Two years ago, Gao Shun led Jiang Qin and Sun Li to lead 30,000 Marines, 9,000 Foreign Legions, and 10,000 naval soldiers from Yi Island to advance to Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, Rinan and other places. The combat area was full of jungle, which was a real jungle war. They were not only fighting with the enemy, but also fighting with mosquitoes, lees, poisonous snakes, beasts, and weather. The people living in that place were a tenacious nation and a rogue nation. Not only should the three-light policy be implemented there, but even women and children should not be spared, otherwise the soldiers would be shot by cold arrows at any time.

Later Americans were also trapped in the quagmire when fighting against Vietnam, with modern high-tech weapons and equipment, but in the end they retreated in shame and did not get any benefits. It is conceivable that the severity and cruelty of jungle combat are harsh.

Although Lu Ning asked Hua Tuo and other doctors to study various preventive drugs needed for jungle life before the war started, the jungle was too terrible, and some of them could completely solve the problem without drugs. The hardship of jungle combat was not something people could imagine. Fortunately, Gao Shun also accumulated some experience when conquering Luzon Islands of all sizes, otherwise the ending would be difficult to say.

When Gaoshun's army conquered Jiaozhi County and Jiuzhen County, it basically did not face any decent resistance in the early stage. Although the two counties were separated from the control of the Han Dynasty, they did not establish a national system. To put it bluntly, the princes from all over the country became kings independently.

After Gao Shun led the army to the landing site from the sea, the army had no resistance or defense when landing. The Gao Shun army only had a little resistance when it attacked Longchengchi in Jiaozhi County. The combat power of the soldiers in Longcheng was too low, their equipment was even worse, the battle was going smoothly and easily, a bit like clearing out bandits and bullies, and there was no difference between local rich people.

After Gao Shun's army captured Longcheng, a large amount of food and materials were transported there immediately, and various policies could be implemented smoothly, redistributed land to the local people and provided good resettlement for the people. Of course, the people here were basically all living in the Han people.

Gaoshun's army had proper measures and did a good job in resettlement of the people. It was also supported and loved by the local people, which made Gaoshun's army look very relaxed and dull in the conquest of Jiaozhi and Jiuzhen counties.

Gaoshun's army suffered a lot in the conquest of Rinan County. Gaoshun and Sun Li led their army to advance towards Rinan County. More than 100 kilometers away from Bitun City, Rinan County, Gaoshun's army was shot and killed by archers in the Rinan area.

The soldiers in Rinan County hid in the dense forest and were hidden, and it was difficult for the scouts sent by Gao Shun to discover them.

Of course, the Rinan region had been separated at this time. The Rinan region is now called Linyi Kingdom. The king was Ruan Linfu. He had about 20,000 soldiers under his command. The population of Rinan region was nearly 200,000, which was mainly concentrated in Nancheng, Zhuwucheng and Xicangcheng.

Gao Shun's army marched forward at a snail-like speed. After dropping hundreds of corpses, Gao Shun's army finally arrived at the foot of Bitun City, with about 5,000 soldiers in the city.

In front of Bitun City, the people of Senyi randomly erected a wooden fence to try to prevent Gao Shun's army from entering. Behind the fence, the people of Bitun watched Gao Shun's army get closer and closer with anxiety.

During the war, Gao Shun ordered a catapult cart. The crossbow chariot was pushed to the front of the formation and bombarded the city. The soldiers' crossbows also pulled the crossbow machine one after another, and thousands of arrows hit the enemy like lightning. The city walls were very small, and the defense measures could not keep up. For Gao Shun's soldiers, there would be no problem in attacking such a city.

After Gao Shun's army opened fire, the soldiers in Bituncheng were also shooting at Gao Shun's army. However, the bows and arrows in the hands of the soldiers in Bituncheng were too poor and the range was relatively close. How could it be compared with the crossbows in Gao Shun's army?

Bitun City Zhonghe Prefect Qu Ge and General Wang Er, listening to the angry roars of the arrows that were buzzing and clamoring, Wang Er frowned and said, "Not good! The arrows of the Han army are too powerful, and the stone bullets thrown are extremely lethal."

Some of the people in Bitun City are citizens of great Han ancestry, and this part of the people with great Han ancestry welcomes the arrival of Gao Shun's army very much.

Three days later, Lin Fu, a compatriot in Bitun City, led his servants to open the north gate. Gao Shun's army quickly occupied the north gate, and the army rushed directly to the center of the city.

Gao Shun's army bravely listened to the enemy. Sun Li, who was able to kill the enemy, saw Qu Gezheng leading his troops to resist tenaciously, and Sun Li immediately killed him. Gao Shun's army rushed from one end of the long street to the other end, killing him in chaos and retreating in panic.

The sound of killing in Bitun City resounded through Yunxiao. Brother Qu looked ahead, his pupils dilated, and he saw a horse carrying a general rushing towards him like lightning. No need to ask, that was the fierce general Sun Li. Sun Li stared at him with all his concentration, a bit like an eagle facing a rabbit, Zhan Qiao was about to kill him.

Sun Li was extremely fast and was about to kill Brother Qu in a blink of an eye. Brother Qu wanted to call someone to stop him, but his throat was dry and he couldn't shout out. He wanted to escape, but he couldn't move the war horse under his foot. Although there were still soldiers behind him, Brother Qu did not feel safe at all.

"puff!"

"thump!"

The Bitun soldiers looked at their prefect, Brother Qu, in fear, and were actually shot to death by Sun Li.

Seeing that the prefect Ge was dead, the soldiers of Bitun had no intention of fighting and fleeing desperately, all trying to save their lives. This is also a common practice. Wang Er, the general of Linyi Kingdom, saw that something was wrong, and did not resist anymore. He hurriedly took more than a thousand remaining soldiers to the south gate and fled.

After capturing Bitun City, Gao Shun's army took a break and let his soldiers recover their strength to ensure that they would not be affected in the subsequent battles; this is also a problem that any excellent general leading the army must consider.

After Gao Shun's army rested for a few days, the soldiers' physical strength was restored, and the army continued to advance towards Zhuwu City, which was the capital of Linyi Kingdom. There were about 60,000 people in the city and nearly 10,000 soldiers guarding the city.

In the afternoon of that day, the sun was shining brightly, but there was a rumbling ominous sound from the earth, like thousands of troops galloping. The earth shook violently, which made Gao Shun immediately alert and ordered the army to suspend its advance.

After a while, heavy footsteps came from a distance, and the earth was trembling, as if the ground was about to crack. The small number of war horses brought by Gao Shunjun slammed the stone uneasy and made a low neigh.

Gao Shun looked up and saw giants appearing in front of him. Although he was moving slowly, he was trampling on dust and his roar was shocking. His momentum was unstoppable and very scary.

elephant!

Elephant soldier!

Gao Shun and his soldiers were dumbfounded. What kind of trick is this?

Fortunately, Gao Shun's head was spinning fast, and immediately remembered that Lu Ning said before going to the expedition that he would encounter "elephant soldiers" when fighting in southern and other places!

Could this be the 'elephant soldier'

Gao Shun and his soldiers had never seen an elephant before. Suddenly, so many huge creatures surged out. I was really shocked by the fact that Gao Shun's soldiers were well-trained. If it were other soldiers, they would have been in a mess.
Chapter completed!