Ever since Buck came to Boma, Birrell Page had been in a deep state of fear.
The second night after Buck arrived in Boma, a cocktail reception was held at the Southern African Embassy in the Republic of Congo to thank Birrell Page. Birrell Page was not invited, which gave Birrell Page a hint of danger.
As the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Congo, Billel Page originally lived in the Ministry of Defense in the center of Boma. After the Southern African Embassy held a thank-you reception, Billel Page moved to the military camp on the outskirts of the city, panicking.
Not all day long.
The garrison of Boma participated in the World War. The division commander was Louis Benn, a close confidant of Birrell Page. The division was well-equipped and well-trained, almost comparable to the southern African army.
"Both the president and the prime minister attended a reception at the Southern African Embassy. During the reception, President Pansy announced that he would sign a series of cooperation agreements with Southern Africa, including an arsenal that has not yet started construction - the arsenal -" Billel Page's
The adjutant stopped talking.
"What happened to the arsenal?" Birrell Page's face was ashen, and he had a premonition that something was not good.
"The arsenal will be built in Nyasaland -" Bilor Page's adjutant also looked ugly. If it is built in Nyasaland, is it still an arsenal in the Republic of Congo?
"Traitor! Traitor! They are all traitors! Bastards——" Birrell Page was furious, picked up the phone on the table and smashed it against the wall.
It took a long time for Birrell Page to calm down. He slumped on the chair behind his desk and breathed heavily. He looked at the adjutant like a hungry wolf: "Where is Palmer now?"
Palmer was an American and was responsible for assisting Billel Page in building the arsenal.
A few days ago, Palmer took it upon himself to send someone to assassinate Haydn, disrupting Birrell Page's plan.
"Mr. Palmer has boarded the ship in Soyo and returned to New York." The adjutant was located very close to the door, showing that he could escape at any time.
Birrell Page breathed a little sigh of relief, just leave, just leave—
"Your Excellency Minister, Mr. President invites you to attend a meeting at the Presidential Palace." Louis Benn hurried over. He was less than thirty years old this year. He participated in the World War and received double awards from King George V and Rock.
Known as the most promising general of the Republic of Congo.
"Let him call me personally -" Billel Page resisted subconsciously and headed to the Presidential Palace at this time. If it didn't happen, it would be a Hongmen Banquet.
Lewis Ben made a helpless expression.
Only then did Billel Page remember that he had just dropped the phone.
"Your Excellency, Minister, it is unreasonable to leave the military camp and go to the Presidential Palace to attend a meeting now." The adjutant did his duty. The current situation is very unfavorable to Billel Page, so he must be cautious in everything.
"How dare you not go to the meeting if the president allows it?" Billel Page also knew he couldn't go, but he couldn't refuse the president's order.
"Mr. Minister, you can be sick——" the adjutant muttered quietly.
Oh oh oh, yes, you can get sick, and you can take time off when you are sick. There is a big flu in the United States, what a good reason.
"Yes, this is how I replied to Mr. President, saying that I am sick, a very serious infectious disease, the kind that will kill me, and I cannot participate in the meeting." Billel Page followed the good advice and did not want to take risks, as long as there was a reason.
, no matter how bad it is.
When a country's defense minister is seriously ill, the president and prime minister still take it seriously. That afternoon, Isaiah Chamberlain also came to the military camp to visit Birrell Page, who was "seriously ill."
Birrell Page had nothing to do. He ate a chicken by himself at noon, drank a whole bottle of wine, and was currently sleeping with his head covered.
"Well, a good sleep is conducive to the recovery of the disease -" Louis Ben looked embarrassed and walked to Birrell Page to wake him up.
"Are you feeling better?" Isaiah Chamberlain pretended.
"Much better, still a little uncomfortable -" Birrell Page pretended to be the same.
The two of them came to sit on the lawn in front of the office. Birrell Page was still wearing a hospital gown.
When acting, you have to do a complete set.
"Do you understand? The arsenal is going to be built in Nyasaland -" Isaiah Chamberlain's eyes were unclear and his true emotions could not be seen.
Birrell Page said nothing and nodded to show his understanding, but his mood was still very low.
"Bilel, if a war breaks out between us and the Kingdom of Congo, are you sure of defeating the Kingdom of Congo?" Isaiah Chamberlain did not go all the way, but just explored this possibility.
"If it's just the Kingdom of Congo, I have full confidence. I'm afraid -" Birrell Page smiled bitterly. Southern Africa has a bad record in this regard. If a war really breaks out between the Republic of Congo and the Kingdom of Congo, then Southern Africa will
Will definitely intervene.
Just like Mozambique before and West Africa now——
Oh, the Republic of Congo and the Kingdom of Congo are also so independent.
Without the help of southern Africa, it would be difficult for the Republic of Congo and the Kingdom of Congo to defeat the Belgians.
"If a war does break out, we can get support -" Isaiah Chamberlain was really unwilling to give in. The strength of southern Africa was disappointing.
"Unless we can get the kind of strong support from the Umbrella Company, we have no chance of winning." Birrell Page is still very rational in the military aspect, but Isaiah Chamberlain, a layman, is more radical.
Thinking of the protective umbrella, Isaiah Chamberlain also fell silent.
At this time, noisy sounds came from the barracks not far away.
"Calm down the hell. No one is allowed to leave the barracks without orders. All officers must take responsibility and lock their weapons in the arsenal. The sentries must also separate their guns and ammunition. No accidents are allowed to happen." Louis
·Ben had a loud voice, as if some soldiers were about to rush out of the military camp, but were stopped by Louis Ben.
"We just want to have an arsenal. Is that wrong?"
"Southern Africa is too domineering. We need to ask Speaker Buck face to face why he treats us like this——"
"What are you questioning? Let's go and kill that guy directly and have a big fight with Southern Africa!"
The officers were noisy, and Isaiah Chamberlain and Birrell Page looked at each other. Both of their eyes were filled with joy, and their military spirit was at their service!
"What the hell! Just stay in your room and do it, do it, do it with your mouth? How can you fight against the aircraft and tanks in southern Africa with the rifle in your hand?" Louis Benn said in his tone.
There is also a strong reluctance.
"We can go up into the mountains to carry out mobile operations. The terrain of the Republic of Congo is complex, tanks cannot deploy smoothly, and heavy weapons are inconvenient to carry. We may have a chance -"
"Yes, we can attack the mines in southern Africa, seize the supplies and then purchase weapons from abroad -"
"We can also enlist the support of the Kingdom of Congo and West Africa——"
The officers talked a lot, and they actually sounded quite convincing.
In fact, they are two different things. Guerrilla warfare in the era of hot weapons cannot be fought just because you want to. There are still many virgin forests in the Republic of Congo that have never been set foot in by humans. There are countless dangers hidden in these primitive forests. In fact, they are not suitable for guerrilla warfare.
.
To put it bluntly, if the logistics are disrupted and there is a shortage of medical and medical treatment, there is no need to attack southern Africa. Those troops who try guerrilla warfare will kill themselves.
It is even more impossible to attack the mines in southern Africa.
Take the Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. as an example. The Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. has more than 30 mines in the Republic of Congo, with more than 200,000 miners and a total mine security personnel of more than 5,000. Not only
Equipped with general-purpose machine guns and grenade launchers, as well as armored vehicles.
The so-called "well-equipped" Boma garrison refers to the fact that compared with other forces in the Republic of Congo, compared with the security forces of Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd., the equipment is actually simple enough. The troops only have the most basic rifles and only
Some of the artillery pieces are still products of the last century and can only be used for defense and cannot follow the troops in combat.
"The prime minister and ministers are in the military camp. We will go to the prime minister and ministers to petition. The prime minister and ministers will definitely support our actions."
"Yes, go find the Prime Minister and Ministers——"
Finally, an officer remembered Isaiah Chamberlain and Birrell Page.
"Mr. Minister is not feeling well. Mr. Prime Minister is visiting the Minister. Please don't disturb Mr. Prime Minister and Mr. Minister -" Louis Benn's voice was anxious.
Isaiah Chamberlain and Birrell Page stood up almost at the same time and walked towards the direction of the sound.
In fact, not far away, after rounding a bush, Isaiah Chamberlain and Birrell Page saw a large group of officers talking around Louis Benn.
"Here comes the Prime Minister and the Minister -" Isaiah Chamberlain and Bill Page were immediately spotted.
These are all loyal ministers and good generals of the country——
Isaiah Chamberlain and Birrell Page both had mature and friendly smiles on their faces.
"Mr. President, Mr. Secretary, we are going to find you——" A group of people immediately changed their target and walked towards Isaiah Chamberlain and Billel Page.
Billel Page suddenly felt a little bad.
This feeling came very suddenly, and before Birrell Page could figure it out, he was surrounded by officers.
"Hello, Mr. Prime Minister -" Although the leading officer had a smile on his face, Birrell Page felt that the smile was slightly ferocious.
Birrell Page was shocked and looked at Louis Benn outside the crowd.
Louis Ben had a cold face and looked at Birrell Page with cold eyes.
An alarm bell rang in Birrell Page's heart, and then he felt his arms being held tightly by someone, a chill under his ribs, and several daggers piercing his body at the same time.
Only then did Birrell Page suddenly remember that during the World War, Louis Benn served under Rock.
ps: It’s finally raining. One autumn rain and another cold. The air conditioner can finally take a break——
