Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 857 It's Too Late

Although Germany and Russia are already at war, Southern Africa is still unable to launch an attack on Southwest Africa and Tanganyika because Britain has not yet joined the war.

On August [-]nd, the world war really started. A group of German cavalry entered Luxembourg in an attempt to control the Luxembourg railway system. At the same time, Germany issued an ultimatum to Belgium, demanding that Belgium open its borders so that German troops could attack France through Belgium.

The sorrow of a small country with few people is undoubtedly revealed at this time. Belgium has been clamoring for revenge since it lost control of the Congo Free State. As a result, there are only seven divisions available for deployment, with a total strength of less than 12.

At this time, within 24 hours of the release of the mobilization order, the standing army of the German army had increased from 76 to 200 million. The newly added troops consisted of 87 infantry divisions and [-] cavalry divisions, forming eight army groups, seven of which were Deployed on the German-French border.

Most of these newly mobilized troops now have only one designation, and it will take about a month to fully assemble, but this has fully demonstrated Germany's mobilization ability. Compared with the inefficient Russia, Germany can be said to be extremely fast.

The King of Belgium at this time was the young Albert I, nephew of Leopold II and son of Philip, Count of Flanders.

In the face of Germany's ultimatum, Albert I did not give in. He ordered the troops to blow up the bridges and roads on the Derby border, and appointed the old but experienced General Gerald Lehmann to guard the Liege Fortress.

Fortress of Liege is a city composed of twelve giant fortresses. Each fort has 120 210mm fortress guns and 8 360mm howitzers. All turrets are protected by steel turrets, which can be rotated [-] degrees. It is automatically raised and lowered. The periphery of the fort is reinforced concrete with a thickness of three meters. Each fort has an independent power supply system and a complete underground transportation network. It is known as the strongest fortress in the world.

Although Southern Africa has not yet joined the war, the atmosphere on the streets of Pretoria suddenly became tense. All the police officers were on duty in the streets. Armored vehicles have been deployed, and traffic control has been implemented in some important areas. Except for vehicles of the military and police departments, all vehicles are not allowed to pass. Bloemfontein, which is more dangerous, has already imposed a curfew.

With the outbreak of World War II, Orange is undoubtedly the biggest factor of instability. Intelligence from Brad's office shows that in the west of Orange, several vigilante troops that have not been registered with the Ministry of Defense are gathering, with a total number of nearly 6000 people. , Officers from the Ministry of Defense are in contact with Southwest Africa. Southwest Africa uses the restoration of the Boer Republic as a bait, hoping that the Boer officers in southern Africa will no longer serve the British Empire.

After James Herzog and de Witt's law, the remaining "old republicans" once sank, and now they have revived, and a new leader was elected Tillman Ruth, an ambitious lawyer. Wanted to restore the independence of the Transvaal and Orange.

In the southernmost Cape, Dr. Malan, a pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church, emerged. He is the leader of the Afrikaans Party. Although Dr. Malan is not a "Republican", he is trying his best to fight for the rights of the Boers in Cape.

These situations are all under Rock's control. Now, Rock will wait for all the bulls, snakes, ghosts and gods to jump out on their own initiative, and then they will be able to catch them all in one go.

"Locke, get ready, if Germany declares war on France, then the British Empire will join the war." Ade greeted Rocke in advance to get Rocke ready.

Rock nodded silently. After so many years of preparation, success or failure depends on one action. For the Chinese in southern Africa, Rock will do his best.

Rock is also ready. While mobilizing the Rhodesian Northern Division and the First Cavalry Division to prepare for the attack on Tanganyika, Rock has mobilized two African divisions to Walvis Bay, and another four African divisions have assembled On the border of Southwest Africa, as long as Britain joins the war, Southern Africa can attack Tanganyika and Southwest Africa at the same time at the fastest speed, and then quickly send troops to Europe through Whale Bay to slash DKP.

"Cheer up, the moment we've been waiting for has arrived. Now that we've decided to do something, we must go all out to do it well!" Rock's silence seemed a little apprehensive to Ade, who was full of fighting spirit, and Yu Gong Personally, Adelaide hopes that southern Africa can play a greater role.

The "public" here refers to the contribution that Adelaide should make as a British subject; the "private" refers to Adelaide's responsibility to fight for the rights of southern Africa as the prime minister of southern Africa.

"I understand that the Rhodesian Northern Division and the First Cavalry Division have called for battle many times. I have ordered the weapons stored in the combat readiness warehouse to be taken out and sent to the mainland. At least before the outbreak of the war, let the local troops have a shot." Rock must be worried, but not too worried. This feeling is similar to Rock's mood on the eve of the college entrance examination in another time and space.

For the fate-determining exam, even a team of top students with excellent grades will inevitably be nervous.

"France rejected Germany's ultimatum. In about a day or two, Germany will declare war on France." Ade is not in a hurry. The ability to launch large-scale cross-sea landing operations, after all, the dozens of heavily-built battleships in the Royal Navy are not vegetarians: "However, the order of the War Department conflicts with our previous plan. This is the telegram just sent to me by Marshal Kitchener , he hoped that we would launch an attack on Southwest Africa as soon as possible after entering the war, and cut off Southwest Africa's support to Germany itself, and the War Department did not agree with our plan to attack Tanganyika."

Southwest Africa exported more than it imported for the first time last year, and successfully fed back to Germany. This allowed the German government to finally taste the sweetness of the colony, although the current harvest is still relatively small.

After the outbreak of the war, any small force may become a decisive factor in changing the situation of the war. The first thing the Ministry of War must cut off is the support of the colonies to Germany. Cooperate.

Compared with Southwest Africa, Tanganyika is now half-dead. There are Fort Honor troops ready to move, and there is huge pressure from Southern Africa and Sudan outside. To send supplies to the mainland, you must choose to bypass Cape Town or choose to pass through the Suez Canal. Both of these places are controlled by Britain, and German ships will definitely be blocked during the war, so the issue of Tanganyika is not important.

Another important reason why the British government disagrees with Southern Africa's attack on Tanganyika is the restrictions on southern Africa. The current area of ​​southern Africa has exceeded 300 million square kilometers. Once Southwest Africa and Tanganyika are annexed, Southern Africa The territory of China will expand to about 500 million square kilometers, and it will become the seventh largest country in the world in terms of territory. This makes the British government very worried.

Among the countries with an area of ​​more than 500 million square kilometers, Canada and Australia are now the Dominion of the United Kingdom, and it seems that it does not matter if there is one more southern Africa.

However, the situation in southern Africa is different from that of Canada and Australia. Canada and Australia are standard large and sparsely populated, with an area of ​​millions of square kilometers. The population density is less than one person per square kilometer, and the development prospects are limited.

Southern Africa is different. In the past, southern Africa was also sparsely populated. However, since the Chinese immigrated to southern Africa in large numbers, the population of southern Africa has been increasing. In addition, even the federal government of southern Africa does not know the exact number of Africans. If southern Africa Put all the forces together, and Southern Africa is the next America.

Speaking of the United States is definitely an eternal pain in the hearts of the British.

"I didn't expect the Ministry of War to agree, but we don't need the consent of the Ministry of War to attack Tanganyika. Once the mainland declares war on Germany, we will be at war with Southwest Africa and Tanganyika at the same time. Even if we don’t launch an attack first, the Germans will attack us.” Roque is different from Alder, his loyalty to the United Kingdom is limited, and he will not serve the United Kingdom wholeheartedly. If there are no conditions, create conditions, and Roque will not be killed A telegram from Kitchener restrained.

"You mean?" Ade wasn't sure about Rock's purpose, and his expression was very complicated.

"Tanganyika has already formulated a plan to join forces with Southwest Africa to launch an attack on Southern Africa once the war breaks out. We can't stand still, unless Sudan has the ability to eliminate the German army in Tanganyika before Tanganyika launches an attack. , otherwise we must launch an attack in advance to prevent problems before they happen. Tanganyika is too close to Nyasaland, only separated by a lake. We cannot bear the losses caused by the attack on Nyasaland. I can’t bear it.” What Roque said was the fact that Nyasaland concentrated most of the military, aviation, shipbuilding and other heavy industries in Southern Africa. Once Nyasaland was damaged, it would definitely affect Southern Africa’s support to the mainland.

As for the offensive plans of Tanganyika and Southwest Africa, as long as Rock needs it, there can be countless such plans, and each one looks very aggressive. The materials of the staff department are filled with two reference rooms, each of which is complete.

"Nyasaland——" Ade responded speechlessly. Nyasaland is Rock's territory, and most of the heavy industries in the territory belong to Rock. If these industries are not located in Nyasaland, where can they be placed? .

As for Sudan, it is still under the joint management of Britain and Egypt. Egypt itself cannot protect itself and needs the support of troops from southern Africa. It has no ability to launch an attack on Tanganyika.

So it is too late to limit southern Africa now.

(End of this chapter)