Chapter 367: British counterattack

"But don't worry, most of your supplies will be provided by rail transportation. We will use armored trains to ensure the transportation of your supplies and artillery. You can choose to carry a part of the artillery, or you can choose to transport it by train. But half It is really difficult for a cavalry division to defeat the opponent on the vast South African grasslands. Your first task should be to ensure the smooth flow of the railway, and then consider other things."

; "I understand that my troops will be concentrated on both sides of the railway line for cruising. The Boer cavalry will also be subject to supply restrictions. It is impossible to cross Hanover and continue south. If I use the strength at hand to cooperate with the remaining troops, I am confident Ensure traffic safety from Hanover to the front line!" General French said.

; Five days later, the British army, which was advancing fast by horse and car, finally reached the edge of the Boer guerrilla zone. When nearly 5,000 British troops appeared before them, both Pershing and Calypte felt the pressure! These are the pride of the British Empire Army, the elite that has been tempered.

Although the appearance of machine guns and artillery has reduced the cavalry to auxiliary arms, but under certain circumstances, they are Pershing and Caliput’s biggest enemies! They thought that the British would send reinforcements, but they never expected the size of a cavalry division to come back! (5000 people are placed in Germany to be a cavalry division...) More importantly, there are 4 temporarily modified armored trains. Although these monsters equipped with 3-pounder guns and machine guns are ugly, everyone admits that, In the absence of flat-fire guns, they are the kings of the battlefield. In addition to blasting and mines, it is difficult to even paralyze them!

"Hank, it's a British!" Those who feel the pressure most directly are those troops who are on the front line for reconnaissance and harassment tasks. Those experienced hunters are very aware of the strengths and weaknesses of both sides. They operate in regiments, with 3 cavalry companies. The size of nearly 500 cavalry made the Boers dare not even shoot with black guns!

; Once the daring Boer tried to harass this unit, he only fired 3 shots! Killed a British soldier, and then he was surrounded by the British. The British knew very well that the Boer scouts had at least 2 horses, so when they were hunting, they mostly used the method of siege and interception or segmented pursuit. Like a group of lions hunting their prey, they continue to chase and consume, and easily kill their opponents when they are exhausted.

; When the British are eyeing their prey, the huge cavalry regiment is like an eagle with spread wings. They will spread out a wide front and then quickly encircle. At this time, the Boers, who are at an absolute disadvantage, either evacuated. It doesn't make much difference whether it is resistance or not, because if they leave, they will take turns to track, like a pack of wolves, exhausting the physical strength of personnel. If you resist, even if you have better weapons, but in the open to resist the charge of multiple people, even if the Boers can kill more British troops, they will eventually be solved by sabers or rifles, and Hank is now Encountered this situation!

"Our back road has been cut off, these guys are veterans, they have been staring at us for several days, and even our rules of action have been figured out." A subordinate said in panic. Boers are good hunters, but they are not necessarily good commanders. Their actions are too random, and they are full of loopholes in front of experienced commanders! For example, Hank’s troops usually move along the river for the convenience of obtaining water, and they have the habit of temporarily storing supplies in a certain location. When the British discovered these two points, they wanted to encircle them. It's very easy, but in fact, this time, they are self-inflicted!

; The hounds are ready. They deployed a circular encirclement net and gradually reduced the encirclement circle. For this operation, the cavalry regiment even carried 2 6-pounder guns and 4 machine guns. Under the cover of the cavalry, the machine gun group and the guns The team was placed outside the range of the Boer mortars. The British began to adjust their queues. Their horses began to advance slowly. An atmosphere of killing engulfed the entire battlefield. The sharp sabers were drawn out of the scabbards, under the sun. Shining cold light. At this time their opponent was on the bare river bank!

; The opportunity that the British were looking for was so good. They came up quietly in the evening, and then attacked at dawn, while Hank and his colleagues were still cooking! The guy who threw away the meal immediately picked up the rifle, and then hurriedly deployed the position. The line of defense surrounding the two machine guns and two 60 mortars hastily components is so fragile in front of the British. Two 57mm guns may be enough for a few rounds. Tear this line of defense.

; The ballistic advantage can’t be exerted. How can the 60 mortars with insufficient range and 57 rapid-fire guns fight? The high-explosive shells fired by the British artillery quickly covered the line of defense, and orange fireballs rose in the position. The young people could no longer bear this kind of blow to him. They tried to escape the line of defense on horseback, but soon, these people who were on the verge of despair were either harvested by shrapnel, or were chopped by the swarming British cavalry after they had just run out. inverted.

"Release the smoke bombs! We are ready to break through! Ross~www.wuxiaspot.com~ drive the excess horses in another direction!" Hank finally couldn't help it with the cannonballs that continued to explode above his head. He began to deploy. Prepare for a decisive breakout with a small chance of winning!

"Wait, Hank, it's the vibration! The vibration from the ground! A lot of horses! It's the brigade cavalry!" The vibration from the ground made the Boers excited, which represents the hope of life, even though it came. It may also be British, but no matter how bad it is, the result will not be worse than it is now. If it were the Boers, then they would be saved. Hank and others knew that the Boers had a large cavalry force around them.

; It seems that to verify this, the British began to gradually shrink their forces, they withdrew the encirclement net, and began to retreat to the southwest. No, it is not appropriate to retreat. They just retreated to a small **** and then dismounted to deploy a defensive position. Because of the drag of the baggage and artillery, the British knew they could not go, and the Boer regular cavalry could continue chasing by one man and two horses. Therefore, even if these artillery are discarded, the British will still not be able to evacuate smoothly, at least a piece of meat will be torn off!

; "Report to the general immediately, saying that we have encountered the main force of the Boers!" This British cavalry is also a forward, but with stronger troops, better weapons, and advanced means of communication, and the entire Caliput There are only 4 radio telegraphs in the Legion. The difference is that General French has twelve radio equipment, which can fully guarantee the communication between any regiment-level unit and the logistics unit. (The premise is not too far away)

; The second one is here~~~. Yesterday’s subscription is actually not good. It is also 2 times, which is more than 500 less than the day before yesterday.

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