Increasing the number of artillery while increasing the firepower also means an increase in logistics pressure. A German army now has about 46,000 people and requires about 14,000 horses. Excluding the transport units under the army, a division needs at least 5,500 to 6,000 horses. More than 1,200 large trucks need to be transported. Therefore, in order to ensure the horses and vehicles required for logistics, Kariput suggested that the Boers re-select and replace horse breeds, and ensure that the specifications of the large trucks are consistent.

It is true that there are many horses in the Boer people. But there are many horses that do not mean there is horse politics! The same 1,000 horses, the horses of warlords in the Beiyang era are obviously different from those of European powers! The former is just to make up the numbers, while the latter is made through scientific horse politics. The Boer people also have such problems. Although the base is large, the number of horses that are really easy to use is limited. Most of the horses are pulled from various farms. What else do you want?

Generally speaking, it takes more than ten years for horse government to achieve results and slowly cultivate and optimize. It is obvious that the Boers have no time. So the plan proposed by Kariput is to introduce and select local varieties together. Introducing, it is naturally necessary to buy from the Boers' good friend Bavaria. As for local selection, it is naturally to choose the best from the horses everywhere, and then as a reserve military horse. As for the big cart? This is much easier to do than horses, so the country will pay a portion of the money and then unify the specifications?

The Boers used cavalry to conduct guerrilla warfare and harassment warfare in history, and the effect was very good. Ruprecht knew very well about this, so before Kalipt came to Africa, His Highness specifically told Kalipt about his understanding of cavalry. Overall, it was nothing. To put it bluntly, everyone should cut down all the cold weapons, just use them as high-motor infantry riding horses. Moreover, this is a light infantry, so don't think about the cannons above 75mm.

"In future battles, it is unrealistic to simply use cavalry to attack infantry with relatively complete firepower. The cavalry's fences and sabers cannot stop the firepower of artillery and machine guns, so future cavalry mainly serves as reconnaissance and anti-reconnaissance forces and harassing forces behind enemy lines."

"As a reconnaissance force, the cavalry can use its mobility to search for opponents on the one hand, and at the same time, it can form a cavalry curtain to block the opponent's reconnaissance. When necessary, with the cooperation of other troops, the cavalry will attack the opponent's command center or artillery positions and other key units."

"The idea that you proposed to use cavalry to conduct guerrilla warfare in enemy territory is still useful in South Africa. After all, South Africa is vast, but if you draw out thousands of cavalry, it will be a bit stressful for your country. It is better to hand it over to another Boer country to take charge. Your cavalry should cooperate with the main force in the unit of regiments."

"A cavalry regiment should be composed of 600 to 700 cavalrymen. They should be equipped with 4 machine guns and 6 mortars. The main combat division should be equipped with about 2 cavalry regiments, one of which is responsible for reconnaissance and the other is used as a mobile force. The total number of cavalry regiments owned by your country should be about 5, of which 2 are accompanied by the main division, and the other is responsible for performing other tasks. The last cavalry regiment is used as a reserve." This is written in the cavalry plan formulated by Kalipt for Kruger.

"The 5 cavalry regiments and 1 main combat division have a force of about 23,000, and the total force we can mobilize is only about 40,000. What do you plan to arrange the remaining 17,000?" Kruger once asked this after completing the organization of the main division and cavalry regiment.

In fact, another meaning of his is that 23,000 high-end soldiers have almost exhausted all the elites of Transvaal. If they continue like this, the reserve force will definitely be insufficient. After all, the Boers recruited soldiers from the age of 16 to the age of 60. The seemingly high recruitment ratio must be mixed with a lot of sand!

"Another 6,000 people were drawn to form 6 independent reserves and garrison troops of the nature of militia. The remaining personnel can be used as engineers and logistics transport units. But overall, I still think that the strength of the Boer Republic is really limited. If possible, we can recruit blacks as transportation and auxiliary forces." Kalipt finally gave a relatively vague answer.

The elite troops are young and middle-aged. The garrison troops can use middle-aged and young people. The remaining personnel that are not suitable for combat will be used as logistics units. However, even so, the Boer army is limited by the population base. In fact, the military strength is still tight. After a series of wars, once there is a large gap in the front-line force, in order to maintain mobility, some heavy equipment will inevitably be discarded. In modern times, the sign of the loss of combat effectiveness of many troops is not the number of personnel losses but the equipment loss rate.

So what Kalipt was worried about was not only the losses of the combatants, but also the lack of logistics transportation and labor. So after realizing the lack of human resources in the Boer people, Kalipt strongly demanded to establish a good relationship with the blacks. This is a national war and requires concentrating all the strength. Even if part of the territory is given away, it is not hesitant to give up, after all, it is given to the blacks. It can be recaptured after the war. Once it loses to the British, there will be no chance at all!

"In fact, it doesn't matter if you gave some of your old equipment to the Zulu for the other's kindness. The old weapons in your hands lack parts and ammunition, and they are very aging. Apart from being used for hunting, they will not pose a threat to the Boer army armed with German weapons. If we can exchange guns and money for black support and labor, then our manpower shortage will be greatly alleviated." Kalipt has made such suggestions to Kruger more than once.

"We have been improving the relationship between black people. Although the effect is not very good, many black tribes have already taken a neutral attitude. Although the Zulu people have hatred with us, they have greater conflicts with the British, especially the chiefs and nobles of Zulu. I will consider your suggestions." Kruger said after several considerations.

The wheel of history rolled forward, just as Kalipt was giving advice to the Boers with great sincerity, Prince Ruprecht, who had just finished his work some time ago, had not had time to take a break, once again boarded the train to Berlin. This invitation, issued in the name of the Prussian Central Government and the Admiralty, made Ruprecht realize a very important thing, that is, the real construction of the German Navy is about to begin!

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