"We have now found at least 3 cavalry regiments!" Pershing planted the flag that heralded the British cavalry on the map, and the Third Cavalry Regiment responsible for rescuing Hank fought with the British, although the former had the advantage of strength and firepower, but the latter occupied a favorable position, and soon after the battle, it was found that a large number of British troops were rushing here, and then the Boers chose to evacuate, and the British were in hot pursuit, more and more British troops gradually appeared in the Boers' field of vision, they always bit the Third Cavalry Regiment, did not attack, but did not give up!

"This is not in line with our plan, we are just to clear the original British cavalry and destroy the railway junction, but the extra troops are no longer in the range, in this area, the British cavalry more than twice as many as ours, and have the advantage of supply and firepower, those armored trains that suddenly appear on the railway line are annoying! Our space for activity will be further compressed, and I think we will either choose to retreat, or continue to go deeper with light, throwing away everything that is not suitable for maneuvering! Including artillery. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info," said Wiljon, the Boer representative, with some concern.

"This is impossible, we have already paid a huge price for this operation, and our mobile artillery unit has crossed the Orange River, it is too difficult to go back, it is unacceptable to give up halfway, the British have the advantage of forces, but they do not know our arrangement, nor do they know our strength! For now, at least, they think that we are still a traditional cavalry, and that we have artillery, ample reconnaissance forces, and a large number of automatic weapons, which is our advantage! Calyput said.

Calipt is improving this force as much as possible, the so-called cavalry should now be called high motorized infantry on horseback, the role of cavalry charge is weakened as much as possible, and all firepower and configuration are closer to the regular troops, they carry a large number of heavy weapons, and at the same time obtain more information by increasing the number of reconnaissance units, and then the main force reduces unnecessary attrition by arranging the most suitable marching route, so as to make up for the problem caused by the decrease in cavalry speed when carrying heavy equipment.

The artillery and logistics units are even more separated from the main cavalry regiment, and their security is more solved by using the sentinels deployed on the periphery, focusing on avoiding the enemy, rather than fighting the enemy after encountering it. This artillery unit has not participated in a single battle since the beginning of the operation, all they did was to constantly rush to deliver these guns to the predetermined battlefield! Calyput increased the speed of his troops as much as possible by dispersing the march and reconfiguring the transport capacity, and now it seems that the overall speed of the troops is still beyond his expectations, and even the slowest baggage troops can march more than 50 kilometers a day!

Now, the main force of the Boer Legion is hidden near Kollsberg, a town between Hanover and the Orange River, an important transportation hub and stockpiling warehouse, as well as a large number of road repair vehicles, if they can destroy this place and kill a large number of defenders, the Boer Legion can even blow up the bridge over the Orange River on their backs!

"We can't give up, if we retreat this time, I'm afraid there will be no chance to cut the transport arteries of the British again, there will be more and more cavalry, there will be fewer and fewer black holes on the lines of communication, and then we will be crushed head-on." Calyput said.

While the Boers were still debating whether or not to proceed, a piece of information put an end to the debate. "The Leopard commandos ambushed a train on the railway to Kirlsberg, they completely destroyed the locomotive and at least 40 carriages with 5 kilograms of explosives, and found on the wreckage 120mm rapid-fire guns used by the British Navy, as well as part of the naval personnel."

"Brothers, we must act decisively now and let the 1st Cavalry Regiment lead the British to the west, and then buy time for the main forces to break through Kirsberg." Pershing was clearly on Calyput's side this time.

"Well, the two of you have made up your mind. My vote doesn't matter anymore. Wiljon finally gave in.

Afterwards, Pershing explained this decision as follows: "Except in the early days of the war, when the British hastily allocated some of the heavy naval guns to the army, the rest of the time they were dominated by 12-pounder guns. And now, they have suddenly begun to send 120mm heavy guns to the front line, which can only show two problems, the first is that the supply potential of the British is beyond our expectations, and can already support heavier firepower to the front line, and the other point is that the British may be about to launch a general attack, the naval artillery is much stronger than the land artillery, and we are worried about the situation on the frontal battlefield. ”

But what is the actual situation? Later, when Pershing and others got the truth, it could be described as crying and laughing. According to the British script, the cavalry was mainly to protect the lines of communication, and the 120mm guns were too heavy, and the ability to maneuver on the ground was almost zero, and the British method in this case was to put them on the train and maneuver back and forth on the lines of communication.

When General French discovered the 1st Boer Cavalry Regiment, he believed that the Boers had concentrated almost all their mobile forces here, and he estimated the size of the other side to be about 2,500 to 3,000 men, but in fact, including the targeted guerrillas, it was only 1,200 men, and the reason for this illusion was that the Boers had too many horses.

"This opponent deserves my full concentration!" General French was so excited at the thought that he had bitten the main force of the Boers that he immediately urged the logistics to bring more horses and supplies, and then he would lead the main force to encircle and annihilate this force, and for this he even abandoned the heavy artillery, which was obviously not good to throw into the wilderness, so he decided to send it to Kirsberg. But unfortunately, several of the guns were destroyed by a roadside bomb, and then a lot of things followed!

Attracted by a detachment division, French pursued the vast African savannah, while Calyput pounced on Kirsberg with 2 full cavalry regiments, 5 squads (equivalent to a cavalry company) and an artillery battalion with 12 75mm guns. Calyput had about 3,500 men in his hands, but when they reconnoitred, they found that the town was not easy to fight!

It's not about how many people the opponent has, it's that they have too much firepower, and there are armored trains, and the railroad that surrounds the town makes these trains much more mobile and significantly more difficult to attack!

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