"This will be the largest mobile corps in the world, no doubt." When Kariput looked at the horses in front of him, he couldn't help but sigh. He had already had a high estimate of the number of Boer horses. During the Franco-Prussian War, four German soldiers could get one horse. So, double the Boer army, and the average number of two infantry was enough to divide one horse with an average of two infantry? But what he didn't expect was that he was still a Tusen break!

Even in ordinary army units, a Boer infantry can carry 2 horses, one riding, and one for carrying his own supplies... On average, a soldier can get more than two horses. This is not considered a horse from various logistics units! (This paragraph is basically a fact. The Boer people fighting locally did have one man and two horses. At least it was like this at the beginning.)

In the two Boer Republics and the Eastern Cape, there are basically areas where Boer people gather, where Boers can get food and horses at any time. When the time was October 1898 and the winter had passed, the Boers finally decided to launch a challenge for their freedom and property.

The main force of the Boer Legion, which set out from Transvaal, was heading towards the Ladysmith area under the command of President Kruger, and accompanied them were 3,000 American volunteer legions commanded by Pershing. As allies, Orange Free State said it would block all British troops attacking the Boer Republic from other directions.

"As expected, the British concentrated almost all their elite troops in the Eastern Cape at Lady Smith." When the investigators sent the information back, Kruger breathed a sigh of relief. Everything was planned as pre-war plans, whether it was himself or the British.

The Boer military power has developed greatly in a few years with the help of Germany. At the same time, the British were not idle. You can question the efficiency of the British government, but you cannot question the capabilities of the British intelligence agencies. The Boer Republic's intelligence has been continuously transmitted from South Africa to London. Although there are many errors, it does not hinder the British from having a general understanding of the Boer Legion.

"The Boers have achieved modernization of the army with the help of certain countries. The old militia system has become a thing of the past. According to the current situation and the financial resources of the Boers, once the war breaks out, they can completely assemble a light infantry division and several highly mobile cavalry units. They already have a certain amount of machine guns, semi-automatic rifles and mortars. It will be very troublesome if guerrilla warfare is carried out. Therefore, once the war begins, we must launch an active attack, so that the Boers are forced to fight us." Major General Boer, the commander-in-chief of the British Army in South Africa, wrote in a telegram.

From a series of intelligence, the British had the following understanding of the military power of the Boers. First, the Boers could organize at least 50,000 troops during wartime, and after the war began, the generals of the troops temporarily had the advantage. Second, the Boers would be very mobile, and they were likely to be assigned a horse to each of them. Third, they lacked heavy artillery and were not opponents of the British when they fought head-on.

When the talks in Bloemfontein failed, Britain and Brunei stepped up their preparations. This time, the British did not believe that thousands of people could sweep the entire Boer Republic as in history. They regarded their opponents as a middle-aged agricultural country and drew troops from various places to strengthen South Africa's military strength.
Chapter completed!