The sound of a cappella singing in the distance also reached the ears of the soldiers of the second battalion.
Although I couldn't understand it, the sound gave people a sad feeling.
The soldiers of the Second Battalion looked at their dead comrades and their hearts became heavy.
"Hurry up and clean up the battlefield. The cooking team will prepare dinner. Let me rest when you need to rest and eat when you need to eat." Wang Zhenchao knew that he had to get his soldiers moving at this time. If they had time to be sad,
, which may affect morale.
Get them moving and no one will think about those sad and negative things anymore.
The low chanting is that the Osa people are relieving the souls of the dead.
They believe that they are fighting for the Lord and will return to the Lord's arms after death.
This is also the reason why these people are so brave and fearless of death.
Wang Zhenchao knows a little about this.
They have to fight enemies from all over the world, and they also need to have a little understanding of their enemies' beliefs.
Battalion-level officers like Wang Zhenchao have all attended military academies.
There is still some basic common sense.
At this time, some black-robed soldiers with white flags came to the battlefield.
"Batalion Commander, someone is coming up again." An officer said.
Wang Zhenchao took a look and saw that the person coming was holding a small white flag and his mask was changed to white.
He ordered his men: "Don't shoot, they are here to collect the bodies."
These Osa people still maintain traditional fighting customs.
After the battle, both warring parties can go to the battlefield to collect the bodies of their own soldiers.
This tradition goes back a long time.
In fact, this was to prevent corpses from rotting on the battlefield and spreading the plague.
Neither warring party will attack the other party's corpse collector.
At this time, there were thousands of corpses of Osa soldiers on the battlefield, and Wang Zhenchao had no one to help clean them up.
There were so many carcasses that even if all the vultures from East Africa came over, they wouldn't be able to eat them all.
There are only a few hundred vultures on the battlefield now.
Osa's body collectors must collect the bodies of their own people as quickly as possible.
Otherwise, it won't be long before more beasts gather in search of the strong smell of blood on the battlefield.
At that time, there will inevitably be another war between man and beast.
Soon, the cooks of the second battalion prepared a simple dinner.
Wang Zhenchao divided the people into two groups and went to eat separately.
The enemy was still collecting corpses under the city, so he must have left some troops behind to guard him.
Rules are rules, and there will always be people who don't follow them.
Fortunately, the fighting this afternoon is over.
At night, Wang Zhenchao also sent people to guard.
He felt that the enemy would not attack at night because these plateau warriors generally did not have the ability to attack at night.
However, necessary precautions must still be taken.
"Third company commander, when it gets dark later, you can sneak people to the inside of the trench and lay mines. My left eyelid keeps twitching. If you persist tonight, Commander Zhao's reinforcements will definitely arrive." Wang Zhenchao ordered.
As night fell, Osa had more strength and strength, and finally cleared away the corpses on the battlefield before dark.
From the city wall, you can see pairs of eyes glowing green in the distance. Those are nocturnal scavengers following the smell of blood.
The level of development here in East Africa is not high, and most places are still the territory of wild beasts.
Thirty kilometers east of Yoboki, a cavalry force of more than a thousand people was marching toward Yoboki.
This is the cavalry regiment of the 112th Division.
As soon as Zhao Dazhi received the news, he sent out the cavalry regiment without hesitation.
Although he knew it would be risky.
The enemy may besiege the city to seek reinforcements.
But he had no choice. The 112th Division could not afford to lose a battalion to the enemy.
Moreover, he also believed in the firepower of the Renaissance Army. With the superiority of the Renaissance Army's firepower, these natives would need ten times more troops if they wanted to ambush the cavalry regiment.
Considering this, Zhao Dazhi still sent out the cavalry regiment.
The cavalry regiment set out from Daming City, which is about a hundred kilometers away from Yoboki.
However, when we were about to reach Yoboki, it was already getting dark and the cavalry regiment had to slow down.
However, they did not stop and were still approaching Yoboki City.
In addition to placing some mines, Wang Zhenchao also arranged haystacks behind the trenches.
If you light it during battle, the soldiers on top of the city will not be blinded.
Anyway, Wang Zhenchao has prepared everything that can be prepared.
After the day's battle, he was also very tired, but he had no time to rest.
Except for some soldiers who were on duty in the middle of the night, everyone else was busy.
Patrols were being made, sentries were being sent, and people were repairing the fortifications.
At this time, the soldiers from the east gate came to report that the liaison officer from the reinforcements had arrived.
Wang Zhenchao hurried towards the east gate.
The visitor was a staff officer from the cavalry regiment, and he learned about the enemy's situation with Wang Zhenchao.
Seeing that the Second Battalion was still there, the visitor breathed a sigh of relief. Their support was not too late.
However, the main force was still behind. After a rest, the man left and returned to the cavalry regiment.
They need to formulate corresponding combat plans based on the situation on the battlefield.
The most conservative plan is naturally to enter the city of Yoboki and help the Second Battalion defend the town.
Wait for Zhao Dazhi to bring the main force of the 112th Infantry Division to join them, and then attack the enemy together.
But in this case, the enemy is likely to escape early.
The arrival time of the large force will definitely be during the day tomorrow.
Night fighting is a rare tactic for any army.
The commander of the cavalry regiment felt that it was better to go to Yoboji City to have a look before making a final decision.
After the day's battle, Hashem's generals counted their numbers.
Unexpectedly, the loss of troops was much greater than he imagined.
In one afternoon of fighting, the Osa soldiers lost nearly 5,000 people.
After hearing this number, Hashem really wanted to retreat.
These are the elites in his hands! If they are all lost, what will he use to maintain his rule?
But Hashem is proud, and he will not give in easily. He has always shown the image of a strong man in front of his people.
If he just retreats at this time, Hashem's character will completely collapse.
Hashem, with less than 10,000 remaining troops, collected the corpses of his soldiers and then retreated to a valley three kilometers away to station himself.
On the northwest side of this camp is a low mountain several hundred meters high, which can provide a natural barrier for their camp.
After marching for more than two hours, the cavalry regiment finally arrived at Yoboki City.
The troops entered the town from the east of the city.
Wang Zhenchao has prepared dinner and horse feed for them.
Ma Sanbao, the leader of the cavalry regiment, arranged his men and followed Wang Zhenchao out of the city through the west gate.
The group of people walked on foot to a short distance to the east of the Osa Army.
Only the outline of the Osa military camp could be seen in the night.
"Captain Wang, are you familiar with that mountain?" Ma Sanbao is a Hui Hui. In fact, he actually believes in the same god as the Osa people opposite.
It's just that one is a firm believer, and the other only maintains a formal belief because of family inheritance.
Compared to the Osa people, Ma Sanbao does not even perform pilgrimage in Huihui.
"Captain Ma, that mountain is more than 300 meters high. I went to check it before. The side where they camped is relatively steep, but the northwest side of the mountain can actually be climbed." Wang Zhenchao seemed to have thought of this.
What does Captain Ma want to do?
"Battle Commander Wang, I have a plan. You say we send people to send several machine guns to the top of the mountain in the dark. Then I will concentrate my cavalry artillery company to attack from a distance. After the enemy's military camp is in chaos, the machine guns will be fired from the top of the mountain.
Shoot up."
When Wang Zhenchao heard this plan, his eyes lit up. Although the plan was simple, it was very feasible.
And it is not difficult to operate. I have too few troops to make such a deployment.
However, the entire cavalry regiment has nearly 1,500 people, and there is also a cavalry artillery company equipped with six howitzers, which has the blessing of long-range firepower.
"Captain Ma, I think it will work, but our battalion's ammunition is almost exhausted and most of the soldiers are exhausted. I can only send a few scouts to serve as your guides."
In addition, I will deploy another company of infantry to launch an attack from the ground with you.
The two hit it off immediately. Ma Sanbao was actually able to carry out this night attack without the need of the Third Battalion, but although he looked rough, he was actually very good at life.
Involving Wang Zhenchao means giving him part of the credit.
Four hours later, it was already three o'clock in the morning.
The soldiers of the cavalry regiment even had time to take a nap.
A reinforced machine gun company used the cover of darkness to move northwest from the north of Yoboki's city.
As Wang Zhenchao said, this hill is seriously weathered in places that cannot be seen in the northwest.
The mountain is gentle, and it took the strengthening company half an hour to climb to the top.
Because the southeast side of the mountain is steep, the view from the mountain is unobstructed and the view is very good.
The machine gunner now wanted to take a shot at the enemy camp illuminated by the bonfires at the bottom of the mountain.
But he still had to wait, not only for it to get brighter, but also for the artillery signal.
Ma Sanbao wanted to start the surprise attack before dawn. This way, after the sneak attack, his cavalry regiment could still pursue the enemy.
Otherwise, how could we completely annihilate this army?
"Boom, boom, boom..." Six howitzers, plus the entire cavalry regiment and all the mortars of the third battalion, fired at the enemy camp in the distance at the same time.
Balls of fire exploded in the Osa camp.
The Osa soldiers on night duty sounded the alarm.
The soldiers who were resting in the tents got out one after another.
It should be said that the reaction of these Osa soldiers is relatively fast.
Hashem's royal tent is in the middle of the camp.
Last night, Hashem fell asleep very late, replaying the day's battle over and over in his mind.
He had always concluded that the people in this city were the main force of the Renaissance Army.
But in fact, the number of enemy troops he saw through the telescope was not many.
But their firepower intensity is not something that can be achieved with such a small number of troops.
He felt that the defenders in the city were at the end of their strength today. If it had not been dark, they would have captured the city.
Tomorrow, after the warriors in my hands have rested, they will be able to capture this small city in one fell swoop and eliminate the enemies in the city.
Amid complicated thoughts, Hashim struggled to fall asleep.
He is quite young and sleeps very lightly.
Rumbling explosions sounded in the camp.
Hashem was woken up from his sleep with a layer of cold sweat breaking out on his body.
The defenders in the city were clearly at the end of their strength, so where did the ambush come from?
Maybe what Davila said is right.
The guards reacted quickly. They broke into Hashem's camp immediately after the sneak attack, put on armor for him, and then protected him in layers.
"Da da da..." The sound of machine gunfire sounded from the top of the mountain.
Six heavy machine guns fired simultaneously into the camp.
The Osa soldiers who had just been photographed from the camp were about to gather together amidst the cheers of the officers.
They were greeted by relentless machine gun fire.
Under the condescending machine gun fire, the Osa army in the entire camp was like fish on the chopping board.
Bullets fell from the sky like raindrops, but what they splashed was blood all over the sky.
In just an instant, a large number of soldiers were killed or wounded in the entire camp.
With the protection of his guards, Hashim hid behind a big rock and barely escaped the machine gun fire. When he looked back, his golden tent had been hit by artillery shells.
Hashim wanted to call his generals to organize a counterattack. He had already seen that the enemy's artillery position was not far to the east.
But at this time, he couldn't direct anyone.
The machine guns on the mountain seemed to have eyes. They fired wherever there were people gathering.
At this time, the battle had lasted nearly half an hour.
The sky was gradually getting brighter. The wind on the mountain was cool, but the machine gunners were sweating profusely.
Other soldiers were also shooting down the hill with rifles.
At this time, the machine gunners were in a completely violent state, and the large number of human lives harvested had made them emotionally excited.
"Your Majesty, retreat, our soldiers have suffered too many casualties." At this time, a general who was still alive finally found Hashim.
"Go, retreat!" These words seemed to be squeezed out of Hashem's mouth.
The methods used by the Renaissance Army to fight the war were beyond his imagination.
Especially the gun that shoots extremely fast.
He stood at the rear and had no direct feelings about the battle yesterday afternoon, but now he has experienced it personally.
The dense rain of bullets was so heavy that people couldn't even lift their heads.
Hashem must be guarded and protected when he retreats.
That naturally became the target of the machine gun's special greeting.
Hashem is not stupid.
He put the general in the lead to prevent the retreat of the army, so that he was not the only target gathered together.
The cavalry regiment was now gathering behind the artillery position and ready to attack at any time.
Ma Sanbao observed the situation on the battlefield.
Waiting for the opportunity to strike.
Suddenly, a semaphore came from the machine gun battery on the top of the hill.
Ma Sanbao lowered his right hand that was raised high.
"Kill..." the soldiers of the cavalry regiment shouted, beating their horses and rushing out.
The rumble of horse hooves sounded. The cavalry warriors of the Renaissance Army may not be as good as the Osa people in terms of riding skills, but they have the blessing of lances.
Hashim took advantage of the fact that all the soldiers under his command were moving to the west, and slipped out among the crowd.
Machine gunners on the top of the mountain chased them and fired.
At this time, Hashim heard a large group of cavalry chasing behind him.
The sound on the battlefield was too noisy. He couldn't tell how many pursuers there were, but now he didn't dare to look back and fight back.
The so-called emperor's arrogance also needs the support of his soldiers.
Now there are less than a thousand soldiers left around him.
Under such circumstances, where can he get the domineering and arrogant attitude?