Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 559 Join the war

"Our home is in Orange, my lord—" Nicola Van Rensburg explained very seriously, with a sincere expression on his face. If Rock hadn't known the details of the levitation technique, then maybe Rock would have believed it.

But now Rock is just huh, waving his hands casually to let Nicola Van Rensburg do what he wants.

Stoudemire gave Victor who was guarding the door a fierce look.

Victor followed Nicola Van Rensburg out expressionlessly. As for whether Nikola Van Rensburg was still alive to return to Orange, he hoped that his Lord would bless him.

Before the figure of Nicola Van Rensburg disappeared in the porch, Stoudemire cursed a series of times, apparently quite angry.

Rock laughed dumbly. Some jugglers in the 21st century can fool a group of people around. People in this era are the same. The more successful people are, the more confident they are in themselves, the easier it is to be deceived.

In mid-December, the German local reinforcements finally arrived in Tanganyika. Subsequently, the Tanganyika German army launched a series of offensives against the Honor Fort rebels with the local reinforcements as the core.

NO.12, the second division of Tanganyika set off from Kigoma and launched an attack in the direction of Lake Rukwa.

On the same day, the [-]st Division set off from Iringa to attack Fort Honor.

NO.15, the 115st Division encountered the main force of the Fort Honor rebels near Rujeva. When the battle was at its most intense, the [-]th Brigade, all composed of Germans, appeared on the flank of the Fort Honor rebels and headed towards the Fort Honor rebel position. Launch the onslaught.

The Honor Fort rebels were unable to resist the pincer attack of the two armies, and they were defeated, losing more than 4000 troops.

Rock didn't know until NO.16 that Erich von Falkenhayn had arrived in Tanganyika on the [-]th, but Tanganyika did not publicize it. The attack launched by the German army this time was in Egypt. Conducted under the command of Rich von Falkenhain.

Only then did Roque realize that he had underestimated Erich von Falkenhayn, and that the person who could become the chief of the German Army's general staff really had two talents.

"Now the 115nd Tanganyika Division occupies Sumbawanga between Lake Rukwa and the North Sea, the [-]st Division and the [-]th Brigade occupy Mbeya between Lake Niassa and the North Sea, the Honor Hold rebels Being backlogged in this area that is [-] kilometers deep and [-] kilometers wide, if the Honor Hold rebels cannot break through the Tanganyika German blockade in a short period of time, then the Honor Hold rebels can only wait to die." Derek Dodd did not expect that the situation would collapse so quickly. Just ten days ago, Derek Dodd was planning to attack Usumbula, and now even his survival was a problem.

"Lord Selborne called. If possible, we hope that we can directly send troops into Tanganyika. We must hold off the Germans as much as possible, so that the Honor Hold rebels cannot be defeated so quickly." A staff officer held a copy The telegram came in a hurry. Earl Selborne had now left southern Africa and returned to London. Unexpectedly, he was still paying attention to the rebellion in Tanganyika.

This is also normal. Earl Selborne has now returned to the Admiralty and is directly responsible for the construction plan of the dreadnought. If the rebellion in Tanganyika subsides quickly, it will definitely not be conducive to the arms race between Britain and Germany.

Although Britain will not lose in this arms race, the rebellion in Tanganyika will make it easier for Britain to win.

"My lord, unless it is absolutely necessary, we cannot send troops into Tanganyika." Derek Dodd, as the Chief of Staff of the Southern African Federation, is now completely considering the issue from the perspective of the federal government.

The key is not whether to send or not, but not to let the Germans catch the handle. If the Nyasaland troops move quickly and nimbly, destroy a German army as quickly as possible, break the German blockade, and then attack the enemy in Tangany. The Kad army retreated back to Nyasaland before they reacted, so even if the Germans knew about it afterwards, they would have nothing to do with Nyasaland.

This kind of thing seems to have many examples in the military history of the world.

"My lord, if we draw troops from our second division, I promise to complete the task!" Martin took the initiative to ask for a fight. Martin had long wanted to see the German troops.

After winning the Franco-Prussian War, Germany now prides itself on being the "world's number one army".

Although the French are not convinced, but under the premise of the Franco-Prussian War, the French seem to be stubborn no matter what they say.

Martin does not recognize Germany's "No. [-] Army in the World". Since the establishment of the Northern Rhodesian Division, the officers and soldiers of the Northern Rhodesian Division have had too many frictions with the Tanganyika German Army. The Northern Rhodesian Division as a whole has not Not at a disadvantage, even if the German army is stronger than the Tanganyika German army, Martin thinks it is limited, so Martin hopes to fight the real German army head-on.

"Martin, you have to pay attention to one problem. The regular army of Germany is not the same as the servant army of Tanganyika." Rock reminded solemnly that if Martin went to the battlefield with this mentality, then nine out of ten he would lose.

The 115th Brigade, which was supported by the German mainland, is all composed of Germans, and its combat effectiveness is also outstanding in the German army.

The Tanganyika Servant Army is mainly composed of Africans in Tanganyika, and only the officers are Germans, so the combat effectiveness of the two is not the same. If Martin uses the combat effectiveness of the Tanganyika Servant Army to measure Germany The combat effectiveness of the local regular army is completely wrong.

"I understand my lord, no matter how strong the German army's fighting power is, I promise to completely defeat them." Martin was full of confidence.

To say that Martin's confidence is not groundless, Rock returned from Gold Plated at Sandhurst Royal Military Academy, and sent many officers from the Rhodesian Northern Division and the new First Cavalry Division to Sandhurst Royal Military Academy to study.

At the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy, the officers of the Rhodesian Northern Division and the new [-]st Cavalry Division fully understood the current thinking and fighting methods of armies around the world.

The more you know, the more confident the officers as "auditors" will be.

In this era, whether it is the German army, the French army, or the British army, the army's combat method is the sea of ​​​​people tactics. To put it bluntly, a war is a living pile of people. If you kill one thousand enemies, you will lose eight hundred.

Rock emphasized the importance of firepower a long time ago. When the commando was established in Cape Town, Rock began to consciously popularize the importance of crossfire. The current First Division and Second Division of the Southern African Federation, even ordinary privates We all know the importance of crossfire, we all know that we need to use skirmish lines to launch an attack on the enemy's position, we all know that infantry and artillery need to cooperate with infantry, these experiences are summed up with blood and life in future wars, So Martin is really not afraid of the Germans.

Very eager to try.

"The combat effectiveness of the Germans is just like that. Although the German army is equipped with a lot of artillery, a division of 7000 people is equipped with [-] heavy machine guns. There are no light machine guns at all, and there are no offensive weapons to accompany the infantry. Once they enter the position During the stalemate, our firepower can tear the Germans apart!" Martin was murderous, eager to teach the Germans a lesson.

Compared with the German troops, Nyasaland's weapons and equipment are obviously more advanced and reasonable.

Take the second division reorganized from the Northern Division of Rhodesia as an example. The division has 1000 people and is equipped with nearly 75 general-purpose machine guns. Light machine guns and super revolvers have been equipped to the squad level. Although the range of the 75mm caliber mortar is a bit short, both the rate of fire and the power are higher than the [-]mm field guns equipped by the German army. When it comes to the battlefield, it is flexible and flexible, and its rate of fire is even better than that of Miss Seventy-Five. The [-]mm caliber mortar can smash the [-]mm field guns equipped by the German army to the ground.

Not to mention individual skills and tactics. More than half of the soldiers in the Second Division have shooting scores close to or at the level of precision shooters. Nyasaland now has an optical research institute that can produce quadruple scopes. With the support of the scope, if the German troops dare to put up crowd tactics in front of the second division's position, then what awaits the German troops will be a devastating blow.

That's why Martin's confidence is so high.

Rock ignored Martin and looked directly at Derek Dodd. After all, he was the chief of staff, and he must give his own advice on this issue.

"In terms of combat effectiveness alone, we are indeed superior to the German troops." Derek Dodd did not directly say whether troops should be sent into Tanganyika to participate in the battle, but he still affirmed the combat effectiveness of the Second Division.

"Then let's make it so, send the teaching group to sneak into Tanganyika secretly, and launch an attack on Sumbavanga where the second division of Tanganyika is stationed, and we will tear through the German army's defense line from here." Rock made a decision.

"Wait a minute, my lord, Erich von Falkenhayn knows about sneak attacks, and we can completely copy them—" Derek Dodd is also cunning, Erich von Falkenhayn can do the first grade of junior high school, Niassa Of course, Lan can also do fifteen.

Rock didn't talk nonsense, and directly gave Derek Dodd a thumbs-up. As for how to copy Erich von Falkenhayn's combat style, that was a matter for the General Staff to consider, and Rock only made the decision , is not responsible for the implementation.

The efficiency of the General Staff is still very high. On the night of NO.18, the teaching group of the Second Division left the station and secretly entered Tanganyika, preparing to face the Second Division of Tanganyika, which was advancing towards Fort Glory.

When Nyasaland mobilized the army, Erich von Falkenhayn was not idle, and his troops were swift. After the Tanganyika German army defeated the main force of the Honor Hold rebels, they only rested for one day. Schie von Falkenhayn ordered his troops to attack the Hold of Honor, and he wanted to accomplish all his achievements in one battle.

On the morning of NO.19, the Teaching Group and the Second Division of Tanganyika encountered Fort Helmut, [-] kilometers west of Fort Glory.

Helmut is the name of old Moltke. Tanganyika uses the name of old Moltke here, which obviously has a strong symbolic meaning.

(End of this chapter)