1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1029 Hope Oil Field ([-])

The dead can't speak, and Morgan has no other way to confirm where the natives are from, and it is impossible to blindly organize an active attack. The safest way to deal with it at the moment is to gather the team and strengthen the defense to prevent the opponent from returning. Moved reinforcements to attack.

If the native who was killed by the sentinel came from a tribe on the other side of the mountain ridge, and the straight-line distance between the two places was no more than five or six miles, then it would take a few hours for the other party to organize a second wave of attack.Morgan could just use this time to redeploy his troops and set up a solid line of defense around the valley camp.Although there is only one company here, Morgan thinks it is enough. If the natives have the courage to come again, then Morgan doesn't mind a slaughter that is destined to be one-sided.

Although this force is not as good at performing combat missions in the mountainous jungle environment as the special warfare battalion, it is no problem to rely on the camp to fight defensive battles.When commanding the soldiers to cut down trees, they also consciously arranged to clear the outer area first, so that a relatively open isolation zone with a relatively open view was formed on the outer edge of the camp.And Morgan deployed the defense force in the forest that had not been cleared. If the enemy attacked, it would be difficult to see how many people there were in the forest and how the defense line was constructed.

The three-piece deer stockade, barbed wire and trenches of the Haihan field camp defense line were partially completed yesterday. Although these fortifications cannot enclose the camp, they can indeed effectively reduce the defensive area and deploy limited forces to several areas. A key fire output point.Of course, it is impossible to have such a big scene of cavalry charge in this kind of ravine. Considering that the barge fleet needs to load too much material and the actual environmental conditions of the mountain, no heavy weapons such as artillery were carried into the mountain this time.The existing fortifications and the rifles in the hands of the soldiers are enough to keep the natives who use cold weapons out of the line of defense.

Morgan placed three platoons on the inland line, leaving one platoon to cover the water.Even though no native boats appeared on the Houlongxi until now, Morgan still did not dare to take it lightly and remained vigilant enough.However, water defense is much easier than on land. The water surface of Houlongxi in the mountainous area is already relatively narrow, and there is no obstacle blocking the line of sight on the water surface. The Haihan army can use the weapons at hand to implement a fire blockade on the water surface relatively easily.

Although the manpower needed to build the camp was reduced after the garrison mission was changed, the project would not stop there. Liu Shanxia and Bai Kesi continued to direct a small number of migrant workers to clear the ground and build prefabricated houses in the designated camp area.However, the oil drilling project had to be stopped first. First, Morgan believed that the steam engine driving the drill pipe was too noisy, which would easily expose the target. Second, because the derrick that had already been erected was also requisitioned by the military, and it temporarily served as a watchtower. .

Morgan does not intend to let Beks and others join the defense line. These people are all technical talents in the crossing team, and they are of irreplaceable importance in their respective positions. Their personal safety is even higher than that of Hope Oilfield itself. More importantly, after all, it would not affect the overall situation if the oil field was exploited later, but if something happened to the traverser, it would be an irreparable loss.The current situation does not require them to take risks, but in order to calm people's hearts, Morgan still asks them to wear the issued pistols in case of emergency.

Although Morgan and the others knew very well that they should not be overly afraid of the local indigenous armed forces due to their own strength, they still felt a little uneasy in this situation where they were in the open and the enemy in the dark.Because of this, when a group of native warriors appeared on the hillside about a mile away from the camp three hours later, Morgan's mood became lighter-the faster the natives appeared, the sooner he could solve the problem .It would be a real headache if these guys had been hiding in the dark waiting for the opportunity to make a surprise attack.The opponent took the initiative to gather troops to launch an offensive, which could save Hai Han a lot of trouble.

"Everyone enters the combat position, and you are not allowed to fire without authorization. Let people come over first!" Morgan immediately issued a combat order to prevent someone from going off and startling the enemy.Although the weapon performance of the Haihan army has an absolute advantage, Morgan still hopes to increase the hit rate as much as possible during the battle, and strives to keep all the natives who attacked this time.Although it is not yet clear how many native warriors came, but based on what has been observed, there are at least four to fifty people active in the forest.

The native warriors waited and watched on the hillside for a long time before the team slowly approached the Haihan camp.Although the natives were extremely careful to hide their tracks, their figures were exposed early on through the telescope.Seeing the bamboo spear bows and arrows in these people's hands, Morgan was more than half relieved. Although the bows and arrows of the natives also had a certain long-range killing ability, their accuracy was far from being comparable to that of rifles.

Morgan has carefully looked at the native weapons seized in the coastal camp before. The stability and firing speed of bamboo bows and arrows are very limited. The hit from 20 meters away can only rely on faith. At this distance, the Shanghai Han rifle The firepower output and accuracy are enough to make them die several times over and over again.

Morgan's tactics for dealing with the massed and launched offensive by the natives are also very simple and crude, which is to place the opponent within 50 meters, wait for them to start charging with all their strength, and then fire and shoot, trying to quickly eliminate them with intensive firepower at close range The opponent's vitality.This is indeed the most suitable combat method for the Haihan Army, which uses the platoon gun rotation shooting tactics as its housekeeping skill.

The natives probably also had some bad premonitions about the eerily silent forest at the foot of the mountain, and after spending a lot of time in the forest, they slowly figured it out.The only information they got was that a group of outsiders had come here, and they were carrying deadly weapons, but they didn't know exactly how many people came here or what their purpose was.This kind of reckless attempt is indeed very risky, but their partner has fallen into the hands of this group of people, and his life and death are unknown, so they must try to snatch him back anyway.Besides, this group of people has taken root here, and it is tantamount to an invasion to them. It is certain that they cannot be at ease if they are not driven out of this mountainous area.

At this time, Beks had already ordered the migrant workers to stop the construction. He came to Morgan himself and asked in a low voice, "What are you going to do later?"

"Leave everyone first, regardless of life or death." Morgan's tone was very firm, not wavering at all because the opponent was getting closer.

"Would this... be too much?" Bex also expected that this matter would not end well, but he did not expect Morgan to have made such a big determination.He has stayed in Sanya all year round. Although he is the person in charge of the ordnance department, he rarely has the opportunity to actually contact the army to carry out combat missions. It is usually the same thing to hear the method of killing, but seeing the execution with his own eyes is different. It's another matter, and it's still somewhat unacceptable.

Hearing his hesitation, Morgan also guessed what he was thinking, and immediately explained: "Old Bai, it took only three hours from the accident in the morning to the appearance of these natives. It is very likely that they can move to rescue the soldiers so quickly. It's the tribe in the upper reaches of Houlongxi that I mentioned. It's so close to our camp, and the attitude shown is not friendly. We must clean up this tribe, so that the oil field can start production with peace of mind. More work now A few, we will spend less effort when we go to copy his lair later."

Bai Kesi said: "There are only one company here, how many people are there, and why don't we divide our troops to raid their lairs?"

Morgan replied: "Of course not now, at least a few people must be caught alive, and we can ask about the situation of the tribe."

Beks laughed and said, "Don't be like the natives who were arrested before, they couldn't get any valuable information after interrogation."

After the two chatted for a few words, seeing that the natives in the forest were less than [-] meters away from their defense line, Morgan signaled for silence and told Bex to retreat to a safe place to watch the battle.Bai Kesi knew that staying would not help Morgan to defend against the enemy, so he immediately retreated as he said, and watched the battle with Tian Yeyou and Liu Shanxia.

Morgan took into account the terrain when deploying the fortifications. Although the planned camp was about one mile wide, if the natives wanted to charge the camp from the front, there were actually only two passages leading to the camp.In other areas, there are either barbed wire fences or trenches, and deer villages and Jumas are arranged in relatively flat places. The area left for the opponent to launch an offensive is concentrated in two passages about ten meters wide, and it is also the place where the firepower on the defense line is the most concentrated. .

These natives probably also observed repeatedly in the woods, looking for loopholes in the Haihan camp, but it is a pity that their skills are only hunting wild animals, and they have not received systematic military training. Still slowly touching it.

The Haihan army has consciously cleared an area outside these two passages for entering and leaving the camp. Although the span is less than a dozen meters, for the infantry hiding behind the bushes, this distance is enough for them to get up, aim, and shoot. A complete set of tactical actions for the gun.

As the natives got closer, Morgan could already see the white patterns painted on their faces and the antler daggers hanging from their waists.The natives who opened the way ahead had already stretched their bows and set up arrows, looking around. Morgan had no doubt that they would immediately shoot the arrows in their hands as soon as they heard the wind and grass.Morgan roughly estimated the number. At this time, there were about [-] native warriors who walked out of the forest. It is difficult to judge whether there are any people in the forest.However, Morgan intends to wipe out the group of people who have shown up.

Seeing that these natives had entered the range of fire coverage, Morgan decisively blew the copper whistle.As the sharp whistle sounded, rows of gun barrels stretched out from the forest, and fired at the bewildered natives outside the camp.After a burst of crackling, the soldiers in the first row of firing retreated to reload, and the soldiers in the second row stepped forward to aim and fire.This set of tactical moves has been practiced hundreds of times for every soldier, and the level of familiarity is almost as good as eating and dressing.And at this distance, there is no need for too precise observation and aiming, and the intensive firepower is enough to make up for the lack of this link.

There is no doubt that this was a completely one-sided killing. The first few natives didn't even understand what happened, and they were already sieved by the bullets fired from the camp.Although the native warriors tried to fight back, they couldn't find the exact location of the enemy at all, and they didn't understand what the enemy in the forest made such a loud noise, and why they could kill and injure themselves in the air. companion.Apart from blindly shooting arrows and throwing spears at the opposite side, they couldn't find a more effective counterattack method for a while.

However, this kind of long-range blind shooting relying on cold weapons is obviously impossible to confront the Haihan army who is stably shooting four salvos in one minute. In just a moment, the dozens of natives who have already touched the gate of the Haihan camp Most of them have been shot and fell to the ground, losing the ability to continue fighting.A few natives who wanted to turn back and flee into the woods also fell under the sniper's guns.According to Morgan's arrangement before the war, the snipers under him were responsible for intercepting and killing those who tried to escape, and the soldiers also repaid Morgan's trust with accurate killing.

After most of them fell down, the few survivors finally found that the only way to keep their lives was to get up on the ground, but to lie down in the pool of blood of their companions to save their lives. For these native warriors who once dominated the forest That being said, it's not an easy task.

When there were no more people standing outside Haihan's camp, the officers finally gave the order to stop shooting.The smell of blood mixed with the smell of gunpowder filled the forest, reminding people that a tragic battle had just ended here.

Under the cover of snipers, a group of soldiers slowly walked out of the camp and began to clean up the fallen enemies outside.Seeing that the general situation was settled, Morgan was not in a hurry to check the results of the battle outside the camp, but first checked the casualties of his own side.Fortunately, the blind counterattack of the natives in desperation did not cause too much damage. Most of the arrows and spears flew to nowhere, and only two unlucky ghosts were injured by the arrows in the chaos , but they were all non-fatal skin injuries, and medical soldiers had already stepped forward to bandage them.

Beks and the others had also come out of their hiding place and gave Morgan a thumbs up to show their appreciation.The battle just now lasted no more than 2 minutes. The invading enemy was able to be dealt with in one fell swoop so quickly, and our own side did not suffer major casualties in the battle. This result also came from Morgan's accurate judgment in advance and commanding effective.

"It's over before I understand it! It's not fun!" Only Liu Shanxia felt a little regretful about the battle that ended so quickly, but the others obviously didn't take his complaints seriously.

(End of this chapter)