Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 248 The Battle Between the Mountains ([-])

Sun Shengjun stood behind a big rock, calmly observing the situation ahead.There was a sudden bow and arrow attack just now, and the soldiers on their side were caught off guard, and a dozen of them fell down in an instant.If it wasn't for his habit of wearing a breastplate wherever he went, he might have suffered in the attack just now.

The enemy's attacks came from the mountains on both sides, mainly arrows and spear attacks, and the frequency was not too intensive. It could be seen that there were not many people participating in the attack.According to Sun Shengjun's own calculation, there should not be more than 200 enemies participating in the attack on the hillsides on both sides.

"The first row, all of them, turn halfway to the left, fire from the upper right, prepare... to fire!" A burst of gunfire rang out, and this was when some officers had begun to organize soldiers to fight back.With the volley of flintlock guns, there were several screams on the hillside, and then several black corpses rolled down from above.

The first row immediately stepped back after shooting, and began to reload and reload nervously, while the other rows of soldiers who responded also took over from them under the organization of the officer and launched a volley of guns on the hillsides on both sides.For a while, gunshots like popping beans sounded in the valley, and gunpowder smoke began to fill the valley.

The soldiers of the 104th company had to train hundreds of bullets every year, so they were very familiar with the procedures of charging, loading, and shooting. At this time, they all started loading and shooting step by step under the order of the officer.Maybe they may not be able to achieve the rate of fire of two rounds per minute during training when they are actually facing the enemy, but it is still no problem to shoot one round per minute on average.

Zhang Daniu smashed the lead bullets with a cleaning rod, then inserted the cleaning rod back into his waist, then raised his rifle, and waited breathlessly for the order from the platoon leader, Erdan Sun.Beside him, Zhang Defa was still trembling as he loaded the medicine.At this moment, I saw his lips were blue, his breathing was a little disordered, and there were layers of fine beads of sweat on his forehead. The right hand that charged the powder was trembling, and it was always misaligned with the barrel. Most of the tube of gunpowder was crushed. He spilled it on the ground.

"Aim...ready...release!" Platoon leader Sun Erdan took the lead in pulling the trigger in his hand, and a dozen or so rifles followed him and finished shooting one after another, and then began the intense work of charging and loading ammunition again.

Zhang Daniu looked at Zhang Defa out of the corner of his eye while loading the gun with ammunition. At this moment, he saw that Zhang Defa had finally loaded the rifle with ammunition in his hand, so he couldn't help but secretly heaved a sigh of relief.This old master usually loads ammunition and ammunition faster than himself in training, but he did not expect to be so careless when he went to the battlefield. It looks like what the instructors who trained him said, "The psychological quality is too poor. ".

Another round of volley was completed, and several black lacquered corpses fell down on the hillside again.Zhang Daniu started the work of reloading and reloading the ammunition nervously. He had just finished loading the ammunition when he heard Zhang Defa who was beside him ask weakly: "Dear...Daniu, can I borrow your cleaning slip?" I made it. I... my cleaning rod was punched out by me."

Hearing this, Zhang Daniu was speechless for a while.Just as he was about to say something to Zhang De, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a wooden arrow flying from above with a whizzing sound, which made him shrink his head subconsciously in fright.I was feeling anxious, but I heard Zhang Defa screaming like a pig being killed. It turned out that the wooden arrow missed him, but shot into Zhang Defa's shoulder.

Hearing the sound, the military medical officer rushed over quickly, and dragged Zhang Defa, who was limp on the ground, back together with two medical soldiers.Zhang Defa hissed and roared, causing many recruits to get nervous and lose their movements.The military medical officer slapped him on the face, and angrily said: "Your mother is so hurt, cry and howl! Shut up, or you will suffer if something happens!"

The military medical officer's slap made Zhang Defa sober. He suddenly realized that the wooden arrow shot at him was only stuck in the socket of his shoulder. Although the pain was painful, it was not as exaggerated as he was howling just now.Zhang Defa blushed suddenly, he was too nervous just now, he made such a big fool of himself, but his shoulders did hurt a bit.

Just as the military medical officer was treating Zhang Defa, several wounded soldiers were brought down from the front. Most of them were shot by the enemy's bows and arrows, and the injuries were not very serious.The only one that looked serious was that his thigh was pierced by a spear, and the medics were trying to find a way to saw the spear shaft and remove the spear head for him.

The fighting between the two sides continues.But generally speaking, the 104th company has gradually recovered from the initial chaos after being hit suddenly.Acting company commander Xiao Baitu had gradually gathered his troops and began to organize his men to suppress the enemy's firepower with volleys of guns in turn.Although the dense formation of the 104th company greatly helps to improve the enemy's hit rate, but at the same time, their firepower is also greatly enhanced.In the end, the platoon as a unit and the command of the grassroots officers gradually overwhelmed the enemy's firepower, and screams came and went on the hillsides on both sides.

Some black soldiers who couldn't bear the casualties came out of their hiding places one after another, and then fled to the rear.But this gave the officers and soldiers of the 104th company an excellent shooting target.

The soldiers of the Eight Banners who arrived late entered the battlefield at the right time when the battle was coming to an end, and then they "bravely" charged the enemies on the hillsides on both sides to show their backs to them, but only got some Small fish and shrimp, most of the enemies seem to have retreated safely.

Xie Hansan, the commander-in-chief of the sweeping detachment, also rushed up from behind with the fourth company of the main army, but he did not expect that this short battle was over.

"Six people were killed, 15 people were slightly injured, and two people were seriously injured. Most of the casualties were concentrated in the enemy's first wave of raids. The breastplates were placed on the carts of the logistics troops behind. Thin military uniforms are hard to withstand the enemy's bows and spears." The disheartened Xiao Baitu immediately reported to Xie Hansan.He knew what Xie Hansan was concerned about, but the result of more than 20 casualties really made his face burn.

Xie Hansan did not speak, but walked forward slowly.The soldiers of the Eight Banners who had chased the enemy had returned one after another, and they happily carried some of the enemy's heads, as if they had fought an unwinnable battle.

"Detachment Captain, we conducted a surprise interrogation of the captured prisoners, and the results of the interrogation have come out." Sun Shengjun, the deputy commander of the 104th company, reported to Xie Hansan with a sad face, "The situation is not very good. These attackers They are all Xhosa blacks, but they are all from the other side of the mountain. Since we entered the mountain, our whereabouts seem to be controlled by these Xhosa blacks. The Xhosa chief on the other side of the mountain is said to be heading south to fight another tribe. They were unable to take care of us, so they only sent a small number of soldiers over the mountain to help in the battle. These are the people in front of them. As for how many people they sent over, there is no exact number. These prisoners can’t describe how many people there are, only know how many The word 'many' is used to describe it, but I estimate conservatively that there are more than 1000 people."

"Where's the cavalry unit? How did they do the investigation?!" Xie Hansan finally said the first thing he said after arriving at the scene, "Even the gang of black people ambushing here have not been detected! What is Leonid doing! "

The east bank army who was aggressively going to mop up the black tribes was ambushed halfway, and more than 20 people were killed or injured. This result was unacceptable to Xie Hansan anyway.Not only the loss of personnel, but what frightened him the most was the organizational skills and tactical awareness of these black people.In the past, the black people or red people encountered by people on the east coast were either free and undisciplined nomadic tribes, or the losers of the struggle on the other side of the mountain, fled to the west side of the mountain weakly.For this kind of loosely organized natives, the well-equipped east bank army is naturally easy to catch, often with a cannon blast, and then organize several volleys of guns, and then they can dispatch cavalry to reap the results.

But this time they apparently encountered a new situation: the first time they encountered organized blacks.The blacks on the other side of the mountain are obviously already at the level of civilization in the evolution from primitive society to slave society, and they are also a farming, fishing and hunting nation.They have been in battle all year round and have a certain level of tactics and fighting will. If their leaders have a certain vision, maybe a powerful tribal country will be born out of nowhere.In other words, didn’t the wild boar skins of this period also prosper in the same way?

For such an enemy, what attitude the people on the east coast should take to face it has now become a very real problem before them.Xie Hansan had a premonition that perhaps after this mopping up operation was over, the confrontation and friction between the tribe in the river fort and the other side of the mountain would intensify—if the people on the east coast did not change their existing native policies.

"Stay in place. The fourth connection will do a good job of guarding the 104th company. The military medical officer will treat the injured sergeant as soon as possible. Orderer, go to the rear team to inform the artillery and the logistics team to be vigilant, and don't be attacked by the enemy." Xie Hansan began to issue orders After a series of orders, several messengers behind him recorded them one by one and began to send orders to various places.

There are only a few kilometers away from the Cranwilliam Dam area, but Xie Hansan, who smelled an unusual smell, still decided to proceed with caution.At present, the cavalry troops don't know where they have gone, so let's contact them first.This strange mountainous area is the home of the Xhosa people.Xie Hansan, who has fought against Charuya, Guarani, and South African indigenous people for many years, knows that the abilities of these indigenous people must not be underestimated. Sometimes they will do something that surprises you.Don’t you see that the Zulus and Ethiopians in the 19th century once defeated the mighty colonial army. The elite troops of the Fort in the River are all in their own hands.

(End of this chapter)