Chapter 191 Landing in Java (3)
"Mortar, fire!"
With the order of company commander Jiang Haidong, the six six 60 mortars of the company's mortar platoon were divided into two batches and fired in turn, launching a new round of attacks on the already chaotic indigenous army.
"Boom boom boom boom boom!"
Although the 60 mortar shells were not very lethal, they were also shells, so they fell into the indigenous army and exploded, which immediately exploded the indigenous army, making them fly across the flesh and blood, and their limbs and arms broken. The indigenous soldiers were even more panicked. After all, they could still tell that this was a shelling. Although they did not see the cannons there, the indigenous soldiers also knew the terribleness of the shelling.
In fact, under the attack of helicopters, the indigenous army was in chaos, and there was no need to use artillery to attack. Just send soldiers to charge directly. However, Qian Guoyu considered that the artillery positions had been arranged, so he could not let them not fire a single shot, so he still let the mortar platoon launch the first round of strikes. The combat command of the whole body was left to the company commander Jiang Haidonglai. Jiang Haidong is also an old soldier of the People's Army. He has performed well in previous battles. Now he has been promoted to the company commander and can command a company to fight.
After three rounds of strikes by the mortar platoon, Jiang Haidong then ordered the indigenous troops of the three combat platoons to launch an attack.
Although the number of indigenous troops was still far above the attacking People's Army, the morale of the army was already scattered at this time, and they had no intention of fighting any more and just wanted to escape from the battlefield. Although the number of the People's Army was not large, the weapons and equipment were also far above the Indigenous Army, and they were well-trained. The soldiers were divided into squads and fired each other alternately, mixed with throwing * and grenade launchers. Under the continuous fire strike, the indigenous troops were immediately beaten to death. Other indigenous soldiers dared to fight again, and threw away their weapons and fled in all directions.
A platoon was originally arranged to eliminate the indigenous soldiers who broke into the castle. At this time, more than 150 indigenous soldiers rushed into the castle and were fighting fiercely with the guards in the castle. Because the workers knew that once the castle was broken, everyone would not escape. Moreover, the Zhang family was quite kind to them, so everyone fought to the death, so they did not force the indigenous soldiers to move towards the depth of the castle, and the battle was basically concentrated near the wall.
Moreover, the indigenous soldiers in the castle did not understand the situation of the battle outside the city. Therefore, although the indigenous troops outside the city had been defeated, the fighting spirit of the indigenous soldiers in the city had not been weakened. However, the People's Army was dispersed into squads and entered through the gaps in several walls. It was behind the indigenous soldiers that first had a fierce shooting. When the indigenous soldiers came to their senses, many people were shot and fell to the ground. Then the People's Army soldiers took bayonets and rushed into the castle, and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the indigenous soldiers, mainly because they were afraid of accidentally hurting their own people in the castle.
Although there are many indigenous soldiers, the People's Army is well-trained and superb bayonet skills, and at a short distance, each squad has two Type 96 pistols to support firepower; the Indigenous soldiers are now attacked from both sides. The people who sneaked into the castle in advance have told the guards and workers in the castle that the People's Army will come to reinforce immediately. Therefore, when the People's Army came from the back of the indigenous soldiers, they were immediately energetic, and the pressure on the wall was high. The workers rushed down to help the war, but the indigenous soldiers were still able to withstand, and countless people were killed and killed, and some surrendered. However, the angry guards had no idea of sheltering prisoners at this time. Even the surrendered indigenous soldiers were still beaten to death by knives and sticks. When the remaining indigenous soldiers saw it, they could only resist to the death. However, at this time, the general trend of the indigenous army had already gone, and even if they fought to the death, they could not change the situation.
When the last indigenous soldier was pierced by several spears and died tragically under the wall, the battle outside the castle had already ended. The indigenous army fled in scattered areas, and the People's Army did not pursue it. However, unlike the battle in the city, the People's Army outside the city captured a large number of prisoners.
From the attack of the helicopter to the end of the battle, the entire process took less than 40 minutes. Less than 200 People's Army defeated more than 2,000 indigenous troops and saved the farm. While Qian Guoyu notified the outcome of the battle at the wharf, he ordered Jiang Haidong to greet soldiers, clear the battlefield, and contain prisoners.
At this moment, the gate of the castle opened and a group of people came out from it. The leader was an old man in his 50s, wearing a Chinese robe and braids. Under the guidance of the guide who led the way, he came to Qian Guoyu. It turned out that the old man was the manager of the farm, named Zhu Shoushan, who was grateful to Qian Guoyu for a long time. Qian Guoyu was also polite and asked about the situation on the farm.
It turned out that there were more than 1,000 people in the farm, including 120 guards, about 800 workers, and about 500 were Javanese. In the past, Java was a society based on tribal systems. Even if countries appeared, it was in the form of tribal alliances. However, after being colonized for hundreds of years, the social structure of Java also underwent major changes. Some indigenous tribes gradually collapsed, forming a large number of Javanese without tribes or loose tribes. Since these people were not bound by tribes, they had a relatively large self-centered nature. They generally made a living by working for the colonists, and some people formed villages to make a living by farming.
Although working in the Zhang family's farm is hard, its income is much higher than that of other local people, which can basically ensure that the family has no worries about food and clothing. Therefore, many Javanese with free status are willing to work in the farm. However, after the Anti-Chinese incident, most Javanese people fled the farm. Fortunately, when the Zhang family formed the farm guard, they insisted on using only Chinese, which was considered to be considered to be the stabilizer of the guard. Moreover, the Zhang family spared no expenses, purchased more than 60 rifles and assembled the guards through various channels. Although they were all old-fashioned single-shot rifles, they were very advanced compared to the indigenous people. When the Anti-Chinese incident occurred, the farm held another 5,600 Chinese, basically young and middle-aged people. When the indigenous army attacked the farm, they also made a lot of efforts to fight with the guards.
This farm mainly grows economic crops, and there is also some rice. The climate in Java is hot and the sun is sufficient. It can generally reach two ripens a year, and sometimes three ripens a year. After receiving the notice from Zhang Zhenxun, the Zhang family transported a large amount of grain, salt and medicine to the farm. Now the food accumulated in the farm is about 1,000 tons, and salt, medicine and other materials are also very sufficient, which can basically ensure the supply of food after the army arrives. In addition, there are more than 60 livestock such as horses and donkeys in the farm.
After understanding these situations, Qian Guoyu was also very satisfied and did a good job in the guarantee work. The Zhang family did provide considerable help to the East China government. Now, the camp can only make arrangements for the whole body after arriving at the farm.
At this time, a soldier came over with several flags and said he had picked it up on the hillside. The platoon leader asked him to come over to see if it was valuable. After Zhu Shoushan looked at the flag, he immediately recognized it. This was the flag of the three tribes of Tallinn, Suka and Agontu. They can only be regarded as small tribes in Java. The nearest one is about 60 kilometers away from the farm. It is the Suka tribe with a population of about 34,000, and the farthest is the Agontu tribe, which is more than 100 kilometers away.
After hearing this, Qian Guoyu felt a little moved. If it was only 60 kilometers, it was not far away. Moreover, the number of young and middle-aged men was estimated to be around 1,000, and the number of young and middle-aged men was not large. If the entire battalion of troops was allocated and concentrated 1-2 companies of troops, it would be possible to choose this tribe, which would be a warning to the indigenous people of Java. Of course, Qian Guoyu did not tell Zhu Shoushan about this idea.
By the afternoon, the battlefield was cleaned up, and after a slight point, a total of 315 natives were killed and 423 prisoners were captured. However, most of the prisoners were injured and captured without time to escape. About 80 of them were seriously injured, either hitting the vital points by solitary bullets or blown off their hands and feet. Now all the prisoners were stripped of their shirts and wearing only a pair of shorts. They were taken into custody on an open space. The injured prisoners were all lying on the ground. Because the People's Army that had been intensified did not bring medical personnel, they did not treat them... However, there were no casualties in the People's Army soldiers, and only 12 soldiers were injured in the battle. However, 153 people were killed in the farm and 237 were injured, which could be considered a heavy casualties.
Judging from the captured indigenous weapons, most of them are cold weapons, with a total of 53 muskets, of which only 12 are slightly advanced, and they are single-shot rifles, the rest are old-fashioned rear-filled flintlock rifles, and even more than 10 bore-breeding rifles. Judging from these weapons, the combat effectiveness of the indigenous people is not very good, so Qian Guoyu believes that his plan is further implemented.
After reading the results of the inventory, Qian Guoyu said to Zhu Shoushan: "General Manager Zhu, the weapons left by the natives should be found to be put in place first. The prisoners we captured also found a few rooms to imprison them, and the injured people would be treated."
As soon as he finished speaking, a young man in his early 30s next to Zhu Shoushan shouted and said, "What are you doing to heal them? These Javanese are the worst. They usually bully us Chinese by relying on the power of the Red Russians. Why do you still save them now? As I say, kill them all."
Zhu Shoushan glared at him and said, "Guoping, Chief Qian is here, so you can speak, so why don't you stop me."
This young man was named Zhang Guoping, who was considered a distant relative of Zhang Zhenxun. Because he was strong and had practiced martial arts for several years, Zhang Zhenxun appointed him as the captain of the farm guard team. In this battle to defend the farm, 34 people died and 37 people were injured. Zhang Guoping was also full of anger. When he heard Qian Guoyu say that he would treat the injured prisoners, he immediately broke out.
Qian Guoyu glanced at him and said, "If you have the ability to go on the battlefield, what's the point of bullying the prisoners?"
Zhang Guoping's face turned red and he shouted: "If we had guys like you, would we be afraid that we would not be able to beat these Javanese people?"
Zhu Shoushan said sternly: "Shut up, in front of Chief Qian, you dare to talk nonsense, get back to me."
Although Zhang Guoping is Zhang Zhenxun's distant relative, Zhu Shoushan is the confidant who has been following Zhang Zhenxun for nearly 30 years and has a far higher qualification than Zhang Guoping, so he can scold Zhang Guoping like this.
Chapter completed!