Chapter 1298: Raid
Just when Esomolo was in full swing, Zhang Hexiang led more than 10,000 people from the northwest of the German-Austrian Federation straight into Eswatini and launched a surprise attack on the east coast of Africa. Fastest updates
Eswatini is too well covered, 20,000 square kilometers of land, almost all mountains, grasslands, it is the autumn high and cool, the grass on the grassland, even more than one person high, the entire army is completely hidden in it, without the leadership of local people, it is even difficult to get out of this area.
In just five days, the cavalry led by Zhang Hexiang first crossed Eswatini and came to the easternmost part of Africa, launching a frenzied attack towards the northernmost tip of the Zulu Kingdom.
Now more than half of the forces of the Zulu Kingdom are concentrated in the west, and they are besieging Esomolo, and there are nearly 10,000 troops guarding the capital Umtata, nearly 10,000 troops guarding the largest port Durban, and the remaining 10,000 troops are scattered throughout the country, and there are less than 3,000 troops in the north of the entire Zulu Kingdom, and the 3,000 troops are divided into five or six cities in the north of the Zulu Kingdom, even the largest number of troops in Bangkok Qi only has a thousand troops.
Mo Panda never imagined that the German-Austrian Federation Army would be able to attack the Zulu Kingdom from the northwest, first, it was the farthest from the hinterland of the Zulu Kingdom, and it was the most remote, even if it was lost, it could not determine the direction of the entire battlefield; Second, where is Eswatini separated, in Mo Panda's view, he has the support of the British behind him, even if Eswatini does not fall to his side, it will remain absolutely neutral, provoking the anger of the British Empire, but it is not a joke, the death of the country, and it is not that it has not been staged in Africa.
With the barrier of Eswatini, the German-Austrian Federation Army could not attack the northern part of the Zulu Kingdom head-on.
As a result, Mo Panda did not deploy enough troops in the northern part of the Zulu Kingdom to defend at all, or even made no preparations at all, and almost all of the mobile forces were placed in the west and southeast.
As soon as Zhang Hexiang rushed out of Eswatini, he divided all the forces in his hands, six cavalry regiments, the first and second cavalry regiments attacked Bangkokchi, the third cavalry regiment carried out Mogudaba, the fourth cavalry regiment attacked Ndumo, the fifth cavalry regiment attacked Caliot, the sixth cavalry regiment attacked Madonella, the northeast corner of the Zulu Kingdom of 3,000 square kilometers of land, all military strongholds were included in the offensive of the German-Austrian federal army cavalry!
Zhang Hexiang personally led two cavalry regiments straight to Bangkok Qi, which is the northernmost city of the Zulu Kingdom, and also the largest city in the northeast, bordering Mozambique, with more than 1,000 troops stationed, however, because it is too far away, the military aid received by the Zulu Kingdom from the British Empire has not been distributed to such a remote corner, almost all the soldiers of the Zulu Kingdom still maintain their original style, and the entire garrison, all of them combined, have no more than fifty muskets, And an old-fashioned artillery, which is already the trump card weapon at their disposal.
The two cavalry regiments rushed towards Bangkok Qi like a whirlwind, and in just over two days, the cavalry had already arrived at the city of Bangkok, and without stopping for a moment, they launched a crazy offensive directly towards the Zulu garrison!
The garrison governor of Bangkok Qi is also the tribal chief of Bangkok Qi, Genada, and he did not expect that at this time, a cavalry would suddenly appear outside the city of Bangkok Qi, for a long time, there has never been a war here, at least in the twenty years since Gnada took power, there has never been a war, after all, this is not Durban, not um Tata, far away from the disputes between the Zulu and the Boers, and many years of comfortable life have long worn out the blood of these people.
When Gnarda, who was looking for fun, heard that a large number of troops were coming from outside the city, he didn't pay much attention to it at first, thinking that it was just a group of rogues, and said impatiently: "Isn't it just a group of rogues?" Send a few hundred people to drive this group of rogues away for me, don't bother me with such a bad thing! ”
"Chief, no......"
The commander who came to report replied in a bitter voice: "It's not a group of rogues, but a regular army, a regular army with loaded guns and ammunition, well-equipped, just like the British I saw in Durban, all of them are cavalry, and the strength is almost 2,000 people, and the comers are not good......
Yes......
The cup in Gnada's hand fell to the ground, and Gnada jumped up and said sharply, "Fuck, what's going on, where the hell did the army come from?" Two thousand, are you crazy? How many of us are in Bangkok? ”
Gnada didn't care about asking clearly, let alone playing with the singer next to him, put on his boots, and ran to the city of Bangkok like a gust of wind!
Sure enough!
Outside the city of Bangkok, a group of cavalry has already lined up in formation, ready to attack the city of Bangkok at any time, the cavalry lineup is neat, murderous, the momentum alone is enough to scare all the people in the city of Bangkok!
"I'm a mother......"
Gnarda's eyes were glazed and he muttered, "Where did you get so many troops?" It looks like a Westerner! Where do we come from here? Could it be the people of Portugal? It's impossible, although Portugal occupies Mozambique and borders Bangkok, but Mozambique is on the back, and this army is moving from the southwest, judging from the direction! That's the Boers? But how did the Boers fly over? We don't have a direct border with the German-Austrian Confederation here......"
"Chief, it must be the Boers, you look at their attire, they are not the original inhabitants of Africa at all, in South Africa, only the Boers and the British will have such strength, launching a battle of thousands of people, and the British have just signed an alliance treaty with our King Mopanda, it can't be the British army, it must be the German-Austrian federal army!"
The commander on the side shouted.
Before Genada could speak, the German-Austrian Federation Surprise Soldiers outside the city launched an attack, and one by one the cavalry held their muskets high and started a dense fire towards Bangkok Qi, and at the same time rushed towards Bangkok Qi Chen!
"Summons, return fire immediately, return fire! Mobilize all our forces, we must stop these Boers, and we will definitely not let them capture Bangkok Qi! ”
Gnarda reacted, roaring madly, and groups of Zulu soldiers were gathered at the head of the city and began to attack the Boers outside the city.
However, the current Zulu people are still using bows, crossbows, spears, and the most advanced weapons are the two revolvers that have been collected for more than ten years in the hands of Gnada, but this is still a treasure, where is Gnada willing to use it in peacetime?
Such a group of people can withstand the crazy German-Austrian federal cavalry? The bullets were pouring in the sky, and the Zulu soldiers at the front had already fallen from the city before they could make an appearance! (To be continued.) )