January 23, 1867.

Sultanate of Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam Port Barracks.

Bhagash bin Said and his cronies are planning to overthrow the Sultan regime in Zanzibar.

"Abdullah, how many people can you pull?" Bhagash bin Said asked his men.

"Your Royal Highness, originally I controlled more than 80 people in the army, plus a few officers we installed in the army, and the army under my control was more than 300 people."

"Very good, I also have more than 800 people in my hands, which is 1,200 people together, which is already a third of the army of the entire kingdom." Bhagash bin Saeed analyzed.

"And that Majid, who doesn't know our plan yet, is probably still drunk and dreaming in the palace. As long as we can take the Majid army by surprise and wipe out all the cronies in the Majid army, then the Sultanate of Zanzibar will be ours. Bagash bin Saeed said excitedly.

Several of his officers and staff members were also in high spirits, after all, this time the chances of winning were very large, and if the coup was successful, he and others would be able to become extremely popular ministers in the Sultanate of Zanzibar.

"Your Royal Highness, you are the only one who can bring a bright future to the Sultanate of Zanzibar, and we are all willing to follow in your footsteps." A staff member took advantage of the situation and patted his ass.

"Your Royal Highness, please arrange a mission! It's time for us to change this backward country! Other officers and staff members also persuaded them to enter.

Bhagash bin Said was very pleased with the fanaticism and flattery of his men.

It was this feeling of power that made Bhagash bin Said really dissatisfied with the status quo of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, and in his heart he also branded himself as the leader of the Sultanate of Zanzibar.

But Bhagash bin Said was also a layman, and when he felt the charm of power and the popularity of others, he was also very comfortable in his heart.

He excitedly walked over to the table and began to set the task.

"This is the royal palace of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, and there are about one hundred and twenty guards guarding it, but they are scattered all over the palace, and there is no time to assemble in a short time, so we have to send people to take the lead of the palace in a very short time, and I myself will lead the soldiers and hold Majid hostage, so that the guards of the palace will be leaderless, and they will automatically give up resistance."

Bagash bin Said pointed to the location of the palace of the Sultan of Zanzibar on the map.

"This is the first way, as long as Majid is solved, basically no one can fight against us, but to be on the safe side, we will use five hundred people to be responsible for the operation in the palace, Abdullah has been in the army all the year round, so you are responsible for disarming the soldiers in the barracks outside the city, and I will lead people straight to Majid's dormitory to control Majid."

Bagash bin Saeed continued: "The second way, led by Abdullah, is responsible for controlling the military camp outside Dar es Salaam, where the barracks get up at eight o'clock every morning, and the firearms are placed on the shelves of the soldiers' dormitories, and as long as we break in early tomorrow morning, before the soldiers get up, the control of the firearms will allow the soldiers in the barracks to surrender." ”

"The time for the operation is five o'clock tomorrow morning, and we will break into the palace while the palace guards are lax, and in order to plan in an orderly manner, our men and horses must be assembled at three o'clock tomorrow."

"As long as we control the palace and the army, we will be sure of victory, and when the time comes, we will gather the army of the whole country and drive away the men of Majid's accomplices, the Germans in the port of Dar es Salaam and Tanga, and we will be completely victorious."

"Now, let's divide the number of people who will complete each task, and tomorrow we can move early in the morning......"

……

What was Sultan Majid bin Saeed doing when Bagash bin Saeed set the task?

In fact, Majid bin Said was completely unaware of the conspiracy of his subordinates, and when he was young, Majid bin Said was relatively effective, otherwise he would not have been able to fight for the independence of the Sultanate of Zanzibar.

But in his later years, Majid bin Saeed had completely unleashed himself, indulging in daily pleasures and drug stimulation.

Historically, Majid bin Saeed was

He died in the past two years, and it is speculated that the cause of death was related to excessive use of "doping".

……

The next day, the Palace of the Sultan of Zanzibar.

As soon as it was dawn, the guards were standing lazily in front of the palace gate, when suddenly Bhagash bin Said came to the door with a few men.

The guards naturally knew the king's younger brother, Prince Bagash bin Said, and thought that Bhagash bin Said was discussing things with the Sultan as he had done before.

Walking up to the guards, suddenly the two men behind Bhagash bin Said pulled out two revolvers from their cuffs and put them in front of the chests of the two guards.

"Don't move, or I'll kill you!" Bagash bin Said's men threatened.

Then, Bagash bin Saeed beckoned, and out of nowhere, a group of men and horses came out, and Bagash bin Saeed led a group straight to Majd's dormitory, while the rest of the men were responsible for controlling the guards and servants in the palace.

Majid was sleeping with the queen in his bed when suddenly a maid burst in through the door.

"Your Majesty, no, His Highness Bhagash bin Said has barged in with his men."

Majid, who was woken up by the maid's yelling, was still confused in his mind at the moment and was about to reprimand.

Bhagash bin Said walked straight in with a bunch of people.

"What are you going to do, Bagash? Ready to rebel? ”

Bhagash bin Said said with a mocking expression: "My dear brother, don't you still see the situation clearly? It seems that you are really old and confused, yes, this is a coup d'état! ”

"You...... You...... Alas! ”

After relieving himself, Sultan Majid sighed dejectedly, it was too late to say anything.

……

While Bhagash bin Saeed was in control of the Sultan Majid, Abdullah also led his men to take control of the military camp, and the entire coup met with little resistance.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Majid's ministers came to report on their work, as usual, and went to see Bhagash ibn Saeed sitting in the position of sultan.

"Ladies and gentlemen, His Majesty the Sultan is unable to serve because of his old age and overwork, so he has entrusted me with the management of the affairs of the whole country." Bhagash bin Said said to the ministers with a smile.

It must be said that the ministers of Majid, like their old kings, were all wine bags and rice bags, and immediately jumped into the camp of Bhagash bin Said when they saw the heavily armed guards.

……

At the time of the coup d'état by Bhagash bin Said, the head of the East African colony in the port of Dar es Salaam, Bazel also observed anomalies in the Sultanate of Zanzibar.

After all, hundreds of soldiers, hurrying back and forth through the streets, is certainly not normal, and the soldiers of the Sultanate of Zanzibar would not have appeared in the Dar es Salaam neighborhood on such a "large scale" in the past.

After all, Dar es Salaam is currently the political and economic centre of gravity of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, and the Sultan of Zanzibar will not allow soldiers to roam the streets like this.

Even if Majid travels on weekdays, the royal guards are in charge, and the royal guards are still presentable, they will be lined up relatively neatly, wearing relatively gorgeous and uniform Arab costumes, and they will not rush or slow down.

The soldiers who appeared on the street today were obviously not royal guards, and they were marching in a hurry, and at the same time, the meticulous Bazel also noticed that the guns of these soldiers were fully loaded, and it was obvious that they were going to fight.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and found his assistant Phil and instructed: "You go to the border now and report to our people, and let them report to the colonial government in East Africa, and say that the Sultanate of Zanzibar may have made unusual moves, and it seems that it may be a coup d'état, so that the colonial government and the border army will pay attention to the changes in Zanzibar." ”

Phil nodded, and was about to go. Bazel suddenly grabbed him: "Go and change into Arab clothes first, don't go out in military uniforms." ”

So the disguised Doller, dressed as an Arab merchant and riding a horse, left through the back door of the East African colony's office in the port of Dar es Salaam.