Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 443 Both Right and Left (Debt Repayment No.13 Update)

The Russian army in the imperial Russia period used troops in a very rough way, and did not treat soldiers as human beings at all, so Russian soldiers were called "gray cattle". On the one hand, it means that their "cost" is low. The combat effectiveness of the army is quite bad.

When it comes to Russia, people often think of the "battle nation", but this is not the case at all. Russia during this period was called "European military police" and "European steamroller", but the most widely spread was "gray cattle".

In the ongoing Russo-Japanese War, the Russian military was relatively amateurish from top to bottom.

In 1903, General Alexei Kuropatkin, Russian Minister of War, made a conclusion after visiting Japan: One Russian soldier can deal with three Japanese soldiers, and we only need 14 days to assemble 40 troops in Manchuria , which is already three times the amount needed to defeat the Japanese army, so it is more appropriate to say that what will happen in the future is not so much a war as a military walk.

General Alexei Kuropatkin probably didn't expect that the "military walk" he called was going on so tragically.

In the Battle of Lushun and the Battle of Liaoyang that had already broken out, the Russian troops were still able to cause heavy damage to the Japanese troops by virtue of their strong fortresses.

However, once the Russian army left the fortress, its performance in the field was quite amateurish. It should be noted that the military thinking dominated by the Russian army at this time particularly emphasized bayonet hand-to-hand combat, advocating the combat methods of Kutuzov and Napoleon about 100 years ago.

But once the Russian army encountered the Japanese army in the field, the Russian army was vulnerable, and the Japanese army was often able to defeat Russian troops several times its own in field battles.

During the battle, the morale of the "gray animals" was low and their discipline was lax. In order to avoid the battle, many soldiers left the front line under the pretext of helping to carry stretchers, and even appeared in front of General Alexei Kuropatkin. Funny scene of two soldiers rushing to carry a stretcher.

Suo Chao didn't know these things. If he knew, Suo Chao would despise the Russians even more.

Of course, the combat effectiveness of the Russian army is not what Suochao cares about. The newly formed First Cavalry Division probably has no chance to fight the Russian army in this life. What Suochao cares about is the money in the pockets of the Russians.

Compared with Japan, although the materials prepared by Russia before the war have already been consumed, at least the Russian Empire still has money and does not need to ask for a loan from the Rand Bank.

The weapon sent by the Nyasaland Arsenal this time is a 37mm rapid-fire howitzer. The Rhodesian Northern Division has now replaced it with a 40mm rapid-fire gun. These 37mm rapid-fire guns are facing elimination and are now sold to the Japanese and Russians. , both countries have a strong demand for rapid-fire guns, especially Russia.

Before the war broke out, the Russian Far East Governor's Office ordered a total of 246 machine guns, 411 heavy machine guns, 240 mountain guns and 48 rapid-fire howitzers from the domestic arsenal.

The relatively backward Russian military industry system, coupled with serious corruption and other problems, led to the failure of timely delivery of weapons orders for the Far East Russian Army. Until the outbreak of the war, the Far East Russian Army only received 16 machine guns, 56 heavy machine guns and 128 mountain guns. None of my orders were delivered.

Even these orders that have been delivered have many quality problems. The logistics of the Russian army is very bad. Most of the artillery even lacks ordinary grenades and can only use anti-infantry shrapnel.

The quality of Russian shrapnel shells is inherently unstable, so the damage effect on the Japanese army's fortifications is very poor.

Relatively speaking, the quality of the weapons produced by the Nyasaran Arsenal is relatively stable and the power is greater. The Japanese and Russians who participated in the test were very satisfied.

Then the problem comes, the output of the Nyasaland Arsenal is also insufficient, Yamaguchi Muxiang wants to order a hundred 37mm rapid-fire guns from the Nyasaland Arsenal, the Russians want 150, but Nyasaland even if The 37mm rapid-fire guns on the marine police ship were removed, and there were only 80 guns in stock. The next batch of orders is estimated to wait three months before delivery.

These 80 rapid-fire guns became the focus of competition between the Japanese and the Russians.

"There is no doubt that these rapid-fire guns should all belong to us, and I will pay all the required expenses immediately, in cash!" The Russians are rich and powerful.

"I will also pay in cash, and I will pay a higher price than the Russians." Yamaguchi Musho is also rich and powerful now, and he can ask the Rand Bank for additional loans after the money is spent. As for the interest-he can't take care of it.

Now is not the time to be frugal. If all the 80 rapid-fire guns are bought by Yamaguchi Musho, then the Russians will get nothing. If one goes up and down, even a higher price is worth it.

"The price is not a problem. I can pay with gold. No matter how high the Japanese offer, my price is [-]% higher than the Japanese's price." The Russians are really simple and rude.

"Whatever you want, Mr. Nathaniel, I'm going to see Lord Nyasaland, and then we'll discuss this issue." Yamaguchi Kisho had a backup plan.

"What a coincidence, I also want to meet Lord Nyasaland." The Russian also had a request.

"Okay then, let's talk about this issue tomorrow." Nathaniel, the sales director of Nyasaland Arsenal, was calm and not in a hurry.

The purpose of Yamaguchi Kisho seeing Rock is to stop the transaction between Nyasaran Arsenal and the Russians through Rock.

In the Russo-Japanese War, Britain's tendency was obvious. Without the support of Britain, the Japanese might not have dared to go to war with the Russians.

In this war, besides the army part, there is another battlefield at sea.

After the war broke out, the tsarist government decided to transfer ships from the Baltic Fleet to form the "Second Pacific Fleet" and sail to the Far East for reinforcements.

Later, the strength of the Baltic Fleet was insufficient, and some warships were withdrawn from the Black Sea Fleet to join the Second Squadron, and went to the Far East together.

This mixed fleet has 38 main warships of various types, about 20 auxiliary ships, two brigades, and later added a brigade to three, under the unified command of Vice Admiral Rozhestwinsky.

In this hastily put together fleet, some ships went to sea before they were fully completed, and they were installed while sailing. The officers and soldiers had low levels of tactical skills, and some even lacked basic training. It is like waste, the contradiction between officers and soldiers is very deep, and morale is low, especially the sailors of the Black Sea Fleet have been influenced by revolutionary ideas and have a spirit of resistance.

The Second Pacific Squadron was originally scheduled to depart in mid-July, 1904, but was postponed to October due to the lack of preparations.

When the fleet set off, due to a series of victories of the Japanese army, serious Japanese fears were prevalent in the Russian army, almost to the point of losing all hope. It was even rumored that Japan's secret fleet had arrived in the Nordic waters.

In this atmosphere, the officers and soldiers of the Second Squadron were extremely nervous. Sometimes they thought it was the Japanese fleet when they saw foreign ships and fired blindly. Even Russian ships that were far away also misunderstood and fired at each other.

On the night of October 10, the Second Squadron mistook the British fishing boats for the Japanese fleet in the North Sea and fired artillery to damage the fishing boats. This aroused strong opposition from the United Kingdom.

The International Tribunal in Paris had just held a public hearing on the matter, and the British government used this to coerce neutral countries not to provide convenience to the Russian fleet.

The Second Squadron had no choice but to divide the fleet into two. Rozhestwinski led the newer and larger ships and continued to sail along the Cape of Good Hope. The other ships were led by Foxam and entered the Indian Ocean through the Mediterranean Sea and the Suez Canal. The two fleets will meet in the waters off Madagascar.

The purpose of the Russians wanting to see Rock is also very simple. According to international law, warships of belligerent countries are not allowed to anchor in the ports of neutral countries. This regulation has caused great difficulties for the Russian Pacific Second Squadron. The distance is nearly [-] kilometers, and on the way, Russia does not even have a supplementary base, so the Russians hope that Rock can send a supply ship to supply the Russian Second Squadron on the high seas.

"Mr. Constantine, why do you think that I will agree to your request?" Rock was ridiculous at the Russian request. Rock was a British baron and had a position in this war.

"My lord, please don't get me wrong. This is just a simple business operation and has nothing to do with other parties." Constantine tried to circumvent international law, and he did not hesitate to achieve this goal.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Constantine, but I can't agree to your request. I am the baron of the British Empire. On this issue, I must be consistent with the British Empire." Will not agree to Constantine's request.

"My lord, I will give you a price that satisfies you, please think about it." Constantine is trying to fight for it.

"No, that's impossible!" Rock said decisively.

After sending Constantine away, Kisho Yamaguchi was full of gratitude when he saw Rock again.

"Thank you very much for your integrity, my lord. The Japanese Empire will never forget your help. You are our eternal friend—" Yamaguchi Kisho was very grateful to Roque. This is a friend in adversity.

"You're welcome. To be honest, I'm also very embarrassed. Treating the Russians like this will bring huge losses to Johannesburg and Nyasaland." Rock seemed to be heartbroken, and his words were full of copper stink.

Yamaguchi Kisho was very clever, and immediately decided to add an order.

Konstantin, who was kicked out of the Nyasaland Baron's mansion, was depressed. He had expected that it would be difficult to meet Roque, and he was ready to be slaughtered by Roque. Unexpectedly, Roque still refused to give any chance.

Back at the De Beers Hotel where he lived, Constantine met a new friend in the restaurant.

"Hi Mr. Constantine, I'm Sam, the general manager of Umbrella-"

Rock will not give up the opportunity to make money!

(End of this chapter)