Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 65

Since about ten years ago, the British have gradually changed to bright red clothing.

Of course, this is only on the battlefield. When performing tasks, most British troops have begun to use khaki clothing, but in life, if you leave the barracks to go out or participate in ceremonies, most of the army and some of the navy will still wear traditional clothing. The bright red, until the First World War, the bright red clothing will be completely eliminated.

Interestingly, the reason why the traditional big red was eliminated was not because the British realized that red was not conducive to camouflage, but because the cochineal dye was expensive, so the British were forced to change their clothing.

How expensive this must be, even the British can't afford it!

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For two consecutive days, the train was not attacked by the Boer guerrillas, which made most of the commandos, including Henry, relax.

Rock did not dare to relax. The train is still in the Cape and has not entered the war zone. It is normal that there is no Boer guerrilla attack. It will not be so easy in the future. The train passes Bloemfontein and begins to enter the war zone. Started to get nervous.

I am really nervous. Although the scenery is still beautiful, either the endless grassland or the lush hills, but everyone is not in the mood to appreciate it. Rock has been in Cape for a long time, and he has become immune to the original ecological scenery. All eyes were attracted by the crosses beside the railway. Boer bodies were hung on many crosses. They were Boer guerrillas who were hanged. The British never showed mercy to them. If he was killed in battle, his body must be hung on a cross.

"Keep your eyes open and carefully observe the situation on the left and right sides of the railway. If you find someone hiding on the grass or in the bushes, don't hesitate to shoot immediately, regardless of whether he is a guerrilla or not." any chance.

In order to prevent the bombs installed by the Boers on the railway, the speed of the train is not fast. It is estimated that it is less than ten kilometers per hour, which is faster than walking.

At the locomotive, Henry arranged for several observers. As long as there is any abnormal situation on or beside the railway, the train will stop moving immediately, and the train will not continue until the danger is eliminated.

It may be a little slow to do so, but it is better to be safe.

"If we move forward at this speed, we will not be able to complete the task within the time limit." Rock is a little worried. The British army on the Eastern Front will launch an offensive on February 27, and it is now mid-February. Nearly two days, now the speed is even slower, at least five days, calculated according to this speed, Rock and the others will not be able to complete the task.

If the task is not completed, the commando will definitely be punished by the expeditionary force headquarters.

Of course, it is more likely that even if the commando successfully completed the mission, the expeditionary force command will find fault.

"No, no, no, Locke, you have to figure it out, even if we can't complete the task, we will at most be dismissed from office and go to the streets to be policemen, but if we fall into the hands of the Boers, what will happen to the two of us? I don’t need to say it.” Henry doesn’t care whether he can complete the task, Winston is the grandson of the Duke, so the Boers are reluctant to kill him, Henry’s father is just a small baron, and the Boers don’t care.

"I really hope that the Boer guerrillas will appear. You should gain merits in the war like your father. Brother Henry, if you can be knighted, then my father will definitely forget the stupid things you did." Phyllis was eager to try, and Roque Like Henry and Henry, Phyllis is also equipped with pistols and rifles. Fortunately, Rock and the others are equipped with Lee Enfield. If it is Martini Henry, then Phyllis is better than Martini with a bayonet ·Henry is taller.

"Shut up, war is not a housekeeping game you guys play." Henry's impression of Phyllis did stay for a certain period of time.

"I haven't played that kind of childish game for a long time." Phyllis argued hard, resolutely drawing a line from childishness.

Just when Henry and Phyllis began to habitually hurt each other again, the train slowly stopped again.

"Damn Boers, damn bombs—all on alert!" Henry cursed and issued an order, stepping on a bullet box, and leaned out to look in the direction of the front of the car.

"Be careful, come back!" Rock pulled Henry back.

"What did you find?" Henry took out his pistol and hid beside Rock to look around.

"Not yet—" Rock really didn't find anything, but it felt very wrong, like, like the panic of being stared at by a hungry wolf or a poisonous snake.

In fact, this happened many times along the way. Henry would rather not make meritorious deeds than make mistakes. If there is a slight disturbance, he will become a bird of fright.

Although most of the time it was a false alarm, the situation this time was different. The train stopped on the side of a mountain, with hills on one side and ridges on the other side, and lush bushes on the hills, but Rock was keen. I noticed that among the bushes, fresh soil could be seen.

What does this mean?

This means that someone is building fortifications in the bushes!

Rock immediately became nervous, and while loading his rifle, he ordered Dun En: "Tang En, shoot the bushes over there a few times!"

Tang En was tall and burly, and he was the best candidate for a machine gunner. Tang En had received heavy machine gun training in the Huayong Camp before.

dong dong dong-

dong dong dong-

The sound of the heavy machine gun is breathtaking, like a big drum, beating heavily on people's hearts.

After two rounds of burst shooting, there was no movement in the bushes.

"Hahahaha, Locke, you're making too much fuss—" Henry laughed, laughing at Rock's fuss.

The laughter died down, and suddenly there was a neat gunshot from the bushes.

boom!

It wasn't a single sound, but many gunshots sounded at the same time. It felt like one sound. This sound was much louder than Tang En's heavy machine gun.

In fact, Rock was also suspicious, but at the moment of the gunshot, Rock still noticed the faint muzzle inflammation in the bushes.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!" Rock immediately hid behind the solid steel plate of the carriage, and at the same time he heard the gunshots, he also heard the "clinking" sound of bullets hitting the carriage, and bullets pierced the air on his head. With the screaming sound, Rock realized that the bullets really fly faster than the sound in the air.

In the event of a sudden enemy attack, there was actually no need for Rock to warn. The well-trained commandos had already begun to fight back spontaneously. Of course, some people were injured and howled loudly when they were hit by stray bullets, but no one cared about them at the moment.

dong dong dong dong dong-

Tang En's heavy machine gun rang out again, this time it was not burst fire.

(End of this chapter)