"Damn, it's heavy artillery! Real heavy artillery! "Pershing probably visually inspected the opponent's artillery position, and the distance between the two sides was about 10 kilometers! And the shells are hugely powerful, definitely not a 15-pound gun! He really couldn't imagine how the British could hide such a cannon group! The opponent had at least 8 or more guns, and the cavalry was already lacking in firepower, and was forced to retreat under the sudden artillery blow and the flanking fire of the remaining British rearguard, which also allowed some of the British to escape!

"Their artillery has a long range, shouldn't this be a field artillery?" Kruger was very surprised by the unexpected performance of the artillery, the opponent's artillery skills were very superb and the artillery had a very long range. According to estimates, the firing range of the opponent's artillery actually reached about 12 kilometers! This range surpassed almost all British divisional artillery. So this must be a reinforced artillery, and as for why they are here, then only God really knows.

In the face of the sudden shelling, the Boers were forced to close the net in advance, but even so, they still captured a considerable part of the British army, more than 1,200 British soldiers were killed, more than 3,000 were wounded, and another 2,000 prisoners, the British Empire spanned decades, this defeat can be called the biggest loss of the British Army since the Crimean War! The remaining remnants of the British army, which had escaped alive, quickly evacuated to Leddy Smith.

"It's the naval artillery team, and the British navy is better than their army!" On the third day after the Battle of Ladysmith, the Boers finally figured out where the artillery that had failed their plans came from!

"It turned out to be the British Navy, no wonder the gunnery is superb, by the way, what's going on with them?" Calyput continued.

"THE BRITISH NAVAL FORCE, WHICH CAME FROM THE CRUISER FIRST-CLASS STRONG, THE FIRST-CLASS PROTECTIVE CRUISER BLYAD, AND THE THIRD-CLASS PROTECTED CRUISER APOLLO, USED FOUR 120MM GUNS AND 2 150MM HEAVY GUNS, AS WELL AS 10 12-POUNDER GUNS. OF THESE, 2 150MM NAVAL GUNS DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE BATTLE, THEY WERE DEPLOYED AT LEDDY SMITH, AND THEY TEMPORARILY INSTALLED ARMY GUN MOUNTS FOR THE NAVAL GUNS. This force probably numbered more than 1,500 people, including 900 marines in addition to the gunners and sailors on the naval battleships. Kruger said.

"It's not going to be easy." In the end, Calipert said, at least 4,000 of Buller's forces managed to withdraw to Ladysmith. PLUS THIS ARTILLERY, THERE ARE ABOUT 5,500 PEOPLE, AND THE OTHER SIDE HAS VERY STRONG FIREPOWER, WHICH IS A 150MM HEAVY ARTILLERY! Not a short-barreled gun used by the Army! As long as the angle allows, the maximum range of the other person is twice as long as yours! The area around Leddy Smith is relatively empty, and the British estimate that they have already built artillery positions, how can this artillery battle be fought?

To Calyput's surprise, the Boers also defeated the British on the Spin Hill line, but then they were also at a loss at the city of Ladysmith, and there was also a Marine artillery team in history to join the battle, but unlike history, the size of this artillery unit was somewhat large.

"The significance of a strong attack is relatively limited, although our artillery is numerous, but the opponent has the advantage of fortifications and firing range, and it is very difficult to fight. Until we have gained more heavy artillery, we would do well to surround it without fighting, and immediately occupy the rest of the Eastern Cape and mobilize the Boers there. ”

"At the same time, strengthen the cavalry attack, and if the British can make a Marine Artillery team, then they can make a second and a third! These cannons are simply terrifying. Calyput said.

"So where is the focus of our next attack?" Kruger is also aware of the seriousness of the problem.

"Durban! According to intelligence, the British reinforcements and supplies were hoarded in Durban, and as long as we can knock out this place, then our flanks will be safe. And the supplies in Durban are very useful for us to expand our army, of course, the most important thing is that the British will not have many troops there, maybe even more than 2,000 people. Calyput said.

"But there are 3 warships there!" Kruger said worriedly.

"There were three warships, but there weren't many people on them, and this one artillery team alone used up about 600 naval personnel. Now the number of three battleships is definitely insufficient. The most important thing is that we don't have to occupy and hold Durban, we just need to destroy it. We can hide out of reach of the enemy's guns and blow up the port area and the cargo yard with shells, we can destroy the railroad and marshalling yard, as well as water and electricity. Calipt shook his head.

If the Boers want to hold on for a long time, then the Eastern Cape must occupy the place, and only by occupying this place will the hundreds of thousands of Dutch descendants in the Eastern Cape really support the two Boer republics, and can make up for the shortcomings of the Boer manpower.

Make up your mind and do what you say! When Loeb's British army was heavily damaged and trapped in the isolated city, the British in the entire Eastern Cape could no longer have a decent defensive force, and it was necessary to take advantage of this time to expand the results of the battle, so the task of besieging Leddy Smith was handed over to the other troops, and Kruger began to attack in the direction of Durban with the main force of his army.

What the Boers didn't expect was that in the process of their march to Durban, they unexpectedly intercepted another Marine Artillery team from Durban! This team was originally to support Buhler. The speed of Bühler's defeat was too fast, and some telegrams had been cut off, and the news of Bühler's defeat reached Durban too late, and the British Army, which had no radio, naturally could not rule this artillery in time.

IN THE END, THIS MISERABLE ARTILLERY WAS CAPTURED BY THE BOER CAVALRY, AND ALTHOUGH THE BRITISH TRIED TO DESTROY THE POWERFUL GUNS BEFORE SURRENDERING, FOUR 120MM NAVAL GUNS WERE STILL CAPTURED BY THE BOERS. This meant that for the first time, the Boer regiment had a corps-level heavy artillery. And these artillery pieces made the British suffer in the ensuing battle, of course, this is a later story, not to mention for the time being.

"Is it really British? Was this army the British army that defeated Napoleon at Waterloo? How do I feel like a bunch of natives who can't fight? It is not known if the British Golden Navy is as fragile as his army. When news of the Battle of Leddy Smith reached Berlin, the Kaiser mocked the British Army mercilessly in front of his ministers, and the British were too sad to make up his mind.

"If something else were going on in the world at this time, the British would not be in a position to interfere, would they?" William smiled and said to Prime Minister Kali Pume next to him.

"Yes, Your Majesty, not only the British, but other great powers will not care about things that are not directly related to them, the energy of the Russians is in the Far East, and the Americans have just suffered an unprecedented defeat. And the French are not our opponents. Compared with the powerful Bismarck, this German chancellor is simply an echo of His Majesty the Emperor, he knows what His Majesty the Emperor said, although there are still some worries in his heart, but he still agrees.

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