Xitu's rise caused quite a stir in Africa.
To this land, that name had no recognition whatsoever. Yet this obscure armed force had become a rising new star on the African continent within just three days.
In only two days, the Xitu Armed Forces fought two major battles.
In its clash with the Congolese military, it wiped out more than 1,900 Congolese soldiers, shot down three armed helicopters and one fighter jet, forced the Congolese authorities to retreat fifty li, and seized control of the land bordering Tanzania.
A tribal armed force with only several thousand members had utterly routed a national military. Its gains in battle stunned the surrounding countries in one stroke.
The surrounding armed forces fell silent in terror upon hearing the news.
But the fighting did not stop.
While everyone was still digesting the news of Xitu's battle with the Congolese military, the Xitu Armed Forces suddenly appeared on the route taken by the Zambian military into the Mitumba Mountain Range. With thunderous force, it annihilated the 1,100-man Zambian vanguard, shot down two aircraft, and took complete control of the Mitumba Mountain Range.
Two seemingly ordinary conflicts shook the African continent.
Across just two battles, there were no survivors.
The Congolese and Zambian militaries suffered more than 3,000 casualties, lost countless weapons and equipment, and incurred devastating losses. Multiple generals were killed.
The casualties and losses rivaled those of a large-scale war.
The Xitu Armed Forces were like a group of burly men wielding machetes, fighting two groups of children armed with little sticks in a life-and-death struggle.
Just as outsiders believed the Xitu Armed Forces would face retaliation from the two countries, neither made a move for a long time. Angola, which had been eyeing the Xitu Armed Forces from behind, also lowered its banners