C1173 Particularity
"Then. Should I let the sniper finish him off? " the sergeant said again.
I kept shaking my head.
Since they didn't kill the leader at the start, they didn't have much point in fighting him now. There was no longer any point in continuing to fight him.
Besides, I was starting to have new ideas in my head, and it seemed useful to keep the commander alive.
I continued using my binoculars to observe, but I didn't see any sign of Alai.
Could it be that Alai wasn't here? They didn't follow the Ma Gang's actions?
After a fierce exchange of fire, the Ma Gang, who was at the bottom of the ground, suffered a great loss. The more they fought, the more passive they became. I showed no mercy and did not let the mortar fire into the dense crowd. Otherwise, they would suffer heavy casualties.
Of course, I didn't order the heavy weapons to continue firing because I was afraid of killing or injuring the animals.
The commander, of course, knew he had been ambushed when he heard the explosion, and he seemed to understand that those who dared to attack him, especially not far from the city, were no ordinary people. He ordered the horses and mules into the stronghold and retracted them, as if he was waiting for reinforcements.
I ordered the shooting to stop temporarily and told Qin and Lee Shun about the current situation.
Qin has been waiting patiently for the results from my side. After hearing about the current situation of the fire, he said that they have already lost contact with the outside world, that once the radio station is destroyed, they will be unable to contact the outside world, unless they rely on manpower to send out messages. However, they are currently surrounded by people who can't escape.
Lee Shun also agreed with me. At the same time, he instructed them that in the war of Golden Triangle, the core was to fight for the goods, not killing people, even animals were not allowed to shoot. You killed the mules and horses. Animals were the only means of transportation for Golden Triangle. Without tools, even if you won, it would be useless.
I understand what Lee Shun meant, he thought at the same time as me, this is the specialty of Golden Triangle war.
As night fell, the two sides halted their battle and a bonfire began to burn on top of the mountain. The Dauntless Self-defense Force Horse Gang is like a turtle in a jar, they cannot slip away, I think it is the heavy goods that is dragging their back legs, people can slip away quietly, but the goods and animals cannot.
The impending victory had greatly encouraged the Revolutionary Army on the hill, turning the battlefield into a romantic night, with excited and impatient Shan soldiers beating their drums, playing their flutes, and dancing merrily on the bonfire.
The drumming and singing went on for a long time in the quiet valley, and the red bonfires looked from a distance like a bejeweled necklace around the neck of a mountain range.
I guessed that the commander of the Horse Gang, who was hiding in the ravine at this moment, might be in a more painful mood. He was in a dilemma: the number of drugs was too great to break through, and if he threw them away, they would be meaningless, so he had to suffer in this dilemma.
Although I don't know who this commander is, I think that he should be a sensible person. He would never live or die with drugs, and people are the most valuable asset. This view is closer to western humanism.
Actually, I also have a feeling of fighting a wolf with a hemp. If they were to fight to the death, fight to the death, kill the horses and mules, and burn the drugs, what's the point of having such a victory?
After thinking for a long time, the next day at dawn, before the attack starts again, I have someone pass down an ultimatum to the Ma Gang: "I will give you two hours to consider, whether you surrender or fight; surrender, I guarantee that you will not kill, that you will come and go freely, that you will fight decisively, and I guarantee that you will not leave a single person alive, kill them all!"
My ultimatum was bloody and murderous.
At such moments, I knew, I had to hold them down.
The Dauntless Self-defense Force Horse Gang finally gave in under the pressure of the enemy and death. The commander wisely chose to save everyone's lives.
Therefore, half an hour later, the Dauntless Self-defense Force Horse Gang announced their surrender.
I ordered a captain to bring some men down the mountain to accept the surrender. At the same time, I followed behind the team and continued to search for Alai's shadow with my binoculars.
He never saw Alai.
I ordered the opposing commander to come over and ask if Alai was in his team. After thinking for a long time, the commander shook his head and said that he wasn't.
Judging from the commander's demeanor, it didn't seem like he was lying.
It seemed like Alai didn't follow the drug delivery team.
I ordered the captains to assemble the prisoners, and I assured them that when the fighting was over they were free to come and go, but that they could not be allowed to leave for the time being.
The vice-captain led people to sweep the battlefield and gather the troops. The wounded were simply bandaged and the dead were buried on the ground. Several people died on the other side.
I excitedly got someone to report to Qin: The battle here has ended smoothly. We have achieved complete victory.
Qin immediately replied: Have you checked the goods?
I was stunned for a moment before I hurriedly told the branch captain to bring some people to inspect the goods.
At this moment, I feel that Qin was a bit too careful, and felt that the inspection was a little unnecessary.
I then sent a report to Lee Shun: the battle was over, progress was good, a complete victory was achieved, and there was no sign of Alai.
After a moment, Lee Shun called back. He didn't mention Alai and directly asked: Have you checked the goods?
F * ck, Lee Shun and Qin are both concerned about this the most.
Could it be that the item I painstakingly brought over is a fake? Could it be that they had mobilized more than a hundred people to transport fake goods over a long journey? Is that possible?
I lit a cigarette disapprovingly and smoked it slowly, looking around.
After a while, a team leader staggered over, his face ashen, and stammered, "Vice Commander-in-chief. "Not good."
"What's wrong?" Looking at the commander's expression, I had a sudden sense of foreboding.
"The goods that are carried on the horses and mules are all food, they are not the goods that we want." said the sergeant.
Ah, I was shocked. I looked at the captain.
"Yes. All checked. I've checked all the goods myself, and they're all food. "
My heart skipped a beat. I strode over to the horse, fished out a knife, and thrust it into the bag.
It really was like food. It was all white rice.
I poked a few more bags, all of them full of rice.
Damn, there really is no ice poison, it's all rice.
I was fooled? I've been tricked?
I hurried over to interrogate the commander, who was confused. He said he didn't know anything about the drugs, that he was only ordered to take the goods to the designated border, and that he thought it strange from the start why we were trying to rob the rice. He wanted to ask, but didn't dare to.
Now the commander seemed to understand something. He understood that we were using the cargo he was escorting as drugs, and that's why he ambushed them. Since he already understood, there was no need for him to ask.
The commander did not believe him. He placed a shiny saber around the commander's neck and threatened to cut his throat and cut off his head if he did not tell the truth. The vice-captain was truly anxious. His eyes revealed a murderous light, and he had a ferocious appearance. The commander fell to his knees, snot running down his cheeks as he begged, swearing to God that he really did not know about the drugs.
From the looks of it, the commander isn't lying. Furthermore, we didn't find Alai in the team, so this seems to be a good way to prove it.
I'll have the commander taken down.
"Vice Commander-in-chief, what do we do?" A captain looked at me and thrust his saber into the ground.
I was silent for a moment, thinking.
"After working so hard for so many days, he actually managed to get a fake one." This is too useless. " the sergeant said, dismayed.
At this moment, my mind is extremely nervous, I am not thinking about where the real thing is, but whether this is a part of Wu De's and Dauntless Self-defense Force's complete scheme, and whether we have fallen into their trap.
If that was the case, then it would be disastrous. Qin's plan to raid the base would fail miserably, and Lee Shun's base would definitely be attacked. At this moment, the base's personnel were all empty.
Thinking about this, cold sweat broke out on my forehead. I immediately sent a secret message to Lee Shun and Qin with the same message: The goods are fake. We didn't find what we were looking for. I guess we fell into a trap.1
After sending the telegram, I ordered my men to unload all the food on the horses and mules and gather them together.
Although the food was tempting, the villagers all watched from afar, but no one dared to come over.
I knew that after we left, they would naturally come over to divide the rice, so I didn't care about that anymore.
I waited anxiously for Qin and Lee Shun's reply.
Very quickly, Qin replied: "As expected. I've always had a strange feeling that this operation was going too well. He just couldn't figure out what the problem was. Now I understand. "
"Is this a conspiracy? Have we fallen into a trap?" I asked Qin.
"This is a conspiracy, but we can't be considered to have fallen into a trap." Qin answered.
"Why?" I don't understand.
"Because this conspiracy is not specifically aimed at us, but is a specific precautionary measure they have taken to ensure the safety of the goods. They are intentionally taking this route to attract the attention of those who wish to take this shipment, so as to ensure the safe transportation of the drugs.
"I had an exchange of views with the commander in chief, and agreed that the opponents still did not know our plan of action. The plan they had was not specifically aimed at us, but rather, it was sloppy. I guess their real cargo must have taken another route, and we didn't spot it. because the attention of our scouts was drawn to this gang. "
"So what do we do now? Give up this plan of action? "Stop your attack plan?" "No," I said.
"At this point, there are no longer any more arrows. I can't go back any further, I can't stop. Not to mention the cost of hiding for the past few days, just by talking about retreating, we would be easily detected by the other side. Once we do that, an intense battle will definitely break out and fight at their doorstep. Moreover, it was extremely likely that he would end up in the back.
"Right now, although we have annihilated this team of horses, because we first destroyed his radio station, their base camp temporarily doesn't know that there was an ambush here. This way, we still have a chance of winning."
"You mean."
"I am sending people to gather all the information we can, and at the same time the people hiding here are closely watching the movements of the self-defense camp of the Goliath Clan. "You should arrange for some people to escort the captives back while the others remain on standby. When I receive the latest news, we will decide on our next course of action."
"Alright!"
This Vice Commander-in-chief couldn't help but listen to the arrangements of the chief of staff.
I looked at the 60 captured horses and mules and decided to send 40 men with heavy weapons to escort the captives back to base camp. The remaining 60 men would follow me on their next steps, carrying only light weapons.
I thought about it. Next, I'm going to march on horseback.
Instinctively, I sensed that I was about to have another fight.
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