Chapter 134 The end of the first phase of the combat mission
The subsequent East African army’s battle against the Kingdom of Rwanda and the Kingdom of Igala was lackluster, and basically encountered no resistance. Even before the arrival of the East African army, the indigenous people in some areas had Ran out.
Rwanda and Igala, having learned from the mistakes of the princes and nobles of the Kingdom of Burundi, chose not to fight to the death with the East African colonies, but to relocate and start a new business.
Look at the current nobles of Burundi and Karawi. They are really like lost dogs. All the way to Rwanda and the Kingdom of Igala, most of the slaves around them ran away, and they also took away a lot of property.
Given the current status of Rwanda and the Kingdom of Igala, the top leaders of the two countries really do not have the confidence to resist the attack of the East African colonies, and the East African colonies probably do not accept surrender, so they might as well move elsewhere as soon as possible.
Now that we take the initiative to give up this land, we can still preserve our strength and preserve the elite forces of the two countries. We can go to Central and West Africa and let the indigenous people there see what the iron fist of civilization is.
Just as the northwest countries face the thermal weapons of the East African colonies, there is a generational difference in civilization, the northwest countries also have a civilizational advantage when facing the indigenous tribes.
Iron manufacturing capabilities and organizational capabilities are not comparable to those of nomadic tribes, and the northwest countries are not the kind of countries that have completely entered the farming civilization. Their martial arts are still relatively abundant. Facing players of the same rank, they will not be able to compete with others. Not timid.
In addition, the northwest countries are not as foolhardy as the East Bantu people. If the East Bantu people winked at the local aristocratic group, the two sides would not fight to the death.
The nobles of the northwest countries do not mind having the many chiefs of the Eastern Bantu people below them and above the untouchables.
However, the East Bantu people, some large tribes, were arrogant and domineering, without any regard for the feelings of the local nobles, and committed all kinds of crimes including killing, burning, and looting.
This is nothing, the local nobles can still turn a blind eye, but as a result, these East Bantu people do not know what is good or evil, and they engage in some massacres, attack local nobles, and rob the nobles' wealth.
This was the fate of the nobles from various countries in the northwest, so the noble forces in the northwest united to suppress the East Bantu people.
Facing the invasion of East African colonies this time, the Kingdom of Rwanda and the Kingdom of Igala do not intend to fight again. They really cannot afford to fight.
Anyway, what the East African colonies wanted was land, but they did not really want their own lives, wealth and slaves. There is a lot of land in Africa. The worst thing is to give it to the Germans and find another place for yourself. Apart from the Sahara Desert, there is no place where you can continue to live.
Therefore, the top leaders of the two countries sent envoys to the East African colonies, asking the East African troops not to worry, we will leave on our own, and the East African colonial governments were happy to do so.
As a result, a harmonious scene appeared in the two countries. The nobles of Rwanda and the Kingdom of Igala collected their belongings (including slaves) and followed the kingdom to the north to start a business in Central and West Africa, while in East Africa The army slowly accepted the land from the two countries behind.
Rwanda and the Kingdom of Igala decided to stay together and go to Central and West Africa to carve out a piece of the world. They would attack the indigenous tribes living there from far and near, and defeat them one by one.
This is not because the two countries know the art of war, but because the indigenous people of Central Africa are in a scattered tribal state and it is impossible to unite together.
As long as the two countries take one step at a time, they can establish new countries in Central and West Africa.
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June 27, 1868.
The East African army followed and advanced to Ruhengeri, the largest city in the north of the Kingdom of Rwanda. The war in Rwanda was basically over. June 30th.
The entire Kingdom of Igala fell, the East African colonies, and the middle route broke into the borders of the Kingdom of Nkole and the Kingdom of Buganda.
July 1st.
The first phase of the combat mission has been basically completed, and the four southern countries have completely fallen into the hands of the East African colonies.
The newly included land area in East Africa is about 83,000 square kilometers (excluding water area).
In the short time since the war, the colonial government of East Africa moved into the area, reaching 80,000 new immigrants, making it one of the most densely populated areas in the East African colonies, instantly surpassing many in the Midwest. Region.
Of course, the current infrastructure conditions in this newly occupied area are not very good, but they are far better than those in the Omo River Basin. After all, it has been developed by the indigenous kingdom for many years, and there are still some fields and roads that can be borrowed. Follow-up Just make some modifications.
At the same time, a large number of South Germans were settled here, and the orphans in Paraguay not only adjusted the ethnicity, but also adjusted the gender and age. At the same time, the young labor force was mainly young, so the population structure of this area was also relatively reasonable.
As long as the connection with the Solon Lake Region and the Great Lakes Region is completed and smooth transportation and communication are ensured, the rule of the East African colonies here will be completely stable.
Such a rapid advancement naturally resulted in the fact that the indigenous people were not completely eliminated. The considerate East African colonies specially organized the indigenous people who had not escaped and sent them to Rwanda and the Igala Kingdom, which wanted to start a new business. , the East African army in the Nkole Kingdom sent these indigenous gifts out of the country.
The fall of the four southern countries naturally caused a huge impact on the four northern countries. In particular, the Kingdom of Nkole and the Kingdom of Buganda have strengthened their military presence on the border with East Africa.
The indigenous people who had just been put into production were recalled to rejoin the army. The kingdom of Nkole was weak, and Buganda was facing the pressure of two-front war. The situation of both countries was not good.
If the war breaks out in the second phase, it is still unclear how effective it will be compared to the first phase. After all, the last time the four northern countries faced the invasion of the Eastern Bantu people, the roots were not harmed, especially the Kingdom of Turou and the Kingdom of Gira. The kingdoms of Kole and Buganda acted as barriers and suffered no losses at all.
This is also the basis for the four northern countries to dare to confront the East African colonies. Rwanda and the Kingdom of Igala were almost harmed by the East Bantu people before. They don’t feel bad selling their fields. They are the core of the four northern countries. The interests are not damaged.
The difficulty in the second phase of the battle is the strong will of the four northern countries to resist. The advantage of East Africa is that when the second phase of the battle breaks out, there will be sufficient manpower on the border this time.
And the supplies accumulated on the front line in the first stage will not make the East African army as busy as when it first entered the northwest region.
In the first phase of the combat mission, it was not the enemy that seriously hindered the advancement of the East African army, but the long supply line.
At the same time, another advantage of the second stage, as mentioned earlier, is the two-front operation. East Africa can attack from the south and east at the same time, and the population of the Buganda Kingdom is mainly distributed along the shores of the Great Lake (Lake Victoria), which facilitates the East African colonies. Transport troops and supplies through the water and directly attack Mongo, the capital of the Buganda Kingdom.
Mongo is only more than 150 kilometers away from Kisumu. If we go by ship, we can attack Mongo, the brain of the Buganda Kingdom, in two or three days.
(End of this chapter)