Since about ten years ago, the British have begun to gradually change their big red clothing.

Of course, this is only on the battlefield, when performing tasks, most of the British army units have begun to use khaki clothing, but in life, if you leave the barracks to go out, or to participate in ceremonies, the vast majority of the army and part of the navy will still wear the traditional red, until the First World War, the red clothing will be completely eliminated.

Interestingly, the reason why the traditional big red was eliminated was not because the British realized that red was not good for camouflage, but because the cochineal dye was expensive, so the British were forced to change their clothing.

How expensive it must be, even the British can't afford it!

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For two days in a row, the train was not attacked by the Boer partisans, which made it easy for most of the commandos, including Henry.

Roque did not dare to relax, now the train is still in the territory of the Cape, it is normal that it has not entered the war zone, there is no Boer guerrilla attack, and then it will not be so easy, the train passes through Bloemfontein and begins to enter the war zone, and everyone begins to get nervous.

It was really tense, although the scenery was still beautiful, either the endless grasslands, or the lush hills, but everyone was not in the mood to appreciate it, Roque stayed in the Cape for a long time, and began to have immunity to the original scenery, everyone's eyes were attracted by the crosses next to the railway, many of the crosses were hung with the corpses of Boer people, they were all Boer partisans who were hanged, the British were never soft on them, and after they were captured, they were all shot on the spot, even if they were killed in battle, and hang the corpse on the cross.

"Keep your eyes open, watch carefully around the railway, and if you find someone hiding in the grass or in the bushes, don't hesitate to shoot at once, whether he is a guerrilla or not." Henry was murderous and gave the Boers no chance.

In order to prevent bombs planted on the railroad by the Boers, the train did not move very fast, estimated to be less than ten kilometers per hour, which was only a limited speed than walking.

At the locomotive, Henry arranged for several observers, as soon as there was an abnormality on the railway, or beside the railway, the train would immediately stop moving, and the train would not continue until the danger was removed.

It may be a little slower, but it's better to be safe.

"If we go at this pace, we won't be able to meet the deadline." Roque was a little worried, the British army on the Eastern Front was about to launch an offensive on February 27, and now in mid-February, it would take nearly two days to run Cape Town, and now the speed is even slower, at least five days, according to this speed, Roque They will not be able to complete the task.

And if the task is not completed, the commando will definitely be punished by the command of the expeditionary force.

Of course, it is more likely that even if the commando team successfully completes its mission, the command of the expeditionary force will find fault.

"No, no, Locke, you have to figure it out, even if we can't complete the task, we will at most lose our official positions and dismiss and go to the streets together to be patrolmen, but if we fall into the hands of the Boers, then what will happen to the two of us, I don't need to say." Henry didn't care if he could complete the task, Winston was the duke's grandson, so the Boers were reluctant to kill, Henry's father was just a little baron, and the Boers wouldn't care.

"I wish the Boer guerrillas appeared, and you should be honored in the war like your father, Brother Henry, and if you can be knighted, your father will surely forget the stupid things you did." Phyllis was eager to try, like Roque and Henry, Phyllis was also equipped with pistols and rifles, but fortunately now Roque was armed with Lee Enfield, if it was Martini Henry, then Phyllis would be a little higher than Martini Henry with a bayonet.

"Shut up, war is not a game you guys play." Henry's impression of Phyllis was indeed stuck in a certain period.

"It's been a long time since I've played that kind of childish game." Phyllis argues with reason, resolutely drawing a line from childishness.

Just as Henry and Phyllis began to habitually hurt each other again, the train slowly stopped again.

"Damn the Boers, damn the bombs - all on alert!" Henry gave the order with a curse, stepped on a bullet box, leaned out and looked in the direction of the front of the car.

"Be careful, come back!" Roque dragged Henry back.

"What did you find?" Henry pulled out his pistol and hid beside Roque to look.

"Not yet—" Roque didn't notice anything, but it didn't feel right, like, like the horror of being targeted by a hungry wolf or a poisonous snake.

In fact, this has happened many times along the way, and Henry would rather not make meritorious deeds, but also resolutely not make mistakes, and if there is a little wind and grass, he will become a frightened bird.

Most of the time it was a false alarm, but this time it was different, the train stopped at the side of a mountain, with hills on one side and ridges on the other, and the hills were covered with lush bushes, but Roque was keenly aware that fresh earth could be seen in the middle of those bushes.

What does this mean?

This shows that someone was building fortifications in the bushes!

Roque immediately became nervous, and while the rifle was loaded, he ordered Donn: "Donne, give the bushes over there a few shots!" ”

Don is a tall man and the best machine gunner, having previously been trained in heavy machine guns in the Huayong Battalion.

Knock Knock Knock –

Knock Knock Knock –

The sound of the heavy machine gun was breathtaking, like a big drum, beating heavily on people's hearts.

After two rounds of shooting, there was no movement in the bushes.

"Hahahaha, Locke, you're making too much of a fuss—" Henry laughed, laughing at Roque's fuss.

The laughter subsided, and suddenly a neat gunfire rang out from the bushes.

Bang!

Not one, but a lot of gunfire at the same time, it felt like one sound, much louder than Donn's heavy machine gun.

In fact, Roque was also suspicious, but at the moment of the gunshot, Roque still noticed the faint muzzle inflammation in the bushes.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!" Roque immediately hid behind the sturdy steel plate of the carriage, and when he heard the gunshot, he also heard the sound of the bullet hitting the car "clanging", and there was also the screaming sound of the bullet cutting through the air on his head.

In the case of a sudden enemy attack, in fact, there was no need for Roque to warn, and the trained commandos had begun to return fire spontaneously, of course, some people were injured, and they were hit by stray bullets and wailed loudly, but no one cared about them at this time.

Knock Knock Knock –

Donn's heavy machine gun rang out again, this time instead of a point fire.