Chapter 54, The Progress of the Italians
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"Smack!" The whip dipped in water slammed into a soldier's back, making a sound that made all the soldiers standing next to him feel cold down their backs.
"Sir, that guy fainted." An executing guard reported to Robson.
"Are you done?" Robson asked expressionlessly.
"One whip away." The execution guard replied.
"Phew!" Robson spit the cigarette butt in his mouth on the ground, then stretched out his big leather boots and stepped on them, crushing them vigorously, "I fainted after only three whips?" What a bastard! Douse her with water to wake her up, and then make up for the whip when he's all awake! Robson deliberately referred to "he" as "she", and he said it very loudly.
The execution guard saluted him, then turned back as standard, then trotted to the execution table, lifted a bucket of water, and poured it on the unconscious soldier who was tied to the execution table.
Private Leonid slowly woke up. At first, the bright sunlight made him almost unable to open his eyes, and he squinted his eyes to raise his hand to block the sun, but now his hand was firmly bound by something, and at the same time, the pain in his back like a pinprick burning began to reach his brain, reminding him that he was being whipped.
Damn it, that devil! He always seems to find a reason to whip himself! A week ago, he blew the rendezvous in the middle of the night, and then whipped all the guys who had arrived at the rendezvous for two minutes, including himself, of course! The devil shamelessly said: "After Genghis Khan sounded the assembly trumpet, in the time he bent his five fingers, the generals who did not reach the big tent would be beheaded. I am a merciful man and will not treat you like Genghis Khan, that barbarian, so let's give each of you three lashes! ”
"Why did you get beaten this time? It's like ......"
"Smack!" Before Private Leonid could remember why he had been beaten, the whip fell heavily on his back, and he let out a wail of great pain, and then he was lucky enough to faint again.
A lot of people are misled by what is on TV and think that being whipped is no big deal. Because he always "whipped him three hundred whips" at every turn on TV. And after the pumping, that person can still be alive. They probably thought that whipping was similar to hitting a board, and there were really examples in history where taking one or two hundred boards was not a big deal. But in fact, the whip is not the same as the board, the board can play tricks, as long as you buy the executioner, the board can be raised high, gently fall, can be crackled, but the butt is not a big deal. (This is definitely how the cattle who have been hit by hundreds of boards are definitely here, in fact, even if they are boards, if they are beaten seriously, three or five boards can make people crippled, and a dozen boards are enough to kill people.) These doorways, let's look for Fang Bao's "Miscellaneous Notes in Prison" to understand) and whipping is different, the soft leather whip can't play the trick of lifting high and falling gently, and the pain caused by whipping is not something that those fools who shoot TV can imagine. According to the records of some countries (such as Li Jiapo) that still have flogging in their laws, criminals sentenced to three lashes are generally sentenced to two sentences. Because most of the time, an adult man will pass out after being whipped twice. If it's really like on TV, with 300 lashes in one go, it's definitely not beating people, but whipping corpses. In later Saudi Arabia, in many cases, the death penalty was directly replaced by flogging. He was sentenced to a hundred lashes, prescribed to be punished once, and until now he has not been beaten or died. (Saudi perverts sometimes give a sentence of 1,000 lashes, and by the time the execution is over, the deceased can be dragged directly to the stuffing.) )
"Give him a fine bath with salt water and give him medicine." Robson said with a frown. So several soldiers lowered Leonid from the execution table, and then, after some tossing, Leonid woke up again. Several soldiers held him down and pressed a sponge dipped in salt water against the wounds on his back. Stimulated by the salt water, Leonid continued to let out screams one after another. However, the use of salt water is not intended to sprinkle salt on the wound to make it more painful, but to disinfect it and avoid infection. Well, there was no penicillin at that time, not even sulfonamides.
Listening to the screams, Robson showed the kind of smile that the Italian soldiers called devilish. He paced up and down in front of the Italian soldiers standing in straight rows, tapping his palm lightly with the whip in his hand. As he walked past the eyes of each soldier, that soldier would quickly straighten up.
"The rifle is the second life of a soldier, and every soldier should take care of the rifle as much as his own eyes, and the daily wiping and maintenance must be done well. Otherwise, this is your example! Robson yelled viciously. Now, all of you will recite aloud to me the McDonald Model 1857 Rifle Maintenance Manual! ”
"McDonald Model 1857 Rifle Maintenance Manual Article 1: The McDonnell Model 1857 Rifle is a ......" The sound of the endorsement sounded, and Robson smiled with satisfaction as he listened to the recitation. Sure enough, the whip is the most convincing against some guys.
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Robson relied on the leather whip to gradually control the scattered Italian soldiers, but his proposed training plan was strongly opposed by the Italians.
"Why train soldiers to fire guns on their stomachs? This is too detrimental to the prestige of the military! If those generals saw the troops like this, they would definitely be mad with anger! "This time, it was Major Neville who was opposed.
"When shooting in a lying position, the shooter can rely on the help of the ground to stabilize the gun, so that the shooting accuracy is higher. Moreover, when shooting from a lying position, our men have the smallest projection in the enemy's field of vision, and the lowest chance of being killed by enemy fire. Moreover, the 1857 rifle in our hands is a rear-loading rifle, which can be easily reloaded even if it is lying on the ground. After the 1857 rifle, the era of the queue has passed! Robson explained to Major Neville.
"The range of our rifles is far greater than that of the enemy, and when we can shoot effectively, the enemy's fire is not a threat at all. Why do you want to use such an ugly, morale-damaging approach as the lying position? Moreover, if it has just rained on the battlefield and the ground is full of mud, lying down like this, and then getting up, covered in mud, this is simply to increase the morale of the enemy. It is mentioned in the "Treatise on War" that for an army, spiritual strength is extremely important. So anything that insults the honor and prestige of the army......" Major Neville was obviously not convinced, but crackled and found a whole lot of reasons to come out and oppose it.
At this time, Carol, who happened to be on the side, spoke.
Carroll knew that Major Neville himself did not necessarily attach as much importance to "military might" or something as he had on his behalf. The reason why he objected was probably mainly due to the preferences of those above. Neville was an ambitious man, or he wouldn't have been as unconditionally supportive of Robson as he was in training his troops. He wants to climb up, if he doesn't get the recognition and affection from above, how can his ambition be realized?
"Don't be in a hurry, Major." "I can assure you that you won't see a recumbent shot up there right now," Carroll said. When they see it, they will definitely not object, because the record will convince a qiē opponent. In fact, you don't have much doubt about the tactical effect of this new tactic, do you? And Major, IMHO, war is already imminent, and at this time, isn't anything that is conducive to preserving oneself and killing and wounding the enemy all that should be adopted? As long as there is victory on the battlefield, who will blame the victors? ”
Major Neville was silent for a moment, then said, "Shooting training in the lying position will take up the time of queue training and standing shooting." The Kingdom hopes that in a month's review, our troops will be able to show the demeanor of the others. So, I hope that, at least for the first month, the focus of the training should be on shooting in a standing position and changing the queue. ”
Hearing Major Neville say this, Carroll turned to Robson again:
"Captain, the Major's concerns are also normal. I don't think it's a big deal to adjust the order of training. ”
"Of course there are no big problems. But...... Damn engage in form! Robson has apparently accepted the requirement to not do too many training programs with real combat (harmony) in order to spend his time on formalities. However, judging from his tone, he was still a little unconvinced.
"There is no way to do it, there is such a thing as a formality, there are things everywhere in the world. The attitude of the Kingdom's top management is also very important for the company. Carol continued to advise.
"I don't have much experience with infantry platoon training. So, well, it's up to you, Major, to take care of this matter directly. As for shooting or something, I promise it will please the upper echelons of your country. Robson thought for a moment and said.
"In the queue training, I still need your help, Captain, well, not to mention anything else, as long as you stand next to you, the efficiency of the training can be much higher." Major Neville laughed, "Alright, let's do it first. I'm going to see the unlucky guy who got whipped. ”
When Neville was gone, Robson kicked the dirt on the ground and said, "This guy is going to pretend to be a good guy and let me punish those fools every time, and then he'll buy them again!" ”
"Haha, isn't that normal?" Carroll said, "Captain, don't get too into character. They are not Blackwater's security guards, and of course the major should be allowed to do the work of being a good person. ”