An inexplicable raid, an inexplicable retreat, both the garrison and Zabi were extremely confused.
Although there was no direct exchange of fire between the two sides, and there were no major casualties, Zabi still lost nearly one-third of his men, and these guys were all separated during the evacuation process.
What troubled Zabi the most was that these guys were lost with weapons when they went missing. One-third of them, that is, nearly 30 guns, not counting bullets and grenades and the like. Coupled with the things that other people lost, such as magazines and bullets, it can be said that all the wealth that Zabi has accumulated in these days has been squandered.
Of course, compared to the losses of the garrison, those in Zabi were nothing at all. Because of the misjudgment of the situation, the garrison commander abandoned the stronghold he had operated for many years and violently blasted the armaments that could not be taken away. , Therefore, the garrison's losses were even more severe.
These losses included two high-power gasoline generators, a field kitchen, a movie projector, film films to be projected, a large amount of ammunition supplies, and local African fellows who were blasted in the camp. After the garrison retreated, they even came to buy them with zero dollars. They swept away those blankets, towels, camp beds and other things. Even after buying them for zero yuan, they did not forget to set fire to the wooden buildings in the camp, so half of the entire Portuguese military camp was burned to ashes. .
And this was only the loss of the garrison. During the few hours when the garrison and police evacuated, the residents of the town also raided the police station, city hall, and the homes of many colonial police officers. In addition, the Portuguese army conducted random attacks during the counterattack. After the cannon was fired, the damage suffered by the entire town was incalculable.
The most embarrassing thing is the human losses caused by this raid. During the exchange of fire, the guerrillas killed a total of seven policemen and one garrison soldier. This was the total loss of the entire battle, but the commander reported At that time, I also added an additional note that seven garrison troops were injured and eighteen civilians died. These unlucky guys were caught during the counterattack at night. Three of the seven garrison troops broke their arms because they could not see the road clearly. The remaining four were hit by stray bullets from friendly forces, and those civilians were unlucky enough to be blasted into the sky by mortars.
As for the guerrilla losses? No one knows, but if the garrison commander knew that Zabi lost a third of his men during the retreat, maybe he would feel better.
The raid came to an end temporarily. The colonial government later announced on the radio that they had successfully repelled a guerrilla harassment without any losses, but killed and injured dozens of guerrillas.
And Shepard was not surprised at all by the ending in the broadcast. He didn't know that the Portuguese had made a big own goal, and Zabi didn't know either. He was still depressed about the failure, and he once again expressed his sincere hope to Xue. Pad was able to help him again.
"Of course I will help, friend, but there is a saying that it is better to give someone a fishing rod than a fish. I can help you this time, next time, and the next time, but do you want me to help you for the rest of your life? Well?"
"I understand, but the current situation!"
"The current situation is not too bad. You still have dozens of subordinates. They just need a period of training!"
"I understand, why don't you decide what to do in the future?"
"How is this possible!"
Successfully taking control made Shepard feel happy, but he still had to do his best on the surface. Faced with Zabi's plea, Shepard declined repeatedly and made a lot of pretentious remarks.
"You are the soul of this team. They should listen to you. I'm just a person here to help. This won't work!"
"It's better for you to come. You've seen my command. It's a mess. Brothers following me are just losing their lives in vain!"
Zabi was really frustrated, and Shepard's repeated refusals made him trust Mr. Price even more. After all, he had already been like this, and the other party still refused to accept it. It seemed that , the other party really wants to help me!
After refusing three times, Shepard half-heartedly agreed, and he even told Zabi politely.
"It's better than this. I'll decide the action plan, but it's still up to you to announce it to your people. Doing this will not only be good for you, but also good for me!"
Zabi also felt that this was more appropriate and immediately nodded and agreed.
As for the veteran issue mentioned by Zabi, Shepard also wanted it. In order to pay attention to his appearance, he only proposed to train the opponent. But now, after Zabi took the initiative, he could safely and boldly add sand to the opponent's team. .
Quite a few of the dozens of old men led by Sack have been trained as mercenaries by François, so there is absolutely no problem for these people to serve as class commanders. As for the so-called loyalty?
The guerrillas are paid by Shepard, why should they worry about this?
It is naturally impossible for a dozen veterans to completely control the guerrillas. After all, there are still quite a few people in the team who are Zabi's old team. However, since Zabi has given up the command, Shepard will naturally have a way. Take your time.
In fact, Shepard was very clear about the problem of the guerrillas. Such a team lacked many things, and he could only make up for it slowly.
But before that, he had to set up a very good target to attract attention for himself.
And Zabi himself is quite good. The other party boldly raided an important border town. Although it was unsuccessful, it was a severe blow to the prestige of the colonial government. This is the best propaganda.
So the task assigned by Shepard to Zabi was the same as before, asking him to lead a group of old people to continue to compete with the Portuguese's logistics and roads.
"If you want to counterattack, you must have a qualified army, but it takes time. Therefore, those new recruits can be trained here, but you can't, my friend, you must fight, and fight with your head and face!"
Zabi had no objections to Shepard's arrangement. In fact, he thought it was very good. After all, before he blindly directed the guerrillas, the guerrillas did a very good job following Shepard's instructions. People are looking for trouble, cutting down a telephone pole today and blowing out a tire the day after tomorrow. This kind of trivial trouble has unexpectedly earned him a lot of fame.
But Zabi didn't know that he had been able to succeed repeatedly before because the Portuguese army didn't pay attention to him at all, but since the raid, he himself has been taken care of by the authorities!
