If Douglas Haig thinks that he will be treated superiorly by coming to Southern Africa with an order in hand, he is wrong.

Southern Africa is no longer the southern Africa of 10 years ago, the halo of the local suzerainty is gradually fading, even the most staunch patriots, we must face up to the achievements made in economic construction in southern Africa, the current southern Africa, and the gap between the mainland mainly lies in the accumulation of hundreds of years, over time, southern Africa will surely burst out more brilliant light.

Douglas Hague certainly didn't think so, his impression of southern Africa was still stuck in the Boer War, and he didn't know how far southern Africa had developed now.

Compared with extreme conservatism, Douglas Haig's efficiency was even more unbearable for Roque.

Roarke was accustomed to the high efficiency and fast pace, and was eager to break the day into two days, but Douglas Haig was not nervous, and after a week in Pretoria, the purchasing delegation set off for Nyasaland, stopping and stopping along the way, and it was ten days before the purchasing team arrived in Port Edward, which was already June 20th.

After the completion of Port Edward, Nyasaland's export materials are carried out through Port Edward, no longer transshipped to Durban or Cape Town, if the export destination is the Far East, Port Edward has a huge advantage, even if it is exported to Europe, bypassing the Suez Canal will not increase much distance, only more than 1,000 kilometers farther than Cape Town.

Instead of staying in Pretoria to accompany Douglas Hague, Roque returned to Nyasaland early to attend to official business, much to Haig's displeasure, but Roque had good reasons.

The Ministry of Defense is reorganizing the Northern Rhodesia Division, preparing to reorganize the Northern Rhodesia Division into a semi-mechanized force, mainly equipped with tanks and armored vehicles, and the infantry will also be transported by vehicles, completely eliminating the cavalry formation.

Roque did not work against Douglas Haig, but with the launch of the new factory, tanks and armored vehicles were finally mass-produced, and there was a basis for the formation of a mechanized army.

Of course, there was no need for Roque to explain to Douglas Haig, who didn't even have a machine gun, let alone tanks and armored vehicles, he should have lived in the Middle Ages, which was the era when cavalry dominated the battlefield.

"Welcome to Nyasaland and hope that Nyasaland will leave you with a wonderful memory." Roque really didn't mean to make a shortcut, and the memories of southern Africa for Douglas Haig were certainly not all that pleasant.

Now Roque doesn't have to be careful to consider other people's thoughts in every sentence, if it is in the face of Kitchener and Winston, Roque will have some scruples, Douglas Hague will forget it, his status is not as high as Roque, his military rank is not as high as Roque, and he does not even have a knighthood, if it is not for the order in hand, it is more appropriate for Martin or Derek Dodd to be responsible for receiving Douglas Hague.

"I believe it will, Nyasaland is such a beautiful place, neat fields, beautiful buildings, blue sky and white clouds, it's unimaginable-" Douglas Haig was a little short of words, but Roque also heard another meaning, probably Douglas Hague couldn't figure out why London would give Roque such a beautiful and rich place as Nyasaland.

According to the information released to the outside world, Nyasaland is 200,000 square kilometers, in fact, it is certainly more than that, and after many expansions, Nyasaland now covers an area of more than 600,000.

Roque also did not explain what Nyasaland was like when he took over Nyasaland, and there was no need to explain to Douglas Haig, and after arriving in Port Edward for two days of rest, the purchasing team officially entered the working state.

Although Douglas Haig is more traditional, in order to win more orders, Roque has prepared a centralized showroom for Douglas Haig, so that the buying team can have a deeper understanding of the industrial capacity of Southern Africa.

Not surprisingly, Douglas Haig was most interested not in the endless stream of new weapons, but in the integration of various supply packs, especially individual medical kits.

However, after learning more about the medical kit, Douglas Haig immediately gave up, although Douglas Haig also attaches importance to field medicine, but the biggest problem in Britain is that ordinary soldiers do not know enough about field medical care, and they do not understand battlefield first aid at all, even if the medical kit is distributed, soldiers will not use it.

It was only at this time that Roque realized that the professional military system was too much ahead of this era, and that it was impossible for southern Africa to supply tens of thousands of professional soldiers, and that European countries had millions of troops at every turn, and it would be a disaster to popularize this knowledge.

"Then strengthen the education of soldiers, make it part of their training, and not require all soldiers to become doctors, but at least know how to save the lives of their comrades when they are in danger." Roque has a way, in fact, it is not difficult to strengthen education, mainly because of the change in ideology, Southern Africa also faced many difficulties when it first began to popularize battlefield first aid, but with the passage of time, the difficulties have been overcome one by one.

"It is the job of a doctor to treat the wounded, and soldiers should fight wholeheartedly, and sacrificing for the country is the most glorious destination for soldiers." Douglas Haig deserves to be called a butcher, and this made Roque shudder.

"I'm afraid the soldiers and their parents won't think so." Roque partly agreed with Douglas Haig that soldiers should indeed have the courage to sacrifice for their country, but it would be cold-blooded not to take such sacrifice for granted.

"Lord Nyasaland, if you think so, then the will of your Southern African army to fight will be questionable." Douglas Haig also didn't like Roque, probably in Douglas Haig's opinion, Roque was too weak.

"The will is part of the war, and our aim is to win the greatest victory at the lowest cost, so we will continue to improve the military materiel to make it more suitable for the current form of warfare, to provide better protection for the soldiers, and if a five-pound medical kit can save a life, then why not?" Roque was not angry at this time, and patiently explained, although Douglas Haig disagreed, but the other members of the purchasing group had nodded frequently.

To put it mildly, the price of five pounds is still a bit expensive, but it is much less than the pension of a fallen soldier, but people like Douglas Haig don't think about it, he is only responsible for the battle, and he doesn't even care about the outcome of the battle.

In the Battle of the Somme, the British troops under Haig's command suffered 420,000 casualties, and the French troops who cooperated in the battle suffered 200,000 casualties, and the front advanced only 12 kilometers, which became the biggest stain on Haig's military career, compared to which the 17th Lance Cavalry Regiment was simply not worth mentioning.

"Lord Nyasaland, if the War Department purchases medical kits in bulk, can your Southern African Ministry of Defense be responsible for the training of soldiers?" Edward Kitchener, a member of the purchasing mission, a nephew of Army Secretary Kitchener who works in the Ministry of Finance, interjected.

"Of course, if you're willing to pay for the overseas allowance for training trainers—" Roque wasn't deliberately humorous, but he didn't expect to cause a few chuckles, which was probably British humor.

As a colonial army, the army of southern Africa originally had overseas allowances, so the salary would be higher than that of the native army.

Now that the military of southern Africa is returning to the mainland, the overseas allowance should have been abolished, but because the homeland is also overseas for southern Africa, it is indeed a bit absurd to receive a double overseas allowance.

Procurement is not something that can be decided in a sentence or two, after reading the medical kit, Roque then introduced the grenade to the purchasing team.

Grenades in southern Africa are divided into offensive grenades and defensive grenades, the difference is in the number of charges and fragments, offensive grenades have more charges, few fragments, and mainly rely on impact to break the defending enemy to cause an instantaneous blow, which is more conducive to attack.

Defensive grenades have a smaller charge and are made up of steel balls, which can deal more damage to attacking enemies.

"Soldiers have to charge with all their strength when attacking, so if there are a lot of fragments of offensive grenades, then it will cause certain casualties to the attacking troops, so it is necessary to distinguish between offensive grenades and defensive grenades, especially when fighting in the city and attacking the enemy who is holding the stronghold, at this time the defensive grenade is very limited, and the shock wave of the offensive grenade will play a huge role in a small space." If there are also shortcomings in the medical kit, which are limited by conditions in promotion, then grenades are perfect in this era, and the British Mills grenades and the German M24 grenades in this era have not yet distinguished between offensive and defensive.

"What's the difference? Will it bring greater disasters to logistics if it is divided so finely? Moreover, soldiers don't have time to distinguish between offensive grenades and defensive grenades on the battlefield, and the best grenades are those that can destroy the enemy. "I didn't expect Haig to be able to find an entry point, and it would be great if he used this spirit to command operations.

"You're right, the problem is that many times grenades are also limited by the terrain and don't work well, so we divide grenades into offensive and defensive ones just to better destroy the enemy." Roque is still patient, and Haig probably means that there is no need to be so troublesome, and the lack of technology can be filled with life.

"Superfluous!" Haig really didn't save face, and when he said a word, Roque directly blackened his face, and the atmosphere immediately solidified.

"Whether it is redundant or not has to be tested by war, perhaps in your opinion, many things in southern Africa are redundant, and the will to fight is not tenacious enough, but I want to tell you that since the establishment of Southern Africa, the armies of southern Africa have never lost a single regional conflict, including Tanganyika!" Unlike Hague's hubris in Pretoria, Roque's confidence is built up from victory after victory.