Chapter 853 Secret Entry
September 12, 1892.
Two ordinary Austro-Hungarian merchant ships docked in the bay of Ele Ele in a swaggering manner. At this time, all the residents of Ele Ele had become East Africans.
Infrastructure including ports was also secretly acquired by East Africa, so the landing of the two "merchant ships" did not attract foreign attention.
"Lieutenant Gladstone, welcome to Ele Ele."
"Mr. Governor, please take care of me in the future."
"We have brought a total of a battalion of troops this time, more than 600 people. I wonder if it is enough to take on the military responsibility of Kauai?" asked Battalion Commander Gladstone.
"That should be possible! We have more than 6,000 people on Kauai Island, and more than 300 armed personnel, which together make more than 1,000 people. And with your elite troops here, even if the United States sends out the army, it will not be our opponent."
Of course, the more than 300 people under John Crane actually exist as security personnel. After all, carrying guns overseas is not uncommon in this era.
The Kingdom of Hawaii is also unable to restrict countries from bringing weapons to Hawaii to do business. Countries like Britain, France, and the United States all have some military forces in Hawaii. Of course, the strongest are definitely the Americans. Although the U.S. army is weak, the militia's combat effectiveness is barely enough.
Battalion Commander Gladstone agreed with his superior's words. After all, the combat effectiveness of the United States was not highly recognized in East Africa. At least compared with the IDF itself, the East African military certainly did not recognize it.
Since the Civil War, the United States has hardly fought any wars, and the East African troops have been forged through decades of iron and blood. The East African Army that went on the expedition to Kauai are all East African veterans with more than ten years of combat experience, including Battalion Commander Gladstone himself, so there is still confidence.
Of course, Gladstone was not blindly arrogant. After all, the United States had an advantage in Hawaii, so if East Africa wanted to snatch Kauai from the American population, it needed to be adequately prepared.
"Governor John Crane, I hope to incorporate these more than 300 armed personnel into my army. After all, we are at a disadvantage in Hawaii, so it is best to concentrate the available military forces." Gladstone made the deal.
With the addition of these three hundred men, Gladstone's available force reached nearly one thousand, which gave Gladstone more confidence in occupying Kauai.
"How are the various forces on the island?" asked Gladstone.
"The population of Kauai is 30,000, of which there are about 800 Americans, more than 1,000 Chinese and Japanese expatriates, and excluding us East Africans, there are less than 20,000 native Hawaiians," John Crane introduced.
Gladstone nodded and said, "That means we need to be wary of these 800-odd Americans."
John Crane said affirmatively: "That's right. Don't think that Americans have the least population on Kauai. In fact, they occupy most of the land and industry in the east. In addition, there are American forces in several southern islands, so their power should not be underestimated."
"In this case, in addition to their own people, the Americans can also rely on the Chinese, Japanese and indigenous people working for them on Kauai. That means the total population of East Africa is only close to 7,000. But 7,000 versus 20,000, I feel that our chances of winning are greater. If we can arm the remaining citizens before the war, the entire Kauai will be ours."
John Crane shook his head and said, "That might be difficult, unless we urgently collect a batch of weapons from the mainland. We have stockpiled a batch of weapons on Kauai Island over the years, but even if we add them together, we can only arm 800 people at most."
"In order to increase the chances of success, we still need to assemble as many other people as possible. If hot weapons can't keep up, we can also arrange for cold weapons, especially in places like Lihue. We need to increase our organizational strength so that our people can control the entire island as soon as possible. After all, it is impossible for all 800 Americans to be military armed personnel. In this case, the entire Kauai Island, the Americans cannot have more than 300 armed personnel without any defense, and our army has nearly 1,000, plus 800 militiamen, the armed force is close to 2,000. With the cooperation of East African nationals from all over the country, it will be easy to take Kauai Island."
Gladstone went on to say, "The navy will definitely get involved by then. I don't know how many ships and people the navy will send, but I estimate that they will not be less than 500."
At Ele Ele, Governor John Crane and Lieutenant Gladstone conspired daringly to seize Kauai.
The East African Defense and Security Agency also began to secretly organize East African residents on the eastern part of Kauai, preparing to cooperate with the East African government's actions.
Kingdom of Hawaii.
Lihue is the seat of Kauai government.
"Yudrian, our army has secretly entered the Ele Ele area, so the operation to seize Kauai may happen at any time. You must be vigilant and not show your true colors. At the same time, you must be prepared to revolt at any time." Rogge said to Director Yudrian.
Youdelian is naturally also an agent of the National Defense Security Bureau. Of course, his official identity is a sandalwood merchant. Sandalwood is a specialty of the Hawaiian Islands, so in order to cover up his tracks, Youdelian opened a sandalwood processing factory here.
The majority of the factory workers are East African citizens, but most work here as Chinese and Japanese expatriates.
In fact, these East African citizens, although they look similar to the Chinese, are actually from the local area, rather than being temporarily recruited from the Far East.
After all, this was a coup in an independent country, and East Africa naturally did not trust other people. Moreover, a large number of people on the island had served in the East African Army or received systematic militia training.
Yudrion said with some concern: "Stationmaster Roger, are you sure the kingdom's plan can succeed? After all, Hawaii is a focal area. Britain, France, the United States, Russia, and Japan all have some presence in Hawaii. If we want to stage a coup here, I'm afraid it will trigger a military conflict."
Roger tapped his head and said, "Do you think the United States has any ambitions for Hawaii?"
Yudrion said uncertainly: "Maybe!"
Roger smiled sinisterly and said, "It's obvious to everyone. After all, the United States is almost completely controlling the Hawaiian Islands. They control the economy and politics of the islands, and even have weapons. So it's only a matter of time before the United States annexes Hawaii. We just need to follow the instructions of the central government and get a share of the spoils when the United States annexes Hawaii. This way, the Americans won't be able to tell us what to do."
Yudlian said: "How does the central government know the exact time when the Americans will annex the United States? What if the United States annexes Hawaii not this year, but ten years later? If so, wouldn't we have wasted ten years there in vain?"
"Don't worry about it. The decision of our superiors cannot be changed anyway. We just need to follow the plan honestly."
Roger continued, "And you may not be able to get in touch with them. When I was in contact with that group of American businessmen, they all had similar ideas. At least American businessmen are very interested in annexing Hawaii, so our people must keep a close eye on Lahaina. Once there is any movement there, that's when we start to act."
Lahaina is a city on the island of Maui and the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii. If any major political changes happened in the Kingdom of Hawaii, it would definitely start from Lahaina, which has always been the main place of surveillance for East African intelligence.
(End of this chapter)
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