African Nationhood

Chapter 129 Secret Sneak Attack () Please order first! ! !

In September, the temperature in Zimba is very high, and the sun becomes scorching. Although it has not yet reached the hottest month in this land, it is still unbearable.

When marching, Tian Guang and his company tried their best to march in the morning and evening, and set up camp at noon and night. They stopped and walked for nearly a month before finally arriving at the planned ambush range.

The advance battalion military headquarters issued an order to attack the Kingdom of Matabeleland at the end of August. As an auxiliary attack force, the first advance battalion only had to send two companies into the Zimba region.

Tian Guang's company belonged to one of these two infiltration forces. They received orders to rush to the outskirts of Bulawayo, the capital of the Kingdom of Matabeleland, before September 9 to garrison.

The march required strict confidentiality, and all personnel were not allowed to wear military uniforms or other clothing that could reveal information, so both companies wore pullovers.

During the march, if you encounter indigenous people, they will be strangled immediately and you will not be allowed to escape alive and leak the secrets of the march.

The main offensive unit in this attack on Bulawayo was the second advance battalion led by General Shi. Previously, the first battalion and the third advance battalion were both auxiliary forces.

It is understandable that they walked slower because they were far away. The second advance battalion was closer because they were closer, so they should have started infiltrating in late September.

At this moment they should have sneaked into the vicinity of Bulawayo. The military supplies and ammunition required for the troops' operations have been transported to the designated location in advance.

Tian Guang ordered his Dalian deputy to stay at the attack point, while he took a squad of soldiers to the assembly point for a pre-war meeting.

The meeting point is located at a post station about 50 miles west of Bulawayo.

Because Nanhua Company signed a treaty of friendship and trade with the Kingdom of Matabeleland, the two parties agreed to build a post road.

A number of post stations were built along the post road to facilitate the caravans' transportation to and from supplies.

The weapons, supplies and military supplies for this march were all transported privately during the construction of the post road. The indigenous people had no sense of preparedness and would not check these supplies.

The post station is jointly garrisoned by soldiers from the Malaysian and Nanhua sides, and the two sides usually get along very harmoniously.

The soldiers of Nanhua Company often took the indigenous soldiers wearing leather pants and cowhide shields to drink and smoke together. Now the relationship between the two sides is very harmonious.

When Tian Guang led the team into West No. 59 Station, the sky was already dark.

When the Nanhua Company soldiers in charge of checking documents spotted Tian Guang, they nodded to them, and then Tian Guang pretended to be familiar and hugged the stationed soldiers.

"Old Wang, why are you here?"

The other party also responded enthusiastically: "Yes, Lao Wan, I am stationed here, why are you here?"

"Oh, I'm here to sell some leather goods. What do you think of my leather goods?"

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The two sides acted very lively, and the indigenous soldiers who kept staring next to them were not surprised by this.

This happens several times almost every day, and the Ngoni warriors are accustomed to these yellow-skinned enthusiastic interactions.

After both parties finished the play, Tian Guang followed the other party's instructions and went to the largest house in the post station, the post house, to check in.

In the early morning, someone knocked on the window of Tian Guang's room.

Tian Guang, who had been waiting for a long time, turned over and sat up, leaned against the window and whispered: "Password!"

Outside, a young voice said, "There is bright moonlight in front of the bed."

Tian Guang relaxed a little and said, "Two pairs of shoes on the floor."

The password was correct, Tian Guang opened the window and saw the tall and thin man in the darkness outside.

"One battalion and one company Tian Guang."

"Huo Zhen, Second Battalion and Third Company, please come with me."

After saying that, the man in the darkness turned and left, and Tian Guang jumped out of the window and quickly followed.

The two walked through the darkness for more than 20 minutes, and they came to a cave in the wilderness.

Before he got close, someone suddenly asked in the darkness: "Password?"

“Spring comes and you don’t notice the dawn, mosquito bites are everywhere.”

After saying this command, there was no more sound in the darkness. Huo Zhen waved to Tian Guang, "Go in."

After the two entered the cave, Tian Guang discovered that there was a lot of space inside. There were many soldiers standing inside, all with solemn expressions.

Walking deeper into the cave, they came to a huge cave. A bonfire was burning in the center of the cave, and several soldiers were grilling meat next to it.

Huo Zhen turned to Tian Guang and introduced: "This is a gold mine dug by the indigenous people before, and it has been abandoned for a long time.

We were pleasantly surprised when we found this place, and Ben was still worried about how to hide his troops.

I didn’t expect that there would be thousands of people hiding here, so there would be no problem at all.

It’s just that here we can’t cook during the day, so we can only cook more at night. "

Hearing what the other party said, Tian Guang nodded. Their situation was similar. They were "shady people" most of the time.

"Please take a seat. Since we are close, we should be the first to arrive. Those guys will arrive later."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a voice saying: "Hey, it's not too late for me to say that Cao Cao is here."

Following the sound, Tian Guang saw Lao Qian. This man was about the same size as Huo Zhen.

It's just that Huo Zhen's face is more serious, while Lao Qian looks a bit rich.

Behind Lao Qian was a short and stocky man.

"The money of the second battalion and the second company, this is Zheng Wangcai of the third battalion and the first company."

After Tian Guang heard the other party's introduction, he chuckled, "You two are really destined to have wealth (talent)!"

The short and stocky Zheng Wangcai scratched his head and giggled, but said nothing.

Qian Cai looked at the other person and said, "This is a boring gourd, the kind that can't be beaten with three sticks!"

Zheng Wang was not annoyed when someone said that, but he still giggled.

When he was in the Qing Dynasty, he wandered around all day, and it was common for him to go without a bite of food for three days.

Now that we are in Southwest Africa, we have enough to eat every day, and we are even tired of eating meat.

The landowners and squires in the Qing Dynasty did not dare to think about it these days. He was enjoying all the blessings!

Therefore, he often smiles, but when it comes to fighting, he is really ruthless and never shows mercy to the natives.

Because he used to be a butcher and never believed in retribution.

He only believed in Mr. Shi, the great benefactor who gave him a new life.

He would kill whomever Mr. Shi asked him to kill without blinking an eye. He had long vowed to be the most vicious biting dog under Mr. Shi!
  People came to the cave one after another, and everyone greeted each other.

Tian Guang finally met Li Rong, and the former platoon deputy was now his equal.

The two exchanged a few words and immediately talked about their common acquaintance - Shi Ming.

The two of them couldn't help but sigh that this boy Shi Ming was really lucky!

He jumped directly from a small squad leader to Mr. Shi's closest guard leader.

This leap is not a big one, and it can only happen in Southwest Africa, which is full of miracles.

They, who were once mud-legged and lonely ghosts, rose up the ranks one after another in Southwest Africa and became powerful people who controlled the fate of others.

I have to say that things in the world are amazing!

"Everyone be silent, Mr. Shi is here!"

All the company-level non-commissioned officers in the cave straightened their postures and stood silently.

Not long after, the sound of tapping footsteps was heard, and as the footsteps got closer and closer.

Everyone's eyes also turned to the man who was walking in the wind!

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