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At noon, the hot sun was shining directly above the Juba River, transpiring a cloud of mist.

Captain Zhao was standing at the bow, and he could already see the towering western-style church not far away.

"Captain, the Italians found us."

The lieutenant reminded as he saw a group of Italian soldiers in light blue uniforms pouring out of the west of the church.

"The Italians have quite a lot of troops, with more than a hundred regular troops."

Italian soldiers gradually entered the blocking positions by the river bank, and their weapons and equipment and army numbers were shown in front of the defense team.

"Since the departure of the fleet from Kismayo, the Italians have not been seen. Presumably the situation is tense. The Italians are worried about being attacked by us and will shrink the colonial armed forces in the inland areas to a few strongholds. . "

"It's very possible. The Italians fought with us once. We learned a lesson the last time we attacked Kismayo. Now it seems to be a lot of experience."

Officer Zhao's eyes kept gathering on the Italian troops on the shore, and he closely observed the defense deployment of the opponent.

"You see, the Italians built a line of defense in the area directly opposite the river bank, and their regular army was deployed on this line of defense."

"At least three mountain guns and one machine gun were deployed on the front line of defense. It seems that the Italians are preparing to rely on the riparian line of defense to severely attack our army, and then take advantage of the setback of our army on the front line of defense to cooperate with the colonies in the east and west directions of the church. Armed, annihilate our army's offensive forces on the shore. "

"The Italians still think of us as those stupid African natives, thinking that we will attack their positions directly and fall into their traps, and the Italians are not so smart!"

Officer Zhao surrendered a grin, and then continued, "The Italians are in a position, and we can't help but respond, ordering the first defensive unit and the second defensive unit to land ashore 400 meters ahead and attack the Italian defense. The Yellowfish No. 1 and No. 3 gunboats are equipped with seven companies of the field army to cross the water front in front of them, choose a suitable place to land, and wait for the opportunity to attack the Italian flank defense. "

Combat orders were sent to each ship. A total of seven guerrilla fleets reorganized the queue. A small team with two gunboats as the main force adjusted the muzzle to bombard the wooden trestle in the center of the river bank. After two rounds of artillery, the fragile wood The building collapsed in flames, sinking into the water with seven or eight Italian soldiers above the wooden building.

The water obstacle was cleared. Two gunboats carried a team of soldiers while marching forward, while chasing several escaped steam merchant ships, while the remaining ships continued to shell the shore line under the unified command of officer Zhao. The landing force attacked to provide cover. …………

In the Dujuma Church, the three people who have just separated have gathered again, discussing loudly how to deal with the attack of the guerrilla fleet.

"There are only three or four hundred Orientals in the Juba River. Captain, I don't understand. Why don't you order the Kingdom army to attack them directly?"

"My Excellency, the Orientals are not the same as the indigenous Somalis. Their troops have received systematic military training. Their troops are only equipped with weapons that are slightly worse than those of the Kingdom. You cannot treat the Easterners and those stupid black indigenous peoples. Confuse. "

"Oriental? Are those yellow-skinned monkeys with greasy braids who smoke opium all day?"

With a contemptuous smile, Savattou said, "Captain, don't think of me as a Neapolitan hunk who hasn't seen the world. If you want to know the Orientals, I can assure you that there is no European on the African coast more than me. Knowing their nature, they are a group of timid cowards. I was once fortunate to follow Lieutenant Grant and participated in the French army's conquest of the Annan kingdom. At that time, only 16 Europeans and 20 Malayas were employed by me. In the course of a siege battle, two thousand Annan troops were defeated by my men.

Captain, the last battle of Kismayo was just an accident. The Easterners were lucky enough to win a trivial victory. You ca n’t doubt the strength of the Kingdom ’s army because of a defeat. Your worries are completely unnecessary. For the Orientals, the Italian kingdom army will not be weaker than the English and French. "

Zavato has the typical characteristics of Italy. He loves propaganda and exaggeration. When it comes to the topic of the colonial war in Africa or the offensive to attack the Annan army in person, his mouth is like a stream of water. .

Captain Hunt didn't have the patience to listen to a hooligan boss telling his glorious past. In the duty of an officer, he decisively rejected the advice of Savattuo, but in order to avoid being timid and cowardly, he also learned a lesson. An arrogant old Neapolitan hooligan, Captain Hunt acquiesced to Savabto to lead his security police to launch a small counterattack against the Chinese offensive forces.

At about 3 pm, after a slap attack, Savatto stood behind more than a hundred men, holding up a rifle and shouting, "Ladies, look, show your courage and let the soldiers from home. See how the brave Naples stick boys taught the weak Orientals! "

"Roar roar ..." The desperate people in different costumes responded to their heads with great interest.

"Rush forward! Ladies, kill the timid Oriental!"

Zavatto pulled the trigger and released an empty gun towards his subordinates who gathered around him to get a signal and rushed forward.

The colonial forces under the command of Savato had no rules when they attacked. When a group of people approached the guerrilla force's line of defense, regardless of coordinated operations, several groups rushed forward, but as mercenaries overseas, Italian colonial soldiers saved their lives However, his experience is very rich. Close to the guerrilla force's defense line, almost no one stupidly bumped into the fulcrum of deploying mountain guns and heavy machine guns.

The chaotic attack lasted for half an hour. The guerrillas feared to hurt the other side, causing the Italians to strengthen their vigilance and deliberately concealed their true strength. The Italian colonial soldiers who were on the counterattack side paid seven or eight casualties ~ www.wuxiaspot .com ~ recaptured a captured stronghold and stopped.

In the evening, the intensity of the battle gradually weakened. Captain Hunter, Italian commander, feared that the insurgents of the guerrilla fleet would attack the church flank, and 20 regular soldiers would be deployed from the shore line to support the Savoy Department, while he himself remained on the river line. Direct the Italian army in response to the main force of the guerrilla forces.

While the Italian troops waited for the full-scale attack of the guerrilla forces, they sent soldiers back to the coastal stronghold to request reinforcements. The time slowly passed for the past two days. The detours did not launch the attack after arriving at the intended location. On the third day, the two transport ships from earlier A concealed supply point was set up to return a batch of food and ammunition supplies. Captain Zhao distributed supplies, especially ammunition assigned to two 75 mm artillery pieces, to the troops. After half a day of repair, the Italian army stationed in Dujuma suffered that night. Attack aggressively.

"Captain, the Easterners' offensive was too fierce, the riparian defense was lost, and His Excellency Savatto and Father Amor retreated from the church with their men!"

In the night sky lit by artillery, an Italian soldier brought the last message Captain Hunt wanted.

"Send someone to contact Savato and order them to return to their position to stop the Orientals!"

"It's late. His Excellency Mr. Savato left a message saying that the Orientals came with thousands of reinforcements. There is only one way to stay in Dujuma. He also advised you to evacuate immediately."

"Stupid, where is the reinforcements of the Orientals, Sawatato is obviously cowardly!"

"Captain, the Orientals are dividing the line of defense that surrounds us. Hurry up and order a retreat. It's too late!"

"Good job by a coward, Savattuo!"

Captain Hunt dropped the hat on his head in indignation, and unceremoniously put the blame for the town's loss on Savattou's head, and immediately issued an evacuation order.

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