Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 820 The Book of War

Compared with the mercenaries armed to the teeth, the cavalry of the Najd Sultanate with a handful of Lee Enfields was extremely shabby.

Of course, this shabbiness is relative. For most countries in the world, Lee Enfield is already the most advanced individual weapon, and the British army has not all changed to Lee Enfield. Many colonial troops still use the old single weapon. Rifle.

This "old style" is actually relative to the world. The French army is not equipped with magazine-style rifles yet, and the army still uses single-shot rifles. It will not be until the First World War that French troops will be equipped with magazines. Change clothes, so Lee Enfield is already equipped with very advanced equipment at the moment.

Before knowing the equipment level of the umbrella mercenaries, Sabah was still very proud of the Lee Enfield in the Najd Sultanate army.

Now compared with the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company, Sabah realized the gap. Compared with the dazzling advanced equipment of the mercenaries, the heavy weapons of Sabah's troops were only two thick and clumsy water-cooled Maxims. Guns are a tragedy for a water-scarce desert like the peninsula.

The heavy weapons of the mercenaries are general-purpose machine guns and grenade launchers using tripods, and 60mm caliber mortars with a maximum range of two kilometers. These heavy weapons, together with the individual equipment of Lee Enfield, can perfectly cover within two kilometers All areas in the area are truly 360-degree without dead angles. As long as the enemy enters the range, they will be attacked in all directions.

"How much does such a mortar or a grenade launcher cost?" Sabah asked Frank humbly. If the price is not high and Southern Africa is willing to sell, then Sabah will definitely ask Ali Rashid It is recommended to purchase these advanced weapons.

"Mortars and grenade launchers are not expensive, about one or two hundred pounds, but grenades and shells are very expensive, a 40mm grenade costs one pound." unrealistic fantasies.

It is indeed unaffordable. The advanced equipment is powerful and the price is also high. This is why Roque has tried his best to maintain only two divisions of regular troops. If the scale is expanded, even the national strength of southern Africa will not be able to support it.

The African division formed in southern Africa has a manpower of Lee Enfield's level. The heavy weapons also only have heavy machine guns, not even mortars.

In terms of individual weapons, southern Africa still has a lot of advantages. After all, southern Africa is rich in raw materials, and the raw materials required for the production of weapons and ammunition can basically be produced by itself without external procurement. This is the real reason why southern Africa is qualified to become an arms supplier. capital.

Unlike the chaotic cavalry of the Najd Sultanate, the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company are obviously of higher quality. They gather in squadrons and then enter the positions one after another.

The position is just two kilometers north of Ahvaz. The refugee servant army is digging trenches. There are faint gunshots in the distance. This is the reconnaissance force of the Najd Sultanate and Reza Khan. The vanguard exchanged fire.

As the reconnaissance troops continued to send back news, the opponent's strength gradually became clear. Reza Khan's troops were almost 5000 people, all of them were cavalry, equipped with artillery, but the number was not large, and the caliber was not large, and the technology was outdated. The artillery slowed down the Persian cavalry, Reza Khan's troops had no trucks, and the traffic conditions in Persia were not good. Fortunately, it has not rained recently, otherwise it would be a huge problem to drag these artillery to the battlefield disaster.

Compared with the struggling Persian cavalry, the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company are much easier. The artillery is also a high-tech arm in the Umbrella Company. This time the mercenaries brought [-] mortars, and Sabah assigned two companies of servants To provide service for the artillery, not only to help carry equipment, but also to transport shells.

When the smoke and dust caused by the action of the large cavalry appeared, all the civilians evacuated the trenches, but they could not leave the position. When the battle broke out, they would also be responsible for transporting ammunition, transporting wounded soldiers, and repairing the trenches. Instead, the mercenaries only had to concentrate on killing the enemy.

Frank and Sabah also came to the front line in person. Their command post was on the ridge of a hill. The temporary command post was reinforced with sandbags and covered with camouflage to ensure a good view while greatly reducing the possibility of being discovered by the enemy. Frank came to At the command post, the command post was still in chaos. The staff members were busy drawing maps and making sand tables, the communication personnel were busy laying lines and installing telephones, and the generators were also being installed, ready to work at any time.

For Sabah, these devices are Zenith star-level technology. Orders issued by the Nejd Sultanate have to be transmitted manually through messengers. The Umbrella Company has realized the mutual cooperation of radio and wired telephones, and the radio is used to communicate with the headquarters in Port Elizabeth. , The wired telephone is used to communicate with the frontline troops.

In distant Nyasaland, research on radiotelephones is also underway. With the successful invention of triode vacuum tubes, the emergence of radiotelephones has become possible. Even without the participation of Nyasaland, Britain and the The United States also completed the first transatlantic wireless telephone communication in 1915, but it was not until 1927 that this technology was used in the commercial field.

Regarding the endless advanced equipment of Umbrella Company, Sabah has also been numb to the point of no surprise. When Frank started to observe with a telescope, a staff member also sent a telescope for Sabah.

Poor Sabah couldn't even use a telescope, and he had to be reminded by the staff before he knew that he had to take off the lens cap to see things.

Then Sabah had confidence.

Compared with the professional and efficient mercenaries, Reza Khan's troops are somewhat amateurish.

In Persia, Reza Khan's troops can already be regarded as elite troops, but when the troops advance, they still can't even maintain the basic formation. Reza Khan's troops are mixed with a lot of temporary recruits. There are not many carriages. It can be seen that Reza Khan's troops are not ready for a big battle. This is also due to Reza Khan's contempt for the umbrella company.

In fact, they all use each other. Just like the Umbrella Company used Reza Khan to seek Khuzestan, Reza Khan is also using the Umbrella Company to strengthen the strength of his troops. Maybe Reza Khan’s plan is to obtain advanced weapons and equipment, Kick the Umbrella Corporation out of the way.

It’s just that Reza Khan never imagined that the ambition of Umbrella Company is far beyond that of ordinary commercial enterprises, and its strength must be far beyond that. The mercenaries in Port Elizabeth are only part of the mercenaries of Umbrella Company. In southern Africa, In East India, Madagascar, and the Adan Islands, the Umbrella Company has more mercenaries, which are enough to launch a war of national destruction. To drive, you have to be able to kick.

Looking at the messy Persian troops, then at the mercenary positions waiting in full battle, and then at the equally messy cavalry of the Najd Sultanate, Sabah felt heavy and did not have much joy of victory.

Reza Khan is using the umbrella, so why not the Najd Sultanate? The jungle society is full of intrigues, and there is no pie in the sky. After the establishment of the Najd Sultanate, some people inevitably have independent ideas, including Sabah The same is true, everyone wants to have unrestricted rights.

Before actually coming into contact with mercenaries, Sabah had also fantasized about the prospect of Najd Sultanate getting rid of the control of the Umbrella Corporation. The same is true for the Nezhi Sultanate. Any small advantage can change the situation if it accumulates to a qualitative change. What's more, this kind of all-round strength crushing has no ability to resist.

"Sir, the enemy has entered the artillery range." When the staff officer reminded, in the lens of the telescope, Reza Khan's troops were still advancing.

"Don't fire, let them move on." Frank was not in a hurry, and let more enemies come into the range of the artillery.

Unlike Frank, Sabah cared more about Najd scouts who had already engaged the vanguard of the enemy.

Those who are qualified to become scouts are all elites. There is no need to emphasize their personal strength. They can shoot even on violently bumpy horseback, but the hit rate cannot be guaranteed.

The troops of Reza Khan and the Najd Sultanate are equipped with Lee Enfield provided by the umbrella company. Although the range of the gauge is 1000 meters, most of them can only be effective in actual combat when they are within 200 meters. However, in the army There will always be some talented guys. Their shooting range is far beyond the average person, and they will have a higher hit rate within 500 meters. Therefore, the scouts of the Najd Sultanate should keep a certain distance from Reza Khan’s troops. The daring guy dare not get close to observe.

At a distance of 500 meters, the human target is relatively small, but the horse target is very large, so even if the distance is maintained, there are still Naizhi cavalrymen who are constantly being hit. In this case, as long as they are dismounted, they will basically be sentenced to death. No matter how you run with two legs, you can't run with four legs.

The cavalry chase continued until 500 meters in front of the mercenary position, and the vanguard sent by Reza Khan discovered the mercenary position. At this time, Reza Khan's main force had all entered the range of the mercenary artillery. Order, and Reza Khan's troops will be hit by overwhelming firepower.

Reza Khan is still a thieves. After discovering the mercenary position, he did not rush to attack. When he ordered the troops to deploy, the first thing he sent was an officer with a white flag. He sent a letter written by Reza Khan. gauntlet.

Gauntlet!

Very old stuff.

(End of this chapter)