The sound of the super revolver firing grenades is very small, just like the sound of hitting iron with a small hammer: 嘡, 嘡, 嘡——
It sounds quite crisp and pleasant.
More than a dozen super revolvers opened fire at the same time, and the dense grenades were a bit overwhelming. As soon as the mercenaries poured out of the tent, they were knocked down by shrapnel and steel balls flying everywhere. The scene was really terrible.
No effective resistance can be organized at all. The mercenaries are nominally elites from various countries and can be considered battle-hardened, but they have never experienced such a situation before. This has exceeded their understanding of war. Many of them have
The mercenaries even thought that a large-scale war had broken out, and more people were directly killed in the first round of attacks.
These people are considered happy because they don’t have to go through the next suffering.
Almost at the same time as the grenade shooters opened fire, the infantrymen quickly attacked in squad units. At this time, the infantrymen had not forgotten to maintain their formation, but it was obvious that they were overly cautious. Until they entered the combat position, the infantrymen did not encounter any resistance.
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Wei Zhen did not participate in the charge. He held a telescope to observe the situation in the store from a high place.
Just next to Guard Town, there are more than a dozen precision shooters responsible for sniping. They use Martini Henry with scopes installed. After this battle, they can switch to the precision shooters produced by the Nyasaland Arsenal.
Rifle.
Precision rifles are actually Lee Enfield rifles. Compared with the Lee Enfields equipped by ordinary soldiers, the high-precision Lee Enfields used by precision shooters have smaller errors between parts and the processing accuracy of each part
, have almost reached the highest level at this time. The accuracy of the Lee Enfield combined in this way will be greatly improved compared with the ordinary Lee Enfield.
Of course, the increase in accuracy also means an increase in cost. Nyasaland Arsenal estimates that the cost of a precision rifle is about twice as much as an ordinary rifle. As for the external sales price——
Sorry, Nyasaland will not sell precision rifles to the outside world in the short term. Even if they are sold in the future, the price will be more than ten times that of ordinary rifles.
Too expensive?
Don’t think it’s too expensive for you. If you think it’s too expensive, you don’t have to buy it.
For precision shooters, the significance of a high-precision rifle does not need to be discussed. An ordinary soldier may need 100 bullets to kill an enemy, but a precision shooter can use one bullet. This is not only a technical gap, but also the role of the weapon.
Very important.
Even the most common bullets, the bullets used by precision shooters are different from the bullets used by ordinary soldiers. Although they are also 7.7 mm in diameter, the bullets used by precision shooters are completely handmade, and their warheads are longer than those of ordinary rifle bullets.
Heavy, in order to ensure shooting accuracy, the warheads of precision shooters only use one material, while the warheads of ordinary bullets use two materials.
Better technology, more advanced weapons, and more mature combat methods, combined together, are an overwhelming advantage.
Wei Zhen clearly saw that when the battle just started, there were officers among the mercenaries organizing a counterattack, but these officers who gave orders were killed by precise shooters in the first time, and then the mercenaries fell into chaos.
As for the two Maxim heavy machine guns equipped by the mercenaries, they are the focus of precision shooters. As long as someone tries to use the heavy machine gun to fight back, they will be killed by precision shooters immediately. After five or six shooters are killed in a row, all
The mercenaries stayed far away from the two heavy machine guns, and no one tried to fight back.
The officers and soldiers of D Company were also ruthless. After arriving at the combat position, the officers and soldiers of D Company did not rush to eliminate the enemy. Instead, they shouted "1,2,3" and threw grenades together. After throwing the grenades, they threw incendiary bombs.
After two rounds, there was absolutely no movement at the store.
Even the screams of the wounded disappeared.
In the end, D Company failed to complete the task assigned by Anton. When D Company set off, Anton demanded that all the enemies be hanged. After the battle, the officers and soldiers of D Company cleaned the battlefield and found that many mercenaries were directly burned to coke.
Even the two heavy machine guns were burned into two piles of scrap metal.
There was no doubt that they had won a great victory. The mercenaries were quickly surrounded and annihilated by the officers and soldiers of Company D before they could even escape.
The news came back to Nyasaland on January 2, 1904, and Rock announced the news at a New Year's celebration dinner held in Little Rock.
Nyasaland officials have become accustomed to it. Even after the mercenaries crossed the border and launched attacks, Nyasaland officials had never worried that the Northern Rhodesian Division would lose. Now the Northern Rhodesian Division has once again proved it with its record.
Because of their strength, Nyasaland officials just had a drink together at Roque's suggestion, and then lost interest in those mercenaries.
"I really let you do it. Now I really suspect that your men are all Knights of the Round Table." Frank had a complicated expression when he raised his glass to Rock.
This metaphor is not appropriate. Legend has it that the Knights of the Round Table were subordinates of King Arthur of England. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, King Arthur led his Knights of the Round Table to unify the British Isles, creating a myth, and was later honored as King Arthur.
Roark is a British baron. Frank comparing Roark to King Arthur is treasonous. Fortunately, the agents in Nyasaland are all Frank's subordinates. It is estimated that no one reported Frank.
"How is it possible? First of all, the Northern Rhodesian Division is not under my command. This is Cecil's army. Secondly, the officers and soldiers of the Northern Rhodesian Division will also be injured when they are attacked. But no matter who it is, as long as they dare to provoke
The Northern Rhodesian Division, then be prepared for revenge from the Northern Rhodesian Division. Who is the King of Belgium? Leopold II, right? He is going to be unlucky!" Rock will not be like this.
Forget it, although this matter probably has nothing to do with Leopold II, Roque doesn't intend to let Leopold II go.
"Rock, what do you want to do? I have to remind you, don't mess around. The majesty of the royal family cannot be violated." Frank was very nervous. Rock was not joking. Frank knew very well that Rock was really capable of doing it. p>
If Roque wanted to do something, there would be no need for Roque to take action at all. Could it be that only Leopold II and the Belgian government could find mercenaries? If Roque waved a check, there would still be a large group of mercenaries for Roque.
Working hard means that Roque still maintains restraint. Otherwise, Roque would be able to bring the war to Belgium, let alone the Belgian Congo.
"Frank, I treat you as a friend, what do you mean? I can only be beaten passively, but I can't fight back. Are you the director of the War Office of the British Empire or the Director of the War Office of the Kingdom of Belgium?" Rock asked directly
Frank's position, no matter what, Frank should be consistent with Rock.
"Of course I am the Director of the British Empire's War Office, but this has nothing to do with my position -" Frank's expression was broken. This hat was too big and no one dared to wear it.
"Why doesn't it matter? As the director of the British Imperial War Office, shouldn't you safeguard the interests of the Imperial Baron?" Xiao Si was still singing along, which is the standard of watching the fun and not being too big a deal.
"We must launch a counterattack. This is also to safeguard the dignity of the British Empire. No one can offend the British Empire and then retreat unscathed." Anton added fuel to the fire.
"Lord Nyasaland, we are ready. As long as you give the order, we can crush Leopoldville." Martin was shouting crazily, playing the role of a fanatical general who started a war without any brain.<
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Frank really has a headache. There are hawkish leaders like Roque and Stoudemire, and militants like Anton and Martin, but the Belgian government is still provoking life and death. Frank really wants to leave Belgium alone.
Human life and death.
But it is impossible to ignore it. If Roque expands the scale of the war, it may trigger a full-scale war between Britain and Belgium. This is something the British government is absolutely unwilling to see.
After the Franco-Prussian War, Prussia replaced France and became the overlord of the European continent. Britain's current national policy is to unite with France to suppress Germany, and Belgium is France's younger brother. If a war breaks out between Nyasaland and the Congo Free State, it will definitely affect the United Kingdom.
Cooperation with Belgium.
"Lord, I hope you will exercise restraint. If possible, you can leave this matter to me. I will definitely give you an answer that is acceptable to you." Frank knows how to satisfy Roark. He only needs Belgium.
If the government cedes some territory to Nyasaland, then Rock will be satisfied.
There is nothing unacceptable in Frank's view. At the Berlin Conference, Leopold II became the biggest winner, and only then did the major powers realize that they had been deceived by the Belgians.
For weak countries, the outcome of the Berlin Conference is a talisman. For strong countries, the outcome of the Berlin Conference is the toilet in the bedroom. Therefore, in the plans announced by Britain and Germany after the Berlin Conference, the Congo Free State was included in their respective plans.
part.
In other words, as long as the situation is favorable, Britain and Germany will tear up the decision of the Berlin Conference at any time.
"Okay, I'm waiting for your good news, Frank." Rock doesn't care, after all, strength will speak for itself in this matter.
After Frank returned to the base of the War Office, Mashan contacted London, hoping to make contact with Belgium.
Unfortunately, the news from London has not yet come, and another vicious incident occurred. On January 4, Duncan, general manager of Nyasaland Agricultural Company, was assassinated while inspecting the North Sea.
Although Duncan is only the general manager of a company in name, in Nyasaland, Duncan is actually the chief executive of Nyasaland. This is causing trouble. Even if Frank wants to mediate, it is estimated that Roque will not give up. p>