Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1830 Shut up when it's time to shut up
The current Bosporus Strait is far less busy than the Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal at both ends of the Mediterranean Sea, the Panama Canal in America and the Strait of Malacca in Asia. The League of Nations controls the Bosporus Strait mainly to block Russia .

After Russia joined the League of Nations, its influence continued to expand.

The League of Nations forces imposed a toll on ships passing through the Bosporus Strait, which immediately aroused strong opposition from Russia.

In fact, in recent years, Russia has always hoped to exercise control over the outlet of the Black Sea in accordance with the "Secret Agreement on Constantinople and the Straits" signed in 1915.

It is a pity that time has passed. At the beginning, the Russians voluntarily gave up the right to control the outlet of the Black Sea. Now it is difficult to get it back. Not to mention other countries, France and Italy were the first to disagree.

After all, Russia is still very powerful, and the European military police are still there. Although Russia has not had much contact with the international community these years, Russia has not been greatly affected by the economic crisis. Fees for boats in the Rus Strait.

This brings up the problem, neither appropriating funds nor allowing fees, what is this for?
Let the horse run again, and let the horse not eat grass?
In Constantinople, Xue Tai, the captain of the Second Squadron of the League of Nations, has been very depressed recently. Now the League of Nations troops are seriously short of funds, not to mention their salaries, and the supply of troops has also begun to have problems.

The cost of the League of Nations troops was entirely borne by the League of Nations, as were their armaments.

Although the Second Wing led by Xue Tai is composed entirely of southern African soldiers, it has not been equipped with the same equipment upgrades as the Southern African National Defense Forces. It still uses the British Army's standard Lee Enfield.

Weapons will wear out during use, and they need to be replaced in time when they reach the limit of their lifespan. The Second Wing began to apply for equipment upgrades half a year ago, and there has been no news until now, which made Xue Tai very angry.

"The inventory of weapons and ammunition is seriously insufficient, and even normal training cannot be maintained. Morale is low, and rumors are spreading. We have been completely abandoned by the League of Nations. We have received more than 20 decommissioning applications this month. If this continues, the army will simply be disbanded. "Xue Tai's deputy, Andrew Wright, smiled wryly, grandma doesn't kiss uncle and doesn't love her.

The League of Nations troops were inherently deficient at the beginning of their establishment. Had it not been for the donation of 100 million rand from Southern Africa and the participation of troops from Southern Africa, the establishment of the League of Nations troops would have never been possible.

Although the League of Nations troops were stationed at the outlet of the Black Sea, the League of Nations troops had no jurisdiction over the outlet of the Black Sea, and the management was in charge of the committee established by the League of Nations.

Everyone knows what is going on in the League of Nations. There are serious internal factions, and all countries are busy fighting for power. Compared with Europe, the ten-year peace has been a long time. In this case, the importance of the army is naturally a straight line. falling.

If this were during a world war, the League of Nations would guarantee the stability of this force no matter what.

"What does the headquarters say?" Xue Tai still had expectations for Paul Cocker.

"Geneva doesn't allow it, and the commander can't do anything about it—" Andrew was full of resentment, Paul Cocker was still too honest, look how smart Charles Mangin is, he couldn't afford to pat his ass back to Paris to recuperate after seeing the bad situation, I don't care Served.

"Send a telegram to Pretoria, we will go back to southern Africa, and we will not suffer from such uselessness." Xue Tai was furious, and this was simply not considered a human being.

But walking is easier said than done.

During the World War, the Southern African Expeditionary Force participated in the Battle of the Dardanelles. After the surrender of the Ottoman Empire, the Southern African Expeditionary Force was stationed on the Garibaldi Peninsula for three years. It was not until the League of Nations troops took over that the Southern African Expeditionary Force withdrew.

When the Ottoman Empire surrendered, Constantinople was almost in ruins, and the Garibaldi Peninsula was devastated. For three years, many soldiers from the Southern African Expeditionary Force had settled down in the Garibaldi Peninsula. After the end of the World War, they simply settled in Garibaldi. The Bodi Peninsula was settled, and now there are about 10,000+ Southern Africans living in the Garibaldi Peninsula.

The League of Nations troops could withdraw, but what about the southern Africans living on the Garibaldi Peninsula?
Their home is here.

"No, we are stationed here to protect Cyprus." Andrew Wright was more thoughtful. No matter how weak the League of Nations troops were, they were still a deterrent to some countries.

The Asia Minor peninsula is already chaotic enough. Once the League of Nations troops withdraw, it is not known what will happen.

"Think of a way, think of a way, there will be a way—" Xue Tai racked his brains, hoping to find a way to break the situation.

It is not impossible. The Black Sea estuary is bounded by two straits and the Sea of ​​Marmara. The situation on the Garibaldi Peninsula is stable, and the Asia Minor Peninsula is a mess. As long as the League of Nations troops are authorized by the League of Nations, it is actually impossible to end the chaos in the Asia Minor Peninsula. not difficult.

The difficulty lies in authorization.

Theodosius, the French fleet has withdrawn, leaving only two destroyers to provide a certain degree of protection for the landing French troops.

Tony Dart has been in a bad mood recently. The French navy completely destroyed Theodosius, leaving Tony Dart in a mess. After the French troops landed, Theodosius didn’t even have a complete house. Tony Dart Why bother to start from scratch.

The crux of the matter is that the French navy is only responsible for destruction, not construction.

Tony Dart did not have enough funds, so the French troops still lived in tents half a month after they landed, and all the daily necessities needed had to be transported thousands of miles from the mainland of France. Let alone Tony Dart in this case, Even the French government can't stand it over time.

"Another patrol team of ours was attacked while patrolling. Four people were killed and two were injured. If the situation does not improve, no one will dare to leave the camp in a few days." Colonel Colonel Zhan from North Africa James Sherwood looked depressed. He came to the Asia Minor peninsula from North Africa.

No, in North Africa, at least there is no life safety, and France's colonies in North Africa are relatively stable.

Compared with North Africa, the Asia Minor peninsula is full of dangers.

The combat effectiveness of the North African colonial troops was far from that of the umbrella company's mercenaries. The colonial troops had never received training in law and order warfare before, and they were severely underprepared for attacks.

Since the landing of the French army, there have been more and more attacks on the French army, and the tactics are endless. Cold guns are commonplace. A patrol team was attacked by a roadside bomb while patrolling a week ago, and the entire army was wiped out.

"Do you know who the other party is, is it a mercenary from the Umbrella Company?" Tony Dutt's first reaction was that the mercenaries from the Umbrella Company had not withdrawn.

"I don't know. The other party attacked us from a long distance, and we have no ability to keep them." James Sherwood was not afraid of embarrassment. The distance is one aspect, and the other aspect is the poor combat effectiveness of the French army. It is impossible to implement an effective counterattack at all.

In the Asia Minor peninsula, the French army was a guest army. If they were attacked in the wild and fought back rashly, they might suffer greater losses due to unfamiliar terrain.

What's more, even if you fight back, you may not be able to beat it, and there may be unbearable situations.

Don't forget that the French army also has a tradition of rebellion. During the World War, the French army made such troubles many times. If Petain and Foch hadn't handled it correctly, the German army would have occupied Paris long ago.

"That's not okay, where is that Ottoman?" Tony Dart finally remembered Arthur's suggestion at this moment.

"Should be in Cyprus—" James Sherwood didn't know either, Said was a prince, and he certainly wouldn't follow the French army to Theodosius.

Then go to Cyprus.

Tony Dutt was forced to stop by the destroyers of the Mediterranean Squadron as soon as he arrived off the coast of Cyprus on a destroyer.

Without justifiable reason, the destroyers of the French Navy cannot enter the waters of Cyprus at will.

Both are destroyers, but the difference is huge.

Tony Dart was on board a "Tempest" class destroyer "Tempest" built by the French Navy in 1923. This class of destroyer has a displacement of 1319 tons, a maximum speed of 33 knots, and an endurance of 15 nautical miles at a speed of 3000 knots.

The "Gust" class destroyer is armed with four single-mounted 4mm main guns, two single-mounted 130mm anti-aircraft guns, four 37mm anti-aircraft machine guns, and two triple-mounted 13.2mm torpedo tubes.

The destroyers equipped by the Mediterranean Squadron are also "Courage" class destroyers built after the World War.

This level of destroyer has a displacement of 1500 tons and a maximum speed of 35 knots. Its endurance is similar to that of the "Gust" class. The main difference is in its armament.

Unlike the "Gust" class, which has four main guns in one go, the "Courage" class has only one 150mm main gun, but it has four twin-mounted 40mm anti-aircraft guns and four quadruple-mounted 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns. The ability is more than one level stronger than the "Gust" level.

The number of torpedo tubes is similar, and the "Courage" class uses 533mm torpedoes of the southern African standard.

"If there is a fight, how long will it take us to sink the southern African warship?" Beside Tony Dart, the captain and first officer of the "Tempest" were unscrupulous.

"The caliber of their main gun seems to be a bit larger than ours, but there is only one poor one. If we fight, I think we can sink it in half an hour at most." The first officer is full of confidence, the power of the 150mm main gun , not much bigger than 130.

The key is the small number. There are four main guns on the "Tempest".

"If it's such a short distance, I think it only takes two salvos to send the southern Africans to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish—" the second officer was more confident.

The more confident you are, the faster you will be slapped in the face.

Before the second officer could finish speaking, a torpedo plane from southern Africa suddenly flew over in the sky.

When this torpedo plane flew past the "Tempest", it shook its wings deliberately, and the torpedo carried under the belly of the plane was so brightly exposed.

The officer on the "Tempest" immediately shut up.

(End of this chapter)