Chapter 394 Hardness
Captain of the Boer militia: "General, you may not know that the Republic of Grigualand is already part of the British Cape Town Colony. If you withdraw from the territory of the Republic of Grigualand now, We can pretend that nothing happened."
Nardovich's face darkened: "Are you threatening the great East African Kingdom?"
"We didn't mean that, we just made a statement. The fact is, after all, the British have the final say in the Republic of Grigualand. If your country wants to annex Grigualand, I believe it is the British who are nervous, not us. "
The words are unreasonable. Roughly speaking, the Republic of Grigualand is now equivalent to a local government in the Cape Town Colony. The decision-making power is in the hands of Cape Town. Grigualand can at most strive for some privileges.
This made Nardovich very embarrassed. Just when Nardovich didn't know how to deal with the matter, large troops also caught up from the rear.
"Nardovich, what happened? Why did your troops stop here and not continue to move forward!" Nardovich's boss, the Second Brigade Commander Griffin, came over and asked.
"Report to the brigade commander! We have encountered a little trouble..." Nardovich repeated the situation to Griffin.
Griffin: "That's it, don't worry about this matter, I will solve it."
After saying that, Griffin came to the Boer militia: "You are the so-called Ge Soldiers from the Republic of Rigualand?”
Seeing the increase in the number of opponents, this put considerable pressure on the Boer militia. The captain of the Boer militia took a deep breath, and then said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "Yes, General, we are the militia of the Republic of Grigualand."
Griffin: "Very good, no matter you represent Grigualand or Cape Town, what happens next is not for a small person like you to participate, so I I advise you to put down your arms and surrender to our army on the spot. Of course, you can also choose to resist. I, Griffin, never make things difficult for anyone.”
What about Grigualand, even if it involves the Cape Town Colony? Griffin didn't care. It was just a matter of fighting. Now the whole world knew that the German Army was the best in the world. As a German country, the East African Kingdom was naturally not bad in this regard.
This is Griffin's true psychological state. Prussia defeated France and Austria-Hungary defeated Italy. The inspiration for the entire German nationalism also affected East Africa. In addition, the East African kingdom has been abusing Africa and there is no such thing. When you encounter a defeat, it is inevitable that your heart will feel a little swollen.
Griffin came up and asked the Grigualand militia to put down their arms, while the Boer militiamen of the Grigualand Republic looked at each other.
"Why are you still standing there? Put down your weapons." At this time, the militia captain said: "Your Excellency, we give up resistance, but we must ensure our personal safety."
Seeing that Griffin is obviously a tough guy. , tougher than the previous Nardovich, which made the Boer militia captain realize that the British could not scare this East African kingdom that sprang out of nowhere.
To be honest, from the moment he saw the large East African troops arriving, he knew that the initiative in this matter was entirely in the hands of the East African Kingdom. The current strength displayed by the East African Kingdom can actually compete with Cape Town.
The opposite side is not a militia of non-professional soldiers like myself and others, but a regular army like those on the European continent. This can be seen from the equipment and uniforms.
The military force of the Cape Town Colony is mainly based on militia similar to Grigualand. Although there are also regular British troops in Cape Town, the number is not large, and in the eyes of ordinary people It is difficult for militias to compete with well-trained regular troops.
Furthermore, I only have a dozen brothers under my command, but there are thousands of people on the opposite side. Not to mention thousands of people. Even if there are only a dozen or so people on the opposite side, I have to think carefully about it. I will choose to fight against East Africa only if I have lost my mind. kingdom.
Under the reprimand of the captain of the Boer militia, the Boer militia voluntarily handed over their weapons to the East African Kingdom Army. "Very good, you are a smart man. You can go wherever you want. Our people will not make things difficult for you anymore." After collecting the weapons of the Boer militia, Griffin said.
Griffin didn't care about the whereabouts of these militiamen. It didn't matter whether they went back to inform them or stayed where they were. The East African Army didn't care.
Griffin turned around and said to Nardovich: "Now the troops continue to advance and do not stop until they reach the Orange River. This is the strategic bottom line set by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Nardovich said: "Brigade Commander, what if we encounter another obstacle from the Republic of Grigualand or the Cape Colony?"
Griffin: "What are you afraid of! In your hands Are you holding a fire stick? If anyone obstructs us, use the Dreiser in your hand to persuade them. Do you understand?"
Nardovich gave a military salute and said, "Yes, Guaranteed to complete the mission!"
So under the gaze of the disarmed Boer militia, the East African Army continued to advance towards the Orange River, raising gusts of wind and sand wherever the troops passed.
After the East African Army completely left, the Boer militia asked: "Captain, what should we do now?"
"What else can we do, of course we go back."
"But we don't even have guns now..."
"What are you afraid of! You saw the scene just now, the opponent has several Thousands of people are still regular troops, but they all have murderous eyes. You, with your thin arms and thin legs, still want to cause trouble for the other side!"
"Of course it's impossible, isn't that just looking for death?"
"So we can't do anything. The responsibility for this matter does not lie with us. Even if the president comes, there is nothing we can do. The next thing is for the big shots above to consider, and they are also the ones who have the headache."
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The Republic of Grigualand is just a small Boer country. In fact, its population is about the same as that of a slightly larger town in East Africa. It is far from being comparable to the real Boer countries like the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. East Africa only needs to dispatch one The country can be destroyed with just the strength of the regiment. Whether the Republic of Grigualand can continue to exist is a big question.
Don't look at the Republic of Grigualand joining the Cape Town Colony. In fact, it is of little value to Cape Town.
Griguanland is located on the southern edge of the Kalahari Desert. To the east, the Orange Free State and the Transvaal are facing water shortage problems, but it is just a lack of water. Some drought-tolerant crops are still It can be planted. The land and water resources in the Republic of Grigualand are precious assets. The little precipitation can only be used to water the pastures, and there are no conditions for planting.
The Cape Colony accepted the Republic of Grigualand entirely because Grigualand offered it for free, and after taking over the Republic of Grigualand, the Cape Colony discovered that the Republic of Grigualand was actually a trap. , mainly because their government's debt problem is very serious, and the reason why Grigualand was given away for free is because the government's financial difficulties are unsustainable, so they want to let the Cape Town Colony be the successor.
(End of this chapter)