While Rock and Buck were obsessed with studying Chinese herbal medicine, Anton and Martin were busy plotting against the Belgians.
Since the Congo Free State decided to cede Lake Tanganyika to "Rhodesia", peace has finally returned to the border area between Nyasaland and the Congo Free State.
Compared with Lake Tanganyika, which has an area of 32,900 square kilometers, Lake Mweru, which has an area of only 5,100 square kilometers, is less eye-catching.
Lake Mweru is also located on the border between Nyasaland and the Congo Free State. When Nyasaland and the Congo Free State clashed, the Zulus led by Lala once occupied the entire Lake Mweru. Unfortunately, in the end
During the peace talks with the Congo Free State, Duncan did not claim rights to Lake Mweru. As a result, according to international practice, Lake Mweru is half of Nyasaland and the Congo Free State. This makes Anton and Martin very dissatisfied.
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"Duncan, that old killer, should be killed. He is good at shipbuilding, but not good at negotiation. Lake Mweru is no worse than the North Sea. Why are you giving the Belgians such a free advantage? No, we have to think about it.
We must find a way to occupy Lake Mweru." Anton stood on the "East Lake" police boat that had just arrived at Lake Mweru, looking at the vast smoke and waves of Lake Mweru with great sadness.
Lake Mweru is also a freshwater lake, rich in fish and waterbirds, and also has great development value.
The Chinese developed Nyasaland along lakes and rivers, and Lake Mweru is also included in Nyasaland’s development plan.
The marine police ship was just developed by the Nyasaland Shipyard. The ship uses a locally produced diesel engine in Nyasaland. It has a displacement of 300 tons and a fixed crew of 20 people. The ship is equipped with a Maxim 37 produced by the Nyasaland Arsenal.
Millimeter rapid-fire cannon, which is the "pop cannon" used by the Boers in the Boer War.
The "St. Petersburg Declaration" of 1868 and the "Hague Conference Convention" of 1899 stipulated that the weight of explosive projectiles must be greater than 400g, so in order to comply with this regulation, the "Pop Cannon" adopted a 37 mm caliber.
To be fair, the power of the "Pop Cannon" is quite good, with a muzzle velocity of 367 meters per second and a maximum range of 4110 meters. The warhead uses a blasting warhead containing 17 grams of mixed explosives. Its power is probably similar to that of future rifle grenades.
Like the Maxim heavy machine gun, the Maxim 37mm rapid-fire gun also uses the iconic canvas belt to feed ammunition, and has a wooden magazine. This is actually an enlarged version of the automatic grenade launcher, but the range is longer than that of the future.
Grenade launchers were much further away, and during the Second Boer War, the British Expeditionary Force suffered heavy losses.
Nyasaland now has the ability to produce Maxim heavy machine guns, so it is logical to produce the Maxim 37mm rapid-fire cannon. Rock has ordered the Nyasaland Arsenal to further reduce the weight of the Maxim 37mm rapid-fire cannon. At the same time,
Find ways to increase the power of explosive warheads. Before the Nyasaland Arsenal could not produce artillery, the Maxim 37mm rapid-fire cannon was the heavy weapon of the Nyasaland army.
A total of three Maxim 37mm rapid-fire guns are installed on the "Donghu", two at the bow and one at the stern. Because the ship uses a base that can rotate 360 degrees, it can shoot 360 degrees, which is very common in southern Africa.
It is definitely a killer weapon for the inner lake, which is very helpful for the Nyasaland Marine Police to fight for the inner lake in southern Africa.
The ambition of Nyasaland can be seen from the name "East Lake". Within Nyasaland, Lake Tanganyika is now the "North Sea", so Lake Mweru becomes the "East Lake".
Roque doesn't care what happens to the Congo Free State. He should first change the names of Lake Tanganyika and Lake Mweru. That is to say, as Baron of Nyasaland, Roque cannot change the name of Lake Nyasa yet.
, otherwise Rock will change the name Lake Nyasa together.
"At that time, we were staring at Lake Tanganyika from top to bottom. We didn't even have Lubumbashi, and we returned it directly to the Belgians. Who would have thought that Lake Mweru could be so big?" Martin also regretted that in Rock
Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, all the officials with police background are like wild beasts. They can only enter but not exit. They will go up and take a bite of any good thing they fancy.
Rock has popularized this concept to Anton and Martin. From now on to the end of World War I, it will be the barbaric growth period of Nyasaland. At this time, the world's sphere of influence has not yet been fixed. When the first
After the World War, it will be very difficult to expand the territory of Nyasaland, so we must seize the time.
During World War I, Germany lost its colonies around the world, including Tanganyika and German Southwest Africa in Africa. These two places will be the future Tanzania and Namibia. Today, Germany is still strong, and Nigeria is
Asalan has no chance to bite, so the only expansion direction is the Congo Free State.
Of course Leopold II was well aware of Nyasaland's ambitions, so when Nyasaland and the Congo Free State ceased fighting, Leopold II used Britain and Germany to impose pressure on Nyasaland.
The pressure finally forced Nyasaland to return Lubumbashi to the Congo Free State. Neither Anton nor Martin were willing to accept this loss.
"If it weren't for the difficulty of getting the boat here, we would have brought over a dozen or twenty marine police boats. As long as the Belgians dared to go into the lake, we would blast them into pieces and see who dared to come and snatch them from us.
"Anton also regrets that transportation is the biggest factor restricting the expansion of Nyasara.
To send the marine police boat from Lake Nyasa to Lake Mweru, it has to be transported through the Zambezi and Luangwa rivers. This large circle is more difficult than dismantling the marine police boat and transporting it from Nyasa to Lake Mweru.
The lake is not much smaller than Lake Mweru.
Don’t think it’s unrealistic to carry a police boat to Lake Mweru. During World War I, British Lieutenant Colonel Simpson led a unit to carry two gunboats from the Congo Free State using tractors and shoulder-carrying methods.
The whole journey from the territory to Lake Tanganyika took four months.
Nyasaland will definitely not be so stupid. Duncan has ordered people to build shipyards in Lake Tanganyika and Lake Mweru respectively, and build ships directly on site to meet the needs of fishing and "turf grabbing". In this regard, Germany
Neither the Chinese nor the Belgians have set foot in it yet, so Nyasaland chose the right time.
"The small fishing boats of the Belgians are not enough to train our marine police." Martin was also arrogant. Like Nyasaland, the Belgians also developed the Congo Free State along the river. In the future, Nyasaland and the Belgians will
There are still disputes on the river, but now it seems that Nyasaland has the advantage.
Although Leopold II had occupied the Congo Free State more than ten years ago, Leopold II himself was unable to develop the Congo Free State. Therefore, Leopold II only developed the Congo Free State.
We can rely on commercial companies such as Katanga Company, Antwerp Company, Kasai Company, and British-Belgian Rubber Company.
These companies, both in terms of execution and strength, cannot compare with the behemoth Nyasaland. These commercial companies are "seeking money" and will not go head-to-head with Nyasaland. Although these few companies
Each company has mercenaries, but their scale is only used to suppress Congolese resistance, which is certainly incomparable to the Northern Rhodesian Division, which is armed to the teeth.
As for Nyasaland's Marine Police, although it is only a police establishment now, Rock's requirements for the Marine Police are actually the same as those of the Navy. In order to let the Marine Police form combat effectiveness as soon as possible, Rock hired retired naval officers from the UK with high salaries to serve as Marine Police.
The instructors, captains and key positions of the marine police boats are now all experienced white people. Each of them has three young and studious Chinese marine police as assistants. It will not be long before the Chinese marine police in Nyasara
The police can form combat effectiveness.
After the establishment of the Northern Rhodesian Division, it formed combat effectiveness in a very short period of time. This is attributed to Rock's long-term emphasis on training work.
In fact, as long as you have money and people, it is really easy to train the army. For a soldier who has not received training, it only takes two or three months from the beginning of training to the completion of all training subjects. The marine police in Nyasara all come from Luo
Those selected from the northern division of Desia have strong personal technical and tactical levels and receptive abilities. After possessing relevant knowledge, the rest is just a matter of proficiency, which requires years of training and cannot be accomplished overnight.
Solved.
While Anton and Martin were chatting, a fishing boat appeared on the lake in front of the "East Lake", and Anton and Martin immediately became excited.
Nyasaland's development of the North Sea has just begun, and Lake Mweru has not yet been taken care of, so the fishing boats that appear in Lake Mweru at this time must be from the Congo Free State.
"David, rush, rush over!" Anton howled at the top of his lungs.
"Yes, sir!" David is a forty-year-old middle-aged man, older than Anton and Martin. Four years ago, David retired from the British Navy. Before retiring, David was already the captain of a destroyer.
Vice.
It is said that the age of forty is the most energetic age. People at this time need to be energetic and experienced, and their physical strength is not much worse than that of young people. The backbone of society usually refers to people of this age group.
People.
The reason why David retired from the British Navy was because he injured his leg during an exercise, so he had to leave the British Navy.
The British navy has dominated the oceans for hundreds of years, and there are many talented people in the domestic navy, so David was retired because of a leg injury.
Nyasaland did not dislike David. Not only did he offer David twice the salary in the British Navy, but he also allowed David to return to his job. This was why David accepted Nyasaland's invitation.
The real reason.
Whether it’s money or feelings, there’s no shortage of them all.
There were two Belgians who were fishing on the fishing boat. When they saw the "East Lake" approaching with great momentum, the two Belgians actually picked up the rifles on the boat and tried to resist.
Immediately afterwards, they gave up this act of seeking death. The 37mm cannon on the "East Lake" looked much more powerful than the rifle.