Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1617 Appetite

According to the information collected by Don Juan, the First Cavalry Division was still building a bridge by the river, so the headquarters did not have the slightest precautions, and it was easily taken over by Feng Fu.

In fact, Feng Fu was opportunistic. In real wartime, it is impossible for the First Cavalry Division to know the location of the exercise headquarters, and more preparations are required to execute the beheading tactic.

This also puts higher demands on the troops. The First Cavalry Division's use of helicopters has reached a very high level. It is time to equip the two troops with more helicopters.

This decision finally made Don Juan a little happier, and the exercise did not end here, after all, the budget has not been spent, and several projects have not yet been implemented in time, so the exercise will continue.

"Helicopters are a brand new weapon. If you want to give full play to the role of helicopters, you must use them flexibly. If you use them well, they can play a decisive role." Rock is very satisfied with the performance of the two troops, Rhodesia Although the northern division lost the exercise on the surface, it actually performed well. Luck is also part of the battle.

Probably when Kitchener showed Rock his "The Art of War Command", Rock suddenly had the idea of ​​writing a book on military affairs.

This idea is normal. Although Roque is young, he already has a wealth of military experience. Not just anyone is qualified to be the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force. In Roque's position, it is normal to publish a book or something. , it's not normal if it doesn't come out.

Considering that Kitchener took several classes at the Nyasaland Army Academy, the Army Academy was very considerate to help Kitchener sort out a military monograph. As long as Rock had this idea, someone would naturally help him. Ke wrote the pen, and Roque only needed to sign it.

It is quite exciting to think about it. Now that World War II has not yet broken out, although "Theory of Sea Power" has appeared, "Theory of Air Power" is not perfect (in 1921, with the support of the Italian military, Major General Duhet of Italy published "Theory of Air Power"), or write about armored warfare, or simply get out "Unrestricted Warfare" in advance——

The last two are not good, Rock doesn't want to ask for trouble, the Germans are very good at learning.

Regarding the learning ability of the Germans, this is also indisputable. It is necessary to know that the German industry can provoke an arms race with the United Kingdom by copying Britain and the United States. During this period, Germany was the undisputed number one copycat country in the world. To step aside.

In fact, "Theory of Air Power" was first put forward by Roque. During the World War, Roque mentioned the importance of "air supremacy" many times. Rock's talent in commanding armored operations is also obvious to all. indisputable.

Don't forget that this was the era when planes and tanks had just entered the battlefield. Before Roque became the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force, tanks had just appeared on the battlefield for the first time. Joffre Haig didn't even know how to use tanks. It is because of Roque that there are tactics related to tanks, otherwise all countries have to find out by themselves.

It can be said that the appearance of Rock has at least pushed forward the use of armored forces by countries in the world for ten years.

The same is true for the air force. Before Roque became the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force, there was no such thing as "air supremacy". The level of air force used by the Allies and Allies has not even reached the level in "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth".

That is, after Roque became the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force, the use of aircraft by the British Expeditionary Force gradually got on the right track. Two years after the World War, the role of the British Strategic Bombing Force became more and more important, causing damage to the German army and Germany. The losses are getting bigger and bigger. It can be said that only Roque is qualified to write the book "On Air Power" in the world.

"We have been organizing officers and soldiers to discuss the correct use of helicopters, and cooperate with Nyasaland Military Industry and Nyasaland Aviation to continuously improve the helicopters. Previous exercises have proved that the addition of helicopters brings great benefits to combat operations. More possibilities have been added, now is the time to expand the size of the helicopter force, and helicopters will play an increasingly important role in future wars." Feng Fu was full of praise for the helicopters, and the helicopters also It is indeed a generalist and can play an important role in many fields.

"Hmph, if our Northern Rhodesian Division has helicopters, then we must be the ones who win the final victory." Don Juan is really unwilling. If the two armies face off against each other, the Northern Rhodesian Division can at least compete with the First Cavalry Division A tie will never make it impossible to fight back as it is now.

"That's not necessarily true. Even without helicopters, our special forces should have arrived at the headquarters by now—" Feng Fu was blunt. With helicopters, combat is indeed more convenient, but some of the most basic Things haven't changed.

Feng Fu remembered that the exercise had already started when the troops set off yesterday morning. Since then, both troops have been able to use all means to defeat the enemy.

This is precisely the "unrestricted warfare" theory proposed by Rock.

During the Second Boer War, the tactics used by the Boer coalition forces were actually similar to unrestricted warfare. At that time, the Boer coalition forces also used all means to fight the British expeditionary force.

Of course, the British Expeditionary Force is not bad. The "scorched earth tactics" that Kitchener used at the time were actually part of Unrestricted Warfare.

In short, unrestricted warfare, as the name suggests, is to break the boundaries of war and use all methods that can cause losses to the enemy to fight. The war has broken through the previous form and has become a competition of the overall national strength of the two parties involved in the war.

"Stop, old Feng, don't be proud. Next, the First Cavalry Division will have more helicopters—Don't be angry, Old Tang. Next, the Rhodesia Northern Division will also form a helicopter unit. You and the First Cavalry Division will also form a helicopter unit. The division will return to the same starting line-but if your Rhodesian northern division loses the exercise by then, you will have nothing to say-"Rock has already got what he wants, and the next exercise will not be able to see Actually it doesn't matter.

The exercise is an exam. Although neither the Rhodesian Northern Division nor the First Cavalry Division have full marks, they can at least score 80. This is not bad. Measured by Roque's standards, there is not a single unit in Europe that can pass the test. .

This is really not complacency. After the World War, Germany was limited in its military capabilities. There were only [-] troops without heavy weapons, so the current German troops also failed.

As for the Soviet army, since the collective intervention of the Allied Powers, the Soviet Union has been excluded from Europe and has almost no sense of existence. Rock does not know how the Soviet army's combat effectiveness is now.

However, judging from the early performance of the Soviet army after the outbreak of World War II, the combat effectiveness of the Soviet army during this period was also unqualified, otherwise it would not have been beaten by the Germans all the way to the Volga River.

Forget about the Americans, the United States does not even have an army now.

In the evening, Kitchener came to see Rock. The impact he suffered on this day was greater than that in the previous half of his life.

He joined the French army as a volunteer during the Franco-Prussian War in Kitchener, which was already in 1870.

From 1870 to 1925, Kitchener had served in the military for more than 55 years. Among the surviving soldiers, he was an absolute veteran, and his understanding of the army was second to none.

Kitchener, who had fought all his life, found that he could no longer fight after watching the two-day exercise. He was like an old medieval knight who had just crawled out of the grave, and he felt unfamiliar with the current war like never before.

"It's normal. War is the source of power that pushes the world forward. If there is no need for war, we will not invent tanks, we will not continue to improve the performance of aircraft, and there will not even be helicopters— —” Rock paused, and decided to tell Kitchener the latest news: “—tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, you will see a brand new weapon, which will completely subvert your understanding of war.”

Roque did not lie. After Robert Goddard came to Southern Africa, he received the full support of the Southern African Ministry of Defense and Nyasaland University. He wanted money, money and people, which made Robert Goddard explode. Unprecedented enthusiasm, within just two months came up with a new design, and completed all the preparations before the experiment.

Robert Goddard is going to conduct the first rocket test in human history tomorrow, and Roark is going to watch and witness this historical moment with his own eyes.

"What?" Kitchener didn't know anything about rockets.

Roque introduced Robert Goddard and his rocket to Kitchener by the way, and then Kitchener looked at Rock with a strange look.

"Don't look at me like that. Robert Goddard almost sold out his family property for his rockets. He was ridiculed in the United States. I brought him to southern Africa to fulfill his ideals and promote the rocket cause of all mankind by the way. , Isn’t that right?” Rock is confident, other British nobles are hunting, drinking afternoon tea, attending palace banquets and dancing with ladies and such, see how healthy Rock’s hobbies are .

To put it bluntly, it is very rare for Roque to maintain such a clean and self-disciplined status. Judging Roque by the standards of ordinary British nobles, Roque is almost a saint, and George V even got the throne of Zen. kind.

"Yes, yes, but I always feel that your purpose is not pure." Kitchener didn't believe that Rock was so kind.

"Of course my purpose is not pure. The benefits of bringing Robert Goddard back to southern Africa, besides the above, can also delay the progress of the United States in rocket research as much as possible, and by the way enhance the national strength of southern Africa. This is for our British Empire Wouldn't it be a good thing to talk about?" At this time, Rock knew to pull the British Empire.

Sure enough, as soon as Rock's words fell, Kitchener's uncle smiled. Rock's words were too much for Kitchener's appetite.

(End of this chapter)