Chapter 737 Weird Indians

Following Aridotus's order, all the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Brigade, who were already somewhat mentally exhausted, began a new round of blocking operations against the British army.

However, compared with before the war, the East African army's "uneasy" mentality towards the British army has turned into a state of numbness that "the British are nothing more than that."

After all, the title of "the most powerful country in the world" is quite intimidating, but only when you actually fight can you realize the "gap". The opponent is also a mortal body with two arms and two legs, rather than being invulnerable and fearless. Dead "soldiers from heaven descend to earth".

Of course, this is not what the grassroots soldiers in East Africa think, but it is an exaggeration. At present, the soldiers of the Ninth Brigade are mainly composed of two parts, one is experienced veterans, and the other is the recruits who joined the Ninth Brigade after the expansion of the army.

The recruits are divided into two parts. One is the group that immigrated to East Africa in recent years. This part of the recruits is the biggest factor of instability for the Ninth Brigade in East Africa.

The immigrants mainly come from the German region and the Far East, so their attitudes towards the war are mixed, and they even have various thinking patterns of the old-style troops, but they can talk to many veterans in East Africa.

Another part of the recruits are those who have received compulsory education in East Africa or Germany. After all, many immigrants in the Austro-Hungarian Empire are Slavs, and the popularity of compulsory education is not very high, so many of them are from Germany but may not have received compulsory education.

The recruits who have received compulsory education in East Africa obviously have not received military camp education, and their impression of the army is somewhat biased. However, so many years of discipline education in East Africa are not in vain, especially at the officer level. I dare not say that the discipline of the East African army is very good. , but definitely not bad.

For the new recruits, one day of actual combat has completely washed away their immaturity. Especially after fighting against the "world's most powerful country", all the officers and soldiers of the 9th Brigade have made the greatest progress and quickly adapted.

After the British Army's fourth river-crossing operation began, all the anxiety, uneasiness, and panic of the Ninth Brigade disappeared. Instead, under the leadership of veterans, they quickly became qualified soldiers. This was the most important thing for the grassroots military commanders of the Ninth Brigade. I feel directly that troop command is becoming more and more comfortable.

"The British are about to launch an attack again. Everyone is on alert. This time, according to the order of the brigade headquarters, we must save ammunition, especially the machine gunners. We must aim and attack again. Don't rely on the power of the machine gun to waste bullets on the river. ." said the commander of the third company of the seventh battalion.

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The Tugela River flows rapidly, and the accumulated potential energy from the Drakensberg Mountains is greatly released downstream. There are also crocodiles floating in the river, waiting for another feast.

These Nile crocodiles also put huge pressure on the British army. Many Indian soldiers who unfortunately fell into the water died in this way.

Therefore, the British army's small ferries were very careful. They had to overcome the rapid rapids, be careful of the death wandering underwater, and beware of bullets and artillery fire from East Africa on the other side.

"boom……"

The soldiers of the 9th Brigade started a new round of shooting, but this time they saved ammunition and the firepower was not as strong as the previous three times.

This made the Indian soldiers of the British army on the river breathe a sigh of relief. The Gurkha mercenaries were not afraid at the bow of the ship. Instead, they began to counterattack against the firepower points in East Africa in the bumpy environment.

The British were at the stern of the boat, directing the Indian soldiers to row hard. Things seemed to be developing in a favorable direction.

"Speed ​​up, you lazy guys, haven't you eaten yet?"

"If you delay the opportunity to fight, you will be dealt with according to military law. If you rush forward, you may still survive. If you dare to change direction, I can guarantee that none of you will escape."

The British on the boat yelled angrily.

In this kind of scolding and rebuke, the efficiency of Indian soldiers has indeed been greatly improved. Sure enough, it is more effective to use tough methods to deal with Indians who are slow to act.

This time the British army finally made a major breakthrough. Until the center of the river, there was no collapse like the previous times. Whenever there was any abnormal movement of the ferry, there were British and Gurkha supervision. There were even bloody incidents. Some negative incidents Indian soldiers are set up as role models;

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"Without fire suppression, the British have indeed made a lot of progress. Follow my orders and wait until the enemy is less than 20 meters away from the shore. I will beat them to death. They must not be allowed to seize the beach and build positions."

This time the British army has made significant progress compared to the previous times. After all, there are Gurkha mercenaries as role models, taking the lead in the front line, and the British behind them to supervise the formation. The Indian soldiers who are cannon fodder have no reason or opportunity to escape.

"Machine gunner fire!"

As the British army got closer and closer, the 9th Brigade was no longer timid and opened fire with artillery and machine guns. The British army was now in a position of no retreat, within easy reach of the shore.

Naturally, it was impossible to shrink back. After all, the way back was more difficult, and the risk of being defeated on the river was too high.

The Gurkha mercenaries had no fear at all. Although the machine gun points in East Africa were powerful, they did not scare them away.

These Gurkha mercenaries were like death squads, jumping ashore before the ship even docked. Even if some people kept falling, their combat awareness was not affected at all.

After landing, they immediately entered combat mode. In order to avoid the intensive firepower output from East Africa, they did not stupidly rush forward. Instead, they began to look for bunkers, or soaked in muddy water and crawled forward.

The Indians behind seemed a little stunned. If they had time to think, they would definitely not understand why these Gurkha mercenaries had no fear of death.

"Go ashore, don't be in a daze!" the British commander roared angrily.

After driving these unresponsive Indian soldiers ashore, the British commander found that things were not easy. The firepower in East Africa was too strong, and there was a lack of bunkers on the river. In this case, it would probably be in vain!

However, having already landed, it meant there was no way out. After understanding this, the British commander began to organize a "death charge".

Unfortunately, the effect was not good. Many Indian soldiers lay on the ground holding their heads and pretending to be dead. Although the Gurkha mercenaries were not afraid of fighting to the death, their number was too small.

This made the British command completely ineffective. The East African side was not in a hurry, hiding behind the bunker and reaping the lives of these British troops.

Time soon came to six o'clock in the afternoon. After confirming that the last wave of enemies was eliminated, the soldiers of the 9th Brigade finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The British army's fourth attempt to cross the river failed.

"Throw all the corpses into the river to avoid causing the growth of viruses and bacteria." Brigadier Aridotus ordered.

After every battle, East Africa had to send people to clean up the battlefield. These corpses were piled up here, and the high temperature along the coast of South Africa could easily cause problems, so they had to take risks to clean up the British corpses on the river beaches.

This is the practice of the East African army. The British army had not even completed crossing the river before, so there was no need to clear the battlefield.

However, what East Africa did not expect was that many of the so-called "bodies" on the river beach were actually pretending to be dead. This was the first time the East African Defense Forces had encountered such a situation.

While cleaning the river beaches in East Africa, many Indians suddenly came to life and surrendered directly. This allowed the Ninth Brigade to directly gain more than 600 Indian prisoners.

Aridotus looked at the captured Indian soldiers and marveled. He had been fighting in East Africa for so many years, and this was the first time he encountered a large number of troops pretending to be dead to escape war. India is really a magical place.