Chapter 510 Find something for Britain to do
Ernst's mind turned and he started to set a trap for the victim. East Africa has a natural advantage in this regard.
He picked up the phone on the table and called directly: "Connect me to the National Defense Security Bureau, go and call the director of the National Defense Security Bureau... Yes, you report to the palace immediately, I will wait for you in the office."
Soon, the director of the East African National Defense Security Agency rushed over in a hurry after hearing the call. For Gro, His Highness personally summoning him meant that something big must have happened.
As a new department that was established only a few years ago, the National Defense Security Agency does not have much influence in East Africa and is an unknown organization.
Although it is named after the National Defense Agency, it has nothing to do with the military. The military has its own intelligence department, which is mainly used to collect military-related intelligence, and the East African Defense and Security Agency is a thorough spy organization used to carry out espionage activities against foreign countries.
Soon, a rather young officer came to the St. Petersburg Palace. Since he was from the "Defense Department", he was wearing a military uniform.
"Gero, you're here, sit down first."
"Yes, Principal!"
Gro saluted and sat down. He said sternly, "Principal, if you have any instructions this time, just give them to me!"
Ernst took a sip of tea and said, "It's not a big deal. I think you know about the recent suppression of us by the UK."
"Yes, Principal. According to your instructions, our department has been focusing on the intelligence work of the United Kingdom and the United States. Therefore, I personally monitor the progress of the British sanctions bill and the connection with the forces around us to prevent the omission of important information."
"Then you should know why I came to you this time, right?"
"Is the principal going to give Britain a taste of its own medicine?"
"That's not the case. We don't have the ability to fall out with Britain, so this is why I asked you to come. Some things can't be solved openly."
Groban sat upright on the sofa, thinking about Ernst's words: "Does the principal mean to secretly cause trouble for the British so that they have no time to take care of East Africa?"
"Very good, it seems you already know what I mean. I intend to ask Britain not to always focus on East Africa. There are many regions more important to Britain than East Africa. The British are too idle."
"So that's what it is! I wonder how you, the principal, plan to intervene and what effect you want to achieve. Do you need us to use British personnel?"
"No, some pawns are not easy to place and cannot be wasted. They must play a role at the critical moment. We may not need them in the next few years. This time we will mainly think of ways from the public opinion aspect, so we only need to use the most peripheral personnel. I need you to find a few MPs in the UK who care about regions other than East Africa and let them speak out. It would be best to start with the war in Afghanistan or South America, and express their opinions to find something for the UK to do and divert the attention of the British government."
"I'm afraid this won't be enough to get the UK to change its tune. The words of a few MPs won't be enough to change the UK government's mind."
"Well, what you said makes sense, so I will let the newspaper follow up on your actions and build momentum for them. After you arrange the list of congressmen, remember to send me a copy, and I will publish their remarks through the media."
Gro thought, is it that simple?
"Principal, this is not enough to achieve our goal, right?"
Ernst nodded and said, "Of course, this is only one aspect. What I am going to say next is the main point. Since we just mentioned Afghanistan and South America, it is naturally related to these two regions."
"The principal is talking about two wars?"
In 1879, there were two major wars involving the British, one was the Second Anglo-Afghan War, and the other was the South Pacific War, also known as the Guano War and the Saltpeter War.
"Yes, the British are now focusing on these two wars, but Afghanistan is obviously more important to Britain. After all, Britain is personally involved in the war. The South Pacific War also has a good influence. Just like the last time Britain instigated Portugal to fight against us, this time Britain is supporting Chile behind the scenes."
It seems that Britain has its own strategic deployment in the three regions of Asia, Africa and Latin America. However, East Africa is large in size and the Portuguese cannot defeat it at all, so Britain failed.
As for Afghanistan and South America, they were more miserable. In the early stage, Britain's military operations in Afghanistan were quite smooth, but Ernst knew that the Afghan people would make Britain feel that every tree and grass was an enemy. Occupying cities would not work in Afghanistan.
In South America, three small countries fought each other for saltpeter. The armies of the three countries even used cold weapons such as bows and crossbows to fight. Just like the Paraguayan War, it was another way for Britain to try to strengthen its control over South America.
"So you have to make full use of these two wars and get Britain to shift its attention to these two places. The fighting in South America is raging right now, but Afghanistan is peaceful right now. So I will allocate a sum of money to you to stir up the situation in Afghanistan."
Ernst's ultimate goal was still Afghanistan. As for the South Pacific War, it was just a side issue. Anyway, it was also good material that could add some fun to the British citizens.
With more news about the two wars, there will naturally be less news about East Africa. The British government will also be influenced by public opinion and give priority to the two wars.
"Principal, do you mean that we should intervene in the war in Afghanistan?"
Ernst shook his head and said, "It's not us, it's Tsarist Russia, Persia or Afghanistan, but it has nothing to do with us. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Principal, but we don't have much manpower to use in Afghanistan, so this matter may be quite difficult."
"I know this is not an easy thing to do, but money can solve many problems. We happened to have a lot of weapons left over from the last war, so let's donate them to the Afghan people! Your department is responsible for delivering these weapons to the British, but you have to find a way to clean up the relationship between these weapons and East Africa, and don't let others get hold of them."
"I understand, Your Highness. We can use Arab merchants to do this. As for the weapons, we don't need to send them all. We can select some universal versions so that the enemy can't find any connection with Germany. In the end, we can put the blame on the countries surrounding Afghanistan."
Groh was expressing his thoughts, and Ernst added: "It would be best if our people could do this in Russian, and definitely not in German. We should do it in a complete manner. Russia was planning to intervene in the war anyway, so it would seem natural."
"I understand, Principal. This operation was entirely planned by the Russians and has nothing to do with other countries. Other countries naturally include East Africa, especially East Africa."
"Yes, that's right. There is one more thing to remember. You have to figure out how to transport the weapons. We can't interfere. You have to figure out a way from Zanzibar. Don't let anyone find out that the weapons came out of East Africa."
Even without Ernst's intervention, the Afghans would still have launched a rebellion against Britain in a few months. However, Ernst wanted to bring this matter forward. As long as Afghanistan was in chaos, Britain's attention would only be focused on Afghanistan. After all, it was the real British army fighting against Afghanistan, not proxies like Portugal and Chile.
Thinking of this, Ernst finally reminded: "The sooner this is done, the better. Of course, you can't be impatient. The first goal is to be safe and sound. Even if the mission fails, it must not have any relationship with East Africa."
(End of this chapter)
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