Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 852 Superfluous

Douglas Haig was mistaken if he thought that coming to Southern Africa with an order in hand would give him superior treatment.

Southern Africa is no longer what it was ten years ago. The halo of the local suzerain is gradually fading. Even the most staunch patriots must face up to the achievements of southern Africa in economic construction. The gap between the current southern Africa and the local The main reason lies in the accumulation of hundreds of years. In time, southern Africa will surely burst into even brighter light.

Douglas Haig certainly didn't think so. His impression of southern Africa was still in the period of the Boer War. He didn't know how far southern Africa has developed. It's not terrible to be out of news. It's really unacceptable to refuse to understand new things. cure.

Compared with extreme conservative thinking, Douglas Haig's efficiency is even more unbearable for Rock.

Rock was used to high efficiency and fast pace, and he wanted to split one day into two, but Douglas Haig was not nervous. After staying in Pretoria for a week, the procurement team set off for Nyasaland. Stopping and stopping along the way, the purchasing group arrived in Port Edward ten days later, and it was already June NO.20.

After the completion of Port Edward, Nyasaland's export of materials will be carried out through Port Edward, and will no longer be transferred to Durban or Cape Town. If the export destination is the Far East, Port Edward has a huge advantage, even if it is exported to Europe, it will not go around Crossing the Suez Canal will not increase the distance much, it is only more than 1000 kilometers farther than Cape Town.

Rock did not stay in Pretoria to accompany Douglas Haig, but returned to Nyasaland early to handle official business, which made Haig very dissatisfied, but Rock had good reasons.

The Ministry of National Defense is reorganizing the Rhodesian Northern Division, and plans to reorganize the Rhodesian Northern Division into a semi-mechanized unit. The main equipment is tanks and armored vehicles. The infantry will also be transported by cars, and the cavalry will be completely eliminated.

Rock was not against Douglas Haig, but with the start-up of the new factory, tanks and armored vehicles were finally mass-produced, and there was a foundation for the establishment of mechanized troops.

Of course, Rock didn't need to explain to Douglas Haig that Douglas Haig didn't even care about machine guns, let alone tanks and armored vehicles. He should have lived in the Middle Ages, when cavalry dominated the battlefield.

"Welcome to Nyasaland, I hope Nyasaland can leave you with a good memory." Rock really didn't mean to reveal the shortcoming. The memory left by Southern Africa to Douglas Haig must not be so pleasant.

Now Rock doesn't have to be careful and consider other people's thoughts in every sentence. If he is facing Kitchener and Winston, Rock will be somewhat scruples. Forget about Douglas Haig, his status is not as high as Rock, The military rank is not as high as Rock, and he doesn't even have a knighthood. If it weren't for the order in hand, Martin or Derek Dodd would be more suitable to receive Douglas Haig.

"I believe it will, Nyasaland is really a beautiful place, neat fields, beautiful buildings, blue sky and white clouds, it's really unimaginable——" Douglas Haig was a bit at a loss for words, but Rock also heard another meaning , probably Douglas Haig couldn't figure out why London would seal Nyasaland, a beautiful and rich place, to Rock's territory.

According to the information released to the public, Nyasaland is 20 square kilometers, but in fact it must be more than that. After many expansions, Nyasaland now has an area of ​​more than 60 square kilometers.

Rock didn't explain what Nyasaland was like when he took over Nyasaland. There was no need to explain to Douglas Haig. After arriving in Port Edward for two days, the procurement team officially started working.

Although Douglas Haig is more traditional, in order to win more orders, Rock has prepared a centralized exhibition hall for Douglas Haig, so that the purchasing group can have a deeper understanding of the industrial capabilities of southern Africa.

Unsurprisingly, what Douglas Haig was most interested in was not the endless variety of new weapons, but the various comprehensive supply packages after integration, especially the individual medical kits.

However, after learning about the medical kits in detail, Douglas Haig gave up immediately. Although Douglas Haig also attached importance to field medical care, the biggest problem in the UK was that ordinary soldiers did not know enough about field medical care and did not understand battlefield first aid at all. Even if the medical kits are distributed, the soldiers will not use them.

It was also at this time that Rock realized that the professional military system was too far ahead of this era. Southern Africa could not afford to supply tens of thousands of professional soldiers with all its power, and European countries had millions of troops at every turn. It would be a disaster to popularize this knowledge.

"Then strengthen the education of the soldiers, and regard this as part of the training. All soldiers are not required to become doctors. At least they must know how to save the lives of their companions when they are in danger." Rock has a way, In fact, it is not difficult to strengthen education. The main reason is the change of ideology. Southern Africa also faced many difficulties when it first started to popularize field first aid, but as time went by, the difficulties have been overcome one by one.

"It is the doctor's job to treat the wounded. Soldiers should fight wholeheartedly. Sacrificing for the country is the most honorable destination of a soldier." Douglas Haig is worthy of being a butcher. What he said made Rock shudder.

"I'm afraid the soldiers and their parents don't think so." Rock partly agreed with Douglas Haig's words. Soldiers should indeed have the courage to sacrifice for the country, but it would be too cold-blooded not to take this sacrifice for granted. .

"Lord Nyasaland, if you think so, then the fighting will of your southern African army will be doubted." Douglas Haig also doesn't like Rock, probably in Douglas Haig's opinion, Rock is too much weak.

"Will is a part of combat. Our goal is to win the greatest victory with the least cost, so we will continue to improve military materials to make them more suitable for the current form of warfare and provide soldiers with better protection. , if a medical kit worth five pounds can save a life, why not do it?" Rock was not angry at this time, and explained patiently, although Douglas Haig didn't think so, but other members of the purchasing team nodded frequently .

To put it bluntly, although the price of five pounds is still a bit expensive, it is much less than the pension for soldiers who died in battle. However, people like Douglas Haig will not consider this issue. He is only responsible for combat. He doesn't even care about the outcome of the battle.

In the Battle of the Somme, the British troops commanded by Haig suffered 42 casualties, and the French troops who cooperated with the battle suffered 20 casualties, and the front only advanced 12 kilometers. This became the biggest stain on Haig's military career. Compared with this, The 17th Lancer Regiment was hardly worth mentioning.

"Lord Nyasaland, if the War Department buys medical kits in bulk, can your Southern African Ministry of Defense be responsible for the training of soldiers?" interposed Edward Kitchener, a member of the procurement team, who is the nephew of the Secretary of the Army Kitchener. , working in the Ministry of Finance.

"Of course, if you are willing to bear the overseas allowance for training and training personnel—" Rock didn't mean to be humorous, but he didn't expect to get a few chuckles. This is probably British humor.

As a colonial army, the southern African army originally had overseas subsidies, so the salary was higher than that of the local army.

Now that the soldiers in southern Africa return to their homeland, the overseas allowance should have been cancelled, but because the homeland is also overseas for southern Africa, it is indeed a bit absurd to receive double overseas allowances.

Purchasing is not something that can be decided in a few sentences. After reading the medical kit, Rock introduced the grenade to the purchasing group.

The grenade in southern Africa is divided into offensive grenade and defensive grenade. The difference lies in the amount of charge and fragments. The offensive grenade has more charge and few fragments. It mainly relies on the impact to cause an instant blow to the defensive enemy. Good for offense.

Defensive grenades have less charge, and the projectile body is composed of steel balls, which can cause greater damage to the attacking enemy.

"Soldiers have to charge with all their strength when attacking, so if the offensive grenade has a lot of fragments, it will cause certain casualties to the attacking troops, so it is necessary to distinguish offensive grenades from defensive grenades, especially in urban combat. When launching an attack on the enemy who is sticking to the stronghold, the defensive grenade is very limited at this time, and the shock wave of the offensive grenade will play a huge role in a small space." If the medical kit has shortcomings, it is subject to conditions in the promotion Restrictions, then the grenade is perfect in this era. The British Mills grenade and the German M24 grenade in this era have no difference between offense and defense.

"What's the difference? If the division is so detailed, will it bring greater disaster to the logistics? And soldiers don't have time to distinguish between offensive grenades and defensive grenades on the battlefield. The grenade that can wipe out the enemy is the best Grenade." Unexpectedly, Haig could still find an entry point, if only he could use this spirit in commanding operations.

"You're right. The problem is that grenades are often limited by the terrain and can't work well. We divide grenades into offensive and defensive types in order to better destroy the enemy." Rock still has Patience, Haig probably means that there is no need to be so troublesome, and the lack of technology can be filled with life.

"Excessive!" Haig was the one who really didn't save face. With a single sentence, Rock's face was directly blackened, and the atmosphere immediately froze.

"Whether it is redundant or not has to be tested by war. Perhaps in your opinion, many things in southern Africa are redundant, and the fighting will of the troops is not tenacious enough, but I want to tell you that since the establishment of southern Africa, the army in southern Africa has never lost Get rid of any regional conflicts, including Tanganyika!" Rock said loudly, and unlike Haig's arrogance in Pretoria, Rock's confidence was accumulated from victory after victory.

(End of this chapter)