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Chapter 1289 Surrounding the spot to fight for aid (first update, please subscribe)
"Kimberly, we are here, with the entire British Empire behind us. We have not forgotten you. It may take days, or weeks, but please be assured that we are on our way to you."

On the night of November 1889, 11, on the outskirts of Magsfontein, General Paul Methuen immediately led the army to advance along the railway towards Kimberley after sending this telegram to the British army standing in Kimberley.

Kimberley is the largest diamond mine in the world. It monopolizes almost all the diamond supply in the world. Since the discovery of this diamond mine, it has brought unimaginable wealth to the British Empire.The city is located just west of the Transvaal, almost in close proximity to Boer territory.About 500 kilometers further north of Kimberley is Mafujing, and further north is the Bechuanaland Special Zone of the Ming Empire.

After the Boers declared war, General Delari, a descendant of the French Huguenots known as the "Lion of the West Transvaal", commanded the troops to cross the border. Delari divided the troops into two groups. General Zhizhi surrounded Mafujing, and the other commanded by Louis Botha surrounded the diamond town of Kimberley.

Although the British army has as many as 8000 people in this area, its strength is quite strong, but in order to prevent the rebellion of the Boers living in the Cape Colony, a large part of its strength had to be allocated for transportation hubs and strategic The defense of key points, so the troops that can really be used for offense are extremely limited.

Even so, Kimberley is an extremely important mining area, and the British army still deployed almost [-] people here. In addition to the British and Indian troops who arrived here before the war, the total number of troops reached more than [-], all of whom were led by Randolph Commanded by the Colonel.

Despite its apparent strength, the Boer army led by General Louis Botha numbered as many as 6000 men.

In another world, General Louis Botha, who was in charge of attacking Kimberley, besieged the city for several months, but his attacks were repelled. Extremely strong.The most important reason is that the Boer army lacks large-caliber artillery, let alone shells.

But now, this situation does not exist. Just before the war, the Boer Republic purchased as many as 200 cannons of various calibers and stocked hundreds of thousands of shells, including many 150mm heavy cannons. A large number of large-caliber mortars were also imported.

Facing the fierce bombardment of the Boers, Kimberley's defense line was almost crumbling. Colonel Randolph could only send telegrams to the rear for help.

Finally, on November 11th, on this day, Randolph waited for his reinforcements—the big boss of De Beers, the diamond king Rhodes arrived at Kimberley on the last train before the Boer army sieged the city. He brought reinforcements and There are many guns, ammunition and artillery, although the defenders are not interested in this guy, because everyone knows that without this guy taking the risk of attacking, this war will not break out.But when Rhodes told everyone at the train station that the reinforcements led by the respected General Paul Methuen were on the way, everyone couldn't help shouting excitedly.

"Gentlemen, in fifteen days, fifteen days at most, General Paul Methuen will lead tens of thousands of reinforcements to arrive here. We only need to hold on for fifteen days, and we will win this war!"

At the train station, Ross promised everyone the good news.

"He's coming here!"

While Rhodes was waiting for the reinforcements of General Paul Methuen with great expectation, what Rhodes didn’t know was that the “Lion of West Transvaal”——General Delari had led 5000 troops, quietly On the reinforcement route of the British army, a carefully constructed trap was deployed, just waiting for the British army to plunge into this pocket.

Of course, General Paul Methuen was not a reckless guy. He commanded the army carefully, along the front line of the railway line. train.

It was summer in the South African plateau in November, and the weather was very hot. A red line like a long snake was moving rapidly on the earth-colored plateau, and the air of thousands of horses and horses was full of dust.Nearly [-] Dragon Snake Soldiers carried rifles and marched in the direction of Kimberley under the supervision of the officers.

Under the scorching sun, these lobster soldiers not only had red uniforms, but also their cheeks were burnt red. The sweaty lobster soldiers walked step by step like this, and the flying dust even made their eyes The uniform changed color.

The exhausted people even couldn't help complaining.

"It's really a bunch of damn guys. Why don't you let us sit on the train?"

"Damn it, it's because they're afraid the Boers are planting bombs on the tracks!"

"Or shoot the carriages with machine guns or cannons!"

If this happened, they wouldn't even have a chance to resist, and then they would die in the train car.

"I'd rather die under a gun than in the sun, damn it, the sun here is hotter than in India..."

Even though he was riding a horse, Claude was still suffocated by the sun. Although he was wearing a hat, he still felt the sun burning his skin like a flame, and he even felt the pain of skin cracking.Feeling the scorching sun on the South African plateau, he even complained in his heart why these damned politicians insisted on attacking such a place?

And only those damned Boers can tolerate such weather.

"Hurry up, gentlemen, quicken your steps, the people of Kimberley are waiting for us to rescue..."

While weakly urging the troops to move forward, Claude glanced forward again. On the desolate khaki land, the red line was advancing in the smoke and dust.Everyone looks tired.

Just when people were complaining about the scorching sun and the exhaustion of their bodies, suddenly, they heard a scream in the air.

what is this sound?
For a moment, Claude, like everyone else, looked up at the sky full of surprise, his eyes full of doubts.

"Chirp..."

The continuous sound was like a whistle flying through the air, approaching from far away. Suddenly, a word came to his mind - rocket!
"Quick, lie down, it's a rocket!"

Rockets... Claude thought of the "Kajiu Killing Rocket" that was used in the Civil War and the Turkish War. This rocket was improved and invented by the Ming Empire on the basis of the "Hale Rocket". form is emitted.Unlike the Hale rocket, however, which is known for its erratic flight trajectory and premature explosion.

"Kajiu Kill Rocket" is famous for its intensive and violent firepower. Its power is extremely astonishing, but what is the most astonishing thing?
It is the instant coverage of the rocket launcher!
Although rockets were not widely used in previous wars because they were expensive, they still left a deep impression on many people.

In an instant, accompanied by the dense "chirp" in the air, suddenly, rockets like raindrops fell on the marching column, and the exploding rockets immediately set off a storm of death on the grassland, but it was only in the blink of an eye, violently The explosion of the explosion enveloped this red longitudinal thread...

(End of this chapter)