Chapter 373: Bitten

The so-called mobile artillery is just a little faster marching. They can cross Bloemfontein to get here and play a huge role in the battle. The fundamental reason lies in two words-concealment! Before entering this battle, they had not launched an active attack. They even watched a British transport company pass by in front of their hidden cols without doing anything. This is very rare for the Boers. They are careful. Scouts who cleared the trail of troops and confuse the British.

But now, all concealment is impossible. They have been exposed. The British knew their approximate location. Faced with repeated searches by the cavalry, they could not escape. Calipute took this into consideration, so he allocated some troops to provide protection for this important but lacking self-protection unit. On the other hand, I searched for the British with a force of more than 2,000 people, and did not seek to win the battle. At least I had to know the position of the opponent, and then choose a reasonably suitable place as the default battlefield.

However, it is a pity that Calypte still underestimated the opponent's speed and response, or underestimated the essential increase in the maneuvering speed of the forces brought by motor vehicles! The first to discover the opponent was not Calypte, nor French cavalry, but the British Marines who had just entered the battlefield!

Although carrying more than ten artillery pieces of various calibers and a large amount of ammunition, with the help of more than 40 vehicles and more than 30 tractors, the speed of this mixed unit of British horseback infantry and mechanical vehicles is actually fastest!

With the help of the scouts, they successfully found the mobile artillery that was thrown behind. If it weren't for the temporary increase of the force of this force by Calipute, it would not be impossible to be eaten by the British! To make matters worse, Colonel George notified French of the news by telegraph!

Under the dual advantages of reconnaissance and communication, the British directly took the initiative. As long as French can join George first, then after eating the artillery of the Boers, the entire Calyptian army will lose the most important support firepower. , Become a toothless tiger!

But this time, Caliput's keenness and caution saved him once! Before the British completed the encirclement of the mobile artillery unit, Calypte was keenly aware of the changes in the situation!

"The intelligence is a bit bad. If our reconnaissance unit is not mistaken, then the British cavalry is ready to launch an offensive not far from us!" When the staff officers marked the newly discovered yesterday on a huge map After the British troops were on the trail, Calipt said with some concern.

A large number of traces of British cavalry were found to the southwest, west, and south. The entire unit was like an eagle spreading its wings ready to hunt at any time, outflanking it! According to intelligence, the number of British cavalry is about 80% more than that of Calypte! If the two sides meet in the wilderness, if they are caught off guard, the Boers have no chance of winning!

"We only have two options now. The first is to retreat immediately to avoid the opponent's attack. Or immediately merge with the mobile artillery and prepare to fight a battle of positions!" an officer suggested.

"I suggest to join the mobile artillery. The British can come so quickly, and they may have thrown away considerable heavy weapons. If we can join together, then we at least have the advantage of firepower and defensive situation." Pershing thought for a while and said.

"I also have this opinion. We now have sufficient fresh water, food and ammunition. As long as we can converge with mobile artillery, it is absolutely not a problem to support for 5 days, and if the British advance lightly, their combat effectiveness will definitely not support more than 3 days! "The Boer representative also expressed support for Pershing's opinion.

"I always feel a little strange, they don't seem to come at us, because our position is on the edge of their encirclement net! If you want to go, then it is easy to get out, if they find it is us, then they can only say Buddha Ronchi is a novice, and he doesn't even know the axis of attack! But obviously, that's not the case!" Calypte said with some worry.

"Maybe the intelligence of the British is biased?" said a person next to him.

"No, if the other party finds us, then there will be a British investigation unit near us, but it is a pity that we all found the British in the other half of the game." I picked up a pencil and drew a dotted line on the map.

"Any action should be based on intelligence. The reconnaissance force near us is very sufficient, but no British cavalry was found. The most likely reason is that the British did not find us at all. Their encirclement did not come to us. We Just an accidental victim! Wait a minute, where did our mobile artillery and logistics units move?" Calypte suddenly became alert.

"There is no information so far, but if everything goes according to plan, they should be here." A staff officer then drew a dotted line on the map to represent the theoretical movement route of the mobile artillery, and then another one at the end. The circle represents where it should be now...

"I think I understand the goal of the British..." Pershing glanced at the direction of the British cavalry encirclement, and then at the speculative position of the mobile artillery that was almost in the center of the encirclement, his voice trembling. .

"Everyone, immediately prepare to build a position, take the horses away, and push the untied carts to the periphery. We use them as fortifications and roadblocks. Hurry up and act immediately!" Two hours later, Pershing took another 400 with him. The cavalry came to the place where the mobile artillery unit was located. At this moment, this vital force was replenishing the necessary fresh water by the river ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ The whole force was spreading along the river bank.

"Build a position, build a position immediately! Everyone, including the guy and the lightly wounded, and everyone who can afford a weapon, is organized for me! If you want to go back to your own home, be obedient. Whoever is not obedient, I will help the United Kingdom Someone gave him a shot!" Pershing rolled over and got off his horse. He and his guard drove the artillery and logistics personnel who were in a panic. Let them take up weapons and tools and prepare for battle.

Now with 400 new arrivals, there are already 2500 Boer soldiers here, but only 1200 of them are regular infantry, the others are artillery, logistics units and coachmen. Under normal circumstances, these people would be vulnerable under the attack of 5000 cavalry and 2500 Marines, but now, Pershing's arrival has won them at least 8 hours of warning time! And now they are in a good position, with their backs against the river, and the opponent's attack surface is relatively narrow.

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