How rotten the hierarchy of the British army is can be seen from the promotion system of officers.
Before 1870, British officers had to spend money if they wanted to be promoted. Not only did they have to spend money on personnel, but they also had to buy their own uniforms. They also had to pay a certain amount of money to their superiors on a regular basis to ensure that they would not be replaced by others.
people replace.
In 1870, Britain began military reforms in an attempt to create an officer corps that met the requirements of modern warfare.
This reform was not successful enough. The Second Boer War that broke out in 1899 can prove that although military reforms have been carried out for thirty years, the British Expeditionary Force, which had an absolute superior force, could not defeat the Boer guerrillas composed of farmers.
Relatively speaking, the British army in 1913 was pretty good. At least compared with the Second Boer War, the current British army's marksmanship is more accurate. This is because after the Second Boer War, the British strengthened the training of soldiers.
training in this area.
However, the officer corps is still a big problem. Ferenzi has done a good job. He has indeed protected his poor little army, but he is losing the trust of the British and French forces. Haig is Ferenzi'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 his family, Haig was able to study at Oxford University. However, after three years of hanging out, Haig's grades were seriously unqualified and he even failed to get a diploma.
Not enough, so Haig had to go to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, hoping to find new opportunities.
What is absolutely unexpected is that Haig, who had studied at Oxford University for three years, failed the entrance examination to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Compared with Oxford, the admission requirements for the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst are very low. Many aristocratic children who do not have family inheritance rights and cannot pass the Oxbridge examinations will choose to enter the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Then he went to the army to look for opportunities, which is what Winston did at first.
But even at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, which has very low requirements for students, Haig's results were not up to standard. It's hard to imagine how bad his results were.
Fortunately, Haig had a brother-in-law who was the honorary guardian of the Prince of Wales' yacht. Haig's sister asked the Duke of Cambridge to lower the admission requirements for the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, so Haig sneaked into the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
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 very poorly during the Second Boer War, but
It was Haig's disdain for women that attracted the attention of Kitchener, who never married.
While in southern Africa, Haigh once lent Frenchi two thousand pounds to help him resolve an entanglement with a woman, thereby winning Frenchy's friendship.
After the Boer War, Haig became King Edward VII's Attaché and married Dorothy Vivian, the queen's maid. From then on, Haig's career became smoother.
Hague is the first non-royal member in history to be married in the Buckingham Palace chapel.
After the outbreak of the world war, the god of fate still favored Haig. The commander of the First Army who came to France earlier than Haig was initially James Grierson, a talented man who had performed well in last year's military exercises.
The troops commanded by Haig were completely defeated, causing the exercise to be stopped early. Unfortunately, fate did not favor Grierson. Grierson died of a heart attack just after he set foot on French soil. Then Smith Doug
Only when Lin became the commander of the First Army did Haig have the opportunity to continue to climb up the ranks.
The only good thing is that the British Army also has a trustworthy Minister of War, Kitchener. He is now the undisputed core of the British Army and is as much a symbol of Britain as the King of England.
After Kitchener returned to London, he immediately sent a telegram to Roque, hoping that southern Africa could provide more support to France.
"Army, doctors, medicines, artillery shells, alcohol, canned food, individual soldier rations, cars, airplanes, and even cotton-padded clothes. Does your Excellency, Minister, regard our southern Africa as the treasure house of Alibaba and the Forty Thieves?" Rockben said.
I wanted to talk about Doraemon's bellyband, but it's a pity that Ade couldn't understand.
"It's not like I won't give you money, so what are you afraid of?" Ade still doesn't know that the world is hard and people's hearts are sinister.
hmm——
Roque didn't want to curse, although Roque had a good enough reason.
"The French want to be nice. They take loans from the Rand Bank and then use the loans to buy supplies. Isn't this a waste of money? No, we have to increase prices, and France has to use colonial income as collateral -" This is Stoudemire
Standard white people’s thinking, providing help in times of need?
It is simply wishful thinking. It is not a virtue for white people to provide help in times of need. What can make white people surrender is not morality, but cannons and iron blood.
It is the white man's tradition to take advantage of others' misfortune.
However, there are not many things that France can mortgage. In the last purchase, France has mortgaged the income from Madagascar to the Rand Bank. If it further borrows money, it can only go to North Africa and the French East Indies. These two places are not likely to be used as mortgages.
Unlike Madagascar, which France never completely conquered, North Africa and French East Indies are relatively stable.
After the outbreak of the World War, North Africa and the French East Indies both sent reinforcements to France. Forget it about Madagascar. There was no need to think about the reinforcements. It would be a blessing from God if the Malagasy people in the Central Highlands did not take the opportunity to cause chaos.
"The Bank of Rhodesia can lend money to France." Rock gave Stoudemire an idea and wanted to see how ruthless Stoudemire could be.
The executive director of Rand Bank is Ada. Although Ada has now become a Southern African citizen, Ada is French after all, and her relationship still needs to be studied, so the conditions Ada offered were not excessive.
"Without borrowing, France won't even be able to save Paris. The government has already moved to Bordeaux. I wouldn't be surprised if France surrendered tomorrow. Who will I go to for money then?" Stoudemire doesn't know the progress of the world war. It seems that France also doesn't know.
It is indeed very dangerous, Paris could fall at any time.
"Don't worry, the Germans won't be able to capture Paris." Roque still knows quite well that the French have not run out of luck yet, and it will take several decades for the Germans to achieve their wish.
"Really?" Even if it was Rock, Xiao Si would doubt it, but Xiao Si immediately changed his mind and did not give Rock a chance to laugh: "Then borrow it, but the interest rate must be higher, and there must be more benefits.
, I have to think about it carefully."
Two shameless guys were preparing to take advantage of the situation and rob their allies. Adelaide looked at them coldly, neither participating nor objecting. He looked at Rock and Stoudemire with eyes filled with contempt.
Rock and Stoudemire did not take it seriously, and at least Ade did not object. This shows that in Ade's mind, the interests of southern Africa have exceeded the interests of Europe, which is a good thing.
The French indeed have no other choice. Unlike Europe, which is struggling in difficulties, although southern Africa is also at war, the war has not had any impact on southern Africa itself.
Although Rock was reluctant, a large number of concentration camps were built in Southwest Africa and Tanganyika. Southern Africa screened the residents of Southwest Africa and Tanganyika, and all Germans were imprisoned in concentration camps.
People from the Allied countries were spared, and all people of other nationalities were repatriated or sent to other British overseas territories.
This screening is not strict. Even if you are a standard German, as long as you say you are French or British, Southern Africa will not investigate carefully.
Giving up one's nationality means separating oneself from Germany. This is a situation that southern Africa likes to see. 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.
Germany has shown so much sympathy and help. At least while the British and French people are donating money to their motherland, the Germans in southern Africa have not taken any action.
On the contrary, many Germans donated money to Britain and France.
Only then did Rock understand the classic line in "Let the Bullets Fly". The people really win and help whom, not who takes the moral high ground and help whom. Although Europe is still undecided, at least in southern Africa, Germany
Defeat is decided.
"The 201st and 301st divisions have arrived in France. Four divisions, 101, 102, 103, 104, and 106, have also boarded ships from Walvis Bay and are preparing to go to France. Three divisions, 11, 12, and 13, have gone to Port Edward to prepare for the Sinai Peninsula. The ten newly formed divisions are expected to be formed by the end of the year.
London gave us fifteen million to raise more troops. Your Excellency the Minister hopes that we can mobilize the Northern Rhodesian Division and the 1st Cavalry Division to fight in France. The French government will be responsible for all expenses, including the Rhodesian Division.
The French government pays for all the weapons currently equipped by the Desia Northern Division and the 1st Cavalry Division." The good news on Dodd's side came one after another. The French government had been forced into a corner and would not let go of any life-saving straw.
The 201st Division was drawn from Fort Glory, and the 301st Division was drawn from the Kingdom of Mozambique. Both are units mainly composed of Africans.
The three divisions 11, 12, and 13 are engineering troops composed of conscripts. They have now been converted into garrison troops and are stationed in Nyasaland, Rhodesia, and Transvaal respectively.
These three states are the three most stable states in southern Africa. Even if there are no troops stationed in these three states, 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 already been engulfed in war, the Sinai Peninsula is strangely peaceful. The Ottoman Empire, which was extremely active before the war, has not yet joined the war, but continues to send more troops to Damascus and Basra. Basra already had four divisions, but now it has increased to seven.
There are 11 divisions in Damascus.
Obviously, the troops in Basra are prepared for Port Elizabeth, and the troops in Damascus are prepared for Egypt. The Ottoman Empire is not ready to participate in the war yet. Once mobilization is completed, the forces of Port Elizabeth and Egypt will probably not be able to withstand the attack.
