330 The vastness of the land may not necessarily bring wealth
On the surface, Visakhamu seemed to be a pretty reliable Indian, but after several interactions, Rock was surprised to find that Visakhamu, like other Indians, was also extremely unreliable, even more unreliable than the Indians.
Other Indians are more dangerous because Visakhamu is very deceptive and better at gaining the trust of others than other Indians. The consequences of such people seem to be more serious.
However, Roque has already developed a certain resistance to Indians. When he was doing foreign trade in the past, Roque met many strange Indians. Now he is not dealing with electronic screens, but face to face. This feeling seems to be more
Strong, so Rock doesn't care about Visakhamu's eloquent talk. Anyway, he won't ship the goods until he sees real money and silver. If he really wants to do charity, there are hundreds of millions of Chinese in the Qing Dynasty waiting for Rock to help him.
So next, Rock chatted more with British officials, and then Rock was surrounded by a large group of British officers.
The performance of the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division really shocked Mars Howard. Just after the dinner party, Mars Howard served as a volunteer publicist for the new 1st Cavalry Division and promoted the new 1st Cavalry Division.
He boasted that he was the best in the world, and then the British officers attending the dinner became very curious.
There are nearly 6,000 garrison troops in Dhaka. These garrison troops are divided into nine different battalions. Among them, Indian soldiers account for the majority, with a total number of more than 4,000 people. There is only one pure white army battalion, with a total number of less than 1,000 people, and the rest
They are all Gurkhas.
One thing that needs to be emphasized is that all the officers are white. The reason why Rock was able to get ahead is because he first made a name for himself in the police system and then entered the army. He started as a general. If Rock was in the military system from the beginning, then it is estimated that
Rock is just a top soldier now.
The situation was the same in the Huayong Camp of the Qing Dynasty. It was very difficult for ethnic minorities to get ahead in the British army. For so many years, only Luo Ke was the only one.
Simply rare.
So Rock is very eye-catching. Among a large group of white officers, Rock's yellow skin is as conspicuous as a beacon in the night. The key is that the officers' uniforms are all different colors. The color currently used by the British army is dark.
Brown, in fact, it's very ugly. The officer's uniform looks like it was just plucked out of a pile of old clothes. The color of the new 1st Cavalry Division military uniform is a bit white khaki, plus Rock's standard uniform.
He has an imposing figure, so Rock looks more conspicuous.
"The main thing is the courage of the soldiers. No matter when it comes, courage is the key to victory or defeat. In fact, the weapons and equipment of the rebels are still very rudimentary, and there is basically no training at all. They rely on their strength to fight.
When the wind is going downwind, the fighting spirit will be high, but when the wind is going against the wind, it will probably plummet. When encountering a narrow road, the brave will win. Even if the troops are all composed of Indians, the officer factor still plays a major role, but in the mainland, the officers have to accompany the troops to charge into battle.
"On the Indian side, officers probably have to spend more energy on organization." Rock tried to minimize the importance of equipment level. Didn't the British army emphasize courage and bayonets? Rock's words were very Sandhurst.
In fact, many of the officers present also graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Knowing that Rock also had a background at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, they accepted Rock smoothly without showing much rejection or racial discrimination.
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Soldiers still attach great importance to strength. The performance of the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division on the battlefield left people speechless. Even the officers had real respect for Roque as a general.
If the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division does not perform well on the battlefield, then no matter how nice Roark's words are, the British officers on the scene will sneer at him.
Although Roque was a baron and a nobleman, colonial generals still had no weight within the British army. Just look at the performance of the Indian servants and you will know why this is the case.
"Yes, every time we take action, what we worry about most is not the enemy's combat effectiveness, but the morale and discipline of the troops. Those Indian soldiers are really hateful. Even if there is only a little bit of danger, they will not move forward. If we strictly enforce battlefield discipline, then
All Indian soldiers will be shot." Mars Howard has now become Rock's little fanboy, singing and singing in harmony with each other very well.
"In fact, we can consider appropriately increasing the proportion of Gurkha soldiers."
"It is an undisputed fact that Indian-origin soldiers can only undertake auxiliary work."
"What we should consider more is restricting the rights of the feudal states. Those native kings are the focus of the dispute."
Most of the British officers were very reliable. They talked to each other and quickly pieced together a reasonable solution.
It is a pity that members of Congress will not hear these grassroots voices. What they are best at is deciding national affairs in their offices.
Lord Belloc specially found Roark during the banquet and discussed this issue with Roark.
Of course, Rock also had his own understanding. He could just synthesize the opinions of the British officers and give them to Lord Belloc. Of course, there were some parts that went without saying, and saying so would not solve the problem.
"Increasing the proportion of Gurkha soldiers, do you think this will improve the combat effectiveness of the army?" Lord Belloc knew that Rock had great methods on the battlefield. For areas he was unfamiliar with, Lord Belloc could still refer to the advice given by others.
Opinion.
It is not easy to do this. Many big people are very conceited. It is difficult for them to listen to other people's suggestions and they will only deal with things according to their own understanding. The higher the position, the more serious this conceitedness.
"At least it can solve most of the problems. Indian soldiers can only take on auxiliary work, so they cannot take on combat tasks. They are still qualified to work as coolies and laborers. This is also their purpose. After all, coolies and laborers are not too dangerous.
." Rock doesn't know whether Indians are stupid or smart. He can only say that there are gains and losses.
"Okay, we can give it a try. The 35th Battalion will definitely be abolished. We need to add another battalion. This battalion will be composed entirely of Gurkhas. You will be responsible for the formation." Lord Belloc gave Rock enough
power, and has great trust in Rock.
The 35th Battalion has now become the laughingstock of the Dhaka garrison. It is said that on the day the troops returned to Dhaka, many white officers in the battalion applied to be transferred out of India because they could no longer tolerate the performance of Indian soldiers.
Those Indian soldiers didn't care. Although the camp of the 35th Battalion was still closed, those Indian soldiers should eat and drink, and it didn't seem to be affected.
This kind of thing has happened before, and the final result was loud thunder but little rain, so those Indian soldiers didn't even realize that they were about to lose their jobs. Even if they knew, I'm afraid they wouldn't care.
The strange thing about Indians is that they don't live in the present, but in the future.
The reason why many Indians show no desire to make progress is because they want to have a good child in the next life and join a high-caste family, so that they can directly improve their social status without struggling.
Religion in India is also very deceptive. Rock used to think that the largest religion in India was Buddhism. After coming to India, he found out that the largest religion is Hinduism and Buddhism ranks third in India. Rock almost always
The religion you have never heard of is truly the third largest religion in the world.
The characteristic of Hinduism is that it directly promotes the hereditary hierarchy and firmly believes in reincarnation.
So we can understand why Indians behave so Buddhist. They are waiting for reincarnation to enjoy happiness, so they will not work hard to change the status quo.
The rebuilt 35th Battalion was still an Indian force and had nothing to do with Rock. Rock was only responsible for its formation. The officers of the 35th Battalion were still white.
The new battalion commander happened to be Mars Howard.
Mars Howard is quite satisfied with this arrangement. Half of the soldiers in the 21st Battalion are Indians. Now they have the opportunity to serve as a company composed entirely of Gurkhas. Mars Howard is very happy. He hopes that the new 21st Battalion will
The 35th Battalion, under Roque's training, can have the same combat effectiveness as the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division.
The Gurkhas, or Gurkha mercenaries, originally came from the Gorkha village west of Kathmandu, Nepal. They are famous for their strict discipline and bravery, and are very loyal to their employers.
Of course, this employer refers to the British. Now Nepal is also a British colony, so Gurkha mercenaries only exist in the British army.
The supply of soldiers in one village will definitely not be able to meet the British demand for mercenaries, so now the mountain people from Nepal are called Gurkha mercenaries. The British War Department has set up a fixed recruitment office in Nepal, and there are a lot of mercenaries every year.
Thousands of Nepali youths have signed up to join the army. Although the British War Department pays very low wages to these brave and capable mercenaries, becoming a mercenary is one of the few ways for Nepali youths to make a living.
From Dhaka to Kathmandu, cars are no longer available, so Rock and Mars Howard can only ride horses. The scenery along the way is quite original, with some crops growing sparsely on large fields, and people working in the fields.
Almost all Indians are women, and there are no men in sight.
"Indian men are very lazy. They hardly do anything. They rely on women to take care of the family. In name, men have to work to support the family. In fact, there are not that many jobs in India. As a result, many men are idle. They are very adaptable to this lifestyle.
"Mars Howard has no favorable impression of India at all. In Mars Howard's words, it seems that the most despicable aspects of human nature are concentrated on Indians.
In fact, India's natural conditions are very good. Although the land area is not large, India has a lot of arable land. It is hard for Luo Ke to imagine that India has more arable land than the Qing Dynasty.
