The battle between the British army and the Sultan of Sokoto started as soon as they got off the boat. Under the advice of the German advisers, the niggas were not prepared to hide in Zaria city and wait for the British heavy artillery shells to hit them.
At the top of their heads, William sent them more than 200 Boer guerrillas who were exiled in Germany. These guys had disgraced the British Empire by fighting in South Africa, and told them that the best way to fight was guerrilla warfare.
Similarly, the black ghosts also like this kind of fighting method that suits their identity very much. Tens of thousands of black ghost troops are divided into small teams. Under the leadership of advisers, they have been taking turns to fight in the dense jungles and farmland since the British troops landed.
They approached quietly, then threw grenades wildly, first blowing up the British and making them dizzy. Then they rushed up and hacked at them with a machete, and withdrew from the battle as quickly as possible before the British woke up.
In the face of such tactics, all the advantages of the British disappeared. The 105mm heavy artillery, the 120-weight mortar, and even the large number of Vickers water-cooled heavy machine guns were all turned into decorations.
The attacks of the ghosts are always caught off guard. These heavy weapons that can ravage them at will don't even have a chance to unfold. At most, after they have finished cutting, they will fight in the direction of their escape to vent their anger. They don't even dare to pursue them. The lobsters
He had no idea how many niggas were waiting for him deep in the jungle.
During the march from the Kaduna River crossing to Zaria, the British army encountered hundreds of such attacks. It took more than 10,000 well-equipped lobsters a whole week to complete this distance, and more than 2,000 were killed or injured.
, but after arriving in Zaria City, the British commander discovered with grief and indignation that there were no enemies here at all. There were only countless old, weak, women and children looking at the exhausted invaders with innocent and curious eyes. There were also dozens of people from all over the world.
Journalists from all over the country are welcoming them.
These reporters regretfully told him that His Majesty the Sultan of Sokoto and his ministers have retreated to Kano, and now the city is full of civilians. There are no armed personnel, let alone guns, except kitchen knives.
The city can't find anything that can be used as a weapon. The implication is that if you want to massacre the city, don't blame us for saying bad things in the newspapers.
In fact, the British are indeed preparing to massacre the city. There is no point in playing favors against the niggas. These guys who are only worthy of being slaves are notoriously ungrateful. The most effective way to conquer them is to kill them until they are frightened by the news.
They surrendered voluntarily, and then put chains on them. Let them work under whips and shackles. Only then can niggas become good niggas. But how can they be slaughtered in this way? These reporters include almost all countries in Europe
, in addition to those from China and the United States. Not only did they bring cameras and cameras, but even reporters from People's Radio were equipped with radio stations. Looking at this posture, they were waiting for them to carry out massacres. Of course, the British Empire, which prides itself on being a gentleman, would not be able to attack at this time.
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But in this case, they have lost the most effective way to deter niggas. These old, weak, women and children, and their relatives who throw grenades and play machetes to them outside will never be grateful to the King of England for this. On the contrary, they are even more grateful.
They were emboldened. Although they did not counterattack the city of Zaria, the British army's transportation lines became their best target. Soon the British discovered that they were essentially trapped in Zaria. The helpless British commander had no choice but to
Not asking for help from Lagos.
Fortunately, a division of reinforcements had arrived at this time. After detaching a brigade to wipe out the Yoruba resistance, the rest rushed to Zaria by boat for reinforcements, while their enemies were waiting for them in the jungle.
.His Majesty the Sultan of Sokoto, who has retreated to Kano, is issuing a call to the entire empire, calling on his subjects to join the holy war against the invaders.
In this way, the British once again fell into a quagmire similar to South Africa. Although this time their enemies were not on the same level as the Boers in terms of combat effectiveness, but this time the number of their enemies was also not on the same level as the Boers. Orange and Deland
Swava has a population of at most 200,000 to 300,000 people, and what they have to face here is 7 million black ghosts.
The British, who were angered by William, also adopted similar retaliatory measures. Since the Germans would not allow them to live a peaceful life in the colonies, they naturally no longer had to let the Germans live freely in the colonies. With the secret support of the British, the Germans
The Herero people of Southwest Africa, that is, Namibia, began their great war for freedom. The poor niggas foolishly became the toys of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, and then embarked on their road of no return.
What awaits the niggas is William's bloody butcher knife. It is estimated that the fate of the Herero people this time will not be much better than in the original history. In the original history, they were killed in the hundreds of thousands, and some even said that millions of them were killed.
Eighty thousand people were driven directly into the desert to die of thirst.
"When will the injustice be repaid?" Emperor Yang of Beijing looked at the war-torn Africa and sighed with pity.
In fact, this is not as simple as retribution. William cannot let the British get Nigerian oil under any circumstances. This is related to the cost of industrial competition between the two countries. The British currently rely on the United States and Imperial Oil for crude oil supply, and German crude oil.
Relying on Central America, Imperial Oil, and Romania, there is no difference in costs between the two parties. Germany even has a slight advantage. After all, the transportation cost of Romanian oil to Germany is very low. This is an important guarantee for the competitiveness of German industrial products in Europe. Crude oil
What low costs bring to Germany is that the entire industrial system benefits.
If the British develop Nigerian oil again, it will definitely lower their oil costs significantly, enhance the competitiveness of British industrial products, and may even break through a balance point between the two sides, so even if William can't get it, he definitely can't
Letting the British get it was an irreconcilable conflict between the two sides. This was also the main reason why the British blocked the Baghdad Railway. With the advent of the oil age, politicians from various countries have adapted well to the new rules of the game and used oil
Weapons are becoming familiar to more and more so-called politicians.
Just as the war in Africa is raging, the war in the Balkans is showing signs of calming down. The reason is very simple. The four countries of the Balkan Alliance can no longer fight. In less than three months, they have lost 150,000 people, which is barely enough.
But no one can bear the financial burden. Especially Bulgaria, which has to bear the shelling and blockade of the Ottoman navy. Not only the government finances are exhausted, but the national economy is close to collapse. If the war continues, the people may rise up in rebellion. As for this
Montenegro, the weakest one, had even stopped attacking Shkodra at this time, and was only maintaining contact in the north where they were responsible. Even though the Serbs attacking from the south urged again and again, Nicholas I was determined not to move forward.
After fighting, the casualties for such a small country exceeded 20,000. Fighting again? Fighting again will kill all the young men in Montenegro. Now this guy is regretting that he should not have boarded this pirate ship.
He had no interest in fighting the Serbs. They lost more than one division in Shkodra, but the results were almost zero. The defense system with the river and the city of Shkodra as the core persisted with the support of the Austro-Hungarian merchant ships.
Like a rock. Although Britain, France and Russia fiercely accused the Austro-Hungarian Empire of violating the neutrality law, they not only sent guns and artillery to the Shkodra garrison, but even the super-large-caliber mortars tested by their own army were sent to the Ottoman army. This
This huge Skoda cannon with a caliber of more than 300 millimeters was inspired by the original Confederate army, but it was not so terrifying, but the hundreds of kilograms of shells still exploded the livers and gallbladders of the Serbs.
Emperor Joseph's support for Hamid II has now been completely made public. Merchant ships transporting arms sailed into the Buena River grandly under the flag of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The reason for his arrogance is very simple. Hamid II
The sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina was sold to them, and it was sold for half a million pounds more than the original price in history. None of the three million pounds needed to be paid to Hamid II, and all of it was used to purchase arms in Austria-Hungary and Germany.
Then it was sent directly to the garrison in Shkodra and Alta. Emperor Joseph would not miss such a good deal. In order to ensure his business reputation, the merchant ships transporting arms were now even protected by the battleships of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
This deal has deeply hurt the fragile self-esteem of the Serbian people. Originally, they were thinking of annexing these two places one day. You must know that these are all within their Greater Serbia territory. Now that they have been robbed, they will naturally not do it. Although there is
It has long been under the rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Bosnians prefer Emperor Joseph. But in the eyes of the Serbs, this is still a violation of their national dignity. There are constant domestic protests against the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and there are even radicals
Even the Serbian government righteously condemned the actions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire who attacked the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s merchants. I really don’t know where this small country got the confidence.
Emperor Joseph's answer to the Serbs' reaction was simple. He gave the Ottoman army a shipload of arms for free.
In addition to selling the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hamid II also sold oil exploration rights to more than a dozen pieces of land to foreign investors. These transactions alone brought him millions of pounds in income, plus the income from the people
He was prepared to use the money to crush his enemies to death.
This is a war that makes the four Balkan countries desperate. The military expenditures they can raise are not even a fraction of the Ottomans'. If they continue to fight, there is no hope of victory. Under such circumstances, the four countries have begun to contact each other to see if peace talks can be reached.
Not too high, as long as the Ottoman Empire gives up Albania and Macedonia. (To be continued...)