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"Bernardi, how long can we resist?" After comforting the young and old in the clan, the old clan leader walked to the wooden fence and asked.
"As long as I and the warriors of the tribe are here, the enemy will not even step into the village."
"Benardi, I want to hear the truth!" the old patriarch said solemnly.
"If the enemy doesn't reinforce us, we can hold on for at least half a day."
Bernardi was worried that what he said would disappoint the old clan leader, so he continued: "If you are worried about the enemy attacking the village, it is better to move the clan members, old and young, to the mountains. In this way, the warriors of the clan do not have to worry about the safety of their loved ones when fighting."
"If this happened twenty years ago, moving the clan members to the mountains could protect the safety of the clan's young and old for a while, but it is different now. The surrounding villages and villages have been invaded or destroyed by white people. Now there are only
We are an Indian village,
If all the warriors in the village die in battle, the old and young who are lucky enough to be hiding in the mountains will also starve to death on the mountains."
The old patriarch said in a low tone.
"Patriarch, is there really no way out?" an old man in the village who was about the same age as the old patriarch said sadly.
The old patriarch shook his head. Although he didn't know why the Bolivian soldiers outside attacked them, the two sides were now going through a battle, and the enemy left more than forty corpses. According to the old patriarch's understanding of the white people, they would not let their people go easily.
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After receiving a negative reply, the old Indian showed a trace of sadness on his face. He held the wooden bag in his hand tightly and made a difficult decision in his heart...
"Idiot, idiot, you attacked an Indian village and got more than 60 casualties. How did you command the battle!" Outside the Indian village, the Bolivian officer leading the team scolded the officer in front of him.
"Sir, you said that the Indians had been defeated by Major Bawe. The soldiers rushed forward thinking they had something good to grab. Who would have thought that Indians with muskets were coming towards them, so we suffered casualties?
so many people!"
The officer who was being trained honestly said aggrievedly.
"Sir, there is no Major Bawe and his men in the Indian village. We are in the wrong place!"
"Yes, the rebels were not found and more than sixty brothers were injured or killed. We will suffer a huge loss this time."
Several of his junior officers complained.
"Stop pretending, you are stupid. I know what you are thinking." The leading officer glanced at a few of his henchmen and said, "Do you want to rob the Indians?" No problem, but your mouths must be sealed tightly.
, it is said to the outside world that the Aymara people participated in the ambush of Major Bawi, so we eliminated them."
"Promise not to leak the information." Several subordinates said immediately.
"This matter cannot be delayed any longer. We will launch an attack in half an hour. As for what to do after rushing into the village, I don't need to teach you!"
"I know, I know, the Indians resisted fiercely, and all the members of the tribe, old and young, died in the battle. Hehe, wasn't that what we did under General Banks a few years ago?" A young officer said with a smile.
More than half of the Bolivian soldiers present had participated in the massacre of Indians in Barras a few years ago. Therefore, when they realized that they were attacking the wrong target, they chose to make the mistake and prepared to kill all the Indians and rob them.
property and livestock.
Outside the Aymara village, Bolivian soldiers were gearing up and preparing to kill their chosen prey. Seven or eight miles away, Major Bawi and his soldiers were tied together with ropes and followed the reconnaissance battalion cavalry back.
Walk.
"Kara, we have to enter a forest ahead. We will find a way to escape then." Bawe walked behind the prisoners and said to his adjutant carefully.
The young white man named Kara looked at the loose rope on Bawe's hand, nodded in understanding, and then pointed to his waist in tacit understanding.
Bawe looked at his waist and found a slightly bulging place. He understood immediately and kept silent, just waiting to launch a surprise attack in the woods.
The number of cavalrymen in the reconnaissance battalion performing reconnaissance missions was small. After five casualties, there were still forty-eight people able to participate in the battle. Forty-eight, half of the cavalrymen in the reconnaissance battalion were walking in front, and there were only more than twenty cavalrymen guarding more than 200 prisoners.
That's why Baweike was given the opportunity to take advantage of it.
The team continued to move forward and entered the woods ahead. At this time, the banging sound of shooting reached the ears of the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion. This was the sound of Bolivian soldiers launching another attack.
The Aymara village is located on the left of the reconnaissance battalion soldiers' return route, and the gunfire of the Bolivian soldiers happened to alert the reconnaissance battalion soldiers returning to the camp.
"Sir, there's something going on in the south. Would you like to go take a look?" the tall officer asked.
The mission of the reconnaissance battalion this time is to detect the situation for the troops behind them, and the exchange of fire in Bolivia is not within their responsibilities.
"Only one of our troops came out to inquire about information in this direction. The two parties involved in the exchange of fire are not our people. The most important thing is to complete the mission."
At present, the reconnaissance battalion has insufficient numbers and is carrying more than 200 prisoners. It would be disadvantageous for itself to rush to the firefighting site. The commander of the reconnaissance battalion thought for a moment and rejected the tall officer's suggestion.
The sudden gunfire increased Bawi's confidence in escaping. Now that they were in Barras, there must be Bolivian soldiers where the gunfire rang out.
Bawe whispered to his adjutant: "To the south is the Aymara village. It must be our people attacking the Indians. We can run to the south and be saved."
"Sir, the enemy is cavalry on horseback. If we want to escape, we have to mobilize other prisoners." The white adjutant replied.
"Don't worry, I've already thought about it," Bawe said, letting go of the rope that had already been untied, quickly reaching for the adjutant's waist and taking out a small dagger.
After entering the woods, the sight of the reconnaissance battalion cavalry was restricted, and the sound of nearby gunfire attracted part of their attention, so they did not notice the movements of Bawe and others.
In just a few minutes when the commander of the reconnaissance battalion was thinking about whether to send someone to check the place where the gunfire came from, Bawi used a hidden dagger to help the four Bolivian prisoners cut the ropes on their hands.
"What are you doing!" A reconnaissance battalion platoon leader noticed their little move and shouted loudly.
"Oops, we've been discovered." Bawe secretly blamed himself for being careless and quickly threw out the dagger in his hand, hitting a reconnaissance battalion cavalry on the left.
"They are going to kill us in the woods. Run, brothers!" Almost as soon as he threw the dagger, Bawi loudly encouraged the Bolivian prisoners to escape.
As the commander of this Bolivian force, Bawi has a high prestige in the hearts of ordinary soldiers. Therefore, after being captured, most of the Bolivian soldiers who were worried about their fate were inspired to fight, regardless of the ropes tied to their hands.
Run in both directions.
The sudden riot of prisoners caused a certain degree of chaos to the cavalry of the reconnaissance battalion. Taking advantage of the favorable conditions created by the other prisoners, Bawe and four of his henchmen who untied the ropes pulled another cavalry of the reconnaissance battalion from their horses.
Then five people, two on horseback and three others followed behind and ran towards the direction of the gunfire.