Chapter 37: In-depth exchange
I read a lot of books. Ruprecht discovered a lot of dark history. For example, the concentration camp was first invented and carried forward by the British. Compared with what the British did in South Africa, the German Navy shelled Undefended seaports and unrestricted submarine warfare are really nothing! In order to completely wipe out the Boer Republic, the actions taken by the British made Japan in World War II ashamed! What an iron wall? As early as 40 years ago, the British played badly! The Japanese pattern is broken in Tucson!
In order to deal with the Boer guerrillas, the British commander Krzyna blocked and cut the Boer Republic and straightened 6000 kilometers of barbed wire! Get a wooden bunker every 1 to 2 kilometers! 8,000 repaired in one go! Whenever someone was found to help the Boer guerrillas, all the farms and fields within 10 miles were burned down! The Boers were only 220,000 at the time, and the British burned 30,000 farmhouses...
It’s not over yet. The British also drove 120,000 Boer elderly and young children and 80,000 Khoi and blacks into the camp! The plague epidemic in the concentration camps, clean food and drinking water cannot be guaranteed. In October 1901, the death rate in the concentration camps reached a peak! 34.4% of people died in this month! Among them, 22072 people died of children alone!
The two republics of Transvaal and Orange have a total of only 220,000 people, and they lost one-seventh of their population during the war! And it is precisely because of this cruel behavior that finally broke the resistance of the Boers! The end result was that the Boers were persuaded.
In order to prevent this human tragedy from happening, well, to be precise, to make the Boers and the British fight longer! Ruprecht sincerely hopes that the Boers can abandon their previous suspicions and cooperate with the blacks, especially the Zulus. Everyone's enemies are British. Can't they come together? I also sincerely hope that the Boers can handle the problem of non-combatants. The prince’s sincerity is more real than gold!
Kruger felt a little hazy. After all, he hadn't received much military education. He basically relied on recklessness in battles, and basically relied on local recruitment for logistical supplies. The small-scale engagements were smooth and easy. But once you get to the high-end and large-scale PK, then the truth will be revealed. When the British army of hundreds of thousands is in place, the Boer's frontal resistance immediately tends to collapse. In the end, there is no way to fight a guerrilla war. Fighting this kind of thing. , Who wants to let the battlefield erupt in his own home!
"Military matters are nothing. As long as you have sufficient funds, weapons, equipment, training, and military instructors can all be solved! You can not only hire German artillery instructors and staff, Russian cavalry instructors, and French. I can find the infantry instructors for you. But the most important thing is still your relationship with the black people. If the latter does not improve, everything we have given will be in vain!" said the prince.
The thinking formed over decades cannot be changed with a few words, even if Kruger can feel that what the other party said is reasonable and good for himself and his country, he is hesitating, thinking, and fighting against himself. , Ruprecht waited quietly.
"Let’s have lunch together." When the waiter asked for the third time whether to open a meal, Prince Ruprecht smiled and offered the invitation. There were some things in a hurry. The relationship between the two parties should take their time.
The rich lunch blew down the slightly tense atmosphere of the talks between the two sides. And Kruger, who was enjoying the food and wine, suddenly remembered one thing, that is, the rifle in the hand of the sentry at the door! When the main dish was removed from the table and the waiter brought desserts and fruits, Kruger finally couldn't help it.
"Your guard uses a rifle I have never seen before. Is this a new design by the Mauser brothers?" Kruger asked in a low voice.
"No, of course not. It was developed by the Southern Weapons Design Bureau. I call it a semi-automatic rifle. You can shoot bullets as long as you pull the trigger. The current users are only my guard and part of the Bavarian cavalry." The prince heard it immediately. Here comes the spirit! Then he motioned to the attendant to take a rifle.
"I call him KA1889!" Even after plagiarizing things such as the Krupp armor and Garibaldi battleship, the traverser thinks that his face is thick enough, but at this critical moment, his face is still slightly red! If there is another traverser, you must know that the source of this guy's COPY is Maozi's SVT40 semi-automatic rifle! The same design, even 10 rounds of magazines are retained!
"As long as you pull the trigger, you can shoot a bullet? No need to reload?" Kruger said, taking the rifle handed by the attendant. The SVT rifle without bullets is very light, only 3.85KG! Half a kilogram lighter than the Mosin Nagan rifle! And the accuracy is also good.
"Three automatic rifles are enough to suppress a squad's bolt-action rifle in a pair of shots! You can try if you are interested," said an attendant next to him.
After obtaining the permission of the prince, a somewhat excited Kruger walked towards the garden behind, accompanied by his attendants. The traverser and the doctor continued to enjoy refreshments and fruits in the restaurant.
Accompanied by a series of gunshots, one by one brass eggshells were ejected from the mouth, but within 20 seconds, Kruger blasted all 10 bullets in the magazine. SVT is really a classic, and its recoil is even smaller than that of the Mosin Nagan rifle! The trajectory is straight and the accuracy is very good. It is still relatively stable even during rapid fire,
If in the case of encounters, a skilled gunman can deal with 3 to 5 opponents holding bolt-action rifles! After playing a magazine, Kruger unsatisfied the magazine, and the attendant next to him handed it a 20-round large magazine!
"Yes, thank you!" Double the weight, great value enjoyment, in half a minute, Kruger emptied the magazine again, and then he looked at the gun body and barrel. Nodded involuntarily. "This is a very good gun, very suitable for a well-equipped army!
"1000! I want it." Kruger said with a finger held up. And this Boer's generosity also shocked the attendants on the side! The cost of this gun is 1,500 marks! About 75 pounds, UU reading www.uukahnshu.com converted into silver but 450 taels! Because it was just put into production, the unit price remained high, and the prince only purchased a small amount for publicity, and this buddy bought 1,000 directly!
And then, Kruger, who was still interested, handed the rifle in his hand to the attendant and returned to the restaurant. Then, he was very satisfied with the semi-automatic rifle of the Bavarian Southern Design Bureau and finalized the order on the spot. As for the flattery from the customer, the prince just smiled, and said nothing.
Taking advantage of Kruger's "halftime", Ruprecht said: "In fact, we still have a lot of good things, and their value is higher than the rifle you just saw. Those backward weapons are actually It is not suitable for your country. If you are interested, I will arrange professionals to introduce you to these weapons."
After the armor selling and armor selling incident, under the influence of Baron Vittorio, the prince immediately entered the role and began to dump those new weapons to Kruger? what? Someone asked what to do with those old weapons? Don't forget, that battle in the East in another 4 years! Provide some cheap weapons to the motherland of your previous life, which is worthy of your conscience and worthy of your wallet!
The first big export order in his own arsenal may have been born from here. The thought of the rich Boers makes the prince excited.
With a few strokes, the prince wrote the weapon he was going to recommend to Kruger on a piece of paper, and then handed it to the attendant, so that Sir Annaden Hausser would be ready to welcome this far away at the weapons proving ground. Guests coming. An invisible knife has hung over Kruger's head, but he has no idea!
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