Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1285

The "Rich" was forced to stop for inspection, and a dozen Portuguese sailors rowed over to board the "Rich".

The training conditions of these sailors are worrying. When climbing the rope ladder, one sailor fell from the rope ladder, and the crew of the "Fuyu" who crowded on the side of the ship to watch the excitement immediately burst out laughing.

The leading officer, who consciously showed his ugliness, didn't feel too embarrassed. After boarding the ship, he led the sailors directly into the bridge, and gathered all the crew members except Stilwell on the deck.

"Sir, the 'Rich' is a ship of the Cape Town Ocean Trading Company. We are going to Paris, France. The cargo on board is the goods ordered by the French Capet family—" Rolls of pounds were handed over silently, not much, only a dozen or twenty.

Although the status of the rand is getting stronger and stronger, it still cannot replace the status of the British pound internationally, especially ordinary people, who still prefer the British pound.

Ten or twenty pounds is not a lot. The salary of the Portuguese navy is not as good as that of the British navy.

"You are trying to bribe an honest naval officer. Now I seriously suspect that you have violated the law. You must sail the ship to Sao Tome and Principe for inspection." The second lieutenant immediately changed his face after receiving the money .

"—" Stilwell roared wildly in his heart, pretending to be a wolf with a big tail, if he thinks it is too little, he will say it clearly, and I will treat it as a dog.

"Really not, all the cargo on the 'Rich' is beef and fruit. If you can't transport it to Paris in time, you will have to bear the responsibility!" Backed by the British Empire and southern Africa, Stilwell was not easy to mess with.

"That's your business—" The second lieutenant put the money in his pocket, and refused to let him go after taking the money. Sure enough, he really fed the dog.

At this time, there was a sudden noise on the deck. The second lieutenant and Stilwell walked out of the bridge and found several Portuguese sailors punching and kicking around a crew member.

The other crew members tried to stop them, but they were blocked by other sailors. The crew members were excited, and the fiery ones had already started to yell.

What a curse, the kind that greets eight generations of ancestors directly.

It is said that the Portuguese navy really has no deterrent effect on the British. Britain at the beginning of the century is just like the United States at the end of the century. No matter where you are, the British government and army are your strong backing.

"What's going on?" The second lieutenant had a haughty expression on his face. What's wrong with the British? On Lao Tzu's territory, I was the dragon coiled up for me, and the tiger was the one lying on my stomach.

"Sir, there is a radio station on board, and this guy was sending a report just now—" a sailor reported loudly, and the second lieutenant and Stilwell changed their faces at the same time.

Ocean-going ships in southern Africa have now installed radios, otherwise southern Africa would not be so aware of the Portuguese navy's movements.

For southern Africa, although the status of the Atlantic Ocean is not as important as that of the Indian Ocean, the trade between southern Africa and Europe is mainly through the Atlantic route, so the number of southern African ships traveling to and from the Atlantic route every day is unknown. These ships are all from southern Africa" "Sentinel", the navy in southern Africa does not need to leave the port, and the situation in the entire Atlantic Ocean is clear.

"What did you say?" The second lieutenant sternly asked in front of the crew members curled up on the deck with their faces covered in blood.

Stilwell came to the telegraph machine room and found that the machine room had been destroyed and smashed into a mess.

The crew members on the ground were motionless, as if they had passed out.

First officer Lu Qi rushed over to rescue, but it was too late, the sailors attacked too hard, the crew's face was black and purple, blood was overflowing from the nostrils, and the pupils were already dilated. Given the medical conditions on board, it was impossible to rescue them.

"Captain, Prieter was beaten to death by them—" Lu Qi expressed grief and indignation, and looked at the second lieutenant with full anger.

The second lieutenant suddenly felt troublesome. It is normal to arrest the ship and find fault. It is very troublesome if someone is dead——

But it's not too much trouble, it's just an African, but fortunately not white.

Oh oh, now we have to add the Chinese. If it is a Chinese who died, it would be a big deal. Let alone the British government, southern Africa will definitely take revenge.

"Mr. Second Lieutenant, no matter what the outcome of today's matter is, I will report it to the Federal Government of Southern Africa." Stilwell calmed down after reaching his extreme anger.

When a conflict occurs at this time, the crew must be the ones who suffer. Even if all the Portuguese sailors on board are killed, the Portuguese warships cruising around the "Rich" can easily sink the "Rich".

"How to do it is up to you. Now you have to sail the ship to Sao Tome and Principe for inspection—" Second Lieutenant Se Li Nei Ren, the crew was sending a telegram before being killed. If there is no accident, the Southern African Federal Government should have already understood.

"Yes, as you wish—" Stilwell cooperated unconditionally. The second lieutenant probably didn't know that, not to mention the crew members in Southern Africa, even Stilwell's pets were the property of Southern Africa, not just anyone. If you want to kill it, you will kill it.

The facts were exactly as Stilwell had guessed, when the "Future" re-ignited and sailed to Sao Tome and Principe, Luanda had indeed received the telegram that the "Future" had been intercepted.

However, at this time Luanda did not know that the telegraph operator was killed, nor did it know that the "Rich" was detained by the Portuguese Navy.

"We tried to get in touch with 'Fu Yu', but so far, 'Fu Yu' has not responded—the situation may be very bad. We only received half of the telegrams. It is estimated that an accident occurred during the transmission process." Barton His adjutant, Major Pansy, had a grim expression. Very few ships in southern Africa were detained overseas, but the southern African navy often detained ships from other countries.

In the current southern African navy, with the establishment of the Naval Academy, the number of officers and soldiers of Chinese origin is increasing, and the proportion is increasing. On the heavy cruiser "Johannesburg", more than half of the officers and soldiers are of Chinese descent.

"Report to the Ministry of National Defense, level [-] combat preparation." Barton could not take action without an order, but it was possible to issue a combat readiness order.

Soon, the Federal Government of Southern Africa sent a note to the Portuguese government, requesting the Portuguese Navy to immediately release the "Fu Yu" and severely punish those responsible.

The Portuguese government did not reply in time. Human life is at stake. The second lieutenant of the navy can do whatever he wants, but the Portuguese politicians are very rational.

An African is really insignificant, but God knows if the Southern African Federal Government will make use of this issue, in case the Southern African Federal Government is not relentless——

The consequences could be disastrous.

Don't look at Portugal's stance that it does not hesitate to fight Southern Africa. It is really dare not to fight the Portuguese government. It goes without saying that the Southern African Army, which became the mainstay of the Allied Forces during the World War, even the relatively weak navy and the nascent air force, Portugal I can't bear it.

In fact, the day after Sao Tome and Principe seized the "Rich", a reconnaissance plane from Cabinda in southern Africa flew over Sao Tome and Principe for reconnaissance.

At this time, countries generally have airspace awareness. The behavior of the southern African reconnaissance plane has actually violated the Portuguese airspace, and the pilot of the southern African reconnaissance plane was a little deliberately provocative. The flying speed is very slow, and the flying altitude is still very low. It is obvious to provoke the Portuguese: Come on, come and hit me——

Unfortunately, can not fight.

Sao Tome and Principe has no planes or anti-aircraft weapons, and the colonial servants are not equipped with many machine guns, and they dare not fight.

Detaining the ship can also use "illegal" as an excuse to attack the southern African reconnaissance aircraft, which is equivalent to declaring war on southern Africa.

This result is unbearable for the Portuguese government.

"So, we can only endure the provocations in southern Africa?" It was Portuguese Admiral Philip Valentine who led the fleet to Sao Tome and Principe.

"What else can we do? It's easy to shoot down the plane. If we do that, the next time we come to Sao Tome and Principe, it will not be a reconnaissance plane from southern Africa, but a bomber full of bombs." , What will we do then?" Sao Tome and Principe Governor Harrison Benedict is 65 years old this year, and he is well aware of the consequences of provoking southern Africa.

"Lisbon sent a telegram again, asking us to release it immediately, and to do a good job in the aftermath—" Sao Tome and Principe Minister of the Interior Franks Byrne looked sad. The navy did not report the specific situation truthfully. Lisbon is now Didn't even know anyone had died.

amazing!

"How to release it? Right now Southern Africa probably doesn't know that anyone died, so I just urged, otherwise, Southern Africa should give Lisbon an ultimatum—" Harrison looked at Valentine with helplessness. No, bullying ordinary people is an expert.

Are you screwed now?Are you dumbfounded?Do you regret it?

late!

Anyway, I'm getting old and I'm going to retire soon, Harrison decided to resign when I turn around, what I love, I quit——

"Don't worry, the Southern African Navy has just been established for two or three years and has never participated in a war. If a war breaks out, we may not be powerless." Valentine's words sounded like he was trying to cheer himself up.

"No, although the Southern African Navy has just been established, in fact the Southern African Navy has existed for many years, and during the World War, the Southern African Navy participated in the Battle of the Dardanelles and the Battle of Jutland, and performed very well." Harry Sen was completely desperate. The dignified vice admiral, whose understanding of the southern African navy is not as good as his civilian governor, even boasted that "he may not have the power to fight."

Who gave you faith, God?

"The reason why Southern Africa is doing so well is because it is cooperating with the British Empire. There is nothing to worry about. If we are fighting with the British Empire, our performance will be very good." Valentine dismissed it, not just hugging Thighs, I will too!

(End of this chapter)