Chapter 56: Battle
Three days later, when Makarov and his party returned to the base of Flying Fish Bay in tattered clothes, the attack of the natives continued, but compared to the previous attack in half an hour, it was changed to about once an hour, which may be related to the fact that the natives suffered a lot of losses, just the soldiers were directly killed by the naked eye There are already 59 people, and the rest of the natives who hit other parts are even more countless, and it is estimated that there are at least dozens of them.
However, this will change sideways as they bring back the information they have detected.
In the simple wooden shed, the three of them simply washed the sludge off their faces with water, and then began to gobble it up.
Since they ran out of dry food, they have been living in the rainforest by eating some wild fruits and insects every day, and even if they catch some small animals, they dare not start a fire to prevent attracting natives.
"Eat slowly, and when you're full, tell me about the situation." He Yu smiled and brought the beef to the side and sat down in front of the three of them.
"Sir, it's so happy to be able to eat such delicious beef again." Makarov said as he munched on beef.
While eating the food on the table, Makarov wiped the grease from his mouth with a wet towel and gave a report on what he had detected in the shortest possible language.
"There was an indigenous tribe of more than 100 people on a hillside about 6 kilometers southeast of our base, and there was a clean water source there, and we all thought that this tribe was not the one who attacked us, but later we found out that there was a larger indigenous tribe at the source of the water flow of this tribe, and we estimated that there were more than 400 people from those simple tents."
"Okay, sergeant, you did a good job, I will take credit for you, this mission will be your capital for future promotion, you should feel lucky."
After listening to Makarov's introduction, He Yu first praised the bravery and wit of the three, and then threw out the bait of promotion, in the army, promotion means enjoying higher service allowances and benefits, and the benefits enjoyed by officers at different levels are different, which can be regarded as a kind of conscience stimulation for soldiers.
"Now that I have the information of the natives' lair, is it time to fight," Xiao Baitu didn't know when he had walked in, apparently he already knew the information that Makarov had gotten.
"Gathering 6 kilometers together, there is a small indigenous tribe of more than 100 people, and there is a large tribe in the upper reaches of this tribe's water source, and the population is basically old, weak, women and children, obviously we should directly attack the tribe in front, and the back is not enough."
"It's the same as I thought, but it's a bit difficult to fight, as long as I take the people away, the natives will definitely break through the defense, and then you will be in danger." He Yu looked at Xiao Baitu with some concern, hoping to get some views from him.
"Don't we still have a few boxes of grenades and a boat, those grenades are our killer weapon, they are useless these days, I believe this time will definitely surprise the natives. I'm in charge of taking a few people to stay and attract the attention of the surrounding natives, and you take people to take the natives who are mostly young and strong, and if it really doesn't work, I and the others will immediately jump into the boat and row into the sea not far from the shore, believing that we should be able to avoid the attack of the natives. ”
"Okay, just act according to your plan, I will leave you five guns and half a box of grenades, you are responsible for attracting the attention of the natives, I will lead people to the back and directly destroy their lair, when the natives hear the gunshots and explosions, they will definitely return to the aid immediately, and I will give him a blocking battle."
Because the entire Christmas Island is basically in the rainforest, it is almost impossible for He Yu and others to attack the indigenous tribes at night, and in the 17th century, when there were no modern lighting equipment and field protection, it was a hundred times more dangerous to walk in the rainforest at night than during the day.
The attack on the natives can only be carried out during the day, and it is not difficult to bypass the natives and get out of the base, because the natives have not surrounded the entire base at all, and there are dense rainforests and weeds to the north and west, He Yu ordered each soldier to wrap his body in weeds and leaves, and then quietly move slowly and properly towards the dense forest to the north.
This camouflage tactic was learned by him from the anti-Japanese war dramas of later generations, not to mention that this camouflage is really useful, Makarov and Yu Shan, Qiao Yan relied on this camouflage to successfully go around the rear of the natives when they went out to investigate.
"Yu Shan, your butt is too high, it will be discovered, you should keep your body completely close to the ground." Lying on the left side of the mountain, Qiao Yan kindly reminded his companion that he hoped that he would not be discovered by the natives, otherwise his ass would definitely be hit by stones and wooden spears.
"I know, Qiao Yan, but the base of my thigh hurts, it must have been scratched by something, I'm sure."
"Yu Shan, you hold on for a while, as long as you climb through this grass and enter the woods, you can stand up, you must be able to do it." Qiao continued to encourage.
Just when He Yu led fifty soldiers to sneak out of the base and sneak into the dense forest, the natives' team of thirty people launched another attack on Feiyu Bay, this attack was different from the past, the natives actually learned to use shields to block the dense bullets fired after more than ten days of bloody lessons, which had to surprise Xiao Baitu, but their so-called shields seemed to be useless at all, just some things made up of branches and weeds, and the bullets could still easily pass through and knock them down.
"Lieutenant Report, the water source in front of you is the indigenous tribe not far away." Makarov pointed to the indigenous tribes two or three hundred meters ahead.
"Very well, Sergeant Makarov, you take a group of men to go around the rear of the Horde from the left, cut them off from the direction of the Great Horde behind, and in ten minutes we will attack with grenades at the same time, trying to minimize our casualties."
"Yes, Lieutenant." Makarov stood upright, and then led a small group around the rear of the tribe about a hundred meters, because this was the best distance for grenade throwing.
Ten minutes later, army soldiers in ambush in the front and rear directions of the indigenous tribes, under the orders of their respective commanders, threw dozens of grenades into a dozen shacks by the small pond.
"Bang, collapse," the screams of some natives could be heard in pain from the violent explosion, and at this time the entire aboriginal tribe had become a mess, and the injured aboriginal limbs and blood were obviously dropped in several places, as well as the sound of crying, even if some of the natives who were lucky enough not to be seriously injured were so frightened by such a huge explosion that they lay on the ground and did not dare to shake and tremble.
"Pay attention to stay vigilant, those who hold guns should aim their guns in front of them, and those who resist will be killed directly," He Yu ordered with death.
**The lethality of the grenades made is not very large, but because of the large amount, at least forty or fifty of them are thrown at the indigenous tribes, so the lethality caused is still quite large.
By the time He Yu and Makarov rushed into the tribe one after another, the natives were either injured and killed by the explosion or were so frightened that they didn't dare to get up.
"Quickly clean up the battlefield, tie the natives who are not dead with ropes and escort them to the woods on the left, and everyone will set up an ambush according to the designated location." He Yu commanded as he looked around at the situation.