This was the peak of colonialism, Britain had suffered in East Africa, France had also suffered at the hands of Germany, and Japan was the most fanatical of the invaders, so overseas colonization was even more rampant at the end of the 19th century.

After all, there is less meat in the pot, and everyone is even more polite to grab it, and there are large countries such as the United States, the Far Eastern Empire, Spain, and the Netherlands in the Pacific region, which has a huge colony in Asia, so countries that want to make trouble in the Pacific region are quite powerful.

The Far Eastern Empire and Spain have not yet been punctured, and there is no danger for the time being, although the colony area of the Netherlands is not small, but the tropical rainforest is dominant, and there is no value for the time being.

However, Ernst knew that the potential of the Dutch colony in the East Indies was very large, after all, Indonesia, the largest country in Southeast Asia, was incubated here.

Today's Lanfang Overseas Province in East Africa is actually the former Indonesian Province of West Kalimantan, while the Kingdom of Sarawak in North Kalimantan has become part of a British colony, and the Dutch have retreated to the east and south of Kalimantan.

Germany also made gains in the Pacific, mainly on islands beyond the control of Spain, as well as in German New Guinea.

German New Guinea looks very large, in fact, even in the 21st century, there are still a large number of primitive tribes in the interior, and the level of civilization is even lower than that of Africa, but this is also the largest German gain in the Pacific region in recent years.

Germany's colonies in the Pacific are even inferior to those in East Africa for the time being, because Germany entered the market too late, and even the leftovers can only pick the worst.

To a certain extent, East Africa actually made up for the shortcomings of the German and Austrian colonies, and in addition to the local market in East Africa, the overseas colonies of East Africa were actually open to German and Austrian businessmen, of course, there was no value.

At most, it provides a few more footholds for overseas businessmen from the two countries, and Lanfang and South Ryukyu are not rich places, and they are relatively chicken.

Although the Far Eastern Empire was quite influential in East Africa, it was only able to say a little at the official level, and the Germans naturally carried a banner when they went out, and could only be regarded as a "village party", which was very different from that between Britain and the United States in the relations between the East, Germany, and Austria.

Although Britain and the United States have the same origin, their differences are greater than their cooperation, and there have been direct wars between the two countries, while relations between the East, Germany, and Austria are very good, which is very common in the German region.

With the exception of slightly worse relations between the Habsburgs and Switzerland, there was little sloppiness between the German states as a whole, and the sloppiness was largely annexed by Prussia.

The reason why Eastern, German, and Austrian countries can get along well is that in fact, there is no conflict of interests, but a strong complementarity.

Germany and Austria have a mutually supportive relationship on the European continent, after all, the two countries are geographically too poor, and East Africa, which occupies one-third of Africa's land, is also a big country that cannot be ignored, and at the same time makes up for the shortcomings of the weak overseas influence of the two countries.

……

March 14, 1893.

Hawaii.

"Brother Rogge, tomorrow is the day we overthrow the Kingdom of Hawaii, and a new Republic of Hawaii will appear in this world, for this, let's have a toast."

Before the coup d'état, the Americans had already gathered, and even though there might be bloodshed tomorrow, everyone still had a banquet and got drunk.

After all, the Kingdom of Hawaii is just that, as long as the American GIs are unanimous and wave their hands, it is not worth the attention of the gentlemen present, everyone is a businessman, and there is no need to charge into battle in person, so just wait for the result.

"Cheers to victory!" Rogge said drunkenly as Endes spoke.

Rogge didn't pretend to be drunk, after all, he drank a lot of wine at the banquet, otherwise it would be too unsociable to arouse suspicion, although East Africa wanted to intervene in this coup.

But it does not mean that Rogge has to give up his current "identity", but in order to continue to lurk in the United States, he has to become a "victim" of this coup.

After all, Rogge is the largest landowner and business owner on Kauai, and if something happens to Kauai, Americans can't help but be suspicious of Rogge.

So in order to get out of the way, the East African government also has to find a way to protect Rogge, if Rogge's identity is exposed, it is not a good thing for East Africa, so far the East African Defense and Security Agency is a secret unit, and it is not good to appear in the international arena.

The main thing is that Ernst is also afraid that other countries will follow suit and build some intelligence services in advance, so that East Africa's superiority in information may be greatly reduced.

Half an hour later, the reception finally ended, and Rogge walked out of the banquet venue and said goodbye to a few "friends" who had a good conversation.

"Sir!"

Rogge's "butler" hurriedly stepped forward and dragged Rogge, who seemed to be crumbling.

Rog rubbed his face, trying to sober himself up, and then said, "Get in the car first." ”

After the car drove some distance, Rogge whispered to the "butler": "Let people hurry up and send the news back to Kauai, tomorrow morning at eight o'clock is the time for the Americans to act, so the news must be passed back tonight." ”

The "butler" took down Rogge's words, and after sending Rogge back to the hotel, he immediately organized people to take advantage of the night to drive the ship that had already docked in the direction of Kauai.

Although Kauai also belongs to the Hawaiian Islands, it is also more than 100 kilometers away from Oahu, so by the time the news is transmitted back to Eliele, the coup d'état by the Americans may have begun.

Of course, there is no need to worry too much, after this coup, the United States will only control Oahu, and several southern islands will definitely need time to control, including Lahaina, the former political center of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Hawaii's population is still mainly concentrated in the southern islands, and Kauai and the almost uninhabited Niihau Island are a little far away from the main body of the Hawaiian Islands, so Kauai must be the last island that the United States will take care of.

Therefore, a little later in the East African operation does not affect the overall situation, after all, the time when the Americans have dealt with the Hawaiian royal family and then take over the islands is enough for East Africa to be deployed.

……

At the same time, in the Pacific Ocean east of the Hawaiian Islands, three gunboats and two supply ships of the Pacific Fleet of the East African Navy are also galloping in the direction of Hawaii.

"I don't know if we can catch up with this operation, we have been delayed at sea for a day." This was stated by the commander of the Pacific Fleet, Merges.

Originally, it was planned to rush to Kauai a day in advance, but because of the preparation of supplies in the Huaihai Economic Zone, it was delayed for a day, after all, Hawaii is located in the hinterland of the ocean, and if you don't bring more supplies, Merges is also bottomless.

"Don't worry, commander, after all, the army is also deployed on Kauai, and even if there is a conflict with the Americans, they will definitely be able to withstand it for a while."

Hermes nodded and said: "I have no doubts about the combat effectiveness of the army, after all, we can also confront a powerful country like Britain, as long as the Americans do not send elite troops, it is really impossible to take Kauai, and it is impossible for the US government to directly dispatch local elite troops." ”

As for the strength of the American army, in fact, Hermes did not have a spectrum in his heart, after all, the United States has not fought in these years, but it must be much worse than Britain, although Britain did not perform well in the South African War, but the combat experience is ten streets behind the United States.

In particular, during the South African War, many British troops transferred from India participated in the war in Afghanistan and the war against Burma.

The last time the United States fought was the Civil War, and it was a nest fight, and no one could see the depth of the Americans, but the Americans should not be underestimated.

In 1890, after the United States surpassed Britain in industry, it has become the world's largest industrial country, and although the number of troops is small, the level of weapons and equipment is also the world's top.

(End of chapter)