The Governor of the Niger River and the Commander of the Fleet, this is the most powerful local figure in the Songhai Empire in West Africa, in charge of the entire Niger River and ships, and controls the economic lifeline of the entire empire.

Moreover, thanks to the emperor's authorization, the Songhai Empire gained the right to oversee local governors, thus making the position even more sought-after.

Songhai's prosperity depended mainly on control of the trade routes through the Sahara.

The Songhai Empire was located in the middle of the Sahel region of Western Sudan, which was a key point of communication between the north and the south, and benefited from the Saharan trade route, and the trade was very developed.

The Niger River flows from west to east through the Songhai Sea, which also facilitates transportation, and the fertile land on both sides of the river is fertile land for intensive cultivation.

With a huge fleet of wealth-seekers, most of the ships could not sail in the Niger River, so they could only let a dozen small boats of one or two hundred tons transport thousands of people on board again and again.

The first is the outlet of the Niger River, which belongs to a place called Benin, which is rich in land and has a large number of African chieftains.

The Elvis knight and Wilson did not ignore this, but instead launched a large army to carry out a large-scale plunder, but the result was very little.

These tribes, instead of much gold and the like, have a lot of wood carvings and ivory, as well as food.

Disillusioned by this, they seized some grain and carved ivory, left the ground scattered and continued on their way to the Niger River.

Immediately afterwards, it was Hausa, a vassal area of the Songhai Empire, which was a transit area leading to the lower reaches of the Niger River, although there were many tribes, but Wilson and his party still harvested a batch of gold, cattle and horses, and slaves.

So three thousand men gathered together and plundered it fiercely, muskets and spears, and terrified the Hausa region, which consisted of cavalry and infantry.

A large number of soldiers fled, and the people fled, exclaiming everywhere: the white devil is coming!

The remains of the Hausa people were left on the ground, men, women and children, and the black corpses were lying on the yellow sand, looking particularly desolate and sad.

According to a conservative estimate, the number reached three thousand, and the river of blood was sticky to the entire yellow sand, dried by the harsh sun, and as black as the corpse, which looked particularly terrifying.

The toddler's head on the ground was cracked, but not a single liquid was shed, and a dozen screaming vultures and the hooked eagle were hovering in the sky.

A dark-skinned woman with a naked body was lying on the ground without an inch, her legs wide open, and there was a mess in between.

The tents, the cabins, and the clothing, were set on fire and burned slowly, as if ready to burn the traces and eliminate the evidence.

But history has firmly remembered this.

Wilson and the Elvis knights turned a blind eye, riding captured horses and letting the soldiers transport the captured goods to small ships and then to the large ships on the sea.

Everyone happily raised their heads and chests, and under the guidance of the dark guide, they rode along the Niger River, riding horses, step by step towards the capital of the Songhai Empire - Gao.

At this time, the head of the Niger River of the Songhai Empire, the commander of all the water armies of the river, was received by the emperor.

Since he succeeded to the throne in 1549, he swept away the decline of the Songhai Empire and recovered all the lost lands one by one, so that the entire empire could regain its prosperity.

The emperor's throne is set on a high platform, so the chubby river steward needs to climb through the ranks and sweat hard to meet the emperor in the palace.

In the palace, there is a large lineup of courtiers, including members of the royal family, high-ranking dignitaries, Glio (poets and artists) and so on.

On the high platform, around the emperor, stood seven hundred eunuchs, as well as the well-dressed Glio, who was in charge of giving orders.

A large number of servants (usually slaves), under the command of a court governor, were responsible for rating the various palace housekeeping, gently cleaning and turning a blind eye to the advancing river stewards.

"Look up to you, Your Majesty!" The emperor in a black robe, with a cold face, looked down at the bitter river chief, and the voice of vicissitudes sounded:

"There is information from the Hausa area that a group of nearly 3,000 white people, armed with weapons, burned and looted in Hausa, turning the prosperous Hausa into a white field, and now, they are riding horses, along the Niger River, step by step towards Gao!"

"Take your river fleet and go and wipe them out!"

"Yes—" Kneeling on the ground, the river steward did not dare to look directly into the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor, and agreed in a loud voice, and then slowly retreated.

Step by step, the fat body left the palace, to his governor's palace, and then to the harbor, where his fleet, a fleet of two thousand hollow canoes, was located.

In this arid part of West Africa, 2,000 canoes are enough to control the Niger River and master this golden waterway.

At this moment, looking at the more than 2,000 canoes, the river steward was suddenly full of confidence, and an ambition emerged from the bottom of his heart.

"The time has come for me to make meritorious contributions—"

A week has passed in a blink of an eye, and the army of fortune seekers is still more than 200 miles away from the target city of Gao, and it is inevitable that another week will be walked in this difficult place.

At this time, just as the army was tired and marching confidently, the ships in the river discovered a big event.

"General, the lookout found that two miles away, an army of canoes was coming mightily, and it seemed that the comer was not good!"

The sailor looked at the Elvis knight who was riding on horseback with a large bag of gold on his waist, and the smile on his face suddenly froze.

The moment he heard the enemy, the general who had been looting for many days panicked in his heart, but his first reaction was not to resist the enemy.

When he heard that the enemy had only about 2,000 canoes, the smile on his face spread out, and he couldn't stop it:

"Hahaha! Laugh at me, canoe, what did I hear? Can these also be called enemies? ”

"Of course not, knight, these are just snacks before our meal!"

Wilson replied with a smile as his pockets bulging.

"Inform everyone, sailors!" The Elvis knight immediately put on a straight face, and commanded sharply:

"Let everyone start preparing, the enemy is coming, prepare to meet the enemy! Although facing a ridiculous group of trolls! ”

Hahaha......

As the last sentence sounded, the surrounding British troops burst out laughing.

Although there are only a dozen sailing ships of one or two hundred tons, for a canoe that only carries a few people, no matter how many there are, it is a behemoth.

At this time, as he approached the group of white troops from North Africa, the river steward suddenly felt a little nervous, and he had some bad premonitions.

Sure enough, when he saw more than a dozen ships in front of him that were countless times larger than himself, including the chief steward, he was immediately dumbfounded.