Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1093 The corpse is everywhere

At a distance of 200 meters, if it is a mechanical aiming, the area of ​​the front sight is larger than the target, basically there is no accuracy at all. The riflemen who have received strict training have a certain hit rate, but this does not include these Gurkhas who have just joined the army. soldier.

The battlefield environment is also completely different from the training ground. The terrain of the training ground is flat and the target is stationary. Soldiers don’t have to worry about the enemy’s counterattack during training, and they have more time to aim calmly.

In the battlefield environment, the terrain is extremely complex, and there are many bunkers to hide in. The Somali rebels are not those British and French allied forces who have undergone strict training and have holes in their heads. It has become an advantage, the clothes of those Somali rebels and the color of the ground are similar to earthy yellow. Hundreds of rebels formed a skirmish line to attack the mercenaries. Knowing where they got so many bullets to waste.

Although the hit rate of the Somali rebels is not high, but the feeling of the bullets whizzing past the head, whoever has experienced it knows that an unlucky Gurkha mercenary was brushed by a stray bullet, and his ear was immediately blown away Half, the unlucky soldier went to the military doctor by himself, but couldn't find the blown ear, so he simply bandaged it and went back to the battlefield to fight.

The figures of the insurgents appeared from the distant ridges, and the precision marksmen began to fire.

The shooting speed was not fast, and the hit rate was not high at first, but as the battle progressed, the hit rate began to gradually increase, and the casualties of the rebels also skyrocketed.

After the rebels entered a distance of 200 meters, the precision shooters almost missed their shots. At this time, the heavy machine guns also began to fire. Compared with Lee Enfield, the heavy machine guns were more deterrent, and the rebels fell by one-third It completely collapsed after a while, and the first attack returned without success.

Only one of the mercenaries was injured.

Under asymmetric conditions, combat is indeed a one-sided massacre.

What made An Qi very dissatisfied was that when the mercenaries were fighting with the rebels, more than half of the villagers took advantage of the chaos and fled. goat by the small river.

An Qi ordered someone to bring back a few goats, and after slaughtering them, they stewed soup and grilled them. No one knew when the rebels would retreat. An Qi had to make preparations to spend the night by the river.

"Should we send someone to catch those villagers back?" Yang Mei's eyes flashed with dangerous signals. This "catch" was well used. Although only one mercenary was injured, he was surrounded by the river and beaten. I feel bad.

"Let them go, we have to drag the net to investigate next, and if we are caught again, we will not be villagers—" An Qi is not worried about those villagers, that is, An Qi has just returned from the western front and is not used to attacking ordinary people. If it were the servant army here, they would probably execute all these villagers as soon as they were surrounded, otherwise they would not be able to explain why Somaliland only has such a pitiful 10,000+ people after so many years.

At the moment in 1917, according to the statistics in southern Africa, the fertility rate of women of the right age was about 5.5, which means that a woman would have about 5.5 children in her lifetime. People in this era generally married early, so as long as there is no war, The population growth rate is very fast.

The situation in Somaliland is different from that in southern Africa. Due to the poor medical conditions and harsh natural environment, the mortality rate of newborn babies and premature death are very high. The kilometer also has a population of 30+.

The Somalis who didn't have time to escape were all women and children. Some infants were crying all the time, and the women were also panicked. Several translators went over to ask, and when they came back, they lamented again and again.

"They are all widows and orphans. They are very pitiful. They are also the targets of bullying in the village. They have no property at home and have nowhere to run—" A translator named Efuya, who is also Somali , the family lives in Berbera, there is no problem with loyalty.

Angie couldn't help feeling compassionate, went to the armored vehicle to search for a box of chocolates, and asked Evoya to share a point with the children.

Chocolate and candy are the big killers for officers and soldiers in southern Africa to buy people’s hearts. When the southern African expeditionary force first arrived in France, the French people’s attitude towards the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary army was not good, but as time went by, the attitude of the French people towards the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary army The earth-shaking changes have taken place, and the role of chocolate and candy is indispensable. Many officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force relied on chocolate and candy to trick French girls back to southern Africa.

It can't be called "cheating". Free love can't be described as "cheating". They are all allied countries, and transnational marriages are also normal.

Chocolate knows no borders. For these women and children, the temptation of chocolate is irresistible. Soon, a smart woman came to help, and a rope was tied three times and two times to hang the sheep. There is a small river next to the position. The river is flowing and there is no need to worry about the rebels being poisoned. The freshly cut mutton is cleaned and then returned to the pot. The two mercenary chefs are very satisfied. This should have been their job.

Probably the smell of mutton drifted to the position of the rebels. Before evening, the rebels launched another attack.

This time the number of rebels involved was even larger, about 1000.

The increase in the number did not change the outcome of the battle. The same precision shooters started shooting from a long distance. When the rebels entered the range of 200 meters, the heavy machine guns began to shoot. Before the riflemen had a chance to shoot, the rebels retreated chaotically. The process for the first attack is pretty much the same.

An Qi keenly noticed that some of the rebels who participated in the attack used cold weapons.

After weighing the balance, An Qi asked the armored soldiers to put back the heavy machine guns on the vehicle. The armored vehicle should be used as the fulcrum for the night defense. With the car lights and bonfires to cooperate, the rebels would not be able to break through the position.

Yang Mei led the soldiers to dismantle the bullock carts abandoned by the villagers to make a fire. The cattle and sheep had already been collected, and the bullock carts protected the perimeter. The mercenaries found some bedding from the bullock carts and distributed them to the women and children for the night. According to the regulations of the umbrella company, when camping in the wild, bonfires must be lit around the camp, not only to guard against enemy attacks, but also to guard against wild animal attacks.

If she hadn't come to Somalia, An Qi would not have known that there are wolves in Africa. These wolves are Asian jackals, which are only distributed in Somalia and Ethiopia, and their numbers are rare.

Now that night is falling, the howling of wild wolves can already be heard in the distance. Although the mercenaries are not afraid, every howling of wild wolves will cause commotion in the flock, and babies start to cry, and mothers whisper Comforting, and softly chanted nursery rhymes, if it weren't for being in a war zone, this should be a good night.

Yang Mei arranged for the soldiers to be on duty in shifts, and some soldiers had to stay awake at all times to prevent the rebels from attacking at night.

During the two attacks during the day, the rebels got nothing. Night was the last chance for the rebels. In the evening, an Air Force reconnaissance plane passed by and flew around the position by the river several times. Now Berbera should already know that Angel In the situation here, there might be reinforcements coming after dawn.

"We have enough bullets. We didn't consume much during the daytime battles. The morale of the soldiers is not bad. I promise them that everyone will get a bonus when they go back." Yang Mei sat by the river and whispered to An Qi. Don't be so careful, the language barrier is good, Yang Mei and An Qi both speak Chinese, these Gurkha mercenaries can't understand.

"How much bonus did you promise? Too much and the headquarters can't afford it." An Qi is much more relaxed now. The attack strength of the rebels is completely different from that of the Germans on the Western Front. After seeing the cruelty of the Western Front, it is difficult to see these rebels. Just like playing house.

"Their salary is only three pounds a month, and one pound for each general is enough—" Yang Mei was also relaxed, anyway, Yang Mei didn't need to pay for it herself.

"So little!" Angie was surprised. When the Southern African Expeditionary Force was in Europe, even a private soldier who had just joined the army could get at least ten pounds a month, not to mention the gray income far exceeding the salary.

"A lot. They are in their hometown, so they may not be able to earn three pounds a year." Yang Mei doesn't think that three pounds is too little. The question of how much less depends on the situation. In the past, the annual income of corporals in the Huayong camp was also very low. Well, ten pounds a month is the standard for a serious British army, not a colonial servant army.

An Qi and Yang Mei are considered regular soldiers. Gurkha mercenaries are servants. They have served in the servants for more than five years, and mercenaries may also become regular soldiers.

"These soldiers are not bad. They are all on the battlefield for the first time. It's pretty good to be able to behave like this." An Qi has a good impression of these Gurkha mercenaries. The soldier was also on combat shift and did not ask for a rest.

There are also many Gurkha mercenaries in the Southern African National Defense Forces. They have performed very well. Many of them have also learned Chinese and English, and they look no different from the Chinese on the surface.

While talking, suddenly a guarded soldier fired a warning shot, the armored vehicle immediately ignited and turned on the lights, and the heavy machine gun also started firing, but it was still a burst of fire, and the bullets still needed to be saved.

After nightfall, several bonfires were lit about 80 meters away from the position. At this time, the bonfires became the blockade of the rebels, and the rebels who rushed to the bonfires were knocked down one after another.

The rebels also knew that this was their last chance, so the number of troops participating in the attack was larger, and the momentum of the rebels was also higher. Although the casualties were heavy, the rebels continued to move forward.

However, courage cannot change the outcome of the battle. The difference in weapons cannot be made up for by quantity and courage. After dawn, the rebels discarded about [-] corpses in front of the position, and there were really corpses everywhere.

(End of this chapter)