While Anthony's troops were resting in the shade of a tree, on a hillside not far from them, Zhao Jian was also lying in the grass observing these Italians, and the opponent's every move could be seen.

"There aren't many of them, do you want to mess with them?"

The opponent only has 5 light mechs and two squads of infantry, adding up to 25 people, while Zhao Jian has a grenadier company of more than 100 people, with 20 grenadiers and the same number of rifles, and the ratio of strength is 1:4.

As their "instructors (in fact, there was nothing to do with Zhao Jian when they taught)", Zhao Jian and the others temporarily had the right to command them. Selassie I did not have enough officers to manage those 600,000 soldiers, so he did not mind that his "international friends" would command some small and inconsequential troops on his behalf.

Under normal circumstances, as long as the commander is not brainless, he would not try to use a grenadier canister, a weapon that specializes in dealing with infantry and fixed fire points, to fight the armored soldiers with thick skin and flesh and can move, but God gave Zhao Jian a rare opportunity to sneak attack.

The Italians who were resting, whether they were mecha or open-top armored vehicles, had now become fixed targets, and the pilots of the armored mechs had opened the hatches because of the stuffiness, and several of the pilots even "squirmed" a few times, took out a pair of watery trousers from the cockpit, and put them on the hot shoulder armor to dry! The part above the chest of the mecha was lifted to the back, revealing a large hole half a meter in diameter, giving the projectile grenadier a chance to directly kill the pilot inside.

Just do it, Zhao Jian and the subordinates around him briefly compared, and according to the position of the other party at this time, they found a few suitable attack points around it. Then the grenadier teams outflanked them from both sides and carefully touched them, without noticing that Anthony and the others, who were approaching in danger, were worried about the lack of water.

In order to make the invaders as capable of causing problems as they could, the Ethiopians implemented a strategy of "fortifying the wilderness", and the Italian invading forces could not find food in the area and could not get drinking water from the wells that had been filled. Anthony and his comrades were thirsty and had the wrong ammunition left. Just as they were deciding whether to go back to the army, a strange muffled sound similar to champagne suddenly erupted around them.

"What's going on?"

Before the Italians could react, 20 grenades covered them. Two of them fell into the cockpits of the two mechs, killing the naked Italian pilot on the spot, while the others were scattered around. The first round of grenadiers killed half of the opponent's infantry in an instant, and the remaining survivors were also all in the lottery.

"Enemy attack!"

The first person to react was Anthony, who had several grenades aimed at him during the attack, but none of them hit. One of the shots hit his mech's shoulder with a vibrating egg, and the crunch sound that was so close that he was so frightened that his hair stood on end, and he hurriedly pulled the cockpit back and called his companion through the loudspeaker, but few people responded to him.

"Brothers, speak up to the living!"

"Azo is fine."

"Toniel is still alive, but Lao Tzu is so broken!"

Only 2 of the 4 teammates spoke, and neither No. 3 nor No. 5 responded. Anthony tonguò observed that their bodies stood motionless, their flesh and blood in the open cockpit. Seeing the tragic death of his comrades, anger instantly filled the brains of Anthony and the other two comrades, and the three Fiat raised their right hand integrated 37mm hand cannons and fired indiscriminately at the surrounding dirt slopes.

At this time, the benefits of "curved guns" are reflected, anti-armor flat-fire guns cannot be hidden behind cover to shoot because of the ballistics, while mortars can after sacrificing armor-piercing ability, and they are also very suitable for sneak attacks and guerrillas.

Although they failed to completely destroy the enemy, the results were quite rich, in addition to the two light mechs, they also blew up an armored vehicle and half of the infantry. The main force of the Egyptian army on the frontal battlefield often needs to pay the price of hundreds or even thousands of men to achieve this record, after all, the disparity in armament between the two sides is too great.

Seeing that the results were good, the company commander of the grenadier company immediately wanted to "take advantage of the victory to pursue", but before he could rush out of the hidden trench, Zhao Jian kicked the opponent's heel, causing the hot-blooded young man to fall back into the ditch.

"Stupid! Are you in a hurry to die!? ”

"I'm going to fight the invaders!"

"If you really want to fight the invaders, recall the troops and retreat now."

"Why!?"

In the other party's opinion, once the battle started, they should charge for the emperor's majesty, until the enemy was completely annihilated, that was the glory of a soldier, but Zhao Jian thought differently from him.

In Zhao Jian's view, it was impossible for Ethiopia to defeat the Italians on a frontal battlefield, and it was only a matter of time before the entire territory was occupied, and what they could do next was to rely on "guerrilla warfare" to continue the flame of resistance until the day when the international situation began to favor them.

Therefore, Zhao Jian hoped to teach the "sixteen-character mantra" of guerrilla warfare to these black millets, so that they could fight the Italians for a longer time in the future war of resistance. Of course, this is not purely because he wants to support the anti-fascist cause, but also because he intends to maintain a "long-term customer".

"When the enemy advances, I retreat, when the enemy retreats, when the enemy retreats, when the enemy is stationed, I disturb, and when the enemy is tired, I fight!" Remember these 16 words and it will help you a lot. ”

"Uh...... Can you speak English? ”

“……”

I thought that I had just succeeded in pretending to be "profound", but I forgot that the other party could only speak Amharic and English, which made Zhao Jian feel very faceless, but after tasting the 16 words of the product, his own people around him felt that this was quite reasonable. This "dog skin plaster" style of immoral tactics is indeed quite disgusting!

Although he didn't quite understand it, the young black officer at least knew that the yellow men in front of him were very powerful characters, so he blew the bamboo whistle for communication and called the grenadiers to retreat. And in fact, the moment the enemy closed the hatch, they no longer had to fight.

In this way, the grenadier that crossed the ocean achieved its first result in actual combat in Africa! The scene was secretly filmed by Zhao Jian's subordinates with cameras, and the three Fiat light mechs stood in the word "Pin", looking like they were facing a great enemy, while next to them were two mechs with their hatches wide open and armored vehicles still burning. Selassie I, who was in command at the front, finally began to look at the grenadier after seeing these photos.

"Interesting! Although it was a sneak attack, I really underestimated this weapon before. ”

"Your Majesty, we also have this weapon in Germany, and we can supply it if you need it."

The German delegates, who followed Selassie I, saw that the emperor was interested in the grenadier, and took advantage of the situation to take advantage of the situation and Zhao Jian to grab the business. Although the German side promised that there would be follow-up assistance, except for the first batch of free assistance, the latter part also asked for money. But the Germans had the heart to eat alone, and Selassie I did not intend to give them this opportunity.

Selassie I was well aware of the fact that "all eggs cannot be put in one basket", and the events of the League of Nations also made him very disappointed in the Western world, and even had the same hatred for Germany. What Ethiopia needed most today was a steady supply of arms, and in the uncertain question of whether the Germans were reliable, he needed a "second option" to stockpile.

In a sense, Zhao Jian is actually a "spare tire"!

"My country needs weapons, a large number of them, and I will accept them in their entirety and express my sincerest gratitude to anyone or organization that can bring me arms. Mr. Zhuge Thank you for your help to Ethiopia, please forgive me for my previous little contempt, my country needs the help of people with lofty ideals like you. ”

"It's also my pleasure to serve you, Your Majesty!"

After some politeness, Selassie I asked someone to bring a box to Zhao Jian. After Zhao Jian took the wooden box, he opened it at the signal of the other party, and his eyes suddenly widened. I saw that there were 5 bright red divine cores in the box, the size and quality did not seem to be below Pingbo, and the value of these divine cores was already more than all of Zhao Jian's belongings.

"Majesty, what is this?"

"It's a reward for you, the nuggets are too heavy, I think you might like this one better."

"But they're worth a lot more than the bullion they said they had."

"Mr. Zhuge , my country needs your help, but you only have one ship, which obviously does not match our needs."

Speaking of which, Zhao Jian basically fully understood that Selassie I was supporting himself, and these 5 divine cores were his "investment". The other side needs a role that can check and balance the Germans, so as to prevent the supply of arms from being completely monopolized by Germany, and not give them the opportunity to ask for sky-high prices.

But Zhao Jian, as an individual, obviously cannot be compared with Germany in strength. Fortunately, Germany was not helping the whole country, so Selassie I took the initiative to give him some funding, so that Zhao Jian had at least the same strength as the German aid fleet.

Faced with this win-win situation, Zhao Jian naturally had no reason to refuse.