The Gurkha troops have now passed the most basic formation training and have begun to engage in some more complex projects.
Formation training seems meaningless. In fact, it trains the obedience of soldiers. This is not a problem for Gurkha soldiers. Gurkha soldiers are probably the most obedient soldiers in the world. Chinese soldiers are
When accepting a combat mission, they will instinctively think about the quickest way to complete it. Gurkha soldiers will not. Whatever combat mission they receive, they will complete it resolutely and resolutely. Even if they have a narrow escape, they will not flinch. p>
No more roundabout ways.
This is an advantage, but it is also a disadvantage. However, Roque has no need to change. It is enough for the new First Cavalry Division to have a group of smart Chinese. Only by having a group of not-so-smart Gurkhas can a better joint force be formed.
,Coordinated operations.
Speaking of coordination, carrying logs is the simplest training method.
The key is that carrying logs is simple and fast, and you can use local materials. There are still quite a lot of trees in India at this time. Choose the ones that can be hugged by one person, cut off a section of seven or eight meters long, and six or seven people can carry it and run together.
, the most effective way to train coordination, and it can also strengthen weight-bearing, enhance physical strength, and exercise muscles. It has many benefits.
On the battlefield, the only thing a soldier can trust is his comrades, so coordinated operations are very important. Moreover, for the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division, there is still a problem of running-in between Chinese soldiers and Gurkha soldiers, so the trees around the camp are
After suffering a disaster, six or seven soldiers could be seen on the training ground in the military camp at any time, panting heavily, shouting commands, eyes red, and running wildly carrying logs.
After a day or two like this, Roque didn't need to emphasize it. The Gurkha soldiers who had just joined the army understood the importance of their comrades.
There must be a log like this weighing 700 to 800 kilograms. The key is that one person really cannot carry it and can only rely on the strength of his comrades.
After passing this level, the Gurkha soldiers began weapons training.
The weapons training of the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division is also unique. It is not that one person is issued a rifle and just makes bullets on the training ground. Instead, after getting the rifle, you must first learn to maintain it.
What does that sentence mean? Soldiers should treat their weapons like their own eyes, or they should treat their lovers like they treat them.
Anyway, it's the same. No matter what it is, it fully illustrates the importance of weapons. Therefore, after Gurkha soldiers get weapons, the first thing they learn is to maintain them.
The weapons used by the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division are all Lee Enfields. Rock will not favor one or the other. He equips Chinese soldiers with Lee Enfields and equips Gurkha soldiers with Martini Henrys. This not only gives
Logistics work brings a heavy burden, and at the same time affects the unity of the troops, which is asking for trouble.
The requirements for soldiers of the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division are that all soldiers must be familiar with weapons. After every training, whether they have fired or not, even if they just carry a rifle for a long distance training, they will return.
The first thing after the camp is to maintain the rifle.
First, the rifle was disassembled into parts, and then each part was carefully wiped with the deerskin that was issued. The barrel also had special maintenance tools. The newly formed 1st Cavalry Division was almost demanding on this point. p>
Along with the rifles, the traditional dog-leg scimitars of Gurkha soldiers were issued to the troops.
Speaking of which, after the engineers at the Nyasaland Arsenal conducted research on the Gurkha Scimitar, they were surprised to find that there was not much room for improvement in the Gurkha Scimitar. This kind of improvement has passed the test of time. I don’t know how long ago it started.
The machete popular in Nepal is very useful for chopping, especially in jungles or mountains. The chopping effect is better than the military shovel issued by the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division.
Moreover, the shape of the scimitar is very peculiar, and it is completely different from all traditional Chinese knives. The Chinese scimitar's head is swept back, which is easier to cut, while the Gurkha scimitar's head is turned inward, which is obviously top-heavy and easier to chop.<
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So the biggest improvement is the material.
Relatively speaking, the metallurgical level of Fawalt Steel Plant is more than one level higher than that of Nepal. High manganese steel can be used to make helmets and machetes. The results of large-scale industrialization are shocking. Every
A supply ship made a trip every week and directly delivered 2,000 Gurkha scimitars to Rock. Not only the Gurkha soldiers, but also all the Chinese officers and soldiers also changed their uniforms.
The newly issued scimitars have the same style as the previous scimitars, but the appearance is of course very different. The scimitars used in these Gurkha families have been passed down for many generations, and damage is inevitable. Some scimitars are even damaged.
Like rags.
The machete issued to the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division has a walnut handle and a cowhide scabbard. The handle is carefully wrapped with a leather rope to prevent it from slipping. The pattern of the leather rope is so precise and detailed that it is hard to put it down. Not to mention the blade, the specially treated blade has almost no reflection. Only when the blade is facing the sun, there will be a faint cold light, as if the light was inadvertently split by the sharp blade.
On the first night at Scimitar, many Gurkha soldiers slept holding their scimitars.
When he should be generous, Roque was still very generous. When he issued scimitars, Roque promised that one such scimitar would be issued every year, and there would only be one. After retirement, Gurkha soldiers could carry these scimitars.
The knife goes home.
In other words, Rock gave these scimitars to these Gurkha soldiers as a welfare for them.
This is simply a fortune for the Gurkha soldiers, because the labor contract they signed with the new First Cavalry Division is to serve in the new First Cavalry Division for fifteen years.
Fifteen years!
For a young man who is just 20 years old, this is basically a lifelong tenure. After they retire, they will only be thirty-five, six, or no more than forty years old. By then, due to physical reasons, they will no longer be able to
Suitable for fighting on the front line, but there are still umbrella companies waiting to take over, because although physical strength is gradually weakening at this age, it is the period when experience and energy are the strongest.
Another benefit that the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division gives these Gurkha soldiers is to allow these Gurkha soldiers to immigrate their families to Johannesburg.
Of course, it is limited to immediate family members. It is normal for a family these days to have seven or eight children. A large family starts with a hundred or ten people. Roque will continue to recruit Gurkha mercenaries in the future. If immigration is liberalized, say
It may affect the demographic structure of Johannesburg, so the gains outweigh the losses.
New immigrants definitely need jobs. The income of these Gurkha soldiers in the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division can allow their families to live a happy life in Nepal, but not in Johannesburg. With their salary, they can possibly support them in Johannesburg.
It’s enough for me.
But this is not a problem. The labor gap in the farms around Johannesburg is still a bit big. Although Chinese farmers work hard every day, the work is never finished. A farm of hundreds of acres, converted into metric systems, is
With thousands of acres, people must be hired during the busy farming season, but in Johannesburg, now only Zulu people can be hired.
However, the Zulu people were extremely opposed to Rock, so the Gorkhas became the best labor force supplement.
Many Gurkha soldiers still don't take this benefit seriously because they have never been to Johannesburg and do not know how far Johannesburg has developed. However, those Gurkha mercenaries who have already gone to Johannesburg have begun to urge themselves with frequent telegrams.
family traveled to Johannesburg.
So there was a supply ship every week, and when it returned, it was full of people, and there were people laying bunks in the corridor.
This wave of immigration had not yet affected the Gorkha mercenaries stationed in Nakra, but it had already attracted the attention of the Nepali government. The Nepali government immediately lodged a protest with the British Governor-General in India against the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division.
Mass immigration.
Lord Belloc appeared in Nakra the next day.
"Large scale? Are you kidding? There are only less than 10,000 people, and 90% of them are children. The Nepalese government would rather watch them starve to death in the country than allow them to immigrate. This is a serious act against humanity.
We should give the Nepalese government a warning!" Roque is now a standard colonial thinking. No matter what the fault is, it belongs to others.
The Nepali government still attaches great importance to the Gurkha mercenaries. There is nothing we can do about it. Nepal is a standard agricultural country with many mountains and hills. It is not even an agricultural country and cannot be self-sufficient in food. Therefore, the Gurkha mercenaries
The income from soldiers is a very important income for the Nepali government.
Until the 21st century, the British government's pensions and severance payments to Gurkha soldiers accounted for 4% of Nepal's GDP.
Rock now directly removes the families of those Gurkha mercenaries. For the Nepalese government, it is equivalent to draining wages from the bottom of the cauldron. The Nepalese government will definitely not accept it.
"Locke, we can't do that." Lord Bellock was also helpless. Rock's meaning was very clear. There was no need to pay attention to the protest of the Nepali government. It really didn't work. Let's fight with real swords and guns. Whoever wins would be the one to decide.
Makes sense.
This is standard colonial thinking.
But for the current British government, rashly launching a war is definitely unacceptable to the British government. The Boer War taught the British government too many lessons.
"It doesn't matter, Lord. If the Nepali government has any objections to me, let them come to me directly. I will be responsible for this matter." Roque takes care of everything. Britain is afraid of spending money in war, but Roque is not afraid.
The war was overwhelming for the British government, but for Rock, the sound of a cannon was really worth ten thousand taels of gold.