African Nationhood

On December 12, Shi Hao and Ding Guodong arrived at Dar es Salaam Port from Mapu Port (now Maputo, Mozambique) on the warship "Zhang Liao".

When their warship docked, they encountered a ship transporting female laborers from southern Europe docking.

Watching the young southern European women getting off the cruise ship one after another, Ding Guodong couldn't help but take a few more glances.

"What are you looking at? Be careful because you can't pull it out!"

The speaker was Ye Cheng, the captain of the "Zhang Liao". He was 38 years old. He was tall and had a big nose. He had a dark complexion because he had been at sea for many years.

He is the eldest son of the Ye Shilong family. He joined the army relatively early, and now he has accumulated merit and has risen to the high position of cruiser captain.

Ding Guodong turned around and smiled, "There is a big difference between these Southern European women and Slavic women.

Slavic women have small faces and fair skin, while these southern European women have darker skin and relatively larger frames. "

Shi Hao didn't expect that his brother-in-law was observing very carefully. He chuckled and said, "These women are prepared for immigrants. Most of them will stay here and settle down, so you really don't have to worry about them."

Ding Guodong shook his head, "Brother-in-law, what are you talking about? I'm just curious and just talking casually.

By the way, I heard that the king of Mendinegoro planned to marry one of your brothers, but the chairman of the committee disagreed. He should agree to such a good thing. "

When Shi Hao heard this, he glared at his brother-in-law and scolded: "Shut up, how can you have any say in national affairs?"

Ding Guodong's heart tightened upon hearing this, and he quickly looked at Ye Cheng, who had turned around.

I don't know if he heard it, but the prince's brother-in-law had already taught him a lesson. He didn't dare to tell the difference and whispered: "I know I was wrong, and I won't dare to do it again."

Shi Hao did not continue to dwell on this topic. He snorted and took the lead to walk down the gangway.

……

Lin Boguang and a group of people were already waiting at the port and saw Shi Hao walking down the gangway.

Looking at the familiar face, Lin Baiguang secretly complained that he was too sloppy before. The prince had been a soldier under him for so long, and he didn't even notice it.

Lao Xu is also unlucky, this Vorbeck is really annoying.

Lin Baiguang thought this way. When the prince was about to step off the gangway, he walked quickly over, saluted Shi Hao and said loudly: "Welcome Commissioner Shi to inspect Tanga in East Africa."

Shi Hao waved his hand, "Commander Lin, you're welcome. I'm just here to see you. It's you who have the final say on the specific matters of suppressing bandits."

Hearing what the prince said, Lin Boguang felt warm in his heart. Although the prince said this, due respect and asking for instructions are unavoidable.

He smiled and replied: "Thank you, Commissioner Shi, for your understanding."

……

Although Shi Hao's identity was exposed, many school leaders were excited, but they all understood that general disciples like Qu Yijiang would be the prince's future assistants.

Therefore, everyone gathered around Qu Yijiang, the new leader, waiting for the prince to receive him.

Then Lin Baiguang introduced Shi Hao to the group leaders who came to the port together.

Under Lin Boguang's introduction, many university leaders saluted the prince one by one.

Shi Hao showed a smile, shook hands and expressed condolences with gentle words, trying to show his image of being close to the people.

When Qu Yijiang was introduced, everyone shut up and let the two comrades talk.

Qu Yijiang was able to accumulate merit and be promoted to regimental commander because Shi Hao captured the colonial army and seized the treasure. His superior Ning Cheng also benefited from the honor and was promoted to deputy of the brigade.

Qu Yijiang saluted Shi Hao seriously.

Shi Hao smiled and reached out to hammer Big Brother.

"How are you brothers? How are you doing during this time?"

Qu Yijiang chuckled, "Okay, very good.

Thanks to you, everyone has been rewarded and promoted.

Without your persistence, everyone would still be patrolling in the dense forest. "

Shi Hao smiled and said nothing more, then pointed at Ding Guodong and said: "This is my brother-in-law, who will serve as my guard captain this time.

He has just graduated from the military academy. If he doesn't do something well, you should try your best to teach him or even beat him. "

Qu Yijiang nodded and smiled, "Don't worry, Commissioner Shi, I will do my part in this matter."

Ding Guodong grinned bitterly, "Brother Qu, let's forget about the situation. If you really want to beat me up, I will file a complaint with Uncle Qu."

This kid acted rogue and made everyone laugh.

Lin Baiguang couldn't help but look at Ding Guodong a few more times after hearing this. He had an impression of Commander Ding's only son.

……

Next, Shi Hao and Lin Boguang took a car, and Qu Yijiang took Ding Guodong with him.

Sitting in the military vehicle, Shi Hao closed his eyes and recalled that when he was leaving, Prime Minister Ouyang Geng took him aside and told him: "We cannot kill Vorbeck when we go here. We can drive him to our neighbor to the north."

Although Shi Hao was confused, he quickly reacted and nodded, "It turns out that Uncle Ouyang is planning to divert the trouble away."

Ouyang Geng smiled and said nothing.

On the boat, he was worried about Ouyang Geng's mysterious smile. In the end, Ding Guodong noticed that he was unhappy and took the initiative to ask the reason.

He just told his brother-in-law about his conversation with Prime Minister Ouyang Geng and Ouyang Geng's mysterious smile.

Ding Guodong immediately put his hands on his hands and laughed, praising: "Prime Minister Ouyang is so calculating!"

Shi Hao couldn't help asking for details, and Ding Guodong chuckled, "Brother-in-law, don't you find that the British are particularly stupid in fighting?

How did the British get beaten by Vorbeck before we marched into Tanga, East Africa? "

Shi Hao suddenly realized, "Uncle Ouyang is planning to let Vorbeck harm the British's East African protectorate (Kenya is not a British colony at this stage, it will be after World War I), and then watch the British suffer."

Ding Guodong shook his head, "Brother-in-law, you are too small. The cabinet wants to take the opportunity to invade the land of British East Africa.

Vorbeck is very difficult to deal with. His previous record has already proved that once he breaks into the East African protectorate, the British will not be able to cure him at all. The British are unable to get away from the main battlefield in Europe, and they will have no choice but to turn to us for help.

Once we send out troops, no matter whether we can capture Vorbeck or not, how can it be so easy to return the territory our people occupy by then? "

After hearing this, Shi Hao truly understood the true meaning of Prime Minister Ouyang Geng's smile.

He also admired his brother-in-law Ding Guodong's resourcefulness very much, and he valued his brother-in-law Ding Guodong even more in his heart.

……

The car drove to the Governor's Mansion. Before getting off the bus, Shi Hao leaned into Lin Baiguang's ear and whispered in his ear: "The intention of the military department and the cabinet is to try not to arrest Vorbeck and drive him north."

When Lin Baiguang heard this, he immediately understood, "Yes, I understand."

Since the superiors had decided on the strategy of diverting disaster to the east, Lin Baiguang immediately changed the previous arrangement, which made it easier for his soldiers.

Over the next month or so, Lin Baiguang adjusted various defense lines and connected the 6 garrison troops and 10 black auxiliary troops in Tanga, East Africa, along the central railway line into a tight investigation line, and drove them towards the northern border for investigation.

All the black natives encountered along the way were arrested, tried at will, and once they were identified as Askari, they were all shot.

The Vorbeck troops, who were already lingering on the central railway line and the northern railway line, felt the pressure of the incoming investigation.

They turned towards the north very alertly, but the further north they went, the more something was wrong with Vorbeck.

When he led his men to the border junction between Tanga in East Africa and the British East Africa Company, he stopped escaping.

He thought for a long time and finally figured out the Nanhua garrison's idea, so he immediately sent an envoy to contact the Nanhua garrison.

……

Lin Boguang was a little confused when he received Vorbeck's request for negotiation, but Shi Hao immediately agreed to the request for meeting and negotiation.

The negotiation venue chosen by both parties was Arusha, an important town on the edge of the Serengeti prairie.

One side of the negotiation was Shi Hao and Qu Yijiang, and the other side was the German Achim Schon, who was Vorbeck's deputy.

"What is your reason for negotiating with us?"

Shi Hao took the initiative to ask a question, and the German replied calmly: "Since I'm negotiating with you, I naturally want to cooperate."

"Cooperation, how to cooperate?"

"Our commander noticed that you are deliberately driving us away, and you want us to go to the north to cause destruction in the British territory, right?"

Shi Hao was still a little surprised when he heard the other party's plan to reveal his side, but he also learned how to do it.

He solemnly replied: "It doesn't matter what you think. We are just besieging you colonial troops as usual."

The Germans seemed convinced of Nanhua's side and continued to make demands.

"If you really think so, then we need some ammunition and firearms. If you can meet our conditions, we will voluntarily leave Tanga in East Africa and never come back."

After speaking, the German handed over a list.

Shi Hao took it and took a look and found that the German had a big appetite. These weapons and ammunition were enough to equip two regiments.

Most of them are light and heavy weapons, including 500 war horses.

After reading it, Shi Hao remained calm and said, "We still need to discuss this matter. Let's leave a contact address."

The Germans are naturally willing.

……

After returning to the station, Shi Hao contacted his father-in-law Ding He through wireless telegraphy.

He explained the ins and outs of the matter, hoping that his father-in-law would give him an idea.

Ding He thought for a long time and told Shi Hao the solution.

After Shi Hao got the idea, he contacted Lin Boguang by phone and informed the other party of the negotiation process and results.

Lin Boguang heard that the Germans actually made additional requests, and he did not want to agree.

But he didn't know Shi Hao's thoughts yet, so he asked Shi Hao what he thought.

Shi Hao received advice from his father-in-law and informed Lin Boguang of his thoughts.

……

Lin Baiguang was shocked to learn that the prince actually agreed to fund the Germans.

He hesitated and dared not agree to this matter, so Shi Hao immediately patted his chest and promised that he would make the final decision on this matter.

He would be responsible if anything went wrong, and Lin Boguang had to reluctantly agree.

Soon the Germans got the location of a stronghold, which said: After ten days, you can pick up the goods yourself.

Ten days later, Vorbeck's men led a 1000-man Askari force to capture a black stronghold and obtained a large amount of ammunition and baggage.

The ammunition baggage was not as much as Vorbeck requested, and was only enough to equip one regiment.

And most of these ammunition are Martini-Henry rifles and matching bullets. There are also 2 hand grenades, and there are no others.

Vorbeck was satisfied with the equipment and baggage, and kept his promise and withdrew from Tanga in East Africa.

After receiving the report from his subordinates, Shi Hao, who had been worried about this matter, breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he asked Lin Boguang to deploy heavy troops on the borders of Tanga and British East Africa in East Africa and step up patrols to prevent the Germans from trying to backtrack.

Lin Boguang naturally agreed. When he saw that Vorbeck had really left, he was secretly relieved.

At the same time, his confidence in Shi Hao increased a bit, and he felt that the prince really had two skills.

……

In this way, peace returned to Tanga in East Africa, while complete chaos broke out in British East Africa. (End of chapter)