After the messenger took Frederica's letter, the man was a close confidant of Frederica. He heard the news of the unidentified armed attack on the 453 mining area. I know it's a big deal. After receiving the letter, he hurried towards Kandulu as fast as he could.

The mayor of Candulu was an Englishman in his forties, named Maldez. He was once a member of the Royal Army, fought in World War I, participated in the famous Battle of Verdun, killed 13 German soldiers with his own hands, and was awarded the St. John Service Medal by the Queen of England. After being knighted at the end of the First World War, he was discharged from the army and moved to Africa, where he worked his way up to the position of mayor of the colony city through his own efforts.

At the beginning, Maldez received a report that the 453 mining area in the town of Asab had been attacked by armed forces and did not take it seriously, but after opening the letter, Maldez's face immediately changed, it was already hot in the summer, and he was frightened by this news, and suddenly the tuxedo was soaking wet. An elite Royal Army platoon and an Indian soldier company plus a servant company were wiped out.

Later, thinking that the mayor was joking with him, he called the messenger and inquired. When it was confirmed again that this sad news was true. An angry Malediz opened his mouth and scolded, "These damn African niggas. They should all be sent to the gallows, and then they should all be sent to hell. May a merciful God bless the children and punish the chimpanzees who hurt them. ”

Finally, after adjusting his emotions a little, he said to the messenger, "How much defense does your town have right now?" How many armed men were there? ”

The messenger truthfully told Maldez what he had heard: "Report to the mayor that our town may not have much defense force at the moment, and there are probably less than 200 defense forces. I don't know the exact number of the men, but I guess it was between 300 and 500 according to the mayor. ”

After hearing this, Maldez rubbed his forehead and said, "Go back first, you go back and tell your mayor, and let him hold out for two days, and in two days I will send reinforcements to the town of Assab to clear out this group of militants and return to production there as soon as possible." There is an urgent need for a large number of metal resources in China. ”

After the mind left, Malediz shouted, "Someone." ”

"Report to the mayor, what's the matter?"

"You go and call Colonel Tracy."

"Yes."

About ten minutes later, a Royal Army officer in his thirties walked in, knocked on the office door, and said, "Mayor, you're looking for me." ”

"Come in." Sitting in his chair, Maldez said weakly:

Tracy walked into the office and noticed the mayor's abnormality and hurriedly asked, "Mayor, what's wrong with you, where is it uncomfortable, do you need a doctor to see it?" ”

"I'm fine, look at the letters on the table." Malediz says:

When Tracy heard Malediz's words, he picked up the letter on the table and scanned it, frowning more and more as he looked at it. Finally, he put down the letter and said in surprise: "When is the news from the mayor?" We have an elite Royal Army company, an Indian soldier company, and two servant companies stationed in Assab. That's a reinforced battalion. How could it be eaten clean by the other party? ”

"Unfortunately, I wish it was a joke, but he was real. Your right-hand man, Captain Ian, is still unknown during the attack. Malediz said:

After hearing this, Tracy gritted her teeth and said, "These filthy guys don't stop people all the time. Sooner or later I will send them to the gallows one by one. Also, mayor, are there really so many of them? ”

"Pretty much, 300 people. There may even be more than 500 people. The two sides will not be inferior in terms of equipment and weapons, otherwise they will not eat our team of nearly three hundred people. Malediz said

"Where did they get their weapons?" Tracy asked, puzzled:

Malediz pointed to the north and said, "Germany has been going on since that Hitler." Since Adolf came to power, he has always poked and prodded. Since moving into the Rhineland region last year, Germany has been even more fearless. Both our country and France are his old enemies. He's going to do everything he can to disgust us. ”

Tracy said uncertainly, "Mayor, you mean that the Germans have reached out to us. ”

"Hehe, not only the Germans, but also the Soviet Union and the French, and even the Japanese yellow-skinned monkeys from the Far East have been mixed in. So we have to be careful in everything. Otherwise we will be in pieces, and the British Empire has no real friends. Former Prime Minister Hammerston once said that I am ordered to be the truth. ”

Tracy asked puzzled, "What is the mayor?" ”

"Between nations, there are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies, only eternal interests." ”

Well, now is not the time for wild speculation. Now our main task is to find the rats hiding in the shadows and hang them. Otherwise, they'll snowball. Then the trouble will be even greater. Malediz then frowned and said:

"May God bless the British Empire and punish those who sell their conscience to Satan." Tracy whispered.

"To-morrow you go to the town of Asab with a battalion and a regiment of servants. When you get there, you don't care about anything, find out these rats. I must send them to the gallows. Also, remember to be careful and don't be careless. Ian is a negative textbook. Malediz admonished:

"Yes. I'll do it. Tracy replied:

"By the way, where do you go, hurry up and reply to the mineral production task there. Also, let that mayor cooperate with you as much as possible. We can't afford to delay the resumption of production as soon as possible. Ian: He, you're going to do your best to rescue him! Even when we die, we have to see the corpse. With that, Malediz patted Colonel Tracy on the shoulder.

At this time, Tracy cautiously asked, "Do we need to report this matter to the mayor?" ”

Malediz said: "Don't report it for the time being, it is no good for me to report you now, wait for the matter to settle down and then report it, then you and I will not only be guilty but also have credit." At the moment, the ore in the warehouse can cope with the head, but you have to hurry up and deal with it, because the paper will not be able to contain the fire after a long time. Well, hurry up and go, lest you have too many dreams at night. ”

Colonel Tracy then answered "yes" and left the mayor's office, went to the barracks, and personally set off in the direction of Jaassab with a battalion of the Royal Army, a field artillery platoon, and a black African servant army.