Previously, Marin had already sent troops once, occupied the mouth of the Tamsui River, and built Fort Tamsui as an outpost deep into the Taipei Basin. It's just that because Ma Lin wants to go north to pay tribute, he has not entered 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, and it is acceptable for the soldiers to wear plate armor, which is not too hot. So, after preparing enough food, Ma Lin led his troops to land at Tamsui Port and prepared to march into the Taipei Basin.

Because it was a land battle, Marin directly brought the thousands of immigrants with him. Before launching the general attack, 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. Of Marin's 1,000 soldiers and horses, only 500 came. Of the 500 men, the front row was Karn and his 100 elite in plate armor. The next 400 people are helpers wearing rhinoceros skin armor.

And the tactics of attacking Fanmin are also very simple and rude - directly let Karn take 100 "unbeatable Xiaoqiang" wearing plate armor to attack Fanmin's home formation and crush it. Then, on the shoulders of the big guys, they beat the strong men with sticks wrapped in strips of cloth. Knock out the weapons in their hands first, and then smoke whoever they see is not honest until they are honest......

The last time he attacked Tamsui, Marin actually used this tactic. However, last time, the wooden stick was not tied with a strip of cloth, which caused the blow to be too hard, so that many strong men were beaten to the point of bleeding, wasting a lot of alcohol and bandages.

Therefore, Marin attacked this time and asked everyone to tie strips of cloth to the wooden sticks, the effect is similar to the rubber batons of later generations, which hurts people, but it is not easy to beat people to the point that their heads are bleeding. That is, it will draw you to a blue nose and swollen face, but it will not bleed, so that you will have a long memory.

In order to protect the soldiers from harm, except for the 100 pioneers who wore plate armor and were not afraid of being hit, the others were holding rattan cards in their left hands and wooden sticks wrapped in strips of cloth in their right hands. Some are like sword and shield soldiers, but they only beat people and don't kill people.

But in order to prevent the enemy from being particularly ferocious, Marin still prepared 50 knife men. When you encounter someone who is not afraid of pain and resists with all your might, give him a knife, so as not to hurt his own people because he is too merciful to his enemies.

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

However, the aborigines of Taiwan still use stone tools, and there are no sharp metal weapons. Therefore, this rudimentary version of the rattan can also withstand the attacks of the aborigines.

The 500 recruits selected by Marin from among the newcomers were all armed with rattan cards, and their main hands were equipped with wooden sticks wrapped in strips of cloth as combat weapons.

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

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

The Pingpu people mainly refer to the aborigines living in the western and northern coasts of Taiwan Island, and these coastal aborigines have begun to engage in simple agricultural activities of slash-and-burn farming, and have also come into contact with the Han people from the mainland, and their living habits have gradually become more civilized, and their temperament is relatively mild. Therefore, Hermes-Epitek also called the Pingpu people "Shufan".

The Gaoshan tribe mainly refers to the aborigines who live in the mountains and forests in the interior of Taiwan Island and mainly live by hunting. These aborigines live in a more primitive state, and even eat meat raw, and their temperament is relatively fierce. Therefore, they are also called "Shengban".

Moreover, some of the tribes in those inland tribes even have the vice of cannibalism. It's not much, but it's there.

Therefore, Marin asked his subordinates to equip them with swords, mainly for those vicious people. Marin's order is to meet a familiar fan, capture it as much as possible, and then transform into a resident under his rule.

If you meet a raw fan,In addition to being convinced,,You also have to understand.。 If there is a tribe of cannibalism, they will all be taken down and punished as slaves. If you dare to resist, you will be killed directly. Marin has no good feelings for man-eating villains, and he will not show mercy to his subordinates.

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Of course, that was after that. For the 500 strong recruits, the most important thing at the moment is to train the most basic military skills, such as queues or something. And, the courage to fight.

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

Moreover, after this year, with the success of the full set of rattan cards and rattan armor made by Li Cripple, after equipping these equipment, even if the army formed by these people is not as brave and good at fighting as the aborigines, they can rely on the equipment advantage to comprehensively suppress the opponent.

And this time on the expedition to the Taipei Basin, Marin only brought 500 elite soldiers to fight. Then, the 500 people accompanied him, mainly to let them see the world and practice their courage. In the future, when Marin returned to China, the Taiwan side would rely on them and the armies of Keelung and Tamsui Fort to maintain it.

Of course, Marin will not completely rely on these Han people to strengthen the army. Because, if these Han people have leaders with different intentions, they will be betrayed.

Therefore, Marin's future plan for the army stationed on Dongfan Island is to mobilize 500 people from the mainland to come over as the core force and take charge of firearms. Then buy 2,000 black slaves from Africa to form a black army like Zheng Chenggong. In the end, it was natural to select the people from the Han people and the local indigenous people to form troops. In this way, without relying on a purely foreign army, there is no fear of being rebelled. On the other hand, if you completely trust the army formed by Han Chinese immigrants, if you have a careerist, Dongfan Island will be gone......

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After two or three weeks of simple training, the 500 militiamen were basically clearly distinguished, and the queue was already decent. At the same time, they also learned the most basic sword and shield combat moves, such as blocking, slashing, stabbing and other actions.

In fact, the 200 rattan soldiers that Li Cripple had formed in Tamsui Fort before had more complex tactical moves. For example, with a rattan card and a single knife in hand, 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 Upper Aborigines, there is no need for such complex tactical movements. As long as you learn the most basic tactical moves such as blocking, slashing, stabbing and dialing, it is enough to deal with the natives......

Facts have also proved this, after Ma Lin led his troops from Tamsui Port and went deep into the Taipei Basin along the Tamsui River, the battle with the first Fanshe was completely fought by 500 elite veterans of the Beihai Kingdom. As for the 500 people who went to the battlefield for the first time, they were so frightened that some even peed their pants, and some wanted to drop their weapons and escape......

Then, those who wanted to escape were ordered to be beaten severely by Marin, and those who peed their pants were also punished for one day and not allowed to eat......

By the time of the second battle, the auxiliaries composed of the people and the strong had already improved a lot. At least, no more thoughts about running away and peeing your pants.

After fighting seven or eight Fanshe villages, these people were able to fully adapt to the atmosphere of the battlefield. Of course, the atmosphere is not intense enough. Because, the fighting power of the aborigines is too scum.

In the last few Fanshe villages, Ma Lin simply let the 500 militiamen go to the main attack, while he took 500 veterans to press the battle on the side.

In the beginning, a lot went wrong. Some militiamen usually train okay, but when they really enter the battle, they often forget about any tactical moves. Some people even freeze in place, their brains blank......

Marin had a headache and was helpless about this situation.

In fact, the soldiers of the Beihai Kingdom were selected because of the strict implementation of "only those who are brave in the competition and do not admit defeat". Therefore, the soldiers selected by the Beihai army are basically relatively brave, and it is rare for this kind of situation where the brain is blank after going to the battlefield. Therefore, Marin himself has no good solution to this situation.

Fortunately, Marin's 500 veterans have been skimming the formation, so that the 500 recruits did not die. But there are still a few stunned heart diseases that have been injured, but they are not serious. After all, they wore half-finished rattan armor and took semi-finished rattan cards, and their protection was still very high. The stone weapons of the aborigines are still difficult to inflict fatal injuries on them......