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Twenty-two, the Great Retreat

At this time, there was a huge loophole in the Boer's defense line. The British cavalry corps on the eastern front of Duntonner were advancing rapidly to the northeast, approaching the commanding heights of Helanwan Mountain on the south bank of the river. Once it was occupied by the British army, their artillery would pose a great threat to the other shore.

According to the combat plan, the Sotpensburg militia guarded here, but under the shelling of the British, transferred the position to the bend of the Tugela River. Botat was extremely annoyed by this. Fortunately, Jubert led the Vahestrum militia in time and they occupied the highland in front of the British.

After the attack was frustrated, Duntoner asked Buller to send the 6th Brigade to reinforce him, but Buller did not seriously consider his advice. He was busy urging the 6th Brigade to regain more than a dozen cannons that were thrown at the forefront.

The 6th British Brigade was sent into a death trap. Under the fierce fire attack of the Boer army, not only did not regain the cannon, but nearly 1,500 people were lost. The Boer army took advantage of the situation to pursue the situation, and the Ferraheed militia and the "volunteer brigade" blocked the road bridge west of the town of Corenso, and the 6th British Brigade collapsed across the entire line.

During the fierce battle, a shell landed near Buhler's command center. The supreme commander was injured and his two staff members were killed. The British command was in chaos, and the Boer army counterattacked on the whole line. The British army retreated for more than ten kilometers until it was dark.

During the two-day battle in Cosolon, the British army lost more than 5,000 people and more than 20 cannons. The exhausted Boole ordered the retreat of the entire line and sent a telegram to Lieutenant General White in Ladysmith City, telling him that Ladysmith was hopeless to rescue him. He suggested that General White burn the codebook, blow up the ammunition depot, and then "convene a decent surrender with the Boers." But White decided to defend the Lone City with his subordinates.

On January 11, Lieutenant Colonel Mayer also rushed to the front line of Lady Smith with more than 1,000 volunteers. This time he also brought two 240mm siege cannons. Lee Haydn suddenly remembered that it seemed that Boer's nationality had the advantage at the beginning of the war, because of the lack of heavy siege cannons, he did not capture two important towns defended by the British army.

He promptly transported two 240mm siege heavy artillery to the Boers.

The arrival of two heavy artillery made the British army in Ladysmith City completely desperate. Now their fortifications have been destroyed, and the defenders in the city have suffered heavy casualties. On January 18, the British army surrendered in Ladysmith City, and more than 8,000 British troops are now less than 5,000, including about 3,000 wounded soldiers.

But Boloevich led his "voluntary brigade" to Kimberley, Diamond City. Due to the lack of artillery, General Wessel's cavalry troops had no way to do it. Nearly 4,000 defenders in Kimberley City had been holding on with their strong city for nearly four months.

On February 1, the "Volunteer Brigade" arrived at Kimberley with two heavy artillery pieces, and the situation in Kimberley City suddenly deteriorated.

On February 7, the Boer army finally broke through Kimberly's city defense, rushed into the city, and started a street battle with the defenders and civilians.

On February 9, Kimberley fell, and the large amount of gold and diamonds stored by the city's Ned Beers fell into the hands of the Boer Minutemen and the "Volunteer Brigade".

More importantly, the "Volunteer Brigade" captured Rhodes alive, and the greedy tycoon stayed in the city and now became a hostage.

However, the current battlefield situation has deteriorated sharply. By February, the total number of British troops in South Africa had increased to 220,000, and the total force was seven times that of the Boers.

Bolojevic suggested to President Stein to withdraw women and children, but received no response. Most of the Boers were reluctant to abandon their homes. These women and children left behind became hostages in the hands of the British in the future.

Under the pressure of the British several times higher, Bolojevic and Cronzhi led the Orange Legion to protect President Stein and some senior officials of Orange and retreat. On March 13, Bloemfontein was captured by the British army, and the orange and white banner symbolizing the Orange Autonomous State was lowered.

On March 26, General Jubert was again dismissed while commanding the battle and passed away the next day. Botat succeeded as Commander-in-Chief of the Boer Army.

Lieutenant Colonel Mayer received an order to do something "unfamous" and blackmailed the Rhodes family with a ransom of up to 5 million pounds. After receiving the ransom of 5 million pounds that had been transferred to the designated account of the Swiss bank, Rhodes was released.

The British rich man who advocated the hegemony of the British Empire and wanted to turn most parts of the world, including China and Japan, into English-speaking areas, and established the Rhodes scholarship for this purpose, has now shrunk his wealth by half. But Boloevich started a major retreat with more than 4 million pounds of diamonds and gold he snatched from Kimberley.

About 1,500 soldiers from the "volunteer brigade" and nearly 20,000 Buel women and children formed a huge migrant team, and nearly 3,000 ox carts carried these people away from their homes that raised them.

About 1,200 volunteers stayed and continued to engage in guerrilla warfare with the British.

After a difficult migration, the Boers who left their hometown once again experienced the sufferings that their ancestors had experienced a hundred years ago. These people passed through the vast Rhodesian jungle and grassland and arrived in German East Africa.

Transvaal was over. Although the unyielding Boers continued their guerrilla warfare, their women and children were thrown into concentration camps by the British. In 1901, about 30,000 Boers women and children died in the concentration camps.

The atrocities of the British caused protests around the world.

Later, this "great innovation" of the British was inherited and carried forward by a comrade named Hitler, reaching the extreme.

Now, Bolojevic and Meyer have led their men on the return ship. Most of the officers who were later called the "Boer Officer Corps" later became important generals of the Imperial Army.

The asymmetric combat method and the randomness of the Boer militia during combat have allowed these officers to see many things that they had never experienced before, and in future military operations, more will be taken into account the unexpected situations that the commanders under their commanders cannot complete their missions.

These are all beneficial gains.

All evil arms dealers are always the source of this damn war.

Lee Haydn has been making a fuss about the Boers and constantly accusing the British.

The Isleia Company seized more than 20 million pounds of profit from the Boer War. In the face of such huge profits, not to mention some irrelevant words, or secretly dispatching the army, Bolojevic estimated that the great prince could do it. Of course, if he had this power.

In essence, Haydn Frederich is a businessman, a greedy, an unethical and even a bit evil. Over the years, there have been absolutely no fewer countries that have been cheated by him. Of course, the British are the ones who are the most fat.

Of course, Lee Hayden would not agree with Boloevich's point of view. In his opinion, he was at least much nobler than the peddlers in Britain and France. As for the means he used, it was just business skills and belonged to the category of technology.
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