Chapter 1135： crossroads (1/2)

The Cape of Good Hope, as the fuse of this world war, has now come to an end.

Witnessing the lines of defense constantly being breached by the enemy, but unable to do anything, the suffering Lieutenant General Stad was haggard.

Unlike the last South African War, the British had naval fire support, and now the Cape of Good Hope is an isolated island.

Every time the Royal Navy comes over, the enemy's air force will follow one after another, and there is no room for display at all.

In order to reinforce the Cape of Good Hope, in just two months, Britain has already paid a heavy price for the sinking of 3 warships and 18 merchant ships.

It is not how powerful the enemy's air force is, but the key is how powerful the enemy assists. Among the many ships that Britain sank, none were directly sunk by the enemy.

Including the three warships that sank, they were all killed under the waves after being injured by the enemy.

There is no way, the Horn of Despair has wind and waves of more than two meters all year round, and the waves of six or seven meters are commonplace, and there are typhoons of more than magnitude 11 from time to time.

Ships traveling intact and undamaged are dangerous. If the hull is injured, not to mention, God bless you whether you can get your life back.

In order to avoid the attack of the Shenluo Air Force, the logistics supply was forced to be carried out at night, and the waves during the day were dangerous, not to mention at night.

Fortunately, the southern hemisphere is now in summer. If it catches up with winter, Bofa’s monsoon and the mysterious ”killing waves” will make it suffocating to think about.

Rubbing his forehead, the exhausted Lieutenant General Stodd told the guards: ”Let's ask the domestic generator again, when will the reinforcements arrive?”

Up to now, the Cape of Good Hope has received three waves of reinforcements, with a total strength of more than 200,000 troops.

Regrettably, most of these reinforcements are the Indian colonial army. It's okay to make up the cannon fodder, even if the combat effectiveness is not mentioned.

The only ones with a little fighting power are the two Austrian new divisions, but unfortunately this fighting power is also very limited.

Anyway, he was crushed and beaten by a group of noble private troops, and he was completely desperate for the colonial army, Lieutenant General Stad. Now the only hope is to send reinforcements from the local area.

The telegrams for help have been called many times, but they have been rejected by the country on the pretext of ”expanding the army.”

Lieutenant General Stad fully understands the domestic difficulties. The army’s organization is so large that it has expanded more than ten times after the army’s expansion. There is a serious shortage of grassroots officers, and basically all veterans have become officers.

All of them are newly formed troops. Without running-in training, there is no way to enter the battlefield.

It is understandable, and time waits for no one on the battlefield. Just relying on a group of colonial forces to confront the enemy, there is no way to fight back.

Although the combat effectiveness of the newly formed domestic troops is equally worrying, at least the officers are veterans, and no matter how hard they are, they are better than the cannon fodder from the colonies temporarily pulled out.

There is no way, most of the British colonial forces came from India, but now India is also the front line.

The colonial forces with a little combat effectiveness were all kept there by the Indian governor, and those sent out to reinforce other areas were temporarily pulled out to make up the number.

These troops are used to do miscellaneous tasks, and they must be watched. When they are on the battlefield, they are to give the enemy heads.

Lieutenant General Stadt is not a master of morality and cleanliness. If he can keep the Cape of Good Hope just by relying on the head, he doesn't mind using cannon fodder to fill the hole.

It cannot be said that it was completely ineffective. The cannon fodder troops still slowed the enemy's attack speed, but unfortunately they could not stop the enemy's attack.

Looking at the shrinking line of defense, Lieutenant General Stodd was ”seeing it in his eyes and anxious in his heart” for fear of losing this strategic location in his own hands and becoming a sinner in Britain.

The only good news is that there are not only one unlucky person, but also a worse back.

The Far East Fleet lost Malacca and Cam Ranh Bay was also in danger. The British East Africa was also trapped in an isolated city next door, and reinforcements were unable to enter. It is estimated that the fall was just a few days ago.

Everyone is defeating the war, and the people's heart tolerance has been tempered. As long as they perform better than their colleagues, the possibility of escape is very high.

In particular, London was still trembling under the enemy's bombardment, which attracted the attention of the people. The firepower was all attracted by the domestic gangsters.

Without the cooperation of his colleagues, according to past practice, Lieutenant General Stad, who had fought a series of defeats, was either in the military court at this moment or on his way to the military court.

It's different now, unless the Cape of Good Hope falls, otherwise the London government will never be able to change.

On the one hand, there is a shortage of British officers; on the other hand, no one wants to jump into this huge pit.

The absolute power gap cannot be changed by individual power. Even with Jeffrey Amherst, the result cannot be changed.

Quiet moments are always short. With the sound of the siren, the Cape of Good Hope once again entered the state of ”aircraft hanging in the air and artillery roaring”.

The flames of war ignited again, and before a reply from the country, Lieutenant General Stad turned and walked towards the headquarters.

After a series of defeats, the morale of the defenders has fallen to the bottom. As for the source of the Indian colonial army, it has never had morale, so naturally it cannot be said to have fallen.

Panic, hostility, hatred, pessimism... and other negative emotions spread among the defenders.

The Cape of Good Hope at this moment is like a dynamite bag, it only needs a little spark, it will explode in a sudden ”boom”.

The high-levels have a hard time, and the frontline officers and soldiers are even worse. Fighting in the past few days has left them exhausted physically and mentally.

War is full of dangers, but also full of opportunities. For example, Brandt, after the war broke out, he changed from a big soldier to a captain.

Although there is no official title, the appointment has been announced. Rules are used to break, special handling during special periods, and everything simpler during wars.

Berrant is not the only case in the British army, and there are many similar lines of fire promotion. It is not that the promotion system of the British Army has changed, mainly because the death rate of company platoon officers is too high.

Because of joining the emergency army expansion, the shortage of grassroots officers is so severe that they can only promote ”talents” from the veterans.

It's just that Burrant didn't want this promotion at all. There was no way, as an officer had to take the lead to charge into the battle, the supervising team stared at the back, there was nowhere to hide.

In just two months, Berrante's company has changed five company commanders, and it is impossible to be the sixth without pressure.

Perhaps it was cursed. Among the five seniors in front, one was promoted during the army expansion, two were still lying in the hospital at the rear, and the other two had already seen God.

Such a terrible casualty rate is simply a ”death company commander.” It is a pity that the appointment is compulsory, and Berrant cannot be allowed to refuse.

Against the rain of bullets and continuing to guard the position, Captain Berrante had no panic, and only numbness was left.

To the east, there was an extremely violent explosion, to the south, bullets flew horizontally, and at the top, there were rows of blooming bullets, like a volcano without a foot.