Chapter 262: South Africa

"Transvaal can concentrate more than 40,000 troops in future battles, of which 20,000 form the main field force of Transvaal, divided into three brigades. Each brigade has about 5,500 troops, and the rest The 3,500 people are artillery and troops directly under the headquarters. These troops are equipped with a total of 14,000 rifles, 120 various machine guns, more than 80 various mortars and 72 body-barreled artillery."

"In addition, we have 5 cavalry brigades, each with 2,000 cavalry, in addition to rifles, sabers and other basic equipment, each rate has 12 machine guns and 8 mortars. Except for one brigade with the main force In action, in addition to one brigade serving as the excitement reserve, the other three brigades will act as mobile assault forces to attack the British traffic lines, towns and military stations."

"In addition, we also have a security force of about 6,000 people, organized into two reserve brigades. It is responsible for the safety of material transportation along the way, and the protection of important nodes. When necessary, it can also be used as a reserve team to enter the battlefield, or as a The troops left behind."

"The remaining troops will be responsible for the local defense work and transportation work. They will be divided into 8 transportation brigades to support our operations. You have basically achieved the goal of the Transvaal military system reform. We have established a relatively sound army. System." President Transvaal Kruger said respectfully to Calipt.

  This kind of respect is not only because the latter comes from his own allies, but also because of the recognition and gratitude of Caliput’s contributions to the Boer army over the past few years. After Calypte's efforts over the past few years, Kruger finally discovered that fighting is not a gang fight, and that a country's military system should have been done like this!

"Our original tactics and preparations now seem to be a complete joke. We were a group of out-and-out militias. It was sufficient to deal with Africans and small-scale harassment, but we wanted to face the army of a country. It’s impossible. We can’t even keep our army fighting for a long time.”

"General Calipute has not only brought advanced training and tactics, but more importantly, it helped us establish a complete staff system and logistics system. With this system, we can control the army to the greatest extent and deal with various An emergency happened. From now on, Transvaal's Boer army has formed a real iron fist. It is not a piece of loose sand." Kruger gave the German officer a very high evaluation in his diary.

  "So besides Transvaal's army, what role does Orange's army play?" Calypte asked. As another Boer country, Orange can also mobilize more than 25,000 troops, and it is also a waste to let such a troop idle.

"The elite troops of the Orange Kingdom will work with the main force under my command to launch an attack on the British strongholds on the East Coast. Their greatest advantage is that they have a large number of cavalry. We will ignite the war in the depths of the British rule. If One day there will be our cavalry in Cape Town. I hope you will not be surprised. In addition, they have a good relationship with some African chiefs, and some will fight against the hateful British with black Africans." Kruger thought for a while and said.

Part of the Africans finally came to the side of the Boers. It is not that Boers are good things, but that the British are not things. If the conflicts between Boers and Africans are more small-scale unorganized conflicts, then no matter what Was it the British war against the Zulu tribe or some other war, and that was the organized massacre of blacks.

  Relatively speaking, blacks are more disgusted with the British, and the two are less harmful. After the Boers released some kindness and gave some old-style weapons to the blacks, some black tribes who had a deep hatred with the British finally took the side of the Bos.

  Although blacks are not skilled fighters, and the command level is even worse, the Boers benefited a lot from the participation of a large number of blacks. Besides, at least there is no shortage of logistical manpower. There is no need for nearly half of the troops to guard against black tribes, let alone worry about blacks and Boers fighting guerrillas when they fight with the British....

  The Germans taught the Boers to fight, while the Boers taught the blacks to fight. Not to mention how much the Boers learned, nor how much the blacks could understand, but at least much better than before! From the equipment point of view, a small half of African buddies have used more correct methods to maintain rifles. From the perspective of marching wars, order and prohibition still cannot be done, but wars are no longer herding sheep. Although the overall level is still not good, but on the bright side, their speed of improvement is still very fast...

  In addition to the preparation of equipment and personnel, the Boers have also made great efforts in material reserves! In the past few years, the total value of various equipment and materials imported from Germany has been around 1.5 million pounds each year! In addition to a large number of military supplies, there are food, medical supplies, wild survival supplies, horses, and various machinery. According to Calypte's idea, that is to turn the two Boer Republics into a fortress that can carry out long-term combat and can be as self-sufficient as possible!

  With the support of a large amount of pounds and gold, the Boers not only changed their weapons and inventory, but even horses, which are extremely expensive, and at the same time, the stuff that is very picky about bad conditions and conditions is almost replaced. After the initial maladaptation, the military horses trained by advanced horse governance really benefited the Boers a lot. In the last period of time before the war, the Boers seized the time to purchase a large amount of equipment. Originally, the Boers did not have sufficient funds to buy these things, but the intervention of another force made this possible ~www.wuxiaspot.com~Do the Americans help us deal with the British? I hope they don't hold us back. "When Kruger heard the news from Caliput, this very hurtful sentence was undoubtedly popped out. Of course, there were no Americans at the scene, and more importantly, Caliput didn't either. Optimistic about the combat effectiveness of the US military!

  Although Calypte admitted that the defeat of the U.S. Navy reduced the rating of the U.S. military power by N levels, but the deeper reason is that the U.S. Army has hardly fought hard times since the founding of the nation! Some people say the war of independence? Please, without the Anglo-Dutch fleet and army, Washington wants to defeat the British? It's a bit difficult! It is true that the Americans fought a lot after the founding of the nation, but they either fought Indians or even more conspicuous Mexico. Of course, Americans also fought Americans. In short, these wars lack sufficient persuasiveness.

  The Americans later fought the British, but the result? Everyone knows that the White House was born... As for the land warfare with the Spaniards in the Caribbean this time, it was a good one, but the Spaniards are already weak among the weak. After the Americans win, they can only prove that they are better than the weak. Proof? So Calypte is still more skeptical of the Americans' combat effectiveness.

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