Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 822

For Europe, Persia, the Ottoman Empire and even the Najd Sultanate can be called the "Middle East", the Balkan Peninsula is the "Near East", and the Qing Dynasty and East India are both the "Far East".

This concept was very popular before the First World War, and gradually blurred after the First World War. By the Second World War, the Near East and the Middle East had begun to be confused, and the boundaries were no longer so clear.

The concept of "Near East" gradually became part of Europe during this period. After the end of the first Balkan War, many people predicted that the Balkan Peninsula would become the powder keg of Europe, the point between southern Africa and Tanganyika Disputes are nothing compared to the Balkan Peninsula. No one cares about African colonies. The fate of Africa depends entirely on the political situation in Europe. No one cares about the decisions of Africans.

"The Balkans are on fire again. This time it's Serbia and Bulgaria. They all want to get more territory, so they can't wait. Now that the Ottoman Empire has also joined, the situation is indeed very complicated." Rock couldn't make it clear in a few words. , religion, belief, and the two major military blocs, there are too many reasons for war in the Balkans.

"What can we do?" Ade pointed straight to the core.

"Khuzestan is part of our goal. Umbrella Corporation has determined that Khuzestan has at least one billion barrels of oil, so we must control the entire Khuzestan and not allow anyone to set foot in it." Rock's data is mixed. Zistan is indeed a billion barrels of oil, and more, but in this day and age, geologists can't give a definitive answer.

However, this did not affect Rock's lobbying for Adelaide, and Adelaide was also extremely surprised by this data.

"One billion? Are you sure it's not one million?" Ade couldn't accept this fact.

"Yes, it is one billion. There are at least one billion barrels of oil in Khuzestan, maybe more. The discovered oil reserves are less than one percent. If we lose this opportunity, then we will be Ten, 20, or even 100 years of the past will not be able to make up for our mistakes." Roque will definitely not let go, no matter what the oil stands for, Roque will not let go of Khuzestan.

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"Then don't hesitate, Khuzestan is now under the control of the Umbrella Corporation. If you want to give more support to the Umbrella, you must completely, thoroughly, occupy Khuzestan without leaving any legacy, and don't give anyone else any chance. ” Ade is decisive, if this is the expansion of the private umbrella, Ade can still turn a blind eye, but now it involves southern Africa, Ade will go all out.

Some things really can’t be said in too much detail. Too much description is colonial expansion and propaganda violence. The description is not painful or itchy is illogical. God’s halo, the United States launched a war on the grounds of weapons of mass destruction, and the whole world’s opposition is still invalid , when Russia annexed Crimea, NATO was heartbroken but so what?

The only thing that determines the direction of the times is strength!

"The position of the umbrella company in Khuzestan is unshakable. The current problem is legality. If we want to completely occupy Khuzestan, we need legal provisions recognized all over the world." Rock is also very helpless. Neither is a problem, not now, the aftermath of the Berlin conference is too great.

"Then wait a little longer—London wants us to send troops to Egypt, what do you think?" Ade must seek Rock's opinion on this issue.

Britain's dominance of the world relies on its powerful navy. The army has always been small. In the previous Boer War, Britain only mobilized 45 troops from all colonies around the world. Even Ceylon sent troops to southern Africa.

Now that the situation is becoming increasingly tense, the UK is already working hard to expand its troops, but it is still stretched, especially the Suez Canal. The UK needs more troops to protect this lifeline. At this time, southern Africa, which has performed well in regional conflicts, is undoubtedly the best choice. .

From another perspective, when southern Africa encountered wars, other colonies provided assistance to southern Africa. Now that Egypt is also encountering problems, southern Africa should also feed back appropriately.

The current situation in Egypt is very tense. Although the "Treaty of Cairo" has been signed, the war in North Africa has not ended. In Tripoli and Cyrenaica, the locals have not bowed their heads and surrendered. They are still fighting against the troops of the Kingdom of Italy. Egypt cannot avoid being affected.

"Can we send troops to the outside world?" Rock was surprised. Although Southern Africa has become self-governing, the right to wage war has always been controlled by the United Kingdom. Southern Africa is like a castrated warrior, with no fighting power.

In this regard, the British attitude has always been firm. Southern Africa is still a part of the UK, and the Commonwealth is a whole. If Southern Africa has the right to wage wars, if Southern Africa wants to wage war against a certain country because of its interests, then the entire The Commonwealth will inevitably be dragged in, so the UK will never let go of its rights in this regard.

At least not now.

"It would definitely not work if we took the initiative to send out, but now it is London's request." Rock's long-standing arrangements have finally taken effect, and the performance of the umbrella company in the peninsula is indeed eye-catching.

"No problem, I'll arrange it right away." Rock was firm. For this moment, Rock had been preparing for a long time.

One question must first be explained. Under the current arms race, some minor problems of the colonial troops can be ignored.

Southern Africa has made frequent moves recently, but the value of southern Africa to the British government is becoming more and more important, so the United Kingdom can allow various small moves in southern Africa. For the British government, it is now facing a more serious problem.

Gandhi had now returned to India to launch the so-called "non-violent non-cooperation" movement, which became a confidant of the British government. By comparison, even the war in the Balkans began to seem trivial.

"Nonviolent non-cooperation," in other words, "I will no longer obey your orders, but I will not use violence to resist either."

To put it bluntly, you told me to build roads and I will not go, but if you want to cut off my head because of this, you can do whatever you want. Anyway, we Hinduism believe in an afterlife, and maybe in the next life, we will become Brahmins, and we will no longer have to endure such exploitation.

This is the core of "non-violent non-cooperation". Resistance does not exist, and neither does cooperation. I will do what you see.

In the past two weeks, the British Parliament has been discussing how to deal with India's "non-violent non-cooperation" every day, but it has not yet formed a unified opinion.

It is true that India is too important to the United Kingdom. The population of the United Kingdom is less than 5000 million. The population of India is the confidence of the United Kingdom to expand its colonies around the world. There are a large number of Indian employees in almost all colonies. Cape used to be Similarly, when Rock was a police officer in Cape, his first partner was an Indian.

Now India has finally embarked on the path of independence and self-government, but unlike Canada, Australia, and southern Africa seeking autonomy, India has chosen a way that everyone cannot understand.

Non-violent non-cooperation!

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like seeking autonomy, but like the youngest child in the family acting cute and asking for candy.

"The situation in India is also fermenting. You have to be ready to go out again." Adelaide is also very concerned about the situation in India. A few years ago, when there were riots in India, Roque led the army to India. Now the British government has already done a good job. Preparations for mobilizing troops to India again.

"What about Egypt?" Rock is willing to go to Egypt because of interests. Rock can't let go of the peninsula's oil, let alone India. Without the resources that Rock needs, it's not worthy of Rock's attention.

India is the most important human resource for Britain, but it doesn't matter to Rock. Rock has better human resources and can completely get rid of his dependence on India.

Southern Africa is now also the country with the fewest Indians in all the colonies of the Commonwealth of Nations. Before Gandhi returned to India, many Indians had returned to India or went to other colonies to develop. There are fewer and fewer Indians in Southern Africa. This is also Gandhi's reasons for leaving Southern Africa.

"Isn't this what you've always wanted?" Ade knew Rock's obsession with expansion. The Ottoman Empire and the Persian Empire were collapsing. The attention of the two major military blocs was now attracted to the Balkan Peninsula, and they didn't have the energy to take care of it yet. The peninsula, this is the best opportunity for Southern Africa. After the two major military blocs resolve the issue of the Balkan Peninsula, it will be extremely difficult for Southern Africa to get involved in the peninsula.

However, what Ade did not expect was that the problem of the Balkan Peninsula may never be resolved, and it will intensify. Those new countries that have just got rid of the control of the Ottoman Empire are eager to make their voices heard, but they still don't know how to control themselves. Power, once the force is too strong, the whole world will be dragged into the vortex of war, and no one can be alone.

(End of this chapter)