Chapter 1285: Bloody Battle of Essomolo (2)
Nick never dreamed that the current Boer combat power would be so strong, and under the surprise of the enemy, he was completely stunned by the opponent's heavy machine guns, looking at the Zulu soldiers who returned to the position one by one lost their souls and lost their hearts, Nick's heart was cold, and he suffered heavy losses in the first battle!
How will this next battle be fought?
"Bastard! Damn bastards! Command, attack again, attack, assault with the whole army! ”
Nick was annoyed and gave the order to attack again, but the current Zulu soldiers were already stupid by the battle just now, and they haven't recovered yet, and they continue to fight? How to fight? Morale has fallen to the bottom, and the kind of weapons at the front of the opponent's position are simply not something that manpower can contend with!
"Nick, Nick, we must not charge anymore now, you look at our soldiers, they have been completely intimidated, in such a situation, a sudden increase in casualties will not help......"
Amjie on the side hurriedly said. Fastest updates
"Don't fight? So what to do? That's the lives of thousands of soldiers! ”
Nick growled.
Amjie dissuaded: "Nick, we can't be rash, if we launch an attack, the casualties will increase significantly, and we have no confidence in breaking through the opponent's defense!" ”
While he was talking, the German-Austrian federal army once again heard the rumbling of artillery on the position, and the German-Austrian army took advantage of the low morale of the Zulus and was deterred by the heavy machine guns, and launched an attack on the Zulus again!
With a huge whistling sound, the shells flew towards the Zulu position, and the Zulus suddenly fell into a panic, and one by one the Zulus fled in all directions, completely losing their original bravery!
Take the lead!
Under the cover of artillery fire, Fang Huasheng and Kalius gave the order to attack at the same time, the heavy machine gun battalion pushed out of the position, and began to break forward forward, and the German and Austrian federal troops behind began to attack!
Nick and Amjie were shocked, the momentum of the German-Austrian Federation Army was too terrifying, the sky was full of shells, and there was dense heavy machine gun fire in the air, and the Zulus couldn't resist it at all!
"Retreat! Nick, we must retreat first and regroup our forces to be able to resist the Boer attack, quick, retreat immediately! ”
Amje was shocked and shouted at Nick.
Nick doesn't have the arrogant look he started now, the opponent's attack is too fierce, if you resist hard, it will definitely be a serious loss!
"Order, the army immediately retreats six kilometers back!"
Nick's army had to retreat to the rear in a hurry, not because Nick's army was inferior to the German-Austrian Federal Army, but because the German-Austrian Federal Army's firepower completely shocked the opponent.
The so-called three armies can win the commandery, but not the will, and now the Zulu people have been frightened by artillery fire and heavy machine gun fire and have lost the will to fight, how can they still fight? Not to mention defeating the German and Austrian federal forces, even if it is evenly matched, it is really difficult to achieve!
The Zulus retreated to the rear like a tidal wave, but a six-kilometer retreat would be enough to hold their ground? How can it be? On the battlefield, once the momentum was captured, it was difficult to turn the situation around, and the Zulu army could not stand firm at all, so they retreated again and again, retreating fifteen kilometers in one breath before stabilizing their position.
Defeated in the First World War, the Zulu people suffered heavy losses, their spirit was frustrated, and they mourned all over the field!
Finally, the German-Austrian federal army stopped the pursuit, and when Nick and Amjie stopped retreating, and turned around to sort out the army, the two of them trembled in distress, and retreated in a hurry, the army did not have the slightest preparation, and the artillery alone lost more than a dozen guns, and as for the casualties, it reached hundreds!
"Amjie, it's all your fault, in a hurry, let me give the order to retreat, and see what has become of our soldiers!"
Nick roared angrily.
Amjie almost cried, and said hurriedly: "Nick, you bastard, Lao Tzu asked you to retreat, that is to protect the army from suffering huge losses, whose army does not need to be protected by someone behind when it withdraws from its position, you are good, as soon as the order is given, all the soldiers will turn around and run, where is there such a war?" Now you're blaming me! ”
Nick also felt that he was a little at a loss at this time, after all, he gave the order to retreat, and he didn't consider Zhou Xiang, but at this time, he couldn't show weakness, otherwise, how could he lead the three armies?
While the two were arguing, a staff officer ran over and shouted, "General Nick, behind, the military adviser of the British Empire has arrived!" ”
Nick and Amjie were shocked, and secretly said that the British guy came up quickly.
Originally, according to Mopanda's order, Nick and Amjie needed to wait for the arrival of the British military advisers, and then enter the territory of the German-Austrian Federation and launch an attack on Essomollo.
"Let's go, Nick, let's go meet the British......"
Amjie sighed and said helplessly.
"General Nick, I am strongly dissatisfied with your actions, how can you leave us behind and go to war on your own? Haven't you already entered the vicinity of Esomollo? How did you come back so quickly? ”
Evans, the British affairs advisor, asked with a frown, and when he entered the position, he saw a lot of Zulu soldiers in his hands, and a bad feeling rose in his heart.
"This, this ......"
Nick doesn't know how to answer, after all, he left the British behind, but he was at fault first, if he won the battle, it was good to prevaricate, and now he lost the first war, how to explain to the British?
"General Evans, let's talk about this back, this time, we failed, we lost badly, I didn't expect the German-Austrian federal army to be so strong, less than two hours after the start of the battle, our army suffered a heavy blow, and had to retreat to the rear, while preserving its strength......"
"What? In just two hours, you failed? How did you do it? ”
Evans was shocked and angry, he didn't expect the Zulus to become so vulnerable after being equipped with powerful weapons, you must know that the Zulus are naturally good at fighting, and they will not flinch in the face of the majestic beasts! Although the Boers are strong and strong, they are not easy to mess with, but after being equipped with powerful artillery, the Boers are definitely not opponents, how can their strength grow so fast?
"General Evans, it's hard to put into words, the Boers' weapons are so powerful that they can't hold us down at all, and in half an hour, we have paid the price of thousands of casualties......"
(To be continued.) )