In the Battle of the Somme in World War I, the German troops relied on tight crossfire to kill and wound more than 60,000 British and French troops in one day.

The best way to attack a defensive position that forms crossfire is to outflank it in a roundabout way, and be prepared to suffer heavy losses in a frontal attack, as in the battle in which a 50-man British squad killed more than 3,000 Mactabili warriors in the Zulu War five years ago, the British at that time did not use crossfire, but lined up four heavy machine guns, and did not give full play to the firepower advantage of heavy machine guns.

If the British had set up more clever machine-gun positions and had worked more closely with the shooters, the Mactabiles would theoretically have been able to break through the British positions until the heavy machine gun bullets had been fired.

The British in this period were indeed wealthy, Henry not only had to come with six heavy machine guns, but also came with more than 20 military horses, although the breeds of these war horses were somewhat mixed, but they were indeed all war horses, and there was no mixed horse mixture, which gave Roque a fuller understanding of the wealth of the British.

Don't forget how many people there are in the assault team, plus Roque and Henry are exactly 120 people, such a small number of people, equipped with six heavy machine guns, more than 20 military horses, and a rifle and pistol, it can really be said that they are armed to the teeth.

In addition to heavy machine guns, Roque asked for more or less armored trains, but to Roque's disappointment, the armored trains in this year were a bit rudimentary, that is, open carriages with thicker wagons, not even a roof, and shooting holes or anything else, if it rained on the front line, it would be lively, and the soldiers in the armored train would be in a hurry without the Boers attacking.

"Add a top cover, you must add a top cover, let's sleep in the open on the way, it's better during the day, what should we do at night? What should I do if it rains? Military supplies are transported to Dordrecht in the open air, and you are not afraid of getting damp for more than a thousand kilometers along the way? "Roque has a lot of demands, and the British are really big-hearted.

"The materials must be loaded into the train for moisture-proof treatment, which used to be a minecart used to pull ore, not for soldiers at all, the time is too tight, there is no way to modify." Henry can't help it, Cape is a colony, the preset enemy is the local blacks, and he is not ready for a large-scale war with the whites, so the conditions are so simple.

It's simple, it's simple, adding a lid to the carriage can only make the commandos on the armored train a little more comfortable, and it has no other effect, if you really encounter the Boer guerrillas, it is the people who decide the outcome of the battle, and it has nothing to do with the equipment.

The day before departure, each of the commandos received a new set of clothing, a canvas bag, a raincoat, two packs of cigarettes, two packs of matches, twenty pieces of chocolate, a bottle of wine, which was the part that the commandos needed to carry with them, ammunition and food, and the police department arranged a logistics detachment of ten people to be responsible for the supply.

Oh, and these ten people are also responsible for taking care of the more than 20 military horses.

Roark also received his share of supplies, and in the evening, Roark went back to Mill Street to have dinner with Henry and Phyllis, and then went to the Table Mountain Hotel.

Ida was waiting for Roque in the room, playing with a freshly developed lighter in her hand, the fire flickered on and off, and Ada's expression was blurred in the shadow of the candle.

"Success?" Roque's expression was a little surprised, he didn't expect Ada's efficiency to be so high.

"Yes, it worked, General Wilmot of the Logistics Department was very interested, I priced it at £2.5 a piece, and General Wilmot ordered 14,000 of them." Ida understated, a business worth tens of thousands of pounds, as if Ida was not very happy.

"Awesome!" Roque is really indifferent to Ada's breeze, he can't do it if he doesn't admire it, he still leads people to cheat people on the dock to make a hundred and eight pounds, and a woman has easily done business to the expeditionary force headquarters, which is not something that can be summed up in a sentence of "powerful".

Of course, Roque didn't seem to realize it at this time, the lighter business was still the way that Roque pointed out to Ada, in fact, Roque realized that it was useless, it should be someone else's Ida's, it was someone else's Ida's, even if Roque could make it himself, Roque didn't have the ability to sell the lighter to that General Wilmot, so the mentality should be stable.

"I told you, it's our business." Ida didn't forget the promise to Roque, this is the bright, tens of thousands of pounds of business, just divide it.

"No, it's yours, just take it as my pocket money for you." Roque is generous, although Roque needs money very much, but with the money earned by women, Roque can't do it, at least not now.

Women also have distance and proximity, if Ada is Roque's wife, then Roque spends Ada's money at ease, because Roque will not mind Ada spending his money, anyway, it is all joint income after marriage.

The problem is that now Roque and Ida do not have a clear relationship, they should now be regarded as lovers and lovers, not even lovers, so it is better to distinguish money in this regard.

"Why did you give me pocket money?" Ada's face suddenly turned cold, and her voice became indifferent, and Roque suddenly felt that the temperature in the room had dropped by several degrees.

"Isn't it normal for a man to give a woman money to spend?" Roque was as casual as he could, not knowing that it was that sentence that provoked Ada.

Ida was suddenly enthusiastic again, rushed over and hugged Roque tightly, buried her head in Roque's arms, and her voice was a little unclear: "You go and resign, don't be a police officer anymore, let alone go to the front line, or I'll go to Director Russell and let someone else go for you-"

Roque felt that the shirt on his chest was already wet, and he instantly felt that his mood was very complicated, yes, he almost forgot that Ada's ex-husband was killed on the battlefield.

"Don't do that, Ada, I promise, I'll be back fine." For a moment, Roque really wanted to promise to stay.

But reason told Roque no, go to the front line, he may die in battle, but it is more likely that he will return with honor, and then Roque is confident to break the so-called "glass ceiling", if Roque is alone, then Roque may give up, but now there are more and more Chinese in the Cape Town Police Department, and there are more and more Chinese who follow Roque to naturalize Cape Town, how can Roque leave.

"Let's go, let's go, get out of this door, and don't come back!" Ada pushed Roque away hard, her cape like a shrew.

"Don't do that, Ada." Roque tries to comfort Ada.

"Don't call me Ada." Ada's voice regained its coolness.

Roque didn't say anything more, silently lifted the suitcase he had brought, glanced at Ada, and turned to leave Ada's room.

Well, it was originally a dew relationship, so it's good that it ends like this.