224 Asking for leave (not really asking for leave, a big chapter of 3000 words)
The company with the lowest status in the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division is undoubtedly H Company.
Just as William and Ross thought, H Company, which does not even have a full complement of soldiers, is indeed an auxiliary force. Standing guard and cleaning in the camp is now the task of H Company, but if this is the reason, the quality of the soldiers of H Company is underestimated. That's wrong. If nothing else, the shooting scores of the officers and men of Company H are generally good. Some of them can even achieve excellent scores and are qualified to be called precision shooters.
This result is almost the same as the results of other main companies.
Relatively speaking, the performance of G Company was much worse. Although the officers and soldiers of the Boer Alliance were famous for their accurate shooting skills during the Boer War, they were the Boer Alliance and were different from the Boers in the colonial army. As far as William and Ross were concerned, You know, if you really want to shoot this kind of chest target, it would be good if the results of G Company are generally passing, and there are very few that can be called good.
Without waiting for William's order, Ross went directly to the warehouse, called over all the officers and soldiers who were sorting out the bedding, and then conducted an overall assessment.
The results were disastrous. More than half of the 140 officers and soldiers were unqualified, only twelve were good, and none were excellent.
Rock picked up Suo Chao's report and browsed it quickly. He shook his head slightly and sighed. He had expected that the Buer Company's results would be bad, but he didn't expect it to be so bad.
"Will there be joint training in the future?" Suo Chao was a little worried. If we train together now, the Boers will probably have to clean toilets every day.
"No, the training will proceed as planned." Rock will not give G Company any special care. Whether it is a British officer or a Boer soldier, if someone fails to meet Rock's requirements, Rock will not hesitate to return the person to Hawke. Pukins.
The new 1st Cavalry Division is not a nursing home. If it were not for his extreme disappointment with his previous troops, Ade would not have established the new 1st Cavalry Division.
Since Ade appointed Roque as the commander of the new 1st Cavalry Division, Roque must be worthy of Ade's trust. As long as Ade does not harm the interests of the Chinese, Roque will turn the new 1st Cavalry Division into a The sharp sword in Ade's hand.
"After Geng Biao was released, he intensified his efforts. Last night he led the troops to urgently gather for a 35-kilometer march." Suo Chao was frightened by Geng Biao's madness. This was also the first 35-kilometer march of the newly formed First Cavalry Division. .
As for Africans, you can tell by looking at their body shape that they all cannot run to death. In Basutoland, sometimes Africans can run for a whole day chasing their prey. In the past, African policemen in the Johannesburg Police Department were famous for their physical strength. Okay, 35 kilometers is basically impossible for other people, but it is really no problem for Africans.
"35 kilometers! Africans are indeed talented in long-distance running." Rock couldn't help but sigh. Although the Chinese people today have good physical fitness, they still can't keep up with Africans. This is indeed a talent.
People in this era are actually in very good physical condition as long as they keep up with their nutrition.
The poor physical fitness of Africans is due to malnutrition since childhood. The Chinese were also emaciated when they were malnourished. After the Boer War, those Boer coalition forces who fought until the last minute were as haggard as they were exhausted.
The newly formed 1st Cavalry Division has sufficient logistics supplies. After all, it has a monthly budget of more than 20,000 yuan. It is now a major customer of the Agricultural Association.
As soon as this nutrition comes up, the physical advantages of Africans begin to gradually emerge. They do have some problems with personal skills and tactics, and they are not good at teamwork. Their physical fitness is indeed good.
"It's no use just being able to run. Their team score is always the last. Geng Biao's whip has been replaced several times. Those Zulu people cried when they were beaten. They turned around and thought whether they should have made a mistake or not.
, don’t have a long memory at all.” Suo Chao finally saw through it, Zulu soldiers were destined to be scouts, and it was impossible to expect them to abide by discipline.
When it comes to scouts, Africans are indeed good at it, and the British have accurately positioned this point.
What Africans are actually best at is not long-distance training, but survival in the wild.
The newly formed 1st Cavalry Division does not have a field survival program. The Northern Rhodesian Division tried it before, but due to lack of preparation, a major accident occurred when trying to conduct field survival training. A soldier disappeared during the training and has not been found so far.
The wilderness survival project came to an end.
Africans have a very strong ability to survive in this area. In the past, some Yao people went to Nyasaland for training, and wilderness survival was one of the training items.
Africans take this training like a duck to water. They can always find food and clean water in the wild as quickly as possible. Nyasaland’s training requirement is three days, but many Yao people can easily survive for a week in the wild.
, and he also keeps himself shiny and shiny, which is one of the few highlights in the training of the Yao people.
Rock positions Company H as a scout. Africans are talented in this area. Their skin is the best protective color, and they don’t have many requirements for the environment. In order to complete the reconnaissance mission, they can survive in the wild for a week or more.
For a long time, there was no job more suitable for Africans than scouts.
"Tell Geng Biao to restrain himself. Military regulations prohibit corporal punishment of soldiers. Do you still want to be locked up in a dark room?" Luo Ke was a little angry. If Geng Biao continued to resist Company H like this, then Luo Ke would have no choice but to put Geng Biao in jail.
Pull away.
"This boy is smart now. He doesn't punish the soldiers corporally, but lets them accept the punishment on their own initiative. Africans are too thick-skinned. It is a great shame and humiliation for our soldiers to be punished to clean the toilet. Who dares to joke with the soldier who is punished to clean the toilet? Clean the toilet
Soldiers who can fight to the death, Africans don't care much about this, and using these methods to punish African soldiers will not have the desired effect." Suo Chao still gave him face, but in other words, this sentence is shameless.
The Zulu people's thick skin is indeed amazing. The only punishments that can touch the soul of the Zulu people are corporal punishment and fines. Cleaning, waiting for people to eat, etc. are commonplace for the Zulu people, and they are not considered at all.
Above is punishment.
Geng Biao had no choice. He, the company commander, and H Company shared weal and woe. Those Zulu soldiers could be shameless, but Geng Biao, the company commander, could not be shameless, so Geng Biao could only find another way.
"That won't work. You keep an eye on him and don't let him act recklessly. You also know that these Zulus are still very useful in the last rebellion. From now on, our main enemies in the Transvaal are probably Africans. These Zulus
People will still be of great use in the future, and we can't let Geng Biao cripple them all." Roque wants people to make the best use of their talents and materials. The Zulu people are not hopeless. The main thing is how to guide them.
Although Rock knew some of the bad qualities of Africans, in the eyes of Europeans, the Chinese actually also had bad qualities.
Therefore, if Africans did not make mistakes, Rock would not discriminate against Africans, and would even win over Africans to fight against whites. In the last counterinsurgency, if it were not for the outstanding performance of the African scouts, the Northern Rhodesian Division would not have
The rebellion was successfully suppressed.
As for the future, if Africans really become a burden, Roque will abandon Africans without hesitation. This is Roque's bottom line.
"There are still Africans who dare to rebel?" Suo Chao was very surprised. This time the Africans in Natal rebelled, and the Natal government killed tens of thousands of Africans. Suo Chao really didn't expect that Africans were so capable.
Resistance spirit.
"It's not about rebellion. The main thing is how to make better use of Africans to build Nyasaland, Rhodesia, and Transvaal." Roque is already ready to unload the mill and kill the donkey, and the port of Port Edward has been completed.
, more than half of the railway to Little Rock has been built. Rock doesn’t ask Christian how many Africans died in order to build Port Edward and the railway. Now Rock’s thinking is becoming more and more like the “indigenous” of this era.
"How else can we use it? Beat him if he doesn't obey, hang him up and beat him." Compared with Roque, Suo Chao has a standard colonial mentality.
"Go back and organize it. There will be a division-wide assessment at the end of the month. All companies must participate. Those with excellent results will be rewarded, and those with poor results will be punished. Tell Geng Biao and William that their companies will also participate." Although Roque disagreed.
Regarding corporal punishment, the newly established First Cavalry Division also stipulates that corporal punishment of soldiers is not allowed, but in this era, corporal punishment is unavoidable.
As for the division-wide assessment, this can be understood as a general evaluation of the entire army. Roque wants to use this method to test the quality of all officers and soldiers, establish the correct concept of "sweat more in peacetime, bleed less in wartime", and set off an overall upsurge in military training.
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"There's no need to compare. I guess G Company and H Company will definitely be at the bottom." Suo Chao still wasn't optimistic about G Company and H Company.
"Not necessarily. Let's talk about it later. Your idea is a bit dangerous. Don't forget that you are the deputy division commander." Luo Ke was not so sure and reminded Suo Chao to treat everyone equally.
It is not difficult to tell from Suo Chao's words that, like Geng Biao, he actually has some prejudices against G Company and H Company.
Not only Suo Chao and Geng Biao were like this, but the entire officers and soldiers of the newly formed First Cavalry Division were probably waiting to see the joke between G Company and H Company.
This attitude is definitely wrong. Rock has always emphasized the overall consciousness. Since G Company and H Company are also members of the new 1st Cavalry Division, then the other officers and soldiers of the new 1st Cavalry Division should not just watch the joke, they
The correct way to handle this situation is to help Company G and Company H make progress together, and then all officers and soldiers meet the standards.
"I understand, Lord. I will talk to Geng Biao and William after I return." Suo Chao still did not dare to make a mistake and admitted his mistake honestly.
Rock believed that Suo Chao could handle it well, but he couldn't, and Rock, the Baron of Nyasaland, was behind it all.
Looking back, Rock still had to find a way to ask for leave from Phyllis.
Ada finally came back after disappearing for so long. Counting the time, Ada disappeared for almost a year.
Rock could vaguely sense why Ada returned to Cape Town, but Rock couldn't be sure.
Anyway, Ada will definitely not be unfavorable to Rock.
