Chapter 751 Counterattack on the Western Front
The situation encountered by the Portuguese troops in Angola now is actually the situation encountered by the early immigrants from East Africa.
It’s just that the conditions in East Africa are much better now, especially those provinces that have been developed, and they no longer look any different from other places in the world.
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Night.
Aldin's company decided to rest in the village of Luaina for one night, and then headed east to search for the whereabouts of the East African army.
However, most Portuguese, including Aldin, agree that finding East Africans is a very difficult task.
Because they have not seen what the East African Defense Force looks like in the past three months, but other troops have exchanged fire with the East Africans. This kind of thing has almost become a "legend" among the Portuguese troops invading Danube Province. exist.
So after setting up the temporary camp, the defense of Aldin's army was very lax, and there were not even a few sentries.
After all, compared to the "empty" East Africans, being able to have a good sleep in the "ruins" of this unknown village is the most important thing for the Portuguese who have been tortured for several months. .
But sometimes things are just such a coincidence. When Aldin and others were stationed in Luaina Village, a group of soldiers from the 411th East African Division happened to be in this area.
“According to the map mark, the front is Luaina Village. This was one of our original reclaimed villages. However, after the war broke out, the villagers were arranged to evacuate to the rear. However, the efficiency of the Portuguese was too low. Yes, they have just reached here. If they had known this would happen, there would be no need to evacuate Luaina Village at the beginning," said the company commander Ronal of the team.
According to the plan of the Western Military Region, nearly four-fifths of the entire Danube Province was basically abandoned. The Portuguese should be able to advance the army to at least two-thirds of the country.
But the Portuguese taught East Africa a lesson, that is, the efficiency of the Portuguese army was far slower than the East Africans expected.
“Our scouts found smoke rising from cooking stoves in Luaina Village at about six o’clock today, so they judged that there should be Portuguese troops stationed in Luaina Village, but the specific number is unknown, but according to the scale of the smoke , the number of people must not be large, and the impact on the surrounding environment is also very weak. No birds and other animals were seen to be frightened, so this force should be a small force of the Portuguese advance force.”
"Our people did not go deep, for fear of alerting the enemy, but we are certain that this should be the forefront of the Portuguese army. I have informed the rear troops of this situation. According to the order of the battalion headquarters, we will do what we can, but this time There is no need to be timid in the counterattack. If there is an emergency, it will be easy to get support."
Ronald looked at his watch and continued: "It is seven o'clock in the afternoon, so this is Portugal. The army probably hasn't rested yet. When the sky darkens completely at eight o'clock, our scouts will closely survey the situation. If the opponent's number is not large, then we will pull out the enemy's troops."
Follow Luo. According to Nal's arrangement, all the soldiers in the first company began to lean against the tree trunks and close their eyes to rest. At this time, the sun had set and it was a little cold in the rain forest.
Because of the enemy, we couldn't light a fire in order to avoid exposing our position. Before that, everyone only ate some compressed biscuits to fill their stomachs.
However, under the calm appearance of a company of soldiers, their heartbeats are constantly accelerating, and everyone is extremely excited.
At eight o'clock, the scouts set out again, wearing camouflage uniforms woven with green vegetation, and approached the village of Luaina. In order to avoid the enemy's hidden sentries, the scouts of the first company did not take the main road.
There is an inconspicuous road connecting Luaina Village to the outside world, but it is now overgrown with grass. If you don’t look carefully, it’s not easy to see.
The scouts followed the jungle beside the road and approached the village of Luaina. The location of Luaina Village was easy to judge because the Portuguese did not extinguish the bonfire in order to keep warm. At this time, Luaina There was a faint glow of fire in the village.
This small amount of fire can provide the East African scouts with accurate directions, so they successfully found the area where Aldin and others were stationed.
In less than twenty minutes, the scouts returned and reported the situation to Ronald. "Company Commander, the enemy's security is very lax. They have not set up sentries on the main traffic roads at all. The same is true outside the village. There are only a few sentries near the camp. We were not discovered by them."
“These Portuguese people really take it lightly. Aren’t they afraid of meeting us and catching them off guard!”
“I’m afraid these Portuguese are not the main force of Portugal. This level of error is unimaginable in our army. Even if we don’t deploy sentries on the only way, we should at least arrange some manpower on the periphery!”
In fact, Aldin’s troops have never thought about it at all! Regarding the external passage of Luaina Village, after months of digging into the jungle, their vigilance has long been lost.
So I didn’t think of this when I realized Luaina Village. Of course, Luaina Village is indeed a bit deserted, especially the existing roads. If you don’t look carefully, it is difficult to find. According to the current state of the Portuguese army, it is difficult for them to directly notice this detail like the East African scouts.
Ronal didn't know what to say about the scouts' complaints. After all, he didn't know much about the specific situation of the Portuguese army. Anyway, he was not the Portuguese commander.
He asked: "How is the enemy's strength?"
"It seems that there should be a hundred and ten people, probably a company of troops, but they are not in good condition, and the equipment does not look good. It's not too sophisticated."
Ronald said: "Very good, we should be able to capture this force directly."
"Company commander, shall we attack now?"< br>
Ronald looked at the time again and said: "Continue to rest now. The enemy can't run away anyway, and now that there is a large-scale operation, there may be sudden changes. After eleven o'clock, when the enemy's mental state is completely relaxed, we will go over and fight." He was caught off guard. "
In this way, time passed little by little, which was extremely tortured for the East African warriors. After all, there was nothing they could do at this time, while the Portuguese slowly fell asleep in the village of Luaina, quietly. Not knowing the threat is coming.
After eleven o'clock, Ronald's troops began to take action. Under the leadership of the scouts, they "swaggered" along the road and approached the village of Luaina.
As the scout said before, the Portuguese completely ignored this and waited until they arrived around the village.
Ronald gave the order and rushed directly into the village of Luaina. At this time, the Portuguese had just fallen asleep, and before he could react, the East African put a gun to his head.
The entire war lasted less than five minutes and ended with victory in East Africa, with only sporadic gunfire.
Most of the Portuguese had become prisoners of East Africa before they could react, and three Portuguese escaped at the same time.
However, running away at this time is obviously not a good option. The surrounding rainforest and the dark environment will make you lose your way even if you run away. What's more, these Portuguese are not locals. As outsiders, they are separated from the large army. , basically a narrow escape from death.
Twenty minutes after the battle, an "unlucky guy" who escaped came back to surrender to the East African leaders. Because he didn't know where to go, he could only choose surrender. .
With the victory in the battle of Luaina Village, it also represented the beginning of East Africa's first counterattack against the Portuguese in the western region.
East Africa's regaining control of Luaina Village also means East Africa's first step in regaining the territory of Danube Province. This is the center of Danube Province. With the contact between East Africa and the Portuguese here, the subsequent war is about to break out.
(End of this chapter)