206 Cliffs
The Shu Road is difficult, it is difficult to go to the blue sky, and the mountain road of Basutolan is not much stronger than the Shu Road.
There are still 893 men left in the training battalion led by Anton, each of whom has to carry an average of more than 30 kilograms of supplies, and the amount of ammunition is twice that of the norm, and in order to increase the firepower, the training battalion has also separated and carried two 37-mm Makqin rapid-fire guns, and now these equipment have become the biggest trouble.
"Sir, after crossing this mountain, we can go around behind Sahrabatabe-" Modiba had no weapons on him, he had been by Anton's side for the past few days, and his men were now disarmed and became a convoy for the training battalion, helping the teaching operation deliver supplies.
Don't look at what Modibar said lightly, in front of Modibar and Anton, there is a cliff of almost 90 degrees, the height of the cliff is more than 20 meters, there are no paths around, and there are no trees, which makes Anton very angry.
"How? What about the path you are talking about? In Anton's view, this cliff is simply impossible to climb, and although the training camp has a lot of subjects, it has not trained in rock climbing, which is beyond the training syllabus.
"Holy shit, this guy didn't mean it—" Suo Chao, the commander of the teaching battalion, was also short-tempered, and he had already held down the handle of the gun when he spoke.
"Gentlemen, don't worry—" Yaya's expression was rather relaxed.
Anton and Suo Chao were patient and watched Yaya and Modiba communicate.
Soon, a little black will pack up the small bits and pieces on his body, carry a bundle of rope and start climbing upward.
"What's special, there's not even a protective measure-" Suo Chao was also speechless, don't look at 20 meters is not too high, and falling down will kill someone.
"In the future, the training camp will still carry out similar training programs, but we can't be so strong, and we still have to have the protection we deserve." Anton really opened his eyes, these Africans, sometimes they can really be ordinary people.
"It's okay, gentlemen, it's a common thing for us Zulus—" Yaya was indeed not nervous, and there was a lot of smugness in her tone.
The slap in the face came very quickly, Yaya's voice had not yet fallen, and a little black estimated that he did not grasp it steadily, and fell off the cliff by mistake, and the screams resounded through the cliff, and he fell under the cliff like a broken sack.
The military doctor of the training camp was still dutiful, came to Xiao Hei's side to check, and walked back with a shaking head.
Anton and Suo Chao looked at each other speechlessly.
Yaya and Modiba didn't care, and with a wave of their hands, two more little blacks climbed up.
Looking at the vigorous figures of the two little blacks, Suo Chao was finally moved: "These little blacks, if you train well, you are also good soldiers." ”
"Come on, you only see this for a while, the lord is very resolute in this regard, don't make mistakes, let's cooperate, we can't just accept it." Anton gave Suo Chao a vaccination, and the obedient Xiao Hei is indeed very useful, but there are some things in Xiao Hei's bones that cannot be changed.
This time it was much smoother, the two Xiao Hei successfully reached the top, and then threw the rope down, one Xiao Hei's brain short-circuited again at this time, and he didn't fix the rope on the cliff first, and threw it all down.
Yaya and Modiba were so angry that they jumped to their feet and scolded, and the other little blacks were giggling and didn't take it seriously.
Anton and Suo Chao glanced at each other, and both of them shook their heads.
This section of the cliff was the last obstacle, and as more than a dozen rope ladders were successfully erected, the troops passed faster and faster.
"No, it's still too slow, I'll take a company to go first, you guys climb here slowly-" Anton was anxious, and the time agreed with Roque to attack was July 12th, and Anton and they had to go around behind Sehrabatabe before July 12th, and then they had to reconnoiter the terrain and the rebels, set up sniper positions, etc., and there were many more things.
"Wait a little longer, take more people with you." Suo Chao also knew that it was not the time to be polite, and when the training battalion set out, he was afraid that the firepower would not be strong, so he transferred all the Madsen light machine guns of the whole army and equipped them to the squad level.
Now these heavy weapons have become a burden, in fact, the Madsen light machine gun is fine, the key is those Maxim heavy machine guns and 37mm Maxim rapid-fire guns, it still takes some effort to get up the cliff.
"Can't wait, Yaya, let your people hurry up—" Anton was anxious, ordered Yaya, and led the troops to run forward under the guidance of the guide.
Hurry up, on the evening of the eleventh, Anton finally arrived at the scheduled location before the scheduled time.
Anton really didn't expect that at this time, the exit of the canyon was still very lively, many people lit torches and made noise at the exit of the canyon, men were yelling, women were begging, children were crying, and the mess was similar to a bar.
"The rebels have set up a defensive line at the exit of the valley to prevent the rebels and their families from escaping, and these women and children are going to return to the tribe, and the soldiers will not let them go—" Anton's guide ran to the exit of the valley and listened for a while, then returned to explain to Anton.
"Captain, set up a position outside the exit of the canyon—" Anton was silent, and commanded his troops to immediately set up a defensive line.
The terrain is dangerous, and it is good to have dangerous terrain, and on the other side of the canyon, the rebels are strictly defended, and the northern division of Rhodesia will definitely have to pay a heavy price if it wants to attack.
On this side of the canyon, Anton and the others blocked the mouth of the canyon, and it was not easy for the rebels to break through.
Not easy, almost impossible.
On the side of the exit of the canyon, there is a cliff on one side, and a river on the other, although the water flow in the river is not large now, but in places like Africa, there are crocodiles and hippos in any small ditch, so that the road that can be passed by people is only a few tens of meters wide, and Anton They are also unfamiliar with the terrain, otherwise, they don't need a battalion, send a company over, and put two heavy machine guns at the exit, as long as there are enough bullets, there are no fears of how many rebels come.
Anton and they didn't have heavy weapons, but Madsen brought a lot of light machine guns, more than a hundred troops, enough for a dozen Madsens, enough to block the exit of the canyon.
The position was not yet completed, and the rebels at the exit of the canyon finally reached an agreement, and hundreds of old and weak women and children mixed with the rebels rushed towards Fang County.
"Shoot and shoot-" Anton was not polite, there was no need to warn at this time, and there was no need to put it in and pursue any achievements, just let it go.
Da, da, da-
The rate of fire of the Madsen light machine gun is 450 rounds per minute, which is not as fast as the 600 rounds per minute of the Maxim heavy machine gun, but the rate of fire is still fast compared to the rifle.
The cartridge box of the Madsen light machine gun is also loaded according to the method of one tracer bullet every five rounds, and it still looks good at night, and Roque will definitely sigh here, just like an LED light strip.
Anton didn't care about appreciating it, these chains of fire are actually human life harvesters, 6.5 mm caliber fully charged bullets, the lethality is not much lower than 7.7 mm, and it is the same as a shot and a hole in a person.
More than a dozen Madsen light machine guns fired together, and the rebels ran around like headless flies that had blown up the battalion, and the spirits were still yelling angrily, and the interpreter listened to it and came over with a smile to tell Anton.
"These people, they thought we were rebels too, let's stop shooting-"
Laugh?
What's so funny about that?
The people who are wailing in the rain of bullets are also the translators, so don't they have a little sympathy?
Anton's evaluation of the Zulu people is another layer lower, which is different from whether the enemy is as ruthless as the autumn wind sweeping the leaves, on the battlefield, Anton will not be soft, when it is time to shoot, he will order to shoot, and Anton will not hesitate when he changes the gun, but no matter what, whether it is the Zulu or the Chinese who die, Anton can't laugh.
This is respect for life, and has nothing to do with friend or foe.
The translator's smile is actually a disregard for life, which Anton really can't agree with.
Almost every Madsen light machine gun emptied a magazine before Anton and the officers ordered a ceasefire.
There was no sound in front of the position, not even wailing or pleading, as if those people had never appeared, only the torches shivering in the night wind.
"Take your men to the front, gather all the torches, and make a few fires." Anton instructed the translator that since he loves to see jokes so much, let you see them up close.
"Sir, can we help clean up the battlefield?" The interpreter didn't realize anything was wrong, and was now thinking about the belongings of the dead people.
"Oh, of course." Anton laughed angrily, this is fine, so that when dealing with these Zulus in the future, Anton will not need any mercy.
Anton could only comfort himself with this.
So the exit of the canyon soon became lively again, just now there were still rebels lying down, dodging machine gun fire, and now the little blacks began to clean the battlefield, and those guys who pretended to be dead had nothing to hide.
I have to say that the little blacks are indeed black, as long as they find serious injuries and dying, or minor injuries that are not dead, they are generally a knife, as for those who pretend to be dead, it often takes a few more knives to be fatal.
The torches scattered on the ground at the exit of the canyon were quickly concentrated, and several huge bonfires were lit on the ground, completely illuminating the exit of the canyon.
The translator came to Anton with a burden on his back, but he still came to Anton with a smile, and then spread out the burden and asked Anton to pick it first.
This is also the rule, the spoils of cleaning the battlefield must be picked first by people with high status, don't look at the little blacks who have been busy for so long, but they can't leave anything in the end, only those things that the soldiers of the teaching battalion can't look at, will be cheaper in the end.
Anton really doesn't want to, but look at the elated little blacks, and the fighters who are staring at him-
Anton sighed and reached out to take a handmade wood carving from his baggage.
The interpreter cheered, and then graciously invited the other warriors to pick the loot.
The wood carving in Anton's hand looks like a family of three, with a man and a woman on either side, and a little girl with long hair in the middle.
It is estimated that it was once a happy family, but it is a pity that the current family has been shattered, just like a wood carving in Anton's hands.
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