Before the start of school, Rock took the initiative to visit General Victor Foster at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and thanked General Victor Foster for taking care of Rock.
Victor Foster was born in the navy, later transferred to the army, and participated in the Zulu War and the First Boer War.
Both wars took place in southern Africa, so Victor Foster was very concerned about southern Africa. Philip and Victor Foster were old friends and proposed to Victor Foster that they could
Rock went to study at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and Victor Foster happily accepted the suggestion.
Victor Foster lived in a single-family villa at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Rock brought Victor Foster two bottles of wine produced in Oak Town, Cape Town.
Do Foster liked it very much.
The topic between the two soldiers must be inseparable from the war. It can be seen that Victor Foster quite appreciates Rock.
"I participated in the first Boer War. The Boers left a deep impression on me at that time. Their marksmanship was accurate, they were good at small-scale operations, and their combat methods were flexible. The expeditionary force at that time suffered a lot, and the results of almost all battles were negative.
It was not satisfactory. Usually after a battle, the casualties of the expeditionary force were more than a hundred people, and the losses of the Boers were in single digits. At that time, I began to think about what went wrong that led to this result.
Happened." Victor Foster is already over sixty years old this year. Because he was too old, he did not participate in the Second Boer War. Otherwise, Victor Foster would have been even more disappointed. The Second Boer War was far away.
More than twenty years after the First Boer War, the British Expeditionary Force still has not made any progress.
"I have also considered this issue. I conducted some verifications in Transvaal and Nyasaland, and the results were not optimistic. In modern warfare, the role of weapons is becoming more and more important. In the face of dense defense lines and skirmisher lines,
The role of the Boers is getting smaller and smaller. This is obvious in the Boer War. That is, the Boers lack heavy weapons and cannot pose a major threat to the expeditionary force. But if we are facing a force with advanced equipment, then I am afraid that we
"You will suffer heavy losses." Rock is willing to discuss these issues with Victor Foster. If Rock's words can give Victor Foster some inspiration, he can make Britain commit fewer crimes in World War I.
Wrong, then the outcome of World War I may have changed.
In the two world wars, all participating countries except the United States were losers.
Although Rock doesn't like the United Kingdom, he dislikes the United States even more. The United States is really shameless, and its natural conditions are too excellent. Not only is its land area large enough, but it also lacks human resources. There are no natural enemies in the Americas. For all the people in the world,
The threat is far greater than that of Britain.
After the two world wars, the United States established its global hegemony and has since become a parasite in the world.
Britain's decline is now inevitable. If possible, Rock would prefer that the future world be a multi-polar world rather than a bipolar struggle for hegemony.
"The role of weapons is indeed getting bigger and bigger, but the courage of soldiers is also very important. A very important problem now is that soldiers don't know why they are fighting. War is also increasingly affected by politics. We are at the center of the world.
It has been at its peak for so long that many of us have forgotten that we created our current country with the weapons in our hands, not the debates of politicians." Victor Foster also knew that Britain now exists
There are many problems, but I don’t know how to solve them.
The biggest problem in Britain now is internal friction. Victor Foster is right. The British Empire has been at the top of the world for too long. Almost everyone has lost their sense of worry and believes that the British Empire will always be at the top of the world.
, so there are more and more problems.
This can be regarded as a common characteristic of the last dynasty. Everyone is busy fighting for power and no one will consider the whole country. People will not realize the seriousness of the matter until the building is about to collapse, and by then they will wake up and it will not help.<
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In a sense, even if there were no two world wars, Britain would inevitably slide into the abyss. The main domestic contradiction in Britain now is not the royal family and Parliament, but the emerging bourgeoisie versus the traditional aristocracy. This contradiction is basically unstoppable.
Reconciliation, the aristocracy controls the House of Lords, and the emerging bourgeoisie controls the House of Commons. Both sides refuse to give in to each other. Britain needs a change to break the current deadlock. Another time and space is the two world wars. I don’t know what this time and space is. "Politics is too complicated for us soldiers. We should do our own thing well. When the war breaks out, defeating all opponents is our main task." Rock didn't want to talk to Victor Foster.
When talking about politics, a very serious problem is that now more and more people seem to like to play a role in areas that they are unfamiliar with, such as soldiers involved in politics, civilians running the military, and those who have probably never been to a colony.
was appointed governor of the colony.
In fact, it’s all nonsense. If people could just calm down, the world would be less controversial.
"Yes, this is what we are best at. The method you used to kill Joubert in Orange has been included in the college textbooks. Unfortunately, it can only be used as a reference. Most people think that the battle was just a coincidence.
, is not very persuasive." Victor Foster still regrets that the conservative thinking within the British army is also extremely serious. "Fireball tactics" have been used for hundreds of years, and many generals still insist that "
"Fireball tactics" are the best tactics in the world and do not require any changes.
It is indeed a coincidence that the Cape Town Police Commandos killed Joubert, but in the end it was still based on Roque's careful observation and bold actions. If it were replaced by other troops, it would have been an encounter at most, and it would have been possible to kill Joubert.
The nature is very small. After all, no one would have thought that the commander-in-chief of the Boer coalition would appear in Orange.
"They must be beaten to death in front of the facts, and then they can learn from experience and lessons." Rock looked down on those in the military. In fact, some people in the military just refused to repent, and the British navy, which spans all over the world,
In comparison, the British Army is really not on the table.
"I noticed the role you played in the Boer War two years ago. Killing Joubert was only one of your achievements in the Boer War, as well as your wipeout of the guerrillas and the attack on a site in Kronstad.
In the attack launched by the Boer position, you performed brilliantly, more brilliantly than most expeditionary force generals. It's a pity that you were not a soldier at the time, otherwise you would have come to Sandhurst Royal Military Academy." Victor
Foster hated Rock for meeting him so late, so he left Rock to have lunch with him at noon.
The two people were still chatting happily at the dinner table, which surprised both Phyllis and Mrs. Foster.
Mrs. Foster is a very kind old lady. Her and General Foster's children have all grown up, left home, and have families of their own.
The British family concept is a bit weak. The children don't come back for a long time. In addition to General Foster and his wife, there are only a few servants in the house.
So Mrs. Foster was very enthusiastic about Phyllis. As soon as Rock and Phyllis arrived, Mrs. Foster was busy preparing lunch.
Lunch is not a big one. It consists of grilled tomatoes and fried sausages, plus mushroom soup and French fries, but it tastes very good.
Rock's mind was definitely not on the content of lunch. He was discussing with Victor Foster at the dinner table how to use indigenous ethnic groups in the colonies.
"Africans are actually very good people. They are determined and work tirelessly. During the Zulu War, the expeditionary force's defense line was defeated, but the Africans were still able to persist in fighting. Several companies were completely wiped out and fought to the end.
moment, so as long as it is used in the right way, Africans can still be trusted." Victor Foster's view of Africans is completely different from Rock's.
It's amazing. Rock never expected that Victor Foster would associate Africans with the words "firm consciousness and hard work". Rock's impression of Africans as "undisciplined"
, "loose personality" and other shortcomings are actually nothing in Victor Foster's eyes.
Africans in this era are still very reliable. The "Zulu War" mentioned by Victor Forster actually refers to the Battle of Isandlwana. This battle was not very important politically or militarily.
It is of great significance, but it is the greatest victory achieved by the colonial natives against the British troops, and it is indeed worthy of a special mention.
In this war, the British army lost thousands of people and spent 5 million pounds in military expenditures. The Conservative Disraeli government became the target of public criticism and was forced to give way to the Liberal Party.
"Africans have major flaws in their character and cannot be entrusted with important tasks. They can be used as auxiliary troops. At most, they can be used for reconnaissance and transporting supplies. They cannot become the main force and it is difficult to understand too complex tactics. I am still here
To explore how to make better use of Africans, sometimes I wonder if the education of Africans will be strengthened, will the results be better?" Rock mainly refers to the Yao people, forget about the Zulu people, and let them
Let them fend for themselves.
"You want to strengthen the education of Africans? This is not a good option-" Victor Foster was talking when a young man wearing a college uniform walked into the restaurant.
"Grandpa, grandma, I'm back——"
"My dear little Jackson, come here and let me introduce you. This is Lord Nyasaland, Major General of the Transvaal. Lord, this is my eldest grandson Jackson Foster. He is currently at Sandhurst.
Studying at the Royal Military Academy—" Victor Foster took the initiative to introduce. Rock stood up with a smile, but found that Jackson Foster's eyes were not good.
It's really baffling that Rock doesn't remember that he offended Jackson Foster.