Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 291 Blood River ([-])

Kama stood at the edge of a small creek with a cloudy expression, the clear water of the Berg River rushing past her feet.The wilderness is full of withered and yellow weeds, and the antelopes, lions, cheetahs, hippos and even crocodiles that were densely packed on both sides of the river have completely disappeared. Perhaps they also felt the largest war between humans in the history of this land, so for a moment Run away.

Since the troops entered the Shanxi side, they have been followed by those east bank cavalry who are like tarsus maggots. Those cavalry were even brave enough to stop and carefully observe the details of the Kama tribe's army.When you go after him he mounts and runs away, but always comes back to scout after a while, as annoying as those damned flies.Almost every move of the Kama tribe is under their noses. That is to say, the current battlefield is one-way transparent for the people on the east coast, and there is nothing worse than this.

Of course, the Kama tribe also sent a considerable number of scouts to investigate the enemy's situation, but they were always harassed and intercepted by the assembled east bank cavalry scouts, and their efficiency was extremely low.But even so, these experienced scout fighters still relied on their long-range infantry bows to successfully break through the enemy's interception, and even took advantage of their unpreparedness to kill two east bank scouts and seize two horses.

The group of scouts who went the furthest just now came to report that they had found the East Bank people's brigade, and they had camped not far from the lower reaches of the river. Obviously, they had already made sufficient preparations.After hearing this news, Karma was also a little undecided for a while. He is not someone who knows nothing about the outside world. He knows the firearms of the people on the east coast, especially when they lined up in a dense formation, they charged forward. It's all courting death.

However, it is clear that in this encounter between the two sides, the preparations of the people on the east bank are not very sufficient, which can be seen from their formation to cover the construction of the overnight camp for the auxiliary soldiers.Don't rush to attack when they are not stable, and wait until they have established a stable camp, then the price to be paid will be relatively high.

After much deliberation, Karma finally decided to give it a go!He quickly called his confidant, Sha Wei, and told his top general of his decision, hoping that he would support him as always.

But Shawei obviously hesitated: "Kama, the soldiers are already very tired after a long day's journey. Besides, everyone hasn't eaten yet..."

"These are not reasons." Kama stretched out his hand to stop Shawei's evasion, "Shawei, I am very disappointed, you have never been a timid person. You have hunted male lions alone, you shouldn't be so timid, but Why do you behave so at a loss when facing the people on the east bank? Are you not afraid of their muskets? Don’t forget that we also have 750 soldiers equipped with muskets! The soldiers on the east coast have at most 3000 people, and we There are nine thousand soldiers here, what are you afraid of?"

"This is the plain, Kama, my king." Shawei explained silently, "Just as I don't want to attack the well-fortified castles of the people on the east bank near the mountain pass, I also don't tend to attack the well-fortified castles of the people on the east coast near the mountain pass, so I also don't tend to attack the people on this plain and the east coast." It is an irrational behavior for the people on the coast to launch the main battle. The flat terrain is very suitable for the soldiers on the east coast to display the power of muskets in a tight formation, and it is more suitable for their cavalry to gallop vertically and horizontally. This is not good for us. It really suits us The terrain is mountainous, and the rugged mountain roads over there will greatly restrict the large-scale deployment of the East Coast infantry, and also greatly restrict their troublesome cavalry from making large-scale detours. The familiarity of mountains is innate, we are familiar with every tree, every stone, every place where there is water and food can be hidden, there is our natural battlefield, not this endless plain. "

Shawei's words made sense, and Kama couldn't refute them.This time Kama decided to send troops to thwart the attempt of the people on the east bank to build a fort near the mountain pass. However, after finding that the solid city defense facilities they built could not be breached, their goal turned to cut off the supply line of the people on the east bank, thus besieging the area. Fortress.But now they suddenly found that even this one was difficult to complete, which made them a little frustrated.

But Kama still insisted: "Shawei, I have decided that I will try to launch an attack on the camp of the people on the east coast—while they have not established a stable camp yet. Now, lead your men to go, Speed ​​up the march!"

Shawei was silent for a while, and then made a request: "Since you have made a decision, I will abide by it. But I request that the slave soldiers be used for the first round of attacks, and the elite tribal fighters should not be used for the time being."

"Yes, I am going to do the same." Kama nodded without thinking, and then said: "Everyone only takes one day's rations and drinking water, and move forward lightly, Shawei, you lead them. I will give you four thousand Slave soldiers, [-] tribal warriors, and [-] foot archers, attack as soon as they reach the place where the East Coasters are camped-well, it is up to you to attack or not. I will supervise the rear team and let them drive Cattle and sheep, catch up with you as soon as possible, and then we will see if there is a follow-up attack."

Although the Xhosa have entered the level of the slave society, they still lack the logistical transportation weapon such as vehicles.Usually when going to war, it is necessary to stockpile food near the battlefield in advance, and these food are carried by people in bags.When the scale of the war is large, they will also drive a large herd of cattle and sheep to follow them, just like the Mongols, as their own supplies.This expedition is no exception. The food consumption of tens of thousands of soldiers is not a small number. Therefore, when the Kama tribe dispatched troops, they forcibly confiscated more than half of the cattle and sheep from the tribes that were attached to them in the river valley, as supplies along the way. .

The distance of a few kilometers is nothing to the Xhosa fighters who are good at mountain roads and have strong bodies. It took them almost an hour to reach the river bank where the people from the east bank camped, and they still maintained good physical strength.Along the way, the cavalry scouts of the East Coasters were constantly spying and harassing the team, but Shawei ordered the soldiers to ignore the flies and head straight for the East Coasters' camp without distraction.

It was already past six o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun had already disappeared on the western horizon, and the earth was shrouded in darkness at this moment.What is even more disturbing is that at this time, the sky and the earth are gradually shrouded in a layer of mist.It seems that the camp of the people on the east bank has not yet been built. They erected many wooden poles on the ground, and there are bright lamps hanging on the wooden poles.The army they formed outside the camp seems to have dispersed. Maybe they think it is too dangerous for them to form a line in the fog, or their camp already has a rough prototype that can serve them more or less. Provide some cover.

The southwest wind is still blowing, but it can't blow away the fog that is getting thicker and thicker.Faced with such a heavy fog, the soldiers hesitated. Kama thought for a while and began to encourage the soldiers: "This heavy fog is the blessing of our ancestors. Their muskets have lost their aim, making them fear in the unpredictable future. Soldiers, show your courage and shoot your angry spears at the enemy in front of you!"

After some encouragement, Shawei promised to the slave soldiers who were going to be the main force of the charge that as long as they successfully rushed into the camp of the people on the east coast, not only would they have their property at their disposal, King Kama would also pardon their slave status and Also grant them land.

The slave fighters, whose eyes were reddened by their freedom status and land, cheered loudly. They had never fought against the people from the east coast, and they didn't know how powerful the people on the east coast were. A camp of 3000 guards, kill every enemy they see, and then they will be free, and also get the land they dream of, what could be cheaper?

These slave soldiers are also old fighters. Before being captured by the Kama tribe, many of them also participated in some inter-tribal battles, and they have a lot of experience.Therefore, it only took Shawei less than an hour to line up the attack formations one by one, and then sent a few tribal fighters in front of each attack formation to act as the commanders of the slave soldiers.The 500 infantry archers are a more capable force in Shawei's hands. Whether they are invested or not depends entirely on the development of the next battle situation. They cannot be sent to consume at will when the battle situation is unfavorable.As for the remaining about [-] tribal fighters, Shawei moved them to another direction. When the slave soldiers launched a large-scale charge to attract the attention of the people on the east coast, maybe they could occupy the land from another direction. Maybe some cheaper.Not to mention, among the [-] people, there are [-] musketeers equipped with the newly purchased Sur-style matchlock guns.

Thanks to the blessing of the gods, this timely fog will definitely do more good than harm to the Xhosa people in front of them.At the critical moment, these five hundred musketeers took advantage of the night and the thick fog to get close to the camp of the people on the east bank, and then launched a volley of guns, which should have caused a great surprise to the people on the east bank.

After calmly arranging the entire attack formation and starting sequence, Shawei silently prayed to the gods he believed in in his heart, hoping that the gods and the ancestors of the Kama tribe would bless their descendants to defeat the people on the east bank and win the battle victory.After praying, Shawei drew out a sharp short spear, took up the leather shield with his left hand, and strode to the front of the formation.

At this time, the people on the east coast also noticed something was wrong, and their artillery began to fire into the darkness for harassing shooting.Shawei felt that the time was ripe, so with an order, the [-] slave soldiers who had been waiting for a long time launched a large-scale charge from the northeast to the camp of the people on the east coast in different waves.

(End of this chapter)