Although Rock and Stoudemire have a good relationship, it is impossible for Rock to give Stoudemire good advice on this matter.
No matter what Roque said, it was actually inappropriate. It was better to let Xiaosi make the decision on Rhodesia's affairs. Anyway, Roque had the military power and at least he could guarantee the safety of Rhodesia.
In early March, the second batch of reinforcements from Germany arrived in Tanganyika.
This time, Erich von Falkenhayn did not take risks. Instead, he fought steadily and step by step, advancing towards Fort Glory from two directions, Usombula and Safe Harbor, gradually squeezing the living space of Fort Glory troops.
Rock always pays attention to the war in Tanganyika. Nyasaland’s aircraft have crossed the border many times and entered Tanganyika for reconnaissance. Although there is no such thing as airspace these days, Nyasaland’s behavior still caused a stir.
Tanganyika strongly protested.
After more than two years of development, Nyasaland’s aircraft research has reached a considerable height. The latest model launched by the Flight Research Institute has a range of more than 500 kilometers, a maximum speed of 150 kilometers per hour, and an empty weight
Seven hundred and twenty kilograms, with a maximum take-off weight of nine hundred and fifty kilograms. This data is similar to the fighter aircraft in the early World War I in another time and space, but it still does not satisfy Rock.
Compared with the famous fighter planes in Rock's impression, today's aircraft are too crude and there is still a lot of room for improvement.
"It can indeed be improved, but what currently restricts the Flight Research Institute is not technology, but the engines and raw materials used to manufacture aircraft. In order to reduce weight, we sacrificed part of the protective performance and used a large amount of wood and skin. This is where we are now.
If we want to have a fighter jet with better performance, unless there is a breakthrough in engine technology and material technology, under the current conditions, we have almost achieved the ultimate." The director of the Flight Research Institute is Rudolf Diesel.
Well, although diesel engines are not used in airplanes, Rudolf Diesel is the authority on mechanics in Nyasaland.
"No, you are still far from the ultimate. Never be satisfied with technological progress. Southern Africa has no capital for failure. We can only win all the way until we win the final victory." Rock will never be satisfied. The young eagle is in Lu
Dolph Diesel seems to be an almost perfect product, but there is still a gap between it and Rock's requirements.
Rudolf Diesel must have been internally complaining about Rock's laymanship and expert leadership. He grimaced silently and lowered his head to write and draw in his notebook.
Rock wanted to introduce the future Fokker or Mustang to Rudolf Diesel, but after thinking about it, he endured it. No matter how complicated Rock's knowledge was, he was not proficient in any field. Aircraft was exactly the
Rock didn't understand it, so Rock could only place his hopes on the flight research institute led by Rudolf Diesel.
Fortunately, at least for the Wright brothers or other European countries, Nyasaland's research on aircraft should be far ahead.
In fact, if the current Eagle is equipped with weapons, it will be no worse than the aircraft in the early World War I in another time and space. But don't forget that it is only 1908, and the world war will not break out for several years, so Rock still
Have time.
Faced with the pressing pressure of the Tanganyika German army, the Gloryburg troops adopted a mobile and flexible combat method, breaking into parts and using guerrilla tactics to harass the Tanganyika German army and delay the decisive battle with the German army to the greatest extent.
If Erich von Falkenhayn was replaced by a British general who participated in the Boer War, then maybe Erich von Falkenhayn still had some experience in dealing with guerrilla tactics. It is a pity that when the Boer War broke out, Erich von Falkenhayn
Rich von Falkenhayn joined the Eight-Nation Allied Forces and was fighting in the Far East. He did not understand guerrilla tactics at all. Therefore, faced with the harassment of the Honorfort troops, the Tanganyika German Army was overwhelmed and struggling.
The three divisions transferred by the German government for reinforcements this time are the 35th Division, the 36th Division, and the 37th Division.
According to Erich von Falkenhayn's plan, the German 35th Division set out from Usombula and attacked Glory Castle along the previous attack route of the 2nd Tanganyika Division.
The 1st Gurnikka Division set out from Safe Harbor and advanced towards Fort Glory. The 115th Brigade stayed in Usombula as the reserve of the 35th Division, and the 37th Division stayed in Safe Harbor as the general reserve.
The main task of each branch pair is to find the main force of the Glory Castle troops, and then force the Glory Castle troops to fight the Tanganyika German army in a decisive battle.
The plan was good, but the implementation was completely different. The 35th Division was harassed by the guerrillas as soon as it left Usumbula. The road ahead was either dug out or explosives were buried on the roadside. The engineers only needed to go up.
If the front is being repaired, there will be cold shooting in the woods beside the road.
The level of development in Tanganyika is still very primitive, and large areas of dense forest have become the best bunkers for the guerrillas. The guerrillas do not pursue maximum damage, and sometimes they even just fire a few shots from a distance and flee.
But sometimes the guerrillas also use heavy machine guns to attack marching troops. Compared with cold guns, the lethality of heavy machine guns is still very terrifying. On the third day after leaving Usombula, the 35th Division
Nearly a hundred people were lost in a guerrilla attack.
"Those despicable guys hid in the woods and fired cold shots at us. I tried to organize the troops to fight back, but the flanks were attacked wildly by the guerrillas. The guerrillas planted a lot of explosives on the roadside. Most of the soldiers died in the explosions.
The shock wave formed, I think it is necessary for us to trace the source of the explosives. Those damn Africans cannot have so many explosives. There must be someone behind the scenes to support the Glory Fort rebels!" Joseph Julius, commander of the 199th Regiment of the 35th Division, said very
Angry, Nyasaland is going too far now. Without the support of Nyasaland, the situation in Tanganyika would not have collapsed to this extent.
Terry Dunlop, the commander of the 35th Division, said nothing and looked at Joseph Juliet like he was an idiot. Everyone knew that Nyasaland was behind the support of the Fort Glory troops, but without any real evidence, the German government did not have any
Method.
In fact, there is nothing you can do if you catch him. The German government cannot declare war on Britain because of Tanganyika. Although there will be a war between Britain and Germany in the future, Germany is not ready yet.
"We can't continue like this. It's only been three days since we left Usombula, and now we've lost more than 500 people. If this continues, I'm really worried that we won't be able to reach the Glory Castle at all -" Lawrence Elsey was very worried. In the past three days, we have lost more than 500 people.
The 35th Division has been attacked more than twenty times, with casualties every time.
Disease was more serious than the casualties. Most of the soldiers in the 35th Division came to Tanganyika for the first time. They did not know enough about the situation in Tanganyika, and the German government did not have much knowledge in this regard.
Experience shows that the German General Staff did not even have relevant regulations on hygiene, and there were even fewer drugs to treat related diseases. Therefore, during the time they arrived in Tanganyika, more than 500 people were lost, and more than 300 people were
Because of various diseases.
Among them, malaria caused the most serious attrition. Nearly half of the soldiers fell down due to malaria infection, and more than ten of them had died of the disease. Affected by the disease, the morale of the 35th Division was not high.
Coupled with the continuous attacks, the blow to morale was even more severe. Some soldiers had not rested for two days and two nights in a row. Iron Man could not stand it if this continued.
"These damn rats, they are hiding in the dense forest and do not fight us head-on. Due to the terrain restrictions, we cannot carry out a thorough counterattack. Now we can only find the main force of the Glory Castle troops as soon as possible and eliminate them, so that we can completely change the present situation."
The situation." Terry Dunlop also knew that this was not going to work, and he also knew how to solve it, but as a result, the problem arose, how to find the main force of the Glory Castle rebels.
There is a very important issue here. Now the Tanganyika German Army does not have a clear understanding of the Glory Castle troops. It has almost no idea about the number, number, and equipment of the main force of Glory Castle. The reason why in this case
, the Tanganyika German Army still dared to launch an attack on the Fort Glory troops, the root cause still lies in the Tanganyika German Army's deep-seated contempt for Africans.
I just don’t know if the Tanganyikad army will face up to the strength of the Fort Glory troops after this encirclement and suppression.
"Let the Usombra Rifle Regiment go forward to clear the way. We have to speed up and must arrive at Fort Glory before the 10th." Terry Dunlop decided to use his life to pile up. The Usombra Rifle Regiment is the auxiliary of the 35th Division.
The army, the grassroots soldiers are composed of Africans, and the officers are all Germans.
The biggest problem of the 35th Division is that it is not equipped with communication equipment.
The radio equipment that has been used extensively in Nyasaland is still very rare in Tanganyika. There is not even a radio in Tanganyika. This creates a very serious problem. The 35th Division can only attack according to the planned plan.
, unable to communicate with the headquarters in time, and even if there was an accident during the attack, he could not communicate with the headquarters to make adjustments. Therefore, even if the future was difficult and dangerous, Terry Dunlop could only bite the bullet and move forward.
"Those Africans are not trustworthy. Someone from the Usombula Rifles escaped last night. We must be careful of these Africans colluding with the Glory Castle rebels." Lawrence Elsey also gritted his teeth.
After the Glory Castle rebellion, the trust of the Tanganyika German army in the Tanganyika servant army dropped sharply. When the reinforcements did not arrive in Tanganyika some time ago, there was a situation where the servant army fled and joined the Glory Castle rebels. After that
The Tanganyika German army strengthened its control over the servant army, but this caused a strong backlash from the servant army. After that, the relationship between Tanganyika officials and the servant army was very tense.
Lawrence Elsey is also aware of this situation, but at present, it seems that if the servant army can be sacrificed instead of the 35th Division, Lawrence Elsey will definitely be very happy.
