African Nationhood

In the South African Federal Parliament, Lieutenant General Kitchener has been very troubled recently.

After learning that the stronghold northwest of Pretoria City had been breached, he very rationally resisted the urge of his generals to retake the position.

Faced with the confusion of the generals, he took the map and explained his reasons to them:

"On the map, the two directions of the South China Army in the east and west have not shown any intention to merge into one unit until now.

This problem once troubled me very much.

The number of troops entering the South China Army is not large. You have estimated that their troops should not exceed 5.

With 5 people playing against our 45 people in South Africa, do you think the South Chinese people are arrogant? "

Major General Haig nodded immediately and said: "It is indeed arrogant, but judging from their current record, they do have the capital to be arrogant.

I have sorted through past battle reports, and I estimate that the casualties of the Nanhua Army should not be too high.

Because the Nanhua Army can easily break through the defense system of the bunkers we set up, but our soldiers can't get close to the Nanhua Army's position at all, let alone kill a large number of the opponent. "

Everyone present was a little discouraged after hearing what Major General Haig said.

After all, war is not a child's play, and Nanhua Company said as soon as it was over that it would put the expeditionary force on trial.

Once defeated, the fate of these people can be imagined.

Lieutenant General Kitchener realized that all his generals had been sidetracked by his topic, and he smiled: "Major General Haig is right. Judging from the battle reports collected so far, the South China Army has a variety of weapons and abundant firepower.

Moreover, the Nanhua Army also possesses an unknown artillery that fires quickly and makes little movement.

The Nanhua Army has powerful and mysterious weapons, so their advantage is so great that they can ignore the difference in numbers.

This makes them think that 5 people can defeat 45 of us.

The above advantages made the South China Army confident, so they boldly divided their forces and tried to fight a battle with us in Pretoria.

From here we can see that the Nanhua Army is somewhat arrogant. The more arrogant they are, the happier we should be, right?

What is the sentence that our instructors have taught us the most since we were in the army?

'War is not a numbers game based on the number of people and the quality of weapons. War requires wisdom. '

When your enemy becomes arrogant, your chance to turn defeat into victory is close!

As long as we seize a key opportunity, then we have a chance to turn defeat into victory. "

After listening to Lieutenant General Kitchener's analysis, the generals felt much better.

"So Mr. Kitchener, where do you think our chances are?"

Admiral Buller asked the question at the right time. In his opinion, Lieutenant General Kitchener’s analysis was not convincing.

Lieutenant General Kitchener pointed to the middle of the map and said with a smile: "The turning point is right here in the gap between their east and west armies.

As long as we take the lead in ambushing the highly mobile cavalry in this vast area, no matter whether the Nanhua Army will join forces in the future, this ambush will be a great strategic deterrent.

If the ambush troops can suddenly burst out from the enemy's rear while we are fighting a battle with the opponent, then our chance of victory will come. "

After hearing this, everyone understood Lieutenant General Kitchener's strategy.

The personnel in the rear were either support personnel or less mobile artillery.

Once these people are attacked and killed, great panic will occur, and the enemy's military formation will soon be completely thrown into chaos.

Since Lieutenant General Kitchener proposed to send cavalry, this task could only be left to Major General Douglas Haig, who was the only cavalry general in the British army.

He found that everyone was looking at him, and Major General Haig was also unambiguous.

"Okay, I will follow your instructions. When should I set off?"

Lieutenant General Kitchener cast an approving look at Major General Haig, "Don't worry, we need to wait for assistance at the moment. When the assistance arrives, you can dispatch it.

In addition, there are many wild animals in the area you are going to, and the cavalry will not bring much supplies to maintain mobility. You will need to overcome many difficulties when the time comes, and you must be mentally prepared. Major General Haig nodded solemnly, "For the honor of the military and the glory of the British Empire, we are ready to sacrifice our lives at any time." "

Lieutenant General Kitchener walked up to Major General Haig, reached out and patted him hard on the shoulder.

"please!"

……

East Route Army headquarters, chief officer’s tent.

Ding He sat in the main seat, Qi Lin and Rong Kui sat on his left and right sides.

The deputy of the Grand Brigade and the Deputy of the Second Brigade below the division commander, the brigade commander, regimental commander and battalion commander all sat in the tent, each with a small bench.

There was a radio placed between them, which was currently broadcasting enemy intelligence sent from Jinling.

A baritone voice announced on the radio:

FM 5.8~16.1 kHz, corresponding to the listening unit of the frontline east and west armies in the Transvaal, currently broadcasting British military intelligence in Pretoria.

Article 1: Recently, a freight train from Cape Town arrived at Pretoria Station.

According to intelligence transmitted by the Boer allies, the materials transported by this truck mainly include 8.5 tons of military rations, 105 50 mm artillery pieces, 75 55 mm artillery pieces, and 3 supporting artillery shells.

3121 troops were transported, and according to statistics, the number of British troops in Pretoria has reached 5.1.

Article 2: The British Army General Staff has recently formulated a new strategy, and it will take time to find out the specific situation.

Article 3: The British Army Staff has decided to shrink its defense line and is unwilling to engage in direct firefights with our army.

The military intelligence room analyzed that the British army consciously delayed the decisive battle because they wanted to wait until they were fully prepared before engaging in a decisive battle with our army.

This analysis is for reference only, and the generals in front of the troops are asked to decide whether to adopt it.

The broadcast was completed at 3:15 on March 15 in Jinling.

……

Ding He turned off the radio, then looked at everyone and said, "What do you think of the analysis by the Military Intelligence Room?"

Qi Lin and Rong Kui are both technical cadres. They basically do not participate in such issues.

Shi Honglian, commander of the 1st Brigade of the East African Garrison Division, rubbed his chin and agreed: "I think that's the case too. If the British guys can't beat us, we'll just stay here and act like grandsons."

Hong Haifeng, deputy director of the brigade, smiled and said, "I think that's the case too. Since they don't come out, we'll force them out and beat them!"

Ding He nodded, "Commander Qi, when will your rocket launchers be ready?"

The Wanhu-97 rocket has a high cost and inconvenient layout.

However, its powerful lethality and huge noise after launch can easily intimidate the enemy.

What's more, 2000 rocket launchers were thrown at the Port of Beira before, and a fireworks show directly destroyed three British warships in the port. This result was already very good.

Boss Shi felt that he could be more arrogant. As long as there was enough time to put the arrangements in place, the effect would definitely be full, so he instructed Qi Lin to transport the new rockets in stock via the main railway line.

"Well, we currently only have more than 500 rockets in stock. It will take at least ten days to complete the deployment."

"In this case, we will suggest to Mr. Shi that we launch a general offensive in ten days."

On the night when the Eastern Route Army agreed on the time for the general attack, a cavalry team of 10,000 people, led by British Major General Douglas Haig, left Pretoria and disappeared into the vast night. (End of chapter)