Rock agreed with the War Office to put the base in Nyasaland. Of course, it was not just about human resources. The War Office is currently the only intelligence department in the UK. The agent chief may be impoverished, but the department itself is still very rich, so the base
The first-phase budget is more than fifty thousand pounds, which is almost the same as the original budget of Little Rock City and Little Rock Port.
It was only then that Rock learned how Britain spent 220 million pounds in the Boer War.
When Rock first started building Little Rock, as long as the materials could be solved locally, all materials could be solved locally, and no money was spent if possible.
The War Office is extremely wealthy, and everything needed to build the base, including basic materials, must be purchased from the UK.
Rock was very angry when he knew the news, because in Rock's mind, these things should be purchased locally in Nyasaland.
As a result, Stoudemire explained it to Rock, and Rock suddenly understood.
These basic materials will definitely be purchased locally in Nyasaland, but through companies in London. In this case, the price of purchasing these basic materials will be similar to purchasing them directly from the UK.
Prices in Nyasaland are certainly not as high as those in London, so there will be a huge price difference for these basic materials.
Part of these price differences are to be returned to certain persons in charge of the War Office.
In exchange, the War Office will not pay attention to the specific origin of these building materials, so——
Everything seems perfect, the material dealers are making a lot of money, the War Office has a perfect base, the British government can continue to implement the "Two C Plan", and Nyasaland's local economy has developed.
Everyone is satisfied.
"So, our materials that were originally worth only 1,000 pounds can now be sold for 4,500 pounds." Roque was simply surprised. He didn't expect that there would be such a mature gray trading chain these days.
"Haha, what do you think? Now is just the beginning. When the decoration is completed, more money will be needed. Don't think that fifty thousand pounds is a lot, but it will definitely not be enough by then. This little money is enough to build the base."
Isn't it strange that Stoudemire has become accustomed to it? Capitalist countries are fair and honest?
Go to hell!
"So, we can't wait for the War Office." Roque was a little depressed. Normally, Roque would be happy to poach capitalism, but now, the Yao people in Portuguese East Africa really can't wait.
Before the Zulu scouts joined, the Yao people once drove the Portuguese out of northern Portuguese East Africa.
After the Zulu scouts joined, the Yao people really became more powerful. After burning Tete, the Yao people turned their target to Marupa, an important city in northern Portuguese East Africa.
The city of Marupa is located in the inland area, and there are no rivers like the Zambezi River nearby, so the Portuguese could not evacuate all the white people from Marupa as smoothly as they did with the white people from Tete.
In early August, after the Yao people besieged Marupa for a month, Lorenzo Marquez organized a force of three thousand men and set out from Pemba to Marupa in an attempt to evacuate the whites from Marupa
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Three thousand people, in the history of the Yao people's resistance to the Portuguese, was already a large force, because the Yao people were not proficient in mastering thermal weapons. Under normal circumstances, a force of 3,000 people could fight head-on against 30,000 Yao people.
And don’t fall behind.
The "generally" here refers to the previous battles in which the Portuguese suppressed the Yao people.
But now, the Portuguese don't know what kind of force they are facing, so in the eyes of the Portuguese, a force of this size is basically foolproof and can move sideways in Portuguese East Africa.<
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Reality gave the Portuguese a hard slap in the face. Not long after this army left Pemba, they were harassed by small groups of Yao troops along the way. Uncharacteristically, the Yao people no longer fought against the Portuguese head-on, but took advantage of the terrain.
Launch harassment and attacks against Portuguese people.
The Boers did this in the later stages of the Boer War. Now the Zulu scouts are familiar with the same tricks, so the Portuguese are in trouble.
After leaving Pemba, there may be landmines buried under every big tree, and bullets may be shot behind every stone. The Yao people don't care about the results of the battle at all. A dozen guerrillas are fifty or sixty meters away from the Portuguese.
Directly volley and shoot. After the shooting, regardless of whether the Portuguese was hit or not, they quickly disappeared into the dense forest.
The Portuguese organized a counterattack at the beginning, but a force of about fifty people was surrounded by Yao guerrillas less than 500 meters away from the main force.
The large Portuguese troops could hear the violent gunfire and even the wailing calls for help from the surrounded troops, but because their line of sight was blocked, they were unable to provide effective support in time.
When the large force finally arrived, this fifty-man force had suffered all casualties. Some were killed directly, while others were hacked to death with random knives. Everyone had their hands chopped off, just like the Portuguese before.
Treat the Yao people like that.
That night, the officers of this unit had serious disagreements. Some officers believed that under the current circumstances, it was no longer possible to effectively rescue the white people in Marupa, and they even doubted whether the unit could successfully reach Marupa.
Uncertain.
Another group of officers believed that the Portuguese in Marupa were in urgent need of rescue. No matter at any time or under any circumstances, the Portuguese could not abandon their compatriots.
After comprehensive consideration, the force commander decided to continue advancing towards Marupa.
There is no way to move forward. Many members of this force are from Marupa, Marupa and their relatives. If the Portuguese abandon Marupa now, the force may even be in danger of mutiny.
Then keep moving forward. The Portuguese are also making progress in the war. They are fighting step by step and cautiously counterattacking. Even if they are attacked by Yao guerrillas, they will not send troops to pursue them.
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As a result, the pace of advance is very slow. It took the army half a month to reach Marupa, a distance of 300 kilometers from Pemba to Marupa, and the average advance distance was only about 20 kilometers per day.
In fact, the speed was not that fast, because this unit was attacked by the guerrillas only after it had left Pemba for 100 kilometers.
In any case, the reinforcements finally arrived in Marupa after many hardships.
In the end, only 2,500 troops arrived in Marupa, and one-sixth of the soldiers were killed or missing on the way.
In the dense forests of Portuguese East Africa, disappearance usually means death.
There are only about 2,500 people left in Marupa City, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. If you want to return to Pemba smoothly at this time, you actually need more reinforcements.
But Marupa had no reinforcements. After the Yao people besieged Marupa, they cut off all Marupa's external telegraph lines. Although wireless telegraphy had been invented ten years ago, Marupa did not have wireless telegraphy, so
To return to Pemba, we can only rely on Marupa's existing troops.
The breakout began in the early morning of August 11. 2,500 soldiers and more than 1,000 civilians who took up arms escorted 280 oxcarts carrying 1,500 women and children to Pemba.
This time, the Yao people finally returned to their original fighting methods and faced off against the Portuguese.
From Marupa to Pemba, the Yao people established four lines of defense. At each line of defense, the Yao people stationed heavy troops. Every time the Portuguese took a step forward, they had to pay a heavy price.
After breaking through the second line of defense, the Portuguese had already suffered more than half of their casualties, and the women in the oxcart were forced to take up arms and charge towards the Yao people's position.
Another half month later, the surviving Portuguese finally arrived in Pemba, and at this time, the total number of survivors was less than 1,000.
When the news came out, not only Portuguese East Africa but the whole of Africa was shocked. More than 4,000 people were killed and wounded at one time. This was also rare in the process of European colonization of Africa. Apart from this time, only the British were conquering their ancestors.
A similar tragedy happened during the time of Lu people.
The Boer War was a war between whites. If we only count the wars between whites and Africans, in the Zulu War of 1879, the British Expeditionary Force lost a thousand people in the Battle of Isandlwana. This was a white war.
In the process of conquering Africa, it was the most costly battle.
Now, this "honor" has finally been given to the Portuguese.
"We are making good progress in Portuguese East Africa. The Portuguese have been driven to the coastal areas by the Yao people. Now the Portuguese do not even dare to leave 100 meters from their stronghold. Our operation has been a great success. If the war office is not fast enough, I think
They probably won't be able to catch up with this wave." Rock knew the power of guerrilla warfare, but he didn't expect it to be so powerful.
Compared with the guerrilla warfare of the Boers, the guerrilla warfare of the Yao people fully proved the importance of logistics.
When the Boers conducted guerrilla warfare, they were already desperate. At that time, they lacked food, clothing, medical treatment, and even ammunition. Therefore, the power of the Boers' guerrilla warfare was limited.
The Yao people have dual support from the South African Company and Nyasaland, and their logistics are much better than the Boers. Although the arsenal in Nyasaland has not yet been put into production, Cecil Rhodes used to stock up in Rhodesia.
A large amount of military supplies are now given to the Yao people, effectively supporting the Yao people's battle.
The addition of Zulu scouts has brought more advanced combat concepts to the Yao people. In the past, the Yao people fought against the Portuguese with frontal hard steel, fighting to the death, and sometimes even attacking the Portuguese with heavy troops.
As a result, the Yao people suffered heavy casualties and were unable to completely drive the Portuguese out of Portuguese East Africa.
Now that the Yao people have the theoretical guidance of guerrilla warfare and the words and deeds of the Zulu scouts, the Portuguese are in great trouble. The number of Yao people in Portuguese East Africa is more than a hundred times that of the Portuguese. In the past, the Yao people attacked Tete, Marupa
For such a stronghold, they used the human wave tactic successively, but now they just switched from attack to siege, which immediately left the Portuguese at a loss.
The continuous capture of Tete and Marupa has fully proved the power of guerrilla warfare.
"The Portuguese are very anxious. They urgently need the South African company to intervene in mediation. What do you think?" Stoudemire obeyed Roque's words. Since hearing about the tragic situation of the Portuguese, Stoudemire now wants to hang on Roque's lap. p>
"Me? Of course I sat and watched -" Roque didn't pity the Portuguese. During the nearly five hundred years of Portuguese colonial rule in Portuguese East Africa, more than a million Africans were massacred. Who would pity them? p>
The cycle of heaven brings unfavorable retribution, and the white people in Portuguese East Africa deserve it!
"Locke——" Xiaosi looked broken. We are both whites and colonists. Seeing the Portuguese's complete defeat in Portuguese East Africa, Xiaosi really felt sorry for him.
"Cecil, this is war. The war will not end until one party completely surrenders. Think about it, did the Portuguese help us when we were in trouble?" Rock's heart is as strong as iron. The Portuguese need South Africa.
If the company comes forward to mediate, the South African company must come forward?
Stop it, during the Boer War, the Portuguese accepted the Transvaal Republic’s government-in-exile, so Paul Kruger was able to travel from Lourenço Marquez to Europe to seek help. This debt has not yet been settled!
That's why the War Office placed its base in Nyasaland. The Portuguese themselves planted the seeds and are about to swallow the fruits now.
"I'm not a qualified leader after all." Xiaosi shook his head and smiled bitterly. He couldn't be as ruthless as Rock.
"You are, but you haven't found your position yet. What makes you feel uncomfortable is the war. Your position should be in the office." Luo Ke said nicely, everyone has their own shining points, and sometimes they don't.
It glows because no light source is found.
Frank also knew that the War Office had fallen behind in Portuguese East Africa, so although the base on Likoma Island had just started, Frank couldn't wait to start work.
From late August to early September, more staff from the War Office, as well as a group of graduates who had just stepped out of university, came to Nyasaland. They were definitely not here to build Nyasaland, but to build it in Nyasaland.
Salan began to work, and their target was Portuguese East Africa, Tanganyika, the Congo Free State, and even the entire Africa.
"Training college graduates as agents is a bit too luxurious." Rock couldn't help shaking his head and sighing after hearing the news. He didn't know what these college graduates thought. It's not good to find a job and live a happy life.
? You have to be an agent, 007 is not as cool as in the movie.
Rock had forgotten that although there are movies now, the story of 007 has not yet been brought to the screen.
"Lord, before the base is built, we need a temporary office." Frank came to Rock for coordination, and he must have been prepared to be blackmailed by Rock.
"Okay, but you have to help me train some people." Rock's request this time was very simple.
For the War Office, it is easy to do anything that can be done with administrative power without spending any money.
"What kind of manpower do you want to train?" Frank didn't object. He was driving one sheep and herding two sheep.
"What else can I train with you, of course agents." Rock also has a need for agents.
"Okay, send people here -" Frank took care of everything, and he probably had some thoughts of his own, but he obviously didn't expect what kind of people Rock would send over.