The city of Mara was filled with smoke, and the gunfire from time to time made people realize that the enemy had not completely given up resistance.
However, the outcome of the battle will not change. The city of Mara, which has been breached, has no room for resistance. Although the resistance of the Abyssinians is very fierce, the previous battles have allowed these brave and capable East African warriors to be defeated.
Got brave.
Cosenz still felt frightened when he thought about the Abyssinian counterattack in the morning.
That time, the Third Guards Regiment, which was launching an attack, had just approached the city of Mara. Before they were ready to blast the city gate, the gate of Mara opened wide, and countless painted Abyssinians came.
Rushed out from inside.
This was completely beyond the expectations of the officers and soldiers of the Third Guards Regiment, which made them feel a little unprepared. Although under the orders of the officers, the soldiers fired at the enemies who rushed out with their guns. However, it was different from when they were calm and calm.
The firing this time did not stop the Abyssinians. They rushed towards the 3rd Guards Regiment one after another with weapons in hand. The fearless look on their faces made Cosentz feel that he might have to explain what he was doing.
Here it is.
At this time, thanks to the support firepower from the rear positions and the suppression from artillery and Maxim machine guns, they were able to withstand the enemy's offensive.
As the commander, Major General Wagman immediately sent out three infantry battalions for emergency support, and then repelled the Abyssinian attack. When the enemy retreated, he followed the enemy.
After conquering the gate, the battle began inside the city of Mara.
The fighting in the city is now coming to an end, and it is expected that the rebels will be wiped out in less than a while.
Thinking of this, Cosentz couldn't help but look at the prisoners in front of him again. These were the Abyssinians who surrendered to Italy. They were detained together, and the company responsible for guarding them was the company commanded by Cosentz.
The prisoner he was staring at had a fearful and uneasy expression on his face, and the fear in his eyes could be seen by everyone. This made Cosentz couldn't help but think that the scene he saw that morning was his own hallucination.
"Look what I found?"
Just when Cosentz was thinking about this, his friend Barry found him with a mysterious look on his face.
Cosentz watched his friend secretly open a bag, which contained some plant stems, leaves and seeds, which made him curious.
"What's this?"
Seeing the confused expression on his friend's face, Barry smiled and said, "This is why those Abyssinians are not afraid of death."
Hearing his friend's words, Cosentz picked it up curiously and smelled it, then asked a pungent question that made him sneeze several times in a row.
"What does it smell like?"
"This is the smell of marijuana."
"marijuana!"
Barry's words shocked Cosentz, because he had never touched this thing before. However, although he had never touched it, he knew its effects.
"No wonder these Abyssinians are so brave. It's the temptation of the devil."
Well, it seems Cosentz is still a Catholic.
"Yes, this is the devil's temptation."
My friend looked like he was getting rich and repeated what he said.
"You don't want to sell it, do you?"
Cosentz, who had read through his friend's thoughts, showed an incredulous expression.
Cosentz's words made Barry quickly restrain himself. "Ahem...how is this possible? I plan to find a place where no one is and destroy it."
"Okay, let's go destroy these dirty things together."
Cosenz, who saw through his friend's tricks, was worried about him acting alone.
"Ah, my stomach feels uncomfortable and I need to go to the toilet."
After being exposed, Barry immediately used his last move, and then he ran away like a rabbit without looking back. He ran so fast and didn't worry about getting it in his crotch.
Seeing his friend's actions, Cosentz could only shake his head helplessly.
For low-level officers such as Cosenz, winning the battle is the most important thing. However, for Major General Wagman, who commanded the battle, the battle of Mara was useless. Apart from capturing Mara,
It completely failed to achieve its purpose.
"What cowards these Abyssinians are."
Well, it seems that what Major General Wagman wanted to wait for was not the garrison of Mara City, but the main force of the Abyssinians. When he set out, Simeone gave him instructions.
According to Lieutenant General Simeone's analysis, if the Abyssinians want to defend their enemies from outside the country, then Mara is the best choice. Because it is located between the Abyssinian Plateau and the Eritrean mountains.
The ravines here are very conducive for the enemy to hide their troops.
Therefore, Major General Wagman was asked to pay attention to possible dangers when attacking Mara. This is why, with a force of 8,000 men, Major General Wagman only allowed the Third Guards Regiment to attack.
But it is a pity that Mara was captured, and the Abyssinians did not ambush themselves in Mara.
That's right, Major General Wagman hopes that the main force of the Abyssinians will ambush him in Mara. Only in this way can he capture the main force and allow himself to perform extraordinary feats. You must know that this time he brought enough supplies.
ammunition, and also the defensive weapon Maxim machine gun, which also brought a full 38.
It is a pity that God did not hear his prayer and let the Abyssinians escape disaster.
But it doesn't matter, if the fast method doesn't work, then use the slow method, and you can still make these damn Abyssinians die obediently.
Thinking of this, he turned to the messenger beside him and said, "Inform General Simeone immediately that our army has captured Mara and is waiting for further instructions."
"As you command, General."
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Major General Wagman captured Marat, and within two days, Simeone knew it.
After reading the report sent in his hand, Simeone said to the chief of staff beside him. "It seems that our enemy is very smart, and the first plan did not work."
Faced with Simeone's words, Bartlett, the chief of staff, said indifferently. "It doesn't matter, don't we have a backup plan? In this case, just activate the backup plan."
In order to deal with various situations in the war, Major General Bartlett, who was born in the General Staff Department, made many sub-plans. But in order to finish the war as soon as possible, he first adopted the method of luring the snake out of its hole.
If you see that this method is useless, then it doesn't matter. There are other plans. These are all carefully prepared by Bartlett for the Abyssinians. There will always be one that suits them.
"Then next, we need time to build the road to Mara."
Simeone talks about the most important thing at the moment.
"That's just right. Contacting the Sudanese people also takes time."
With the two men deciding, a new round against the Abyssinians began.
As for whether the Abyssinians knew about Italy's actions, they need to ask Johannes IV to find out.
However, Italy's performance of not moving after capturing Mara made the emperor a little nervous.
