, let him manage the territory he has already mastered. Don't go deeper. His strength is not enough to control more places. Wait for us to roughly With the result, we will send a large number of troops there. The most important thing now is the next war with the Central Plains."

"Next, I'm going back to Dingzhou City. The Liaoshen campaign will be under the overall command of Lu Dalin, and Tian Feng's deputy. Remember, there are basically no major battles in Liaoshen. What you need to prepare for is the war against the south. Over the past two days, news came from the Overwatch Council that Luoyang Tianqi and Shang Haibo are making frequent moves, they want to grab the fat in the south from us!" Li Qing turned his gaze to the south.

Lu Dalin and Tian Feng stood up at the same time, "Yes, I will follow my lord's order!"

The general situation of Liaoshen has been decided, Li Qing decided to return to Dingzhou, his eyes have turned completely to the Central Plains, and at this time, the face of passing mountains in Qinzhou is sinking like water, and the rows of generals and generals under the camp stand upright, Dingzhou Army Just suffered another defeat.

(End of this chapter)