Chapter 436: On the Skill of a-Stirring Stick

In fact, while the three West African states of the United States were regularly attacked, it was not the United States that was the most troublesome for colonial uprisings. After all, they had used the black army to clean up the area before, and although they would be attacked from time to time, the scale was not too large, and its intensity was similar to the "Fear % Horror % Attack % Attack" in the original time and space and later generations.

Above all, the rebels no longer had a mass base to rely on in the three West African states. Everyone knows that in order for such a thing as guerrilla warfare to be effective, it must have a broad mass base and settlements to support them, whether in villages or towns, so that the guerrillas can have a place to rest and resupply and to have personnel. Without these locations, the guerrillas would have become water without a source, a tree without roots, and no matter how awesome they are, they will only kneel.

The best example is the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation in the history of the original time and space, at the beginning, the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation was still very bullish, and the Japanese were overwhelmed by them, no matter how they encircled and suppressed, it was useless. Later, however, Japan changed its methods and directly controlled the various settlements, and came up with such weapons as "returning to the tun and merging households" and "group tribes." The guerrillas could not survive in the jungle because they could not obtain the necessary supplies, and could only come out and fight face-to-face with the Japanese troops, who had superior technical equipment. Under this poisonous trick, the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation was defeated.

Similarly, there are "strategic villages" built by the Americans in Vietnam. Of course, no matter how good the plan is, it must be implemented well to be effective, and there is nothing wrong with the Yankees' plan, but the Wu Yanting government that implements the plan is a bunch of waste pig teammates, and the officials below at that time blindly pursued the speed of construction in order to pursue political achievements. One is that the defense forces cannot keep up, and the strategic villages are useless and unable to play a defensive role. The second is that it is impossible to effectively screen them, resulting in a large number of guerrillas infiltrating the strategic villages, which in turn take over the political power of the strategic villages. The Northeast-style Guitun merger has become a North China-style white-skinned and red-hearted. In addition, the Wu Yanting government itself lacks strength and cannot achieve absolute superiority in frontal combat against the guerrillas. Dragged down by this group of pig teammates, the strategic village plan is a shameful failure bird.

On the other hand, the environment of the three West African states of the United States is even better, they don't even need to build a "strategic village", which has long been wiped out by the wolf-like black American troops back and forth many times, most of the natives have been killed, and the remaining few have also run to the territory of Britain, France and Germany, leaving only a clean and vast land.

The "Free Army" that can find trouble for them now, but it's just trouble, not even a threat. After all, the American people are not vegetarians, and in order to deal with this pesky free army, the US government has not only increased the construction of militia forces, but also encouraged civilians to possess arms, not to mention private firearms, and even private artillery, private armored vehicles, and even private attack planes.

Therefore, most of the black corn can only operate in areas close to the border, because no matter how familiar they are with the terrain, they can't outrun cars and planes, and if they are targeted by the Americans, they will definitely not be able to run back. Of course, after all, the three states of West Africa are too big, and the Americans cannot block all the borders in every way, and the "Free Army" can still find a way to enter the hinterland, but in order to prevent being targeted, the size of this kind of force is very small. The scale is small, the damage caused is naturally small, and the number of remaining "free army" is not large, and this level of attack is not enough to affect the enthusiasm of the Americans to develop Africa.

But the situation in the British and French colonies was completely different, they had already suffered a lot of damage in the First World War, their family background could not be compared with the United States, and the area of colonies that needed to be taken care of was even larger. This caused the colonies to leak everywhere, to be flawed everywhere, and their so-called blockade line leaked like a colander, or a colander with big eyes.

If the independence of the three West African states was only a cause for the United States, then the independence of the British and French colonies was a real threat to them, a threat to completely subvert the old order, and the centuries-old colonialism was already shaky.

In fact, there is no way to solve this dilemma, and the best way is, of course, to truly localize the colonies like China, the United States and Japan, so that they can be completely their own territory, and there is no need to worry about any independence movement.

With the rapid development of communication technology and transportation technology, after entering the 20th century, the phenomenon of "imperial polarity" that plagued the ancient great conquerors no longer existed. The so-called "imperial pole" refers to the fact that after expanding to a certain distance, the central government is unable to effectively manage the remote areas because of transportation and communication problems, and can only end up in feudalism or secession, or as Europe did, only as a colony, not the mainland. Of course, this is limited to ancient times, and after entering modern society, this is not a problem at all, at least not on Earth.

But there is also a necessary condition for the colony to be indigenized, and that is the population, to be precise, the core population. Without a sufficient number of core ethnic populations, localization is just a pie. Therefore, historically, the ones who were able to really localize the colonies were the most populous countries. And what Britain and France lack most now is precisely the population, so they can't do it now, they can only watch China, the United States and Japan happily play localization of various colonies.

However, if you calculate it seriously, Britain actually did not lack population, but a large part of them were divided by Canada and Australia and New Zealand, plus the tragic losses of World War I, and now they are also lacking.

The most ridiculous is France, which was originally the most populous country in Europe after Russia, and during the reign of Henry IV in the 16th century, the population of France had reached 16 million, twice that of Spain and four times that of England during the same period. But because he is keen on "family planning", ahem, you read that right, "family planning" is not a patent only of the big picture dynasty, and the Gallic chicken has long been rotten. Of course, the motives of the two countries for engaging in "family planning" are different, and one is forced by the government and the other is spontaneous by the masses, but in any case, the effect is almost the same.

Because the French were so advanced, France's population growth almost stagnated throughout the 19th century. By the time of World War I, there were 38 million people, an increase of less than 5 million people in 100 years, a period of peak population growth in other countries. France was not only surpassed by Germany and Austria-Hungary in terms of population, but also with England. They engaged in family planning, which was cool, but after the outbreak of World War I, they were dumbfounded. By the time the First World War was over, they were all going to cry.

Therefore, the flesh mill of the First World War was the most fatal thing for France, they did not even have enough native people now, where was there enough population to engage in localization in the colonies?

However, the French also had the advantage that they had much more control over the colonies than the British, especially North Africa, just across the Mediterranean. On top of that, their colonies weren't originally powerful independent powers, and were basically soft persimmons, which was completely different from the British.

The British are different, their most important colonies, India and South Africa, were both strong independent powers before, and the Boer states of South Africa, the Mughal dynasty and the princely states of India were all relatively highly civilized, and they were completely forcibly conquered by force. However, they did not have the ability to completely eliminate the local forces, so they had to give up some of their power and cooperate with the local upper echelons. But this kind of cooperation is based on the fact that Britain has absolute superiority in force, and once this superiority is gone, why should people still share power with you? Not to mention that this power is originally owned by others.

The population of the United Kingdom is not enough to indigenize the regions of India and South Africa, while the population of Canada, Australia and New Zealand is too small to provide much assistance to the home country.

So the British tragedy, the South African Boers were originally forced by them to force down, they have only eaten a few years, the rule was very reluctant, now seeing that the British are so virtuous, the South Africans naturally began to make trouble, and not only the Boers made a fuss, but also other places began to make a fuss. Not to mention the Indian side, the anti-British uprising of the Indians has never stopped, and every once in a while there is a ramp, and now it is only more serious.

Britain and France, the two colonial empires that made their fortune on the colonies, are now overwhelmed by the large-scale uprisings in the colonies, and they have spent a lot of manpower and material resources in order to suppress the uprisings in the colonies. The object that was originally intended to be used to suck blood has now become a wound for them to lose blood, and not only did they not get the benefits of the colony, but even lost their old capital.

Especially after bazooka and 107mm rocket artillery, two of the "three artifacts of guerrilla warfare", became popular in the independent armed forces of the colonies, the British and French colonies were like a boiling hot pot. Yes, Britain is still one of the naval powers, but the warships can't go ashore.

What's the coolest thing in the world? "Watching the fire from across the shore" is certainly one of the coolest, if not the coolest.

As for the predicament of Britain and France, the great powers of China, the United States, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Austria are all gloating, they all have no colonies, at least nominally, and naturally there is no such problem. The media was full of ridicule and ridicule of their old colonial empires. Of course, after the media of various countries have ruthlessly blackened Britain and France, and after they have pulled out their black history and exposed them, they cannot forget to praise themselves, saying that our big XX country is the hope of mankind and the model of morality! How great and righteous our big XX country is, and what three represents!

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Hankyung, presidential palace.

"What, the French are going to give up Madagascar, and the British are going to give up South Africa? Is this information accurate?" said Wendesi, whose face was full of astonishment.

These two pieces of information sent early this morning thundered him a lot.

"Yes, Mr. Wen, we have verified these two pieces of information from many sources, and they are absolutely accurate! However, the specific date has not yet been determined, and the British upper echelons are also very divided on this decision. Major General Huo Jinsi, director of the National Intelligence Bureau, said solemnly.

According to his explanation, the French really can't stand it, and for more than three years since the war, they have been fiercely suppressing the colonies, and the situation in North and West Africa is slightly better, because of the proximity, although it cost a lot of lives and financial resources, but it has finally been roughly suppressed. But Central Africa and Madagascar have become big holes, and the situation there has not been better. Although the French still have the upper hand, and the guerrillas are beaten by them, they can't stand the large number of people, and those black corn who have taken drugs are not afraid of death, and each one is crazier than the other.

By now, the number of casualties caused by the suppression of the colonies has exceeded 500,000, and the French population that has just experienced the meat grinder of World War I is already small, and the French really don't want to spend it with the black corns. Since the Black Corn had a bazooka and a 107mm rocket launcher, which blew up the French to a dog's pace, the Black Corn had such a thing as a rocket launcher, and road transportation was often attacked. When they have 107mm rocket launchers, it will be even more terrible, and even the originally safe city will no longer be safe.

Although the hit rate of these two artifacts is not high, it is convenient for you to stand them, one or two people can run away on their shoulders, and you can fight anywhere you want. No matter how low the hit rate of 107mm rocket launchers is, it is still no problem to hit the city, and if there is nothing to do, no one can stand it. Now the French do not want to go to Central Africa and Madagascar at all, and those who used to be there are also running home.

The dead can't afford to die is only one of the reasons, and the other is that they spend too much money on horses! If it continues like this, not to mention that it can't suck blood, even the old book will lose all the balls, and there are still a lot of ruins waiting to be rebuilt in the country, not to mention anything else, then the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe or something will have to be re-erected.

Well, by the way, the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe were originally pulled back by the Erde sons as trophies, of course, these two goods were not worth a few dollars, and Wei Er played this mainly to disgust the French. After Wei San came to power, in order to restore the neighborhood relationship with the French, he returned these two things to France, of course, they were still dismantled, and I don't know if there are a few missing parts or something. But there were so many things that happened after the French that they haven't put them back on the ground until now.

The French carefully calculated and found that even if they could get Central Africa and Madagascar done, the cost was too great and the time was too long, so they really couldn't stand it. Therefore, the French decided to throw away the places that they could not really manage, and concentrate on North and West Africa.

And the situation of the British is similar, the previous empire on which the sun never sets has passed away with the wind, and the current British Empire really can't bear the two wounds of Africa and India, so they also decided to concentrate on India, and South Africa can't handle it, so just let them become independent. The British can afford to lose, and thousands of years of experience in stirring have made them know how to make trade-offs, but they are not the kind of people who don't know how to vomit after eating.

For the British, South Africa, while also important, is less than India, the jewel in the crown.

And from the intelligence, I learned that before the British made this decision, they did not forget the-stirring stick, after all, the stirring is eternal, and one will be passed on forever. That's what they do.

Although the opium cattle were ready to abandon South Africa this time, they did not let them live so easily, they insidiously divided South Africa into two parts, and sold Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (Malawi) to Japan, yes, they were sold. Japan obviously can't come up with so much money, but it doesn't matter, Niu Niu has a conscience this time, and he doesn't collect money, they ask the Japanese to pay the bill with the army, that is, let the Japanese send troops to help them suppress the independence movement of the Indian people.

Then the remaining Bechuana (Botswana), Eswatini, Lesotho, and the Union of South Africa merged, on the condition that they send troops to suppress the uprisings in the colonies of British East Africa, Nigeria, and the Gold Coast.

In addition, Britain promised Egypt more autonomy and real independence on the condition that they suppress the uprisings in Sudan and Somalia.

Of course, this kind of trick of using black to fight black and inciting the masses to fight the masses was played badly by the great powers, the British wanted it, the French also wanted it, and the conditions for them to make French Equatorial Africa independent were similar. You want to be independent, I can agree, but the condition is that you must suppress the West African riots next door, and let you become independent when you are ready.

"This seems to be an opportunity for us!" Wen Deji thought for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Since they can't manage it, we can pay for it! Madagascar, for example, doesn't count." Somalia and British East Africa are also possible. ”

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So he quickly arranged for diplomats to contact Britain and France, and expressed his intention to buy colonies from them, originally according to Mr. Wen's idea, since Britain and France are having such a hard time, then it is likely to be relieved, even if they don't buy all, they will always sell some.

But the reality is very skinny, and both Britain and France did not hesitate to reject China's request.

Wen Desi slapped the table angrily and scolded: "******, these **** British and French white-skinned devils would rather sell to devils than sell to us!"

"Mr. Wen, they also rejected the acquisition request of the United States. In addition, there is also the latest news, Britain is ready to hand over Eritrea to Ethiopia......" Cavour said gloomily: "Their actions are obviously trying to intensify the contradictions between us and the United States and Japan, and then support a few thugs in Africa, and to win over Ethiopia is to rob us of our way, and to support Japan, South Africa, and Central Africa to fight against the United States and German forces, it is really worthy of a millennium-stirring stick......"

"At the last meeting in Washington, they desperately supported Japan's 70% ratio, and this time it is still the same. Do they really think that this will allow Japan to contain us? Hmph, how can this be true!"

This reaction of Britain and France is also very normal, China and the United States on the plane are already very strong, and Britain and France would rather give land to Japan than let these two take advantage.

"They can do the first year of junior high school, don't blame us for doing the fifteenth. Africa is too far away for us to project our power, so on the Indian side, you're welcome!" said Wendeji viciously.

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So he quickly arranged for diplomats to contact Britain and France, and expressed his intention to buy colonies from them, originally according to Mr. Wen's idea, since Britain and France are having such a hard time, then it is likely to be relieved, even if they don't buy all, they will always sell some.

But the reality is very skinny, and both Britain and France did not hesitate to reject China's request.

Wen Desi slapped the table angrily and scolded: "******, these **** British and French white-skinned devils would rather sell to devils than sell to us!"

"Mr. Wen, they also rejected the acquisition request of the United States. In addition, there is also the latest news, Britain is ready to hand over Eritrea to Ethiopia......" Cavour said gloomily: "Their actions are obviously trying to intensify the contradictions between us and the United States and Japan, and then support a few thugs in Africa, and to win over Ethiopia is to rob us of our way, and to support Japan, South Africa, and Central Africa to fight against the United States and German forces, it is really worthy of a millennium-stirring stick......"

"At the last meeting in Washington, they desperately supported Japan's 70% ratio, and this time it is still the same. Do they really think that this will allow Japan to contain us? Hmph, how can this be true!"

This reaction of Britain and France is also very normal, China and the United States on the plane are already very strong, and Britain and France would rather give land to Japan than let these two take advantage.

"They can do the first year of junior high school, don't blame us for doing the fifteenth. Africa is too far away for us to project our power, so on the Indian side, you're welcome!" said Wendeji viciously.

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