The so-called mobile artillery was only a little faster, and they were able to get here beyond Bloemfontein and play a huge role in the storm, and the fundamental reason was two words - concealment! They had not launched a single active attack before entering the campaign, and they had not even seen a British transport company pass by in front of their hidden col without moving, which was already a rare occurrence for the Boers, who carefully cleared the trail of their troops and confused the British scouts. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But now, everything is out of the question, they are exposed, the British know their approximate location, and in the face of repeated searches by the cavalry, they simply cannot escape. With this in mind, Calyput allocated some of his troops to protect this important but incapable detachment. And he led a force of more than 2,000 people to search for the British, not to be able to win the battle, at least to know the location of the other party, and then choose a suitable place as the preset battlefield.

But alas, Calyput still underestimated the speed and reaction of the opponent, or the essential increase in the speed of the troop by the motor vehicle! The first to discover the other side was not Calyput, nor French's cavalry, but the British marines who had just entered the battlefield!

Although carrying more than a dozen artillery pieces of various calibers and a large amount of ammunition, with the help of more than 40 various vehicles and more than 30 tractors, this mixed force of British mounted infantry and mechanical vehicles moved at the fastest speed!

With the help of the scouts, they managed to find the mobile artillery that had been left behind, and if it weren't for the temporary reinforcement of this force by Calyput, it would not have been impossible for the British to eat it in one bite! And to make matters worse, Colonel George informed French of the news by telegram!

Under the dual advantages of reconnaissance and communication, the British directly grasped the initiative, as long as French can be one step ahead of George to converge, then after eating the Boer artillery, the entire Calyput regiment will lose the most important support firepower and become a toothless tiger!

But this time, Calyput's sharpness and prudence saved him once! Before the British completed the encirclement of the mobile artillery units, Calyput had already keenly sensed the change in the situation!

"The intelligence is a little bad, if our reconnaissance unit is not mistaken, then not far from us, the British cavalry is ready to attack!" When the staff officers marked the newly discovered traces of British troops yesterday on the huge map, Calipter said with some concern.

A large number of traces of British cavalry were found in the southwest, west, and south of the company, and the whole unit was like an eagle with wings spread and ready to hunt at any time, outflanking from the flanks! According to the intelligence, the number of British cavalry is probably about 80% more than the number of Calyput! If the two sides met in the wilderness, the Boers would have no chance of winning at all!

"We only have two options now, the first is to retreat immediately and avoid the attack. Or immediately join up with the mobile artillery units and prepare for a positional battle! An officer suggested.

"I propose to converge with the mobile artillery, the British could come so quickly, they may have thrown away quite a lot of heavy weapons, and if we can converge, then we will at least have the advantage of firepower and defensive posture." Pershing thought for a moment and said.

"I also have this opinion, we now have plenty of fresh water, food and ammunition, as long as we can converge with the mobile artillery, it will definitely not be a problem to support it for 5 days, and if the British advance lightly, their combat effectiveness will definitely not be able to support more than 3 days!" Boer deputies also expressed support for Pershing's proposal.

"I always felt a little strange that they didn't seem to be coming at us, because our position was on the edge of their encirclement! If you want to go, then it's easy to get away, and if they find out about us, then it can only be said that French is a novice and can't even figure out the axis of attack! But obviously, this is not the case! Calipt said with some concern.

"Maybe the British intelligence is biased?" A man next to him said.

"No, if the other party finds us, then there will definitely be a British reconnaissance unit near us, but unfortunately, we all found the British in the other half." As he spoke, Calyput picked up a pencil and drew a dotted line on the map.

"Any action should be based on intelligence, our nearby reconnaissance force is very sufficient, but the British cavalry has not been found, then the biggest possibility is that the British did not find us at all, their encirclement is not coming at us, we are just an accidental victim! Wait a minute, where is the movement of our mobile artillery and logistics units? Calyput snapped into alarm.

"There's no information yet, but if all goes according to plan, they should be here." A staff officer then drew a dotted line on the map to represent the theoretical course of movement of the mobile artillery, and then drew a circle at the end to represent the ...... where it should now be.

"I think I understand the ...... of the British goal." Pershing looked at the direction of the British cavalry, and then at the presumed position of the mobile artillery almost in the center of the encirclement, and said in a trembling voice.

"Everyone, immediately prepare to build positions, take the horses away, and push the carts off to the perimeter, where we will use them as fortifications and barricades. Hurry up and act now! Two hours later, Pershing arrived with another 400 cavalry to the location of the mobile artillery unit, which was now replenishing the necessary fresh water by the river. The entire force spread along the banks of the river.

"Build a position, build a position now! Everyone, including the guys and the lightly wounded, everyone who can afford to take a weapon, organize it for me! If you want to go back to your own home, you will be obedient, and whoever is disobedient, I will give him a shot for the British! Pershing rolled and dismounted, and he and his guards drove away the artillerymen and logisticians who had fallen into a panic. Let them take up weapons and tools and be ready for battle.

Now, with the addition of the new 400 men, there are already 2,500 Boer soldiers, but only 1,200 of them are regular infantrymen, the rest are artillerymen, logistics units and coachmen. Under normal circumstances, these people would be vulnerable to the attack of 5000 cavalry and 2500 marines, but now, the arrival of Pershing has bought them at least 8 hours of warning time! And now the position is not bad, they have their backs to the river, and the opponent's attack surface is relatively narrow.

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