Chapter 63: Capture of the Zanzibar Palace
After a hurried battle.
The Zanzibar army lost its combat effectiveness. In the palace, the East African colonial army captured hundreds of people. Other Zanzibar soldiers fled to various parts of Dar es Salaam, unable to continue to resist.
Felix, led his troops into the Zanzibar Banquet Hall, and was greeted by the ministers of Zanzibar.
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Three minutes ago.
"Your Excellency, ministers, something bad has happened! The Germans have invaded, General Abdullah has been captured alive, and now the Germans are arresting people everywhere." The maid ran into the hall in panic. .
"What? How is it possible! How many people do they have, how could they come in so quickly? Are all the kingdom's armies stupid? They can't even resist for ten minutes!" Bagash Ben Saiyi De's expression changed drastically.
According to Bagash bin Said's own idea, he should assemble the national army himself, and then exterminate the Germans in Tanga, and finally cut off the East African colonies and maritime connections, forcing the Germans to surrender.
Because it is the first day of the coup, Bagash bin Said is preparing to recruit troops from Zanzibar tomorrow. This is already very fast. After all, he knows that the East African colony is far away from Zanzibar. The nearest Mlandizi (the first town) is more than a hundred miles away. According to the Zanzibar army's own marching speed, it will take at least two days to reach it.
What's more, if the East African colonies want to send troops, it will take time for people who have been expelled from the Port of Dar es Salaam to return to deliver intelligence and to assemble troops.
Baghash bin Said originally estimated that it would take three and a half days at the earliest for the Germans in East Africa to send troops. As a result, Bazer and others were driven away at noon, and the East African colonial army attacked at night. Come over, did they fly over?
As for the more than two hundred German soldiers outside Dar es Salaam, he would never have imagined that Felix was so courageous.
"Your Excellency, I don't know how many people there are. There is a chaos outside, but our people must have been defeated." The maid replied in a panic.
"How is this possible..." Bagash bin Said became trance-like. He collapsed weakly on his seat, falling into deep doubt.
The ministers who heard the news were not surprised but delighted. Finance Minister Ali suppressed the joy in his heart and turned to signal to the ministers around him.
Others understood, and they slowly moved closer to Bagash bin Said.
“Catch this traitor!” Ali shouted.
More than a dozen ministers swarmed up and pressed Bagash bin Said firmly on the chair with their fat bodies.
"What are you going to do? Are you going to rebel? I am the ruler of Zanzibar!" Bagash bin Said, who was awakened by Ali's voice, woke up instantly. Before he could react, more than a dozen people Roshan pinned him down and couldn't move an inch.
"Humph, you traitor and traitor still dare to speak out arrogant words, I have tolerated you for a long time!" Ali said disdainfully.
"Yes, Bagash bin Said, the moment you launched the coup, I expected that you would not end well." The Foreign Minister said.
"We are just waiting for the opportunity. Do we really think that we are as wise and powerful as His Majesty Sultan Majid bin Said? I only blame me for not seeing your true face earlier, so that His Majesty the Sultan suffered this Disaster..."
Ministers, you and I have made Bagash bin Said useless, and there is nowhere to be found this morning.
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"Your army is finally here. We have been waiting so hard! I don't know what you would call me." Ali pretended to be excited and held Felix's hand, as if he was about to burst into tears.
Felix was stunned by the "meat ball" in front of him! He took out his hand in disgust and said: "Just call me Felix, and I am your enemy. How can you expect the enemy to invade your country!"
Minister of the Sultanate of Zanzibar Ali quickly said: "Mr. Felix is wronged! Our Sultanate of Zanzibar, under the leadership of His Majesty Sultan Majid bin Said, cherishes the friendship with your country very much. Majid Su His Majesty Dan and we have always regarded the people who come here from your country as relatives and friends!”
“We in the Sultanate of Zanzibar have been working hard to reclaim the land in East Africa. If you can help, I will help. Even Tanga will be provided to your country. What a great friendship!" Ali boasted in a disgusting manner, and even wiped the non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes with his hands as he spoke.
Felix was embarrassed by Ali's exaggerated performance and words. How could he, a Prussian bastard, pass through this scene. Bazel saw Felix's embarrassment and quickly stood up and said to Ali, the Finance Minister of the Sultanate of Zanzibar: "Your Excellency Ali, do you still remember me? I am the liaison officer of the East African Colonies at the Port of Dar es Salaam. Bazel at ”
"Mr. Barzel, of course I remember you. We met at the palace. Mr. Jarman was still leading the team at that time. Speaking of which, Mr. Barzel and Lord Jarman didn't know What's going on?" Ali Tao asked.
"Mr. Yaman is very good. I thank you for your concern on his behalf, but Mr. Ali, your country should first explain what happened today!" Bazel said angrily.
"Mr. Bazel, I believe you also know something about what happened today. This is not the fault of our Sultanate of Zanzibar! It's all because of this bastard Bagash bin Said. He imprisoned His Majesty Sultan Majeed bin Said and joined forces to control us people, so he caused some trouble to your country," Ali explained.
“His Majesty Sultan Majed bin Said and we are supporters of your country.”
Bazel interrupted: "Well, you cannot be cleared of responsibility just because of what Bagash bin Said did. You have caused serious losses to us. As for the settlement and compensation issues, you can Wait for our instructions from above!"
After that, Bazel turned around and whispered a few words in Felix's ear.
Felix nodded and said to the ministers of the Zanzibar Sultanate: "Well, we don't need any explanation. After all, I am just a low-level officer and cannot represent the colonial government. Just wait for the news! For now, I can only grieve you all and stay in the palace for a while until my superiors come to resolve the matter."
The princes and ministers of the Zanzibar Sultanate still want to quibble, but Felix and his party. Turn around and leave directly to take over the security of Dar es Salaam.
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East African Colony, First Town.
The East African colonial government received the intelligence sent back by Bazel, and several high-level officials are discussing countermeasures.
Von der Leyen, director of the East African colonies sent by the Hechingen Consortium.
Arman, currently the nominal highest military commander of the East African colonies.
Sweite, a Chinese cadet who graduated from the Hechingen Military Academy, formerly known as Ma Youcai, is now the head of the staff group of the Hechingen Military Academy in the East African colony.
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More than a dozen people sat at a long table, analyzing this information.
“It seems that the new leader of the Zanzibar Sultanate has opinions on our East African colonies!” Von der Leyen said.
Yalman said: "The new leader of the Sultanate of Zanzibar cannot be allowed to exist. We should send troops to help Majid bin Said restore normal order in Zanzibar."
"Well, that's right, otherwise this ignorant Bagash bin Said will seriously hinder the immigration and subsequent development of the East African colonies. As for sending troops, you military personnel should first come up with a charter." Feng De Ryan said.
"It doesn't have to be too much trouble. We can gather troops directly from the first and second towns and the surrounding villages. We don't need too many troops to deal with the Zanzibar Sultanate. One or two thousand should be enough." Sweet said .
Von der Leyen said: "As far as I know, the Zanzibar army has several thousand people. Is it too little for us to only send one or two thousand?"
Yalman said : "Zanzibar's standing army only has a few thousand people, and Dar es Salaam, as the capital, can allocate up to 3,000 people. , and their weapons are backward. A thousand of them are enough to deal with them. Even if Zanzibar recruits some strong men, it will be fine. Ordinary people who have not received formal military training are just a mob."
"Okay. The voting begins now, those who agree to send troops please raise your hands," Von der Leyen said.
After the vote, no one objected and the vote was unanimous. The colonial government decided to send Yaman to lead 1,500 soldiers, together with more than 200 people from Felix near the port of Dar es Salaam, to conquer Bagash bin Said of Zanzibar.
(End of this chapter)