Chapter 992: Completely annihilate the enemy who counterattacks.
The position of the first company is in front of the main road, cutting off the road, with two lines of defense in front and behind, while the positions of the second and third companies are on both sides of the main road. Each company has a line of defense, extending far along the main road. Two hundred and fifty people guard a single row of defense, and the rows can be arranged more than 300 meters.
This is why Wen Feiyu is confident that as long as the enemy dares to approach the front position within 300 meters, the militia on both sides and the detours can completely surround the invading enemy.
As long as they come in, don't think about getting out.
The deputy battalion commander of the second battalion has already led 800 militiamen to encircle from both wings, and the remaining 200 militiamen are behind the front position. As long as the charge horn is blown, the four directions can be surrounded at the same time.
The giant ape set off first and encountered an obstruction in the front. There was a lot of gunfire in the front. It was obvious that they encountered those strange Han people who had robbed their salt pond before, but why there was no movement for so long, which was intriguing.
Did the giant ape wipe out the enemies there? Or did the enemy wipe out their powerful helpers? The distance was too far and they couldn't see clearly, so they decided to get closer and observe.
A thousand or so cannibal totem warriors slowly advanced with shields in hand. Because they knew that the Han tribe was equipped with powerful long-range weapons, they prepared a large number of shields, such as animal skin shields, bark shields, rattan shields, etc., all kinds of strange shields, and the equipment rate was as high as 80%, which showed that they were well prepared.
Although they were useless against bullets, they were also the strongest defensive weapons they could come up with.
One minute ,
two minutes.
The group of totem warriors walked for five minutes before finally arriving 300 meters in front of the company's position. At this distance, the terrain was open, and it was easy to spot dynamic targets visually, but static targets, especially the camouflaged white-haired giant apes, were difficult.
Fortunately, there are still dynamic targets ahead. Several "giant apes" are still attacking the Han people in front. The Han people in green are fighting with "giant apes" with sticks and shields. Some people are thrown into the ravine in front by "giant apes" with bare hands.
The scene in front of me seems a bit strange. Those Han people obviously have powerful long-range weapons, why don't they use them now? Did they run out of "arrows"?
Looking carefully, there are still many giant apes killed in the open space in front. Obviously, those Han people had a lot of gains just now, but they have been penetrated by the giant apes. They should have suffered a lot.
Another question is why didn't those giant apes roar? Even if they are far away, they should be able to hear some sounds. Instead, those Han people in green are shouting there?
The cannibal totem warriors didn't know why, but they also knew that the opportunity in front of them was fleeting. The giant ape that opened the way paid a heavy price in casualties to create a gap for them. The Han people were now exhausted, and only a few were still fighting with the "giant ape". Moreover, their arrows had been used up. At this time, as long as everyone rushed forward, they would be able to break through the blockade and obstruction of the Han people and retake the salt pond.
So several leaders shouted a few words in the crowd, and the team of thousands of people began to run wildly with shields raised, rushing towards the ravine in front of them.
In just a dozen seconds, this huge team approached 100 meters again and completely entered the encirclement.
Bang————
A gunshot suddenly came from the front behind them. The leader, who was holding a shield in one hand and a giant axe in the other, was hit in the chest on the spot. The bullet hit three people in a row in the dense crowd before it rolled and shattered completely, and stopped in the body of the fourth person. Four people fell to the ground on the spot.
"Shoot, shoot on the ground, stop them, don't let them go forward."
The second battalion commander shouted at the crowd in front of him. The task of their front position was to prevent the enemy from breaking through from the front, and also to attract the enemy's attention and create opportunities for the team behind to encircle them.
The deputy battalion commander and the militia lived up to expectations. They had already moved to the designated location. After hearing the gunshots from the front position, they immediately jumped out of the woods beside the road and completed the encirclement of the cannibal warriors in the blink of an eye.
Bang-
Chiu-
a green flare was fired into the sky by the deputy battalion commander with a shotgun. The three lines of defense of the first, second and third companies received the news at the same time. The encirclement had been closed and it was time to harvest.
"Brothers, charge, capture them alive, and be rewarded with meritorious service!"
The squad leaders shouted and rushed forward with their weapons.
Of course, the main force of capturing prisoners still depends on the militia. Thousands of militia rushed up from all directions. They held large wooden shields and whistle sticks, charged in formation, and rushed into the enemy group like an enraged herd of yaks. No one could stop them wherever they passed.
Rather than capturing prisoners, the scene was more like a riot squad, just like when prisoners in prison rioted collectively in the movie, groups of riot squads rushed into the mob with shields and batons in their hands, beating anyone they saw until they couldn't get up. It's just
that the scene here is bigger and more cruel.
The militia became the main force to suppress the rioters, beating anyone they saw in the crowd, and the three companies of the second battalion became the cordon. They held guns and formed an encirclement on the periphery. Whenever an enemy rushed out from inside, they would be sprayed down without hesitation.
If a militiaman was in danger, the outer Shen Ce Guards would also try their best to protect him and kill the dangerous elements as soon as possible.
Even though the soldiers of the Second Battalion fired boldly and without hesitation, under such a strong attack force, the final result and the percentage of prisoners would never be less than 50%. This was also the idea that Qubing had given at the beginning. Under the condition of ensuring the safety of their own side, they would capture as many as they could.
Bang-bang-bang-bang-
sporadic gunshots rang out from time to time on the battlefield. The cannibal warriors on the periphery were knocked to the ground in circles. Some were knocked down by thick solid wooden shields, and some were hit on the head by short sticks. They were beaten to the ground with blood flowing from their heads and fell to the ground in a daze.
The militiamen squeezed towards the center of the encirclement from all directions. The people in the back row could not hit the enemy, so they had to take out handcuffs to handcuff the enemies who were knocked down on the ground, and then dragged them to the periphery one by one and handed them over to the care of the Shen Ce Guards outside.
In the center of the encirclement, fierce hand-to-hand combat continued. The cannibal totem warriors also found themselves trapped in a heavy siege, with no way out. They began a meaningless battle of trapped beasts, which posed some threats to the militia soldiers inside.
Wen Feiyu had already brought the second battalion commander and his men to the front. After seeing the situation, he immediately gave several orders in succession.
"Find some big nets and throw them over their heads to restrict their movements. If you don't have big nets, use blankets. Cover their heads with blankets and beat them once they are covered."
"Assaulters, change to pistols, load red-shelled single-headed bullets, go inside to help, and be careful not to hurt your own people."
The second battalion commander and several of his personal soldiers were enlightened after hearing this, and immediately saluted and agreed, and several people hurriedly gave orders.
When the soldiers on the periphery heard this, they immediately ran back to their sleeping places, brought all the quilts that had not been folded in the morning, and handed them one by one to the middle of the encirclement. After hearing the order, the soldiers and militiamen in the innermost layer immediately unfolded the quilts and covered the heads of the enemies who were still fighting desperately inside.
The quilts were like curtains covering the sky, covering the heads of the cannibal warriors, instantly blocking all their vision, and then some militiamen raised their shields, flew over, and crushed a large number of enemies under the quilts.
Seeing that this method was effective, everyone handed in more quilts, and flew one by one to the enemies in the middle. From time to time, someone roared and flew over the middle, and one person could directly knock down a large number of people.
The enemies who were trapped in the middle and still resisted stubbornly were soon captured under this tactic. After
such a fierce hand-to-hand fight, the militiamen were exhausted. The Shen Ce Guards behind them quickly stepped forward to take over their capture and tied up the last batch of prisoners. Others were also treating the wounded. The instructors of each company and platoon began to count the results and losses of the battle, and everyone was busy cleaning the battlefield.
The captured cannibal warriors soon found something wrong. These Han tribesmen were holding weapons that could easily kill them, and there were so many shield soldiers (militiamen). Why didn't these Han people kill them directly, but tied them up with a metal bracelet that looked very delicate.
This caused them great doubts. Didn't the Han people want to kill them directly? !
As soon as this idea came out, the prisoners began to become active.
What did the Han people plan to do with them?
Why didn't the Han people kill them directly?
If the Han people didn't kill them, could they escape?
Some even thought of muddling through. Since the Han people hadn't killed them yet, why not wait and see? !
The battlefield in front of the position was soon cleared. To be honest, there was no spoils of war between the Han tribe and the cannibals.
Their shields were not even as good as the wooden boards nailed by the Han tribe. Stone spears and bone spears were even more despised. The food they carried with them was disgusting. Only the prisoners who were captured alive had some value, at least they could be used for work.
As for the others, the animal skins on the dead bodies were barely valuable, and could be distributed to the captured prisoners, so that some guys who didn't have enough animal skins could keep warm through the winter.
The captured prisoners were all guarded, and the enemies who were killed were gathered together with the bodies of the giant apes and thrown into the woods to feed the wild beasts.
The winter here is very long, and there will be no plague even if the bodies are left in the open air.
There were also some seriously injured prisoners who were picked out among the prisoners. They were also taken to the place where the corpses were piled for execution. However, of course, only bayonets were used for execution. It seemed a bit wasteful to use bullets to deal with seriously injured people.
The only unsatisfactory part of this battle was that there were casualties on the Han tribe side, but they were all militiamen.
After about an hour, at about seven o'clock in the morning, the results of the battle were finally counted. The instructor of the second battalion who was responsible for counting the results of the battle came to the headquarters to report to Wen Feiyu.
"Lord Sima, in this battle, our army wiped out a total of 1,128 invading enemies, killed 279 seriously injured, captured 849 people, and 316 lightly injured prisoners. The captured live people accounted for 75% of the total enemy strength. In addition, all 53 giant apes were killed.
"No one was killed or injured in the second battalion of our Shen Ce Wei, and 8 militiamen were seriously injured and 87 were slightly injured."
Wen Feiyu frowned after listening to the battle report. He asked hurriedly, "How did the casualties of the militia come about? Is there a result? "
The instructor of the Second Battalion knew Sima would ask this, so he came prepared. He immediately explained.
"The casualties were mainly caused during the final siege. Among the eight casualties, three had their heads smashed by the enemy's stone axes on the spot, and the other five had their chests and abdomens pierced by the enemy's spears. The remaining eighty or so were slightly injured, mostly in the limbs. In the final stage of capturing prisoners, our militiamen were all equipped with shields to block the front, and only the head and limbs were unprotected, so these people's limbs were attacked by the enemy. "
Wen Feiyu and the second battalion commander sighed after hearing this. The equipment is still simple. If the people in charge of capturing prisoners this time were not militiamen but heavy armored infantrymen of the Han tribe, it would be impossible for them to be pierced through the chest and abdomen by stone spears or bone spears. Not to mention stone spears and bone spears, even if the enemy was given a steel spear, they could not penetrate the heavy armor of the Han tribe.
And those people whose heads were smashed, if they had helmets, no, not to mention helmets, even if they wore a bamboo hat, ordinary stone axes could not kill them in one blow, at most they would be knocked unconscious.
These people died unjustly.
Wen Feiyu pursed his lips. This was his responsibility. Eight lives were a lesson. If he made this mistake again next time, it would be his dereliction of duty.
After thinking about it, he immediately made arrangements.
"The sacrificed militiamen will be compensated according to the regulations of the regular guard army. Let our Shen Ce Wei soldiers help bury them and pay pensions to their families. The eldest son will inherit the title. Ask them if they are willing. If they want to go to the Han tribe after this battle, we will give them priority.
"In addition, do your best to treat the wounded militiamen at any cost. At least half of our credit this time goes to the militiamen."
"Yes! I'll do it right away." The instructor clasped his fists and responded, then turned and left immediately.
Wen Feiyu turned around and glanced at the second battalion commander, and asked again, "Send someone to deliver the results and losses of the battle just now, as well as the battle situation here, to the commander."
The second battalion commander nodded, and was about to leave when he was suddenly stopped by Wen Feiyu.
"Wait a minute, I'll write another letter and take it with me. The mistakes we made here must not be repeated in the other two places. Let the commander prepare more protective gear for the militiamen, as well as a large net for capturing prisoners. I think using a net is much more useful than using a pile of people."
The second battalion commander remembered the scene where everyone covered the enemy's head with a quilt at the end, and nodded, expressing his deep agreement. Being able to surround the enemy is one thing, but how to quickly capture the enemy with the lowest loss is another. I hope the first battalion will not make such a mistake. Alas
(End of this chapter)
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