A few days later, Cheng Huailiang's 1,000-strong army divided into three routes, and at the same time set off from Kata Port in small boats and sailed up the Sarawak River. According to Liu Kata's introduction, among the three tribes they want to exterminate this time, there are three tribes in total, one large and two small.

The youngest of them only had a population of about 1,000, and the middle-aged labor force was only two or three hundred, so Cheng Huailiang sent a team of two hundred people. The other small tribe was also not very populous, and according to the information obtained by Liu Kata, it should be between 12300 men, so they were dealt with by an army of 250 men.

The largest tribe is called the Dangu tribe, a large tribe of about 3,600 people, before the Han people arrived here, they were the overlord tribe in this area, originally they lived not far from Kata Port, and the population at that time was far more than twice as much as it is now, but later under the joint attack of the slave catchers and the Kata tribe, the population of the Dangu tribe doubled, and had to migrate to live in the upper reaches of the Sarawak River.

It is precisely for this reason that the Dangu tribe is very hostile to the port of Kata, not only refusing to trade with the port, but also often attacking caravans entering the interior, and later uniting the two remaining small tribes in the vicinity, often attacking the port of Kata. Because they live in the middle and upper reaches of the Sarawak River and its tributaries, they are easily accessible by boat, which can lead to a successful raid if they are not careful, so they are on the first level clearance list for this 'big cleanup' operation.

When he first came out, Cheng Huailiang's 1,000 troops all set off together in small boats, and when they went up dozens of miles against the current, a tributary of the Sarawak River appeared. A few dozen miles further along this tributary was the first small tribe they were going to fight. Therefore, the 200 men who had been divided in advance bid farewell to the large army and advanced under the guidance of the guides sent by Liu Kata.

Next, Cheng Huailiang and the others advanced along the Sarawak River for two more days. At this time a larger tributary appeared, and the second tribe was in the upper reaches of this tributary, so that the two hundred and fifty men of the second tribe were again separated from the main force.

The remaining five hundred and fifty people were personally led by Cheng Huailiang, and Liu Kata was the guide in the team, after all, compared to the two small tribes, the Dangu tribe was their main target this time, as long as this big tribe could be wiped out, then even if the other two small tribes escaped, it would not be a big climate.

It's another early morning. Before the sun rose, Cheng Huailiang was woken up by the heat, and on the bamboo mat on his body, an obvious human shape was soaked out of sweat, and at the same time, his body was extremely uncomfortable, making people want to peel off the skin on his body.

"There's not even a cool breeze in this fucking weather!" Cheng Huailiang stood up from the bamboo mat, wiped the sweat on his face and cursed. He grew up in the relatively cool Guanzhong area, so after coming to Nanyang. The most uncomfortable thing is the hot weather in the local area, especially the hot and humid climate of Borneo, which makes him feel that his whole body is about to become moldy.

Cheng Huailiang cursed on his lips, but the movements in his hands were very fast. Put away all the bamboo mats and blankets he was sleeping on, and then stepped over the soldiers who had not yet woken up to the cabin, and took some water and washed up briefly. Breakfast hadn't been made yet, so Cheng Huailiang walked to the bow of the boat to observe the surrounding situation.

Because the water of the Sarawak River is very shallow. Therefore, it was impossible to pass through the big boat with a deep draft, so Cheng Huailiang and the others were all small boats with flat bottoms. Of course. The so-called small means that in the eyes of the Han people, in the eyes of the local natives, they still take a large boat, this kind of small boat is eighteen steps long, and there is a small cabin in the middle at the back, which can store some supplies.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that the kind of boat that Cheng Huailiang and his family took was converted from the original car and boat, and there were two rows of pedals behind the boat, which required eight soldiers to operate. Although this power system has been improved by the Academy of Sciences, each batch of soldiers can not last too long, and every half an hour needs to be replaced, and in order to keep the soldiers to maintain a certain amount of strength to cope with various dangers, so after three days of deep penetration into the Sarawak River, Cheng Huailiang ordered the fleet to rest for four hours every eight hours.

The front deck of this kind of small car and ship is wide, Cheng Huailiang and the soldiers rest here at night, anyway, the weather in Borneo is hot, and there is no need to worry about getting cold, the only thing that people can't stand is all kinds of mosquitoes flying around the river.

Cheng Huailiang walked to the bow of the boat, opened a wide-mouth glass bottle in his arms, which was a kind of ointment-like thing, he stretched out two fingers to wipe a ball, and then smeared all the exposed skin such as his face, neck and hands. This ointment is a necessity for the army when fighting in the tropical jungle, and after being applied, it can prevent mosquito bites, if there is no such thing, Cheng Huailiang and they will not be able to hold on at all.

The Sarawak River is relatively well developed, with less tropical jungle on both sides of the river and large expanses of wasteland everywhere. A few days ago, Cheng Huailiang heard Liu Kata's introduction that those wastelands were originally cultivated by natives living on both sides of the river, but later due to slave hunting and other reasons, there were fewer and fewer natives on both sides of the river, and even the fields were barren.

"General Cheng, why did you wake up so early?" At this moment, Liu Kata also woke up from his sleep, and walked over and said while rubbing his face.

"I'm still a little uncomfortable with the hot weather here, at the current speed, how long will it take for us to reach the Dangu tribe?" Cheng Huailiang said without looking back, he just wanted to complete this damn task as soon as possible and leave early.

"General Qiyu, at the current speed, it is estimated that we will reach the sphere of influence of the Dangu Department in the morning of the day after tomorrow, and then after half a day's voyage, we will be able to reach the residence of the Dangu Department." After hearing this, Liu Kata bowed and replied.

Liu Kata can also understand Cheng Huailiang's distress, don't look at him as the head of the Kata Ministry, and he has been in Kata Port for many years, but he is also very disgusted with the climate here, and even if it weren't for the mission, he would never want to stay here for a while. However, his hard life is coming to an end, as long as the three native tribes are wiped out, then his task at this stage will be completed, and then he can choose a good place, his favorite is still the Wa country, because the Wa girls there are notoriously supple, and the climate there is also relatively cool and pleasant, at least much stronger than Borneo.

"The day after tomorrow!" Cheng Huailiang showed a wry smile, even if they could arrive the day after tomorrow, they couldn't attack immediately, but they needed to let the soldiers rest and recuperate, and when they recovered He Li, they would destroy the big tribe of more than 3,000 people in one go, and then he would be able to leave here, but the thought of having to endure for a few days made Cheng Huailiang extremely distressed.

"Open the meal!" At this moment, a bearded fellow, wearing a white coat and carrying a copper spoon, roared from the makeshift galley next to the cabin, which made the soldiers on the deck who had just slept like dead pigs jump up and rush over one by one to get their breakfast.

Cheng Huailiang also felt a little hungry, and walked over with Liu Kata to receive the meal, today's breakfast is still fish soup and pastry, the fish is fresh fish from the river, and the bread is dry food brought from Kata Port, this kind of cake is baked without a trace of water, and then wrapped in oiled paper very tightly, which can be stored for a long time. However, this kind of bread also has a disadvantage, that is, it is too hard, and people with bad teeth cannot bite at all, so when soldiers eat this kind of cake, they must be soaked in water or soup.

Cheng Huailiang, like other soldiers, sat on the deck with fish soup, broke the dough in his hand into several pieces, and then threw it into the soup to soak for a while, and then devoured it.

After breakfast, a group of soldiers immediately went to replace the soldiers on duty behind them, while Cheng Huailiang and Liu Kata observed the surrounding situation. Each of them carried fifty soldiers on board, a total of eleven ships, Cheng Huailiang and their ship was located in the middle, which was mainly to protect Cheng Huailiang's safety, after all, he was the commander of the entire army, in case of an accident, then the combat power of the entire army would immediately shrink by one-third.

The speed of the vehicles and boats is very fast, even if they are swimming against the current, the speed of the boats is much faster on land, especially the Sarawak River is very gentle, and there are no obstacles on the river, which makes them move forward very fast.

Two days passed quickly, and near noon on the third day, Cheng Huailiang and they finally arrived at the periphery of the Dangu tribe's power, and if they moved forward, they might encounter the clansmen of the Dangu tribe, in order to prevent the other party from discovering them in advance, so as to achieve the effect of a surprise attack, so Cheng Huailiang ordered the whole army to anchor on the shore, and then rest on land.

And very fortunately, Cheng Huailiang and they actually met two rhinoceros who went to the river to drink, although the rhinoceros is very fierce, but in the face of this group of elite soldiers like wolves and tigers, there is no room for resistance at all, and it soon became a delicacy in the mouth of the soldiers.

An afternoon and a whole night, and staying on land to rest, plus rhinoceros meat to replenish their strength, made the soldiers recover their strength quickly, and when they woke up the next day, everyone looked refreshed. And today's breakfast has also changed, not only is there rice to eat, but the bearded cook has also made a few dishes, although most of these dishes are made of canned food, but for the soldiers who have been eating and living on the ship for several days, it is already a supreme delicacy.

After breakfast, everyone boarded the boat as fast as they could, and went on the highest alert, and many of them drew their swords, sharpened yesterday afternoon, and scanned the banks of the river with bloodthirsty expressions, while the archers prepared their bows and arrows, ready to shoot any enemy that came their sight. (To be continued......)