The army of the Congo Free State is led by the commander of the army directly under the king, and includes a teaching battalion and several regular companies.
In 1888, in order to effectively occupy the area defined by the Congo Free State, Leopold II began to form a private army. At that time, there were only 8 companies.
By 1902, the army of the Congo Free State had reached 85 companies, with more than 10,000 troops. Soldiers were recruited from Africans and served for 5-7 years. The officers were all Europeans.
This force played a huge role in Leopold II's conquest of the Congo Free State. They defeated the Yakoma warriors, conquered the kingdoms of Kuba, Luba and Lunda, and occupied Katanga.
The Arabs in the area east of the Lomami River were driven away, eventually forming what is now the Congo Free State.
Perhaps it was precisely because of his huge role in the conquest of the Congo Free State that it gave Jim the illusion that the colonial army of the Congo Free State was invincible in Africa, giving Jim the confidence to fight against Nyasaland's almost certain revenge.
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On the battlefield, the consequences of misjudgment of the situation are fatal. In the 2.3 million square kilometers of the Congo Free State, there are 10 million local indigenous Africans, but the colonial army that Leopold II was proud of only has 10,000 people.
, I really don’t know where Jim got his confidence.
Martin also couldn't understand the Belgians' self-confidence. It is said that the situation of the Portuguese should give the Belgians enough vigilance and respect for the Chinese. Unexpectedly, the Belgians were so arrogant and began to study the Yao people all over the world.
During the mode, the Belgians actually dared to challenge Nyasaland, which really made people laugh.
After learning that the Belgians shot and killed the Chinese fishermen for no reason, Martin felt extremely indignant. On the night when Rock ordered Martin to go to Lake Tanganyika, Martin completed the handover with the police chief who accepted Kronstad, and then boarded the boat for Nigeria.
Asalan's train.
When Rock arrived in Nyasaland, Martin had already arrived at Lake Tanganyika and successfully took over the defense of Lake Tanganyika.
The officer from Little Rock who led the team to Lake Tanganyika was named Isiah Ulysses. He was also a German. He was a major when he retired from the army in Germany. He has now been naturalized in Nyasaland and became Nyasa.
The person in charge of the Lan security force.
There are more than 500 troops brought by Isiah Ulysses, 100 of whom are professional security guards who have received long-term training, and the other 400 are members of temporarily assembled militia groups. These two parts together constitute the Nyasa
Lan's current armed forces.
In other words, although Nyasaland currently does not have a single soldier on the surface, if a war breaks out, Nyasaland can gather 100,000 people at any time.
In other words, all adult males in Nyasaland can temporarily become soldiers when war breaks out.
Taking into account the training level of the Nyasaland militia, the combat effectiveness of the militia is not inferior to that of the regular armies of Britain, France, Germany and other countries, and it can basically defeat the servant armies formed by the African colonies.
This is Isiah Ulysses’s evaluation of the Nyasaland militia. Isiah Ulysses also participated in the Franco-Prussian War and has a full understanding of the German and French armies. Therefore, Isiah Ulysses
Lisese's evaluation of the Nyasaland Vigilante Group is still convincing.
"100 people are enough. When we killed Joubert, there were only more than a hundred people. Now to fight the Belgians, a hundred people are enough!" Martin was full of confidence. Joubert was surrounded by elite Boer gunmen, and they were all
Having been beaten to pieces by the police, Martin now feels like he is killing a chicken with a sledgehammer when dealing with the Belgians.
In Martin's view, to deal with the Belgians, there is no need for the Nyasaland militia to take action. It is enough to send some Yao people.
In fact, Lala has already led a 3,000-strong Yao army to Lake Tanganyika and is currently camping at Chesi Lake, which is only 40 kilometers away from Lake Tanganyika. All it takes is an order from Martin, and Lala will be there.
Can lead troops to come over for reinforcements.
"Yes, I think so too. Although I don't know the training level of the Congo Free State Army, I am certain that the training performance of Congo Free State Army soldiers cannot be 100% excellent, nor can they carry a weight of 30 kilograms.
To be honest, I thought only mules could do this." Isiah Ulysses' words seemed inappropriate, but Martin knew that this was Isiah Ulysses.
Seth is expressing his love and praise for the members of Nyasaland Vigilante Group.
The training of regular members of the Nyasaland Militia is very strict. In Isiah Ulysses's impression, neither Germany nor France can reach the training intensity of the Nyasaland Militia.<
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After winning the Franco-Prussian War, the German Army has become the de facto first army in Europe. Even so, the shooting performance of German soldiers in training is not 100% excellent, and the Nyasaland Militia has achieved this.
In the Nyasaland Militia, shooting and fully-armed drills are basic subjects. Everyone must have excellent shooting scores and excellent fully-armed drills before they can become a regular member of the Nyasaland Militia.
Becoming a regular member of the Nyasaland militia can win great honors and full economic benefits for your family. You must know that there is no private land in Nyasaland. In principle, all land belongs to Rock, the Nyasa.
It is owned by Lord Nyasaland, but there is a special rule in Nyasaland. As long as you become a regular member of the Nyasaland militia, you can obtain 100 acres of private land granted by the Baron of Nyasaland. There is no need to pay taxes on these 100 acres of land.
They can also receive subsidies from the government every year. As long as the members of the militia can stay in the militia and serve, the land will always belong to the members' families.
These one hundred acres of land can be turned into permanent private property. If the members of the militia serve in the militia for 20 years, or the members of the militia die during the service, or the members of the militia accumulate military exploits in the war, any of these achievements will be achieved.
One hundred acres of land will become the private property of the militia family. They will never need to pay taxes and can be resold freely.
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Stimulated by this policy, all the Chinese in Nyasaland hope to become regular members of the militia, and hope that a war will break out and accumulate military exploits in the war, or "sacrifice themselves for the country" so that their families can receive a sum of money.
Forever Wealth.
It is also the only way to acquire private permanent land within Nyasaland.
"If you want to put it like that, every policeman in Johannesburg is a mule." Martin was annoyed. Unfortunately, Martin can also meet this standard.
Looking at Isiah Ulysses’ figure, Isiah Ulysses will definitely not be able to achieve it.
"Is every policeman in Johannesburg so powerful?" Isiah Ulysses expressed disbelief.
"Haha, think about Joubert -" Martin was proud that he could brag about Joubert for the rest of his life.
The point is, this "meme" is really convincing. The first reaction of everyone who hears this story is basically impossible. In a customary sense, the police are used to bully civilians, and only the army can do this.
Establishing meritorious service, but the police in Johannesburg are such a strange existence. The Boers in the past did not know it, so the Boers suffered a big loss. The Belgians now do not believe it, so the Belgians are destined to have an even more tragic fate.
While Martin and Isiah Ulysses were chatting, a force returned to the camp through the forest path. This was the militia force that quietly entered the Congo Free State to carry out revenge operations. Martin only sent a hundred soldiers
None of the regular members of the militia and those temporarily recruited members of the militia were sent, although in Isiah Ulysses' view, even those temporarily recruited members of the militia had considerable strength.
"Inspector, Major, you are lucky to have fulfilled your duty!" The team was led by two second lieutenants, one named Truman and one named Frank, who were also a combination of Chinese and white.
"How is the situation?" Martin was not worried at all about not being able to complete the mission. In Martin's eyes, the servant army composed of Africans were just like chickens and dogs. He didn't know how many white people (Boers) died at the hands of Chinese Americans. Africans
People really can only laugh.
"Everything went well. We wiped out all the enemies without leaving any survivors. We carried all the enemies to the entrance of the camp and lined them up. Then we burned the camp. We also seized some supplies and rescued several people in the enemy's camp.
Frank thought they might be useful, so we brought them back." Truman was a young man who performed well in militia training. He not only had excellent personal skills and tactics, but also followed Isiah Yu.
Lyses learned a lot of military knowledge, so his military rank was promoted to second lieutenant.
Don't be fooled by the term "militia". In fact, everything in the militia is the same as the regular army. In the barony of Nyasaland, Roque does not have the right to form an army, so he uses the nondescript term "militia".
In fact, the Nyasaland militia is not the same thing as the Boer militia.
Even without Truman saying it, Martin could see that Truman and the others had gained a lot this time.
When they left the camp, Truman and the others traveled lightly. Now everyone had many bags and bags on their bodies, and everyone had smiles on their faces. Some of the guys with bandages still bleeding were especially happy.
If you are injured in battle, you will also receive rewards from the Nyasaland government. Roque implemented the military medal system in the Nyasaland militia. All wounded will receive the Distinguished Service Medal. With this medal, you can receive it after retirement.
Retirement pension.
Although the retirement pension brought by a medal is not much, considering that members of the militia will not only participate in one battle, this is a process of accumulating little and adding up.
"How are your casualties?" Martin is still concerned about this issue. Since the establishment of the Nyasaland Militia, it has cost the militia at least one hundred pounds to train a regular member of the militia, so every member is precious.
In other words, it’s very valuable!
"Only four were wounded, and no one was killed!" Truman was a little regretful, if there were not even those four wounded.