The ruins of Great Zimbabwe are a pile of unskilled stones in Ernst's eyes, and like the Egyptian pyramids, it is nonsense to discuss cultural values.

Because these civilizations were in a state of complete extinction, ancient Egypt's own civilization was first wiped out by the Romans and later by the Arabs.

The ruins of Great Zimbabwe have not left any clues in the long history, and there are similar Machu Picchus in South America in the world, but Machu Picchu can also be determined to be the masterpiece of the Indians.

Whether Greater Zimbabwe is the work of the African natives themselves has been questioned by Europeans, because the surrounding natives themselves do not have any skills to pass on these relics, or even know their origins.

So much so that the early Europeans were so frenzied that the Great Zimbabwe site was related to the Solomon Treasure, and in the 21st century, there is really no evidence to prove who built it, and it is classified as indigenous according to the principle of proximity.

In fact, according to Ernst's thinking, it doesn't matter who built it, all the stone ruins in the world are the product of great miracles, which belong to the category of spectacle, and those slave monarchs in ancient times must have liked to build spectacle.

Because Ernst himself likes spectacle, but due to the limited conditions in East Africa, Ernst doesn't know if most boys like to play with mud when they are young, and he likes it when he is a child.

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The Great Zimbabwe site, which served as a transit point, is a microcosm of the East African invasion of the Matabele Plateau, and did not even intersect much with the local indigenous people.

The advance of the army was carried out completely at its own pace, and the destination of the Southern Route Army was the Limpopo River, not a conflict with the local natives, but there were unsightly natives blocking the way, which is another matter.

After the battle, the regimental staff officer Linde pointed to the map and said: "The Limpopo River is on the southern edge of the Matabele Plateau, and it is not far from the Boer sphere of influence not far away. ”

Looking at the map, the head of the regiment, Habur, said with some puzzlement: "Why does the kingdom want to keep Mozambique, if you count Angola and East Africa, they are surrounded by them, especially Mozambique is simply embedded in Spain like Portugal on the Iberian Peninsula." ”

"This should be a strategic consideration for the kingdom, and last year the British clashed with the Portuguese in southern Mozambique and tried to occupy southern Mozambique, but failed," Linde said. Therefore, the Portuguese still have some use value for the kingdom, and if we cripple the Portuguese at this time, it is very likely that the British will take advantage of it. I also support this, Mozambique is too narrow, if we attack from the south to the north, the front is too long and takes a long time, the British may take advantage of the fire and robbery of Mozambique from the south at the same time, and in the future we can gain a foothold in the Matabele plateau, and we can respond from the west and monopolize Mozambique, instead of sharing it equally with the British. ”

"These British are really insatiable, they have so many colonies, and they don't give anyone else some oil and water!" Habur said indignantly.

Linde just smiled slightly, people are insatiable, and the same is true for East Africa, otherwise there would be no third war of conquest, and these militarily occupied lands, it is conceivable that they will be negative assets of the kingdom for a long time in the future, and will not be effectively exploited except for military spending.

The south-west (Zambia) has only just entered the development phase, and the other newly occupied areas will certainly have a little time to come.

In Africa, land claims are basically a piece of waste paper, and slogans can be shouted by anyone, such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Britain and Portugal, and France in the previous life, all claiming to be their sphere of influence, but in fact they were finally picked up by the Belgians, because none of the three countries invested in the region in fact.

Effective occupation is the right way, for example, the Kingdom of Portugal, which is not worthy of the qualifications to carry the British shoes, but in Mozambique, the British are powerless against the Portuguese colonies, and the basic condition for effective occupation is the existence of military force.

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Italian region.

With the help of the fortifications of Venice, the Italians really withstood the Austro-Hungarian offensive, which should in fact be the normal state of war.

Because the first two lines of defense were too child's play, the Italians themselves felt unreliable, and they didn't fight very hard, and Austria-Hungary used a little force, and the Italian army let go.

As a result, most of the Italian troops on the Eastern Front were concentrated in the Venetian Line, and 180,000 of the 250,000 troops of the Kingdom of Italy on the Eastern Front were concentrated in the city of Venice and the surrounding areas.

The concentration of troops, and the fact that many of them were defeated from the first two lines of defense, the security of the city of Venice can be imagined.

"Mr. Leon, I don't know what you're coming from!" The Supreme Commander of the Italian Command, Rafaele Cadorna, asked León, the head of the delegation sent by the Venetian City Government.

"General Cadorna, on behalf of the Venetian City Government, I would like to express my solemn protest to you, can you restrain your own soldiers, they have caused many serious public security incidents in the city, and there are countless small cases, which have aroused the public anger of the citizens of Venice!"

When Rafaele Cadorna heard Leon's intention, he personally brought a chair to Leon and said, "Mr. Leon, please take a seat, and say something slowly." You go and make Mr. Leon a cup of coffee. Rafaele Kadolna said to the adjutant.

After stabilizing Leon, Rafaele Cadorna said unhurriedly: "Mr. Leon, I will order them to implement this matter, and immediately implement strict control in the whole city, but it is best for the citizens not to go out on the streets, because the current situation of the army is more complicated, due to the rapid retreat in the first two days, resulting in many troops, which is more chaotic, and we are still rectifying at present, and we cannot effectively restrain the troops during this period." ”

Military control, in fact, is a one-size-fits-all approach, forcibly separating the military from the civilian population, and this is the only good way that Rafaele Kadolna can think of.

Rafaele Cadore was also very helpless, the front-line troops withdrew too quickly, and many troops were in confusion, because the army commander and division commander ran too fast, and as a result, the lower-level troops did the same, resulting in many platoon commanders unable to find company commanders, and company commanders unable to find battalion commanders......

This is also the establishment of the Kingdom of Italy is too short, and at the same time the temporary expansion of the army has caused many officers to be unqualified, and the military generals and nobles of the annexed kingdom have also mixed into the army of the Kingdom of Italy, although the size of the army of the Kingdom of Italy is much larger than that of the Kingdom of Sardinia, but the combat effectiveness and command ability have dropped by a level.

"In that case, I don't know if it will affect the normal operation of the factory." Leon asked.

"Of course not, the business can operate as usual, but it's better to keep the workers in the factory area."

"What about the rest of the company's business activities? For example, food shopping, and other activities of citizens, they can't be starved to death at home and not go out! ”

"This is left to the city government to run, you can organize temporary armed forces to maintain the operation of the city, and the distribution of water and food for residents will also be managed by you for the time being, if this is not possible......"

Just as Rafaele Cadorna wanted to say that if the Venetian city government did not agree, it would have to cancel the martial law, but for a while the residents and the army could not avoid the problem of some soldiers committing crimes, and before he could say anything, he was interrupted by León.

"No problem, leave it to the Municipality of Venice! General Rafaele Kadolna, you are truly a brave, resourceful, and responsible general. ”

"Ahh You agreed! ”

"Of course, it is understandable that the citizens will leave us servants of the people to appease us, and stay at home for the time being, and the citizens will understand, after all, it is all to blame on the damned Austro-Hungarian invaders." Leon said righteously.

"Thank you so much for your understanding!" Rafaele Cadorna, who didn't know he had fallen into a catastrophe, sighed.

The Venetian government was still reasonable and willing to fully cooperate with the kingdom in resisting the Austro-Hungarian invaders, which is indeed reliable.

Unbeknownst to Rafaele Cadorna, León was one of the largest suppliers of salt products and other products in Venice as deputy mayor of Venice City Hall.

(End of chapter)