Under the guidance of Wei Weisi, Liu Meng's fleet took three days to reach the Nanyu territory.

However, instead of rushing into action, they first found a place where no one was around, and then asked the people of the Guard Division to do further investigation.

It took another two days for Lu Qianjun to bring back more detailed information.

"The place where we are going to land, that is, the area around the mouth of the Zuo River, is the territory of the Mani tribe."

"There are 1,100 people in this tribe, who usually make a living from farming and fishing, and there are about 300 young and strong people, with only a few bronze ......"

The Zo River is the Bashi River in the previous life, the river that connects Manila with Lake Bei, the largest lake in the Philippines.

In this life, Wenyi named Manila Nanyu, and Bashihe naturally had a new name.

According to the Book of Mountains and Seas, there is a river called Zuohe on Nanyu Mountain, so it is called Zuohe here.

Liu Meng said: "Are there other tribes around this Mani tribe? ”

Lu Qianjun said: "Yes, there is a tribe called Mangchong about five miles up along the Zuo River, and the rest of the tribes are within ten miles. ”

"Are there frequent connections between tribes?"

"The Mani tribe and the Mangchong tribe are semi-allied, and the two sides have frequent contacts, and the rest of the tribes are unknown for the time being. But we have been observing for the past two days and have not seen any contact with them. ”

"I see, trouble the road flag officer."

"It's a matter of duty."

Liu Meng called the four battalion commanders together and said, "We will act tonight and take down Mangchong and Mani tribes at the same time. ”

"Wang An, Lu Yan, you two take a boat against the current to take down the Mangchong tribe, don't stop and load everyone on the boat and bring them back to the Mani tribe."

"Remember not to set fire to their houses, the fireworks can easily be detected by the surrounding tribes, so be vigilant."

Wang An and Lu Yan came out and said: "It's the head of the regiment, and I promise to complete the task." ”

Liu Meng said to Ma Yibai and Lin Xingzhu again: "You two go with me to take down the Mani tribe, remember not to set fire." ”

"Yes."

It was night, the moon was bright and the stars were scarce, and under the guidance of Wei Wei Si Xizuo, Wang An and Lu Yan set off first, and drove to the Mangchong tribe five miles away.

Liu Meng estimated that when they were about to arrive, he led people to the side of the Mani tribe.

Two battalions and ten companies, each in one direction, surrounded the village and then fired torches and entered the village in shifts.

"Wangwang......" The village dog roared frantically, waking up the sleeping owner.

The people of the Mani tribe thought that they had been attacked by other tribes, and men, women, and children rushed out with weapons.

When they saw the enemy armed to the teeth, they were all frightened and their legs went limp.

Some people hid in the shadows and tried to sneak attack, but their rudimentary weapons could not pierce the armor of the Tang army at all, but were hacked to death like chopping melons and vegetables.

Lin Xingzhu slashed a sneak attacker to death, blood splattered on his face, and he stretched out his tongue and licked it, revealing a cruel smile.

Then swing his knife and slash at another sneak attacker.

The huge disparity in strength soon caused the natives to lose all their courage and were driven to the center of the village.

The two sides did not speak the same language at all, and they could not communicate at all.

Fortunately, Lu Qianjun knew that the Tagalu people were a big clan in Luzon, and he would definitely deal with them in the future, so he specially found a few people with language talent to learn some.

Although I didn't learn well, I could barely convey the meaning to the other party even by drawing and talking.

"Obedient...... Work...... Don't kill. Disobedient...... Kill the whole family. ”

It was possible to communicate, and the panicked hearts of the Mani tribe calmed down a little. In their minds, this group of people who suddenly appeared must have wanted to turn them into slaves.

It's better to be a slave than to be killed on the spot.

After the meaning was conveyed and it was determined that the other party was ready to surrender, Liu Meng gathered these people in a few courtyards to watch and lock them up, and asked everyone to rest in batches.

At about three o'clock in the evening, Wang An and Lu Yan came to the Mani tribe, and at the same time brought back 977 natives from the Mangchong tribe.

When the natives of the Mangchong tribe saw that the Mani tribe had also fallen, they felt so desperate that one can imagine how desperate they were.

But no matter what they think, the truth is so unchangeable.

Early the next morning, Liu Meng arranged for people to unload the tools carried on the ship, and at the same time gathered the people of the two tribes together.

Divide everyone into three waves, the young and strong are one wave, the women and the elderly who can work are one wave, and the other is the other wave who cannot work.

The number of people counted showed that there were 464 young and strong, and 1,355 were women and elderly people who were able to work.

The rest are either too old or too young, and there are those who are breastfeeding and not working, in their early 500s.

The more than 500 people who were unable to work were kept alone in the village and guarded.

The women and old people who can work are half the size of their children, working on a seaside designated by Liu Meng.

Four hundred and sixty young men are naturally the main force of work.

The aim was to build a simple wharf to welcome Xiao Baishan and his group of immigrants and craftsmen.

Three days later, the simple wharf was built, and Liu Meng instructed them to clean up the selected place to build the city, at least to clean the ground first.

After another two days, more than 20 large ships carrying 3,000 immigrants, officials, and craftsmen arrived at the port of Nanyu.

Xiao Baishan got off the boat, stood on the simple dock and looked at the desolate land, not only was not disappointed, but shouted full of fighting spirit: "This is a promising place." ”

"Haha...... Baishan is so bold, I thought you would be depressed for a while if you were transferred here from the prosperous land of Jin'an County. It was Liu Meng who spoke.

Xiao Baishan smiled: "Da Meng, I didn't expect you and my brother to join forces one day." ”

Both of them were born in the earliest 5,500 teams, and they were selected at about the same time.

Xiao Baishan and a group of companions followed Xue Dayuan to learn government affairs, while Liu Meng and others followed Xie Daoyun to learn military affairs.

But there is a friendship that has traveled thousands of miles, and the relationship between the two sides is still good.

Liu Meng said: "It's just a pity that this place is too deserted, and you and my brother can't drink and talk." ”

Xiao Baishan said in high spirits: "Then our brothers will join forces to turn this place into a prosperous place, and it will not be too late to celebrate at that time." ”

Liu Meng smiled: "Okay, that's it." ”

After greetings, the two went to the location selected by Liu Meng for inspection.

"I plan to build the city here, and at the same time close to the Zuohe River and the sea, not to mention the strategic value, it will inevitably become a prosperous place in the future with convenient transportation."

Xiao Baishan looked left and right, and said: "It is indeed a treasure land, so let's build Nanyu City here." ”

Liu Meng said: "It's a pity that the surrounding plains lack stones to build the city, so you can only burn bricks. At least a month before we can start building the city, I don't know if the natives will give us so much time. ”

Xiao Baishan said with a smile: "The king has long expected this, and this time I came over with a baby." ”

Liu Meng's eyes lit up, and he said in surprise: "You brought cement here?" ”