"Shoot," the Bolivian commander of more than 300 people shouted the order.
"Bang bang bang", before the cavalry of the reconnaissance battalion approached them, messy gunshots rang out one after another.
More than three hundred soldiers fired one after another, and the bullets hit the sand by the river, stirring up bursts of dust.
The gunfire was fierce, but it did not cause any casualties to the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion.
After a round of shooting by Bolivian soldiers, there was a sparse counterattack by soldiers from the reconnaissance battalion.
"Bang", a bullet was shot in the head of the Bolivian soldier on the outside. Unfortunately, he became the first casualty in this encounter and fell in the sand.
The fallen Bolivian soldier was not the last one to die. After the reconnaissance battalion cavalry formed their formation, more than fifty cavalrymen were scattered around the Bolivian soldiers, constantly looking for opportunities to attack them.
One after another, Bolivian soldiers were killed by the opponent, which angered the Bolivian commander. In a rage, the Bolivian soldiers divided into four parts and took the initiative to attack the cavalry on all sides.
There are four Bolivian teams. The largest team has more than a hundred people, and the other three teams have slightly less people, about fifty or sixty people.
The soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion were at a disadvantage in terms of number. Each Bolivian soldier only had a dozen cavalrymen.
The Bolivian soldiers who gave up massing for defense launched an attack on the cavalry guided by anger. It was obviously a failed adventure.
The cavalry of the reconnaissance battalion held the Bolivian soldiers at a short distance, and quickly broke away when the two parties were about to come into contact. After just a few minutes, the Bolivian soldiers' attempt to attack the cavalry completely failed. The fierce pursuit forced the Bolivian soldiers to stop.
Take a breather and rest.
The exhausted Bolivian soldiers distanced themselves in twos and threes. One of the soldiers who was the most active in pursuing the cavalry held his musket and panted. Looking back, the other Bolivian soldiers fell behind him. An unpleasant thought flashed through his mind.
At this time, the clatter of horse hoofs was getting closer and closer. The Bolivian soldier propped himself up and tried to escape but felt his legs and feet were sore. A flash of light flashed in his wide-open eyes, and a saber passed across his neck, and then he died straight away.
Fall straight down.
The commander of the reconnaissance battalion was very satisfied with his attack. He killed the enemy with one strike and the whole process was clean and neat.
"Brothers, teach these barbarians a lesson and let them know how powerful the Chinese Independence Army is."
The reconnaissance battalion commander raised his saber again and ordered.
The cavalry quickly inserted themselves into the ranks of Bolivian soldiers, and screams and cries of pain continued to sound.
The power of the Chinese cavalry was beyond the knowledge of the Bolivian soldiers. The Chinese cavalry who wantonly harvested the lives of the enemy on the battlefield shocked the Bolivian soldiers. Some soldiers who saw no hope of escape sat on the ground in despair, raised their hands, and begged the Chinese cavalry to spare their lives.
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After a crushing defeat, the Chinese cavalry did not kill the soldiers who raised their hands to surrender. Instead, seeing that surrender could save their lives, the other Bolivian soldiers quickly made the right choice and threw their muskets aside like the first Bolivian soldier to surrender.
, raised his hands to express surrender.
Three groups of Bolivian soldiers, with nearly two hundred people, surrendered, leaving only the last group of Bolivian soldiers still gathered together in an attempt to resist the attack of the Chinese cavalry.
The number of this unit, commanded by Bolivian officers, has grown from more than a hundred at the beginning to less than thirty. Except for a dozen people who were killed and injured by the cavalry, the other soldiers laid down their weapons and surrendered.
The commander of the reconnaissance battalion was very dissatisfied with the Bolivian soldiers who were still resisting, and ordered the deputy beside him: "The troops are deep into the enemy's territory. If it takes too long, it will be detrimental to us. You should lead the team to attack immediately."
"Yes." The tall cavalry officer drove his horse in front of the Bolivian soldiers and shouted to the cavalry surrounding the enemy: "The battalion commander has an order to fight and decide quickly."
The galloping horses became faster and faster, and the cavalry who received the order launched the final blow against the remaining Bolivian soldiers.
"Bang bang bang" the besieged Bolivian soldiers fired bullets from their muskets wildly. The close range shooting caused casualties to the cavalry. Three Chinese cavalry were shot one after another. One of the cavalry may have injured a vital part and fell from his horse.
Come.
Casualties were inevitable on the battlefield. After three cavalry casualties, other Chinese cavalry also rushed to the Bolivian soldiers.
"Kill" The big officer slashed down a Bolivian soldier with a knife, shouted and rushed towards another,
The tigers entered the flock, and more than fifty cavalry cleanly harvested the lives of the Bolivian soldiers. After the first confrontation, there were only a dozen Bolivian soldiers left among the more than thirty Bolivian soldiers.
The Bolivian officer who directed the battle was lucky enough to survive the attack of the Chinese cavalry. The brutal fighting made him realize that there was no point in continuing to resist, so he laid down his weapons and prayed for surrender.
The last charge caused five casualties to the Chinese cavalry. One of them was killed, one was seriously injured, and three were slightly injured.
"Batalion Commander, what should we do with these people? Should we kill them all?" the tall officer walked up to the reconnaissance battalion commander and said with a murderous look on his face.
The casualties of the Chinese cavalry were mainly caused in the last attack, so the tall officer who commanded the charge was resentful and wanted to take it out on these Bolivian soldiers.
"Forget it, the two armies are fighting, and casualties are inevitable. Venting your anger on the prisoners is not what a man would do."
After the reconnaissance battalion commander finished speaking, he changed his words and said: "The seriously injured Bolivian soldiers stayed where they were, and all the other prisoners were taken away."
Seriously injured soldiers had no medical treatment and would soon die from excessive bleeding. Although the reconnaissance battalion commander stopped the tall officer from slaughtering the prisoners, he did not mean to be a holy mother and use the medicine in the army to treat them.
An hour after the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion left, a group of Bolivian soldiers arrived on the battlefield. At this time, the wounded soldiers who stayed behind all died due to their serious injuries.
"Sir, there are fifty-two corpses left on the battlefield. Their identities have been determined and they are the Ingawe defenders."
The Bolivian soldiers who arrived at the battlefield were the security forces patrolling the river. The officer leading the team and the Bolivian officer captured by the North were good buddies, and the two often drank together.
"Is there Bavi among the bodies?"
"No."
After hearing the exact news, the leading officer frowned.
Obviously it is not good news that Bawi is not dead.
It’s no wonder that since the independence of South American countries, national power has been in the hands of warlords. Warlords in various places often fight to seize territory. Today this warlord comes to power, but tomorrow it is likely that another person will be in power.
Although the leading officer was close friends with the captured Bolivian officer Barvi, secretly he hoped that he would die early and take his place.
"Sir, Major Bawe is probably chasing the Indians. What should we do now?"
When the Chinese Independence Army just entered Bolivia, the Bolivian army did not find the Chinese Independence Army. It was accustomed to thinking that the Indians had launched a rebellion and attacked the army led by Bawi.
"Well, several hundred Indians were killed in counterinsurgency a few years ago. They must have had a grudge, so they attacked Major Bawe's army." The leading officer judged.
"Report to the commander that the Yingawei garrison was attacked by rebels. Our army happened to arrive on the battlefield and is now pursuing the enemy."
No trace of Bawi and other Bolivian soldiers was found on the battlefield, which led the Bolivian officer leading the team to mistakenly believe that they were chasing the Indians. Therefore, based on the logic that it would be a fool not to take advantage of an advantage, the leading officer sent a messenger to report to the superiors.
He immediately led his men to the nearby Indian tribe.