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In this battle, the Mang'abong tribe and their affiliated tribes were actually not many people, only two or three thousand, and the rest chose to surrender to the Flying Fish Army. Men and women and children combined, more than 30,000 people! This number is already ten times that of the Flying Fish Army! However, under the guns of the Exocet Army, these surrendered natives were very cooperative.

After receiving Long Yufei's order, the soldiers of the Flying Fish Army immediately took action, they found ropes, tied the hands of the young men and women among the natives, and then dozens of people strung together, as if they were tying cattle. The young men and women of the Mang'abong tribe and its affiliated tribes combined amounted to more than 20,000 people, and it took the Flying Fish army more than half a day to tie them up. Of the remaining tens of thousands, half are children and the other half are elderly. These children, after they are raised, can continue to be slaves. But the old natives don't seem to be of much use. In the vast forest, it is very difficult for the old natives to survive!

The soldiers of the Flying Fish drove the old natives back into the valley. The old natives also seemed to realize what was going to happen, and they cried desperately in defiance.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! "Several gunshots rang out in a row, and several elderly natives were killed on the spot, which stopped the riots. The rest of the natives, as if resigned to their fate, obediently returned to the valley.

Soon, gunfire rang out in the valley, and all the old natives were killed! In this process, most of the young natives chose to remain silent, and only a few people cursed unwillingly. For these natives, they are more adapted to the law of the jungle. It's a bit brutal, but it's just the way it is! In the treacherous jungle, these old natives are a drag, and many tribes will abandon these old natives in order to save food. These natives, they are not civilized at all, and they don't know how to honor their elders at all. Therefore, there is naturally no need for the Flying Fish Army to treat them as human beings!

After everything was taken care of, it was already afternoon. Long Yufei, under the protection of the guards, came to the outside of the valley. In order to avoid accidents, the guards almost surrounded Long Yufei in the center, and the soldiers of the guards were also vigilantly watching the surroundings, once there was a dangerous situation, they would use their bodies to block the front. This is what Captain Li Hu has been emphasizing in his daily training, and it has been taken as the highest standard by the soldiers of these guards!

"Commander, it's all taken care of! Together, there are more than 20,000 young men and women! There are more than 5,000 of these half-grown children, and they are also very good slaves when they are raised for a few years. This time, our labor shortage problem can be solved very well! Niu Meng, the commander of the First Brigade, said excitedly. Being able to exterminate the Mang-Abang tribe, which is considered a powerful force in the whole of Mindanao, makes him even more confident in the future war.

"Is more than 20,000 enough? Brother Niu, there are hundreds of thousands of indigenous people in the entire island of Mindanao! If we don't exterminate all these natives, how can we Chinese be guaranteed to be safe here? How to attract other Chinese to live here! So, we still have a long way to go! Long Yufei said. The extermination of the Mang'abang tribe is just the beginning. In the future, the Flying Fish Army will continue to attack other indigenous tribes!

"Commander, don't worry, in less than a year, we will be able to exterminate all the natives!" Niu Meng patted his chest and promised! This time, the Flying Fish Army dispatched four infantry battalions and completely wiped out the Mang'abong tribe at the cost of more than 100 casualties. Hundreds of them were attrition caused by non-combat attrition on the way here. From the point of view of combat effectiveness, the Flying Fish Army now has the capital to confront all the indigenous forces in Mindanao! Moreover, as more and more Chinese join the Flying Fish Company, the Flying Fish Army will become more powerful. The expansion of the Flying Fish Army has never stopped. The senior management of Flying Fish Company knows that expanding military strength is the only way to keep the foundation!

"Hmmm! Are there any other takeaways? Do these natives have any treasures or anything like that? Long Yufei asked. Although the Flying Fish Company has its own steel plant, it needs a lot of gold to produce saltpeter and lead for weapons and ammunition, as well as to purchase machinery and equipment. After several large-scale deals with Antonio, the Exeters' reserves of gold were running out.

"Hehe, Commander, don't say it, these natives really have a lot of gold. However, it is all unsmelted ko's head gold. We found thousands of kilograms of dog's head gold in the lair of the Mang'abong tribe, and it is estimated that more than 200 kilograms of gold can be obtained after smelting. According to the natives of these Mang'abong tribes, these dogheads were found in a ravine at the back of the valley. I guess there's probably a gold mine there! Niu Meng said.

"There's a gold mine? That's great! Long Yufei almost jumped. Gold is a hard currency, and you can buy all kinds of equipment and resources that the Flying Fish company urgently needs now. He knew that Mindanao was rich in gold mines, but he didn't expect it to be here.

"In this way, Brother Niu, leave an infantry company to garrison the valley where the gold was found, and leave two thousand young natives to mine gold for us. Tools and supplies, I'll have them delivered from Flying Fish City! Long Yufei said. Now that gold has been discovered here, these gold flying fish companies must be mastered. This will greatly help alleviate the current financial crisis of the Flying Fish Army.

"Good thing, Commander!" Niu Meng nodded and immediately made arrangements. He also knew the importance of a gold mine to Flying Fish, even if it could mine hundreds of kilograms of gold every year, it would be a huge amount of money!

"Commander, shall we start returning to Flying Fish City now, or will we leave tomorrow morning?" Niu Meng asked. It's already afternoon, and in two or three hours it will be dark. The forest at night means endless danger to the Exocet.

"Let's go again tomorrow morning! Brother Niu, this time our combat operation can be described as a big victory! I think we should continue to do the best work next! I thought so, an infantry battalion would do well to escort these captives back to Flying Fish City! The other three infantry battalions remained to continue clearing the indigenous tribes near the Mang-Abang mountain range. Wait until the clearance is complete, and then go back to Flying Fish City! Long Yufei said. The attack on the Mang'abong tribe went very smoothly, and there was still a lot of supplies left behind by the Flying Fish Army, which could fully support the troops to fight for a period of time.

"Commander, I think so too! We finally made a trip to the forest, so we can't just go back! Brothers haven't killed it yet! Niu Meng said with a smile.

"Well, that's it! However, if these natives can be captured, we will try to capture them as much as possible, and we need to work harder! Long Yufei admonished. For Mindanao to develop, transportation is first and foremost a major constraint. The dense primeval forests have restricted the development of Mindanao, and there are too many mineral resources that cannot be mined due to transportation problems. With the gold mines that have been discovered now, it is very difficult to transport the gold mines back to Flying Fish City. Building roads in the forest is too threatening, and it is completely wasteful to use Chinese people to build roads, and these indigenous slaves are the most suitable people to build roads.

"It's good, Commander, I know how to be measured!" Niu Meng nodded.

"By the way, is that guy Thornton, the patriarch of the Mang'abon tribe, still here?" Long Yufei asked.

"In! The guy also surrendered! Niu Meng said.

"Bring him here, if we want to control these captives, that Thornton guy can't stay!" Long Yufei said. If Thornton is left behind, the captives are likely to unite and cause problems for the Flying Fish. Therefore, this crisis must be eliminated first.

Soon, Thornton, the leader of the Mang'abong tribe, was brought out. At this moment, he no longer has the demeanor of a big tribal patriarch, and his face is full of horror. From the moment he was captured by the wolf-like Flying Fish soldiers, he realized that something was wrong, and began to roar, causing a commotion among the native captives. However, the natives who were tied up quickly became honest under the pressure of the bullets of the Flying Fish soldiers.

"What is he talking about?" Long Yufei asked.

"Commander, he said again that we didn't keep our promises, and we couldn't kill him if he promised to surrender and avoid death!" A soldier who knew an indigenous language translated.

"Humph! Tell him that if the other natives surrender, he can live, but he can't! Long Yufei said coldly.

When the Flying Fish soldiers translated the words, Thornton struggled desperately. However, he was caught by several Exocet soldiers, and there was no possibility of breaking free!

Long Yufei took a bayonet from the guards around him and stabbed Thornton in the heart. Thornton screamed, blood spurting out of his chest, staining Long Yufei's hands. Soon, Thornton fell to the ground and convulsed a few times, and he was lifeless.

Long Yufei knew that in this era, it is not good not to be ruthless. He wasn't very bold originally, but now, he killed Thornton, which can be regarded as honing his courage!

Early the next morning, Long Yufei took the 1st Infantry Battalion to escort more than 20,000 and nearly 30,000 prisoners, and embarked on the return journey back to Flying Fish City! A few days of travel in the forest made Long Yufei very tired, and he had long wanted to go back to Flying Fish City. As for the rest of the Exocet, stay behind and continue to exterminate the natives!