Chapter 31 Clash of Clans
"put!"
bang... bang... bang...
"The second row is ready!"
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An hour ago.
Lake Malawi, Karonga.
When the sixth team came here, there was a fierce exchange of fire with the locals. Because of the same road, the sixth team and the fifth team went south after they separated in Mbeya.
The "Leita" tribe here is relatively large, with thousands of people, in the northwest of Lake Malawi.
The arrival of the sixth team instantly aroused the vigilance of the "Leita" tribe. As the overlord of the area, the Leta tribe was invincible all over the Karonga area.
Its leader, Haru, is a very accomplished chieftain. Since he took office, he has started the great cause of conquering the Karonga region.
Those small tribes with hundreds of people or more than a dozen people are not at all the opponents of the Leta tribe with hundreds of fighters.
When Haru was complacent and spying on the world's invincible opponent, the arrival of the sixth team gave him a chance.
Once a Portuguese expedition came here and was wiped out by the Leta tribe. The Portuguese did nothing, because explorers were a high-risk occupation in this era. They believed that the explorer might have strayed into the forest or entered the stomach of a wild beast.
So the Leta tribe who had "experienced" didn't take this team with only a few hundred people seriously.
After receiving the report from the affiliated tribe, Haru decided to go on a personal expedition. All warriors from the tribe were summoned. After being baptized by the holy water of the high priest, the army of the Leta tribe set off.
They stopped the sixth team on the shore of Lake Malawi, and the two sides began to confront each other. Haru led the Leita tribe fighters to observe the strength of the sixth team on the opposite side.
The sixth team’s clothes are all made of cotton fabric, which is a rarity in the Karonga textile industry, and the price is comparable to gold. The Karonga tribe can only buy a very small amount by trading with tribes in Zimbabwe.
So in the eyes of Haru, the sixth team is the prey. As for the flintlock equipped by the sixth team, Haru directly regards it as a special "spear".
Haru has never seen a flintlock gun. The Portuguese who had been killed by the tribe carried a pistol with him, but he did not have a pistol filled with bullets. ".
Haru blew the horn, and the Leita tribe rushed over with "Wow, owh...", and Haru took the lead, holding a spear in his hand, and attacked the sixth team:
Haroo's spear was fashioned from the unfortunate Portuguese's knife, wrapped with a rope around a pole, and Haru carefully polished the blade every day.
Haru, holding the "artifact" in his hand, thought he was stable, but the group of fools on the opposite side lined up in a row, holding the "spear" in his hand.
This action Haru has never seen such a "spear" used, his own spear is both sharp and long. The "fool" on the opposite side didn't even have a blade in front of the "spear", and it was short, just a strange-looking stick, one inch long and one inch stronger. Haru wanted to teach these savages who didn't even "know" weapons.
The Leta Tribe is advancing rapidly, and in the eyes of the Leta fighters, this is an opportunity to make a small fortune, and they scramble to kill them for military exploits.
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The commander of the sixth team, Yuri, was stunned! This is the first time I have seen such an arrogant and domineering native. Who gave him the courage to launch a head-on confrontation against the modern army with such a primitive weapon with such a small number of people.
Yuri calmly commanded the sixth team, made preparations, and aimed his guns at these natives. Although the training time he received was short, the team members could still line up the flintlock guns according to their feelings, divide them into three groups, and start queuing up to shoot them.
bang... bang... bang...
Haru was taken aback by the gunshots, but his past experience made him rush forward instinctively, showing courage!
The leaders were still charging forward. Leta boosted the morale of the tribe's warriors. Although he didn't understand what the loud noise was, he followed the leader Haru.
After the first round of gunfire, because the distance was not close, the natives only wounded a few, and Commander Yuri did not panic at all.
"Second row ready, third row ready, first row loaded."
"put!"
bang... bang... bang...
As smoke rose from the muzzle of the gun, the indigenous warrior who rushed to the front this time fell to the ground, and Haru was also shot and injured his arm.
But Haru is a reckless man, even if he was injured, he did not lose his footing. At this time, the morale of the army was a little shaken. Haru looked calm and said, "Warriors of the tribe, don't panic, the enemy is not far away. As long as we run faster, their weapons will be useless!"
At this moment, Haru has realized that the enemy's weapon is a long-range attack, but he can't hesitate at this moment. As long as he can get close to the enemy, he still has a chance, otherwise he will be defeated like a mountain.
The Leta tribe did not lose the power of the overlord of the Karonga area, and they did not give up lightly even in the face of the enemy's terrifying weapons.
Youri did not change his expression, watching the faster and faster indigenous tribe soldiers, and ordered: "Third row, let go!"
bang... bang... bang...
This time the result was better, more than 20 natives fell to the ground, but Haru once again escaped by luck, but his soldiers were completely panicked.
After three rounds of gunfire, nearly fifty people lost their fighting ability, and some wanted to escape.
But Yuri didn't give them a chance: "First row, let it go!"
"The second row is ready! Others get bayonets!"
After two consecutive rounds of attacks, the natives lost more than forty people. For the Leta tribe, which only had a few hundred fighters, they had nothing to do but run away.
Before encountering the enemy, our side lost nearly one-sixth. Although it was not impossible to continue fighting, the comrades beside us fell down one by one, which put great pressure on them. The whole team was in chaos, looking for a way out.
"Pursuit!" Yuri pulled out his saber, raised it in his hand, and took the lead in charging.
The situation of offense and defense was different. The Leita tribe, who had no organizational ability, was chased and killed by the soldiers of the sixth team. When they saw the **** Chinese soldiers, they were red-eyed.
At dusk, the war was over, and Yuri began to direct the cleanup of the battlefield. More than 300 people were killed and injured in the Leta tribe, and 62 people were captured, including the wounded leader Haru. In the sixth team, in the battle, except for two people who were injured because of the battle, only one person twisted his foot during the pursuit.
There is no doubt that this is a big victory, and it is the first recorded victory achieved by the newly formed Chinese troops in the East African colonies.
Regarding the disposal of the Leta tribe, the sixth team did not take further action, but chose to drive away. The leaderless Leta tribe fled towards Zimbabwe.
Because of the fighting, the sixth team did not set up the camp in time, so they simply occupied the village of the Leta tribe.
The houses in these villages are mostly one-person-high made of rattan and mud. Only Haru, as the tribal chief, has a slightly larger hut, and the team members can only make do with it for one night.
(end of this chapter)