Chapter 1435: Genocide
Lansburg, a small town hundreds of kilometers from Cape Town, was once an important supply point for the Boers to attack Cape Town. But now, it was crowded with Boer cavalry. Countless Boers who had fled from the front line poured into the town, filling it to the brim. However, the desperation and fear on the faces of those Boer cavalry caused the town to fall into panic.
The crushing defeat at the Battle of Cape Town not only cost the Boers a large number of troops, but also greatly affected their morale. It can be said that the morale of the Boers is now at freezing point. If it continues, it is estimated that the Boers will collapse directly.
"How many more do we have now?" General Joubert's face was full of exhaustion. However, now he can't care so much. The Chinese may soon be attacking again, and they must be as prepared as possible.
"General, the troops we have gathered now are only more than 30,000 people!" A middle-aged general replied in a whisper.
"What? Only more than 30,000 people? Could it be that we have lost 70,000 or 80,000 people? General Joubert was suddenly shocked, if there were only so many people, how could they continue to confront the Chinese army!
"General, there are still some people who should have been separated. Perhaps, they are on their way to Lansburg! Another general said. Of course, there is another possibility, that is, these Boers have been frightened, so they did not rush to Lansburg, but chose to become deserters.
General Joubert naturally knew about this, but he didn't say much. If we dwell on these issues, we will only further reduce the morale of the Boers. This is important for the next battle. It's not good at all.
General Joubert ordered the troops to seize the time to rest and recuperate, and to continue the retreat at dawn tomorrow. Other than that. Send a telegram to Pretoria asking for more support. Otherwise, they simply will not be able to hold out in the next round of attacks by the Chinese. After all, the Chinese offensive is too strong. This battle made General Joubert realize how big the gap between them and the Chinese* army was. The Chinese cavalry directly used their powerful firepower, inflicting unimaginable losses on the Boers.
"Yes, General!" The Boer generals gave the order of General Joubert, and the Boer cavalry, which had fled for a day, began to rest. Run out of steam. Coupled with the fact that they were frightened, they soon fell asleep. What the Boers did not know, however, was that while they were asleep, the Imperial cavalry was also heading towards Lansburg. The Imperial cavalry were much tougher than the Boers, and after a three-hour rest, they had recovered their bodies. After the horses have been fed forage, they can also continue to move. To save horsepower, of course. The cavalry did not gallop quickly, but at a slower pace towards Lansburg. That would be enough to ensure that they would arrive at Lansburg before dawn tomorrow.
On the morning of August 14, outside the town of Lansburg. The Imperial cavalry stopped about three kilometers from Lansburg. The artillerymen began to get busy, aiming hundreds of cannons at Lansburg.
By the time the sun had just risen, the Imperial artillery had already made their preparations. And at the moment. The Boers in Lansburg had just been urged by the officers. Reluctantly get up. After a light breakfast, we evacuated and continued our retreat north. After all. No one knows if the Chinese will catch up. Once the Chinese chase after them, the consequences will be unimaginable.
"Whew! Shout! Shout! Suddenly, a sharp whistling sound rang out over Lansburg. The Boer cavalry, who had already experienced it once yesterday, changed their faces one by one, and they looked for places to hide. They cannot forget that it was yesterday that the Chinese benefited these cannons and inflicted extremely heavy losses on the Boers. They never imagined that overnight, the Chinese would have caught up.
"Run! The Chinese are coming! If you don't run away, you won't be able to escape! "Countless Boers, like headless flies, tried to flee in all directions, making the scene very chaotic.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Dense shells exploded in Lansburg, destroying countless houses and igniting a raging fire. The Boer cavalry, which crowded the town, became the focus of the Imperial artillery. Quite a few Boer cavalry were directly killed.
"Damn, what the hell is going on? How can our opponents be so strong? How did they come so fast? This thought was born in the hearts of the Boer generals. They think that they are fighting the devil at all, and only the devil can have this ability.
"Evacuate Lansburg now! Otherwise, we're all going to die here! "General Joubert gave the order to retreat again. Several thousand Boer cavalry were organized and rushed out of the town. However, they were greeted by the stormy firepower of the Imperial cavalry.
Before the Imperial artillery operation, the Imperial cavalry had already surrounded Lansburg. Lansburg was originally a small town, and surrounding this town was not a big problem at all. It's just that because the Imperial cavalry is not very strong, the encirclement is a little weak. But even so, with its powerful firepower, it was enough to break the heads of the Boer cavalry who tried to break through.
It was also the case that the Boer cavalry, who wanted to break through, were hit by heavy fire from the Imperial cavalry and, after heavy losses, had to retreat to Lansburg. However, Lansburg is definitely not a safe place either. The Imperial cavalry was heavily shelling Lansburg with 75-mm field guns and large-caliber mortars.
Every second, Boers die in heavy shelling, and the longer the Boers stay in Lansburg, the greater the price they pay.
"General, you can't go on like this! We have to get out of here. "There are generals who build yƬ roads.
However, General Joubert had already sent troops to break through the Chinese encirclement, but in the end it ended in failure. In this way, the Boers seem to want to leave, and there is no way!
An hour later, the Boers, having suffered heavy losses, chose to surrender. However, their request for surrender was denied. The Chinese cavalry did not accept their surrender at all, but chose to destroy the whole of Lansburg with artillery fire, killing all the Boers.
The refusal of the Chinese directly made the Boers desperate. Many people choose to commit suicide in disappointment. There are also people who choose to attack the encirclement of the imperial cavalry, wanting to fight for a glimmer of life. However, in the end, very few were able to successfully break through the encirclement of the Imperial cavalry.
After heavy artillery bombardment, the Imperial cavalry stormed the interior of Lansburg and began to purge the Boers inside. Many Boers who had narrowly escaped the heavy shelling could not escape this time. They were all found by the Imperial cavalry and then killed. The generals, including General Joubert, were either blown up or killed by the Imperial cavalry.
At this point, the main force of the Boers was completely wiped out.
After a day's rest at Lansburg, the Imperial cavalry marched directly to Pretoria. It was the capital of the Teramwa Republic and the next place to be occupied by the Imperial cavalry.
By this time, news of the destruction of the main forces of the Boer army had reached Pretoria. President of the Boers, Martinas. Pretorius was dumbfounded, he had no idea what would be such an outcome. More than 100,000 Boer cavalry were almost completely annihilated, which undoubtedly caused the Boers to lose more than half of their combat strength! Although there were still a lot of remaining Boers, it was impossible to compete with the Chinese cavalry after losing so many elite troops.
Martinas. Pretorius turned to the envoys of the Germans for help. But at this time they found out that the German envoy had left Pretoria and disappeared without a trace. It was clear that the envoys of the Germans, having learned of the Boer defeat, had already discovered that the defeat of the Boers was inevitable. That's why they chose to run away.
In desperation, Martinas. Pretorius deserves to send someone to sue for peace with the Chinese and ask the Chinese to forgive the Boers. Martinas. Pretorius knew that if he continued to fight, the Boers would not have the slightest chance of winning. The most severe consequence was the extermination of the entire Boer people.
However, in the face of the Boers' request for peace, the Imperial cavalry refused their request and directly ordered an attack on Pretoria.
Martinas. Pretorius had no choice but to gather the Boers for a long migration. They knew that if they stayed in Pretoria, they would undoubtedly die, and only by leaving this place could they have a chance of survival.
However, there were many elderly people and children in the migration procession, and most of the young and middle-aged people died on the battlefield, which made the migration team very slow. In the face of the pursuit of the Imperial cavalry, these Boers could not escape at all. Once caught up by the Empire, those who dared to resist were killed. The others were all arrested. The empire would bring these Boers directly back and use them as slaves. After all, there are too few immigrants from the empire in South Africa now, and it will be difficult to completely occupy South Africa. The extensive use of slave labor will undoubtedly save more manpower.
Pursued by the Imperial cavalry, few Boers could escape. The Boers were either killed or enslaved by the Empire. Even if the Boers are lucky enough to escape, the harsh natural environment of Africa's primeval forests or grasslands will kill them. The Boers were gradually exterminated. (To be continued......)
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