Chapter 36: Ethnic Annihilation
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The Mang Abang tribe is the largest tribe in the area around the Mang Abang Mountains. However, the last time they were lured by the Buena tribe to attack Flying Fish City, they suffered heavy losses. Now in the entire tribe, all the adult men combined, there are only more than 4,000 people! Compared with before, the strength can be said to have lost half. Stealing chickens and eating a handful of rice made the patriarch of the Mangabon tribe very angry, and in a fit of rage, he led his people to attack the Buena tribe and defeated the Buena tribe, and the patriarch of the Buena tribe, Enado, was also killed. However, after seeing the strength of the Flying Fish Army, Thornton did not dare to march to Flying Fish City again. But he didn't expect that this time the Flying Fish Army took the initiative to come to the door, and the Flying Fish Army seemed to be even stronger than a few months ago!
The soldiers of the Mang'abon tribe, at the urging of the patriarch Thornton, picked up simple spears, bows and arrows, and rushed out of the valley in a disorderly manner. This huge valley is where the Mang-Abang tribe shelters, giving their entire tribe shelter from the wind and rain. But at the same time, if it is blocked, it will be difficult for the entire tribe to escape, especially when facing a powerful enemy like the Flying Fish!
"Rush! Kill all those Chinese! The native soldiers shouted and rushed out of the valley. At this time, the Flying Fish Army had already eliminated the dependent tribes on the outskirts of the Mang'a Bang tribe. Ten Thunderbolt mortars of the 1st Infantry Battalion were already aimed at the mouth of the valley. After discovering that the natives were developing an attack, the artillerymen immediately opened fire!
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Mortar shells fell on the mouth of the valley, and the natives were blown up. Although the power of black powder is not great, it is also compared to smokeless gunpowder, and it is completely invincible against these natives who only have a few leaves to cover their bodies. Amid the shrapnel fire, natives were shot and killed. Some of the natives were torn to shreds. There were also natives who were lucky enough to not die, lying on the ground and wailing, like wounded beasts!
The huge losses caused the morale of the soldiers of the Mang'abong tribe to drop rapidly. However, at the urging of the Thornton patriarch, they still mustered up the courage to charge outward. The skinny and dark appearance is no different from that of a monkey.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! "The crisp sound of a rifle sounded. Less than a hundred meters from the valley mouth, the soldiers of the two infantry companies of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the Flying Fish Army were already waiting there. After the indigenous army rushed past the artillery interception, they quickly harvested the lives of the natives with their rifles. The natives who were charging were like harvesting wheat, and they fell to the ground one by one.
"Patriarch, the firepower of those Chinese is too strong, we can't rush out!" A middle-aged native said to Thornton with an anxious expression.
"Charge from the other side!" Patriarch Thornton ordered. There are exits at both ends of the valley. Now that this end is blocked, the natives can go the other way. Soon, however, the natives retreated. Because the officers and soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the Flying Fish Army were also blocked at the other end of the valley, completely blocking their back road!
After the back road was blocked, the natives of Mang'abong Nuluo were even more panicked. For a long time, they were the overlords of the entire Mang-Abang Mountains, and even among the indigenous tribes of the entire Mindanao, they were able to rank among the top five in strength. But now, their entire tribe is in danger of annihilation!
"Patriarch, what should we do now?" The natives all looked at Thornton. Thornton was the patriarch of the Mang'abong tribe and the bravest and wisest of all. They hope that Thornton will be able to lead the Mang-Abang tribe to avoid this crisis.
As the patriarch, Thornton is also under a lot of pressure. He had no idea that the Mang'abon tribe would face such a predicament. If he was given a chance to choose again, he would definitely not listen to the bewitchment of the Buena tribe and go to attack Flying Fish City. Although the wealth and women of the Chinese are very tempting, if you want to put your life into it because of it, it is not worth it! In addition, the Chinese dared to take the initiative to enter the forest and attack them, which was completely beyond Thornton's expectations. It is important to know that the vast primeval forest has always been the world of the natives and the forbidden land of the Chinese.
"Everyone retreat and hold on to the valley! Shut those damn Chinese out! Thornton commanded! Since you can't rush out, there is only defense. However, the attack power of those Chinese is so strong, whether they can withstand the attack of the Chinese, Thornton himself has no bottom in his heart.
The natives retreated into the valley and hid in the valley, looking out in horror. Until then, the Chinese had always been synonymous with weakness and timidity in the eyes of these natives. But now, the Chinese have burst out with strong combat power and killed so many natives, which makes these natives feel deep fear.
"Commander, have the natives taken refuge in the valley? Are we going to storm it? Zhou Laosi, commander of the 1st Infantry Battalion, asked excitedly. He was born as a pirate on Flying Fish Island, and he was not very old, but when he was a pirate, he was very brave, and he had a flexible mind, and he performed very well in the first two battles, so he was able to become the commander of the 1st Infantry Battalion.
"Let the artillery fire on Taniguchi! Don't skimp on shells, blast those shit days first. Then the infantry is attacking, pay attention to coordination and minimize casualties! Long Yufei ordered. The battle has already been fought to this point, and it cannot end just because the natives retreat to the valley. This time, the Flying Fish Army has made up their minds to destroy the Mang'abong tribe, and it is impossible to give up halfway!
"Alright, Commander!" Zhou Laosi answered and immediately went to make arrangements.
Half an hour later, the ten Thunderbolt mortars of the 1st Infantry Battalion assumed that they were only more than 300 meters from the valley pass. The two infantry companies of the 1st Infantry Battalion were also ready for battle, and when the artillerymen had shelled the natives of the valley, they would storm into the valley and completely wipe out the natives. The 2nd Infantry Battalion on the other side was also combat-ready. The attack of the 1st Infantry Battalion will be followed by an attack that will follow. The 3rd and 4th Infantry Battalions guarded captured prisoners of war and acted as reserves. If the war doesn't go well, they will go up.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The mortars fired first, and the shells fell directly into the valley mouth area as if they had eyes. The natives who were guarding there took to the air. The natives were torn to pieces by the shells, and the remaining natives were also frightened and did not dare to hold here any longer, and retreated to the hinterland of the valley. No matter how Thornton reprimanded the whipping, it was useless. In the face of the threat of death, even these natives who are not afraid of death are frightened!
"Rush!" The soldiers of the Flying Fish Army, who had already prepared for the battle, took the opportunity to attack the valley. Mortars also began to fire into the interior of the valley, and the thatched huts were destroyed and burned, and smoke began to fill the entire valley.
The soldiers of the Flying Fish Army, bearing in mind the commander's order, thought of two or three as a group, and carefully launched an attack into the valley. Even then, there were some casualties. The natives hiding in the shadows used their bows and blowguns to resist the attack of the Exoces, and these arrows were quenched with poison, and once hit, they basically lost their lives for a few minutes.
The resistance of the natives could not resist the attack of the Flying Fish Army, and as more and more natives were killed, the entire Mang'abong tribe was filled with a sense of sadness of defeat.
"Surrender or die!" At this time, the soldiers of the Flying Fish Army shouted loudly in the indigenous language. Although they wanted to kill all these natives. But the construction of Flying Fish City also requires a large number of slaves. It's better to take these natives back as slaves than to kill them!
The natives of the Mang'abong tribe in despair, after hearing this, were immediately overjoyed, and many natives ran out directly, put down the weapons in their hands, and knelt on the ground to beg for mercy. Although they didn't know what those Chinese would do to them, as long as they weren't killed, it was already the best result!
Thornton, the patriarch of the Mang'abong tribe, hesitated for a moment, but then surrendered to the Flying Fish Army, surrounded by the natives. Under Thornton's leadership, the entire Mang-Abang tribe laid down their arms and ceased resistance.
The natives surrendered so easily, which was somewhat unexpected by Long Yufei. You must know that since the beginning of the battle, the casualties of the Flying Fish Army have only been a few dozen. For this battle, the Exocet were prepared to lose a company of infantry. After all, the Mang'abong tribe is a big tribe, not so easy to bully!
"Commander! The people of the Mang'abong tribe have surrendered, what are we going to do with them? "The commander of the 1st Infantry Battalion, Zhou Laosi, asked!
"Tie up all the young and strong young natives, both men and women, with ropes. These are very good slave candidates! By the way, those children are also brought, although they are young, they can also work! Long Yufei said. In this day and age, there is no such thing as child labor. Besides, these are slaves, and they are not to be seen as human beings at all.
"Yes, Commander! What about the old natives? Zhou Laosi asked.
"Old natives, there's no use in keeping them! Dispose of it all! Don't waste food! Long Yufei said indifferently. Although the Chinese are a nation that respects the old and loves the young, that is to their own compatriots. For these natives who oppressed the Chinese, Long Yufei owed no favor at all, so naturally he would not treat them as human beings.
"Good thing, Commander!" Zhou Laosi nodded, not feeling that there was anything wrong with Long Yufei's order.
After this battle, the Mang-Abang tribe in northern Mindanao was wiped out!