Although the troops stationed in the Ryukyu Prefecture have been passive defense over the years, they have done a solid job and have thoroughly understood the indigenous people on the Ryukyu Island.

According to the classification given to them by the garrison, there were three indigenous people on Ryukyu Island, one called Gaoshanfan, who lived in the mountains in the central and western regions and basically did not come out. The other was called Pingyuanfan, which was distributed in the western coastal plains, collecting various foods in the forests and hunting for a living. They were extremely hostile to the Han people, and they were the indigenous people who harassed, killed and immigrants.

There is also a branch called Yufan, which makes a living by fishing and collecting pearl corals. They have been in contact with Han fishermen on the Penghu Islands for a long time and are considered familiar with Han fishermen. They mainly live on the southern coast. They are very friendly to Han people and are more likely to surrender.

"These indigenous people actually have few populations, each with about five or six thousand people. They are naked all year round, wrapping a piece of animal skin on their crotch. They are very good at running and very fast. They mainly use stone spears and poisonous arrows. They like to use sneak attacks, which makes people unable to defend themselves."

"Do you know the location of their nest?" Fanning asked again.

Zhoumi pointed to a red dot on the map and said, "I heard that they have three old nests, but we only found one, right here, about one hundred miles away from Ryukyu County, which we discovered by accident."

"What does an old nest look like, a copycat or something?"

Zhou Mi shook her head, "It's not a copycat, it's a high place built in a dense forest, about a few feet high from the flat ground. She built the village wall with wood. We don't know what's going on inside."

"The general just said that they used stone spears?" Fan Ning pondered for a while and asked again.

Zhou Mi understood Fanning's meaning, and he smiled and said, "These indigenous people are not as backward as the king thinks. They will also use iron tools, but there is too little pig iron and knives are very precious to them, so they can only use stone spears. However, they should obtain some iron tools, including axes, iron chisels, etc., which are about a few hundred pieces."

"Then how can the Ryukyu Mansion distinguish between Yufan and Pingyuan Mansion? Once the fight starts, how can we know which enemies are?"

"They have different races and are very different in appearance. The fishing fan is like the Han people. They are tall and have dark skin. It is said that they have been intermarried with the Han people for hundreds of years, mainly Han fishermen. The high mountain fan is actually similar to the fishing fan, and they are a little more majestic. The plain fan is said to have migrated from the Luzon area. It is black and small, but it is very flexible and easy to identify."

"Then you come here to welcome the supplies. Will the indigenous people take the opportunity to attack?" Fanning asked with a smile.

"Of course!"

Zhou Mi sneered: "Every time we come with supplies, they are just as excited, so every time the food and food arrives, both sides will have a contest. This is also our only chance to shoot them. They go too deep and enter our defense circle."

Fanning thought for a while and said, "I brought two thousand soldiers, so I just fought a beautiful Baozhan battle, used food as bait to attract them, and then cut off their retreat from behind."

"It's not good to use food, you must use iron tools. They are eager for iron tools to the extreme. Even though they know it is a trap, they will take a risk and try it out again and again."

"Then use iron tools!" Fan Ning immediately said.

The new official took office with three fires, and Fanning's first fire was to burn the plains that seriously threatened the safety of the Ryukyu Palace.

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As night fell, various food and food supplies were piled up outside the southern gate of Liuqiu County. A pile of iron farm tools, like a small hill, emitted a faint metallic luster under the flames, which attracted special attention.

The city gate was filled with torches, shining dozens of feet around as daylight. Soldiers and young men were busy transporting food into the city. More than a hundred soldiers holding large shields were guarding the surroundings, extremely cautious.

The Song army and the local indigenous people have been fighting for many years and know each other very well. The Song army soldiers knew that there must be indigenous people hidden nearby, with a population of at least more than a hundred.

Just a hundred steps away from the Song army's guards, hundreds of natives holding bows, arrows and spears were approaching quietly in the woods. They were indeed short and looked like eleven or twelve-year-old children, but each was as agile as a monkey.

An indigenous leader raised his hand and everyone behind stopped. All the indigenous people stared at the pile of iron farm tools a hundred steps away. It had been a long time since they saw so much pig iron.

Of course, just as the Song army knew them, they also knew the Song army. The Song army could only defend and not fight back. As long as they ran a hundred steps away, they would be safe.

The indigenous leaders issued an order, and hundreds of people rushed towards the iron farm tools screamed.

At this time, the alert Song soldiers suddenly felt something was wrong, and countless poisonous arrows shot from the darkness. While they quickly retreated, they raised their shields to greet each other, and the thousands of Song soldiers lying on the city wall also raised their crossbows.

Hundreds of people rushed over and rushed towards the iron tools desperately. They fired together on the city walls, and arrows were like locusts, shooting towards the small black shadows running wildly.

The little black natives fell down more than a hundred people in an instant, but the remaining natives rushed to the farm tools. Each of them picked up a few iron farm tools and turned around and ran wildly.

There was a loud drum sound on the top of the city, and two thousand Song troops rushed out of the city. This time they did not stop within a hundred steps and chased after the natives.

Holding dozens of kilograms of iron farm tools, the speed of the natives was significantly reduced, and they were not as quick as before. They were constantly caught up and killed by the Song army. The Song army's resentment for several years was vented on these natives, without any mercy and never left any living.

Soon, the natives had lost more than half of their losses. The leader found that something was wrong. The Song army, who had never dared to chase after a hundred steps, actually chased for several miles. He shouted repeatedly, and the remaining more than 100 natives had to throw down their iron tools and flee in panic.

At this moment, a river in front of him faced him, two thousand Song troops were already lying here. These were the two thousand soldiers brought by Fan Ning. They walked around behind the little black natives and cut off the retreat of these natives.

At this time, screams and shouts from afar came quickly. Two thousand Song troops raised their crossbow arrows and aimed at the river. In just a moment, countless small shadows suddenly rushed out of the woods and jumped into the river. The river was more than ten feet wide and was very shallow, and only flooded people's knees.

There was only a sound of clappers, and thousands of arrows were fired in the woods, and two thousand crossbow arrows were shot at the indigenous people crossing the river at the same time. More than one hundred indigenous people were caught off guard and were shot down by crossbow arrows, and the blood immediately dyed the stream red.

After only one round of shooting, more than 150 natives were destroyed and all were shot in the stream. Their leader was also shot and killed seven arrows and died on a big rock.

The Song army on both sides appeared one after another, standing on both sides of the river, dozens of soldiers jumped into the river and killed the indigenous people who were not dead with one knife. At this point, more than 350 indigenous people were destroyed, and none of them escaped, causing countless Song soldiers to exhale.

Fan Ning also appeared in the team. He said to the main general Zhou: "General Zhou can lead a thousand soldiers back and organize civilians to quickly move the supplies into the city. The army will strictly guard against each other and will not give the natives any chance to attack our rear."

"Abide by the order!"

Zhou Mi turned around and was about to leave, Fan Ning said again: "Leave the dry food and give it to the other soldiers!"

This operation not only wanted to destroy the sneak attacks of the indigenous people, but also took advantage of the opportunity to take down an indigenous people's nest. The known nest is more than 100 miles away. Fanning is planning to destroy this stronghold in three days. Each soldier also carried three days of dry food. Of course, several ships also followed them south along the coast, and could replenish their food at any time.

Three thousand troops set out overnight, advancing quickly in the forest, and killing the target a hundred miles away.

At noon the next day, the 3,000 troops finally saw the target. They saw a large Tu Village built with wood on a high ground several meters above the flat ground in the dense forest. The sentries on the village discovered them before and they quickly entered a state of war.

The village gate was closed, and above the village was full of dark-skinned indigenous dwarves, densely packed with more than 2,000 people. They were holding spears and bows and arrows, staring at the Song soldiers who were coming to the door with hatred.

At this time, the soldiers found a thick and strong tree with a history of at least hundreds of years. The tree was more than twenty feet tall, with a straight trunk and a canopy like a cover. The soldiers made a lifter with wood and ropes, pulled it together, and sent Fanning and several generals to the end of the tree.

At the top of the tree, you can almost look down at this indigenous village. The village is already in chaos, with countless dense small black dots running. The entire village covers an area of ​​about fifty acres. It is filled with low shacks made of branches and wood. There is a wooden building in the middle, about two meters high, which is probably the place where their chiefs live.
Chapter completed!