Starting about ten years ago, the British have begun to gradually change their bright red clothing.
Of course, this is only on the battlefield. When performing tasks, most British troops have begun to use khaki clothing. However, in life, if they leave the military camp to go out or attend a ceremony, the vast majority of the army and some navy will still wear traditional khaki clothing.
It was not until the First World War that bright red clothing would be completely eliminated.
Interestingly, the reason why the traditional bright red was eliminated was not because the British realized that red was not conducive to camouflage, but because the cochineal dye was expensive, so the British were forced to change their clothing.
This must be so expensive that not even the British can afford it!
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For two consecutive days, the train was not attacked by Boer guerrillas, which made it easy for most of the commandos, including Henry.
Rock did not dare to relax. The train was still in the Cape and had not entered the war zone. It was normal for no Boer guerrillas to attack. It would not be so easy next time. The train passed Bloemfontein and began to enter the war zone. Everyone was worried.
Starting to get nervous.
I was really nervous. Although the scenery was still beautiful, either the endless grassland or the lush hills, no one was in the mood to appreciate it. Rock had been in Cape for a long time and had begun to develop an immunity to the original scenery.
Everyone's eyes were attracted to the crosses beside the railway. Many of the crosses were hung with Boer corpses. They were all hanged Boer guerrillas. The British never showed mercy to them. After being captured, they were all shot on the spot, even if
Even if he is killed in battle, his body must be hung on a cross.
"Keep your eyes wide open and carefully observe the situation on the left and right of the railway. If you find someone hiding on the grass or in the bushes, don't hesitate to shoot immediately, regardless of whether he is a guerrilla." Henry was murderous and would not give the Boers any chance.
Any chance.
In order to prevent the bombs installed on the railway by the Boers, the speed of the train is not very fast. It is estimated to be less than ten kilometers per hour, which is only faster than walking.
Henry arranged several observers at the locomotive. As long as any abnormality is found on the railway or beside the railway, the train will stop immediately. The train will not continue to move forward until the danger is resolved.
This may be a bit slow, but it is safer.
"If we advance at this speed, we won't be able to complete the task within the deadline." Rock was a little worried. The British Army on the Eastern Front was going to launch an attack on February 27th. It was already mid-February and he had to go to Cape Town.
It took nearly two days to arrive, and now the speed is even slower, at least five days. At this speed, Rock and the others will not be able to complete the mission.
If the task is not completed, the commando team will definitely be punished by the expeditionary force headquarters.
Of course, it is more likely that even if the commando successfully completes its mission, the expeditionary force headquarters will find trouble.
"No, no, no, Locke, you have to understand that even if we fail to complete the task, the most we can do is to be dismissed from our posts and go to the streets together to become patrolmen. But if we fall into the hands of the Boers, what will happen to us?
I don’t need to tell you.” Henry doesn’t care whether he can complete the task. Winston is the grandson of the Duke, so the Boers are reluctant to kill him. Henry’s father is just a little baron, and the Boers don’t care.
"I hope that the Boer guerrillas will appear. You should get meritorious service in the war like your father. Brother Henry, if you can get a knighthood, then my father will definitely forget the stupid things you did." Phyllis was eager to try, and Rock
, like Henry, Phyllis is also equipped with pistols and rifles. Fortunately, Rock and the others are equipped with Lee Enfield now. If it were still Martini Henry, then Phyllis would be better than Martini with a bayonet.
·Henry is taller.
"Shut up, war is not a house game you play." Henry's impression of Phyllis did stay at a certain period.
"I haven't played that childish game for a long time." Phyllis argued, resolutely drawing a line with childishness.
Just when Henry and Phyllis began to habitually hurt each other again, the train slowly stopped again.
"Damn Boers, damn bombs - all on alert!" Henry issued the order with a curse, stepped on a bullet box, leaned out and looked in the direction of the front of the car.
"Be careful and come back!" Rock pulled Henry back.
"What did you find?" Henry took out his pistol and hid next to Rock and looked around.
"Not yet -" Rock indeed didn't find anything, but it felt wrong, like, like the panic of being stared at by a hungry wolf or a poisonous snake.
In fact, this situation happened many times along the way. Henry would rather not make meritorious deeds than make mistakes. If there was any slight disturbance, he would become frightened.
Although most of the time it was a false alarm, the situation this time was different. The train stopped on the mountainside of a mountain, with hills on one side and ridges on the other. The hills were covered with lush bushes, but Rock was keen.
I noticed that fresh soil can be seen among the bushes.
What does this mean?
This shows that someone is building fortifications in the bushes!
Rock immediately became nervous, and while loading the rifle, he ordered Tang En: "Tang En, shoot a few times in the bushes over there!"
Tang En is tall and strong, making him the best candidate for a machine gunner. Tang En had received heavy machine gun training before at Huayong Camp.
Dong dong dong——
Dong dong dong——
The sound of the heavy machine gun is breathtaking, like a big drum, beating hard on people's hearts.
After two rounds of burst shooting, there was no movement in the bushes.
"Hahahaha, Locke, you are making too much fuss-" Henry laughed, laughing at Locke's fuss.
The laughter subsided, and suddenly a neat gunfire sounded from the bushes.
Bang!
It wasn't one sound, but many gunshots rang out at the same time. It felt like one sound. This sound was much louder than Tang En's heavy machine gun.
In fact, Rock was also suspicious, but at the moment of the gunshot, Rock still noticed the faint muzzle inflammation in the bushes.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack!" Rock immediately hid behind the solid steel plate of the carriage. When he heard the sound of gunshots, he also heard the sound of warheads hitting the carriage, and there was also a warhead piercing the air on his head.
With the scream, Rock realized that bullets really flew faster than the sound in the air.
When they were suddenly attacked by an enemy, there was actually no need for Rock to warn them. The well-trained commandos had already started to fight back spontaneously. Of course, some people were injured and wailed loudly after being hit by stray bullets, but no one cared about them at the moment.
Dong dong dong dong dong dong——
Tang En's heavy machine gun fired again, this time it was not a burst fire.
