Chapter 346: Purge
The first unit to arrive at the designated combat camp was Jinshan's squad, also from the first company, and like Qiao Yushan, they were all He Yu and his favored subordinates, right-hand and right-arm figures.
After the headquarters separated, the respective teams entered the designated camp according to different routes, firstly to distract the enemy's attention, and secondly, to prepare for each breakthrough.
Before Jinshan's team can reach the designated location, he must pass through two small indigenous tribes, and his task is to eliminate these two tribes in advance, and from the current situation, he should have eliminated each other and successfully reached the designated location.
It's just that the enemy still has a lot of troops left behind in the lair, at least more than a thousand people, plus the two tribes that were wiped out in the early stage, at this time the combat effectiveness of his team has been somewhat weakened, and most importantly, he doesn't dare to consume bullets and grenades too quickly, once he is all finished, he will be finished.
So he tried to find a place to defend himself, and they captured several houses where the natives lived as strongholds to defend them, and only used weapons to counterattack when the enemy was on strong attack.
I don't know what kind of medicine these natives have taken, but they are not afraid of the power of the grenade explosion, and still attack several small cabins.
"Second Lieutenant Kim, if we don't break through, I'm afraid it will be difficult to break through when all the ammunition is exhausted, make a choice." An adjutant beside Jin Shan reminded that because it was difficult to break out without making a decision at this time, and now that the other troops had not arrived at the designated location, it was difficult for them to effectively counterattack the natives on their own.
Just as he was in a dilemma, a series of gunshots and grenade explosions came from outside the house, which brought a smile to his face.
"The friendly troops have arrived, we don't have to retreat, notify everyone to start a counterattack on the spot, we can fight with the friendly troops inside and outside to annihilate all these natives."
"Yes," the adjutant who had just persuaded him to break out was also happy at this time.
Under the combined attack of Qiao Yan's team, the indigenous team obviously did not expect to be suddenly attacked in their rear. In an instant, he called on a part to deal with the enemy behind him, and after rows of gunfire and grenades were thrown, the natives were blown up in a blur of flesh and blood.
But they didn't give up resistance, the belligerent cannibal tribe was really strong, even in the face of unknown weapon attacks, they didn't give up, which made Qiao Yan very admired, but admiration is not sympathy, there is no sympathy on the battlefield, once you have compassion, then you are not far from being killed by the enemy.
If Qiao Yan had a 26-pounder gun in his hand at this time. He would not hesitate to order the artillery to be fired to eliminate these natives and end the war sooner, but he did not have it, so he could only set up a coffee mill gun and shoot the enemy with grenades.
The battle lasted for an hour, and under the front and rear attacks of the two teams of Jinshan and Qiao Yan, more than 1,000 natives were all annihilated and there was not a single person alive.
Stepping on the ground red with the blood of the natives under his feet, Qiao Yan couldn't help but think about whether this war was just and fair. This is simply a massacre, an asymmetrical war is not fair at all.
Maybe a hundred years later, he and others will be labeled as murderers.
"Qiao Yan, thank you for arriving in time. Otherwise, you wouldn't have seen us at all. Jin Shan stepped forward and gave Qiao Yushan a hug to express his gratitude.
"It's okay, we're also arriving," Yu Shan smiled and patted the place on the shoulder and hooked his shoulder.
"How did you get surrounded, but luckily we arrived in time, otherwise you would have been captured alive. These natives are cannibals. Yu Shan introduced Jin Shan with a smile.
"Is it true? After exterminating the first two indigenous tribes, we went to assemble here according to the prescribed location, but we did not expect that we would be the first to arrive, and we would be ambushed. And they're going to leave so many people to defend, you can, have you ever been attacked. After returning to the question, Jin Shan did not forget to ask what happened to Yu Shan and others.
"It's a little better than yours, you should know by looking at us, we were also ambushed, but we broke through and didn't entangle with them."
"We're going to camp here tonight, Second Lieutenant Kim, and I think we should organize a simple fortification to avoid another attack at night, because it's not far from the natives' biggest lair." Qiao Yan finished instructing his soldiers to work, and then walked over and said.
"Well, yes, we should build it, the other troops don't know if they will be able to get there today." Jin Shan was a little worried about whether the other troops would be able to arrive, after all, Qiao Yan and the others had been attacked, let alone the others.
"Now the situation is unclear, all we can do is go according to the original plan and set up camp here. I've already instructed someone to search the surrounding area. ”
"By the way, how to deal with those women and children in the tribe, these people are also very dangerous. Jin Shan reminded that they had been attacked by a woman who had almost killed the soldier. ”
"Give them some tools, dig trenches and bury the corpses, and they will be in charge, Yu Shan, you are responsible for supervising, Captain Jin and I will find a house to rest first, and the other two teams of us will arrange a part of the rest first, and rotate at night."
Qiao Yan's order did not make Jin Shan feel any dissatisfaction, because he himself came from the class that Qiao Xi led back then, although the two of them have the same military rank now, they still have great respect for their old superiors.
At this time, all the young people in this occupied camp can be said to have died under the guns of the Australian soldiers, and although the remaining old and weak women and children hated itchy, some people felt that they had come forward to resist.
Under Yu Shan's escort, some women and old natives who were able to work were escorted out and began to dig trenches and large pits to bury the bodies with the tools distributed.
Looking at the dense forest not far away, Yu Shan cautiously paid attention to every move around him, but he observed for a long time and did not find a trace of movement, and he didn't know what the situation of the other three teams was now.
It seems that he is indeed lucky, the ambush enemy he encountered is not particularly strong, otherwise he and Qiao Yan would not have been able to arrive here so early.
"Yu Shan, come here, we have something to discuss with you." Qiao Yan stood at the door of a room and shouted at Qiao Yan, waving his hand to signal him to come over.
"I've discussed with Jin Shan, if the other three teams haven't arrived at noon tomorrow, we'll attack first, and you can count how much ammunition we have." Qiao Yan called Yu Shan into the room and said directly.
"This doesn't seem to be good, we don't have artillery in our hands, and we will lose if we attack rashly." Yu Shan was a little opposed, although this could play a certain role in surprise attack, but the danger was too great.
"We have to fight quickly, otherwise the longer we fight, the more we will lose the first opportunity," Qiao said persuadingly.
Knowing that he couldn't convince Qiao Yan, Yu Shan had no choice but to nod in agreement. (To be continued......)