Chapter 288: The navy is reliable!

"Damn it, heavy artillery! Real heavy artillery!" Pershing probably inspected the opponent's artillery position visually, and the distance between the two sides was about 10 kilometers! And the shells are so powerful that they are definitely not 15-pound artillery! He couldn't imagine how the British hid such a group of guns! The opponent had at least 8 artillery pieces. The cavalry was originally lacking in firepower, and was forced to retreat under the sudden attack of artillery and the remaining British guards. This also allowed some British to escape!

"Their range of artillery is so long, shouldn't this be a field artillery?" Kruger was surprised by the performance of the unexpected artillery. The opponent's artillery was very superb, and the artillery had a very long range. According to estimates, the opponent's artillery had a range of about 12 kilometers! This range exceeds almost all British division artillery. So this must be a strengthened artillery. As for why they appeared here, then only God really knows.

In the face of the sudden shelling, the Boers were forced to close their nets in advance, but even so, they still captured a considerable part of the British army. More than 1,200 British soldiers were killed and more than 3,000 wounded. In addition, there were 2,000 prisoners in Great Britain. After decades of empire, this failure is the biggest loss of the British Army since the Crimean War! The remaining British army remnants who escaped by chance quickly evacuated to Ladysmith.

; "It's the naval artillery, the British navy is better than their army!" On the third day after the end of the Battle of Ladysmith, the Boers finally figured out the origin of the artillery that made the Boer's plan fall short. where!

"It turned out to be the British Navy. No wonder the artillery skills are superb. By the way, what's the matter with them?" Calipute continued to ask.

; "This British naval force comes from the first-class cruiser Qiangsheng and the first-class protective cruiser Bled and the third-class protective cruiser Apollo. The artillery used is 4 120mm naval guns, 2 150mm heavy guns, and 10 12-pounder guns. Among them, two 150mm naval guns did not participate in the battle. They were deployed in Ladysmith. They temporarily installed army gun mounts on the naval guns. This force has about 1,500 people, except for the gunners on naval battleships. Besides the sailors, there are 900 Marines." Kruger said.

"It's not easy..." Calipute said. In the end, the number of Buhler's army who successfully withdrew to Ladysmith was at least about 4,000. In addition to this artillery, there are about 5,500 people, and the opponent has very strong firepower, it is a 150mm heavy artillery! Not a short-barreled gun used by the Army! As long as the angle allows, the maximum range is twice yours! The surrounding area of ​​Ladysmith is relatively empty, and the British have probably built artillery positions. How to fight this artillery battle?

What Caliput could not think of was that the Boers also defeated the British on the front line of Spin Mountain in history, but then they were also helpless in Ladysmith City. In history, there was also a marine artillery team that joined the battle, but and What is different in history is that the size of this artillery force is somewhat large...

"The meaning of a strong attack is relatively limited. Although our artillery is large in number, the opponent has the advantages of fortifications and range, and it is very difficult to fight. Before we can get more heavy artillery, we'd better encircle and not fight, and immediately occupy the east. Other areas of Pulau, and mobilize the Boers there."

"At the same time, to strengthen the harassment of the cavalry, the British can create a marine artillery team, then they can create a second and third one! These artillery is really terrible." Carlipte said.

; "Then where is the focus of our next stage of attack?" Kruger also realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Durban! According to intelligence, British reinforcements and supplies are all stocked in Durban. As long as we can knock this place down, then our flanks will be safe. And Durban's supplies are very important for us to expand our army. The usefulness of oil, of course, is that the most important thing is that the British will not have many troops there, and there may even be more than 2,000 people." Calipute said.

; "But there are 3 warships there!" Kruger said worriedly.

; "There are three warships, but there are not many people on them. This artillery team alone used about 600 naval personnel. Now the three warships are definitely not enough. The most important thing is that we don’t have to occupy and Defend Durban, as long as it is destroyed. We can hide out of the opponent’s guns to blow up the port area and warehouses with shells, railways and marshalling yards, as well as water and electricity. "Calipte said, shaking his head.

;The Boers want to persist for a long time, so the Eastern Cape must occupy a place. Only by occupying this place will the hundreds of thousands of Dutch descendants in the Eastern Cape truly support the two Boer republics and make up for the Boer’s manpower. Inadequate shortcomings.

; Make up your mind, just do it! When Loeb’s British army was severely damaged and trapped in an isolated city, the British in the entire Eastern Cape could no longer come up with a decent defensive force. Taking advantage of this time to expand the results is necessary, so the task of besieging Ladysmith was handed over. Given to the other troops, Kruger took the main force of the troops and began to attack Durban.

; What the Boers did not expect was that they unexpectedly intercepted another marine artillery from Durban during their march to Durban! This team originally supported Buhler. Buhler's failure was too fast. In addition, some telegrams had been cut off. After the news of Buhler's defeat arrived in Durban, it was too late. Naturally, the British Army without radio could not rule this artillery in time~www.wuxiaspot .com~ Finally this tragic artillery was captured by the Boer cavalry. Although the British tried their best to destroy the powerful artillery before surrendering, there were still 4 120mm naval guns captured by the Boers. This means that for the first time the Boer regiment has military-level heavy artillery. And these artillery caused the British to suffer in the ensuing battle. Of course, this is something later, so I won't mention it for the time being.

"Is it really British? Is this army the British army that smashed Napoleon in Waterloo? How do I feel like a group of indigenous people who can't fight? I don't know if the British Golden Navy is as vulnerable as his army." After the news of the Battle of Smith arrived in Berlin, the Kaiser mocked the British Army ruthlessly in the face of his important minister, and the British's overly tragic performance made him make his final determination.

; "If other things happen in the world at this time, then the British must not be able to interfere, do they?" William smiled and said to the Prime Minister Calipume next to him.

; "Yes, your Majesty, not only the British, other big countries will not care about things that are not directly related to them. The energy of the Russians is in the Far East, and the Americans have just suffered an unprecedented defeat. The French are not our opponents. "Compared with the strong Bismarck, this German prime minister is simply a echo of the emperor. He knows what the emperor said. Although there are still some concerns in his heart, he still agrees.

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