The colonial army of the Congo Free State was used to bully the Congolese. It was not enough to deal with the Yao people who defeated the Portuguese. As for the Nyasaland militia and the Northern Rhodesian Division, which was armed to the teeth, it was even more difficult.
Don't even think about it.
To put it bluntly, the gap between the Nyasaland Militia and the Northern Rhodesian Division is like the gap between the Cape Servants and the British Expeditionary Force.
As for the Yao troops, their combat effectiveness is the same as that of the Zulu scouts in the Boer War, and they are not even qualified to fight against the expeditionary force.
The combat effectiveness of the Congolese colonial army is even worse than that of the Yao troops. How can it possibly confront the Nyasaland Militia and the Northern Rhodesian Division?
There is no comparison at all.
"I'm sorry, if it hadn't been for this, we should have been married by now -" When Rock said this to Phyllis, it was already January 1903.
"Don't say such things - I am the Lady of Nyasaland and I should be responsible for Nyasaland." Phyllis was radiant and did not care about the formal wedding at all. She already considered herself the Lady of Nyasaland. p>
"I will capture Lake Tanganyika, and then use Lake Tanganyika as a betrothal gift to marry you!" Roque is also very high-spirited. In Roque's view, the Belgians are just chickens and dogs, and they can't handle Nyasa at all.
The joint attack of Lan and Yao.
It had only been half a month since Leopold II rejected Roque's request. The Northern Rhodesian Division launched attacks one after another and annihilated four companies of the Congolese Servant Army on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. Now the tanks of the Congo Free State
The side of Lake Gurnicka has been completely controlled by the Northern Rhodesian Division.
At the end of last year, the Congo Free State could not bear the encroachment of the Northern Rhodesian Division and gathered fifteen companies to prepare for a counterattack against the Northern Rhodesian Division.
As a result, Martin commanded the Northern Rhodesian Division and the Nyasaland Militia to defeat the Congolese colonial army in Kalemi, a city on the coast of Tanganyika. He killed the Congolese Free State generals Vangel and Bae, and wiped out fifteen companies of Congolese colonial troops.
The army, and the only teaching camp in the Congo Free State, shocked the whole of Africa.
Both Vangel and Baie were generals during the colonial development period. They made many military exploits during Leopold II's occupation of the Congo Free State and were relied upon by Leopold II.
He was shot dead by Martin on the lakeside, which finally made Leopold II clearly realize the gap between the Congo Free State and Nyasaland.
At the same time, the Yao troops led by Lala also advanced with great success. After entering the Congo Free State from Lake Mweru, they were also unstoppable. They have now surrounded Lubumbashi, an important city in the southern part of the Congo Free State.
Lubumbashi is an important Belgian stronghold in the southern Congo Free State. If Lubumbashi is lost, the Belgians will lose control of the southern Congo Free State. This is absolutely unacceptable to Leopold II. Therefore, on the day when the Yao troops surrounded Lubumbashi, Leopold II expressed his wish for peace to Roque through the British government.
It's a pity that Roque did not agree to Leopold II's request. The reason is of course very simple: everything currently happening in the Congo Free State has nothing to do with Nyasaland, so Roque has no ability to stop what is happening in the Congo Free State.
War.
At this time, the mercenaries formed by Leopold II in Belgium had just arrived in the Congo Free State.
There are only 3,000 mercenaries in this group. Now even Leopold II does not believe that these mercenaries can stabilize the situation in the Congo Free State.
But Ethan Barrett, the leader of this mercenary group, obviously doesn’t think so.
"Give us some time, at least give us a chance to fight the Nyasalands. We can prove that the Nyasalands are just bluffing and we have the ability to defeat them. Africa is white Africa, not yellow Africa.
!" Ethan Barrett was very excited. When he was still in Belgium, Ethan Barrett hoped to make meritorious deeds on the battlefield.
Ethan Barrett is a Belgian, but as a member of the Third French Republic, he participated in the Eight-Power Allied Forces' war of aggression against China that just broke out not long ago.
The performance of the Qing Dynasty in the Eight-Power Allied Forces' war of aggression against China was really speechless, so Ethan Barrett believed that Rock, a yellow man, was just an illusion. Now, Ethan Barrett hopes to prove that Rock, a naughty man, on the battlefield
Baron Salan is not worthy of his name, which may allow Ethan Barrett to enter the aristocratic class.
"Colonel Barrett, I mean no offense, but I want to remind you, don't underestimate Lord Nyasaland. He was the man who killed Joubert, the commander-in-chief of the Boer coalition. Not long ago, he supported the Yao people in Portuguese East Africa.
, just forced the Portuguese to admit defeat, it is estimated that there are no less than 20,000 Yao people in the Congo Free State. If you fail, you know what that means." Mickey Moulton, Leopold II's personal representative, solemnly
In other words, of course he also hopes that Ethan Barrett can defeat the Yao people, but this seems unrealistic.
Regarding the strength of the Yao people in the Congo Free State, the Belgians obviously miscalculated.
This is normal. All Belgians who were defeated by the Yao people will habitually exaggerate the strength of the Yao people, so that they will not look so embarrassed. Among those Belgians who were defeated by the Northern Rhodesian Division and the Yao people,
There are more than 100,000 Yao people in the Congo Free State, which is simply not something that the current Congolese colonial army can fight against.
In fact, everyone knows that there are definitely less than 100,000 Yao people in the Congo Free State, but because of so many people's vows, Belgian officials estimate that the number of Yao people in the Congo Free State has exceeded at least 20,000.
Until now, the Belgians have not discovered that the "yellow people" have appeared in the Congo Free State.
This is due to the oil paint commonly used by the Northern Rhodesian Division. As long as a layer of oil paint is applied on the face, the Chinese look similar to the Yao people.
"Mr. Moulton, I can guarantee that if I encounter Nyasalands or Yao people on the battlefield, I will tear them all into pieces!" Ethan Barrett vowed that the Eight-Power Allied Forces' war of aggression against China gave
Ethan Barrett's unparalleled confidence.
"Colonel Barrett, let me remind you again, don't be so arrogant. Nyasaland people are different from all the Chinese you have met before." Mickey Moulton was worried. If Ethan Barrett was allowed to
Going to the battlefield like this, Mickey Moulton can almost predict what will happen if he encounters the Nyasaland Ethan Barrett on the battlefield.
"No matter what, Baron Nyasaland is just a yellow man. Do you believe that Joubert was really killed by that yellow man? This is just a method used by the British to attack the Boers. I will let that Ni
Baron Asalan's true colors have been exposed, and he will definitely make a fool of himself, letting the whole world see his strong-willed nature." Ethan Barrett is already jealous, and now no matter what others say, Ethan Barrett will not
Will believe it.
For this reason, Mickey Moulton had no choice but to let Ethan Barrett go to Kalemie.
To be honest, Mickey Moulton didn't want to believe that the Nyasalands, or the Yao people, could actually annihilate fifteen companies of the Congolese colonial army within four hours.
Note that it was a total annihilation, not a defeat. This means that nearly 1,800 people from fifteen companies of servants were completely annihilated within four hours, and not even a single person escaped.
Mickey Moulton would rather believe that it was because of the mutiny of the Congolese colonial army that the entire army was annihilated, rather than believe that the Nyasalands or the Yao people were actually so powerful.
By the way, in fact, more than 1,800 people were annihilated, because there were nearly 3,000 Congolese slaves who went to Kalemie with the fifteen companies of colonial troops. Even if the army was completely annihilated, those slaves could always escape back.
Two.
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When Ethan Barrett led the mercenaries to Kalemie, Martin led the troops in Kalemie, monitoring the transformation of captured Congolese colonial troops and Congolese slaves into Kalemie.
Mickey Moulton guessed correctly, Martin indeed failed to annihilate the Congolese colonial army.
It's not that he can't, but he's unwilling. Martin needs manpower to transform Kalemmi into a port city that meets Nyasaland standards, so that the Northern Rhodesian Division can move freely towards Congo with Kalemmi as the center.
Attack inland.
"Wharfs, warehouses, sewers, residential areas, military camps - do the streets need to be fifty meters wide?" Isiah Ulysses was a little skeptical. A fifty-meter-wide street is almost the same as Little Rock. Here is
The Congo Free State is not yet the territory of Nyasaland.
"Fifty meters is not enough. Leave enough space now so that there will be no more trouble in the future. Kalemmi is already our territory. Look further ahead." Martin matched Roque's tone.
The demeanor is very imitated, but Rock rarely smokes a cigar when talking, while Martin never leaves his mouth.
"Kalemi is not our territory yet." Isiah Ulysses couldn't help complaining.
"That's right - by the way, we are going to change Kalemmi's name and erase all traces of the Belgians, so that Kalemmi will completely become our territory. What is the new name? You are Sanches.
A graduate of the Royal Military Academy, you think about it." Martin generously gave up the naming rights.
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst was established in 1741 with the approval of King George II of the United Kingdom. Winston graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, one of the four famous military academies in the world.
Oh oh oh, Frunze has not yet been established, so Hearst Royal Military Academy is one of the three major military academies in the world.
"Let me pick it up? Okay, just call Ulysses." Isiah Ulysses was so angry that this was too childish.
"Ulysses? It's not bad. It sounds much better than Kalemmi." Martin has no objection. Let Ulysses be Ulysses. Anyway, it sounds better than "Martin Port".