129 Be considerate of the elderly (additional update for yesterday’s 122 monthly tickets)
Because of geographical relations, Germany pays more attention to Portuguese East Africa than France. Germany's Tanganyika borders Portuguese East Africa, and France's French Equatorial Africa and Portuguese East Africa are separated by the Congo Free State and Nyasaland.
So the Portuguese asked Germany and France for help. France only came with a retired president, but Germany came with an active chief of general staff.
Schlieffen probably didn't expect that Rock would actually put aside the country's affairs for the sake of three or two "insignificant" people. The strict Germans must have been madly complaining about the "English" in their hearts at this moment.
"Okay, I will send a telegram to His Majesty, but I can't guarantee it will be effective." Fortunately, Schlieffen was not a lunatic like William II.
Wilhelm II has now become the laughing stock of Europe. When the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China, Wilhelm II asked the German troops to fight like "Huns." This led to the Germans in the Eight-Power Allied Forces being nicknamed "Huns."
The word "Hongnu" is very negative in European society.
"Then let's talk about Portuguese East Africa now." In fact, Rock didn't expect Schlieffen's telegram to change anything. If that lunatic William II had listened to others, the First World War would not have broken out.
"Lord, I need a promise from you that the war that happened in Portuguese East Africa will never happen in Tanganyika and Southwest Africa." Schlieffen came up and got straight to the point.
"No, no, no, Your Excellency, Chief of General Staff, the war in Portuguese East Africa has nothing to do with Nyasaland. I cannot give you such a promise. It is neither reasonable nor legal." Roque will not give others instructions, even if it is
Everyone knows that Nyasaland is supporting the Yao people, and Roque will firmly refuse to admit it.
It is absolutely impossible to admit this kind of thing. Not to mention that the Portuguese have no evidence. Even if the Portuguese catch Lala or Zhazha, even if Lala or Zhazha confess Roque, Roque will firmly refuse to admit it.
"Lord, I think we need to be more frank with each other." Schlieffen continued to insist that soldiers were indeed not suitable for chatting. The topic had just begun and the conversation was dead.
"Sorry, Your Excellency, Chief of General Staff, if you insist on thinking this way, then there will be nothing to talk about between us. If you think that I, or Nyasaland, have something to do with the war in Portuguese East Africa, then you can
Go remind the Portuguese, or go directly to London." Roque's face turned cold. If Schlieffen still persists, Roque will terminate all exchanges with Schlieffen.
Not only to terminate the exchange, if Schlieffen is resolute, then Roark will have to send Zulu scouts into Tanganyika to find trouble with the Germans. Although Germany has a large population and great potential for war, Roark will do his best to fight against the Germans.
If you go there, it will be enough for the Germans to drink a pot.
The fighting method of the Yao people is not frontal combat. Guerrilla warfare is more similar to "unrestricted warfare". The number of troops actually does not have much effect. They can only commit thieves for a thousand days, and there is no principle of guarding against thieves for a thousand days. If Luo Ke orders the Yao people to enter
Tanganyika, then Tanganyika will not only follow in the footsteps of Portuguese East Africa, but at least the German colonial order in Tanganyika will collapse instantly.
Taking a step back, even if Germany can maintain the colonial order, the costs for the Germans will increase exponentially. When the cost of colonization and the output of the colony reach a critical point, and the input and output do not match, the colony will also
Lost its meaning.
Otherwise, the Portuguese would not seek negotiations.
"Okay, Lord, there is something wrong with my expression. Now let's talk about the situation in Portuguese East Africa. Is there any way to end the war in Portuguese East Africa as soon as possible?" Schlieffen is quite smart and there is no way to go to the dark side.
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"To end the war, the Portuguese must give up some of their interests. Now we know that the Yao people's request is that the Portuguese withdraw from Portuguese East Africa and compensate the Yao people and the Portuguese for the five hundred years of colonization of Portuguese East Africa.
We will not say whether this request can be realized due to the losses caused by other Africans in East Africa. At the very least, it is impossible to restore the previous situation as hoped by the Portuguese." Roque reiterated the demands of the Yao people.
In fact, the Portuguese also know this. The Yao people and the Portuguese are now very open-minded. They first propose a condition that the other party cannot accept, and then ask for an exorbitant price to pay back the money on the spot.
However, the initiative is not with the Portuguese now. If the Portuguese pins their hopes on negotiations, then the Portuguese will definitely be disappointed. Roque will not give the Portuguese a chance to breathe.
Just last night, the Yao people officially began to launch a frontal attack on Xigubo.
The reason why Luo Ke was unwilling to attack head-on was because he wanted to preserve the vitality of the Yao people.
Now there is no such concern. After the Yao people crossed the Zambezi River, the Ngoni and Zhaona people also joined the ranks of resisting the Portuguese. The Yao people now drove the Ngoni and Zhaona people to attack Chigubo. This can be regarded as
Letter of nomination from the Ngoni people and the recruiter.
Before the Yao people rebelled against the Portuguese, the Ngoni and Zhaona people watched the fire from across the bank.
Now that the Yao people are about to win, the Ngoni and the Zhao people want to pick peaches, but it's not that easy!
This time, the Yao people did not destroy the telegraph line in Xigubo. It is estimated that the Portuguese will get the news that the Yao people have begun to attack Xigubo head-on tomorrow at the latest. By then, Roque does not believe that the Portuguese can still sit still.
"Lord, I want to remind you that if the Yao people win the final victory, then all of us will be in trouble." Schlieffen also knew that the Portuguese were doomed this time. The reason why Schlieffen accepted the Portuguese invitation was not for
The Portuguese "did justice", and Schlieffen's main purpose was to determine Roque's attitude.
Schlieffen's attitude was also very clear. If the Yao people could successfully overthrow the Portuguese rule, then Africans in other African colonies would follow suit and everyone would be in trouble, so this precedent could not be set.
As for "justice", this is impossible between countries. To put it bluntly, if the Portuguese are going to be unlucky, it would be great if the Germans don't add insult to injury. Justice?
Go ahead and dream!
"Sorry, Chief of General Staff, this is not something we can decide." Roque doesn't care. The "rebellion" of Africans is indeed a trouble for other countries, but it is not for Roque.
Nyasaland is full of Chinese. It is impossible for the Chinese to rebel against Rock. The only reason why the Chinese can live in Nyasaland is Rock. In Nyasaland, if someone wants to rebel
, without Roque's intervention, the Chinese in Nyasaland would eat the rebels alive.
As for the Africans in the four Cape colonies, Rock is not worried either. On the contrary, Rock is most worried about the Boers. The Boer War has just ended and the Boers have had their backbones broken. Now they are unable to rebel even if they want to.
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"My Lord, just because you are not worried does not mean that London is not worried either." Schlieffen said threateningly.
"Haha" Rock laughed without saying a word.
Forget the threat, even if the UK enters the stage of strategic contraction, it is still not comparable to Germany. There are still three pounds of nails in the broken ship. Don’t look at Germany’s GDP now surpassing the UK. That’s only in the past two years. The UK has been in the industrial revolution for more than 100 years.
The accumulation is no joke. Germany has only been unified for a few years. Not to mention that Britain’s hair is thicker than Germany’s waist. At least the current Germany cannot afford to fight a war costing 220 million pounds even if it sells iron.
"So, what is the final request of the Yao people?" Schlifen was now sure that he would not get what he wanted from Roque.
"Portugal gave up all territory north of the Save River in Portuguese East Africa, recognized the Yao people's ownership of the territory north of the Save River, and compensated the Yao people for their losses in the war." Roque also spoke loudly, saying in one sentence
The original border line has been pushed southwards by at least 250 kilometers.
"This is impossible, Lord, the Portuguese will not accept this plan." Schlieffen subconsciously refused. If the Portuguese accepted this plan, then Portuguese East Africa would cease to exist.
The Save River will be the dividing line between Manica and Inhambane in the future. The territory south of the Save River in Portuguese East Africa is about 170,000 square kilometers and the north is about 630,000 square kilometers. If the Portuguese accept this plan,
That would be similar to giving up Portuguese East Africa directly.
What's more, the Yao people also asked the Portuguese to compensate for their losses. This is simply a fantasy. I have only heard that colonial countries taxed the colonies, but there has never been a saying that colonial countries should compensate for the losses of their colonies.
"The Portuguese will accept it." Roque said coldly. The Portuguese certainly don't want to accept this plan, but they can't accept it because Chigubo is south of the Save River. In other words, all the territory north of the Save River.
All of them have been actually occupied by the Yao people.
Schlieffen remained silent, obviously weighing the meaning of Rock's words.
"This condition is only valid before Chigubo is captured by the Yao people. If the Yao people occupy Chigubo and the Portuguese have not agreed to this plan, then the Yao people will demand all Portuguese East Africa including Lourenço Marquez.
Territory." Roque's condition is time-limited, and now it depends on the determination of the Portuguese.
The determination of the Yao people is obvious. The Yao people will definitely not stop attacking Xigubo before all the Ngoni and Zhao people are killed. Now it depends on whether the Portuguese can hold on. Can they hold on to this war?
If you still fight and cannot hold on, then there is no need to negotiate.
If the Yao people occupy Chigubo, then the next attack on Lorenzo Marquez will be a success. By then, the Yao people will no longer accept the Portuguese's request for negotiation.
When leaving the Johannesburg police station, Schlieffen felt extremely heavy. Rock's attitude was so determined that Schlieffen had gained nothing from Rock.
That night, the Portuguese delegation in Johannesburg received news that the Yao people had begun to attack Higubo.
So at the strong request of the Portuguese, the negotiations resumed that night.
"There is no possibility of any discount on our conditions. Out of respect for Lord Nyasaland, we accept Lord Nyasaland's mediation and can give up our territorial claims south of the Save River, but this condition is time-limited.
, if we occupy Xigubo and the negotiation has not ended, then this condition will be abolished." Zhazha's attitude is even tougher. If Roque hadn't come forward, Zhazha would not even agree to this condition. In just one day, well
The Goni and the recruiters have occupied one-third of the urban area of Chigubo and are now engaged in brutal street fighting. In three days at most, the Portuguese in Chigubo will be exhausted in the street fighting.
The biggest disadvantage of the Portuguese is that they are short of manpower, so they cannot recruit people to fight against the large number of Ngoni people in street fighting. Everyone knows this.
"We are negotiating and all acts of war must stop!" Negotiating on behalf of Portugal was João Franco, the future Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Portugal, a tough but incompetent dictator.
"We have not reached any agreement, so the war cannot stop." Zhazha will definitely not agree to an armistice. Only if the war continues and Portugal continues to bleed will the Portuguese government agree to sue for peace.
Don’t think that the bones of the Portuguese are so hard. In 1890, Britain issued an ultimatum to Portugal, requiring Portugal to withdraw its troops stationed between Portuguese East Africa and Portuguese West Africa. This area is actually now Nyasaland.
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Subsequently, British warships blocked the port of Lisbon and threatened Portugal with war. Under pressure, King Carlos I of Portugal agreed to the British request.
This behavior also marked the complete failure of Portugal's "Pink Map Plan".
The "Pink Map Plan" is to connect Portuguese West Africa (Angola) and Portuguese East Africa (Mozambique), which is in direct conflict with the British "Two C Plan".
Carlos I's concession led to unanimous protests from all the citizens. The Republicans took the opportunity to accuse the government of being weak and incompetent and betraying national interests, claiming that all this was the consequence of the monarchy. To change everything, the monarchy must be overthrown and a republic must be established.
Therefore, the Portuguese really did not dare to resist, and they did not have the ability to send troops to suppress the resistance of the Yao people. The entire Portuguese Kingdom was in turmoil.
"Lord Nyasaland, you should take responsibility!" Joao Franco shouted sternly at Roque.
Luo Ke spread his hands, his expression extremely innocent.
Roque's mediating role was appointed by London. Roque can only do his best. Whether the mediation can be successful depends on the ideas of the Yao people and the Portuguese. The Portuguese are not making any promises now, and are not even willing to give in.
I want to delay time, how can I ask Rock to mediate?
Don't say there is nothing Roque can do, no one can do it. In order to put pressure on Nyasaland and the Yao people, the Portuguese also invited the Germans and the French. As a result, the Chief of General Staff, Mr. Schlieffen, was unwell today and did not show up at the negotiations at all.
At the meeting, the former president was "dozing off" and had no idea what was happening in the meeting room.
After all, he is almost sixty years old, so he needs to be considerate.
