"Da Lang in the forest, why can't we seize food from the tribe? Do the natives not eat food and still rely on hunting for a living?"

One soldier said.

"Sir, the planting industry on the island is underdeveloped, and the yield of the food grown is very low, and it has to be handed over to the king.

The remaining food is only enough for two months, and the rest of the time the indigenous people still rely on hunting to survive."

Dalang, a native of the army, said in the forest.

"How much tax do you pay to Himihu every year?"

The soldier said.

"Based on head count, each person will hand over 100 kilograms of grain per year."

Dalang Road in the forest.

This tax is not too heavy in the Central Plains, but it is very heavy in the Yamatai country. After all, the yield per mu is only a few dozen kilograms.

In addition, the planting technology is rough and without intensive cultivation, the grain yield cannot increase.

The Marines continued to advance, constantly clearing out the indigenous tribes on the island, and arresting the indigenous people to work on the docks.

This greatly speeds up the construction of docks.

A month later, the Marines advanced more than fifty miles toward the Yamatai Kingdom and wiped out all the natives in the surrounding area.

"Report to General Zhou that there is a narrow passage ahead, and indigenous soldiers were found on the top of the mountains on both sides."

Send orders to soldiers.

"Is it possible to get to the capital of Yamatai Kingdom from other places?"

Zhou Taidao.

"General, our scouts have investigated and found out that if we don't take the front passage and take a roundabout way, it will take more than ten days."

Send orders to soldiers.

"How many Yamatai soldiers are there on both sides of the narrow passage?"

Zhou Taidao.

"A lot! The top of the mountain is densely packed with at least tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. There are also many stones and radium wood of different sizes piled on the top of the mountain."

Send orders to soldiers.

Damn it!

It seems that the natives are trying to stop us!

Zhou Tai stepped forward to take a look.

What a high mountain!

The passage has no end and is at least several miles long.

If you force the passage, casualties will be greatly increased.

Lucky you!

If the natives hide in the back half of the passage, they may cause heavy casualties this time.

wrong!

How can the indigenous people climb to the top of the mountain? It means there is a small path leading to the top of the mountain, so they can't fly up!

"Ask the natives accompanying the army if they know the way to the top of the mountain. If not, let the detective horse scout the passage to the top of the mountain and be sure to find it."

Zhou Taidao.

"As you command!"

Send orders to soldiers.

After a while, the messenger came running back.

"Report to the general. The natives accompanying the army said that there are several narrow paths leading to the top of the mountain on both sides, but the roads are difficult to walk and large-scale marches cannot be carried out."

Send orders to soldiers.

"Let the natives accompanying the army conduct reconnaissance with the scout horses, and be sure to find out the conditions of the trail leading to the top of the mountain."

Zhou Taidao.

"As you command!"

Send orders to soldiers.

Two hours later, the reconnaissance team came back.

"General, the trail leading to the top of the mountain is very difficult. You have to use a machete to clear away the debris along the way.

Some places are overgrown with miscellaneous trees and are not considered passages at all. We looked at the indigenous people on the top of the mountain.

It’s not the mountain top that comes from the small trail, there should be another passage on the top of the mountain, otherwise, how could it not leave any traces?”

Scout said.

Zhou Tai nodded slightly.

"General, there are a lot of fallen leaves in the jungle, and this season is dry, we can set fire to the mountain."

One of the scouts suggested.

oh!

Hahaha!

Zhou Taida burst into laughter.

"Let the soldiers pour the kerosene they brought with them into the jungle, and then set the mountain on fire. Remember, there are more arson points."

Zhou Taidao.

"As you command!"

Send orders to soldiers.

Next, things will be simple.

Buckets of kerosene were poured into the jungle.

ignition!

bake!

Fires broke out one by one. As the sea breeze blew, the fires grew bigger and bigger. Before long, the fires were tens of feet high.

Thick smoke rose into the sky and quickly spread to the top of the mountain.

Wind fanned the flames, and the forest fires grew stronger and stronger.

The native soldiers who were preparing to ambush the Marines on the top of the mountain were devastated and began to see a lot of thick smoke rising.

This suddenly caused disaster to the indigenous soldiers on the top of the mountain. A large amount of thick smoke was inhaled into their noses and mouths, and tears flowed from their noses.

"General, the people from the Central Plains are setting fire to the mountains. If we don't escape, we will be burned alive by the fire."

An indigenous soldier said.

well!

The native general sighed.

"retreat!"

Next, the indigenous soldiers on the top of the mountain fled quickly along the top of the mountain.

When the Marines saw the native soldiers escaping on the top of the mountain, the soldiers laughed loudly and wildly.

"General Zhou, it is estimated that this fire will burn for several days before it can be extinguished."

Send orders to soldiers.

"Let's camp here, rest for a few days, and then send someone back to tell General Gan and report our situation."

Zhou Taidao.

"As you command!"

An hour later, God couldn't stand it anymore, and a heavy rain fell from the sky, extinguishing the forest fire in an instant.

Wow!

"Order, the soldiers immediately pass through the narrow place in the rain, and don't give the natives another chance to ambush us."

Zhou Taidao.

"As you command!"

Send orders to soldiers.

After receiving the order, five thousand Marines walked out of their tents one by one, carrying their weapons and rushing towards the narrow passage in the rain.
To be continued...