679 A full man does not know that a hungry man is hungry
It doesn't matter to Ida who is the elder brother and who is the younger brother, and Angel and Barton are both stinky brothers to Ada.
In fact, compared with the British gentlemen, the various second generations in southern Africa are already outstanding, and Angel and Barton's generation do not have the bad habits of the children of the British aristocracy, and they are still working harder on the whole, which makes Ida and Roque very satisfied.
Satisfaction is naturally more demanding, so it is more strict, the young man who has been finding fault is the son of the British Secretary of State for Middle East Affairs, and he is also the second generation of standard officials, and Ida is not even interested in taking a look.
Even in front of the Minister of Middle East Affairs himself, if Ida is unhappy, he will also not give any face, and people have this confidence.
"Angel, show the ladies over there, you are a person who can even fly a plane, don't you want to win the hearts of those girls?" Ada, the elder, actively guided, if in Europe, Angel and Barton were about the same age as a group of children.
In southern Africa, in fact, it is the same, in general, southern Africa is still the traditional habit of the Chinese, the proportion of early marriage is a bit high, Roque once wanted to limit the health status of women, but was generally opposed by the whole society, this situation is not common, even in Nyasaland, Roque's will is not easy to make on this issue,
In this era, the importance of inheritance is still very serious, and the reality of southern Africa has decided that it can no longer be restricted in this regard, and even to encourage childbearing, and the result of Roque's efforts is only to strictly eradicate the phenomenon of "child brides", and early marriage is still unavoidable.
"I'm sorry Aunt Capet, but I still prefer Chinese girls." Angel is still very insistent on her life's events, and she is really a stinky brother.
"Isn't it great to be able to fly a plane?" The son of the Minister of Middle Eastern Affairs was indignant and behaved aggressively in front of Ada.
"Of course it's remarkable, any Viscount's servant who works hard to become a Ph.D. and get a pilot's license at the same time deserves respect." Ida finally glanced at the freckled young man, and then turned her head in disgust.
It's ugly!
Or a vigorous young man like Angel is more worthy of attention.
Hu was not a servant, but a cadet knight selected from among the children of the nobility, who lived with a formal knight, worked hard to learn how to become a real knight, and was awarded knighthood after reaching the standard of age.
If according to the traditional standard of nobility, Angel is now qualified to be a knight, but there is no qualification for a feudal nobility in southern Africa, so Ida is not wrong to describe it this way, compared with the civil system that the British government is trying to practice, the ancient knightly system actually has the essence worth learning from.
Chivalry is not a decadent and outdated so-called aristocratic demeanor, but a kind of faith, a personal way of conduct, a sense of honor and a moral code, humility, honor, sacrifice, bravery, mercy, honesty, justice, and soul.
"That's what inferior people do—" The young man refused to admit defeat, this map cannon was a bit big.
"Your remarks are disgusting, it's hard to believe that this is how your parents educated you? Your actions have brought shame on your family, and you should reflect on it. Ida showed no mercy, and the young man who spoke in just a few words was red-faced.
"You're disgusting!" Angel also fell into the ground.
Barton didn't speak, his eyes were not disguised, his marksmanship was at its peak, and he fully exploited Lee Enfield's advantage of fast fire, and the others shot uprightly, with their index finger on the trigger, and firing a shot was almost ceremonial.
Patton is not, he puts his middle finger on the trigger, his thumb and index finger keep pinching the bolt, and after the middle finger pulls the trigger, he immediately pushes the bullet and loads it, the action is very skillful, it is obviously a bolt-action rifle, but it almost plays the effect of a semi-automatic rifle, the action is smooth, and the hit rate is still very high, this is no longer hunting, it is simply a show-off.
Back at Roque's side, Ada was still angry.
Luo Ke didn't care after he knew it, and he didn't mean to find a way for Anqi to get back to the field, so he let the children solve the children's affairs, and Luo Ke didn't interfere.
"The Ministry of War has set up a military observer mission to Egypt in two days, and the troops of southern Africa are the main targets of inspection." McMahon doesn't care about these things either, he cares about political performance.
The War Department has a long-standing interest in the southern African army, and after the rebellion at Fort Glory, the War Department organized a military observation mission to southern Africa to examine the combat effectiveness of the southern African army, but because the rebellion in Tanganyika ended quickly, the military mission was not able to make the trip.
After reaching an arms purchase agreement with Winston, the War Department attached great importance to southern Africa to a new level, and the form of the army was also controversial within the British War Department.
In fact, since the Boer War, similar controversies have emerged, the generals who are on the front line want to increase the proportion of automatic weapons in the troops, and the stubborn generals still insist on the tactics of platoon guns is the basis for determining the shape of the battlefield.
"Who's leading the way?" Roque cheered up, this matter is very important to Southern Africa, and if it can improve the status of Southern Africa within the British Commonwealth, Roque does not mind showing the most real side to the Military Observer Mission.
Status is one thing, but another important reason is that if the War Department wants to procure more automatic weapons, then Southern Africa is more than capable of satisfying them.
Britain itself now does not have an arsenal specializing in the production of automatic weapons, the first arsenal specializing in the production of automatic weapons in another time and space will not be established until the First World War, and southern Africa has now established a military industrial group, more than a dozen factories are specialized in the production of gun barrels, some are specialized in the production of gun stocks, and some are responsible for assembly, and a complete industrial chain has been formed, arms have always been the most profitable industry, and Britain has no other choice in another time and space, so it can only order from the United States, As a result, several U.S. military-industrial giants were born.
Now Britain has a better choice, unlike the United States, which has become independent, Southern Africa is still within the British Commonwealth, and the relationship with Britain is closer, so there is no need for Britain to go far, and this part of the profits will eventually flow to Southern Africa.
"You should know, Lieutenant General George White, the former commander-in-chief of the Southern African Field Army." McMahon smiled, thinking it was Roque's acquaintance.
Roque laughed to hide his embarrassment, when George White was the commander-in-chief of the field army, Roque was still a Cape Town policeman, and by the time Roque crossed, George White had been dismissed because of poor combat, so Roque and George White were really not familiar with each other.
According to Roque's plan, the 2nd Regiment of the Northern Rhodesian Division and the 102nd Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division were battalions step by step, starting from El Alamein to gradually control the coastal areas, first Alamein, then Marut, Barani in the west, and finally Syrum, and it took less than half a month to completely drive the guerrillas in Cyrenaica out of Egypt.
When George White came to Egypt in October, Siwadu was already under the control of the Southern African Army, and there was no fighting between the Southern African Army and the Cyrenaica guerrillas from beginning to end, and the Southern African Army did not have more non-combat attrition except for a dozen soldiers who were bitten by poisonous snakes and dozens of soldiers who contracted diseases because of the soil and water.
This was nothing short of a miracle in 1912.
"In other words, there was no fighting between you and the guerrillas at all?" George White was incredible, it was normal for the armies of southern Africa to win, but it was a surprise to everyone to win so easily.
"Yes, we Chinese have a saying called 'a soldier who surrenders without a fight', which is the highest level of the art of war, and we have completely achieved this." Roque was still very satisfied, and even Roque didn't expect to do it to this extent.
"It's amazing, how did you do it?" George White couldn't understand it, and the way he leaned forward with his chin propped up was full of curiosity.
In the first phase of the Second Boer War, the troops led by George White were defeated and lost, not only in the frontal battlefield, but also divided and surrounded by the Boer coalition army, and the war was about to burn into the Cape, if it were not for Lord Roberts and General Kitchina to turn the tide, the Boer coalition army might even have invaded the Cape.
Although the British eventually won the Boer War, they also suffered heavy losses, and Lord Roberts's only son, Lieutenant Thurston Roberts, was killed in the Battle of Colencso on 17 December 1899.
"Steady and steady, step by step, to cut off the connection between the Cyrenacan guerrillas and the natives, if the Cyrenaica guerrillas are isolated, then they will naturally withdraw from Egypt, although we did not eliminate them, but we achieved our goal, and we did not pay a terrible price, this is the most perfect result." Roque is indeed very satisfied, this is the legendary all the way to push, in the case of comprehensive superiority in troops and weapons and equipment, it is abnormal to not win.
"Come with me to Syrum tomorrow, and I'll see for myself how you defeat your enemies." George White vowed not to give up until he achieved his goal, it did not matter if there were no enemies, Britain was full of enemies on the Near East wall.
"Don't be in such a hurry, I guess you should take a break first." Roque is an elderly person, after all, he has been tired all the way, and it is not good to eat and drink and hunt for a banquet in Cairo, why bother to go to the front line to find guilt.
"No, no, no, Lord, we'd better work hard—" George White had been at home for a few years, and valued this opportunity.
Roque is also a full man, but he doesn't know that a hungry man is hungry.