Chapter 493: Sneak Attack on the French Camp (2)
Monday grew up in this environment, and although he had no military training, he moved faster than a rabbit, and he disappeared with two people in a smoke.
Platoon Commander Chen was a little uneasy, and asked Mo Qiufeng anxiously: "Company commander, do you want to send someone to take a look?" ”
Mo Qiufeng was very calm, he shook his head and said, "No need, these Indians are my loyal slaves, and they won't just run away." ”
Sure enough, half an hour later, they returned on Monday, bringing back three dying Iroquois.
"They've been hungry for three days." Monday explained to Mo Qiufeng as he fed water to one of the Iroquois in a bamboo tube.
Mo Qiufeng asked the three people to be given some dry food to eat, and after the three Iroquois ate something, they regained some strength.
"Where did they come from?"
Monday listened to Mo Qiufeng and questioned the three Iroquois as he had inquired.
According to the three Iroquois, they had lived by the sea, and had lived by fishing for generations, and at some point (because they had no sense of time) a number of high-nosed, white-skinned, and blond-haired barbarians came and took possession of their homes, and drove them out of the sea, and the people of their tribe had to find another place to settle down, and many days earlier their new homes were forcibly occupied by these barbarians, and killed more than twenty members of their tribe.
The three Iroquois also pointed to the French manor and told Mo Qiufeng that this was their former home.
Mo Qiufeng wanted to know the number of French people from them, but these Iroquois couldn't express how many barbarians had come, because these three people could only count within a few tens.
"What should I do?"
After listening to the three Iroquois narrations, Platoon Leader Chen asked Mo Qiufeng.
Mo Qiufeng said: "His grandmother's, let's take this manor first!" ”
"Company commander, just let me take the brothers up, I promise to level this manor!"
"Good!" Mo Qiufeng ordered, "You bring all the people with you, remember to launch a surprise attack, and move quickly!" ”
Platoon Commander Chen immediately ordered: "First squad leader, bring two Indians, your squad will attack from the front, and the second and third squads will follow me!" ”
Mo Qiufeng asked Monday to follow Platoon Leader Chen, and while he asked people to go back to report the news, he used binoculars to monitor the movements in the manor.
More than 30 marines suddenly appeared at the French manor, and when the marines got closer, they saw that the walls of the manor were only made of stones, and with a little push, the walls collapsed.
"Boom ——!"
There was a loud bang, followed by dust rising......
The people in the manor were startled by the sudden noise, and several people ran out to see what was going on.
"Horn! Trumpet! Trumpet! ……”
Without waiting for Platoon Commander Chen's order, the Marines shot at the sight of someone and threw all the few who ran out to the ground.
The squad in charge of the frontal attack, who did not find anyone at the door, rushed in together when they heard gunshots ringing in the manor.
"Platoon commander, there's someone in that house!" A warrior gestured to a straw hut in the southwest corner.
Platoon Leader Chen looked around and saw a straw shed, the walls of which were not made of bricks, but wooden walls, and the people inside could be seen through the gaps.
Monday, who was following Platoon Commander Chen, also saw the people inside, but fortunately, he could speak Chinese, and immediately reminded loudly: "That's our people, don't shoot!" ”
Platoon Leader Chen ran to the front of the grass shed, and saw that the door of the grass shed was locked by a big iron chain, and said something to them next to Mu Yanshan on Monday, and the people inside had terrifying expressions at first, and after Monday finished talking to them, they suddenly behaved extremely excited.
Platoon Commander Chen told Monday to break the chains and release the people inside.
"Horn! Trumpet! Trumpet! ......" There were a few more gunshots, and not long after, the men and horses of the three squads returned to Platoon Commander Chen from different directions.
"How?" Platoon Leader Chen asked.
The first squad leader replied: "We have searched them all, there are not many people in the manor, and we found a few Western women in our room, all of whom we killed." ”
The second squad leader said: "We didn't find anyone, just found a few ploughing cattle. ”
Platoon Leader Chen said: "It is not a small harvest to find ploughing cattle. ”
The third squad leader said: "We saw an old Western man in the garden and shot him out. ”
Platoon Commander Chen said: "These dead people must all be gathered, and after the battle, the corpses of these things must be transported to the deep sea to feed the fish." ”
At this point, Monday broke the chain on the door, and five Iroquois women ran out of the hut.
None of the women were clothed, and Platoon Commander Chen ordered the soldiers to find some French clothes to wear them.
In the afternoon, the regiment commander came to this manor with a large group of men, and Mo Qiufeng reported to the regiment commander about the attack on the manor.
"Why isn't there any resistance?"
The head of the regiment had questions, and he asked Mo Qiufeng.
Mo Qiufeng said: "I don't know why these French people are so unbeaten. ”
Before the regimental commander could say anything, a gunshot suddenly rang out in the southwest corner, and a soldier ran over to report to the regimental commander that the second battalion had exchanged fire with an enemy force in the southwest direction.
The regiment commander was angry, and he pointed at Mo Qiufeng fiercely and said, "Let you come out to scout, did you scout like this?" You didn't even know where the enemy was, so you dared to act without permission, and waited for Lao Tzu to come back and clean you up! ”
The first squad leader looked at the back of the regiment commander leaving, and was embarrassed to self-examine in front of Mo Qiufeng: "Company commander, it's all my fault, if I wasn't in a hurry to attack, I wouldn't have let those French turn around." ”
Mo Qiufeng said generously: "The main responsibility lies with me, and I will accept the punishment of the regiment commander after the battle." ”
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The first French navigator to North America was Jacques Cartier, who sailed into the Gulf of St. Lawrence in 1534 and traveled west to survey the entire St. Lawrence River basin. Like Columbus's misdirection, Cartier's original intention in exploring North America was to find an easy route to the East, but it was clear that this hope would not lead to anything. Cartier arrived in what would become Quebec City in 1535, where he met a large number of Iroquois, and when asked what the name was, the Iroquois replied that he was "Canada," which means community.
Although Katia's expedition helped the French government to understand the situation on the eastern coast of North America, his attempts to establish a settlement in the area did not succeed. It wasn't until more than half a century later, in 1608, that an expedition of 28 men led by the French explorer Samuel de Champlain landed in Quebec, where they erected several defensive structures and intended to settle there for a long time.
In the years that followed, the French gradually expanded their control and used the abundant fur resources on both sides of the St. Lawrence River, especially the rare beaver furs, to trade by sea, which brought the French huge revenues.
The French, who had tasted the sweetness, continued to develop in Quebec, and now they had grown to more than 1,500 people in this area, and when they found that the army of Huaxia had appeared in their south, they also sent some people south at first, because none of the Frenchmen sent to the south returned, and they were alert to hide their presence from Huaxia, which is why Markin did not discover these Frenchmen until now.
The total number of these French in this area was only 1,500, including men, women, and children, and the 3rd Regiment of the Marine Corps, with the cooperation of two Wuchang-class battleships, completely eradicated this den of the French in one day.
Makin received a report from Hyeyan, commended the 3rd Regiment throughout the regiment, and presented them with a pennant with the words "Quebec Heroes" written on it.
The three regiments beat gongs and drums to take the pennant from the regiment back to the regiment headquarters, and at the celebration banquet at the regiment headquarters, the regiment commander said in front of Mo Qiufeng: "This honor does not have your share. ”