Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2262 Business problems are solved in a commercial way

The Indians are really hopeless, not even the Filipinos.

In the later period of the Philippine campaign, the US-Philippines coalition forces were surrounded on the Bataan Peninsula. They broke out powerful combat power in a desperate situation and caused huge casualties to the Japanese army. That's why the Japanese army promised to give the US-Philippines coalition forces due treatment and accept the surrender of the US-Philippine coalition forces.

Most of the Japanese would not talk about conditions if they were British. They would either surrender unconditionally or be annihilated. There is no third way to go.

The Indians are good at other things, and they are very capable of making excuses. They attribute the failure of the previous stage of combat to backward equipment.

This is not a reason. Compared with the southern African army, the equipment of the British and Indian troops is indeed backward.

Compared with the Japanese army, the equipment of the British and Indian troops is not backward. On the contrary, they also have objective advantages such as sufficient logistics, waiting for work, and familiarity with the geographical terrain. It's also weird to have the face to make excuses.

What's even more bizarre is that this reason was actually accepted by London, so the British and Indian troops had more advanced equipment that was basically the same level as the Southern African Union troops.

This means that the current British and Indian troops, in addition to heavy equipment, are at least on par with the East Indian troops in terms of light weapons.

Winston should have recognized it with a pinch of his nose, but he couldn't help it. Britain has been forcing India to stay in the Commonwealth for the sake of India's human resources.

As a result, the two world wars were the same. The Indians seemed to go all out, but in fact they did not work hard, and they were not even qualified to fight.

After the end of World War I, the British government should try to give Indians greater autonomy, because India's value to Britain is constantly decreasing.

This has a lot to do with the non-violent non-cooperation that Gandhi called for.

However, I am afraid that Gandhi did not expect that non-violent non-cooperation was originally a way of resisting British colonialism, but he did not expect it to be messed up in the end. Indians developed the habit of working without exerting effort, even after the independence of the country. .

That's right, since lying down is good, why work hard——

After easily abandoning Kuala Lumpur, the British and Indian troops on the Malay Peninsula withdrew to the Lion City. If the Japanese army continued to attack, the British army would probably follow in the footsteps of the US-Philippines and surrender to the Japanese army.

In another time and space, the British army still has 8 people after withdrawing to the Lion City, which is about the same as the US-Philippines in the Bataan Peninsula.

The difference is that the U.S.-Philippine coalition fought tenaciously, and their performance at the last moment was a glorious defeat.

The British army voluntarily surrendered to the [-] Japanese troops. From the outbreak to the end of the Malay War, the performance of the British and Indian troops was useless, and the British Empire lost all face.

Now with the help of southern Africa, the British and Indian troops who almost lost their rifles when they fled quickly recovered their strength, and then strange things happened. The entire Malay Peninsula, whether it was the southern African army, the Australian army, the East Indian army, or even The newly formed Johor troops are reporting successes frequently.

Only the British and Indian troops were still half dead when they were fighting the Japanese army, and they would collapse at the touch of a touch.

At this time, Percival, the commander-in-chief of the British Army in the Malay Peninsula, suddenly discovered a miracle. The Kingdom of Johor, which had no sense of existence before, actually formed an army to participate in the war, and it performed well on the battlefield.

Johor is part of the Federation of Malays, and Parcival is the commander-in-chief of the Malay British Army. In theory, the Johor army should accept the command of Parcival.

However, when Parcival's order was delivered to the Johor army, the Johor army ignored it and did not even respond politely, which made Parcival very angry.

"You still have the face to come to me. In the past half a month, I gave you [-] rifles, [-] submachine guns and light machine guns. What will you give me in return?" Angie was even more angry. The army gave Angie the feeling that they came to form a group to cheat equipment.

Parcival came to An Qi, not only asking for the command of the Johor army, but also hoping to get more equipment, because the commander-in-chief of the British Army in India, Werwell, sent two divisions to Parcival. Lack of equipment.

As soon as the Malay campaign broke out, Werwell sent two divisions, which had little effect except to send more equipment to the Japanese.

Now Wei Weier sent two more divisions, hoping that the Malay and British troops can defeat the Japanese, but the soldiers of these two divisions do not even have the most basic rifles, what can they use to defeat the Japanese army, slobber?
Werwell also had unspeakable difficulties. He was transferred to India because of his disagreement with Winston. Don't expect to get more equipment from the British mainland. He can only pin his hopes on southern Africa.

"The weapon systems in southern Africa are different from those in the Commonwealth. Half a month is not even enough for my soldiers to get familiar with the equipment. They need more time to train before they can go to the battlefield." Parcival especially emphasized the importance of time , This attitude is to hope that the southern African army will drive the Japanese out of the Malay Peninsula, and then the British and Indian troops will come forward to regain the lost ground.

"How long do you need?" Angie's patience is limited.

"At least half a year or more—" Parcival was not sure, the length of this time depended on how long it took southern Africa to defeat the Japanese army.

"We can reach Tokyo in half a year!" Angie laughed angrily, Parcival's attitude was very British.

"Then I must congratulate you mercilessly—" Percival had a sincere expression, as if he didn't hear the sarcasm in Angel's words at all.

"Sorry, I have a military meeting to be held later." An Qi raised her hand to look at her watch. As the commander-in-chief of the Indian Ocean Theater, he was very busy.

"Johor, I need the command of the two Johor infantry divisions." Parcival entangled to the end, and refused to leave without giving the command.

"The command of the Johor army is not with me. If you want the command, please go to the Johor people." An Qi didn't want to talk nonsense with Parcival, because it's not so easy to get cheap.

The British and Indian troops did not take the initiative, and An Qi was not in a hurry.

When the Allied forces annihilated the Japanese army in the Malay Peninsula and the British wanted to jump out to pick peaches, they would find that the Malay Peninsula was already full of servants, and the Malay Peninsula would be out of British control.

Now Parcival has a lot of troops, two Malay divisions, plus six Indian divisions, the total strength has exceeded 10.

As long as Parcival is willing, the British and Indian troops will definitely be able to play a role, even if they only undertake auxiliary tasks such as transportation and security. When rewards are given after the war, Parcival's rank of lieutenant general will probably be promoted again.

Now the opportunity is moving away. If the Allied Forces win the final victory, but Britain loses the Malay Peninsula and even the Lion City Strait Colony, then Parcival will not only have no credit but will be held accountable.

Unable to get what he wanted from Angie, Parcival turned around and went to the Sultan of Johor.

In front of Angie, Parcival pretends to be silly and cute. If he wants to see Angie, he has to go to Changi Naval Base to queue up for an appointment.

It is very easy to see the Sultan of Johor. A telegram called the Sultan of Johor back from Yecheng, and the Sultan of Johor dared not refuse.

But the Sultan of Johor has nothing to do. He is a sultan in name and does not have any real power. The Johor army was not formed by the Sultan, and he has no command of the army.

Percival continued to search, and Li Ye finally surfaced.

"You want to get those two troops? It's amazing. To be honest, I've lost everything to form these two troops, and I can't even pay my salary next month." Li Ye looked very happy, and finally got rid of a big burden .

"What do you mean?" Percival was surprised, and it went too smoothly.

"Those soldiers are all mercenaries hired from the East India, and the officers are all from the Umbrella—it's okay for the soldiers to say that the salary of the officers is too high. A second-level sergeant major costs 100 rand a month, and the troops eat horses. Consumption is money, and the daily consumption of materials is astronomical, and we organize people to go to the streets to raise donations every day, but this is just a drop in the bucket for the army." Li Ye poured out his bitterness, and finally realized how difficult it is to raise an army.

If it is not difficult, after the end of the last world war, the United Kingdom and the United States will not wait to disarm, and even southern Africa will reduce the size of the army during peacetime.

The consumption of the war was increasing. When the Allied forces landed in Kuala Lumpur, they bombed Kuala Lumpur. The "air fortress" of the Southern African Air Force dispatched ten tons of bombs once, and this did not include the consumption of aviation fuel.

During the entire Battle of Kuala Lumpur, the Allied forces consumed a total of 4.5 tons of ammunition and 1.5 tons of fuel, and an average of five tons of ammunition can kill a Japanese.

So don’t look at the outstanding performance of the southern African army on the battlefield. This is because the southern African army has almost unlimited logistical support. Without this, the southern African army will become soft-legged shrimp on the battlefield. The more advanced the equipment, the more important it is for logistics. The more serious the dependence.

"Wait, didn't they join the army voluntarily?" Parcival thought that the two troops were spontaneously formed by the Johoreans in the face of aggression.

This is too naive.

Johor doesn't love the Johor Kingdom that much, nor does he love the British Empire as much as he volunteered to join the army.

Even love, with the size of less than 10 people in the Kingdom of Johor, it is impossible to gather so many young and middle-aged people who are suitable for joining the army.

Li Ye and Parcival have different understandings of voluntariness.

The voluntary army that Parcival understands is the "intervention army" that is common in Europe. It existed widely during the Boer War and the Spanish Civil War. The southern Africans who went to Brazil to fight during the Brazilian Civil War were essentially intervention troops.

Li Ye understands that voluntary joining the army is really voluntary.

When the Chinese are faced with an invasion, there will always be someone who will take the initiative to take responsibility.

White people have clear rights and responsibilities in the face of invasion. During the French campaign, ordinary French people scolded the French government and French troops for incompetence, while busy fleeing France, without the concept of coexistence and death with France.

This is the biggest difference between Chinese and white people.

"No—" Li Ye said frankly that Johor is a British colony and promotes Anglo-Saxon values, which are not the same as Chinese.

Parcival was confused.

Undoubtedly, the two Johor armies are capable of fighting, and are much stronger than the British and Indian troops. Not long ago, a regiment of the Johor First Division defeated a Japanese brigade head-on with similar strength. It was nothing short of a miracle.

There is also a cost for the British government to encourage Indians to join the army. They are also mercenaries in essence. Parcival has 10 people, and none of them can fight. The troops were all replaced with troops capable of winning battles.

The crux of the problem is that if you are afraid of spending money, but you don't get the command of the troops, and you don't listen to the instructions or the announcement, that is a complete loss-making business.

At this time, the battlefield was actually gradually moving away from Johor. After the battle in the south of the Golden Horse ended, the front line had advanced to the periphery of Kuala Lumpur, and Britain could restore various rights to Johor.

This is another reason why Parcival came to Li Ye.

After the Fifth Division was annihilated, the Johor officials appointed by the British were thwarted in their return to Johor on the grounds that the British government had abandoned Johor at the time of the Japanese invasion and that Johor had in fact gained independence.

This situation made the British startled and angry. The colonies of the British Empire spread all over the world. If the overseas colonies were all like Johor, then the huge colonial empire would fall apart.

Parcival hoped that Li Ye would come forward to restore the management rights of the Malay state to Johor.

"I'm sorry general, the situation is completely out of control now, you know, mercenaries are war hyenas for profit, they helped the Kingdom of Johor drive away the Japanese, hoping to get more rewards, so—" Li Ye's expression was bitter, this is It is easy to ask gods to send gods away, but it is very simple for Britain to resume its colonization of Johor, and it is easy to buy Johor back with money.

But how is this possible? The purpose of the British colonization of Johor is to gain benefits, not to help Johoreans live a better life like the British.

What's more, the life of the British is not good now. The British mainland has implemented a rationing system since the outbreak of the European War. This is the experience accumulated in the last world war.

"Are those officers all from southern Africa?" Parcival now knew that the key to solving the problem was still southern Africa.

"I don't know, they are mercenaries of the umbrella company—" Li Ye didn't provide any more information, probably because he didn't want to.

Very well, Percival went on to find Angie.

At this time, An Qi had already returned to Pretoria to resume her duties. The commander-in-chief of the war zone was very busy, and it was impossible to stay at Changi Naval Base all the time.

Receiving Parcival was Changi Squadron Commander Augustin Peet.

Augustine Peet previously served as the Chief of Staff of the Changi Squadron. After Tang Li succeeded Jackson Marshall as the Commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet, Pete assumed the post of Commander of the Changi Squadron.

Pete, like Percival, is white, which gives Percival hope to solve the problem.

"Umbrella Corporation is a commercial company. If you want to solve this problem, you should solve it in a commercial way." Pete gave the most reasonable suggestion. Americans have always talked about "commercial problems should be solved in a commercial way." By the way, this is actually learned from the British.

(End of this chapter)