Floating on the Lupa River in northern Borneo, Yu Shenji regretted why he took on such a task in a flash. He recalled that in Comrade Qi's office, he was deceived by the chief who looked about the same age as himself, and volunteered to leave Malaya, which was relatively stable, and ran to North Borneo, an area that was definitely behind enemy lines.
Fortunately, he was not alone. The boat also carried four loaded evil dragon commandos, led by Sergeant Zu Xiaozhou. They took a navy submarine to the offshore waters of East Malaysia, and then took a small boat into the Lupa River to trace the source.
The person with the biggest objection on this ship was not Yu Shenji, but Zu Xiaozhou who could never stop complaining. He chewed a lollipop and said: "This mission is to make us die. We lack backup and go deep behind enemy lines. We are still facing headhunters. To convince them to join us in pursuing independence is simply a fantasy.
Yu Shenji adjusted his mentality, and instead went to comfort Zu Xiaozhou and said: "It is said that the Iban people have started to interact with us Chinese very early. The trade was already continuous during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Maybe we can still go to their tribe." I found some antiques to sell for money. Moreover, because there are few Chinese students in the Chinese primary schools in the mountains, most of them are Iban children, so they are relatively close to our nation before the Sarawak Communist Party carried out the armed revolution. The staff also gave me a lot of support.¡±
The Iban people belong to the Austronesian ethnic group. They belong to the Austronesian language family trceIaaktu like the aboriginal people of Taiwan, Australia, Micronesia and other places. They are also called Haidaya, while the Bidayuh people are generally called Ludaya. The Ibans are the largest ethnic group in Sarawak. Unlike the Malays, they rarely believe in Islam. They mainly believe in primitive religions and Christianity. This is similar to the local Chinese.
Zu Xiaozhou rolled his eyes: "The current situation of the Communist Party of Sarawak is even more miserable than that of the Communist Party of Malaya. I don't know if there are hundreds of people. If you ask me to say that the situation in East Malaysia is much better than that in West Malaysia, the majority of the population is the Iban, Melano Humans and other indigenous ethnic groups basically live in the woods, and the cities are mainly Chinese and Malay, and the Chinese are the majority. Now that the reputation of the West Malaysian Liberation Army is at its peak, the Chinese in East Malaysia must have received any information. Contact the local leaders and send troops to station, and I guess there won¡¯t be much fighting.¡±
Yu Shenji shook his head and said: "The Malaysian First Corps still has a relatively large number of troops stationed in East Malaysia. Although the foundation here is better than that in West Malaysia, it will not be that easy to solve it just by force. Besides, we The plan to reject the horse is about to be launched in Malaya. The troops are already stretched thin and cannot be used to occupy East Malaysia for the time being. "
Zu Xiaozhou thumped his chest a little, and said helplessly: "Then we won't go to the depths of the rain forest alone to communicate with the headhunting people. What if they don't like us and want to eat us?"
The so-called headhunters do not refer to a single ethnic group. In many areas of the world, especially in tropical rainforest areas, indigenous peoples have such a custom. They chop off the heads of their enemies as trophies, and they firmly believe that this can gain the enemy's power. Many headhunters are also cannibals. They eat people not only to obtain nutrition, but also for the so-called gain of strength, and perhaps for deterrence.
As the largest ethnic group in Sarawak, the Iban people living in the jungle are such headhunters. However, this happened decades ago or hundreds of years ago. After the colonial rule, the Iban people gradually became civilized. , giving up the custom of headhunting.
Yu Shenji, Zu Xiaozhou and others came to East Malaysia with the main purpose of getting in touch with the Iban people in Sarawak to see if it was possible to persuade them to resist Malaysian rule and be willing to join the Nanyang Republic. Qi Yiming actually didn't have much confidence in this, but Yu Shenji volunteered and thought he could try it, so he volunteered to come to East Malaysia to contact the aboriginal people here. On the other hand, Yu Shenji also believes that the local Chinese community must have felt something after hearing about the vigorous Southern Liberation Revolution in West Malaysia. Even though the local Chinese are relatively honest and docile, it is unrealistic to expect them to rise up to resist, but it is still good to build relationships in advance. of
Yu Shenji was originally a spy of the Second Department of the General Staff. He was familiar with doing such a thing. Failure to complete the task would not be considered a big sin, but if he became a legendary hero, Yu Shenji naturally yearned for such a special front.
Although there are only five of them in the mission, they are not completely without a way out. A Type 056 corvette Xiaoyong, which was handed over to the South Liberation Army Navy by the PL Navy, is anchored off the coast of East Malaysia. The Royal Malaysian Navy has basically been there before. It was completely defeated by pLAf], and now a corvette is safe outside. There is a 9-Dolphin helicopter on the ship. If an emergency evacuation is needed, it can immediately go inland and take away the five people.
The boat was floating in the river. It was not until Yushenji and others found the Iban fishermen after drifting for two days. As expected, the Iban people had no ill feelings towards the Chinese. After seeing the Chinese, the two nearly naked Iban fishermen did not understand that the camouflage uniforms they were wearing wereWhat's the use? Instead, he happily gestured with them.
Zu Xiaozhou instinctively became nervous and wanted to pull the gun, but Yu Shenji immediately stopped him. He had spoken a little bit of Iban before. Although he could not fully understand and communicate fluently, he still had a general understanding.
"These two fishermen probably thought that we were traders who came to the inland to trade. Many Chinese are doing this kind of business, and they hope to trade with us."
Zu Xiaozhou shook his head repeatedly and said: "In addition to some simple rations, we only have weapons left with us. Do we want to exchange weapons with them?"
The two boats were facing each other, and the Iban fishermen were carrying unknown fish tied with straw ropes. They were talking in an incomprehensible language, probably talking about how plump and fresh the fish they caught was.
The fish god had an idea and took out a military lighter and a sweat towel from his pocket. He shouted out the few Iban words he knew, waved it in front of the two fishermen, and demonstrated the use of the lighter. Tell them that the lighter can still be used if thrown into water.
The fishermen were very happy to find that it was something that could be used to live. However, they really had no interest in sweat towels. The Iban people could weave themselves, so they did not like foreign props that did not fit their aesthetics. Although the Iban people have gradually become civilized, the degree of development of different village tribes is different. Some villages are no different from ordinary modern villages. There are running water and electricity in the longhouses, and the roads are paved with asphalt and cement. But many villages are still relatively ignorant, and even the custom of headhunting still remains.
The fishermen exchanged two hanging river fish for Yushenji¡¯s military lighter. Yushenji then expressed his intention to come, telling them that he represented his ¡°tribe¡± and hoped to meet the chief of their tribe and have more interactions.
They didn't know whether the fishermen understood it, but the fishermen immediately led them towards a tributary. Zu Xiaozhou muttered: "If you know this, just drive a boat and bring a boatload of gifts to do diplomacy." ¡±
Yu Shenji was a little uneasy and said, "I don't know if their tribe is big or not, and if they have any influence around here."
Zu Xiaozhou smiled and said: "Are you really planning to convene a guerrilla group composed of indigenous people to carry out a revolution against Malay rule? Although we are short of manpower now, we can get at least 20,000 demobilized fighters from the country within the year to form a Six brigades of troops will be sent to East Malaysia when the time comes to ensure that you are absolutely safe and there is no need to do such a thing."
Yu Shenji shook his head and said: "Absorbing other ethnic groups into our Nanyang Republic will help us better rule this region. After all, the Nanyang Republic will become a multi-ethnic country of immigrants, not a single nation state. Dayak people It¡¯s not that harmonious, only communication and getting along more can create stability.¡±
Zu Xiaozhou curled his lips and said: "It's hard to imagine that such words would come from the mouth of a spy chief.
Sure enough, the fishermen brought the five people to their village. This village is of a decent size, with about four to five hundred people. There are relatively few elderly people, mainly young people. This is probably related to the relatively backward health and medical conditions of the Iban people. Their The average age is relatively low, so there are fewer elderly people.
Contrary to the expectations of Yu Shenji and others, the chief of this tribe is a young man of about 28 or 29 years old. He is a rare strong man among the Dayak people. He wears a national-style short-sleeved shirt with gold patterns and red background. He wears a special crown, some scary tattoos on his arms and neck, and two large silver earrings on his earlobes. The most astonishing thing is not his dress, but the fact that this guy speaks Chinese with a Minnan accent. If it weren't for his relatively pure ethnic characteristics, Zu Xiaozhou and others would have thought he was Chinese.
"When I was young, my father sent me to a Chinese primary school twenty miles away, where I learned your language. The Chinese often travel to the mountains and forests for trade, and it will be easier for us to communicate if we understand your language." said the chief named Binachan.
"Your intelligence and wisdom are impressive." Yu Shenji said quickly.
Binachan burst out laughing, waving his hands and saying, "Why, do you still think we are people living in the colonial era? We all speak like we did hundreds of years ago. Chinese friends, I see how you dress and dress. The Chinese people I usually see are different. Please tell me, where are you from and what are your plans?¡±
Yu Shenji was a little embarrassed by Bina Shang. He accidentally inserted himself into that plot just now, and was laughed at instead. He calmed down and said, "I don't know, Mr. Chief, what do you think about the Federation of Malaysia ruling East Malaysia?"
Bina Shang looked at Yu Shenji with his eyes wide open, and after a long time he uttered a few words: "You are Chinese