In the former Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the banks of the Kuango River.

The commander of the Western Route Army, Merk, arrived here smoothly with the East African Army and the servant army of Mrsiri.

The Cuango River is a tributary of the Congo River, which originates in the Ronda Plateau in Angola and flows into the Kasai River before flowing into the Congo River.

The Kasai River is the largest tributary on the left bank of the Congo River, and the main tributaries of the Kasai River from upstream to downstream are the Sankuru River, the Shiwenbe River, the Hikapa River, the Kuilu River, and the Kuango River. This area has a dense water network, a large terrain difference, and abundant water resources.

The main tributaries of the Kasai River from upstream to downstream are the Sankuru River, the Shiwenbe River, the Hikapa River, the Kuilu River, and the Kwango River.

Among them, the Kuango River was the boundary river between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola in the past life, and now it is used as a national border by East Africa, opposite the sphere of influence of the Kingdom of Congo and the colony of Angola.

"Having taken control of the right bank of the Kwango River, our trip will also end here. Thank you, Your Excellency, for your cooperation, we in East Africa will facilitate the migration of you and your subjects as agreed in advance. ”

With a pencil in hand, Merk drew a red line along the lines of the Kwango River on the map, as did several rivers that flowed north-south on the map, with the Kwango being the last.

Mrsiri had already been prepared, and he didn't mind this, but there was one thing that he still didn't vomit or be unhappy, "Your Excellency Merk, these are all easy to say, that is, can the Kingdom of East Africa provide me with more tobacco and alcohol." ”

Deliberately nurtured by the Kingdom of East Africa, Mrsiri eventually became an alcoholic and a smoker.

"Absolutely! Mr. Msiri, this is an easy thing to do, we can give you a free batch, but then you can only buy it with money. ”

"Naturally, there is no problem," Mrsiri replied.

The money that East Africa wants actually refers to precious metals, animal skins and some special products, in short, valuable can be exchanged, which is a complete problem for Mrsiri.

"Your Excellency Merk, I wonder where you plan to place us?" Although Mrsiri knew that East Africa had arranged a route for his kingdom, he did not know the exact location, only that it was in the north.

"Look!" Merk spread out the map and said to Mrsiri: "This is East Africa, now our position is here, and the kingdom of Ling is in this position, you will go all the way east to this lake (Tanganyika) area, and then take a boat to Bujumbura, where you will turn to the northwest, and finally cross the northern territory of East Africa, and come here, which we call Cameroon in East Africa." ”

Looking at the big circle that Merk drew on the map, Msiri was a little stunned, this is not the same as the migration he originally thought! That's too far away!

In fact, in Africa, it was not uncommon for indigenous kingdoms and tribes to migrate, and the Yek kingdom of Msiri migrated westward due to the expansion of East Africa.

But the usual migration of indigenous people is from the original area to a nearby area, and the migration route announced by Merk to Msiri directly bypasses the Congolese rainforest and wraps around in a big circle.

Although Msiri is very new to the map, he has been following Merk's side these days, and he often turns the map upside down, and he knows some concepts.

Msiri once asked Merk where his kingdom was, and it turned out that Merk pointed to a place on the map, and a place the size of his finger was the entire territory of his kingdom, and the East Africa next to it was a slap in the face compared to the Yeke Kingdom, and now the area of East Africa is larger.

Seeing that Msiri was a little worried, Merk comforted: "The distance is a little longer, but it's not difficult, isn't it more than 3,000 kilometers!" There is also a waterway in between, so it won't take too much time. ”

Mrsiri didn't know how long it was more than 3,000 kilometers, but he knew that the line drawn by Merk could circle the Yek Kingdom many times just from the map.

Forget it, anyway, the food on the road is paid for by East Africa, so I don't care about such a long journey, Msiri then asked: "Cameroon, how is the environment of this place?" ”

"It's similar to here, maybe a little more rain, and the rest is not much different, and the indigenous forces there are very weak, you can still be the king and hegemon if you go there." Merk replied.

Msiri asked with some suspicion: "In that case, why don't you East Africa take that land!" ”

"Hehehe, East Africa is now the limit, we still have a lot of undeveloped land in our hands, and we don't have time to manage such a distant place, and we are not afraid that you know, now the purpose of East Africa is to clean up the local aborigines, as for what means, it's hard to say, if you didn't have a good attitude and good cooperation, you may end up like the natives we wiped out before, so it's also a good place to migrate to the north, and we can't care about you when you get there." Merk said.

Although the words were a little ugly, they were all truthful, and Mrsiri pondered for a moment, feeling that the original blow was still a good man who knew the times.

Mrsiri confirmed again: "Mr. Merk, the natives there are really weak, you won't lie to me, right?" ”

"That's nature, Lord Msiri, you used to trade in the East African steppe, you should know the form of those tribes on the East African steppe, to be honest, the kingdom you created is a symbol of civilization compared to them, the situation in Cameroon is similar to the previous East African steppe, plus you have a hot weapon in your hand, but those natives still use spears and bows and arrows in their hands, don't say that your musket can't beat those natives."

"I see, if my army goes there, it should be easy to gain a foothold, no, I should say become their new ruler." Knowing the state of the natives, Msiri became more confident.

Mrsiri has a firearms unit in his hand, a thousand people, plus the ordinary armament of the Yeke Kingdom, a few thousand people, such a strength can indeed beat the local indigenous people of Cameroon.

"Mr. Merk, I have one last question!"

"You say?"

"That is, my kingdom has moved into this so-called Cameroon, so how can I get your goods after that?"

Mrsiri looked at the map and found that Cameroon, to which the Kingdom of East Africa was referencing, was not a short distance from East Africa, and was even separated.

Merk said: "This is easy to do, when the time comes, you send a caravan, and then report to our border officers, it's okay, buy and sell!" We in the Kingdom of East Africa are very welcome. Oh, and don't forget to mention your own name, anyway, you are also a meritorious East African person, maybe you can get a little discount. ”

Unlike the closed coastal areas of East Africa, the Kingdom of East Africa also advocated free trade in the interior, because East Africa was compared to the indigenous countries, which was the gap between industrial and agricultural countries, and the small commodities produced by the Hexingen consortium could obtain all the resources needed by the African chiefs.

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