Chapter 106 The Retaliation of the British Army
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A few days later, Robry's defeat also spread to India, and then to England, and there was an uproar up and down, a group of Chinese rabble, actually wiped out more than 1,000 outstanding imperial soldiers, how not to make the always arrogant British people feel disgraced.
It can be said that since the Opium War, the British have never suffered such a big loss on the Chinese, how not to surprise them, how not to annoy them. It is useless to protest against China's political axe, after all, this is an overseas incident, and it is impossible for every Chinese who commits crimes overseas to be held responsible by the political axe.
For this defeat, the British attributed the reason to Robry's improper command and too much joy, so with the approval of the British political axe, a team of more than 2,000 people was once again transferred from India to the Golden Triangle to clean up, and this team had actually participated in the tragic battle, and the combat experience was extremely rich, which was not comparable to Robry's group of veteran soldiers.
Wei Chendong also knows a thing or two about the news from the outside world, and he also knows that the first time they defeat the British army, they will definitely not give up, and it will only attract more violent retaliation, and only by continuing to defeat them for a second or even third attack will they attract their attention and make them afraid, so that they have the capital to negotiate terms with them. So after eliminating Robri, Wei Chendong didn't have much surprise, but was more cautious in seizing the time to arrange.
In less than half a month, 2,000 British troops arrived in full gear, and immediately searched among the local villagers, and arrested a few guides, who were originally going to catch the last few guides who had been to the mountains, but I don't know what was going on, except for a middle-aged man named Haybson at home, the others either went to the countryside or went to buy something and did not come back.
The helpless British army had to catch a few people who felt that the experience should be able to make up the number, the leader of this trip was Colonel Sanders, a veteran who participated in World War I, but this kind of jungle warfare, he had never fought, so he was extremely careful, he considered it from the opponent's point of view, although Robri can be regarded as a wine bag and rice bag, but there are more than 1,000 people under his command, even if he can't fight, at least he can run, how can he be wiped out? The few people who managed to escape also suffered from varying degrees of mental illness, and they were obviously frightened.
It seems that the other side is definitely not an ordinary rabble, this is the assessment that Colonel Sanders made to his enemies.
After resting for a day in the local area, early the next morning, Sanders regrouped his team and prepared to enter the mountain.
The mighty team is divided into two teams, separated by a certain distance from each other, and is always in contact. Senders knew that his actions could not be concealed from his enemies, after all, one was bright and the other was dark, and it was true, the actions of Senders and his party were always in the hands of Wei Chendong, and a team of scouts in camouflage uniforms passed the latest news to Wei Chendong from time to time.
Wei Chendong's strength now is equivalent to a reinforced regiment, there are more than 3,000 people, he also divided the team into three battalions, the first battalion commander Zhang Changyun, the second battalion commander Basen, and the third battalion commander Chamu, except for Zhang Changyun himself, the other two battalion commanders are Dai people, after all, most of these more than 3,000 people are Dai compatriots, and the ability of the two is still relatively strong, Wei Chendong can also be trusted, as for Zhang Qilong, who came with Wei Chendong, served as a company commander under Zhang Changyun, after all, he just arrived at the knife club not long ago, If you directly raise it too high all at once, it will break the rules and be realistic.
Wei Chendong didn't say what kind of iron discipline he created in his team, but at least he knew people well, and some indiscriminate ones would be shaved by him without hesitation.
"Chamu, you immediately take the three battalions to the original planned place now, and then follow the original policy", Wei Chendong said to Chamu.
Chamu nodded when he heard this, immediately shouted, and led his three battalions to make a detour.
Although led by a guide, Senders was still not at ease, and sent a team of scouts to probe it, which can be described as a battalion step by step. There were only a few guides, and they were not needed as cannon fodder yet, so Senders put them in the middle of the line and let them show the way, and at the front were some unusually alert veterans opening the way, with bayonets in their hands, and from time to time chopping branches and weeds that stood in the way.
With a squeak, a soldier waved his hand and cut through a bush in front of him.
"Ah......" Suddenly a terrible scream came from the soldier's mouth, and everyone was startled, but they saw that a bloody arrow was inserted into the former's thigh and pierced directly.
"Boom ......" followed by a row of arrows.
"Ah......" Suddenly, screams rang out, and the British army, who had no defense, immediately lost dozens of people.
"Be careful, enemy attack," one of the captains shouted. ......The soldiers immediately picked up their guns and fired indiscriminately around, because they had not seen the enemy at all.
After about a minute, the chaotic firing finally stopped, but not a single person was killed, because there were no enemies at all, just traps.
With a gloomy face, Sanders had to order his troops to be more careful.
Sensing the imminent approach of death, the soldiers also concentrated more and did not dare to slack off at all.
The casualties just now were basically reconnaissance in front, so Senders had to send some people to continue reconnaissance, although helplessly, these people had to bite the bullet, after all, the military order is like a mountain.
There were about seventy or eighty scouts in a line, some with guns in the form of aiming and shooting, and some with knives to clear obstacles that blocked the advance.
"Boom...... As a group of scouts approached an open spot, a sudden earth-shattering noise came from the ground, blossoming in the crowd, and a figure was lifted into the air, and the severed leg and arm flew out.
"Ah...... My legs, my legs, my legs......" From time to time there were miserable cries coming from everywhere.
"There are mines, be careful", the crowd immediately stepped back, and then fired their guns in all directions.
"Don't mess up, don't mess up," Senders yelled in frustration.
Sure enough, he was a veteran, and after a little panic, he immediately recovered from his panic.
"**, these dog mongrels", Sanders scolded angrily, so many people died, and he didn't even see a single enemy hair, he had never fought such a shitty battle.
"If I catch these bitches, I'm going to take them out and feed them to the dogs."
Next, every time they marched a certain distance, the British army had to pay a certain price, either stepping into a trap full of sharp stakes, or flying arrows that did not come from an unknown source, or mines, and cold guns from time to time.
Senders was also a little hesitant, thinking about whether to continue to advance, until now, the enemy's main force has not been found, there have been such large casualties, the difficulty of the battle has far exceeded his expectations, if it comes to the hard battle of the charge, he is really not afraid of anyone, but now, there is a feeling that there is no place to use power.
These [***] guerrilla warfare, sparrow warfare and other battles have been used by Wei Chendong in advance, and then by taking advantage of the geographical advantage, the effect is wonderful, not to cause many casualties to the enemy, but to make them tired and blow their confidence.
"**, go another way", as if thinking of something, Sanders kicked a few guides in the legs and yelled.
At present, this road was originally walked by Robri, and judging from the current traps and various ambushes, it is obvious that the enemy has been prepared for a long time, so Sanders immediately chose a new path.
Sure enough, there were a lot fewer traps, just a few sporadic cold guns.
"Regiment commander, the enemy's route has changed", Wei Chendong now recognizes himself as the regiment commander, and a scout reports the latest situation to him.
"Interesting, it seems that the leader is not stupid", Wei Chendong smiled lightly.
The mind immediately turned, and now that the enemy had discovered this flaw, the plan had to be changed slightly.
"Tell that man to take the British around here, and then return to the original route, so that most of our traps can be avoided so that the later plan can be implemented", after pondering for a while, Wei Chendong said solemnly.
"Yes, Captain".
The route was changed, and the casualties were reduced, but the British did not dare to relax, after all, the real battle had not yet begun.
Hybson is one of the several guides captured by the British army, this is the second time, last time if it wasn't for Wei Chendong who let a few of them live, it is estimated that several people would not survive, however, several people were injured and frightened, and the considerate Wei Chendong immediately sent a small team of soldiers to send them home, and Hybson was also carried home by three young soldiers.
The three young warriors drank a glass of water at Hybson's house, saw his elderly mother lying on the bed, and several of them took out the little money they had left, put it on the table, and left silently. Looking at the wad of money in his hand, Hybson was moved to tears, feeling that he was really a bastard, how could he betray such a good person, it was already a great favor that they didn't kill themselves, and now they not only sent themselves back, but actually gave their own salaries to their poor selves.
Later, hearing that the British would continue to retaliate, the warriors came to Highbson's house again and told him to take refuge outside for a while, because the British were likely to arrest them again who had penetrated deep into the heart of the Golden Triangle.
Several people thought about it for a while, and they all found various reasons to leave home, but Haybson did not leave, but stayed, because he had a new decision.
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