"Ah, be careful!" Marado threw down Ronaldo, who was standing there blankly. The dark-skinned mixed-race boy was frightened, or maybe he was brave enough to get ahead.
Relatively speaking, Marado is more calm.
The place they passed happened to be a valley.
Enemies suddenly appeared on the hillsides on both sides.
Fortunately, the scouts discovered the enemy and allowed the enemy to launch an attack in advance.
"Don't panic, fight back with your gun, and find cover yourself." The officers shouted at the top of their lungs.
After all, these volunteers recruited from various countries lacked training, and their tactical movements were very unfamiliar.
As soon as the enemy's gun fired, everything fell into chaos.
Fortunately, there were enough of them, but the number of Yu people responsible for the ambush was not large.
Commanding the Japanese troops on the hillside was Major General David Kate, commander of the Wellington Division of the New Zealand Army Corps.
This division was adapted from the original local garrison of the Republic of China, and is now the most elite army in the New Zealand colony.
"Prepare to charge, don't give them a chance to regroup." General Kate ordered.
Then the rapid beating of drums sounded on the hillside, and the entire hillside was suddenly dyed red by the uniforms of the Yin army.
The Donghua Army on the mountain road was at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.
Kong Desheng, who had not yet entered the valley, heard the gunshots in front and immediately knew that the army was ambushed.
The person in the valley at this time is a mixer.
Based on the length of the mountain road, it is estimated that only half of the division was in the ambush circle at this time.
The man who led the troops to fight in New Zealand this time was Kong Desheng, the general of the Donghua Army, known as Kong Erluzi. He had a fierce fighting spirit, but he was not a brainless and reckless person.
The reason why he was sent to lead the army this time was mainly because he was strict in running the army, and he was able to subdue this motley army composed of many ethnic groups.
"Deploy Yintian companies from each regiment to advance along the mountain ridge to support the ambushed army."
"Others, let me advance slowly from the mountain pass. If any deserters come out, they will be included in the formation. Don't panic. There won't be too many enemies."
Kong Desheng rode on his horse and paraded among the marching ranks.
Kong Desheng knew that in such terrain, the enemy's ambush would not bring much battlefield advantage. However, it would cause psychological oppression to the new soldiers under his command.
His top priority is to stabilize the army's position.
There must be no collapse.
Fortunately, only the vanguard entered the ambush circle.
Kong Desheng was still very cautious. Whenever he encountered a hillside along the way, he would send Yin Di'an people from his team to explore the way.
These Yintian people who live in the plateau mountains are natural mountain infantry.
The harsh living environment has honed their skilled climbing abilities.
Under Kate's command, the army marched down the hillside in three rows in a very orderly manner.
You can also shoot alternately while moving forward.
Demonstrates high tactical literacy.
The Donghua Expeditionary Forces in the valley looked very panicked, especially under the enemy's condescending shooting and the pressure of their slowly approaching enemies.
Those calm veterans would look for big rocks as bunkers and then fight back against the advancing troops.
In fact, the Yin troops advancing in horizontal formations could easily become targets for others.
It's just that many people in the Donghua Expeditionary Force were panicked because their comrades around them had been injured or killed. Some were running around, and some were shooting blindly into the sky.
The Donghua Expeditionary Army soon suffered a large number of casualties.
Although the Yin army suffered casualties, its morale was very high.
I originally thought it was some kind of army, but it turned out to be a miscellaneous army.
The people of the country are proud, and they don't pay attention to these Yin Di'an people, Latin people, mixed race people and yellow people at all.
As the Yin army got closer and closer to the mountain road, the feeling of oppression became stronger and stronger.
Marado dragged Ronaldo and hid behind a big tree, covering each other and shooting with his teammates.
They did not escape out of the valley.
At this time, people with a little sense will realize that running away will only lead to death faster.
The Japanese people pressed down in lines and fired neatly and intensively. People who ran had a higher probability of being shot.
Their army only had tens of thousands of people, and the commander told everyone that support would arrive soon. The numerical advantage gave the soldiers of these expeditionary forces greater confidence.
General Kong is not the kind of person who hesitates. If an ordinary general encounters such an ambush, out of caution, he will not immediately send troops to support, but will first clarify the situation inside the ambush circle.
However, Kong Deshuai directly predicted that the enemy would not send too many troops to ambush.
On the one hand, the valley is not deep enough, and on the other hand, due to the naval constraints, the Chinese will definitely put their main force in Wellington.
Therefore, Kong Deshuai dared to seal the mountain pass and directly sent reinforcements into the valley to join the melee.
This also reflects the ruthless and tough side of Kong De Shuai.
He wanted to completely cut off the retreat route of the expeditionary force in the valley.
This means that if you, the Chinese, ambush yours, I will attack mine, so that you will not be led by the enemy.
The combat morale of the Yin Di'an company is very high. They sincerely support Queen Zhumu, unlike those Latins who mostly only do it for the fifteen hectares of land.
Because Queen Zhumu is from the Yin Di'an. After the Donghua Empire restored the original faith of the Yin Di'an people, many Yin Di'an people regarded Zhu Mu as their god under the propaganda of the priests sent by Donghua.
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These Yin Di'an soldiers are not the original indigenous warriors who were barefoot and holding bronze or stone spears. They are also in fitted military uniforms, and they hold the same rifles as other expeditionary force soldiers.
Major General Kate held the command knife in his hand and followed the advancing army.
His eyes were full of contempt, and he felt a little proud.
He had fought hard to win this ambush. Those in Government House just wanted to hide in Wellington and be an ostrich.
The local reinforcements they are waiting for will not come. The navy is gone, but there are still reinforcements there.
Because of the lack of information, the disastrous defeat of the navy in the Indian Ocean is still unknown here.
General Kate feels that the only ones who can save New Zealand now are themselves.
There are hundreds of thousands of big men here, why should we be afraid of these enemies from far away?
Look! They're just a bunch of rabble.
Now as long as the fighting armies on both sides of the valley join together, they can destroy the enemies entering the valley.
Then they can block the enemy's march south to Wellington in this valley. Given the distance between this valley and the sea, their navy cannot support it here.
Waikanai is located north of Wellington. This valley also runs north-south.
At this time, most of the Donghua Expeditionary Force was blocked in the north.
And because the ambush was forced to start early, the expeditionary force was not cut into two halves, the north and the south.
They just locked the vanguard in the valley.
Because the expeditionary force is all mixed, the uneven quality of the soldiers can be seen from the beginning of the battle.
The Chinese company had the best discipline, and most of them found bunkers on the spot to block the enemy under the command of the officers.
The Latin company was the most chaotic, and the officers could not restrain the panicked soldiers at all.
I don’t know how many people lost their lives because they were running around in a panic.
The Yin Di'an company was the bravest, and they took the lead in launching a countercharge against the Yu people on the hillside.
Because they were at a numerical disadvantage, they suffered heavy casualties, but this greatly suppressed the enemy's arrogance and boosted their own morale.
"General, an enemy reinforcement has been shot out from the north side of the valley and is attacking our rear flank. They came directly from the hillside." A messenger hurriedly found General Kate and sent the enemy's support to the enemy.
The news came through.
"What, reinforcements came from the hillside, why are they so fast? Let the Woodville Regiment temporarily stop attacking the valley, and block these reinforcements no matter what, buy us half an hour."
Victory is right in front of her, and Kate doesn't want to give up just like that.
In half an hour, he would be able to completely annihilate the three thousand Donghua troops who entered the valley.
This was a huge victory for their Wellington division.
The messengers took the order and left, and General Kate ordered to speed up the attack.
The sound of drums on the hillside seemed more intensive.
On the north side of the valley, ten companies of Yintian people have joined the attack.
They penetrated directly from the weakest point of the Yin army's diagonal rear.
It really caught Yin Jun off guard.
These Yintians can run nimbly on the hillside and shoot at the same time.
The horizontal line formation used by the Chinese had very weak flanks.
Although some strength has been strengthened here at the north entrance, it is still difficult to withstand the Yin Di'an company of these expeditionary forces.
The key is that these people attack very bravely and don't seem to care about their own casualties at all.
For the Yin Di'an people, this expedition was not only about winning a piece of land for themselves, they were also responsible for spreading the glory of the Sun God here.
Suddenly, the side and rear were attacked, causing a panic in the Yin army's formation.
Immediately, a total of eight companies of the Woodville Regiment, which was responsible for blocking the entrance to the northern valley, pushed forward. The Yindian regiment collided with them, and a brutal hand-to-hand battle began.
The Indians' individual combat power is good, but their coordination is not as good as that of the Yin army.
This Wellington Division is worthy of being the elite force of the New Zealand colony.
The Yin Di'an company on the hillside failed to break through the Japanese defense line.
But this did not disappoint Kong Deshuai too much.
Since the Yu people wanted to fight an ambush, they must deploy a defensive force at the mouth of the valley on the north side.
The ten Yin Di'an companies at least held back all their defensive troops.
On the mountain road at the bottom of the valley, Kong Deshuai directed his troops to rush in from the north entrance.
The road was narrow, so the soldiers moved along the hillside.
Fortunately, the coastal area from Waikanai town to Wellington is mostly gentle plains, and even the valleys here are mainly hills.
Both sides of the valley are gentle slopes covered with shrubs and sparse trees. Although there are obstacles, it is still possible to pass through.
Soldiers wearing long-sleeved autumn and winter military uniforms don't have to worry about being scratched.
As more expeditionary forces entered, the Japanese flanks soon came under tremendous pressure.
The expeditionary force, led by the more disciplined Chinese regiment, advanced step by step into the interior of the valley, gradually eating away at the troops on the flanks of the Chinese.
If this continues, Kong Deshuai and his men will advance from the north side of the valley to the south side of the valley.
Then the entire Wellington Division will basically be reimbursed.
General Kate also received the latest report.
He could not cause the Wellington Division to suffer too many casualties, otherwise the morale of the militia gathered in Wellington City would be severely damaged.
He made a very wise choice.
The troops on the northern flank began to move closer to the south.
Since it is no longer possible to eliminate the three thousand expeditionary troops in the valley.
Then Major General Kate would do the next best thing and shrink his troops from the north to capture the more than a thousand expeditionary troops near the south of the valley.
Two hours later, the ambush in the entire valley ended.
The expeditionary force suffered its first setback in reaching New Zealand.
Scattered corpses could be seen everywhere in the valley. The soldiers cleaning the battlefield looked at all this with dismay.
At this time, the soldiers of the expeditionary force who had come to New Zealand with great expectations to have their own land finally came to their senses.
There is no such thing as a free lunch. Those fifteen hectares of land are inviting beehives hanging on the trees.
Honey is delicious, but you have to pay a price to get it.
"Stop wasting time, hurry up and clean up the battlefield. There are no immortals in a war. The people of China are no better than us. We all have one nose and two eyes. Who is afraid of whom?" Kong Deshuai said to his officers.
roared.
In this battle, the casualties of the Donghua Expeditionary Force reached more than 2,000, and the Yu people also left more than 1,000 corpses.
Finally, the Japanese took the initiative to retreat and left the battlefield.
Fifty kilometers further south through this valley is the Chinese city of Wellington.
The navy has already blockaded the port.
When the time comes, the navy will cooperate with them to capture this major city.
In fact, most of the Chinese people are now concentrated here.
It can be said that the next Battle of Wellington was the only decisive battle of Donghua's expedition to New Zealand.
Kong Deshuai did not declare that this was a lost battle. He shuttled across the battlefield to cheer up his officers and soldiers.
It's pretty good for the rabble under his command to be able to fight like this.
At least the vanguard troops in the valley did not suffer a major rout.
What if all these thousands of people retreated from the valley?
That would not only result in greater losses, but also the possibility that one's own army would be blocked on the north side of the valley by the Yu people.
If the Yin army is determined to stop the Donghua army in the valley, Kong Deshuai doesn't know when he will rush to the gate of Wellington.
Some people may ask why the Donghua Expeditionary Army did not land directly in Wellington.
On the one hand, this is because Wellington Port has sea defenses, so there would be too many casualties during such a landing.
On the other hand, this expeditionary force made up of volunteers is not a professional Marine Corps. It cannot adapt well to life on the ship.
Long-distance voyages have a great impact on their combat effectiveness. They must go to land to recuperate for a period of time before they can rejoin the battle.
Therefore, they did not start a war directly when they arrived here, but first landed at Waikanai and repaired for a period of time.
They then attacked Wellington from land.
The navy can also cooperate with them to attack Wellington City from both inside and outside.
At this time, the city of Wellington was also celebrating.
The Government House described the battle organized by General Kate as a great victory.
The soldiers of Donghua's expeditionary force are described as a ragtag group of inferior races.
The city, which was originally in panic because of the port blockade, has become much more stable.
However, there are still many problems with so many people gathering in this city.
The first thing the Chinese people faced was material problems.
Although people and materials gathered in this city.
But New Zealand is mainly based on grazing. So many livestock have moved to cities, and there is no source of pasture, so they can only be slaughtered in advance.
Sooner or later everyone will face food shortages.