Australian Storm 1876

   Chapter 339

  In the densely wooded tropical jungle

  The towering trees obscure the sky and the sun. The spreading branches and leaves block the strong sunlight near the equator. Only the scattered rays of light can shine through the gaps in the branches and leaves to the bushes.

  The green bush vegetation is very lush. Hu Dachuan led a platoon of advance soldiers who had to use machetes to open the way, cut off the wanton growth of branches and vines, and marched hard in the jungle.

The advance team sent by the 2nd Division has a total of three companies, searching in platoons in fan-shaped units. The purpose is to quickly find a shortcut to Semuda Port, shield small Dutch troops from harassment, detect enemy conditions, and protect wings. The construction of the barracks is safe.

Hu Dachuan and his soldiers had weird attire. They wore wide-brimmed hats covered with mesh and covered their faces. The collars, cuffs, and trousers of the military uniforms were all tightened to prevent mosquitoes and flies in the tropical jungle. The insect bites and **** blood, and wears gloves on his hands, not an inch of skin is exposed to the outside.

The soldiers of the advance team are equipped with the Mauser 1871 standard rifle produced by the Azure Weapon Company. This magazine-style rifle has a caliber of 11 mm, a length of 953 mm, and a weight of 3.2 kg, which is 339 mm shorter than the standard Mauser 1871 rifle. 1.32 kg lighter.

Although the range and accuracy are affected, it is very suitable for jungle and immediate combat. It is more flexible to fight in a small space and fits the Asian body shape better. Thanks to the addition of a magazine-type bomb supply mechanism, the firepower per unit time is better. Fierce, widely equipped in the Queensland army.

  "Stop going forward, you guys stay vigilant nearby, and the others rest on the spot, eat something to regain their strength."

  By the side of a clear stream, Hu Dachuan stopped his soldiers. It was very difficult to trek through the jungle. Every step forward he had to cut off the branches and vines, and forcibly opened a path.

  Except for the soldiers who came out on guard, other soldiers took out water bottles to drink, ate some dry food, and milk candy to replenish their physical strength. No one relied on trees or sat on the ground. This is a taboo in tropical jungles.

  Hu Dachuan walked to the side of the stream and stretched out his hand to lift the clear water, lifted the gauze under the brim of the hat, and washed his face happily with the cold stream, immediately refreshed.

"Guys, set up a pot to boil some water and refill everyone's kettles. You can't drink without water when searching in this ghost place." Hu Dachuan commanded, and the soldiers acted immediately to find some dead branches and leaves to burn. water.

  According to the regulations of warfare;

  It is never allowed to drink raw water in tropical jungles, even in flowing streams, let alone dead ponds, which are breeding grounds for countless germs.

Due to the low-lying terrain in the coastal areas of Central Kalimantan, when the tide is heard every year, due to the strong push of the tide, the surging water of several large rivers cannot enter the sea smoothly, so it spreads across the coastal areas to form a vast area. swamp.

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  The tropical jungle at the foot of Hu Dachuan was completely submerged by heavy water, and the stagnant water would not slowly disappear until the news of the tide receded.

  It’s been more than a month since the dry season, and there is no such thing as a vast ocean here. For thousands of years, the decayed branches and leaves have made this land extremely fertile, and the forests and bushes grow vigorously.

  As the brigade was resting, a guard soldier suddenly made a gesture to discover the enemy, and everyone immediately got nervous, took up their weapons, opened the safety bullet on the gun and loaded it.

  Hu Dachuan thought about it a little, and sent a squad to search forward to the left and forward, and one squad to search forward to the right and forward, encircling the enemy in a pincer shape, and the remaining people followed their frontal assaults and fought a small annihilation battle.

There were about a dozen white Dutch soldiers in the jungle, as well as more than 20 indigenous warriors armed with cold weapons. They discovered that the signal flare of the landing troops should have been fired by this enemy. They set up a temporary camp in the upper reaches of the stream. It was discovered by coincidence.

  If you think about it, this is also inevitable. The landing troops sent more than a dozen search teams, almost a dragnet search, and the small Dutch troops hidden in the jungle couldn't hide at all.

  The start of the battle was very sudden, and the gunshots were loud for a while.

  The enemy army in the temporary camp fell as if cutting leeks. Several white soldiers were shot one after another before they had time to resist. Bright blood blossoms bloomed on their chests, and they fell to the ground and died.

  The native warrior holding a cold weapon yelled in panic and fled around. He was quickly knocked down and killed by rows of hot bullets. The wise ones fell on the ground and immediately raised their hands to surrender.

  The soldiers of the advance team emerged in the jungle one after another, holding their guns carefully into this temporary camp, filling up the wounded on the ground, making up the knife, and backhanding the prisoners who survived.

This jungle assault war captured three white men and more than a dozen natives. One of the white captives still held the rank of second lieutenant in the Royal Dutch Army. Hu Dachuan looked up and down with interest. This was a young and tall white Dutch man. Approximately in his early 20s.

  "Do you speak English?" Hu Dachuan asked.

  The white second lieutenant officer just stared at Hu Dachuan with angry eyes, closed his mouth tightly and did not speak, looking very personal.

   "If you don't speak English, then get ready to go to **** now." Hu Dachuan didn't talk too much nonsense, and drew a standard revolver from his waist directly on the head of the white ensign officer.

  As long as he pulls the trigger lightly, his head will explode like a watermelon, and he will die to death.

The white second lieutenant’s eyes quickly turned from stubbornness to fear. He didn’t expect the other party to be so barbaric and kill directly without saying anything. Under the threat of cold muzzle, he decisively counseled; "Sir... please don’t shoot Mr. I will Speak English and would like to answer your questions."

"Your name?"

   "Michael Lustig."

   "The number of the unit to which you belong?"

  "Report sir, I am the officer of Company C of the Royal Groningen Rifle Battalion, and our department is ordered to be stationed in the port of Semuda."

   "Are you the only team in the jungle?"

   Hearing this question, Lieutenant Michael Lustig looked hesitant, obviously not wanting to answer questions involving military secrets.

Hu Dachuan didn't talk too much nonsense. He turned his revolver and shot directly behind the head of a captured indigenous captive. After a crisp "pop" shot, the indigenous captive was shot headshot, very simply. Fell to the ground and died.

   "Oh... God, you are the devil, uh..." Lieutenant Michael Lustig stuck in his throat and couldn't say the rest, because Hu Dachuan's muzzle turned back.

"Give you a chance, you don't cherish it." Hu Dachuan stared at him coldly, and said in a cold tone; "A life disappears instantly, it's just the effort of pulling the trigger. I have no spare time to talk to you, wanting Just answer my questions obediently if you live, don’t bully me, otherwise I don’t mind blasting your head with a shot."

  Under the threat of huge death fear, Lieutenant Michael Lustig nodded with a pale face, and the inner line of defense had been completely destroyed.

   "Are you the only team in the jungle?"

   "Report sir, there is another team, which is about 10 kilometers west of our location, which is their defense area."

   "Your mission?"

   "Our mission is to alert. Once the enemy is found to have landed on a large scale, we will immediately use signal flare to warn the enemy and harass and stop the enemy."

  "How many enemy troops are there in Semuda, among them, how many regular soldiers, how many white militias, and how many indigenous servants are there?"

This question made Lieutenant Michael Lustig hesitate, but seeing the officer in front of him with a cold expression, the other two white soldiers were dragged aside to torture him. He just persisted for a few seconds before he collapsed; "God. , Please don't shoot, I said... I said all."

   "Please tell me honestly, otherwise I will blow your head with one shot."

"Yes, sir, there are two royal infantry battalion-level units and a fortress artillery battalion in Semuda Port, with a total force of more than 2,500. In addition, there are more than 3,300 white armed militias and more than 13,000 indigenous servants. The commander is Colonel Henry, he was a senior officer transferred from the Aceh Theater. Because he massacred many local rebels, he was called "The Butcher Henry". Under the leadership of the "Butcher Henry", he established three large-scale The civil fortress and numerous civil defense points..."

  Lieutenant Michael Lustig, in order to be able to survive, confided in the military situation and information he knew, and soon collapsed and burst into tears.

   Catching this softie made Hu Dachuan very happy. He realized that this important military situation must be reported to the division quickly to correct the inaccurate information in the early investigation and make the correct decision for the next military deployment.

"Platoon leader Li, you took the three white captives back with a squad of people, and immediately sent them to the division to report important military information. I took the remaining people to continue the search to prevent the fish that slipped through the net from escaping." Hu Dachuan quickly issued the order.

   "Yes, sir." Platoon leader Li immediately arranged for the three white captives to be taken away. He saw that there were more than 10 indigenous captives hesitating, and he turned around and was about to ask these indigenous captives what to do?

  I saw Hu Dachuan wave his hand; "We are carrying out important military affairs, and these burdens can't be taken with them. All are dealt with."

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  Soldiers attacked with knives and guns, and these indigenous captives quickly became corpses in the same place, and the thick blood permeated the jungle, which made people feel sick.

  The three white captives were so frightened that their legs were soft. The tall Lieutenant Michael Lustig saw a large area of ​​his pants wet with his naked eyes and was scared to pee.

   "Okay, don't be stunned, you take the captured guns and prisoners and return quickly." Hu Dachuan waved his hand to let Platoon Leader Li leave.

  Li platoon leader endured the discomfort in his heart, raised his hand in salute and replied; "Observe, and immediately return with the captives."

  The remaining soldiers tidied up briefly and threw the dead soldiers' corpses into the stream. The crimson blood immediately stained the stream, and the corpses floated downstream along the swift stream. It would not take long before they drifted into the sea...

  Hu Dachuan led the soldiers into the jungle, and the figure disappeared quickly.

  (End of this chapter)