There is no country in the world where the royal family and the government can live in harmony, and the same goes for the British royal family and the British government. Not only did they undermine each other, they also went to war, which eventually led to the public execution of Charles I.
Charles I was the only British king to be publicly executed, and the first king to be publicly executed in European history.
Roque No matter how difficult the life of the Belgian government is, for southern Africa, the more chaotic the Congo Free State, the better. It is best for Belgium to withdraw from the Congo Free State, and then Roque can take advantage of it.
Looking back, Rock still called Yaya over and asked carefully whether this matter had anything to do with Yaya.
"I didn't do it—" Yaya's eyes were as wide as copper bells, and if her cheeks were bulging, she would be like a goldfish.
"I know, what I want to know is whether it has anything to do with you?" Rock knows Yaya, and even the Belgians won't believe it if they say there is no relationship at all.
"It can't be said that there was none at all. Banda sent me a batch of gold three months ago and asked me to help buy some weapons, so I gave him some shotguns and grenades - oh, Banda still has a few more
I may have worked for me before, but I can't remember it clearly. As you know, Lord, I have many people under my command, so it's impossible to remember every one of them." Yaya's expression was still very sincere when she spoke, which was an eye-opener for Rock.
, if this doesn’t matter, then what situation does it matter?
Banda was the leader of this rebellion. His father was a tribal chief who was killed for resisting the colonial invasion of the Belgians. Then the Belgians supported Banda as chief and became a puppet of the Belgians to conquer the Kwango River Basin.
It is really difficult for Roque to understand the thinking of the Belgians. He killed Banda's father and still hoped that his son would cooperate. I really don't know whether the Belgians are naive or stupid. If it were Roque -
It cannot be replaced by Rock. Born under the red flag and raised in the spring breeze, Rock would definitely not be able to do such a dehumanizing thing. Look at how the Americans dealt with the Indians. This is the only way to leave no future troubles.
"Where did you get the grenade?" Rock didn't care about the relationship between Banda and Yaya, but he was very concerned about where Yaya got the contraband.
The illegal guns in southern Africa are pistols and shotguns. High-power weapons such as grenades and rifles are contraband and are not allowed to be sold openly in southern Africa.
"I bought it from Mumu -" Yaya can still use her brain. It's amazing. The charm of gold is indeed unparalleled.
Yaya's current public identity is the owner of the mine. There is the largest copper mine in the world that has been discovered in the northwest border area of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. The grade is so high that it is rarely seen in the world. Rock and Stoudemire jointly established Beihai.
United Mining Company, Yaya is the general manager of the company.
If the mining industry is not necessary, Luo Ke will definitely not come forward. This industry is so dark that I dare not write about it. Yaya is the most suitable person to come forward. Yaya will take the blame for all the dirty work.
As a mine owner, Yaya has more than 30,000 absentees and a security team of 2,000 people. These miners and security personnel are all composed of Africans. The salary of the security personnel is about thirty rand per year.
, the miners only had a pitiful ten rands, and they were often deducted by unscrupulous supervisors.
"Be careful, don't let the Belgians catch you." Roque reminded Yaya that as long as he is not caught on the spot, he can deny it in any way afterwards.
"I know, I'm very careful, the shotgun handles are engraved with German markings -" Yaya actually knew that there was a future in diverting trouble to the east.
This method is still a bit clumsy, but there are indeed many conflicts between the Germans and the Belgians. The Germans used to take in the Taitela people with impure motives. However, in recent years, both the Congo Free State and Tanganyika have faced problems in southern Africa.
After the threat, the Germans and Belgians calmed down a bit.
Rock didn't comment, and decided to ask Martin instead. It seemed that Nyasaland had provided a lot of assistance to Fort Glory. Since Africans were so rich, they would just exchange gold for weapons in the future.
"Lord——" An Qi pushed the door open with a look of sadness and anger.
"What's the matter?" Rock could keep his composure, but he immediately became furious after reading the telegram.
Just last night, a grocery store in Antwerp was robbed, and the Chinese owner and his family were killed. The murderer left a note on the scene, stating that he was in revenge for the subversion of the Congo Free State in southern Africa.
Rock was not surprised that this kind of thing happened in Europe. There were concentration camps during the Boer War, then there were massacres during World War II, and even before that there was the genocide of Indians by the United States. These three countries are precisely the most powerful ones now.
The three largest countries were all founded by white people, and they are still very representative.
"Yaya, increase the assistance to the Congo Free State and send more people there." Roque never suffers. Since the Belgians say so and do it, Roque will never stop doing it.
The innocent Chinese boss and his family cannot die in vain, so Rock goes directly to find Ade.
Ade looked solemn after reading the telegram. He leaned back in his chair and rubbed his forehead with his eyes closed. Based on Ade's understanding of Roque, the Belgian would definitely be unlucky this time.
"What are you going to do?" The only thing Ade is not sure about is how far Roark is going to go.
"Can you please call Mr. Joseph Cueller over? I have something to say to him." Rock wanted to question Joseph Cuiller.
"What are you going to do?" Ade thought Rock was going to declare war on Joseph Queller face to face.
Rock was speechless. The Minister of Defense did not have the right to declare war, and Prime Minister Adelaide did not have the right to declare war. The right to launch war in Southern Africa was controlled by London. Southern Africa had to fight whomever London asked, and whenever it asked.
When should I fight?
Joseph Cueller doesn't know what happened yet, and even if he knew, he probably wouldn't take it to heart.
For some big people, the life and death of small people is not worth paying attention to. Chinese people in Europe are on the margins of society and have a lower status than Jews. Jews are still white after all.
I'm afraid Joseph Queller would never have imagined how far Roark would go for an ordinary Chinese family.
"I'm sorry-" Joseph Queller put down the fluttering telegram in his hand, and his tone of apology was perfunctory.
"I'm sorry and that's it?" Rock wasn't surprised. If the victim were white or African, Rock wouldn't care.
Joseph Queller spread his hands and said that was it.
"Mr. Queller, I must declare to you that you and I have different understandings of life. To you, a grocery store owner is not worth mentioning. No, the family of a grocery store owner is not worth mentioning.
But to me, even the dog raised by the grocery store owner is precious. I don’t know if you have noticed that the grocery store owner’s little daughter is only four years old. How can you bear to do it?” Rock was not excited, his eyes were closed.
Didn't even look at Joseph Queller.
"Minister Locke, it's not me, it's the outraged people. You should know now how angry our people are, right?" Joseph Queller had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter.
"Who was angered by? The Tatera people who were rebellious? What does that have to do with the Chinese shopkeepers?" Roque was not in a hurry. There is no need to blame him. This sentence can actually be used on both sides.
Joseph Quiller was at a loss for words. He really did not think of this issue. Even if this was revenge, it was based on the rebellion of the Congo Free State in southern Africa. However, none of this has been confirmed. It is just speculation that can deprive others of their rights.
statement?
Simply ridiculous.
"So, do you think I created the rebellion in the Congo Free State?" Rock was extremely calm at this time.
Joseph Queller suddenly felt as if danger was approaching.
"How are you going to deal with this matter?" Rock asked, and we will talk about other things later. We will first seek justice for the shop owner and his family.
"The Antwerp police will investigate." Joseph Quiller's perfunctory attitude was still obvious.
"In other words, the Antwerp police will investigate, but there is no guarantee that the murderer will be caught. Is that what you mean?" Rock pressed forward step by step. Don't talk about the situation. What Rock wanted was real action.
"Minister Locke, the police in Southern Africa are not able to catch the murderer every time." Joseph Quiller still did not respond directly.
"Okay, I understand what you mean -" Rock gave up the negotiation. In fact, even if Joseph Queller gave a positive response, it would be useless. The dead cannot be resurrected. The only thing Rock can do is to revive the dead.
Death is more valuable.
"Lord Nyasaland, wait--" Joseph Queller was confused. He had a premonition that a huge danger was approaching, but he didn't know how to get rid of it.
"Mr. Queller, I'm sorry for your attitude. The Antwerp people have indeed succeeded in letting me know what the angry Belgians will do, but don't be complacent for too long, they will regret it soon." Roque is really not a threat.
, but a fact that is about to happen.
"Wait a minute, Locke -" Ade stopped Locke with a complicated expression.
Rock was obedient, but did not sit down. He still maintained a posture of ready to leave at any time.
Joseph Quiller quietly breathed a sigh of relief, but unfortunately Rock heard it clearly.
"Locke, don't do something wrong." Ade's reminder was very subtle, not to remind Rock to calm down, but to remind Rock to be careful not to be caught.
"I know, Prime Minister, what I regret most now is that southern Africa is not strong enough. If we were strong enough that people would not dare to ignore it, then this would not happen. It doesn't matter. Antwerp is indeed far away from our southern Africa.
, but the Congo Free State is very close." Rock looked at Joseph Cuiller when he said the last sentence.
Joseph Queller was stunned, he didn't expect Roark to be so direct.
That night, at least a thousand people crossed the border into the Congo Free State.
These one thousand people are all Africans. Although their clothes are not very neat and even a little ragged, they are well equipped and the weapons they use are shotguns and Browning automatic rifles that are most suitable for use in the rainforest.
The Browning automatic rifle is a squad automatic rifle jointly developed by the Nyasaland Military Industrial Group and the Herstal National Arsenal. The biggest advantage of this weapon is that infantry can also shoot at the shoulder while marching. This is the equipment of the Southern African Army.
All general machine guns can't do it.
Like the general-purpose machine guns equipped by the southern African army, the Browning automatic rifle has a caliber of 0.303 inches and can use a 75-round magazine. There is also a version with a 7.92mm caliber and a twenty-round magazine. This is also very targeted.
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The automatic rifles used by these Africans are exported versions. In order to limit the firing speed, the firing rate of these exported versions is limited to single-shot shooting or three-shot burst shooting. For Africans, this is not a disadvantage, but an advantage, you guys.
When fighting, it is easy to get excited. When you pull the trigger, you must empty the magazine before stopping. This rifle with a limited rate of fire is very suitable for Africans to use.
Retaliation followed one after another. On December 19, a colonial settlement near Kisangani on the Congo River was captured, and more than 350 white people, including mercenaries, were killed.
On the 21st, a business inn downstream of the Kasai River was attacked. The Kasai Company's caravan stayed in danger and the battle became stalemate.
In the past, in this situation, the rebels would give up voluntarily and not linger for a long time to avoid greater casualties.
But the current rebels are different. The rebels who couldn't hold off for a long time directly set fire to the store and burned it down. All the people in the store were burned alive.
On the 21st, a riot broke out in a plantation on the south bank of the Sankuru River. The plantation owner's family was brutally murdered and their property was robbed. After this incident, everyone in the Congo Free State was in danger. Many plantation owners abandoned the plantation and returned directly.
In Europe, Kasai Company also announced on the 24th that it would gradually abandon its business in the Congo Free State.
Starting from December 19, Joseph Cuiller went to the Department of Defense to look for Rock every day, but Rock was never there.
Rock was really no longer hiding from Joseph Cuiller. On the night of December 18, Rock went to Port Edward to attend the delivery ceremony of the second Edward-class cruiser.
The second Edward-class cruiser was named Marshal Hopkins and was also the flagship of the Commander of the Second Fleet.
The First Fleet of the Navy is stationed in Port Edward, the Second Fleet is stationed in Cape Town, the original plan was to station the Third Fleet in Durban, and the Fourth Fleet in Walvis Bay.
After Bridges took office, he made some adjustments to Rock's plan. Both the Third Fleet and the Fourth Fleet were cancelled. The Second Fleet also used Cape Town as its home port temporarily, waiting for the third cruiser to be commissioned.
The home port of the fleet will be adjusted to Whale Bay, and military ports in Cape Town and Durban will also remain, but at most they will only have a few destroyers for show.
Bridges was quite worried when he changed Rock's plan. In a sense, this was actually an offense to Rock.
But Rock didn't mind. Compared with Rock, a layman, Bridges was the expert. Bridges was also the naval commander in Southern Africa. Rock had no doubts about employing people and would delegate power when it was time to do so.
It wasn't until the 24th that Joseph Cuiller saw from the newspaper that Roark was in Port Edward. However, on the 24th, Roark had returned to Pretoria. After all, it was Christmas Eve and he wanted to be with his family.
