Master Yuan, start!

"If you want to gain Britain's attention, you can't just rely on words!"

This idea suddenly popped up in the young Gandhi's mind.

Chapter 532: Dragon Hiding in Cape Town

Gandhi was deeply impressed by the news that the British Empire had announced that it would provide a low-interest loan of 4000 million pounds to the Chinese government.

According to India's current national conditions, this money is enough for the Hyderabad prince, the largest state in India, to expand its army by millions of people, and even build a fleet of its own for India.

After landing in South Africa, a total of 10 army divisions were given free equipment, which was worth at least 100 million pounds, not to mention free logistical assistance and spoils of war.

It’s just...it’s like a dream!

If India also sent troops, if India could also get so much aid

Gandhi was still comparing India and China in his mind, but at this moment a low sound of footsteps came from outside.

Lord Roberts, the current British Army Commander-in-Chief, who was in his 50s and had an elegant demeanor, walked into the conference room. This was the first time Feng Guozhang and Jin Weidong met the South African supreme commander.

Following closely behind him was Kitchener, the Chief of Staff of the British South African Expeditionary Force, who claimed to defend the glory of the British Empire to the death.

But his bright dress reminds people of Zhao Kuo, who was good at talking about war on paper.

Jin Weidong quietly bumped into Feng Guozhang and whispered, "I heard that this offensive plan was devised by Kitchener, who planned to use the new troops to forcibly break through the Boer Orange Line?

Humph! I just don't understand why these Brits still don't understand that heavy artillery alone can't destroy trenches with multiple depths.

Even if we blow up the first line and send the infantry up, what about the second line? What about the third line? They completely lack tactical mobility and flexibility."

After learning about the British army's successive defeats in the early days, the Chinese Expeditionary Force had a clear and intuitive understanding of the Anglo-Boer Campaign.

To be honest, more than one person felt that the British army's tactics were a bit too rigid.

The Boers would always take advantage of the weak moments in their marches and battles to launch surprise attacks.

0 It can even be said that the Boers had almost no real face-to-face confrontations with the British army.

After hearing this, Feng Guozhang looked at the British commander in front of him, shook his head helplessly, closed his eyes and began to recall.

3. The British army failed in 5 battles, which is really bizarre.

5 For example, the First Battle of Ladysmith took place at the beginning of the war.

The arrogant British army thought that the Boers were like chickens and dogs and did not take them seriously at all.

Fourth, the Boers took advantage of the British army's mentality, raided the British garrison, surrounded the town of Ladysmith, and forced the British army to be trapped and fight the enemy, falling into a strategic passive position.

Another example is the second failed Battle of Magersfontein. The British army tried to relieve Kimberley, but the Boers used the trenches and terrain advantages to ambush the British army, resulting in heavy casualties of about 900 British soldiers and failure to break through the defense line.

In the third failed Battle of Colenso, the British commander, unfamiliar with the local terrain, attempted to force a crossing of the Tugela River, but due to intelligence errors, command became chaotic and he was forced to retreat, leaving behind more than 1100 bodies.

The fourth failed Battle of Storm Mountain was even more ridiculous.

The British army wanted to take the initiative and attack the Boers at night, but after Commander William Gattack led his troops to set off, he lost his way during the night attack. He was discovered by the Boers who were familiar with the terrain and ambushed them with troops, resulting in the death of more than 800 people.

In the last failed Battle of Spion Mountain, the British army was chasing the Boers and ended up in a disadvantageous terrain, where they were ambushed by the Boers lying in wait. The fleeing Boer army also turned back and fought back.

The British army was forced to retreat after leaving behind 1500 people on the spot.

On the South African battlefield, every time the Boers won a battle, they relied on the advantage of terrain to drag the British army into a state of exhaustion and then annihilate them.

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Every time the British army was defeated, in addition to the fact that the Boers were familiar with the terrain, it was also because the British generals themselves lost their minds and took the initiative to make outrageous moves.

In fact, the Boers' early battles had no rules at all, after all, they didn't even have a regular army.

If the five battles had been fought by the Boer veterans who had now experienced the baptism of fire, the British casualties would probably have been even greater.

Opening his eyes, Feng Guozhang looked carefully at Kitchener sitting in the center, with a serious expression on his bronze face.

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It is said that Kitchener was quick-witted, but had a somewhat violent and capricious personality, and lived a very extravagant private life. Every day, white women from the Cape Colony would sneak into his barracks.

Feng Guozhang did not know whether Kitchener had defeated the Boers since the war began.

But what is certain is that he has already captured dozens of prostitutes.

"Dear generals, our attack has encountered some minor troubles." Roberts, a man in his 50s with gray hair at the temples, was able to stand out among hundreds of thousands of British troops and become a leader. He must have something extraordinary. He glanced at Feng Guozhang and Jin Weidong.

Although he looked down on these yellow people in his heart, he smiled calmly and said, "The President of the Republic of China has left Europe, and I just received news that our Chinese friends have officially begun the third round of mobilization, preparing to send another 3 people to South Africa to fulfill their 4+3+3 commitment of 4 people."

The last sentence instantly ignited the entire conference room!

Everyone previously thought that Yuan Shikai’s decision to send troops to South Africa again was just a bluff by the Chinese in order to gain benefits, but they did not expect that they would actually send people on board so quickly.

This means that from conscription, training to full delivery, it only takes another two months, and then there will be a full 2 yellow people on the land of South Africa.

When Gandhi heard this, he frowned. He did not expect that the Chinese president would really decide to continue sending troops to South Africa through the long Indian Ocean route.

Doesn't he consider the consequences?

If anything goes wrong, these troops will be in the hands of others. Whether they go home or stay depends entirely on the British.

What if the Boers collapsed too quickly and the British allowed the Eastern Army to stay and develop colonies for them?

Can the Chinese refuse?

But this is beneficial to India. If China and Britain confront each other, India's oppression will be reduced a lot. But the question is, will everything go as Gandhi wanted?

2 British generals such as Chief of General Staff Kitchener had obviously received the news a long time ago, so they watched silently as Feng Guozhang nodded slightly to show his goodwill. This was very rare for the arrogant British!

The Australian general, who was short and always polished his leather boots and whip to a shine, seemed unhappy. He was probably worried about whether he should send a report back to suggest that Australia send more troops.

How could it be the turn of the yellow race to protect the British Empire?

Australia must never fall behind others!

Zero realized that too much attention had been taken away from him, and Commander-in-Chief Roberts suddenly regretted having announced the news too early. He nodded to everyone and said, "Everyone, the arrival of support is a matter for the future.

To avoid the worst, we should launch a major campaign against the Boers and, at least, defeat one of the two Boer republics!"

[After he finished speaking, he knocked on the table. Everyone knew that this was a warning not to speak.

As the commander-in-chief, every time Roberts made this move, the generals of Canada, Australia and New Zealand would be somewhat dissatisfied.

H They are not used to this kind of coercive atmosphere, but they can't do anything even if they are dissatisfied, after all, the overall command power is in the hands of others.

uSo, after whispering to each other for a few words, everyone's attention turned to the slowly unfolding map of South Africa.

Feng Guozhang noticed all these subtle movements. It had long been rumored that the relationship between Britain and its colonies was not so perfect, and now it seemed to be true.

At the signal from Commander-in-Chief Roberts, Chief of Staff Kitchener slowly walked to the map and looked at the red lines, dotted lines and arrows that he had marked with excitement.

QThis plan took him two months to complete.

He picked up his teaching stick and began to explain in detail: "The Boers have retreated, and their resources and manpower have reached their limit, so I think we should choose the enemy's strongest part to deliver a fatal blow!

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: I suggest that the 3rd and 6th Divisions of the South African Expeditionary Force move west from Natal to the Orange area in the middle where the troops are weaker, and that the 7th and 8th Divisions launch a strong attack on the front to attract firepower for friendly forces.

After the breakthrough, they quickly continued their attack in the direction of Kimberley, while the remaining 10th, 11th, 12th and Colonial Divisions maintained order from Cape Town to the central South African theater of operations.

As for the Eastern Legion"

Kitchener glanced at Feng Guozhang, who was puffing out his chest, and said slowly, "The 7st, 8nd, and 9rd Divisions of the Eastern Army Corps will follow the th, th, and th Divisions of the South African Expeditionary Force to attack the Lochte area and are ready to engage in battle at any time!"

We are always ready to join the battle, but have we become the reserve force?

Feng Guozhang and Jin Weidong looked at each other and felt some contempt from the British Chief of Staff's plan.

Following the pointer and the words, a battle line stretching hundreds of kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean to central South Africa became clear, with dense arrows and numbers representing one troop after another.

In terms of numbers, the British troops on the Western Front are currently smaller than in history, while the British troops on the Southern Front are much larger than in the original time and space.

Due to the arrival of the Eastern Army, the British army changed its original plan of a two-pronged offensive in the west and south and decided to adopt a three-pronged offensive in the west, south and east.

Surround the two Boer republics of Orange and Transvaal from three directions.

However, after preparing for so long, spending several months rushing from China to South Africa, and hundreds of soldiers of the National Revolutionary Army dying of disease, and finally getting the troops well-coordinated, all they get in return is a reserve force?

Not reconciled!

So, when the translator finished the translation quickly, Jin Weidong almost suspected that there was something wrong with his ears.

It’s not that the Eastern Legion hasn’t fought against the Boers before, but Jin Weidong doesn’t think the Boers’ combat capabilities are that strong.

What's more, in terms of tactics and morale, our side is far stronger than the British troops who have been fighting for a year.

Not to mention the colonial armies. The armies that came from far away places like Canada, Australia and New Zealand could not even be considered regular armies. In the country, they could only be considered temporarily formed militia forces.

^Under such circumstances, how could they allow the Eastern Army, which already had 3 men, to serve as a reserve for the British offensive in the upcoming battle?

4. This is too disrespectful.

Moreover, if he did the work of a reserve force, he might have to suppress the Boer people, which was something the Military Commission had repeatedly warned him to avoid before he went abroad.

However, Kitchener seemed not to notice the restless commander of the Eastern Legion, because at this moment he had more than 20 divisions at his disposal to participate in the attack, with a total strength of more than 20!

They also took with them more than 500 pistols, more than 100 machine guns, and 50 Lee-Enfield rifles.

Even without the Eastern Army, he had enough confidence to defeat the Boers. As long as he did not underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, he believed that there would be no major problem.

6 Moreover, this was a surprise attack, so victory was certain and any doubts should be eliminated.

With more troops in his hands, Kitchener seemed to have forgotten the previous defeats and became confident again.

He had even begun to imagine becoming the greatest British hero and being awarded a medal by the Queen.

In fact, in the early days, when the commander-in-chief of the South African Expeditionary Force, Roberts, was making plans, he was really planning to put the Eastern Corps in the main attack position, but he was easily turned away by Kitchener because he had no faith in the ability of the expeditionary force.

As the saying goes, the emperor is far away and the interests of British army generals may not be the same as those of the prime minister.

Commissioner Smith has existed in every era and every country.

The difference is, some Commissioner Smiths love money, and some Commissioner Smiths love fame.

Although politicians in London wanted to replace white casualties with yellow casualties, not every general on the front line thought so.

They believed that this would undoubtedly deprive the British Empire of the glory of its subjects' contributions to their country.

Or to put it more bluntly, in this costly war, the casualties were among the soldiers, but the honor belonged to the generals.

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No matter how many ordinary white people die, these commanders will not have to worry about their lives.