Chapter 69: The Secret Covenant of China
Yuan Shikai stood quietly on the bow alone, this is a passenger ship that is not new, but not too broken, it is said to be a passenger ship, it can also be considered that this is a ship specially arranged by Wang Lin for them.
It was full of instructors who were sent to South Africa, a full 200 people, and 50 special operations personnel in two squads, because the special combat team was established to deal with emergencies and special tasks, so they all used a super-large establishment, 25 people per squad, a regular squad leader, three eight-person squads, and one of the squad leaders served as the deputy squad leader. The warehouse contained 2,000 rifles, of course, German-style, Mauser rifles and 500,000 rounds of ammunition taken from the Beiyang army. Wang Lin would not be so stupid as to sell the Chinese rifles that are now in the army to the Boers.
Watching the ship draw a long watermark on the quiet water, Yuan Shikai was even more emotional, what should be his fate in this life? Although I have been with a lot of people before, but it was all forced by the situation, and now I am with Wang Lin, at first it was not because of how great my ideas were, but I just wanted to follow to see if it was possible to hide myself under the eyes of the tiger.
But he didn't expect that he would fall deeper and deeper, Wang Lin's various performances told him that he would be a great leader, if he was allowed to take the position, the final result would be much better than his own position, and now he actually began to have some reactionary thoughts, is he born unwilling to send people under the fence? So why did he defect to Wang Lin in the first place?
Thinking about the two 095 boats and 096 boats that have been escorting themselves, everyone has technology, but Wang Lin's technology is much stronger than that of the powers, and his strength has reached the point where he can be shocked by any power, but he hides it very well, since he arrived on Hainan Island, he has never seen any foreigner on Hainan Island, of course, it is a foreigner who acts alone, and when a foreigner walks, he is accompanied by a political axe or military personnel.
He has a powerful fleet, which is enough to annihilate the navy of any country except the British Empire, if it is a one-on-one duel, then Yuan Shikai will not think that it must be Wang Lin's victory. Because the six Chinese-class battleships are really terrifying, with a displacement of more than 20,000 tons, a full load of more than 30,000 tons, eight twin main guns of 15-inch caliber, and a maximum range of 29 kilometers, and he also divided the shells into many types, what armor-piercing shells, high-explosive shells and incendiary bombs.
On land, Yuan Shikai, who was originally proud of the Beiyang Army, finally had to bow his noble head, because he found that Wang Lin's army was the most advanced in the world, the most powerful in combat effectiveness, and the most scientific in terms of combat ideas and tactics.
As for the Air Force? Yuan Shikai never thought that the Beiyang Army had a few airships, and it could barely be called the Air Force in this era, but what about compared to Wang Lin's side? Is it possible to allow yourself to fight fighters at speeds of tens of kilometers per hour with a maximum of more than six hundred kilometers per hour? Moreover, the main function of the airship was also set for army reconnaissance, and the concept of air combat in this era did not arise at all.
Not to mention Yuan Shikai, except for Hainan, no country in this world has any plane that can fly. As for the Wright brothers, let's talk about it after 1903, and even then, they will face the problem of infringement. Because Wang Lin had already built the same plane a few years earlier.
In the face of Wang Lin's strong military and economic strength, does he still have a chance to beat him? No, it is absolutely impossible to fight, because this is no longer just the level of army combat, the more Yuan Shikai knows, the more he feels that he is not sure to fight Wang Lin at all.
Since God can't fight you for me, let me be by your side and conquer the city for you. Yuan Shikai secretly shouted in his heart, he had decided that no matter what, he would never be able to defect to anyone's hands in the future, because he knew that except for Wang Lin in this world, there was no one who could satisfy his appetite at all.
After more than half a month of wandering, Yuan Shikai and others finally arrived in the Republic of Boer, which is located in Africa, that is, South Africa. At a distance of about five kilometers from the coast, Yuan Shikai ordered the ship to be stopped, and then sent a squad of special fighters to land in a small boat to find the Boer high-level, and then bring it to the ship to discuss with Yuan Shikai about support.
After a squad of special fighters left the ship, Yuan Shikai once again ordered the warship to retreat ten nautical miles, in order to keep himself secret to the greatest extent, or to facilitate submarine operations, as for the special fighters of the squad that had been put up, they were already equipped with small radios, and the distance was enough for them to contact Yuan Shikai and others, so there was no need to worry about them not finding where the ship was.
Two days later, Yuan Shikai, who was standing on the bow of the ship and watching the sea view, received news that the special operations fighters had found the top brass of the Boers, and after discussion, the other party also agreed to further talk between the two sides, but the place of conversation could not be on their boat, but on land, and the location was at their choice. Yuan Shikai thought about it, agreed to their request, and met on a certain beach on the morning of the third day.
Yuan Shikai came to the said beach, and only brought a squad of eight soldiers with him, plus the twenty-five special combat personnel who had been sent out before, Yuan Shikai had absolute confidence that these thirty-three people could kill more than two hundred people on the other side, or even more, because their equipment was not the equipment listed in the regular army, and Wang Lin could be said to have made a bloody investment in order to build this army.
There are eight soldiers in each squad, and each of the chief and deputy captains has an MP5 submachine gun, which Wang Lin asked Wang Wei to specially manufacture, and there are not many of them, and they are currently only installed in the special forces. A sniper, this one uses the same 98k as a regular unit, with a 4x Zeiss lens, but it will be replaced with an 8x lens in the near future. A machine gunner, equipped with a fire dragon type, the ammunition is evenly divided by the whole squad, and there is a random team member except the chief and deputy captain to serve as the deputy shooter and ammunition supplier during the battle, and the rest of the soldiers are equipped with automatic rifles made by the Red Police base that have been retired from the earliest units and sealed in the warehouse. And the most enviable thing is that only officers can be equipped with Type 54 military pistols, but here it is a hand, grenades or whatever, you can bring as many as you want, no one cares about you.
With such firepower support, what reason does Yuan Shikai have to worry about his safety? What's more, there are seventeen special combat personnel on board and two hundred instructor groups who can fight with guns ready to support at any time.
Two white men led hundreds of Boer soldiers to approach slowly, they looked a little nervous after arriving at the position, and they didn't seem to fully believe Yuan Shikai and them, Yuan Shikai looked at the weapons in their soldiers' hands, almost everything, there were British, Germans, French, Dutch and the most old-fashioned rifles, the equipment was not uniform, and the logistics during the battle would also be stuck.
On the other hand, on their own side, although the weapons and equipment of the special combat personnel are not uniform, they are not troops who want to fight a protracted war, but carry out small-scale special operations missions, they want firepower, and the ammunition they carry can only support until the end of the mission, or the supply period can be enough, and this is also small-scale, which has no impact on the logistical pressure.
The Heavy put a camouflage net on himself, and his teammates piled a small sand dune next to him, and then buried him under the sand, leaving only a pair of eyes and the muzzle of a gun next to the dune, and it was difficult to see that there was a person lying on his stomach without going in and looking closely. And the snipers buried themselves in the other direction in the same way.
Looking at this mixed ethnic group of white descendants of the Netherlands, Germany and France living in South Africa, Yuan Shikai spoke.
"My name is Yuan Shikai, I used to be a soldier, and now I am a diplomat, I think you already know what we are doing here, now you can tell me your choice, I am a person who does not like to waste time." Although Yuan Shikai's approach is not quite in line with the identity of a diplomat, it is more like a soldier's style, but for this group of Boers who have fought alone against the British Empire for several years, they will hold on to any possible thing like a life-saving straw, and Yuan Shikai has a hundred ways to get them to agree to his proposal. (In the future, the translation or something will be saved.,The translation of a sentence back and forth feels like a bit of a word count.,So I'll have a direct conversation in the future.,Everyone knows what's going on.,Don't spray me.。 )
"Hello, my name is Mikiel, and I am the assistant to the leader of Boole, and I am in charge of this matter." Mikiel briefly introduced himself, and then said: "What you said is a bit too fantastical for us, and we now doubt your honesty, or your strength. Because we all know that Britain defeated you decades ago, and you lost badly, not only paying reparations, but also ceding Hong Kong and other places. ”
"Hehe, those are all things from the past, the Netherlands, which was the most powerful at sea before, and what about now? Wasn't he often called the coachman of the sea before he was defeated by the British? What about after being defeated by the British? I can only tell you that defeat is only temporary, a country cannot succeed forever, just like a few years ago the fleet was completely wiped out, although I do not admit that the fleet is strong, but he is not a weak team, I think you all know that it is not difficult to defeat a fleet, but it is difficult to annihilate it all, not only strength can be done, and it is still a lifetime. Yuan Shikai smiled, he had already prepared for the other party's questions, so when he answered, he followed the words he had prepared before.
"Well, I have to admit that what you said makes sense, tell me about your specific conditions, right? I don't believe you've come this far to support us for no reason. "Because Mikiel had seen the combat ability of the special combat team with the leader before, if it wasn't for the last party to take the initiative to sacrifice, I'm afraid he would really not be able to catch any of the other party.
"It's very simple, I have two hundred military instructors here, they can be responsible for helping you train the army, one period of three months, if it is a new soldier, I guarantee that what you see in three months will be a soldier who only has battlefield experience, if it is a veteran who has been on the battlefield, after three months, I guarantee that what you see will be a better veteran, and the combat ability will definitely be at least doubled or even more than before." Yuan Shikai first adjusted the other party's appetite, and then continued.
"We can also provide you with weapons and ammunition to help you unify your equipment as soon as possible, so as to reduce the logistical pressure, I also know that you lack funds here, my boss has already said that you can exchange the same amount of diamonds for the same equipment, including the salaries of our instructor staff, you can also pay with diamonds."
Pay with diamonds? Mikiel nodded, it seems that the other party is really prepared, but these are not a big deal for him, as long as he can drive away the British, what is the problem with letting them help? What's more, I lack everything here, except gold and diamonds. "Okay, I agree." Mikiel agreed to Yuan Shikai's proposal.
"I need to explain to you that the first phase of our instructor group is three months, and each period can train 6,000 soldiers for you, and I advise you to try to select those veterans with battlefield experience to come in for training, because if they study well, they are likely to become instructors, and at the beginning of the second phase, a part of the capable Boer soldiers will serve as instructors to help you train other troops, and there may be unexpected results." Yuan Shikai kindly reminded.
Mikiel nodded, feeling that what Yuan Shikai said was very reasonable, and he would have to talk to the leader about this matter after he went back, and take the opportunity to train some instructors for himself, as long as there are regular military instructors, then it will be much easier to train the army in the future.
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