Chapter 43 The New Battlefield
Under military orders, the guard camp carefully screened more than 5,000 Nanman, and it took less than a day to complete!
The biggest harvest this time, apart from the nearly 100 captives, was the selection of more than 3,000 strong women who could be used for mining!
Secondly, there are nearly 1,000 young children, nearly 500 indigenous girls, and nearly 500 young boys!
There are still hundreds of old, weak, sick and disabled people left. These natives are either old and frail, disabled, or babies too young to walk.
Many of the injured and disabled are new injuries. They should be the damage caused to them during the eviction and cleaning operations of the guard camp some time ago!
After such a distinction, I didn't expect that there are still four to five thousand natives who can be used, but there are only a few who are useless!
This really maximizes the use of resources!
The next day, Yang Ren personally led 3,000 militiamen to come here. While delivering supplies, he would also escort these natives back!
"Director Yang! After this supply, the camp will start again. I hope the logistics supply can keep up by then!"
Zhang Wei and Yang Ren stood on a high slope, looking at the busy militiamen on one side and thick black smoke on the other side, while chatting.
Yang Ren also looked at the crowd below. With the help of the soldiers from the guard camp, he forcibly separated the various groups of people. The camp below was filled with cries!
"Don't worry, Battalion Commander Zhang, the food I sent this time is enough for you to use for a while. As long as these laborers are escorted to various places, I will supply you as soon as possible!"
"This is the best!" Zhang Wei asked a little worriedly: "Director Yang, do you think we will be in the same situation one day?"
"Hahaha~!" Yang Ren burst out laughing after hearing this, and said, "Aren't there still you guys? The future of Xia Kingdom still needs to be guarded by warriors like you!"
When Zhang Wei heard Yang Ren's answer, he didn't say anything, but secretly clenched his fists and made a promise in his heart!
A few hours later, except for the old, weak, sick and disabled, all the other natives were escorted by the militia and set off back to the country!
Zhang Wei looked at the hundreds of natives remaining in the camp, waved his hand, and the soldiers waiting aside threw their torches into the camp!
Raging flames raged throughout the camp, and the sound of crying filled his ears. Zhang Wei faced the camp like this, staring at the tragedy that happened in the camp!
He forced himself to read on. He wanted to warn himself that if he did not win, this would be a portrayal of the people of Xia Kingdom in the future!
It wasn't until there was no more noise at last that he turned over and mounted his horse, leading the troops towards the next target without looking back!
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"Battal Commander, the scouts ahead reported that they have found a suitable place to set up camp!"
Yu Shu took the letter handed over by the messenger and interpreted it to Zhang Wei who was looking at the map.
"Okay, we will camp here tonight and prepare to build a prisoner of war concentration camp tomorrow!"
Zhang Wei didn't even raise his head, looked at the terrain ahead on the map, and gave Yu Shu an instruction!
He was thinking just now that the people in the rear security bureau were busy escorting the natives and there were no extra manpower to help him escort the prisoners of war here.
A few days ago, Yang Ren came over to discuss the management of prisoners of war, and finally decided to establish a prisoner of war concentration camp!
So tomorrow he plans to build a prisoner of war concentration camp here, and when Yang Ren and the others have spare manpower, they will slowly escort them back to the country!
As for the custody issue, we can still have a thousand-man militia! As for the food issue for the indigenous people, we just need to ensure that these people don't starve to death.
"Yes, I will ask the militiamen to prepare!" Yu Shu replied, he will make arrangements!
These thousand militiamen have been following the guard camp and are helping them transport food and supplies!
Another reason for building prisoner of war camps is that there are so many supplies that it is impossible to carry them with you during battle, so a logistics supply station is needed!
The next day, Zhang Wei let all the soldiers in the battalion have breakfast, and then helped a thousand militiamen build supply depots and prisoner of war concentration camps!
With the labor of more than two thousand people, a camp that was large enough, strong enough, and simple enough was quickly built. There was only a wall outside the camp to separate the supply station!
The construction of the supply station should be more precise, and attention should be paid to moisture and waterproofing!
"Battal Commander, the preparations have been completed. The target is just ahead. I don't know when we will start taking action?"
Yu Shu was asking Zhang Wei about his next plan. He was responsible for managing many things in the guard camp. If he asked him clearly, he would be able to make arrangements in advance!
Zhang Wei replied: "We will stay for another day tomorrow to make preparations, and we will officially set off the day after tomorrow!"
The preparation work is to form the team while resting, and even after the formation is completed, action can only be taken after all the teams have arrived at the predetermined position!
Therefore, there should be two days left until the moment this operation starts!
The next day, the whole camp became lively. Teams were formed based on small teams, which were reorganized after being disrupted, trying to ensure that each team had the same combat power!
In addition to the battalion headquarters directly under Zhang Wei, the whole battalion has a total of eighty-one squads, and then nine teams were reorganized into the form of long-range attack squadron, melee squadron, and cavalry squadron!
On the third day, it took a whole day. Under the command of the formation commander, each team successfully reached their respective fighting positions and surrounded the tribe group centered on the large tribe "B" from all directions!
On the fourth day, that is, today, whether the whirlpool tactic is useful or not depends on future performance!
"Time's up! Order! The northern team takes action!"
Zhang Wei looked at the sky and saw that the time had reached the scheduled time, so he decisively ordered the entire army to attack!
In the other three directions, the commanders of the three military formations also issued attack orders at the same time!
When all the teams were dispatched, this peaceful wasteland was like nine stones thrown into the calm water, creating waves that could not stop for a long time, but instead became more and more intense!
On that day, the entire nine teams of the guard camp encountered no enemy of the natives. They successfully cleared a large circle of peripheral tribes and captured more than 3,000 prisoners!
At the same time, the distance between each team has also been greatly reduced!
The task of escorting these prisoners fell on the militia, so throughout the day, these thousand militiamen were busier than these nine teams!
It was not until the end of the day's battle that Zhang Wei received feedback from the militiamen. The militiamen of a thousand people now had to guard the prisoners, and they would not be able to undertake such a heavy escort task in the future!
Because there are too many prisoners, these are the ones who have been selected. Otherwise, the remaining ones will have the same fate as their tribe, disappearing into thin air!
After Zhang Wei received the feedback, he thought carefully and weighed it, and ordered: "The cleaning task will be carried out every other day, and the day in between will be used to help escort the prisoners!"
There is nothing that can be done about it. Just slow down, it is better than making a mistake. Besides, Yang Song has no regulations, and the task must be completed within a certain number of days!
Without the time limit, Zhang Wei can use tactics more flexibly!
Chapter completed!