The Rise of the Empire

The right-wing troops burned the materials that the British had worked so hard to transport here from all over the world. These materials included but were not limited to various rifles, machine guns, artillery and ammunition shipped from the British mainland, and food and grass collected locally in South Africa. Ceylon black tea from the British Empire in India, coffee on the Gold Coast, a large number of food, medicine, tents and other military necessities, the Boers turned everything here into a huge fire, and thousands of tons of materials were burned. The soaring black smoke could even be seen by people across the Orange River! \u003c/p\u003eOf course, the Boers did not blindly destroy. For the materials they could use, they still collected as much as possible, such as 300 tons of grain, fodder, some ammunition, medicine, tents and other materials. They even received two British 15-pound field guns and a total of more than 300 shells. \u003c/p\u003e By now, anyone has realized that the British army is over, not only Kersberg, but even the British army as far away as Bloemfontein may be in danger! Because they lost at least one month's supply and a stable transportation line for the next month. If the Boers decisively launched an attack, they would be exhausted of most of their ammunition within 4 days, and then they would be forced to evacuate! \u003c/p\u003eBut the question is, have you left yet? The railway leading to the rear has been blocked, and the Boers still have a large number of cavalry in their hands. If they can't hold the front and shake the whole line, then under the impact of the cavalry, the entire front may collapse! And what's more terrible is that after Kaluput contributed to Kelsberg, he will definitely have the next move! It is very possible to directly capture the south bank of Orange. At that time, the British army in Bloemfontein will really never go home again! \u003c/p\u003eWhat do we do next? Looking at Kerrsberg, which had been turned into ruins, Perxing was complacently planning his next move. He is now considering whether to continue going south to expand his achievements or go north to occupy the bridge over the Orange River and completely block the British retreat. \u003c/p\u003e"The troops rest on the spot for three days!" When Caliput made this suggestion, both Pershing and Will Jon were surprised. Putt actually wants to take a break instead of continuing to expand his achievements! \u003c/p\u003e"Even if we don't go to our opponents, they will find us. Instead of this, why don't we put ourselves in a defensive position and meet our opponents to fight to the death?" Caliput smiled sinisterly. \u003c/p\u003e "Look at our current situation. Just now, we have contacted Kruger's army. We have already told the President the news of the capture of Kersberg. The frontal Boer army will The operation will start soon, ranging from 4 days to as long as a week. The British will definitely be defeated. Tens of thousands of troops will have to flee for their lives. They must first cross the Orange River, and then break through our blockade and hunt down, because Ammunition and food are insufficient, they can only choose the nearest road, otherwise, without us fighting, they will be starved to death!"\u003c/p\u003e "Our form is very good, if it is not because there is still a main force of British cavalry here If so, we can even wait for the British to surrender now. The courier of the 1st Cavalry Regiment just sent an important piece of information. A day ago, the British cavalry suddenly turned around. They hurriedly gave up tracking the 1st Cavalry Regiment. So where will this army go? I think everyone knows."\u003c/p\u003e "We don't know their route, we don't know when they will meet us, but they will definitely come back to us! In this case, why do we Don't get stuck in traffic arteries, build fortifications, and wait for work? It is impossible for the British to rush over in three days and still have the strength to fight, they need at least five days! We can rest for a longer time." I think I have found the key to the problem Will Jon said hastily. \u003c/p\u003eIf you can win lying down, you can never win standing up! How to obtain the greatest victory with the smallest sacrifice is one of the eternal themes of war.

Caliput has made it very clear what the British are trying to do. They will fight themselves at all costs, and then win a way out for Bloemfontein's main force! \u003c/p\u003eNote that it is necessary to fight off the Caliput army, even if it joins the retreating main force in advance, because the Caliput army can easily cut off the supply line in the south, even if the British group together, they still cannot get Sufficient supplies, can the British army graze all the way back? Now the strength of the British basically provides enough cover for the line of communication. Therefore, the British army who is pushed to the edge of the cliff can only use mobility to fight off Caliput in order to ensure the safety of the line of communication, at least to entangle this mobile line. Strength prevented him from interfering with the British retreat. \u003c/p\u003e"In this case, we can rush to the south bank of the Orange River, where there are only a handful of places where the river can be crossed, and the crossings that the British can choose are even rarer! We can wait for work there! We can even dig a good Fortifications, waiting for the British to smash their heads under our iron walls!" Pershing developed Willjon's plan. \u003c/p\u003e"In that case, we have a 50% chance of failure! Don't fight a positional battle with an overall strong opponent! Even if the local battlefield is dominant! The British frontline troops can still support for 7 days! This is quite a long time A period of time! If they shrink their defenses, it may be longer. In such a long time, the British can mobilize a new force from Cape Town to the battlefield! This battle is not a victory, it is only a beginning If we give up maneuvering and prepare for positional warfare, then we may have to face two groups of British troops! They may even carry a large number of artillery!"\u003c/p\u003e "So, we can only complete it in three days Take a rest, then actively search for the opponent and carry out continuous strikes, we have already pinched the neck of the British, so they will fight us desperately!" Caliput pointed to the British cavalry unit that he had scouted 2 days ago on the map Said. \u003c/p\u003e After learning that the back road was cut off, Caliput didn't know how many troops the British could concentrate, but one thing is certain is that the British will definitely mobilize troops at the limit allowed by the transportation capacity! In fact, this was indeed the case. When he heard the news, Sir Roberts, the commander-in-chief of the British South African Army, mobilized all his mobile forces to form a northbound corps, and went to support it under the command of Colonel George of the Navy. \u003c/p\u003eThat’s right, this time the team was led by a colonel of the navy. The British army in South Africa has been basically exhausted. They are either on the frontal battlefield or defending various important strongholds. According to the British’s own statistics , 40% of their troops are scattered all over the place! Although there is a huge amount of air, it is scattered. At this time, the Marine Corps composed of personnel transferred from the Navy became the only force that the British had a chance to rescue the frontline army! \u003c/p\u003eThanks to the book friends First Guards Tank Brigade, classmates are in love, slowly traveling k, little people follower, bighill1982's\u003c/a\u003e~~~, and book friends Pure Entropy, Linhai Guyan, Yi Yin \u003c/a\u003e support for cloud, tombwind, and highland barley 99. Subscriptions dropped by nearly 1k yesterday... The author didn't say anything--! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e