"Mr. General, is it possible that we will withstand the fierce invasion of Queenslanders without the help of Lisbon?"

Faced with the question of the Governor General, General Silva thought for a while and replied in a difficult tone, "It's hard, very difficult. This time, unlike the invasion of the French and British troops of three or five hundred people, a large army of tens of thousands of people landed across the sea. The Queenslanders have proved that it is not inferior to the Dutch's combat effectiveness, and infantry equipment has reached the world-class level. This is an extremely severe test for us. If we want to overcome this level, unless a miracle happens."

"What aspect of the miracle you are referring to?"

"Armed civilians can tolerate great sacrifices and unity in resistance, outstanding military command, enemy mistakes, and God's mercy, so that we can have no more than 30% chance of victory."

"Oh, 30% is no less." Governor Bernardo Fernandez was in a clear mood. He didn't want to lose Mozambique during his tenure. It would be an indelible shame that accompanied the family for life.

“This is prerequisite.”

"Tell me?"

"First of all, the terrible Qinglong-class heavy cruiser you mentioned cannot come to East Africa. The defensive walls of Mozambique cannot withstand the attack of giant cannons. Moreover, the fatal flaw of this defensive fort is that the place is too small, less than one square kilometer. The artillery fire will cause a large amount of damage to defensive soldiers and urban civilians, which is something we cannot bear."

Governor Bernardo Fernandez's smile just now froze on his face. He imagined the invincible power of the heavy cruiser of the Blue Dragon to destroy a country's navy, and he was also in the city, and he couldn't help but shivered.

I pray that the Holy Father, Mother, and Son, do not come such a terrible monster of war.

"Is there any?" he asked in a dry tone.

"Yes, the news we have received is that the Queensland army is about 10,000. If the current army size does not continue to increase, we still have a chance to reverse it, otherwise..."

General Silva kept silent. Governor Bernardo Fernandez knew what would otherwise mean, but he could not guarantee that the Queenslanders would stop decisively in the unfavorable situation of the war and would not continue to recruit troops. Who can guarantee this?

“Is there any more?”

"We have more than 70,000 white settlers in the Mozambique area and are able to mobilize no less than 20,000 armed civilians to participate in the battle. The biggest difficulty is logistics supply and weapons and equipment, and there must be enough rifles and ammunition, which is the premise of everything."

"I have a way to do this." Governor Bernardo Fernandez, who was extremely weak in the face of the first two problems, cheered up and thought it carefully. "The 22,000 ounces of gold mine dug earlier this year are currently in the Mozambique island, and there are no less than 13,000 ounces left in Climannet. I can withhold this funds in the name of a wartime emergency to purchase weapons and ammunition, and arm all the resisters. We can find Germans or French people, and they will be very happy to cause trouble to the British."

"This is the only good news I heard today." General Silva was obviously not as optimistic as the Governor, and said in a heavy tone. "It is easy to arm civilians, but their combat effectiveness is worrying. Going out of the city to fight against the enemy is definitely a way out, and the wise will not take it. Therefore, the strategy adopted by our army can only shrink its defense and abandon the large number of white settlements and pastures in Mozambique. All armed forces retreat to the two solid fortresses, Mozambique Island and Klimane, and do not give the enemy a chance to defeat each one. This is the last prerequisite."

"This...is probably impossible!"

Hearing this request, Governor Bernardo Fernandez was embarrassed and sucked in air conditioning.

From a military perspective, this suggestion is undoubtedly pertinent and realistic, and is also the most likely defensive strategy at present.

But the problem lies in people's hearts, just imagine it;

Relying on those large ranchers with thousands of hectares of fertile land and herds of cattle and sheep, the family and family industry brought everyone to Mozambique to participate in defensive operations, shed blood for the interests of the Portuguese Kingdom, sacrificed their lives, and united in resisting the Queensland invaders. This is just a waste of money!

If there was such a noble sentiment of sacrificing the family for everyone, Portugal would not have been annexed by Spain in history. It was just a matter of individuals who had their own interests and were just a mess.

Even if this is the case in the local area, how can we ask overseas colonies to make free contributions?

This first of all, logically does not make sense. Mozambique belongs to the overseas territory of the King of Portugal. The lord did not send a soldier or a soldier to defend the rights and interests of the territory. Instead, he asked the common people to sacrifice their lives and shed their blood and sacrifice their families to generate electricity for everyone's love. Where did this kind of good thing come from?

On the surface, Portugal has more than 70,000 white descendants in the Mozambique region and also holds 100,000 indigenous armed forces, which is a powerful force.

In fact, it is a mess and cannot be twisted into a rope.

These white descendants are all on their own abacus and are willing to fight to protect family property and generational manors, but it does not mean they are willing to give everything, including property, blood and life to defend Mozambique and Climane.

After a long discussion, Governor Bernardo Fernandez and General Silva had no choice but to come to a conclusion;

Mozambique and Climane still have to stick to it, and they must strengthen their defensive forces. Other places can only do their best to leave their destiny. As for what situation they eventually evolve, only God knows.

As the two were talking, the guards of the Governor's Office came in with a serious face and submitted a report with both hands; "Governor General, the urgent military report from Climane, the Queenslander troops were about 7,000 people coming across the sea, and gathered with the vanguard troops to gather tens of thousands of troops, and had surrounded the city of Colimane and requested emergency reinforcements."

Oh, sell it!

The news was like a blow, and the two big men looked at each other in shock, and they couldn't say anything for a long time.

The Queensland army's military use is deeply rooted in the three flavors of Sun Tzu's Art of War;

Therefore, it is as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, as it invades like fire, as it does not move as the mountain, as it is difficult to know as the yin, as it moves like thunder.

Since we have started to fight, we will not give the Portuguese a chance to breathe.

Just one day

The news of defeat came from Climane. The defenders were blown away after only three hours. Queensland soldiers poured in and took a long time to completely clear the resistance in the city. This important city with a population of 21,000 fell.

Klimane is the capital of Zambési Province, an important gold mining area and trading city. It is second only to Mozambique Island and the only town with more than 10,000 people in the entire Mozambique region. The other is Mozambique Island.

Losing Climane means that the Portuguese have lost control of Zambési and also lost control of the inland northwestern and southwestern provinces. The remaining sporadic resistance is no longer related. It is really a piercing knife in the heart, which is heart-wrenching!

Losing Climane, the Portuguese Governor's Office in panic was ordered to shrink its defenses. The white descendants who fled from other provinces gathered in the port of Mozambique. Some of the disheartened white descendants left here on a boat and returned to Europe, and were no longer willing to return to this sad place.

For a moment

The population of Mozambique soared, reaching 38,500 at its peak. As some people left, the population gradually fell back to around 35,100.

In the past month, the African Expeditionary Forces that had been fully consolidated in the Mozambique area attacked everywhere, continuously decentralized settlements and farms of white descendants of Portugal, and took over the rule of the black indigenous tribes in the region, and expanded their power to the southern and northern provinces.

The British were active internationally and carried out some tricks. They immediately informed the signing countries of the Berlin Conference that Queensland occupied the Mozambique region, took the lead in recognizing Queensland's colonial rule over the region, and through diplomatic efforts, prompting the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, France, Greece and others to recognize it.

Mid-June 1886

With the recognition of the mainstream international public opinion, important world powers such as the United States and Germany were reluctant to admit it. They did not want to see the British colonial power in Africa expand, but they could do nothing about the British's tricks that were used to hide the truth.

Queensland's colonial rights in the Mozambique region were thus determined, and the Army won a beautiful round.

The Portuguese retreated on the Mozambique island in an area of ​​only a little over 1.5 square kilometers, strengthening the city walls day and night, preparing for war, and purchasing a large amount of weapons and equipment from the German colonies, arming all men aged 14 to 60, and storing a large amount of ammunition, food and fresh water, preparing to stick to it for a long time.

Never thought

The African Expeditionary Force had no intention of attacking Mozambique Island at all. They continued to send small troops to various parts of Mozambique, covering an area of ​​one million square kilometers, to encircle and suppress rebels and unstable factors, and recruited more than 80,000 strong laborers to build roads, docks, ports and towns, and started Chinese immigration work, starting a vigorous construction boom.

The Portuguese were shocked. The feeling was like a carefully prepared feast that no one appreciated. It was lost. The huge gap in his heart was imaginable!

Governor Bernardo Fernandez's embarrassing discovery;.

Without the backing of the rich Mozambique colony, Mozambique Island is just an isolated island with an area of ​​1.5 square kilometers, but it is crowded with up to 35,000 people. Not to mention that food and fresh water are difficult to replenish, and all material needs need to be transported from the outside.

Without gold, ivory, cattle, sheep, flour, no fruit, and no continuous input of various specialties, there will naturally be no trade.

Mozambique Island has now become a giant baby who cannot take care of himself. It needs to input all goods from the outside world, but no goods can be exported. The fortress-type fortress of nearly 20,000 people has become a huge burden that only goes out but not enters.

When the Portuguese were armed to the teeth, the African Expeditionary Force stopped attacking. Which one was the action?
Chapter completed!