Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 913 Quietly Entering the Village

In the jungle society, strength is always king, and only with strong strength can they have enough right to speak. In the past, the British and French coalition forces could organize the New Year Offensive without consulting the Southern African Expeditionary Force. After the French Ninth Army was transferred from Flanders, the British and French coalition forces then If you want to organize a new offensive in Ypres, you must first obtain Rock's consent.

Otherwise, with the little troops in Frenzi's hands, he couldn't do anything.

When Roque returned to France, the Southern African Expeditionary Force had begun to take over the positions of the French Ninth Army.

The position of the British and French coalition forces is a semicircle formed around Ypres. Part of the north and northeast of Ypres is defended by the Belgian army and the British Expeditionary Force. The southeast and south sides are in charge of the Southern African Expeditionary Force. Of the six African divisions, five are responsible for frontal defense, the 103rd division and the 201st and 301st divisions are responsible for the slightly weaker southern side of the German army, the second cavalry division and the reserve of the entire army of the 11th division.

Roque's headquarters is located in Dunkirk, which is only 40 kilometers away from Ypres. It became famous because of "Operation Dynamo" in World War II. It is still just a small town. The field hospital was moved to Dunkirk, and a field airfield and logistics base were built in Dunkirk.

Dunkirk is also very close to Dover.

"During the New Year's Offensive, Marshal Joffre and Marshal Ferenzi repeatedly asked us to send troops to cooperate with the British and French coalition forces in the attack. We only sent artillery units to cooperate with the coalition forces' attack, and did not exclude other troops. Now some people think that it was because of our lack of cooperation. As a result, the New Year’s Offensive failed completely, and the shells hoarded for the First Artillery Division were exhausted during the New Year’s Offensive, and it would take at least half a month to launch another offensive.” When Rock was in London, Paul Coker was a Southern African The chief steward of the expeditionary force.

"Our troops are mainly defensive. The troops on the east side were transferred back to act as reserves, and the second cavalry division and the 11th cavalry division were sent to defend." Rock can understand the feelings of some people, with 10,000+ casualties But there is no gain, and someone always has to take the blame.

However, it is impossible to blame the Southern African Expeditionary Force. The reserve team is used to fill in the pits. Where there is danger, good steel must be used wisely.

"The Second Artillery Division has boarded the ship at Walvis Bay and will arrive in France a week later. It is necessary for us to set up a divisional artillery unit and then use the divisional artillery unit in a concentrated manner." Paul Cocker actively proposed that the second division arrived in France Afterwards, the Southern African Expeditionary Force will have two artillery divisions equipped with large-caliber field artillery that the British and French allied forces urgently need, so Joffre and Frenzi will definitely be jealous.

In order to ensure the command of the artillery unit, it is necessary to split the artillery division and then use it centrally, so that no one can find an excuse.

"Then split it up and tell Don Juan and Wei Zheng that their task is to hold the position and not attack without orders." Rock strictly ordered the troops that the world war will last for several years, and now they will start digging trenches.

In another time and space, the battle of Ypres was carried out three times in total, in 1914, 1915, and 1917.

It is estimated that this time and space will not fight so badly, but we must be prepared for long-term battles, and a complete defense system is indispensable.

Later, Roque meets Frenzi in Ypres.

Frenzi has been in frequent contact with London recently. He hopes to get more reinforcements. The British Expeditionary Force suffered heavy losses in the New Year Offensive. Frenzi's current troops are not as many as Roque's. He is the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force. It's a bit embarrassing.

Roque didn't want to irritate Frenzi, so he didn't wear the Victoria Cross. However, Frenzi congratulated Roque in a very gracious manner. After all, everyone knows how difficult it is to win the highest honor in the UK.

The only thing that is as difficult as obtaining the Victoria Cross is the Order of the Garter, which has the longest history in the world. However, the Order of the Garter is not too difficult for Rock. As long as the Southern African Expeditionary Force can maintain its current performance, the Order of the Garter will also be awarded. Wave to Rock.

"We lost another 3 people in the New Year's offensive, but the front line did not move forward. The Ministry of War is very dissatisfied with our performance. Next, we must do something to restore the trust of the Ministry of War." With a sense of crisis, his current situation is similar to that of Joffre before the Battle of the Marne.

Before the outbreak of the Battle of the Marne, the French government was discussing whether it was necessary to change the commander-in-chief to save the defeat. The Battle of the Marne saved Joffre, and all doubts disappeared, but after the Battle of Ypres and the New Year Offensive, doubts about Joffre reappeared .

The same is true for Frenzi. After arriving in France, the performance of the British Expeditionary Force was not outstanding. In the Battle of the Marne, the British Expeditionary Force rarely had a chance to perform. In the Battle of Ypres, the British Expeditionary Force suffered more than half of its casualties, but it did not achieve the large scale expected. Victory, Frenzi is under a lot of pressure now, and Kitchener is considering opening up the Eastern Front, which fully proves Kitchener's disappointment with Frenzi.

Before Frenzi left the UK, Kitchener reminded Frenzi to pay attention to preserving his strength.

Although some problems occurred during this period, the British Expeditionary Force had to fight the Germans to the end, but a series of battles showed that Frenzi did not fulfill Kitchener's request, and the British Expeditionary Force did not receive the honor it deserved. , so it is very likely that Frenzi will be dismissed earlier than Joffre.

"We'd better do nothing now. The battles at the end of last year and the beginning of this year have shown that under the premise of insufficient preparation, launching an attack on the German positions will do nothing but increase our casualties. My suggestion is to wait—" Rock has no sense of crisis. No matter how bad Rock's performance is, Ade will not revoke Rock's position as commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force.

After Rock left Southern Africa, Ade invited the old Marshal Hopkins to come out again and serve as the local commander-in-chief of Southern Africa. However, Hopkins was too old and in poor health to handle the work. The work of the Ministry of Defense is specific. It was run by Derek Dodd.

Neither of these two people has the ability to replace Rock, and Martin is far behind.

"Waiting can't win!" Frenzi got angry in a hurry, and Rock could feel the anxiety in Frenzi's heart.

"Attacking rashly will only damage the troops!" Rock insisted on the principle, and the attack is not impossible, but it must be done in Rock's way.

The meeting broke up unhappy. In order to take care of Frenzi's mood, Rock still promised Frenzi that if he found an opportunity, he would order the troops to attack.

The opportunity came soon.

Flanders in January is the mid-winter season, the ground has long been frozen, and the seawater and rainwater accumulated last autumn have also turned into ice. NO.15, there is thick fog in Flanders, and the fog is getting thicker and thicker. Visibility was less than ten meters, and Rock issued an attack order to Tang Juan, commander of the Second Cavalry Division, and Wei Zheng, commander of the 15th Division, in the early morning of NO.11.

"When will the artillery start attacking?" Wei Zheng thought that Rock was going to launch a New Year's offensive-level campaign.

"There is no artillery." Rock's answer made Wei Zheng dumbfounded.

"How can we attack without artillery?" Wei Zheng is degenerate now. In the war of this era, before any battle is launched, fire strikes must be carried out for half an hour to an hour.

"Enter the village quietly, don't shoot guns—" Rock sent the Second Cavalry Division and the 11th Division to sneak attack on the German positions. The dense fog is the best protective color.

"Old Wei, think about what we did during the military exercises—" Don Juan was under the umbrella, and he had long been used to launching attacks without the cover of artillery.

Wei Zheng suddenly realized.

In recent years, the Southern African Ministry of Defense has often organized military exercises. The mercenaries of the umbrella company are often pulled out to act as imaginary enemies. In order to win the victory, the generals of the Ministry of Defense and the executives of the umbrella will do everything possible. Sneak attacks are commonplace, and night battles are commonplace. Otherwise, the southern African soldiers are equipped with so many pistols, just to kill the enemy more effectively in hand-to-hand combat.

There is no rule that pistols cannot be used in hand-to-hand combat, and the Japanese army will not retreat the bullets before fighting with bayonets, but turn off the safety of the rifles to prevent accidental injury.

In order to increase the range and lethality, rifle bullets are pointed bullets. It is normal for a bullet to penetrate three or four people at close range. Pistols use round bullets. It is difficult to cause penetrating damage after hitting the target. Stay in the target's body, thus effectively preventing accidental injury in close-to-hand combat.

"Summer is foggy, winter is foggy and snowy. After the heavy fog is likely to be heavy snow. I have ordered other troops to attack at the same time, maximize the results of the battle before the Germans react, and then defend firmly after the heavy snowfall. In order to ensure the suddenness of the battle, Your attack is not covered by firepower. At this time, don’t worry about being a gentleman. Killing the enemy is the best gentleman.” Rock’s soldiers are in danger, and the British and French allied forces have just suffered heavy losses in the New Year’s offensive, and they need time to recover. How can the German army fail? It would not have been thought that the Southern African Expeditionary Force would launch an attack at this time.

The first sentence of "Sun Tzu's Art of War" is that the soldiers are tricky, and the strange and the positive complement each other. The British and French allied forces and the German army are fighting head-on.

Just when Roque issued the combat mission, the frontline troops were already ready to attack.

The Ministry of National Defense of Southern Africa has often engaged in some training subjects that the army of this era does not have at all in recent years, such as emergency gathering at night for long-distance training, and immediately entering combat after arriving at the combat position. These training subjects are very unfamiliar to the European army of this era However, the troops in southern Africa have become accustomed to it.

The attacking troops of the 11th Division were the 1000st Brigade and the [-]nd Brigade. There were a total of [-] troops participating in the attack. So many troops had to be ready to attack before dawn, and it was impossible to do it without a long period of strict training.

If the British and French allied forces want to organize an attack, it will take a week just to mobilize the troops.

(End of this chapter)