On December 1, 1651, Xiao Baitu, who arrived in the Tongguburi area in southwestern Madagascar, looked at more than 100 "garbage" (Polish soldiers) who picked up like rags. He was tense and his anger was already expressing his words.

The soldiers sent out as vanguards, Zhai Xiaoshan, and the left and right wings, suffered heavy blows in these days. Not only were they short of supplies, the terrain was not very familiar, they were surrounded by natives on a loess slope and then attacked repeatedly. Although the temporary wire fence was helped, although they circled the large chariots as a defense line, under the uninterrupted attacks of more than a thousand natives (including about one hundred musketeers, and on the 30th, the local soldiers increased to more than two thousand) were still quite injured.

What's worse is that there is no water source on the small slope where they are trapped, but the hot weather and fierce battles are constantly consuming the water in their bodies. After drinking the cold white cabbage they carry, drinking water and even drinking on the logistics vehicles, Hitoro had to order the slaughter of the livestock (cows and camels) carried by the army and maintain the water in their bodies by drinking blood. To this extent, the East Coast army was the only one in the battle with the natives. If Xiao Baitu's main force had not overcome the difficulties and rushed to rescue quickly, the three hundred of them would have been wiped out.

Do the rising countries have combat effectiveness bonuses than those in normal forms? Or is this native country that mainly cultivates farming and fights (the Sakaravas have been attacking the Melina people on the central highlands and maintains military advantages all year round) proficient in various strategies and tactics? Xiao Baitu could not find the answer to this question, but he subconsciously felt that these Malay colonists from Indonesia were not low in civilization. They could smel and make iron tools, plow fields with cattle, build water conservancy facilities, composting farmland, building various buildings, and developing terraces in high areas. They also established some feudal kingdoms with rough systems but generally acceptable conditions, so it is incorrect to equate them with the Indians in South America. They will also suffer great losses. They are already "semi-civilized people" and must be treated with caution.

Xiao Baitu surrounded them and stayed in the battlefield for several days. At this moment, the Sakarava people had retreated, and there was only a mess left on the battlefield. Perhaps it was because the decisive breakthrough of Xiao Baitu's troops was somewhat unexpected to the natives, so the enemy's retreat was relatively hastily, and some damaged mezzanines were still lost on the battlefield - this kind of damaged musket is also an important property for the natives and should not be discarded at will.

After a few days, the natives died and injured "thousands of people" on this battlefield (Zhai Xiaoshanyu. But Xiao Baitu thought it was exaggerated that the natives might have lost only four or five hundred soldiers). The thirsty yellow soil was full of blood from both sides, and a strange red light shone at this moment. Looking at the Polish soldiers who were wrapped in bandages on their heads and survived the disaster, the words of original accusations were blocked in their mouths. Looking at the East Coast Army soldiers under their command, Xiao Baitu could not say anything harsh, so he could only temporarily change his words and encourage and comfort these Qiu Ba. The general idea was nothing more than hoping that everyone would not be intimidated by difficulties, continue to carry forward the fighting spirit, and eliminate the stubborn enemies. Don't let the military uniforms be ashamed of it.

After Xiao Baitu finished speaking, the contact staff beside him immediately put down the small notebook in his hand, and then said in Polish to the Polish soldiers who were still hundreds of in the team: "The commander-in-chief praised us for being tenacious. He promised that if we continue to perform well, our troops would take charge of the mission of breaking into the palace of the native kings." This aroused great cheers from the Polish soldiers, because everyone knew that this meant that the most wealth would be shared by them.

Xiao Baitu's unit set up a logistics troop station here, leaving some of the wounded and sick to rest here. Zhai Xiaoshan will take the remaining dozens of direct soldiers (150 people were leaving) and 300 Eight Banners officers and soldiers of the island Eight Banners to stay here, waiting for the arrival of the second batch of baggage troops to be picked up by the main force of the South African cavalry company.

After resting for a day at the military station, on December 2, the troops brought a certain amount of water and military resources, and then continued to move forward along the Mian River Valley. Their goal was to find the main force of the natives to fight decisively and solve the other side once and for all, so as to avoid guerrilla warfare with them in the future and spend military supplies. The natives seemed to have the same idea. Perhaps the victory on the battlefield over the years greatly boosted their morale. Therefore, when facing such an alien colonial army as an alien on the east coast, the king of the Sakaravas Andriandashifuqi and his two sons led a large number of troops to kill along the Mian River. The two sides finally encountered a river beach more than 30 kilometers east of the military station on December 4.

Although the East Coast people were used as cavalry for reconnaissance, due to the ups and downs of hills and dense forests, and the natives were familiar with geography, both sides discovered each other almost at the same time, which made the battle completely an encounter and a field battle.

At this critical moment, Xiao Baitu never made any mistakes again. According to the suggestions of the combat staff, he ordered the entire army to set up field fortifications to provide cover for the artillery positions. Dozens of cavalrymen who were around him were also dispersed to delay the marching pace of the Sakaravas.

The battle finally started at three o'clock in the afternoon. The king of the Sakaravas surprisingly gathered seven or eight thousand troops - which made Xiao Baitu and others almost curse. Who said they only had five or six thousand soldiers - and then they didn't care about any tactics and nothing was left, just a wave of charges, and it was obvious that they were very confident in themselves.

After two rounds of hollow iron balls, the two artillery companies on the east coast had 13 large and large artillery guns (three other artillery vehicles were damaged and abandoned) decisively replaced the bombs and finally stuffed shots into the barrel. The metal storm they created caused great damage to the people in the Tumen, with at least more than 300 casualties under the various types of shells they fired.

There were more than a thousand musketeers composed of the East Coast Army and some Polish soldiers in the Mianhe Guard. They skillfully fired guns at the rushing natives. After the original cold weapon group, the quadratic array of mesketeers also leaned over under their cover and then launched an attack with the East Coast Army. The casualties and injuries on both sides began to increase sharply, but the quadratic groups of mesketeers remained until the artillerymen moved their artillery and landed some shells on their heads. The quadratic array of mesketeers, which was also nearly a thousand people, retreated. The cavalry of the East Coast only followed the enemy's defeated soldiers and chased them for a little while, and then ran back roaring. The main force of the natives still existed, and it was not the time for them to chase the north.

The short and fierce war caused two thousand casualties to both sides within an hour, including the East Coast Army, the Mianhe Garrison, and the cavalry, which killed and injured more than 200 people. Although the battle between the Eight Banners of the Island was not very fierce, it also suffered casualties and was defeated by the same number. As their opponent, the Sakarava army of the Kingdom of Menaber died and injured more than 1,400 people, which made people sigh at the cruelty of this war.

However, the deaths and injuries were severe, and the people of the East Coast would not give the enemy a chance to breathe! Under the order of the officers, the East Coast Army musketes took out a 41-year-old steel bayonet from their waists, twisted them under the muzzle, and then picked up a rifle that was more than one meter seventy meters long, wore breastplates, guarded the artillery, and slowly advanced towards the enemy. The remaining Eight Banners soldiers of the Thousand Islands carried spears, bows and arrows, drove ox carts, and guarded the weak wings of the military formation. As for those cavalry, they still swam on the edge of the battlefield, and they also restrained some of the Sakaravas, forcing them to specially allocate hundreds of people to prepare for defense.

After entering the range of artillery, the entire army stopped moving forward, and then the same artillery bombarded. This is the usual tactic of the East Coast people, that is, with the super maneuverability of the artillery, the ultra-long range and the relatively accurate shell landing point, it constantly attacks the enemy's formation and their morale until they can no longer maintain the military formation and completely collapse. This tactic has been tried and tested whether in the battle with the Spaniards or in the war with the black people of Xhosa in South Africa. Now it is the turn of these Saccaravarava natives, which are also the same.

Now, before a few rounds of shells were met, the enemy's formation was a little scattered. Unfortunately, the East Coast people did not have enough cavalry at this time and could not take the opportunity to attack the weak points of the opponent's formation, otherwise they would have won a big victory at this time. Of course, the commanders of the Sakarava were not idiots. They soon discovered that they were too arrogant before the war and did not realize the dominant ability of light artillery and well-trained artillery on the battlefield. Therefore, they suffered a great loss in this field battle with full confidence. Now they have more than 1,600 casualties, which has never been in the decades of war history of the Monaber Kingdom.

Since he realized the mistake, he had to correct it in time! So, under the order of the old king, his eldest son, Qi Malong Garifo, immediately led the elite musketeers and some king guards to escort the old king backwards; as the king's second son, Qi Maladonna, led a soldier of about 2,000 soldiers to launch a crazy counterattack to the east coast army to cover the retreat of the king and elite troops. The musketeers in their hands have been trained for many years and cost a huge price. They are the mainstays in fighting other tribes and kingdoms, and they cannot be wiped out here; on the other soldiers, they have to be as much as they want, and they don't feel sorry for their death, so it is not difficult to make a choice.

The battle finally came to an end in the evening. The exhausted East Coast Army completely defeated the enemy's last wave of counterattack. Qi Maladong, with hundreds of people, escaped from the pursuit of the East Coast cavalry and fled into the mountains and forests. As for more than a thousand other soldiers, more than half of the casualties were killed and injured, and the rest were all captured.

In this battle, the king of the Monaber Kingdom led nearly 8,000 people to fight in person, but failed. A total of about 3,000 people were killed, wounded and captured by people on the East Coast (if the previous battle was added, the total casualties were about 3,600), which was an unprecedented defeat! At the same time, the two battles between the East Coast people on the East Coast had a total of 388 people (most of them were casualties of Polish soldiers), and three or four hundred people were killed or injured on the Eight Banners of the Island, and the casualties were not considered light.

What's even more troublesome is that the enemy's king retreated with the remaining 5,000 people, and there were many veterans who had been fighting for many years. Xiao Baitu knew that the war was actually far from over. (To be continued)
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