69novels Chapter 1056
Chapter 1056
South Africa, located in southern Africa, has the Cape of Good Hope, which was the most important passage to Asia during the Age of Exploration. After the two Boer Wars, it became a colony of the British Empire. The British
Empire was powerful at that time. Although it was beaten badly by the Boers in the battle and suffered heavy losses, they invested hundreds of millions of pounds, which is equivalent to 700 to 800 tons of gold. With such a large sum of money, they killed the Boers and won the war.
The British Empire controlled South Africa for a simple reason, which was for the underground minerals in South Africa!
As the country with the largest gold reserves in the world, the gold mines in South Africa immediately attracted the attention of the world after they were discovered. As the maritime hegemon in the Age of Exploration, the British Empire naturally took the lead and sent out troops to grab it!
Over the years, the gold mines in South Africa and the Philippines have supplied a large amount of gold to the British Empire, which objectively extended the life of the British Empire’s world hegemony for a long time.
Otherwise, after the GDP of the United States exceeded that of the United States in 1896, the British Empire’s world hegemony should have fallen on the British Empire.
However, by sucking blood from the colonies, especially the gold mines in South Africa, and the cheap labor of India, India helped the British Empire to continue.
When facing the huge military pressure of the German army, the British Empire considered moving its capital, and there were two options: Africa and South Asia. If they wanted to move their capital to Africa, then South Africa would be their most important money bag, with great strategic value!
At this time, the British Empire was struggling to carry out industrialization in South Asia, trying to turn India into an advanced industrial country, relying on India’s large population and the vast territory they controlled in South Asia as the foundation for the empire’s resurgence.
However, the development of industry requires a lot of funds and equipment. When they fled from their homeland in a hurry, most of their wealth was not transferred out in time, but was left in their homeland.
In this case, if they want to continue industrial development, their only source of funds can rely on Nanfei’s gold mine!
So for the Sun Never Sets, Nanfei’s silence at this moment made them extremely nervous. Once Nanfei escaped from their control and cut off their source of funds, their current industrialization efforts would be completely interrupted and in vain!
“How many troops do we have in Africa?”
King George V was also alarmed this time. Although the cause of the incident was the rebellion of the Maple Leaf Country in North America, the rebellion of the Maple Leaf Country caused a chain reaction, which directly threatened the foundation of the survival of the British Empire!
At present, although Southern Philippines did not directly follow the example of the Maple Leaf Country and break away from the British Empire, their silence and non-response to the British Empire’s telegram was already very disturbing. This shows that they are still in a wait-and-see state. If the British Empire cannot take a strong response to the actions of the Maple Leaf Country, then I am afraid they will follow suit!
Once Southern Philippines is really out of the control of the British Empire, the impact will be too bad!
So after hearing about this incident, George V thought in his heart… The first method is to use force!
The British Empire still has some troops stationed in Africa. They control large colonies in eastern Africa, and a certain number of British troops are stationed in these colonies.
Although the number of this army is not large, most of the garrisons are located in the north of Ayji to protect the safety of the most important Suez Canal. However, in the south, the British army also has some scattered troops. The number of people is not large. If added together, it is estimated that there are 20,000 to 30,000 people!
If an army of 20,000 to 30,000 is used to fight against a strong enemy like the German army, there is no chance of winning. However, if this army is used to suppress the rebellion in the colonies, then they are simply gods descending to earth, killing people and Buddhas!
“At present, in the southern part of East Africa, after the fall of Aiji, part of the troops stationed in Aiji also retreated, and the total force should be about 30,000 to 50,000 people!”
When Chukir heard what King George V said, he knew what he was going to do.
However, he did not dissuade the king from his idea, because he had the same idea in his heart!
This time is not a game of playing house. They are facing a life-and-death situation, and they must use thundering means to solve the enemy! Moreover, there are more than one colony in the sun. If traitors like Nanfei and Maple Leaf Country cannot be severely punished, other colonies will also be ready to move!
At present, Maple Leaf Country is too far away, and with the threat of the German army, they are powerless and can’t do anything to Maple Leaf Country.
But Nanfei is not so far away, and they also have their own army in Africa. In this case, let’s just take Nanfei as the first move.
Use a military action to teach those scoundrels in Nanfei a good lesson, so that other colonies can also remember it for a long time, and let them know that even if the sun never sets, it is still okay to teach some colonies a lesson!
“Fifty thousand people, that’s enough!”
King George V was overjoyed when he heard that there were fifty thousand people!
“Immediately give the order to let them go south to control Southern Philippines. We must bring Southern Philippines under our complete control!”
King George V’s order was strictly executed. At this time, when the British Empire faced huge external pressure of survival, they showed unprecedented unity.
Even survival has become a problem, so naturally they can’t take care of so many other things.
After receiving the king’s order, the British troops in Africa set off immediately without any delay!
They had been stationed in East Africa before, which is not far from North Africa, and the German army has completely controlled North Africa at this time. Just when the German army and the Eagle Sauce were in a stalemate in North America, Rommel quietly advanced a lot to the south and occupied a large amount of territory!
According to the speed of the German army’s advancement, if it continues like this, it won’t be long before the British army The place where they are stationed now is likely to become the target of the German army’s main attack, and then the two sides will have fierce exchanges of fire!
After suffering several losses, the British army has a clear understanding of the strength of the German army, so compared to staying where they are and fighting the German army, it is of course easier to go south to quell the rebellion!
The armies of the local autonomous regions in Southern Philippines are basically a group of militias with poor equipment, poor training, and weak fighting will. For such opponents, the British army is not worried at all. It’s not like they are facing the German army, so what are they afraid of?