Chapter 1434: Genocide Order
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Countless mortars were firing wildly, and shells roared away from the muzzle, smashing the shells into the queue of the Boer cavalry. ▲∴ Although the shells of the mortars were not powerful, their firing rate was very fast. If you shoot at high speed, they could maintain the firing of about ten times per minute. A large number of mortars fired violently, which directly formed a scene of bombing like rain.
"Da da da da!" The light and heavy machine guns were also firing, and dense bullets shot into the crowd, harvesting the lives of the Boers. Because the Boers charged in a dense formation, the machine gunners almost didn't have to aim, and just fired at crowded places. Countless war horses caught in the shooting fell to the ground, and the Boers on them were thrown off the war horses and then stepped on them into meat sauce by the war horses galloping at high speed behind.
Faced with the fierce firepower of the Imperial Cavalry, the Boers' attack was more like seeking death. Their charge was meaningless at all. The defense line of the Imperial Cavalry was An Ruoshan. On the other hand, the Boers had left a large number of corpses on the way of attack.
People are all afraid in their hearts, even if they are inspired to be courageous. However, under the cruel battlefield environment, watching their comrades fall down one after another and be torn to pieces will cause great fear. Well-trained soldiers may be able to persevere. However, these Boers are just a group of mobs. Before joining the army, they were just farmers or herders and workers who mine gold and diamond mines. They were simply unable to compare with the regular army. So they soon became timid in the face of huge casualties.
"God! Why are the Chinese people so powerful? We have been killed before we can't rush in front of them. No, I can't die here. I have to go back. My wife is still waiting for me at home!" A Boer cavalry turned his horse's head and wanted to escape. However, he collided with the cavalry advancing at high speed behind, causing the people to tilt the horse. The subsequent Boer cavalry could not stop and directly hit them, causing chaos in the queue. The imperial cavalry seized this opportunity and poured firepower into the Boer, killing more and more Boer people. The imperial cavalry knew that only by killing as many Boer people as possible now, the subsequent battle would be easier.
The power of role models is infinite. When deserters appeared among the Boer cavalry, more and more Boer people learned and acted well. They were all frightened by the fierce firepower of the Chinese cavalry. They didn't want to die just like this, so turning around and running away undoubtedly became the best choice.
More and more Boers fled in a panic, which directly caused the collapse of the Boers' cavalry queue. Even those officers wanted to stop them, they could not stop them. After all, there were too many Boers who were scared, and it was harder to want them to continue to attack the Chinese cavalry than to ascend to the sky. Boers' officers all knew that their chances of winning this battle were already very slim.
"Order the troops, charge, and completely defeat the Boers!" Major General Song Jian seized this opportunity and directly ordered the attack.
"Roll!" Tens of thousands of imperial cavalry shouted loudly and rushed towards the fleeing Boers. The Boers who had already fled in a panic were chasing the Chinese and fleeing faster. They flew wildly with their horse whips and wanted to escape. Otherwise, once they fell into the hands of the Chinese, it would be very difficult to survive. The Boers' previous propaganda was that the Chinese would kill all the Boers.
"General. What should we do now? During the attack, our army suffered heavy losses. Now everyone is running for life in a panic. We can't organize a powerful force to fight against the Chinese." A Boer general said to General Ruber with a frustration. Everyone seemed to have never expected that the battle would turn into this. Although everyone thought it was difficult to defeat the Chinese before, they did not expect that they would lose so simply and so quickly. The Chinese cavalry directly tore the Boer attack with fierce firepower.
"General, the Chinese are too powerful, we can't resist it at all. Let's retreat quickly! If the Chinese catch up, we will never have a chance!" Another general also urged. The Boers are now defeated. If they persist, they will only pay a greater price. Of course, these generals also want to escape and do not want to fall into the hands of the Chinese.
"Order the troops and retreat! Retreat to Lanceborg, and then gather the troops!" General Ruber helped accept the result of the defeat.
After the order was issued, the Boers, who were originally preparing to hold on, also chose to retreat. A large number of Boers evacuated northeast. They desperately wanted to escape the pursuit of the Chinese, which directly made the Boers try their best to speed up. In order to reduce the weight, many Boers even threw away their weapons. As long as they could make the war horses run faster and escape from the pursuit of the Chinese, this is the most important thing.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The crisp gunshots sounded, and while the Chinese cavalry were chasing, they still did not forget to shoot the fleeing Boer cavalry with the carriage rifles in their hands. The carriage rifles used by the imperial cavalry were shorter than rifles. Although this made the range not as good as the rifle, it was lighter and was also suitable for use on war horses. Countless Boers were shot and fell from war horses.
After firing the bullets in the carriage rifle, the imperial cavalry drew out the sabers and prepared to use the sabers to kill the Boers. When the war horses were running at high speed, they could not load the carriage rifle. Each carriage rifle had only five chances to shoot. Once the bullets were finished, they could only use the sabers to kill the enemy. However, even so, it had caused heavy losses to the Boers.
"Kill!" The sabre in the hand of an imperial cavalry slashed at a Boer cavalry. The Boer cavalry hurriedly raised his sword to compete, but how could a sabre made of inferior steel be compared with the sabre made of sabre made of steel be used by the imperial cavalry?
The sabre of the Boer cavalry was cut off directly, and then his body was also split in half.
Under the relentless pursuit of the imperial cavalry, the Boer cavalry suffered heavy losses. Countless Boer cavalry were chased and then killed. Some Boer cavalry who were found unable to escape even knelt down and surrendered to the imperial cavalry.
The pursuit of the Imperial Cavalry lasted for four or five hours before it ended. It ran until the horses had no strength and had to stop. However, the Imperial Cavalry's record was also very amazing. In this battle, the Boers were beaten to death and captured, with as many as 40,000 to 50,000. It can be said that half of the Boers' main force had been eliminated. Although there were still tens of thousands of Boers who fled, their morale was low and they could no longer pose any threat to the Imperial Cavalry.
For the Imperial Cavalry, this time was undoubtedly a great victory. The main force of the Boer cavalry was wiped out in one battle, and the subsequent war would undoubtedly go smoothly. If the Imperial Cavalry wanted to suppress the Boer, they would soon win.
"General, this is a war report!" A staff officer handed a war report to Major General Song Jian. The above records the results of the imperial cavalry and their own injuries. Of course, this is just a brief report. The detailed war report does not have so much time to sort it out.
"Yes, I annihilated nearly 50,000 enemies, and my own losses are less than 1,000! Such losses are completely acceptable!" Major General Song Jian nodded.
"Yes! How could those Boers compare with the elite cavalry of the Empire? Fighting against us is simply life or death!" Major General Surile also smiled.
"Order the troops to rest for three hours, and then continue to pursue the Boers! In this battle, all the main forces of the Boers must be wiped out!" Major General Song Jian ordered.
Both the war horses and soldiers need to rest before they can continue to attack. As for the fleeing Boers, the Imperial Cavalry has sent scouts to follow them. At that time, the Imperial Cavalry can catch up and chase them directly.
"What should we do with those captives of Boers?" Major General Song Jian frowned. During the battle, these prisoners could not be brought with us.
"What else can I do? Kill it directly! Anyway, the empire has issued an order that a Chinese can match thousands of Boers. The empire had hundreds of people killed in this battle, and all the Boers captives were not enough. Old Song, I will let my people do it directly!" Major General Surile said indifferently. He did not regard these Boers as humans at all.
The major general of the Song family hesitated for a moment and nodded. Although killing prisoners was a bit disgraceful. However, since the empire wanted to make these Boer people pay a huge price, the entire Boer people would be destroyed, and killing a few prisoners of war would be nothing.
Soon, gunfire sounded, and all the surrendered Boers were executed. No one among the Imperial Cavalry raised objections, but instead considered it as a matter of course.
After all, the Boers had threatened the Imperial Army before, claiming that if the Imperial Army did not evacuate from South Africa, they would kill those compatriots who were caught by the Boers. Since the Boers could do it, why should the Imperial Army follow any international law or something?
What's more, this was the direct order from the General Staff. A Chinese life can be exchanged for thousands of Boer people. If the Boer people really killed those captured compatriots, then the entire Boer people would have to be buried with the dead compatriots. In fact, the imperial cavalry did the same. The order issued by the General Staff was also directly called the order of genocide. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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