Chapter 458: The Death of South Africa (5)
March is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and generally speaking, adding six months to that is roughly the corresponding time between the Southern Hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info March in the Southern Hemisphere is probably September in the Northern Hemisphere. However, the southern hemisphere has a large ocean area and a small land area. This relatively monolithic weather makes the climate of the Southern Hemisphere very different from that of the Northern Hemisphere.
Lieutenant Zhong Liang wiped the sweat from his forehead, and he was quite happy in his heart. Lying on the bed, he actually wanted to get up and write another paragraph, but Lieutenant Zhong Liang finally decided to keep the comfortable feeling of lying on the bed. The party secretary at the party meeting was very clear, he believed that the current world was still an era of shortage. Or rather, it's an 'incremental era'. There are many things that China no longer lacks, but the rest of the world still lacks.
Who am I, where am I from, and where am I going, this is the confusion that everyone will have. The role of the Liberation Party's Party Committee is to provide Party members and activists with the Party's views and explanations of the world. Now Lieutenant Zhong Liang felt that he had seen the problem that had puzzled him for a long time. 'With the current ability and conditions, what can be done in this world to make money'.
After spending some time with these Zulus, Lieutenant Zhong Liang felt that the Zulus were actually quite obedient and willing to work, but lacked knowledge and understanding. In other words, very good servants or tenant farmers. Once the war was over, Zulus could be recruited to graze and cultivate the land as long as they could find a way to get it. East Africa is not the territory of the Republic of China, and will not implement such a strict land policy. What's more, Zhong Liang's hope is not to get private land, he wants to be able to get land, and then squeeze the labor of the Zulu people. As for Zhong Liang's judgment on the East African Administrative Region, he believes that the administrative government will not interfere in this regard.
No wonder so many people want to be the landlord! Zhong Liang suddenly crossed such a thought in his heart. Then he immediately felt a sense of horror. In the first 20 years of the Liberation Army, the greatest enemy and opponent was the landlord forces, and the landlords clearly belonged to the 'evil' part of the politics of the Republic of China. Zhong Liang's sense of pride was instantly expelled by the sense of fear formed by long-term education. Pressing his chest, Zhong Liang said in his heart: "I am not a landlord, I am not a landlord. I'm just an agrarian capitalist! ”
touched an unhappy point in his heart, and Zhong Liang could no longer think about the problem. He took advantage of this drowsiness and fell asleep. I don't know how long I slept, but the sound of gunfire woke Zhong Liang up.
It wasn't the far line of defense that someone was shooting. The first thought of the soldier is to analyze this situation clearly. Gunfire rang out in the city of Pretoria. It's close to where Zhong Liang is. This thought was like a hot electric current that instantly went from the scalp to the soles of his feet, and Zhong Liang jumped up from the bed. Even if there is a throbbing and panic inside. He still followed the most basic military training, put on his shoes and fastened them.
When he buckled the buckle and tied the belt, Zhong Liang walked to the position where the weapon was placed. As soon as these basic contents were completed, he put on his military cap, pistol, and rifle on his back. Then he went out the door.
There were already a lot of people on the streets, whether they were Zulu soldiers or Zulu officers, and all the people on the street showed stunned expressions. This stunned Zhong Liangqi scolded, "You immediately go to the standby area according to the training!" ”
The black brother, who was already stunned, was shocked when he heard Zhong Liang's terrible Zulu words, and his face showed a new shock. Without waiting for Zhong Liang to give another order, someone from the darkness on the street began to shoot at Zhong Liang's side. Several people were hit in an instant, and the screams after being injured made the big black brothers who were originally stunned change their state, and some of the black brothers were so angry that they took their weapons and went in the direction of shooting, seeing that they meant to catch the guy who shot out.
It was only a few who chose to attack, and some of the people who were more than attacking immediately chose to hide first. More black brothers were at a loss, stunned and helpless at the city in the night.
In the face of this group of black brothers, Zhong Liang also felt confused and helpless. A sudden and successful attack by the enemy at night is troublesome enough. Even for a well-trained unit like the Liberation Army, it is very difficult for the instructors to do tactical training in this area. After telling everyone some of the main points, the instructor said: "If the enemy succeeds in the attack, it means that there is a big problem with the troops themselves. At that time, what everyone had to do was to stabilize the basic point of the grassroots first. ”
Zhong Liang remembered that after the instructor finished speaking, he added, "Remember, this is a point, not a regulation." We, the Liberation Army, must not put ourselves in such a situation. ”
Now in such a situation, Zhong Liang truly understands the horror of such a situation. In the dark night, those troops who dared to attack became almost invisible black shadows in an instant. Such dark shadows are swaying around, and God knows which ones are friendly and which ones are enemies.
Thinking of this, Zhong Liang couldn't help but shiver on such a summer night. He found that he had to stick to the basics.
"Quick! Come with me! Zhong Liang no longer hesitated, but shouted at the big black brothers.
Listening to Zhong Liang's shout, the big black brother still had a confused expression. Zhong Liang didn't care what they thought, and immediately drove them into action with a beating and scolding. Such violent tactics worked, and the black brothers, driven away, began to act. As if in response to this choice, the shooting in the city began to become more and more intense.
As the troops walked a little further, they were confronted by another unit, led by another Chinese adviser. When Zhong Liang heard the advisor scolding in Zulu dialect with a Chinese accent, the advisor opposite also discovered Zhong Liang's existence. They immediately joined forces and occupied a defensive position in the city according to the previous plan, and obtained the most basic camp.
From time to time, the scurrying troops entered the area, and after answering the commands, new troops began to be incorporated into these defensive positions, and troops began to be sent to the new defensive positions.
Just as the black big brother was about to let a new wave of people wait to enter the defense zone, Zhong Liang shouted angrily: "Wait, let them say the password again!" ”
The big black brothers were stunned, and the opposite side had clearly shouted "We are our own people" in Zulu, shouldn't all be our own people in this city? The black brothers, who had already settled down a little, couldn't help but ask, "Sir, haven't they already answered?" ”
Zhong Liang was almost angry, and forcibly suppressed a strong sense of absurdity, he said: "What we want is a password, and they didn't answer the password!" Ask them for the password again! ”
"They all said they were their own people!" The Black Brothers are still arguing.
Zhong Liang said angrily: "If you say it's your own person, anyone will say it." Those white guys have been on your side for decades. A lot of Zulus were slaves on their farms, don't you think they don't speak Zulu? ”
This angry shouting made the big black brothers change their minds a little, and the people in front shouted outside: "You give the order!" ”
After a while, the other side replied, "What do you want us to say!" We are our own people. We are not enemies. Let's get inside! ”
Now the black brothers also feel that something is not right. Not to mention that the strange pronunciation is very different from the local dialect of Zulu, the word 'password' is the Chinese language taught to the Zulu people by Chinese instructors, and the pure Chinese pronunciation is a new foreign word for the Zulu people. The people on the other side didn't react to the word 'password' at all, which was very wrong.
"Tell us the password for tonight!" The Zulu soldiers became more vigilant.
"What the hell are you talking about? Hurry up and let us in! The other side continued to shout.
Lowering his voice, Zhong Liang ordered: "Let them come, but don't remove the barbed wire to resist the horse." When they got to the front of the rejection, they began to fight! ”
"Come here!" The Zulu black forces began to yell at those people.
Zhong Liang's hand pressed on the holster of the pistol, the cowhide holster from Sudan was very thick, the material was powerful, and the sewing thread used on the cowhide was thick enough and strong enough. The leather is quite soft, and it is very reassuring to press on it. With such an action to gain some peace of mind that could not be provided on the battlefield, Zhong Liang's eyes widened, waiting for the enemy to appear in a more reliable range.
After waiting for a minute, Zhong Liang felt a little anxious. Could it be that the other party has already understood that something is wrong and that this is a trap? Just as he was thinking about it, the silent opposite suddenly lit up with flames from the muzzle of the gun, and the sound of gunfire was heard. Regardless of how the enemy found out, Lieutenant Zhong Liang immediately shouted: "Fight back!" ”
Finally starting a battle with a definite enemy, Lieutenant Zhong Liang felt that his mood had somehow stabilized. He himself hid behind cover and pulled his pocket watch out of his jacket pocket. The glow-in-the-dark hand pointed to 1 p.m., much to the lieutenant's disappointment. Now it doesn't light up until about five o'clock in the morning. When the light of day can clearly distinguish between friend and foe, it will take until after half past five in the morning. For the next four hours or so, what kind of battle this lone army had to endure when surrounded by the enemy.
Lieutenant Zhong Liang felt some relief that there were battles in various areas of the city, and those peripheral points that had been built very seriously were still fighting. As long as the enemy fails to launch a full-scale offensive with its forces, the battle will not be one-sided. Night fighting was very difficult for the Zulu army, and it was also very difficult for the attacking enemy.
At the Command, the command system of the Advisory Group had already begun to send telegrams to the East African forces in Mozambique, because without the password of the Madagascar Military Region, they could only send telegrams in the direction of Madagascar in plain code.
The East African troops in Mozambique immediately received the news, and not only were all the troops mobilized, but even Wang Mingshan was called to attend the meeting. The telegram was not so informative, but simply described the surprise attack on the garrison in Pretoria in the hope that the East African security forces would be dispatched. This is a normal requirement for the 50 Chinese consultants and scientists in Pretoria, but it is very difficult for the East African administrative region.
"Those black people...... It's just unreliable! Wang Mingshan finally did not directly blame his comrades. Attacked at night in a sturdy defensive system, the Zulus' combat prowess is truly speechless. It is not that the Liberation Army has not been attacked by the enemy for so many years, but it really has not said that it has the experience of allowing the enemy to break through the defensive position.
From the point of view of the East African administrative region, there is really a reluctance to send in a large army. What to do with the Boers now, there is a lot of discussion on the East African side. However, no matter how we discuss it, we all face one problem. The Boers now had a fairly ample supply of rifles and bullets to fight with. During the battle between the Boers and the British, the Chinese side also provided a lot of equipment for survival in the wilderness. With these equipment, the Boers continued to improve their combat effectiveness in the field. If the East African administrative region were to use the Boers as its opponents, it would have been discovered that the Boers, who were a great headache for the British, could also be a headache for the East African security forces.
As soon as he touched this problem, Wang Mingshan's heart felt uncomfortable for a while. He took out his notebook and wrote the words 'cocoon and self-restraint' on it, and put a parenthesis after the four words. In parentheses, it reads, 'How to control the proliferation of weapons?' and is followed by two question marks.
But in the face of such a situation, Wang Mingshan can't help but deal with it. If the Zulus and fifty Chinese advisers and technicians had died in Pretoria, there would probably have only one option left for East Africa to fight.
Thinking of this, Wang Mingshan ordered, "Contact our people in Cape Town first, and ask them to contact the British immediately and ask the British if they have provided troops in this matter." Tell the British that if they do that, we'll leave the British with no food to eat! ”
"Secretary Wang, do you want to expand this war?" Comrades who had always thought that Wang Mingshan was not keen on expanding the scale of the conflict were very surprised by this.
Wang Mingshan snorted coldly and gave another order, "Send a report to the country, requesting that the country contact the Japanese side, hoping to provide 50,000 Japanese." There is no restriction on men and women, and now we need to let the Japanese help us speed up the infrastructure construction in Africa. Also, tell the country that we don't want Koreans! ”
"Why don't you want Koreans?" The younger comrades were a little surprised, but the older comrades nodded slightly.
Wang Mingshan snorted coldly, "The Goryeo people feel that they are our house slaves, so they have a kind of meaning of being the second in charge. I don't work hard, but I can bully black people. The Koreans who had come before were all driven back by us. The Japanese know that they can't be slaves, and they really don't want to be slaves. They work hard to earn more money. We don't care about giving them more money, we care about whether they do a good job! ”
Young people don't quite understand this, but they also know not to talk to Wang Ming, the secretary of the East African Administrative Region. No more talk about this issue either. And after Wang Mingshan explained these easy things, he frowned and asked, "Do you think the Boers will accept peace?" ”
"The peace accepted by the Boers is probably the peace in which everything is restored." The young cadre in charge of strategic analysis replied simply, and as an investigator, he had done a lot of homework on this, "But in the short term, the Boers probably won't demand control of our gold mines." ”
After hearing this, Wang Mingshan had a clear attitude on his face, and he replied coldly: "If you want to restore the original state, you need a lot of money, and those Boers are afraid that they will ask for more." Let's get ready to send troops. Tell the comrades in Pretoria that we will be there in about three days, and ask them to take the initiative and hold on no matter what. Also, tell the Zulu king and ask him to send reinforcements to Pretonia. Also, prepare another group of advisers, who can manage platoon-level units in those more than 10,000 troops. Tell the Zulu king that if we don't control the army in Pretoria, we will withdraw all the advisers ourselves. For the Boers to break through the defensive positions in a night attack, these Zulus are all ...... What grew up! ”
Lieutenant Zhong Liang didn't know how he managed to hold out until dawn, but he still remembered that he was in full contact with the advisory group of the troops who had entered the defensive position. In addition to holding their own positions, they also constantly sent liaison officers to liaise with other troops. Finally let troops enter every defensive position. When the grassroots troops began to stabilize their positions, they finally contacted the command headquarters. The entire combat system has finally recovered.
After learning that although the enemy had infiltrated the city, the troops guarding the key points on the outskirts were still fighting, Zhong Liang finally relaxed. Before you knew it, the sky was starting to lighten. At this light, Zhong Liang saw that something was wrong. The uniforms of those enemies were also khaki, which looked no different from those of the Zulus. Zhong Liang's first reaction was that there were rebels among the Zulus.
Whether he was a rebel or not, Zhong Liang never had the intention of letting the enemy go. Taking advantage of the daylight, the troops began to slaughter the enemy in the city. After seeing the corpse of the enemy, Zhong Liang found that the problem was even more strange. The ones who were killed had high noses and deep eyes, and they were completely different from the Zulu people. I rubbed the skin of the corpses with my hands, and found that they had actually painted their faces with black paint, so that they looked as black as black people. And their necks, red from the sun, prove that the gang is completely white.
It was getting brighter and brighter, and the troops found that there were less than four or five hundred enemies who had stormed the city. The whites, disguised as Zulu blacks, were soon surrounded and refused to surrender. Mortars were brought in, and the white men immediately raised the white flag after a round of shells.
After interrogating the captives, everyone learned the truth. It turned out that these Boer whites, dressed as Zulu blacks, happened to encounter the absence of the Chinese adviser guarding the door, so they used a very simple Zulu dialect to open the door. Because it was so unexpected, these limited numbers of white troops rushed in. In the ensuing battle, those troops that had been stationed on the solid perimeter showed their due combat effectiveness, and the subsequent Boer white troops were held back by the defensive positions at the gate.
The crisis was finally resolved, and Lieutenant Zhong Liang was very happy. However, when he heard the news that Mr. Weng, who was growing vegetables, had been hit by a stray bullet during the battle and was seriously injured, Lieutenant Zhong Liang's mood immediately became sad. While the crowd was discussing how to execute the Boers, Wang Mingshan in Nanzhan City received three telegrams.
The first was naturally the resolution of the crisis, and the Pretorian forces solved the problem on their own. The second was a message from China agreeing to provide 50,000 Japanese to East Africa. However, the news tells that the proportion of women in this may be relatively large.
The third, to Wang's greatest surprise, was that the British in Cape Town made it clear that they were not involved in the fighting, and offered news that they hoped to negotiate with Wang Mingshan on the question of southern Africa. Wang Mingshan thought about it and finally agreed. Of course, he did not take matters into his own hands, but still sent a telegram to Wei Kun in Khartoum, asking him to come to Nanzhan City immediately and attend the meeting.