Chapter 394: Hard
Boer militia captain: "General, you may not know that the Grigoran Republic is already part of the British Cape Colony. If we withdraw from the Grigoran Republic territory now, we can pretend that nothing happened."
Naldovic's face darkened. "Are you threatening the great East African Kingdom?"
"We didn't mean that. We were just stating a fact. After all, the British have the final say in the Grigualan Republic. If your country wants to annex Grigualan, I believe it is the British who will be nervous, not us."
The words may be rough, but the truth is there. Now the Republic of Grigoraland is equivalent to a local government of the Cape Colony. The decision-making power lies in Cape Town. At most, Grigoraland can strive for some privileges.
This made Naldovic very embarrassed. Just when Naldovic didn't know how to deal with the matter, a large force rushed up from behind.
"Naldovic, what happened? Why did your troops stop here and not move forward!" Naldovic's superior, the commander of the Second Brigade, Griffin, came over and asked.
"Report to the brigade commander! We encountered some minor troubles..." Naldovic repeated the situation to Griffin.
Griffin: "I see. Don't worry about this matter. I'll take care of it."
After that, Griffin came to the Boer militia and asked, "Are you soldiers of the so-called Grigualan Republic?"
Seeing the increase in the number of the enemy, which put considerable pressure on the Boer militia, the captain of the Boer militia took a deep breath and said calmly: "Yes, General, we are the militia of the Grigualan Republic."
Griffin: "Very good. No matter whether you represent Grigoran or Cape Town, what happens next is not something that a small person like you can participate in. So I advise you to lay down your weapons and surrender to our army on the spot. Of course, you can also choose to resist. I, Griffin, never make things difficult for others."
What Grigoraland? Griffin doesn't care even if it involves the Cape Colony. At most, he can just fight a war. Now the whole world knows that the German Army is the best in the world. As a German country, the East African Kingdom is naturally not bad in this regard.
This is Griffin's true psychological state. Prussia defeated France, and Austro-Hungary defeated Italy. The inspiration to German nationalism as a whole also affected East Africa. In addition, the East African Kingdom has been bullying the weak in Africa and has not suffered a defeat so far, so it is inevitable that he feels a little inflated.
Griffin came up and asked the Grigualan militia to lay down their arms, while the Boer militia of the Grigualan Republic looked at each other in confusion.
"What are you still standing there for? Put down your weapons." At this time, the militia captain said, "General, we give up resistance, but you must ensure our personal safety."
Seeing that Griffin was obviously a tough guy, even tougher than Naldovic before, the Boer militia captain realized that the British could not scare this East African kingdom that came out of nowhere.
To be honest, the moment he saw the East African army arrive, he knew that the initiative was completely in the hands of the East African Kingdom. The strength currently displayed by the East African Kingdom is actually enough to compete with Cape Town.
The enemy was not a militia of non-professional soldiers like themselves, but a regular army like those on the European continent. This could be seen from their equipment and uniforms.
The military force of the Cape Colony was mainly composed of militia forces similar to those of Grigory. Although there were regular British troops in Cape Town, their number was not large. In the eyes of ordinary people, militias could hardly compete with well-trained regular troops.
Besides, he only had a dozen brothers under his command, while the other side had thousands of people. Not to mention thousands of people, even if there were only a dozen people on the other side, he would have to think carefully. Unless he was crazy, he would choose to fight against the East African Kingdom.
Under the reprimand of the Boer militia captain, the Boer militia voluntarily handed over their weapons to the East African Kingdom Army.
"Very good, you are a smart man. You can go wherever you want from now on. Our people will not make things difficult for you anymore." Griffin said after confiscating the weapons of the Boer militia.
Griffin didn't care about the whereabouts of these militiamen. It didn't matter whether they went back to report the situation or stayed where they were, as the East African Army would not provide them with food.
Griffin turned around and said to Naldovic, "The troops must continue to advance and not stop until they reach the Orange River. This is the strategic bottom line set by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Naldovic said: "Brigade Commander, what if we are blocked by the Grigoran Republic or the Cape Colony next?"
Griffin: "What are you afraid of? You have a fire stick in your hand. If anyone tries to stop us, you can use the Dreiser in your hand to convince them. Do you understand?"
Naldovic shuddered, saluted and said, "Yes, I promise to complete the task!"
So, under the watchful eyes of the disarmed Boer militia, the East African Army continued to advance towards the Orange River, raising gusts of sand wherever the troops passed.
After the East African Army had completely left, the Boer militia asked, "Captain, what should we do now?"
"What else can I do? Of course I have to go back."
"But now we don't even have guns..."
"What are you afraid of? You saw what happened just now. There were several thousand of them, regular troops, with murderous intent in their eyes. With your skinny arms and legs, do you still want to cause trouble for them?"
"Of course that's impossible. That would be courting death."
"So it's impossible to do anything about it. The responsibility for this matter is not ours. Even if the president comes, there is nothing we can do. What happens next is something that the bigwigs above should consider. They are also the ones who have a headache."
The Grigualan Republic is just a small Boer country. In fact, its population is about the same as that of a slightly larger town in East Africa. It is far from being comparable to the real Boer countries such as Transvaal and the Orange Free State. East Africa only needs to dispatch a regiment of troops to destroy it. It is a big question whether the Grigualan Republic can continue to exist.
Don't think that the Republic of Grigory has joined the Cape Colony. In fact, it has no value to Cape Town.
Gri-Gwaland is located on the southern edge of the Kalahari Desert. The Orange Free State and Transvaal to the east are facing a water shortage problem, but it is just a water shortage. Some drought-resistant crops can still be grown. For the land of the Republic of Gri-Gwaland, water resources are a precious asset. The little rainfall can only be used to water the grasslands, and there are no conditions for planting.
The Cape Colony accepted the Gregorian Republic entirely because Gregorian offered it to them for free. After taking over the Gregorian Republic, the Cape Colony discovered that it was actually a pitfall. The main reason was that their government had a serious debt problem. The reason why Gregorian Republic was given to them for free was because the government was in financial difficulties and could not continue, so they wanted the Cape Colony to be the buyer.
(End of this chapter)
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