Soon, Cai Ben also reached a deal with the president of the Transvaal Republic, and this deal did not leave any contract, just a verbal negotiation. However, in order to win the trust of the Transvaal Republic, Cai Ben did not ask for money first, but waited for the goods to arrive and then handed over the money and delivered them with one hand. And what they trade is not in any currency, because the Transvaal doesn't have much currency to use. What's more, they may die in the future, so what's the use of their currency? Therefore, Cai Ben also asked for gold ore to be traded, and Taiwan sent weapons over, and then they could give the corresponding gold ore to Taiwan, and nothing else was left to worry about. As for these weapons, they're pretty powerful. Although the Mauser rifle seems to be backward in Taiwan, it is still very advanced for them, and it is even one of several powerful rifles currently popular in the Western world. So they don't have too much to lose when they buy it, even if it's second-hand.

"Mr. Cai, you can come with me to see our Boer army!" President Transvaal said.

Cai Ben began to review their so-called troops with President Transvaal, and Cai Ben immediately shook his head, apparently very disdainful of these troops.

The president asked, with a dark face, "Isn't our army good?" ”

"It's not that it can't be, it's just too bad. Your army is much worse than our army in Taiwan, and worse than the Germans. Even the armies of some second-rate powers in Europe are not comparable, so your army really does not dare to compliment. Cai Ben said very politely.

Hearing Cai Ben's words, the president's heart was like 10,000 grass and mud horses passing by. Because of course he knows that his country's army cannot be compared with those European countries, after all, his own country is weak, where there is so much capital to train a strong army? What's more, their enemies are all those indigenous Africans, so naturally they will not be powerful enemies, so they can maintain these ordinary-sized armies. Don't train too hard.

"But don't worry, the British army is even worse than you! Although the British had a strong navy, their army was not very good, and it was simply a parallel import. Their army is only able to bully the army with cold weapons, and any army with the same weapons as them. None of them can beat them! Cai Ben said.

In this day and age, the British Army is a marvel. Because the British fought against this Boer in the original history, they sent more than 400,000 army troops, and the army population was almost equal to the entire population of the Boers, so they were barely able to defeat the Boers, and the British also suffered huge losses after the war. One can imagine how parallel the strength of the British is. Although the British navy is a good man, the British army is just a matter of doing it. The British Army, that is, was able to bully the natives who did not have many firearms. The Manchu army lost to the British. In fact, it is mainly a matter of tactical thinking and weaponry. If the Manchu army had learned the tactics of lining up and shooting that was in vogue and had the same weapons, they might not have lost to them.

Not to mention that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was in the first crow. The reason why the peace was so anxious during the war was not how strong the British army was, but that the British army at that time cut off the Cao Yun, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty was a minority ruling China, so in order to maintain their right to rule, they naturally did not want to fight. So they were in a hurry to negotiate peace. The Manchu army was not very strong, and the navy was not very good. They all win by numbers. If there were not so many navies fed by a strong economy, the British would not be very good. The British are also a guy who fights with others, and the real army strength will not be so strong there. However, Taiwan is currently most afraid of the British and will fight for attrition, and Taiwan will not be able to fight for the British, even if it has a red alert system, it is a bit dangerous.

Heard Cai Ben's assessment of the British Army. President Transvaal finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, I suggest that if war breaks out with the British, then you had better move the population and then move to the forest, so that you can fight a protracted war with the British!" Cai Ben said.

"What? To transfer the population. Abandoning our homeland? President Transvaal asked unhappily.

Cai Ben immediately said: "You can only hope to win in this way, if you don't do this, then you will definitely lose in the end." Although you may seem to have a military that is no worse than the British, in reality you do not have your own industrial system. And if you talk about a war of attrition, you will definitely not be able to consume the British. Because the British had a well-established industrial system and their own large colonial empire, they could draw a large number of troops at any time. If you fight with them, you are looking for death. For example, if you fight with the enemy, then in the end, the British will mobilize a large number of servant troops from the colonies, can you consume them? ”

"Also, you must also be short of weapons, and the British can also supply weapons and ammunition in a steady stream, so you are definitely not an opponent. So the only thing you can do is move the population into the deep woods and fight the British. With the advantage of your familiarity with geography and terrain, you can then use this means to fight guerrillas, and only by exhausting the British can you really drive the British away. If you fight the British head-on, you will inevitably become a war of attrition, and you will certainly not be able to defeat the British. ”

President Transvaal thought for a moment, and then finally said helplessly: "Our country is too weak to compare with those strong countries." However, I have one idea, and that is to ask for your support. We hope to be able to invite instructors from your Taiwan Army to come and train our military, what do you think? We've heard that the Germans have praised the strength of your army in Taiwan, and it's even as good as the Germans in terms of military quality, so I think we can hire your instructors so that we can train the army to fight the British. Moreover, we will not fight guerrillas, and I hope that you will send troops to guide. ”

Cai Ben thought for a while and said, "I want to report this to our Governor's Palace, but I think the Governor's Mansion will pay attention to it." Our Governor's Office values our relationship with you very much, so we have sent me here. ”

For sending instructors, it's actually not too complicated, just need to get some three-star mountain combat soldiers out. And when the time comes, as long as a natural person officer carries a dozen or twenty three-star red police mountain warfare soldiers, he can completely assume the duties of an instructor. Mountain warfare is actually somewhat similar to mountain guerrilla warfare, using the complex terrain of the mountains to weaken the enemy, and then through their own good professional training to gain enough strength, and then obtain a steady stream of results.

Guerrilla warfare has always been a magic weapon for small and weak countries to deal with strong countries, and it can often turn the tide of victory when it is weak. Especially when fighting on home, that has a huge benefit. And the current era does not understand guerrilla warfare, and this era does not need too much guerrilla warfare, so they all need Taiwan to teach.

However, Wang Guorui did not think that this Boer could defeat the British. Although they are capable of guerrilla warfare, guerrilla warfare is essentially another kind of war of attrition, which is nothing more than reducing their own casualties and increasing the enemy's casualties. However, a war of attrition is still a war of attrition after all, and if you don't have enough resources and population, you will still not be able to consume others in the end. The British have a population of several thousand, and the majority ethnic groups alone are so much more than them. Coupled with the fact that the British could mobilize a large number of servant armies from the colonies, the cost of the competition was more than that of the Boers. Even if ten people were exchanged for one of them, then there were also British earned.

And what Wang Guorui wanted to do was not to support the Boers to defeat the British, that was impossible. What Wang Guorui wanted to do was to prolong the war between the Boers and the British as long as possible, and drag their war as long as possible, rather than let them end it quickly. Wang Guorui mainly used the Boer War to make the British unable to take care of their own entry into the mainland, or to stop themselves with all their might. As long as the British are contained, there will not be much obstacle to Taiwan's entry into the mainland in the future. After all, the Germans will not necessarily go to war with the British against Taiwan, and the French are probably not able to contribute, and the British, who can contribute, are pinned down. In other countries, there are not even enough people to work, so they will not be taken seriously. And the ones who can really have strength are the Russians and the Japanese. And Russia and Japan, no matter how many troops come to Taiwan, they are not afraid. The Russians were not fully equipped with rifles, and the Japanese were completely defeated. Therefore, as long as the British are pinned down by the Boers, it will be difficult for them to turn their guns and prevent themselves from entering the mainland to seize territory.

"Alright, we'll tell the Governor of Taiwan, Lord Wang, via the ship's wireless telegram, and let him decide whether to send an instructor or not. Do you have any other needs? Cai Ben asked.

And the Transvaal president immediately said: "We have another idea, and that is to hire your Taiwanese army to help us fight." Don't worry, we'll pay for it. ”

"What? Want to hire our army to fight? Cai Ben didn't expect that the other party would actually ask this question, which made him a little unexpected. (To be continued......)