It was only a long time later that Rock learned that the attack on the Southern African pioneering team was really not an order from the governor of Southwest Africa, but the impromptu idea of a nobleman who had just arrived in Southwest Africa.
Now the noble son who didn't know the heights of the sky has been killed in the battle, and even his body has not been found. What is left in Southwest Africa and Southern Africa is devastated.
It was really devastated. In just half a month, many farms and ranches in northern Southwest Africa were attacked. Although the attackers were restrained and would not actively harm those farmers who did not resist, they attacked those farmers who tried to resist.
Lord, the attackers were also merciless.
All the houses were burned down and all the property was looted, but surprisingly, the raiders had no interest in the slaves on the farm, who were often the farm's greatest asset.
It was also much later that the Governor-General of Southwest Africa learned that the attackers not only did not harm the slaves, but instead gave them certain living supplies and weapons. Many slaves later became staunch opponents of the colonial government in Southwest Africa.
Here I would like to introduce the specific situation of Southwest Africa. Southwest Africa has a long and narrow plain along the coast and mountainous plateaus in the interior, generally with an altitude of more than 1,000 meters.
The central part of Southwest Africa is the Central Highlands, the east is part of the Kalahari Basin, and the western coastal area is a desert plain.
Germany's colonization of Southwest Africa started in the south of Southwest Africa and gradually advanced to the north and east. In 1884, Germany announced its occupation of Southwest Africa. However, until last year, the Germans still had not occupied the entire territory of Southwest Africa.
In just half a month, German rule in northern Southwest Africa collapsed completely. The Governor-General tried to send troops to stabilize the situation, but the servant army composed of white officers and colonial soldiers was attacked less than fifty kilometers away from Windhoek.
Attacked by unknown forces.
These unknown forces fought very efficiently. They first used landmines to set up ambush circles. After the battle started, precision shooters shot the white commanders immediately, and then used machine guns to shoot at the colonial soldiers who lost their command and ran around on the battlefield like headless flies.
, usually a battalion of troops can only hold on for ten minutes at most before completely collapsing.
After realizing that Southwest Africa alone could not stabilize the situation, the Germans finally recognized the reality. Ceci Wodehouse asked to see Viscount Glaston three times in one day, and Abramovich also rushed to Little Rock to meet Roark in person.
Request Roque to cease military operations in Southwest Africa.
"Lord, stop saying that the unknown armed forces in Southwest Africa have nothing to do with southern Africa. For the sake of the nearly 10,000 Germans in Nyasaland who work hard, please stop military operations in Southwest Africa. I guarantee that this is our first
This is the first and last time to make such a request. No matter how bad the relationship between Southwest Africa and Southern Africa deteriorates in the future, we will always be Nyasaland people and will never betray." Abu's face turned red. He was now
Douglas, a leading figure in the scientific and technological community in southern Africa, does not have as high a reputation as Abu. With Abu's reputation, many scholars and young people eager to gain knowledge come to Nyasaland every year.
"We?" Roark keenly noticed Abu's choice of words.
"Yes, we, I represent all the ethnic Germans in Nyasaland. Maybe you don't know, Lord, the pioneering teams in Southwest Africa attacking southern Africa are the most painful for us ethnic Germans. On one side is our motherland.
On one side is Southern Africa, which we have sworn allegiance to. We do not want to see the pioneering team in Southern Africa being attacked. We feel the grief of the families of those who were killed. I have brought a donation of 100,000 rand. This is our
Donated by all the Germans in Salan. I know money cannot make up for the grief of the bereaved families, but this is the only thing we can do -" Abu was also very sad. When he came to southern Africa, Abu was given a new life. His
All the research results were made in southern Africa, so Rock can understand Abu's current feelings.
After the conflict broke out in Southwest Africa and Southern Africa, the attitude of many people in Nyasaland towards the Germans changed subtly. It was the same as when the conflict broke out between Nyasaland and Tanganyika last time. Although this time Nyasaland
Lanzhou Prefecture still does not impose any restrictions on Germans in Nyasaland, but ordinary people are tired of this endless conflict, and their attitudes towards Germans are slowly changing.
There are radical students at the University of Nyasaland who claim to take action against the Germans in Nyasaland.
However, the school of Nyasaland University is still calm. Douglas personally gave a speech at the faculty and student meeting of the school, emphasizing the purity and academic independence of the campus. Any political-related topics are not allowed to be discussed on campus. Nyasaland
The Saran State Government also promised not to develop any political or religious organizations at Nyasaland University. Students' mission is to study and they are not allowed to participate in any political-related actions before graduation.
In order to curb the spread of politics on campus, the school severely dealt with a group of students with radical attitudes. All of them were given major demerits. If similar behavior occurs again, they will be directly expelled.
"Professor, I can understand your mood, but please also understand me. I am the Deputy Minister of Defense of Southern Africa and the Lord of Nyasaland. I am responsible for Southern Africa and Nyasaland. Any damage will be done to me."
I must resolutely fight back against the interests of Southern Africa and Nyasaland. This is my bounden duty - I promise you that the soldiers of Southern Africa will not kill innocent people indiscriminately under any circumstances and at any time.
As for the ordinary people whose interests have been harmed in the war, this is inevitable, after all, it is also part of the war." Luo Ke spoke righteously.
In fact, the current level of revenge is enough. If Rock does not want a world war to break out early, then he must stop as soon as possible.
At this time, the situation was favorable. If the cessation of military operations in Southwest Africa could gain the loyalty of the Germans in Nyasaland, then it would be worthwhile.
To put it bluntly, Southwest Africa has always been there and will not grow wings and fly away. Even if this time it ends in an anticlimax, then when the world war breaks out, Southwest Africa will still belong to southern Africa sooner or later.
But if Abu is directly rejected this time, it will cause serious harm to the Germans in Nyasaland, which will lead to a large number of Germans leaving Nyasaland. This is something Rock is absolutely unwilling to see.
You must know that after the world war is over, the whole world will start carnivaling up Germany. At that time, Rock will still want the Germans headed by Abu to seduce German scientists to immigrate to southern Africa. So now Rock has to be patient, and he must be patient.
Don't harm the Germans in Nyasaland just because of impulse.
Even if their demands sound a bit excessive, it is precisely because of these excesses that they will be more grateful to Rock and more loyal to Nyasaland.
Looking back, Roque sent a telegram to Yaya, temporarily suspending military operations in Southwest Africa.
That's right, all those involved in the operation were mercenaries under Yaya, and the regular army of Southern Africa was not involved at all. If the regular army of Southern Africa launched an attack on Southwest Africa, then Rock would be able to drink in Windhoek now.
It’s tea.
Of course, the reason why Rock temporarily suspended military operations in Southwest Africa was because Viscount Glaston and Ceci Wodehouse had begun to contact each other.
Now is the part that Viscount Glaston is best at.
First, Viscount Glaston asked Ceci Wodehouse to admit that it was indeed the cavalry troops in southwest Africa who attacked the pioneers in southern Africa.
Then there are a series of compensation issues.
People in Southern Africa are much more valuable than people in Southwest Africa. If colonial servants in Southwest Africa die in battle, they can receive a pension of no more than one thousand marks at most.
The pensions in Southern Africa were so high that Ceci Wodehouse simply couldn't accept it. According to Viscount Glaston's request, for every member of the pioneer team killed in the attack, the Governor-General of South-West Africa had to pay five thousand rand.
compensation.
what? What?
The Canadian only paid two thousand pounds for killing a Chinese?
Please, that was the price ten years ago, it is definitely not the price now.
Compared with the pensions for those who died, the compensation for the disabled is higher because it also includes follow-up treatment costs and living allowances. The price offered by Viscount Glaston is R10,000 per person.
In the final analysis, South West Africa had to pay Southern Africa R800,000 as compensation for those killed and injured in the attack.
As for the losses in Southwest Africa, there is no evidence that they were caused by soldiers from southern Africa. There are many magical things on the African continent, and there are also many unknown armed forces. God knows who the unknown armed forces are that appear and disappear in Southwest Africa. They may be real.
As Viscount Glaston said, Japanese.
Ceci Wodehouse obviously cannot accept this result. If Ceci Wodehouse accepts such conditions, then Ceci Wodehouse will simply commit suicide to apologize.
"Of course there are ways to have money. There are 300,000 square miles of land in Southwest Africa, which can be used to pay off debts." Viscount Glaston has many ways. Of course, how much an acre will cost has to be discussed. The Germans will definitely not say how much it is worth.
How much is it worth.
"There are 800,000 square kilometers in Southwest Africa, not an inch is redundant." Ceci Wodehouse gritted his teeth, damn the imperial system, damn the miles, damn the Afrikaners.
"Very good, then just wait until the flames of war spread across Southwest Africa. I heard that your exports are about to exceed your imports. I want to see how you can surpass them!" Viscount Glaston pressed forward step by step. This is what Glass said.
The real reason why Viscount Ton supports Rock in his revenge on Southwest Africa.
After the Franco-Prussian War, France quickly regained its strength with the help of colonial blood transfusions, which made the Germans so envious and jealous that Bismarck regretted asking for too little money and not completely killing the French.
In the current arms race between Britain and Germany, Britain is still able to handle it with its colonies all over the world, but Germany is already exhausted, so Germany has increased its plunder of Tanganyika and Southwest Africa. Who doesn't know
It was against this background that the descendants of the dead and living aristocrats came to Southwest Africa.
Since 1884, Germany has been operating in Southwest Africa for nearly thirty years. In these thirty years, in order to build Southwest Africa, or to effectively control Southwest Africa, Germany has been subsidizing Southwest Africa, hoping that one day
, Southwest Africa can feed back Germany itself.
Before the conflict broke out in Southwest Africa and Southern Africa, this goal was almost completed. Last year, the various raw materials sent to Germany from Southwest Africa were close to the supplies that Germany could provide to aid Southwest Africa. The Governor of Southwest Africa even vowed to
Within two years, we will complete the overtaking of exports to imports and provide feedback to Germany.
In the future, Southwest Africa is known as the "strategic metal reserve". The main mineral deposits include diamonds, uranium, copper, silver, etc. Among them, diamond production is world-famous. The mining industry is the main pillar of the Southwest African economy. At present, almost all mineral products are
Send it back to Germany and support the arms race between Germany and Britain.
Now all this is in vain.
Not to mention giving back to Germany within two years, by the time the world war breaks out, if Southwest Africa can return to last year's economic level, Rock will admit that the Germans are really powerful.
Facing the aggressive Viscount Glaston, Ceci Wodehouse closed his eyes in pain. Although Ceci Wodehouse was unwilling, Ceci Wodehouse knew very well that a stable Southwest Africa would be very important to him.
It is very important to Germany, but Southern Africa is dispensable to the United Kingdom. Without Southern Africa, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and India are lost.
And after losing Southwest Africa, Germany would only have Tanganyika left -
The situation in Tanganyika is worse than that of Southwest Africa!
"Your Majesty the Governor, how much do you want?" Ceci Wodehouse's eyes were dull, like a walking zombie.
"The entire protrusion in the northeast!" Viscount Glaston said without hesitation. He really spoke like a lion.
The protruding part of northeastern Southwest Africa covers about 20,000 square kilometers.
Judging from this area, the asking price is still very appropriate. After all, it is the governor who is the one who is in charge, so he will not bargain acre by acre, which is a waste of saliva.
"Impossible, 20,000 square kilometers is almost equal to 5 million acres. The price of a farm in Pretoria is two rands per acre. Are the farms in Southwest Africa only worth this much?" Seth Ward Howe
Sisi is going crazy. This account is a bit complicated. Ceci Wodehouse will probably need a pen to calculate the equations.
"That's about it. How many do you want?" Viscount Glaston's elegant drinking posture was in sharp contrast to the furious Ceci Wodehouse.
It's similar when it comes to the national level. Britain really has a huge advantage over Germany, so the Germans are really not rigorous, they are just arrogant.
