African Nationhood

The Royal Navy was ordered to attack the territory of the South China Company and headed towards Pontianak and Singkawang ports with the Straits Fleet's "Impermanence" and "Sand King".

Their purpose was to seize Lanfang Company, and the main force responsible for this capture operation was the Royal Navy and a small number of army soldiers.

When they landed, the British army was not attacked, but it had become an airport.

There were empty houses and vacant buildings everywhere, with nothing of value inside, and the British army was very bored.

After the British troops landed, local indigenous people came to greet them.

They had been waiting for the arrival of the British army for a long time, and asked the British army to have a good rest here.

The British army saw the enthusiasm and thoughtfulness of the natives, and the other natives were also very courteous to them. They thought that these natives would take the opportunity to switch to the British army and be willing to be lackeys, so they accepted the surrender of the natives.

After accepting the hospitality of the natives and resting for a day, the British army called the natives and asked him to lead the way. They were going to Dongwanlu City, the capital of Lanfang Company.

They informed the British army that most of the people in Lanfang Company had moved inland.

If you want to find them, you have to go deep into the inland jungle, and Dongwanlu City is also an empty city.

The British army only let the natives lead the way, and the natives nodded in agreement.

Taking advantage of the cool weather in the morning, the natives led the British army on the road with a smile, and the British army had no doubts along the way.

But as the natives led the way deeper, the British army discovered that they were walking deeper and deeper into the tropical forest.

They asked the native guide, and the native guide said that it was right, this was the road.

As they walked, none of them noticed that the native guide suddenly jumped into the river and disappeared.

Only then did the British army realize that they had been fooled. When they tried to look back, they found that the tropical forests here all looked the same, and they couldn't figure out where they were.

In order to find the right path, they could only rely on the compass to find the way. Unexpectedly, they heard the screams of their teammates just a few steps back.

It turned out that this unfortunate guy had stepped into a trap.

The trap was so small that it could only fit one foot into it. The pit was full of bamboo thorns, which directly pierced the sole of the unlucky guy's foot.

In desperation, the British army arranged for someone to be responsible for carrying the unfortunate guy.

Not too far away, people were caught one after another. The traps in these people were of different sizes. Some only pierced the soles of the feet, while others trapped the entire lower body.

A big pit can puncture a person's entire body.

Once trapped in such a trap, there is basically no chance of survival.

First, the weather here is hot, and second, there is mud and mud everywhere, and bacteria will slowly kill the unlucky guy.

These traps were difficult to guard against, and the British army became afraid. The mangroves on this beach were similar everywhere, and it was impossible to tell whether they were traps or not when they stepped into them.

There was no way, the British army could only move slowly, step by step.

Because the traveling speed was greatly reduced, as night fell, the British troops did not dare to move around at will, for fear of being attacked by venomous snakes and wild beasts.

A group of British soldiers huddled in the jungle. The food they brought with them was spoiled, but their return time was greatly extended.

Some of the British soldiers who were trapped in the jungle during the day had already started to have a fever and talk nonsense.

They now infinitely regret why they trusted those natives and ended up in this situation.

It suddenly started raining in the middle of the night. The rain in this damn place is very irregular, and it rains at random.

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When the British troops woke up the next morning and planned to continue on their way, they found that the river in the jungle had surged, cutting off their road.

Looking at the raging river, they were helpless.

Because the river was too fast, several injured British soldiers were washed away by the river when crossing the river.

It was too late for the British army to rescue them, and they could only watch their comrades go away.

With great difficulty, they found the previous road, only to find that a machine gun position had been set up there.

"Da da~~~"

The crisp sound of heavy machine gunfire rang out, directly taking away the lives of many British soldiers. The prepared soldiers of the Lanfang garrison also pulled the trigger and killed these exhausted British soldiers one by one.

After the battlefield was cleared, the corpses of these British soldiers were randomly exposed in the jungle, allowing them to be digested and decomposed by wild beasts, insects, and ants.

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Port of Beira.

The British naval soldiers who arrived early were chatting easily in the port, and there was a peaceful scene everywhere.

The cruisers "Neton", "Juno" and "Raleigh" of the Atlantic Fleet have just arrived at the port. These three ships are all troop carriers transporting army soldiers.

The British soldiers gathered on the deck at the officer's command and lined up to prepare to disembark.

Suddenly, there were bursts of sharp whistling sounds in the air. The soldiers in the new barracks looked up and saw that rockets with long flame tails pierced the sky and tilted directly down.

Since the trial production of rocket launchers, the Artillery Battalion of Nanhua Company has accumulated a large number of rockets of various types.

Once the capital is built, it would be a waste to leave it alone. It is better to leave it all at once.

Therefore, the Israeli military made up its mind to abandon Beira Port and get off to an explosive start.

So the East African garrison left one battalion to assist the artillery brigade and set up a rocket launch site in a special area near Beira Port.

More than two thousand launchers were erected, aiming at the Port of Beira.

The people at the launch site confirmed through the radio that the British warship transporting troops had arrived at the port, and they decisively fired all the rockets.

……

"Boom~~~"

Hundreds of large fireworks slanted down, and the British recruits standing on the deck waiting to disembark were all filled with roasted suckling pigs and dumplings.

Even if they wanted to escape, it was too late because the power of the rockets was too great and the picric acid loaded in the rockets was too poisonous.

Under the impact of the explosion, it will not only cause damage to the ship, but also cause more severe damage to people.

After the fire, yellow poisonous smoke filled the entire Beira Harbor. People who fell into the water and escaped by chance would lose consciousness in the poisonous smoke and be buried in the bay.

The British troops in the engine room and cabins of the warships escaped, but these people were in the minority after all.

The majority of the British troops failed to survive this wave of attacks. The damaged warships had lost their combat effectiveness and became useless waste even if they did not sink.

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Mozambique Channel, Mapu Bay.

All the British Atlantic Fleet gathered here, intending to capture this harbor with a large number of coastal defense guns.

In order to prevent the British from docking at the port, the Nanhua Company Navy had blocked the deep water channel of Mapu Bay with sunken ships before Boss Shi declared war.

Therefore, the British warships could not enter the inner bay and could only fight with the coastal defense artillery outside the outer bay.

Warships are asking for trouble when they fire coastal defense artillery. The coastal defense artillery built by Nanhua Company on the Map Peninsula are all new Krupp 260 mm caliber cannons, which can fire a 2kg shell in 162 minutes.

The longest range can reach 7400 meters, and Nanhua Company also laid a large number of mines 1 kilometer away from the outer bay of Mapu Bay.

There was no way for these ships to land ashore. After a day of fierce fighting, two warships were sunk.

The coastal defense guns in the outer bay were unscathed, and the Royal Navy admirals were furious to no avail.

Seeing that the sky was gloomy, the British Navy decided to send people to transport a small number of troops in small boats for a sneak attack at night.

Unfortunately, their calculation was wrong. At night, the lighthouse on the Mapu Peninsula emitted bright searchlights.

Under the illumination of the light, all movements on the sea surface could be seen. This plan failed again.

Although Nanhua Company's defensive strategy was more scientific, the price paid was also heavy.

However, the battle in Pretoria has already begun. As long as this battle is successful, Nanhua Company's disadvantage can be directly reversed! (End of chapter)