The instructor who led the team to Johannesburg was Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd. He is a senior instructor at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. After graduating from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst 20 years ago, he was recognized for his excellent academic performance.
He stayed at the school to teach until now.
In other words, Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd has rich teaching experience, but zero actual combat experience. He has never been on the battlefield, and has never even been to the front line as a military observer. This is in line with Rock's requirements. Rock does not
It requires the combat experience of the instructors and only the teaching experience of the instructors.
After having these instructors, Rock will start to form a staff department.
The modern staff system started in Prussia. The results of the Franco-Prussian War showed that a professional and efficient staff department is very suitable for the development of modern military. So after the Franco-Prussian War, all countries followed Germany and established their own staff departments. The United Kingdom also last year
A professional staff department has just been established.
The staff department plays a very important role in supporting the command center. After the war entered the era of hot weapons, the composition of the troops became more and more complex, and the importance of coordination work gradually increased. The main task of the staff department is coordination, not just coordination of various arms.
They also need to coordinate the connection between the troops and other functional departments. With the staff department, the commander can devote more energy to command.
Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd is an excellent staff officer. Rock hopes that Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd can help Rock establish a complete staff department, so Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd receives special care from Rock.
In fact, when General Victor Foster selected teachers to come to Johannesburg, most of the teachers were resistant to Johannesburg.
Although Roark boasted about Johannesburg, almost no one believed what Roark said. In the end, it was General Victor Foster who named him personally, and Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd was forced to agree.
After arriving in Johannesburg, Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd discovered that what Rock said was actually true. The air in Johannesburg was indeed fresher than London, the sky was bluer, the water was clearer, the city was more advanced, and the greenery was more beautiful.
, even the drinks in the bars in Johannesburg are more plentiful than those in London.
On his first night in Johannesburg, Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd fell in love with the Eldis wine produced in Cape Town and the locally produced Fiery Vodka in Johannesburg.
Fire, this name is really powerful. It vividly proves the alcohol content of vodka. When you drink it, it really feels like fire in your stomach. Just like those hot bar girls in the bar, it is simply intoxicating.
After Rock made arrangements, he brought Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd and other teachers from the De Beers Hotel to Ziwei Town.
In October, Ziwei Town is well prepared for the blooming season of crape myrtle. Some eager crape myrtle flowers have begun to bloom, and the whole town is enveloped in the faint scent of crape myrtle flowers.
In addition to Ziwei trees, Ziwei Town has most of all kinds of fruit trees. As long as they are fruit trees that can be found in southern Africa, almost all of them are planted in Ziwei Town. October in Ziwei Town is spring, and sweet oranges, apples, and mangoes are the most popular ones.
The most common fruits, cherries and strawberries, are also very common. Basically every household will have a few planted on the porch or in the garden. You can eat the fruits here as you like. As long as they are not deliberately damaged, the owner will not interfere.
This situation can only occur in Ziwei Town.
"Lieutenant Colonel, your home is here." Rock personally came out to receive the teachers, and the house prepared for Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd was No. 21 Garden Road.
There were no redundant houses in Ziwei Town before. Huayuan Road was just built this year. It is located between Ziwei Public School and Medical College. There is no doubt that this will be the best community in Ziwei Town in the future. Only medicine
Only professors from the hospital and teachers from Ziwei Public School are eligible to live here, not even doctors from Ziwei Hospital.
However, the doctors at Ziwei Hospital are not uncommon either. Ziwei Hospital has its own community, right next to Ziwei Hospital, and the environment there is also very good.
Well, in Ziwei Town, there is no place with a bad environment. You can’t even see a piece of paper on the streets of the entire town. The residents in the town will habitually clean the sanitation in front of the door. Every once in a while on the street.
There is a trash can far away. If someone throws trash away casually, everyone will look down upon them.
"Thank you very much, Lord" Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd said in disbelief.
The houses on Garden Road are all three-story structures with attics. These houses are all newly built with marble foundations and log structures. The exterior walls have been painted with varnish that can maintain the original color, so the whole house looks full of nature.
style.
When building these houses, the Ziwei Town Management Committee fully considered the future demand for cars. Not only is Huayuan Road wide, but parking spaces have been drawn on the roadside. Each house is also equipped with a dedicated garage. Now Derek
·There is a "Tiger" brand military car produced by Nyasaland Automobile Factory parked in the garage of Lieutenant Colonel Dodd's house.
The "Tiger" is a Jeep that is very similar to the Willys. In 1905, the Willys had not yet appeared, and there was no concept of "Jeep", so it didn't matter what name the "Tiger" brand military vehicle wanted to be called.
Like the historical Willys, the "Tiger" military vehicle also has no roof or doors for ease of use. The canvas roof is placed in the trunk and can be pulled out at any time when needed.
The biggest difference between the "Tiger" and the Willis is that the body of the "Tiger" is relatively tall. This is to ensure passability. In other aspects, there is almost no difference in appearance. There may be a difference in performance, but don't forget that this is 1905.
, Willis's other time and space will not appear until 1940, and it is impossible to ask for too much now.
Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd has not noticed the "Tiger" in the garage. After all, the cars in the world are only in a very primitive stage. From the appearance point of view, except for the "Tiger", almost all other cars
They are no different from the appearance of a carriage, except that an engine is added to the carriage, and the engine is also stupid, ugly and big. It is really unacceptable. Even people with a little bit of aesthetics may not be able to accept it.
Cars from this period.
Of course, this is only for Rock, because Rock knows what the future cars will look like, but others do not, so this does not hinder the rapid development of the automotive industry.
In 1900, nearly 10,000 cars were produced around the world. Ford in the United States had already established a car factory last year, so it didn't take long for the age of the car to arrive.
"This is the 'Tiger' military vehicle that has just been successfully developed by the Nyasaland Automobile Plant. The 'Tiger' uses an improved four-stroke diesel engine, which is more stable in operation and has more advanced performance. It can run faster on the road.
With a speed of 50 kilometers per hour, this kind of vehicle has passed the test and has officially become the officer vehicle of the new First Cavalry Division and the Northern Rhodesia Division. So you should pay attention to this issue in the future. The current movement method and speed of the army,
It is very different from the previous army." Rock reminded Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd to pay attention to this.
The emergence of automobiles has greatly improved the speed of military transfers. When military staffs formulate troop action plans, movement speed is a very important reference indicator. Both the Franco-Prussian War and the Second Boer War have proven that the emergence of trains
Regarding the huge role of the war, in the just-ended Russo-Japanese War, if it were not for the fact that the Siberian Railway had not yet been fully opened to traffic, Japan would have found it difficult to win the war.
Last month, Japan and Russia signed a contract in Portsmouth, officially ending the Russo-Japanese War.
"Yes, Lord, all staff officers around the world have to adapt to this." Although Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd did not directly participate in the war, he had also read relevant war materials at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
, is no stranger to this situation.
"In order to better take care of your life in Ziwei Town, I have equipped you with maids, chefs, and drivers. The new First Cavalry Division will also provide you with orderlies and guards later. You can choose to eat at home.
You can also choose to eat in the officers' mess. No matter which way you choose, you can enjoy a ten-pound meal subsidy every month." Rock started a silver bullet offensive now. He was too lazy to waste money on problems that could be solved.
emotion.
"This doesn't comply with the regulations." Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd was a little worried. Ten pounds a month was not a small number. Some low-level teachers only received such a monthly salary. Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd and others
When they came to southern Africa, they had a colonial subsidy. Coupled with this so-called "meal subsidy", these teachers were instantly promoted to the high-income class even in London.
"This is a regulation of the new First Cavalry Division. Don't worry, all the officers of the new First Cavalry Division are available. The Transvaal Governor's Office and the Johannesburg City Government jointly foot the bill." Roque was now in a very happy mood.
After all the previous troops were sent to the Cape and Natal, the Transvaal now had enough funds to raise troops, but Roque did not stop asking the Mining Alliance for money, so he did not want the money to go in vain.
It is said that if we only rely on the military expenditures provided by the Transvaal Governor's Palace and the Johannesburg City Government, the finances of the new 1st Cavalry Division will be very loose, but it will be difficult to buy a car. Rock's use of the money to buy a car can be regarded as a pretense of public benefit.
After going around in a circle, it will eventually return to Rock's account.
Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd and other teachers all looked happy when they heard what Rock said so generously.
Of course, Rock would not treat the other teachers badly. They all live in Garden Road, each with an independent house, which is simply impossible in Sandhurst.
