Waldner's intention to attack the concentration camp was not entirely unsuccessful. In fact, Waldner really had the strength to take the camp. Compared with the anti-union in later generations, which only had limited light weapons, Waldner's things in his hands were much more high-end.

The Americans provided the Boers with a lot of weapons that were conducive to mobile warfare, especially guerrilla warfare, and even some artillery. For example, 75-mm infantry guns, 80-mm mortars, there are several. In addition, in a more secluded place, there were two 76 mm caliber cannons. Although it seems that the caliber of this gun is not much different from that of a 75mm infantry gun, as a long-barreled cannon, this kind of artillery has a long range, low ballistics, and high shooting accuracy, which is very suitable for shooting pillboxes and the like. In addition, for this operation recently, the Americans brought in some shells specially designed to attack the pillbox fortifications.

It's just that this kind of cannon is a little heavier, and it takes at least two horses to move, and it can still be moved like this in the past, but after the British set up barbed wire, separation walls, and separation ditches everywhere, the movement of this kind of artillery became a big problem, so it was hidden in a cave by Waldner, and it has not been useful for a long time. However, for the sake of this battle, Waldner still managed to drag it out. This is definitely the last battle between these two cannons, and even if it is a qiēshun lì, when retreating, there will be absolutely no time to hide them anymore.

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Early in the morning, the sun had just come out, and Major Hilton was sleeping soundly, when suddenly, there was a sharp knock on the door, accompanied by an anxious shout: "Major, Major, wake up, there is a situation!" ”

"What's wrong? Are the Boers dishonest again? Major Hilton didn't pay much attention, he just thought that maybe some Boers were dishonest and wanted to run away or something.

"No, Major, it's ......" The shouting outside was suddenly interrupted by a loud bang, and Major Hilton immediately understood that it was not someone who had escaped, but that the camp had found an attack, because the sound was familiar to him, it was the sound of a cannonball exploding.

Major Hilton kicked the goose-down quilt aside, jumped out of bed at once, put on his military uniform haphazardly, and opened the door while wearing a belt.

"What the hell, what's going on?"

"Major, it was found that the guerrillas appeared nearby, and the number could be in the thousands." The soldier said.

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By the time Major Hilton arrived at the front, the British army had already fought with the partisans and had lost a blockade ditch. Several of the bunkers built behind the blockade ditch were already emitting thick black smoke. The Boer guerrillas were using mortars and infantry guns to fire at several pillboxes behind them to cover their own infantry charges.

This scene did not frighten Major Hilton, and the fortifications on the periphery of the camp were quite strong, at least for a partisan force (with the exception, of course, of the later Tito's guerrillas with armored divisions). ）。 The camp was directly connected to the rest of the area by rail, and reinforcements could arrive quickly, even if the guerrillas had destroyed the railway, the reinforcements would have arrived in a morning at most, and in fact, when the camp was set up, one of its functions was to serve as a bait against the guerrillas. Therefore, its defense capability is stronger than what you see from the outside.

The partisans quickly erected a plank bridge in front of the second blockade ditch and dragged their light 75-mm guns over and fired at the pillboxes. At this time, the British artillery fire had already reacted, and the mortars in the concentration camp also began to fire, and 120-mm shells continued to fall, and many partisans were blown to the ground.

The mortar placed by the partisans on the anti-slope also began to fire, sending a lot of smoke at the front of the British. Fog. bullets to cover the assault of the infantry. 75 infantry guns also began to fire at those pillboxes. The shells of the 75 infantry guns could not effectively kill the British in the pillboxes unless they hit the firing hole. However, the shots also served as a distraction, making it easier for the soldiers to get closer to the enemy bunkers.

Persson rushed to a bunker with a flamethrower on his back, a few smokes. Fog. The smoke from the bomb shielded him, allowing him to rush to a place not far from a pillbox. Persson lay down, set up the flamethrower, and waited for a gust of wind to pass and the smoke cleared a little, revealing the outline of the bunker, and then he pulled the trigger, and a dragon of fire sprayed straight out.

"Alright, kill another one!" Persson smiled.

Seeing Persson take out a pillbox, the other fighters also stood up and continued to charge. However, at this moment, several small dirt bags around suddenly erupted strings of bullets. More than a dozen guerrillas were immediately knocked to the ground. As for Persson, he became the target of concentrated fire attacks by the British. Several bullets hit Persson and the flamethrower fuel tank on his back at the same time, and the fuel tank exploded with a bang, and Persson suddenly turned into a burning man, he fell to the ground, rolled a little, and died.

The sudden appearance of the bunker caught the guerrillas by surprise and suffered heavy casualties, but at this time, the 76-mm cannon, the guerrillas' big killer, was also pulled up. With the new semi-armor-piercing thermite provided by the Americans. Burn. shells, every shot of this artillery can almost completely destroy a pillbox.

Flamethrowers and semi-armor-piercing burns. Burn. The bombs were completely beyond the imagination of the British, and the Boer partisans showed an astonishing will to fight. Despite the heavy casualties, they continued to advance step by step.

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While Waldner and his guerrillas were starving to the death, a large number of concentration camps were being built on the other side of the globe. The location of these camps was in the Philippines, and the people who built them were Americans.

As far as the general idea is concerned, the concentration camps in the Philippines are not much different from those in the British in Boer, and they all use the idea of drying up the water to catch fish. It's just a little different in name. The British called it a concentration camp, while the Americans took a much easier name, "civilized school". Yes, the Americans shamelessly named the concentration camp "civilized school".

The Americans claim that the "civilized school" was set up to improve the civilization of the Filipinos and to bring them into civilized society as much as possible. "We believe that it is inhumane to leave anyone in the darkness before civilization. Therefore, we decided to adopt a concentrated learning approach to help the Filipino people quickly enter the civilized society. ”

Since it is a school, then naturally there should be a curriculum, what is the curriculum? Considering the civilization of the Filipinos, there are two main courses, the first of course is English. Because how can it be called a language in the barbarian language of the Filipinos, and how can it be civilized without language? Therefore, of course, it is extremely important to know English, even if you can't speak it, at least you must be able to understand a few words. Otherwise, how can we contribute to civilized society?

Secondly, of course, there is the training of work ability. If you don't have the skills to adapt to a civilized society, how can you contribute to the construction of a civilized Philippines in the future? Of course, there are all kinds of other professional studies, including mathematics, physics, and chemistry.

Of course, it is not good to sit in the classroom and teach with a full classroom, and we need to adopt better and more effective teaching methods. As the saying goes, "what you get on paper is shallow, and you have to do it to know it", so learning in labor is the best way to learn. So, in this school, the daily classes are arranged like this:

Early in the morning, before dawn, the Filipinos in the civilized school were whipped and called by fierce dogs, well, the plan of the day lies in the morning, if you don't hurry up, how can you quickly become a civilized person?

Then it's breakfast, and then it's time to study in labor. Male Filipinos generally have several places to study: mines, construction sites, and plantations. They will spend the whole day there learning about civilization. For example, learning how to mine with metal tools in the mines; how to pull an advanced minecart erected on a narrow gauge to transport ore along a narrow pit to the surface; How to determine whether the mine is facing the danger of landslide, water permeability, etc.; How to strengthen a mine shaft that may collapse and save yourself in the event of a mining disaster. This is all the wisdom of modern civilization, and the Americans have taught them selflessly. Of course, when teaching in the mining industry, sometimes there will be some unexpected teaching accidents, such as mine collapses, gas explosions, water permeability, and other messes. But where do you get without paying? The ancients said: "When I heard the Tao, I can die at night!" "I died in the process of learning civilization, and I believe that even if I become a ghost, I am happy, right?

In addition to the mine, there is also a construction site that is also a good classroom, where you can learn modern construction technology and learn a lot of important mathematical knowledge and physics. For example, Filipino students who study at a railroad construction site can learn about the esoteric mathematical and physical principles of equal distances between sleepers. and the important physiological knowledge that people are going to die if they are hit by a vehicle or crushed, which greatly improves their scientific and cultural level and improves their civilization.

As for the plantation, the Filipinos have also learned a lot about modern agriculture.

Out of respect for women, such civilized education will not fail to involve women. Filipino women are taught how to do some primary processing of certain agricultural products, as well as some knowledge about modern farming. What is even more commendable is that the Americans have taught the Filipinos so much valuable knowledge, and they do not even charge tuition, and even provide them with food and housing for free. This is just too great and so kind.