The Rise of the Empire

"But you don't have to worry, most of your supplies will be transported by rail. We will use armored trains to ensure the transportation of your supplies and artillery. You can choose to carry 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 grassland. Your first task should be to ensure the smooth flow of the railway, and then consider other things."\u003c/p\u003e "I see, my troops will concentrate on the railway Cruising on both sides of the line, the Boer cavalry will also be limited by supplies, and it is impossible to cross Hanover and continue southward, but if I use the troops at hand to cooperate with the remaining troops, I am confident that the traffic from Hanover to the front line will be safe!" French said the general. \u003c/p\u003e5 days later, the British army, which was advancing rapidly by riding horses and vehicles, finally reached the edge of the Boer guerrilla zone, and when nearly 5,000 British troops appeared in front of them, both Pershing and Caliput felt The pressure is huge! These are the pride of the British Empire Army, and they are elites who have gone through thousands of trials. \u003c/p\u003eAlthough the appearance of machine guns and artillery has reduced cavalry to auxiliary arms, under certain circumstances, they are the biggest enemies of Pershing and Caliput! They thought that the British would send reinforcements, but they never expected the size of a cavalry division to come back! (5,000 people put in Germany is the cavalry division...) More importantly, there are 4 temporarily modified armored trains. Although these monsters equipped with 3-pound guns and machine guns are ugly, everyone admits that In the absence of flat-firing guns, they are the kings of the battlefield. Except for blasting and mines, it is difficult to even paralyze them! \u003c/p\u003e"Hank, it's British!" Those who felt the pressure most directly were those troops on the front line who were tasked with reconnaissance and harassment. Those experienced hunters knew the strengths and weaknesses of both sides very well. The size of a cavalry company of nearly 500 cavalry made the Boers dare not even shoot with black guns! \u003c/p\u003eThere was a bold Boer who tried to harass this army, he only fired 3 shots! Killed a British soldier, and then he fell into the siege of the British. The British knew very well that the Boer scouts had at least 2 horses, so when they hunted, they mostly used the method of chasing and intercepting or chasing in sections. Like a group of lions hunting and killing their prey, they are constantly chasing and consuming, and easily kill their opponents after they are exhausted. \u003c/p\u003eWhen the British stared at the prey, the huge cavalry regiment was like an eagle with wings spread. They would spread out a wide front and then quickly encircled them. Whether it is evacuation or resistance, there will not be much difference, because if they evacuate, they will take turns to follow them, like a pack of wolves, which consumes a lot of energy. As for the resistance, even if there are better weapons, but in the open defense against the charge of several times the number of people, even if the Boers can kill more British troops, they will eventually be eliminated by sabers or rifles, and Hank is now Encountered this situation! \u003c/p\u003e"Our retreat has been cut off. These guys are veterans. They have been staring at us for several days, and they even understand our rules of action." A subordinate said in panic. The Boers are good hunters, but they are not necessarily good commanders. Their actions are too casual, and they are full of loopholes in front of experienced commanders! For example, Hank's troops generally move along rivers for the convenience of getting water, and they have the habit of temporarily storing supplies in a certain place. When the British discovered these two points, they naturally wanted to encircle them. Very easy, but in fact, this time, they threw themselves into the trap! \u003c/p\u003eThe hounds were ready, they launched a circular encirclement net, and gradually narrowed the encirclement. For this operation, the cavalry regiment even carried 2 6-pound guns and 4 machine guns,

Under the cover of the cavalry, the machine guns and guns were placed out of the range of the Boers' mortars. The British began to adjust their formation, and their horses began to advance slowly. The scabbard was drawn out, and it shone coldly under the sunlight. And at this time their opponents were on the exposed river bank! \u003c/p\u003eThe opportunity the British found was simply too good. They quietly surrounded them at night, and then launched an attack at dawn, while Hank and his colleagues were still cooking! The guy who threw away the meal immediately picked up the rifle, and then hastily deployed the position. The defense line surrounding the two machine guns and two 60mm mortars was so fragile in front of the British. I am afraid that the two 57mm guns can be used for a few rounds. Tear down this line of defense. \u003c/p\u003eThe ballistic advantage cannot be brought into play, and how can the 60 mortars with insufficient range be able to fight against the 57 rapid-fire guns. The high-explosive shells fired by the British artillery quickly covered the defense line, and orange fireballs rose in the position At first, many people couldn't bear this kind of blow to him, and they tried to flee the line of defense on horseback, but soon, these people who were already on the verge of despair were either harvested by shrapnel, or swarmed up after running not far British cavalry fell. \u003c/p\u003e"Release smoke bombs! We are ready to break through! Ross, drive the extra horses in another direction!" Hank finally couldn't bear the constant shells exploding above his head. A desperate breakout with little chance of winning! \u003c/p\u003e"Wait, Hank, it's the sound of vibrations! The sound of vibrations coming from the ground! A lot of horses! It's a large cavalry!" The vibrations on the ground made the Boers excited, which represented the hope of life, Although the people who came may also be British, no matter how bad it is, the result will not be worse than it is now, and if it is the Boers, then they will be saved. Hanke and others know that the Boers have a huge cavalry force on their own. around. \u003c/p\u003eIt seems that in order to verify this, the British began to gradually shrink their troops, they withdrew the encirclement net, and began to retreat to the southwest. No, it's not appropriate to say that they retreated. They just retreated to a small slope, and then dismounted to deploy a defensive position. Because of the burden of luggage and artillery, the British knew that they could not go, and the Boer regular cavalry could continue to pursue with one man and two horses. Therefore, even if these artillery pieces are discarded, the British still cannot evacuate smoothly, at least a piece of flesh will be torn off! \u003c/p\u003e "Send a 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. Unlike the Ripter Legion, which only had 4 radio telegraphs, General French had 12 radio devices, which could fully guarantee the communication between any regiment-level unit and the logistics unit. (The premise is that the distance is not too far away)\u003c/p\u003eThe second update is here~~~, yesterday’s subscription is actually not very good, it is also the 2nd update, which is more than 500 less than the day before yesterday--! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e