Chapter 15 Expanding the Territory
On September 2, Fang Liang received the news of the successful occupation of Mandor, and finally lived up to the young master's trust, but he must continue to expand his territory. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
On 3 September, the 9th Battalion, after resting and recuperating, also began to clear the local tribes in the direction of the return journey.
The 9th Battalion was participating in this kind of operation for the first time, and the battalion commander was very cautious about this operation, first demanding good results, and secondly, asking not to allow battle losses. If there are soldiers who sacrifice because of the liquidation of these natives who have no ability to resist, then after going back, the young master will not deal with himself, and he will be laughed at by other colleagues for the rest of his life, but he is not willing to bear this stain.
It was also because it was the first time to participate in the clearance operation, so all 4 companies applied to go out to clear the local villages, and the battalion commander had no choice but to decide: each time he would send 3 companies to carry out the task, leave 1 company to guard the baggage, rotate once a day, and be ready to support the 3 companies that went out to perform the task at any time.
Several company commanders repeatedly emphasized that the battalion commander was too conservative, but the battalion commander laughed and did not say anything. I thought, I don't know how easy it is to do this task? It's not that I'm afraid of casualties, I don't have much credit for doing a good job, but if there is a problem, it is a stain, be careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years.
In the process of liquidation, the battalion commander also fully mobilized the enthusiasm of the guides and the natives who were responsible for the transportation of the baggage, not only praised them verbally, but also rewarded the natives with some of the seized banknotes, and promised that if the task was completed smoothly, they would definitely apply to the leaders for housing and distribute a certain amount of food to them after they returned.
This makes these natives kill people more neatly than their own soldiers, using machetes, one by one, and the company commanders and platoon commanders are also happy to be idle, and they also save bullets. Now there are few troops and many natives, and taking care of these natives will take up a lot of soldiers, so this time it is based on the principle of earning points, unless there is a very beautiful girl who is fancied, all of them will be killed. With the participation of these indigenous peoples, the liquidation process was much smoother. Every time I go to a village, I first send the natives to lead 1 platoon, bypass the village, block the attack, prevent the villagers from escaping, and surround the other 3 platoons on three sides, and then send the natives to drive the whole village out. If someone tried to run away, the soldier would shoot directly.
The soldiers were indifferent to the cries in the village, as long as they did not run away from the places I defended.
The villagers saw that as long as they did not escape, the soldiers did not shoot, so they slowly quieted down, and all went out of the village and stood at the request of the indigenous guide, otherwise, they would be found in the village and could only be shot, and the indigenous guide kept shouting various orders and requirements, directing the actions of the villagers.
The village chief also wondered, where is this army, and how can these people help outsiders to bully their own people? If you are not satisfied, you will cut it immediately, which is even more ruthless than these armies. Many villagers stared at these native guides with hatred, and their eyes were about to breathe fire, and if they could really breathe fire, they would definitely burn them to death, but hatred would not solve any problems, let alone change their fate. And the guide is still complacent, look, you can't see it if you want to see it for a while, so take a look at it now when you have the opportunity.
Some people also feel that these people look like Chinese, but if they don't have braids, then they are not Chinese, besides, Chinese have always been the target of robbery by their own people, how dare they come to the village to make trouble?
The guide found the village chief and asked him to arrange for people to carry out the dead villagers, and also organize people to dig pits to bury the dead people. The guide shouted: "Whoever dares to run away will pay the price for the lives of the whole village, for their folly." The village chief could only obey, and the other villagers did not dare to escape, so they had to obey the guide's arrangement, hoping to exchange the lives of the remaining people.
If it is still in the village, there may be a place to hide, now concentrated at the entrance of the village, pointed at the muzzle of the black hole, all the villagers are like lambs to be slaughtered, the timid are unstable, some are supporting each other, the mother is just holding her child, all the children are scared to cry, lying tightly in the mother's arms, at this moment, the mother's arms are the warmest and safest harbor.
When they dug a big enough pit, the guide asked them to continue digging, but it was not big enough, and these natives gradually understood that they must bury these pits together, otherwise the pit would be big enough, and some of them dared to resist, but as soon as they made a move or raised their pickaxes, they were killed by flying bullets. The timid continue to dig holes.
When they dug big enough, the soldiers began to drive the villagers into the pit, and these natives understood that they were going to bury the whole village here. Suddenly the cries and begs for mercy continued, but the soldiers simply ignored this set, and if they walked slowly, they would pass with the butt of their guns, and those who resisted a little would be served with bayonets, and those who wanted to escape had bullets waiting.
After these people entered the pit, 2 heavy machine guns immediately opened fire, the whistling sound of the machine guns drowned out the cry for mercy, 1 bullet chain ended, and the pit became a pile of scrap meat, even the bold guide couldn't help but vomit.
Then the soldiers and the natives who were responsible for the transport of the baggage entered the village to loot the booty, and some of the soldiers began to collect wood and pile it on the bodies of these people to be cremated, so many people could not be cremated, just to remove the traces.
This time, Zhang Wei did not act with him, so there was no gasoline and diesel, so he had to let them dig their own pits, and then kill them, and the cremation could only use wood.
The company commander pondered in his heart, and he didn't know why the young master hated these natives so much, and every time he asked to kill them all, leaving no traces, hey, let's carry out the task, these people are not worthy of their pity.
On the afternoon of September 6, the baggage team and the 1st company and 1st platoon sent a trophy to Mandor.
On September 7, the liquidation continued, and the things that each company did and encountered were similar, and the liquidation proceeded smoothly. The battalion commander did not lose his word, and every day he took out some banknotes and rewarded them to the guides, or the natives who performed well in the looting activities.
On September 9, it entered the confines of Cedars Town, and the mission was successfully completed, so that the commander of the 9th Battalion put his heart down, not to mention the merits of the battle, at least there were no casualties.
The 3rd Battalion had long received a notice from the 9th Battalion that the barracks were ready-made, mainly to prepare food and bathwater. After the 9th battalion was stationed, all the logistics were taken care of by the local natives, and they didn't even have to wash their clothes or wash their own rice bowls, and they lived the life of a landlord and young master.
On September 11, he received an order from Fang Liang of the General Staff: the 9th Battalion was stationed in the town of Cedars to rest; The 3rd Battalion was responsible for capturing Ndia and clearing all the indigenous villages it encountered on the way, while the 9th Battalion sent 1 company of troops to monitor the local aborigines and build an improvised road from Ceidas to Ndia.
The 3rd Battalion is quite familiar with the clearance work, but it is still a little unhappy, this kind of work, no matter how well it is done, there are not many combat exploits, and it is quite tiring. I had to sprinkle all the unhappiness in my heart on the natives, no matter what kind of natives they were, they were all killed, and they were reaped with points, and they didn't have to send someone to take care of them. All the logistical baggage is naturally done by the former natives.
The 7th Battalion was also ordered to occupy the towns of Ledo and Siluas, and the 8th Battalion was stationed in Mandor and was responsible for widening the road to Cedars.
The 3rd and 7th Battalions will do much the same thing as the 9th Battalion, not a little more difficult or exciting, just to complete the mission.
For the task of occupying these small towns, as long as Fang Liang gives the battle order, there is no difficulty at all, it is the difference between faster and slower, and he will not invest too much energy in caring about this matter, no matter how slow it is, 10 days is enough for them to complete the task.
And the fate of the indigenous people in various places is also similar, and similar dramas are staged in different places. The natives here became Zhang Wei's points, and the village became Zhang Wei's territory.