The composition of the mercenaries hired by the Belgian government is very complex. Most of them are from Germany, while some are from Russia, France, the United States, and even a few mercenaries are from the United Kingdom.
Even though most of these countries are usually hostile to each other, within the mercenary team, these people maintain a high degree of harmony and unity. They have no nationality or identity, and come to the Belgian Congo from all over the world for the simplest goal.
Every three days, Antwerp Company will contact the mercenaries. If the mercenaries need supplies from Antwerp Company, then the next day, Antwerp Company will deliver the supplies to a hotel on the outskirts of Lubumbashi. As for the mercenaries,
Lawrence Amelia did not know whether the soldiers were stationed in this hotel.
This is probably another suspicion formation. Rock doesn't believe that the mercenaries can be so innocent, but it is impossible for a team of nearly a hundred people not to leave any traces. It is enough to know that the mercenaries are near Lubumbashi, Lala's people
Of course there is a way to find the mercenaries.
On December 31, Lara's men sent back news that the mercenaries were not stationed in Lubumbashi, but in Kinyama.
Every time the mercenaries received supplies, they would board the ship from Lubumbashi and then send them to Kinyama, 90 kilometers away from Lubumbashi. Kinyama was once a trading post of the Antwerp Company. Last year, Ni
The trading house was abandoned after conflicts broke out between Asalan and the Congo Free State.
It needs to be emphasized that Kinyama is only ten kilometers away from the border and more than 50 kilometers away from the place where the attack took place. With the waterways crisscrossing the territory of the Belgian Congo, mercenaries can easily launch attacks anywhere within a hundred miles.
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"The specific situation is this. There are no more than a hundred mercenaries. They are equipped with rifles, two Maxim heavy machine guns, and a small amount of explosives. They hired an unknown number of guides when they first arrived in the Belgian Congo.
No one knows whether these guides and civilian husbands are still alive. Company D is ready to set off. We will set off tonight. Lala's people will cooperate with you to surround Kinyama, kill them all, and then collect all the corpses.
Hang them up, there is no need to leave any survivors in this battle." What Anton needs now is a strong deterrent. It doesn't matter whether he has a confession or not. The Belgian government is the real culprit behind it. Get rid of these mercenaries first, and then the account will be settled.
The Belgian government is slowly calculating.
"Understood!" Wei Zhen, who had changed into civilian clothes, was full of murderous intent. The whole D Company had been training like crazy these days. If they could not take revenge for a day, the officers and soldiers of D Company were holding fire in their hearts.
That night, all 131 men of D Company crossed the border into the Belgian Congo.
There are countless dangers hidden in the tropical rain forest at night, and the creatures in the water are especially active. However, this does not have much impact on the officers and soldiers of D Company. The officers and soldiers of D Company are not riding the simple bamboo rafts and wooden boats, but Nyasaland.
Marine police boats equipped with marine police equipment. These marine police boats will send Company D to Kinyama, and then the officers and soldiers of Company D will approach Kinyama on foot. In the tropical rain forest, there is no need to worry about the mercenaries being alerted by the sound of the engine.
, if the distance exceeds 100 meters, the sound of the engine will basically not be heard.
Kinyama was peaceful in the early morning. The smooth wind and water during this period gave the mercenaries the illusion that the Northern Rhodesian Division was nothing more than that. It was only slightly stronger than the ordinary colonial servant army. White people were better than colored people.
There is still a psychological advantage in front of me, and this will not change just because of one or two failures.
Of course, there is still a need to be vigilant. The mercenaries still have sentries outside the merchant house. The specifications of the sentries are still a combination of open and hidden sentries. However, those hidden sentries cannot escape the detection of Lala's men. Before that, Lala's
His men have been monitoring Kinyama for two days and have even figured out the rules of guard changes.
If it weren't for the guide's guidance, Wei Zhen would never have believed that more than a hundred people could still live in the burned down business inn.
When the conflict broke out between Nyasaland and the Congo Free State, Lara's men once occupied the southern salient of the Congo Free State and captured Lubumbashi. Kinyama was burned by Lara's men at that time.
The entire business inn covers a large area. In addition to dormitories and warehouses, there are also several stone buildings that cannot be burned. Now the mercenaries live in the few remaining stone buildings.
Apart from contacting the Antwerp Company and sending scouts to Nyasaland, these mercenaries did not have contact with anyone.
Not long after they arrived at Kinyama, the mercenary scouts sent to Nyasaland would set off according to custom.
"Get the machine gun ready. Kill the scouts first, and then launch an attack on the merchant warehouse, just like we trained. First bomb with grenades, and then use incendiary bombs to open the way, kill anything that can breathe, and leave no one alive!" Wei Zhen continued!
Do pre-war mobilization.
"Leave no one alive!"
More than a dozen officers had oil paint on their faces and wore a variety of clothes. The weapons they used have been replaced by Martini Henry and Kimberley revolvers. Now only the United Kingdom in the world is equipped with Lee Enfield. Other countries
All the weapons equipped are single-shot rifles. The strength of Britain is directly reflected in all aspects.
The grenade launcher currently equipped by D Company is not a 40mm rapid-fire cannon, nor is it a grenade that can be mounted on the barrel and fired directly, but a new grenade launcher manufactured based on the principle of a revolver.
The shape of this grenade launcher is an enlarged version of a revolver. There are handles on the front and rear of the magazine. The ammunition capacity is ten 40mm grenades. Compared with the 40mm rapid-fire gun, although the effective distance is shorter, the ammunition capacity is also
A little less, but the power is not reduced at all. It is definitely a big killer weapon accompanying the infantry.
Now the company of the Northern Rhodesian Division has been equipped with this grenade launcher named "Super Revolver" at the platoon level. In the future, the Northern Rhodesian Division will equip the Super Revolver at the squad level, together with the light machine gun.
With the basic firepower of the team, coupled with a large number of precision shooters, the firepower configuration of the Northern Rhodesian Division was not inferior at all during the Second World War, not to mention this era.
As for incendiary bombs, it is very easy to develop this thing. That is to say, Nyasaland's current chemical industry is not developed enough, otherwise Rock can easily prepare incendiary bombs.
As for how to match it, sorry, this is Nyasaland’s military secret.
Compared with the Northern Rhodesian Division, the equipment of the mercenaries was much cruder. Not to mention the marine police boats, they did not even have steam power. They could only rely on manpower and took wooden fishing boats to enter Nyasaland for reconnaissance.
The mercenaries really did not expect that Nyasaland's counterattack would come so quickly. There were eight people in the two fishing boats, everyone was rowing hard, and no one was on guard at all.
Wei Zhen made a gesture, and the heavy machine gun shooters who were waiting in full position pushed and loaded the bombs. The four soldiers with the best bombing performance each had an incendiary bomb and were ready at the corner of the river.
There was little communication between the mercenaries. The fishing boat slowed down slowly when it reached the corner of the river. Just as it turned the corner, four black incendiary bombs flew over almost at the same time.
It must be said that these mercenaries are also good players. They all have rich combat experience and their reaction speed is much faster than ordinary people.
Before the incendiary bombs landed on the ship, a mercenary picked up the oar and pulled it directly on one of the incendiary bombs.
This was a very correct way to deal with it in the past, but it doesn't work now. When the oar hits the incendiary bomb, the incendiary bomb is not pulled away directly, but explodes directly in the air. The fierce flames instantly engulf the entire fishing boat. Mercenaries
He almost didn't even have time to scream, so he jumped directly into the river.
Jumping into the river will not change their fate. The reason why incendiary bombs are vicious is that they can continue to burn even in water. Nyasaland has a lot of natural rubber, and the incendiary bombs made are compared with napalm bombs.
There is almost no difference. In fact, for these mercenaries, the best way to escape is to commit suicide directly. Although this cannot change the final result, the process will be much more humane.
People in this era lacked understanding of incendiary bombs. The mercenaries were well-informed, but they still didn't know that there were such vicious weapons in the world, so the eight mercenaries almost didn't even have the chance to fire a warning shot.
If not, they just struggled and sank to the bottom of the river. The two fishing boats were quickly burnt to nothing. After a while, the river was calm again, with only the faint smell of burnt smell.
Show what just happened here.
"Start taking action!" Guard Town has no mercy. This is how we should treat the enemy. If the officers and soldiers of the Northern Rhodesia Division fall into the hands of mercenaries, the mercenaries will torture the officers and soldiers of the Northern Rhodesia Division to death. No one needs mercy.
Who, in this world, it is too late to pity yourself.
In addition to the peripheral sentries that had been dealt with, there were only three or five guards left near the merchant tavern. The two officers who had just sent the scouts off had not yet left the dilapidated simple trestle, leaning on the railing beside the trestle to smoke and chat.
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An officer seemed to smell something, frowning and looking in the direction from which the smell came.
Another officer also seemed to be aware of it, but his expression seemed to be enjoying it, but soon, the officer realized what had happened.
He only had time to throw away the cigarette in his hand, and before he could give a warning, the officer was directly hit by the roaring bullet. The powerful kinetic energy of the bullet penetrated the officer's body. The wound was about the size of a coin when viewed from the front, but it broke his body.
The wound was already the size of a tea cup, and the officer fell into the river without saying a word. The guards above the ruins of the merchant house finally noticed something strange.
Boom!
In the silent tropical rain forest, the sound of gunfire was extremely dull, a large group of birds flew away in fright, and there were sparse sounds everywhere in the tropical rain forest. This was the instinctive avoidance of animals.
