"The Transvaal can concentrate more than 40,000 troops in future battles, of which 20,000 make up the main field force of the Transvaal, divided into three brigades. Each brigade has about 5,500 people, and the remaining 3,500 people are artillery and troops directly under the headquarters. In total, these units are equipped with 14,000 rifles, 120 various machine guns, more than 80 various mortars and 72 barreled artillery pieces. ”

"In addition, we have five cavalry brigades, each with 2,000 cavalry, with 12 machine guns and eight mortars per rate, in addition to basic equipment such as rifles, sabers and so on. In addition to one brigade accompanying the main force and one brigade acting as agitation reserves, the other three brigades were to act as a mobile harassment force to strike at the British lines of communication, towns, and military stations. ”

"In addition to this, we have a vigilance force of about 6,000 people, organized into two reserve brigades. Responsible for the safety of material transportation along the way, as well as the protection of important nodes. It can also be put into the battlefield as a reserve when necessary, or as a left-behind force. ”

"The remaining troops will be responsible for the defense of the homeland, as well as transportation work, and they will be divided into 8 transport brigades to support our operations, and your reform of the Transvaal military system has basically achieved its goal, and we have established a relatively sound army system." President Transvaal Kruger said respectfully to Calyput.

This respect is not only due to the latter's own allies, but also to the recognition and gratitude of Calyput for his contribution to the Boer army over the years. After several years of hard work by Calyput, Kruger finally discovered that fighting a war is not a group fight, and that a country's military system should be done like this!

"Our tactics and preparations are now a complete joke, we were a real militia, and it was enough to deal with Africans and small attacks, but it was impossible to deal with a national army. We can't even keep our army fighting for long. ”

"General Calyput (from the Boers) brought not only advanced training and tactics, but more importantly, helped us establish a complete staff system and logistics system, relying on this system, we can control the army to the greatest extent and deal with all kinds of emergencies. From now on, the Boer army of the Transvaal formed a real iron fist. Instead of a plate of loose sand. In his diary, Kruger gave the German officer a fairly high evaluation.

"So what role does the army of Orange play besides the army of the Transvaal?" Calipt asked. As another Boer country, Orange can also mobilize more than 25,000 troops, and it would be a waste to let such an army sit idle.

"The elite troops of the Kingdom of Orange will launch an attack on the British strongholds on the east coast together with the main force under my command, their greatest advantage is the large number of cavalry, we will ignite the war in the depths of British rule, and I hope you will not be surprised if one day our cavalry appears in Cape Town. In addition, they have good relations with some of the African chiefs, and some of them will fight with the black Africans against the hated British. Kruger thought for a moment and said.

Some Africans finally sided with the Boers, not that the Boers were good, but the British were not things, and if the conflict between the Boers and Africans was more of a small-scale unorganized conflict, then whether it was the British war against the Zulu or some other war, it was an organized massacre of blacks.

Comparatively speaking, blacks were more disgusted with the British, and the lesser of the two. When the Boers unleashed some kindness and gave some of the old weapons to the blacks, some of the black tribes who had a deep enmity with the British finally sided with the Boers.

Although the blacks were not skilled fighters, and the command level was even worse, the large number of blacks still benefited the Boers a lot, not to mention anything else, at least there was no shortage of manpower in logistics. It is not necessary to guard against the black tribes with nearly half of the troops, and there is no need to worry about the blacks and Boers fighting guerrillas when they are fighting guerrillas with the British.

The Germans taught the Boers to fight, and the Boers taught the blacks to fight, not to mention that the Boers learned a few percent, nor that the blacks could understand a few percent, but at least they were much stronger than the original! From the point of view of equipment, a small half of the African buddies have already used a more correct way to maintain their rifles, and from the point of view of marching and fighting, orders and prohibitions are still not possible, but fighting is no longer herding sheep. Although the overall level is still not good, on the bright side, they are still improving quickly.

In addition to the preparation of equipment and personnel, the Boers also put a lot of effort into material reserves! Basically, in the past few years, the total value of various equipment and materials imported from Germany every year is about 1.5 million pounds! In addition to a large amount of military supplies, there are also such things as food, medical supplies, wilderness survival supplies, horses, and various machinery. According to Calyput's idea, it was to make the two Boer republics into a fortress that could fight for a long time and be as self-sufficient as possible!

Backed by large quantities of pounds and gold, the Boers not only exchanged their weapons and stockpiles, but also horses, which were extremely expensive and picky about the environment and conditions. After the initial discomfort, the military horses cultivated by the advanced horse administration did benefit the Boers a lot. In the last period before the start of the war, the Boers seized the time to buy a large amount of equipment. The Boers didn't have the money to buy them, but the intervention of another force made this possible.

"The Americans are going to help us deal with the British? Let's hope they don't hold us back. When Kruger heard the news from Calyput, this very hurtful sentence undoubtedly popped out, of course, there were no Americans on the scene, and more importantly, Calyput was also not optimistic about the combat effectiveness of the American army!

Although Calipt admits that the defeat of the U.S. Navy has lowered the U.S. military power rating by N notches, the deeper reason is that the U.S. Army has hardly fought with stubble since the founding of the country! Some say the War of Independence? Please, without the Anglo-Dutch fleet and army, Washington wants to defeat the British? It's a bit difficult! It is true that the Americans fought a lot of wars after the founding of the country, but they either fought with the Indians, or with the more cowardly Mexico, and of course, there were also Americans who fought the Americans. In short, these wars are not convincing enough.

The Americans later fought with the British, but the result? It is clear to everyone that the White House was born. As for saying that this time the land war with the Spaniards in the Caribbean was quite good, but the Spaniards are already the weak chickens among the weak chickens, and the Americans can only prove that they are stronger than the weak chickens after winning the war, what else can they prove? So Calyput was still quite skeptical about the combat effectiveness of the Americans.

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