The nervous Churchill didn't notice that Li Jianyang, who had been by his side, had fallen behind, his body slumped in the dim light, like a cheetah ready to attack.

"George, what's that on the side of the road?"

"Uh...... You mean......"

The two nearest Boer cavalrymen seemed to have noticed something wrong, and they wanted to walk faster as soon as their legs knocked on the horse's belly, and when they were overtaking Li Jianyang's side, Li Jianyang waved a knife and accurately pierced the eye socket of a cavalryman, and the sharp meat cutting knife pierced deep into the skull, killing him with one blow.

Li Jianyang pulled out the sharp knife without pause, threw it out with a flick of his hand, and accurately pierced the back of the cavalryman named George's head, causing him to fall off his horse without saying a word.

At this moment, Li Jianyang's other hand had already pulled out the revolver on the waist of the Boer cavalry, and fired it in a whirlwind; "Bang Bang Bang ......"

The crisp sound of gunfire echoed in the mountains and forests, and I saw that the guns rang out and people fell, and six bullets killed six cavalrymen, and the shots went into the soul.

The distance between these cavalrymen is more than 10 meters, and the distance is more than 20 meters, which is not difficult for Li Jianyang, who has been touching guns since he was a child, and he can capture them with his hands.

That is, in two or three seconds, 8 people have been killed in a row.

At this time, a series of gunshots came from the boulder, ......which was a mercenary veteran who had already succeeded in the front, and they aimed at the rear Boer cavalry is a fierce shot, judging from the intensity of the gunfire, at least 4~5 rifles.

The guns were all veterans with accurate marksmanship, and this sudden and fierce blow immediately knocked down more than a dozen Boer cavalry, and the remaining Boer cavalry flipped off their horses as soon as they slipped through the smoke and hurriedly shot back.

When the gunshots were heard, the captives, regardless of whether their hands were untied or not, all rolled over and jumped off their horses, even if they were thrown to the point of crying wolf, which was much better than being hit by bullets.

Li Jianyang had already thrown away the revolver in his hand at this moment, picked up a rifle near the left and hid behind the mountain rock, shot after shot, accurately killed the Boer cavalry who dared to expose his body, and shot 4 Boer cavalry in just a few minutes.

This short confrontation, with deliberate calculations and unintentional, caught the Boer cavalry off guard, and really suffered heavy losses.

In just a few minutes of fighting, more than 30 people were lost and had to be forced to retreat backwards and get out of the battle.

At this moment, the strong smell of blood was permeating the mountains and forests, and many mules and horses were also killed, and the other captives quickly broke free from their bindings, picked up guns and ammunition and armed, forming a rather not weak fighting force.

The captives, all of whom were veteran soldiers, quickly occupied the favorable terrain and formed two rings of mountain and forest defense along the boulders, one after the other, and the frightened mules and horses were killed one by one, preventing them from scattering and escaping.

These mules and horses were either carrying weapons and ammunition, or food tents, which were absolutely not to be used by the enemy, and all of them had to be left behind.

The Boer cavalry, which had been attacked suddenly, was divided into two parts, one in front and one in the back, and there were more than 70 people left in front, and the losses were basically very small, except for two or three people when trying to respond.

The brigade of more than 100 people in the rear lost more than 30 people, and only more than 60 people remained, and the baggage was completely lost, which can really be said to be a heavy loss.

The gunfire in the depths of the mountains and forests stimulated the Humen mercenaries who rushed in the rear, and the thick cannon sound suddenly intensified, and the intensity of the attack also increased by more than a notch.

In this ventral and dorsal situation

The commander of the Boer guerrillas wisely chose to give up and lead the remaining cavalry to flee.

By the time it was completely dark, the battle, which had lasted more than an hour, had completely ceased, and the Boer guerrillas were forced to evacuate after suffering heavy losses, leaving behind 87 corpses (including more than 30 prisoners) and all their baggage.

The cavalry brigade led by Lieutenant Colonel Guoshan Feng successfully rendezvoused with the captives and won a crushing victory.

Post-war inventory

Two of the captives were killed and 13 wounded, and the two captives killed in the battle were both British, one fell off his horse and could not move, and was trampled to the chest by the iron hooves of the frightened horse, and immediately died of a dead endeavor.

The other was also unlucky, he was shot through the neck by a stray bullet and died of blood.

Most of the wounded captives were caused by falling from their horses, not to mention serious contusions, and there were 4 unlucky ghosts who broke their arms, one of whom was a Humen mercenary.

The pursuing cavalry led by Lieutenant Colonel Guoshan Feng suffered more than 100 casualties, including 19 killed and 86 of all kinds of casualties.

The Boers' precision marksmanship is no joke, it is really a guns, and even if you are well prepared, you will not be able to avoid casualties.

Lieutenant Colonel Guoshan Feng dragged Li Jianyang over, looked him up and down carefully, patted him on the shoulder hard, and said with a laugh; "Hahahaha...... Young Master, it's great to see that you're okay, I finally have something to explain there. ”

"Thank you, Uncle Shan, if I hadn't planned to rescue my brothers, where would these Boers be able to trap me?" Li Jianyang replied proudly.

"I've been muttering in my heart, it's not a chick, with the extraordinary skills of the eldest young master, there are many opportunities to escape, and I can't find it anywhere in the mountains and forests, how can I be trapped all the time? Could it be an injury? Seeing that you have all the parts on your body, I am finally relieved. ”

"How embarrassed is the little nephew to run away alone, I brought these brothers out, of course I want to bring them back, but it's a pity that ......"

Speaking of this, Li Jianyang's expression was gloomy.

He brought out a cavalry company, most of which were elite mercenaries of the Li family in Humen, and their combat effectiveness was much stronger than that of ordinary people, with a total of 117 people killed in battle, 37 people were killed, 56 people were captured, and only 24 escaped.

Now that they survived, there were still 80 people left in the team, including six who were lightly and seriously injured, and the 37 robes who died in the battle were buried in a foreign land and could never go back.

This was a heavy blow to a young commander.

Lieutenant Colonel Guoshan Feng was old in the accident, and knew that this was unacceptable to the arrogant Li Jianyang, so he could only sigh and say; "The crockpot will not be broken from the well, and the general will inevitably die in battle, unless those who eat our bowl of rice are disarmed and return to the field early, otherwise there will be such a day.

Being able to gallop across the field and return the horse leather shroud is the glorious destination of my generation of iron-blooded men.

Young Master, don't act like a woman.

Everyone's path is chosen for themselves, and there is no need to feel guilty about it. ”

"OK, that's a very good point, I appreciate you." Churchill walked out with his hands clapped and his young face shining brightly in the light, and he looked up and down the mountain wind before Lieutenant Colonel said; "It can be seen that you are an experienced cavalry officer, and you are very suitable as a guide for young people who are confused about the future."

, where did you pop up such a stupid thing?

Facing Churchill, who had his own show-stealing function, Lieutenant Colonel Guoshan Feng licked his lips with an unkind expression, staring gloomily at his white face, and his violent emotions could explode at any time.

It is possible to beat Churchill into a pig's head.

None of the mercenary leaders have a good temper, don't look at Lieutenant Colonel Shan Feng to Li Jianyang and Yan Yuese, as if he was as patient as a life mentor, who does this score?

"Uncle Shan, this Mr. Churchill is a British high-society aristocrat, a friend I met in the Boer prisoner camp."

Li Jianyang knew the temper of his uncles, and he would do it if he didn't agree with him, and it was not a trivial matter to beat a nobleman, so he stood up and explained.

The identity of the nobility is to be kept secret from the Boers, to prevent the Boers from using his noble status to blackmail the British army, well, this is just like Li Jianyang's identity, which can be used to blackmail the Humen mercenaries.

Churchill showed off in private, and Li Jianyang didn't have many opportunities to talk to Churchill in private, so he didn't know much about what kind of aristocrat he was.

Now that he has been rescued, there is no need to keep it secret.

So Li Jianyang turned his head and asked; "Churchill, what shall I call you?"

These words stunned Churchill when he asked, he didn't have the title of nobility!

Winston Churchill's father was Randolph Churchill, the third son of Duke Marlborough VII, known as "The Honourable Lord Randolph Churchill".

And by the time of Winston Churchill's generation, he could only be called Mr. Churchill and no longer belonged to the category of aristocracy.

According to English law, the title and domain of the Duke of Marlborough were to be inherited by his eldest brother, George Churchill, and Randolph, who was third in line, had no right to succeed to the title unless his first two brothers died.

Among the nobles outside the British royal family, there are only 21 dukedoms with different surnames, the Duke of Marlborough ranks tenth in the order of knighthood, and the Duke of Shangri-La, the monarch of the Ocean Empire, ranks twenty-first, which is a noble title conferred by Queen Victoria, and is now owned by the crown prince Li Siyuan.

Therefore, the Duke of Albarro has a respected status and prestige second only to the royal family, but unfortunately by the time Churchill's father's generation has fallen and is very financially constrained.

Theoretically

There is a possibility that Churchill may inherit the noble title of Duke Marlboro, that is, the only son of his Grand Duke Marlborough VIII, will die in infancy.

"I am the heir to the family of the Duke of Marlborough, and you may call me Sir Churchill, and now ...... Have more questions? Churchill was only stunned for a moment, and then said vividly.

His self-confidence is very strong, and he is right.

Sure enough

All the Humen soldiers were frightened, and they looked at each other in disbelief, not knowing that this blonde boy had such a noble identity, even Li Jianyang was thrilled.

I'm obedient, I didn't expect this to be a big bull, maybe I can really get an island governor to do it.

Fortunately, not a single shot knocked him down, so it's useful to keep this burden!