Chapter 859 Landing, Capture, and Repatriation

However, Robert's plan was in vain, because he found that those Americans were invited to be "guests" by the East Africans. Looking at the serious-looking East African militia on the streets of Lihue, Robert could only go home feeling a little depressed.

At this time, on the sea, Rogge and his crew also discovered that something was wrong.

Charles frowned and said, "Mr. Roger, did you notice anything wrong?"

Rogge pretended to agree and replied, "I also felt something strange on the sea today, but I can't remember what went wrong for a while."

"It's a ship. Although Kauai was not closely connected with the other islands in the past, we could still see ships. But until now, we haven't seen a single ship," said Charles.

Next, as they got closer to Kauai, Charles' mood became worse and worse, because there was not even a fishing boat near Kauai today, which was too suspicious.

"Mr. Roger, was there anything unusual on the island before you left Kauai?" Charles asked.

Roger did not answer directly, but asked, "Abnormal? Mr. Charles, did you find anything wrong?"

"So far, we haven't seen a single fishing boat, which is very strange," Charles said. "I'm worried that something may be going on on Kauai that we don't know about."

Rogge said "worriedly": "Before I left, I didn't notice anything wrong. Maybe I was worrying too much."

Charles thought about it and said, "Maybe, but considering the situation on Kauai Island, even if something big happens, it shouldn't be too dangerous."

Charles believed that Hawaii, especially Kauai, was so close to Honolulu on Oahu that no one would dare to cause trouble under the noses of the Americans.

Soon after, the ship could finally see the outline of Kauai. Although there were still no ships leaving the port, there were no major changes on the shore, so Charles ordered the ship to continue heading towards Lihue Harbor.

On the island, the East Africans naturally noticed this out-of-the-ordinary ship. Since the port was closed, Lihue has only allowed people to enter but not leave. However, the ships coming and going are all small boats, while the ship on the opposite side is very large.

The most eye-catching thing is the flag hanging on the ship, which looks similar to the British Union Jack. In 1795, Kamehameha I unified the Hawaiian Islands and established the Kingdom of Hawaii. Because he admired Britain, he voluntarily used the Union Jack as his national flag.

The Union Jack has always been the national flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii. In its previous life, this flag was also the state flag of the U.S. state of Hawaii and has been used for more than 300 years.

So the Republic of Hawaii also uses the flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii, but East Africans naturally don’t know the details.

Seeing the flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii, I subconsciously felt a little guilty. After all, this was a coup and secession on someone else's territory. But I quickly realized that something was wrong! The Kingdom of Hawaii had already been overthrown by the Americans! So this must be an American ship.

Soon after the ship docked, the thoughts of the East African officers and soldiers were further confirmed. A group of burly men came down with red ribbons around their necks. They were American militiamen from the Hawaiian Islands.

Charles also came ashore with his men in a swagger, but they were soon dumbfounded. After a short while, a large number of people appeared from all directions of the dock and surrounded them.

"Put down your weapons!"

Faced with the ferocious East African Defense Force, the American militia did not dare to resist at all. Of course, the other side was obviously a regular army, so how could their National Guard, which was not even a ragtag group of troops, fight against them? The sharp-eyed people even saw the black machine guns aimed at them.

The disguised Roger was also nearby, shouting in surprise: "We are American citizens, don't kill us."

Looking at the cowardly Rogge, Charles' mouth twitched. It was really a shame for them Americans. Although his surrender was not glorious, the situation was stronger than the man. The other side not only had more people but also had superior weapons. Naturally, he could only surrender first and see what happened. Rogge, the "shame of Americans", was almost peeing his pants, which made Charles extremely disgusted with this "American businessman".

This is exactly the effect Rogge wanted. Now that he is a victim, he naturally cannot stand on the same side as East Africa, otherwise his career will be interrupted.

…

The second day.

More than 900 Americans, including the spy Roger, were deported back to Honolulu from East Africa.

"What's going on?"

Charles said with a grimace, "During our coup, East Africans invaded Kauai and established the so-called Kingdom of North Hawaii."

"What?"

"How dare the East Africans!"

“…”

Charles' answer caused an uproar among the people. The Republic of Hawaii had already regarded the entire archipelago as its own, but someone else took advantage of it. This was really infuriating.

"What is the strength of the East Africans on the island? Are they a colonial group or an army? How many people are there?" asked President Sanford of the Republic of Hawaii.

Charles: "It's the East African Defense Force. I can't mistake them for the ugly uniforms they wear."

In this era, the military uniforms of various countries were very colorful, and the earth-gray uniforms of East Africa without much decoration were synonymous with ugliness in Charles' eyes.

"What are their numbers?"

Charles shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, but from what I saw, there were probably more than a thousand people, and they were equipped with machine guns and other weapons. They were obviously elite troops from East Africa, and they were clearly murderous."

At this time, Sanders suddenly remembered that Roger was from Kauai, and he hurriedly asked: "Mr. Roger, why didn't you notice the sudden invasion of Kauai by East Africa this time?"

Roger said with a sad face: "Mr. President, I am just a small businessman. How could I have thought that East Africa would be interested in a small island thousands of miles away? You can ask everyone about this."

The "everyone" that Roger mentioned are the American businessmen who were expelled from East Africa. They were released by East Africa along with Charles' team.

"Mr. Roger is right. There were indeed many people with yellow faces on the island before. But there are so many Chinese and Japanese in Hawaii, including the local indigenous people, all of whom have the same skin color. Who would have thought that there would be East Africans among them? Moreover, the East Africans seemed to have come from other parts of the island. They should have landed somewhere on the island and captured Kauai in one fell swoop."

"Mr. President, now we are being driven out by the East Africans. You have to stand up for us! Our property is still in the hands of East Africa!" Rogge complained loudly.

Other American businessmen also rushed to ask for help. Hearing the chattering and noisy noise, Sanford was overwhelmed. As the President of Hawaii, he had just encountered such a bad thing and had no idea where he could seek justice.

As for helping them regain their property, Sanford could only make excuses to delay. After all, the East Africans had troops on Kauai, and no one knew whether the East Africans would take advantage of the situation and move south to seize the entire Hawaiian Islands.

So at this time, Sanford's first consideration was his own safety: "Hurry up and seek help from home. We must let the government negotiate with East Africa. This is no longer something we can participate in."

The government that Sanford was referring to was naturally the U.S. government, and the fact that he was a puppet of the President of the Republic of Hawaii was confirmed.

(End of this chapter)