Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 929 Good Habits

Just like during the American Civil War, the Northern Army gave the Southern Army the nickname "Red Neck". When the World War broke out, the British called the Germans "Friedz", and the Germans called the British "Tommies".

Now the Germans have become "Jerry".

In any case, James, who lost his gas mask, finally has a simple version of the "gas mask". Although it looks a bit disgusting, compared with life, James can accept it even more disgusting.

When Heywood was getting ready for battle, a soldier named Lasker next to him was frantically putting on his shoes. When he discovered the gas attack, Lasker was rubbing whale oil on his feet to treat trench disease.

Entrenchment disease is a disease caused by a fungal infection. This disease is caused by soldiers' feet being exposed to cold and wet conditions for a long time. If left unchecked, entrenchment disease will lead to gangrene, and in severe cases, amputation is necessary.

Relatively speaking, because of better protection in southern Africa, soldiers are allotted with short boots that are integrated with boots and shoes, and the chances of being infected with trench disease are not high.

The Anglo-French coalition forces and Germany were really miserable. Many front-line officers and soldiers were infected with trench disease. Last winter, about [-] soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force were infected with trench disease. The situation in the French and German troops was even more serious.

The military doctors in southern Africa intervened in time and found that smearing whale oil could treat trench disease. Therefore, many officers and soldiers gathered together to wipe whale oil on their feet during the battle. This has become a scene on the front line.

Another scene on the front line is that the soldiers gather together to catch lice, especially on a sunny afternoon, when groups of soldiers gather together like monkeys basking in the sun in the afternoon. collapse.

Equally annoying as lice are rats. For the officers and soldiers of the Southern African Expeditionary Force, rats are more annoying than the Germans. These guys penetrate every corner and bite everything they can, including blankets, sleeping bags, backpacks, and steal officers and soldiers They can even bite through the tin on the outer layer of the can and steal the can. The larger rats grow bigger than cats and run around in the trenches, causing damage and spreading diseases at the same time. The trenches are the hell of the soldiers. But it's a rat's paradise.

The yellow-green smoke finally engulfed the entire front. The soldiers wearing gas masks did not dare to breathe out. The effectiveness of the gas masks has not been effectively verified. No one knows whether the gas masks can provide effective protection. Inhale less Some air, at least psychologically, will feel safer.

There was still the sound of severe coughing. Not every line of defense has experienced veterans like Heywood, and there are quite a few guys who are as careless as James. If there is no veteran like Heywood by his side, the consequences can be imagined.

Several Indian legionnaires carrying stretchers ran quickly through the trench behind Heywood, followed by a doctor carrying a medical kit, followed by a delicate and weak nurse who was running hard.

Doctors and nurses are the people most respected by soldiers, and they are present in all battlefields. After the war in southern Africa, 25 teachers and students of Johannesburg Medical College and Nyasaland University Medical College have died in the battle. King George V For this reason, a telegram was sent to William II to protest against the behavior of pointing guns at doctors and nurses. The two brothers finally agreed that under no circumstances and at any time, both parties participating in the war should not list medical personnel as targets of attack. This verbal agreement, It is much more effective than the so-called "Hague Convention" written in black and white.

For major powers like Britain and Germany, the Hague Convention is a joke.

Before the poisonous gas had completely drifted over the trenches, German soldiers wearing gas masks appeared in front of the positions. In the yellow-green mist, the German soldiers wearing gas masks looked like devils who came out of hell. After loading the bayonet, he has already come to the edge of the barbed wire in front of the position, and is trying to cut the barbed wire with pliers.

In order to better improve the warning effect, soldiers in southern Africa hung a lot of tin cans on the barbed wire, and when they touched it, they jingled and rattled, which was as sensitive to the soldiers as the whistle of a charge. All kinds of light and heavy machine guns on the position opened fire almost simultaneously without the order of the officer.

Tap, tap, tap——

Crisp bursts are bipod-mounted general-purpose machine guns.

Tom tom tom tom——

Long Burst is a general-purpose machine gun that uses a tripod, and because of the longer barrel, the sound is duller and more powerful.

Bah!

A single burst shot comes from Lee Enfield, but countless rifles firing at the same time can also produce the same suppression effect as a light machine gun.

The effect is amazing!

The attacking German army probably did not expect that with the help of the poisonous gas, there would be so many soldiers in the Southern African Expeditionary Force position. The soldiers who were cutting the barbed wire were defenseless. Hundreds of people were knocked down in an instant, and the others hadn't responded yet. Coming over, the dense mortar shells roared with the shriek of death, and the range of [-] to [-] yards in front of the position was suddenly enveloped by orange explosions and violent smoke.

This is much more spectacular than the yellow-green smoke just now.

Of course, the lethality is also much higher.

The attacking German army collapsed almost instantly. In just 10 minutes, nearly 500 German soldiers were killed or wounded, and more than [-] were killed.

After resisting the first wave of the German offensive, the commander of the front-line troops notified the rear headquarters that the German army had used poison gas in the offensive.

After receiving the report, the rear headquarters continued to report to the division headquarters.

The Division Headquarters reported to the Headquarters of the Expeditionary Force, and the Headquarters of the Expeditionary Force reported the situation to the Headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force. It was already an hour later when the call from the Headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force reached the British front line.

The phone didn't connect.

On April 5000th, both the British Expeditionary Force and the German Army lost more than [-] people. The Expeditionary Army killed more than [-] people in a position in front of Ypres. The attacking German troops easily captured the British position.

The Second Cavalry Division, which did not suffer much losses in the battle, was also forced to retreat. Since November last year, the Germans failed to capture Ypres after half a year and 30 casualties. In one morning, the German army captured Ypres.

Fortunately, the German army did not have time to expand its results. The 11th Division, which was resting in Calais, and the 104th Division, which was resting in Dunkirk, filled the British defense line in time. The German army only advanced two kilometers before being firmly held back. The German army had no artillery, and the defending Southern African Expeditionary Force had no trenches. The warring parties fought desperately in the fields of Flanders in the warmth of spring.

It was not until April [-] that the follow-up troops of the British Expeditionary Force arrived in Ypres, and the French army also sent reinforcements, and the front line was stabilized again.

Also on April [-]th, the Battle of the Dardanelles entered the second stage. Rock invested four divisions at the same time and landed at Bolayel on the Garibaldi Peninsula. The width here is less than five kilometers, and the Ottoman Empire The Eighth Army's retreat was completely cut off.

"The 402nd and Annan troops were responsible for sniping the reinforcements of the Ottoman Empire. The 501st and 502nd divisions advanced towards Cape Hess. The terrain of Cape Hess is complex. We can actually stay put and trap the enemy to death on the Garibaldi Peninsula. In the mountains, within three months at the most, we can force the Fifth Army in the encirclement to surrender.” Half of Ian Hamilton’s body was lying on the sand table, and the Garibaldi Peninsula on the sand table was densely packed with pennant flags of various colors , each pennant represents an army, the pennant representing the Ottoman Empire is black, the pennant representing the British army is brown, the pennant representing the French army is blue gray, and the pennant representing the Anzac army The flag is khaki, the pennant for the Southern African Expeditionary Force is iron gray, and the pennant for the Najd Sultanate is white.

"Ian, the Ottoman troops are certainly not strong enough, and we don't have much time. After annihilating the Fifth Army, we have to control the Dardanelles, and then continue to attack the Bosphorus. Three months is enough for the Ottomans People will recruit more troops to strengthen the defense in the Bosphorus Strait, and we must completely annihilate the Fifth Army of the Ottoman Empire before the Ottoman Empire reacts." Rock also knew that Ian Hamilton's plan could reduce the cost of the Mediterranean expedition. Army casualties, but the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force did not have time to grind slowly with the Fifth Army.

Since Roque left Belgium, although the Southern African Expeditionary Force had no major losses, they were dragged down by the British Expeditionary Force and retreated steadily on the battlefield. Roque was so anxious that he wanted to capture Constantinople overnight, and then fly back to France with wings .

If the German army continues to advance, the flames of war will re-ignite in France, which will deal a heavy blow to the confidence of the Allied Powers.

"Then order the Anzacs and the 29th Division to launch a counterattack against the enemy. The Fifth Army now has at most 3 people left, and we can swallow them completely." Ian Hamilton is a qualified staff officer, he will not insist My own thoughts, but follow Roque's thinking to check for gaps and fill in gaps.

From the outbreak of the Battle of the Dardanelles to the present, while the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force suffered heavy losses, the Fifth Army of the Ottoman Empire was not having a good time.

Before the outbreak of the battle, the Fifth Army of the Ottoman Empire had only 8.7 troops. After the first stage of consumption, there are at most [-] troops left to fight.

The four divisions that have just landed in Bolayer are reorganized divisions, and the total strength exceeds 4. Although the Anzacs suffered heavy losses, the 6th Division still has a certain combat effectiveness. There are two reorganized divisions that have not been put into combat, namely the 29th Division that was transferred from Egypt and the 13th Division that arrived in Europe a month ago.

These two divisions are Rock's last reserves, and Rock will not go into battle unless it is absolutely necessary.

What a good habit!

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