African Nationhood

Chapter 278 Cleaning up

Since Mr. Shi issued the order to capture the East African coast, the Matabeleland Garrison Regiment deployed one and two battalions together with 8 battalions from the Labor Department, a total of 5000 people, to form the East African coastal expedition force.

They braved the changing weather of the rainy season along the East African coast and began a journey of cleanup and recovery.

The military's arrangement for this sweep to regain the East African coast was to sweep from west to east in parallel from the north to the south of Nanhua Company's leased area.

Any tribe or organization encountered along the way that seems to be offensive will be severely suppressed and no hidden dangers will be left.

The order from the military headquarters is worth pondering. Most of the battalion commanders of the crusade troops understood the meaning of this order, and those who did not understand would be reminded.

They have only one understanding: to clean up as much as possible and vigorously reduce the number of indigenous people.

The two battalions of the garrison belong to the vanguard. Their purpose of moving first is to clean up the tough ones in front. The following troops from the Labor Department will be the main force in cleaning up.

In addition to resolutely carrying out cleaning tasks, the Labor Department troops also need to help the company collect strategic materials, such as cattle, sheep, ivory, gold and gemstones held by indigenous chiefs.

Their tasks are the heaviest and their cleaning efforts are the most determined.

The goal of the Labor Department this time is to clear out half of the indigenous population in the East African coastal zone, and the remaining population will be slowly consumed through other means.

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"Prazo" in the East African coastal area is the priority target for the garrison.

They were divided into small teams, supporting each other and moving forward. The sharpshooters of the shooter platoon were also dispersed and followed the skirmisher platoon of the garrison to attack and clean up.

In order to give his soldiers the opportunity to perform meritorious service, the officer leading the team most of the time does not allow the sharpshooters from the shooter platoon to participate in the battle, so as not to steal the credit.

And when it came time to attack "Prazzo", it was time for the marksman platoon to show off their skills.

Different from the loose indigenous tribes, the "Prazzo" manor has a high degree of organization, and their will to resist is also the strongest.

Therefore, at this time, the sharpshooters of the shooter platoon are the "killer weapon" to defeat the enemy's defensive awareness.

Once the most active and important person in the manor is killed, it is basically not difficult to attack the "Prazzo" manor.

Who is the most important and most popular person in the "Prazzo" manor?
  Of course he is white.

Therefore, the first target of the sharpshooters is the white man who appears in the field of vision.

……

Zhu Shan was following the 1st Battalion, 3rd Company and 2nd Platoon. This time they encountered "Prazzo" which occupies a large area, covering two to three thousand acres.

Taking aim with the gun, holding his breath and concentrating, Zhu Shan decisively pulled the trigger when the 500-meter target, the crosshair of the gun barrel, and the three-point-one-line line on the horizontal measuring meter were aligned.

"Boom!"

The familiar recoil vibrated his shoulder muscles, but there was no discomfort because calluses had already been worn here.
  Similarly, his fingers and the tiger's mouth where he held the gun were all calloused.

Since joining the Matabeleland garrison, Zhushan has become one of the top marksmen among the shooters.

This result has been achieved by bullets he has spent in the past year or so, and his results are well deserved.

The NH-88 rifle in my hand is a rare good gun. In addition to the steel stamp of the model, there is also a "j+" mark on the gun case, which means "top accuracy."

A gun with this kind of accuracy is a rare good gun among shooters. He only obtained this good gun after many competitions and defeating many powerful enemies.

His sense of belonging to the Nanhua Company is now getting stronger and stronger. When he was in the Qing Dynasty and the Outer Northeast, he was despised by others for not having enough to eat, and living at the bottom had no dignity at all.

When he arrived at Nanhua Company, he became a marksman praised by everyone, and his wife and children also became the envy of everyone.

He has accumulated 30 acres of land. According to Qing calculations, this is nearly 200 acres of land.

Now that he is following the troops out to clean up the indigenous people along the East African coast, his land will continue to improve. When his land increases to 100 acres, he will basically have nothing to worry about. His son Dachun will have no trouble finding a wife. Every time he comes home, his wife will excitedly share every detail of his new life with him.

Moreover, after his wife arrived here, she had good food and free medical benefits, so his wife's skin and appearance became better and better.

The yellow and shriveled appearance in Vladivostok has become a thing of the past, his wife has become fairer, and the two of them are becoming more interesting.

Now that his wife is pregnant again, his family will be able to add another child next year.

This is a good thing, Lord Shi said, there will be rewards for having more children.

Moreover, when you have children, the number of children in your family increases, and it is also beneficial to allocate land. The most interesting topic among immigrants today is "having more children means more land."

Therefore, Zhu Shan plans to have more children while his wife is young. By then, the family will have hundreds of acres of land, and they will definitely be much more comfortable than those wealthy landlords in the Qing Dynasty.

If you want to allocate more land, you have to clear out the current indigenous people.

What the superior officers in the army talk about all day long is:
  “What should I do if I want to live a better life in Southwest Africa?
  You have to grab it!

Rely on the steel gun in your hand to snatch it from the hands of the indigenous people. Only by snatching it away will this be our own land.
  Otherwise, when they wake up and ask for more from us, will we give it to them?

In order to avoid future troubles, it is better to clean it up in our hands first, so as to avoid future troubles for future generations! "

They soldiers all agreed with Shangguan's words. The world is like this. If you don't rob, you can't survive.

When these people were in the Qing Dynasty and other countries, they were at the bottom of society. Who would care about their needs and dignity?

Now in Southwest Africa, Lord Shi has given them dignity, given them steel guns, and told them that everything here is yours as long as you can grab it.

How could they not be desperate, excited, and loyal to Lord Shi?
  Lord Shi is right, it is yours only if you hold it in your own hands.

……

After shooting several white men, the "Prazzo" estate was in chaos.

The artillery squad of the second platoon arranged two 81mm caliber mortars in an orderly manner. After the arrangement was completed, the artillery squad leader began to make aiming corrections according to the tutorial.

The soldiers in the artillery squad took out the streamlined mortar shells with tail fins they carried and put them into the already deployed 81 mm caliber mortar nozzles, ready to be fired at any time.

The artillery squad leader issued the command: "Calibrate shooting, prepare, fire!"

"bang"

A mortar shell crashed into the "Prazzo" manor a thousand meters away, causing a large cloud of smoke and dust, accompanied by a series of screams.

Zhu Shan, who was at the commanding heights, was also responsible for observing the impact point of the mortar shells. "Report, the impact range of the shells is correct."

After receiving the feedback, the artillery platoon no longer had any worries. The artillery squad leader continued to issue instructions: "Fifth company of bombs, prepare and release!"

"Bang~~~"

When the series of explosions stopped, there was basically no resistance in the "Prazo" manor.

The soldiers of the garrison showed no expression when they broke open the warehouse of the "Prazzo" manor. They showed no expression when faced with the mountains of food and property. They quickly posted seals and sent people to guard them.

After the people from the company's financial department sign for it, their work is completed and they can continue to the next battlefield...

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