Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

You really can’t feel the power of large-caliber artillery without being there.

The destructive power of large-caliber artillery is not shell fragments, but pervasive shock waves. Each shell of the "Big Bel Tower" weighs a ton, and 90% of the weight is high explosives. There is no way to survive a direct hit by the shell.

It is possible that the surrounding soldiers would also be killed by the shock wave of the artillery shells, so the trenches of the 11th Division were winding and full of pits in order to reduce the damage caused by large-caliber artillery shells.

If a "Big Bell Tower" shell falls into a well-equipped trench like the 11th Division, all the soldiers in this trench will die. The logs and sandbags on the trench cannot withstand large-caliber shells.

Even the reinforced concrete structure cannot bear the weight.

The top of the Liege Fortress was more than one meter thick, and it was also directly penetrated by artillery shells and then exploded inside the fortress.

In a sealed environment, the power of artillery shells is greater, so small-caliber artillery is helpless and a strong fortress. One shell will kill them all, and there will be basically no survivors.

Fortunately, the German army did not have many large-caliber artillery, otherwise this battle would not have been fought.

While the soldiers on the front line were suffering, Rock was also suffering on the rear.

The 2nd Cavalry Division and the 11th Cavalry Division had no big problems, and the 202nd Division could withstand it, but the rest of the troops had a hard time. The Canadian Corps, which had just been sent to the battlefield, was completely disabled on the third day of the war and was forced to withdraw to

Calais rested, and they also needed time to adapt to the cruelty of world war.

The British, French and Belgian forces fought with the Germans in the pouring rain and sea water. The sea water was dyed red with blood. The bodies of the dead soldiers could not be cleaned up in time. Clean drinking water and bullets became the most scarce supplies on the front line. The Southern African Expeditionary Force had 50,000 soldiers on the front line.

There are many people and they need at least one hundred tons of drinking water every day. Rock mobilized fifty trucks to deliver water to the front line. This was also ridiculed by Haig. Haig did not think that the soldiers on the front line had already arrived and even drinking water needed to be specially supplied.

Degree.

"For you, a soldier's life is a record, but for me, every soldier represents a family. The soldier's family gives him to me because he wants him to serve the country and gain glory, not to give him glory."

I earn honors, and this is the only thing we can do now. Soldiers are fighting on the front line, and we people are doing good logistics. If we can't even do this job well, then what are we supposed to do?" Rock didn't like Haig's disregard for life.

attitude, but unfortunately, most of the top leaders of the coalition are now "butchers" like Haig.

In fact, there is no other way. The width of the Western Front battlefield is only 400 kilometers. Within these 400 kilometers, the British, French and German forces combined now have more than 4 million people. On average, there are 10,000 people fighting in one kilometer. Tactics are no longer important.

No, strategy is not important. The generals cannot focus on casualty numbers, but can only focus on organizing the defense line.

After the Southern African Expeditionary Force arrived at the combat position, it has been seizing time to build fortifications. It was once ridiculed by the British and French coalition forces.

Now the perfect fortifications have finally come into play. Compared with the British and French coalition forces, the casualties of the Southern African Expeditionary Force are very low. Basically all three divisions still have reserve troops. The British and French coalition forces are the ones who really suffered heavy casualties. During the period when Roque arrived in France

By that time, more than ten troops had withdrawn to the rear to rest and recuperate.

"Hard environment can temper the fighting spirit of soldiers. Flowers in the greenhouse cannot withstand the baptism of scorching heat and cold. Of course we must provide the best logistics for the soldiers on the front line, but it is not this kind of meticulous care like a nanny." Haig.

It sounds reasonable, but in fact it is not the case.

"Then what do you call the best logistics? Our soldiers are not flowers in the greenhouse. This can be seen from the battle report. Both the 7th Division and the 65th Division have withdrawn from their positions. The Second Cavalry Division has also

"Persistence." Rock stated the facts and reasoned. Haig's so-called "best logistics" is probably to not die of hunger but drinking water.

It has been raining in Flanders since autumn, and Albert I opened the floodgates again. Flanders has become a vast ocean, and the groundwater is seriously polluted. If there is no clean drinking water at this time, the troops will have problems.

The actual situation is also the same. The environment on the front line is already very harsh, and disease is also a major factor threatening the health of the troops. Non-combat casualties due to illness are also included in the losses. After the Canadian Legion arrived in France, they had already fallen due to disease.

With nearly a thousand people, the troops in southern Africa basically have no acclimatization problem, which has a lot to do with the strict requirements on diet.

"We are also learning from the logistics supply methods of the southern African army. The number of non-combat attrition in the army is decreasing, and soldiers' complaints about logistics are also decreasing. This shows that Lord Nyasaland's method is effective." Ma.

Cos Lloyd sided with Rock. The Canadian Legion and the Southern African Expeditionary Force were both guest armies and they had to help each other in France.

Marcos Lloyd is still very smart. France now has a total of four field hospitals, two of which were built by the Southern African Expeditionary Force. The other two were established by France in the manner of the Southern African Expeditionary Force, but they have not yet been put into use.

The number of doctors and medicines is also seriously insufficient, and the wounded of the Canadian Army also need to be treated in the hospitals built by the Southern African Expeditionary Force, so it will not hurt the Canadian Legion to have a good relationship between Marcos Lloyd and Roque.

"I didn't say it was wrong to deliver water, but it would increase the burden on logistics. Our logistics supply is already very tight. Now we should reduce the burden on logistics. It is understandable that the soldiers on the front line endure some difficulties for this reason." Haig said forcefully.

Delivering water can only be done by dozens of trucks, and it's actually not a lot of trouble.

What's more, Rock used trucks from the 11th Division to supply water to the frontline troops, which had nothing to do with the British Expeditionary Force, although the British paid for these trucks.

At Rock's insistence, the British War Department established a logistics base in Dover for the Southern African Expeditionary Force. The materials needed in Southern Africa did not pass through the British Expeditionary Force headquarters, but were sent directly from Dover to Calais, and then to Calais.

Head to Ypres and Etretat, where the resting force is located.

Etretat is a seaside city. The rest and recuperation units of the British Expeditionary Force are all in Etretat. The choice of this place is very intriguing. If the British and French allied forces fail on the front line, the British Expeditionary Force can withdraw to the UK at any time.

"Stop being sophistical. It's just a few dozen trucks. It won't add much logistical burden. It's understandable that we don't realize the importance of drinking water. We don't pay attention to drinking water. Now we have realized the importance of drinking water, but we still don't pay attention to it.

Drinking water is a crime." Rock is not polite. Haig's stubbornness stems from his inner sense of superiority. Southern Africa is a wild world to Europe. How can there be mistakes in the civilized world?

So there must be something wrong in southern Africa.

Haig has been to southern Africa and has a deep understanding of southern Africa. However, a deep understanding does not mean that southern Africa has more potential than Europe. On the contrary, it will have the opposite effect, causing Haig to deepen his antipathy towards southern Africa.

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Rock didn't expect Haig to change his attitude. People like him would be stubborn even if they put the facts in front of them. Fortunately, there are smarter generals in Britain, such as Marcus Lloyd and Smith Dolin.

, the Canadian Legion and the First Army are also following the example of the southern African army in digging trenches, supplying clean drinking water, building separate toilets, and increasing the number of doctors and nurses in the army. The effects of some measures are immediate, and some take longer to be seen.

Overall, everything is getting better.

On October 25th, the Battle of Ypres was not over yet, and the Ottoman Empire finally entered the war.

From the end of the Second Balkan War, the Ottoman Empire began to gradually increase its troops to Basra and Damascus.

The increase in troops is actually an arms race. Hundreds of thousands of troops are concentrated in military camps around the city. Logistical pressure is increasing day by day. The troops are depleted and exhausted every day. The numbers are astronomical. Hundreds of thousands of young and middle-aged people are gathered together. A slight accident may occur.

will cause serious consequences.

As the number of troops gradually increased, logistics work began to be overloaded. The generals of the Ottoman Empire also noticed that the troops were increasing in Port Elizabeth. In order to gain a greater advantage, they were forced to increase troops. Previously, the Ottoman Empire had sent troops to Port Elizabeth separately.

Damascus and Basra increased their troops and prepared to attack Damascus and Basra at the same time after entering the war.

Now that there are more and more troops in Port Elizabeth, the troops in Basra have lost their numerical advantage over Port Elizabeth. The Ottoman Empire can only transfer some troops from Damascus to Basra to deal with the increasing number of troops garrisoned in Port Elizabeth.

"The condition of the troops is not good. Ali's troops are severely undertrained. The new recruits who have just been recruited also need more training. If a war breaks out now, the casualties of the troops will be heavy." Tang En shoulders a heavy responsibility, and the oil in Port Elizabeth is

It is becoming more and more important to the Allied Powers, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a lifeline.

With the increase in machinery and equipment, countries are paying more and more attention to oil. During the Second Boer War, there were few taxis in the world. During the Battle of the Marne some time ago, Gallieni took a taxi from Paris casually.

Thousands of taxis were organized, which fully proves that cars are becoming more and more popular.

Relatively speaking, there are not many cars equipped by the British and French forces. The cars equipped by the Southern African army are estimated to be more than the cars equipped by the British and French forces combined. The role of cars is becoming more and more important. More and more ships and locomotives use internal combustion engines.

, the world's demand for oil has been increasing.

"Our situation is not good, and the situation of the Ottomans is also not good. The intelligence from Ali said that the Ottoman troops could not even shoot a single shot. They are not a modern army at all." Martin has confidence in the military in southern Africa.

, I have witnessed the grand scene of millions of legions fighting in France, but it is really impossible to look at the Ottoman troops in Basra.