Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 272 Unlucky Portuguese

Rock agrees that the War Office put the base in Nyasaland. Of course, it is not only the benefit of human resources. As the only intelligence department in the UK, the head of the secret service may be poor. The current budget is more than [-] pounds, which is almost the same as the original budget of Little Rock City and Little Rock Harbor.

It was also at this time that Roque knew how the British 2.2 million pounds in the Boer War were spent.

When Rock first started building Little Rock City, as long as it was a material that could be processed on site, all materials were processed on site, and it didn't cost any money.

The War Office has a lot of money, and everything for the construction of the base, including basic materials, must be purchased from the British mainland.

Rock was very angry when he heard the news, because in Rock's vision, these things should all be purchased from Nyasaland.

As a result, Stoudemire explained to Rock, and Rock suddenly realized.

These basic materials will definitely be purchased locally from Nyasaland, but through a company in London. In this case, the price of purchasing these basic materials will be similar to buying them directly from the UK.

The prices in Nyasaland are definitely not as good as those in London, so there will be a huge price difference for these basic materials.

Part of these price differences is to be returned to certain heads of the War Office.

In exchange, the War Office will not pay attention to the specific origin of these building materials, so——

Everything seems to be perfect, the material dealers are making a lot of money, the war office has a perfect base, the British government can continue to implement the "two C plan", and the local economy of Nyasaland has been developed.

All are satisfied.

"So, our materials that were originally only worth 1000 pounds can now be sold for 4500 pounds." Rock was simply surprised. He didn't expect that there would be such a mature gray transaction chain in these years.

"Hehe, what do you think, it's just the beginning now, and more money will be needed for the renovation. Don't think [-] pounds is a lot, but it will definitely not be enough by then. This amount of money will be enough to build the base." Stoudemire has become used to it. The capitalist country is fair and clean?

Coax the ghosts to go!

"So, we can't wait for the War Office." Rock was a little depressed. On weekdays, Rock would be happy to undercut capitalism, but now, the Yao people in Portuguese East Africa really can't wait.

Before the Zulu scouts joined, the Yao people once drove the Portuguese out of northern Portuguese East Africa.

After the addition of Zulu scouts, the Yao people really became more powerful. After burning Tete, the Yao people turned their targets to Marupa, an important city in northern Portuguese East Africa.

The city of Marupa is located in the inland area, and there is no river like the Zambezi nearby, so the Portuguese could not evacuate all the whites from Marupa as smoothly as they evacuated the whites from Tete.

In early August, after the Yao had besieged Marupa for a month, Lorenzo Marquez organized a force of 3000 men and set out from Pemba for Marupa in an attempt to remove the whites from Marupa.

3000 people, in the history of the Yao people's rebellion against the Portuguese, it was already considered a large-scale army, because the Yao people were not proficient in mastering hot weapons. Generally, a 3000-person army can confront [-] Yao people head-on and not downwind.

The "general circumstances" here refers to the previous battles in which the Portuguese suppressed the Yao people.

But now, the Portuguese don't know what kind of army they are facing, so in the eyes of the Portuguese, an army of this size is basically foolproof and can walk sideways in Portuguese East Africa.

The reality gave the Portuguese a slap in the face. Not long after this unit left Pemba, it was harassed by a small group of Yao troops along the way. Harassment raids against the Portuguese.

This is what the Boers did in the latter part of the Boer War, and now the Zulu scouts are familiar with repeating their old tricks, so the Portuguese were out of luck.

After leaving Pemba, landmines may be buried under every big tree, and bullets may be shot behind every stone. After the volley of guns fired, no matter whether they hit the Portuguese or not, they quickly disappeared into the dense forest.

The Portuguese also organized a counterattack at the beginning, but a force of about 50 people was surrounded by Yao guerrillas less than 500 meters away from the main force.

The large Portuguese army could hear violent gunshots and even the wailing of the surrounded troops for help, but because the line of sight was blocked, they could not provide effective support in time.

When the large army finally arrived, the 50-man army had lost all casualties, some were directly shot to death, some were hacked to death with random knives, and all their hands were chopped off, just like the Portuguese used to treat Like the Yao people.

That night, serious disagreements occurred among the officers of this unit. Some officers believed that under the current circumstances, it was impossible to effectively rescue the white people in Marupa, and they even said whether the unit could reach Marupa smoothly. indefinite.

Another part of the officers believed that the Portuguese in Marupa were in urgent need of rescue, and no matter at any time or under any circumstances, the Portuguese could not abandon their compatriots.

After a comprehensive assessment, the force commander decided to continue to Marupa.

If you don't move forward, many members of this army are from Marupa, Marupa and their relatives. If the Portuguese in Marupa are abandoned now, the army may even be in danger of mutiny.

Then move on, the Portuguese are also progressing in the war, they are step by step, counterattack cautiously, even if they are attacked by the Yao guerrillas, they will not send troops to pursue them.

As a result, the speed of advancement was very slow. It took the army half a month to reach Marupa for 300 kilometers from Pemba to Marupa, and the average daily distance was only about 20 kilometers.

In fact, the speed is not so fast, because this unit was attacked by guerrillas only 100 kilometers away from Pemba.

In any case, the reinforcements arrived at Marupa after much hardship.

Of the 2500 troops that reached Marupa, one-sixth of the troops were killed or missing on the way.

In the dense forests of Portuguese East Africa, disappearance often means death.

In the city of Marupa, there are only about 2500 people left, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. At this time, if we want to return to Pemba smoothly, we need more reinforcements.

But Marupa has no reinforcements. After the Yao people besieged Marupa, they cut off all telegraph lines outside Marupa. Although wireless telegraphy had been invented ten years ago, Marupa did not have wireless telegraphy, so To return to Pemba, we can only rely on the existing forces of Marupa.

The breakout began in the early morning of August NO.11. 2500 soldiers and more than 1000 armed civilians escorted 280 ox carts carrying 1500 women and children to Pemba.

This time, the Yao people finally resumed their original fighting style and confronted the Portuguese head-on.

From Marupa to Pemba, the Yao people established four lines of defense, and the Yao people sent heavy troops to garrison each line of defense. Every step forward, the Portuguese had to pay a heavy price.

After breaking through the second line of defense, more than half of the Portuguese had been killed or injured, and the women in the ox cart were also forced to take up arms and charge towards the Yao position.

Another half month later, the surviving Portuguese finally arrived in Pemba, and at this time, all the survivors added up to less than 1000 people.

The news broke that not only Portuguese East Africa, but the whole of Africa was shaken, with more than 4000 casualties at one time, which was really rare in the process of European colonization of Africa. Similar tragedies happened when Lu people.

The Boer War was a war between whites and whites. If you only count the wars between whites and Africans, in the Zulu War in 1879, the British Expeditionary Force lost 1000 people in the Battle of Isandelwana. The costliest battle in the conquest of Africa.

Now, this "honor" has finally been given to the Portuguese.

"We are progressing well in Portuguese East Africa. The Portuguese have been driven to the coast by the Yao. Now the Portuguese are not even 100 meters away from their stronghold. Our operation has been a great success. If the War Office is not fast enough, I think They probably won't be able to keep up with this wave." Rock knew the power of guerrilla warfare, but he didn't expect it to be so powerful.

Compared with the guerrilla warfare of the Boers, the guerrilla warfare of the Yao people fully proved the importance of logistics.

When the Boers were engaged in guerrilla warfare, they were desperate. At that time, they lacked food, clothing, medical care, and even ammunition, so the power of the Boers’ guerrilla warfare was limited.

The Yao people have the dual support of the South African Company and Nyasaland, and they are much better than the Boers in terms of logistics. Although the arsenal in Nyasaland has not yet been put into operation, Cecil Rhodes used to hoard it in Rhodesia A large amount of military materials, these materials are now given to the Yao people, which strongly supports the Yao people's battle.

The addition of the Zulu scouts has brought more advanced combat concepts to the Yao people. In the past, the Yao people fought against the Portuguese all with hard steel from the front. The strong fortress was deployed, so the Yao people suffered heavy casualties, and they have been unable to completely drive the Portuguese out of Portuguese East Africa.

Now that the Yao people have the theoretical guidance of guerrilla warfare, as well as the precepts and deeds of the Zulu scouts, the Portuguese are in bad luck. The Yao people in Portuguese East Africa are more than a hundred times the Portuguese. In the past, the Yao people attacked Tete and Marupa Such strong strongholds are all using crowd tactics, and now they are only changing from attack to siege, which immediately makes the Portuguese at a loss.

Successive conquests of Tete and Marupa have fully demonstrated the power of guerrilla warfare.

"The Portuguese are in a hurry. They urgently need the South African company to intervene in mediation. What do you think?" Stoudemire obeyed Rock's words. Since he heard about the tragic situation of the Portuguese, Stoudemire now wants to hang on Rock's lap.

"Me? Of course I just sat and watched—" Rock didn't feel sorry for the Portuguese. During the nearly 500 years of Portuguese colonial rule in Portuguese East Africa, millions of Africans were massacred. Who would pity them?

The reincarnation of heaven, retribution is not good, the white people in Portuguese East Africa deserve it!

"Lock——" Stoudemire's expression collapsed. He was both a white man and a colonist. Seeing the Portuguese's defeat in Portuguese East Africa, Stoudemire really felt sympathetic.

"Cecil, this is a war. The war will not end until one side completely surrenders. Think about it, did the Portuguese help us when we were in trouble?" Rock was as firm as iron, the Portuguese needed South Africa If the company comes forward to mediate, the South African company must come forward?

Don't mess with it, during the Boer War, the Portuguese accepted the government-in-exile of the Republic of Transvaal, so that Paul Kruger was able to go to Europe from Lorenzo Marquez to ask for help. This account has not yet been settled!

That's why the War Office put the base in Nyasaland. The Portuguese planted the cause themselves, and now they will swallow the fruit.

"I'm not a qualified leader after all." Stoudemire shook his head and smiled wryly. He couldn't be as ruthless as Rock.

"You are, it's just that you haven't found your position yet. What makes you feel uncomfortable is war. Your position should be in the office." Rock said nicely. Everyone has their own shining points. Glowing is because no light source was found.

Frank also knew that the War Office had fallen behind in Portuguese East Africa, so although the base on Likoma Island had just started, Frank couldn't wait to start working.

From late August to early September, more staff from the War Office, as well as a group of graduates who had just stepped out of the university, came to Nyasaland. They definitely did not come to build Nyasaland, but to build Saran started working, and their goals were Portuguese East Africa, Tanganyika, the Congo Free State, and even the whole of Africa.

"Training college graduates as secret agents is too extravagant." Rock couldn't help shaking his head and sighing after hearing the news. He didn't know what these college graduates thought. It's not good to find a job and live happily. ?If you want to be an agent, 007 is not as chic as in the movie.

Rock has forgotten that although there are movies now, the story of 007 has not been moved to the screen.

"Lord, before the base is completed, we need a temporary office." Frank came to Roque for coordination, and he should be ready to be blackmailed by Roque.

"Yes, but you need to help me train some people." Rock's request this time was very simple.

For the War Office, as long as it does not cost money and can be done with administrative power, it is very easy to do.

"What kind of manpower do you want to train?" Frank didn't object, one sheep was herded, and two sheep were herded.

"What else can I train with you, of course it is an agent." Rock also has a demand for agents.

"Okay, let's send people over—" Frank took it all in, and probably had some thoughts of his own, but he obviously didn't expect what kind of people Rock would send over.

(End of this chapter)