The poor quality of the East Indians does not mean that the requirements are low, and at noon the next day, Li Wan and Ling Zhi came to the port of Medan to question the list of weapons provided by Andy.

"There are only old Makqin on the list, there are no new general-purpose machine guns, and there are no artillery including mortars, and if there is a problem with the price, we can negotiate." Li Wan has made a lot of money during this time, and the fiasco of his subordinates has made Li Wan have higher requirements for weapons.

The weapons provided by Adan Company to Li Wan and Ling Zhi are indeed incomplete, and there are no obstacles to short-range weapons such as pistols and shotguns, as many as they want, as long as they are products of the Nyasaland Military Industrial Group, Adan Company can sell them to Li Wan and Ling Zhi.

Automatic weapons and heavy weapons are not on the weapon list, not because Andy has reservations, but because the use of machine guns and artillery requires rigorous training, and the proficiency in the use of machine guns in the British army is a special skill, and the sleeves of military uniforms must be sewn with logos, and the same is true for umbrella companies, which can skillfully use machine guns and artillery, and their salaries are higher than those of ordinary mercenaries.

"Makqin is enough to deal with the Dutch's troops, and as for the newer general-purpose machine gun, it takes a lot of ammunition to train a qualified machine gunner, are you sure you can afford it?" Andy doesn't mention artillery at all, not to mention proficiency these days, soldiers who can use artillery can be considered mathematicians, there are not many in Southern Africa, and there is no need to mention East India.

The heavy machine guns sold by Adan Company to Li Wan and Ling Zhi were each accompanied by a cartridge box, which is 250 rounds of ammunition, and the additional bullets had to be counted separately.

The price of bullets is not cheap, the price of a thousand rounds of ammunition is almost the same as the price of a machine gun, and the general-purpose machine gun produced by the Nyasaland military-industrial group has a faster rate of fire than Makqin, and the wear and tear on the barrel is also greater, so Andy does not think that Li Wan needs a general-purpose machine gun at all.

"So who are these general-purpose machine guns for?" Li Wan was very greedy, and there were at least 100 general-purpose machine guns in the arsenal in Medan Port.

"These general-purpose machine guns are mine-" Christian finally appeared, but he was not domineering, and the fat body really affected the image.

"This is Mr. Christian from Southern Africa—" Andy took the initiative to introduce.

"It's a pleasure to meet you—" Li Wan took the initiative to greet Christian.

Christian strode up to Li Wan, looked at Li Wan from head to toe with an impolite gaze, and then asked softly, "If I give you enough money, how long will it take you to drive the Dutch away?" ”

Enough?

This quantifier is not clear enough, at least Li Wan doesn't understand what "enough" is.

"I now have seven thousand men under my command." Li Wan is full of confidence.

Christian didn't answer and looked back at Ling Zhi.

"Five thousand." Ling Zhi didn't talk much, but he still had the confidence, and it was actually not bad to be able to gather a team of 5,000 people in such a short period of time.

But it was clearly not enough to satisfy Christian's appetite.

"Let's go to Medan and have a look—" Christian needs more judgment, even if it burns money, Christian has to see the results.

Then go to Medan.

When leaving the port of Medan, Li Wan and Ling Zhi finally saw Christian's pomp, Christian came to the port of Medan on a cruise ship, and more than a dozen armored vehicles were sent over with the ship, and when they left the city, there was an army responsible for protecting Christian, all of them were mercenaries composed of Gurkhas, these Gurkha mercenaries were all fierce and abnormal, and the equipment was the same as that of professional soldiers in southern Africa, all of them were long and short, plus the iconic Gurka scimitar, and there were more than a dozen light machine guns for troops of less than fifty people.

There are also cars in the East Indies, and Li Wan and Ling Zhi are also well-informed, but the armored car Li Wan and Ling Zhi are both seen for the first time, needless to say that large-caliber heavy machine guns and rapid-fire guns impressed Li Wan and Ling Zhi, in Andy's words, the governor of southern Africa travels, and the security is not so high.

Christian is sitting in one of the command cars, such a command car, in southern Africa, can only be used at the level of generals, Christian does not need to ask and can only be bought through Roque, the price is definitely much higher than the Ministry of Defense order, but to the point of Christian, the price is no longer a matter of concern for Christian.

There is no road between the port of Medan and Medan, and even though cars in southern Africa have some of the best shock absorbers of this era, Christian can't help but complain all the way.

"We usually go to Medan by boat, but this is the first time we have taken a car." Andy was helpless, and he didn't know whether to be stained or guilty.

"Can't you build the road first? It is necessary to build access roads to ensure better control. "Christian doesn't understand military affairs, but he has seen a lot of how Roque annexed large swaths of territory in Nyasaland, so he still knows the basic steps.

The expansion of southern Africa was accompanied by the extension of railways and highways, and Roque had very high requirements for transportation, whether it was Port Edward or the North Sea, it was because of the developed transportation that the desert gradually became fertile land.

If Roque is in the port of Medan, then the road between the port of Medan and Medan must have been built, so that in the event of an accident in Medan, the mercenaries from the port of Medan can reach Medan as quickly as possible.

Of course, the distance is not far, less than twenty kilometers, and the speed of the armored vehicle is not fast, and it will arrive at the military camp in Medan in an hour.

The barracks were also built in a valley.

"This used to belong to a certain earth king, now it is our military camp, there are nearly 6,000 people here to receive formal training as mercenaries, the troops here are basically composed of Chinese, at least there must be Chinese blood, those Javanese or Malay troops have been sent out to raise funds, the biggest problem is the lack of weapons, and the rifles here are not even guaranteed to have a man." Andy did face a lot of difficulties, but fortunately, Christian sent enough weapons this time.

"That earth king is quite clever, and he will do him the good when he gets rid of the Dutch." Christian is generous.

Li Wan and Ling Zhi glanced at each other, and there was banter in their eyes.

"The Earth King is dead—" Andy was more honest.

"That's a pity!" Christian really doesn't have much regrets, this kind of thing is normal, Christian has killed many tribal chiefs in order to get enough labor over the years.

At least 1,000 people are being trained at the same time on the school grounds in the barracks, and the training content is still mainly in formation, and even if weapons training is added, it is still a common three-stage shooting in Europe, which is a training method that has been eliminated in southern Africa.

Christian actually didn't know if the three-stage shooting was the most advanced tactic, but Christian had a way, and some of his entourage were experts, and someone immediately explained to Christian: "The time is too short, many people here have just received training, obedience is the basis of all training, these trainings are actually obedience training, when to train the troops to the condition of reflex is almost the same, even if it is a certain death situation, these soldiers will not be afraid of death." ”

"And what about the state of these soldiers?" Christian was skeptical.

This cannot be blamed on Christian, in southern Africa, Christian has become accustomed to the neat appearance of professional soldiers, even during breaks, professional soldiers have high requirements for clothing.

Compared with the professional soldiers in southern Africa, the soldiers here in Medan are like beggars, they do not have uniform clothing, some people are obviously malnourished, some people don't even have shoes, and the ground of the school field is not hardened.

"There is definitely a gap compared to our professional soldiers in southern Africa, not even as good as our conscripts, but not bad, at least better than those slave soldiers on the peninsula." Christian's specialist is presumably at the New Cape of Good Hope.

"How does it compare to the Dutch troops?" Christian was still obsessed with the Dutch.

"You'll have to know after the fight." The expert did not jump to conclusions, but the answer was clearly not satisfactory to Christian.

"Andy, how much does a Umbrella Company mercenary uniform cost?" Christian is mainly about solving practical problems.

"A complete summer suit, including a steel helmet and regular uniform, combat uniform, training uniform, military boots - about 20 pounds." Andy is still a businessman at heart, and these data come as soon as he opens his mouth.

"Six thousand, twenty pounds—twelve thousand?" Christian was surprised to find that raising soldiers was really expensive.

"Yes, and that doesn't include backpacks, blankets, tents, gas masks, as well as underwear and personal hygiene items." Andy is also helpless, it is really not easy for the umbrella company to raise so many mercenaries.

"David, can you guarantee the loyalty of these troops?" Christian didn't want to spend money on wedding clothes for someone else.

"Of course, Mr. Christian, you should have noticed that these instructors are all mercenaries of our umbrella company, nominally this is Li Heling's troops, in fact, these obedience training we carry out requires them to obey the instructor's instructions 100%, and Li Heling does not have the ability to command the troops, and they also have to rely on us to control the troops." David also seems to be loyal and treacherous.

"That's it, give them uniform clothing and equip them with weapons, if you want them to dare to fight the Dutch, first of all, you must give them confidence, a group of troops called Hanako can't defeat a group of gentlemen no matter what, how much does it cost to report to me, in short, I want to launch an attack on Batavia in the shortest possible time, I want to kill all the Dutch in the East Indies!" Christian shouted that Andy and David had just wanted to drive the Dutch away, and when they got to Christian, they were going to kill all the Dutch.

Only the best enemy is the dead enemy, this is the Southern African way of thinking.