African Nationhood

Chapter 131 Secret Sneak Attack () Please subscribe
  The morning sun rises, the Nanhua Consulate in the aristocratic district of Bulawayo City.

Tang Kui, the "Dalian Deputy" of the Guard Company, is 19 years old. He is not tall because he has practiced martial arts since childhood.

But he has a strong body, and it is said that the muscles in his arms can crush flies.

He had a habit of exerting himself, so when he arrived here he had no tools at hand, so he just took a large granite stone instead.

"If you want to have good physical strength, you must practice diligently."

This was his mantra, and his guards and soldiers were also infected by him and took pride in exercising all day long.

Even when they get here, they will consciously get up early and complete daily training with high quality and quantity.

After Tang Kui has exhausted his strength, he will practice "Bajiquan" again.

This is a martial art passed down from his family. When he was a child, his family opened a martial arts gym in Foshan, Guangdong Province. Father Tang made a name for himself with his pair of fleshy palms, and he was able to rule the world for a while.

Later, a martial arts master from the north came to compete in the gym. Tang's father was defeated and suffered internal injuries.

It's been a long time since I got better, and I've always been hurt.

He smoked opium to relieve his pain, and the Tang family fell into complete decline.

His mother and sister were sold by Tang's father one after another, and Tang Kui did not escape the fate of being sold in the end.

Since he was sold, the possibility of recognizing his father again has been completely eliminated.

Later, it was the British who brought him to Southwest Africa.

Since he became the Dalian deputy of the guard company, he also asked someone to go to the Qing Dynasty to look for his mother and sister, but there was no news.

But I found out that Tang's father committed suicide because he had no money to buy opium.

Since then, he has never thought about the Qing Dynasty again, and now he is living a good life in Southwest Africa.

My wife is a peasant girl from the Qing Dynasty. She is not only neat at work, but also very fierce.

She managed hundreds of acres of land in an orderly manner by herself.

He didn't need to worry about anything at home, and now that he was in the royal city, he was even more disdainful.

The life of the natives here was not as good as that of the black slaves in his family.

The indigenous nobles here are far inferior to him in terms of food and clothing expenses.

As for the king, he was just a piece of meat.

He had received word from outside the city that the company would launch an attack at dawn tomorrow morning.

All they have to do is cause chaos in the city, and it's all too easy for them.

At that time, as long as some kindling materials are prepared, the entire royal city can be messed up.

They had already drawn a detailed map of the whole city, and he had all the details in his mind about where to burn and where not to burn.

After breakfast, it's time to set up and let the soldiers prepare early.

In addition, Mr. Shi also told him that after starting a fire near the palace, he immediately went to the civilian area of ​​​​the city wall to take shelter, and was not allowed to show up until the city wall was broken.

This order is a bit confusing, but he will still obey it.

……

After having a meeting with his soldiers and setting up the tasks, Tang Kui went out.

Today we are visiting the wizards of the Matabeleland Kingdom. Their family likes Nanhua Company’s canned products, cigarettes and bicycles.

Tang Kui has promised to give him men's and women's bicycles, and today is the day to deliver gifts to him.

When they arrived at the wizard's house, the guests and hosts had a great time. Tang Kui and his party had a great time here.

With the help of translators, they taught the wives and children of the auxiliary wizards how to ride bicycles.

After the wizard came back, Tang Kui had a sumptuous dinner with them at the wizard's table.

After finishing the meal, Tang Kui was helped staggeringly onto the carriage by his subordinates.

After entering the carriage, his blurred drunken eyes regained their clarity. He returned to the consulate and summoned everyone to the meeting hall.

Tang Kui directly took out the map he had drawn, and then began to assign tasks, "The first group went to Dora Induna (meaning "minister" in Aboriginal language), Matthias Induna, Mutou Induna and Puta Induna and other ministers set fire outside their residences.

The second class went to Emerald Bird Induna, Rainbow Induna..."

After Tang Kui finished speaking, someone immediately responded. Finally, he said to the remaining people: "People from class three, follow me. Let's go to the wizard's house later."

……

As time passed, the soldiers in the hall began to eat.

It’s going to be a busy day ahead, take this opportunity to eat a little more.

As time passed, everyone gradually became nervous. Some people started talking quietly, some were playing with their cartridge belts, and some were cleaning their rifles.

But there were also some who were ambitious and played cards with cigarettes in their mouths.

Tang Kui couldn't remember how many times he looked at the pocket watch in his hand. The hands of the pocket watch finally pointed to 4:30.

Tang Kui stood up quickly and said to everyone in the parliament hall: "We will be dispatched in ten minutes!"

The soldiers in the hall got up one after another, packed their bags, and then helped each other check.

There are also people who cherish each other, fearing that after this time it will be a farewell forever.

Ten minutes later, soldiers from the guard platoon opened the door to the consulate.

They were divided into three teams and each set off towards the predetermined arson target.

These three routes were all selected by Tang Kui, so as to avoid the patrol routes of the patrol team in the city to the greatest extent.

And they chose the time to attack very cleverly. At this time, the patrol team in the city would directly withdraw to the patrol station and wait for the next group of people to come and take over.

There were ten soldiers in a squad, the first four carrying guns walked at the front to clear the way, while the soldiers behind carried dry firewood and large barrels of whale oil.

These supplies were brought over by the previous caravan and were used for setting fires during today's general attack.

Tang Kui led a squad of soldiers to walk slowly in the dark royal city. They walked around and around until they arrived at the door of the kingdom's wizard's house.

……

Although most of the noble houses in the royal city are made of stone, due to the materials, their courtyard walls are generally not high, at most 2 meters high.

The soldiers from the guard platoon were able to climb over with a little force.

This time period is when humans sleep the deepest, and indigenous people do not have the habit of raising dogs.

(The most common canine-like creature here is hyena, and no one dares to keep it.)
  Therefore, even if someone sneaks into the home, there will be no warning facilities or animals to sound the alarm.

The soldiers who sneaked in quickly opened the courtyard door, and then Tang Kui and others quickly stepped in.

Their primary targets are the guards at the wizard's home, who are very casual and not as vigilant as the palace guards.

But there are also night guards, and the first thing they have to deal with is the night guards.

Tang Kui, together with six fully armed soldiers, quietly walked back.

They had already explored the environment here during the day, so it didn't take much time to arrive at the patrol point of the guards.

The lights were on here, and there were three or four indigenous guards chatting in native language.

Tang Kui and others crouched and approached cautiously. When they couldn't hide any more, they made a violent attack.

The Bajiquan practiced by Tang Kui is a short-fight boxing method, and its movements generally pursue strong, unpretentious and rapid force.

So he single-handedly knocked down the four guards on patrol to the ground with shoulder bumps, elbow strikes, and stomping.

The soldiers behind followed him and quickly stabbed them with bayonets. They screamed in agony, but the darkness of the night could not carry them too far.

Then these people went to the guard room, and when they found the room, they found that no one was on guard here.

Tang Kui pulled out the dagger from his waist, nodded to the soldiers behind him, and then opened the wooden door. The room was quiet.

The ups and downs of snoring revealed the positions of everyone in the room. Six soldiers stood in the front row with guns in hand. Tang Kui lit the lighter and used the light to see clearly the positions of the many indigenous guards.

Now that the lighters were on, everyone no longer took cover and pounced directly on the native guard on the bed, continuing to stab him with bayonets.

Miserable cries kept coming, and most of the confused native guards went to see the ancestor spirits before they could figure out what was going on.

Those who reacted and wanted to resist were no match for the rifle bullets that were so close at hand.

After a burst of "bang bang", there was no one alive in the guard room.

After dealing with the guards, Tang Kui lit the flammable materials in the room and returned to the front yard where the wizard's family lived.

Four soldiers had already controlled the door of the wizard's room, and those who dared to rush out were killed by bullets.

Seeing Tang Kui's return, they poured whale oil directly on the firewood, then lit it with a lighter and threw it into the stone house where the wizard's family lived. Soon there was thick smoke and howling sounds in the room.

But no one can save them, and this day will be the end of the entire city.

……

Three violent fires lit up the night sky in Bulawayo.

This also marked the location for the long-awaited Second Battalion Artillery Company on the hill outside the city.

Soon I saw several rockets trailing flames, roaring through the air and shooting into the palace area of ​​Bulawayo.

The siege has officially begun!
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