Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 382 Asking for Leave (Not a real leave, 3000 words big chapter)

The lowest company of the new [-]st Cavalry Division was undoubtedly H Company.

Just like what William and Ross thought, Company H, which doesn’t even have a full staff, is indeed an auxiliary soldier. Standing guard in the camp and cleaning up is now the task of Company H, but if because of this, the quality of Company H’s soldiers is underestimated That would be wrong, among other things, the shooting performance of officers and soldiers of Company H is generally good, and some individuals can even achieve excellent results, and are qualified to be called precision shooters.

This result is almost the same as that of other main companies.

Relatively speaking, the results of Company G were much worse. Although the officers and soldiers of the Boer Union Army were famous for their accurate shooting skills during the Boer War, they were the Boer Union Army, and they were different from the Boers in the colonial army. As far as William and Ross knew , if you really want to hit this kind of chest target, the grades of G company are generally good enough to pass, and there are very few who can be called good.

Without waiting for William's order, Ross went directly to the warehouse, called all the officers and soldiers who were arranging bedding, and then conducted an overall assessment.

The results were appalling. Of the 140 officers and soldiers, more than half failed to pass the grades. There were only 12 good ones, and none of the excellent ones.

Rock picked up Suo Chao's report and skimmed it quickly, shaking his head slightly and sighing. It was expected that Bull Company's performance was not good, but he didn't expect it to be so bad.

"Are you going to be doing joint training after a while?" Suo Chao was a little worried. If they were training together now, it is estimated that the Boers would have to clean the toilet every day.

"No, the training will be carried out according to the plan." Rock does not give any special care to Company G. Whether it is a British officer or a Boer soldier, if someone fails to meet Rock's requirements, Rock will not hesitate to return the person to Hawke. pukins.

The new [-]st Cavalry Division is not a nursing home, and Adelaide would not have formed the new [-]st Cavalry Division if he hadn't been extremely disappointed with his previous troops.

Now that Adelaide has appointed Roque as the commander of the new First Cavalry Division, Roque must be worthy of Adelaide's trust. As long as Adelaide does not harm the interests of the Chinese, Roque will turn the new First Cavalry Division into a The sharp sword in Ade's hand.

"That kid Geng Biao got worse after he was released. Last night he brought his troops together for an emergency 35 kilometers." Suo Chao was frightened by Geng Biao's madness. This was also the first 35 kilometers of the new First Cavalry Division. .

As for Africans, you can tell by their body shape that they can’t run to death. In Basutolan, sometimes Africans can run for a day chasing their prey. In the past, in the Johannesburg Police Department, the physical strength of African-American policemen was famous. Well, 35 kilometers is basically impossible for other people, but it is really no problem for Africans.

"35 kilometers! Africans are really talented in long-distance running—" Rock couldn't help sighing. Although the current Chinese are also good in physical fitness, they still can't keep up with Africans. They are indeed talented.

People in this era, as long as their nutrition can keep up, their physical fitness is actually very good.

The poor physical fitness of Africans is due to malnutrition since childhood. The Chinese were also skinny when they were malnourished.

The logistics supply of the new First Cavalry Division is sufficient. After all, there are more than 2 funds per month, and it is now a major customer of the Agricultural Association.

As soon as this nutrition comes up, the physical advantages of Africans begin to gradually emerge. They do have some problems in personal skills and tactics, and they are not good at teamwork. Their physical fitness is indeed good.

"It's useless just being able to run. Their team points are always the bottom one. Geng Biao's whip has been replaced several times. Those Zulu people cried when they were beaten. Turning around, should they make a mistake or make a mistake?" , I don’t have a long memory at all.” Suo Chao understood that Zulu soldiers were meant to be scouts, and it was impossible to expect them to observe discipline.

When it comes to scouts, the Africans are indeed good players, and the British positioned this very accurately.

In fact, what Africans are best at is not long-distance training, but survival in the wild.

The new [-]st Cavalry Division does not have a field survival program. The Northern Rhodesia Division tried it before, but due to insufficient preparation, a major accident occurred during the field survival training. A soldier disappeared during the training and has not been found so far. The wilderness survival project ended without a problem.

Africans are very capable of surviving in this area. In the past, in Nyasaland, some Yao people went to Nyasaland for training, and survival in the wild was one of the training items.

Africans are at home in this training. They can always find food and clean water in the wild as quickly as possible. Nyasaland’s requirement is three days, but many Yao people can easily survive in the wild for a week. , and also keep themselves well-groomed, this is one of the few bright spots in the training of the Yao people.

Rock's positioning for Company H is scouts. Africans are talented in this regard. Their skin is the best protective color, and they don't have too many requirements for the environment. In order to complete the reconnaissance mission, they can survive in the wild for a week or more. For a long time, there has been no better job for Africans than scouting.

"Tell Geng Biao to restrain himself. There is a stipulation in the military regulations that corporal punishment of soldiers is not allowed. Do you still want to be locked up in a small dark room?" Rock was a little angry. If Geng Biao continued to resist Company H like this, then Rock could only put Geng Biao transfer.

"This kid has learned to be smart now. He doesn't punish the soldiers corporally, and let the soldiers accept the punishment. Africans are too thick-skinned. It is a shame for our soldiers to be punished to clean the toilet. Who dares to joke with the soldiers who are punished to clean the toilet? Clean the toilet Africans don’t care much about this, and using these methods to punish African soldiers will not have the desired effect.” Suo Chao is still saving face, and this passage is another way of saying it is shameless.

The thick skin of the Zulu people is really amazing. The only punishments that can make the Zulu people touch their souls are corporal punishment and fines, cleaning, serving people to eat, etc. are commonplace for the Zulu people. Above is punishment.

Geng Biao also had no choice. As the company commander, he shared honor and disgrace with H Company. Those Zulu soldiers could be shameless, but Geng Biao, the company commander, could not be shameless, so Geng Biao had to find another way.

"That won't work either. Keep an eye on him and don't let him act recklessly. You also knew that these Zulus are still very useful in countering the rebellion last time. In the future, our main enemies in the Transvaal will probably be Africans. These Zulus People will be of great use in the future, and Geng Biao can't let people be disabled." Luo Ke wants people to make the best use of their talents and things, and the Zulu people are not hopeless, the main thing is to see how to guide them.

Although Rock knows some of the inferiority of Africans, in the eyes of Europeans, the Chinese also have inferiority.

Therefore, if the Africans did not make mistakes, Roque would not discriminate against Africans, and would even win over Africans against whites. In the last counter-insurgency, if it were not for the outstanding performance of African-American scouts, the Rhodesian Northern Division probably would not Such a smooth rebellion.

As for the future, if Africans really become a burden, then Roque will not hesitate to abandon Africans. This is Roque's bottom line.

"There are still Africans who dare to rebel?" Suo Chao was very surprised. This time the Natal Africans rebelled, and the Natal government killed tens of thousands of Africans. Suo Chao really did not expect that the Africans were so powerful Rebellious spirit.

"The rebellion is not enough, the main thing is how to better use Africans to build Nyasaland, Rhodesia, and Transvaal." Rock is ready to kill the donkey, and the port of Port Edward has been completed More than half of the railway leading to Little Rock has been built. Rock didn't ask Christian how many Africans died to build Port Edward and the railway. Now Rock's thinking has become more and more like the "natives" of this era.

"How else can you use it? If you don't obey, hit it, hang it up and hit it—" Compared with Rock, Suo Chao is a standard colonial thinking.

"Go back and organize it. At the end of the month, there will be an assessment for the entire division. All companies must participate. Those with excellent results will be rewarded, and those who are behind will be punished. Tell Geng Biao and William that their companies must also participate." Although Rock disagreed Corporal punishment, the new First Cavalry Division also stipulates that corporal punishment of soldiers is not allowed, but in this era, corporal punishment is unavoidable.

As for the assessment of the entire division, it can be understood as a large evaluation of the entire army. Rock is going to use this method to test the quality of all officers and soldiers, establish the correct concept of "sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in wartime", and set off a climax of military training in an all-round way .

"There's no need to compare. It is estimated that G Company and H Company must be at the bottom of the list." Suo Chao is still not optimistic about G Company and H Company.

"Not necessarily. I'll talk about it when the time comes. Your thinking is a bit dangerous. Don't forget that you are the deputy commander." Rock was not so sure, and reminded Suo Chao to treat everyone equally.

From Suo Chao's words, it's not difficult to hear that, like Geng Biao, he actually has a bit of prejudice against Company G and Company H.

It wasn't just Suo Chao and Geng Biao who were like this, the officers and soldiers of the entire newly formed First Cavalry Division were probably waiting to see the jokes of Company G and Company H.

This attitude is definitely wrong. Rock has always emphasized the overall awareness. Since Company G and Company H are also members of the new [-]st Cavalry Division, the other officers and soldiers of the new [-]st Cavalry Division should not just watch jokes. The correct way to deal with it is to help G Company and H Company to make progress together, and then all officers and soldiers meet the standards.

"I understand my lord. I will talk to Geng Biao and William after I go back." Suo Chao still didn't dare to make mistakes, and honestly admitted his mistake.

Rock believes that Suo Chao can handle it well, but it really can't, and Rock, the Baron Nyasaland, is behind his back.

Looking back, Rock still had to find a way to ask Phyllis for leave.

Ada finally came back after disappearing for so long. Counting the time, Ada disappeared for almost a year.

Rock can vaguely feel why Ada returned to Cape Town, but Rock is not sure.

Anyway, Ada will definitely not be disadvantageous to Rock.

(End of this chapter)