Roque really didn't know, dummmy bombs might have them, but grenades really didn't.

Around 700 AD, Byzantine soldiers filled ceramic containers with "Greek Fire (Oil)" and added some thistles to them, relying on the thistles that flew around after the explosion of the ceramic containers to inflict damage on the enemy. This is the earliest record of a grenade.

Britain actually has hand grenades, and don't forget that the "March of the Britannins" is accompanied by the thin red line, and the "grenadiers" here use grenades.

After entering the 19th century, with the development of guns and the reduction of castle offensive and defensive battles, grenades were once given a cold reception, until the First World War, due to the rise of trenches, grenades were widely used, so during the Second Boer War, the British army really did not have grenades.

In fact, is it all the same, and even if there is, it is estimated that the commandos will not be able to get it, and they will not even give a dummy bomb, and they still want grenades?

Dream on!

But it didn't matter, there were no grenades, but explosives were everywhere, and Roque asked Henry to find some explosives, wrapped them in a cut canvas raincoat, and reinforced them with leggings, which was a simple explosive pack, which was about as powerful as a grenade.

"Henry, there will be ten minutes of fire preparation before the attack, I am going to make a tentative attack first, find the Boer fire point, and then suppress it, and then carry out a roundabout attack, remember, suppress the Boer fire point." Roque still divides labor with Henry, anyway, it's still early before the sun sets, and there is time.

"I'll try my best to prepare for firepower, be careful, if you can't do it, don't be tough, this bastard wants to kill us, as long as we pass this level, I must make him look good." Henry gritted his teeth, he also had served in the colonies and knew the importance of fire cover.

Of course, Roque didn't play any infantry and artillery coordination, and the barrage followed, that set was too tall and high, and the commandos couldn't play it, and they couldn't cooperate with the artillery unit, after all, the artillery unit was not their own people, and if they didn't do it, they would be "injured by mistake".

It is enough to have fire preparation, the British have never been stingy in this regard, there are a lot of shells, and if they can pile the Boers to death with shells, it is estimated that the British will be happy to use this method.

Twenty minutes later, Roque and Anton, along with a non-existent Stanley, led less than a hundred commandos to the starting position of the attack, waiting for the fire from the rear.

"Stanley, I'll take your men on a tentative attack later, don't go too far ahead, shoot far away, lure the Boers into opening fire, and then we'll advance behind the slope at two o'clock, where the Boers shoot at the dead end, and we'll attack again after the artillery has cleared the Boer firing points." Roque carefully observed the terrain and used his little military knowledge to arrange it as carefully as possible.

It's enough, at least Roque's little military knowledge is much more than Anton imagined.

"Okay, Locke, remember to cover me." Stanley's hands were shaking, and he didn't know if it was because of excitement or nervousness.

"I will!" Roque solemnly said that the cover would definitely cover, but the effect could not be guaranteed, the starting position of the attack was more than 500 meters away from the Boer position, and the heavy machine gun could only be blind without using tracer bullets.

Anton watched it for a long time before he understood what Roque meant by "two o'clock" and "shooting dead ends", and then looked at Roque, Anton was convinced: "Locke, you are so powerful, where did you learn it?" ”

Learn?

Roque would like to say that it is iron-blooded and oversized, but I'm afraid Anton will be even more confused.

"The instructor taught me before—" Roque's expression was very natural, as if he was a little surprised that Anton didn't learn anything.

Anton was so ashamed that he wanted to stuff his head into the crotch of his pants, and he was still muttering to himself: "Did the instructor teach?" How I wasn't impressed—"

It's right if you don't have an impression, when he was in the Huayong camp, Anton couldn't understand English at all, so what the instructor taught, Anton still doesn't know.

There was also no time left for Anton to recall, and the major finally had a little conscience and agreed to Henry's request, and the artillery began to strike with fire.

Don't look at the fact that there are only 20 guns, the momentum created is enough to make Roque frightened.

The shells of this year have not had time to use smokeless gunpowder, and when they explode, the momentum is huge, and the thick black smoke is mixed with orange-red fire balls, which engulf the positions of the Boer coalition army, which is actually a good opportunity for infantry and artillery coordination, but unfortunately the police have not trained with the artillery, and Roque does not understand the level of British artillery, so he can only give up this opportunity.

The shelling stopped for a while, and Roque began to urge Stanley: "Stanley, go up, go up, pay attention to concealment, don't rush too hard-"

As soon as the cannon fired, Stanley's eyes began to become bloodshot, and before Roque could finish speaking, Stanley jumped out of the breastwork with Lee Enfield, who had already loaded the bayonet.

"Tentative offense, tentative offense—" Roque reminded Stanley at the top of his voice, not knowing if Stanley understood.

Obviously, no, Stanley, as a policeman, has never experienced formal military training, and he encountered the guerrillas a few days ago, because of the efficiency of Anton and Roque, Stanley did not have a chance to perform, and the battle was over before he could return to his position, which probably gave Stanley the illusion that the Boer coalition army was not much stronger than the thieves in Cape Town.

So, although Roque repeatedly emphasized that this was a tentative attack, Stanley didn't take it to heart, jumping out of the chest wall, Stanley began to rush, and he straightened his back and strutted with his head high.

This made Roque's eyes crack, it didn't matter if Stanley died himself, he had more than a dozen Chinese policemen under him, and now the sheriffs were so brave, how could the police officers be behind others, so the speed of the police officers was also very fast, a simple tentative attack, and they were beaten out of a decisive charge by more than a dozen people.

The distance of 500 meters is not far away, but it is not close, and even if a heavily armed soldier sprints on a battlefield with complex terrain, it will take at least more than two minutes, and more than two minutes, which is enough for the defensive Boer coalition army to prepare for battle.

The Boer Coalition were also very experienced, and when Stanley and the others began to charge, the Boer Coalition did not shoot, and it was not until Stanley and they reached the foot of the hill and began to climb upwards that the Boer counterattack followed.

Roque can be sure that the Boer Coalition is definitely using dummmy rounds, because at the same time as the Boer Coalition heavy machine gun fired, Stanley's body was almost torn apart by the heavy machine gun, and it was really the feeling of being shattered and the whole person was dismembered in an instant.

Also dismembered were three officers of Chinese descent.

"Two heavy machine guns, one 37mm cannon, tell Henry, let the artillery kill them." Roque's heart is like water, this is war, casualties are inevitable.