Chapter 758 A brief exchange of fire

This was the first time for the special operations force to encounter a pre-war prayer ceremony like this. Whether it was the Ming Dynasty, Annan, Champa, Portugal or the Netherlands, or even the Shibazhi pirates, the opponents they had encountered in the past had never been No one would have the leisure to play such tricks when facing battle. However, these pretentious things will not bring any mental pressure to the Haihan soldiers. After victory after victory, the soldiers firmly believe in the weapons in their hands. The most reliable thing on the battlefield is the comrades around you. The victory of the Haihan Militia has never been achieved by relying on tricks such as jumping.

After a long wait, the natives finally ended their mysterious ritual and began to slowly gather at the edge of the mountain forest. Qian Tiandun was free at this time to hold up his telescope and observe the movements of his opponents on the observation deck built in the middle of the camp.

Due to limited conditions, it is unlikely that the militia troops going deep into the inland can build tight and solid defenses. The current defense measures on the perimeter of the camp mainly consist of various horse and deer camps made of wood and bamboo. There are also There is a snake-belted barbed wire fence. In order to ensure a relatively wide shooting field of view, the periphery of the camp in the west and south directions has been cleaned up. There are basically no obvious obstacles within a hundred steps. The east and north directions are backed by the turret. There are two water veins, Shuixi and Qingshui Creek, so you don’t have to worry too much about your opponent attacking from the water.

Qian Tiandun could clearly see the weapons equipped by the opponent's soldiers from the telescope. Although many people were carrying bows and arrows, they were very crude in appearance, far from being compared with the standard bows and arrows equipped by the regular army of this era. .This kind of bamboo bow and arrow may be suitable for shooting rabbits and birds, hunting sambar, etc., but when it comes to using it on the battlefield, its range and power are very worrying. Used by special operations forces Although the range of the rifle is shorter than that of the standard model, it is definitely far better than the native bow and arrow. If the natives want to use this weapon to carry out a long-range attack on the Haihan camp, I am afraid that they will soon after the war begins. Disappointed.

After the natives gathered together, they slowly walked out of the forest in the shape of a long snake formation. In the front row were warriors holding bamboo spears, machetes, hunting forks and other melee weapons, while in the back row were archers with bent bows and arrows. Qian Tian Dun made a rough estimate and found that the other party invested about 200 people in this wave of offensive. It seemed that when they just held the mysterious ceremony, more people arrived and joined in. But the natives wanted to use this It is obviously not enough to break through the defense line of Haihan Camp with just a few troops.

When the opponent was about 300 meters away, Takahashi Minami asked the soldiers around him to fire a symbolic warning shot. However, perhaps due to the blessing of the mysterious ceremony just now, the natives apparently did not stop after receiving the warning. Instead, they gradually accelerated their pace. It seemed that they hoped to attack the defense line of Camp Haihan with a rapid attack.

"Raise your rifle!" Takahashi Minami gave the order, and the soldiers who had already formed up on the defense line immediately raised their rifles that had been loaded. The soldiers in the first row raised their rifles flat, and aimed their guns at the people in the distance. Native people trotting forward.

As the sharp whistle sounded, the soldiers pulled the triggers together. The projectiles coming out of the barrel cut through the air with scalding temperature, knocking down several natives who were rushing forward a hundred meters away. One of them

The unlucky guy didn't even have time to scream, before half of the sky spirit cap was ripped off by the bullet.

The soldiers who finished shooting did not stop to check whether they hit the target. They immediately put away their guns and stepped back. The soldiers in the second row stepped forward, raised their guns, aimed and pulled the trigger in response to the commander's whistle.

Trigger. Takahashi Minami arranged two platoons of troops on the defense line to shoot. After all the combatants completed the first round of shooting, the natives gave up the charge and turned around and fled back.

The archers in the distance had already stopped moving forward when they saw that the situation was not good, and after the bows and arrows they shot fell crookedly from the air, they were all inserted on the ground outside the defense line, closest to the Haihan soldiers.

The impact point was at least ten meters away, posing no actual threat at all.

"That's all?" Gao Qiaonan looked at the natives running away and ran back. He couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "Scumbag!"

Naturally, the indigenous people's offensive of hitting rocks with eggs was unable to create real trouble for the Haihan militia, which was waiting with guns and ammunition. The huge gap in the combat effectiveness of the two sides made it impossible for the indigenous tribes to even see a glimmer of hope of victory. They were already under the attack of Haihan's long-range firepower.

They retreated completely defeated under pressure. The battle was so short that the new recruits watching the battle were over before they had time to calm down their excitement.

"This...is this the end of the battle?" When Sun Zhen and his comrades heard that the war had begun and entered the preparation position, they happened to see the veterans firing for the last time. From hearing the first gunshot to the end of the battle, Sun Zhen counted

It was clear that the participating troops on Haihan's side had only fired five volleys in total, but the menacing opponent had already been defeated.

As a veteran, Wu Qin seemed very calm about this: "These mountain monkeys can run fast! If they dare to continue rushing forward with their heads down, they will all die here!"

Although the firing surface that was launched in platoon units just now was not too large, the firing frequency was enough to prevent the opponent from smoothly charging to the defense line. At least 30% to 40% of the natives fell in the five rounds of shooting, and the opponent

Obviously because they could not bear such heavy casualties, they decisively chose to retreat - or to be more accurate, escape. If the native troops were not too small and the distance between them was loose enough, the five rounds of shooting just now caused

The casualties will be even greater. If they want to rush to the defense line, they will have to withstand at least two rounds of shooting, and the hit rate will be greatly improved after the distance is shortened. These two rounds of close range shooting are enough to cause heavy losses. Plus the outside of the camp

There is also a combination of barbed wire and roadblocks that does not look so conspicuous but has a very strong blocking effect. It is enough to stop the native soldiers outside the defense line and withstand two more rounds of shooting. This distance is basically as close as the muzzle of the gun.

It was enough to shoot them in the head, and not charging forward was indeed the most correct choice for the survivors.

"This... is too simple!"

The thoughts running through the minds of the recruits were almost exactly the same. Before the war started, they were all worried about the safety of themselves and this unit. After all, this was a completely unfamiliar environment for the Haihan Militia, and the enemies they were about to face were also from the past.

A strange ethnic group they had never interacted with before. Moreover, the Fengrong Village they passed through had been oppressed by the natives for a long time, so the natives must not be easy to deal with. But all the recruits never thought that this group spent a lot of time on rituals before the war.

The native armed forces were completely defeated in the first round of the battle. Although defeating the enemy was something worthy of celebration, the victory was so easy that the recruits always felt a little inexplicably disappointed.

There was no hand-to-hand combat as they imagined, no fighting, no comrades lying in a pool of blood, they didn't even remember to see the face of any enemy clearly, the battle was over. Think about what they were worrying about just now.

Feeling nervous, the recruits all felt a little ashamed. Sun Zhen also seemed to understand why officers at all levels like to claim that his unit is "invincible" in their lectures. Judging from the situation of the battle just now, I'm afraid it is true.

It is difficult for any force to compete with the Haihan Militia when their forces are equal.

After all the enemies fled into the forest, Haihan waited for a while to confirm that the opponent had no intention of launching a second wave of offensive, so he sent people out of the camp to start counting the casualties. As the saying goes, three hours of charging and five minutes of talking.

It couldn't be more appropriate to describe this short battle.

The five rounds of shooting just now killed a total of nine natives on the spot, and there were more than 30 injured who failed to escape from the battlefield, most of whom were seriously injured. Haihan did not intend to spend limited resources to rescue these prisoners.

Although some of the injured successfully escaped from the battlefield, according to the medical environment of the native tribes, which still relies on witch doctors, some of them may eventually die from various complications caused by trauma.

After clearing the battlefield, the soldiers only brought back a few injured prisoners who were in good physical condition for interrogation and confession, while all the others were left in the wilderness and left to fend for themselves. However, this kind of interrogation is actually of little significance, even if

After asking about the situation of the other tribe, Haihan is unlikely to send troops to conquer in the short term.

Qian Tiandun did not show any joy when he heard the statistics of the results. For the special operations forces, this was just an armed conflict that was too small and too ordinary. Of course, maybe in a few years

Later, the historical data recorded by later generations will list this battle as "the first battle of Haihan's occupation of Taiwan Island", giving it more historical value. But for now, Qian Tiandun will only consider it

How to clean up the beginning and end of this matter and give a reasonable explanation to the executive committee.

After fighting face to face with the indigenous tribes, the various goals of the Haihan Militia's trip have basically been achieved. Since the amount of supplies carried by the Haihan Militia is limited, there is little practical significance in continuing to stay here.

It was time to consider withdrawing from this sensitive area. However, the confrontation actually took more than half a day from the beginning to the end. It was not appropriate to evacuate towards the coast at this time. We could not go far before we had to stop and set up camp again.

, so Qian Tiandun decided to stay here for one more night.

Qian Tiandun would not get carried away because of the victory just now, and still carefully deployed sentry posts to prevent the indigenous tribes from launching sneak attacks in the dark of night. The recruits were finally assigned regular tasks other than carrying water and cutting firewood.

You can now stay on guard duty overnight - of course, this must be done with veterans.

Sun Zhen was in charge in the latter half of the night. After dinner, he was driven into the tent and rushed to sleep. He was woken up at midnight, and then came to the defense post to change the guard. The post he was responsible for was located by the Zhuoshui River.

There was also a fire lit in an open space about twenty meters outside the defense line to prevent anyone from touching the sentry.

There is no lighting on the sentry post. It is a pit covered by bushes. People inside can look out and see the scene outside, but from the opposite side it is difficult to find that there is someone ambushing them. Sun Zhen checked his

With the rifle and the copper whistle hanging around his neck, he carefully entered the sentry position.

The veteran partnering with Sun Zhen is also from Annan, but his Mandarin Chinese is far inferior to Wu Qin's. With a strong Guangdong and Guangxi vernacular accent, Sun Zhen, a northerner, can't understand what he is saying, so the two

After a brief greeting, they fell into silence.

Time soon arrived in the morning. Except for a deer that accidentally broke into the defense line, there were no other incidents this night. It seemed that the indigenous tribe was indeed seriously injured by yesterday's battle and had no intention of continuing to fight.

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However, the natives did not completely abandon their compatriots. The team that went out to patrol the camp early in the morning found that the corpses and wounded outside the camp yesterday had disappeared today. Most of them were quietly moved by the natives in the dark in the middle of the night.

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After breakfast, everyone packed up and gathered to evacuate the temporary camp. Before that, Qian Tiandun used a telescope to find that there were scattered natives in the distant mountains and forests watching over here, but they did not show up to stop them during the evacuation.

The only person who feels unsatisfied with the actions of the militia army is probably Minami Takahashi, who regards combat as the greatest joy in life. Yesterday's battle ended before it even reached the level of excitement for him. If he were to command this army,

Even if they don't go into the mountains to attack the natives' lair, they will at least stay in the temporary camp for another two or three days to see if there is a chance to fight again.

The vast majority of the recruits feel lucky. Being able to leave here safely is undoubtedly the best result. Only a handful of people like Sun Zhen will think about what if the next outdoor survival training is really placed in this kind of environment.

If you implement it in the environment, how should you ensure that you can survive safely on the native territory.

When passing through Fengrong Village, the two guides received their reward before leaving. Qian Tiandun sternly told them not to spread the experience of the past few days in the village, because sooner or later the natives from the mountains would come out.

activities, if it is known that people from Fengrong Village participated in yesterday's battle, then it is very likely that the account will be directly placed on Fengrong Village. As for the person who participated in the negotiations between Haihan and the natives for money

The guide, Qian Tiandun, suggested that he leave Fengrong Village temporarily and either follow his troops to Penghu or go to Bengang in the south to hide for a while.

It was a stop-and-go journey when they arrived, but it took only two days for the troops to return to the camp by the sea.
Chapter completed!