Zhangxiong Island.

"Tell the cable ships that when they reach Bangla, they should also move quickly south. Don't stop at Bangla, there are many places where South Korea needs to develop. Yu Ziheng said to his staff.

As the development of the Western continent entered a new stage, a large number of trading companies sent telegrams. Their ship will arrive in Zhang Xiong in the near future. They carried a large amount of supplies, which would bring great replenishment to Zhangxiong Island.

"But sir, there are two more things we need to pay attention to." The chief of staff said to his commander.

"What's the matter?" Yu Ziheng asked curiously.

"Pirates. We should watch out for pirates. The chief of staff said simply.

"What do you mean?" Yu Ziheng asked curiously.

"Not long after we escorted the convoy to departure, we encountered pirates from the Chu State, who probably didn't know how many ships we had. Or because of the weather, in short, they wanted to attack us, and as a result, we knocked out a lot at once, and did not cause us a lot of losses. The chief of staff said.

"Are those pirates crazy?" Yu Ziheng said angrily.

"There aren't many pirates anymore. A large number of pirates have already participated in the expansion of the Western Ocean. It will be very easy to fight there, as long as there are muskets, they can occupy a large area of land, do they think that our South Korean Navy is easy to bully? Yu Ziheng asked annoyedly.

With the development of the Western Ocean, the pirates who survived by robbing ships are now looking for new ways to survive, and robbing ships is costly. And it's not cost-effective, there are more and more ships now, but more of a fleet action than a single ship as before. Moreover, each merchant ship is an armed merchant ship, and the cost of attacking is even greater, which makes the pirates have to consider the situation they are facing, the cost of robbery is getting higher and higher, and the pirate business is becoming more and more difficult, so some pirates choose another path, that is, to go ashore and rob the Western land kingdom that is weaker than them. And these kingdoms had great wealth, and it was very cost-effective to go ashore and rob.

"We know that, but it's just a matter of chance, and we've had to issue some licenses lately. As for some pirates becoming legal vessels, once they get their licenses, they can get our protection, and they stop in our ports, but they have to pay taxes and fees, and I think we should do this as soon as possible, sir, after all, they need more licenses. The chief of staff said.

"Hmm. This is also a fiscal revenue. We can issue such a license. Yu Ziheng thought about it and said. Zhangxiong Island is very far away from the mainland, and here, the military commanders need to consider many problems, and sometimes have to solve most of the financial revenue problems, although the mainland can solve some material problems, but they still need a lot of financial revenue to maintain the military expenses of Zhangxiong Island.

In addition, those pirates, as well as the weapons and ammunition consumed by the armed merchant ships, they also need to be replenished, but there are no such sufficient arsenals or sufficient supplies to ensure their supply status in various places, in this case, they need to supply supplies from Zhangxiong Island, and the license is the proof that they can enter the port of supplies, if these merchant ships are not replenished, their situation will be very bad, they need to detour a long distance to get supplies, And the degree of supply of materials is directly related to their harvest. So, for the most part, a license is still very useful.

As the process of expansion becomes faster and faster, the consumption of materials is getting faster and faster, and whoever can establish a larger supply point will be able to occupy a large initiative in expansion. Everyone knows that. The Koreans are actively establishing their strongholds, and the Chu people are not lagging behind. A large number of nobles began to organize fleets along the coastline into the eastern shore of the Western continent. The killings were increasing, but not everything went smoothly.

Toba Country. This country was named after a group of Chu pirates, and because the locals called it that, they called the country they discovered according to the language of the locals.

"Damn, they have an army of more than three thousand people. If they all rush over, we won't be able to withstand their attack at all. A pirate with the rank of captain on his shoulder said worriedly.

"Damn it, shut up, Captain. Although we have only about 100 people, I think we have the advantage in firearms to defeat them. Our artillery was ordered to open fire. Sheba ordered.

For this country of Tuoba, Sheba did not study in detail, after their ships docked, they quickly established a stronghold here, and then they began to rob the nearby villages or towns in groups of thirty people, anyway, they would go wherever there were people, and they harvested a lot, quite a lot of goods reached them, in addition to a large number of slaves, and women. And their casualties were only zero. Relying on their advantage in firearms, they could easily ransack the surrounding villages, and the resistance within the villages was futile. For them, there is no technical content, and the only fear is that they kill too much labor and cause them to suffer a lot of losses.

"Believe me, we're going to win this time, let's shoot. We need to let them know from a long distance that we're good. Sheba said.

"Yes, sir." The captain nodded helplessly, and they began to fire from the defensive artillery.

"Boom. Rumble. Rumble. "Three two-inch Qin-caliber guns fired shells. The army of the country of Toba is massing. They have just finished the rearmament of their troops. They want revenge. The behavior of the people of Chu has completely angered the king of Tuoba. Because his people have suffered great losses, in the face of such a provocation, not all Indians on the Western continent will choose to remain silent or submit, and there are also some bloody kings who choose to fight. And it's about fighting to the end. The king of Toba was such a man.

The country of Toba had an army of more than 10,000 men, but the standing army was only 3,000 men, and the army on the front was the elite led by the king himself. For such a case. Sheba obviously didn't understand, in their opinion, as long as they fired a few shots at will, the war would end quickly, root

Ben wouldn't have been going on for a long time, and they still had a full fortification