Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Kingdom of the Netherlands

After receiving an official reply from the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Dutch government did not know whether to be happy or worried.

The result was almost identical to what they had guessed, Bulgaria really had no interest in the South Seas, which deserved their celebration.

Unfortunately, precisely because of lack of interest, the Bulgarian government did not even bother to send troops.

The Bulgarian government plans to form a mercenary to help counter the rebellion, but can this mercenary alone be able to do the job?

You must know that the rebels in Southeast Asia are extraordinary. After so many battles, they have evolved.

The elite troops among them, in terms of combat effectiveness, are not much worse than the regular armies of some countries!

Moreover, they have the support of the Japanese behind them, so it is not easy to deal with.

If the mercenary counter-insurgency fails, the Bulgarians are likely to let it go. Anyway, their investment is very small, and they can stop losses at any time!

This is no more influential than letting the Bulgarian government send troops directly!

If it was sending troops directly, it would be different. The Bulgarian government had to suppress the rebellion even for its own sake.

You must know that there are also a series of political factors behind the colonial rebellion in Southeast Asia.

The Dutch government is not bad, anyway, the Kingdom of the Netherlands has long since fallen, so shame on you!

Anyway, there is the British Empire to support, this time the British army's record is not as good as them?

How can you not take advantage of it as a politician?

With the addition of the background of the British Empire, the Dutch people feel that the government has worked hard, and the Dutch army's record on the battlefield is better than that of the world hegemons.

This is enough to prove that this government is still capable.

The attention of the Dutch people is attracted, it does not mean that the matter is over, the rebellion still has to be suppressed, every day of delay, the loss is a huge amount of money!

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the mercenaries formed by the Bulgarians will arrive in Southeast Asia in September and adapt to the weather conditions for a month. After the rainy season is over, the attack is just launched. We must also prepare the necessary materials in advance!" said Dutch Foreign Minister Robinson.

"Well, how many mercenaries are there in Bulgaria?" Prime Minister Daan asked with concern

"A total of four infantry divisions plus one air division, with a total strength of about 70,000 people." Robinson thought for a while and said

"Only so little army? There is no tank armored unit, can this work?" Prime Minister Daan asked worriedly

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Bulgarians have explained that they believe that in the jungles of Southeast Asia, our enemies are a group of **** that has not yet completed evolution and do not need to be equipped with too much heavy firepower.

As for the tank armour, even less is used, they think we have enough armour in the South Seas.

Their reasons persuaded me that these armored units really have no way to shuttle in the jungle, and our enemy is just a group of natives who do not have the ability to produce weapons and ammunition.

In this context, what the counter-insurgency army needs is the ability to be flexible, mobile, and capable of rapid assault. Although these heavy equipment are powerful, they cannot reach the enemy at all! ' explained Robinson

"Damn, so who was the idiot who asked us to send armored troops before?" Prime Minister Daan said angrily.

Obviously they were fooled. It is obviously abnormal to require heavy firepower reinforcements on a battlefield that does not require the use of these heavy weapons and equipment.

But knowing is knowing, everyone has no intention of continuing to investigate, it is nothing more than profit.

The army does not need these heavy equipment, how can these domestic arms dealers make money? How do the people in the related interest chain make profits?

They are well aware of these problems, but this time they went too far, which made them angry.

Originally, the war funds were not sufficient, and as a result, most of the money for purchasing weapons and equipment was wasted on these unnecessary heavy weapons.

Anyone with a slightly normal IQ knows that there are very serious tricks in it. Maybe these so-called weapons and equipment are all a bunch of fake goods, purely for the purpose of cheating money.

Send them to the battlefield for a walk, and then reasonably let them scrap them, and then all relevant personnel, from front-line officers to weapon manufacturers, all took a share of the money from it.

So Prime Minister Daan just caught an officer and scolded him, gave him the hat of an idiot, and exposed the matter on the grounds that the officer's personal ability was not enough.

If it is really pursued, it will kill people. Although not many prime ministers have been assassinated in the Netherlands, Prime Minister Daan does not want to test the integrity of interest groups.

The Kingdom of the Netherlands itself is a small country, and there are few wars. The domestic arms dealers have a bad life. If they dare to cut off their only source of income, then they will not die?

Not only in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but also in many countries around the world.

Many people think that the arms trade is profiteering, and this is true. But this is only the gross profit of a single piece. In fact, their sales volume is not large, and the overall profit is not so abnormal.

Especially small countries, their own domestic market is very limited, and in the international arms market, they cannot compete with the major powers.

If there is an arms race, they can really make a lot of money, and in a peaceful age, they can only live miserably.

Take the Kingdom of the Netherlands as an example. In peacetime, their army was less than 100,000 people. How big could this arms market be?

If the arms dealers don't sell these "valuable" big guys and sell only rifles, how much is 100,000 rifles?

It can be said that 100,000 rifles are sold for 100,000 pounds in this era. This is already a profit of two or three hundred percent. From the gross profit point of view, this is indeed a huge profit.

(Reference: In January 1904, the "Beiyang" government purchased 12,000 6.5mm rifles made in the thirty years of Meiji, 2,000 carbine, and 7 million bullets;

There are 650 pistols and 130,000 rounds of bullets; there are also 48 Japanese field guns and 16 Japanese mountain guns, which were the latest Japanese Type 31 rapid-fire guns at that time, with 25,856 rounds of shells.

Together with accessories, ammunition carts, etc., it cost a total of 1.2 million taels of silver. )

However, these rifles do not need to be replaced every year. In fact, they are replaced by 10% to 30% every year, which is already very good.

That is to say, the Dutch arms dealers, the annual domestic sales of rifles, are only tens of thousands of pounds.

If it is replaced by a tank, a tank with supporting facilities can be sold for thousands of pounds, and the profits of both parties are completely different.

In short, arms dealers who sell guns can't make a lot of money, unless they catch up with the world war, they can still make a lot of money.

In peacetime, with this little sales volume, after deducting labor, mechanical maintenance costs, and production costs, there is almost no money to be made, and losses often occur.

In this context, arms dealers will naturally push the governments of various countries to upgrade their weapons and equipment, and every change is a bloody profit.

This is also the reason why many countries are simply not suitable to use certain equipment, and regardless of the actual situation, they have given a lot of equipment.

"Then what about the issue of troops? Now the rebels in our Nanyang colonies are in the millions. Do the Bulgarians think that with a mere 70,000 troops, they can handle it?"

"This~~" Robinson hesitated, wondering if he should continue.

"Come on, there are no outsiders here, so it won't spread!" Prime Minister Daan broke his concerns

"The Bulgarians think that there is a problem with our counter-insurgency, and they suggest that we use the navy to block the connection between the rebels and the outside world, and isolate the rebels on each island!

With our troops in the Nanyang region, plus these 70,000 mercenaries, it is more than enough to deal with the rebels on any island alone. They suggest to defeat them one by one!

Now that the island occupied by the rebels is establishing a regime, the rebels have also come out of the jungle. As long as the army defeats their main force, these people will immediately flee.

We can exterminate them slowly. In the future, as long as we strictly control the arms trade in the colonies, without ammunition replenishment, these rebels will be dragged to death! ' Robinson organized the language and said

Everyone's faces were ugly. Although they didn't say it clearly, it was actually saying that they were too rubbish, and they couldn't come up with a simple strategy.

The conscience of heaven and earth, they are all pure politicians, and if they touch a gun, they are considered soldiers. For those who fight against gods and horses, they all give priority to politics.

Politically, when they first started to suppress the rebellion, these islands were only part of the rebellion, and of course they had to be destroyed at the same time.

Otherwise, the rebellion on this island will be annihilated, and the island will be completely occupied, isn't it a waste of kung fu?

The situation is different now. Basically, they have fallen, and they don't need to care about political influence. Anyway, it will not be worse than the current situation.

But everyone is old fritters, and they reacted quickly. As long as they can suppress the rebellion and solve the big trouble at the moment, what do you want to say!

"Then let's do it like this. The Ministry of Finance will raise a sum of money as soon as possible. We have to prepare the logistics materials first, so as not to delay the counterinsurgency process because the materials are not in place at the end!" Daan said without changing his expression.

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London

Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin is about to be mad, and the performance of the British Army has thrown the face of the British Empire into its underpants.

Similar to the performance of the British army in Southeast Asia during World War II in history, it was dubbed by the London media as "fleeing upon hearing the enemy, and being defeated when touched!"

This statement, although a little exaggerated, the performance of the British Army is indeed not up to the mark. In the case of equal strength and superior firepower, why can't they defeat the rebels?

Even if the rebels are mixed with Japanese, this should not be a normal behavior of the British army!

The international media have all equated the British Army with the Italian Army. Their existence is to refresh the bottom line of the combat effectiveness of the armies of the great powers!

These are problems that ordinary people see. The real reason is very clear, that is, the adaptability of the British army is too poor, and they have not been able to adapt to fighting in this unique geographical environment in Southeast Asia.

The most obvious sign is the large number of non-combat attritions. Many British officers and soldiers have already lied down before going to the battlefield.

It seems that this is a reincarnation. Historically, Churchill sent them here to die, and this time was no exception.

These issues are no longer important.

Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's biggest headache now is who should be sent to suppress the rebellion. Civilians don't have to think about it. Even if he dares to send, someone must dare to go?

He personally visited the few remaining famous generals in the British Army, and the results were undoubtedly rejected.

Suppressing colonial rebellions is obviously a chore. If you win, you deserve it. If you lose, you are incompetent.

Coupled with the policy of removing the grind and killing the donkey that the British cabinet has always implemented, no one is willing to jump into this fire pit, even if he has repeatedly assured it, it will have no effect.

These famous people are unwilling to do it, so they can only promote new people. The British army was not empty, but too many.

The world war is just over? There are not many other things in the British Army now, that is, there are many generals. Among the officers in active service, there are more than 500 officers above the brigadier general level.

Don't be surprised, there are many generals from all over the world now. For example, the British Army has mobilized millions of people and hundreds of colonial divisions.

Many of these troops are in the plan and have not had time to go to the battlefield, but it does not affect the existence of their officers, right?

A teacher, how can he also be a brigadier general? After wandering around the battlefield, you will become a major general!

If a military exploit is made, then the deputy division commander and the chief of staff will also become major generals, not to mention the higher-level officers, even the brigade commanders and regimental commanders below become brigadier generals.

After the end of the World War, the British Army gave birth to more than 2,000 officers with brigadier generals and above, which can be said to be full of generals.

With so many personnel, who has stronger military capability and whose military capability is worse, is this what Stanley Baldwin can know?

If he had known, there would be no such defeat, and the Southeast Asian rebellion would have been extinguished long ago.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I think Major General Archibald Percival Wavell is good. He is now recognized as a genius general within the Army. His ability has also been recognized by his counterparts from all over the world in the war against the United States. !" the War Minister suggested

"You mean the one-eyed general?" Stanley Baldwin asked

"Yes, Your Excellency!" replied the Minister of War

"He's the person recommended by your War Department, so what's so special about our one-eyed general?" Stanley Baldwin asked

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, as you know, our army is now a mob, lacking even the most basic training, and Major General Wavell is the most capable general in our army!

At the same time, his ability to follow and adapt is also very strong. He has performed very well in previous exercises and has been recognized by everyone!

For this reason, I also consulted, and many generals in the country thought that Wavell was the most suitable candidate! "The Minister of War thought for a while and said

"Well, let this one-eyed general try it first, I hope he can bring us good luck!" Stanley Baldwin rubbed his forehead and said

"Don't worry, Your Excellency Prime Minister! No matter what, it won't be worse than now. At least General Wavell can train us a good army!" The Minister of War comforted.

The main reason for the current situation is that after the end of the world war, the British cabinet, in order to avoid the expansion of the military's influence, tried to find a way to send all the generals who made great contributions home.

Often these people who have made military exploits are also the most capable in the British army. After these people retire, the remaining people are either mediocre or have not grown up.

Otherwise, such a battle would not be commanded by a major general, and it would be hundreds of thousands of troops anyway. Even if a marshal was dispatched, the British Empire would not be unable to get it.

It's just that their civilian system is leading all of this, and naturally they cannot allow these people with outstanding military exploits and extraordinary influence in the army to exist.

Civil and military disputes, regardless of things, are indispensable in ancient and modern China and abroad. Stanley Baldwin's cabinet just caught up, and this Southeast Asian rebellion exposed the legacy of civilian leadership.

The butt decides the head, you know it, but don't expect Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin to change all this. In order to create such a political situation, a king in the UK was sent to the guillotine, which broke the influence of the army!

How could he possibly drive the reverse of history now?

(Remarks: Archibald Percival Wavell (born May 5, 1883 - May 24, 1950), in World War II, with 50,000 troops in Africa to break the Italian army of 300,000, captured Famous for 130,000 enemies.

Later, because of Churchill's blind command, he was defeated by Rommel. He was transferred to the commander of the Southeast Asian theater, and due to insufficient combat readiness, coupled with the intervention of Mr. Churchill, he was defeated by the Japanese Southern Army.

One of his eyes was blinded in World War I, hence the nickname "One-Eyed Dragon". )

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