African Nationhood

Chapter 583: Taking All German Pacific Colonies
"The Caroline Islands are located between the Mariana Islands and the Philippines.

It consists of more than 900 islands including Yap Island, Truk Islands, Pohnpei Island, and Palau Islands, with a land area of ​​1161.3 square kilometers.

The population is about 5, mainly Micronesians.

There are many dialects, belonging to the Micronesian language family, the official language is English, and the residents believe in Christianity.

It has a tropical maritime climate, with an average annual temperature of 27°C and an annual precipitation of more than 3500 mm, with up to 5000 mm in the east.

The main island is a volcanic island with fertile land and its economy is mainly based on agriculture. Coconuts and fish are the two main products.

The annual output of copra is 4000 tons, and the fish production is about 5 tons, as well as fruits and other products.

The main exports are copra, coconut oil and fish, and the imports are grain, building materials, etc.

There is also the Palau Islands in this archipelago, located in the west of the Caroline Islands.

It consists of more than 200 volcanic islands and coral reefs such as Barber Tuap Island and Koror Island. The largest island, Barber Tuap Island, has fertile land and is dominated by fisheries and plantations. "

While the fleet was on its way, military discussions continued.

The military staff officer continued on the sea chart, and at the same time he did not forget to introduce the German Hersham and Garut companies, which controlled the foreign trade in this area of ​​​​the sea, mainly engaged in copra and plantations.

“Because we previously ceded the Marshall Islands from Germany, the Germans only had this archipelago left in the Western Pacific.

The German fleet stationed here consists of 2 cruisers and 2 destroyers, mainly stationed on the two islands of Colonia settlement in the north of Pohnpei Island and Barber Tuap Island in the Para Islands.

If we want to attack them, we only need to deal with the German garrisons on these two islands, and basically take possession of this archipelago. "

After listening to the words of the military staff, Ou Haiwa stood up and said, "That's all the current situation. What do you think about taking over this archipelago?"

A lieutenant officer raised his hand, Ou Haiwa nodded and Chen Ling said.

"I suggest using our submarines to attack directly and sink all their ships."

Ou Haiwa was noncommittal, "Does anyone else want to speak?"

Another captain officer raised his hand.

"Zheng Bin, please tell me."

"I don't think we need to break up with the Germans, it would be better to directly persuade them to surrender.

After all, our relationship with Germany was very harmonious before. The war in Europe has just begun, and no one knows the specific outcome.

I think we can send our fleet over first and then negotiate with the Germans.

Tell them directly that we will occupy this archipelago first and let them disarm and stay here. We promise not to torture or kill them.

When the winner is decided on the main battlefield in Europe, if they lose, we will directly acquit them.

If they win, we will also release them, and we will continue to fight. "

Zheng Bin's words were in line with Ou Haiwa's thoughts, "Well, your opinion is good. I also have this idea. Do you dare to go and negotiate with the Germans?"

Zheng Bin nodded solemnly, "My subordinate is willing."

"Okay, if you have such courage, the country will not hesitate to reward you for your hard work. The day you succeed will be the day I will take credit for you."

Zheng Bin nodded heavily, "I would like to thank General Qu for your cultivation!"

……

On August 1914, 8, the King of Wei fleet arrived at Pohnpei Island. The flagship "King of Wei" fired a cannon on the sea ten kilometers away, directly alerting the German defenders on the island.

The German naval officers and soldiers were in panic and boarded the warship to prepare for the battle.

But they found a flying fish speedboat coming over holding a white flag. Although the Germans were confused, they also knew that the other party was here to negotiate.

The man on the flying fish boat was Zheng Bin, who came to persuade him to surrender.

……

When the German defenders saw that there were so many ships in the South China Fleet, they were no match for them. After urgently reporting to the mainland, they surrendered directly.

The German mainland is also sighing, is Nanhua's march so fast?
It was as if they knew in advance that Britain and Germany were going to war.

……

Ou Haiwa left four cruisers to stay here, and the German surrenderers and their four ships all sailed back to the Guam base. The 4 German prisoners will also be placed at the Guam base.

King Wei's fleet divided into two groups, heading towards Samoa and German Guinea.

There is no reason why Ou Haiwa is not in a hurry. The British mainland has declared war, and Australia and New Zealand are gearing up to prepare for war. The Mainland Military Department sent him a message, asking him to take action as soon as possible to avoid being overtaken by Australia and New Zealand.

……

“The Kingdom of Samoa is located in the west of the Samoa Islands. It has two main islands, Upolu Island and Savai’i Island, with a land area of ​​2934 square kilometers. The island’s economy is mainly agricultural, producing coconuts, cocoa, breadfruit, bananas and other fruits. .

It became a German colony in 1900. Today, there are 500 troops stationed on the island, one cruiser and three destroyers, and coastal defense guns are built on the main island. "

On the battlecruiser "Tongcheng", Captain Tian Chengbao frowned after listening to the military staff's introduction.

"If it's just a ship, I'm not afraid. It's just that the shore defense guns are a bit difficult to deal with."

"Captain, why don't we directly persuade them to surrender like we did in the Caroline Islands before?"

Tian Chengbao nodded, "Okay, let's pay homage first and then fight. Which of you is willing to take the risk?"

Immediately, a group of people raised their hands. Zheng Bin successfully persuaded him to surrender and was directly promoted to major. Naturally, they were jealous and wanted to actively perform meritorious service.

Tian Chengbao looked at a young lieutenant in the corner and said, "Okay, don't argue. This matter of persuading surrender is also risky, so just let the money go."

Qian Duoduo stood up solemnly, "Thank you, Captain, for your cultivation!"

On August 8, the battle patrols "Tongcheng" and "Jinghai" were patrolling the formation, and Qian Duoduo went alone in a boat to negotiate.

When the Samoan defenders saw 2 battleships, 8 cruisers, and 4 submarines coming from Nanhua, they couldn't fight at all.

Moreover, the defenders of the Caroline Islands had surrendered. They also reported to the mainland in the same manner, and then surrendered directly to the South China Army.

……

On August 8, the battleship "King Wei" was anchored in the Bismarck Sea in German Guinea.

They were the first to attack Rabaul, the capital of German New Guinea (now the port of Rabaul, New Britain Island, Papua Guinea, destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 1994)
This time the Germans were very unfriendly. Their 4 cruisers, 8 destroyers and coastal defense artillery positions aimed at the approaching Nanhua Fleet and fired directly.

Ou Haiwa also wanted to send someone to negotiate, but she didn't expect the Germans here to be so ignorant.

"If you want to fight, I will fight!"

The warships of the South China Navy quickly adjusted their positions, tried to quickly form a battle line, and turned their guns to face the enemy's direction.

"fire!"

The flagship "Wei Wang" will do calibration shooting first.

When one round of gunfire was completed, the gunner immediately announced the test firing direction command.

These commands were quickly transmitted to the other accompanying ships via radio, and each ship fired.

The submarine following the fleet made an emergency dive, and soon there was the sound of torpedoes on the sea surface.

The Germans on the cruiser were so frightened that they screamed, "Torpedoes, be careful of torpedoes!"

"Emergency avoidance!"

"Boom~~"

……

Before the emergence of effective anti-submarine means, submarines were an unsolvable ghost of naval warfare, and the defender would lose sooner or later.

After an hour of fierce fighting, three German cruisers were seriously damaged and three destroyers sank, forcing them to surrender with a white flag.

In this battle, Nanhua killed 3 people and wounded 12 people, while the Germans killed 119 people and wounded 213 people.

Ou Haiwa led the fleet to the port of Rabaul and successfully took over the German New Guinea colony.

At this point, the entire German Pacific colonies fell into the hands of the South China Navy.

Such rapid speed shocked Australia and New Zealand, which were just around the corner.

But there is nothing they can do to change the current situation.

After all, they and Nanhua were both under the British Empire, so they wouldn't dare to rob them.

After all, Nanhua's strength was not even looked down upon by Britain and France, and they had no guts to compete with Nanhua for supremacy.

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