Chapter Seventy-One: Spraying
The 37 mm cannon is actually an enlarged version of the Makqin heavy machine gun, the ordinary Makqin heavy machine gun is 11.43 mm caliber, and the enlarged version of the Makqin heavy machine gun is 37 mm caliber, this gun will make a "呯呑" sound when firing, so it is also known as "呯呯鑎", its movement is more convenient than the artillery used by the British army, and it is also very powerful, it is a rare heavy firepower of the Boer coalition army, in the battle of Ladysmith, the British army suffered enough from the "呯呑 gun".
While Roque was waiting for fire support, Henry was also suffering.
"Heh, that's how you annihilated the Boer guerrillas? It seems that you are lucky to have met a group of real Boers. The Major spoke sarcastically, looking at Henry with disdain in his eyes.
Bull means peasants, and the major is also a pun, ridiculing Henry at the same time, he is also sarcastic that Henry may be a good and risky merit, this kind of thing is not uncommon, the Boer coalition army was originally composed of peasants, many people do not even have a unified uniform, at most it is a militia group, put down the gun, there is no difference between the Boer coalition soldiers and ordinary Boer peasants.
After taunting Henry, the major turned his eyes and saw a row of figures behind the chest wall of the departure position, and immediately became angry: "A group of cowardly cowards, Captain Henry, order your men to advance, otherwise you and your men will be dealt with by military law." ”
In the Major's view, Roque and they are now afraid of the enemy, which is punishable by death on the battlefield, and the British army emphasizes courage and discipline, and any fearful behavior will be severely punished by military law.
"They are not cowards, Mr. Major, please respect those who have just died in battle, they are also fighting for the British Empire." Henry glared angrily, he had never hated a person so much.
"The British Empire needs fearless warriors, not cowards, look at what your people have done, there is simply no tactical literacy, how you annihilated the Boer partisans? No one expects you to annihilate the Boer guerrillas, so please think carefully before making up lies. "The Major was also not polite to Henry, who is now considered a public enemy of the military.
"I already told you, you can go and interrogate the captives, and they will tell you everything." Henry's face flushed, and he took two steps closer to the Major, clenching his fists, already on the verge of exploding.
"I will!" The Major didn't let it go, and roared face to face with Henry.
"Locke marked the Boer machine-gun positions and told the artillerymen to kill them." Phyllis broke the ice, her voice still crisp.
"Damn nobles!" The Major looked at Henry with envious eyes and muttered in a low voice.
This is the standard Englishman, who is upright in his mouth and scolds the aristocracy in his mouth, but the envy in his eyes says it all.
Pride and prejudice aside, the major still had basic military qualities, and the quality of the British artillery was also good, and soon, the artillery unit launched another fire strike at the positions of the Boer coalition forces according to the position marked by Roque.
After the round of shelling just now, Roque already had a general understanding of the level of British artillery, so as soon as the cannon fire started this time, Roque and the others took the initiative to leave the breastwork and advance towards the slope in the direction of two o'clock.
"Sure enough, it was a bunch of rubbish, and the shelling had not stopped leaving the starting position, and even if they did not die at the guns of the Boers, they would die under the fire of their own people, stop shooting, stop shooting." The Major had his own judgment of the situation and did not take the opportunity to kill Roque and them, and as soon as Roque left the starting position, the Major ordered the artillery to cease fire.
Henry also did not understand why Roque and they had to leave the starting position while the shelling was underway, which could easily cause accidental injury, and if it could be solved with artillery, the British would definitely not pile up human lives, and before each attack, the British artillery would have to carry out at least half an hour of fire.
However, Phyllis somewhat understood why Roque did this, so Phyllis was resolute: "Can't stop, give Locke enough firepower to cover." ”
The Major looked back at Phyllis coldly, ignoring it at all.
Unlike the controversial artillery, Roque at the foot of the mountain is in a dilemma, Roque does not know what happened to the artillery position, but the artillery stops shelling, which immediately puts the advancing commando team in great danger, at this time, if the Boer coalition forces fire, Roque They will definitely suffer huge casualties, don't underestimate the marksmanship of the Boers, they are also known as "everyone is a sharpshooter".
Fortunately, the Boers did not expect that this fire strike by the British artillery would be so anticlimactic, and the shelling stopped just two minutes after it began, which was completely different from the previous style of the British artillery.
With no danger, Roque led the commandos to the predetermined slope without incident.
At this time, the real battle has just begun.
Roque waited for a moment to make sure that the shelling had stopped, and then gestured to the heavy machine-gun position behind the breastop: "Again, advance with the help of alternate terrain cover, keep an eye on the Boers above, and if you find a Boer, kill him first, and then advance-"
Following Roque's order, the heavy machine guns began to suppress the fire, and Roque led the commandos and launched an attack from the other side of the Boer coalition position.
Thanks to the rocks on the hillside, Roque did not lack cover, and although it was safer to advance with alternate cover, the speed was definitely slower, all of which was a sign of cowering and cowardice in the eyes of the Major.
"Cowards, what a bunch of cowards, damn it, they have tarnished the glory of the Imperial Army, they should all be court-martialed." The major cursed in his mouth, eager to rush up and force the commandos with a pistol to make an honorable charge.
"We're just police, not the Imperial Army." Henry's heart was shocked, Roque and they were now in great danger, and if they were not careful, they would lose everything: "What's more, they have been moving forward and have not stagnated, what right do you, the guy sitting in the rear bunker, have to blame them?" ”
"Bastard, you're too presumptuous!" The major was so sprayed by Henry that he couldn't hold his face, and turned around to spray with Henry.
"You bastard, we're police officers, we shouldn't be here, and now we're going to charge in your place, and we're going to bear the insults of you bastard, and you're capable of taking down the Boers' positions, who is incompetent?" Henry broke the jar and broke it, since people have already offended, then they should be offended a little more ruthlessly.
"Enough, the most important thing now, isn't it the ongoing battle? You have time to quarrel, and you might as well have more than you can see who kills the Boers. "Phyllis couldn't stand it.
If this lady releases her nature, she can spray better than a man.