Floating on the Lupa River in northern Borneo, Yu Shenji regretted how he had taken on such a mission in such a hot head. He remembered that in the office of Comrade Qi at that time, he was fooled by the chief, who seemed to be much different from him at that age, and volunteered to leave the relatively stable Malaya and run to North Borneo, which was definitely behind enemy lines.

Fortunately, he was not alone, there were also four Evil Jiao commandos with loaded guns in the boat, led by Sergeant Major Zu Xiaozhou. They took a navy submarine to the open sea of East Malaysia, and then entered the Lupa River in a small boat, and traced the source.

The person with the biggest opinion on this ship is not the fish god machine, but Zu Xiaozhou, who can never stop complaining, he snorted a lollipop and said: "This task is to send us to death, lack of backup, deep behind enemy lines, we are still facing headhunters, to persuade them to follow us to engage in independence, it is simply a fantasy." ”

Yu Shenji adjusted his mentality, and instead comforted Zu Xiaozhou and said: "The Yiban people are said to have started to associate with us Chinese for a long time, and trade has been endless in the Ming and Qing dynasties, so maybe you can find some antiques to sell for money in their tribes." Moreover, because there are few Chinese students in the Chinese primary schools in the mountainous areas, most of them are children of the Iban people, so they are relatively close to our nation. Before the Swawak Communist Party carried out an armed revolution, the Iban people also gave a lot of support. ”

The Iban people belong to the Austronesian people, and belong to the same Austronesian-speaking language family as the aborigines of Taiwan, Australia, Micronesia and other places, and are also known as Haidaya, while the Bidayu people are generally known as Ludaya. The Iban are the largest ethnic group in Sarawak, and unlike the Malays, they rarely believe in Islam, mainly in primitive religions and Christianity, which is similar to the local Chinese.

Zu Xiaozhou rolled his eyes: "Now the Swa-Ma is more miserable than the Ma-Ma, I don't know if there are hundreds of people in Ludao, if you want me to say that the situation in East Malaysia is much better than that in West Malaysia, the majority of the population of the Iban, Marano and other indigenous peoples basically live in the forest, and the city is mainly Chinese and Malay, and the Chinese are the majority." Now that the prestige of the South Liberation of West Malaysia is in full swing, the Chinese in East Malaysia must have received any information, contact the local leaders, send troops to come and station, and it is estimated that there is no need to fight the war. ”

Yu Shenji shook his head and said: "The Malaysian First Corps still has a relatively large number of troops stationed in East Malaysia, although the foundation here is better than that of West Malaysia, but it will not be so easy to solve it by force alone." In addition, we are about to launch a plan to resist horses in Malaya, and our troops are already stretched, and we will not be able to spare our hands to occupy East Malaysia for a while. ”

Zu Xiaozhou beat his chest a little, and said helplessly: "Then it won't be like us to come to the depths of the rainforest single-handedly to communicate with the headhunters, what if they see us unpleasantly and want to eat us?" ”

The so-called headhunters do not refer to a single ethnic group, many areas in the world, especially in the tropical rainforest areas, there are indigenous peoples who have such a custom, they cut off the enemy's head as a trophy of war, and believe that in this way they can obtain the enemy's strength. Many headhunters are also cannibals, and they cannibalism is not only for nutrition, but also for the so-called acquisition of power, and perhaps for deterrence.

As the largest race in Sarawak, the Iban people living in the jungle are such headhunters, but this was also a few decades ago and hundreds of years ago, after the colonial rule, the Iban people gradually became civilized and gave up the custom of headhunting.

Yu Shenji, Zu Xiaozhou and others came to East Malaysia mainly to get in touch with the Iban ethnic group in Sarawak to see if it was possible to persuade them to rebel against Malaysian rule and be willing to join the Republic of Nanyang. Qi Yiming actually didn't have a lot of confidence in this, but Yu Shenji volunteered to think that he could try, so he took the initiative to invite Ying to come to East Malaysia and contact the aborigines here. On the other hand, Yu Shenji also thinks that after hearing about the vigorous Southern Liberation Revolution in West Malaysia, the local Chinese community must have felt something, even if the local Chinese are relatively honest and docile, it is not realistic to expect them to rise up and resist, but the relationship is also good in advance.

Yu Shenji was originally a spy of the Second Department of the General Staff, and he was familiar with doing such a thing, and it was not a big sin if he couldn't complete the task, but if he did it, he was a legendary hero, and Yu Shenji naturally longed for such a special front.

Although there are only five of them in the mission, they are not completely without a way out, a Type 056 corvette Xiaoyong, which was handed over by the PLA Navy to the PLA Navy, is anchored in the open sea of East Malaysia, and the Royal Malaysian Navy has basically been bottomed out by the PLA before, and now a light frigate is also safe outside. There is a Z-9 Dolphin helicopter on board, and if an emergency evacuation is required, it can immediately enter the interior and take the five people away.

The boat drifted in the river, and it wasn't until they drifted for two days that they found the fishermen of the Iban people. Sure enough, as he expected, the Iban people did not have a bad feeling towards the Chinese, and when the two almost naked Iban fishermen saw the Chinese, they did not understand what their camouflage uniforms were for, but happily compared with them.

Zu Xiaozhou instinctively became nervous, and wanted to pull the bolt, but the fish god machine immediately stopped him, he had assaulted a little Iban before, although he didn't fully understand and communicate fluently, but he could be regarded as understanding.

"The two fishermen probably thought that we were traders who had come inland to trade, and many Chinese people did this kind of business, and they wanted to trade with us."

Zu Xiaozhou shook his head again and again and said, "In addition to some simple rations, we have weapons left, do we want to exchange weapons with them?" ”

The two boats were facing each other, and the Iban fishermen carried unknown fish dressed in straw ropes, and they spoke in an incomprehensible language, presumably saying how fat and fresh the fish they caught.

The fish god was quick-witted, took out a military lighter and a sweat towel from his pocket, called out in a few Iban words that he only knew, shook it in front of the eyes of the two fishermen, demonstrated the purpose of the lighter, and told them that the lighter could still be used if thrown in the water.

The fishermen were very happy to find that it was something that could be lived, but they really had no interest in sweat towels, and the Iban people could weave themselves, so they didn't like foreign props that did not meet their aesthetics. Although the Iban people have gradually become civilized, the tribes of different villages have developed to different levels, and some villages are no different from ordinary modern villages, with running water and electricity in longhouses, and roads paved with asphalt and cement. But many villages are still relatively ignorant, and even the custom of headhunting is still preserved.

The fishermen exchanged two river fish for the military lighters of the Fish God Machine, and the Fish God Machine showed his intention at this time, telling them that he represented his "tribe" and hoped to meet the chiefs of their tribe and make more deals.

They didn't know whether the fishermen understood it or not, but the fishermen immediately led them to a tributary, and Zu Xiaozhou muttered: "If you know that the Dao is like this, it would be good to drive a boat and bring a boatload of gifts to do diplomacy." ”

The fish god machine was a little apprehensive, and said: "I don't know if their tribe is big or not, and whether they have influence in this vicinity." ”

Zu Xiaozhou laughed and said, "Do you really plan to gather a guerrilla group of indigenous people to carry out a revolution against Malay rule?" Although we are short of manpower now, we will be able to get at least 20,000 demobilized fighters from China within this year, organize them into six brigade-sized troops, and send two brigades to East Malaysia when the time comes. ”

Yu Shenji shook his head and said, "Absorbing other ethnic groups into our Southern Liberation will help us better rule this region." After all, the Nanyang Republic will become a multi-ethnic country of immigrants, not a single-ethnic state, and the Dayak people are not very harmonious, and communication and getting along with each other can create stability. ”

Zu Xiaozhou pursed his lips and said, "It's hard to imagine that such words would come out of the mouth of a spy leader. ”

The fishermen did bring five people to their village, which is about four or five hundred people, and there are relatively few old people, mainly young and strong, which is probably related to the relatively backward health and medical conditions of the Iban people, their average age is relatively low, so there are fewer elderly people.

Contrary to the expectations of Yu Shenji and others, the chief of this tribe was a young man of about twenty-eight or nineteen years old, who was considered a rare strong among the Dayak tribe, wearing a short-sleeved shirt with a gold pattern and a red background, with a special crown, some crazy tattoos on his arms and neck, and two large silver earrings on his earlobes. The most amazing thing is not his dress, but that this guy is a kind of Chinese with a Hokkien accent, if it weren't for his relatively pure national characteristics, Zu Xiaozhou and others would think that he was Chinese.

"When I was a child, my father sent me to a Chinese elementary school twenty miles away, where I learned your language. Chinese people often come and go to the mountains and forests for trade, and it is easier for us to communicate by learning your language. Said the chief named Pinathan.

"Your intelligence and sagacity are impressive." The fish god machine hurriedly said.

Bina Shangha smiled and waved his hand, "Why, do you still think that we are people living in the colonial era?" They all spoke like they were hundreds of years ago. Chinese friends, I see that you are dressed and dressed differently than the Chinese I usually see, please tell me, where do you come from, and what are your plans? ”

The fish god machine was a little embarrassed by Bi Nashan, he accidentally substituted into that plot just now, but was ridiculed. He stabilized his mind for a moment and said, "I wonder what Chief Lu Dao thinks, Mr. Ludao, what do you think about the United States of Malaysia ruling the East Malaysia region?" ”

Bi Nashang stared at the fish god machine with wide eyes for a few moments, and it took a long time to spit out a few words: "You are Chinese?" ”