Bekay stood on the watchtower of the Horn Fort. Without a telescope, he could see the slowly marching bandits in the distance like sheep dung eggs.
Yesterday he knew that the bandits' target was Hongji - a large group of people gathered with open fire only twenty miles away from here, and it was anyone's guess what they wanted to do. Moreover, a few days ago, Haiyang sent a copy
The letter asked him to pay attention to Hongji's warning: there are gangs who are recruiting people on a large scale and are preparing to "win big".
"Be on guard, be on guard, do you want me to use thirty men to defend Hongji?" Bei Kai muttered and complained. Of course, he also had Zhang Dascara's Zhennan and sailors on several small boats. *** Shipping
Although it is a "civilian shipping", the sailors on the ship are all paramilitary personnel who have been trained by the navy. Many of them are veteran pirates and have considerable combat effectiveness.
More than 300 naturalized laborers have received certain military training and have the necessary weapons and equipment. They can be used as militiamen when fighting begins. Coupled with the cannons of Hongji Fort itself and the support at sea from the Zhennan, there is a possibility that Hongji Fort will be lost.
The nature is very small. But Hongji is not only a fortress, but also an urban area composed of a fortress, two camps, and a commercial street. Concentrating naturalized labor to defend Hongji Fort is absolutely foolproof, but the two local labor camps and the commercial street
They will be tortured. Unlike the naturalized people, although the local workers feel that working here is good, they have only served the Lingao regime for a short time and lack a sufficient sense of identity. They have not undergone rigorous military training.
, whether it is organization, discipline or determination to resist, they are very low. The bandits will scatter as soon as they arrive.
Local workers are now the main force in coal mining. If they are all gone, Hongji's production will drop by at least two-thirds. It will take some time for the commercial streets and labor camps that have begun to take shape destroyed by the bandits to recover. There are also those shops where
The small railway in the mine, the lifting poles installed beside the mine, and the manual winch. These things are all easily destroyed by bandits. Once the facilities are destroyed, the production efficiency of the entire coal mine will plummet.
The most dangerous thing is that the workers who have escaped will spread the news of the attack on Hongji. If the bandits massacre many local workers to vent their anger, it will be very difficult to recruit local workers in the future. After all, no one wants
Often living under the knife's edge.
Bei Kai felt in a dilemma and immediately called Dugu, Bai Guoshi, and Zhao Xue in Hongji to propose, and held a meeting of elders to deal with it. Zhang Dascara and the platoon leader of the marine platoon also participated in the meeting.
At the meeting, it was decided to immediately withdraw all workers in the quarantine camp into the labor camp. The quarantine camp would be abandoned to reduce the guard area. All naturalized laborers would be armed, with some staying at Hon Kei Fort and some guarding the labor camp. The labor camp was about 30 kilometers away from Hon Kei.
The straight-line distance of the fort is only 250 meters, and the artillery of Hongji Fort can effectively assist the labor camp in defense.
Excavate protective trenches outside the labor camp and Hongji Fort and fill them with seawater. As for the standardized bamboo sticks that were transported, they were also planted in large quantities. The goods and equipment in the shopping streets and canteens naturally had to be fortified. Beikai originally wanted to keep the southern part of the town clear.
The sailors and cannons of the No. 1 and several other ships landed to strengthen the defense, but were dissuaded by Zhang Dascara.
Zhang Dascara believes that the enemy is very likely to advance by land and water. Removing sailors and cannons is equivalent to abolishing martial arts. Once the enemy attacks the sea, there will be no place to escape. Secondly, sea-going ships can maneuver along the coast and attack with artillery fire.
Enemies who try to bypass the side of Hongji Fort will only be able to attack the fort from a few directions, which is equivalent to reducing the defense pressure on Hongji Fort itself.
As for the sailors, Zhang Dascara believed that there was no need to stay in Hongji Fort. The sailors could get on the small boats and maneuver at sea to wait for the opportunity. Once an opportunity was discovered, the sailors could quickly land ashore and launch attacks from the bandits' weak points.
A violent attack.
This proposal was very beyond Bekai's idea. In his opinion, the best way is to shrink all the troops into the fortress to resist. Anyway, it will take a day and night at most to bring reinforcements from Lingao. What kind of "attack from behind" can be done by dividing the troops like this?
", "Swimming action". He was a little hesitant.
Zhang Dascara's idea is different from his: of course Zhang Dascara also knows that Hongji cannot be broken, but he is a recent employee who has surrendered to the obedience dragon, and his intention to "make meritorious deeds" is much greater than that of a veteran like Bei Kai. As much as possible
You have to kill many enemies to show Hongji's abilities. How can you just call for help and wait for someone to come to your aid?
As for the marine platoon leader, he also agreed with Zhang Dascara's idea, and his proposal went one step further. He should also bring 12 pounds of mountain pomegranates with him and a few gun-pushing workers. Whether it is on the ship or ashore, two or three people can do it.
The pushed mountain grenade can provide great fire support.
"In addition to the gunners, we will have ten more laborers working together, each carrying 2 loads of ammunition. We will also bring some 10 shotgun shells, 4 grenades and 6 solid shells on board." the marine second lieutenant gestured.
Bai Guoshi very much supports Zhang Dascara's idea. He is young and energetic, and he has developed muscles and courage in the remote exploration team. He is no longer the poor college loser in the past. He really wants to show his military exploits to everyone.
――Let’s show it to Zhao Xue by the way. Courage and violence have always been the tail of a man’s peacock.
Zhao Xue was not interested in fighting and opposed going out to fight. However, Dugu Sui was very interested in going out to fight and insisted on going out to "fight to the death." Of course, his purpose was to gain political capital for his "comeback."
When it comes to violent institutions, "military merit" is the most convincing.
The four elders voted two to two. According to the system of collective decision-making of elders on major events, the decision cannot be made. However, Bai Guoshi, Zhao Xue and Dugu's proposal are strictly temporary expatriates. The only elder at Hongji Station is Bei Kai.
Have the right to make the final decision.
In the end, Bei Kai decided to adopt Zhang Dascara's suggestion. The navy platoon and the Japanese shipping ships were responsible for the outside maneuvers and waited for opportunities to launch side and rear strikes. The elders stayed in the camp. Dugu proposed and asked someone to lead the team to guard the labor camp. Bei Kai proposed
Kai agreed - he didn't want to cause Zhao Xue to burst into tears again by sending Bai Guoshi.
The entire Hongji Mine was quickly mobilized. The naturalized laborers were all armed and organized. They were immediately armed and deployed according to squadrons. The main force was deployed in Hongji Fort, and a squadron was deployed in the labor camp. Dugu proposed and put on his clothes.
, wearing an 80-meter iron cap and a steel breastplate specially designed for veterans. He carried a Wenzhou-made Japanese sword in his right hand and a Glock 17 pistol with an extended magazine in his left hand. He boarded the labor camp majestically.
Under the wall, local workers have gathered in the darkness, and more than a dozen translators who understand Chinese and local dialects are walking around.
The local workers were gathered together, and it was announced to them that a large group of bandits was about to arrive at Hongji. The workers started a commotion. However, they were told, "The bandits are seven or eight miles away. If you run out on your own, you will die."
Once threatened, no one dared to run away - after all, it is safest to hide in the stockade when bandits come. Some workers still bring their families with them, and it is difficult for women, children, old and young to escape from the hands of bandits.
"Don't worry when the bandits come, I will lead everyone to fight off the bandits!" Dugu proposed with a confident look, waving the sword in his hand, "Let's work together to defend the stockade, which means we will protect the mine.
We also protect ourselves! Whoever doesn’t work hard to defend the stronghold and kill the enemy, everyone knows what the consequences will be if the bandits break the stronghold!"
Then, Dugu proposed and ordered the distribution of equipment to the young adults - all improvised equipment. Each of the young adults received a rattan helmet, which was originally a work hat for naturalized laborers. The war was approaching, and now they are naturalized.
The civilian workers all changed into "fighting helmets" with cross-shaped reinforced steel bars on the top of the helmet. The ones replaced were given to local workers. Temporarily processed wooden boards or rattan tiles were hung on the body as armor. A small helmet was also fixed on the arm.
Wooden boards were used as shields. There were not so many standard spears for local workers to use, so they temporarily processed a batch of bamboo spears and wooden spears that were sharpened and baked hard. Some workers were also equipped with various tools used in mining. If necessary, they could carry out
fight.
Then some of the local workers were arranged at the entrance of the stockade, and some were arranged on the outer slope of the earth fence. On the outer slope, a protective fence was erected with rattan boards and wooden boards. At the top of the earth fence was a labor squadron of naturalized people - they acted as a reserve
The role of the team and the supervising team.
"If you don't want to die! Just use the thing in your hand to poke the enemy out!" Dugu proposed murderously, waving his sword and shouting, "Otherwise, when the bandits come in, your whole family will die! Don't be afraid, everyone! If one of you dies, Hong
The Base Mining Bureau will support his wife and children for the rest of his life! If he is injured, we will treat him! After defeating the bandits, his monthly salary will be doubled! Whoever is a soft egg, a rebel, or someone who is in trouble! Don't blame our subordinates for being ruthless.
First use the spear to penetrate his anus!"
More than a dozen translators yelled and translated his words together. The local workers saw the naturalized people all well-equipped and murderous. They knew that this group of Chinese were going to use them as cannon fodder, but they did not dare to resist. Resistance was the same.
Rather than die, it would be better to fight off the bandits and still have a way to survive.
Bekai ordered all the grenades delivered to be distributed. A total of 500 grenades were equipped to the militiamen among the naturalized laborers-they had received at least one live ammunition throwing training. In order to strengthen the firepower of Hongji Fort, Zhennan was also
The typewriter was dismantled and installed on the watchtower of Hongji Fort.
The small fleet at Hongji Station consists of the Zhennan and four other small boats. Every day, the ship is fully equipped. The marine platoon and the Shandiluo boarded a long dragon boat. The other three long dragon boats were responsible for covering. The Zhennan directly covered Hongji.
The coastline of the base station prohibits all processing from the sea.