I want to be emperor

Chapter 886 Governor Appointed Officers
The Battle of Harkesburg was no less than a huge earthquake to Spain. Just after the Battle of Harkes ended, when the news reached Madrid, it caused great panic in Madrid. The king and many dignitaries hurriedly mobilized more A large number of troops were hoarded in Madrid, and at the same time they began to send people to contact the Chu people in an attempt to negotiate peace.

But this battle is nothing special for the Great Chu Empire. It is just one of the many battles that the Great Chu Empire has fought in overseas campaigns over the years.

Both scale and intensity are actually very low.

Battles like this began when the Great Chu Empire entered Nanyang, and they basically had to be fought every one or two years. A series of battles during the early march to Nanyang, especially when the entire Indochina Peninsula was annexed in the Nanyang Development Plan, and Siam However, in the series of wars waged by Myanmar and Myanmar, the scale is actually larger and the intensity is also greater.

When it entered India later, it also fought many battles with the local indigenous kingdoms in India, especially a series of wars with the Mughal Empire.

Although the Great Chu Empire has little awareness of the war that broke out in India, many ordinary people don’t even know that the many army troops stationed in India by the Chu Army are fighting at both ends of the day, and they have already fought against the Mughal Empire. Several large-scale battles.

But it is undeniable that the Chu army fought very frequently in the Indian region, but most of these battles were fought by Indian servants. It is rare to say that the infantry of the regular army was directly used to fight the infantry of the Mughal Empire.

This is mainly to avoid unnecessary casualties.

After all, before the Chu Army installed rear-loading rifled guns on a large scale, the main infantry weapons equipped by the Chu Army were nothing more than flash cap percussion guns and front-loading smoothbore guns. There are many limitations of smoothbore weapons, such as short range and slow rate of fire.

Even if the Chu army using this kind of weapon and line tactics can gain huge strategic and tactical advantages, if they are unlucky, they will suffer a lot of casualties.

Even if the enemy army is just a group of cold-armed troops using bows, arrows and spears, if they are lucky enough, they will still cause certain casualties to the Chu army.

Under such circumstances, the Chu army also organized and established a large-scale Indian army in the Indian peninsula, with Indian untouchables as the main source of troops.

From one regiment at the beginning to more than ten divisions today.

Today's Indian Army has actually undertaken the main combat missions in the Indian region, especially infantry combat missions.

Thereby greatly reducing the unnecessary casualties of the Chu army.

Later, when they attacked Africa, the Chu army also sent Indian legions to Africa to fight with the local indigenous people in order to reduce unnecessary non-combat attrition in the regular army.

Whether in India or in Africa, the Indian army has achieved good results, greatly reducing unnecessary casualties or non-combat attrition of the Chu army.

This also led to the formation of a set of tactics for the Chu army to use the Indian army in the Indian Peninsula and Africa.

The basic core is to use the infantry of the Indian Legion as the main combat force, and the regular army of the Chu Army acts as a supervisory team, technical and support forces, such as dispatching cavalry and artillery to supervise and support operations.

Using such tactics, the Chu army fought many battles with the Mughal Empire in the Indian Peninsula, so that the Mughal Empire and the Great Chu Empire were able to sign a series of treaties, including fully opening the market and limiting tariffs. , Go to the emperor, give up sovereignty and claims to most of India, cede the Bengal and other areas at the entrance of the Ganges, and give up the surrounding areas of Mumbai.

Later, he was forced to accept the protection of the Great Chu Empire, and lost military command power, diplomatic power, and even ordinary internal affairs rights were subject to the supervision of the Great Chu Empire.

For this reason, the Great Chu Empire also specially dispatched a Mughal supervisor to supervise the actions of the Mughal Empire.

Taking advantage of this series of war victories and signed treaties, the Great Chu Empire also divided the Mughal Empire by the way. The Mughal Empire, which controlled the central and northern regions in the past, has now become a state that only controls part of the northern territory. Small empire.

After the split of the Mughal Empire, the Great Chu Empire directly acquired part of the coastal areas and established a number of directly controlled colonies, such as the four states of Mumbai, Mengbangla, Indo, and Goa. .

In addition, it supported the establishment of more than a dozen local indigenous kingdoms, such as the Kingdom of Jijirat.

As for the area directly establishing administrative agencies and carrying out large-scale immigration rule, it is the southern region of India, but the area is actually not large, and the direct control of this place is more for the direct control of the Palk Strait to ensure the safety of the route.

This directly ruled area is also known as Yinnan Province. The Great Chu Empire directly established the governor of Yinnan here, established various prefectures and counties, and immigrated on a large scale.

In the above series of processes, war is naturally indispensable.

So don't look at the peace in the Great Chu Empire, but in fact the Chu army is fighting overseas almost all the time, and the scale of some wars can easily reach tens of thousands of people.

It’s just that many people in China don’t know about it, or if they know about it, they don’t pay much attention to it…

The Battle of Harkesburg taking place in Europe today is similar to the Great Chu Empire... It seems that the scale of the battle is tens of thousands of people, but in fact the intensity is very limited, with only a dozen casualties... This kind of To be honest, the battle is not as good as a failed small-scale combat operation.

It is not always smooth sailing for the Chu army overseas. Sometimes they are unlucky enough to encounter an ambush by the natives, and the natives shoot directly at them with a ton of bows and arrows. The number of regular soldiers of the Chu army killed or injured is more than this.

The strength of the Chu army is actually strong on the frontal battlefield, and some small-scale sporadic combat power, especially when they are attacked and ambushed by indigenous people in unfamiliar places, can easily capsize in the gutter.

Otherwise, why did the Chu army form a large-scale servant army like the Indian Legion? It is because the servant army like the Indian Legion is needed to undertake a large number of patrols and small-scale combat tasks, thereby avoiding unnecessary casualties of its own regular army soldiers.

As strong as the Chu army, relying on absolute weapons and tactical advantages, they can push any indigenous country across the frontal battlefield with ease... But encountering sporadic attacks is also a headache.

A few patrolling soldiers were shot and killed by cold arrows today, a few more were killed by the sneaky bombardment of the checkpoint by the natives tomorrow, and a few more were shot and killed by black guns two days later... Even if it doesn't affect the overall situation, it is still very disgusting.

In order to guard against such sporadic asymmetric attacks, the Chu army often needed to mobilize a large number of troops in the early days, which cost a lot of military expenses, and the gains outweighed the losses in the long run.

In response to this asymmetric and sporadic attack, the Chu army's solution is to form a large number of Indian servants, and then use these Indian servants to conduct daily patrols and small-scale battles.

Of course, an ultra-high-pressure suppression measure will also be added. For example, if a patrol is attacked, then the surrounding indigenous villages and towns will be wiped out...

The Indian servant soldiers of untouchable origin are willing to go to the villages and towns that they could not enter in the past, and shoot the so-called high caste people who looked down on them in the past and are superior.

Sometimes the officers of the Chu army have repeatedly ordered that the indiscriminate killing of innocents is not allowed, but it is difficult to effectively control these Indian servants.

The soldiers of these Indian servants, their humble origins, coupled with the inhumane and almost inhumane training of the Chu army on the servants, will cause these servants to behave extremely cruelly when facing local high-caste people ...

Somewhat perverted.

This kind of perverted mentality is the same even in Europe. In fact, during the battle, far fewer than 8000 Spaniards died on the spot.

After all, the two sides in this battle did not engage in hand-to-hand combat. The Chu army used shelling to kill the Spanish army from the very beginning.

However, when intercepting and capturing prisoners later, the two Indian servant infantry regiments performing the mission were extremely cruel. A little loot will hunt down the rout.

So in the end, the number of Spaniards killed in battle exceeded 8000, and at least half of them died at the hands of the Indian servants.

If it were replaced by the regular army of the Chu army to capture the prisoners, it would be impossible for the Spaniards to have so many dead.

In fact, this situation is not over yet. After capturing more than 2 captives, these captives were basically handed over to the Indian Third Division for custody and management.

As a result, within a few days, the wounded among the more than 2 prisoners were basically dead... When the Indian servants took care of the prisoners of war, they didn't care so much. food.

This situation is extremely uncomfortable even for uninjured prisoners of war, let alone those injured prisoners of war.

As for medical treatment... These days, medicine is precious. The medicine carried by the Chu army's expeditionary force is only enough for the regular army to use. In the Indian servant army, only Chu officers and indigenous officers in the servant army can receive medical treatment.

In other words, once the Indian servants were injured, they could not get medical treatment, and could only carry on after simple treatment.

It is impossible for these Spanish wounded prisoners of war to be treated.

After this series of things were done, when these Spanish prisoners of war were escorted back to Cadiz, there were only more than 8000 people left.

The big bosses in Cadiz were very upset... These prisoners of war were originally scheduled free labor. These prisoners of war were needed for the construction of port berths and various infrastructures, but they were directly sent by the Indian servants. So many people died in one toss.

But there is nothing they can do about it... Chu people themselves know better what the Indian servants are like, and even the cruelty shown by the Indian servants in many cases is connived by the Chu people.

This Indian servant army is in the Indian peninsula. If it is not cruel to the Indian natives, the Chu army would not dare to use it... How can there be more than a dozen divisions with a total strength of more than 15 Indian servants.

Obviously, most of the indigenous officers in the Indian servant army are not fools, and they basically know these facts... If you want to gain the trust of the people of Chu, you must become an officer of the Indian Legion who stands tall in front of the indigenous people, and you will gain far more than yourself. Living conditions of the Dalit caste.

You have to give something, show your worth... and more importantly, show enough loyalty.

The most important thing is that you must follow the Chu people and stop thinking of yourself as an Indian.

What the Chu people wanted was a servant army loyal to Chu, not an Indian army...

During the battle, if the native officers of the servant army show the slightest bit of intolerance and kindness towards the Indian natives... then don't expect to continue to gain the trust of the Chu people, and they will be transferred or even dismissed immediately...

All of these have led to the fact that the indigenous officers and non-commissioned officers in the Indian servant army are not allowed to separate themselves from their former ethnic groups.

Without cutting, you can't even become a non-commissioned officer, let alone go further to become an indigenous officer, that is, the rank of "same lieutenant" specially awarded to outstanding Indian officers.

This military rank was not awarded by the Military and Political Department of the regular army of the Great Chu Empire, but was directly awarded by the "Minister of Military Affairs of India, the Governor-General of the Order".

Therefore, this military rank is also called "governor-appointed officer" in the official official documents, and is it the same as the official officer in the Great Chu Empire in the traditional sense.

Officers appointed by the governor have only one single military rank, that is, "Team Captain", who mainly serve as the three-level battalion chief of the "battalion, company, and platoon" in the servant army, and assist the Chu people's officers to command the troops... This position is actually Chu In the National Regular Army, the battalion chief served by senior non-commissioned officers.

The Chu army set up battalion chiefs in the platoon, company, and battalion-level units in the new army. The platoon and battalion chiefs are served by sergeants, the company-level battalion chiefs are served by sergeants, and the battalion-level battalion chiefs are served by senior sergeants. .

To this end, the senior non-commissioned officer rank of Senior Sergeant Major was newly established.

These sergeant majors and senior sergeant majors are all senior non-commissioned officers who have served in the army for many years. They understand various situations in the army and can effectively assist officers in handling various battalion affairs.

At the same time, it also gave the non-commissioned officers a good promotion system.

After all, the non-commissioned officers in the Chu Kingdom usually served as the deputy squad leader, squad leader, and backbone of the technical arms. space.

This will not only allow the army to retain more experienced senior non-commissioned officers and improve the combat effectiveness of the troops, but also solve the problem of retirement arrangements for senior non-commissioned officers who have been in the army for a lifetime.

Non-commissioned officers who can be mixed up to the rank of sergeant are basically in their thirties, and it is very embarrassing to retire at this time... After all, they cannot directly transfer to a local agency like an officer and directly enter the rank of official, and all officers are uniform It is equivalent to high-level talents who have graduated from a university. It is very popular to transfer to other places. Even if they do not accept the transfer arrangement and go out on their own, many companies will accept it.

But the non-commissioned officers in the state of Chu are basically soldiers who are promoted. At most, they go to night school in the army, pass the junior middle school exam by themselves, and have been in the army for more than ten or twenty years. Trouble, you can't be high or low!
The salary is high, and the local people hate it... Moreover, the education level of these senior non-commissioned officers is indeed lacking, and many positions are not easy to arrange.

The remuneration is low, such as arranging a coachman in a local government agency, a worker in a government-run enterprise, etc., the remuneration is too low...

In the end, the army actually does not want to let go of these experienced grassroots backbone professionals too early.

Therefore, in order to solve these problems within the army, the new rank of senior sergeant major was simply established, and the service duties of the two ranks of sergeant sergeant and sergeant major were expanded.

This solves the problem of the service life of these senior non-commissioned officers, prolongs their military careers, and allows them to serve until they are in their 40s before retiring and arrange some leisure jobs in local institutions for the elderly.

Therefore, in the regular army of the Great Chu Empire, the current non-commissioned officers are actually quite promising. As long as they can become non-commissioned officers before the four-year service period, even if they are only corporals, then there is still room for further advancement. If the strength is enough, luck Fortunately, I can still mix until I retire around the age of 40, which is basically the rank of sergeant major.

At that time, the army will often directly arrange for you to take some leisurely positions in local government agencies for retirement, or if you want to continue to work hard, you can also arrange to be a higher-ranking patrol officer in the patrol agency. There is basically no problem with the seventh grade.

In this life, it is basically safe.

As for Zheng Qipin, this is almost the end of the struggle of many low-level officials who graduated from high school and technical secondary school and entered the officialdom through the formal imperial examination.

For many ordinary children from poor families who entered the army after graduating from high school, this can be regarded as crossing classes.

It is quite popular to join the army in the Great Chu Empire.

The high-achieving students are admitted to the military academy, and then go all the way to become officers and climb up... These people are basically members of the upper-middle class from the moment they are admitted to the military academy. Duo Duo is a famous figure in the local high society.

Ordinary people are paid very well when they serve in the army. Even if they only serve for four years and retire, they will basically be arranged to work, usually in government-run enterprises... If you don’t want to accept the job arrangement, you can also take a one-time retirement. Kim went out on his own.

If you can become a non-commissioned officer, even if it is only a corporal, then when the corporal retires, he will basically be arranged in a formal official administrative organization such as a patrolman or a clerk. An iron rice bowl can basically be stable for a lifetime without making mistakes.

Today's ordinary patrolmen, if ordinary people want to come in, you must first have a high school or a special police college to study, and then you have to start, a lot of people compete to get a basic patrolman from the ninth rank position...

If you can retire at the rank of sergeant or sergeant major, the treatment will be better.

In a word, as long as you join the army, the empire can arrange your life well. There is no hope of being rich and powerful, but there is no problem at all with a stable life.

This is why many poor children enthusiastically sign up to join the army every year. For most poor children, joining the army may be the best opportunity in their lives to get rid of poverty.

A series of factors within the Great Chu Empire led to the birth of the position of battalion chief, and after practice, it was found that it was indeed good, so the military began to extend this system of battalion chief to servants such as Indian officers .

As the exclusive position of the "Lieutenant" appointed by the Governor, in this process, the Lieutenant of the Governor-appointed officer, although still only has a separate rank of Lieutenant, but it is also divided into first, second and third grades, corresponding to the three levels of platoon, company and battalion Battalion chief job.

It is also very difficult for these governor-appointed officers to be promoted. Not only do they need experience and qualifications, proficiency in Chinese, but more importantly, loyalty.

After all, these governor-appointed officers are, for the Chu State, the link to control the servant army... or the mouthpiece.

If there is a problem with this bond, it will be difficult for the Chu people's officers to directly command those indigenous soldiers...the two cannot speak the language.

Based on this particularity, Chu people have very high requirements for commissioned officers, and the assessment is also very strict. For motivated Indian native non-commissioned officers, they will naturally take actions to show their loyalty to the Great Chu Empire.

As a result, many indigenous officers in the Indian Army were very brutal in their treatment of Indians, African and even European aboriginals.

Because they are a group of people who have no country and nation, and even no way out. Apart from being loyal to the Great Chu Empire, they have no other way out.

Harrell is one of them!

As the first batch of Indians who defected to the people of Chu, he had served as an Indian officer long ago, and became the first batch of officers appointed by the governor, and became the rank of lieutenant.

Later, when the ranks of the same lieutenants were subdivided into first, second, and third ranks, although he became a third-rank lieutenant at first, he was promoted to a second-rank lieutenant not long after.

After arriving in Europe, he has become a first-class lieutenant and serves as the battalion chief of the First Infantry Battalion under the Ninth Infantry Regiment of the Third Division of the Indian Army.

It can even be said that in the infantry battalion of more than 800 people, except for more than two dozen Chu officers, he has the highest authority and status.

This is also what countless Indian soldiers among Indian officers need to look up to!

And Harrell is indeed quite satisfied with his current state. The money he accumulated on the battlefield for many years allowed him to successfully purchase a piece of land in the East African colony. In the middle, he returned to his hometown in Mumbai, India, and married them. A woman from a high caste family.

The marriage process is naturally not harmonious, and threats, temptations and even bullets are indispensable.

For this, Harrell also owed favors to his former comrade-in-arms who joined the army together in the past and is now serving as a second-class lieutenant in the army in his hometown... Even if the local Chu officer in the army received his money, he turned a blind eye to it. Close your eyes, but you want to pull dozens of Indian officers and soldiers to come to the door with guns to propose marriage. This kind of thing also requires human affection.

Although it costs a lot, owes favors, and the process is troublesome, Harrell is happy!

He ran all the way back to his hometown from Africa because of his resentment or a mentality of revenge: I made you look down on me and bully me in the past, but now I, a Dalit pariah, is riding on the body of your Kshatriya daughter... …

Not to mention, riding on the daughter of a high-caste family in my hometown that I needed to look up to in the past, it was really cool...

(End of this chapter)