Chapter 500: The Rebellion of the Polynesian Islands (Part 2)
Since the Western-suited natives had long known from Owen and others that the Chinese security team they were going to attack also had weapons, so when they organized, they specifically notified each native that they could carry weapons, especially bows, arrows, machetes, etc., although the proportion was not high.
, but the absolute number is not small.
In the beginning, these people were still in the hands of the natives in Western suits, but now that they have been robbing and rioting for so long, even the real army cannot control them, let alone the mob of natives. These armed natives are everywhere.
They dispersed and began to rob the plantation, and some people even got together and rushed back to the white area, imagining that they could conquer the white area.
"Something happened! Something happened!" A white man dressed as a policeman rushed into the conference room where Owen and others were. Owen looked at the man and said dissatisfiedly, "What happened? In a hurry."
"Thugs! The thugs have rushed to our plantation! Our warehouses have been opened! Many of them are carrying bows, arrows and shields. We have too few people to resist them," the policeman said anxiously.
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"Damn it! Why did they come to us? Shouldn't they be going to the military port?" Owen shouted anxiously.
"It seems that some of them are organizing, and some of them are shouting to drive away the invaders." The policeman said anxiously, "Should we ask the army to help?"
Owen grabbed the police officer and shouted, "Army? Where do we have an army here?"
"Mr. Owen, you must resolve this matter. If we suffer any losses, you must be responsible for compensation." Someone immediately stood up and said to Owen.
Owen looked at him with disgust and said, "It's just a small accident. It's no big deal. As long as we can get rid of all those yellow-skinned monkeys, we can get back the losses at any time."
"Report... report that the thugs are back in the city. They seem to want to attack the white area." Another policeman came in in horror and said, "There are many people, probably thousands of people."
Owen waved his hand and said, "Those are just rabble-rousers. Let the guards fight well and just kill a few of them."
In the dock barracks at this time, Jiang Cheng also received news that the riot had turned chaotic. He said to Chen Qihan, "Order the troops to assemble immediately and prepare to counterattack when the thugs arrive at our place."
Although some thugs went to the white area because of greed, most of them followed the call of the locals in suits and slowly approached the Chinese area near the military port. Jiang Cheng looked at holding torches, wooden sticks, machetes, and shields.
The natives with bows and arrows signaled to Zhu Wei, who shouted with a loudspeaker, "Please put down your weapons and surrender immediately. If you move forward, we will fight back in self-defense."
Some people in the mob looked at the temporary fortifications that had been built and felt something was wrong, so they slowly slowed down, but most of them continued to move forward.
Jiang Cheng waved his hand, and several trumpeters beside him picked up the charge horn and started blowing.
"Alert fire!"
"Pa" "Pa" "Pa"
A burst of gunfire was fired, and the huge sound of gunfire made all the natives stand still. Many people were frightened and touched their bodies everywhere to see if they were intact.
The natives were surprised to find that their bodies were unscathed and no one around them was injured. They shouted, and many knelt down to thank the gods for their protection, and then charged forward even more fiercely.
"Kill!" Jiang Cheng spat out one word, and the trumpeter next to him immediately gave the order again.
"Click, click, click!" The machine gun rang out suddenly, and countless bullets turned into streaks of fire and shot into the crowd of indigenous people. Blood instantly dyed the ground red. Countless indigenous people had their limbs broken by machine gun bullets. In just one minute, among the thugs
There were nearly four to five hundred casualties. All of a sudden, all the natives were shocked. Looking at the hell-like open space, they screamed... someone's weapon fell to the ground.
"Run!" The natives in suits shouted in horror. After saying this, they ran away with their heads in their hands. Before they could run a few steps, they suddenly noticed a group of natives with red cloth bands tied around their heads appearing on the road. They were not many in number, only one or two hundred people.
These natives actually carried rifles on their backs. The Western natives excitedly thought they were here for support, and immediately stood up and shouted, "Quick! Attack the Chinese quickly. They have firearms. We are defeated."
"Comrades! These are the scum of the nation who have taken refuge with the white people! Kill them all and save our nation!" Only one person in the team of firearms natives shouted loudly, and then shot the suit-clad natives opposite, and the others
He also opened fire, knocking down thirty or forty people in one fell swoop.
"Are you crazy?"
"You're crazy! Damn, do you think you've become a Frenchman by studying in France? You've just become a dog of the French, and now you're asking our people to fight against the Chinese for the sake of the French. The Chinese have done this before.
Are you sorry for us? Don't think that I don't know how many benefits the French have given you! You killed so many people just for those benefits. I will get rid of you, a scum, for the sake of the nation today!" said one of the firearms natives.
He shouted loudly while shooting. Although the thugs also tried to fight back, archers without effective organization would not be the opponents of modern riflemen. Although these people only trained urgently for a week, they had already learned how to aim when shooting.
, this is enough.
Jiang Cheng listened to Zhu Wei's words, nodded and smiled and said, "This guy is pretty good. Write down his name and see if you can use it."
Chen Qihan's troops also began to attack. The soldiers of a battalion divided each squad into a team and divided into more than 20 teams to attack. The battle soon ended. Chen Qihan brought the native who spoke at the beginning. Chen Qihan said to
The native said, "This is the chief you have always wanted to see. Just call him Boss. Boss, this is the local Yehe who supports our party."
When Ye He saw Jiang Cheng, he saluted and said, "Hello, Chief!"
Jiang Cheng hummed and said, "Very good, you have done a good job. The riot has not been quelled yet. We will talk about other things later. You should disperse your troops immediately and cooperate with Commander Chen to quell the chaos. Please persuade them to surrender first. If you are not willing,
You know what to do if you surrender, right?"
Ye He immediately said, "Those who are unwilling to surrender are all scoundrels of the French. They are all enemies of the people and the nation and should be shot to death."
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Okay! Go quickly and resolve this riot as soon as possible."
When Ye He and Chen Qihan left, Jiang Cheng asked Zhu Wei, "What do you think of this Ye He? Do you understand it?"
Zhu Wei nodded and said, "He is still a celebrity. He also studied in France, but I heard that he was close to the Red Party when he was in France, but there is no evidence that he joined the Red Party. Later he came back
He started working as a teacher, often leading a group of like-minded young people who didn't know what they were doing. It turned out that he was really a member of the Red Party."
Jiang Cheng touched his chin and thought in his mind, "This Ye He often talks about his ethnicity, so he might be a nationalist. I don't know if it will become a disaster in the future, so we should make more preparations."
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Owen was anxiously waiting for news at this time. The natives who attacked the white area were repelled again, but many natives still found paths and rushed into the white area. However, the losses were not great, but in the plantations outside
But it was tragic. I don't know how many things were destroyed. Irving walked around with his hands behind his back, hoping that the thugs could successfully attack and completely destroy the Chinese gathering place.
"It's not good! It's not good! Mr. Owen, suddenly there was a lot of gunfire from the military port. Those Chinese security teams may have exchanged fire with the thugs. The sound of many heavy machine guns can be heard among them. The Chinese have very strong firepower.
Ah." A man came in and reported the latest news to Owen.
Owen was shocked. He really didn't know that the Chinese security team had such powerful firepower. In fact, this was done deliberately by Jiang Cheng. He only made others think that the Chinese security team only had a few muskets and mainly relied on the protection of the French fleet. This
This was also the reason why Irving dared to launch a violent attack. Although he did not hear the words "power comes from the barrel of a gun," the meaning of the words was clear. He sat down suddenly, and the fat slowly flowed out.
Khan, muttering in his mouth, "They actually have a lot of weapons?...A trap, this is a trap."
"Mr. Owen, what's going on? Are we going to fail?" Someone immediately asked anxiously.
"Mr. Owen, what happened?" asked another person.
Owen stammered, not knowing what to say for a long time.
"Report... Report, those Chinese security teams took some natives as guides and hunted down the rioting natives everywhere. They all carried rifles. The natives couldn't resist them at all, and they were almost killing them in the city."
Irving was completely panicked now. He had completely lost control of the situation, but when he saw other white businessmen around him who seemed to be eating him, he immediately said, "Don't worry, everyone... We are white people, we are French, the Chinese are not
Anyone who dares to do anything excessive to us...please rest assured."
"Report! Suddenly a large number of natives have poured into the city. They have almost surrounded our white area." Another bad news came.
Owen asked in surprise, "Where are the Chinese security teams? Aren't they chasing these thugs?"
"The Chinese security team only pursued them to the outside and did not enter the city."
"Mr. Owen, have you forgotten? When the Chinese security team first appeared, we made an agreement with them. In order to prevent misunderstandings, those security teams are not allowed to enter the city." A white businessman reminded.
"Report! The natives have begun to dig holes, as if they want to surround us."
When Owen heard this, he immediately went to the window, took out his telescope and looked at it. All he saw was that groups of indigenous people were organized to dig trenches. What on earth was going on?
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"Comrade Ye He, the chief said that we had an agreement with France from the beginning and it is difficult to break it directly, so it is inconvenient for us to deal with white people directly. This requires you to do more." Chen Qihan and Ye He said while walking.
Ye He immediately said, "What did the chief say? You handed over all the people you captured to us. What a grace. Moreover, the white people have colonized us for so long, and we need to overthrow them ourselves. Now
We have started digging trenches to surround the white area, and I believe that it won’t be long before the white people can’t stand it anymore.”
Chen Qihan laughed and said, "Yes, this is a conspiracy by the chief. Although there is water in the white area, there is not much food. Now we are surrounding them. Otherwise, how long will it take for those French people to be unable to stand it and demand negotiations?"
Then it’s time for us to talk.”
Except for the riots in the city that have gradually subsided, the white areas are quiet surrounded by the indigenous teams led by Zhe He. The battlefields have begun to be cleaned in other places. This time, more than 6,000 indigenous people were killed in the riots, mainly
The casualties caused by Chen Qihan's troops during the suppression also exceeded a thousand people from other ethnic groups. Among them, more than 140 Chinese were killed during the riots. This is only the death toll, and there were even more injured from all ethnic groups.
Thousands of people, it can be said that one-tenth of the population of the archipelago were damaged in this riot, and the property losses were not small. Many plantations were burned to the ground, and many warehouses were looted. Fortunately, the suppression was timely.
A lot of supplies have been recovered, and now only Ye He and more than 20,000 natives have begun a long siege. Jiang Cheng is unwilling to waste time and lets Chen Guoqing and others continue to build the base.
"Zhang Ye, Chen Guoqing, Commander Chen, I have left a letter. If Hill comes back early, Commander Chen, please give the letter to him. He is a sensible person and will not mess around. When I am not around,
Everyone should help each other and build our base well." Jiang Cheng said to several key members.
"Don't worry, boss, the situation has been decided now and there won't be any problems." Zhang Ye was the first to express his stance.
Jiang Cheng finally felt at ease, left Zhang Ye with a few more words, and prepared to travel to Germany. At this time, the German Sea Lion Project was also in its final stages.
--Paris
Pétain looked at the report and threw it aside helplessly. Ever since de Gaulle announced the establishment of the Free France, the French military in many colonies began to waver. At this time, many colonies had already announced to join the Free France, including Chad in Africa.
In places such as the Congo, and French India in Asia, de Gaulle's Free France is no longer an empty shell, but is gradually gaining influence. However, although these places said they would join the Free France, they did not listen.
After all, Britain itself is now in a state of being unable to protect itself.
"Report, urgent telegram from Indochina." A secretary came in and handed it to Pétain.
When Pétain opened it and took a look, he immediately said angrily, "Do you really think of us as meat on the cutting board? All kinds of kittens and puppies are here. Even Thailand dares to attack us. He immediately telegraphed the governor, Jean Degou, and asked Thailand
We will resolutely counterattack the attack and send a copy to Berlin."