Chapter 374: Fighting
"What about Mr. Calyput? What about the other cavalry? Why didn't they come? Some people said in a panic. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoThey are about to face an overwhelming opponent, but there are few reinforcements. "Are we abandoned?" Sometimes, the unknown and rumors are more powerful than bullets!
"Shut up, you coward." Pershing jumped off his horse and knocked the screaming Boer to the ground with one kick! And such a rough and simple act caused a commotion, and almost all the people focused their attention here!
"What are you doing, you gringo! Let go of my brother! A Gundam Boer rushed through the crowd and tried to push Pershing away, but in the face of this professional soldier, this guy with no muscles and no brains fell into a can't see enough, and a few simple movements of Pershing made him kneel to the side with his stomach clutched!
"Brothers, comrades-in-arms! We are from the United States, on the other side of the Atlantic, and before that, I never thought I would be here, fighting side by side with a bunch of Boers! More than 100 years ago, for the birth of the United States, your forefathers fought side by side with us and taught the British a hard lesson. And now, it's time to pay our debts! We are fighting just like you, and in times of crisis, we are here to help! Pershing exclaimed.
"At the moment of the great enemy, my companions and I did not shy away, but rushed from a safe place to help you, and we vouched for our lives, but I don't know why in this situation, there are still people who think that the Legion has abandoned you? You should have seen me, you should know who I am, and I pledge my life and my dignity as a soldier that Mr. Calyput and the rest of his brothers are ready to fight! They need a suitable opportunity to crush their opponents, and all we have to do is hold on for a while! That's all! ”
Pershing's encouraging words stabilized the inhabitants, and under the command of officers at all levels, the logistics units that had not been on the front line also began to move, and they began to deploy defensive lines along the terrain, artillery and machine guns were placed on two high ground not far from each other, mortars were placed in a pit in the rear, and where the earth was suitable for digging, the soldiers began to prepare their own single bunkers, and then quickly expanded to connect with each other.
The coachman placed hundreds of carts of various kinds on the periphery of the battle line, considering that the opponent might charge the battle with cavalry. These vehicles are considered to be temporarily denied. The sappers chose a place where the terrain was flat and most suitable for a large army to attack, and some of them also hung a few suggested mines near the wagons, and if anyone wanted to approach the trenches under the cover of these wagons, then the grenades of the volley explosion would have taken them by surprise!
"The two flanks of the position are heavy firepower, there are two lines of defense in front and mortars in the back, we have 15 guns of various calibers and no less than 25 machine guns, it should be okay, right?" The commander in charge of the mobile artillery unit said with some concern.
"Surely, even if you don't have enough artillery and machine guns, aren't there still ours? My men are the most elite warriors, and with the best weapons they use, we can certainly stop the British! Pershing loaded the semi-automatic rifle in his hand and put it aside. When necessary, he and everyone in the entire command will charge into battle like an ordinary infantryman!
"The British have completed the encirclement of the artillery units, they are beginning to shrink the encirclement, and if nothing else, all of them are here! A full 5,000 people, the strength of a cavalry division! ”
On a hill, Calyput and the others were able to overlook the entire battlefield, and the three detachments of the British had already joined their positions. An army of several thousand men pressed up from the flanks, encircling the Boers on the opposite side, and they began to set up machine guns and artillery, while the other part of the cavalry dismounted and prepared for foot combat. The battle position is close to the river, the soil moisture is relatively high, and it will be a little muddy, so the cavalry charge is not a good choice. Especially when the Boers also deployed machine guns and artillery on the opposite side.
"As long as the defending troops can block the opponent's two attacks, we can rush down from behind and kick them in the ass. The British discarded a large number of artillery, and they did not have an advantage in firepower, except for numbers. Will Jon said in a very relaxed tone.
The 5,000-strong British army was terrible, but they were now on the defensive and had a lot of artillery, and the casualties would be great, and when they were exhausted, it was time for the Boers to launch a counterattack! 1,500 elite Boer cavalry, caught off guard, can completely pierce through the opponent's fragile rear!
"It's not so easy, I've always wondered why the British cavalry could pass through us and find the artillery behind us and miss us, so why our position is in front of the artillery unit? This is not scientific! It's like if you see the gold in the box but you don't see the chest. Calyput frowned.
"You're saying it's a trap?" Will Jon said suspiciously.
"I just suspect that another group of people found the mobile artillery, yes, it must be so, otherwise, how could a cavalryman, having thrown away most of its heavy weapons, attack a force with a large number of artillery and machine guns? That's looking for death! The British must have reinforcements! Calyput said with certainty.
An hour later, another force appeared in the Boers' field of vision, at the front of this force was a line of trucks and tractors, with cavalry on both sides, they rushed to the battlefield with a large number of artillery, and then blocked the road for the retreat of the mobile artillery from the other side, and the two British armies finally converged, and they were like a huge pincer, fiercely clamping the walnut in front of them!
"Hey, oh no, the enemy situation has changed!" Wiljon gasped, the situation in front of them was completely unexpected, the new troops on the other side not only made up for the lack of firepower, but also made the British army more than double the number of Boers! Even if you launch a surprise attack yourself, I'm afraid it may not be effective!
"The 1st Cavalry Regiment should be nearby, send someone to look for them." Calyput said.
"What if you can't find it?" Will Jon asked.
"Then we can only go up, even if we fight out, we must not let the British meet their frontline and evacuate!" The British army of about 7,500 people, this is already a very powerful force, enough to stabilize the position of the British army retreating from the front! And if these tens of thousands of British troops were withdrawn, then half of the efforts of the Boers would have been lost!
"Well, the wheel of war has begun to spin, let fate decide everything!" Let's wait and see!
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