Compared with Africans who are rough, cruel and unable to communicate, the Congolese Party composed of white people is obviously a better target for contact.
There are 10 million Africans in the Congo Free State. The total population of Belgium is not that large. Therefore, when the Congo Free State rebelled, the Belgian government and Leopold II were at their wits' end. They could not defeat them and all the adults in Belgium were destroyed.
Even if the men were armed, they could not bring down the Congo Free State.
However, the direct abandonment of the Congo Free State really made the Belgian government and Leopold II heartbroken. Now the emergence of the Congolese Party has broken this situation. Compared with 10 million Africans, the Congolese Party only has a few thousand members.
, even if you can't fight, you can still sit down and talk. Matters between civilized people should be resolved in a civilized way.
However, what Leopold II and Chief Minister Frans Scholath did not expect was that although the Congolese Party only had a few thousand people, it had thousands of well-trained warriors. If Leopold II
Leopold II and Frans Scholath were wrong if they thought they could wipe out the Congolese Party by recruiting just a few farmers.
At the same time that Leopold II announced the formation of an expeditionary force, Isaac Pansy led the Congolese army to defeat the rebels besieging Leopoldville and promptly rescued nearly 4,000 white Europeans in Leopoldville.
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These white people were not all Belgians. During this period, the European population was very mobile. Belgians only accounted for a part of the Congo Free State. There were also French, Germans, Irish, and even some who came to the Congo for freedom after the Boer War.
The Boers of the state.
During the rebel siege, Alva Beki, who led the residents of Leopoldville to fight bravely, was from France.
Shortly after the rebellion in the Congo Free State broke out, Leopoldville was besieged by the rebels. The siege lasted for forty-five days. Fortunately, Leopoldville is close to the Congo River, so it can be maintained until now. However, the ammunition in the city
It was about to be exhausted, and Alva Beki had already prepared to evacuate to Brazzaville on the other side of the Congo River.
Heading to Brazzaville was Alva Beki's last choice. Brazzaville is a French territory in Equatorial Africa, across the river from Leopoldville. The French wanted to prevent the Belgians from crossing the Congo River.
That's why Brazzaville was built on the opposite bank of Leopoldville. From this point, we can see the relationship between the Congo Free State and French Equatorial Africa.
The arrival of Isaac Pansy was warmly welcomed by Leopoldville, and Alva Becky held a grand entry ceremony for the Congolese Party to celebrate that the entire city had escaped disaster.
At this time, Alva Beki did not know the identity of Isaac Pansy, and thought that the Congolese troops were reinforcements sent by the Belgian conquest.
"There have never been reinforcements. Do you think the king will care about our life or death? No, we are abandoned people. No one cares about our life and death." Isaac Pansy was full of complaints. He felt uncomfortable being abandoned.
, especially being abandoned in the face of great danger, was enough for Isaac Pansy to break with Belgium.
"Then you -" Alva Beki was confused. Isaac Pansy's army exceeded 5,000 people, and they were well-trained at first glance. Such a person should not be unknown.
Isaac Pansy did not answer. He waited until some troops entered the city and took control of the city gate before smiling: "We are the Congolese Party, the future masters of the Congo Free State!"
Even if Alva Beki regrets it at this time, there is nothing he can do to change the situation.
Isaac Pansy's men were indeed well-trained. After entering the city, they took the initiative to take over the defense. The city walls, watchtowers, and temporary bunkers on the streets were all taken over by Isaac Pansy's men.
These soldiers are well-equipped and use the most advanced magazine-type rifles, which are not even installed in the Belgian army.
In addition to magazine-type rifles, Isaac Pansy's men also had a large number of heavy machine guns and rapid-fire cannons. Alva Becky even found some light artillery that had been disassembled and carried by several people.
There is no doubt that this is a powerful force. Even if Alva Beki keeps this force at bay, this force can easily knock down Leopoldville with its superior firepower.
"After the rebellion broke out, the king lacked effective means of response. We did not receive any warning in advance, and we did not rescue us after the rebellion broke out. My wife and children were killed by the rebels. Although this is the fault of the rebels, the king is also responsible. Our Congolese Party welcomes all friends to join us. In the future, we will establish an independent Congo Free State and build the Congo Free State into a paradise for all of us." Isaac Pansy has ideals, but indeed there has never been a savior.
"You are right, I also want to join the Congolese Party." Alva Beki is not stupid either. In a society where those who follow me prosper and those who go against me perish, everyone can only go with the flow.
In the evening, Alva Beki finally met the real boss of the Congolese Party.
"Mr. Chamberlain, is it really you?" Alva Beki knew Isaiah Chamberlain. After all, the Haut-Katanga Mining Consolidated Company was one of the largest enterprises in the Congo Free State. Strictly speaking, Alva Beki was still Isaiah Chamberlain's staff.
"Yeah Alva, I'm so proud of you, you did a better job in the rebellion than Frans Scholath." Isaiah Chamberlain gave Alva Becky a big hug that wasn't Exaggeration, it was indeed Alva Beki who saved the city of Leopoldville.
"God bless, it's great to see you." Alva Becky was finally relieved now that with Isaiah Chamberlain here, Alva Becky had found an organization.
In this rebellion, the Haut-Katanga Mining Consolidated Company also suffered heavy losses. Many of Alva Beki’s acquaintances will never be seen again.
Because of the miners' uprising, many managers of the Haut-Katanga Mining Conglomerate were killed. There were rumors that Isaiah Chamberlain was also killed in the rebellion, or else he had escaped from the Congo Free State and returned to Belgium.
No matter what the situation was, Alva Beki never expected that Isaiah Chamberlain was still in the Congo Free State.
"I have always been in the Congo Free State and have never left. After the rebellion broke out, I tried every means to get in touch with the mainland, hoping that the mainland could form an expeditionary force as soon as possible-" Isaiah Chamberlain was full of emotions, and the anger on his face was just right:
"——In any case, I never expected that the answer Mr. Frans Scholath gave me was that there was no money, so it was impossible to form an expeditionary force. This is simply ridiculous. You must know that the Katanga Mining Joint Company turns over every year
The profits were over a million pounds, where did all the money go?”
Most of the ore dug by the Haut-Katanga Mining Union was sold to British smelting companies. The pound was also the strongest currency in the world at this time and was very popular in the market.
"God, we were abandoned like this -" Alva Beki really couldn't accept this. During the forty-five days of siege, everyone in Leopoldville firmly believed that an expeditionary force would be formed on the mainland.
Just like the British government did when the Boer War broke out, the rebellion must be quelled at all costs.
It was with this belief that the people of Leopoldville could bravely take up arms and fight the rebels, otherwise Leopoldville would have fallen long ago.
"Yes, we work hard away from home to make money for kings and dignitaries, but they abandon us so easily. We will never accept such a result." Isaiah Chamberlain was emotional, the higher his status,
The more unacceptable this is.
"If it's just like this, forget it, but after we announced the establishment of the Congolese Party, our great king immediately had money, and the locals have decided to form an expeditionary force. However, their enemies are not the rebels, but us who are struggling to survive.
Poor guy." Isaiah Chamberlain understood the situation, and he was indeed surrounded by wolves, with internal and external troubles.
"So what should we do?" Alva Becky didn't know Isaiah Chamberlain's plan.
"We have been abandoned once, and we must never leave our destiny in the hands of others again. The Congo Free State is no longer the private domain of the king. The king only signed the agreement and earned every year from the Congo Free State.
Tens of millions of francs, for the king and the country’s dignitaries, the Congo Free State is just a business, but for those of us, the Congo Free State is everything to us, our families are here, our careers are here,
In the future, our children will grow up here. From now on, we are no longer a profit tool for some people. We are living people!" Isaiah Chamberlain has ideals and passion.
"Yes, we want to fight for our families!" Alva Becky repeated this sentence countless times during this time.
The day after entering the city, Leopoldville's radio station announced the independence of the Congo Free State on the public channel and also changed the name of the city of Leopoldville to "City of Freedom".
This news caused an uproar around the world. Leopold II and the Belgian government immediately announced that they would not recognize the independence of the Congo Free State, reaffirmed Belgium's ownership of the Congo Free State, and declared the Congolese Party to be a rebel force, calling on the world to support it.
Fair and just people took the initiative to stand up and work with the Belgian Expeditionary Force to put down this brutal and shameless rebellion.
What is different from Belgium is that Britain, France, Germany and the United States all disagree with the Belgian government's statement. When the rebels were powerful before, the Belgian government was not so brave. Now that the Congolese party troops have rescued Leopoldville, the Belgian government is like a rebel.
The reaction is as quick as taking a cardiac shot, but this eating phase is a bit too ugly.
