1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 758

This is the first time that special forces have encountered such a pre-war prayer ceremony.Whether it was Daming, Annan, Champa, Portugal or the Netherlands, or even the Eighteen Chi pirates, none of the opponents they had encountered in the past had the leisure to play this kind of trick when they were about to fight.However, these pretentious things will not bring any mental pressure to the Haihan soldiers. After victory after victory, the soldiers firmly believe that the weapons in their hands and the comrades around them are the most reliable things on the battlefield. Haihan people The victory of the regiment has never been obtained by tricks such as jumping masters.

After a long wait, the natives finally ended their mysterious rituals and began to slowly gather at the edge of the forest.At this time, Qian Tiandun held up the binoculars and observed the opponent's movements from the observation deck built in the middle of the camp.

Due to limited conditions, it is unlikely that the militia army that goes deep into the inland will build tight and solid fortifications. The current defensive measures around the camp are mainly composed of various horse and deer villages made of wood and bamboo. There is a concertina wire fence.In order to ensure a relatively wide shooting field of view, the outer perimeters of the camp in the west and south directions have been cleaned up, and there are basically no obvious obstacles within a hundred paces.The east and north are backed by the Zhuoshui River and Qingshui River, so there is no need to worry too much about the opponent's attack from the water.

Qian Tiandun could clearly see the weapons equipped by the opposing soldiers through the binoculars. Although many of them were carrying bows and arrows, they were very simple in appearance, far from being able to compare with the standard bows and arrows equipped by the regular army of this era. .This kind of bamboo bow and arrow can be used for shooting rabbits, birds, sambar and so on, but if you want to use this thing on the battlefield, its range and power are very worrying.Although the rifles used by the special operations forces have a shorter range than the standard models, they are definitely far above this earthen bow and arrow. If the earthen people want to use this weapon to achieve a long-range attack on the Haihan camp, they may start a war They will be disappointed soon afterwards.

After the natives assembled, they slowly walked out of the forest in the shape of a long snake formation. The front row was warriors holding bamboo spears, machetes, hunting forks and other melee weapons, while the back row were archers with bows and arrows.Qian Tiandun roughly estimated that the other party had invested about 200 people in this wave of offensive. It seemed that when they held the mysterious ceremony just now, people arrived and joined in one after another.However, if the natives wanted to use this force to break through the defense line of the Haihan camp, it was obviously far from enough.

When the opponent advanced to a distance of about 300 meters, Takahashi Minami asked the soldiers around him to fire a symbolic warning.However, perhaps due to the blessing of the mysterious ceremony just now, the natives obviously did not stop after being warned, but gradually accelerated their marching speed, apparently hoping to attack the Haihan camp with a quick impact line of defense.

"Raise the gun!" Gao Qiaonan gave an order, and the soldiers who had already lined up on the defense line immediately raised their rifles that had already been loaded.The soldiers in the first row raised their guns horizontally, aiming at the natives who were trotting forward in the distance.

As the sharp whistle sounded, the soldiers pulled the triggers together, and the bullets released from the chamber pierced the air with scalding heat, knocking down the few natives who rushed at the front a hundred meters away.One of the unlucky ghosts didn't even have time to let out a scream, and half of the sky cap was knocked off by a bullet.

The soldiers who finished shooting did not stop to check whether they had hit the target at all, and immediately retracted their guns to give up their positions and retreated to the back, while the soldiers in the second row stepped forward, raised their guns, aimed, and pulled them with the commander's whistle. trigger.Gao Qiaonan arranged two platoons of troops to shoot on the defense line. When all the combatants finished the first round of shooting, the natives gave up and continued to charge, turned around and fled back.

The archers in the distance had already stopped when they saw that the situation was not good, and after the bows and arrows they shot fell crookedly from the air, they were all stuck on the ground outside the defense line, closest to the Haihan soldiers The landing point of the ball is still at least ten meters away, and it does not pose any actual threat at all.

"That's the only way?" Gao Qiaonan looked at the natives who fled back with their feet scattered, couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "Scumbag!"

Naturally, the attack of the natives with pebbles and rocks could not cause any real trouble to the Haihan militia, which were armed with live ammunition. The huge gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides made it impossible for the indigenous tribe to even see a glimmer of hope of victory. Exited under pressure.And the fighting time was so short that the excited mood of the recruits watching the battle had already come to an end before they could calm down.

"This... is this the end of the fight?" Sun Zhen and his comrades heard the start of the battle, and when they entered the reserve position, they happened to see the veterans shooting for the last time.From hearing the first gunshot to the end of the battle, Sun Zhen counted very clearly that the participating troops on Haihan's side only fired five volleys, while the menacing opponent had already retreated.

As a veteran, Wu Qin seemed very calm about this: "Forget these mountain monkeys run fast! If they dare to keep rushing forward with their heads sullen, they will all die here!"

Although the shooting area spread out in units of platoons just now is not too large, the shooting frequency is enough to prevent the opponent from charging in front of the defense line smoothly. At least [-]% to [-]% of the natives fell in five rounds of shooting, while the opponent Obviously because they couldn't bear such a large number of casualties, they decisively chose to retreat—or it would be more accurate to say that fleeing.If it weren't for the fact that the natives had too few troops and the distance between them was loose enough, the casualties caused by the five rounds of shooting just now would have been even greater.And if they want to rush to the front of the defense line, they have to withstand at least two rounds of shooting, and the hit rate will be greatly improved after the distance is shortened. These two rounds of close-range shooting are enough to cause heavy losses.In addition, there is a combination of barbed wire and roadblocks outside the camp that doesn't look so conspicuous but has a great blocking effect, which is enough to stop the native soldiers from the line of defense and endure two more rounds of shooting, and this distance is basically the same as It's almost the same as shooting directly on the forehead with the muzzle of the gun. It is indeed the most correct choice for the survivors not to continue to charge forward.

"This... is too simple!"

The thoughts in the minds of the recruits were almost exactly the same. Before the war, they were all worried about the safety of themselves and the troops. After all, this was a completely unfamiliar environment for the Haihan militia, and the enemies they were about to face were the same as before. A group of strangers who have never dealt with each other.Moreover, Fengrong Village, which I passed by before, has been oppressed by the natives for a long time, so the natives must not be so easy to dismiss.But none of the recruits thought that this native armed force, which had spent a lot of time on rituals before the battle, was completely defeated in the first round of the battle.While defeating an enemy is a cause for celebration, the ease with which victory is achieved often leaves recruits feeling a little inexplicably disappointed.

Without imaginary hand-to-hand combat, without any dogfights, without comrades dying in a pool of blood, and they didn't even come to remember to see the face of any enemy, the battle had already been declared over.Thinking that I was so nervous about such a little thing just now, the recruits felt a little ashamed.Sun Zhen also seems to understand why officers at all levels like to claim that their troops are "invincible" in their speeches. Judging from the fighting situation just now, I am afraid that it is indeed difficult for any force to have equal forces. Time to contend with the Haihan militia.

After all the enemies fled into the forest, Haihan waited for a while, and after confirming that the opponent had no intention of launching a second wave of offensive, he sent people out of the camp to count the results of the previous killings.The so-called charging for three hours and talking for 5 minutes could not be more appropriate to describe this short battle.

In the five rounds of shooting just now, a total of nine natives were killed on the spot, and there were more than [-] wounded who could not escape the battlefield, most of them were seriously injured, and Haihan did not intend to spend limited resources to rescue these prisoners.Although some of the wounded managed to escape from the battlefield, according to the medical environment of the native tribes who still need to rely on witch doctors, some of them will probably eventually die of various complications caused by trauma.

After cleaning up the battlefield, the soldiers only brought back a few wounded prisoners who were in good health for interrogation, while the others were all thrown in the wild and left to fend for themselves.However, this kind of interrogation is actually not very meaningful. Even if they ask about the situation of the other tribe, it is unlikely that Haihan will send troops to conquer in the short term.

Qian Tiandun didn't show any joy when he heard the statistics of the battle results. To the special forces, this was just an armed conflict that couldn't be smaller and ordinary.Of course, perhaps after a few years, in the historical data recorded by later generations, this battle will be listed as "the first battle of Haihan's occupation of Taiwan Island", giving it more historical value.But for now, Qian Tiandun will only consider how to clean up the matter from beginning to end, so as to have a reasonable explanation to the executive committee.

After face-to-face with the indigenous tribes, the various goals of the Haihan militia have basically been achieved.Due to the limited amount of supplies carried by the Haihan militia, there is little practical significance in continuing to stay here. It is time to consider withdrawing from this sensitive area.However, this confrontation took more than half a day from the beginning to the end. It is not suitable to evacuate towards the coast at this time. You have to stop and set up camp again after walking too far, so Qian Tiandun decided to stay here again. one night.

Qian Tiandun would not be dazzled by the victory just now, and still carefully deployed the sentry posts to prevent the indigenous tribes from launching a sneak attack at night.And the recruits have finally been assigned regular tasks other than carrying water and chopping firewood, and they can stay on duty at night at the post—of course, this must be under the premise of being equipped with veterans.

Sun Zhen was in charge in the middle of the night. After dinner, he was driven into the tent to sleep as fast as possible.He was woken in the middle of the night, and then came to the defensive post to change the guard.The post he was in charge of was located by the Zhuoshui River, and there was a fire in an open space about 20 meters outside the line of defense to prevent anyone from touching the post.

There is no lighting on the sentry post, it is a pit with bushes as a cover, people can probe inside to see the outside scene, but it is difficult to find someone ambushing in the middle from the opposite side.Sun Zhen checked his rifle and the copper whistle hanging around his neck before carefully entering the post.

The veteran who partnered with Sun Zhen was also of Annan origin, but his Mandarin Chinese was far inferior to Wu Qin's. He had a strong Cantonese and Guangxi vernacular accent. Sun Zhen, a northerner, could hardly understand what he was talking about, so the two After a brief greeting, they fell into silence.

It was soon morning. Except for a deer accidentally breaking into the line of defense, nothing happened this night. It seems that the indigenous tribe was indeed seriously injured by yesterday's battle and had no intention of continuing to fight. .

However, the natives did not completely abandon their compatriots. The team that went out to patrol the camp early in the morning found that the corpses and wounded outside the camp yesterday had disappeared today. Most likely, the natives quietly moved them in the middle of the night. .

After breakfast, all the staff packed up and gathered to evacuate from this temporary camp.Prior to this, Qian Tiandun used a telescope to discover that there were still sporadic natives watching in the distant mountains and forests, but they did not show up to stop the movement of the militia army during the evacuation process.The only one who feels unfinished is probably Takahashi Minami, who regards combat as the greatest joy in his life. Yesterday's battle was over without even reaching the level that excited him.If he was in command of this army, even if he didn't go into the mountains to attack the natives' lair, he would at least stay in the temporary camp for another two or three days to see if there was another chance.

The vast majority of the recruits felt fortunate, and it was undoubtedly the best result to be able to leave here safely.Only a very small number of people like Sun Zhen would think about how to ensure that they can survive in the native land if the next field survival training is really carried out in this environment.

Passing through Fengrong Village, the two guides got their pay before leaving.Qian Tiandun sternly told them not to spread the experience of the past few days in the village, because the natives in the mountains will come out to activities sooner or later. It is possible that this account will be directly charged to Fengrong Village.As for the guide who participated in the negotiations between Haihan and the natives for money, Qian Tiandun suggested that he leave Fengrong Village temporarily, either follow his troops to Penghu, or take shelter in the south of Bengang for a period of time.

When they came, they stopped and walked all the way, but when they left, it took only two days for the troops to return to the camp by the sea.

(End of this chapter)