Dressed in an Arab robe and riding a horse, he did not appear to be outstanding in the streets of Dar es Salaam.

He is a German, with white skin and Arab costumes, and he does look like a local Arab if he doesn't look closely.

Without attracting the attention of the soldiers of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, Tonle rode his horse and hurried towards the border area.

When the East African colonies promised the Sultan of Majid not to garrison troops in Dar es Salaam, the East African colonies turned to the next best thing, leaving behind an army of 200 men on the border some distance from Dar es Salaam.

It was used to prevent changes in the Sultanate of Zanzibar, or to ensure smooth passage from the port of Dar es Salaam to the colonies in East Africa.

After all, for a country with a standing army of only a few thousand people for many years, a well-equipped army of two hundred already has a certain threatening capability.

At present, the armed forces of the East African colonies are about 8,000 people, of which except for 2,000 Germans and more than 300 Austro-Hungarian immigrants, the rest are Chinese immigrants.

The 8,000-strong army was spread over nearly 700,000 square kilometers of land in the East African colonies.

Among them, there were about 3,000 colonial troops in the three eastern coastal areas, and the number of people who could be quickly mobilized in the East African colonies was about 1,500 after deducting the necessary local garrison forces.

This thousand and a half includes 200 men in the direction of Dar es Salaam, 300 men in Tanga Port, more than 500 men in the first town, and the number of troops that can be flexibly mobilized in the rest of the three coastal areas.

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"Stop! Who? "In the Kibaha area (about forty miles from the port of Dar es Salaam. Soldiers from the East African colonies stopped Dol, dressed as Arabs.

"My own people, take me to see your commander, I have an important military report." Philip said breathlessly.

As soon as they heard that it was military information, the soldiers did not dare to slack off, and immediately reported to the commander of the camp.

After identifying the visitor, Felix, the military governor stationed in the Kibaha region, met with him.

"Sir, this is Mr. Bazel's handwritten letter!" Phil handed the letter to Felix.

Felix took the letter, opened it, and read it.

After a moment, Felix frowned and asked, "Mr. Philiple!" Did you see any strange movement of the Arabs on your way? ”

"Sir, I did see quite a few soldiers on the streets of Dar es Salaam, and they seem to be conducting some kind of military operation, especially in the direction of the palace, where people are forbidden to pass, and I bypassed them from the southern part of the block."

"Are you sure it's a military operation? That's right! Felix asked.

"Sir, on weekdays in Dar es Salaam, only the royal guards of the Sultanate of Zanzibar are in the neighborhood, and the army is stationed outside Dar es Salaam and at the docks."

"This morning, our men saw an unusual movement of the Zanzibar garrison at the pier, but no one noticed at the time, and the number of soldiers on the streets of Dar es Salaam increased at about eight o'clock, and the Zanzibar army at the pier was not so large, indicating that the Zanzibar army outside the city had entered the city. Moreover, Mr. Bazel observed that most of the soldiers who entered the city were loaded with ammunition and that there was no trace of the royal guard of the Sultan of Zanzibar, Majid, and that Mr. Bazel must have expected that something must have gone wrong with the Sultanate of Zanzibar. However, we didn't hear the gunshots, so we didn't dare to jump to conclusions, but we couldn't let the situation go unchecked, so we came to report the news. ”

After listening to what Phil said, Felix looked at Hans Zhang, a staff officer beside him, and asked, "Zhang, what do you think!" ”

Hans Chang was a graduate of the Heixingen Military Academy, whose original name was Zhang Yuzhu, and all students were required to give German names after entering the school, and at that time they were given a list of names from which they could choose names that they felt comfortable with.

At that time, Zhang Yuzhu felt that the name Hans was simple and easy to remember, so he changed the name Hans, and the surname was transliterated in German, and the German instructor could not distinguish what the surname was, and the German instructor put all the surnames with similar pronunciation into one category.

Therefore, what "Zhang, Zhao, Jiang......" Germans are very awkward to say, and they are all pronounced like "Zhang" in Chinese, and they are simply written as "zhang" transliterated in German.

When these students first arrived in Germany, they didn't know a single big character before, and no one could write their names, so they followed the instructor to change their surnames to "zhang".

After changing his name, Zhang Yuzhu's name became "Hans· Zhang”。

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Staff Officer Hans Chang thought for a moment and said to Felix: "Judging from the current situation, if we report to the colonial government first and wait for the decision of the higher authorities before dispatching, it will be too late. ”

"In the event of a coup d'état in Zanzibar and the establishment of a new government, then the attitude of this new government towards us is likely to be different from the previous one, and at present we have more than 20 staff members in the port of Dar es Salaam, and there may be new immigrants arriving in Hong Kong this afternoon, these immigrants are not armed, and only more than 20 armed workers will definitely not be able to stop the Zanzibar government army."

"Immigration is the top priority in the East African colonies, and the principal has repeatedly stressed the need to ensure that migrants arrive safely in the East African colonies, because if there is a real military upheaval in the Sultanate of Zanzibar, it is likely to threaten the safety of new immigrants arriving in Hong Kong today!" Hans Chang analyzed.

In fact, the current immigrants from the East African colonies are not only limited to the port of Dar es Salaam, but can also land in Tanga Port, the problem is that the conditions of Dar es Salaam Port are ripe, so the Dutch prefer to dock at Dar es Salaam, and immigrants from Austria-Hungary will also give priority to the closer port of Dar es Salaam because of the reason for detouring the Atlantic, and only the Hashingen consortium's own fleet will depart from Tanga Port when pulling goods.

This situation will change only after the opening of the Suez Canal. But the location of Tanga Port at that time may not be the closest to Europe...... (Mombasa came in hand after this incident.) ）

"That's right, if we act one step late, we may not be able to control the situation, so the action must start immediately." Felix agreed.

"Now we should send someone to report to the colonial government in East Africa and march to the port of Dar es Salaam at the same time."

"Mr. Belle, stay and rest first! The person in charge of the immigration reception will pass by at noon every day, and you can return to Dar es Salaam with them. ”

Felix said this without taking Zanzibar seriously, in fact Felix was so conceited, as a former member of the Prussian army, Prussia in Europe often followed His Majesty the King to fight the weak and the strong.

Felix believed that as long as the army was courageous, it would not necessarily be defeated by attacking the strong with weakness, and the army of Zanzibar was a "weak chicken" in Felix's eyes, after all, European countries were expanding wildly all over the world, and although Prussia did not participate, Prussia was also a well-known military power on the European continent.

A small country like Zanzibar in the world is often beaten by the Dutch and Portuguese, and naturally it is no match for Prussia.

Felix has a hot temper, as the saying goes, it will be a nest of bears, and Hans Chang, a staff officer, can reconcile Felix's temper.

This is because Hans Chang received systematic military studies as a graduate of the Heixingen Military Academy, so he acted in a style that was quite like a Prussian officer, and every time he came into contact with Hans Chang, Felix felt like he was talking to a Prussian aristocratic governor who used to be himself, which made Felix often think of the days of serving in Prussia, and now he is a little nostalgic.

But when it comes to fighting, Felix, who used to be the head of Prussia, has a kind of bloody bravery, and since entering East Africa, Felix, who has often fought against the natives without defeat, is quite inflated.

It's just that Felix is coarse and detailed, and his control of the army is carried out in full accordance with the Prussian army regulations, and there is no mistake in the execution of each battle arrangement, so the staff officer Hans Chang does not stop Felix in most cases, but supports Felix's actions.

"Pass my order, and the whole army will immediately assemble and march to the port of Dar es Salaam!" Felix ordered.

The soldiers led by Felix were naturally resolute, and after receiving the order, they quickly sorted out their equipment and assembled them.

Felix and Hans Chang led by example, walking ahead and marching east with the soldiers.

The army, which consisted of only 200 men, showed the momentum of a regiment, and advanced towards the port of Dar es Salaam with smoke and dust flying along the way.