The second lieutenant who led the team directly to the opposite side was named Li Fei.
Li Fei was a native of Zhili in the Qing Dynasty. He was wanted by the Qing Dynasty for committing an offense in his hometown, so he simply came to Johannesburg.
When Roque started training security guards at the Matilda Gold Mine, Li Fei was a member of the security team. Later, Li Fei followed Roque to the Roque Gold Mine, then to Nyasaland, and finally to Rhodesia.
When the Northern Division was established, Li Fei served as a second lieutenant platoon leader in Company A of the Northern Rhodesian Division because of his excellent military qualities.
When crossing the river, Li Fei's assault boat probably encountered an undercurrent and was washed directly to the other bank. It was too late to retreat. Li Fei simply led ten soldiers ashore and established a beachhead on a shoal.
"Platoon leader, Lao Zhang is seriously injured." Just as Li Fei threw himself behind a big rock, he heard a soldier shouting.
"Bandage it on the spot and think about what the doctor taught you." Li Fei didn't have time to help. He squatted behind a stone and suddenly poked his head out to observe the rebel position on the river bank. After taking a look, he immediately retracted, then took out a grenade and, according to his impression,
Throw it out in the middle direction.
boom
The violent explosion was accompanied by the screams of the rebels. Li Fei pulled out his pistol and carried Lee Enfield behind him. Just as he was about to launch a charge, he suddenly heard the roar of a cannon from behind.
In the past, when he heard the sound of bang bang cannon, Li Fei would probably laugh at him, but now he just feels extremely at ease.
At least four cannons plowed through the rebel positions around Li Fei and others.
Hearing explosions from all directions, Li Fei had time to take care of the wounded.
"I'm fine, platoon leader, I can't die!" Lao Zhang was sweating profusely. A hole was opened in his stomach. The bullet hit Lao Zhang's abdomen and then penetrated from the back. There was definitely no time to check whether his internal organs were injured.
You can wrap up the wound first.
"Tietou, Lao Dao, you two send Lao Zhang back." Li Fei was very worried about Lao Zhang's injury. This kind of injury must be treated as soon as possible. Over time, it is easy to be in danger.
"Platoon leader, I'm fine." Lao Zhang was still holding on. There were only eleven people in total. If we lose three more, if the rebels besiege them, Li Fei and the others would probably be in trouble.
"Stop talking nonsense, Tietou, Laodao, take action." Li Fei did not delay, this was not the time for bargaining.
Tietou and Lao Dao didn't waste any time. They unloaded all the bullets, grenades, and supplies from their bodies, set up Lao Zhang, jumped on the half-deflated assault boat, and rowed back as hard as they could.
The artillery fire is even more lively now, and even heavy machine guns are joining in. Don't worry about whether they can hit people, let's suppress the firepower of the rebels now.
"Platoon leader, what should we do?" Eight people, facing thousands of rebels, said it was impossible not to be afraid.
"Spread out, spread out. Let's hold this place until our people rush over. We will have done a great job!" Li Fei will definitely not back down at this time, and there is no way to retreat.
The strange thing is that the rebels have not launched an attack and seem to have forgotten about Li Fei and the others. Even though the firepower of the Pao Pao cannon was much weaker, Li Fei and the others did not find the rebels.
"Platoon leader, something is wrong." A sergeant climbed up to Li Fei's side.
"Isn't that right?" Li Fei had already poked his head out several times. Except for the rebels he discovered initially, he couldn't see or hear the rebels at all.
just like
It was as if Noda's position was deserted.
"Three artillery pieces, covering fire, others are ready to charge with me." Li Fei howled, preparing to charge towards the rebel position.
"Received from the platoon leader" The third artilleryman is a machine gunner. The Madsen light machine gun of the Northern Rhodesian Division has been equipped to the platoon level, and will be equipped to the squad in the next step.
The Madsen light machine gun equipped by the Northern Rhodesian Division is no longer the same as the Madsen in Rock's impression.
The main improvement is in the way of ammunition supply. The original Madsen light machine gun uses a 30-round magazine for ammunition. When it comes to Nyasaland, the 30-round magazine is definitely not enough, so the Nyasaland Arsenal
With reference to the ammunition supply method of the Maxim heavy machine gun, the designer changed the Madsen light machine gun produced in Nyasaland into a 100-round ammunition box.
In addition to the ammunition box, in order to better provide continuity of firepower, the Nyasaland Arsenal also changed the barrel of the Madsen light machine gun into a replaceable barrel that can be quickly disassembled. The task of the deputy shooter is to carry a backup gun
Tubes and ammunition boxes. In Nyasaland, each light machine gun is equipped with two assistant shooters. When the troops are dispatched, they can carry two spare barrels and eight ammunition boxes with 100 rounds of ammunition. When necessary, other
People can also help carry it, so you don’t have to worry about bullets. Engineers at the Nyasaland Arsenal are studying to change the 6.5mm smokeless powder bullet used in the Madsen light machine gun to a 7.7mm caliber tip common to the Lee Enfield
Once successful, the bombing will greatly reduce the logistical pressure.
It needs to be emphasized that the Maxim heavy machine gun currently produced in Nyasaland is of 7.7 mm caliber, and has the same bullet as the Lee Enfield.
At this time, the firepower of the cannon finally stopped. Li Fei and the others seized the opportunity and threw a round of grenades at the Zulu rebel position. Then Li Fei took the lead and rushed out of the bunker with a pistol.
The other soldiers didn't say anything, and just like Li Fei, they were all rushing forward. At this time, they didn't care about the serpentine movements, and they advanced alternately with the help of cover. It was normal to rush into the woods first.
The situation of the rebel position was as Li Fei judged. The entire position was deserted. Li Fei even found the corpse of the rebel who was killed by a grenade. His gun had been taken away.
"The rebels have escaped, platoon leader, what should we do?" The soldiers gathered around Li Fei. This situation was a bit strange, and the soldiers didn't know what to do.
"Check the rebel positions and open a channel for the follow-up troops." Li Fei did not pursue rashly. If the rebels came back to kill them again, Li Fei and the others would be in trouble.
Facts have proved that Li Fei's decision was very correct. After Roque, Anton and Martin crossed the river, Li Fei and his team were immediately received by Roque.
"With ability, just eight people directly captured the rebel position. Well done!" Luo Ke praised without hesitation. Regardless of the reason behind this incident, the fact is that Li Fei and the others rushed to the rebel position.
When they arrived, all the rebels fled, so this was the credit of Li Fei and others, and no one could take it away.
"Sir, how is Lao Zhang's injury?" Li Fei was still thinking about Lao Zhang.
"It's not a big problem. Your guy is very lucky. The bullet passed through his belly and only knocked out a few ounces of meat. His internal organs and intestines are all fine. After ten days and a half, he will be a good man again!"
Crook is very happy. So far, the performance of the Northern Rhodesian Division is indeed worthy of trust.
"Sir, can we count our contributions together, as well as Wei Chang, who died when crossing the river? I didn't even get his body back, it was washed away by the water." Li Fei's expression was sad, and he was filled with joy of victory.
All were diluted quite a bit.
"Okay, no problem, I'll take credit for you all." Rock also felt uncomfortable, but this is part of war.
"Sir, do you want to continue the pursuit? The rebels have already escaped." Martin was very unwilling. This battle started inexplicably and ended in an inexplicable way.
"No need to chase, let's go directly to Pietermaritzburg. The Zulu people can't escape far." Roque didn't take risks. The Northern Rhodesian Division now has the advantage. All it needs to do is push through in an upright manner. First, take out the troops from Pietermaritzburg.
The siege is a great achievement, and the Zulu rebels can take their time to deal with it.
Although Anton and Martin had few regrets, they did not question Roque's order. After cleaning the battlefield and organizing the troops, the troops continued to advance towards Pietermaritzburg.
Roque's judgment was correct. The Zulu rebels were unwilling to fail and organized another sniper attack on the Northern Rhodesian Division in Haiko, less than 20 kilometers away from Pietermaritzburg.
This time Rock was not polite. The artillery position and the heavy machine gun position were lined up to suppress the fire. The snipers entered the position to focus on taking care of them. Two companies flanked them. In less than half an hour, the Northern Rhodesian Division broke through Zulu.
In the rebel position, 650 rebels were annihilated, 1,500 were captured, and the number of casualties was less than 20.
The next step was smooth sailing. Until they arrived at Pietermaritzburg, the Northern Rhodesian Division never encountered any organized resistance. At this time, it was only June 25th, when the Northern Rhodesian Division left Nicol.
Only four days have passed in Sen Canyon.
Rock's side was advancing vigorously, and Pietermaritzburg, which was besieged by Zulu rebels, was living like a year.
There are now less than 1,000 soldiers and policemen left in the entire Pietermaritzburg. Natal Chief Executive Isaiah Queller organized the adult men in the city, and there are only about 1,500 of them. The rest are old men.
Weak women and children.
With the capabilities of Pietermaritzburg, it was no longer able to break through the siege of the Zulu rebels. Fortunately, the Zulu rebels wanted to encircle the area for reinforcements and did not launch an attack on Pietermaritzburg. Pietermaritzburg was able to survive until now.
Otherwise, Pietermaritzburg is estimated to have fallen by now, which would be a shame to the entire British Empire.
"Lord, thank you, thank you very much. I thank you on behalf of the 6,500 people in the city. If it hadn't been for your timely reinforcements, I can't even imagine what would have happened." When Roque appeared at the gate of Pietermaritzburg, Isaiah Quiller
Hugging Roque tightly, it almost made me burst into tears.
"Sorry, I came too late. Don't worry, I will definitely kill all the rebels!" Rock is full of murderous intent. It is probably impossible to eradicate the roots, but Rock is confident that through this stop, the Zulu people
I dare not make trouble for half a century.
"That's right, we must kill them all. These ungrateful guys, they all deserve to go to hell." Isaiah Queller hated the Zulus so much that he was much more revengeful than Rock at this moment.
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"Don't worry, I will do it." What else can Rock say? This is war, and the war cannot stop until one party completely admits defeat.
