Chapter 246 The first shot of the German War in 1870
According to later historical records, starting in July 1870, three major German powers launched wars, and these three major powers basically took over all German states. participated in the war, so people refer to the three wars in 1870 as the German War of 1870.
Among them, the largest (based on the number of people invested and the number of weapons), the most intense war, and the most influential was the Franco-Prussian War. This was followed by the Second Italian-Austrian War, and finally the Third War of Conquest of the East African Kingdoms.
July 10, 1870.
On the chain bridge between the two banks of the Lualaba and Zambezi rivers, there was a surge of people. The expanded East African New Army began to set off in three directions.
The East African Kingdom, which has not yet digested Zambia, is about to use its last potential to completely lay the basic prototype of the East African Kingdom.
West bank of Lualaba River.
Msili, his sons, and the army of the Msiri regime have been waiting for a long time.
"Mr. Merk! Your country's strength is really terrifying!" Msili admired with lingering fear. The more than 30,000 well-equipped and well-trained East African Kingdom Army gave Msili, the African chief, endless opportunities. of shock.
“Of course, Mr. Musili, any tribe is like a chicken and a dog in front of the East African Kingdom, and they are vulnerable. If we, the East African Kingdom, use a little force, you cannot stop it. You are a smart person. , choose to cooperate with us, friends from East Africa, we will not treat you badly.”
Msiri has been portrayed as a hardcore "non-traitor" by the East African Kingdom. At the same time, the East African Kingdom has also made a promise that it will not kill the donkey in the future.
Before this war, the East African Kingdom provided Msiri with two options. After East Africa cleared the entire central and southern African plateau, Msiri could either go to the Zanzibar Sultanate to live as an apartment, or borrow a passage from Central Africa. Go to West Africa for development. Msili chose the second option.
Looking at the huge East African army in front of him, Msili was a little glad for his original choice. If he had been on the wrong team, he would probably be the target of a crusade now. Msili did not think that the hundreds of guns in his hand would be Rivals of the East African Army.
"Mr. Merk, don't worry. This time our Yeke Kingdom will fully assist you in your battle. I dare not say that in other areas. The Luba Kingdom is my old opponent, so let my people do it. You will lead the way."
"Very good!" Merk affirmed.
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"Bang..." The Third War of Conquest in East Africa (the first was the war to eliminate the eight northwest countries in the Great Lakes region, and the second was the war between Zambia and the Grady Sultanate, collectively known as the East African War of Conquest. ) fired the first shot, the Kasongo area is located between the Lualaba River and the Sankuru River. The Lualaba River is the upper reaches of the Congo River, and the Sankuru River is a tributary of the southern Congo River. . The East African Army heading north encountered the Luba Kingdom's army in this area.
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The first town, Qiweite Palace. Felix stood in front of the sand table and introduced: "In this war of conquest, our East African Army is divided into four armies - the North Route Army, the West Route Army, the South Route Army and the Southwest Army. The targets are the Azande Plateau and South Sudan respectively. South; Lunda Plateau and Kuango Plateau; Matabele Plateau; northern Kalahari Basin"
“Once the goal is achieved, East Africa will be bordered by Egypt in the north, the Portuguese colony of Angola and the Kingdom of Congo in the west, and the Boer forces in the south, while forming a siege of the Portuguese colony of Mozambique.
< br>In other words, after this expansion, East Africa's neighbors changed from indigenous people to countries all over the world, including Britain, France, Egypt, the Abyssinian Empire, the Ottomans (Red Sea Coast), Portugal, Boers, Somalis, etc. Ministry...
So there will not be such a big operation in East Africa for a long time in the future.”
This is a very exaggerated operation, and the area it intends is the same as India. Quite literally, once completed, the territory of East Africa will directly reach more than 7 million square kilometers.
This is also the limit of East Africa, and there is nothing left to eat. As usual, the plateau area is the foundation of the East African Kingdom, and this expansion is basically directed at the plateau area, and the tropics Only plateaus and mountains are most suitable for human survival.
East Africa has limited capabilities, so it is natural to give priority to occupying those good places in East Africa's eyes, so rainforests and deserts are not included in this plan.
Although the Kalahari Basin to the west and south is basically the same as the uninhabited land, the desert climate and long supply lines are basically impossible to complete, and even if it is conquered, there is no way to communicate.
A large-scale march in the Congo rainforest cannot be completed unless casualties are ignored. Even the indigenous people who have lived in the rainforest for generations dare not say that they can cross the rainforest.
Actually, you can still occupy some strongholds along the river, but it is completely unnecessary. That way you will not be able to establish effective rule. It is still possible to colonize, but there are not many people in the Congo rainforest. These were extremely small tribes with absolutely no colonial value, and all the valuable land in the Congo was in this expansion in East Africa.
I would like to emphasize here that the Congo region in the previous life and the Congo rainforest are completely different concepts. When it comes to Congo, it seems that it is very rich in natural resources and has a lot of arable land, but Congo’s minerals, population, and arable land All are concentrated in the plateau and mountainous areas of the southeast, northwest and northwest.
For example, in the previous life of the Democratic Republic of Congo, its urban population was completely distributed around the Congolese rainforest. In this circle, the Mitumba Mountains in the east are already East African territory, and the Katanga Plateau in the south is also in the hands of East Africa. Now that East Africa is expanding, the Azande Plateau in the north, the Lunda Plateau and the Kuango Plateau in the south are gone, and only the west of Kinshasa in the east can still be inhabited.
There happens to be a force there already, namely the Portuguese. In fact, before Belgium, the Portuguese had always promoted the Congo region as their sphere of influence, but the British did not see it that way, and other countries did not recognize it. Now Congo The west is divided between Portugal and the British, with the French colony of Gabon next to it.
“Our troops will basically not feel any physical discomfort when marching along the plateau terrain. The most difficult area here is the Kalahari Basin, whose water source is a big problem. Although the Okavango River is A huge inland delta is formed here, but it is also for this reason that almost all animals gather here. The map makers said that groups of hippos there discharge their feces into rivers and wetlands, making clean water sources difficult to find. So the size of the army cannot be too large."
"After Diligence is also a big problem. The indigenous people in the plateau area grow some things. If they are short of food, they can temporarily solve it on the spot. There is no planting industry in the Kalahari Basin. All food has to be transported from the east. This cost cannot support a large-scale army. existence, so the total number of the Southwest Army is only more than a thousand people."
"The plateau areas are basically connected, and the rivers hinder our marching speed. We want to control these areas in the future. Roads and bridges must be built.”
(End of this chapter)