Northern part of the Qin State.

"Sir, have you heard? The War Department needs to be reformed. This reform is likely to require the elimination of a large number of land forces. A colonel's staff officer said worriedly to Newton. Newton was now a brigadier general. He wasn't too worried about his future.

"Didn't hear anything? Besides. The reform of the War Department will only develop for the better, not for the worst, and here it is much better than staying in the north. If you look at the situation of those Xiongnu tribes, it is very bad. So, we're still the best here. Newton said comfortingly.

"I don't mean that, I mean, if the War Department dismantles the army, I think that the army composed of our ethnic minorities, such as the mountain people, the Huns, and the Hu people, is the first target, and the army of the Qin people is unlikely to be eliminated. Moreover, in the case of reforms, each reform is technical. I've heard some people say that the Qin army used to cut down the army when it was preparing muskets, and now, when it is about to carry out military reform, we, the troops who use muskets, are in a disadvantageous position, although we are very mobile, but, look at us. There is not much technical content. If this continues, it will definitely be cut or retired, in that case, many people will face the possibility of retirement. What can we do when we get back? The whole tribe depends on us soldiers for food. The colonel said with some excitement.

"Hmm. You're right, but don't worry, Qin's military reform will not be carried out rashly, they always have to be thoughtful before carrying it out, you can see it. It's just that we don't serve as soldiers. The outside world also needs us. It's just that we all have to learn. Newton said. For the outside world, Newton was even more yearning. However, he believes that the military career he has chosen is not bad, but he is still at a loss about military reform, and many things need to be learned and accepted to master. There were many things he hadn't seen before. For such an unknown challenge, he is even more looking forward to it.

When others are thinking about survival, he thinks more about how to learn new things, and whether these things can be accepted, he still doesn't know.

Nanyang Continent, this is the name of the Chu people, but most of the Chu people overseas do not know that this continent is called Nanyang Continent, in their opinion, these city-states on the Nanyang Continent can be robbed, because they occupy a great advantage in weapons, this advantage is very obvious, the people on the continent use cold weapons, and they use hot weapons.

"Sir." Our next target should be the kingdom of Dhara, the city-state of which is not far from the sea, and we can take it after we attack. Said an officer with the rank of major on his shoulder. His uniform was very dirty, and he didn't look like a regular soldier.

"Hmm. Let's fight this country of Dhara, how many people are there? Li Man asked. Li Man's pirate fleet had already been assembled, and in order to shorten their supply lines, they spent a lot of money from Zhangxiong Island to supply them with the gunpowder they needed. Artillery shells, in addition to some muskets and bayonets were also added to some ships, and the artillery was increased a lot, which was used to increase siege operations.

"They are not very numerous, there are more than 10,000 people in the whole city, their army is only more than 2,000 men, and the equipment is extremely backward, they have not even seen muskets, we attacked them in the last artillery attack, and they quickly took refuge, which allowed them to escape, but I think that this time they are already in trouble. We need to attack this country of Dhara to meet our supply needs, and our cost this time is very large, if we can't meet the country of Dhara, our morale will be seriously low. The major officer on the side said.

"Yes, this time we are going to attack the country of Dhara, the wealth of the country of Dhor is ours, and those people of Dhara, I will stay." Colonel Li Man said.

"Sir. Won't those people be killed? The Major asked, puzzled.

"Nope. Can't be killed. When I came, I heard that in our eastern colony, the nobles of the Chu State needed a large number of slaves, these people were good slaves, and we could sell them for a great price, wouldn't it be great to make a profit? Li Man said.

"It's sir, it's just that some people still have to be killed." The Major said.

"This nature, fighting, how can there be immortals, what we want is such an effect. Prepare, we will attack the country of Dhara, take the country of Dhara, you can choose the women inside, and you can take the wealth inside. Li Man smiled and gave the order.

"Yes, sir." The major left excitedly.

Dhara. It is a small city-state on the east coast of the Western Ocean. His population was widely dispersed, but the population of the city was very small. The standing army was only more than 2,000 people, and Li Man had harassed them before, but they had not attacked them seriously. After being replenished this time, they decided to take this city-state, and then set up an advance base here, and go deep into the continent step by step, because the continent is rich in population, wealth, food, and women, which are the things they need most.

"Boom. Rumble. Rumble. "The two gunboats bombarded along the coast, and the Dharas who heard the rumbling cannons had already taken refuge, while the pirates of the Chu State had already begun to lower their boats and land. They were very numerous this time, the number of people who disembarked and attacked was as high as more than 500 people, which was not very much in comparison, but they had high morale and were well-equipped, and the muskets they were equipped with were not equipped with bayonets before, but now they have perfected the musketeers, equipped with bayonets, and the musketeers are absolute killers against those Dhara soldiers, as long as two volleys are fired, the opponent will quickly collapse at once. Therefore, Li Man strengthened the intensity of the musketeers this time, but in terms of artillery, they supplemented some infantry artillery, but they were all small-caliber, and most of them were two-inch caliber infantry artillery. These guns are okay against the infantry, but against those castles, if the castle facilities are good enough, they simply can't do it. But he thought it was enough to deal with the city of Dhara. After all, Dhara City is not a big city.

The people of Chu are constantly preparing to go ashore, and the Dhara people have already taken refuge, and there is nothing they can do about these troops who use fire-breathing pipes, because they think that this is a god sent by heaven, and they have no way at all. They can only watch.