20 kg of weight and 50 kilometers of armed cross-country can not come every day, that will be exhausting people, once a week is the limit, in the past the northern division of Rhodesia only once a month, and it is not a full run, but requires the troops to advance 50 kilometers in a day.

This time, the Ministry of Defense set stricter requirements, and the troops were fully armed to advance 50 kilometers in one day, and then they were about to enter the battle, which put higher demands on the troops, and when Hopkins saw the exercise plan, he raised objections, believing that the troops could not complete it at all.

In fact, the training tasks that the colonial servant army could not complete in the past did not mean that no one could complete them, and the miracle of a certain army marching 140 kilometers in one day and one night was probably like a myth to many people.

At least for Hopkins.

Not for Roque, Roque knows where the limit of the army is, 20 kilograms of weight and 50 kilometers off-road is not the limit, the limit is like toothpaste, there will always be a squeeze.

It was a week before Roque arrived at the Okavango Swamp.

Along with Roque to the Okavango Swamp, there was also a regiment of mercenaries drawn from the Umbrella Company.

"Don't underestimate these two thousand mercenaries, they all have actual combat experience, have participated in the operation of large corps in Europe, and have worked in the umbrella company for more than a year, and they are very proficient in the cooperation of the squad mode, in the future, we may set up a mercenary-based combat unit to undertake some combat tasks that are not suitable for the regular army, this exercise, the two thousand people of the umbrella company will also participate as a force, be careful, don't lose to them." Roque sounded the alarm bell to Martin in advance, if the regular army of southern Africa lost to the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company, then Roque's face would not be bright.

"Don't worry Lord, many of our troops have also participated in actual combat, and they are not inferior to the umbrella company in terms of combat experience." Martin is confident that although the size of the umbrella company is large, there is still a gap compared with the regular army.

The current umbrella company has branches in more than 10 countries, and the total number of mercenaries employed by the company exceeds 10,000, which can also be said to be powerful.

However, compared with the regular army, the umbrella company still has defects, and the mercenaries of the umbrella company do have an advantage in the cooperation of small-scale troops, but in terms of large corps operations and multi-arms cooperation capabilities, the gap between the umbrella company and the northern division of Rhodesia is not half a point.

The Northern Rhodesia Division has now begun to conduct training between infantry and artillery coordination, infantry and tan coordination, and the umbrella company is limited by strength, and has not yet dabbled in these aspects, and Martin's confidence is here.

"Okay, wait and see the results of tomorrow's training." Roque is not in a hurry, the reality will give Martin and other senior officers a tree, let them know that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the sky.

The next day, it was a confrontation exercise between the Northern Rhodesian Division and the Umbrella Company.

The Umbrella Company put into operation a total of nearly 2,000 troops, and the Northern Rhodesia Division transferred a regiment, in terms of strength, both sides were about the same, the Northern Rhodesia Division set up a defensive position in advance on a high ground of less than 300 meters on the edge of the Okavango swamp, and the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company were responsible for the attack.

"You just had a long-distance training session yesterday, how did you get along?" Roque stayed at Martin's headquarters and went to the front line to test the pre-war preparations of the northern Rhodesian division.

"Compared with the last time, it has improved a lot, the last time our troops were not familiar with the new training procedures, and the results were not very satisfactory, this time it is much better, our troops immediately after completing the rapid march to carry out civil engineering operations, and then conduct live firing, more than half of the officers and soldiers have passed the results, and give us some time, I am confident that they will return to normal levels." Martin was confident in the troops, the basic quality of the officers and men of the Northern Rhodesia Division was still very good, and after all, professional soldiers were different from compulsory soldiers, and their basic qualities were not up to standard, and they were not qualified to join the Northern Rhodesia Division at all.

The headquarters of the northern Rhodesia division, even if it is only temporary, all kinds of facilities are available, the command is divided into a number of different areas according to different responsibilities, the staff department, the information department, the logistics department, and the liaison department perform their duties, and it is an independent battalion that provides security for the headquarters, and the whole battalion has more than 1,000 troops, and it is estimated that it is a little difficult for the umbrella company to carry out the decapitation operation.

"Don't blame me for being too strict, you should know, the arms race between the homeland and Germany has entered the white heat, maybe in the next few years, a major war of unprecedented scale will break out, Southern Africa is still in the British Commonwealth, and it will definitely be involved in the war at that time, if the mainland asks us to send troops to support, the Northern Rhodesia Division is the first choice, you must be prepared" Roque said frankly, Martin and Isaiah Ulysses' expressions immediately became serious.

In Africa, with the level of training and equipment of the northern Rhodesian division, it is certainly invincible.

But in Europe, it is not necessarily the case with the regular armies of the old capitalist countries.

Africa was a colony of European capitalist countries hundreds of years ago, and the armed forces of European countries can be said to be deeply entrenched, and although southern Africa has won many victories in conflicts with neighboring countries, it is understandable that it is understandable that it has no confidence to participate in wars between European countries in Europe.

"Don't worry too much, even if the northern division of Rhodesia goes to Europe, we are not going to be cannon fodder, but to be saviors, the key to the problem is whether we can do what a savior should behave in Europe as a savior." Roque now has a preliminary plan, but he can't tell him about it yet.

If World War I had broken out, Britain would certainly have asked Southern Africa to enter the war.

At that time, if southern Africa showed too much combat effectiveness during the attack on South-West Africa and Tanganyika, then the British government would certainly further demand that southern Africa send troops to fight in Europe.

Roque will definitely not refuse, but the timing of sending troops is worth studying, if it is the early stage of the war, the troops of southern Africa will go to Europe, and it will not play its due role, so it should be when both sides of the war are exhausted, southern Africa will send another living force to change the situation of the European battlefield with a thunderous momentum.

Roque now had a preliminary plan that if the British government asked southern Africa to enter the war, Roque would send a force of ground and air forces to Europe to fight in the war.

The Northern Rhodesian Division was certainly indispensable, and the 1st Cavalry Division, the 3rd Cape Division, and the 4th Natal Division, depending on the situation, decided whether to go to Europe or not.

Air power is certainly also essential, and in previous tours, the planes and pilots of Southern Africa have shown excellent ability and quality, and even if Roque wants to cherish himself, the British government will emphasize it.

Of course, Roque will not forget the armored forces, the "Hussar" tank of the Nyasaland Arsenal has now been successfully developed, and when the time comes, Roque will also send armored troops to Europe to participate in the war, I believe that the "Rangers" and "Hussars" in southern Africa will definitely give the Germans a huge "surprise".

Hopefully, in the future, Germany will not hate southern Africa too much.

"We will definitely go all out to defeat all the enemies in front of us and play our southern African spirit!" Martin was in high spirits, and southern Africa, once a British colony, could really reign as a savior in Europe

It can only be said that Roque's words are too inflammatory.

"If we were to participate in the war in Europe, then we would have too few troops," Isaiah Ulysses doubted, compared to the millions of troops in European countries, this is really not enough in southern Africa.

Isaiah Ulysses seems to have overlooked one thing, combat effectiveness and numbers are not directly related, there are actually not many people in the standing forces of European countries, that is, France is bent on revenge, so the number of standing forces is a bit large, the arms race between Britain and Germany is now in the naval field, and the army does not have much initiative.

When war really breaks out, Britain and Germany will definitely issue mobilization orders, and then a million troops will be able to do so, but the combat effectiveness will be very problematic.

Expecting a farmer who has not received any military training in peacetime to become a qualified soldier in three to five months is no less difficult than training pilots in Nyasaland.

Therefore, there is a reason why both sides of the First World War frequently used crowd tactics, not that the generals did not realize the disadvantages of crowd tactics, which was undoubtedly demonstrated in the Russo-Japanese War, but it was really the troops who did not have the ability to implement advanced tactics, so they had to adopt crowd tactics.

In the current situation, if the professional soldiers of southern Africa appear in the European theater, then because of the size of the troops in southern Africa, not to mention changing the overall situation of the war, it is still very possible to form an advantage in the local battlefield, whether it is the German army or the Ottoman army, on the premise that the number is about the same, it will not be able to compete with the troops of southern Africa.

"Don't worry about the number of troops, we have now implemented compulsory military service, and we can send 100,000 or even 200,000 troops to Europe to participate in the war at that time, but what can really play a backbone role is the main force such as the Northern Rhodesia Division and the First Cavalry Division." Of course, Roque is not pedantic, if the British government asks the southern African troops to participate in the war, then the military expenses will definitely be borne by the British government, and Roque will have no reason to send only the main force at that time.

According to the current situation, for every 10,000 main troops dispatched, then there must be at least 10,000 auxiliary troops, and the troops in southern Africa have such a high degree of mechanization and need more auxiliary troops, so there are really not many 100,000 20,000 people at that time.

At this moment, fierce gunfire suddenly came from outside the camp.

"The mercenaries of the Umbrella Company have broken through our first line of defense," a disgraced staff officer came to report.

"Bastard!" Martin was furious.

Roque wasn't surprised.