Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1084

British Somalia, also known as Somaliland, is located in the northwest of Somalia, with an area of ​​about 137 square kilometers.

Most of Somaliland is now under the control of the rebels, and only a few large cities such as Hargeisa and Berbera are still under the control of the colonial government. Rock arrived in Somalia on October [-]rd on the destroyer "Alligator". Lan's largest port, Berbera.

Garfield Pullman, the British government's high commissioner in Somaliland, greeted Roque at the port, and Colonel George Jensen, the supreme commander of the Somaliland garrison, greeted Roque at the same time.

Although Berbera is the largest port in Somaliland, from Rock's point of view, Berbera does not need to be compared with Port Edward and Walvis Bay, and there is a huge gap compared with Port Elizabeth. Not only the terminal facilities are simple, but the port The buildings in the area are also lackluster. Standing on the balcony on the third floor of the port area building, you can clearly see the shacks not far away. The shacks are slums where locals live.

"We originally had about 3500 troops, the officers were our own, the soldiers were young people recruited from the local area - after the rebellion, many soldiers absconded with weapons, our defense line was forced to shrink, and now there is a gap between us and Hargeisa. The land traffic in China has been completely cut off, but fortunately we can communicate by telegram, the only thing we can be sure of now is that Hargeisa is still under our control." Garfield Pullman knew nothing about the rebels, did not know How many people are there in the rebel army? I don't know the equipment of the rebel army. I only know that the leader of the rebel army seems to be a man named Muhammad Abdullah Hassan.

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Rock is really dumbfounded, shouldn't this kind of thing be understood clearly!

However, Rock couldn't demand too much from Garfield Pullman. During the World War, the British government's attention was on the Western Front. Garfield Pullman didn't have enough strength in his hands, so it was understandable that he couldn't control the situation.

"How's the situation with the Italians?" Rock didn't have much hope for the Italians, he just hoped that the Italians wouldn't hold back when Rock made his move.

Before Rock came to Somaliland, he had managed to get in touch with the Kingdom of Italy, but the Kingdom of Italy has not responded yet.

After the end of the World War, the Kingdom of Italy did not immediately free itself from the war. After the Italian-Turkish War, although Tripoli and Cyrenaica became colonies of the Kingdom of Italy, the rebels in Tripoli and Cyrenaica have been resisting and The fighting with the Kingdom of Italy did not cease.

During the World Wars, in order to entice the Kingdom of Italy to choose the Entente, the then British Foreign Secretary Edward Gray promised the Kingdom of Italy part of the Balkan Peninsula, a promise that has now been fulfilled.

However, the Kingdom of Italy's control of this part of the territory was not smooth, especially after Kemal declared independence, and a rebellion broke out in the occupied area of ​​​​the Kingdom of Italy. Now the troops of the Kingdom of Italy are also exhausted. Like the United Kingdom, they have no time and energy. Nor does it have the strength to quell the rebellion in Italian Somalia.

"The situation in the Kingdom of Italy is also very bad. It is estimated that the Kingdom of Italy has only two brigades left in Italian Somalia. Their General Tony was seriously ill last year and could not handle military affairs. He has returned to Italy to recuperate. Now the person in charge is Gilardino Colonel, Colonel Gilardino's situation is very bad, the troops lack enough weapons and ammunition, and supplies are not sufficient, Colonel Gilardino has applied for reinforcements many times, but has not been able to do so." Garfield Pullman looked calm In fact, he had sent telegrams to London many times before, hoping that London could send reinforcements to British Somalia, but London also had no troops to send.

"Colonel Johnson—" Rock knew that the situation in the garrison was bad, but he didn't expect it to be so bad.

"I'm here, Marshal Locke!" George Jensen's voice was so loud that Rock was startled.

"George, take it easy, don't be nervous--" Rock couldn't help but laugh. With the reputation accumulated during the World War, Rock's reputation in the British Army has been rising steadily, and now he has become the "Military God" on par with Kitchener.

After Kitchener was hospitalized due to illness, this situation became more and more obvious. Among the British army, the only one who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Rock is John Fisher. It's all a little bit worse.

After Kitchener was hospitalized, Winston had intended to appoint Roque as the British Minister of War, but Roque declined this invitation.

"I'm sorry, my lord, I was too nervous—" George Jensen blushed slightly, and then smiled helplessly: "—the total number of our troops now is less than 2000, and the troops are still using the Henry's that was equipped ten years ago. Martini rifles, many officers killed by rebels, and in several cities all immigrants were slaughtered—”

Rock's expression gradually became serious. Although British Somalia had nothing to do with southern Africa, as the British Marshal, Rock had reason to protect British citizens.

"The number of white people in Somalia is very small. Our last census was in 1898. At that time, the total number of white people in Somalia was less than 5000." Garfield Pullman expressed embarrassment. Mainly, very few people choose Australia and New Zealand. If it is not possible, there are southern Africa to choose from. There are really few people who choose Somalia as an immigrant settlement.

The "Somalia" mentioned by Garfield Pullman refers specifically to British Somalia. Not all the whites who immigrated to British Somalia are British, there are also French, Greeks and even Italians. As for the British, it is estimated that even one thousand nothing.

This is the norm in British overseas colonies.

"It doesn't matter, I have ordered the second cavalry division to board the ship, and it is estimated to arrive in ten days." Rock was the ace troop as soon as he made a move.

After the end of the World War, except for a few meritorious troops who made repeated military exploits during the World War, the other Southern African Expeditionary Force troops were disbanded on the spot and returned to Southern Africa in batches. The Second Cavalry Division was one of the meritorious troops. Retained for posting to Port Elizabeth.

Another meritorious unit, the [-]rd Cavalry Division, was placed in the Bosporus Strait to assist the British troops in controlling the Black Sea estuary.

"That's great. We're going to fuck those Somalis hard and kill them all!" Garfield Pullman was murderous. The bloody natives must all be disposed of.

This is the same as a dog who bites a person and will be killed. Some bottom lines cannot be broken.

Although George Jensen didn't speak, his expression was very willing.

That night, Garfield Pullman held a dinner in his official residence. It seemed that as long as the British Empire existed, the banquet would not disappear. Almost all the British and French officials Rock knew were very keen on the banquet. World War II At the most tense time, none of them prevented the dignitaries and dignitaries of Paris from holding a banquet.

To Roque's surprise, many of the items at the banquet were from southern Africa.

Somalia's products are actually very rich. In Rock's concept, the reason why Somalia is called the "country of pirates" in the 21st century must be because the products are poor and the people have no choice but to become pirates.

In fact, when I came to Rock, Somaliland, I realized that Somaliland is really not a desert, nor is it barren. Although there are mountains and Gobi in Somaliland, there are also fertile pastures and fertile oases. In Somaliland, the most famous animals include the spinhorn antelope. , wild boars, African wild asses, warthogs, antelopes, Somali sheep, wild goats and camels. In addition, there are many kinds of birds and fish in Somaliland. The rich products are not far behind other parts of Africa.

Considering that Somalia used to be a famous spice producing area in history, Rock really can't figure it out. Somalia is not said to be a land of geomantic omen, but it is definitely not barren of grass. In such an environment, Somalis actually went to be pirates. What do you think?

At the dinner, Rock tasted some Somali local specialties. According to the habit, Rock ate all the food on the plate.

"In Somaliland, if the guest eats all the food on the plate, it means that the guest is not full. This is very rude, so leave a little food on the plate to show respect to the host. "Garfield Pullman introduces Rock to Somaliland traditions.

Rock really can't accept this kind of habit. The traditional education that the Chinese accept is: Who knows that every piece of food on the plate is hard work; what does it mean to have a little leftover after eating?

If this is in a Chinese family, children will definitely be beaten if they leave the bottom of the bowl after eating. In the words of many Chinese parents, only beggars will have this habit.

At this time, Rock will definitely not comment on the traditions of Somaliland, and do as the Romans do, and then Rock will keep a little bit when eating.

"Somaliland is also rich in aquatic products, and there are many livestock in the pasture. We have invited Mr. Cecil Rhodes to invest in Somaliland many times, but it is a pity that Mr. Cecil Rhodes does not like our Somaliland—— —” Now it was Garfield Pullman’s turn to smile wryly. Somaliland is rich in beef, mutton and aquatic products, but because they do not meet the requirements of the UK, they cannot be sold to the UK mainland, which makes Garfield Pullman very troubled.

"If you want Cecil to invest, you must at least create a stable environment for Cecil. Now Somaliland is full of rebels, and it is precarious. I am Cecil, and I will not invest in Somaliland." Rock can Understanding Stoudemire, perhaps in Garfield Pullman's view, Somaliland's pastures and aquatic products are not bad, but compared with southern Africa, Somaliland's pastures are really not good enough.

Don't think that Stoudemire is easy to talk to in front of Rock. If it were someone else, Stoudemire would be very difficult to serve.

(End of this chapter)