Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 845 Objection is void

According to the plan of the General Staff, the Northern Division of Rhodesia has been transferred to the southern Africa and Tanganyika border area between the North Sea and Lake Kivu, and the First Cavalry Division is stationed in Port Edward. Once the war breaks out, Rhodesia The Northern Division will attack Usumbula as quickly as possible, while the [-]st Cavalry Division will attack the coastal area of ​​Tanganyika by boat from Port Edward.

At the same time, the Honor Fort troops will also cooperate with the Rhodesian Northern Division and the First Cavalry Division. In recent years, Mumu has been fighting hard. The Honor Fort has nearly [-] regular troops. The equipment and training situation is similar to that of the African Division formed in southern Africa. combat capability.

In fact, if possible, Rock hopes that the First Cavalry Division can be stationed in the Zanzibar Islands, so that it will be closer to Tanganyika and make it easier to attack Tanganyika.

It's a pity that London did not agree with Rock's request. The world war has not yet broken out. London has begun to prepare for the expansion of southern Africa, which disappointed British officials including Derek Dodd.

Rock has long been prepared for this. The Zanzibar Islands were once part of the Muscat Sultanate. After independence, the Zanzibar Sultanate was established and is now a British protectorate.

Britain still has the confidence to refuse southern Africa to use the Zanzibar Islands as a springboard to launch an attack on Tanganyika. After the world war has reached a certain level, Britain will be powerless even if it wants to restrict southern Africa. Time will give the best Answer.

In addition to the Rhodesian Northern Division and the First Cavalry Division, Rock also mobilized four regular troops of conscripts to cooperate with the Rhodesian Northern Division and the First Cavalry Division. Such a large-scale military transfer must not be hidden from the Germans. , but Southwest Africa and Tanganyika are helpless. These two colonies are also preparing for war, but because of insufficient equipment, the soldiers are not even equipped with rifles. Apart from verbal opposition, there is not much to do.

Even so, Southwest Africa did not suspend the railway between Walvis Bay and Bechuanaland. Now the railway has crossed Windhoek and reached Silcia, which is less than [-] kilometers away from Walvis Bay. The terrain here is very complicated. The network is densely covered with mountains and hills, and a large number of bridges and tunnels need to be built. The Atlantic Railway Company has paid a heavy price for this railway. Up to now, fifteen technicians have died in the line of duty, and countless workers have died.

"Now that it has entered the rainy season, we may have to suspend work temporarily. Tunnel No. 2119 was washed away by the flood yesterday, and the efforts of [-] workers for a month were ruined." Vernon Felton, the chief engineer of the Atlantic Railway Company, was depressed. , and the weather is worse than the environment.

The number "2119" does not represent the 2119th tunnel, nor the length of the tunnel, but the altitude. Silcia is located in the central highland, with an average altitude of more than 2000 meters.

Vernon Felton had worked for the Pacific Rim Railway Company before. In his career, he had never experienced such harsh construction conditions in Southwest Africa. Vernon Felton even believed that this railway should not be Repair, even if there is no railway, relying on inland river transportation is the same.

The Orange River in the south of Southwest Africa and the Kunene River in the north are the dividing lines with Southern Africa and Portuguese West Africa, respectively.

"Have our people lost?" Brant Walsh, the general manager of the Atlantic Railway Company, didn't ask the workers if they had any losses.

"No—" Vernon Felton was secretly glad that the engineers of the Atlantic Railway Company had learned to be smart now and never went to the front line of construction in person.

"It doesn't matter, send a telegram to Bechuanaland, we need more workers." Brent Walsh had been mentally prepared, and now the workers working for the Atlantic Railway Company are not only Zulu people in southern Africa, There are also the Yao people in the Kingdom of Mozambique, the Taila people in the Kingdom of Congo, the Owinbendu people in Portuguese West Africa, and the native Kavango people in Southwest Africa.

In short, this is a railway built by gathering all the resources around Southwest Africa.

"There are no more workers. These Europeans are crazy. Southern Africa is preparing for war. Southwest Africa is preparing for war. Even the Portuguese are recruiting. They want to destroy the world." Vice President of the Atlantic Railway Company The general manager, Stuart Sapir, sarcastically said that when Europeans look down on Americans, upstarts also look down on decadent misers.

"Bechuana has a large number of new immigrants resettled every day, and they have plenty of people." Walsh is relatively familiar with the situation. The situation in Bechuana is very similar to the ongoing westward movement in the United States. The land area is full of vitality, not only the fertile Okavango swamp and the eastern region, but even the Kalahari, known as the desert, has a large number of new immigrants.

"The new immigrants in Bechuanaland are all Chinese. Do you think that person will let them build the railway?" Sapir said ambiguously. "That person" refers to Roque. Discussing Roque in southern Africa is a very dangerous thing. , so Sapir used "that person" to refer to it. Anyway, Walsh and Felton knew who Sapir was talking about.

"Certainly not. To be honest, I want to immigrate to southern Africa. I went to Nyasaland last month. When I first arrived in Cape Town, I thought Cape Town was the most prosperous city in Africa. Now I know that there are countless cities in Nyasaland that are as prosperous as Cape Town—no, many cities in Nyasaland are not more prosperous than Cape Town—they should be more advanced in concept , the concept of building a city is more advanced, and it has been advanced for at least 50 years." Felton took off his muddy leather boots and threw them on the ground, and immediately Xiao Hei came to take them away and clean them, and brought Felton hot water. Feet, this is the custom in southern Africa.

With the influx of Chinese in large numbers, Chinese habits have gradually become popular. Most white people are still not used to drinking hot water, but soaking their feet is something everyone likes to see. There are several kinds of Chinese medicinal materials that Felton cannot recognize. It is said that the prime minister and speaker of southern Africa also use traditional Chinese medicine to soak their feet every day.

"It's really amazing that the Chinese in the United States are submissive and cautious, but the Chinese in southern Africa—" Walsh was at a loss for words and couldn't find a suitable adjective. Because of the "Chinese Exclusion Act", the living environment of the Chinese in the United States was very difficult.

"This is a good thing. I don't want to accept the rule of the Chinese one day, even though southern Africa looks very good now." Sapir insisted that not everyone can give the Chinese a correct evaluation, even if the Chinese make some achievements. .

"Why not? I think southern Africa has more prospects than the United States." Felton went to Nyasaland and had already been conquered. Professional technicians trusted his first feeling more.

"How is it possible? Look at what we did to the Indians. Now southern Africa is the British overseas territory, so the Chinese are safe and secure. If the Chinese get the leadership of southern Africa, do you think the Chinese will settle accounts later? If it were me, I would Yes." Sapir pushed others by himself, which sounds reasonable, but it is not true.

"Nyasaland's leaders are Chinese, from top to bottom, the governor and congressmen are all Chinese, and I haven't heard that Nyasaland has any restrictions on whites. Nyasaland still has the largest population of Germans in southern Africa. I don't know anyone who was excluded because of the arms race," argued Felton, himself a German.

"Oh—" Sapir said meaningfully.

"Okay, gentlemen, let's discuss how to complete our work as soon as possible." Walsh stopped, Sapir is of English descent, but Walsh is of French descent, the contradictions are really everywhere.

"This damn weather, what else can we do here besides chatting?" Sapir is also very smart, even if he is not a friend, the working relationship still needs to be maintained.

"In Nyasaland, as long as the weather is bad, local officials will organize farmers to study intensively, not only to learn how to run the farm, but also to learn our language, how to get along with us, and how to deal with bad weather and unexpected events. What are the white farmers doing? Just wait and see, the Chinese will one day become the masters of southern Africa. I found out at Nyasaland University that more than 80.00% of the students are Chinese.” Felton insisted, he thought Immigrating to Southern Africa is not just talking, but really thinking about it.

The key depends on how Nyasaland will treat the Germans in Nyasaland if the war breaks out. If the Nyasaland state government does not put the Germans in concentration camps, then Felton will immigrate to Nyasaland.

There is a lot of mobility in Europe, and there are many Germans living in the UK, and many French livings in Germany, which is fine under normal circumstances. Once a war breaks out, these civilians living in hostile countries will suffer unfair treatment. Even if they swear allegiance to the country they live in, this oath is not trusted, and it is normal practice to put them in concentration camps for centralized management.

The Germans in Nyasaland don’t have to worry about this problem. The Prime Minister Alfred Milner is of German descent, and there are many Germans in the current management. So is the chief scientist in southern Africa, Albrecht Kossel German, although the Federal Government of Southern Africa has not made a public commitment, the Nyasaland State Government has promised that no matter if there is a war between Southern Africa and any country, the Nyasaland State Government will not implement special management for specific groups of people.

This commitment has been enshrined in the Nyasaland Constitution.

"Really, how could the white people in southern Africa allow such a thing to happen." Walsh was also speechless. If what Felton said was true, then the future of the white people in southern Africa is indeed worrying.

"Brant, look at Southwest Africa and Tanganyika, white people have no chance to go to university." Felton said, this is not something that is allowed or not, and the colonies are still unwilling to accept the rule of the colonists. Indians are also unwilling to be slaughtered, but some things are independent of human will.

(End of this chapter)