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Chapter 804 The Glorious Moment of the British Empire (First update, please subscribe)
On September 1875, 9, the third brigade of the African Army of the Ming Empire arrived at the mouth of the Orange River and occupied the northern bank of the river. Zhihe moved inland.

Advance, toward the vast interior of Africa.

A few days later, when No. [-] Downing Street received a telegram from Cape Town Colony, Benjamin was completely dumbfounded. He didn't realize the leak at all.After all, judging from common sense, even if Ming had received information about "seizing Africa", they would not have been able to send troops to the Orange River in such a short period of time.

What is their judgment?

The Ming army is attacking from multiple directions, and they are marching into the hinterland of Africa from all directions.Faced with this situation, in addition to urging the army to set off as soon as possible, Benjamin also sent a confidential telegram to the Colonial Governor of Cape Town, ordering him to immediately form an expeditionary force to pass through the Cape Plateau, cross the Molopo River, and head inward. Lu Jinjun.

"Mr. Gray, we must turn the vast Africa into our colony before Daming, so as to completely interrupt Daming's ambitions."

In order to show the importance of this task, Benjamin even used an exaggerated tone to describe it.

"Mr. Gray, please believe that this is the most important moment for the British Empire after the Battle of Trafalgar. Africa has become a vast land and sea. Our task is to stop the Ming people there, just like in Trafalgar. Just like Nelson stopped the French in the Battle of Fargar, now the British Empire once again sounded the horn of conquest, God can testify that our most critical moment has come..."

When the Colonial Governor of Cape Town, George Gray, received the telegram from London, he was stunned by its contents.

What did George Gray feel in addition to the shock?
It is an unprecedented sense of mission, and of course he can imagine the glory he will have when he completes this mission!

"For the future of the British Empire! For the interests of the British Empire in Africa!"

So the Cape Town colonial authorities immediately recruited an expeditionary force composed of volunteers and Boers. The reason for the temporary recruitment was that the colonial authorities’ strength was still very limited. The relationship is also less tense, and there is no need to station a large number of troops.

Attracted by the favorable treatment, thousands of volunteers joined the expeditionary force.What can attract them is definitely not the so-called honor.Only rich material rewards!

"We will conquer all of Africa!"

When the army left Cape Town, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Plaine said so confidently to the governor and the colonial officials who saw him off.

He does have the capital of conceit. Although he has only 2000 soldiers under his command, he is equipped with the world's first-class Enfield P1873 rifle. A magazine-loaded rifle redesigned by experts—basically, the same thing with minor differences.The British even paid a patent fee of 1 pounds for this.

It has a fast rate of fire and high accuracy. Once it came out, it eliminated the Schneider rifle and became the main rifle of the British army. As for the famous Martini-Henry rifle... it disappeared into the long river of history.

In addition to advanced rifles, they also have 6 cannons and 12 mortars.

Such a powerful army gave Lieutenant Colonel Henry Plain enough to be proud of himself, and when he set off, Governor George Gray specifically urged him.

"Lieutenant Colonel, your task is to march inland quickly, and you must be ahead of them. As for the follow-up, you don't have to worry. London has transferred 12 regiments from India, and they will arrive within the next month. Cape Town, soon they'll be heading north to join you."

For Britain, Indian talents are their imperial consumables!
Historically, the British used the Indians to conquer and control most of Africa. It can be said that the Indians and the British are like the Japanese in Daming.

In fact, they are imperial consumables.

Compared with mobilizing troops from the British mainland, the cost of mobilizing troops from India is lower. As for casualties... anyway, all the dead are Indians, so what does it have to do with the United Kingdom?

But before the consumables from the empire arrived, he still had to go to battle himself, facing the governor's orders.Lieutenant Colonel Henry Plaine said quite confidently.

"Your Excellency Governor, please rest assured that my advance team will start from Kimberley first, and they will enter the north before the Ming people. Believe me, we will definitely be ahead of them! And we will leave them far behind behind."

Facing the interviewing reporters, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Plain even said in an extremely conceited tone.

"Gentlemen, when we entered the vast northern inland, the Ming army was still eating sand in the desert? You are here to wait for my good news!"

Faced with the lieutenant colonel's conceited words, the reporters all laughed together. Is this conceited?Of course not, this is self-confidence!
Because the thousands of miles of desert on the coast of Southwest Africa is a natural obstacle to the advance of the Ming people. The desert will keep the Ming people at the edge of the coast, and they will definitely retreat in the end!
Only a few hours later, Earl Henry Herbert, the Colonial Secretary in London, learned the news from Prime Minister Benjamin. After learning the news, when he made a speech on the colony in Parliament in the afternoon, Henry Earl Herbert said directly.

"Gentlemen, I remember being asked, where is the end of the empire?"

Earl Henry Herbert, who was standing on the podium, said in a passionate tone.

"I can tell you all responsibly that the British Empire has no end, just like the sea has no end. This is also the fundamental reason why the British Empire owns the whole world. We will never be limited to the present, we will focus on the future! Just As we speak, an expedition has set out, like the legions of Alexander the Great, that will set foot in strange lands, lands that man has never explored. And now the British Empire will bring civilization to that land, just as Alexander the Great brought civilization to the then unknown world, gentlemen, this is destined to be a great expedition!"

When Earl Henry Herbert's words fell, members of the British Parliament stood up and applauded his speech. Their expressions were excited, they shouted, they cheered, and at this moment, in their eyes, the British Empire His glory is equated with that of Alexander the Great.

Earl Henry Herbert, who was the Colonial Secretary, was also excited. This is also his personal glorious moment. Is this the glory of the British Empire?
Yes, of course it is more personal, because it is dominated by him as the colonial secretary. At this moment, Earl Henry Herbert seems to have seen how the future newspapers will describe him-"British Empire" Alexander!"

Just thinking about it makes me a little excited!

"Gentlemen, there is no doubt that the British Empire will win this expedition!"

(End of this chapter)