The Rise of the European Emperor

Chapter 1198: Entering the Taipei Basin

Before, Marin had dispatched troops once, occupied the mouth of the Danshui River, and built the Danshui Fort as an outpost to penetrate the Taipei Basin. However, because Marin wanted to pay tribute to the north, he did not enter the Taipei Basin for the time being. However, after completing the tribute, Marin is now free to deal with the natives.

Moreover, it is only the beginning of April, the climate is still very cool, it is acceptable for soldiers to wear plate armor, and it will not be too hot. So, after preparing enough food, Marin led his troops to land at Tamsui Port, ready to enter the Taipei Basin.

Because it was a land war, Marin directly brought the thousands of immigrants with him. Before launching the general offensive, Marin also selected 500 strong men from thousands of immigrants, issued weapons, and participated in training with the army.

In fact, this war is not difficult at all. Marin's thousand soldiers and horses, only 500 came. Among the 500 people, in the front row were Kahn and the 100 elites in plate armor he led. The 400 people behind were assistants in rhino leather armor.

And the tactics of attacking the Fanmin are also very simple and rude - directly let Kahn bring 100 "Unkillable Xiaoqiang" in plate armor to attack the Fanmin's main formation and overwhelm them. Then, the big guys stood shoulder-to-shoulder and beat the strong fans with wooden sticks wrapped with cloth strips. First knock out the weapons in their hands, and then smoke whoever is not honest until they are honest...

Marin actually used this tactic the last time he attacked Tamsui. However, the last time the sticks were not tied with cloth strips, the blows were too hard, and many strong people of Fanmin were beaten to death, wasting a lot of alcohol and bandages.

Therefore, in this attack, Marin asked everyone to tie cloth strips to the wooden sticks. The effect was similar to the rubber batons of later generations. That is, it will make your nose bruised and swollen, but not bleed, so that you will have a long memory.

In order to protect the soldiers from harm, except for the 100 pioneers who were not afraid of hitting, they all held a rattan card in their left hand and a stick wrapped in cloth in their right hand. Some are like swords and shields, but they only beat people and don't kill people.

But in order to prevent the enemy from being particularly ruthless, Marin still prepared 50 knifemen. If you meet someone who is not afraid of pain and resists desperately, you will give him a knife, so as not to hurt your own people because you are too kind to the enemy.

In fact, these rattan tablets compiled by Li Laizi have not gone through the repeated procedures of "brushing tung oil and drying" several times, and the quality is actually not up to the standard. Mainly, the protection against swords and arrows is still somewhat insufficient.

However, the aborigines on Tai Island still used stone tools and no sharp metal weapons. Therefore, this primary version of the shield can also withstand the attacks of the aborigines.

The 500 recruits selected by Marin from the new immigrants all held rattan cards, and the main hand was equipped with a wooden stick wrapped with cloth strips.

as a combat weapon.

However, in the future, they will also be equipped with sheathed swords. This is to target some ferocious tribes. When the stick cannot be subdued, they can only use the sword to destroy the opponent.

The aborigines on Taiwan Island can actually be divided into two categories - Pingpu and Gaoshan.

The Pingpu people mainly refer to the aborigines living on the western and northern coasts of Taiwan Island. These coastal aborigines have begun to engage in simple agricultural activities such as slash-and-burn farming, and they also have contact with the Han people from the mainland. Their living habits are gradually becoming more civilized, and their temperament is also relatively mild. Therefore, the Han people also call the Pingpu people "Shufan".

The Gaoshan people mainly refer to the aborigines who live in the mountains and forests of Taiwan Island and mainly rely on hunting for a living. The living conditions of these aborigines are more primitive, even eating raw meat, and their temperament is relatively fierce. Therefore, they are also called "Shengfan".

Moreover, some tribes in the inland even have the bad habit of cannibalism. Although not many, there are.

Therefore, Marin asked his subordinates to equip them with swords, mainly for those vicious shengfans. Marin's order is - when you encounter Shufan, try to capture it alive, and then convert it into a resident under the rule.

If you encounter Shengfan, in addition to subduing, you must also understand. If the Shengfan tribe has a bad habit of cannibalism, they will all be taken down and then punished as slaves. If he dares to resist, he will be killed without mercy. For cannibalistic villains, Marin has absolutely no sympathy and will not show mercy.

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Of course, that comes after that. For the recruits composed of 500 strong men, the most important thing at present is to train the most basic military skills, such as queuing and so on. And, the courage to fight.

In the age of cold weapons, the most important thing in combat is actually discipline and courage. As long as you don't run away in fear, you can defeat your opponent with the support of strict discipline.

Moreover, after this year, with the success of the full set of rattan plaques and rattan armors made by Li Laizi, after equipping these equipments, even if the army composed of these civilians is not as brave and good at fighting as the aborigines, they can rely on their equipment advantages to completely suppress their opponents.

This time, when he went to the Taipei Basin, Marin only brought 500 elite soldiers to the battle. Then, the 500 strong people accompanied them, mainly to let them see the world and practice their courage. In the future, when Marin returns to China, the Taiwanese side will rely on them and the troops of Keelung and Tamsui Fort to maintain them.

Of course, Marin will not be completely dependent on these Han people's strong troops. Because, if these Han people have leaders with dissent, they will easily be betrayed.

Therefore, Marin's future plan for the army stationed in Dongfan Island is to mobilize 500 people from the mainland to serve as the core force to control firearms. Then buy 2,000 black slaves from Africa and form a black army like Zheng Chenggong. In the end, it is natural to select the strong people from the Han people and the local aborigines to form the army. In this way, without relying on a purely foreign army, there is no fear of being betrayed. On the other hand, if you completely trust the army formed by the Han immigrants, if there is an ambitious family, Dongfan Island will be gone...

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After two or three weeks of simple training, the 500 militiamen were basically divided, and the queue had already walked in a decent manner. At the same time, they also learned the most basic sword and shield combat actions, such as blocking, slashing, stabbing and other actions.

In fact, the 200 shield soldiers that Li Cripsy had formed in Tamsui Castle had more complicated tactical moves. For example, holding a shield and a single sword, roll forward on the ground to avoid complex movements such as musket bullets.

However, that is something that requires long-term training to master. Moreover, against the aborigines, there is no need for such complicated tactical actions. As long as you learn the most basic tactical moves such as blocking, slashing, stabbing and plucking, it is enough to deal with the aborigines...

Facts have also proved this point. After Marin led his troops from Tamsui Port and went deep into the Taipei Basin along the Tamsui River, the battle with the first Fan Club was entirely fought by 500 elite veterans of the Beihai Kingdom. As for the 500 strong people who went to the battlefield for the first time, they were shivering with fear. Some people even wet their pants, and some people wanted to throw down their weapons and run away...

Then, those who wanted to escape were beaten severely by Marin's order, and those who wet their pants were also punished not to eat for a day...

In the second battle, the auxiliary soldiers formed by the strong people were much better. At least, no more running away and peeing your pants.

After fighting seven or eight Fanshe stockades, these people have been able to fully adapt to the atmosphere of the battlefield. Of course, this atmosphere is really not intense enough. Because the combat effectiveness of the aborigines is too scum.

In the last few Fanshe villages, Marin simply let the 500 militiamen go to the main attack, while he brought 500 veterans to the side.

In the beginning, a lot of things went wrong. Some militiamen usually train well, but when they really enter the battle, they often forget any tactical moves. Some people even froze in place, their minds blank...

Malin had a headache and felt helpless about this situation.

In fact, the soldiers of Beihai Kingdom are selected because of the strict implementation of "select only those who are brave and unyielding in the competition". Therefore, the soldiers selected by the Beihai Kingdom's army are basically brave, and it is rare to have such a situation where their minds go blank after entering the battlefield. Therefore, Marin himself has no good solution to this situation.

Fortunately, Marin's 500 veterans have been swept aside, so that the 500 recruits did not die. But there are still a few dazed hearts that have been injured, but they are not serious. After all, they wore semi-finished rattan armor and took semi-finished rattan armor, and their protection was still very high. The stone weapons of the aborigines are still difficult to cause fatal damage to them...

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