Chapter 1041: Killing

On the morning of May 11th, the Haihan Army set out from two strongholds No. 1 and No. 2 and marched towards the area where Maolishe is located from the north and south directions. These two armies each have the establishment of two reinforced companies, plus

The Navy, which temporarily acts as a logistics support force, has deployed more than a thousand troops. It is no exaggeration to say that the ratio of the Haihan Army's participating troops to the population of Maolishe this time has exceeded one to one, and it can definitely crush its opponents in terms of combat power.

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To ensure safety, the temporary command headquarters also used a number of pack horses and dropped four small-caliber field cannons that could fire grape bullets on the front line. This was considered to be possible if there were natives who wanted to hold on to the tribe and could not escape.

Artillery opened the way and cleared their hiding places efficiently and safely. For the Haihan Army, the lives of soldiers are far more valuable than ammunition. One of the combat rules pursued by commanders is to use as much ammunition as possible when there is sufficient ammunition.

Firepower rather than troops is used to suppress the enemy and reduce unnecessary combat casualties.

Yu Yao and Wang Tom were in charge of commanding the North Route troops, while Morgan and Chen Yixin were in charge of the South Route troops. Four senior generals were commanding operations on the front line at the same time. This kind of scene has been very rare in foreign operations in recent years, let alone this kind of response.

Small-scale battles among indigenous tribes. Haihan's actions in the Miaoli area can indeed be regarded as killing a chicken with a sledgehammer.

At nine o'clock in the morning, both armies had arrived at the predetermined area, each still about four or five miles away from Maolishe. After stopping for a short rest, the commanders ordered a general attack on the target area.

The vanguard of the North Road first encountered a group of native warriors on a slope about two miles away from Maolishe. It was unknown whether this group was going out hunting or planning to go to Houlong River to guard Haihan's fleet.

He probably never thought that his opponent would take the initiative and attack at his doorstep. After a brief silence, the Haihan Army formation immediately changed from column to horizontal formation, and the leading troops of the two platoons spread out horizontally and set up a rotation.

Shooting formation.

The officers commanding the vanguard did not wait for further reactions from their opponents. The instructions they received were that they could decide their own fighter aircraft after entering the combat area. The so-called "self-determination" usually means to strike first. There is no such thing in this area.

The Haihan Army does not have to worry about the possibility of accidental damage to neutrals or innocent people. Whether they kill or capture these natives alive, they will receive corresponding military merits.

As the whistle sounded, the soldiers began to fire at the natives a hundred steps away. After completing a round of shooting, the commander ordered a ceasefire and used binoculars to observe the shooting effect. There was no trace of anyone where the natives were originally.

Standing, he must have either been knocked down or had taken advantage of the chaos to flee. After the Haihan army maintained their formation and slowly pressed forward, they found that four people were killed on the spot, and several others were shot in the body and lost the ability to escape. They were also quickly replaced at the moment.

Haihan did not want to waste resources on treating natives who suffered serious gunshot wounds. There was no difference in military merit between living and dead natives. On the contrary, it was easier to deal with the dead.

"Fire!" Wang Tom also heard the gunshots coming from the front, which made him a little more excited. Although the opponent is not strong, the sparrow is still meat, and it has not been executed for more than half a year.

For Wang Tom, who was on a combat mission, he made a special trip to Miaoli to supervise the battle. In fact, he wanted to relive the feeling on the battlefield so that he could get into the state better before going to the north to perform the mission.

This small group of natives almost collapsed at the first touch. Apart from consuming a little ammunition, they did not cause any trouble to the Haihan army. Soon the troops regrouped and continued to march towards Maolishe.

Maolishe is the biggest obstacle to Haihan's entry into Miaoli. The reason for this is not because of how powerful they are, or because they have any natural dangers that are easy to defend and difficult to attack. To put it bluntly, it is just because Haihan has been busy in the past few days.

Transporting supplies and personnel into the mountainous area, there is no room left to deal with this group of troublemakers. Now that the supplies and personnel in the Hope Oilfield are basically in place, and reinforcements have arrived from Sanya, there are no longer any objective conditions to save Maoli Society.

. And this time Haihan was determined to completely destroy this tribe, so he no longer left any room for action.

The troops on the northern route did not encounter the second wave of resistance from the indigenous armed forces until they were about 100 meters away from Maolishe. Hundreds of indigenous soldiers hid behind temporary bunkers made of wood and stones, trying to rely on this

They built primitive fortifications to resist the offensive of the Haihan Army. But unfortunately, the weapons in their hands were only bows and spears made of bamboo and wood, and the Haihan Army stopped outside the range of their weapons and did not panic.

Take your time and start assembling the field artillery.

This kind of light field gun used by the Army was first equipped to special operations battalions that are good at mountain warfare. After several years of actual use, it was continuously improved and the current mass-produced type was produced. This field gun was made by

The gun barrel and gun frame are composed of two parts. The overall weight is less than 200 kilograms. After being disassembled, it can be quickly transported by manpower or animal power. When good traffic conditions are available, the matching wheeled frame can also be installed.

Its mobility is further improved.

The shells used by light field artillery are also divided into two types. One is a three-pound solid bullet, which is suitable for attacking and destroying enemy bunkers. The other is a packaged grape bullet, which has a large killing area and is suitable for attacking densely packed areas.

to clear out enemies. Currently, some navy light ships have also begun to equip modifications of this artillery. Although its power is not enough to shoot through the side plates of large ships, it can fire grape bombs like a storm at a distance of 100 meters.

Generally, the opponent's deck is cleared quickly. Because the gun body is small, it is very convenient to move the position and change direction on the deck where the land is precious. The required gunners are also reduced to two to three people, and in conjunction with the self-returning system on the warship,

The position gun mount can be regarded as a very useful melee weapon.

If I had to find something wrong with this thing, it would probably be the unavoidable trouble when loading ammunition for the muzzleloader cannon. However, the Haihan Army already has a finalized breechloader cannon. However, due to cost and production capacity reasons, it is not available for the time being.

New artillery cannot be equipped on a large scale, and the existing artillery is fully capable of current combat tasks in terms of performance, so neither the Executive Committee nor the Ministry of Defense is very keen on updating this type of equipment.

Perhaps it was because the northern route troops were moving faster and attracted the attention of the natives, but the southern route troops did not encounter any resistance on the way and arrived at the slopes south of Maolishe almost without the natives being prepared.

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From here, you can almost have an unobstructed view of the situation in the tribe and the northern battlefield. After using a telescope to check the surrounding situation, Morgan said to Chen Yixin: "It seems that the attention of the natives has been attracted by our companions. Now we can

Entering the village in a big way."

Chen Yixin said: "This should be the place where Sun Zhen and the others met the enemy that day. This native is really heartless. After suffering a loss, he still didn't set up any defensive measures here."

"Perhaps they are just weak-minded. How can such a small village fight against us?" Morgan was now in high spirits and no longer worried about the intrusion of the natives a few days ago.

"Let's go into the village when Tom Wang starts fighting." On the one hand, Chen Yixin didn't want to steal Wang Tom's limelight. On the other hand, he thought that after the frontal battlefield started, the natives would definitely rush over to reinforce him, and his troops would be there.

You can take advantage of the gap and enter from the south.

The troops under the command of Wang Tom quickly set up artillery positions, and then fired at the temporary fortifications built by the natives. Although the power of the small-caliber field artillery was limited, a single bombardment could still destroy the weak fortifications.

A gap was opened in the top, and various fragments scattered by the cannonballs were like arrows, causing large-scale damage to the natives huddled behind it.

The natives who were forced into a desperate situation realized that this kind of fortification could no longer provide them with safe shelter, but would only suffer one-sided casualties, so they gave up this unrealistic strategy and rushed out one after another, hoping to use the weapons in their hands.

Weapons to reverse an unfavorable situation.

However, the disparity in force between the two sides destined this to be a unilateral death charge. What greeted them was two artillery loaded with grapeshot, and an entire company of infantry who had lined up and raised their guns to aim. With the guns and cannons

There was a loud noise, and the natives who rushed out were beaten to pieces almost instantly. Even if a few of them were lucky enough to shoot the weapons in their hands, there was no chance for a second shot.

Among the volleys of gunfire were interspersed with cold and firm copper whistles, which were the firing instructions from the commander. Every whistle sounded, which meant that two-digit natives had been shot and fell to the ground. The Haihan Army only

It took two or three minutes to finish off all the native warriors on this line of defense.

At the same time as the Northern Route Army started, Chen Yixin and Morgan also issued the order to attack. In addition to the soldiers who broke into the tribe, there were more than ten sniper trainees on the hillside, providing firepower to their companions entering the village from high places.

The soldiers who invaded the village began to clear out the shacks in the village one by one, and drove the old, weak, women and children who remained in the village together for centralized control.

With Haihan's absolute superiority in military strength and force, there were almost no effective resistance measures that the Maolishe natives could take. The natives who grabbed weapons and rushed out of the shack had not had time to recover from the chaotic scene.

Once you identify a target, you are often shot several times. The shacks that have been cleared are quickly set on fire by Haihan soldiers, leaving fewer and fewer areas for the natives to move and hide.

During this period, there may be a few natives who took advantage of the chaos and fled into the nearby mountains and forests, but more of the natives chose to stay because they did not know how to survive after leaving the tribe. Rather than being desperate and dying in the mountains and forests, it was better to

It is better to die fighting for the tribe here. Although these natives are stubborn, they are full of blood and have a firm will to fight. Unfortunately, the opponent they encountered is Haihan. This kind of fearless style can not change the situation of the war.

Saving the tribe will only further arouse the murderous intentions of the Haihan soldiers and speed up their massacre.

For all natives holding weapons, Haihan soldiers were ordered to subdue them in any way, which of course included killing them. Therefore, the soldiers' treatment of the natives was simple and rough, and basically

It is to directly shoot and knock them down, and then use bayonets to finish them off. However, in this process, it is inevitable that some soldiers will be eager to kill, and they will also deal cruel blows to innocent people, old and young, and there will inevitably be some tragic events during this process.

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When encountering this kind of situation, the most the officers can do is to stop. Regarding unnecessary killings on the battlefield, the top military officials have always turned a blind eye, although from a human perspective, this behavior is not unacceptable.

It's appropriate, but the soldiers also need some stimulation to ensure that they have enough murderous intent and determination.

The organized resistance of the natives did not last long, and collapsed under the attack of the Haihan Army from the north and the south. The Haihan Army quickly took control of the area around Maolishe, and then put the captives in shackles and handcuffs.

, escorted out to the east. And all the buildings in the village will be burned to eliminate the idea of ​​the natives rebuilding the tribe here.

Haihan still inevitably suffered casualties during the battle. Two soldiers were attacked and killed by natives while searching shacks in the village. Many others were injured during the battle. However, the cost of casualties at this level is not bad.

Accepting it will not have much impact on the overall strength of the troops heading north.

Maolishe, which had troubled Haihan for a long time, failed even after an hour of the military's well-prepared offensive. This also fully verified the gap in strength between the two sides. Through the inventory of the battlefield after the war,

During the battle, Haihan killed more than 160 natives and captured more than 520 alive. In addition, there may be a small number of natives who escaped from the battlefield and fled into the mountains at the beginning of the battle. However, the commanders did not intend to

Chasing into the mountains to kill the remnants, without the backing of Maolishe, it is difficult for the scattered natives to form a climate. If these natives who survived the disaster want to continue to survive, they can only avoid this sea

The area under the control of the Han Dynasty fled to the inland mountainous areas. Because no matter what, it was impossible for them to take back the former territory from the hands of the Han Dynasty.

As for these captured natives, they will be escorted to coastal camps along the land route, and then transferred in batches to mines and construction sites in Taipei, Kaohsiung, Penghu and other places to engage in heavy manual labor. Most of them will

He will end his life on a construction site and will never have the chance to return to his homeland.

The main force of the troops performing this mission will not immediately return to the coastal camp. Instead, they will continue to march toward the eastern mountainous area along Houlong River and station in the Hope Oil Field camp to prepare for the next operational offensive against Dajiashe in the upper reaches of Houlong River.
Chapter completed!