Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 571 Guerrilla

Although the relationship between Rock and Stoudemire is good, it is impossible for Rock to give Stoudemire good advice on this kind of matter.

No matter what Roque said, it was actually inappropriate. The matter of Rhodesia should be decided by Stoudemire himself. Anyway, Roque holds the military power, at least it can guarantee the safety of Rhodesia.

In early March, a second batch of reinforcements from mainland Germany arrived at Tanganyika.

This time, Erich von Falkenhain did not take any risks, but fought steadily, step by step, advancing towards Fort Honor from the two directions of Usumbula and Safe Harbor, gradually squeezing the living space of the Fort Honor troops.

Rock always pays attention to the fighting in Tanganyika. Nyasaland's planes have crossed the border into Tanganyika for investigation many times. Although there is no such thing as airspace these days, Nyasaland's behavior still caused Tanganyika strongly protested.

After more than two years of development, Nyasaland's aircraft research has reached a considerable height. The latest model launched by the Flight Research Institute has a range of more than 150 kilometers, a maximum speed of 720 kilometers per hour, and an empty weight of 950 kilograms. The take-off weight is [-] kilograms. This data is similar to the fighter jets in the early days of World War I in another time and space, but it still does not satisfy Rock.

Compared with those famous fighters in Roque's impression, the current aircraft is really too simple, and there is still a lot of room for improvement.

"Indeed, it can be improved, but what currently restricts the flight research institute is not the technology, but the raw materials used in the engine and aircraft manufacturing. In order to reduce weight, we sacrificed part of the protective performance and used a lot of wood and skin. This is what we have now. If you want to have a fighter with better performance, unless there is a breakthrough in engine technology and material technology, under the current conditions, we have almost achieved the ultimate." The director of the Flight Research Institute is still Rudolf Diesel Er, although diesel engines are not used in aircraft, Rudolf Diesel is an authority on mechanics in Nyasaland.

"No, you are still far from the ultimate. Never be satisfied with technological progress. Southern Africa has no capital to lose. We can only win all the way until we win the final victory." Dolph Diesel seems to be a nearly perfect product, but there is still a gap between Rock's requirements.

Rudolf Diesel probably complained in his heart that the laymen lead the experts, so he made a silent grimace, and lowered his head to write and draw in his notebook.

Rock really wanted to introduce the future Fokker or Mustang to Rudolph Diesel, but after thinking about it, he still endured it. No matter how complicated Rock’s knowledge was, he was not proficient in any field. Rock didn't understand, so Rock could only pin his hopes on the flight research institute led by Rudolf Diesel.

Fortunately, at least for the Wright Brothers, or other European countries, Nyasaland's research on the plane should be far ahead.

In fact, if the current young eagle is equipped with weapons, it is no worse than the aircraft in the early World War I in another time and space, but don't forget that it is only 1908, and the world war will not break out for several years, so Rock still Have time.

Faced with the pressing German army in Tanganyika, the Honor Fort troops adopted a flexible and flexible combat method, and used guerrilla tactics to harass the German army in Tanganyika, delaying the decisive battle with the German army to the greatest extent.

If Erich von Falkenhayn was replaced by a British general who participated in the Boer War, then maybe Erich von Falkenhayn had some experience in dealing with guerrilla tactics, but it was a pity that when the Boer War broke out, Erich Rich von Falkenhayn was fighting in the Far East with the Eight-Power Allied Forces, and he didn't understand guerrilla tactics at all. Therefore, facing the harassment of the Fort Honor troops, the Tanganyika German Army was struggling.

The three divisions transferred by the German government this time are No.30 Fifth Division, No.30 Sixth Division, and No.30 Seventh Division.

According to Erich von Falkenhayn's plan, the No.30 Fifth Division of the German Army set out from Usumbula and attacked the Honor Fort along the previous attack route of the Tanganyika Second Division. The 30st Division of Gonica started from Ping An Harbor and advanced towards Fort Glory. The 115th Brigade stayed in Usumbula as the reserve team of No.30 Fifth Division, and the No.30 Seventh Division stayed in Ping An Harbor as the general reserve team. The main task of each branch is to find the main force of the Fort Honor troops, and then force the Fort Honor troops to fight against the Tanganyika German army.

The plan is good, but the implementation is completely different. The No.30 Fifth Division was harassed by the guerrillas just after leaving Usumbula. The road ahead was either cut off or explosives were planted on the roadside. Before the maintenance, someone would snipe in the woods beside the road.

The level of development in Tanganyika is still very primitive. The large dense forest has become the best bunker for the guerrillas. Those guerrillas do not pursue maximum damage, and sometimes they even just fire a few shots from a distance before fleeing.

But sometimes guerrillas also use heavy machine guns to attack marching troops. Compared with cold guns, the lethality of heavy machine guns is still very terrifying. Nearly a hundred people were lost in a guerrilla attack.

"Those despicable guys hid in the woods and shot us coldly. I tried to organize the troops to fight back, but the flanks were attacked by guerrillas again. The guerrillas planted a lot of explosives by the roadside. Most of the soldiers died in the explosion. The shock wave formed, I think we need to trace the source of the explosives, those damned Africans cannot have so many explosives, there must be someone behind the back to support the Honor Hold rebels!" Joseph Juliet, head of the 30th Regiment of the 199th Fifth Division, said very Angry, Nyasaland is going too far now. Without Nyasaland's support, the situation in Tanganyika would not have collapsed to this extent.

Terry Dunlop, the commander of the No. 30th Fifth Division, did not speak, but looked at Joseph Juliet with the eyes of an idiot. Everyone knew that Nyasaland was behind the support of the Fort Honor troops, but if there was no real evidence, the German government would have no Method.

In fact, there is no way to catch it. It is impossible for the German government to declare war on Britain because of Tanganyika. Although there will be a war between Britain and Germany in the future, Germany is not ready yet.

"It can't go on like this. It's only been three days since we left Usumbula, and now we have lost more than 500 people. If this continues, I'm really worried that we won't be able to reach Honor Hold at all—" Lawrence Elsey was very worried. .30 The 20th Division has been attacked more than [-] times, each time with casualties.

More serious than casualties is disease. Most of the soldiers in the No.30 Fifth Division came to Tanganyika for the first time. They don’t know enough about the situation in Tanganyika, and the German government doesn’t have much knowledge about it. According to experience, the German General Staff did not even have relevant regulations on hygiene, and there were even fewer drugs to treat related diseases. Therefore, during the period of arrival in Tanganyika, more than 500 people were reduced, and more than 300 people were due to various various diseases.

Among them, malaria caused the most severe attrition. Nearly half of the soldiers fell down due to malaria, and more than ten of them died of the disease. Affected by the disease, the morale of the No. 30 Fifth Division was not high.

Coupled with the continuous attacks, the blow to morale was even more serious. Some soldiers had not rested for two days and two nights in a row, and Iron Man couldn't stand it if this continued.

"These damned rats, they hide in the dense forest, they don't fight us head-on at all, and due to terrain constraints, we can't launch a complete counterattack. Now we can only find the main force of the Honor Hold troops as soon as possible and eliminate them, so as to completely change the current situation. situation." Terry Dunlop also knew that this was not going to work, and he also knew how to solve it, but in this way, the problem came, how to find the main force of the Fort Honor rebels.

There is a very important problem here. Right now, the Tanganyika German army does not have a clear understanding of the Fort Honor troops. They know almost nothing about the number, number, and equipment of the main force of Fort Honor. However, the Tanganyika German army dared to launch an attack on the Fort Honor troops. The root cause was the Tanganyika German army's contempt for Africans.

It's just that after this siege, the Tanganyika German army will face up to the strength of the Fort Honor troops.

"Let the Usumbra Rifle Regiment lead the way. We need to speed up. We must arrive at Fort Honor before the 30th." Terry Dunlop decided to use his life to go to the heap. The Usumbra Rifle Regiment is the assistant of No. The army, the grassroots soldiers are composed of Africans, and the officers are all Germans.

The biggest problem with the No.30 Fifth Division is that it is not equipped with communication equipment.

The radio equipment that has been widely used in Nyasaland is still very rare in Tanganyika. There is no radio in the whole of Tanganyika. This has caused a very serious problem. The No.30 Fifth Division can only attack according to the scheduled plan , unable to contact the headquarters in time, even if an accident occurred during the attack, he could not communicate and adjust with the headquarters, so even if the future was difficult, Terry Dunlop could only bite the bullet and move forward.

"Those Africans are not trustworthy. Some people from the Usumbra Rifle Regiment escaped last night. We must beware of these Africans colluding with the Honor Hold rebels." Lawrence Elsey also bit the bullet.

After the Honor Hold rebellion, the trust of the Tanganyika German army in the Tanganyika servant army dropped sharply. Some time ago, when the reinforcements did not arrive in Tanganyika, the servant army fled to join the Honor Hold rebels. The Tanganyika German army strengthened its control over the servant army, but it caused a strong rebound from the servant army. After that, the relationship between the Tanganyika official and the servant army was very tense.

Lawrence Elsey also knew about this situation, but at present, if the servant army can be sacrificed instead of No. 30 Fifth Division, Lawrence Elsey must be very happy.

(End of this chapter)