African Nationhood

Chapter 277 Tax Resistance Riot (Part )

The Lunda and Ngoni tax collection groups had too many people and abundant weapons. No matter how powerful a single indigenous chief was, he could not withstand the salvos of hundreds or thousands of flintlocks and matchlocks.

These tax collection groups launched a full-scale attack on the borders of Ronda and Portuguese West Africa.

The weapons in their hands are all primitive, but the opponent's weapons are even more primitive.

The ammunition for the tax collection gangs was provided by the Nanhua Company. After the indigenous chiefs finished fighting, they had no place to replenish their ammunition.

Nanhua Company made an agreement with these tax collection groups. The land, property and slaves they grabbed in Portuguese West Africa would belong to them, as long as they did not return to Nanhua Company.

But before leaving, they had to pay the ransom money, so there was a scene where the first batch of property they robbed was handed over to Nanhua Company.

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It was 1890, and the slave channels for Arabs and South Americans had been closed. If we wanted to eliminate the indigenous people on a large scale, the only way was war.

Therefore, Shi Jintang planned to put this team of hungry indigenous people into Portuguese West Africa and let them wreak havoc in Portuguese West Africa.

When did the Portuguese West African colonial government couldn't stand it anymore and asked the Nanhua Company to take action.

The Nanhua Company can negotiate terms with Portuguese West Africa, and the land acquired by then will belong to the Nanhua Company.

This strategy is the same as that of Portuguese East Africa, except that there are the chiefs of Hanga and the tax collection group supported by Nanhua Company.

The members of the tax collection group were outsiders. If they wanted to take root in Portuguese West Africa, they would have to compete with the local chiefs and the Portuguese for land and property. It was impossible for them to live in harmony.

If the Portuguese killed the tax collectors, they would have deserved it. Anyway, they were all indigenous people and there would be no loss to Nanhua Company.

It would be better if the tax collection group killed all the Portuguese, and Nanhua Company would have an excuse to send troops to clean up.

If Portuguese West Africa questions the Nanhua Company, why are these gangs out of control?

At that time, Shi Jintang spread his hands and said: "They suddenly lost control. I was also surprised, okay."

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According to Shi Jintang's understanding of the Portuguese, the governor of Portuguese West Africa simply did not dare to trouble these tax collection groups.

Because all their extra soldiers were sent to Portuguese East Africa to help suppress the rebellion, if they came out of Luanda, they might not be able to go back.

Besides, it would take time for them to cross the border from Luanda. By the time they arrived, the tax collection gang had already taken root in the area.

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The battle between the Korean and Canadian chieftains' forces and Portuguese East Africa was in full swing, with artillery fire from both sides going back and forth.

The Portuguese soon realized that their chances of winning were slim. Their fleet had been cruising along the coast of East Africa, and they found that the entire Portuguese East Africa was now boiling.

There were crazy indigenous people from south to north. During the patrol, some indigenous people rowed canoes and threw stones at their warships. Some indigenous people were even bolder and threw spears at them directly.

And those remaining "Prazzos" actually jumped out and issued a declaration to the indigenous people that they would also resist Portuguese rule.

The Portuguese also discovered that more and more indigenous people were flocking to the decisive battle battlefield on Mozambique Island.

If hundreds of thousands of indigenous people gathered on the decisive battlefield on Mozambique Island, there would be no way to win.

How many indigenous people can the Portuguese guns kill and injure, and how long can they hold on?
  Chief Hanjia's momentum became more and more powerful, and he did not forget to give a speech between battles.

He called on the Yao, Ngoni, Bemba, and Ndebele people on the East African coast to unite to drive away the Portuguese and kill the Portuguese...

The Portuguese knew that they could not waste any more time, so they abandoned their positions on the north shore and returned to Mozambique Island to defend themselves under the cover of night.

Now their only hope is the local 5000-ton ironclad flagship. That ironclad flagship is equipped with four 4mm front-mounted Armstrong guns. As long as the ironclad ships arrive, they can deal a heavy blow to these indigenous people.

It was a pity that the Portuguese missed the calculation of the South African fleet stationed in Cape Town. Since Governor Cecil Rhodes decided to take over the Portuguese East African colonies, he would naturally prevent unexpected situations from happening.

He had already ordered the South African fleet to blockade the Cape of Good Hope and not allow the Portuguese flagship to come.

After staying on the isolated island for more than a month, the Portuguese became desperate. Their attempt to retreat to Mozambique Island to await reinforcements ultimately failed.

Running out of ammunition and food, they could only pray to the British and the South China Company to rescue them.

The two sides negotiated via telegraph, and Governor Antonio Enes reluctantly agreed to Cecil Rhodes' conditions after asking for instructions from the mainland.

After Cecil Rhodes puts down the rebellion of the Hanga chiefs, he will transfer the Portuguese East African colonies to the British Colonial Company for management.

After receiving such a promise, Cecil Rhodes immediately sent his confidant Dr. Jameson to see Chief Hanga and asked him to surrender to the Rhodesian Company and the South China Company immediately.

Then the Rhodesian Company and the South China Company would bring modernity and peace to the Portuguese East African colonies.

The chief of Hanga was naturally happy about this, and he accepted it, but he demanded that the Portuguese be executed first.

This has angered Cecil Rhodes. We are supporting you to give you a chance. The Portuguese are civilized people anyway.

Besides, if I executed the Portuguese at your command, who would transfer the management rights of the East African colonies to me?
  So Cecil Rhodes directly made a plan. He asked Dr. Jameson to pretend to agree to Chief Hanga's request, and then invited Chief Hanga to see him.

Chief Hanjia, a simple-minded native, followed without thinking too much.

Who knew that as soon as he entered the territory of Rhodesia Company, he was arrested by Dr. Jameson.

Dr. Jameson ordered him to quickly order his subordinates to accept the rule and management of the Rhodesia Company and the South China Company.

Only then did Chief Hanjia realize that he had been fooled, and he refused to give in and stood firm.

Dr. Jameson had him tortured in the hope that he would yield.

Who knew that this native man had very hard bones, but he just refused to give in.

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After Chief Hanga lost contact, it immediately triggered a commotion among the indigenous people of East Africa.

The indigenous people who had been friendly at first began to express hostility towards the people of the Rhodesia Company and Yang Kuan of the Nanhua Company, and some people attacked them.

When Cecil Rhodes saw that the situation had become like this, he immediately contacted Shi Jintang and directly sent troops to suppress it.

Shi Jintang was naturally happy, so he sent soldiers from the Matabeleland garrison and the Labor Department to attack, with the target being the area south of the Zambezi River.

The soldiers of the Matabeleland garrison are well-equipped and have grenade protection. It is easy to push the area south of Zambezi.

But now there is a disadvantage, that is, October has entered the rainy season in the Portuguese East African colonies. In the season of frequent thunderstorms, it is quite difficult to conduct conquest operations.

However, this matter cannot be delayed. Only by acquiring these lands as soon as possible can everyone in Putao be forced to fulfill their promises.

Therefore, Shi Jintang issued a death order to capture the target area as soon as possible, waiting for the next strategic advancement.

The entire Matabeleland garrison, from the rank of Deputy Ding He down to the main group, all accepted military orders and went all out to suppress the enemy!

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