Before leaving, Sun Hao thought that there was still a country in the Indochina Peninsula that had not been resolved, so he ordered Rama I to recruit and select 100,000 young men from the disbanded troops of the previous Bangkok Dynasty, and recruit another 200,000 to form a mountain and jungle combat army. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

After Rama I received Sun Hao's order to form a jungle combat army, he immediately came forward to gather the previously disbanded troops for selection, and then recruited local young men to form troops.

In the land of East Asia and the South Seas, a professional jungle training combat unit is needed, so that those natives can be better eliminated, so Sun Hao formed a professional jungle combat unit.

On May 16, 1797, Sun Hao took Wang Yan'er and Wang Ying'er's two daughters, the guard battalion, 5,000 marines, and more than 10,000 naval soldiers to set off.

After coming to a remote sea area, Sun Hao contacted Li Gang and traded the three first-class sail hybrid warships with a displacement of 5,680 tons, as well as eight second-class warships with a displacement of 3,800 tons, 16 warships with a displacement of 1,200, 28 warships with a displacement of 800 tons, and dozens of wooden troop carriers.

These battleships were all built by Li Gang with iron pear wood and iron nan wood, plus improved power and artillery, they are definitely the most advanced warships of this era. Many of these ships were converted by Sun Hao into steam engines, and some of them were propelled by a steam engine.

The three warships with a displacement of 5,680 tons, named Qin Shi Huang, Li Shimin, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, used two 6,600 horsepower steam engines, which could also be propelled by a single engine, and could also be propelled by twin engines, and could also be propelled by sails and steam at the same time. The speed of single propulsion is about 10 knots, the speed of twin propulsion is 14 knots, and the speed of mixed propulsion has reached about 16 knots, if it is not for the structure of the wooden hull warship, it can reach 18 knots, which is undoubtedly the fastest ship in this era.

THE THREE SHIPS WITH A DISPLACEMENT OF 5,680 TONS, A FULL LOAD DISPLACEMENT OF 6,785 TONS, A SAIL HYBRID WARSHIP WITH A LENGTH OF 148 METERS AND A WIDTH OF 20 METERS, FOUR DECKS, ARE EQUIPPED WITH A TOTAL OF 80 NAVAL GUNS CALIBER 75MM, 32 CALIBER 105MM, EIGHT 150MM CALIBER NAVAL GUNS, AND FOUR NAVAL GUNS WITH A CALIBER OF 203MM. It adopts the streamlined design of later warships, and removes those bloated parts, and looks very, very beautiful. There wasn't so much debris and masts and hemp rope on the deck, just two masts and two large chimneys.

After seeing so many warships, Lu Ping, commander of the First Fleet of the Navy, jumped up excitedly and hugged Sun Hao and kissed him. For nearly three years, the officers and men of the Navy have been training day and night, but they have always been circling in a small lake, and now they not only have a fleet, but also can go to sea! This made Lu Ping extremely excited.

Sun Hao wiped the saliva with a scent on his forehead with one hand, and looked at the naval commander with one hand he had pulled up. Lu Ping is not very old, only 20 years old, but he is very smart, he learns things quickly, and he can understand any tactics at a glance, which makes Sun Hao very surprised, and as time goes by, Sun Hao finds that Lu Ping is a rare admiral.

Lu Ping is extremely tall, at least about 2 meters, tall and plump, with big breasts, fat and arms, according to rural people, it belongs to the kind of blessing that can give birth to children. Some of the fat faces had a look of excitement, two willow eyebrows, a pair of bright and sharp eyes embedded under the willow eyebrows, and a sweet mouth that could speak well.

"Commander Lu, this commander is now handing over the First Fleet of Huaxia Country to you, I hope you will continue to work hard and lay down more territory for our Huaxia Kingdom in the future."

Lu Ping immediately put his feet together, saluted Sun Hao, and then said loudly: "Please rest assured that Commander-in-Chief Sun will definitely not disappoint your expectations!" ”

After the group boarded the ship, they set sail for the Indian Ocean.

Sun Hao stood at the bow of the ship, facing the slight sea breeze, smelling the familiar smell of the sea breeze, looking at this endless sea, Sun Hao's heart was surging, he was bored in the Indochina Peninsula for almost three years, and his journey finally began. Although it cannot be compared with those old colonial powers in the West, with the size of its own fleet, I believe that Western foreigners must take a good look in the mirror to see if this force can be recruited by themselves.

After the fleet went to sea, Sun Hao saw that a large number of seabirds were foraging in the shallow sea area, and the sound of chirping came from time to time, and the scene was quite lively.

In the past three years, although Sun Hao feels very bored, he has lived a very fulfilling life, not only leading everyone to develop industry and agriculture, but even the navy has also developed, although it cannot be compared with those old colonizers and countries in the West, but it can definitely surpass them in the future.

Britain, France, Austria-Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands and other countries have carved up almost every colony in the world. But the purpose of Sun Hao's trip is that there is still a place that has not been colonized, and that is Mindanao in the Philippines.

Mindanao is the 14th largest island in the world and the second largest island in the Philippines after Luzon. In contrast to Luzon, which was already under Spanish rule, Mindanao was largely uninvaded by the West, which was considered a resource-poor island and had not been colonized. It is still in the hands of the Moro and the natives, and the Moro Sultanate, founded by the Moro people who believe in Islam, is the most powerful force on the island. In addition, around the Sulu Sea, there is a powerful Sulu Sultanate, which does not want to attack them at the moment. Therefore, when Sun Hao chose his destination, he deliberately avoided these areas.

From the Song Dynasty, under the influence of the troubled times, a large number of Chinese in the coastal areas fled to the South Seas region, and the Indochina Peninsula, Borneo and Luzon on the east coast of the South China Sea were all full of Chinese footprints. During the 19th century, there were more than 200,000 Chinese in Luzon. However, most of these Chinese live in Luzon, and there are only a small number of Chinese in Mindanao, and these Chinese live in the coastal areas of northern Mindanao.

Mindanao is mountainous and has many fertile plains. The hot climate here is suitable for the growth of cereals and other crops, and Mindanao is rich in coal, iron, gold, chromium, copper, nickel and other minerals, so Sun Hao decided to take this island down.

Mindanao, the islands are also composed of Moros, natives, and Muslim members who have immigrated before, but they all use primitive weapons such as bows and arrows, long hair, and improvised muskets, while Sun Hao is equipped with advanced firearms, and it will be very easy to take down those natives and take Mindanao!