When Wickham returned to the Muskets camp, Prince Savida was training a queue with a few of his attendants, and although they were not very proficient in their passwords and queues, they were more than enough to cope with the initial training.

After a few days of training, the ranks of the Xhosa Fire and Gun Team were no longer chaotic, at least they could form the most basic second formation, and of course, there were only about a hundred soldiers who could do this level.

Out of a bit of bad taste, Wickham named the new model unit the "Teaching Team", and the members of it will be the backbone of the Xhosa Guns in the near future. However, the training time is too short now, and the soldiers of the fire and spear team have not even learned basic movements such as reloading, so this "training team", which Prince Savida has high hopes for, is more like a rabble than an elite division.

As soon as Wickham entered the door of the camp, Prince Savida came up with a smile and said, "George, how do you think I am training now, is it not bad?" ”

Prince Savida was very optimistic about this new training method, and after some explanation by Wickham, he quickly understood the role of formation in battle, so he was also very attentive to training. Now that it's finally working, Prince Savida can't wait to show off to Wickham.

Wickham laughed in his heart, this kind of cohort training was quite common in the military training of high school and college freshmen in the later Great Celestial Empire, and it could be said to be the most basic and simple subject.

The most difficult thing in the European infantry tactics of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was not how to line up the army into two battle formations, but the tactical action of changing the column into a horizontal column in the battle, which tested the commander's ability to control the troops the most, and the training level of the soldiers was also very high.

Frederick the Great of Prussia liked to use this tactic the most, outflanking from the side and quickly changing the formation to defeat the opponent. Later, during the Great Revolution, the French took this tactic to the extreme, but the lack of training methods ** team will not stupidly play against the elite troops of European countries, but will see the bayonet red as soon as they come up, which often makes the armies of various countries unprepared and makes the French take advantage of the loopholes.

In the face of the other party's enthusiasm, Wickham did not want to dampen the enthusiasm of the little prince, so he said: "Prince Savida, your understanding is very high, I think in a few days, the queue training will be over, and we can move on to the next training subject." ”

Wickham is not prepared to hand over the difficult maneuvers of formation changes to the Xhosa, mainly because he will not be here for too long, and he will not be able to see the results of his training in a short period of time. So Wickham decided to wait for the gunners to be almost in line, and then began to learn to reload and shoot, not requiring the perverted rate of fire of the Prussian army, and being able to fire a few neat volleys.

After hearing Wickham's affirmation, the smile on Prince Savida's face became even better: "When the Muskets are finished, I want those damn Boers to look good!" In recent days, the Boer cavalry has crossed the river of big fish several times and robbed us of a lot of cattle, sheep and livestock, and this situation must not continue like this! ”

Wickham vaguely remembers that the Xhosa fought three "Kafir" wars with the Dutch on and off, and this time was supposed to be the end of the second "Kafir" war. However, in each war, the Xhosa people did not win favors, and were basically on the side that was suppressed.

If this non-existent musket corps had been trained, the outcome of the war would not have been reversed, but the Dutch would have paid a greater price in the conquest of South Africa than they have historically been.

Those politicians in Lancaster Palace, England, are really not fuel-efficient lamps, and they play this kind of thing of putting a cold gun in the back to make small moves. Now that the situation in Europe has reached a critical juncture, the British have not forgotten to dig a pit for their allies, the Dutch, to jump, and they do not know where to fall. No wonder Britain can develop from a European border island country to an empire on which the sun never sets. Wickham complained to the undisciplined Englishman in his heart, forgetting that he was now wearing the skin of an Englishman.

Just as the two were discussing some follow-up training, an inappropriate voice rang out: "Isn't this my dear brother Savida?" What's the matter, the musket team that is still useless in training? My brother, I didn't say you, could it be that these soldiers can defeat the enemy if they can walk in unison? It's a joke! ”

These words were spoken in the native language, and Wickham did not know what they meant, but Prince Savida's face was a little more exciting. Growing up, no matter what he did, his older brother Desiz would sneer at him, and Savida didn't understand what was going on as a child. It wasn't until he reached adulthood that Prince Savida understood what was at stake, and it turned out that their brother had been contenders for the chieftaincy for two days. Because of this, there are many filthy disputes between the two brothers.

"Yo, isn't this Descis, this unit was given to me by my father to be fully responsible for training, and it doesn't seem to have much to do with you, right?" Prince Savida was angry, and his words were a little unkind, and he even called his brother by his first name.

Seeing that his younger brother didn't take himself seriously, the anger in his heart also exploded: "I really don't know what my father thinks, I will hand over the fire and gun team to you." You don't deserve to be the leader of our Xhosa warriors, and no one in the tribe knows that you're a cowardly waste! "Contrary to Savida's reputation for wisdom, Desis is a well-known warrior among the tribes of South Xhosa. But Descis felt that his brother's wisdom was of no avail, and that only his force could make the tribe of South Xhosa flourish.

It was only two days ago that Desis had learned from his cronies that his father had handed over the newly formed Torch Corps to his younger brother, Prince Savida. He was not a fool and quickly figured out why his father did this. This is also what he resents the most, if that force is in the hands of Prince Savida, it will add more risks to his future path to seize power.

Although he didn't understand what the two were talking about, Wickham still felt the tense atmosphere, and in order to ease the atmosphere, he interjected: "Your Royal Highness, who is this?" ”

Prince Savida snorted coldly and said disdainfully to Wickham in English, "This is the son of my father's right room. "Prince Savida deliberately introduced his brother to outsiders in order to clearly warn Desis to remember his identity, he was just a concubine with no inheritance, and he Savida was the eldest son of the main family, and he was the future chief of the tribe.

Hearing Savida's insulting words, Decis's face suddenly became ugly, and after his expression changed a few times, he said in a relaxed voice: "Savida, you and your white friends had better not mess up the Muskets, otherwise wouldn't I be too lonely?" ”

With that, Decis strode out of the Muskets camp. He had now made up his mind that he had to hurry up, or something would be out of his control.

Wickham was stupid enough to know what was going on, to be honest, he wasn't interested in the Xhosa dirty things at all, but the glance of Savida's brother before he left made him feel a little frightened. He had a gut feeling that this legendary usurper must have hated him with him.

"This brother of yours is not simple, you better be careful in the future." Decis can quickly suppress his negative emotions and calm down quickly, such a person Wickham does not dare to underestimate.

Prince Savida looked at the back of Desis in the distance, and didn't know what he was thinking, and then seemed to say: "Yes, Desis has controlled most of the military power of the tribe, and he has never been a simple person. ”

Now several elders in the tribe know what De Sisian's mind is, and they almost pierce the layer of window paper. But knowing what to do, except for the guards directly under the chieftain, the Decis has basically controlled the most elite troops in the tribe, and it seems that another civil war of the South Xhosa people is about to start again.

After the Decis was gone, Wickham remembered the matter of the diamond, so he took out the blue diamond from his pocket and handed it to Savida: "Your Royal Highness, do you know what this thing is?" In fact, deep down in Wickham's heart, he hoped that Savida would not know the value of the diamond, because only in this way could he get the most out of it.

Prince Savida took the stone and studied it carefully for a moment before he raised his head and said, "Although this stone looks beautiful, it is just an ordinary stone, and there are many such stones in the riverbed of the Orange River. Where did you get this stone? ”

Prince Savida really did not know the value of diamonds, because at the end of the eighteenth century, only Brazil and India had a small number of diamond veins in the world, and few people knew the true value of diamonds in backward black Africa.

Seeing that Savida's expression did not seem to be fake, Wickham breathed a sigh of relief, if there were European merchants and South African natives who traded diamonds, it would be bad. If the Xhosa man had learned that these humble stones could fascinate the noblewomen of Europe and open their purse bags, his idea of making a fortune from them might not have come true.

"This is what I got from your tribe's kids, it's a fascinating stone with a blue glow, isn't it?" Wickham tried to suppress the ecstasy in his heart and said in a calm tone.

Savida looked at the stone again and nodded: "It is indeed a charming stone, but such a stone is basically worthless, it is very common in our tribe, is it George, are you interested in such a small thing?" ”

At this time, Wickham's heart has set off a huge wave, such a superb diamond is actually common in the tribe of the Xhosa people! How many rough diamonds are there in the tribe of the Nakosa! Wickham didn't dare to think about it anymore, he only felt that the blood pressure in his body was constantly rising, and it was already in a situation where it was about to explode.

Wickham pressed down his impatient heart, and said in a nonchalant tone: "The little prince may not know that such a stone is very popular with women in our Europe, and women like to have this stone as a decoration for jewelry. ”

Wickham wanted to tell Savida that such a stone was simply worthless, but when he said this, there was a deliberate smell in it. Since it was a worthless little stone, why did he Wikeham ask Saveda in person? Anyone can notice something aspecial.

From a psychological point of view, the most brilliant lie is one of nine truths mixed with one falsehood. Wickham did not deceive Prince Savida, and European women did like sparkling diamonds for jewelry, but he did not mention the value!

Savida listened to Wickham's words, slightly stunned. In his concept, the women of the tribe liked small pendants made of bronze, or necklaces and bracelets made of animal teeth. But he had not heard of it, and there were women who liked to use stones for ornaments.

But Prince Savida was only listening to an anecdote, and he did not think that such stones could be of any value, so he said to Wickham: "If this is the case, I can send someone to help you find some of these stones, and it is not a big deal." With these stones, maybe when you return to England, you'll be greeted by those women like crazy? He looked at Wickham with the kind of eyes you know, and let out a giggle.

Wickham couldn't deny that he wasn't going to use the diamonds to go back to London to pick up girls. Sell these diamonds to jewellers, and they are all shiny pounds. That blue diamond alone is worth more than the spoils he shared on the Gold Coast! However, Savida's words reminded Wickham that she might like to use the diamond in her hand to make a ring for Georgiana.

"Thank you so much, Your Highness." Thinking of the scene of making a fortune after returning to Europe, Wickham's heart is bubbling with beauty. Since Savida doesn't take these diamonds to heart, Wickham will naturally not be polite, and it is a big deal to send him a batch of arms after returning to the UK, which can be regarded as compensation.

"Isn't it just some stones, George, you don't have to be so polite, we're not friends." Prince Savida replied with a big grin, not taking the matter to heart.

Listening to Savida's words, Wickham felt a little more guilty in his heart. Wickham believes that Savida sees him as a true friend, but he is taking advantage of the other party's ignorance for profit! Thinking about it this way, the excitement of picking up the leak just now became boring.

Wickham, who was not in high spirits, didn't say much, but went straight to check on the training of the Muskets.

ps: Wickham said: "If readers and friends don't give me some monthly passes and collections, I won't be the prime minister." ”