Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 813

The current situation in Persia is very dangerous. Ahmed Shah Kajar, who just became king three years ago, is not yet 15 years old, but he is already the third king of Persia in the past five years. Controlled by the Great Council formed, there are many domestic conflicts, surrounded by wolves, not only facing the colonial interference of Britain and Russia, but also facing the strong oppression of the Ottoman Empire, it is already on the verge of collapse.

Even if there is no umbrella company to obstruct it, the current Qajar dynasty will not last for a few years. The discovery of oil did not bring wealth to Persia, but brought countless greedy oil companies. In order to protect their own interests, major oil companies have Looking for spokespersons for interests in Persia, the most powerful warlords are the most popular, and traditional nobles and upper-class monks are also the targets. The whole of Persia has been infiltrated and riddled with holes. Everyone is thinking about their own interests, and no one cares about the future of the country.

Even the Persians don't care about the future of Persia, and Twain doesn't even care. Reza Khan relies on a large number of new weapons obtained from the umbrella, and his strength has been greatly improved. Twain promised to give Reza Khan more support. The price is Khuzestan including Ahvaz.

Ahwaz is an important oil and gas producing area, 120 kilometers away from Basra. The oil and gas resources here will be the most important financial pillar of Persia in the future.

Alex's death caused no ideas, and the eyes of the world were on London, awaiting the progress of negotiations between the Ottoman Empire and the Balkan Alliance.

The negotiation process was extremely difficult. The Balkan League demanded that all the Ottoman territory (except Albania) and Crete west of the Enez-Caspian Midina line be ceded to the Balkan League countries, and Albania should become an independent country.

This request was absolutely unacceptable to the Ottoman Empire. Just as the negotiations were at a stalemate, a coup broke out within the Ottoman Empire. The new government completely rejected the request of the Balkan Alliance, and the war broke out again.

"The Ottoman Empire is crazy. They couldn't beat the Balkan League before, but now they can beat it now?" Anton really couldn't understand the Ottomans. The performance of the Ottoman Empire in the North African War and the Balkan War was indeed unbearable. It is understandable that the government is disappointed, but it is impossible to see immediate results with a new government. The troops are still those troops, the generals are still those generals, and the Balkan League still has the support of almost the whole world. It would be hell if the Ottoman Empire could come back.

"We must fully learn the lessons of the Ottoman Empire. In these few wars, the reason why the Ottoman Empire retreated steadily was mainly because the logistics of the troops could not keep up, and the training of the troops was seriously insufficient. Weapons were not the main problem. Weapons do not necessarily bring victory, but because advanced weapons have stricter logistics requirements, if there is no efficient logistics department, then the performance of the troops will be a disaster.” Derek Dodd pays more attention to the technical level, in the previous In the North African War and the First Balkan War, southern Africa sent military observers, and had first-hand knowledge of the performance of the Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire.

The military observation mission is still very meaningful. It can find many problems in the war, and southern Africa has also benefited a lot. Since the Russo-Japanese War, southern Africa has insisted on sending observation missions. After the Russo-Japanese War, the Johannesburg Medical College established a field military medical department. After the North African War, the Ministry of National Defense adjusted the authority of each department and gave the third department in charge of logistics more power. It is estimated that after the Balkan War, the third department is likely to become a separate department.

"Our troop training is still okay. It is stricter than the Italian army and the Ottoman army. Logistics is indeed very important. Fortunately, our logistics work is not under great pressure." Anton is still very optimistic. Disastrous Italian army and Ottoman army, southern African army is indeed more professional.

This also has a lot to do with Rock's consistent thinking. All countries in the world, it is estimated that only the rifles and light and heavy machine guns used by the southern African army are of the same caliber. For this reason, Rock would rather sacrifice part of the performance of the machine gun, mainly because of consideration to logistical pressure.

For general-purpose machine guns, the caliber of 0.303 inches is indeed a bit small compared to the Maxim, but it doesn’t really make sense to have a machine gun with too large a caliber. The main function of the machine gun is to accompany the infantry forward. Even the squad machine gun Rock, which Browning and Nyasaland cooperated with, insisted on changing it to a 0.303-inch caliber.

Even so, the pressure on army logistics is still great. In addition to the . Millimeter caliber bullets, plus the 0.303mm grenade used by the grenade launcher and mortar shells of various calibers, without a professional and efficient logistics department, it is really impossible to guarantee the supply of troops.

"Why not? It's just a lot of pressure!" Derek Dodd emphasized that Anton and his generals only care about fighting and don't know how complicated the logistical work is.

With the increasing professionalization of the southern African military, the talents needed by the army are becoming more and more detailed. If a war breaks out, Anton and his generals only need to think about how to defeat the enemy, and other tasks will be handled by special personnel.

"We now have cars, planes, and ships, and it's not difficult to support logistics." What Anton said is the fact that the southern African army may have the most cars in the world.

"It is precisely because of these new equipment that our logistics work is becoming more and more complicated. The car will be damaged during use. At this time, professional maintenance personnel and spare parts are needed. At the same time, sufficient fuel is needed. Good traffic conditions are guaranteed. Doesn’t the plane need an airport? Doesn’t the safety of the airway need to be considered?” Derek Dodd was heartbroken, and he really didn’t know how Anton graduated from the Nyasaland Army Academy at the time.

After Rock invited Derek Dodd and his group from the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy to southern Africa, the officers in southern Africa went to Nyasaland Army Academy in batches for advanced studies. At the beginning, Anton was still Derek Dodd student, so seeing Anton now, Derek Dodd was very angry.

"This is a matter for the logistics department to consider. I am only responsible for destroying the enemy." Anton plausibly said that the performance of the Italian army and the Ottoman army was a disaster because there were no professional logistics personnel.

"Now I doubt if you really bring troops to the battlefield, whether you can destroy the enemy." Derek Dodd added a serious face with a mocking face.

"You can doubt my ability, but don't doubt the combat effectiveness of our army." Anton is confident. Over the years, Rock has been an arsenal, a field military doctor, and a military academy. He has worked hard for more than ten years to build the southern region that appears The gap in the African military system cannot be made up for by the Italians and Ottomans.

"The relationship between the combat effectiveness of the army and the generals is getting smaller and smaller. Modern warfare is fought as a whole. The number of troops of the Ottoman Empire far exceeds that of the Balkan Alliance, but the final winner is the Balkan Alliance." Derek Dodd is very worried , the overall military power in southern Africa is indeed very strong, but this is not a reason to be proud.

Now everyone understands the truth that a proud soldier must be defeated.

Rock didn't participate, and tapped his fingers on the table lightly, and Anton and Derek Dodd immediately died down.

"Anton, if you were leading the Ottoman army, how would you defeat the Balkan Alliance?" Rock asked Anton a difficult question, this is the meaning of the discussion, not a worthless war of words.

"If it were me, I would not fight recklessly with the Balkan League. The reason why the Balkan League can be established is mainly due to its blood and courage. There are many contradictions within the Balkan League, and basically they cannot be reconciled. The internal conflicts will break out, and then we will look for opportunities to break them one by one." Anton is indeed very thoughtful. After the outbreak of the Balkan War, the Ministry of National Defense and the Military Academy often held military flag deduction, and Anton also participated in it many times. The title is not unfamiliar.

"Hmph, good idea. If you don't take the initiative to attack, the Balkan Alliance will not take the initiative to attack. The most important thing to put down the rebellion is time. It is necessary to defeat the enemy in the shortest time and stabilize the situation in the region. If the battlefield enters a stalemate, then As time goes by, it will become more and more unfavorable to the Ottoman Empire, and now the coup d'état in the Ottoman Empire is proof." Derek Dodd immediately found Anton's loopholes, essentially saying that the Ottoman Empire and the Balkan Alliance Peck, but this is the normal state of war. War never breaks out when it is ready, and it always catches people off guard in an unexpected way. This is the biggest test of the country's military system.

"It doesn't matter. I will force the Balkan Alliance to attack. For example, if you attack them, you must save them. If you use your brain, you will always find a way." This is not the first time Anton has come into contact with this kind of deduction. What's more, when Anton was the commander of the northern division of Rhodesia, he even held such deduction every month. The imaginary enemies at that time were Tanganyika and Southwest Africa.

Of course, because the German forces in Tanganyika and Southwest Africa are too weak, the Rhodesian Northern Division will properly impose some restrictions on the Rhodesian Northern Division during the deduction, such as a regiment fighting against two divisions. For example, there is a serious shortage of logistical support, or if you go deep into the enemy's rear and fall into heavy siege. The deduction is also meaningless.

"Let the Rhodesian Northern Division prepare. We will conduct an exercise in this area." Rock is not afraid of spending money on the exercise. Southern Africa does not have the right to launch foreign wars, so it can only use military exercises to test the combat effectiveness of the troops.

The inability to launch a foreign war does not mean that the army has no chance to accept the baptism of war. Before the rebellion in Tanganyika and East India, there were southern African officers among the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company. Now there are even more mercenaries in the peninsula. There are many retired soldiers in southern Africa. These soldiers are actually professional soldiers. After retiring, they are actually reserve soldiers and can return to active duty at any time.

"Do you want to join the First Cavalry Division?" Derek Dodd wanted to test more troops. In fact, he should test the few newly established African divisions. Those troops really need combat experience.

Rock established the African Division to be sent to Europe to participate in the war. The entire Ministry of National Defense knows this, so no matter how good the First Cavalry Division and the Northern Rhodesian Division are, they have no chance of appearing in Europe unless southern Africa is facing a war. , the [-]st Cavalry Division and the Northern Rhodesian Division will join the battle.

It needs to be emphasized that although those African divisions are destined to be just cannon fodder, in order to play a greater role, the cannon fodder must have stronger combat effectiveness. In addition to salary, the Ministry of National Defense treats the soldiers of the African division well. Yes, the daily necessities of life are equipped according to the standards of conscripts. Although there is a gap with the First Cavalry Division and the Rhodesian Northern Division, it is basically at the same level as the current European army.

At least stronger than the armies of Italy and the Ottoman Empire.

"Yes, progress can only be achieved through confrontation." Rock didn't feel distressed, but Derek Dodd felt distressed.

"I think we should adjust the intensity of the exercise. The intensity of the exercise is too high now, and each exercise has casualty indicators. These losses are unnecessary." The requirements of the Northern Division are too strict.

There were almost no military exercises in the European army during this period.

On the one hand, it is because there are too many wars, and they will be fought every once in a while, and there is still no time to hide. No country will pull the army out if there is nothing to do.

Another aspect is that the army is not professional enough, and accidents often occur during training, not to mention the confrontational mode of military exercises.

And there is another key issue. Exercises definitely cost money. Even if it is just an exercise, the soldiers always have to fire a few shots, the gunners have to fire a few shots, and the armored vehicles have to be put into use. All of these cost money.

However, if the army in a democratic country wants to be dispatched, it must be approved by the Congress, otherwise it can only walk in the army camp, practice formation and so on, and even rarely shoot live ammunition.

Bullets cost money too.

In the case of southern Africa, the Ministry of National Defense can freely decide when and where to hold military exercises. As long as Rock submits the training plan, Adelaide will definitely approve it without any obstacles.

Of course, the funds needed for military exercises must be raised by the Ministry of National Defense itself. The federal government provides so much funds to the Ministry of Defense every year, and the Ministry of Defense will not make more money even if it is spent in one day.

(End of this chapter)