There is a saying that you don’t suffer from scarcity but from unevenness. Europe is in such a terrible state right now. Britain and France are suffering from economic crises. However, because Portugal suffered little losses in the world war and can obtain a steady stream of resources from West Africa, its economy is not good.
been greatly affected.
What does this make Britain and France, which are struggling in the economic crisis, think?
Co-authored by the British, French and Germans, they fought life and death and destroyed most of their property to maintain world peace. In the end, Portugal, which did not contribute much in the world war, gained the greatest benefits. This is unscientific!
The United Kingdom and France still owe Southern Africa loans that have not yet been repaid. They have to use a certain proportion of government revenue to repay the debt every year. On the issue of West Africa, the United Kingdom and France will not impose too many restrictions on Southern Africa. Otherwise, Southern Africa has many ways.
control the British and French governments.
"The best way is to support, but it is not to support the locals, but to support our own people. This is more beneficial to us." Roque was in a bad mood. Just last month, the Republic of Congo contacted the United States to prepare for the establishment of Boma.
An arsenal.
This is a very bad signal. The Nyasaland military industry originally started with two bullet production lines and has grown to its current scale. Roque is very concerned about this aspect and will never allow the emergence of unfair situations in the countries surrounding southern Africa.
Good signs.
The countries surrounding Southern Africa are very dependent on Southern Africa for industry. The weapons and ammunition needed by the army need to be supplied by Southern Africa. Rock treats these countries just like when the British controlled the colonies, and only develops a single colonial economy.
model, so that neighboring countries in southern Africa cannot get rid of their dependence on southern Africa.
The countries surrounding southern Africa, the Kingdom of Congo and the Kingdom of Mozambique, are dominated by Africans, while the Republic of Congo is dominated by white people born in the Congo Free State.
Generally speaking, the leadership of the Republic of the Congo is quite capable, and of course it has a lot of ideas. The Arsenal is an attempt. If southern Africa does not respond well, then the Republic of the Congo will probably make bigger moves next.
"Where are our people in West Africa?" Henry didn't know much about the specific situation in West Africa.
Rock and Martin laughed without saying a word, which was indeed not the case before.
Now——
Everywhere!
Just as Roque and Henry Martin were deciding the fate of West Africa, the troops of Falta and Duren encountered the West African colonial servants who were heading to Camea to counter the rebellion in Banga, 200 kilometers away from Luanda.
The troops led by Falta were all composed of mercenaries, and their combat effectiveness far exceeded that of the West African colonial servants. The battle ended quickly almost as soon as it started. The mercenaries led by Falta used general-purpose machine guns to build a solid defense line, and Duren led the troops to outflank the enemy in a roundabout way.
Before the outflanking troops were in place, the West African colonial slave army quickly collapsed.
After the baptism of the world war, the tactics of mercenaries became more and more sharp. As soon as the battle started, the front-line commanders of the colonial servant army were killed by precision shooters one after another. The soldiers lost their command and fell into chaos. The officers were afraid of death and fled the battle. Twelve thousand people
Of the troops, less than 500 were killed in the battle, but more than 2,000 fell and drowned while escaping and were accidentally injured by their own troops. Duren's troops easily captured nearly 6,000 prisoners. From the beginning to the end of the battle,
It only took two and a half hours.
In Chu Yunfei's words, even if there were 12,000 pigs, it would take two and a half hours to catch them all.
Capturing prisoners is very simple. As long as one surrenders, a large number of them will surrender immediately.
It should be noted that this colonial servant army was mainly composed of local West Africans. Its structure was similar to that of a protective umbrella. White men served as officers and the soldiers were all Africans.
The same structure, but a huge difference in combat effectiveness. The scene that happened to the rebels when Rwanda was seriously injured was repeated on the side of the colonial servant army, and there was no sense of disobedience.
"Send people to send all these prisoners of war back to Camea to repair the railway, and we will continue to advance towards Luanda." Falta is not proud, and there is nothing to be proud of in defeating an army of colonial servants.
"The physical condition of these prisoners is still good, we can recruit some." Du Lun had an idea. The physical condition of these colonial servant soldiers is still good, but the weapons and equipment are a bit poor. They are basically single-shot rifles that have been eliminated.
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That's right. Don't think that southern Africa's weapons are updated so quickly, and that other countries also have this strength. The colonial government of West Africa obviously did not pay attention to the weapons and equipment of the troops. The 12,000-strong troops were even equipped with only 12 machine guns.
, it is still the old-fashioned Maxim, and the equipment level is almost the same as before the outbreak of the world war.
Before the outbreak of the World War, European countries seriously did not pay enough attention to machine guns. Even in Britain and Germany, a conventional infantry division was only equipped with a dozen or twenty heavy machine guns.
After the Battle of the Somme, European countries began to pay attention to the power of heavy machine guns. By the last year of the World War, a British division was equipped with more than 200 machine guns.
The British army here does not include the Southern African troops. The Southern African troops have attached great importance to automatic weapons from the beginning. In the last year of the World War, one division of the Southern African Expeditionary Force had more than 400 general-purpose machine guns.
"We don't have time to digest it slowly. Our troops are very fast and we must occupy Luanda as soon as possible." Falta knew the importance of time and could not give the West African colonial government a chance to breathe.
"It doesn't take much time. Just put two prisoners in one squad, and by the time Luanda is captured, it will be almost digested." Duren himself is an African, and he understands the habits of these African soldiers very well.
To put it bluntly, African-American soldiers, as long as they have breasts, they are mothers. They don’t care who they serve, and they don’t care whether they are kneeling or standing. They are alive and well.
"Then do it. If something goes wrong, you are responsible." Falta delegates power, and whoever advocates is responsible. This is the rule in southern Africa.
200 kilometers, if replaced by a colonial servant army, it would take at least ten days to arrive.
Switching to professional mercenaries, the time was shortened by half. In only five days, the troops led by Falta approached the suburbs of Luanda.
Luanda is the largest city in West Africa and the center of Portuguese rule in West Africa. In 1576, the Portuguese Diaz came to Luanda to open a port and build a city. It was the first stronghold of the Portuguese in West Africa. The Portuguese passed through Luanda.
Sold African slaves around the world.
After more than three hundred years of construction, Luanda's urban size and construction level are not far behind Cape Town. White people in West Africa are mainly concentrated in Luanda and surrounding areas. In 1866, Luanda had only 15,000 residents. Now
Luanda's population has increased tenfold, to about 150,000.
When the Falta troops approached Luanda, Luanda had already fallen into complete chaos. The capable white people fled one after another. The Africans living in Luanda took the opportunity to cause chaos, and zero-dollar purchases were frequently carried out.
At this time, there was actually a colonial servant army in Luanda, and the governor of Portuguese West Africa also temporarily organized the white people in Luanda to form a militia in an attempt to resist.
However, just before the battle started, the Governor of Portuguese West Africa left Luanda by boat for Sao Tome and Principe. After the news came out, the defense line composed of colonial servants and militia quickly collapsed, and Falta was almost defeated without a fight.
The capture of Luanda went smoothly beyond belief.
"That's it?" Xiaosi couldn't believe it when he heard the news. From the Camea rebellion to the occupation of Luanda, it took less than two months. Portugal's 350-year colonial rule in West Africa completely collapsed. Although the Portuguese government was
Efforts are being made to form an expeditionary force, but everyone knows this is a bluff and the expeditionary force will probably not appear.
"How stable do you think Portugal's colonial rule is? More than 200,000 people have to rule one million square kilometers, and they have to face five to six million Africans who have been oppressed for hundreds of years. Think about how the Portuguese treated those Africans
It’s humane enough that those Africans didn’t eat them all alive.” Roque knows the basics of European countries, that is, Africans did not have a unified organization in the past, otherwise it would be impossible for European colonists to colonize Africa. Just look at Ethiopia.
, Italy also suffered a bloody blow.
"Locke, now I understand why you want to move Africans out of southern Africa -" Stoudemire finally understood why Rock was so insistent on the issue of Africans. Think about the former southern Africa, where there were more than 10 million Africans.
to a million white people, in case the Africans in Southern Africa are the same as the Africans in West Africa.
Xiao Siji shivered, not daring to think, not daring to think.
"Let's not talk about West Africa for now. The more important issue now is the Republic of Congo." Roque prioritized and resolved the issues one by one.
"What happened to the Republic of Congo?" Stoudemire has no concern for the Republic of Congo. This attitude is incorrect. Stoudemire also has a share in Katanga's mineral resources.
"The Republic of the Congo wants to set up an arsenal -" Roque said succinctly.
"Dream!" Stoudemire was equally concise.
"It's not a dream. The Republic of Congo has purchased machines from the United States. Now the machines have been shipped in New York and are being sent to the Republic of Congo." Roque's expression was gloomy. The Republic of Congo is seeking death. Roque's usual attitude is still, you want to
If I am willing to die, I am willing to bury him.
"Is it Isaiah Chamberlain or Isaac Pansy?" Stoudemire focused on the main contradiction. When the Republic of Congo was founded, the president was Isaiah Chamberlain and the prime minister was Isaac Pansy.
The current president of the Republic of Congo is Isaac Pansi, and the prime minister is Isaiah Chamberlain. Just like *** and Medvedev, the president and prime minister take turns.
"It's not clear yet, it's possible for anyone." Rock didn't pay enough attention to the Republic of Congo before, and he didn't expect Isaiah Chamberlain and Isaac Pansy to be so bold.
"Then replace them all, or kill them directly." Xiaosi was simple and rude. The subordinate country must have the consciousness of the subordinate country, and the tool man does not need to have thoughts.