In the third stage (October 1899 to July 1901), because the Boer army did not follow the advice of the instructors in the Far East and was finally defeated by the British army, it withdrew from the main cities and divided into multiple units to carry out guerrilla warfare. They cut off railway transportation.
They robbed the British army of supplies and logistics, then annihilated small groups of British troops, harassed British-controlled suburbs, and even raided the center of the Cape. The British army was exhausted and suffered heavy casualties in order to cope with the Boer guerrillas attacking everywhere.
This was a war of attrition that lasted for 2 years and 7 months. The British army spent 2.5 billion pounds on the war effort and died 219,420 people. The Boers died on the battlefield at 39,900 people and the concentration camps at 279,270 people. At that time, almost all of Europe
Almost all the country's troops are equipped with military bands, and their basic establishment is that each company is assigned three drummers or flute players.
In fact, the primary task of the military band is to transmit combat signals and instructions for the army commander. At that time, only the main commanders of the British army had the good thing of radio, but the army and the navy were very different.
It is very difficult to command soldiers on a large scale on the battlefield.
In comparison, it is very convenient and feasible to rely on drummers to beat out combat signals. In the battles of the 19th century, the most common formation adopted by the army was the so-called linear tactics, which was conducive to the use of large-scale volleys of guns.
It is powerful, but it also requires uniform marching steps, so that the musicians can let the soldiers control their own pace according to the rhythm of their music and maintain the formation of the battle line.
On the battlefields of the 19th century army, there was an unwritten rule that neither side of the battle should take the initiative to attack the other side's military musicians. Anyone who took the initiative to attack the military musicians would often be denounced as a despicable villain by public opinion.
, but on the battlefield, the soldiers wearing camouflage uniforms did not follow common sense and specifically used sniper rifles to attack the military musicians, which seemed to cause chaos in the British army's formation.
However, the multiple combat troops dispatched by the Far East acted quickly. Military experts found out the answer afterwards, because at that time, each company-level team in the Far East had its own radio communication system, so this
It was a battle with a huge disparity in strength. The British army had an absolute advantage in terms of strength, but in terms of the strength of the entire battlefield, the distance between the British army and the Far Eastern troops was also naturally different.
At the same time, something happened this year. On March 1, North Korea's Hongqi Automobile Manufacturing Company began to produce gasoline and diesel-powered cars. However, all diesel-powered cars were not sold to the outside world and only accepted orders from the Far East Military Equipment Department.
In the same year, the annual output was 600 units, Hongqi Type 1, combat command vehicles and Army field assault vehicles.
The Army field assault vehicle is actually the early product of the tank vehicle. However, because it cannot meet the requirements of the tank vehicle in terms of power, Li Ningyu had to reluctantly accept this assault vehicle carrying a heavy machine gun and 5 members. At the same time, Li Ningyu ordered that it must
More than 500 vehicles were produced and delivered within one year, but Li Ningyu had to scrape together another 2 million pounds in military expenses for this purpose.
Just when the British and the Boers were fighting in a mess, the French and the Qing government signed the "Sino-French Mutual Guangzhou Bay Concession Treaty", which included part of the land, islands and Zhanjiang between Suixi and Wuchuan counties.
The harbor was classified as a French concession, collectively known as "Guangzhou Bay", and was subsequently included in the French Federation of Indochina, with the General Administrative Office of Guangzhou Bay under the jurisdiction of Governor Annan.
In mid-May 1899, Li Ningyu first went to Sri Lanka for an inspection, then went to the Philippines via the Strait of Malacca, then went north to Taiwan, and finally arrived at Pyongyang Port in North Korea.
This is a newly built large military port. Today it once again welcomed a group of naval battleships from afar, including 3 battleships, 6 light cruisers and 6 old cruisers. The originally busy port is now even more crowded.
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Pyongyang Port was originally a trading port, with a large number of material cargo ships coming in and out. Now there are 15 huge ocean-going steel warships, plus supply ships, frigates, torpedo ship formations, etc. The dock is suddenly crowded, but then a person comes
With the appearance of the young man, the originally bustling scene seemed to suddenly become quiet, and then bursts of cannon fire were heard.
Afterwards, both the workers in the port, the crew of the cargo ship, and the staff maintaining order at the dock all stared straight ahead, because they had only seen this young man in white in portraits, and today was the first time they saw him in person.
, and then the huge cheers seemed to completely drown out the sound of the cannon.
The person who came to greet Li Ningyu this time was naturally North Korea's top military officer Hu Jingde. Over the past few years, it seemed that the handsome man had become a little haggard, but the majesty of the soldier had not changed at all. Over the years, the Far East
Almost all military industries are in North Korea. As the number one figure in North Korea, Hu Jingde naturally works hard.
Seeing this northwest man with whom he had had a difficult time, Li Ningyu excitedly stepped forward and hugged him, and said excitedly: "Old Hu, you are so lucky!".
"Master, these are all things I should do. If it weren't for you, Master, I might still be an unsatisfactory soldier in the northwest?"
Hu Jingde's words made Li Ningyu couldn't help but think of some past events. However, because the place he was in was not very convenient to speak, after shaking hands with a group of Far East North Korean officials and military generals at all levels, Li Ningyu took a train independently developed by the Far East.
, developed and produced a Hongqi brand off-road vehicle, but from the outside, this car is very rough, with black paint and thick steel plate material, and the powerful Hongqi is galloping off-road.
In the car, Li Ningyu stroked the frame of the car with his hand and said to Hu Jingde beside him: "The situation in Asia seems to be unstable recently! What do you think, Old Hu?".
Hearing what Li Ningyu said, Hu Jingde frowned and then slowly nodded and said: "Well, yes! Since the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer War, the British have suffered successive defeats, which has led to the secret actions of Germany, France, Russia, the United States and other countries.
We are preparing to make some moves in Asia, but they don’t dare to challenge us yet, and at most they will be the Qing Dynasty!”
"Yes! This is why I arranged for you to secretly expand the army in North Korea. There may be an unprecedented war to be fought next year. I don't know what will happen by then, so North Korea has prepared at least 5 field armies.
troops, otherwise we will be very passive!”.
"This young master..." Li Ningyu's words seemed to give Hu Jingde something to hide, but Li Ningyu did not continue to ask, because at this time they had already arrived at the Far East Korean Command.
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