February 14, 1869.

A team of more than 50 people set off towards the capital of the Yek Kingdom, led by Merke, who threatened to start a war against the Yek Kingdom at the Mbeya Expansion Conference half a month ago.

It is still a little difficult to march on the grassland, and it is on foot, and Si Te has equipped them with a carriage, but the group can only take turns to rest on the carriage, which is not that Si Te picks the door, but that the carriage is a strategic resource in East Africa, and the number is relatively small.

These more than 50 people, from the point of view of weapons and equipment, look like the East African regular troops, the unified standard of Delese rifles, clean and tidy, and there is no shortage of Prussian military uniforms, and they also carry improvised grenades produced by the East African Arsenal on their waists.

"It's been a hot day!" Merk wiped the sweat from his face with a hand towel and said to his entourage.

"What is this! You are in the blessing and do not know the blessing, the eastern coastal area is really hot to kill, the inland plateau area is relatively strong sunlight, the heat of the sun is far worse than the eastern coast. Becker said to Merk.

Becker was the last to interrupt Merk's spell at the expansion meeting, and his proposal was very much appreciated by Thinker.

Becker was thus authorized to carry out the important task of this mission to the kingdom of Yek, while Merk was responsible for the safety of the journey.

"Mr. Becker, do you think Mrsiri will accept our kindness?" Merk said to Msiri.

"Hehe, now Mrsiri is in a desperate situation, if he doesn't rely on us, he will be in danger of losing the country, Msiri is a smart man, he will make his own choice." Becker said confidently.

"It's not that I don't understand the current situation of the Yeke Kingdom, but that the person of Musiri, like many natives, can't be judged by the level of people, our spies say that now Musiri is like crazy, and he is massacring in the Yek Kingdom, I don't know the specific situation, but the spies said that his character is not even as good as livestock." Merk still said cautiously to Becker.

East Africa placed a large number of spies around the East African colonies, some dressed as expeditions and some as merchants, with Arabs and Portuguese being the key imitation objects in East Africa.

At present, most of East Africa in Central and South Africa disguised themselves as Portuguese to carry out various activities, and to find out local intelligence and geography.

The East African colonies have now become an evil force in the eyes of many indigenous forces in the west, leaving land but not people, making East Africa notorious among the indigenous forces of the north and south bounded by the Congo rainforest.

The tribes and kingdoms expelled from East Africa spread the name of the East African colonies to both sides of the Congo rainforest, Central and South Africa, and Central and West Africa.

Therefore, spies in these areas of the East African colonies can only disguise themselves as people from other countries, but they cannot use the banner of East Africa.

For example, Central and South Africa, although it is located far inland, some Portuguese merchants still do it for business.

Even many Portuguese merchants settled on Central and South African soil, so spies from the East African colonies often acted in the region disguised as Portuguese merchants.

Becker smiled slightly, and said to Merk: "Although Mrsiri is brutal, he is practical, and he is still very clear about who can bring him real benefits, especially the vast territory he rules, all relying on advanced firearms to suppress local forces and natives."

The Yeke Kingdom established by him has only been a few decades, and the land has basically been robbed, so naturally many natives are not convinced by him.

Moreover, his family used to work for the Arabs, so he is one of the few indigenous people in Africa who has seen the world, so he does not dare to act rashly against us. ”

"Mr. Becker, this is just an ideal speculation! Mrsiri has been king of the kingdom of Yek for more than ten years, and his personality has become more and more tyrannical, and I now doubt that his sanity is clear, and if he really goes mad, then we may ......" Merk was about to continue, but was interrupted by Becker.

"Don't say discouragement, our armed force of more than 50 people is not vegetarian, and the musket team of Mrsiri is now only 100 people, and the equipment is backward, and its ammunition is also provided by us in East Africa, if he does not use all his strength, it is really difficult to say who will die in a real fight."

Merk agrees with this very much, although Becker is a civilian official, he is not a person who does not know soldiers.

The vast majority of East African officials were drawn from the military or from the Heshingen Military Academy, and Becker fought many tough battles in East Africa.

Moreover, Becker's qualifications in Mbeya are earlier than Merk's, Merke was transferred to Mbeya from the east, and Becker was a soldier in Mbeya in the first place, and then entered the civilian system, which is a few months longer than Merk's stay in Mbeya.

"But it's better to be cautious, according to me, it's better to directly decide to send troops before, and these natives have to talk about the 'last word', and they come to the civilized world, I'm afraid they may not cooperate, and our team is relatively small compared to the Yeke Kingdom, after all, the number is too small, I'm afraid that they will come with us to tactics." Although the mission to the Yek kingdom had already been completed, Merk still insisted on his original idea of going to war directly.

"Although our mission may be dangerous, things have to be considered in many ways, and now East Africa is developing rapidly, and every war means breaking the development process of East Africa.

For example, in the Northwest Campaign, the resources of the whole of East Africa were tilted towards the Northwest region, and East Africa basically fell into stagnation at that time.

Fortunately, the benefits of the Northwest Campaign are large enough to be worth our action, and if we also send troops directly to the Yeke Kingdom, there will naturally be no problem.

But wouldn't it be better if we could take the Yek Kingdom at a smaller cost, although it is risky, but it is worth our attempt in East Africa.

After all, this is the first time we have dealt with these natives diplomatically, and even if we fail, we can accumulate some experience for East Africa.

And if we succeed, we will definitely be no less than the credit of a large-scale war, and I wonder if that is true, Mr. Merk! Becker said.

In fact, the last sentence is the main reason, compared with a war, if this mission to the Yeke Kingdom is successful, the credit of Merk and Becker is absolutely indispensable.

Moreover, the military merits of the war are apportioned, and Becker, as a civilian official, can reap almost no credit, although Merk is the military governor of the Mbeya region, but if he really wants to fight, maybe the East African colonies will send troops from other regions to the war, or parachute in a famous future like Felix to command the battle.

And the Yeke Kingdom is a piece of cake, the more people, the less everyone shares, and Becker, as a civil official, is naturally unwilling to do this.

That's why he proposed to send the plan to the Yeke Kingdom, if it succeeds, as the person who put forward the plan and the executor, Becker's credit will definitely not be lower than the second, after all, there are commissioners and high-ranking officials in the Great Lakes region at the head, there are commissioners present, and other officials are not good at snatching Becker's credit, as for the special commissioner, this is a matter of human sophistication Becker still understands, however, Becker is a villain's heart, a gentleman's belly.

As one of the best graduates of the Heshingen Military Academy, Witt was appreciated by Ernst at the beginning, and basically took it with him by word and deed.

At that time, there were only four or five of the best graduates of the Heshingen Military Academy, and according to the regular process, Thinker should have entered the military academy in Berlin to continue his studies.

However, Ernst sent him alone to East Africa to oversee the military work of the East African colonies, and eventually became a member of the highest decision-making echelons in East Africa.

Ernst's trust in him is obvious, and Witt is also grateful to Ernst for his cultivation and belongs to one of Ernst's henchmen.

Witt is like Ernst's doppelganger in the East African colonies, strictly following every order of Ernst, Witt's position in East Africa is already a ceiling, and as long as he is attached to Ernst's banner for the rest of his life, he doesn't need any merit bonuses, so Witt will not covet Becker's credit.

Merk's purpose is similar to Becker's, although he is the main battle faction, Becker's proposal is more tempting.

Becker and Merk were both early German mercenaries and had to return to Europe when their contracts expired.

And every achievement in East Africa is a white piece of silver, which is related to the later life of Becker and Merk, so this mission to the Yek Kingdom was completed.

(End of chapter)