The riot that occurred in the servant army camp resulted in a total of 575 soldiers killed and one officer slightly injured.
Roark did not ask for specific details, nor would he ask Colonel George Johnson to write a report, just pretending that the incident had not happened.
If you don’t write a report, there will be no files left and there will be no future troubles.
The British Empire has colonies all over the world. I don’t know how many such things happen every year. From last year to this year, the number of people who died of starvation in India has increased to more than 30 million. There is also no written record in the UK, and newspapers certainly will not report it. Recently
During this period, the British media focused on the Paris Peace Conference.
After the reduction, there were only 240 servants left in the servant army. More than 20 people were unwilling to shoot the rebels and voluntarily quit.
Rock didn't make things difficult for them, he let them go freely, and gave each of them a severance package of five pounds when they left.
"For the remaining 240 people, their monthly salary and benefits will be doubled, so that they can move their families to Berbera as soon as possible. The relocation costs will be borne by the Berbera municipal government." Rock hit a stick and gave a sweet date,
Roque was never stingy when it came to treating his own people.
To ensure the loyalty of these soldiers, they must be given sufficient benefits. When the Umbrella Company began to recruit mercenaries from Gorkha, it also immigrated the mercenaries' families to Nyasaland together, so as to ensure the loyalty of the mercenaries.
"We only have this few people left now. We can't even guarantee the safety of Berbera. Should we recruit some new soldiers?" Colonel George Johnson was uneasy. 240 people can't guarantee the safety of Berbera at all. Now Berbera
Well, it's almost like an undefended city.
"Don't worry, if the rebels dare to attack Berbera, then Berbera will be the cemetery of the rebels." Rock was not worried. That night, a thousand Gurkha mercenaries arrived in Berbera and stationed the servant army.
military camp.
Angel was appointed by Rock as the top officer of this mercenary force. There are a thousand people, not too many, not too few. They are very important to Berbera now. This is Rock's test for Angel.
Angel didn't even know Gurkha at this time. Fortunately, the junior officers in the army were all Gurkhas transferred from the Umbrella Company. They not only knew English and Gurkha, but some even knew some Chinese.
, which provides Angel with the greatest degree of convenience.
"We soldiers have received training for more than half a year. They are the best soldiers. Originally we were going to participate in the world war, but before they could complete the training, the world war was over. Many of them were once very
They were worried that the unit would be disbanded, so they cherished this job opportunity." Angel's deputy, Captain Dennis, has served in India, is fluent in French and Gurkha, and has been working for the Umbrella Company for five years.
"Very good, let them get ready. Once the Second Cavalry Division arrives in Berbera, we will start taking action immediately." An Qi was a little nervous. This was his first time as a military commander. It is normal to be nervous.
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Starting from that night, the mercenaries began to work. They wanted to take over the defense of the entire city and also sent out night patrols. Rock specially sent ten armored vehicles to cooperate with Angel's work to ensure nothing went wrong.
In fact, it was just one night. After dawn, the forward troops of the 2nd Cavalry Division arrived in Berbera on two passenger ships. They not only brought armored vehicles and artillery, but also used ships to transport tanks.
Roque entertained Don Juan, commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division, and Brad, chief of staff, at the temporary headquarters.
The temporary headquarters is a manor located on the outskirts of Berbera. It was originally owned by a wealthy businessman. After the outbreak of the World War, the wealthy businessman returned to the British mainland and the manor was expropriated by the colonial government of Somalia.
"Are you disappointed? Although the World War is over, our battle is not over." Rock joked after seeing Don Juan and Brad. During the World War, the military ranks of Don Juan and Brad had been promoted to
Lieutenant General, but their positions have not been promoted. Roque plans to appoint Don Juan to replace Tang En as the general manager of the Umbrella Company in a while. By then, Brad may serve as the commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division.
"Not at all. Brad and I were originally worried about whether the Second Cavalry Division would be disbanded after the end of the world war. Now that we are free, I miss a bowl of food every day -" Don Juan was not disappointed at all. The soldier's
The stage is the battlefield.
As a person who hates buffets, Rock chose an Eastern-style banquet to find Don Juan and Brad. However, their minds were not on the dinner table. After the meal, they went to the combat command room and listened to the introduction of Colonel George Johnson.
Current situation in Somaliland.
"——The situation is roughly like this. The Kingdom of Italy is unable to provide help, so we have to face the rebels. The problem now is that we don't know the situation of the rebels, how many people there are, and where they are mainly distributed.
, the Air Force has begun to investigate the rebels, but with little success, and there is no specific information yet." Colonel George Johnson was respectful. He had the lowest rank in the entire combat command room, and even several brigades from the 2nd Cavalry Division.
The military officers are all higher in rank than him.
"I don't know how many people there are, I don't know the equipment, and I don't even know where the rebels are. How can we fight here?" Don Juan had a headache. This was the first time he encountered such a situation. It was completely different from the Western Front.
On the Western Front, at least there was no need to identify German soldiers.
"Actually, there is the simplest way. We just need to drive all the Somalis into Italian Somalia." Roque's first move is to kill them all, but this is not realistic. If we really drive away all the Somalis, what will happen to Somalia?
Orchid also lost its value.
We can’t let the noble white man herd sheep——
"I think it will work!" Don Juan said without thinking, Roque's words were the imperial edict.
Both Rock and Colonel George Johnson looked broken.
"Before, it was impossible to distinguish the identities of rebels and civilians because the government troops were insufficient. Now we have nearly 20,000 people, and we can fully implement the scorched-earth policy during the Boer War. Any hostile behavior that dares to go against us must be brutally attacked.
Kill, capture the Somali men, build permanent fortresses along the coastline, station our troops dispersedly, obtain supplies through the coastline, and trap the rebels alive in the wilderness." Brad is really ruthless. He was in the south back then.
In Africa, Kitchener squeezed the Boer coalition's living space bit by bit in this way, and finally forced the Boer coalition to surrender completely.
"Agreed!" Colonel George Johnson was the first to agree.
Roque and Don Juan looked at each other and nodded imperceptibly.
Then do this. Early the next morning, Brad led a force to Hargeisa, with the purpose of opening up the passage between Berbera and Hargeisa, connecting Berbera and Hargeisa, and then committing suicide.
West to East implements the "scorched earth policy" recommended by Bullard.
The servant army guides played an important role. They led the Second Cavalry Division and Gurkha mercenaries to find the Somali tribes, read out the colonial government's policies to the Somalis, and warned them not to have any contact with the rebels. After discovering the rebels
Report in time, otherwise the tribesmen will be thrown into concentration camps.
In just three days, all the Somali tribes around Berbera were wiped out, and the passage to Hargeisa was completely opened. Bullard led a regiment to station in Hargeisa, and Colonel George Johnson came from Berbera.
and Hargeisa recruited nearly 4,000 Somali laborers to begin building permanent fortifications along the Somaliland coastline.
At this time, another problem arose. After all, building permanent fortifications requires money, and the Somali colonial government was so poor that it could not even afford to station the Second Cavalry Division in Somalia, let alone the cost of building permanent fortifications.
After fully understanding Somaliland, Roque discovered that there are not even decent mineral resources in Somaliland. Animal husbandry is the only economic pillar of Somaliland, and due to years of war, Somaliland's animal husbandry has been severely damaged.
A devastating blow, Roque and Don Juan racked their brains, but could not think of where to get money.
"If you want money, I don't know how many ships pass by Berbera's outer harbor every day. We don't want too many. One ship costs 100 pounds, and if you charge him half a year or a few months, it's easy to get hundreds of thousands."
Don Juan actively thought of solutions, but the ideas he proposed were not very reliable.
Even if it was such an unreliable idea, Luo Kezai carefully weighed the possibilities.
It seems that it is not impossible. For ocean-going cargo ships, one hundred pounds will not break the bones. Moreover, Rock will not collect it all year round, but only collect it for a few months. The ships passing by should be able to tolerate it.
What I want to explain here is that the ships that pass through Berbera's outer port are basically either British or French, so setting up a card to collect money is really not a matter of just accepting it. Roque may have to bear the responsibility.
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"Otherwise we have no choice but to sell the land. I just don't know if anyone will buy it. This shabby place is too poor -" Don Juan killed the goose to get the eggs. Anyway, what he was selling was the land of the Somali colonial government. He had nothing to do with Don Juan.
No.
Selling land is not impossible, the key is the price. If the price is too high, no one will buy it. If the price is too low, it will not be enough. The key is that Somaliland is a poor place. If you want to sell it at a high price, you have to be able to sell it.
"The people selling the land will let them go beforehand and collect the money. The money will be collected according to the size and nationality of the ship. Our ships will be charged less, the French ships will be charged as normal, and the Japanese ships will be charged as much as possible -" Rock still chose to change.
The simple way, for a soldier, is to be simple and crude. Why do you think so much?
"We?" Don Juan was not sure what Roque meant.
"As long as it is a ship of the British Empire, it belongs to us!" Rock was speechless. Don Juan asked whether this "we" included ships with British nationality.
Roque's meaning is very clear. As long as southern Africa does not secede from the British Empire, the British Empire will be "ours".
ps: Actually, I don’t have much to say, but if I don’t post it, I always feel like I haven’t done something——
