Chapter 863

The city of Usumbra is not big, and it is not appropriate to describe it as a city. In fact, it is a relatively large town. There are only two main roads that intersect each other in the whole city. The width of the streets varies, and the widest street does not exceed 15 meters, which is in stark contrast to Nyasaland's 35-meter-wide streets.

The buildings in the whole city are disorganized and do not reflect the slightest urban aesthetics. Some spacious facades on the side of the street are probably shops, but they are all closed now, and there are no signboards on the lintels to attract customers. There are several local officials in the central square at the intersection. The locals, whose faces are full of sadness and fear, do not know what kind of fate they are about to face.

Gao Ao didn't get off the car at all. Dealing with the local government is the job of local officials. Officials appointed by the federal government will arrive soon. The Edward Commando Group will continue to move forward, but they have to search for them in Tanganyika, which has a total area of ​​nearly 94 square kilometers. The main force of the German army is still very difficult, and Gao Ao has made full mental preparations.

At twelve o'clock at noon, the officials appointed by Southern Africa arrived at Usumbra on board the police boat of the Nyasaland Marine Police, von Letoff Forbeck was smart, and the one hundred ton Weissmann was still at the berth It is obvious that it is going to be sent to southern Africa.

Seeing that Forbeck was so sensible, Feng Xun decided to postpone the construction of the concentration camp.

Because of the excellent work in Bukavu, Feng Xun is now in charge of managing Usumbula. In the future, the Germans around Usumbula will be concentrated in Usumbula, so no matter what, Usumbula will completely push From reconstruction to reconstruction, Southern Africa has rich experience in this regard.

Feng Xun met Makapan, the former mayor of Usumbra, at the Usumbra City Hall.

The so-called city hall is actually a two-story wooden building. This kind of wooden building is also very popular in Nyasaland. It is very common in the suburbs and villages of the city, but it has gradually been replaced by stronger and more beautiful marble in the bustling area of ​​the city center. building replaced.

"Usumbula is already an undefended city. We accept the management of southern Africa. I hope you can treat the Usumbula people well and give us the treatment we deserve." Macapan tries to fight for more power, which depends on Feng Xun's mood.

"It is still during the war, and the people of Usumbula will definitely not enjoy the national treatment of southern Africa, but you can rest assured that as long as you obey the management, you will not be abused, and you cannot leave Usumbula now, please Pass on Usumbula's information, and cooperate with our officials to collect Usumbula civilian weapons, remember, all weapons that can be shot are within the collection range, rifles, pistols, and flintlocks must be collected." Feng Xun I am in a good mood, as long as Usumbula does not resist, Feng Xun will not go on a killing spree.

"Usumbula is very unsafe. There are many wild animals in the surrounding forest. The necessary weapons are to protect the safety of yourself and your family, and will not be used for crimes." In Tanganyika, people do need weapons to protect themselves.

"Soon there will be a police station here, as well as a garrison. We will be responsible for your safety." Feng Xun was patient. Southern Africa wanted to annex Tanganyika completely. Dealing with Kazakhs requires local officials like Feng Xun.

"How many police officers can there be in the police station? It is impossible to effectively guarantee the safety of Usumbula." Makapan still disagreed. The police in his impression were different from those in southern Africa.

"Mr. Macapan, I am not negotiating with you, but I am ordering you to obey the management and let the residents here take the initiative to hand over their guns, or I send troops to collect them from house to house. There are only two options. If someone tries to hide Guns, let him think clearly about the consequences." Feng Xun should be tough when he should be tough, and the occupying army must have the confidence of the occupying army.

"Okay, I will do the work of the residents." Makapan succumbed, and now he has no leverage to negotiate with Feng Xun.

"Very good——" Feng Xun was finally satisfied. Handing in his guns was only the first step. The next step was to register all the residents. The transformation of Usumbula could not be done without the cooperation of the local people, even if the Usumbula people resisted now. The rule of southern Africa, after the transformation of Usumbula is completed, Feng Xun believes that the people of Usumbula will completely surrender to southern Africa just like Bukavu.

Don't underestimate people's yearning for modern life. Under the German rule, Tanganyika has been going on for decades without any development. As the largest city in the west of Tanganyika, Usumbula has only one primary school. , There are six teachers in the school, less than a hundred students, and there are no other cultural facilities in the whole city, such as museums, libraries, theaters, cinemas, etc., and there are only two clinics.

To put it bluntly, the people of Usumbula do not know what a modern city looks like at all. After the transformation of Usumbula is completed and the people of Usumbula enjoy the convenience and speed of modern life, then let them Going back to the previous environment, that made them feel worse than killing them.

What's more, the Tanganyika people really don't necessarily have much loyalty to Germany. Don't think that Tanganyika is a German colony. The Tanganyika people are all Germans. Like southern Africa, the Tanganyika people Also from all over the world, with a higher proportion of Germans, a lot of other Belgians, Dutch, Slavs, and even Boers who fled to Tanganyika during the Boer War.

These Boers are probably very depressed. They don't want to get rid of southern Africa in this life.

When the Edward Assault Regiment continued to advance, in the air 150 kilometers ahead and 500 meters in the air, Nyasaland Air Force Captain Liu Jin and Second Lieutenant An Rui were flying the Luying reconnaissance plane to perform reconnaissance missions.

Today's war is really not what it was during the Boer War ten years ago.

During the Boer War, 45 Boer guerrillas appeared and disappeared, and [-] British expeditionary forces were exhausted. The Boer guerrillas were not completely eliminated until the armistice.

Now that there is an air force in southern Africa, the reconnaissance mission is more efficient and faster. It is very difficult for von Letoff Forbeck to replicate the Boer War in Tanganyika. The role of the aircraft is not only reconnaissance, but also ground attack However, the troops of von Letoff-Vorbeck had no base, no support, and sooner or later they would run out of ammunition and food and had to surrender.

"I found the enemy—" An Rui, who was sitting in the back, had been using a telescope to observe the ground. The flying speed of the piston aircraft was not fast, and the effect was still guaranteed.

Liu Jin immediately lowered the nose of the plane and dived in the direction indicated by An Rui.

After approaching, I found that it was not the German army, but a group of civilians who were retreating to the hinterland. They dragged their families and their only belongings were placed on the carriage. The people on board stood up and looked around.

Most of them have never seen a plane, but their expressions are not curiosity, but fear of ignorance.

There are no planes in Tanganyika, so these planes must have come from southern Africa. Liu Jin noticed that someone was aiming at the plane with a gun, so he pulled the nose up a little.

"Keep level flight, I want to take pictures—" An Rui operated the gun camera and only took two pictures. At this time, the negatives are still very expensive, and it is not worth wasting film on these civilian troops.

There is no way to take a picture of the whole picture. The civilian team of about 2000 people stretches for four or five kilometers.

This situation is also normal, not to mention undisciplined civilians, even a well-trained army, the troops will stretch for more than ten miles when marching.

Passing the civilian team and continuing to fly forward, in Kakonco, Liu Jin and An Rui finally found a German army marching in the same direction as Lake Victoria.

Liu Jin turned around and flew back to report the situation to the headquarters.

Although Nyasaland's scientists are working on miniaturizing radios, they are not small enough to be easily installed on the Eagle reconnaissance aircraft. Only large four-engine bombers have enough space to install radios.

On the way back, Liu Jin and An Rui found more civilian teams. Their speed was not fast, and they were probably confused, not knowing where to go.

In fact, you can’t go anywhere. Tanganyika is surrounded by southern Africa and Sudan on three sides. On the other side, there is no way to retreat. The sea is the territory of the Royal Navy. Even if they were detained, the Germans in Tanganyika would not be able to return to Germany even if they wanted to.

On the first day of the offensive, the vanguard of the Northern Rhodesian Division penetrated fifty kilometers into Tanganyika. All went well without any resistance, the only casualty being a toe crushed by an armored vehicle.

The Fort Honor and [-]st Cavalry Division encountered more difficulties than the Northern Rhodesian Division.

The Honor Hold troops set out from Lake Rukwa to attack the hinterland of Tanganyika. The people of Tanganyika were quite resistant to the Honor Hold troops. The Honor Hold troops made little progress and were attacked spontaneously by a large number of civilians.

The war finally showed its cruel side. The Honor Hold troops never thought of using the Tanganyika people, so as long as they are attacked, no matter whether the enemy is a soldier or a civilian, even the Africans in Tanganyika, the Honor Hold troops will In brutal retaliation, on the very first day of the battle, Honor Hold troops destroyed three plantations and one village, with an unknown death toll.

Despite this, the Honor Fort troops are also advancing with difficulty. The most speechless is the [-]st Cavalry Division. The British officers in the Zanzibar Islands refuse to land the [-]st Cavalry Division, and they are unwilling to become the advance supply base of the [-]st Cavalry Division. Even if the First Cavalry Division is willing to pay the fee, the reason is that it has not received an order to cooperate with southern Africa.

"Hehe, I really took myself seriously. I ordered Zhu Fu to land forcibly. I want to see if the British government will tear itself apart from southern Africa for a local official like him." Rock broke the situation with force, and some people Don't take him too seriously, it's shameless.

(End of this chapter)

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