The Rise of the Empire

The so-called mobile artillery only marched a little faster. They were able to cross Bloemfontein and come here, and played a huge role in the battle. The fundamental reason lies in two words-concealment! Before entering this battle, they did not launch an active attack. They even watched a British transport company pass by their hidden col without doing anything. This is very rare for the Boers. They carefully Clearing up the traces of the marching troops, confusing the British scouts. \u003c/p\u003eBut now, all concealment is impossible, they have been exposed, the British know their approximate location, and they cannot escape in the face of repeated cavalry searches. Taking this into consideration, Caliput allocated some troops to provide protection for this important but lacking self-protection ability. On the other hand, I took a force of over 2,000 people to search for the British, not to be able to fight, at least to know the location of the opponent, and then choose a fairly suitable place as the default battlefield. \u003c/p\u003e But it is a pity that Caliput still underestimated the opponent's speed and reaction, or underestimated the essential improvement that motor vehicles can bring to the troop's maneuvering speed! It was not Caliput or French's cavalry who first discovered the opponent, but the British marines who had just entered the battlefield! \u003c/p\u003eAlthough it carried more than a dozen artillery pieces of various calibers and a large amount of ammunition, with the help of more than 40 vehicles of various types and more than 30 tractors, this mixed force of British mounted infantry and mechanical vehicles The speed of movement is the fastest! \u003c/p\u003eWith the help of the scouts, they successfully discovered the mobile artillery that was left behind. If it weren't for the fact that Caliput temporarily increased the strength of this unit, I am afraid that it would not be impossible to be eaten by the British. possible! To make matters worse, Colonel George reported the news to French by telegram! \u003c/p\u003eUnder the dual advantages of reconnaissance and communication, the British directly took the initiative. As long as French can take the first step to join George, then after eating the Boers' artillery, the entire Caliput army will lose the most Important support firepower, become a toothless tiger! \u003c/p\u003e But this time, Caliput's keenness and caution saved him once! Before the British completed the encirclement of the mobile artillery unit, Caliput had keenly sensed the changes in the situation! \u003c/p\u003e"The intelligence is not good. If our reconnaissance troops are not mistaken, then not far from us, the British cavalry is ready to launch an offensive!" When the staff marked on the huge map After the newly discovered traces of the British army yesterday, Caliput said with some concern. \u003c/p\u003eA large number of British cavalry were found in the southwest, west, and south of him. The entire army was like an eagle with wings spread out and ready to hunt at any time, outflanking it from the flanks! According to intelligence, the number of British cavalry is about 80% more than that of Caliput! If the two sides meet in the wilderness, the Boers will have no chance of winning if caught off guard! \u003c/p\u003e "We have only two options now. The first option is to retreat immediately to avoid the opponent's attack. Or join the mobile artillery unit immediately and prepare for a positional battle!" An officer suggested. \u003c/p\u003e"I suggest joining up with the mobile artillery. The British may have thrown away quite a lot of heavy weapons for coming so quickly. If we can join up, then we at least have firepower and defensive advantages." Pershing thought I want to say. \u003c/p\u003e"I agree with this opinion. We now have sufficient fresh water, food and ammunition. As long as we can meet with the mobile artillery, it will definitely not be a problem to support them for 5 days. If the British advance lightly, their combat effectiveness will definitely not be able to support them." More than 3 days!" The representatives of the Boers also expressed support for Pershing's opinion.

\u003c/p\u003e"I always feel a little strange. They don't seem to be coming at us, because our position is on the edge of their encirclement net! If you want to go, it's easy to get away. If they find us, then It can only be said that French is a novice, and he doesn't even know the axis of attack! But obviously, that's not the case!" Caliput said with some concern. \u003c/p\u003e "Maybe the intelligence of the British is biased?" said a person next to him. \u003c/p\u003e"No, if the opponent finds us, there will definitely be a British investigation unit near us, but unfortunately, we all found the British in the opponent's half." Ripper picked up a pencil and drew a dotted line on the map. \u003c/p\u003e"Any action should be based on intelligence. The reconnaissance force near us is very sufficient, but no British cavalry has been found. The biggest possibility is that the British did not find us at all. Their encirclement is not aimed at us Come on, we are just an accidental victim! Wait a minute, where did our mobile artillery and logistics units move?" Caliput suddenly became alert. \u003c/p\u003e"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, representing the theoretical movement route of the mobile artillery, and then in There is a circle at the end, representing where it should be now.... \u003c/p\u003e"I think I understand the objective of the British..." Pershing looked at the direction of the encirclement of the British cavalry, and then at the estimated position of the mobile artillery that was almost in the center of the encirclement. Said tremblingly. \u003c/p\u003e "Everyone, prepare to build a position immediately, take the horses away, and push the untied carts to the periphery. We will use them as fortifications and roadblocks. Hurry up and act immediately!" After 2 hours, Pershing took Another 400 cavalry came to the place where the mobile artillery unit was located. At this moment, this vital unit was replenishing the necessary fresh water by the river. The whole army spread out along the river bank. \u003c/p\u003e "Build a position, build a position immediately! Everyone, including the cook and the lightly wounded, everyone who can afford a weapon, organize for me! If you want to go back to your home, be obedient, whoever is not obedient, I'll give him a shot for the British!" Pershing dismounted, and he and his guards drove the artillery and logistics personnel into a panic. Let them pick up their weapons and tools and get ready for battle. \u003c/p\u003eAfter adding 400 new people, there are already 2,500 Boer soldiers here, but only 1,200 of them are regular infantry, and the rest are artillery, logistics units and coachmen. Under normal circumstances, these people would be vulnerable to the attack of 5,000 cavalry and 2,500 marines, but now, the arrival of Pershing has won them at least 8 hours of warning time! And the current position is not bad. They are backed by the river, and the opponent's attack surface is relatively narrow. \u003c/p\u003eThanks to book friends The First Guards Tank Brigade, Lost Battle Song, Master Joan, Sea Youbian, bighill1982\u003c/a\u003e~~~, and book friends tiger-1, flydragon, grenadier lz, battleship Musashi , Lonely ぁ heart wandering \u003c/a\u003e support ~~~! \u003c/p\u003eSome book friends said that my writing was biased. In fact, I decided that the Boer War was a very critical event in history, and the protagonist invested a lot of energy in the early stage. It is necessary to write some when necessary. Now that the subscription is down, I dare not write anymore... This period will end within three days, and I probably won’t write about the Boer War later, please subscribe and support--! . \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e