I want to be emperor

Chapter 783 Indian Dalits in Africa

Thousands of marine soldiers, all of them, are equipped with capper percussion guns far beyond the technical level of European colonists, advanced bronze alloy field smoothbore guns, more reliable disc metal fuzes, and wooden stock grenades.

The combination of these created the combat effectiveness of the ground troops of the Great Chu Empire, and swept across the coastal areas of Northeast Africa, killing all the way to Mogadishu, controlling this most important city in the coastal areas of Northeast Africa.

The battle process is actually no different from the series of battles of the Great Chu Empire in the past 20 years. Basically, the infantry rushed with artillery, and the infantry rushed with artillery... It was such a set of things back and forth.

But don't think that such an old-fashioned tactic doesn't work... The reason why Chu Jun keeps using it is because it works!

Relying on such a set of weapons and equipment and advanced tactics, the Chu army began to sweep the former Ming Dynasty, the Eastern captivity, Zhungeer, Russia, Nanyang countries, and European colonists during the unification war.

The subdivision tactics of such a simple and old-fashioned tactical system are line tactics and a large number of field artillery tactics, which brings infantry coordination.

Among them, the line tactics, or what some people jokingly call the queuing and shooting tactics, can be called the typical characteristics of the Chu army in the past 20 years.
Even in recent years, the Great Chu Empire has begun to use a small amount of Type [-] front-loading rifles, and even an entire division of the Guards has switched to front-loading rifles.

And now the domestic mainland has begun a small amount of production and testing to equip the Type [-] rear-loading rifles.

But the main infantry in the Chu army is still the front-loading smoothbore gun: Type 21/23 front-loading smoothbore percussion gun, and line tactics are still the core field tactics in the army.

In terms of field artillery, the Chu army has also maintained an absolute lead for many years. Not to mention the huge number of field artillery, the performance of the artillery is also the artillery of other countries.

For example, the current army's main field artillery is still a front-loading smoothbore gun made of copper alloy.

However, the copper alloy formula used to cast artillery is more excellent and the processing technology is better, so the performance of the copper front-loading smoothbore gun produced is better. Among them, the 115mm field gun has an effective range of 500 when firing solid bullets. meters, and the effective range can reach 1000 to [-] meters when launching grenades.

All this gave the Chu army's field artillery a great tactical advantage.

The flash cap percussion gun and the copper artillery produced by modern technology. Although these two things are front-loading smoothbore weapons, their performance far exceeds the self-produced flintlock guns of European countries. do not talk.

Therefore, even in a series of battles in Northeast Africa, although the local European colonists fought against the Chu army, they actually used flintlock guns, adopted line tactics composed of pure musketeers, and imitated the Chu army to engage in artillery Concentrated use and coordinated infantry and artillery, but they were still beaten by the Chu army.

why?
Because the performance of the guns of the Chu army far exceeds them, especially the artillery.

When this is reflected in actual combat, the 115mm field artillery of the Chu army will appear, and start bombarding the European colonists' lines with solid bullets at a distance of 500 meters, and use advanced grenades with great lethality at a distance of about 200 meters. When bombarding the lines of European colonists.

The artillery of the European colonists was powerless...not even able to counter effectively, because their effective range was too short and they lacked effective grenade firepower.

For example, the 700-pound field gun used by the Portuguese has an effective range of only [-] meters due to the casting process and propellant performance problems, and they rarely use grenades on a large scale.

Not using grenades on a large scale does not mean that they cannot produce any fuzes, but that their basic level is too poor to produce qualified grenade shells...

The metal disc fuze used by the Chu army has been used for more than [-] years. Many European colonists and even some indigenous countries were able to obtain some samples of grenades through some channels, and then imitate them...even if it is processed The ability is not very good, and it is impossible to produce a qualified and cost-controllable metal disc fuze, but there is still no problem with the wooden fuze.

Therefore, the fuze and the wooden bullet support do not actually limit the large-scale use of grenades in European countries.

The problem that really limits their ability to use grenades on a large scale is that their basic metallurgy level is too poor, and it is difficult to produce qualified and usable grenade shells on a large scale and cheaply...

This is because when the grenade is fired, it needs to withstand a huge chamber pressure. At the same time, the grenade is hollow and needs to be filled with enough explosives. These days, black powder is used. To ensure the power of the shell, it is necessary to install The black powder can not be too little.

This means that the shell case cannot be too thick, and if the shell case cannot be too thick, it needs to withstand a huge chamber pressure, which requires very high material requirements, let alone if you want the grenade to explode and form a large number of fragments instead of Only relying on the impact breaker and the shell case dealer that exploded in half requires the use of prefabricated fragments of the shell case.

The combination of these requirements has led to the difficulty of obtaining ordinary pig iron.

How did Chu Jun solve these problems?
Very simple, Chu Jun's grenade shells are directly produced from steel.

You said that indigenous people also use steel for production, even if it is only low-carbon steel... The source of this material is not easy to solve, and the raw material can only be obtained by hand forging, which is very expensive.

Even if you have the raw materials, there is a more critical question: how do you plan to process these steels?

Working with steel is not easy.

The combination of these difficulties led to the fact that many indigenous countries clearly knew about the howitzers of the Great Chu Empire and had samples, but they just couldn’t imitate them...or could only imitate a small amount, and they couldn’t be mass-produced and applied to the battlefield.

Military products... You have to consider the price!

It takes a long time for skilled craftsmen to produce steel grenades by hand, not to mention the quality problem, the cost alone is unbearable.

Therefore, after these indigenous countries have tried it, they will basically give up, and then turn their heads to make iron grenades... Although the power of this thing after the explosion is not very good, and the effective range is short, it is within their technical range anyway. The shortcomings can also be made up for by increasing the caliber, just like the Chu army at the beginning.

In the early stage of the unification war, the Chu army used all large-caliber mortars, and they took the path of insufficient power and caliber.

Today these European countries do the same, but these early mortars are not very useful in field battles.

The mortar system used by the Chu army was generally used for siege, and it was basically not used on a large scale in field battles... It’s not that I haven’t tried it, but I have tried it, but the result was unsatisfactory or even sad, so I gave up Use early grenades for field combat.

At present, the Europeans can only rely on field artillery with a range of only a few hundred meters, plus some mortars with a longer range and less powerful power to fight against the artillery units of the Chu army.

In this way, it is naturally vulnerable to the Chu army's artillery system.

After all, the Chu army has a great artillery range advantage, and the Chu army's artillery is not stupid. They will not bombard you within a range of three to four hundred meters, but hide and fire from a thousand meters away.

This situation is particularly evident in several small and medium-scale battles in Northeast Africa. The artillerymen of the Marine Corps all fired from kilometers away, using the huge advantage in range to gain a tactical advantage. After the accumulation of advantages, it becomes a strategic advantage.

Then those European colonial troops could only watch helplessly as they were beaten unilaterally... and then tried to adjust, whether it was counterattack or retreat, they would eventually fall into a disadvantage.

One defeat, one defeat, the final defeat was staged in Northeast Africa... Even this kind of defeat spread to the local indigenous people next door.

When the Chu army advances from north to south along the seashore, some local aborigines along the way will voluntarily abandon the city and dare not make any obstructions!
Chu Jun is too scary!

Not only the huge fleet on the sea makes people despair, and the fleet shouting the devil makes people frightened, but also the ground combat troops of the Chu army who go ashore to fight make people despair.

Regarding the active rout of the local indigenous people, and then handing over some port cities, the Chu army will naturally not be polite, and simply took down the coastal areas of Northeast Africa in one go, and controlled all coastal port cities, and then completed Full de facto control over the coastal areas of Northeast Africa.

It's just that the follow-up needs to continue to go south to the coastal areas of East Africa, but it also needs to control the Northeast Africa and other areas in the rear, and the ground forces are already somewhat insufficient.

In order to alleviate the problem of insufficient troops in the African region, the Chu army transferred more than 2000 Indian soldiers from India and formed the third regiment of the Indian Army.

The reason why the servant army of the Indian Legion was mobilized was not because of their combat effectiveness, but because it was cheap.

The cost of calling the regular army is too high, and the risk of casualties is relatively high. You must know that Africa is not a good place these days. The Chu army’s combat effectiveness in Africa in the first stage did not have many combat casualties, but the non-combat casualties reached 200. many people.

This made the Chu army more cautious in the subsequent deployment of troops.

The battle still needs to be fought, but regular troops cannot be needed for everything. At the same time, there are no immigrants from Chu people in this place, let alone militias. Therefore, the Chu army needs a cheap servant army that is not afraid of casualties to assist them in fighting.

The Indian Legion assumed this responsibility, and this was also the main purpose of the establishment of the Indian Legion back then.

If it wasn't for a group of cannon fodder troops, why would the Chu army want to form an Indian army.

When more than 2000 soldiers from the third regiment of the Indian Army arrived in Mogadishu by boat, Lieutenant Lehar was surprised to find that they had received brand new weapons Equipment: 23-year flash cap percussion gun.

This is the standard equipment of the regular army in the Chu army. When Lehar and the others were in India, they used the export version of matchlock guns and spears at the earliest time, forming an army that alternates between hot and cold... But after the Chu army actually used it I found that this kind of army is really not easy to use...

The combat effectiveness is not good, and you will die if you perform any task... For the Chu army, training Indian soldiers also requires cost. With so many deaths, the training cost is relatively high.

On the other hand, it is also because although the soldiers in the servant army are all Indian pariahs, all the officers are serious Chu people.

These Chu officers were exposed to various line tactics or other things from the day they joined the army. You let them command the army with matchlock guns and spears... To be honest, they are really not very good at it!

In the end, there was no other way. We dismantled the matchlock guns and spears, and then equipped them with export-version flintlock guns and export-version artillery. In this way, line tactics and infantry coordination were used, and the officers of the Chu people commanded It's easy to get familiar with.

The combat effectiveness has increased, the casualties are smaller, and the cost has also been reduced.

Therefore, the thousands of servants of the Indian Legion currently stationed in India are all using exported flintlock guns and artillery, and their combat effectiveness is not bad.

It's just that after Lehar and the others arrived in Africa, their superiors replaced them with standard flash cap percussion guns and standard artillery.

This is because when the Indian Legion was in India, they naturally had to guard against their rebellion. It would be nice to have a flintlock gun for their weapons and equipment.

But after the Indian army arrived in Africa, they belonged to outsiders just like the Chu people, and they were all hostile objects of European colonists and local aborigines... In such an environment where there are enemies all around, and there is no support from their own people, it is considered a betrayal They will not live long after leaving Chu State.

Even once there is a betrayal, after they are cut off from the logistical support by the Chu State, they will immediately run out of food and ammunition.

In other words, after the Indian army arrives in Africa, its risk of rebellion is greatly reduced, so there is no need to worry about their rebellion.

At the same time, they were transferred all the way from India, and they had to continue to fight on the African continent in the future. The overall cost is not low. The top leaders of the Chu army do not want these 2000 people who have just been transferred here to die within two months. .

Even if it is cannon fodder, it is also costly cannon fodder. If possible, the high-level Chu army still hopes that these cannon fodder can be used for a longer period of time and undertake some more important combat tasks.

In many cases, it also prompted that after the third regiment of the Indian Army arrived in Africa, it received a ration of weapons and equipment from the regular army.

In this regard, Lieutenant Harrell can actually guess the reason himself.

After all, although he is also an Indian, he is not an ordinary soldier in the Indian Army, but a deputy sentry officer with the same rank as a lieutenant.

Whether it is position or military rank, it is the highest level that Indians can obtain in the Indian Army.

In the early years, all the officers in the Indian Army were held by Chu people, and the Chu army would transfer officers from the regular army to serve as officers in the Indian army...

However, as the scale of the Indian Legion expanded, too many low-level officers were needed. At the same time, the officers of the regular army in the Chu Army were not willing to serve in the Indian Legion...

In the end, there was no other way. The Chu army could only select a group of non-commissioned officers. After a quick training, they were awarded the rank of officers and sent to serve in the Indian Army. 'This exclusive military rank is used to award long-term service, outstanding military exploits, and loyal native soldiers.

And allowed to serve as platoon leader and deputy sentry officer, the two grassroots officers.

However, there are not many people, there are only a dozen or so people at present.

And Harrell has become one of only a dozen or so lieutenants by virtue of being the first batch to sign up for the Indian Legion, and participating in almost all the battles of the Indian Legion, and at the same time making many contributions.

Because of his rank and position, he naturally knew a little bit about the high-level policies. Because of geographical factors, the high-level Chu army relaxed their suppression of Indian soldiers.

Although he doesn't like the suppression itself, he will say something, and he won't even object to it... It is precisely because of his certain status that he can have more channels to understand how powerful the Great Chu Empire is. !
So strong that Lehar lost all thoughts of resistance!

So it doesn't matter what suppression, resistance and so on, the important thing is that Lehar is very clear: as a soldier of the Indian Army, and he is also a rare lieutenant among Indians, if he wants to do something in this life, he can't Go back to the Indian peninsula.

In the Indian peninsula, he was an indigenous officer guarded by Chu people!

But in Africa, he is a friendly soldier trusted by the Chu people!
So from the moment he set foot on African land, he never thought about going back to India alive... What to do in that poor place in India, this time he has to be put on a dog chain by the Chu people.

But outside, even though he is still a dog from the state of Chu, he is a dog whose leash has been loosened.

Although you also need to follow the orders of the Chu people to chase and bite the prey, but you don't need to wear a dog chain!

Here, he can obtain the future, and even more extravagant dignity!

So he made up his mind a long time ago: Either make a career here and settle down here in the future, or die on this land.

It is impossible to go back to India in this lifetime!

Besides, Lehar himself doesn't have a good opinion of India, or even hates it: it is a place that has brought him half a lifetime of suffering. He doesn't have any affection for that place, and he doesn't want to go back and hear people say: You Laiha Even if you become an officer of the Chu people, you are still a Dalit pariah, not only you are a pariah, but your future son and grandson will also be a pariah...

Always a pariah!

So India, why go back?Go back and be a pariah...

And there are quite a few people who have similar thoughts to him. In fact, quite a few of the third regiment of the Indian Army who came to Africa think so.

Who made them all come from untouchable backgrounds!

Any untouchable would probably not want to live in India under the caste system...even in some colonies on the Indian Peninsula under the control of the Great Chu Empire, such as Mumbai.

The Great Chu Empire did not implement a direct-administered territory policy in Mumbai, but an ordinary colonial policy. Therefore, there are still a large number of local Indians in Mumbai.

Since there are a large number of Indian aborigines, people of various castes are naturally indispensable.

Even in the laws of the Great Chu Empire implemented in Mumbai, there is no caste system, but you can't stand the discrimination among Indian indigenous people...

Even for Harrell, who had already become a dalit in front of the people of Chu, and became an officer, he couldn't find any woman of the middle and upper castes to be his wife in Mumbai... Let alone marrying a wife, People of high caste are not even willing to contact Harrell.

Although Harrell has a gun in his hand, the one he holds is the gun of the Chu people. They cannot be provoked by the high-caste people among the Indian aborigines, but they can hide!

This is an embarrassing situation faced by a large number of servant soldiers of the Indian Legion. Because they became soldiers of the servant army of Chu State, they worked hard for the people of Chu State, and then obtained material conditions in return, and also gave them internal respect. .

But it is still impossible for them to gain the recognition of Indians, especially middle and high caste groups!
And this situation made the untouchable soldiers of the Indian military officers become more brutal when they performed tasks in India, especially when they treated people of the middle and upper castes, even if they were only people of the lower castes like Sudra.

Now that I have a house, a car, money, and a gun in my hand, why do you still look down on me?

boom!
Make you look down on me...

Well, that's basically the mentality!
(End of this chapter)