At the same time as the camp was being built, the training was also being carried out.

Because of the confrontational nature of this exercise, many training subjects in extreme conditions have been added, and compared with the previous training programs, the difficulty has been greatly increased.

In fact, in the past, the training of the northern division of Rhodesia was very strict, after all, professional soldiers and conscripts are still different, conscripts run 10 kilometers is the limit, professional soldiers are fully armed, the weight is more than 30 kilograms, 50 kilometers of armed cross-country is commonplace.

Now the difficulty has been further increased, the same 30 kilograms of weight, the same 50 kilometers of armed cross-country, after arriving at the destination, civil engineering work must be carried out immediately, and then live ammunition will be fired, all requirements are as close to actual combat as possible.

As a result, the results on the first day were miserable; in the previous training, the officers and men of the northern Rhodesia Division generally achieved shooting results above good, and 60 percent of the officers and men could achieve excellent, but after the first day of training, very few of them reached the passing level.

"What a shame, such an achievement is a shame for our Northern Rhodesian Division! If war breaks out, will we use such a performance against our enemies? I'm afraid that before the enemy arrives on the battlefield, we are already exhausted, how do you usually train? "Martin went into a rage at the regular meeting after learning the results of the training.

The commanders of each regiment looked at each other, and no one dared to speak, and it could be seen that everyone's expressions were a little aggrieved.

In fact, the training requirements this time were too strict, and the officers and men of the northern Rhodesia Division were able to achieve excellent results by taking out the various training items of armed cross-country, civil engineering operations, and live ammunition shooting.

However, it is difficult to adapt to all this, after all, it is only the first day of training, and the results are understandable, and if time goes by, the officers of the Northern Rhodesia Division are also confident that they will be excellent.

Of course, this is only for the northern Rhodesian division, relatively speaking, the daily training of the European army at the same time is still at the level of formation and queue, in order to save money, it is not necessary to engage in live firing once a week, and the armed cross-country with a load of 30 kg and 50 kilometers is commonplace in the northern Rhodesian division.

"Gentlemen, cheer up, you have to know the significance of this exercise, this is the first military exercise after the establishment of the Federal Government of Southern Africa, it is a comprehensive test of all the armed forces of our Southern Africa, our Ministry of Defense has the most funds among all the departments of the Federal Government, the Prime Minister and the ministers are paying attention to this exercise, the Lord will also come to the Okavango swamp in a few days, and we will eat and live in the barracks like us, so cheer up, we, the Northern Rhodesian Division, will never allow failure!" Chief of Staff Isaiah Ulysses cheered, the Northern Rhodesia Division is the earliest established of all the four integrated divisions in southern Africa, the most advanced equipment, and the most educated officers, both Ade and Roque have great expectations for the Northern Rhodesia Division, it can be said that the Northern Rhodesia Division is the trump card among the aces of southern Africa, so high requirements are inevitable.

"One month, I will only give you one month, within a month, the results of all troops must reach an excellent level, we are professional soldiers, not a ragtag army composed of compulsory soldiers, take out the mental outlook and quality level that professional soldiers should have, if anyone thinks that I am strict, then I can apply for transfer, I will approve it now." Martin was murderous, and he didn't mind punishing the former and the latter at this time.

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!" The military commanders of each regiment were unwilling to be left behind, and their voices became louder and louder.

At the end of the meeting, after the military commanders of the regiments had left, Isaiah Ulysses questioned in a low voice.

"Our requirements are not too strict, as far as our current level of training is concerned, even in Europe, it can be regarded as harsh, no European army can reach our level of training, if the French have a force like ours in the Franco-Prussian War, then the final result will never be the defeat of France." Isaiah Ulysses and Martin are also old friends, and even if they have doubts, they will cooperate with Martin in regular meetings.

"Hehe, Isaiah, when our troops just started to carry 30 kilograms of weight and 50 kilometers of armed cross-country, many people also said that this was an impossible task at all, and you know what the result is - our civil engineering, tunnel operations, many people also think that there is no need at all, it is the task of the auxiliary forces, and you have seen it - and our shooting training, the European army is still shooting chest targets, we have begun to shoot the head targets, 60 percent of the officers and soldiers have achieved excellent results, this is the result of hard training, Therefore, I believe that the current level of training of the troops is far from reaching the limit, and there is still room for further improvement. "Martin is very demanding and takes the initiative to put a burden on himself.

Roque had already reminded Martin that after this exercise, Secretary Hopkins would be promoted to marshal and then gradually take a back seat.

At that time, the minister will definitely be Roque's, and Martin's status will also rise, so Martin urgently needs all kinds of achievements now, and in a short time, there will be no war in southern Africa, and this exercise will become Martin's best stage.

"The Lord's requirements for the troops are too strict, many officers and soldiers were injured in today's training, and the temporary hospital is overcrowded, I will take a look later." Isaiah Ulysses is now not sure of the limits of the officers and men of the Northern Rhodesian Division, there seems to be infinite energy in their bodies, and they will never get tired.

"Wait for me, let's go together-" Martin was also concerned about the wounded soldiers, although this time it was just acting, but there were also casualties.

There are indeed a lot of wounded soldiers in the temporary hospital, many of them are suffering from heat stroke, and some have been bitten by poisonous snakes, but fortunately, they were treated in time and treated by doctors, and they are not life-threatening.

The northern Rhodesia division pays great attention to the popularization of first-aid knowledge for officers and soldiers, every soldier knows what to do after being bitten by a poisonous snake, and the temporary hospital has 16 doctors and more than 30 nurses, the medical force is comparable to a small hospital, and the person in charge is Dr. Paul Fox, who has just returned to southern Africa with the flying team.

"Basically, there is no big problem, a soldier of the Nyasaland Assault Regiment broke his leg yesterday by a log, and now he has been sent back to Milna, and the other sick wounded can continue to participate in the exercise after a few days of treatment, our soldiers are very good, and the soldier who was bitten by a poisonous snake today, if it wasn't for his comrades to deal with it in time, I'm afraid he wouldn't have survived and sent him back to the hospital." Paul Fox's white coat was clean and neat, and he really didn't look stressed.

This exercise is also a rare opportunity for the medical force of the northern Rhodesia division, and 12 of the 16 doctors in the temporary hospital are interns who have not yet obtained their medical qualifications, so even if there are more wounded, Paul Fox is not afraid, and he can teach on the spot.

While Isiah Ulysses nodded repeatedly, Martin was a little regretful.

It's not good to make too much progress in science and technology, if this is in ancient times, maybe Martin can still be with his son and show his love for soldiers like a son, but now it is impossible, if there were enough doctors in the army at that time, Wu Qi probably would not use his mouth to suck drug sores.

However, the process can still be followed, the temporary hospital is made up of more than a dozen tents, most of the wounded have left the temporary hospital after receiving treatment, and there are still a dozen soldiers who remain in the temporary hospital to observe, Martin and Isiah Ulysses followed Paul Fox in a circle.

Most of the soldiers were of Chinese descent, and a few Gurkha soldiers stood out, and Martin casually stopped next to a Gurkha soldier who was resting on a marching bed.

"General!" The second lieutenant, who was napping at the soldier's bedside, immediately stood up and saluted.

"What's wrong with him?" Martin is kind and pleasant.

"Report to the general, Ram sprained his ankle during today's training, and was hospitalized for observation because of the seriousness of the situation, I am Kaili Zhang, the platoon commander of the second lieutenant of the K Company of the Beihai Honorary Regiment." The second lieutenant's voice was loud, and Ram on the marching bed looked confused.

"General, Ram just joined the army at the beginning of the year, and now he is not proficient in Chinese-" Kairi Zhang explained in a low voice with a ashamed face, and the language training of the Gurkha soldiers in the northern Rhodesian division is the responsibility of the direct officers.

"English?" Martin changed to English and continued to be pleasant.

"I'm not proficient in English either—" Carey Chang was even more ashamed, learning two languages at the same time was indeed a bit difficult.

"So how do you usually communicate?" Martin was curious.

"It's very easy to do in normal training, what we do, Ram will do it, Ram's training performance is still very good, today when he was armed to cross the country, he helped his comrades carry three rifles, so he was physically exhausted." Carey Chang can't help it, the training tasks of the northern Rhodesia division are usually very heavy, so there is not much time to teach Ram to learn the language.

The Lee Enfield produced in Nyasaland weighs 3.9 kilograms, and helping his comrades carry three rifles is equivalent to 30 kilograms of weight for others, while Ram is 42 kilograms, which is not much worse than a mule.

"There are twelve people in a class, how can he be carried alone?" Martin was a little surprised, if there were three people in a squad who were physically exhausted, then the training situation of the unit should be more serious than Martin imagined.

"In the past, the gunners only brought four cartridges for armed cross-country training, but this time the requirements are high, the machine gunners have to bring eight, and the whole class has to help carry them, and the result-" Carey Zhang was also depressed, in the past, the northern division of Rhodesia was training, and it was only required to carry supplies that could be consumed for two days, but this time the standard was raised to three days, and the materials carried must be more.

"I'm sorry—" Ram finally came to his senses, and a simple conversation was still okay.

"No need to apologize, rest well-" Martin said with a pleasant face, this is not a soldier's problem, Martin will also have to review it when he turns back.

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