Chapter 476： Fickney (1/2)

The setting sun is like blood, the afterglow of the setting sun is splashing on the ground, reflecting the wreckage on the ground, and the air is filled with blood and smoke.

From time to time, dark brown crickets descended from the sky and snatched a piece of meat from the ground. The atmosphere was extraordinarily strange, as if in hell.

Soldiers who are busy cleaning the battlefield will have so many minds. Just after a big war, everyone was exhausted physically and mentally. They just wanted to quickly converge the corpses of their comrades and send them back to the arms of God.

As for the body of the enemy, they don't need to worry about it, and directly hand it over to the recruited Zulu, and just dig a pit and bury it.

There is no way, there are all kinds of accidents on the battlefield, for example: they fainted in an accident, maybe they were wounded and unconscious. If this situation is handled by the unreliable Zulu, they can be buried alive.

If the enemy is indifferent, it will be buried, and if your comrades-in-arms are handled this way, it will be a tragedy.

Therefore, when cleaning the battlefield, the soldiers of the ”Bur Republic” carried out Zulu labor, the former was responsible for the inspection and command, and the latter was responsible for lifting the single frame.

Not far away, a ”Boer” officer came with several soldiers. This is a middle-aged man, about 40 or 50 years old, with a slightly slender figure, a blonde hair, plus that A pair of eyes seemed extraordinarily vigorous.

The visitor was Viscount Fickney who inspected the battlefield. He had to do a full set when he was playing.

This batch of military uniforms was temporarily rushed out. Because time is too tight, many military uniforms are dyed with ordinary clothes, and they just work.

Don't underestimate this change. The bright military uniform on the battlefield is the living target. Although the yellow-green military uniform of the Boer Republic is not very good-looking, it wins in practical terms.

Climbing to the ground casually, looking far away is similar to the local color, it is easier to hide.

In contrast, the British army on the opposite side was very arrogant, and the red military uniform was beautiful. It is a pity that it is incompatible with the local environment and is a living target.

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

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

Even in life, except for attending banquets or certain events, he would only wear a gown, the rest of the time he was in a military uniform, and is still a camouflage suit suitable for jungle in Africa.

This is the experience of many years of life in Africa. The closer the clothes and the natural environment are, the easier it is to survive.

In fact, during this period Austria's military uniforms also had multiple styles, and the colors of garrison uniforms in different regions were different. For example, the troops in Libya and Sinai are earth-colored military uniforms, while the garrison in the Congo region is camouflage uniforms in various colors.

For combat in South Africa, the yellow-green military uniform of the Boer Republic is more suitable. Ugliness is a bit ugly, but it is practical, and naturally there is no need to make a difference.

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

After several battles, the British have now learned to join Lin Mo, and have taken the initiative to shrink the front to fight them on the front.

Viscount Fickney knew that this was just the beginning, and before long, I am afraid the British would not even come to war.

This is determined by the exchange ratio between the two warring parties on the battlefield. On the front battlefield, it is usually seven to one, eight to one, and more than ten to one in the jungle are common.

Fighting like this, it won't be long before the superior strength of the British will cease to exist. Governor Delphi has worked very hard, and the British soldiers are desperate.

Unfortunately, the combat effectiveness of the indigenous army is only a little bit. In addition to giving away people, they are playing soy sauce on the battlefield.

If it wasn't for the British soldiers, even this exchange ratio could not be beaten. Not that these soldiers are not brave, in fact they are braver than most British soldiers.

However, this is not the age of cold weapons. Bravery does not mean strong combat effectiveness. The military discipline was scattered, the orders were in the wind, and they often looted in the air, regardless of whether there were any enemies.

Not only the 19th century, but even in the 21st century, many African troops fought this way. When the two armies fired, they did not even look at the enemy's position, the muzzle was raised high, and the bullets were flying to the sky.

When they charged, there was no queue at all. There is no Mark Qin machine gun, but Gatling Austria still has it. It is the most suitable for this kind of random charge.

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

Compared with the war in Europe, this is more like a child show. So despite this fierce battle, the main casualties were provided by this group of cannon fodder.

If it wasn't for fear of wasting ammunition and increasing logistical pressure, Viscount Fickney would also be ready to form a cannon fodder unit and send it to the door to deal with the British.

Viscount Fickney is 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 weak. Viscount Fickney can be sure that the Africans who died in the hands of the colonists definitely did not die in one fifth of their own hands, not even one tenth.

After all, labor is also money, and the colonists still value their wallets. Only these indigenous troops don't care. Waiting for the battle to end, these indigenous troops are also running out.

Even so, Viscount Fickney formed an army of indigenous cold weapons. Send them up every hand-to-hand combat.

If you find that during the English-British War, two black troops are fighting and two white troops are watching a movie at the rear. Do n’t be surprised that this is normal operation.

This is the tacit understanding of the two sides. The British also hope to equalize the casualty ratio between the two sides through this kind of battle, so as to avoid bad data.