Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 971 Flesh Mill

For ordinary soldiers, their home country is too far away and has little to do with them. Only wealth and women can better stimulate their desires.

Especially for the cavalry of the Najd Sultanate, they are generally uneducated, do not speak English, and can only charge when fighting, and obey the orders of their superiors numbly. They don't even know how to exchange trophies. Most of the time, they only need three or five shillings to exchange gold pocket watches from their hands.

The road to Ankara is not smooth, the road is full of snow, and there may be Ottomans hiding in the woods on the mountain waiting for an opportunity to attack the troops. You must pay attention to fighting in the mountains. Sometimes the gunfire can even cause an avalanche. In the snow, you don't know where the edge of the road is. There is an abyss under your feet, and if you step on the ground, you will be lost.

Hank is now a standard colonial soldier, he ordered the guide to go at the front of the team, the servants were monitoring the guide, and Hank's troops were at the end of the team.

When passing through a mountainous area near Akaya, the troops were attacked by rebels. A rebel army with only a dozen people shot at the troops who were trekking hard on the ridge. Two guides were shot and killed. The soldiers of the national servant army were injured, and the rebels seemed to hate the guide Hank recruited even more. Most of the shooting was aimed at the guide.

Because the distance between the rebel army is relatively long, and there is a ravine between them and the troops, the troops cannot attack directly, but this is not difficult for Hank. There are a large number of accurate shooters in the Muscat Pirates, and the troops also carry Heavy machine guns, mortars and grenade launchers, all of which are great weapons against the rebels.

There are only a dozen people in the rebel army. They hide in the forest on the ridge opposite the ravine. The heavy snow gives them the best protection. The rebel army also knows how to use the terrain. They also wear white clothes to increase their confusion. From a distance, they look It is impossible to spot the rebels lurking in the forest.

However, this does not bother the precise shooters of the Muscat Pirates. The precise shooters use Lee Enfield, who is equipped with a scope and has been carefully adjusted. These rifles are very accurate. At a distance of 300 meters, the point of impact Distributed within a diameter of 15 cm, this accuracy is still rough for those sniper rifles of the future, but don't forget that it is only 1915, this accuracy is already very accurate.

In the snowy environment, because of the serious sunlight reflection, ordinary people can't find a target the size of a head target at a distance of more than 100 meters.

This is also not a problem for observers holding binoculars. It is unwise to look for muzzle inflammation when shooting in a snowy environment. The snowflakes stirred up by the muzzle airflow are easier to distinguish when shooting. The bunker was still very rough, and after the precision shooters launched a counterattack, the gunfire soon faded away.

It wasn't that dense at first.

At this time, the grenade launcher was finally ready for battle. Compared with the precision shooter, the grenade launcher was more effective against this kind of target. The two grenade launchers fired more than a dozen grenades, and the gunshots stopped completely.

Several soldiers from the Najd Sultanate followed the guide around and brought back a few Lee Enfields that were severely worn out and their accuracy could not be guaranteed. There were nameplates on the butts of the rifles. These rifles were all produced in Nyasaland.

"We won't kill our own people—" Major Marjorie frowned. Since the outbreak of the World War, accidental injuries to friendly troops have occurred from time to time, and similar tragedies have occurred in the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.

During the Battle of the Dardanelles, the attacking Anzacs were bombarded by the Mediterranean Fleet, and it was simply a god-possessed spirit.

"No, these are all Ottomans. During the North African War, the Ottomans once bought weapons from Nyasaland, and these Lee Enfields probably belong to them." Hank's eyes were burning, and the rifling of several Lee Enfields had almost worn out. Ping, in southern Africa, they are all eliminated. The weapons equipped by the slave army are all eliminated by the regular army in southern Africa, and their quality is much better than this.

Relying on this weapon, the rebels can still hit people at a distance of more than 100 meters, and the shooting skills of those rebels are also good.

"Then shall we continue to move forward?" Marjorie felt relieved. It is normal for the British and French allied forces to accidentally injure a friendly army. If you are killed, you can only consider yourself unlucky. The murderer will not be punished. This in itself is the essence of war. part.

But if the servant army accidentally injured the friendly army, the consequences can be large or small, mainly depending on the identity of the person who was accidentally injured. If it was also the servant army, the murderer would not be punished. If it was the British and French coalition forces, the consequences would be as follows: It can be serious.

"What are you going forward? We have been attacked. According to the order just issued by the headquarters, all Ottomans within ten miles around us will be put into concentration camps." A circle of miles is about [-] square kilometers. Hank can't do it at all, and needs the cooperation of the local garrison.

"Then what are you waiting for? The nearest city is Akaya. According to the data, there are tens of thousands of people. It must be less than ten miles away from us." Marjorie laughed. This order from the headquarters is really in line with the frontline officers and soldiers. Feeling satisfied, Marjorie seemed to see fortune beckoning to him.

A city with tens of thousands of people is not small in the Asia Minor peninsula. Although the Ottoman Empire has been established for 450 years, its economy is still very primitive, its industry is not developed, and it is dominated by agricultural production. The population in the city is not large, only rich people Only the nobles and nobles live in the cities, and the common people live in the countryside.

When Constantinople was captured, it is said that the officers and soldiers of the occupying army, including the Second Cavalry Division, made a fortune. The servants of the Najd Sultanate did not catch up with the opportunity to make a fortune in Constantinople, and now the opportunity has come.

Akaya's garrison comes from the 15th Division of the Kingdom of Italy. The troops of the Kingdom of Italy are not good at fighting. It is suitable as a garrison. There is a battalion of the 15th Division in Akaya. After knowing the intention of Hank and Marjorie Alessandro, the commander of the garrison, was simply crazy with joy. When he first arrived in Akaya, he wanted to attack the rich people in Akaya, but there was no sufficient reason.

"It's hard to imagine that the Ottoman civilians are the most hostile to us. Those rich or nobles are more docile. They don't care who rules them, they only care about whether they can keep their property—" Alisandro fully cooperated, The poor have nothing to lose except their own lives, while the rich have more entanglements, and they have more worries, so they can only compromise.

But can humiliation guarantee the safety of family members and property?

Don't be naive, the Allied Powers want to conquer the Ottoman Empire, the politicians care about the national interest, the officers and men of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force are waiting to get rich, their houses in their hometown need more decorations, Cyprus and Port Elizabeth need more workers, and for Beirut and The transformation of Damascus has also begun, and it is impossible to make the enemy put down the butcher knife by making compromises, unless he is willing to give up all his wives, daughters and property.

"Then let's start. Follow the order issued by the headquarters and put all the people in Akaya into concentration camps." Hanke's heart is as firm as iron, and the Ottomans in Akaya will be in trouble. This is their inevitable fate after they give up resistance. .

Don’t blame Hank for being ruthless. Now it is the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force who won the victory, so the Ottomans can only be slaughtered. If the Ottomans win the final victory, then today’s Akaya will be tomorrow’s Los Angeles or Johannesburg. At that time, the Allies would also not let the southern Africans go easily.

Considering that cleaning up the Ottomans in Akaya is a fat job, Hanke and Alisandro also divided the entire city. The central city of Akaya belongs to Hanke's troops, and the surrounding areas belong to the garrison of the Kingdom of Italy. Jory's troops had no chance of getting involved in Akaya, but the surrounding villages of Akaya belonged to the servants of the Najd Sultanate, and everyone was satisfied with the result of the distribution.

Dissatisfied are the Ottomans, but no one cares about them.

When a large number of Ottomans were imprisoned in concentration camps, Verdun, thousands of miles away, was in full swing.

After Petain implemented the rotation of the frontline troops, the morale of the troops was boosted, and the officers and soldiers were more brave in the battle against the Germans, to the point of sacrificing their lives.

It’s not enough to be brave. The world war has been going on until now. Everyone knows that there is no way out. Killing the enemy is the only way to win. Those pacifists who opposed the war before the war also gave up their illusions. It has only been one year since the outbreak of the world war Many, both parties involved in the war have already suffered millions of casualties. This deep blood feud can only be resolved by completely killing the enemy.

As time went on, the weather gradually favored the French army. The shells fired by the French and German troops melted the snow and the ground became muddy, making the German attack more and more difficult.

On the west bank of the Meuse River, there is a section of ridge called "Le Moteaume", which means "dead man" in French. Pétain concentrated his artillery on the ridge and bombarded the German positions violently. Being suppressed, the situation of the war became more and more unfavorable for the German army.

At the end of February, more and more French troops arrived in Verdun. A meeting was held at the top of the German army. Kaiser Wilhelm II, Chief of the General Staff Falkenhain, and the commanders-in-chief of several armies participated. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss There was no need for the Battle of Verdun to continue.

By the end of February, the Battle of Verdun had been going on for two months. At the beginning of the war, the French army suffered heavy casualties, and the German army sang triumphantly.

As the war progressed, the French defense line stabilized under Petain's efforts, and the defense line in some areas began to counterattack, and the German casualties soared.

By the end of February, French casualties reached 12.1, and German casualties approached [-].

(Pull down to explain whether any troops under Rock have been dismantled——)

　A few brothers are discussing whether Rock’s troops will be withdrawn. This discussion is actually meaningless. Whether Rock’s troops will be withdrawn is not important. The key is whether the media will report it. Don’t forget that the media is under Rock’s control. Readers Only see the news that the editors want them to see.

　　

　

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