African Nationhood

Although they didn't sleep all night, the soldiers in the rearguard battalion were in good spirits.

Everyone didn't feel much fear, but instead felt a little excited.

Fighting is not an easy task for anyone, but for the Nanhua Army, fighting is still a new thing.

Every day everyone would gather together to listen to the radio. What was announced on the radio was how many invading British troops had been annihilated in various parts of the company.

The British army on the radio was as stupid as cattle. Mines and simple traps were the most effective defense methods that caused the most casualties to the British army.

In addition, the company's broadcast also specially introduced that the Maxim heavy machine gun is very lethal to enemies charging in large numbers.

These broadcasts made everyone's blood boil, and they wanted to go out and kill two British guys in person.

But they were part of the militia and basically had no chance of fighting with them. Unexpectedly, this opportunity suddenly came to their doorstep.

……

There are enough Maxim heavy machine guns and bullets stored in the rearguard camp, and the number of mines in the camp is even more sufficient.

With these two pieces of equipment, the militiamen of the rearguard battalion were fully confident in repelling the enemy's attack.

……

“Let everyone take turns eating and taking turns to rest.

In addition, the heavy machine gun team is well prepared with bullets and belts, so as not to make mistakes when facing the enemy.

Without the heavy fire protection of the Maxim machine gun, once the opponent's cavalry rushes through the trenches, we people will become living targets. "

Wei Defu's words were meant not only for his subordinates but also for himself, for fear that he might have missed them.

He was not as optimistic as the militiamen below. The rush of a cavalry force of 1 people was terrifying, and the cavalry charge was very fast.

In order to increase the efficiency of killing enemies, he set up Maxim heavy machine gun positions every 100 meters in the trenches that were nearly a kilometer long.

Each position is equipped with 10000 rounds of ammunition, and in order to prevent the machine gunner from being shot by the enemy, a 10-man reserve group is arranged for each heavy machine gun position to fill in the position in time to prevent interruptions in shooting.

Li Hai, deputy of the main camp of the rear guard battalion, smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, I have already arranged people. After the trenches are dug, I have arranged for 300 people to string the ammunition chains."

Wei Defu thought for a while and then warned: "We must also carefully draw up the placement maps of landmines, jumping mines, and anti-infantry mines. We don't want to end the war. If we omit them, we will eventually harm ourselves."

"Don't worry, I've told you this several times and I won't forget it."

Wei Defu got a positive answer and felt more at ease.

"By the way, you should also go eat and rest. Everyone is very tired after a night, and I have to go to other places to inspect."

Li Hai nodded, "Okay, battalion commander, I will go to sleep for a while and I will take over for you later."

Wei Defu nodded, "Well, go ahead."

……

The morning sun shone in all directions, and Qin Liang, as an old hunter, was assigned to be on guard. He climbed up the branch of a tree and stared into the distance.

Watching for a long time will inevitably lead to mental relaxation, and since he didn't sleep at night, he was a little sleepy.

Suddenly there was a horse neighing in the wind, and his mind was agitated.

The sleepiness disappeared immediately. He picked up the telescope from his neck and looked in the direction of the horse's neighing.

When the figures of war horses and white-skinned British men appeared in his field of vision, he did not dare to delay.

He quickly slipped down the tree trunk, took off the reins of the war horse under the tree, climbed on his horse, and drove back.

……

It didn't take long to reach 5 miles, and the news Qin Liang brought back made the entire rear guard camp nervous.

Wei Defu was discussing with Wu Dayi, the infantry platoon leader who came to the rescue, about assisting in defense.

Li Hai, the deputy of the camp, walked over quickly and said, "Batalion Commander, the enemy is coming."

Wei Defu's heart froze and his breathing stopped. As a regular soldier, Wu Dayi was even calmer.

"Don't be afraid, Camp Commander Wei, your arrangement can completely block the enemy's attack.

The reinforcements I bring will circle around to the enemy's rear. When we attack from both sides, the enemy will be defeated. "

Wu Dayi brought only 200 reinforcements. They came out to clear out the British troops who had slipped through the supply line, and happened to meet Wei Defu's request for help.

Therefore, Wu Dayi decisively transferred some militiamen from nearby militia battalions to serve as auxiliary troops. The main attack was still his infantry platoon.

His infantry platoon was from a guard regiment and carried very luxurious equipment. Not to mention submachine guns, each person was equipped with a pistol and four grenades.

The number of grenades was twice that of ordinary troops. A large part of the reinforcements brought out this time were to carry equipment for them.

……

Since the regular army said that their arrangement was correct, Wei Defu took a deep breath and nodded.

"Okay, I'm going to fight now."

Wu Dayi shook hands with Wei Defu and the two separated.

……

Wei Defu came to the main position in the northeast corner. He walked to a Maxim machine gun position and shouted to the militiamen guarding the trenches below: "The enemy is here, and the guns and cannons have no eyes. Everyone takes care of themselves. This battle Regardless of the outcome, we all deserve to be called good men and good brothers.

Even if we end up on the road to hell, we brothers will still walk together, and we will be brothers when we are reincarnated in the next life. Do you agree? "

Everyone had mixed feelings in their hearts at this moment. After hearing Wei Defu's words, they all felt heroic and agreed, "Okay, we will be brothers together in the next life!"

Weatherford went in another direction to calm the morale of the troops. Although the militiamen huddled in the trench in the northeast corner were looking at the open space in front of them, they began to miss their families in their hearts.

……

"叏lvlv~~~"

"Definitely~~~"

The sound of horses neighing and the sound of horse hooves mixed together, which directly stimulated the militiamen's adrenaline surge. Their breathing became rapid and their hearts began to beat wildly.

"dong dong~~"

They watched helplessly as the scattered British cavalry gathered, and watched as they manipulated their horses to trot at a trot, adjusting their distance, and slowly formed a charging formation.

When the formation was formed, there was a cavalryman holding a big flag and leading the way. The following cavalry teams mobilized their horses to follow closely.

The charge of the British cavalry finally begins!

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"Everyone is excited, but you can't just shoot and waste bullets. Wait until the enemy is within range before shooting. Remember?"

This is Li Hai, the commander of the northeast corner position and the deputy of the rear guard battalion, shouting.

He crouched in the trench and quickly ran through the front line. He was very alert during the walk, for fear of being injured by stray bullets.

"remember!"

"Okay, everyone should pay attention next and listen to my commands. If I say hit, everyone will hit again!"

"Yes."

……

Li Hai was lying behind the trench, holding a lever-type electric detonator in his hand, and placed a row of anti-infantry directional mines 50 meters away from the trench.

This thing needed to be detonated manually, so he took one in his hand.

The cavalry, which was getting closer and closer, charged very quickly, and the pressure from the rush was very heavy.

When the opponent's cavalry charge crossed the 1000-meter marking line of the Maxim machine gun, Li Hai immediately shouted an order.

"The heavy machine gun starts firing!"

"Da da~ thump thump~~"

The sound of the Maxim heavy machine gun is very special. The muzzle will emit smoke the moment it is fired. Although it is not obvious, it is still there.

The flames of the Maxim heavy machine gun erupted, and a gap immediately appeared in the charging cavalry line.

The horses running at high speed seemed to have been hit hard head-on. They either fell directly to the ground, or they rushed forward and fell forward, bringing up large amounts of soil.

Seeing how effective the Maxim heavy machine gun was, the heavy machine gunners couldn't help but smile. They now finally believed that what was said on the radio was correct.

The effect of the heavy machine gun is really good!

Seeing the enemy troops rushing into the 600-meter shooting range benchmark, Li Hai shouted: "Infantry fires freely!"

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The British cavalry had encountered Maxim heavy machine guns before, so they had long been mentally prepared.

A cavalry charge must go through this stage. As long as it can successfully break through the defenders' defense line, it will be time for the cavalry to wantonly harvest the lives of the defenders.

Maxim's high-speed shooting made the British cavalry during the charge finally realize the meaning of difficult march.

It was difficult for their charge to approach the 500-meter range of the defenders' position, usually between 600 meters and 800 meters. Their charge was interrupted by the torrent of Maxim bullets from the crossfire network.

Between 600 meters and 800 meters, the remaining carcasses of horses and soldiers were everywhere, and the blood had completely stained the large areas of soil red.

The neighing of the still-dead war horses and the howling of pain by the British soldiers who were still alive intertwined into a hellish elegy. Together with the severed limbs and corpses here, they truly restored the basic background of hell on earth.

Not only was the main battlefield of the charge in the northeast corner, but the British cavalry in other directions were also heavily killed by Maxim heavy machine guns.

These information were quickly passed to the British Cavalry Major General Douglas Haig.

The British major general, who was riding on a war horse and using a telescope to observe the situation of the defenders, still had an indifferent expression on his face.

He had already begun to observe the performance of the defenders at the beginning of this battle, and he found that the defenders had deployed a large number of Maxim machine guns.

This kind of machine gun has a limit. After reaching the limit, the effectiveness will drop sharply.

Therefore, he must exchange the lives of his men for time, otherwise the lives of the soldiers who died before will be in vain.

Moreover, he discovered their new weapons in the arrangement of the defenders.

The number of defenders is not large. Once they break through their defense, they will be able to get information about the opponent's new weapons.

This battle is worth fighting! (End of chapter)