Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 895 Fire Coverage

In the most terrifying August in history, the German army lost 1.8 people. In contrast, the British and French allied forces consumed 3.5 tons of ammunition, of which nearly 25 million rounds of bullets. If all of them were 0.303R rifle bullets weighing about [-] grams, then It takes almost [-] rounds to kill a German soldier.

In the battle of the Second Cavalry Division in the previous stage, although the Second Cavalry Division had brilliant results, the Second Cavalry Division also relied heavily on logistics. Behind the brilliant fighters was sufficient ammunition supply. Eight thousand five hundred boxes of bullets were consumed in one day. In Haig's words, if the Second Cavalry Division maintained the rate of bullet consumption on the first day, the entire British Expeditionary Force would be dragged down by the Second Cavalry Division.

As a result, at the stalemate stage, the efficiency of the Second Cavalry Division finally showed. 21 bullets and 17 German soldiers. Ke is lying about his military exploits, it's so strong that it doesn't make sense.

"Is it strange? Second Lieutenant Steve, who killed 125 German soldiers, is a representative of the precision shooter of the 21nd Cavalry Division, but he is not the best precision shooter of the 17nd Cavalry Division, and he is not even good, just because The Germans chose the position of Second Lieutenant Steve's unit as the main attack direction, so Second Lieutenant Steve stood out. [-] bullets killed [-] German soldiers. In your opinion, it may be a myth, but in the Second Cavalry Division, such a result is not true. Not uncommon." If Rock would brag about it with others, it wouldn't be necessary with Winston.

As the Minister of the Navy, Winston frequently traveled between London and Ypres during this period. Before the Belgian army gave up Antwerp, Winston sent a telegram to London, hoping that London could appoint Winston as the commander of the British army in Antwerp. Officer, but was strongly opposed by Kitchener.

Winston became the Minister of the Navy, and there are many stories behind it that have to be told. Forget about the commander stationed in Antwerp. Others don’t know Winston, but Kitchener knows it well. Winston was captured by the Boer coalition forces in southern Africa. At that time, Kitchener was the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force.

"The Second Cavalry Division is not the most powerful force in southern Africa, is it? If the Rhodesian Northern Division and the First Cavalry Division are transferred to France, what kind of record can they achieve?" Winston imagined, he always Ambitious, he is not satisfied as the Secretary of the Navy, and has always hoped to play a greater role.

After the outbreak of World War II, the German Navy was huddled in the naval port and became an existing fleet. The powerful British Royal Navy was doing nothing. Winston even sent the Marine Corps to Flanders to fight.

What makes people ironic is that the British Marine Corps is actually stronger than the British Army. Of course, it was the "poor little army" in the past. Now the strength of the British Army is soaring, and the Marine Corps is the "poor little army".

"Mad Dog has filed a complaint against you, saying that you disobeyed orders and disregarded the interests of the British Empire. He suggested that the command of the Southern African Expeditionary Force be merged into the Second Army." Winston reported the situation. "Mad Dog" was not referring to Frenzi , but Haig, which was the nickname Winston had given to Haig.

This nickname is a bit far-fetched. Haig's name does have a dog pronunciation, but it has nothing to do with dogs. "Douglas" means black river, which is derived from a Scottish surname.

However, their personalities are quite similar. Haig's style of small reports anytime and anywhere is indeed similar to that of a mad dog.

"Dreaming!" Rock didn't comment on this kind of brain-dead behavior. Haig was crazy because he wanted more power. The Second Army only had four divisions, plus the eleven divisions of the Southern African Expeditionary Force. up.

"London also hopes to launch an offensive before winter, and it is best to achieve a victory similar to the Battle of the Marne." This is the purpose of Winston's coming to Rock. Ferenzi can't command Rock, and Kitchener can't. Speaking easily, Winston was indeed the most suitable candidate.

"Was the Battle of the Marne a victory?" Roque asked truthfully.

"It is for the British Empire!" Winston started everything from the interests of the empire.

The British and French allied forces lost 26 in the Battle of the Marne, and the Germans lost 22. From a strategic point of view, it was indeed a victory for the British and French allied forces. The Battle of the Marne ended with the retreat of the German army, marking the failure of the Schlieffen Plan.

But for Roque, such a victory is not worth celebrating. The British and French allied forces exposed many problems in the Battle of the Marne, that is, the German army had more problems, so the British and French allied forces won the victory. The commander of the situation, if Crook was not so stubborn to destroy the French Fifth Army but resolutely detoured Paris, if the gap between the German First Army and the Second Army was not so large, it would be difficult for the British and French allied forces to win.

It's a pity that there are not so many ifs.

"We and the elite troops of the German army were almost lost in the Battle of the Marne. Now the German army is sending 16-year-old children to the front line. Unless the coalition forces also have this determination, otherwise we will not be able to replicate the victory of the Battle of the Marne." Rock didn't want to hear any words related to "offensive". From this point of view, Rock was also stubborn.

"The troops from Canada and India have arrived in Calais and are ready to join the battle at any time. You have garrisoned 10,000+ troops in Port Elizabeth. What do you want to do?" Winston finally mentioned Port Elizabeth, before Rock and Paul Coker discussed this issue.

"In order to protect the oil fields in Port Elizabeth - according to the information I have received, the Ottoman Empire may join the world war at any time, and we'd better be prepared." The "we" that Rock said refers to Egypt, and Port Elizabeth has already prepared for the Ottoman Empire. Ready to go to war, but Egypt not yet.

After the outbreak of World War II, the importance of oil became more and more obvious. The oil tankers headed to the British mainland were jointly escorted by the southern African fleet and the British Middle East Fleet. Fortunately, there is no German submarine base in the Mediterranean Sea. The scope of submarine operations is not so large now. , The route from Port Elizabeth to the British mainland is fairly safe.

"You frankly put 10,000+ people in Port Elizabeth, and the Ottomans have to participate even if they don't want to participate in the war." Winston was furious. The United Kingdom is now stretched, and all the troops stationed in overseas colonies have been transferred back to support France. Egypt.

Just as the Ottoman Empire's increase of troops to Damascus and Basra could not hide the United Kingdom, Roque's increase of troops to Port Elizabeth could not hide the Ottomans.

Rock didn't want to hide the truth from the Ottomans. He continued to increase troops to Port Elizabeth to force the Ottoman Empire to join the war. During the Italian-Turkish War and the two Balkan Wars, the weakness of the Ottoman Empire had been revealed. Martin had already arrived in Port Elizabeth. As long as the Ottoman Empire joined the war , Port Elizabeth's army will simultaneously attack Damascus and Basra.

The Elizabeth Oilfield is too close to the Ottoman Empire. If the troops in Port Elizabeth wait for the Ottoman Empire to attack and then counterattack, the Elizabeth Oilfield may be affected.

This is unacceptable to the British and French coalition forces that are increasingly dependent on oil.

When Winston came to find Rock, the battle was still going on intermittently.

Different from the short-term and intense Battle of the Marne, the Battle of Ypres was a fierce battle that lasted for nearly a month. In the fields of Flanders, the Anglo-French-Belgian forces and the German army fought brutally. Every house and every forest became a battle. Fighting for focus, the positions of the two sides changed hands many times, one front followed the other, and the two warring parties built countless forts in Flanders.

The terrain around Ypres is very complicated. There are many rivers here, and the cavalry is useless. The Anglo-French-Belgian army controlled the road with machine guns, forcing the German army to attack through forests and bushes. The Anglo-French-Belgian army built a fort on the edge of the forest. Things can be used, but the losses are heavy.

Compared with the German army during the Battle of the Marne, the current German army is inexperienced and makes ridiculous mistakes. One night, a German army paid a huge price to capture a village defended by the British army, and then their superiors ordered them to withdraw. The position was rested, and as a result, this inexperienced army made a huge mistake. They withdrew from the position before the reinforcements arrived. Then the British army took back the village without any effort and strengthened the defense of the position. The Germans did not retake the village until the end of the Battle of Ypres.

On October [-], the German army broke through the defense line of the British Seventh Division, and Ypres was very close. At this time, there was no army defense between the German forward and Ypres, and the German army only needed a charge to capture Ypres.

A Brigadier General of the British Army organized the remnants of the Worcester 7nd Regiment to launch a counterattack. There were only 357 officers and 100 soldiers in the army. During the charge, another [-] soldiers were killed. At this time, a miracle happened. The German army did not know about the attack. There were only such a few British troops in total, and they thought it was the vanguard of a large army attack. As a result, the German troops fled in all directions, and God blessed the expeditionary army again.

Since October NO.15, the position of the Second Cavalry Division has not been attacked. The German army seems to have given up the attack on the Second Cavalry Division, but tried to open the gap from the British Seventh Division.

On the 21st, the 11th Division of the British Army, which suffered heavy casualties, withdrew to France for rest. The [-]nd Cavalry Division and the [-]th Division took over the position of the [-]th Division of the British Army. The German army launched the largest offensive since the outbreak of the Battle of Ypres the next day. Falkenhayn invested a total of two armies, both of which were drawn from the troops that conquered Antwerp, and their combat effectiveness was quite strong.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, the German artillery began to attack the positions of the 11th Division. The British and French allied forces had begun to try to use artillery intensively. The German army was also making progress. The positions of the [-]th Division were suddenly covered by German artillery fire.

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