The Rise of the Empire

"Captain, it's the Boer cavalry!" A British soldier pointed to the billowing smoke and dust when a large number of cavalry passed by in the distance.

"This should be the cavalry who attacked one of our transport companies near Richmond?" Captain Strong picked up the binoculars in his hand and looked carefully at the opponent. He seemed to have spotted himself on the other side, but these cowards did not dare to fight with them. Fighting by themselves, they chose to evacuate!

Just a few days ago, the situation on the entire northern frontline changed dramatically. The Boers dispatched a large number of cavalry to harass the rear of the British Empire. Most of them were in a company with about 100 people and about 200 horses. Horses, equipped with semi-automatic rifles, grenade grenades, and possibly a small number of machine guns, such troops can be quite deadly to those lacking protection of the ox cart convoy!

At the same time that Strong discovered the Boer cavalry, another group of Boer cavalry was preparing to ambush another British transport team less than 40 kilometers away from Strong.

"The size of the British has been determined. Cowboys, their transport team has 70 bullock carts of various types, and a company of infantry is responsible for escorting them. There are about 180 people in total, and 120 of them are equipped with weapons. It is said that there are also A veteran from India." A tanned Boer reported to Hank Hui, the leader of the commando.

"Very good, I'm going to lay 4 porcupines this time!" Hank waved his fingers triumphantly, seeming to be talking about something trivial.

"No, no, it's not good. The porcupine is too big, so it's easy to be found. I think it's enough to deploy two porcupines end to end, and put some fleas on the side." The assistant next to him suggested.

"It's okay. We don't have many porcupines left. It will take about 45 minutes for them to arrive. We need to prepare quickly." Then Hank waved his hand, and a team of engineers began to deploy explosive devices under the cover of their comrades. , These things called porcupines and fleas are about to become the nightmare of the British!

The experienced Boer engineers quickly estimated the length of the entire convoy based on the size of the British transport vehicles. Two explosive devices called porcupines were deployed at a distance of 400 meters. This is the approximate length of the entire convoy. Each The porcupine is composed of 8 to 12 trapezoidal explosives, which is a bit of a directional mine for later generations. The long side of the trapezoid is only sealed by a layer of iron sheet. Behind the iron sheet are thousands of preset steel balls, and behind it is a 1.5kg * **** explosives, once detonated, thousands of steel balls will form a metal storm at a distance of 15 to 30 meters at an angle of 120 degrees!

The so-called porcupine is to connect these landmines in series, and then the journey must give a huge U-shaped killing surface. When the transport team enters through the gap, the ending of all the creatures 50 meters before and after the entire queue is doomed! Ambush starts with head and tail,

It’s better to have a few more in the middle, but it’s more difficult to arrange porcupines. If you have limited manpower, you can arrange at most 2 during this period, then the remaining infantry will need fleas to solve them, and fleas are the nickname for the jumping mines produced in Bavaria. , These things are used well, and they are equally powerful!

"Damn it! We were ambushed!" A series of explosions suddenly sounded from the front and rear of the convoy that was moving slowly. Although John was in the middle of the entire formation, the shock from the violent explosion still made him feel a little bit of a shock. He could see By the time the front half of the entire convoy was engulfed in thick smoke, a large piece of the originally neat queue collapsed in an instant, and countless fragments were thrown into the sky by the explosion.

The flying steel balls tore the British coachmen, soldiers and livestock into pieces in just a few seconds after detonation. Countless steel balls swept forward like the scythe of death, twisting everything that blocked it into a pile. debris. Countless minced meat and bright red blood stained people's vision. The flames, blood and wreckage made the British feel the malice from hell! What is more terrifying than death is the breakdown of the spirit, the violent animals, and the panicked people make all the hopeful situations slide further to the brink of destruction!

However, those colonial troops from India have experienced too much repression and riots, and their bearing capacity is naturally much stronger than that of the driver who went to the battlefield for the first time. A company of British troops quickly walked down the land base Prepare to establish defensive positions. When the British soldiers in red clothes were holding their rifles and preparing to establish a position outside the convoy, the "iron eggs" that popped up one after another made the British once again fall into the shadow of death .

These jumping mines detonate in the air at a height of about 3 meters. After the explosion, a huge cone-shaped strike range envelops the soldiers below. This kind of "top attack" strike is almost fatal or injured. One by one fell to the ground, and the beheaded corpses can fully illustrate the effect of the blow. After just two waves of landmine strikes, one-third of the British troops escorted by the company had suffered casualties. According to British standards, this troop had lost its combat effectiveness without seeing its opponent!

"Those British are still wearing bright military uniforms in Africa. They are really making fun of their own lives." Hank said after easily knocking down a British soldier who was still looking for cover with a semi-automatic rifle in his hand. Fighting guerrilla warfare on the South African plateau, the Boers are experts. Their uniform color is closer to the background, and they also use a variety of irregularly shaped color blocks of different colors to destroy their own outline. And some experienced veterans will also apply the juice of some ground plants to their bodies to further enhance the camouflage effect.

In the exchange of fire after the blasting attack, the two sides were also not on the same level! Although the Lee Enfield rifle can suppress the German Mauser, it is completely one-sided massacre against the semi-automatic rifle modified from the historical svt40 rifle. At a distance of 200 to 300 meters, the alternate shooting of the semi-automatic rifle will survive. The British were firmly nailed to the ground, and bullets almost flew past the scalps of the British. With a little unlucky luck, a heavy bullet could easily open a hole in their foreheads!

Hank opened the bracket on his beloved Model 96 semi-automatic rifle. He gently tossed a handful of dust into the air. "Level 3, northeast wind," Hank muttered, while slightly adjusting the 4x telescope produced by Zeiss. The scenery in the distance was enlarged a little bit, and he could even clearly see a British second lieutenant who was commanding with a revolver 350 meters away.

The crosshairs that heralded death firmly locked the opponent's chest, and after staying for less than 2 seconds, the muzzle moved up a little bit. Hans finally adjusted his breathing, and fired decisively at the moment he held his breath! A 7.92mm bullet flew out at more than twice the speed of sound, and successfully smashed the skull into pieces in less than a second!