Wild North America 1846

南非
In a wild valley about 127 miles west of Orange, a dozen ragged Boer guerrillas occupied a high ground, looking on alert.

In the valley, hundreds of Boer cavalry scattered and searched in the sparse woods, and soon there was a burst of heartfelt cheers.

"The captain was found, and we found the "treasure of Utrecht". Thank God, this is really a relief, and thanks to the friends of the Netherlands, who inspired us to fight on."

"Where did you find... Boggs?"

"A blocked cave in the woods looks inconspicuous from the outside, but our people found a long and two short tree branches that were sawed off. After digging it out, a hidden cave was found underneath. "

"God, it's the same as the treasure map. The drawing depicts one long and two short tree branches. This is the fourth treasure we found."

Captain James Herzog is a strong white man with a beard, his eyes are exposed like sharp blades, and he said happily after hearing this.

Three years of arduous wars have honed this strong Netherlandish white man into a warrior with a will like steel. Now he leads a Boer guerrilla force of more than 1700 people, fighting the British guerrilla warfare with elusive presence.

Hearing the report from his subordinates, he stood up excitedly, and hurriedly walked towards the cave where the treasure was buried in the woods.

The so-called "Utrecht Treasure" is not gold and silver treasures, but the munitions and logistical materials buried here.

No one knows... Which side of the pro-Dutch European forces buried the fire here?
The Boer partisans used to name these treasures after the places where they were discovered, such as "Heidelberg Treasure", "Krugersdorp Treasure", "Freiheide Treasure" or "Utrecht Treasure".

Undeniable
Since the end of last year, treasures have been discovered in various places, which has greatly eased the extreme difficulties of the Boer guerrillas in logistical supplies, making them survive under the strict blockade of the British.

It can also launch resolute battles again and again, severely hitting the British invaders.

The supplies stored in the cave were quickly counted. The most popular items were 8000 cans of beef. The date was three years ago and had already exceeded the shelf life.

But that's no problem

For the Boer guerrillas who are almost eating grass roots, how can they be so particular?
As long as you can't eat it to death, it is the most delicious food supplement.

God knows, under the frantic pursuit and strict blockade of the British army, the Boer partisans have not smelled meat for months.

Open more than a dozen cans of these beef, pour them into a large pot of potatoes and boil them. At least everyone will have some meat in their stomachs and support the continued fight.

The main part of the cave's storage is weapons, including 2 75mm Krupp field guns, 1 37mm Maxim rapid-fire cannon, 120 saddles, 300 French sabers, and 1500 French Chassebou rifles. and plenty of ammunition.

After obtaining this batch of munitions, the Herzog guerrillas, who were originally short of ammunition, suddenly became rich and capable of fighting at least three months at a high intensity.

especially pleasing
There are two 75mm Krupp field guns and four 4mm Maxim rapid-fire guns in this batch of munitions, which makes the Herzog guerrillas have the ability to attack.

The barbed wire blockade of bunkers built by the British everywhere was a piece of white paper that could be easily pierced in front of field artillery.

This made James Herzog excited, and he began to plan a big move in his heart to give the British a big surprise.

neither knows

The Boer War in today's era is more brutal than in the original history, causing greater casualties of the British army and making the British more crazy, which made peace negotiations more difficult.

so far

In the British army in South Africa, as many as 2.86 officers and soldiers were killed in action, and the military expenditure was 2.97 million pounds, but the end of the war is still far away.

This kind of loss has increased by about [-]% compared with the original history.

As early as a year and a half ago, after the British army fully occupied all the cities and railway lines of the Republic of Orange and the Transvaal, General Roberts, the commander of the British Expeditionary Force, declared victory in the war in September 1900, and then left Pretoria Leah, returned home to take over as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army.

Command of the South African Expeditionary Force was given to Lord Kitchener, and Lord Ian Hamilton took over as Chief of Staff, and the war entered a new phase.

The victory declared by the British army was never acknowledged by the Boers.

Facing the pervasive guerrilla warfare launched by the Boers, the British army began to frantically build tens of thousands of bunkers and military checkpoints, tightly protect the main roads and railway lines with barbed wire and ravines, and put more Boers into concentration camps for brutal persecution.

But the strong Boers did not back down. The Boer troops who withdrew from the city were broken into pieces, forming more than 170 guerrilla and militia groups of various sizes throughout South Africa.

They used their advantages of mobility and flexibility to attack the British army's communication lines everywhere, plundered the British army's supplies, annihilated a small group of British troops, and fought vigorously.

From the end of 1900 to the present
The guerrillas of the cloth army launched hundreds of surprise attacks on the British troops in Transvaal and Orange, and they succeeded repeatedly. They captured a large amount of munitions, supplies and cannons, burned down the warehouses of the British army, and blew up the railway yards and locomotives. Coping with the desperation.

During this period
The Boer guerrillas also made great sacrifices, especially in the shortage of ammunition-based combat materials, and they could not persist in the long-term struggle only by the captured ammunition supplies.

At the most difficult moment, the treasure map suddenly appeared, which was like rain from heaven, which saved the life of the Boer guerrillas in difficulty.

Looking at the shiny munitions in front of him, James Herzog's eyes were frighteningly bright, he couldn't help laughing, and then ordered his subordinates to say;

"Hahahaha... Boggs, I need you to contact the guerrillas of Delary, Botha and Jan Smuts right now, and all our own people who can be contacted, we will do a big job this time Son, declare to the world that the Boer fight continues."

"I am happy to obey your orders, captain. I will send someone to contact the other guys now."

"Go quickly, thank God from the bottom of my heart, and thank the unknown friends in the Netherlands. We must respond strongly to the British military blockade." James Herzog said with determination.

He knew that in the face of the heavy encirclement and suppression by the British army at all costs, the possibility of a comeback by the Boer guerrillas alone was extremely slim.

Under the strict blockade of the British army, due to lack of supplies, the guerrilla soldiers were generally malnourished, ragged, and demoralized. Their ammunition supplies had been exhausted, and they could only rely on the spoils of war to survive.

from the beginning of the year

Representatives of the Boers have contacted the British side to try the possibility of peaceful negotiations.

However, due to the great differences between the two sides, the purpose of the UK in this unjust war was to annex the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic, so it refused to give up an inch, and rejected the maintenance of independence proposed by President Stein of Orange five times. requirements.

Faced with the dilemma, the Boers could only give in and demand the power to independently formulate and implement policies towards the black natives.

In the eyes of the Boers, Britain was forced by huge war expenditures and also had a realistic need for peace negotiations.

What cannot be obtained on the battlefield is also not available on the negotiating table. The arrogant attitude of the British pushed the Boers to a dead end.In order to fight for the real interests of the Boers in the upcoming peace negotiations, it is necessary to fight a few beautiful battles on the battlefield, which will make the British feel heartbroken.

Only in this way can the arrogant Brits face up to the demands of the Boers instead of being trampled underfoot.

This batch of munitions that fell from the sky was like rain, giving James Herzog a shot in the arm. Now he can't wait to join hands with his partners and go deep into the rear of the British army to cause earth-shaking chaos...

Half a month later
Johannesburg

British Expeditionary Third Corps

Lieutenant General Humphrey, the army commander, was introducing the current military situation. Lord Kitchener, Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force in full uniform, Lord Ian Hamilton, Chief of Staff, and a dozen senior officers gathered around the table, listening to the military situation report with serious expressions. .

At this moment, the door of the conference room was suddenly pushed open, and a lieutenant colonel officer with a frightened face walked in with a telegram in his hand, attracting everyone's attention.

Lieutenant General Humphrey, the commander of the Third Army, suddenly turned cold. At the ongoing secret high-level military meeting, at least the major general and division commander are eligible to attend. The commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force and the chief of staff are both present at the meeting.

When a lieutenant colonel from the headquarters broke in, it was like a small grasshopper breaking into the territory of a big man, and could be crushed to death by raising his foot.

Although angry in his heart, Lieutenant General Humphrey still maintained a decent gentleman's demeanor, but his tone was as cold as ice; "Lieutenant Colonel Smith, I hope you can have a reasonable explanation for your sudden intrusion?"

"Reporting sir, this is an urgent military report from the Cape Garrison Command; a group of Boer guerrilla cavalry of about 8000 people suddenly appeared in the suburbs of Cape. They broke through the warehouse of the railway station and attacked the checkpoints and bunkers everywhere. Destroyed the railway and burned the warehouse, causing great losses to the logistics transit base. This is an emergency call for help."

Watt, how is this possible?

The Boer partisans were confined to the interior of the Transvaal, while the Cape Republic, a traditional British colony, lay on the southernmost seashore.

There is a distance of more than 300 kilometers from the Transvaal, and there are dozens of towns and towns stationed by more than 20 troops, and there are hundreds of blockade blockades.

Did these Boer guerrillas grow wings and fly over?

Hearing the urgent military report from the rear, Lord Kitchener, the commander of the expeditionary force, turned pale. He quickly stood up to receive the telegram, and read it with a gloomy face.

Then, he calmly handed the telegram to the Chief of Staff, Lord Ian Hamilton, and said with a livid face; "Damn it, we were played by these Boers again."

There was no sound in the conference room, and the atmosphere was so solemn that it was suffocating.

After reading the telegram, Lord Ian Hamilton was heartbroken like a knife, sighed silently, and handed the telegram to the officers around him for circulation.

The loss is too great!

As an important port on the seaside, Cape Town is also South Africa's base for receiving imported materials. There are dozens of warehouses in the surrounding areas, with mountains of materials piled up.

It is also an important railway hub station, and dozens of military trains are dispatched from here every day to supplement the garrisons in various places and the British troops on the Transvaal front.

There are 6.35 British troops stationed there to protect the important Cape Colony, but they were torn apart by the fierce attack of the Boer guerrillas.

No one knows where the Boer guerrillas got a few field artillery?

The strong bunkers and warehouses were quickly reduced to a pile of rubble in the face of fierce artillery fire, and the seemingly unbreakable defense was torn apart.

The British army was stationed scattered in various warehouses and military locations, and the largest military base was less than [-] people. Under the sudden attack of the Boers, it was defeated as expected.

The Boer cavalry often concentrated their superior forces to defeat the British troops scattered throughout the Cape Republic. They fought several battles a day, burned warehouses, blew up railway stations, and wreaked havoc.

Eleven logistics warehouses were breached, four railway platforms were destroyed, and as many as 11 locomotives were blown up.

The loss of imported materials alone was as high as tens of thousands of tons, and the logistics warehouse on the outskirts of Cape was in flames.

It also included a batch of medicines worth more than 320 million pounds, which was the "King of Sterilization" that had just arrived in Hong Kong and was worth more than gold. All of them were looted by the Boers.

As for the loss of weapons and food, it is difficult to count.

All the officers present seemed to have been slapped loudly on the face a few times, it was really burning pain.

What followed was a great sense of humiliation, and the flames of revenge burned in his heart.

After the initial shock, Lord Kitchener, the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, looked around with a livid face, and said in a low voice;
"Gentlemen, the sternest test for us has come.

This is a life-and-death ethnic war. There is no chance of luck or mercy. It must be responded with iron and blood. The glory of the British Empire cannot be discredited.

Now I command;
The armies of Kimberley, Cape Town, and Valencia were quickly mobilized to encircle and eliminate them. The British garrisons in various parts of the Cape Republic must be on guard and wait for reinforcements.

The troops stationed in various parts of South Africa have entered the highest state of combat readiness and are closely guarding their respective areas. This time we will wipe out all the Boers, leaving no one behind.

Chief of Staff, I need you to put all remaining Boers into concentration camps.

Their existence is to provide eyes and ears for the guerrillas, and provide the required logistics materials. We must cut off all possible sources.

Otherwise, it is irresponsible to the British army. "

Lord Ian Hamilton, as a veteran British aristocratic officer, has a lofty and arrogance in his bones, and he knows the meaning of the commander's order.

After a moment of hesitation, he agreed.

"As you wish, Commander-in-Chief, there will be no more Boers helping the partisans, I can assure you of that."

"Then let us fight. Although we have encountered setbacks, victory will surely belong to the glorious British Army. May God bless you!" Lord Kitchener said solemnly

All the senior officers present stood at attention and saluted with a bang, and said, "Resolutely execute the order, Your Excellency, Commander."

(End of this chapter)