Chapter 619 Seized
"Captain, there's something under this car!" The soldier who was counting the cargo nearby reported to Blanca.
"What is it?"
"It's in a wooden box. It looks like the kind used for munitions."
Blanca walked in and said to Roman, "Since you've been captured, don't try to be clever. Tell us everything you know. I won't allow this to happen again."
Seeing this, Roman had no choice but to say, "Some of the supplies here are indeed arms, all transported from Bertfontein to Boshoff, but you don't have to think too much about it. Our line is just a small branch line, so there are not many important supplies."
Blanca didn't have the patience to listen to Roman's explanation. He asked his subordinates to pry open the wooden box and take out a Warndell rifle from it.
"This gun looks brand new. It has never been used and has been well maintained. How can you get such a product?"
"With money, none of this is a problem. Similarly, we can also spend money to get the British rifles from the mine owners in Kimberley." When he said this, Roman showed a proud smile.
"Humph, let's not talk about Britain for now. This batch of weapons of yours must have been provided by East Africa. After all, you came from Bertfontein, which is our controlled area. How could you come here so brazenly?"
"Haha, you can't say you're swaggering, but the officers of Bertfontein are easier to deal with than you. Like I said before, there's nothing that money can't solve. To be honest, it's really rare to see someone like you in the Transvaal Restoration Army." Roman said sarcastically. Of course, the target of his sarcasm was the Transvaal Restoration Army, not Blanca personally.
"I'll just take it as a compliment to us!" Blanca said unhappily.
After being interrupted by Roman, he felt like he was on a pirate ship. Although he knew that the military discipline of the Transvaal Restoration Army was not ideal, psychologically speaking, most armies of that era were like this.
However, it was still an eye-opener for Blanca to see "their own people" selling out national interests and providing convenience to the enemy. If this was the case, Blanca was not optimistic about the war.
Because it is impossible for the Transvaal Restoration Army to really block the connection between the Orangemen and the East Africans. Even if all the Transvaal men, women, and children went into battle, they could not do it. What's more, there are already scum among the Transvaal people, including the British, their biggest financial backers, who are very unreliable.
The Orange Free State borders East Africa on three sides. The Transvaal people may intervene in the north and west, but the west, especially the northwest, is completely controlled by the Orange people. Therefore, if East Africa wholeheartedly supports the Orange people, Transvaal may not be able to organize.
In Kimberley, an important city in the southwest, the British were stronger than the Transvaal people, but the mineral owners and businessmen clearly chose profit.
Seeing Blanca's gloomy expression, Roman smiled and said, "You regret it now! So you might as well pretend that you didn't see us. The final result of this war will definitely be that we will win."
"Hehe, I admit that there are a lot of scum in the Transvaal Restoration Army, but you Orange people are probably no less than that. This can be seen from the progress of the battle line, so you are all the same." Blanca counterattacked.
Although he felt that the performance of the Transvaal Restoration Army and the British was shameful, he was now one of them, so he had to defend them.
And what Blanca said is also true, the performances of the Transvaal Restoration Army and the Orange Freedom Resistance Army are really at the same level, the eldest brother should not be mentioned as the second brother.
There is serious corruption within the Transvaal Restoration Army. Although the Orange Freedom Resistance Army may be better in this regard, in Blanca's opinion, their leaderless state is more dangerous than the Transvaal Restoration Army and they can be easily defeated one by one.
After that, Blanca was too lazy to joke with Roman. He ordered: "Collect all the bodies and take them back for burial. Reload the food and ammunition. Let's go back."
On the way, Blanca and his group met Valshanu and his companion who were still there. De Kevin had no idea who leaked the news.
"Valshanu, you bastard, I have no grudge against you! Why do you want to hurt me?"
"Di Kevin, there's no point in saying this. How can it be that I want to harm you? It's obviously you who want to collude with the White Bandits, and isn't this the truth? How dare you question me!"
"Humph, I never thought there would be a villain like you in the village. I admit defeat this time."
"Don't say such harsh words. Our relationship is not good to begin with. People as arrogant as you look down on me. So don't think that everyone will accommodate you like your father and your two brothers. You said you had nothing to do but insisted on getting involved in military affairs. Now you are reaping the consequences!"
"You..." Di Kevin didn't expect Valshanu to say that. This was even more painful than killing him.
"What do you mean by 'you'? Now let's see how you end up. After this incident, you will inevitably be charged with colluding with bandits. Let's see how you face your father. And if things go wrong, if your family is implicated, the villagers will laugh at you!"
"Humph, do you think everyone in the village is the same as you? They are usually very nice."
"Haha, that's because your father is the village chief. If I had a father who was a village chief, the villagers would definitely only say good things to me!"
"Would you believe it? With your personality and style of doing things."
"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. I can bear the gossip behind my back. But you, I don't know if you can survive this time. Otherwise, you will definitely see a different face of the villagers."
The two people argued back and forth.
Blanca had to speak up to stop them: "Stop yelling. If you have any conflicts, you can argue as much as you want when you get back. And this is a serious matter. De Kevin, don't be so impulsive. Cooperate with us and maybe you can get a reduced sentence."
"Thank you very much, but I'm just a small pawn and I don't have access to many military secrets. If you want to get any useful information from me, it will be extremely difficult." In response to Blanca's good advice, Kevin De could only answer truthfully.
"You're not even a pawn. People like me are." Roman teased.
In the next few days, Blanca sent someone to pass the news back to Bloemfontein, and then Bloemfontein sent people to Florisbad village to verify the situation.
Blanca and his company were awarded a great merit, and Valshanu was appointed as the new village chief of Florisbad village by the Transvaal people as he wished. As for Dicken's father, he managed to save his son's life after a heavy bleeding, and Romon was taken back by the people of Bloemfontein.
This time, Bloemfontein intends to dig deeper into the Roman line and investigate the extent of the arms trade between the Orange Freedom Resistance Army and East Africa so as to carry out the next strategic deployment.
Although Romon was just a small pawn, he worked for a full five months, so he handled a large amount of supplies. Moreover, he crossed a wide area and communicated with many people, so the Transvaal people were still able to obtain a lot of high-quality intelligence, which could provide reference for the small Transvaal court in Bloemfontein.
(End of this chapter)
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