Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

During the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, Tsarist Russia and Japan fought fiercely.

The Russian army relied on the solid fortification defense of the Lushunkou Fortress, and the Japanese army dug trenches to a place only a few dozen meters away from the Russian position. The Russian army could not kill the Japanese army with ordinary artillery and machine guns, so the Russian artillery captain Nikolayevich

They tried to modify an old 47mm naval mortar on a gun mount with wheels, and fired a long-tailed shell at a high elevation angle. The result was that it effectively killed the Japanese troops in the trenches and repelled many Japanese attacks.

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Did you see that the inventor of the mortar has a name? This fully shows that inventing the mortar does not require advanced knowledge or perfect equipment. It only takes an idea to invent a brand new weapon.

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Compared with traditional artillery, mortars have many advantages. The main advantages are simple structure and easy operation. They are very suitable for the northern division of Rhodesia with low education level. In addition, they are targeted at tropical rainforests such as Nyasaland and Congo Free State.

Terrain, the movement of mortars is also more convenient than traditional artillery. It is very difficult for traditional artillery to move in the tropical rain forest, so it is difficult to accompany the troops in action. However, as long as the caliber of mortars is not too large, it can be done and can be fired as needed.

, hit and run.

That is to say, there is no market for mortars yet, so Rock is not in a hurry to launch mortars. If Nyasaland is not affected by the British now, Rock would have ordered the arsenal to start researching mortars.

However, the lack of market does not mean that there is no demand. Ethan Barrett now hopes to have a weapon that can attack the Nyasalands who carry out sniping.

Martin was very good at selecting locations. The sniper position he chose was at the corner of a river bend. The mercenaries lacked weapons to effectively attack the sniper position.

In a tropical rainforest terrain like the Congo Free State, there are basically no roads, and rivers have become the most natural roads. The Belgians first colonized and developed the Congo Free State along the densely populated rivers in the rainforest.

The mercenaries took their guides with them when they set out from Kinshasa. However, when they were attacked on the first day, the guides dispersed, which made Ethan Barrett dare not leave the river.

Getting lost in the rainforest is no joke. Even if more than 2,000 people enter the rainforest rashly, let alone more than 2,000 people, they will be swallowed up by the seemingly peaceful and harmless rainforest.

The position of the Northern Rhodesian Division was on the other side of the river bend. If mercenaries wanted to attack the position of the Northern Rhodesian Division, they could only do so from the river by canoe.

However, the canoes had almost no defense against heavy machine guns, so after only two exploratory attacks and the loss of more than ten canoes and nearly a hundred people, the mercenary officers had another disagreement.

"Stop it. It is no longer possible for us to reach Kalemmi successfully. Even if we reach Kalemmi successfully, how much price will we have to pay? Do we still have the ability to launch an attack on Kalemmi?" Charles has already begun to retreat, starting from the first

After being attacked that night, Charles had fully realized that the mercenaries did not have the strength to fight against the Nyasalands.

"This is less than a hundred kilometers away from Kalemmi. We have gone through a lot of hardships to get here. Now you say you want to stop. Where is your professional ethics? Where is your chivalry?" Ethan Barrett did not agree to retreat.

If we retreat now, Ethan Barrett will be ruined.

Sometimes we have to admit that people in this era are still very dedicated. Soldiers in the 21st century, because they have a higher level of education, think more about life, human nature, and value.

Relatively speaking, people in this era are relatively simple. For a simple ideal, many people are indeed willing to sacrifice their lives and blood, regardless of the gains and losses involved.

"When I decided to become a mercenary, I sold my soul to the devil." Robert said sinisterly. You are talking about professional ethics and chivalry with war hyenas. What a joke!

In the Western world, mercenaries are actually a profession. In essence, mercenaries are just like accountants and engineers. They are just a way to support their families. Mercenaries also have families, and the reason why they go to the battlefield is for their families to live a good life.

, money is the only thing that mercenaries value, so don’t expect mercenaries to have high professional ethics and chivalry, that’s all nonsense.

In a word, mercenaries are still ordinary people in essence, and their technical and tactical skills are definitely not up to the standards of soldiers. Veterans who are truly skilled in skills and tactics will not become mercenaries at all. Isn't it good to work as bodyguards for those high-ranking officials?

There is no need to work hard to earn more, and there is no need to come to the Congo Free State to be surrounded by mud and crocodiles.

To put it bluntly, mercenaries can bully ordinary people, but fighting a real army means forcing others to do something difficult. Charles and Robert did not know how powerful the Nyasaland army was in combat, so they accepted the employment of Leopold II and rashly

When they came to the Congo Free State, if Charles and Robert knew that they were facing such an army, no matter how high the price offered by Leopold II, Charles and Robert would not accept it.

"You bastard, do you want to betray your honor!" Ethan Barrett roared and stood up, apparently wanting to teach Robert a lesson.

If it had been before, some people would have started to dissuade me now.

Not this time, the officers, including Charles, watched helplessly as Ethan Barrett stood up and walked towards Robert, all watching with cold eyes.

The situation of the war is really not good. Everyone can see that continuing to advance towards Carlisle is to risk death. Even if Carlisle has gold mountains, it is better to earn a living.

"Now, organize your troops and move forward. Don't let your family be shamed because of you!" Ethan Barrett roared almost in Robert's face. The spittle must have sprayed on Robert's face.

Robert was unmoved.

"What the hell, I have less than a hundred men left in my army. How do you want me to advance? If you want me to attack, fine, give me more men and I will let them die for you!" Robert didn't either.

Show weakness and stand up to confront Ethan Barrett.

Both of them stared angrily, tit for tat, breathing louder than an ox, and their voices were louder than the other. The mercenaries who were resting nearby were alerted. Many of them stood up with their guns in hand and looked at Ethan who was arguing indifferently.

·Barrett and Robert.

"Okay, let's take a break now and let's discuss a more stable plan." Charles still came out to smooth things over, otherwise if the two men clashed, the impact on morale would be immeasurable.

"Safe? What is the safest method? How can we safely retreat?" Ethan Barrett was already carried away. He turned around and spat at Charles again.

Charles spread his hands helplessly, such a good person couldn't do this.

The atmosphere froze for a moment, with only the river flowing quietly around them. The mercenaries who participated in the attack before did not even retrieve their bodies, but all fell into the river. Now the river is churning and blood is surging. Needless to say, they must be wild animals in the river.

Animals were tearing apart the corpses of the mercenaries.

This was an unparalleled blow to the morale of the mercenaries.

"We are launching an attack. If it doesn't work this time, we will retreat." Ethan Barrett calmed down and finally admitted that he had underestimated the Nyasaland people. In fact, retreating directly is the best choice now, but they all

Having come this far, Ethan Barrett is really not willing to give it another try.

What if the Nyasalans on the other side of the river are at the end of their game?

In fact, Ethan Barrett also knew that this was just a fantasy. From the beginning of the battle, the mercenaries had not caused any effective casualties to the Nyasalans. Ethan Barrett even suspected that the Nyasalans had

Maybe until now, not even a single person has been injured.

"Okay!" Charles still gave him face. As long as Ethan Barrett didn't insist on his own way, Charles was still willing to cooperate.

If they were not already on the verge of despair, who would want to escape from the battlefield? If they just fled back to Kinshasa, Charles and the others would have no chance of being involved in the mercenary industry in their lifetime, and would even become the laughing stock of the whole world.

In addition to being depressed, Charles was now madly complaining about Leopold II. It was all this bastard's fault. Why did he provoke the Nyasaland people when he had nothing to do?

Even if the people of the Antwerp Company were disobedient and provoked the Nyasaland people, why should they use such an extreme method to deal with it? Isn't it better to pay the money and hand over the people?

And those Antwerp company bastards, they all deserve to go to hell.

Complaints are complaints, the war is about to begin, the officers are not even in the mood to talk, they are all thinking about their own thoughts, or sorting out their equipment.

Anyway, I still have to give it a try.

In the silent rain forest, a shrill wailing suddenly came out: "Enemies, there are enemies behind us, the Nyasalands are behind us."

behind!

Charles stood up suddenly and looked at the river behind him.

Sure enough, about three or four hundred meters behind him, there were more than a dozen wooden boats on the river.

It was too far away to see clearly who was on the boat, but their flag was very clear, it was the British Union Jack.

There is no doubt that they are Nyasalands!

"Why the hell did the Nyasalans appear behind us?!"

"It's over, we're done!"

"I want to go home"

The mercenaries suddenly became chaotic. In the rivers of the tropical rainforest, they were blocked in front of them and pursued by soldiers behind them. No matter which direction they went, it was a dead end.

There is no need to think about escaping into the rainforest, which is almost certain to lead to death. On the contrary, there is still a chance of survival by continuing along the river or breaking through with all your strength.

It is impossible to attack. Nyasaland's sniper troops have proved with facts that their defenses are impregnable and continuing to attack will only lead to death.

It is impossible to break through with all the strength. In terrain like the river, two heavy machine guns are enough to block the entire river.

No one can escape.