Chapter 43 Linear Tactics
In the Chinese Brave Battalion, the highest military rank that Chinese could obtain was corporal. Above the rank of corporal, Chinese had no chance at all. No matter how well they performed, corporal was the glass ceiling for Chinese.
In the Cape Town Police Department, Rock still doesn't know what the glass ceiling for the Chinese is, but judging from the situation of Indian police officers, the sheriff should be the glass ceiling for Indian police officers, so by analogy, the sheriff is also the glass ceiling for Chinese police officers.
Rock's current position is deputy captain of the commando team and he wears the rank of sheriff, which means that Rock has reached the glass ceiling. If nothing unexpected happens, this will be the peak of Rock's life. Even if Rock's crime-solving rate reaches 100%, Rock will only be a sheriff in his life.
This is definitely not what Rock wants.
Relatively speaking, there is no glass ceiling for Henry's promotion, so if the relationship between Henry and Rock is strong enough, then Rock can indeed use Henry's help to climb up.
In this case, Rock's plan has to change. Originally, Rock wanted to capture those rebels personally, but now it seems that the credit should be given to Henry, because Rock is very sure that if Henry captured those rebels personally, then Henry would get much more than Rock.
Of course, before that, Rock still had to establish a good relationship with Henry, so after returning to Cape Town, Rock invited Henry to have a drink at the Table Mountain Bar in the evening.
"Really? So generous?" Henry couldn't believe that a stingy Chinese policeman would take the initiative to treat him.
Well, it might be okay to use the word "miser" to describe other Chinese police officers, but it is not appropriate to use it to describe Rock. Rock is not stingy. Henry also knows that there are always cigars and champagne in the living room of Rock's dormitory, although Henry has never been to Rock's dormitory.
"If you don't want to go, forget it." Rock played hard to get.
"Of course I want to go. I'm going to rip you off. I know you've made a lot of money recently." Henry took the bait immediately. Anyone who could offer 500 pounds to bribe Sharma must be ripped off.
To be honest, although an Englishman should not admire a Chinese, Henry still admires Rock for his "righteousness". Luo Yi is Rock's subordinate and also Henry's subordinate. If Henry had gone to find Sharma at that time, Henry might have said a few good words for Luo Yi, but Henry would never use all his fortune to bribe Sharma.
Yes, as far as Henry knew, Rock's total net worth was only about 500 pounds.
This guess is correct. Although Henry does not know all of Rock's income, Rock's current net worth is only about 500 pounds. After all, Rock earns more and spends more. Of course, this algorithm does not include the haunted house that Rock bought. If the hidden attributes of the "haunted house" are not considered, the actual value of the haunted house will be about 500 pounds.
As night fell, Rock and Henry walked into the door of the Table Mountain Bar arm in arm, like two pure British people going to the bar for fun.
Yes, the friendship between men is so magical. When leaving the Governor's Manor, Henry had already regarded Rock as a friend, the kind of friend with whom he could talk about anything.
Table Mountain Bar is the most popular bar in Cape Town. Although the Cape Colony government does not restrict the business hours of bars, because Cape Town has now become a military city, there is a curfew after 10 o'clock in the evening. If the drinkers are not having enough fun at 10 o'clock in the evening, it doesn't matter. There is a hotel upstairs from the Table Mountain Bar, and the drinkers can go to the hotel and book a room to continue the party.
As the most popular bar, the drinkers are of course of all kinds, businessmen traveling to Cape Town, local officials, and local residents of Cape Town with relatively wealthy families are all accustomed to coming to the bar for fun. Of course, there are more lobster soldiers in uniform. Cape Town is now a military city, and there are too many troops gathered. Ordinary soldiers may not be qualified to consume in the Table Mountain Bar, but the children of nobles serving in the army don't care, as they are already wealthy.
Rock and Henry were not wearing police uniforms, and of course they were not wearing tuxedos. On the summer night, the gentle sea breeze mixed with the intoxicating aroma of wine, and the air became sticky. Henry was originally wearing a double-sided suit, but after seeing Rock's simple white shirt, Henry immediately threw the suit away.
Yes, why wear a suit on a summer night? A simple white shirt is both concise and capable, and it also has the youthful vigor and is very relaxing.
"Handsome guy, give me two of each drink in your bar." Henry looked like he was really going to rip Rock off, and when he got to the bar and opened his mouth, he scared Rock.
"He's joking. Two glasses of Madame Veuve Clicquot, please." Rock would not go crazy with Henry. There were at least dozens of kinds of liquor in the Table Mountain Bar. If he drank a glass of each, he would either get drunk to death or be bloated to death.
"How can two glasses be enough? At least two bottles!" Henry shouted while slapping the bar, attracting the attention of other guests. Rock was a little embarrassed and didn't know why, but Henry, who was normal on weekdays, was a completely different person when he arrived at the bar.
In fact, this is quite normal. Britain is rich in gentlemen , but also in drunkards. In the 21st century, British football hooligans and football have spread all over the world, and alcohol has played an indispensable role in this.
"Okay, two bottles is two bottles." Rock paid the money and pulled Henry to sit in a corner, not wanting to cause trouble.
I can't afford to offend them. There are too many soldiers in Cape Town recently. Eighty percent of the customers in the bar are lobster soldiers. If something really happens, no matter how powerful Rock is, he can't beat four people with two fists.
"Keep a low profile, those people are in a bad mood recently, there is no need to cause trouble." Rock comforted Henry. Because of the failure of the Battle of Ladysmith, the soldiers were in a bad mood. No one would have thought that the Boers, with a total population of less than 400,000, could bring such great trouble to the British Empire, which was in its heyday.
"What a bunch of losers. They can't even beat the Boers. They really should be in a bad mood." Henry was harsh in his words, but he still knew the importance of the matter and didn't speak loudly.
"Actually, we can't blame them entirely. Look at their uniforms. They shouldn't be too conspicuous in the forest or in the fields. The most popular tactics in the army are linear tactics. It's not surprising that they failed." Rock said casually. Since the failure of the Battle of Ladysmith, many people in Cape Town have been discussing the war, and there are all kinds of opinions. No matter what Rock says, it's not surprising.
"Isn't the linear tactics wrong?" Henry challenged Rock with his neck stretched. Henry also had experience of serving in the colonial army and did not think that the British army's failure was caused by incorrect tactics.
"In the era of flintlocks or smoothbore muskets, linear tactics were indeed not wrong, but what about now? Tactics always change with technological advances. If you don't change, the war will force you to change." Rock also wanted to influence Henry subtly. This was the real reason why Rock asked Henry to drink.
