"Our home is in Orange, Lord -" Nikolai Van Rensburg explained very seriously, with a sincere expression. If Rock hadn't known the details of levitation, then maybe Rock would have believed it.<
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But now Rock is just hehe, waving his hand casually to let Nikola van Rensburg do what he wants.
Xiao Si gave Victor, who was guarding the door, a fierce look.
Victor followed Nikolai Van Rensburg out expressionlessly. As for whether Nikolai Van Rensburg still has the life to return to Orange, I hope his Lord will bless him.
Before Nicholas Van Rensburg's figure disappeared from the porch, Stoudemire cursed a series of words, and it seemed that he was very angry.
Luo Ke burst into laughter. Some jugglers in the 21st century can deceive a group of people. The same is true for people in this era. The more successful people are and the more confident they are in themselves, the easier they are to be deceived. p>
In mid-December, the German local reinforcements finally arrived in Tanganyika. Subsequently, the Tanganyika German army, with the local reinforcements as the core, launched a series of offensives against the Gloryburg rebels.
On the 12th, the 2nd Tanganyika Division set off from Kigoma and launched an attack in the direction of Lake Rukwa.
On the same day, the First Division set out from Yiringa to attack Glory Castle.
On the 15th, the First Division encountered the main force of the Gloryburg rebels near Rujewa. When the battle was at its fiercest, the 115th Brigade, composed entirely of Germans, appeared on the flank of the Gloryburg rebels and headed towards the Gloryburg rebel position.
Launch an onslaught.
The rebels at Fort Glory were unable to resist the attack from the two armies and were severely defeated, with a loss of more than 4,000 troops.
Rock didn't know until the 16th that Erich von Falkenhayn had arrived in Tanganyika on the 10th, but Tanganyika did not make any big announcement that the German attack this time was in Egypt.
Conducted under the command of Rich von Falkenhayn.
Only then did Rock realize that he had underestimated Erich von Falkenhayn. The person who could become the German Chief of Staff really had two skills.
“Now the 2nd Tanganyika Division occupies Sumbawanga between Lake Rukwa and the North Sea, the 1st Division and the 115th Brigade occupy Mbeya between Lake Nyasa and the North Sea, and the Honorable Fort rebels
Being backlogged in this area with a depth of 80 kilometers and a width of 300 kilometers, if the Glory Castle rebels cannot break through the Tanganyika German Army's blockade in a short time, then the Glory Castle rebels will have no choice but to wait and die." Derek
·Dodd did not expect that the situation would collapse so quickly. Just ten days ago, Derek Dodd was planning to attack Usombula. Now even survival is a problem.
"Lord Selborne called. If possible, he hopes that we can send troops directly into Tanganyika. We must delay the Germans as much as possible and cannot let the Gloryburg rebels lose so quickly." A staff officer held up a copy.
The telegram came in a hurry. Earl Selborne had now left southern Africa and returned to London. Unexpectedly, he was still paying attention to the rebellion in Tanganyika.
This is also normal. Earl Selborne has now returned to the Admiralty and is directly responsible for the construction plan of the dreadnought. If the rebellion in Tanganyika quells quickly, it will definitely not be conducive to the arms race between Britain and Germany. p>
Although Britain will not lose in this arms race, the rebellion in Tanganyika will make it easier for Britain to win.
"Lord, we cannot send troops into Tanganyika unless it is absolutely necessary." Derek Dodd, as the chief of staff of the Southern African Federation, now considers the issue completely from the perspective of the federal government.
The key is not to send or not, but not to let the Germans get a handle on it. If the Nyasaland troops move quickly and deftly, they can eliminate a German force as quickly as possible and break the German blockade, and then in Tanganyi
The Kad army retreated to Nyasaland before they could react. Even if the Germans knew about it afterwards, there would be nothing they could do to Nyasaland.
It seems that there are many examples of this kind of thing in the history of world military affairs.
"Lord, if troops are transferred from our Second Division, I promise to complete the mission!" Martin took the initiative to ask for a fight. Martin had long wanted to see the German troops.
After winning the Franco-Prussian War, Germany now prides itself on being the "world's best army."
Although the French are not convinced, under the premise of the Franco-Prussian War, the French seem to be stubborn no matter what they say.
Martin does not recognize Germany's "world's best army". Since the establishment of the Northern Rhodesian Division, the officers and soldiers of the Northern Rhodesian Division have had many frictions with the Tanganyika German Army. The Northern Rhodesian Division as a whole has not
Regardless of the disadvantage, even if the German local troops are more powerful than the Tanganyika German army, Martin believes that their strength is limited, so Martin hopes to have a head-on battle with real German troops.
"Martin, you have to pay attention to one thing. The regular army of Germany and the servant army of Tanganyika are not the same thing." Rock solemnly reminded that if Martin goes to the battlefield with such a mentality, then there is a high probability that he will be killed.
Lose.
The 115th Brigade, which comes to support from Germany, is entirely composed of Germans, and its combat effectiveness is also outstanding among the German army.
The Tanganyika Servant Army is mainly composed of Africans in Tanganyika. Only the officers are Germans, so the combat effectiveness of the two is not the same thing. If Martin measures Germany by the combat effectiveness of the Tanganyika Servant Army,
The combat effectiveness of the local regular army is totally wrong.
"I understand, Lord, no matter how powerful the German local army is, I guarantee that they can be completely defeated." Martin was confident.
Martin's confidence was not groundless. After Rock came back from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he sent many officers from the Northern Rhodesian Division and the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst to study. At the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, officers from the Northern Rhodesian Division and the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division fully understood the current army building ideas and fighting methods of armies around the world.
The more they know, the more confident the officers will be as "auditors".
In this era, whether it is the German army, the French army, or the British army, the army's combat method is the human sea tactic. To put it bluntly, fighting is a living pile of people. Regardless of winning or not, this combat method is actually
Kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred.
Roque emphasized the importance of firepower a long time ago. When the commando team was established in Cape Town, Roque began to consciously popularize the importance of cross-fire. Now the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the Southern African Federation, even ordinary privates
We all know the importance of crossfire, we all know that skirmishers are needed to attack enemy positions, and we all know that infantry and artillery must coordinate with infantry and artillery. These experiences are all summed up with blood and lives in future wars.
So Martin is really not afraid of the Germans.
Very excited to try.
"The combat effectiveness of the Germans is just that. Although the German troops are equipped with a lot of artillery, a division of 17,000 people is equipped with 16 heavy machine guns. There are no light machine guns at all, and there are no offensive weapons to accompany the infantry. Once they enter
During the stalemate stage, our firepower can tear all the Germans to pieces!" Martin was filled with murderous intent and couldn't wait to teach the Germans a lesson.
Compared with the German troops, Nyasaland's weapons and equipment are obviously more advanced and reasonable.
Take the Second Division, which was reorganized from the Northern Rhodesian Division, as an example. The division has 11,000 men and is equipped with nearly 400 general-purpose machine guns. Light machine guns and super revolvers have been equipped at the squad level and at the company level.
Although the range of the 90mm caliber mortar is a bit lower, both the rate of fire and the power exceed that of the 75mm field gun equipped by the German army. When it is actually on the battlefield, it is maneuverable and flexible, and its rate of fire is even better than the 75mm field gun.
Miss's 90mm caliber mortar can knock out the 75mm field guns equipped by the German troops.
Not to mention individual soldier skills and tactics. More than half of the soldiers in the Second Division have shooting scores close to or reaching the level of precision shooters. Nyasaland now has an optical research institute that can produce four-power sights.
With the blessing of the sight, if the German troops dare to use the human sea tactics in front of the Second Division's position, then what awaits the German troops will be a devastating blow.
That's why Martin is so confident.
Rock ignored Martin and looked directly at Derek Dodd. After all, he was the chief of staff, so he would definitely give his own advice on this issue.
"In terms of pure combat effectiveness, we do surpass the German troops." Derek Dodd did not directly say whether troops should be sent to Tanganyika to participate in the battle, but he still gave affirmation to the combat effectiveness of the Second Division.
"Then let's decide. Send a teaching group to secretly sneak into Tanganyika and launch an attack on Sumbawanga, where the Second Division of Tanganyika is stationed. We will tear through the German defense line from here." Rock agreed. "Wait a minute, Lord, Erich von Falkenhayn knows about sneak attacks, and we can completely copy it -" Derek Dodd is also cunning, Erich von Falkenhayn can do the first grade of junior high school, Nyasa
Of course Lan can also do fifteen.
Rock didn't talk nonsense and gave Derek Dodd a thumbs up. As for how to copy Erich von Falkenhayn's combat method, that was a question for the General Staff to consider. Rock only made the decision.
, not responsible for implementation.
The efficiency of the General Staff is still very high. On the night of the 18th, the teaching regiment of the Second Division left the station and entered Tanganyika secretly, preparing to fight against the Second Tanganyika Division that was advancing towards Fort Glory.
When Nyasaland was mobilizing its troops, Erich von Falkenhayn was not idle either. His troops were very fast. After the Tanganyika German army defeated the main force of the Glory Castle rebels, they only rested for one day.
Schie von Falkenhayn ordered the troops to launch an attack on the Fort of Glory, hoping to complete the victory in one battle.
On the morning of the 19th, the teaching regiment and the Second Tanganyika Division encountered each other at Fort Helmut, forty kilometers west of Fort Glory.
Helmut is the name of the old Moltke. Tanganyika used the name of the old Moltke here, which obviously has a strong symbolic meaning.