Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 574 Checkpoints

The Tanganyika German Army still doesn't understand what the vast ocean of people's war is.

There has never been a situation like Tanganyika in the history of human warfare. The guerrilla warfare during the Boer War was only in its infancy, but the Honor Hold troops had a tendency to carry forward the guerrilla warfare. The Zulu scouts from Johannesburg and the Mozambique Kingdom Experts in guerrilla warfare, as well as volunteers from Nyasaland, can give the Honor Hold troops quite professional guidance in this regard.

Africa actually has traditions in this regard. Before the white colonists came to Africa, Africans lived a primitive life of fishing and hunting. Africans in Tanganyika used bows and arrows as toys since childhood, and They began to participate in hunting when they were not as tall as the javelin. Sometimes they chased the prey for several days and nights.

Of course, a good hunter doesn't mean a good soldier.

Soldiers must first observe discipline, and discipline is the biggest shortcoming of Africans. In this regard, only the Cossacks can compete with Africans in the world. The same personal qualities are extremely good, and individual combat effectiveness is strong, but they are also undisciplined. Free and undisciplined, the result will be eliminated by history.

In fact, during this period, the white people in the civilized world were not much better than the Africans in terms of discipline.

After the Tanganyika German army occupied Honor Fort, the native tribes around Honor Fort who hadn't had time to escape were out of luck.

In fact, most of these indigenous tribes that have not left have nothing to do with the Honor Fort troops. Tanganyika people who truly recognize Honor Fort and are willing to resist German colonization have joined the Honor Fort troops and are still outside the Honor Fort troops. These native tribes in the United States don't really care whether they are ruled by the Germans or someone else.

But in the eyes of the Germans, there is no difference between the Africans in Tanganyika. Even those African natives who have not yet joined the Honor Hold rebels are potential enemies of Germany. Spearheads and sharp arrows aimed at the Tanganyika German army.

Under the guidance of this kind of thinking, one can imagine the fate of the indigenous tribes around Honor Fort.

From about the beginning of April, the indigenous tribes around Fort Glory were gradually cleared by the Tanganyika German army. All the cultivated land was destroyed and all the houses were burned down. Many people were forced to go to Ping An Harbor or Usumbula to become Tanganyika The slaves of the Nikadian army, more Africans were unwilling to leave their tribes, and then they were collectively shot.

In just half a month, at least [-] Africans died in the area around Fort Honor, accounting for one-tenth of the total population in Tanganyika.

Of course, this situation caused another round of hype in British newspapers. Although the Germans also refused to form military observer groups from various countries to watch the fun, as in the Boer War, the Southern African General Staff still obtained many Tangerines through various channels. Information in Nika.

Some of the most eye-catching photographs are said to be from a tribe from the Rowas near Fort Honor.

Judging from the photos, Luwa is quite large for the size of this tribe, with a total population of about 2000.

In the photo, Luwa is burning, and the raging fire engulfed Luwa. Thousands of corpses are neatly arranged in the open space next to the tribe, and several Tanganyika German soldiers are laughing wildly beside them. , the photo was published on the front page of The Times as evidence of a dire humanitarian catastrophe in Tanganyika.

This photo immediately caused an uproar. Not only the United Kingdom was hyping up the humanitarian disaster in Tanganyika, but France, which had been in constant friction with Germany, was also hyping it up.

Don't forget that the colonial system of this era was jointly built by Britain and France, so both Britain and France began to hype Germany's atrocities in Tanganyika, and Germany was facing a situation that was criticized by thousands of people.

Since the end of March, more than [-] Africans have gathered near Kasanga in the lower reaches of Beihai.

Kasanga is less than ten kilometers away from the border between Nyasaland and Tanganyika. Although the information was not developed at this time, the atrocities committed by the Germans in Tanganyika still caused panic among the Africans of Tanganyika , many indigenous tribes near Kasanga are gathered near the border of Tanganyika and Nyasaland. If the Germans really want to clean up the Africans near Kasanga, then these Africans can escape into Nia at any time Saran.

The problem is that Nyasaland does not welcome Africans. In order to prevent Africans from crossing the border into Nyasaland, Nyasaland has even set up barbed wire and isolation belts in the border area, and border police patrol 24 hours a day. When Africans are found to have crossed the border illegally, the border police will send them to the mines near Xuanwu City.

Anyway, Xuanwu City is located within the famous Zambe copper mine belt, and there are many copper mines around it, requiring a lot of free labor.

Although I know the fate of entering Nyasaland illegally, there is still a big difference from staying in Tanganyika and waiting to die. At least working for Nyasaland can eat enough and survive. For the Africans in Gurnicha, this is already a luxury.

On April NO.15, a Tanganyika German army arrived in Kasanga and began to clear the indigenous tribes near Kasanga.

The Africans near Kasanga had no choice but to go to the border between Nyasaland and Tanganyika, hoping to enter Nyasaland to escape the German army's suppression.

At noon on NO.15, at least [-] Africans gathered in front of the checkpoint on the border between Nyasaland and Tanganyika, and the number was still increasing. This situation immediately aroused the vigilance of the Nyasaland border police.

Or rather, arouse the interest of the border police.

"There are so many people, this time our buddies are going to get rich—" Li Se and Robinson, the first-class police officers, were very happy behind the checkpoint at the border guard station.

The border police catch Africans illegally crossing the border and send them to the mines near Xuanwu City. The police station has rewards, and the mines also have rewards. This is an important income for the Nyasaland Police Department. The annual benefits generated by this aspect reach Hundreds of thousands of pounds.

So the Nyasaland border police are very happy to see Africans illegally crossing the border into Nyasaland. Usually, if an African is caught, the police station and the mine will reward the individual with money, which adds up to about one pound.

Although the number seems small, the number of Africans who illegally cross the border into Nyasaland is increasing. Since the rebellion broke out in Tanganyika, the number of Africans who illegally crossed into Nyasaland every month has reached [-]. As mentioned above, the benefits of Nyasaland Police Department have been very good in the past few months, and the bonus far exceeds the normal salary.

This kind of thing can be done but can’t be said. Although every African who illegally crosses the border looks like a golden pound to the Nyasaland border police, if these Africans don’t cross the border, neither can the Nyasaland police. Entering Tanganyika to pull people over is fundamentally different from the mercenaries in Southwest Africa who illegally plundered people in Bechuanaland.

"Send your sister's money, hurry up and call the inspector, there are already thousands of people here, and we only have one team, can you catch them here?" Sheriff Justin got angry, Nyasaland's There is only one police force with ten people at the border checkpoint. If the Africans on the opposite side cross the border collectively, even if ten people are exhausted, how many can be caught.

Li Se woke up like a dream, picked up the phone and started dialing.

Before the number was dialed, the Africans across the checkpoint suddenly became agitated.

Tanganyika German cavalry has appeared in the distance, which is like a reminder to the Africans in Tanganyika.

Almost instantly, thousands of Africans rushed towards the checkpoint.

"Go back, this is not where you should be!" Justin pulled out his pistol, and put the gun back into the holster after thinking about it. A gun only has thirteen bullets, and it's useless against thousands of people.

It is a pity that few Africans in Tanganyika know English, so Justin's warning has no effect.

But looking at the anxious, desperate, and pleading eyes in front of him, even though Justin couldn't understand the African indigenous language, Justin knew what they were talking about.

It's just a wall, one side is survival, the other side is death, this is not a multiple-choice question at all.

"Head, think of a way—" Robinson and several other policemen were desperately resisting the gate of the checkpoint. Although Nyasaland closed the checkpoint after the war broke out in Tanganyika, the gate faced The impact of the Africans was shaky, and Robinson and the others were almost unable to withstand it.

The German cavalry in the distance also noticed this situation, and someone shot immediately, trying to disperse the crowd in front of the checkpoint.

At this time, the muzzle of the gun will definitely not be raised. If the bullet passes through the crowd and falls into the territory of Nyasaland, it may cause disputes again.

So immediately someone was shot and fell to the ground.

This immediately aroused panic in the crowd, the gate was pushed down almost instantly, but fortunately Robinson and the other policemen ran fast, otherwise Robinson and the others would probably be trampled to death by the crowd.

However, in this case, the stampede is inevitable. Panicked crowds frantically poured into Nyasaland. As long as someone is pushed down, there is no way to get up. Robinson and several policemen who survived the disaster hid in the Those in the monitoring room didn't dare to come out at all, and could only watch helplessly as many women and children were pushed down by the crowd, and then submerged by the crowd.

"Maintain order, don't rush, one by one, be careful of women and children—" Justin tried to maintain order, but the sound of the tin horn was immediately drowned out by cries and gunshots, and it had no effect at all.

When everyone poured into Nyasaland, the border checkpoints were full of dead bodies, some caused by stampedes, and some were shot dead by the German army.

Among them, more than a dozen bodies shot in the back fell inside the gate of the checkpoint.

(End of this chapter)