Chapter 1347 Hunter and Prey (Third update, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
In 1994, for the world, there seemed to be signs that a storm was coming.
It seems like every day there is a possibility of war breaking out.
For the world, there is a possibility of war breaking out every day, but for southern Africa, war is going on every day here.
On January 11, 1994, the sun was as bright as usual.
The sun hanging high in the sky shines brightly on the earth, and a few white clouds float leisurely in the blue sky. This seemingly arid South African plateau is covered with lush shrubs and green weeds, blocking out the arid landscape.
land.
There is a military camp surrounded by barbed wire on the plateau. There is a watchtower next to the barracks. On the watchtower, Corporal Philip is half leaning on the outer wall of the guard box, looking listlessly at the hillside.
The hillside looks the same as this land. It is dry and bare. Although there is grass growing on it, it still gives people an extremely desolate feeling.
"Why on earth? Bleeding here?"
Corporal Philip has been here for more than a year. There are many British soldiers up here. He is lucky. Fortunately, he does not need to go to the battlefield or face the bullets of the Boers. However, such boring days are also boring.
People are depressed.
Philip knows that compared to many people, he is lucky, but repeating such boring days every day always makes people numb and careless, which also makes his high vigilance relax.
Of course, it was precisely because there was no risk that he had time to think about other issues, such as why he was fighting?
"When do you think this war will end?"
Philip turned around and asked his comrades beside him, and then said.
"Didn't we already occupy Pretoria, didn't Marshal Roberts say? As long as we occupy Johannesburg, the war will be over, and the resistance of the Boers will soon be disintegrated..."
The past year was undoubtedly disastrous for the Boers. As the British continued to send more troops to South Africa, Field Marshal Frederick Roberts was appointed commander of the British army. Under his command
, the British army achieved a turning point in the battle. In October last year, they occupied Pretoria and a large area of land southeast of it. Now, only a few areas such as Johannesburg are left under the control of the Boers.
However, even after occupying most of the Boer Republic, the resistance of the Boers did not stop. In order to eliminate the resistance of the Boers, the British adopted barbaric war methods. They burned the farms of the Boers and killed civilians.
Including women and children, they even poisoned the river water and killed livestock.
In short, in order to win the war, the British can be said to have used all means. The British tried to prevent the Boers from fighting by destroying economic infrastructure. In addition, the British even tried to build concentration camps.
Put all the Boers living in the countryside into concentration camps, and then force the Boer guerrillas to surrender.
However, it was too late for the British to take action. When they occupied those areas, faced with the barbaric behavior of the British trying to destroy their economy, a large number of Boers - those women and children - fled to the north and fled to the colonies of the Ming Empire.
There were well-equipped refugee camps set up in the border empire, where they could live safely until the end of the war.
"Dani must have grown up now!"
Lying deep in the grass, Jackal couldn't help but think of his daughter - his daughter and his wife were in a refugee camp in the Empire's Bechuanaland area, even though the British had occupied his farm and taken his cattle.
group, but his wife and daughter are still safe. They are absolutely safe under the protection of the empire.
As long as the British are defeated, everything will be fine...
Once again, Jackal observed the British military camp through the scope. He lurked here last night. He was like a very patient old hunter, quietly waiting for high-value targets.
.
What are high-value goals?
Just like hunters. They will not waste bullets on wild dogs. They will use bullets to kill elephants, lions, leopards and other beasts.
In the past time, he had countless opportunities to shoot, but the jackal did not shoot. He believed that there would be a more valuable target.
"Marshal, the calls for peace talks in London are getting louder and louder now. They are likely to mediate through France or the Ming Dynasty..."
Marshal Frederick Roberts, who had just put on his military cap and was about to leave with a marshal's staff in hand, said directly when he heard what his subordinates said.
"Johannesburg, as long as we capture Johannesburg, then this war will be over. My general, now the entire UK and even the world are watching here. This is the place where the war ends."
For the British, Johannesburg is definitely a sad place. In the past nearly two years, they have launched attacks on the city again and again, but the towering fortresses and long-range artillery on the fortress have stopped them time and time again.
their footsteps.
"In the past, it was their fortress that blocked our steps. But now this is no longer a problem - after Armstrong Company successfully combined the 12-inch naval gun with the train, soon, the long-range train gun will be shipped
To the front line, with it, the Boer fortress is simply vulnerable..."
When Marshal Frederick Roberts said these words triumphantly, he walked out of the wooden house and stood in front of the corridor and took a look at the military camp.
Soon he will review his troops in Johannesburg. By then, the entire British Empire will be cheering for his victory.
When the marshal walked out of the wooden house, a Rolls-Royce drove slowly past. At this time, no one thought that this car had exposed him.
On the hillside almost 800 meters away, when the car moved, the Jackal found the target he had been looking forward to - a high-value target.
Although he did not know the official rank of the owner of the car, when he saw through the scope that the target was about to get into the car, he immediately pulled the trigger.
The moment the gunshot rang out, he immediately pulled the bolt and unloaded the gun and loaded the gun. Just as he finished loading, he saw blood pouring out of the target's chest and the person fell. At this time, he pulled the trigger again.
, towards another target.
At the same time, the British machine gun fired, and the British machine gunner operated the Maxim machine gun to fire a burst of crazy output at the area where he was.
But what the British didn't know was that Jackal successfully escaped with the help of the smoke generated by the explosion. When he escaped, the British military camp was already in chaos - the marshal was dead and the general was also dead.
died……
Just half an hour later, the news that Marshal Frederick Roberts and the British commander General Ferick were shot by snipers reached London. While public opinion was in an uproar, this also became the final straw for the British.
The last straw. It even directly led to the resignation of Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone.
Peace talks...
Four years after the war broke out, peace talks became the only option to end the war.
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