Chapter 37 In-depth Communication
After reading more books, time travelers have discovered a lot of dark history. For example, concentration camps were first invented and developed by the British. Compared with the British's actions in South Africa, the German Navy's war 1 bombarded unguarded harbors, and it was really nothing to engage in unlimited submarine warfare! In order to completely wipe out the Boer Republic, the actions taken by the British made Japan in the war 2 ashamed! What a iron wall that made the British play a mess as early as 40 years ago! The Japanese's patterns were broken!
In order to deal with the Boer guerrillas, British commander Krqinna blocked and cut the Boer Republic, and made 6,000 kilometers of barbed wire fences! A wooden bunker was built every 1 to 2 kilometers! 8,000 were built in one breath! Whenever someone was found to help the Boer guerrillas, all the farms and fields within a radius of 10 miles were burned! The Boer squad had only 220,000 at that time, and the British burned 30,000 farmhouses......
This is not the end. The British also drove 120,000 elderly people and young children and 80,000 Koi and black people into the concentration camp! The plague in the concentration camp was prevalent, and clean diet and water could not be guaranteed. In October 1901, the mortality rate in the concentration camp reached its peak! 34.4% of people died in this month! Among them, 22,072 children died!
The two republics of Transvaal and Orange had a total of 220,000 people, and one-seventh of the population was lost during the war alone! It was precisely because of this cruel behavior that eventually disintegrated the Boers' will to resist! The end result was that the Boers were cowardly.
In order to prevent this human nature tragedy, well, to be precise, it is to make the Boers fight with the British for a longer time! Time travelers sincerely hope that the Boers can abandon past grudges and cooperate with blacks, especially with the Zulu people. Everyone's enemies are all British, can't they come together? I also sincerely hope that the Boers can handle the problem of non-combatants well, and the time travelers' true heart is more real than gold!
Kruger felt a little confused. After all, he had not received much military education and basically relied on reckless wars in battles, and his logistics supplies were basically collected on the spot. Small-scale battles were easy to fight. But once they were leveled and large-scale PK, the truth would be revealed. When the British army was in power, the Boers immediately resisted head-on and collapsed. In the end, there was no way to fight guerrilla warfare. Who would want to let the battlefield break out in their homes in such a thing as war?
"Military matters are nothing. As long as you have sufficient funds, weapons, equipment, training, and military instructors, you can solve it! You can not only hire German artillery instructors and staff officers, Russian cavalry instructors, and French infantry instructors. But the most important thing is your relationship with the blacks. If the latter does not improve, everything we have done will be shattered!" said the time traveler.
The thinking formed over the past few decades cannot be changed in just a few words. Even if Kruger could feel that what the other party said was very reasonable and was good for himself and his country, he was hesitating, thinking, fighting with himself, and the time traveler was waiting quietly.
"Let's have lunch together." When the attendant asked for the third time whether to start a meal, Prince Ruprecht smiled and asked for an invitation. Some things were too urgent. The relationship between the two parties should also take it slowly.
The hearty lunch diluted the slightly tense atmosphere of the talks between the two sides. 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 dish was removed from the dining table and the waiter brought the desserts and fruits after the meal, Kruger finally couldn't help it.
"Your guard uses a rifle that I have never seen before. Is this a newly designed by the Mauser brothers?" Kruger asked in a low voice.
"No, of course not. It was developed by the Southern Weapon Design Bureau. I call it a semi-automatic rifle. You can shoot bullets by pulling the trigger. The current users are only my guards and some Bavarian cavalry units." The crosser immediately came to his senses when he heard this! Then, he signaled the attendant to get a rifle.
"I call him ka1889!" Even after plagiarizing Krupp armor and Garibaldi battleships, the time traveler thought he was thick-skinned enough, but at this critical moment, his face still turned slightly red! If there was another time traveler, he would definitely know that the source of this guy's copy was the Russian SVT40 semi-automatic rifle! The same design, even 10 rounds of magazines were retained!
"Just pull the trigger, you can shoot a bullet? Don't you need to get the bullet?" Kruger said after taking the rifle handed over by the servant. The svt rifle without bullets is very light, only 3.85kg! It is half a kilogram lighter than the Mosinnagan rifle! And the accuracy is also good.
"Three automatic rifles are enough to suppress a squad's bolt-action rifle in the shooting! You can try it if you are interested." said a servant next to him.
After obtaining the consent of the time traveler, some excited Kruger walked towards the back garden accompanied by the attendant. The time traveler and the doctor continued to enjoy refreshments and fruits in the restaurant.
Accompanied by a series of gunfires, brass eggshells bounced out of the throwing mouth. In just 20 seconds, Kruger shot all 10 bullets in the magazine. The svt is indeed a classic work, and its recoil is even smaller than that of the Mosinnagan rifle! The ballistics are straight and the accuracy is very good. Even when it is rapid fire, it is still relatively stable.
If in an encounter, a skilled gunman can deal with 3 to 5 opponents holding bolt-moving rifles! After hitting a magazine, Kruger, who was still unsatisfied, removed the magazine, and the servant next to him handed over a large 20 round magazine!
"No, thank you!" Double the weight, a great value for enjoyment. In half a minute, Kruger knocked the magazine out again, and then he observed the gun body and barrel. He nodded involuntarily. "This is a very good gun, very suitable for a well-equipped army!
"1,000 pieces! I want it." Kruger said with a finger. The boer's generosity also shocked the servants on the side! The cost of this gun is 1,500 marks! It is about 75 pounds, which is 450 taels of silver! Because it has just been put into production, the unit price remains high, and the time traveler only purchases a small amount for publicity, and this guy bought 1,000 pieces at once!
Then, Kruger, who was still unsatisfied, handed the rifle in his hand to the attendant and returned to the restaurant. Next, he was very satisfied with the semi-automatic rifle of the Southern Bavarian Design Bureau and finalized the order on the spot. For the flattery from customers, the time traveler just smiled slightly and said nothing.
While Kruger was "half-time", the time traveler said: "In fact, we still have a lot of good things, and their value is above the rifle you just saw. Those backward weapons are actually not suitable for your country. If you are interested, I will arrange for professionals to introduce these weapons to you."
After experiencing the incident of selling armor and selling armor, under the influence of Baron Vittorio, the time traveler immediately entered the role and began to dump those new weapons into Kruger. What? Someone asked what to do with those old weapons? Don’t forget, in four years of the war in the East! Provide some cheap weapons to your motherland in the previous life, that is, you have the right conscience and the wallet!
The first big export order for his arsenal may have been born here. When the time traveler thought of the rich Boers, he was so excited.
With just a few strokes, the traveler wrote the weapon he was preparing to recommend to Kruger on a piece of paper, and handed it to the attendant, asking Sir Anadenhauser to prepare to welcome the distinguished guest who had come from afar at the weapons test site. An invisible knife was already hanging over Kruger's head, but he didn't know at all!
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