Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 647 Horse Thief

Even if southern Africa is still part of the Commonwealth, the British government can no longer ask for anything in southern Africa that is already self-governing.

What's more, the Nyasaran Aeronautical Research Institute is still Roque's private property, so the British government wants to buy the plane. As long as Roque pretends to be stupid, the British government can only buy it with real money through normal channels.

Before Viscount Gladstone found Roque, he had already approached Ade, and Sidney Milner was there. Everything could not be hidden from Roque, and Ade had no ability to ask Roque to take the initiative to give the technology to the British government. So Viscount Gladstone could only hold his nose and come to Roque.

The current Rock is of course confident. The reason why the British government is so anxious is because the Germans have increased their research on aircraft. If the British government does not want to lag behind the Germans, then Nyasaland's aircraft is the best choice.

Fortunately, the price given by Roque is not outrageous. If the price offered by Roque is the same as that sold to the Italians and Ottomans, then Viscount Gladstone has another evaluation of Roque.

The next day, Rock and Viscount Gladstone returned to Nyasaland together. Viscount Gladstone wanted to see with his own eyes how advanced Nyasaland's aircraft had become.

Only then did Roque know that the UK had acquired a "Flyer [-]" developed by the Wright Brothers from the United States, and it was being tested in Portsmouth.

At this time, the railway between the Okavango Swamp and Nyasaland has not yet been completed. Although the performance of the Lord's car is good, Rock already has a better choice.

"Go to Nyasaland by plane? You're crazy, it's impossible!" Viscount Gladstone resolutely refused, unwilling to take risks with Roque.

At this time, flying sports were still a game for the brave. Every year in Europe, people were killed in flying. The reason why Catherine Wright, a woman, was so frantically sought after by the media had a lot to do with the sport she was engaged in.

As a nobleman and the Governor of Southern Africa, Viscount Gladstone would definitely not risk his life, and he would not let Roque take any risks.

For the British government, Roque's status is also very important now. As a British nobleman, Roque also serves as the Deputy Minister of Defense and Deputy Minister of Justice of the Federal Government of Southern Africa. influence is very important.

What's more, Nyasaland has also shown growing industrial strength and military strength, which are indispensable to the British government.

"Lock, you are not only responsible for yourself, but also for southern Africa and the empire. You are a nobleman of the empire and a high-ranking official in southern Africa. You cannot put yourself in danger. I know Nyasaland The performance of the plane is very good, but even if there is only a one-ten-thousandth chance, I can’t let you take risks.” Viscount Gladstone’s attitude is firm, and if Rock has something good or bad, many of the British government’s plans in southern Africa will be in vain. .

At least now the British government is very sure that if someone else is replaced as the deputy minister of defense in southern Africa, it is not known whether southern Africa can maintain its current military strength. Once a war breaks out between the United Kingdom and Germany, will southern Africa wholeheartedly serve the United Kingdom? Empire effectiveness is another matter.

At least if those Boers come to power, they will definitely not serve the British Empire wholeheartedly.

Going back to the original question, the UK is now only one step away from completing the "Two C Plans". As long as Nyasaland and the East African protectorate (Uganda) are connected, the "Two C Plans" can be declared complete .

It's just that Nyasaland and the East African protectorate are separated by Tanganyika, so without Roque, the completion of the "two C plans" will soon become impossible.

"Believe me Lord, 'Strong Wind' is not the kind of 'Aviator III'. The safety is guaranteed enough. Our pilots all have rich flying experience. Each of them has more than 100 hours of flying time. They have enough The experience can cope with any accidents during the flight." Rock wanted to let Viscount Gladstone experience the convenience of getting off the plane, but the flight distance is not far. It only takes three hundred and Kilometers to Rhodesia, you can transfer to the train to Nyasaland.

"Don't even think about it, Locke. I will never go to Nyasaland by plane, and neither can you. We will all go by car, in the same car." Viscount Gladstone was decisive, not giving Rock any chance at all. Chance.

Rock really had no choice but to take a car to Rhodesia with Viscount Gladstone.

As for the two planes called by the telegram, they should be air escorts and return to Nyasaland together.

It is said that this may be the first time that human beings enjoy the treatment of air escort.

It is indeed safe to take a car, but it is not comfortable. Not only is there no railway between the Okavango swamp and Rhodesia, there is no road, and many sections even have no road at all. Fortunately, there are endless stretches along the way. In the plain, the car ran wildly all the way, except for hitting and killing a few bison, nothing happened.

All the way to the Kwando River at the junction of Bena and German Southwest Africa.

The first to discover the enemy's situation was the "Strong Wind" fighter jet in the air. Rock and Viscount Gladstone immediately saw the three "Strong Wind" fighter jets that had been flying at low speed in the air begin to dive, accompanied by machine gun fire.

The entire convoy stopped immediately, a dozen armored vehicles set up a defensive position around the Lord's car, and Rock and Viscount Gladstone were also transferred to the armored command vehicle.

"What's going on?" Viscount Gladstone was still in shock.

"I don't know, but the territory of Southwest Africa is on the other side of the Kwando River. In recent years, the cavalry in Southwest Africa have often disguised themselves as horse bandits or slave catchers and crossed the border into Bechuana State. They burned, killed and looted everything. At least there used to be Tens of thousands of aborigines have now become no-man's land—" Rock's face was gloomy, and it was a shame for Rock, the deputy minister of defense, that this happened.

"Don't blame yourself too much. This kind of thing is inevitable. We can't eliminate those all-pervasive slave hunting teams, but Windhoek is there." The governor, Viscount Gladstone, is also duty-bound to see cavalry.

Windhoek is the capital of Southwest Africa. It was originally the settlement of Khoi and Herero herdsmen. It was occupied by Germany in 1890 and became a German garrison. In 1892, it became a stronghold of German rule and was named Windhoek. .

The meaning of Viscount Gladstone is also very obvious. He said that there is only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no reason to prevent a thousand days from a thief. Although Southern Africa implements a policy of elite soldiers, it cannot guarantee the safety of the vast land due to insufficient troops; but the capital of Southwest Africa, Wind Heke doesn't know how to run on his own with long legs, so the wrongdoer has the head and the debtor, and the debt must be settled together.

Of course, at this time, it doesn't matter whether those horse bandits are pretending to be cavalry from Southwest Africa. The governor of Southern Africa and the deputy minister of defense agreed that even if it is fake, it can only be treated as real.

Soon, there was news from the armored vehicle that went out to investigate, and at the same time, it also brought back Ryan, the captain of the pioneering team, and Mike Kelley, the only Englishman in the team.

"We are the pioneering team in area 1065, and we are investigating the hydrology and soil conditions of the Kuando River Basin to determine how many immigrants are suitable for resettlement here—" Ryan's hand holding the coffee cup was still trembling, not because he was frightened, It is the sequelae of excessive adrenin secretion.

"What's the result of the investigation?" Viscount Gladstone interrupted, inadvertently changing the topic.

Ryan froze for a moment before reacting, and had to reorganize the language: "The conditions here are good. We found several tribes that were burned by the Germans. The people in the tribes were probably taken away by the Germans. In the tribes Many unburied corpses were found nearby, and of course those corpses have turned into bones now, the Kuanduo River Basin is rich in water and fertile soil, at least [-] immigrants can be resettled here."

"One hundred thousand?" Viscount Gladstone immediately looked at Roque.

Rock had no choice but to spread his hands, not to mention one hundred thousand, not even ten thousand, at least not in the short term.

Viscount Gladstone also understands the specific situation in southern Africa, and knows how difficult it is to obtain immigrants in southern Africa, so he can only shake his head helplessly.

"Half a month ago, we discovered that there were sporadic cavalry from Southwest Africa on the other side of the Kwando River, but they had never crossed the Kwando River, so we did not launch an attack on them. As a result, this morning, just three hours ago, At least [-] cavalry from Southwest Africa suddenly crossed the river and attacked us. We have many wounded now. The only technician, Jackson, fell ill two days ago. If possible, can you send our wounded back to Nyasaland? ? They can only wait to die here—" Ryan's expression was sad. Ryan was also responsible for such a big loss to the Blazers.

"I'm quitting, I'm going home, I'm going back to London, this place is full of bloody savages--" Mike Kelley is emotionally broken, one of his glasses has been shattered, and he is covered in mud , but there was no blood, squatting in the corner of the command car and crying loudly.

The faces of Rock and Viscount Gladstone are both ugly. It is so difficult to obtain immigrants in southern Africa. Even so, many new immigrants choose to leave southern Africa every year. Compared with southern Africa, at least if they immigrate to Australia or Canada, No safety concerns.

"Get up, you coward, we can't back down when we encounter difficulties, we're going to kill those Germans, and we're going to avenge Tony, Lee, and Chen!" Ryan yelled as he pulled Mike Kelly up from the ground, his left shoulder The upper body was twisted and wrapped in a bandage, and now it started to ooze blood again.

Obviously, when the Southwest African cavalry attacked, Captain Ryan did not flinch, and had just experienced a bloody battle.

(End of this chapter)