Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1439 The Monarchs of South Africa ([-])

To be precise, the situation in South Africa is indeed becoming clearer.

After nearly a year of entanglement, even though the period was dominated by intermittent and low-intensity wars, the British gradually could not hold on. Fighting, disease and other troubles made the initial thousands of English republicans More than half of the officers and soldiers died, and the morale of the remaining people was low, and they became less and less willing to work for the stingy and mean East India Company.

As for the East India Company itself, it is also very unhappy because of the huge cost of the war—it has cost more than 6 pounds since the start of the war—and they have been suppressed by many opponents in the country over the years. It was also brought up by many people to talk about the matter. The profit has dropped a lot. Although the funds of more than 21 pounds are not too big for them, it is still a bit painful.You must know that the Indian cotton cloth they resell can only earn more than [-] pounds a year, not to mention that they have no idea how long the war will last and how much money it will cost, so they gradually have some strange ideas.

For this reason, they have even sent someone to contact the East Bank in private, and have bypassed Mr. Charles of the Golden Deer Shop (he is a staunch East India trader), and directly conducted a test with the East Bank foreign department. Sexual contact, discussing the aftermath of the British South African colony-they have a good appetite, and directly ask the east bank for 20 pounds (in exchange for the right to rule British South Africa, and at the same time request to keep the British East India Company to dock freely and supply supplies here. powers), exactly half the price that Charles II sold Dunkirk for, which is astonishing.

However, the efforts of the British East India Company were probably in vain, because the government of the East Coast Republic had no intention of buying British South Africa at all.Their attitude is actually very clear, that is to gain actual control over British South Africa at the cost of giving up the right of first refusal to New Netherland. Over thirty thousand pounds.And this is obviously not of any benefit to the British East India Company. The main object of the negotiation is the British government, not the company, so they finally returned disappointed, not knowing what to do next.

After learning about the attitude of the British East India Company, the decision-makers on the east coast also clearly realized the relatively complicated situation in South Africa today, and made up their minds to approve the plan of the National Intelligence Agency, that is, continue to negotiate with the British government and strive to use the international The situation will bring down this colony; in addition, we must step up contact and instigate rebellion against the local republican soldiers, use their grievances against the British royal family to make them serve the interests of the East Coast Republic, and then force the British government to agree to the East Coast people’s proposals. Suggestion, of course, the speed of this must be grasped, especially when the Dutch look at the side, they are extremely reluctant that British South Africa will also be swallowed by the East Coast people.

Speaking of the republican soldiers in British South Africa, according to the information that people on the east coast have now, the republican soldiers are already distracted and are not very willing to continue playing with the Dutch.Captain John and Lieutenant Fox, who were in secret contact with the people on the east coast, frequently expressed the hope that the east coast army would go south and enter Fort Charles immediately. They had already contacted many people, and most of the rest were neutral. There is no resistance.And it was this important information submitted by the General Administration of National Intelligence that made the members of the executive committee finally make up their minds, intending to use both hands to solve the problem of British South Africa at the same time-but at present they hope to wait a little bit, see Looking at the results of the decisive battle between the British and Dutch naval fleets after the weather in the North Sea improved in May and June this year, I believe the situation will become clearer by then.

Of course, it's not that no one ridiculed the decision-making of the executive committee for being too conservative and moderate. This has caught a lot in the army system. Captain Yang Liang, who is currently stationed in the east of Tianxiong County, is a typical example.According to this guy, in South Africa, a place where people from the east coast have an absolute advantage, why bother to be polite with the Dutch red-haired and East Indian profiteers, just use your strength to break it!He also wrote a letter back to his native land, saying that Captain John, Lieutenant Fox and others in British South Africa had already indicated that they could serve for the east coast, so what are you waiting for?Directly use all forces to find reasons for "missing soldiers, cattle and sheep, etc.", take over Fort Charles in an all-round way, deter the Dutch, and quickly take over the entire British South African colony to create a fait accompli, forcing the British government to agree to the people on the east coast. conditions of.

Captain Yang insisted that this is the right way and the kingly way. Members of the Executive Committee have considered too much, and they have been tied up for a while, and the efficiency is too low, and they have missed opportunities. A while ago, it was dismissed by the Chief of the General Staff of the Military Department, Guo Zili, but the Chief of General Staff Guo didn't say it dead, but said "wait and see", which gave him a glimmer of hope for Yang.

"Guo Zili is weak, he can't grasp such a great opportunity, so that he is like a mother-in-law, what a fucking mother." Captain Yang stopped by a small stream, holding a handful of clear water with both hands. Xi Shui, after wiping his face carefully, said with a sneer: "I understand it. This man, the bolder the officer, the smaller the character. When he was the commander of the Second Fleet, Guo Zili also dared to fight. A person who fights hard, even many people in our army will praise him for being a real man and a good man! But now, he is actually a bureaucrat who is well-balanced, what a pity."

The officers around Captain Yang subconsciously kept a little distance away from him, and tried their best to look like they were watching the scenery. Of course, some of them pretended not to understand Chinese, their faces were blank.After all, he, Yang, dared to slander and ridicule his superiors—and he was also the nominally highest officer of the Joint Chiefs of Staff—but it didn’t mean that they, the officers and soldiers of the National Defense Army, who had no roots, were not afraid. Not to mention how embarrassing it is.

"Okay, as for this." After washing his face, Yang Liang looked at the officers who were one meter away from him. He was so angry that he whipped all their hats crookedly with a horsewhip, and scolded with a smile, "Hurry up and give me a hand in the village." Keep an eye on, especially the people of the South African Cavalry Battalion, don’t let them take away all the good things. The National Defense Army also paid the price in blood for fighting here. What should be ours is ours. It may be too modest .”

After hearing Yang Liang's words, everyone let out a sigh of relief, and then dispersed like birds and beasts.

This is the Ladysmith City of the later generations. Yesterday it was a so-called "town" in the hands of the Kama Kingdom. However, under the attack of more than two hundred cavalry from the east bank and a large number of infantry from the National Defense Army, the Xhosa blacks only resisted one At night, they were all wiped out in the city, except for a few people who escaped at night.

In fact, the fall of Ladysmith City was predictable, and to some extent even inevitable.Gein, after the people on the east bank seized Tianxiong County and gained a firm foothold, the four hundred miles of vast sea and natural danger were shared by the East Bank and Karma. Then the nightmare of the Xhosa people came: the South African cavalry battalion from Tianxiong County The officers and soldiers took turns to go into battle, bringing enough water every once in a while, and using light cavalry to attack and kill the tribes of the Kama Kingdom who were grazing and farming (peanuts, sesame, watermelon, sorghum and other crops) in the eastern half of the Little Karoo Plateau. 30 people, rob ten livestock, kill 50 people tomorrow, and rob [-] livestock, so that they will be repeatedly threatened, nervous all day long, production and life will be greatly affected, and it is normal for them to lose strength over time.

No, in the year-long cavalry raid, the people on the east coast have successively killed and captured more than 300 Kasa blacks, pushing the actual border of the Kama Kingdom eastward to the later Lady Smith City area.But now it seems that under the continuous attack of the cavalry on the east bank, Lady Smith's strength has also been greatly weakened, and the morale of the defenders has also been extremely low. He was led by Captain Yang Liang with more than [-] cavalry ( The vast majority of them are even cannon fodder motley crews) just fell down in one go, really relaxed and comfortable, and the military exploits are too simple!

According to the plan formulated in advance by the Hezhong District Administration, after capturing the city, the District Administration will also immigrate here. The first batch of them is 300 people, most of whom are Tupi Indians who came in exile.In addition, some brave officers and soldiers in the Baoguo Army will also be granted the nationality of the East Coast Republic of China in advance, and then settle and cultivate wasteland in this place that will soon be named Yuancheng Township, so as to make full use of their relatively rich combat experience and contribute to this country. Escort of new settlements.And because of this, more than [-] Xhosa blacks captured by the east bank army this time will also be collectively relocated away, and sent to the east coast for infrastructure construction, and their livestock and food will be collected on the spot. Confiscated and became the relief rations for the first batch of immigrants.

And after the establishment of Yuancheng Township, the footsteps of Dongan people will not be limited to this.According to Yang Liang's understanding, after setting up a logistics supply base in Yuancheng and rural areas, the main force of the South African cavalry battalion will also be stationed here, and then continue to start from here to attack and kill the nearby forces of the Karma Kingdom, in order to give them thunder in the future One blow—according to the words of Commissioner Jiao of the Regional Administrative Office, it is the most "economical" way to cut off its branches and leaves first, shake its foundation, and finally cut it down to the ground.

After all, under the attack of the east bank cavalry who came and went like the wind, the tribes of the Karma Kingdom, who were at an extreme strategic disadvantage, were actually very difficult to resist. Although they also imported some horses from the Netherlands and England, But people on the east coast have not seen them used on the battlefield so far. It can be seen that there is nothing to worry about. They can safely use cavalry to attack and weaken the opponent, so as to achieve the so-called "short-term strategic goal" of completely occupying the entire Little Karoo Plateau.

"Damn, after the establishment of this Yuancheng and rural areas, there probably won't be anything for us to protect the country, right?" Captain Yang Liang, with a few guards, looked at a group of dejected Xhosa prisoners who were escorted out. He pursed his lips and said, "South Africa won't allow us to do anything for the time being, and we won't have any part in the good deed of attacking the Xhosa in the future. Could it be that we are going to go to the eastern section of the South Hengshan Mountains to attack the French forces?"

It is said that the French are unlucky enough nowadays. After the towns of New Caen and Saint-Louis were conquered by the fierce nomadic Bara people, their last stronghold on Xinhuaxia Island was also defeated by Bara, Antemoro, and Antey. Faji and other native tribes jointly conquered. More than 300 French soldiers and immigrants who had run out of ammunition and food fled to Daze Township in small wooden boats. They were placed in various villages and towns and became a member of the huge group of laborers.

As the victors, the natives of New China, under the open or covert instigation of the people on the east bank, created a gap because of the uneven distribution of spoils, not to mention that the relationship between them was not harmonious at first, so now it is simply There was a sense of tension, of course, this is also what people on the east coast like to see, and Huang Yi, the captain of the New China Development Team, doesn't mind adding another fire to it.You know, he has been envious of Dofanburg for a long time, but it is a pity that he failed to seize the opportunity to occupy the best port city on the southern coast of Xinhua Island before Chief Mananzano's army entered the city.

The French were not unprepared for the fall of Fort Doufan. King Louis XIV of France once sent two ships to transport troops and supplies during the year and a half of the city's siege, but one ship was unfortunately killed. Gale sank off New Courland, one was intercepted by ships off the east coast, and disappeared.It was also because of this that Dofan Castle, which was out of ammunition and food, was finally conquered. Otherwise, depending on the level of the natives, even though they had a lot of muskets, it would not be so easy to capture.

At the most critical moment in Dofanburgh, the French once repaired the last sailboat in the port, sent [-] immigrants and soldiers away, landed in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and bought it from the local natives. took a piece of land as a shelter.Later, they also received assistance from the Dutch (after all, the two countries are now allies), and the French East India Company also invested here with Colbert's financial subsidies, and sent a batch of agricultural tools, seeds, and weapons to this country. A place called New Montpellier finally kept the tiny colony alive.

However, if you want to make a living in South Africa, you probably won't be able to do it without a nod from the people on the east coast.Since they were able to drive the French away from New Huaxia Island, they naturally had a way to drive these poor people out of New Montpellier, which was really easy.For example, at this moment, Captain Yang Liang Yang is confident that as long as he is given a few months and sufficient supplies, he can lead more than a thousand officers and soldiers of the National Defense Army to completely seize this new colony of the French.

Yang Liang himself predicted that this matter would probably not be too long, because with the relationship between Spain and France becoming more and more out of order, the people on the east coast would sooner or later be involved in the conflict with France because of the secret alliance agreement.At that time, it will probably not be too much trouble to send troops to annihilate the French main fleet (provided they dare to go to sea to fight), and sweep away the French overseas colonies, so now they only need to sit and watch the French struggle in South Africa. It won't be a few days.

And after successfully taking the lands of Britain and France in the south of South Africa and uniting them together, the power of the East Coast people on the south coast of South Africa will also be greatly strengthened, and they can vaguely echo the Yicheng area in the northeast, monopolizing South Africa. Baye will also go one step further.

During a business trip, I was too busy to save the last chapter...

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