Although Roque and Xiao Si have a good relationship, it is impossible for Roque to give Xiao Si too good advice on this kind of matter.

No matter what Roque says, it's actually not appropriate, Rhodesia's affairs, or let Xiao Si make his own decisions, anyway, Roque has the power of the army, at least it can ensure Rhodesia's safety.

In early March, a second wave of reinforcements from the German mainland arrived in Tanganyika.

This time, Erich von Falkingham did not take a risk, but steadily and steadily, step by step, advancing from the two directions of Usongbura and Ping'an Port to Fort Glory, gradually squeezing the living space of the Fort Glory troops.

Roque has always paid close attention to the fighting in Tanganyika, and Nyasaland's planes have repeatedly crossed the border into Tanganyika for reconnaissance, although there has been no airspace in recent years, but this behavior of Nyasaland has caused strong protests from Tanganyika.

After more than two years of development, Nyasaland's research on aircraft has reached a considerable height, and the latest model launched by the Flight Research Institute has a range of more than 500 kilometers, a maximum speed of 150 kilometers per hour, an empty weight of 720 kilograms, and a maximum take-off weight of 950 kilograms.

Compared with the famous fighters in Roque's impression, the current aircraft is too simple, and there is still a lot of room for improvement.

"It is true that it can be improved, but at present, it is not the technology that restricts the flight research institute, but the engines and the raw materials used to make the aircraft, in order to reduce the weight, we have sacrificed part of the protective performance, and a large number of wood and skins are used, which is why we have the current eagles, if we want to have a better performance fighter, unless there is a breakthrough in engine technology and material technology, under the existing conditions, we have almost achieved the extreme." The director of the Flight Research Institute was Rudolf Diesel, and although diesel engines were not used in airplanes, in Nyasaland, Rudolf Diesel was an authority on mechanics.

"No, you are still far from the extreme, never be satisfied with technological progress, there is no capital for failure in southern Africa, we can only win all the way until we win the final victory." Roque will never be satisfied, the Eagle is already a near-perfect product in Rudolf Diesel's opinion, but there is still a gap from Roque's requirements.

Rudolph Diesel probably already complained in his heart that Roque was a layman leading an insider, so he made a silent grimace, lowered his head and wrote and drew in his notebook.

Roque really wanted to introduce the future Fokker or Mustang to Rudolf Diesel, but after thinking about it, he endured it, even if Roque's knowledge was mixed, he did not reach the point of being proficient in any field, and the plane was exactly what Roque did not understand, so Roque could only pin his hopes on the Flight Research Institute led by Rudolf Disel.

Fortunately, at least for the Wright brothers, or the rest of Europe, Nyasaland's research on airplanes should be a big lead.

In fact, if the current eagle is equipped with weapons, it is no worse than the planes of the early World War I in another time and space, but don't forget that it is only 1908, and the world war will break out in a few years, so Roque still has time.

In the face of the Tanganika German army's approaching step by step, the Glory Fort troops adopted a mobile and flexible combat mode, broke into pieces, and used guerrilla tactics to harass the Tanganyika army, delaying the decisive battle with the German army to the greatest extent.

If Erich von Falkingham is replaced by a British general who participated in the Boer War, then perhaps Erich von Falkingham still has some experience in dealing with guerrilla tactics, but it is a pity that when the Boer War broke out, Erich von Falkingham participated in the Eight-Nation Coalition and was fighting in the Far East, and he did not understand guerrilla tactics at all, so in the face of the harassment of the troops at Fort Glory, the Tanganyikat army was anxious and struggling.

The three divisions that the German government transferred reinforcements this time were the 35th, 36th, and 37th Divisions.

According to Erich von Falkingham's plan, the German 35th Division set out from Usonbula and attacked Fort Glory along the previous attack route of the 2nd Tanganyika Division, while the 36th Division and the 1st Tanganyika Division advanced from Pinganganya to Fort Glory, the 115th Brigade remained in Usonbra as the reserve of the 35th Division, and the 37th Division remained in Pingangang as the general reserve.

The plan was good, but the implementation was not at all like that, as soon as the 35th Division left Usunbula, it was harassed by the guerrillas, and the road ahead was either dug up or explosives were planted on the side of the road, and as long as the sappers stepped forward to repair it, someone would shoot cold in the woods beside the road.

Tanganyika is still very raw, and the vast expanses of dense forests have become the best shelter for the guerrillas, who do not seek maximum damage, and sometimes even flee after firing a few shots from a distance.

However, sometimes the guerrillas would also use heavy machine guns to attack the troops on the march, and the lethality of the heavy machine guns was still terrifying compared to the cold guns, and on the third day after leaving Ussumbura, the 35th Division lost nearly 100 men in a guerrilla attack.

"Those despicable guys hid in the woods and shot at us coldly, I tried to organize the troops to fight back, but the flanks were attacked by the guerrillas again, the guerrillas planted a lot of explosives on the side of the road, and most of the soldiers died from the shock wave formed by the explosion, I think it is necessary for us to trace the source of the explosives, those damn Africans can't have so many explosives, there must be someone behind the back to support the Fort Glory rebels!" Joseph Juliet, commander of the 199th Regiment of the 35th Division, was angry that Nyasaland was now getting more and more excessive, and that without Nyasaland's support, the situation in Tanganyika would not have collapsed to such an extent.

The commander of the 35th Division, Terry Dunlop, did not speak, but looked at Joseph Juliet with idiotic eyes, everyone knew that Nyasaland was behind the support of the Fort Glory troops, but without real evidence, the German government had nothing to do.

In fact, there is no way to catch it, the German government cannot declare war on Britain because of Tanganyika, although there will be a future war between Britain and Germany, but Germany is not ready now.

"It can't go on like this, we've only been away from Usombra for three days, and we've lost more than five hundred men now, and I'm so worried that we won't be able to reach Fort Glory at all—" Lawrence Elsie was worried, for the 35th Division had been attacked more than twenty times in three days, each with casualties.

More serious than the casualties is the disease, the vast majority of the soldiers in the 35th Division came to Tanganyika for the first time, and they did not know enough about the situation in Tanganyika, and the German government did not have much experience in this area, and the German General Staff did not even have relevant regulations on health, and there were few and few drugs for the treatment of related diseases, so during the time of arriving in Tanganyika, more than 500 people were reduced, and more than 300 people were due to various diseases.

Among them, malaria caused the most serious attrition, nearly half of the soldiers fell because of malaria infection, and more than 10 of them had died of the disease, affected by the disease, the morale of the 35th Division was not high.

Coupled with the continuous attacks, the blow to morale was even more serious, and some soldiers had not rested for two days and two nights in a row, and the iron man could not survive like this.

"These damn rats, they are hiding in the dense forest, they don't fight us head-on at all, due to the terrain, we can't carry out a thorough counterattack, now we can only find the main force of the Fort Glory troops as soon as possible and eliminate them, in order to completely change the current situation." Terry Dunlop also knew that this would not work, and he knew how to solve it, but then the problem arose, how to find the main force of the Glory Fort rebels.

There is a very important issue here, now the Tanganyikat army does not have a clear understanding of the Fort Glory troops, and almost does not know anything about the number, number, and equipment of the main force of Fort Glory, and the reason why the Tanganyikat army still dares to attack the Fort Glory troops under such circumstances is that the Tanganyikat army despises Africans in its bones.

It's just that I don't know if the Tanganykhad army will face up to the strength of the Fort Glory troops after this encirclement and suppression.

"Let the Usombra Rifle Regiment get out of the way, we have to speed up, we must reach Fort Glory by the tenth." Terry Dunlop decided to heap with his life, the Usombula Rifle Regiment was an auxiliary unit of the 35th Division, the rank and file soldiers were Africans, and the officers were all Germans.

The biggest problem with the 35th Division was that it was not equipped with communications equipment.

The radio equipment that has been used in Nyasaland in large quantities is still very rare in Tanganyika, and there is not even a radio in the whole of Tanganyika, which causes a very serious problem, the 35th Division can only attack according to the predetermined plan, and cannot communicate with the headquarters in time, even if there is an accident during the attack, it cannot communicate with the headquarters to adjust, so even if the future is difficult, Terry Dunlop can only move forward.

"Those Africans are not trustworthy, there were people in the Usombula Rifle Regiment who fled last night, we have to beware of these Africans colluding with the rebels of Fort Glory." Lawrence Elsie is also hard-headed.

After the rebellion of Fort Glory, the trust of the Tanganyika army in the Tanganyika servant army decreased sharply, and when the reinforcements did not arrive in Tanganyika some time ago, the servant army fled to join the rebels of Fort Glory, and then the Tanganyika army strengthened its control over the servant army, but it caused a strong backlash from the servant army, and then the relationship between the Tanganyika official and the servant army was very tense.

Lawrence Elsie also knew about this situation, but at the moment, it seemed that if the servant army could be sacrificed instead of the 35th Division, Lawrence Elsie would definitely be very happy.

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