The Belgian government probably doesn’t know how miserably the Congo Free State and Nyasaland suffered defeats during the Leopold II period.
Even if they knew, the Belgian government probably wouldn't care. In the Belgian government's view, Leopold II and his mercenaries were probably a little incompetent, which is why they lost to Nyasaland. Now the Belgian government has just taken over the Belgian government.
Congo, I guess they want to test the power of Nyasaland, and maybe they want to take back the North Sea.
Leopold II probably would not have reminded the Belgian government. After losing jurisdiction over the Congo, Leopold II suffered heavy losses. At that time, the propaganda campaign against Leopold II had just begun. The Belgian government was not helping
Leopold II got out of trouble, but added insult to injury. Leopold II must not have forgotten it. It is estimated that Leopold II is waiting to see the joke at this moment.
As for those mercenaries——
Who cares, cannon fodder is the meaning of mercenary existence.
Anton is definitely not willing to let the officers and soldiers of the Northern Rhodesian Division be used as cannon fodder, so Anton wants to give the Belgian government a painful blow at once, so that the Belgian government can live in peace.
The person who received the mission was Company D of the Teaching Battalion of the Northern Rhodesian Division.
The patrol team sent by Company D was attacked by the mercenaries. After the attack, the commander of Company D, Wei Zhen, immediately asked Anton for a fight. The officers and soldiers of Company D even wrote a letter in blood, strongly demanding revenge.
If Anton hands over this task to other companies, the officers and soldiers of D Company may rebel.
However, it is not possible to hand it over directly to D Company. Anton is still worried that Wei Zhen's desire for revenge will affect the actions of the troops.
If there is even the slightest mistake, the Northern Rhodesian Division will be completely disgraced.
"Don't worry, Commander, if something goes wrong with me, you will kill me when you turn back!" Wei Zhen vowed so confidently that he almost issued a military order.
"If it collapses, you can recover the losses?" Anton didn't like this attitude. If something really went wrong, even if Wei Zhen collapsed, it would not be able to change the outcome.
The mercenaries must be hiding in a corner of the Belgian Congo, waiting for the troops of the Northern Rhodesian Division to retaliate. If Anton sends the people there in such a hurry, he might still suffer a loss, so Anton
Now Dong has to wait for Lala's information. Unless Lala finds the location of the mercenaries, Anton will send out D Company.
Of course, there is another way to retaliate, which is to directly attack other targets in the Belgian Congo.
This method is also very tempting to Anton. The territory bordering Nyasaland in the Belgian Congo is basically the sphere of influence of the Antwerp Company. If the Northern Rhodesian Division expands its attack area, then the Antwerp Company will become
Objectives of the Northern Rhodesian Division.
Considering the relationship between Antwerp Company and Nyasaland——
You can consider it!
It was difficult for Wei Zhen to answer Anton's question, so Wei Zhen just pretended to be stupid.
Anton gave some careful instructions before letting Wei Zhen go back to make preparations.
Since it is a cross-border attack, you must not wear the uniform of the Northern Rhodesian Division. You cannot carry anything related to the Northern Rhodesian Division, including the weapons commonly used by D Company officers and soldiers.
This makes the officers and soldiers of D Company very unfamiliar, so they still have to make preparations. At least the officers and soldiers of D Company must be familiar with the new weapons, so that they will have a greater chance of winning.
On Christmas afternoon, the concert was held on time at Cecil Rhodes Square. The symphony orchestra from Italy played a number of world-famous pieces and won warm applause from the audience.
Stoudemire was also one of the audience, sitting in the crowd with Rock and whispering.
"You can imagine how we should build a concert hall in the open air -" Xiao Si was very dissatisfied with this environment, which was not conducive to enjoying the symphony. It would be difficult to hear clearly from a distance.
"If this is really a music hall, do you have the nerve to talk?" Rock disdains Xiaosi's behavior. It would be nice to hear some. Rock still knows how to celebrate Christmas. Rhodesia doesn't even have any celebrations.
Fortunately, Stoudemire still has the nerve to give Rock advice.
"What's there to be embarrassed about? Don't say that art is elegant. Elegant artists will come to Africa to perform for remuneration." Stoudemire is a standard layman and can give you any elegant topics.
Go with the common sense.
Artists from Italy charge high prices, but Roque can still afford it, so the artists gave up Christmas to reunite with their families and traveled all the way to Nyasaland.
In fact, Rock has also thought about forming a symphony orchestra in Nyasara, but it seems to be a bit difficult at present, so this plan can only be postponed.
For the Chinese, the appeal of symphony is actually not as good as that of drama. Don’t say that art knows no borders. There are reasons why opera is not popular in the East but drama is popular. No matter how good the symphony is, you must know how to appreciate it. p>
As for the theater, this is really not a problem, at least not the main problem. Nyasaland’s main tasks now are to develop the economy and build spiritual civilization. We will wait until the next generation of Chinese grow up. Nyasaland is not qualified to talk about spirituality now.
Civilization.
Ninety-nine percent of the Chinese in Nyasaland have not received any education. Building spiritual civilization for them is basically of little use. It is difficult for adults to change their understanding of the world, and Roque has not.
The ability to improve the cultural level of all Chinese people is different from when there were only a few hundred police officers in the police station. Now there are too many Chinese people. Even if Roque is rich, he can't find enough teachers.
"I heard that the Belgians attacked the patrol of the Northern Rhodesian Division?" Small's information is still very well-informed. Just like Rhodesia does not have many secrets for Rock, Nyasaland does not have many secrets for Small.
How many secrets.
"They seem to be a group of Belgian mercenaries. I have asked Lara to search for their specific location. As long as I find them, haha——" Roque couldn't swallow this breath. The blood debt must be paid with blood.
"I have a friend who wants to meet you, Lawrence Amelia from Antwerp Company. How about you? Do you want to meet?" Stoudemire winked, and Rock suddenly felt moved.
Laurence Amelia is the new general manager of the Antwerp company. Laurence Amelia stayed in Johannesburg for more than three months. Roque could not bear to see Lawrence Amelia. Later, Roque went to Natal for peace.
Since then, Lawrence Amelia has never been heard from again.
Now it seems that Lawrence Amelia did not give up and still seized the opportunity to show his favor to Roque.
"What is he here for?" Of course Rock is interested, as long as Lawrence Amelia has what Rock wants.
"That mercenary team, Lawrence Amelia knows where that mercenary team is." Stoudemire's answer made Rock very satisfied.
"Where is he?" Rock agreed.
"It's in my car." Stoudemire was very proud. This guy had too much money and no place to spend it, and now he bought a new car.
Rock would definitely not see Lawrence Amelia in the car, so he went back to Eagle Castle with Stoudemire.
"Those mercenaries came to Lubumbashi a month ago, and they should still be near Lubumbashi now." Lawrence Amelia is a standard British man, with a silk top hat, tailcoat, cane, and too much smear on his hair.
The hair wax looks a bit greasy.
"How did you know?" Rock said slowly, cutting a cigar calmly in his hand.
Rock can be sure that Lawrence Amelia also has unkind intentions.
The mercenaries had arrived in Lubumbashi a month ago. If Lawrence Amelia wanted to tip off, he would not have waited until today.
I am afraid that Lawrence Amelia waited for the attack to occur before he deliberately showed his kindness. In this case, Lawrence Amelia would really be devastated.
"Their supplies are provided by our Antwerp company. Sorry, Lord, I didn't know before that their purpose was for the patrol of the Northern Rhodesian Division. They came to Lubumbashi under the guise of hunting, so
There are so many people every month. Before the attack, no one knew what their purpose was." Lawrence Amelia knew that he would be suspected, but he still could not let go of this opportunity to show his goodwill.
"Very good, now I want to annihilate them. Do you have any good suggestions?" Rock temporarily accepted Lawrence Amelia's explanation. The truth of the matter is not important. Rock only wants the results.
"Lord, if you need, I can send them all to you to accept your punishment." Lawrence Amelia said it simply. There are definitely risks in doing this, but as long as it is done, it will be no less than good.
So I applied for a certificate of honor.
"No need, the Northern Rhodesian Division is capable of doing it." Rock didn't want to resort to false accusations. This revenge can only be avenged by the officers and soldiers of the Northern Rhodesian Division.
Lawrence Amelia is not a good candidate to be the general manager of the Antwerp Company. The position of the Antwerp Company in the Belgian Congo is actually similar to that of the South African Company in Rhodesia. The Antwerp Company also has an army and has to deal with hundreds of
It is not difficult to become a mercenary, especially under the premise that the Antwerp Company is responsible for providing supplies to the mercenaries.
However, Roque did not need Lawrence Amelia to do that. This was an offense committed by the Belgian government against the Northern Rhodesian Division, and the Northern Rhodesian Division must wash away its shame with its own hands.
Although strictly speaking, this is not a shame.
In a war, there must be winners and losers, especially if the other party makes a sneak attack. It is normal to lose one game and just regain the ground next time.
"Okay, Lord, no matter what you want to do, Antwerp Company will cooperate unconditionally." Lawrence Amelia sold the mercenary without hesitation. If he could make good friends with Roque through this matter, then the price would be high.
If you are older, Lawrence Amelia is also acceptable.
"Very good!" Rock was basically satisfied with Lawrence Amelia's attitude, but a mere mercenary army certainly couldn't satisfy Rock's appetite.