April 15, Hasa region, Goa’s 1st Independent Brigade Suppression Bandit Headquarters.
"Clang!"
A teacup was thrown to the ground by Brigadier Fedel.
"Jackson, how do you manage an army?
The more than 200 people in the third company of the third battalion of the first regiment were beaten by the Arabs and only seven people were left. This is equivalent to the entire company being wiped out. It is really a disgrace to our first independent brigade."
What a shame!
It's such a shame that a well-equipped company was wiped out by the Ala people who were lagging behind in weapons and stragglers.
When this happens, how can Fedel live up to the expectations and efforts of the Duke of Braganza.
An entire company was wiped out. This was an unprecedented loss since the Goa Division was reorganized and established after the German Division.
Goa has always been an important base in the Portuguese Far East and has never changed since the Age of Discovery. However, with the changes of the times, Portugal's national power has declined seriously. During the reign of Carlos I, the government went bankrupt several times and the national treasury was empty, including Goa.
Many colonies in the country have lax control and constant riots.
After the reconciliation between the two royal families, Carlos I, now the father of King Manuel II of Portugal, handed over the distant colony east of the Suez Canal to Braganza in order to continue borrowing money and to get rid of some burdens.
Family.
Francisco, the Duke of Braganza, is very concerned about the Portuguese colonies under his jurisdiction and manages them as seriously as the Algarve.
Today, the various colonies under Bragança are developing in full swing, and various constructions and reforms are carried out simultaneously, and the military is the top priority, and the most intensive efforts have been made.
The Colonial Legion of Braganza, modeled on the German military system, has a total of three divisions, two independent brigades, and three independent regiments. As an important town and core in the Far East, Goa is the headquarters of the colony, with two divisions and one
The independent brigade organizes the army.
After the Duke of Bragança and the Ottoman Empire reached an agreement on the purchase of the Hassa land, the Goa region dispatched the First Independent Brigade to assist the Qatar Independence Group in taking over the territory.
The process of taking over the territory was not smooth, and it encountered stubborn and violent resistance.
The Portuguese Middle East colonies are composed of Qatar and Bahrain. The colonial people are mainly East Asians and Indians. All the Ala people were brutally expelled. Many of these expelled people went to the Ottoman Hasa region.
The Al-Hasa region also became a Portuguese colony. The evil Portuguese came again, but the Ala people did not flinch this time.
The Al-Hasa region is long and narrow, and is not as easy to control as the Qatar Peninsula and Bahrain Island. The suppression is convenient and simple. The Ala people resisted the expulsion again this time with fierce resistance, and the colonial army was temporarily stalemate.
"Commander of the First Regiment, Jackson, tell me why this is? A company can actually be wiped out."
Feder grabbed Jackson's collar, his eyes widened, and he spat: "You bastard, what is the seventh military order of our army? Answer me."
"Abide by discipline, act with caution, be vigilant, and do not underestimate the enemy." Jackson lowered his head and answered in a low tone.
Hearing Jackson's low tone, the furious Feder was even more dissatisfied and let go of his collar and kicked him to the ground.
"What are you talking about? It's so quiet, I can't hear you."
Jackson, who was kicked down, immediately stood up from the ground, stood at attention and shouted: "Observe discipline, act with caution, be vigilant, and do not underestimate the enemy."
"As a soldier, you should look like a soldier. What did you look like just now? With your head downcast and your tone low, you have the attitude of a soldier there!"
"Okay, Fedel, don't dwell on this. Don't you want to ask why the company died? The most important thing now is to find the real problem."
Gao Wen, political propaganda committee member of the independent brigade, saw that the situation was getting out of control and knew that the hot-tempered Feder could not continue, so he quickly stepped out to smooth things over.
"Although a temporary defeat is ugly, the most important thing is to find the real reason and learn lessons and experiences.
Jackson, don't be so low. Relegation is inevitable, but you still have the opportunity to make up for your mistakes. Now you tell us the real situation so that we can make judgments and make amends.
Jackson, can you tell me the reason why a company was completely wiped out this time?"
"Reporting to the brigade commander, there are three reasons why the third battalion and the third company were wiped out.
First, the entire third battalion is composed of Portuguese-Indian mixed blood and Indian Konkan people. The entire battalion trains hard and has considerable combat effectiveness. However, due to the source of the soldiers, they are like ordinary Indians. They are humble to us and arrogant to others.
, they faced the Ala people with backward military weapons and underestimated the enemy. This was an important reason why the third company of the third battalion was annihilated in a surprise attack.
Secondly, in addition to underestimating the enemy, the Ala cavalry could come and go freely, and its high mobility was also an important reason. Although the third company relaxed its sentry, although it was a little late, they still discovered the enemy, but the Ala cavalry was too fast.
The third company entered combat mode and was already captured by the army.
Third, although the basic company has advanced weapons and can crush the Ala people's armaments, the basic company lacks machine guns and cannons with continuous fire suppression. When facing the Ala people cavalry that is approaching the enemy quickly, the company-level military firepower cannot suppress it.
The defense line was breached."
The Arab cavalry is much more convenient to move in the narrow coastal Hasa area than the Qatar Peninsula. In addition, the Najd Saudi regime in the interior is afraid that Portugal will control the narrow coastal area. Therefore, the leader of the regime, Ibn Saud, is very interested in the Hasa rebels.
Supported.
The Al-Hasa rebels have no shortage of cavalry. They can come and go freely in the inland Saudi and coastal Al-Hasa areas. The Goa First Independent Brigade lacks detection methods and must be dispersed, making it difficult to encircle and annihilate them.
The reception work has not really started, and the Arabs have not yet carried out the expulsion, but the war has already started. Under the guerrilla warfare of the Al-Hasa rebels, the current First Independent Brigade and the Qatar Independent Regiment are in a passive position.
Jackson suggested to brigade commander Feder: "Brigade commander, our army does not have a cavalry unit. When the Ala cavalry attacks, even if we are alert and aware, they come too fast and we often cannot react in time.
If the grassroots army can have enough machine guns and portable light artillery, we can fight back against the Kazakh rebels so that they will not dare to attack wantonly. Also, if we can find traces of the rebels,
and restrict Najd’s support for the Kazakhs, it is actually very easy for our army to annihilate the rebels.”
Although Jackson's military quality is not as good as those from the regular military academies of Britain, France and Germany, he still has some vision after being taught by the rapid military training class, and he has no problem commanding a regiment.
The current situation is that the Kazakh rebels are lagging behind in military force, but they have the support of Najd behind them, and the rebel's Ara cavalry is also highly mobile. However, the Goan army is slow in mobility, has insufficient firepower at the grassroots level, and lacks investigation methods. Of course, it is passive.
Get beaten.
"Well, I understand what you said, you can go down first!
After you go back, I hope you won't make any more mistakes. You must maintain military discipline and don't underestimate the enemy again. The Indians must be disciplined by me and don't embarrass our army again."
After listening to the cause and effect, as well as Jackson's analysis, Feder knew that what he said was right, so in the end he naturally held it high and put it down, but he still had to give a warning.
"If a bad situation like this happens again, be prepared to go to a military court and weigh the consequences yourself!"
Jackson responded loudly: "Yes, Brigadier, I will definitely discipline you well."
In fact, Federer and the staff have also thought about ways to solve the problem now that they have fallen into guerrilla warfare.
Among them, Yorkson's problem analysis is naturally included. They also understand the situation, but the problem cannot be solved temporarily.
The Najd Kingdom's support for the rebels is actually not a big problem.
This small desert country is small and weak, and has no desire to covet the power of Kazakhstan. Now it supports the rebels in secret, for fear of being caught in reality and being criticized by the West.
Their support is to pretend to be deaf and mute. They only allow the Kazakh rebels to enter the territory to facilitate their cavalry movements. What they do is more of self-defense.
Najd was afraid that after the fall of Kazakhstan, the Portuguese would march inland, but he did not dare to blatantly support it, so the only help he could give to Kazakhstan was to borrow roads.
To deal with the Kazakh rebels, the most important thing is to detect the direction of their cavalry. This is the most important thing. Only by catching their traces can we achieve a breakthrough.
To deal with the Kazakh rebel cavalry, we need the help of the cavalry, which is a big problem.
The Goa Far East Command does not have cavalry in its army.
The reason for this situation is that the colonies they are stationed in are all tropical areas, and the environment is different from that of the Ala Peninsula, so there is no need for cavalry.
The formation of the cavalry does not happen overnight, and improvising will not work.
When facing the Kazakh rebel cavalry, in addition to cavalry response, there is also firepower. If the cavalry can suppress the firepower during the charge, the cavalry can also be defeated head-on.
The Goan army's firepower is not weak, and it is basically not much different from the European army. However, the grassroots armies in Europe in this era do not have many machine guns and light artillery.
The sharp increase in the number of machine guns and light artillery in the European army had to wait until the outbreak of World War I. The number of machine guns and light artillery in the army and basic military units of this era was pitiful.
The addition of machine guns and light artillery was too extravagant for the Goan colonial army, which was even more entrenched than in Europe.
The report requesting an increase in armaments was actually submitted a week ago, but Feder has not received any feedback yet.
"Gawain, it's too difficult! We don't have cavalry, and we don't have enough machine guns and light artillery. This war will be difficult to fight."
Thinking of the rebel cavalry coming and going freely, Feder sighed helplessly.
"We are an infantry brigade. We have no cavalry, insufficient reconnaissance methods, and insufficient basic firepower. We cannot stop the cavalry's sudden charge.
In the end, this acceptance mission is likely to end up at a few points along the coast, and it is impossible to fully accept the Kazakhstan region."
"Fedel, don't be so depressed. I have some inside information. Things are not that bad. Goa has recently introduced a batch of aircraft, new light machine guns, and light cannons from Brazil. The Weapons Command may transfer some to us.
."
Gawain is a noble son who is loyal to the royal family of Miguel Braganza. His ability to serve as a political propaganda committee member is also enhanced by his status. Of course, he also knows some inside stories that Feder does not know.
"Also, the Duke has realized that there are differences between the green forests.
He is planning to change some measures for the Ala people in the Hasa region, to divide them and retain the residence rights of some people. There are two factions in the Green Forest of the Hasa region, one is Shiite and the other is Sunni*, and the Duke is planning to leave a minority group.
Shia, expel the majority."
This chapter has been completed!