The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

Chapter 293 First Battle with Indians

It is also very simple to build. Just dig a trench outside and build a defensive fence.

At the same time, some traps and lookouts are set up around the settlements so that if an enemy attack occurs, an early warning can be given.

In addition, a simple dock needs to be built.

Because there were enough manpower, Ning Quan had more than 8,000 people under his command, so the construction of the settlement was very fast.

In less than five days the settlement was complete.

"General Zhang Liao, you will be in charge of this place from now on."

Ning Quan looked at the settlement in front of him and gave instructions to Zhang Liao.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will definitely fulfill your mission!"

Zhang Liao bowed.

"Well, I can rest assured that you will do the work."

"I still have a few things to remind you. First, the natives here are very powerful. They are good at riding and shooting, and their strength is even better than that of the Xiongnu warriors. You must pay attention to this."

"Secondly, if I remember correctly, the natives here should have some connection with us Han people. You can even say that they are Han people, but they migrated here a long time ago. So you can try to contact them and see if it is possible to naturalize them. Of course, if there are some unruly tribes, they should be killed.

"Third, I'm afraid it will take at least a year, or even two, for me to return after this departure. Therefore, my request to you is to first strengthen your defense, gather as much intelligence as possible, and expand your investigation range, rather than launching a rash attack."

"Yes, Your Highness, please rest assured. I will do my best."

Zhang Liao heard this with a serious expression and clasped his fists.

"Very good, I will leave you 1,200 soldiers, 300 craftsmen, 500 women, and 50 war horses."

"Also leave behind two assault rifles, two thousand rounds of ammunition, a mortar, sixty shells, and one hundred kilograms of explosives."

"In this case, there shouldn't be any problem in protecting yourself."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your generous gift."

"But Your Highness, we still have too few people. You must bring more troops next time you come so that we can gain a foothold. Otherwise, our development will be very slow." Zhang Liao said after pondering for a moment.

"Haha, don't worry about that. After I return, I will immediately organize a fleet and send more people here."

"After all, I still hope to conquer America as soon as possible. If you want to occupy America as soon as possible, you must have at least more than 10,000 people here, so that you can form a scale." Ning Quan said with a smile.

"Yes, I understand."

Zhang Liao said excitedly.

"Well, now that you understand, I will leave."

Ning Quan smiled and nodded, then turned and was about to leave.

"Woo woo woo."

At this moment, a horn sounded suddenly in the distance.

"What's that sound? Why does it sound a bit like a battlefield horn?"

"Isn't there an Indian tribe nearby? Could it be that the Indians are coming?"

Listening to the sound of the horn, Ning Quan frowned slightly.

Then, Ning Quan quickly climbed up the fence and looked into the distance.

In the distance, a group of dark figures appeared in sight. They were rushing towards this side, and there were about three to four thousand of them.

"Your Highness, it's an indigenous tribe." Zhang Liao said from the side, "It seems these guys are coming for us."

"Haha, there's no one else here, they can only be coming for us."

"Get ready for a fight, it looks like they're up to no good."

"That's fine, since I'm still here, let's have a fight and show them our strength."

Ning Quan snorted coldly.

Immediately, Ning Quan ordered the ship's guns to prepare for battle and wait for the enemy to arrive.

After about half an hour, the group finally approached the settlement.

Ning Quan took a closer look and found that they were indeed Indians.

They all have unique lines on their faces that are unique to this race. They are tall and strong, with shiny dark skin, fierce eyes that are full of wildness.

The leader was a middle-aged man, over 1.9 meters tall, with bulging muscles all over his body, looking very visually shocking.

Ning Quan narrowed his eyes. He sensed a strong smell of blood and a dangerous aura from the middle-aged man.

At this time, the middle-aged man was also staring at the settlement with a ferocious look on his face, appearing extremely bloodthirsty.

"Judging from the guy's appearance, he is not a good person." Zhang Liao whispered.

"Well, he is indeed not a good guy. He is probably the leader of a tribe." Ning Quan nodded.

"It's a pity that we have too few war horses and can't take the initiative to attack?"

"Otherwise, with the support of the naval guns, we can easily wipe them out." Zhang Liao said helplessly.

"Yes, we have too few war horses, but it doesn't matter."

"Let them see the power of our naval guns and know how powerful we are."

"Pass the order down, prepare for battle. Let them attack first, so that the soldiers can get familiar with their fighting style and strength, and then bombard them with the ship's guns."

"promise!"

"Ho! Roar! Roar..."

As soon as Ning Quan finished speaking, the Indians on the opposite side roared in unison and rushed towards the settlement.

"Fire arrows."

Ning Quan shouted directly.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

In an instant, dense feather arrows shot towards the group of Indians.

puff...

Feathered arrows whizzed through the air and struck the Indians in the neck, chest, or abdomen, and they instantly fell to the ground and died miserably.

However, the Indians on the opposite side seemed to be crazy, and they didn't care about their own casualties at all, and continued to rush forward desperately.

As they got closer, some of the Indians began to shoot back with arrows.

Another group dismounted and rushed towards the settlement fence, attempting to break into the settlement.

Soon, the two sides engaged in close combat.

Although the Indians were brave and fearless of life and death, their weapons were simple.

In contrast, the soldiers under Ning Quan are all veterans of many battles, and they are well-equipped and have rich combat experience.

Therefore, after just a few rounds of fighting, the Indian offensive was repelled and they retreated.

The Indian chief seemed also surprised at the enemy's fighting ability, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

"Pass the order, the ship's guns open fire."

Ning Quan saw that the Indians had retreated and immediately gave the order.

He was planning to use naval guns to scare these Indians to death and make them live in fear forever.

Soon, the ship's guns moved slowly, pointing the muzzles at the group of Indians in the distance.

"Buzzing..."

The ship's gun made a violent trembling sound, and then white smoke billowed out of the muzzle.

In an instant, shells whizzed out one after another, flying towards the Indians.

"Boom boom boom."

Shells fell among the Indians, causing huge explosions, flying gravel and splattering blood.

"Ouch."

Screams continued to be heard and the Indians wailed non-stop.

After dozens of artillery shells, thousands of Indians were almost wiped out, and even the leader was killed.

The few remaining Indians turned around and ran away in terror.