I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 1055 Xhosa Warriors
France currently has no drugs to treat cholera, but Darius has discovered from the use of saline and glucose in recent months that these two "drugs" are simply omnipotent!

As long as it is slowly injected into the vein with a syringe, nearly 80% of patients will quickly recover, and at least half of them can recover without the use of other drugs.

Of course, the disadvantage is that it is expensive, especially glucose, which can only be shipped from mainland France, and each bottle is worth more than 10 francs - this is the result after the Paris pharmaceutical factory began mass production.

However, the cost of medicine was worth it because the commission for hiring a male Xhosa warrior was 5 to 15 francs per month.

The priest of the Oku tribe "contributed" 10 warriors at a time, and their "service" lasted for three months.

The physical fitness of the indigenous people of South Africa is still very strong - most people with poor physical fitness are eliminated by nature in their childhood.

After the priest was injected with two injections of glucose and five injections of saline, his physical strength was replenished, and eventually his own immunity defeated the bacteria, and he stopped suffering from diarrhea.

Four days later, she was able to eat liquid food. Darius told her to go back and drink as much clean water as possible. He watched her solemnly swear an oath and then announced that she could be discharged from the hospital.

The Khazars took the oaths they made to the gods very seriously, and the ten warriors would definitely report to the city of Mosel.

The priest prayed in front of the gate of the "hospital", praised Darius for his excellent medical skills, and then left reluctantly.

When she returns to her tribe, her experience will surely be widely spread among the tribesmen, and more Xhosa people will be summoned to come for treatment.

In fact, there are as many as sixty or seventy indigenous patients coming and going in the Salt River Hospital every day.

Even the Zulus as far away as Magulu have heard of the hospital's reputation and will travel long distances to come for treatment.

In fact, the Boers also built a hospital in the past, but its reputation was far inferior to that of the Salt River Hospital.

First of all, they don’t like black people, and even if they treat some tribal leaders, they won’t be very dedicated.

Secondly, their medical skills are far inferior to those of the French. Now, any French doctor-in-training with this manual can beat the medical skills of an entire hospital in seconds.

Another thing is that Salt River Hospital only provides medical treatment and does not require patients to confess to God before entering the hospital - other white hospitals are not so easy to deal with.

Finally, Salt River Hospital charges very little.

Patients participating in the double-blind drug trial naturally do not have to pay any money, and they can even have a free meal of corn porridge every day.

Patients who received normal medical treatment could use their contributions to the Boers to offset the medical expenses. If they served the Boers for a month, they could see a doctor for free and receive a commission. If they served for a year, they could see a doctor for free for life. This even included the cost of medicine, which did not exceed 2 francs.

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The town of Swellendam is located east of Cape Town.

More than 200 soldiers from two British infantry companies, protected by 30 cavalrymen, drove five carriages back to the Cape.

The cart was loaded with grain they had just collected from the Boer residents of the town.

Although the British were extremely cautious, three or four soldiers were still killed by bullets that suddenly fired from the bushes on both sides more than ten kilometers away from the town.

In fact, as early as when they first entered the town of Swellendam, someone informed the nearby Boer resistance organization of the news.

The resistance immediately mobilized its troops for an ambush, while the townspeople slowly loaded the British vehicles.

The British soldiers reacted quickly. In less than 5 minutes, they lined up in an infantry line with their backs to the food carts and aimed their guns at the place where the gunshots came from. At the same time, the cavalry dispersed to look for other attackers.

There was silence for a moment, and suddenly military drums sounded, and a line of Boer militiamen in various clothes appeared in front of the British, with more than 400 people.

The British quickly adjusted the direction of the infantry lines, and the officers had raised their swords, ready to give the order to shoot at any time.

They were very confident that with their skilled marching and shooting techniques, it would be no problem to defeat the Boers who were more than twice their number.

When the two sides were about 200 steps apart, the British cavalry suddenly blew a sharp whistle to warn.

Just as the British infantry were looking around nervously, hundreds of black men holding shields and spears, uttering eerie screams, rushed towards them from their right wing.

The British army hastily assigned 40 soldiers to form a defensive formation on the flank, but the Xhosa people stopped halfway through the charge, while the Boer line in the front quickened its pace.

When the Boers were within 80 paces of the enemy, they fired the first volley.

The British army ignored them as it was still far from the firing distance required by the drill manual, so they just stared at them.

The Xhosa people began to run wildly again, and they divided into four columns and rushed towards the British army in a horn shape.

They had not received any training in column charge. This was the combat experience summed up by the ancestors of the Xhosa people in countless tribal fights - they had been practicing it since they could walk.

The British were obviously a little surprised, and when the South African natives were more than 80 steps away, the officer ordered to open fire.

Two Xhosa men were shot and fell - their cowhide shields were no match for the lead bullets - but the wizard behind them chanted strange spells loudly, making the black warriors fearless and even running faster.

The Boers gradually came into effective range, and the British had to focus their main attention on dealing with these more than 400 flintlock rifles.

After several rounds of volleys from both sides, the Boer line began to become chaotic. The left wing continued to move forward, while the middle and right wing were forced to hesitate in place.

Although more than a dozen British soldiers died, they did not panic at all and maintained steady and rapid shooting.

The strange cries of the Xhosa people were getting closer and closer, and then the British heard a series of "whoosh" sounds coming from the upper side.

Sixty or seventy javelins fell on the British defense line, and immediately a dozen people had their chests pierced through, screaming and convulsing on the ground.

Xhosa warriors could throw their spears 50 steps away with amazing accuracy.

Taking advantage of the British army's panic, two Xhosa assault teams finally came into contact with the British soldiers in the front row.

At this time, the strangely shaped shields in the hands of the Xhosa people came into play. The British bayonets were easily blocked, and then the Xhosa people's axes fell on them.

In just three or four minutes, the British right wing, which lacked experience in fighting the Xhosa, began to collapse. The chaos soon affected the other soldiers.

Seeing this, the British commander hurriedly called in the cavalry for cover and ordered the infantry to retreat to the south.

However, they don’t know that almost all Xhosa people are good runners. [Note 1]

[Note 1] Historically, the Xhosa people did rely on the tactics of javelins and desperate charges, and had a casualty ratio of nearly 1:1 against the Dutch colonists who used cold weapons and were equipped with flintlock rifles.

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