African Nationhood

On May 1916, 5, the cruise ship "Ile de Holle" slowly docked at the port of Marseille, France.

The ship carried Indian laborers recruited by the East India Administration. These laborers would serve as battlefield supplements for the British and French forces and accept the command of the British.

The Battle of Verdun began in February this year. Over the past few months, the British and French forces suffered heavy losses. Hundreds of thousands died on the battlefield. The "Verdun Meat Grinder" lived up to its reputation.

The British repeatedly asked Nanhua to send troops to support the European battlefield. Naturally, Chairman Shi was unwilling to end so early. Therefore, Chairman Shi promised the British to provide colonial servant troops for the British to deploy.

Therefore, Indians from the East India Administration became the first choice. Nanhua planned to recruit 10 to 15 Indians to serve as laborers in the East India Administration.

In addition, the Administrative Office of Djibouti, the Administrative Office of Madagascar, the Sultanate of Sulu, Tanga in East Africa, and Reunion Island all recruited indigenous people to go to the European battlefields to serve as laborers. Most of these people were stupid and unable to do precise work.

However, the lifting and moving work is still competent. These people are a burden in each colony, and it is better to send them to the European battlefield for consumption.

The Nanhua Cabinet plans to provide a total of 30 colonial laborers for the main battlefield in Europe. These laborers are consumables. It would be best if they all died.

If you can't die, then you can do it if you can.

Moreover, these workers are not free, they are all recorded in the account, and the general ledger will be calculated after the war.

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North America, Newfoundland Administration.

Teams of white soldiers aimed their guns at distant targets, and there was a stone tied to the front of the gun.

This is to train the soldier's endurance in holding a gun. Only by being able to hold the gun without moving can the gun be guaranteed not to miss when shooting.

In addition, these white soldiers have to carry out long-distance cross-country and battlefield training every day.

Since Newfoundland came under the rule of South China, the island has changed a lot.

First of all, the island has opened a dedicated operating line to the mainland of Nanhua. In addition, the number of industrial facilities on the island has increased, and the self-sufficiency of the people on the island has been greatly improved.

In addition, the mainland provided new fishing boats and warships to the administration. At the same time, a large number of Chinese immigrants came here and dug iron ore together with the local white people, which greatly increased the income of the island residents.

The war on the main battlefield in Europe became more and more intense, and the Administrative Office issued an order to recruit soldiers. The indigenous residents on the island could sign up to participate in the selection.

The selected indigenous residents will immediately receive a subsidy of 1000 yuan, and they can receive military income if they perform meritorious service on the battlefield.

After the war, the family members can receive pensions and land. Those who are not married will get a boy as their heir. In short, the treatment of indigenous soldiers is the same as that of local soldiers.

Newfoundland will collect 5000 to 10000 soldiers, and these soldiers will serve as servants for South China to join the European battlefield.

Not only does the Newfoundland Administration do this, but the Emirate of Al-Bahrain, the Sultanate of Comoros, the Azores and Madeira Islands all have a quota of 2000 soldiers.

After a white man in Newfoundland has made meritorious service, Honda will be assigned to the Sakhalin Administration or the mainland.

Meritorious personnel from the Emirate of Bahrain and the Sultanate of Comoros will be assigned to Sabah.

The land over there is vast and sparsely populated, and it’s time to move them there.

When the time is right, these Arab forces will all move there.

The vacated land is given to the Chinese to occupy, so that the heartland areas of the mainland will not be threatened by external forces, and treasures such as Bahrain and Qatar can become the inherent territory of the Chinese.

As for all the meritorious personnel from the Azores and Madeira Islands, they have moved to the mainland. If there are vacancies, it will be more convenient for the Chinese to move in and mix in the sand.

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June 1916, Dar es Salaam.

Xu Yihe and Lin Baiguang, two senior officers who were about the same height and age, sat at the head of the large conference table in the Governor's Mansion. There were more than 40 regimental commanders with the rank of major sitting below in silence.

Xu Yihe stood up and announced loudly: "Because there are still East African colonial troops in Tanga, East Africa, the military decided to leave our 6 troops in the middle line to maintain order in Tanga, East Africa, while the other two front-line troops retreated to the mainland.

At the same time, the naval fleet continued to be stationed on Mafia Island and patrolled the East African coast. Immigration ships from the Ministry of Human Resources are gradually transporting immigrants, and local people are also coming to the coastal areas of Tanga, East Africa, to invest and start businesses.

The military requires us to protect the safety of new immigrants and local investors.

So I discussed with Deputy Commander-in-Chief Lin and divided our troops into three parts.

First and foremost, we must ensure the safety of the central railway line in Tanga, East Africa.

Only if this railway line is safe can we receive uninterrupted local support.

Therefore, our troops will be divided into 3.5 troops to be stationed along the Central Railway, and 2 troops to be stationed at seaports such as Dar es Salaam and Tanga along the coast.

The remaining 5 people serve as training instructors for the colonial servant army.

We need to gather the indigenous people here and train them so that they can serve as our tools of rule. "

All the major commanders replied in unison: "Yes."

"In addition, the air force pilots on this expedition will continuously patrol Tanga in East Africa. Once there are any enemy sightings, they will immediately arrive to observe closely and then decide how to assist the garrison."

“下面公布各支部队驻守地点番号，1265、1287、1299、1321、1431、1545……1649、1698等24个团驻守中央铁路沿线。”

"The defense plans of each regiment are at Deputy Commander Lin's place. You can just go to him to pick them up after the meeting."

After Xu Yihe finished speaking, a group of major commanders stood up and answered in unison: "Yes."

“Twelve regiments including 1672, 1676...1721, together with military police units, are stationed at Tanga and Damsalaam seaports.

As soon as Xu Yihe finished speaking, more than a dozen major officers stood up and answered: "Yes."

"The three regiments 1711, 1722, and 1733 together with my guard battalion serve as training instructors to train the indigenous troops."

The four officers stood up straight again and answered loudly: "Yes."

"The training for the indigenous people must be extremely strict, so strict that it doesn't matter even if it triggers a riot.

As long as they dare to resist, just clear them out, and there will always be someone who can persevere.

Those who can persevere will be sent to the East India Administration or New Guinea in the future to support them as our loyal dogs. This is our goal.

Can you do it? "

The four officers all replied: "Yes!"

Xu Yihe nodded, "Okay, you go back and prepare now.

The tasks of each unit are very heavy, you must not be careless, you know? "

"Yes!"

……

The leader of the 1698th Regiment was a forty-year-old middle-aged officer named Ning Cheng. After receiving the defense plan from Lin Baiguang, he had a smile on his face.

Their defense point was good, Dodoma (today's administrative capital of Tanzania), an important node of the Central Railway.

Qu Yijiang saw the regiment commander returning with a smile, and he and the other two battalion commanders approached him.

"Captain, why are you so happy? Tell us."

When Ning Cheng saw his three subordinates, his face immediately became stern and he cursed: "Don't show off in front of me. We are about to switch defenses. Get ready and set off immediately. There are many targets."

Seeing the leader giving the order, Qu Yijiang and others immediately looked serious and replied loudly: "Yes!" (End of Chapter)