The residents of Pietermaritzburg have never seen such a force.
Different from the rude, slovenly, domineering and condescending army in their memory, the boys of the Northern Rhodesian Division are confident, sunny, and amiable. When they look at people, they only use their pupils to look at people, not other parts of their eyes. They even
They would distribute expensive foods such as chocolates and apples to the children who were watching them. You must know that during the siege of Pietermaritzburg, only dignitaries were eligible to enjoy these foods. Ordinary people could only rely on black bread and
Living on a potato.
They also have a food called "luncheon meat", which is very delicious in the opinion of Pietermaritzburg residents. It not only tastes good, but is also very convenient. After eating, the box can also be used to hold some small things.
, the residents of Pietermaritzburg think this kind of lunch meat is more delicious than the beef and mutton, but for some reason, the boys in the Northern Rhodesia Division don't like it.
Although the Zulu rebels have retreated, the rebellion has not subsided. After entering Pietermaritzburg, the Northern Rhodesian Division immediately took over the city defense and security.
Every morning, a solemn handover ceremony is held on the main streets of Pietermaritzburg. At this time, a large number of Pietermaritzburg residents will watch around.
In a short period of time, the children in Pietermaritzburg learned to goose-step when the sentry was handed over, and then the scenes of children shouting slogans while walking in goose-step were often seen in the streets. Such a scene often made the residents forget
They are still at war.
Of course, Rock could not be as leisurely as the residents. After the Northern Rhodesian Division entered Pietermaritzburg, Rock released all the scouts to search for the main force of the Zulu rebels.
The scouts are pretty good, and the news will come back soon.
"The situation shows that the main force of the Zulu rebels has returned to Sehraba Taibe in Basutoland. There are currently about 100,000 people left in the main force of the rebels. Excluding the old, weak, women and children, there are probably less than 30,000
People, we can dispatch troops overnight to attack the main force of the Zulu rebels. The rebels are now in panic, and people are escaping every day. Bambaataa can no longer suppress the chiefs. Some chiefs hope to surrender to us, and some
Some people insisted on resisting in Basutoland to the end, and some people suggested negotiating with us. In short, now is a good time to attack. As long as we move fast enough, the rebels will collapse." Anton said to Roque and Isaiah.
·Quiller reported the latest intelligence. The scouts were very good. They captured a chief who wanted to escape back to the tribe and got very detailed information.
Basutoland is the future Lesotho. It is located west of Pietermaritzburg and less than 100 kilometers away from Pietermaritzburg. Basutoland is a Zulu gathering area. Because it is located on a plateau, Basutoland is also called
For the "kingdom of the sky".
As for Bambaataa, he is a Basutoland chief who is very prestigious among the Zulus. After the Natal government shot the Zulus who attacked the police, Bambaataa called on all Zulus to come forward.
,Fight the Natal government to the end.
This man is a typical example of great ambition and lack of talent. He has no ability to lead the Zulu people and has no relevant military talents. When everything goes well, Bambaataa can stabilize the situation. When the war goes against him, Bambaataa loses control of the situation.
, since returning to Basutoland, people have been escaping every day. It has only been less than a week, and there are only about 100,000 troops left out of the original 150,000 troops. Look at this, even if the Northern Rhodesian Division does not attack
If Basutoland attacks, the Zulu rebels will collapse without a fight.
"Tomorrow General Hopkins will lead the Transvaal army to Pietermaritzburg, and then I will go to Basutoland to completely defeat the rebels." Roque said lightly, with strong confidence in his words.<
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"That's great, Lord. Please make sure they learn enough lessons. All leaders must be hanged. I want to hang them in their own tribes." Isaiah Queller looked excited and waved his hand vigorously.
He folded his arms and his face turned red.
"This is my duty -" Roque will definitely not let Bambaata go. This may be the last war before World War I. Roque needs military exploits to pursue a higher title. Anton and Martin are now even together.
He is not a knight, and Rock cannot only think about himself.
The next day, Hopkins finally led 4,000 Transvaal troops to Pietermaritzburg, and the Northern Rhodesian Division left Pietermaritzburg and headed towards Basutoland.
On the first night after leaving Pietermaritzburg, Yaya came to see Roque sneakily.
"Lord, do you remember Modiba?" Yaya pretended to be mysterious.
"Modiba? Who is he?" Roque really has no memory. There were not one thousand but eight hundred Zulus sent to Portuguese East Africa by Roque. It is impossible for Roque to remember every one of them.
In fact, in Portuguese East Africa, Modiba did not perform particularly well, otherwise Lala would not have let Modiba return to Zululand. In fact, such a person has no qualifications to appear in front of Roque. Roque and
Modiba has no intersection.
"Modiba used to serve in the expeditionary force, and later went to Portuguese East Africa -" Yaya introduced in detail.
"——So, Modiba wants to surrender?" Roque remained calm. Maybe Modiba really wanted to surrender, but it could also be a trap.
"Yes, Modiba wants to surrender. He knows where Bambaataa is and is willing to take us to capture Bambaataa." Yaya believed deeply in Modiba and did not suspect that this might be a trap.
"Where are the Modiba people?" Rock must confirm. It is impossible for Rock to believe whatever Yaya says.
In fact, even without Modiba to lead the way, Roque believes that Bambaataa cannot escape from Roque's hands. If Bambaataa is alone, it will not be easy to find Bambaataa. Now there are 100,000 people around Bambaataa.
, so many people can’t hide even if they want to.
"It's just outside the camp." Yaya was really relieved.
"Bring him in." Rock wanted to confirm in person.
Soon, Yaya brought Modiba to see Roque.
As soon as he entered the tent, Modiba knelt on the ground and apologized to Roque with an extremely sincere attitude.
"Get up and tell me what you know." Roque was noncommittal. To make Roque believe in Modiba, you can't just rely on your words. You also need to have a certificate or something.
"Yes, Lord, Bambaataa's main force is in Sehrabataibe. The terrain there is difficult and it is the only place to enter Basutoland. If we want to attack from the front, we will definitely pay a heavy price, but I know one thing
The small road can bypass Sehrabataibe, and only one force is needed to go around and intercept, and then we can surround Bambaata from the front and back. There are not many supplies in Bambaata's camp, and it will not take more than a week at most. Bambaata
We can only surrender obediently." Modiba indeed prepared a certificate of surrender, and it was quite weighty.
Basutoland is known as the "Kingdom of the Sky", with an area of square kilometers. The terrain of Sehra Bataibeh is difficult, with an altitude of more than 3,000 meters. Fighting in this kind of terrain, if the rebels occupy favorable terrain, then they may really succeed.
Caused huge casualties to the Northern Rhodesian Division.
It was not convenient for Rock to express his position in front of Modiba, so he waved his hand and asked Yaya to take Modiba to rest, then turned around and asked Tang En to find Anton and Martin.
Anton and Martin were both patrolling the camp. After hearing Rock's statement, Anton volunteered: "Sir, let me go. I will lead the teaching camp and Modiba around the small road. If Modiba dares to lie,
I killed him with my own hands."
"Sir, Master An, let me go. Since the terrain here is dangerous, it will be enough for me to lead two companies. This way, even if Modiba cheats, we will not be injured." Martin was also eager to try, and the reason was
Obviously more adequate than Anton.
"That won't work, I'll go and you stay with him to protect him -" Anton did his part, but this actually had nothing to do with credit, because the future was uncertain, and neither Anton nor Martin wanted the other to take risks.
"Stop arguing, Anton, you and Yaya will take the training camp." Rock agreed.
Roque doesn't trust Modiba, but he trusts Yaya more. After all, Yaya has been with Roque for so long, and his family is all in Johannesburg. According to Roque's understanding of Yaya, even though Yaya has little problems, there are no problems.
There are few, but you can still tell whether the big ones are large, African, Asian, or large.
"Don't worry, Sir. If I can't catch Bambaataa, I'll come and see you." Anton was very confident. Seeing this, Anton would dare to even ask Anton to issue a military order.
Martin can only watch helplessly.
"Don't worry, I won't be able to fight without you -" Rock laughed. After the battle, it was Rock who had the final say on how to divide the military merits. Rock would definitely not favor one over the other.
Without further delay, Anton and Yaya led the scouts and training battalion to set out overnight. When they were in Nyasaland, the teaching battalion often trained long distances at night, so it was commonplace to go out at night, and the scouts had no problem.
, they sometimes stayed in the wilderness for more than ten days to carry out missions, and they were accustomed to eating and sleeping in the open, so the two troops moved very quickly.
Roque and Martin were not in a hurry. Anton and Yaya would definitely need more time to get behind Sehraba Taibe. Roque and Martin simply worked steadily and steadily, slowly advancing towards Sehraba Taibe. p>
On July 10, Roque led the main force of the Northern Rhodesian Division to arrive at Sehrabataibe.
As Modiba said, the terrain of Sehrabataibe is indeed dangerous. It is a canyon between two mountains. The cliffs on both sides are very steep and difficult to climb. The rebels have set up sniper positions in the canyon.
The passage into the canyon is very narrow, making it difficult to deploy troops and build cover positions. If it weren't for Modiba, the Northern Rhodesian Division would have had to put a lot of effort into attacking.
In fact, the easiest way is to use human lives to pile them up, but Rock is not willing to do so.