1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1030 Hope Oil Field ([-])

This wave of attacks launched by the natives did not bring substantial trouble to the Haihan army, but instead ended up in an instant.The Haihan camp seems to be exposed in the open, but it is actually a trap that is difficult for the opponent to detect. Moreover, Morgan and the others have already determined their attitude towards the natives, and they have no intention of giving the opponent any chance to struggle and resist. It is thunderous and merciless.

After the short battle ended, the soldiers quickly cleaned up the fighting area outside the camp, killing 17 people on the spot and capturing 38 people alive.However, two-thirds of the captives captured alive were wounded to varying degrees, and it is not known how many will survive in the end.Although Morgan is a licensed doctor, he will not waste his precious time and energy on treating wounds of these captives who are not of much use. Now he has to seize the time to conduct a surprise interrogation on the captives, and find out if this group of people is in broad daylight. What is the background of the natives in the camp, and whether there are other tricks.

Before determining the offensive strategy of the natives, Morgan did not dare to relax his vigilance for the time being. He still ordered his troops to continue to maintain a state of combat readiness and take turns to be in charge of vigilance.In addition to Liu Shanxia continuing to direct the engineering team to build the camp, Bai Kesi and Tian Yeyou also participated in the work of interrogating the prisoners.

However, they soon discovered that this task was far more troublesome than building a camp under the headquarters. Although there were natives from Tainan who had defected to Haihan as interpreters, they had to communicate with these natives who were trembling and frightened a little out of their minds. Communication is still a very difficult thing.The interrogation lasted until dark, when the three gathered together to summarize the situation, and finally used the fragmented information given by the captives to spell out the general situation of the matter.

These natives indeed belonged to the tribe that had been discovered by Morgan in the upper reaches of Houlongxi, and their tribe was called Dajiashe.How long this tribe has existed in the local area, these natives who do not have a clear date can't tell, but it is said that the birthplace of the elders of the last three generations is the current location of the tribe.However, these natives of Dajia Society are just as illiterate as the natives of Maoli Society captured earlier, and they do not have a clear unit of measurement. It is impossible to make specific and accurate information on the most critical information such as the population size of the tribe and the scope of daily activities. description of.

Tian Yeyou is fine, he has been in the gold mines in Taipei for almost a year, and has fought several rounds with the local indigenous tribes, and he has a better understanding of the problems of the natives.But Bai Kesi seldom left Hainan Island, and this was his first contact with Taiwanese natives. This kind of congenital defect made him dumbfounded.It seems that, as Tian Yeyou once said, these native captives who were captured had no other use except to be thrown into the mine as coolies.

However, this interrogation has clarified a problem that has troubled Morgan for many days, that is, why there are no boats from the indigenous tribes on the Houlong River—the canoes of the Dajia Society have not been launched recently due to the rainy season, because once As the turbulent water flow of Houlongxi goes downstream, it is difficult to row the boat back to the upstream in the mountainous area by manpower.The reason for this couldn't be simpler, it's just that Morgan didn't think of that layer for a while.

When Yu Yao led a team into the mountain for investigation last month, the people from Dajia Society had already noticed these outsiders who broke into their own land, but at that time, the team led by Yu Yao only stayed at the river bank of Chusongkeng They withdrew within two days, so the natives did not have a direct conflict with them.A few days ago, Morgan led a team to investigate here again, and also destroyed a hunting trap in the mountains set up by the hunters of the Dajia Club, which once again attracted the attention of the natives.

Since then, the Dajia Society has deployed manpower in the mountains to monitor the movement of this river valley.The reason why I didn't go to the lower reaches of Houlongxi to track down the origin of this group of uninvited guests was because the boundary between Dajiashe and Maolishe was the junction of the mountains and the valleys and plains outside the mountains. It's the territory of the Maoli Society, rushing in will inevitably cause unnecessary trouble.

Sure enough, within a few days, Haihan's large army broke into this place again, and began to cut down the surrounding forests to build a camp, which seemed to be taking root for a long time.Naturally, the Dajia Society would not turn a blind eye to the intruders. This morning, they sent a team to the hillside near the Haihan camp to scout the enemy's movements, but they never thought that this opponent would also set up a guard post in the mountains, and they would attack with a single attack. One person was injured, and the rest panicked and fled all the way back to the tribe without daring to resist.

The elders of the Dajia Society heard that they had already made a move, and that there were still people on their side who were in front of the formation, so they naturally refused to let it go. Immediately, they organized a part of the young and strong members of the tribe, and came here again with weapons .However, these natives don't have a strong plan in their work, they just want to start a war, but they don't have any detailed combat plan on how to defeat an opponent whose strength is unknown.That is to say, after arriving at the place, relying on his familiarity with the terrain, he abruptly moved closer.But Haihan had already set up traps and waited for the rabbit. Their primitive attack method didn't even touch the gate of the camp, and they were beaten to the ground by continuous musket volleys.

Battle plan?No.Follow-up plan?to zero.If one had to say what the natives had planned, it would be to leave two and a half children in the woods so that they could run back to report in time if something happened.However, with such a loud noise during the previous battle, those who stayed in the forest must have been frightened and fled away.It's not a big deal for someone to escape and report the letter, but I don't know if the Dajia Club still has enough courage and manpower to organize the next round of offensive.

Although the natives' offensive was defeated more easily this time, Morgan could not confirm from the confessions of the captives whether they would make a comeback.Theoretically speaking, this possibility is very high. After all, Haihan's move was a ruthless one, and the hatred between the two parties should not have a chance to be resolved.If Dajia Club doesn't plan to admit its weakness and move away from here, it will definitely continue to look for opportunities to seek revenge from Haihan.It is also impossible for Morgan to sit and watch a time bomb that could explode at any time so close to the hope oil field. Sooner or later, he will have to take the initiative to send troops to eliminate the hidden danger.However, there is only one company in the garrison right now, and it is inevitable that the defense of the camp will be weakened if the troops are divided out.

"Old Bai, what do you think? Should we do it as soon as possible, or wait until the camp is settled?" The action plan was related to the safety of the camp, and Morgan couldn't make decisions on his own, so he took the initiative to ask Bex for his opinion.

Beks didn't think long before he made a decision: "Safety comes first, safety comes first. Our overall strength has an absolute advantage, and the longer we stay here, the greater our advantage. There is no need to take risks to grab this opportunity." Timing. I think it will be good to mobilize troops into the mountains after the camp is stabilized, and take down this Dajia Society in one fell swoop."

Tian Yeyou had been dealing with the natives on the island of Taiwan for a longer time, but he was not as optimistic as Bai Kesi: "Mr. Bai, at most we will drive them out of this area. It is very difficult to get rid of the native tribes."

Bai Kesi said: "We don't want to drive out the natives, as long as they stay far away from here and don't hinder the production of our oil fields. There are more than 80 kilometers of mountainous areas from here to the east coast. They can move anywhere they want." .”

Tian Yeyou smiled and didn't answer his words.Although the mountainous areas on Taiwan Island are large, they are not all unoccupied lands. Those areas with better terrain are often occupied by tribes already.For example, the river valley where the Dajia Society is located is where three water veins meet, and it is definitely a golden treasure in the mountainous area. If they are forced to move out of here, it may be difficult to find a place with similar conditions.Besides, the hasty relocation of these indigenous tribes is unlikely to have the mobilization ability of Haihan to arrange colonization operations, and transport all the necessary materials to the destination regardless of the cost. Where are the captured compatriots going?

Beks has lived in Sanya for a long time, and the aboriginal people he has come into contact with are at most the semi-Sinicized Li and Miao ethnic groups on Hainan Island, and most of them are naturalized people. He is not very familiar with the cruel competition in the living environment of this era, and Tian Yeyou I also don't want to tell him the inside story, so that if he hears this, his heart will be sympathetic, and the matter will be difficult to handle.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with Bai Kesi's idea of ​​trying to be safe. After all, ensuring the smooth progress of the oilfield mining work is the first priority of this team, and it is true that the team is risky to send troops to unfamiliar areas to wipe out the indigenous tribes when the existing troops are not many. There are certain risks, and whether it is public or private, Beks probably does not want to shoulder this responsibility.

Since no action will be taken against Dajia Society for the time being, the existing troops in the hope oil field camp can only remain on alert first, and plan the next step after the follow-up materials and personnel are stationed.Although the fleet had already embarked on the return journey before today's accident, the next batch of materials and personnel entering the mountain is estimated to have to wait until tomorrow night at the earliest.Bai Kesi specially sent a telegram to Yu Yao who was stationed at the coastal camp, asking him to arrange more loggers among the next group of people entering the mountain, so as to speed up the speed of forest clearing here.

In the evening, seven of the captured prisoners died of serious injuries. Morgan asked the soldiers to escort a few uninjured prisoners to the river beach outside the camp and dug a big hole overnight, and buried all the natives' bodies. Buried in.In order to prevent the natives from coming to make trouble at night, Morgan also specially sent twice as many night sentries, and at the same time let the lights in the camp be extinguished early, so as not to expose the target in the dark.Morgan also kept vigil until two o'clock in the morning before changing shifts with Tian Yeyou to rest.

However, perhaps because of the tragic loss during the day, the Dajia Society was temporarily overwhelmed. The natives did not take any action that night, and the night was peaceful.The next morning, without warning, another warning came.But this time the accident happened not near the oil field camp, but from the No. [-] River Bend stronghold ten miles away.

Out of the emphasis placed on this operation by the Ministry of National Defense, almost all military supplies are over-equipped, even advanced equipment such as radio stations, so the No. [-] and No. [-] strongholds along the banks of Houlongxi are also equipped with Stations required for arraignment.It is precisely because of this advanced equipment that the oil field camp was able to receive the alarm message from the No. [-] stronghold more than ten miles away in the first place.

There is currently a platoon of troops stationed at the No. [-] stronghold. Early in the morning, the sentry found about a dozen unidentified people cruising nearby. The platoon leader quickly assembled the team to enter a state of combat readiness after learning about it.Although the outer fortifications of the No. [-] stronghold are currently less than [-]% complete, the well-trained Haihan troops are not worried about enemy attacks. After all, Haihan's only opponents in this area are the local indigenous tribes. , and the equipment and combat level of the natives are quite limited. Under the premise that the Haihan troops are prepared, it can be said that the armed forces of the natives are completely nothing to worry about.

The small-scale conflicts that broke out between the two sides later confirmed this point again. The Haihan garrison waited until the opponent was close to the stronghold camp to launch an attack before opening fire to resist the enemy, and successfully repelled the offensive of the natives.Our own side had zero casualties, while the natives paid the price of three deaths and five injuries in the battle.

However, the natives who appeared outside the No. [-] stronghold were not natives from Dajia Society, but from the same family as the natives who attacked the coastal camp before, and they all came from Maoli Society in the mountainous area on the west bank of Houlongxi.

"It's Maoli Club again!" Morgan couldn't help sighing after hearing the news: "It seems that we are really unwelcome here, and two tribes have already attacked us."

"There is no way to do this. After all, to these natives, we outsiders are equivalent to invading their homes, so naturally they try to drive us away." Tian Yeyou understands the intentions of the natives, in fact The native resistance he encountered during the mining in Taipei was even more intense. At that time, the native fighters who participated in the battle reached a triple-digit scale.Of course, the ending is actually the same as that of the natives who attacked the oil field camp yesterday, but the scale of the group destruction is larger.

"Can the No. [-] stronghold be able to withstand it?" Beks is more concerned about security issues. After all, the size of the garrison there is four times smaller than that of the oil field camp, and there are no traversers in command. If there is a large-scale attack, there will still be some security risks.

"If the natives can organize five or six times the force and charge the stronghold, there is still hope of breaking through the defense line." Morgan responded positively to Beks' doubts: "But I don't think a single tribe is capable of organizing and commanding such a large scale combat unless some of them have formal military training."

(End of this chapter)