Chapter 176: Landing, Captured, Repatriated
However, Robert's calculation was in vain, because he found that those Americans had been invited by East Africans to "be guests", and looking at the serious East African militia on Lihue Street, Robert could only go home with some depression.
And at this time, on the sea, Rogge and his party also discovered that something was wrong.
Charles frowned and said, "Mr. Rogge, did you notice anything wrong?" β
Rogge pretended to feel the same way and replied: "I also feel that there is a strange feeling at sea today, that is, I can't remember what went wrong for a while. β
"It's a boat, and in the past, Kauai wasn't very connected to a few other islands, but you could see sea boats, but until now we haven't seen a boat." Charles said.
Next, as he got closer to Kauai, Charles's mood became worse and worse, because it was suspicious that there were no fishing boats near Kauai today.
"Mr. Rogge, was there anything unusual on Kauai before you left Kauai?" Charles asked.
Rogge didn't answer directly, but asked, "Anomaly?" Mr. Charles, have you noticed something wrong? β
"So far, we haven't seen a single fishing boat, which is so weird, and I'm worried that something might have happened on Kauai that we didn't know about," Charles said. β
Rogge said "worriedly": "Before I left, I didn't find anything wrong, could it be too much worry." β
Charles thought for a moment and said, "Maybe, but considering the situation on Kauai, even if something big happens, it shouldn't be too dangerous." β
Charles thinks that this part of Hawaii, especially Kauai, is so close to the city of Honolulu on Oahu that no one should dare to make trouble under the noses of Americans.
Soon after, the boat was finally able to see the outline of Kauai, and although there were still no ships leaving the port, there was no major change on the shore, so Charles had the boat continue towards the port of Lihue.
On the island, East Africans naturally found this obtrusive ship, since the closure of the port, Lihue has only been able to enter and exit, but only small boats come and go, and the ship opposite is very large.
In 1795, King Kamehameha unified the Hawaiian Islands and established the Kingdom of Hawaii.
The rice flag has always been the national flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and in the previous life, this flag was also the state flag of the state of Hawaii in the United States, and it has been used for more than 300 years.
Therefore, the Republic of Hawaii also uses the flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii, but East Africans naturally do not know the details of this.
Seeing the flag of the Hawaiian Kingdom, I subconsciously felt a little weak, after all, this was a coup d'Γ©tat and a split on other people's territory, but I quickly reacted, no! Hasn't the Kingdom of Hawaii been overthrown by the Americans? So this should be the ship of the Americans.
Soon, after the ship docked, the East African officers and soldiers further confirmed their thoughts, and a group of people who came down were five big and three thick, with red ribbons tied around their necks, which were American militia in the Hawaiian Islands.
Charles also came ashore with a swagger, but soon they were dumbfounded, and in a short time a large number of people appeared from all sides of the dock to surround them.
"Lay down your arms!"
In the face of the ferocious East African Defense Forces, the American militia did not dare to resist at all, nonsense, at a glance on the other side was the regular army, and the National Guard, which was not even a ragtag, fought with each other, and the sharp-eyed people even saw that the black and straight machine guns were aimed at their side.
And Rogge, who was disguised, was also on the side, shouting in surprise: "We are American citizens, don't kill us." β
Looking at the timid Rogge, the corners of Charles's mouth twitched, it was really a shame for them Americans, although it was disgraceful for him to surrender, but the form was stronger than people, not only was there more people on the other side, but also the weapons were superior, so naturally he could only disarm first to see what happened, and Rogge, the "disgrace of Americans", was about to pee his pants, which made Charles extremely disgusted with this "American businessman".
And this is what Rogge wants, now that he is a victim, he naturally can't stand with East Africa, so his career will be interrupted.
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Day 2.
More than 900 Americans, including Rogge's spy, were repatriated to Honolulu by East Africa.
"What's going on?"
Charles said with a bitter face: "During our coup, East Africans invaded Kauai and formed the so-called Kingdom of Northern Hawaii. β
"What?"
"How dare the East Africans!"
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Charles's answer caused an uproar among everyone, originally the Republic of Hawaii had already regarded the entire archipelago as a bag, and as a result, someone picked peaches, which was simply infuriating.
"What is the strength of the East Africans on the island? Is it a colonial group or an army? How many people are there? President Sanford of the Republic of Hawaii asked.
Charles: "It's the East African Defence Forces, and I'm not going to be wrong about their ugly clothes." β
In this era, the military uniforms of various countries are very bright, and the earthy gray military uniforms of East Africa without much embellishment are synonymous with ugliness in Charles's eyes.
"How many of them!"
Charles shook his head and said: "It's not very clear, but I'm afraid there are more than 1,000 people just what I saw, and they are equipped with machine guns and other weapons, and they look like the elite troops of East Africa, obviously with a murderous aura." β
At this time, Sanders suddenly remembered that Rogge was from Kauai, and he hurriedly asked, "Mr. Rogge, why didn't you notice the sudden invasion of Kauai by East Africa this time?" β
Rogge said with a sad face: "Your Excellency, I am a small businessman, where would I have thought that East Africa would be interested in a small island thousands of miles away, you can ask everyone. β
The people Rogge was talking about, the American businessmen who had been expelled from East Africa, were released by East Africa along with Charles's team.
"Mr. Rogge is right, there were indeed a lot of yellow-faced people on the island before, but so many Chinese and Japanese people in Hawaii, including the local natives, are the same color, who would have thought that East Africans were mixed in, and East Africans seem to have killed from other parts of the island, they should have landed somewhere on the island now, and then captured Kauai in one fell swoop."
"Mr. President, now that we have been driven out by the East Africans, you have to call the shots for us! Our property is still in the hands of East Africa! Rogge complained loudly from the side.
Other American businessmen also hurriedly asked for help, and when they heard the noise of a group of chatterers, Sanford's head was big, and he was the president of Hawaii who had just taken office and encountered such an unfortunate thing.
As for helping them regain their property, Sanford had to use the excuse of delay, after all, the East Africans had troops on Kauai, and no one knew if the East Africans would take advantage of the situation and take the entire Hawaiian Islands.
So at this time, Sanford's first concern was his own security: "Hurry up and ask for help at home, we have to get the government to negotiate with East Africa, this is no longer something we can participate in." β
The government in Sanford's mouth is naturally the U.S. government, and the fact that he is the puppet of the president of the Republic of Hawaii is confirmed.
(End of chapter)