Holy Roman Empire

The residual sun is like blood, and the afterglow of the setting sun sways on the ground, reflecting the debris, and the air is filled with blood and smoke.

From time to time, a dark brown buzzard descended from the sky and snatched a piece of meat from the ground.The atmosphere is extraordinarily strange, like being in hell.

Soldiers who are busy cleaning the battlefield will have so many mentally.After just going through a war, everyone was a little bit physically and mentally exhausted, but just wanted to hurry up the corpses of their comrades and send them back to the arms of God.

As for the corpses of the enemy, you do n’t have to worry about them. They are directly handed over to the recruited Zulu to deal with, just dig a pit and bury it.

There is no way, there are always all kinds of accidents on the battlefield, for example: fainting in an accident, perhaps a bullet wounded coma, if this situation is given to the unreliable Zulu people, they can all be buried alive.

If the enemy doesn't matter, it will be buried, and if his comrades are dealt with in this way, it will be a tragedy.

Therefore, when cleaning the battlefield, the soldiers of the "Bohr Republic" carried Zulu labor. The former was responsible for the inspection and command, and the latter was responsible for lifting the single plane.

Not far away, a "Boer" officer came with several soldiers. This is a middle-aged man about 40 to 50 years old. His slender figure is slightly thin, and his blond hair, plus that A pair of eyes, especially vigorous.

The comrade was Viscount Fickney who inspected the battlefield, and he had to do a full set for the play. Those who participated in the battle changed into the uniform of the Republic of Bohr.

These batches of military uniforms were made on a temporary basis. Due to the tight schedule, many military uniforms were dyed with ordinary clothes and made use of them.

Don't underestimate this change. The dazzling military uniform on the battlefield is a live target. Although the yellow-green military uniform of the Boer Republic is not very beautiful, it is practical.

If you climb up on the ground, it looks similar to the local color in the distance, making it easier to hide.

In contrast, the British army on the opposite side is very messy, and the red military uniform is beautiful.It is a pity that it is out of step with the local environment, and it is a live target.

For Viscount Fickney, who has been on the African continent all the year round, what is beautiful, can it be eaten?

As a pragmatist, Viscount Fickney never cared about the beauty of military uniforms.

Even in life, except for attending a banquet or some activities, he will wear a dress, the rest of the time he is in a military uniform, and is still a camouflage suit for jungle in Africa.

This is the experience summed up over the years of African life. The closer the clothes are to the natural environment, the easier it is to survive.

In fact, Austria's military uniforms in this period were also various styles, and the colors of the military uniforms of the garrisons in different regions were different.For example, the army in Libya and the Sinai Peninsula is a khaki military uniform, while the garrison in the Congo area is a camouflage uniform in multiple colors.

Fighting in South Africa, the yellow-green military uniform of the Republic of Boer is more appropriate.Ugly is a little ugly, but winning is practical, and naturally there is no need to be innovative.

The weakness of the British military uniforms was too dazzling, and was also used by Viscount Fickney, who repeatedly ambushed them in the jungle.

After several engagements, the British have now learned to meet Lin Momo and take the initiative to shrink the front line just to engage them on the frontal battlefield.

Viscount Fickney knew that this was just the beginning, and it wouldn't be long before I feared that the British would not even come out of war.

This is determined by the exchange ratio between the warring parties on the battlefield. On the frontal battlefield, it is usually seven to one, eight to one, and a dozen to one in the jungle are common.

If this continues, it will not take long for the superior strength of the British to cease to exist.Governor Delphi has worked very hard, and the British soldiers are also very desperate.

It is a pity that the fighting power of the indigenous army is only so little. In addition to giving people a head, they are playing soy sauce on the battlefield.

If the British soldiers were not present, even this exchange ratio could not be played.Not that these soldiers are not brave, in fact they are braver than most British soldiers.

However, this is not an era of cold weapons. Bravery does not mean strong combat effectiveness.The military discipline is loose, the orders are taken by the ears, and they are often robbed in the air, not looking at the presence of enemies at all.

Not only in the 19th century, even in the 21st century, many African troops fought this way.The two armies did not look at the enemy's position at all when they fired, and the muzzle was raised high, and the bullets all flew into the sky.

There was no queue at all during the charge.There is no Maxine machine gun, but Gatling Austria is still indispensable. It is the most suitable for this kind of random charge.

They don't take their lives seriously, and the British commander will not even care about the casualties of the cannon fodder.At the beginning of the war, the British took the lives of the indigenous cannon fodder up.

Compared with the war in Europe, this is more like a children's play.So despite the fierce fighting in this war, the main casualties were provided by the cannon fodder.

If not worried about wasting ammunition and increasing logistical pressure, Viscount Fickney is also preparing to form a cannon fodder unit and send it to the British to consume it.

Viscount Fickney was experienced in this kind of thing. When the indigenous tribes were cleaned up, in order to reduce the losses, they formed an indigenous army to fight.

When killing their own people, these people are not soft.The Viscount Fickney can be sure that the Africans who died in the hands of the colonists definitely did not die in one-fifth or even one-tenth of the dead in their own hands.

After all, labor is also money, and the colonists still value their wallets, only these indigenous troops will not care.After the battle is over, these indigenous troops are almost consumed.

Even so, Viscount Fickney assembled an army of indigenous cold weapons.Every time you fight, send them up.

If you find that two black troops are fighting in the British-British War, and two white troops are watching the drama in the rear, do n’t be surprised that this is normal operation.

This is a tacit agreement between the two sides, and the British hope that this kind of battle will smooth the casualty ratio between the two sides, lest the data be ugly.

Viscount Fickney did not want to end the war immediately. Just driving the British out of the Republic of Boer was not enough to satisfy his appetite. He is now staring at British South Africa.

Such small and progressive victories are not enough to convince the British and leave them hope for victory before the war will continue.

After pushing the battlefield to the hinterland of British South Africa, it was the time for a decisive battle.At that time, the recruits of the Boer Republic also became veterans, and they immediately occupied Cape Town in one fell swoop, creating established facts.

At that step, the foreign ministries of the two countries were bluffed.Regardless of the final negotiation results, their military accomplishments are at hand.On this issue, all nobles participating in this war have unprecedented positions.

Since the opening of this new type of combat mode, the exchange ratio between the two sides quickly approached.From the super figure of seven to eight to one, it quickly narrowed to within two to one, and occasionally it can be overtaken.

Anyway, they are not dead, and neither side has any pressure.

Neither the Governor of Delphi nor the Viscount Fickney, the reports they sent, there will be no casualties of the indigenous army, and even the establishment of this unit can be taken in one stroke.

In just a few months, the total number of casualties in the British-British War exceeded 100,000. If they were all white soldiers, no one could bear it.

Now that everyone is so good at business, it doesn't matter if you lose the battle, you can catch a cannon fodder and beat it hard, and when you have enough people, you can write a battle report.

Spring and autumn brushstrokes have been taken in one stroke, and big defeats can all be tied.The reason for the retreat is a strategic shift, so as not to leave the enemy with an opportunity.

This is how the Governor Delphi ’s battle report was written. While the news of victory continued, he was constantly asking for reinforcements from home.There is nothing wrong with this, just make an excuse, for example: the enemy has added troops.

This is the continent of Africa. It is impossible for the members of Congress to come to the frontline to check it out.The London government is all its own. If the front line is defeated, the cabinet will also be questioned by the Parliament.

A young officer with a burly figure and a smile on his face ran over and reported to Viscount Fickney: "General, the casualties have been counted. Our army killed 76 people and injured 84 people; defeated more than three thousand enemy troops 156 people, 98 captives. "

This data automatically filters the casualties of the indigenous troops on both sides. Even if it is recorded, it has no effect, and the Vienna government will not admit it.

The white soldiers killed are military merits, and the annihilated indigenous army can only be regarded as taking the lead, and the conversion can only be regarded as one hundred to one.

With this data, after subtracting the casualties of your own cannon fodder units, there is nothing in the end.

This is not the harshness of the Vienna government, but a practical need.Without this restriction, within a year, these aristocrats were able to create a record of millions of people, and then the marshals were flying all over the place, and the duke went everywhere.

What is that morality, it doesn't exist at all!Even if all the local indigenous people were turned into military merits, these colonists could do the same.

With this constraint, it would be different. If someone relied on indigenous soldiers for military deeds, at least hundreds of thousands would have to be killed before they could become knights. It was basically impossible to rely on a colonial team of hundreds of people.

There is no way to smash the record, it does not matter.In addition to the record, the loot seized and the land seized can all be converted into war achievements.

Most of the nobles were enrolled by expanding their territory, and the loot was naturally swallowed. After all, it was too expensive to exchange military merit.

This is legal, and all seizures in the colonial activity can be handled by oneself, whether it is to exchange military power with the government or to divide it yourself.

Because of this, the South African War became popular. After all, this time it was a solid record. Not only can the title be won, but the rank can also be improved.

Do n’t look at military ranks as useless. In fact, this is a symbol of glory in the German region, especially the real swordsmanship, most respected.

Even if they are civilians, they will be respected by everyone.On the contrary, the nobles with no military merits will be despised by the old nobles.

Now that the war is in progress, there have been more aristocrats reported by Viscount Fickney, including individuals who participated in the name, as well as private noble families.If the war continues, this number will continue to increase.

If it were not for the joining of these people, this new "Bourgeois Army" wanted to build combat power, and it was not yet known when it would have to wait.

After all, soldiers can be trained in a few months, and officers are not easy to train.A force without the command of a qualified officer can also exert limited combat effectiveness.

The result of this victory was not beyond the expectation of Viscount Fickney. The British were still so slippery, holding the rear of the cannon fodder, he ran away first.

The eagerly ordered: "Got it. When the order is passed, the troops first place the wounded, the big troops rest for a day, and then continue to move forward."

The young officer replied: "Yes, general!"

Viktor Fickney frowned slightly, and said calmly: "Don't call it a general, now I'm just a colonel. It will make people laugh when I pass it."

No way, despite commanding tens of thousands of troops to fight, his rank is still a colonel.Even if you want to get promoted, you have to wait for the return to Vienna after the war.

Before that, he could only command the army as a colonel.This is a rule. If you call yourself a general in a hurry in advance, it will be laughed at by someone who is not educated and does not understand the rules.

The Viscount Fickney is also a noble, although it is only a small noble, but it is also a noble family that has been inherited for hundreds of years, and it is barely a veteran noble.

Viscount Fickney has always attached great importance to the rules, especially when it comes to the reputation of the family, which is not sloppy at all.

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