Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 880 Conscription, conscription, or conscription

How corrupt the rank system of the British army is, it can be seen from the promotion system of officers.

Before 1870, British military officers had to spend money to be promoted, not only on personnel, but also on uniforms. They also had to pay regular fees to their superiors to ensure that they would not be overlooked by others. people replace.

In 1870, Britain began military reform, trying to build an officer team that met the requirements of modern warfare.

This reform was not successful. The Second Boer War that broke out in 1899 proved that although the military reform had been carried out for 30 years, the British Expeditionary Force, which had an overwhelming force, could not defeat the Boer guerrillas composed of farmers.

Relatively speaking, the British army in 1913 was not bad. At least compared with the second Boer War, the current British army’s marksmanship is a bit more accurate. This is because after the Second Boer War, the British strengthened their soldiers training in this area.

However, the officer contingent is still a big problem. Frenzi has done a good job. He has indeed protected his poor little army, but he is losing the trust of the British and French allied forces. Haig is Frenzi's possible successor, but Haig was a greater disaster than Frenzi.

Haig was born in a wealthy family in the Scottish border area that has been engaged in the whiskey business for generations. With the support of the family, Haig was able to study at Oxford University. However, after three years of messing around, Haig's grades were seriously unqualified and he even got a diploma. Not so Haig had to head to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the hope of finding a new opportunity.

What people never expected was that Haig, who had studied at Oxford University for three years, failed the entrance examination when he took the entrance examination for the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy.

Compared with Oxford, Sandhurst Royal Military Academy has very low admission requirements. Many aristocratic children who have no family inheritance rights and cannot pass the entrance examination for Oxford and Cambridge, most of them will choose to enter Sandhurst Royal Military Academy Gilded, Then go to the army to look for opportunities, which is what Winston did at the beginning.

But even at Sandhurst Royal Military Academy, which has very low requirements for students, Haig's grades were not up to standard, and it was hard to imagine how bad his grades were.

Fortunately, Haig has a brother-in-law who is the honorary guardian of the Prince of Wales yacht. Haig's sister asked the Duke of Cambridge to come forward and lower the admission requirements of the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy. Haig then got into the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy.

During the Second Boer War, Haig, who had already entered the army, gradually attracted Kitchener's attention, but this was not because Haig performed well in the war. In fact, Haig performed poorly during the Second Boer War, but Because of Haig's disdain for women, Kitchener, who was never married all his life, attracted the attention of him.

During his stay in southern Africa, Haig once lent Frenzi two thousand pounds to help Frenzi solve his entanglement with a woman, thus winning Frenzi's friendship.

After the end of the Boer War, Haig became Edward VII's aide-de-camp and married Dorothy Vivienne, the queen's maid.

Haig is the first non-royal to marry in the Buckingham Palace Chapel.

After the outbreak of the World War, the god of fate still favored Haig. The first commander of the First Army who came to France earlier than Haig was James Grierson. The troops commanded by Haig were completely defeated, and the exercise had to be stopped early, but it was a pity that the god of fate did not favor Grierson. Grierson died of a heart attack just after he set foot on French soil. Lin Cai became the commander of the First Army, and only then did Haig have the opportunity to continue to climb up.

The only good thing is that the British army also has a trustworthy Minister of War, Kitchener, who is now the undisputed core of the British army and is as much a symbol of Britain as the king.

After returning to London, Kitchener sent a telegram to Rock as soon as possible, hoping that southern Africa could provide more support to France.

"Army, doctors, medicines, shells, alcohol, canned food, individual rations, cars, planes, and even cotton coats. Does your Excellency regard our southern Africa as a treasure house for Alibaba and the Forty Thieves?" Rock originally I wanted to talk about Doraemon's bellyband, but it's a pity that Ade didn't understand.

"It's not that you don't give money, what are you afraid of?" Ade still doesn't know that the world is hard and the heart is sinister.

hmm——

Rock didn't want to start scolding, although Rock had good enough reasons.

"The French have a good idea. They borrow from the Rand Bank and then use the loan to buy supplies. Isn't this just a white wolf? No, we want to raise the price, and we need France to use the colonial income as a mortgage—" Stoudemire Standard white thinking, just in case?

It's just wishful thinking, sending charcoal in a timely manner is not a virtue for white people, and what can make white people submit is not morality, but cannon and iron blood.

Taking advantage of the fire is the tradition of white people.

However, there are not many things that France can mortgage. In the last purchase, France has already mortgaged the income of Madagascar to the Rand Bank, and then it can only reach North Africa and the French East Indies. These two places are not likely. Unlike Madagascar, which has not been completely conquered by France, North Africa and the French East Indies are relatively stable.

After the outbreak of the World War, both North Africa and the French East Indies sent reinforcements to France. Forget about Madagascar. You don’t even need to think about the reinforcements. It’s God’s blessing that the Malagasy people in the central highlands don’t take the opportunity to make trouble.

"The Bank of Rhodesia can lend money to France." Rock gave Stoudemire an idea, wanting to see how ruthless Stoudemire's shot would be.

The executive director of the Rand Bank is Ada. Although Ada has now become a Southern African citizen, Ada is French after all, and she still has to read the incense, so the conditions Ada offered at the beginning were not too much.

"If you don't borrow, France can't even keep Paris. The government has already moved to Bordeaux. I won't be surprised if France surrenders tomorrow. Who will I ask for money?" Stoudemire didn't know the progress of the World War. It is indeed very dangerous, Paris will fall at any time.

"Don't worry, the Germans won't be able to occupy Paris." Rock is quite clear that the luck of the French has not run out, and it will take decades for the Germans to do so.

"Really?" Even if it was Rock's words, Stoudemire would doubt it, but Stoudemire immediately changed his words, not giving Rock a chance to laugh: "Then borrow it, but the interest should be higher, and there should be more benefits. , I have to think about it."

Two shameless guys were about to take advantage of the fire to rob their allies. Ade looked aside coldly, neither participating nor opposing, looking at Rock and Stoudemire with contempt.

Rock and Stoudemire didn't care, at least Adelaide did not object, which shows that in Adelaide's mind, the interests of southern Africa have surpassed the interests of Europe, which is a good thing.

The French really have no other choice. Unlike Europe, which is struggling in difficulties, although southern Africa is also in war, the war has no impact on southern Africa itself.

Although Rock was reluctant, a large number of concentration camps were erected in Southwest Africa and Tanganyika. Southern Africa screened the residents of Southwest Africa and Tanganyika, and all Germans were sent to concentration camps. People from the Allied countries were spared, and all people of other nationalities were repatriated or sent to other overseas territories of the United Kingdom.

This screening is not strict, even for standard Germans, as long as they say they are French or British, Southern Africa will not investigate carefully.

Giving up one's nationality means separating oneself from Germany. This situation is popular in southern Africa. After the outbreak of the world war, southern Africa did not fall into chaos as many people predicted, and the Germans in southern Africa did not respond to the situation. How obvious sympathy and help Germany has shown, at least when the British and French are donating to the motherland, the Germans in southern Africa did not act.

On the contrary, many Germans donated to Britain and France.

It was only at this time that Roque understood the classic line in "Let the Bullets Fly". The people really help whoever wins, not whoever takes the moral high ground. Although Europe is still undecided, at least in southern Africa, Germany The game is doomed.

"The 201st Division and the 301st Division have arrived in France. The 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, and 106th Divisions have also boarded the ship from Walvis Bay and are preparing to go to France. The 11th, 12th, and 13th Divisions have gone to Port Edward and are preparing to go to the Sinai Peninsula. The newly formed ten divisions are expected to leave at the end of the year. London has given us 500 million yuan to build more troops. Your Excellency the Minister hopes that we can mobilize the northern Rhodesian division and the first cavalry division to fight in France. The French government I will be responsible for all expenses, including the weapons currently equipped by the Rhodesian Northern Division and the First Cavalry Division, and the French government will pay for them all." The good news from Dodd's side is one after another, and the French government has been cornered and will not let anyone go. A lifesaver.

The 201st Division was drawn from Fort Honor, and the 301st Division was drawn from the Kingdom of Mozambique, both of which were mainly composed of Africans.

The 11th, 12th, and 13th divisions are engineering units composed of conscripts, and they have now been converted into garrison units stationed in Nyasaland, Rhodesia, and Transvaal.

These three states are the three most stable states in southern Africa. Even if no troops are stationed, there will be no problems in these three states. Some discordant accidents can be handled by the National Guard and the police, so they are the first to be deployed. , went to the Sinai Peninsula to reinforce Egypt and the Sultanate of Najd respectively.

Unlike Europe, which has been caught in the flames of war, the Sinai Peninsula is very strange and calm. The Ottoman Empire, which was very active before the war, has not participated in the war, but it continues to increase troops to Damascus and Basra. Basra had four divisions before, and now it has increased to seven. in Damascus had eleven divisions.

Obviously, the troops in Basra are prepared for Port Elizabeth, and the troops in Damascus are prepared for Egypt. The Ottoman Empire is not yet ready to participate in the war. Once mobilized, the troops in Port Elizabeth and Egypt are probably not enough. To survive the Ottoman attack.

(End of this chapter)