Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1286 Strange Disease

There is no doubt that in the naval field, the Royal Navy of the British Empire is the undisputed thickest thigh in the world.

Valentine's words are theoretically correct. As long as they fight jointly with the Royal Navy of the British Empire, even fishing boats can win.

This is like O'Neal complaining about Rodman: My grandma and Jordan can win championships playing together.

In fact, Rodman is not as unbearable as O'Neill complained about. After all, he is also the man Madonna likes, and he must have something special——

Don't get it wrong, after all, he is the rebounding champion for seven consecutive times and the best defensive player for two times.

The same is true of the Southern African Navy. Although the Southern African Navy did not have much record during the World War, it was able to keep up with the rhythm of the British Navy. From the logistics during the Battle of the Dardanelles to its direct participation in the Battle of Jutland, it is enough to prove that The rate of progress of Southern African navies.

Naval joint operations still have high requirements for the quality of members. If the southern African navy is really as unbearable as Valentine described, then it is not qualified to fight with the British navy at all. For example, the Portuguese fleet did not participate in the Japanese and German fleet. Lan Hai battle qualification.

It's not that they don't take you to play, but that your ship is too backward, with slow speed, weak firepower and serious lack of protection, and you will be sent to the soul by the stupid Germans at every turn, and it is also a burden to bring it.

Valentine certainly didn’t have this self-awareness, and his thinking is actually okay. The army for 30 years, the air force for 50 years, and the navy for 100 years are the consensus of the whole world.

But consensus is like a rule, it exists to be broken. Ten years ago, no one would have imagined that southern Africa would soar into the sky in a world war.

As Harrison imagined, the patience of southern Africa is limited. Three days after the "Rich" was detained, the heavy cruiser "Johannesburg" led two light cruisers, four destroyers, and a supply ship and a medical The ship came to the outer port of Sao Tome and Principe, while six bombers of the Southern African Air Force circled in formation over Sao Tome.

Angus, the special envoy of the Federal Government of Southern Africa, also came to Sao Tome and asked to meet with the crew of the Fusion.

As for the goods loaded on the "Fuyu", it is not important now. Fruits cannot be stored for a long time. If they cannot be delivered to Paris within the specified time, they will all be dumped into the sea. If the beef is refrigerated for too long, it will also affect the taste. It doesn't matter, anyway, the goods on the "Fu Yu" ship must be paid by the Portuguese government in the end.

Just don't know how much the Portuguese government will pay for this.

"Why can't I meet the crew?" Angus is a white British man, or aristocratic, and this status is still a bit deterrent.

At least the Portuguese government dared not detain Angus.

Detaining a member of the nobility is a provocative act that can start a war.

"The crew of the 'Future' were collectively infected with a strange disease. They are undergoing closed treatment and cannot accept visits." Harrison tried his best to delay the time, and at the same time tried his best to appease the crew, trying to cover up the incident.

"It doesn't matter, I brought a doctor with me, who can treat the crew better." Angus looked down on the medical level of Sao Tome and Principe. The level of medical care in southern Africa is now recognized as the best in the world.

You don't need too many things like the world's best, just one.

Medical care in southern Africa started with field rescue. During the Russo-Japanese War, other European countries sent military observation missions to East Asia, but southern Africa sent medical missions.

That is to say, since the Russo-Japanese War, the medical care in southern Africa has been on the right track. First, the Johannesburg Pharmaceutical Company, which has developed into a pharmaceutical group, then the Johannesburg Medical School, and then the Nyasaland University School of Medicine. Now almost all medical institutions in southern Africa Institutions of higher learning have medical branches, with more than 3000 graduates each year. Many graduates are hired by hospitals or clinics in Britain and France with high salaries. Doctors have become the most popular profession in southern Africa.

It is similar to the status of soldiers and teachers.

"No, no, no, the doctors you brought don't know enough about the situation. They will fully recover after a while, and this disease is more dangerous than the American flu. The chance of infection is very high, and the risk in the hospital is very high." Harrison The best excuse has been found. Now as long as the crew members are appeased, the dead crew members are "ineffective due to illness."

"Your Excellency, those crew members are from southern Africa, and the doctors I brought are also from southern Africa. Doctors from southern Africa treat southern Africans without considering the risks." Angus is righteous, and when it comes to the American flu, no one Knows better than Southern Africa.

Harrison was speechless for a while, but his attitude was still firm.

"Your Excellency, I now seriously suspect that our crew has been seriously injured. If you are stubborn, it will have a serious impact on the relationship between our two countries." Angus used three "serious" in a row, Harrison's various Obstruction, let Angus realize that things are going in a more dangerous direction.

"Mr. Angus, you know, when our navy is enforcing the law—" Harrison tried to find an excuse for the navy's brutality.

"No, Your Excellency Governor, your navy has no law enforcement authority over the ships of our British Empire!" Angus said righteously, when will it be the Portuguese' turn to enforce the laws on the ships of the British Empire.

"—" Harrison hesitated to speak, this matter is really difficult to say.

Angus is not in a hurry. The southern African fleet is cruising off the coast of Sao Tome and Principe, and the southern African bombers are circling over Sao Tome. If the crew of the "Rich" is injured, the federal government will definitely make use of it.

Don't think that just after West Africa became independent, Southern Africa will show mercy to the Portuguese.

No, for southern Africa, it is better to pursue the poor with courage, not to sell fame and learning. Portugal has lost West Africa, so it is normal to lose Sao Tome and Principe.

Sao Tome and Principe is an archipelago in the southeast of the Gulf of Guinea on the west-central side of Africa, 201 kilometers east of the African continent. It consists of 14 islands including Sao Tome and Principe, with a total area of ​​1001 square kilometers.

Although the area of ​​Sao Tome and Principe is small, its geographical location is very important. It happens to be on the route from southern Africa to Europe. The "Rich" was seized by the Portuguese Navy when it passed through Sao Tome and Principe .

If Sao Tome and Principe is taken, there will be one more relay station for ships traveling to and from Europe in southern Africa, and the safety will be more guaranteed.

"Your Excellency, 24 hours, you only have 24 hours—" Angus was aggressive, as if Angus was more like a governor than Harrison: "— within 24 hours, if you don't release the crew of the 'Rich', Then our southern African federal government will regard the seizure of the Fuyu as an act of war!"

Angus gave Harrison an ultimatum. In just three days, Southern Africa was ready for war. The army was gathering in Cabinda and Luanda. The First Fleet was also ready to move. Luanda's airport was full of bombers, and Umbrella was ready to intercept Portuguese ships in the Suez Canal.

After losing West Africa, Portugal's overseas colonies are only Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, and Guinea-Bissau in Africa, and East Timor, Goa, and Magang in Asia.

Needless to say, these places in Africa, Cape Verde and Sao Tome are both archipelagos, with important strategic significance and little economic value. Guinea-Bissau has an area of ​​only 1879 square kilometers. It became a Portuguese colony in [-] and has not yet passed fully developed.

Portugal’s colonies in Asia, and Portugal’s mainland, have to go through the Suez Canal, or go through the Pacific Ocean, bypass the Americas, and then cross the Atlantic Ocean. This route is hard to think about.

"Angus, war is a disaster for all of us, and we should learn from the world war—" Harrison said earnestly, that is, Angus is British, and if Angus is African, look at Harry Will Sen be so peace-loving?

"Your Excellency, it's not that we in southern Africa intentionally provoked trouble. You seized our merchant ships for no reason, and then led to the situation. Of course, we in southern Africa love peace, but we are not afraid of war." Angus Indifferent, it sounds so good now, why did you seize the merchant ships in southern Africa in the first place?

"Angus, the arrest of the merchant ship is not a decision of the Portuguese government, but a private action of the navy. We have already punished the person involved and strictly prevented similar incidents from happening again." Harrison also knew that he was wrong, but he stood on Harrison's side First, he must find a suitable reason.

"And then? Is this the end?" Angus was dissatisfied. The so-called "punishment" was mostly confinement for two days, or a fine of salary. It didn't hurt at all.

This result is absolutely unacceptable in Southern Africa.

"Of course not, we will still compensate the 'Fu Yu', and we will buy all the goods on board, at the highest price in the market—" Harrison made a condition, as long as there is no war, it is easy to say.

"Okay, then I have to meet with the captain first to determine our loss—" Angus still wanted to see the captain, although Angus didn't know what happened, Harrison's attitude obviously made Angus S felt weird.

"The captain is also infected with that strange disease—" Harrison still used this as an excuse to organize a meeting between Angus and the captain.

"Your Excellency Governor, I want to warn you that if any problem happens to our crew, it will be regarded as an act of war." Angus' attitude was fierce, and he doubted whether the crew was still alive.

According to Harrison, the crew members were infected with a more serious disease than the "American flu", so it seems normal that the death rate is relatively high.

seem--

This made Angus even more unacceptable.

(End of this chapter)