Chapter 1182 Big Brother’s Black Hand (Second update, please subscribe)
Fierce gunfire resounded in the streets of Addis Ababa. The streets were filled with soldiers of the Royal Guard and armored vehicles. Guarding the embassy district and major crossroads.
Outside the Nanyang Embassy in Ethiopia, there are also armored vehicles of the coup forces. The armored vehicles are surrounded by security guards with live ammunition. They are not so much protecting the embassy as they are to cut off the embassy’s connection with the outside world and prevent The embassy protected dignitaries and even intervened in military rebellions.
“Everything is too sudden!”
Liu Shubang, standing by the window, looked out the window and said:
"At 1 o'clock this morning, the Revolutionary Committee headed by Brigadier General Mengistu Newey, commander of the Royal Guard, launched a coup. Not only did they arrest the emperor, but they also trapped and detained Crown Prince Asfa Watson, Defense Minister A. Duke Bebe Aragai, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of the Interior, the Inspector-General of Police and other high-ranking officials, including the distinguished Dukes Seyoum Mangasha and Imru, were also arrested.”
Listen to the distance. Seeing the gunfire everywhere, Tian Chenghua asked:
"What about the First Division? Have they joined?"
The First Division is an Ethiopian army stationed near the capital and is very well-equipped.
“Most of the troops have joined, you know, they all graduated from military schools like Mengistu, and many of them, like Mengistu, participated in the Peninsular War, so, They all joined the military rebellion, and it is believed that many troops also joined it. After all, many officers in the army graduated from Mengistu. At that time, it had always been a hotbed of dissatisfaction with the emperor's rule. Now only The air force is still resisting, and the fighting also takes place around the airport.”
"That's for sure. General von Lindahl has always regarded himself as the emperor's personal employee. He will not surrender. But with just the air force, they won't be able to hold on for long. Soon, they should give up resistance and fly planes. Leave the capital..."
After thinking for a while, Liu Dewen said:
"I estimate that Mengistu has about 20,000 troops, whether it is the Royal Guards or the Army. The divisions and equipment are all the best. Even if the troops in Erneti are still loyal to the emperor, it will be difficult for them to stop the rebel army's attack. I think the rebels are likely to win this military coup. "
Listening to the analysis of his subordinates, Tian Chenghua smoked silently there, and then said:
"What I am most curious about now is - who is planning all this behind the scenes? American? Or Soviet? ”
No one knew, at least on the day of the military coup, that the rebel army issued an announcement to the outside world on August 4, declaring Crown Prince Asfa Watson as the new emperor and the prime minister of the new Ethiopian democratic government as Duke Imru, everyone knows that this is just a decoration.
At the same time, the telephone office, telegraph office, radio station, national bank, and the Ministry of Finance were taken over by the coup forces. In just one day, the entire Addis Ababa was completely controlled by the military rebels. The Air Force, which failed to resist, had to fly planes to flee to Kenya and Aden,
with another Compared with the world, although the military coup launched by Mengistu Newman was carried out several months in advance, because the main force of the Royal Guard was not transferred to the Congo, and the entire plan was planned by the KGB, Naturally, there were not as many loopholes as that military coup. They not only captured the emperor, but also detained Archbishop Basilios--in history, it was this guy who announced the expulsion of the officers and soldiers who participated in the military coup and allowed the military to transform into troops. Falling apart.
Now, not only the archbishop is under control, but also the deputy president of the Senate, Marquis Asrat Casa, and some military generals have been arrested in their sleep, and even those who have been loyal to the emperor during the coup in history Erneti, a senior official, was also assassinated. Without the restraint of the emperor's grandson-in-law, the garrison mutinied at that time.
Everything is developing in the direction planned.
On the day after the military coup, Addis Ababa seemed to have returned to calm. Liu Dewen walked out of the embassy again. Through the iron fence, he saw several Ethiopian soldiers, so he took the initiative to walk over and crossed the iron fence. Zhanzhai chatted with them, and after smoking two cigarettes, they became familiar with each other. From their mouths, he learned a lot of news about the outside world.
"So, it seems that all provinces support the committee."
"Except for some nobles, everyone else supports the committee. After all, we are here to change the entire Ethiopia!"
>The smoking soldier looked at Liu Dewen, and then said in a tone full of expectation:
"I hope they can declare their allegiance to the new emperor as soon as possible. After everything is over, I will go to Nanyang." ! ”
"Going to Nanyang?"
Liu Dewen was stunned.
“Yes, go to the Olympics and represent Ethiopia,”
the soldier grinned.
“I ran very fast, and they said I had a chance to get ranked and even win the championship. By then, the whole of Ethiopia would know my name and Abebe Bikila. ”
Abebe Bikila looked at the Nanyang diplomat in front of him with great expectation:
"Perhaps, by then, you can also see my game." After that, Abebe Bikila He looked forward to the distance with great expectation, as if he was looking forward to arriving in Nanyang.
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When the news of the military coup in Ethiopia reached Nanyang, Li Yian was just stunned for a moment. It was only then that he remembered that in Africa There is also such an emperor.
"Haile Selassie I was overthrown so quickly!"
Because I have learned the history of Ethiopia's resistance to the Italian invasion in history books, Li Yi'an still has a certain understanding of Haile Selassie I, except He had resisted outside Italy, and in history, he was overthrown in 1974 and a year later, he was suffocated with a pillow.
In this way the Ethiopian Empire became history.
What now?
Compared with the fate of Haile Selassie I, Li Yian was more concerned about the manipulator behind this military coup.
"Have you confirmed who was the instigator?"
Mengistu, this name sounds familiar. The later leader of Ethiopia in another world also seemed to have this name. I don't know if he is the same person. But what is certain is that that guy was supported by the Soviet Union. Before he defected to the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union’s younger brother was Somalia. With the support of the Soviet Union, Somalia occupied a large area of Ethiopia. Menge was beaten so hard that he did not want it. Stu, who took the initiative to defect to the Soviet Union in order to stop Somalia, went to the Soviet Union and said, stop fighting me, I am willing to be your little brother and cease the war. As a result, Somalia was unhappy and refused to listen to the Soviet Union's advice, ruining the Soviet Union's plan to recruit two younger brothers at the same time. The end can be imagined.
However, this is all for later.
It doesn’t even matter whether they are the same person or not. What matters is the person behind the scenes. During the Cold War, behind all military coups, there must be a person in charge, either the United States, the Soviet Union, or those in Africa. The country's former suzerain.
Hearing your inquiry, Cheng Pengan replied:
"It's not certain yet, but our personnel in Washington communicated with the United States in the evening. They were also surprised by this military coup. They told us that this incident had nothing to do with them. After all, they have always been Support the emperor,"
After a slight response, Li Yian said:
"Then the problem is simple. If it is not a Yankee, it must be a Russian, Russia, Ethiopia..."
While thinking about it for a while, Li Yian picked up the cigar cutters and cut a cigar. Then he stood up and walked to the map. While staring at the world map, he nodded his cigar with a lighter and smoked silently. After taking a sip, Li Yian thought for a while and said:
"India, Ethiopia,"
After a little connection between the two, Li Yian came to a conclusion:
"If nothing else happens, this military coup should be planned by the Russians..."
Staring at the map Regarding India, Li Yian said:
"India's attack on the princely states may be a smoke bomb released by the Russians in order to cover up their actions in Ethiopia. After all, in Africa, apart from Egypt, they are the only There are no other strongholds. Without corresponding strongholds, it is impossible for them to launch operations in other parts of Africa..."
Taking a puff of cigar, Li Yian just stared at the map silently. In history, The Soviet Union's first stronghold in East Africa was Somalia. They even established a military base there, the Berbera Port Base, with more than 8,000 troops and advisors at its peak. According to the Soviet plan, once a conflict breaks out with the West, the Soviet naval base in Somalia can cut off the maritime transportation lines of Western countries. Because a large number of commercial ships must pass through Somali waters before entering the Red Sea and Suez Canal.
Although Somalia's value is very high, in the Soviet Union's East Africa strategy, Somalia was nothing more than a backup tire for Ethiopia. All the Soviet Union wanted was Ethiopia. After Ethiopia showed goodwill to the Soviet Union and turned to the Soviet Union, Somalia had just severed diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union directly sent advisors in Somalia to Ethiopia.
Although the Soviet Union later lost Somalia, it was using Somalia as a springboard that the Soviet Union began to encroach on other parts of Africa. Therefore, the current military coup in Ethiopia is very likely to be the beginning of the Soviet Union's march into Africa.
After connecting these clues one by one, Li Yian held a cigar in his mouth and laughed. The cracked arc at the corner of his mouth unconsciously reached the angle shown when he was proud, and said:
"Okay, it should be Russia!"
After waiting for so many years, Big Brother finally reached out to Africa. Now it is Ethiopia. So is the next step still far away?
Thinking of this, Li Yian couldn't help but look forward to it. Looking forward to Big Brother turning the whole of Africa into muddy water!
It is easier to fish in muddy waters!
Without the threat of Big Brother, how could the British, including the Americans, hand over Africa, at least eastern Africa, to Nanyang? No, it should be said that without Big Brother's fists, how would Nanyang have the opportunity to enter Africa and help restore peace there?
Cheng Pengan knows and is familiar with Your Excellency. Your Excellency’s smile made his heart twitch. It felt like seeing a prey fall into a trap. of.
"Sir, in this case, do we need to do anything?"
After waving his hand, Li Yian looked back at Cheng Peng'an and said:
"Peng'an, the most important thing now is the Olympic Games!"
(End of this chapter)