Chapter 853 Secret Entry
September 12, 1892.
Two unremarkable Austro-Hungarian merchant ships docked in the bay of Elelei in a swaggering manner. At this time, all the residents of Elelei had become East Africans.
Infrastructure, including ports, was also secretly acquired by East Africa, so the landing of two "merchant ships" did not attract the attention of foreign countries.
"Lieutenant Gladstone, welcome to Eleyele."
"Mr. Governor, please take care of me in the future."
"We have brought a total of one battalion of troops this time, more than 600 people. Is it enough to shoulder the heavy military responsibility of Kauai?" Gladstone the battalion commander asked.
"It should be possible! We have more than 6,000 people on Kauai, and there are more than 300 armed personnel. The two together add up to more than 1,000 people. And with elites like you, even if the United States The army is no match for us.”
Of course, the more than 300 people under John Crane actually exist in the form of security personnel. After all, it is not uncommon to carry firearms overseas in this era. .
The Kingdom of Hawaii cannot restrict countries from bringing weapons to do business in Hawaii. The United Kingdom, France, and the United States all have some military power in Hawaii. Of course, the strongest ones are definitely the Americans. Although the United States has an army of It pulls the hips, but the militia's fighting ability is barely enough to see.
Battalion Commander Gladstone quite agrees with his immediate superior's words. After all, the combat effectiveness of the United States is not very recognized in East Africa. At least compared to the National Defense Force itself, the East African military certainly does not recognize it.
Since the Civil War, the United States has hardly fought many wars, and the East African army has been honed with decades of iron and blood. The East African army in this expedition to Kauai all have more than ten years of combat experience. of East African veterans, including Battalion Commander Gladstone himself, so he still has confidence.
Of course, Gladstone is not blindly arrogant. After all, the United States has the advantage in Hawaii, so East Africa needs to be fully prepared if it wants to seize Kauai from the American population.
"Governor John Crane, I hope to incorporate these more than 300 armed personnel into my army next. After all, we are in a weak position in Hawaii, so it is best to concentrate the available military power." Gladstone traded.
With the addition of these three hundred people, the available strength of Gladstone's men has reached close to one thousand, so that Gladstone can be more confident in occupying Kauai Island.
"What about the various forces on the island?" Gladstone asked.
"The population of Kauai is 30,000, of which there are about 800 Americans, more than 1,000 Chinese and Japanese expatriates, and excluding our East Africans, there are less than 20,000 native Hawaiians." Introduced by John Crane.
Gladstone nodded and said: "That is to say, it is these more than 800 Americans that we need to be wary of."
John Crane said with certainty: "That's right, Don’t look at the fact that Americans have the smallest population on Kauai. In fact, they occupy most of the land and industries in the east. In addition, there are American forces present in several southern islands, so their power cannot be underestimated.”
“In this way, in addition to their own people, the Americans can rely on the Chinese, Japanese and indigenous people who work for them on Kauai. This means that the total population of East Africa is only close to 7,000. , but between seven thousand and twenty thousand, I feel that we have a better chance of winning. If we can arm the remaining citizens before the war, the entire Kauai Island will be completely ours.”
John Crane shook his head and said: "I'm afraid this is a bit difficult, unless we urgently collect a batch of weapons from the mainland. We have accumulated a batch of weapons on Kauai over the years, and even if we add them all together, we can arm at most 800 people."
"In order to increase the cost, we still need to assemble as many other people as possible. Hot weapons cannot keep up, and cold weapons can also be arranged, especially in places such as Lihue. We must increase organizational efforts to let our People can control the entire island at the first time. After all, it is impossible for the 800 Americans to be all military armed personnel. In this case, the entire Kauai Island, the Americans cannot be prepared without defense. There are more than 300 people, and the number of our troops is close to 1,000. With the 800 militiamen, the armed force is close to 2,000. With the cooperation of East African nationals from all over the country, it will be easy to capture Kauai. "Gladstone. Then he said: "At that time, the Navy will definitely have to intervene. I just don't know how many ships and people the Navy will send over, but I predict that they will not be less than five hundred."
At Elaeale, Governor John Crane and Lieutenant Gladstone hatched a bold plan to seize Kauai.
The East African Defense and Security Agency also began to secretly organize the East African people on the island in the eastern part of Kauai to prepare to cooperate with the actions of the East African government.
Kingdom of Hawaii.
Lihue, Kauai's government seat.
“Yu Delian, our army has secretly stationed in the Elaeale area, so the operation to seize Kauai Island may happen at any time. You must be vigilant, don’t show your feet, and be prepared at the same time. Revolt at any time," Rogge said to Director Yudelian.
Of course, Yudelian is also an agent of the National Defense Security Agency. Of course, his apparent identity is a sandalwood merchant. Sandalwood is a specialty of the Hawaiian Islands, so in order to conceal his identity, Yudelian opened a shop here. Sandalwood processing factory.
Most of the workers in the factory are East African citizens, but most work here as Chinese and Japanese expatriates.
In fact, although these East African citizens look similar to the Chinese, they are actually from the mainland and are not temporarily recruited from the Far East.
After all, this is a coup in an independent country. East Africa naturally cannot trust other people, and a large part of the people on the island have served in the East African Army or received systematic militia training.
Yudelian said with some worry: "Webmaster Rogge, are you sure that the kingdom's plan can succeed? After all, Hawaii is a focus area. Britain, France, the United States, Russia, and Japan all have some presence in Hawaii. If we want to make a coup here, I'm afraid it will trigger a military conflict."
Rogge knocked on his head and said, "Do you think the United States has any ambitions for Hawaii?"
Yu Delian. He said uncertainly: "Maybe!"
Rogge smiled sinisterly and said: "This is Sima Zhao's intention. Everyone knows it. After all, the United States is almost completely controlling the Hawaiian Islands. They control the economy, politics, and even have weapons on the islands, so the United States annexed Hawaii. It’s just a matter of time. We just need to follow the instructions of the central government and get a share of the pie when the United States annexes Hawaii, so that the Americans can’t tell us what to do.”
Yudlian said: “How does the central government know? What is the specific time for the Americans to annex the United States? What if the United States annexes Hawaii not this year but ten years later? If so, wouldn’t we have wasted ten years there?”
“ Don't worry about it. Anyway, the superior's decision cannot be changed. We just have to act according to the plan. "
Rogge then said: "And you may not be able to get in touch with that group. When the American businessmen came into contact, they all had similar ideas. At least the American businessmen were very interested in annexing Hawaii, so our people should keep an eye on Lahaina. Once there is any change in the local area, we will start taking action. "
Lahaina is a city on the island of Maui, which is also the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii. If there are any major political changes in the Kingdom of Hawaii, it will definitely start from Lahaina, which has always been the main place for intelligence tracking in East Africa.
(End of this chapter)