African Nationhood

Chapter 591: East African War ()

The Central Expeditionary Force walked for a long time in Tanga, East Africa. They cleared many indigenous people along the way, but the East African colonial army almost never encountered them.

Whenever they arrived at a stronghold and each department went out to clean it up, Shi Hao's 21451st Battalion did not encounter much resistance.

Most of the German planters and German immigrants I met along the way were very obedient, and they did not have much resistance to the arrival of the South Chinese.

It may be because the relationship between Nanhua and the German Confederation is good enough. Of course, it does not rule out that there are many German immigrants in Nanhua.

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Although the Central Expeditionary Force took a lot of protection, several of their soldiers were still infected with malaria and other tropical diseases.

These pathogens are not in the air, but in the bodies of water they pass through.

The water in these places is turbid and black, and it is impossible to know what is in it.

Human and animal feces, mosquitoes and tsetse flies are all sources of pollution that may leave pathogens in water bodies.

Observing the aboriginal gathering area on the other side, Shi Hao couldn't help but ask questions.

On August 8, indigenous rebels captured the southeastern city of Livale.

There are many indigenous people gathered here, and colored gemstones are very popular in Europe.

In July 1905, the Matombi people first launched an uprising, followed by the Kiki, Njindo, Zaramo and Ngoni people.

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The expeditionary force has disinfected and boiled as much as possible, but it is still difficult to avoid infection.

1906年6～7月平定了土著叛乱，但土著的抗争一直延续到1907年1月才真正停息。

Holding the hand-drawn map of Mahenge in his hand, Shi Hao was a little surprised. There were many black dots on it, indicating that there were many gathering points of black indigenous people here.

Agriculture can be developed in these coastal areas, and there are fewer tsetse fly and malaria diseases. In addition, the temperature in the coastal areas is cooler.

After this rebellion, the indigenous population of Tanga in East Africa decreased significantly, from more than 90 to only more than 60.

The natives killed many German colonists and planters and raided colonial centers.

If soldiers do not clean themselves as soon as possible after wading in water, they can easily contract diseases.

On August 8, 30 indigenous rebels besieged the gem mining area of ​​Mahenge and launched a fierce battle with the colonial army. Germany's colonial governance institutions were paralyzed.

Therefore, Nanhua's entry this time did not clear out many indigenous black people. The inland population of Tanga in East Africa is very sparse, and most of them are concentrated in the coastal areas.

It can be seen that tropical diseases and health issues are still the key issues restricting South China's take-off.

In a short period of time, the rebels quickly occupied a vast area south of the Dar es Salaam-Kilosa line and east of the Kilosa-Marawi line.

When they came to the Kilombero River, they found that the other side of the river was densely packed with thatched houses of indigenous people.

Today they were assigned the task of cleaning up the famous gem mine Mahenge area in the Kilombero Valley in the south-central part of the country.

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The German colonists urgently recruited troops from the mainland and recruited a large number of local mercenaries.
A full-scale counterattack against the indigenous rebels began in November 1905.

This is not only the famous colored gem mining area in Tanga, East Africa, but also the battlefield where German colonists suppressed the "Horse and Horse Rebellion" of indigenous black people.

"Could the Germans be hiding among these natives?"

Qu Yijiang nodded, "It's very possible, after all, we haven't encountered any German troops since we entered the country.

Moreover, this is a gem mining area. The Germans are unlikely to give up the huge financial resources here. They are probably hiding here waiting for us to arrive, ready to take a break. "

"Otherwise, let's just have a rocket baptism."

The speaker was a tall and thin Chinese young man. He was the battalion commander of the military police in the middle-line expeditionary force. His name was Wei Donglai.

Since entering East Africa, their central military police have not taken action.

Most of the indigenous gathering points can be solved by Wehrmacht soldiers with submachine guns and grenades. Now we have finally arrived at a large indigenous gathering point, and both colleagues are suspicious, so it is just a good time for them to use their rockets, which is easy and efficient.

Qu Yijiang looked at Shi Hao, "Ye Hao, what do you think?"

Shi Hao preferred to use rockets. He had heard about the power of rockets, but he had never seen them.

The Mahenge area in front of us is relatively large and has a concentrated concentration of indigenous people.

If they were counterattacked by the natives during their charge or if the Germans were hiding here, they would definitely suffer a big loss.

It's better to use rockets to clean it up simply and efficiently. Anyway, these rockets were brought here with no intention of taking them back.

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Nanhua's rockets have been successfully upgraded and can now be mounted on the launcher of a diesel truck.

However, the free rotation adjustment function of the hydraulic launcher has not yet been realized. At present, only the upward and downward shooting angle adjustment function of the launcher has been realized.

When using it, you also need to adjust the parking position of the truck to achieve the complete positioning function of the launch direction.

"I think it's feasible. Anyway, in addition to fighting the German colonial troops this time, we also have to clean up the indigenous people. There are more indigenous people here, so we can't guarantee a foolproof success."

Qu Yijiang agreed upon hearing this. His soldiers were much more precious than these rockets.

"Okay then, Wei Donglai, you go get ready, and I'll arrange for the soldiers to guard the perimeter."

Wei Donglai immediately nodded, smiled, and ran towards the back.

"Quick, quick, get ready, we are opening today."

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There are more than 3000 indigenous miners gathered in the mining area of ​​Mahenge, and they have been living here for five or six years.

Because the Germans attach great importance to it, the miners here can always earn enough wages to survive through hard work in washing rough gemstones.

They don't know what happened recently. The Germans have been staying here forever, and their attitude towards them is surprisingly good.

They even promised to give each of them one thousand marks as long as they followed them against the Chinese, and allowed them to move to Dar es Salaam to buy land and settle there.

If you don't obey their orders, there will be only death.

After the Germans shot more than a dozen miners, the miners succumbed.

In the past few months, they had undergone rigorous training by the Germans, trying to master firearms shooting skills and learning to obey commands.

These Germans kept their promise. Those who participated in the training honestly would not only receive monetary rewards, but also an adequate supply of food.

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Just the day before yesterday, the Germans received news that the Chinese Legion was about to arrive.

The Germans threatened: As long as everyone can annihilate the incoming Chinese legions, we will fulfill our previous promises, otherwise we will die.

Many miners had no choice but to obey the orders of the Germans, disguise themselves, and prepare for a surprise attack by the Chinese.

Everything was ready, and the Germans hid early. However, neither the Germans nor the indigenous miners expected that the Chinese Legion did not want to take risks at all.

Instead, he was very arrogant and sent a wave of big rockets to these bumpkins.

"Huhu~~"

"dong dong~~"

"DuangDuang~~~"

The entire Mahenge mining area was directly destroyed in the explosion of rockets with long flame tails...

(End of this chapter)