Adhering to the British tradition, southern Africa has strict regulations in terms of combat.
The British are indeed old-fashioned and boring, but they are certainly unique in being able to transform from a peaceful island nation into a global empire that never sets.
Every time there is a battle, the officers in the British army, regardless of whether they are nobles or not, must lead the charge with command swords in hand. Although the protagonists on the battlefield have transitioned from cold weapons to hot weapons, this has never changed.
In Rock's eyes, although Britain has a lot to complain about, Rock still admires this point. Therefore, the troops and officers in Southern Africa must be at the forefront before fighting, otherwise they will have to engage in military law.
Although the Pioneer Team is not an army, it still has a strong military flavor. If Ryan, the captain, cowers when the horse thieves attack, Ryan will be responsible for the consequences.
On the contrary, if Ryan fought bravely when the horse thieves attacked, then even if the entire army was annihilated, Ryan would still be a hero in southern Africa, and his family, tribesmen, colleagues, and friends would all be proud of him.
Compared with Ryan, Mike Kelly's performance is a bit poor.
This is actually understandable. After all, Mike Kelly is a pure British. Before the autonomy of Southern Africa, the British enjoyed a special status in southern Africa, and the Boers, who were also white, had to bow to them. However, after the autonomy of Southern Africa, the British
It no longer exists, so when southern Africa became autonomous, many British people left southern Africa and went to other British colonies.
Mike Kelly came to Nyasaland after southern Africa became autonomous, so it is understandable that he has a psychological gap. There was no need for him to come to southern Africa to fight with horse thieves. If Mike Kelly went to Canada or Australia, then Mike would
·Kelly will have a more stable life.
Of course, you can't deny Mike Kelly just because he didn't perform well when he met the horse thief. Normal people will be a little irritated when they experience this kind of thing, so Rock is going to send Mike Kelly back with the wounded first.
Nyasaland takes a break and then lets Mike Kelly make his own choice.
Looking back, Rock still needs to confirm the identity of the horse thief.
At this time, Ryan was very sure: "Those horse thieves must be Germans, and they are regular cavalry troops from Southwest Africa. They speak in German, and all the rifles they use are Mauser. There are also Southwest African military personnel on the horse's buttocks."
Not long after we arrived at the Kuando River, they appeared on the other side of the river. Thinking about it now, they should be waiting for reinforcements and trying to kill us all——"
Thinking of what happened in the past few days, Ryan was still indignant. These people were not worthy of the title "soldiers" and had no honor or glory as soldiers.
"Regular cavalry troops, very good!" Rock laughed angrily. The Germans had not learned enough lessons. It seems that the rebellion in Tanganyika did not really make the Germans restrain themselves, at least not the Germans in Southwest Africa.
People converge.
That's very simple. Now that southern African troops are gathering in the Okavango Swamp, it's very simple to cause trouble for the Germans. You don't even need to dispatch regular troops. The mercenaries of the Umbrella Company are enough to give the Germans in Southwest Africa a headache.
"Locke, calm down, it's not time to break up yet." Viscount Glaston did not suggest that Locke take revenge, at least not yet.
"Lord, I am the deputy minister of defense of the federal government of Southern Africa. It is my responsibility to protect national security." Rock said righteously. Viscount Glaston could not care less about the lives of Ryan and the others, but Rock could not care less.
"——" Viscount Glaston was speechless. As the Governor of Southern Africa, it is actually Viscount Glaston's responsibility to protect national security.
In fact, Southern Africa is not at a disadvantage. Standing in the armored command vehicle, you can clearly see that the two "Strong Wind" fighter jets have flown across the Kuando River and entered Southwest Africa. They are still circling and swooping. It is estimated that they will not take all the aircraft.
If all the horse bandits are wiped out, the pilot will not return.
Only then did Rock realize that there seemed to be no such thing as airspace in this era. In this case, theoretically, even if Nyasaland's plane flew to Windhoek, the Germans would have no reason to object.
Without much effort, in about half an hour, the two "Strong Wind" fighter jets returned and landed on the grass not far from the convoy.
The two pilots who jumped out of the cabin turned out to be Xu Xiu and Ethan. After returning from Europe, Lin Chengzhi went to the Aviation Research Institute to assist the Aviation Research Institute in continuing to improve the "Strong Wind" fighter. Xu Xiu and Ethan served as flight instructors, responsible for
Italian trained pilots.
They have all received transfer orders. Once the Air Force is established in Southern Africa, they will join the Air Force and become the first batch of fighter pilots in Southern Africa.
"Sorry, we actually didn't complete the mission. We didn't carry many bullets when we set off from the Okavango Swamp. We just ran out of bullets, so we had to return -" Xu Xiu still had more to say, what a pity.
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"We killed about 300 Southwest African cavalry. The remaining dozen cavalry fled towards Konggla. Major Mike did not arrange a pursuit and was cleaning the battlefield." Ethan is very young, no more than twenty years old, but he has
He is calmer than his peers.
The children of the poor have long since become their own. Young people in Nyasaland are very mature, including those who have just immigrated. They know exactly what they should do.
Major Mack is Viscount Glaston's security officer, but he is not appointed by the federal government, but by the British War Department.
"Two of you? Three hundred cavalry?" Viscount Glaston finally had a clear understanding of the power of the aircraft.
"Maybe more. Time is tight and we don't have detailed statistics." Ethan answered honestly.
That's right. Although Viscount Glaston was surprised, Roark was not surprised at all.
Aircraft had just appeared in this era. Not to mention the cavalry troops in Southwest Africa, even the troops in Nyasaland had not yet begun training to deal with air attacks.
Therefore, when the cavalry in Southwest Africa swooped down in the face of "strong wind", they probably stayed in place stupidly, not knowing how to evade or counterattack, and could only let others slaughter them.
"This is still the case without carrying bombs. If there were bombs, there would be no need to go to such trouble. Just drop a bomb, and boom, everyone in our convoy would die in such a large area." Rock casually compared Graston.
The Viscount immediately shivered with excitement.
Roark and Viscount Glaston traveled together, and the accompanying troops included almost two companies and about forty or fifty armored vehicles.
The circular position formed by these armored vehicles is almost as big as half a football field. If you want to destroy such a large area, a 50-kilogram aerial bomb will be enough.
Fifty kilograms of aerial bombs are different from fifty kilograms of explosives, but the principle is actually the same. The bomb's offensive power does not rely on fragments, but mainly on shock waves. This also means that once the bomb is dropped, everyone within the killing radius will have to
die.
"Is the aircraft really so powerful?" Viscount Glaston was so distracted that he couldn't care less about the loss of the pioneering team.
Rock couldn't ignore it. At this moment, the relevant statistics had come out. In the three-hour battle, 67 people of the 120-man pioneer team died, and all the rest were injured.
In fact, most of the dead were African workers, and not many real whites and Chinese died, but this already made Rock angry enough.
The identity of the horse bandits was also confirmed. They were indeed the German Southwest African Cavalry.
Perhaps because they were sure of victory, these Southwest African cavalrymen did not have much disguise. Many of them were still wearing the uniforms of the Southwest African cavalry under their coats, which left enough evidence for Rock.
Relatively speaking, the losses of the Germans were greater. On the land of southern Africa alone on the Kuando River, nearly 300 corpses of German cavalry were left, and nearly a hundred corpses were scattered on the other side of the river. As for those who crossed the river
It is unknown how many German cavalrymen were killed by strafing or fell into the water and disappeared.
"Locke, leave this issue to me, and I will give you an answer that satisfies you." Viscount Glaston finally found the entry point. This kind of political negotiation is what Viscount Glaston is best at, both in business negotiations and on the battlefield.
Above, Viscount Glaston is a layman.
"Lord, we have lost sixty-seven people, and all the remaining pioneers are injured. They are all our heroes and must get the treatment they deserve." Rock reminded Viscount Glaston that the Germans cannot be easily let go.
Of course, Roark's agreement to allow Viscount Glaston to contact the Germans does not mean that Roark gives up retaliating against the Germans. Talking is about talking, and fighting is about fighting. These two aspects do not conflict, but are complementary to each other.
"I understand that in our southern Africa, everyone is precious, and their sacrifice will not be in vain." Viscount Glaston was also in agitated mood at this time, and his eyes were on Xu Xiu and Ethan when he spoke.
Although Roque wanted to send the wounded back to Nyasaland as quickly as possible, the wounded could not withstand the bumps along the way, so the medical team accompanying the convoy immediately began emergency treatment.
Even so, six seriously injured people still died of their injuries by evening.
Rock was not in a hurry to return to Nyasaland. In the evening, the guards lit a bonfire. Rock and Viscount Glaston, neither of whom had a cup of coffee, sat by the fire and chatted on a blanket.
"If a war breaks out, Southern Africa can take over Southwest Africa and Tanganyika in the shortest possible time and cut off the support from Southwest Africa and Tanganyika to the German mainland. If necessary, Southern Africa can also send troops to Europe.
Participate in the war, but that must be after occupying Southwest Africa and Tanganyika. Africa is really a bit chaotic now -" Rock made no secret of his hatred of the Germans. This was the consciousness of a British aristocrat.
"Of course, I believe in the strength of southern Africa, but it will still depend on the needs of the empire at that time -" Viscount Glaston's words were a bit cryptic.
However, Rock immediately realized that Britain probably did not want to see Southern Africa easily acquire Southwest Africa and Tanganyika, because then Southern Africa would be too big.
