Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 833

Standing on the watchtower of Fort Luxe, Becky could see clusters of slow-moving bandits marching in the distance like sheep dung eggs without binoculars.

Yesterday he knew that the target of the bandits was Hongji - a large group of people gathered in a place not more than twenty miles away from here, and it was easy to know what they wanted to do.Furthermore, a letter was sent from Haiyang a few days ago, reminding him to pay attention to Hongji's vigilance: there are gangsters who are trying to attract people on a large scale, and they are going to "make big money".

"Be on guard, be on guard, let me defend Hongji with thirty people?" Bei Kai grumbled.Of course, he also has Zhang Dasara's Zhennan and sailors on several small boats.Although Dabo Shipping is a "civilian shipping", the sailors on board are all paramilitary personnel trained by the Navy.Quite a few of them were from old pirates who had been fighting for a long time.

More than 300 naturalized civilian laborers have received certain military training and the necessary weapons and equipment, so they can be used as militiamen in a fight.Coupled with the support of Hongji Fort's own cannons and the Zhennan, the possibility of Hongji Fort's loss is extremely small.But Hongji is not just a fort, but an urban area consisting of a fort, two camps, and a commercial street.Concentrating naturalized migrant laborers to defend Hongji Fort is of course safe, but the two local labor camps and the commercial street will be severely poisoned.Unlike the naturalized people, although the local laborers feel that they are good at working here, they have only served the Lingao regime for a short period of time and lack a sufficient sense of identity.He has not undergone strict military training, and his organization, discipline, and determination to resist are very low.The bandits would scatter and flee as soon as they arrived.

Local workers are now the main force for mining coal, and Hongji's production will drop by at least two-thirds if they are all gone.It will take some time for the commercial streets and labor camps that have taken shape to be destroyed by the bandits to recover.There are also those small railways paved to the mine pit, earth pickaxes and human winches installed beside the mine pit for lifting.These things are 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 ran away would spread the news of the attack on Hongji. If the bandits still slaughtered many local workers to vent their anger, it would be very difficult to recruit local workers in the future.After all, no one wants to live under the knife all the time.

Feeling in a dilemma, Bei Kai immediately called Dugu Proposer, Bai Guoshi, and Zhao Xue in Hongji, and held a meeting of elders to deal with it. Zhang Dasara and the platoon leader of the naval platoon also attended the meeting.

At the meeting, it was decided to return all the workers in the quarantine camp to the labor camp immediately.Abandoned quarantine camps to reduce guarded areas.All the naturalized laborers were armed, some stayed at Fort Hongji, and some guarded the labor camp.The straight-line distance between the labor camp and Honji Fort was only 250 meters, and the artillery of Honji Fort could effectively assist the labor camp in its defense.

Dig protective trenches around the labor camps and Fort Honky and fill them with seawater.As for the standardized bamboo sticks shipped in, they are also planted in large quantities.The goods and equipment in the shopping streets and canteens are naturally to be cleared.Bei Kai originally wanted to land the sailors and cannons of the Zhennan and several other ships to strengthen the defense, but was dissuaded by Zhang Dasara.

Zhang Dasara believes that the enemy is likely to advance by land and water, and removing the sailors and cannons is tantamount to abolishing martial arts.Once the sea is blocked by the enemy, there is nowhere to go if you want to escape.Secondly, sea ships can maneuver along the coast and use artillery fire to attack the enemy who is trying to turn around to the side of Fort Honji.Making it possible to attack the fort from only a few directions is tantamount to reducing the defensive pressure on Fort Honji itself.

As for the sailors, Zhang Dasara didn't think it was necessary to stay in Fort Honji, the sailors could go aboard the boats.Maneuver at sea and bide your time.Once an opportunity is found, the sailors can quickly land ashore and launch a violent attack from the bandits' weak point.

This proposal was beyond Becky's ideas.In his opinion, it is the best way to shrink all the troops into the fortress to resist - anyway, it will take a day and night at most to get reinforcements from Lingao.What kind of "back attack" and "swimming operations" are the divisions of troops going out in this way?He hesitated.

Zhang Dascara's thinking is different from his: Zhang Dascara certainly knows that Hongji is invincible, but he is a newcomer to Obedience Dragon, and his intention to "make meritorious service" is much greater than that of a veteran like Bei Kai.Only by beheading as many enemies as possible can Hongji show his ability here.How about just calling for help and waiting for someone to come to help?
As for the platoon leader of the sea corps, he also agrees with Zhang Dasara's idea, and his proposal goes a step further.Take the 12 pounds of pomegranates with you.Then add a few cannon workers.Whether it is on a boat or ashore, the mountain grenade that can be pushed and run by two or three people can provide great fire support.

"In addition to the gunners, ten laborers will act together, and each will carry 2 sets of ammunition. Bring some more on board. 10 rounds of shotgun shells, 4 rounds of grenades and 6 rounds of solid bullets." The second lieutenant of the sea soldier gestured.

Bai Guoshi supported Zhang Dasara's idea very much. He was young and energetic, and he had both muscles and courage in the long-distance exploration team. He was no longer a poor college waste.I really want to show off my military exploits to everyone—by the way, I also want to show Zhao Xue.Courage and violence have always been men's peacock tails.

Zhao Xue is not interested in fighting, and opposes going out to fight.However, Dugu proposed to be very interested in going out to fight, and insisted on going out to "fight to the death".Of course, his purpose is to gain political capital for his "comeback".To go back to violent institutions, "military merit" is the most convincing.

The four elders voted two to two, and it was impossible to make decisions according to the system of collective decision-making of elders on major events.However, Bai Guoshi, Zhao Xue, and Dugu's marriage proposals are all temporary assignments strictly speaking. The only senior member of Hongji is Bei Kai, who has the right to make the final decision.

In the end, Bei Kai decided to adopt Zhang Dasara's suggestion.The naval platoon and the ships transported by Dabo are responsible for maneuvering on the outer line, waiting for the opportunity to launch a side attack, and the veterans stick to the camp.Dugu proposes marriage and asks someone to lead a team to guard the labor camp, and Bei Kai agrees—he doesn't want to make Zhao Xue's tears again because of sending Bai Guoshi.

The entire Hongji Mine was quickly mobilized.The naturalized laborers were all armed and organized, they were immediately armed and deployed in squadrons.The main force was deployed in Fort Honji, and a squadron was deployed in the labor camp.Dugu puts on his clothes, wears an 80 iron cap on his head, and wears a special steel breastplate for veterans. He holds a Wenzhou-made Japanese sword in his right hand, and a GLOCK17 pistol with an extended magazine in his left hand.Majestically boarded the wall of the labor camp.The local laborers gathered in the dark below, and more than a dozen translators who understand Chinese and local dialects are walking around.

The local laborers were gathered together, and the news that a large group of bandits were about to arrive at Hongji was announced to them, and the laborers rioted.But after being intimidated by the words "the bandits are seven or eight miles away, if you run out by yourself, you will die", everyone dared not run away—after all, it is safest to hide in the stockade when bandits come.Some laborers still have their families with them, and it is very difficult for women, children, old and young to escape from the hands of the bandits.

"Don't worry when the bandits come, I will lead everyone to beat them away!" Dugu proposed with a confident look, waving the sword in his hand, "Everyone work together to guard the stockade, and the mine will be saved It also protects everyone! Whoever does not work hard to defend the village and kill the enemy, everyone knows what the consequences will be if the bandits break the village!"

Then, Dugu proposed to order to distribute equipment to the young and middle-aged people—all improvised.The young and middle-aged people each have a rattan helmet, which was originally a work cap for naturalized migrant workers. Now that the war is approaching, the naturalized migrant workers have replaced it with a "fighting helmet" with a cross-shaped reinforced steel bar on the top of the helmet.The replacements will be given to local laborers.The body is hung with temporarily processed wooden planks or rattan platoons to act as armor.A small wooden board is also fixed on the arm as a shield.There were not so many standard spears for the local laborers, so a batch of sharpened and hardened bamboo and wooden spears were temporarily processed.Some of the laborers are equipped with various tools for mining, and they can fight hand-to-hand if necessary.

Then some of the local laborers were arranged at the entrance of the stockade, and some were arranged on the outer slope of the soil enclosure. Rattan boards and wooden boards were used to erect protective fences on the outer slope.On the top of the soil enclosure is the labor squadron of the naturalized people-they act as the reserve team and the supervisory team.

"I don't want to die! Just use the thing in your hand to poke the enemy out!" Dugu proposed marriage, waving the Taidao murderously and roaring, "Otherwise, if the bandits attack, your whole family will die! Everyone, don't be afraid! If only one dies, Hong will die!" The Bureau of Mines will support his wife and children for the rest of his life! If he is injured, we will treat it! If the bandits are repelled, his monthly salary will be doubled! Whoever is a softie, a rebellious boy, or a self-made mess! Don’t blame our ruthless men, First use the spear to blow his asshole!"

More than a dozen translators shouted and translated his words together.The local laborers saw that the naturalized people were well-equipped and full of murderous looks. They knew that this group of Chinese people wanted to use themselves as cannon fodder, but they did not dare to resist.Resistance is the same as death, it is better to repel the bandits and still have a way to survive.

Bei Kai took care to send out all the grenades brought in.A total of [-] grenades were issued to the militiamen among the naturalized laborers-they had received at least one live ammunition throwing training.In order to strengthen the firepower of Fort Hongji, the typewriter on the Zhennan Ship was dismantled and installed on the watchtower of Fort Hongji.
Hongji's small fleet consists of Zhennan and four other small boats.Every day the boat is fully equipped.The sea platoon and Shan Diliu boarded a long dragon boat.The other three long dragon boats provided cover.The Zhennan will directly cover the coastline of Hongji Station, preventing all processing from the sea.

(End of this chapter)