Chapter 751: Counterattack on the Western Front
The situation that the Portuguese troops in Angola are facing now is actually the same situation that the early immigrants in East Africa encountered.
It’s just that conditions in East Africa are much better now, especially in those developed provinces, which seem to be no different from other parts of the world.
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night.
Olding's company decided to rest in Luaina Village for one night and then search eastward for the whereabouts of the East African army.
However, most Portuguese, including Olding, agreed that finding East Africans would be a very difficult task.
Because they had not seen what the East African Defense Force looked like in the past three months, but other troops had exchanged fire with East Africans. This kind of thing was almost becoming a "legend" among the Portuguese troops invading the Danube Province.
So after setting up the temporary camp, the defense of Ordin's troops was very lax, and there were not even a few sentries.
After all, compared to the "empty" East Africans, being able to have a good sleep in the "ruins" of this unknown village is the most important thing for the Portuguese who have suffered for several months.
But sometimes things are just so coincidental. When Olding and others were stationed in Luaina Village, a team of soldiers from the East African 411th Division happened to be in this area.
"According to the map markings, Luaina Village is ahead. This was one of our cultivated villages in the past. However, after the war broke out, the villagers were arranged to evacuate to the rear. It's just that the Portuguese were too inefficient, and they have only arrived here now. If they had known this would happen, there would have been no need to evacuate Luaina Village in the first place." said Ronald, the team's company commander.
According to the plan of the Western Military District, nearly four-fifths of the land in the entire Danube Province was basically abandoned directly. The Portuguese should be able to advance their troops to at least two-thirds of the country.
But the Portuguese taught East Africa a lesson: the efficiency of the Portuguese army was far slower than the East Africans expected.
"Our scouts discovered smoke rising from Luaina Village around six o'clock today, so we concluded that there should be Portuguese troops stationed in Luaina Village. The exact number of troops is unknown, but judging from the size of the smoke, the number must not be large. At the same time, the impact on the surrounding environment is also very weak, and no birds or other animals were seen being frightened, so this unit should be a small unit of the Portuguese advance team."
"Our men didn't go too deep into the enemy lines for fear of alerting them, but we can be sure that this is the most advanced front the Portuguese army has reached. I have already notified the troops in the rear of this situation. According to the battalion headquarters' orders, we will do what we can. However, there is no need to be timid in this counterattack. If there is any emergency, we can easily get support."
Ronald looked at his watch and continued, "It's seven o'clock in the afternoon, so the Portuguese army should not have rested yet. When it's completely dark at eight o'clock, our scouts will get close to investigate the situation. If the enemy is not numerous, we will eliminate this enemy force."
Following Ronaldo's arrangement, all the soldiers in the company began to lean against the tree trunks and close their eyes to rest. At this time, the sun had already set and it was a little cold in the rainforest.
Because of the enemy, and in order to avoid exposing their position, they could not make a fire. Before that, everyone only ate some compressed biscuits to fill their stomachs.
However, beneath the calm appearance of the soldiers in the company, their heartbeats were getting faster and faster, and everyone's spirits were extremely excited.
At eight o'clock, the scouts set out again, wearing camouflage uniforms made of green vegetation and approaching Luaina Village. In order to avoid the enemy's secret sentries, the scouts did not take the main road.
There is an inconspicuous road connecting Luaina Village to the outside world, but it is now overgrown with weeds and it is not easy to see if you don’t look carefully.
The scouts approached Luaina Village along the jungle beside the road. The location of Luaina Village was easy to determine because the Portuguese did not extinguish the bonfire to keep warm. At this time, faint flames flashed in Luaina Village.
This little firelight could provide the East African scouts with an accurate location, so they easily found the vicinity where Olding and others were stationed.
In less than twenty minutes, the scouts returned and reported the situation to Ronaldo.
"Captain, the enemy's vigilance is very lax. They didn't set up sentries on the main roads. The same is true outside the village. There are only a few sentries near the camp. We were not discovered by them."
"These Portuguese people are really taking it lightly. Aren't they afraid of encountering us and catching them off guard?"
"I'm afraid these Portuguese are not the main force of Portugal. This level of error is unthinkable for our army. Even if we don't deploy sentries on the necessary roads, at least we should arrange some personnel on the periphery!"
In fact, Ordin's troops had never thought about the external passage of Luaina Village. After hiding in the jungle for several months, they had lost all their vigilance.
So when he realized that Luaina Village, he didn't think of this point. Of course, Luaina Village was indeed somewhat deserted, especially the existing roads, which were difficult to be discovered without careful observation. According to the current state of the Portuguese army, it would be difficult for them to notice this detail directly like the East African scouts.
Ronaldo didn't know what to say about the scout's complaints. After all, he didn't know the specific situation of the Portuguese army, and he was not the commander of the Portuguese anyway.
He asked, "What is the enemy's strength?"
"It looks like there are about a hundred of them, probably a company's worth of troops, but they are not in good condition, and their equipment doesn't look very sophisticated."
Ronald said: "Very good, we should be able to take this force directly."
"Captain, are we going to attack now?"
Ronald looked at the time again and said, "Let's continue to rest now. The enemy can't escape anyway. And if we take a large-scale action now, there might be unexpected changes. After 11 o'clock, when the enemy's mental state is completely relaxed, we will sneak over and catch him off guard."
In this way, time passed little by little, which was extremely torturous for the East African warriors. After all, they could not do anything at this time, while the Portuguese slowly fell asleep in Luaina village, unaware of the coming threat.
After eleven o'clock, Ronaldo's troops began to move, and under the leadership of scouts, they "swaggered" along the road towards Luaina Village.
Along the way, just as the scouts had said before, the Portuguese completely ignored this and waited until they reached the outskirts of the village.
At Ronald's order, the whole company rushed directly into Luaina Village. At this time, the Portuguese had just fallen asleep and had not yet reacted when the East Africans put guns to their heads.
The entire war lasted less than five minutes and ended with East Africa's victory, with only sporadic gunfire.
Most of the Portuguese became prisoners in East Africa before they knew it, and three Portuguese escaped.
However, running away at this time was obviously not a good option. The surrounding rainforest and the dark environment made it likely that they would get lost even if they ran away. What's more, these Portuguese were not locals. As outsiders, they were separated from the main force and basically had a life-or-death experience.
Twenty minutes after the battle, an unlucky guy who had escaped came back to surrender to the East African officers. Because he had no idea which way to go, he had no choice but to surrender.
With the victory of the battle of Luaina Village, it also marked the beginning of East Africa's first counterattack against the Portuguese in the western region.
East Africa's regaining control of Luaina Village also means the first step for East Africa to recover the territory of Danube Province. This is the center of Danube Province. With the contact between East Africa and the Portuguese here, the subsequent war is imminent.
(End of this chapter)
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