Chapter 365： ambush

"Captain, the Cavalry of the Boers!" said a British soldier, pointing to the billowing smoke when a large number of cavalry passed by in the distance.

"This should be the cavalry that attacked one of our transport companies near Richmond?" Captain Strong picked up the binoculars in his hand and looked at the opponent carefully. The opposite seemed to have found himself, but these cowards didn't dare to fight. Fighting by themselves, they chose to evacuate!

Just a few days ago, the situation on the entire northern front has undergone tremendous changes. The Boers dispatched a large number of cavalry to harass the rear of the British Empire. Most of them are in a company, with a number of around 100 people and about 200 horses. The horses are equipped with semi-automatic rifles, grenadiers, and possibly a small number of machine guns. Such troops are quite lethal to those ox cart transport teams that lack protection!

At the same time that Strong discovered the Boer cavalry, another group of Bourges was preparing to ambush another British transport team less than 40 kilometers away from Strong.

"The size of the British has been determined, cowboys. Their transport team has 70 bullock carts of various kinds, and one company of infantry is responsible for escorting them. Together, there are about 180 people, of which 120 are equipped with weapons. A veteran from India." A tanned Boer reported to the American Hankhui, the commando leader.

"Very well, I am going to get 4 porcupines this time!" Hank waved his finger triumphantly, seemingly saying something trivial.

"No, no, it's not good. The porcupines are too big and easy to be spotted. I think you can deploy two porcupines at the end and put some fleas on the side." The deputy next to him suggested.

"Also, our porcupines are not much left. They will take about 45 minutes to come. We have to prepare quickly." Then Hank waved, a team of engineers began to deploy explosive devices under the cover of their comrades. , These things called porcupines and fleas are about to become a nightmare for the British!

The experienced Boer engineers quickly estimated the length of the entire convoy based on the size of the British transport vehicle. Two explosive devices called porcupines were deployed at a distance of 400 meters. This is the approximate length of the entire convoy. The porcupine is composed of 8 to 12 trapezoidal explosives. It is a kind of directional mine for later generations. The long side of the trapezoid is only sealed by a layer of iron. Behind the iron, there are thousands of preset steel balls, and the back weighs up to 1.5kg* Once the explosive is detonated, thousands of steel **** will form a metal storm at a distance of 15 to 30 meters at an angle of 120 degrees!

The so-called porcupine is to connect these mines in series, and then the itinerary has to give a huge U-shaped killing surface. When the transport team enters through the gap, the end of all the creatures in the queue 50 meters before and after is doomed! The ambush first needs to start and end, preferably a few more in the middle, but it is more difficult to arrange porcupines. If the manpower is limited, at most 2 can be arranged in this period of time. Then the remaining infantry needs fleas to solve, and fleas are. The nickname of Leaping Thunder produced in Bavaria, these things are also powerful when used well!

"Damn! We were ambushed!" A series of explosions suddenly sounded from the head and tail of the convoy that was slowly moving forward. Although John was in the middle of the formation, the shock from the violent explosion made his heart feel a little, he could see When the first half of the entire convoy was plunged into thick smoke, the originally neat queue collapsed in an instant, and countless fragments were exploded and thrown into the sky.

The flying steel **** instantly tore the British coachmen, soldiers, and livestock to pieces in just a few seconds after they detonated. Countless steel **** swept like death's sickles, twisting everything that blocked it into a pile. Fragments. Countless pieces of meat and bright red blood stained people's vision. The flames, blood and wreckage made the British feel the malice from hell! And more terrifying than death is the breakdown of the spirit, the irritable animals, and the panicked personnel make all the originally hopeful situations of salvation slip to the edge of destruction!

However, those colonial troops from India have experienced too much repression and riots, and their ability to withstand is naturally much better than that of the coachman who went on the battlefield for the first time. A company of British troops quickly went down land-based under the leadership of grassroots non-commissioned officers. Prepare to establish a defensive position. When British soldiers in red clothes were carrying their rifles and crawling and preparing to establish a position outside the convoy, the "iron eggs" that suddenly bounced up once again plunged the British into the shadow of death. .

These jumping mines detonated in the air at a height of about 3 meters. After the explosion, a huge cone-shaped strike range enveloped the soldiers below. This kind of "top attack" strike was almost dead or wounded. One by one fell to the ground, and the beheaded corpses can fully illustrate the effect of the blow. After just two strikes of landmines, the British **** company had suffered one-third of the casualties. According to British standards, this unit had lost its combat effectiveness without seeing its opponent!

"Those British people in Africa are still wearing bright military uniforms. This is really a joke about their own lives." Hank said after easily knocking down a British soldier who was still looking for shelter with his semi-automatic rifle. Fighting guerrilla warfare in the South African plateau, the Boers are experts. Their military uniforms are closer to the background, and they also use a variety of different colors of irregularly shaped color blocks to destroy their own contours and some are experienced. Lao Bin will also apply some plant juices on the body to further enhance the camouflage effect.

In the firefight after the blasting attack, the two sides are also not on the same level! Although the Lee Enfield rifle can suppress the German Mauser, in the face of the semi-automatic rifle modified from the historical svt40 rifle, it was completely one-sided slaughter. At a distance of 200 to 300 meters, the alternate shooting of the semi-automatic rifle will remain. The British were firmly nailed to the ground, and a bullet flew by almost against the British scalp. It was a little bit unlucky. A heavy bullet could easily make a hole in their forehead!

Hank opened the bracket of his beloved Type 96 semi-automatic rifle. He gently threw a small amount of dust into the air. "Level 3, northeast wind," Hank murmured, adjusting the Zeiss 4x telescope slightly. The distant scenery was enlarged a little bit, and he could even clearly see a British ensign who was commanding a revolver 350 meters away.

The crosshairs heralding death locked the opponent's chest firmly, and after staying for less than 2 seconds, the muzzle moved up a little full again. Hans finally adjusted his breath and shot it decisively at the moment he held his breath! A 7.92mm bullet flew out at more than 2 times the speed of sound, and it successfully smashed the distant head into pieces in less than a second!