My Italian Chapter 649

When the Spey fleet was still fighting the British fleet in Oceania, the Italian East African colony as its final destination was also extremely lively.

If you want to say which colony of the Allied Powers camp is a thorn in the side of the Allies, it is Italy's East African colony. This colony stuck in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean makes Britain and France feel extremely uncomfortable.

Long before the outbreak of the war, the British military proposed to its government that Italy's colonies in East Africa seriously threatened the trade and transportation lines between the mainland and India, and hoped that this problem could be resolved immediately after the outbreak of the war.

However, London did not pay much attention to the military's suggestion, because they believed that the war would only take a few months to end.

The armies of France and Russia attacked Germany from the east and the west, and Britain blocked its sea route and landed from the north. The Germans absolutely could not stop such a three-way attack. The Germans, the core of the alliance camp, have fallen, so the younger brothers, Italy and Austria, will naturally surrender obediently.

Unfortunately, the Entente lineup did not expect that the Germans could fight better than the Franco-Prussian War. Not only did they defeat the British and French allied forces on the Western Front and occupied Paris, but they also rescued the Austrians who were beaten up by Russia on the Eastern Front. Fist, so that it would no longer dare to spy on German territory.

In addition, the Italians, who have always been regarded as the tail of the powers, also performed surprisingly. Their performance in the Italian-French border battle and the Sirte naval battle made Britain and France regard it as another great enemy besides Germany.

At the same time, after several months of fighting, both sides found that it was impossible to solve their opponents in a short period of time, so as the war could not be subsided in a short period of time, then it was necessary to start from all aspects at this time.

And the Italian East African colony, which is a thorn in the side, looks so glaring no matter how you look at it now.

However, although it looks very dazzling, it is not easy to seize Italy's East African colonies, because Italy has deployed heavy troops here.

The place has a powerful navy and an army that is absolutely huge for a colony. The Italian military has deployed 120,000 local troops here, and also has a colonial army of 80,000. In addition, the slave state of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) can provide 150,000 troops.

It can be said that if you want to capture Italian East Africa, you must have no less than 400,000 troops, and they can't all be colonial troops. You also need the Allied Powers to send local elite troops.

Thinking back to when the war started, the staff officers of the British and French armies laughed at the deployment of the Italian army. It was simply stupid to put a large number of elite troops in the colonies instead of using them in the mainland. In the end, I didn't expect that it would become a thorn in my side, which was too embarrassing.

Whether it is embarrassing or not, I will talk about it later, the most important thing now is to pull out the nail of Italian East Africa.

Several previous trials have shown that not only the Italian army is not weak, but even its colonial army and the slave state Abyssinian army are stronger than the British colonial army in Africa, comparable to the British and Indian troops. Of course, there is still a gap between it and the British and Indian troops in terms of weapons and equipment.

Since Italy is very strong in East Africa, it is not easy to seize East Africa. In addition to preparing to assemble troops in Sudan and British East Africa (Kenya), it is also necessary to prepare a large amount of military supplies.

Now that a big battle is being prepared, in addition to the material army, intelligence, diplomacy and other aspects must be prepared. Among them, an important job is diplomacy.

The wise old king of the Kingdom of Abyssinia, the British had dealt with him many times, and it was difficult to take advantage of him, even if he had a stroke.

Especially after the war broke out, in order to make the Kingdom of Abyssinia defect, Britain offered a lot of money, weapons, and territory, but they were all declined by the old king.

Originally, he had given up on winning over the Kingdom of Abyssinia, but that Menelik II died at the end of the year. Because he had no son, but had a legal daughter, he finally chose his grandson Eyasu to succeed him as the new king. .

Now that there is no old king in power, the British mind has become active again.

"Your Majesty King Eyasu, our British Empire is very willing to help your country get rid of the control of the Italians. Your country was invaded by Italy more than 20 years ago. This is a trample on the civilized world. Our country has always felt sorry for your country. Sympathy. This war is now a punishment for its banditry, and it is actually an opportunity for your country.

Looking at the current situation in your country, the Italians have plundered a lot of benefits in your country, which should belong to your country. We, the British Empire, do not want to see your country being treated like this, so we are willing to provide enough support to help your country In addition, our country can also distribute enough spoils to your country according to your country's performance. Weapons, machines, money, land. If your country performs well enough on the battlefield, it can also help your country regain the coastal land. "

Mr. Boyle, High Commissioner for the British East African Colony, is the Secret Envoy this time. And he was talking endlessly to the young King Eyasu in front of him, telling the conditions that the British side could offer.

Boyle can be regarded as an old acquaintance of the Kingdom of Abyssinia. Before he served as the High Commissioner of the British East African Colony, Boyle had done business with the Kingdom of Abyssinia for more than ten years, so he was very interested in the Kingdom of Abyssinia. The higher-ups of the Kingdom of Bisignia are very familiar with it. Of course, he also knew that the Kingdom of Abyssinia had complicated feelings for the suzerain country, Italy.

Emotions such as unwillingness, gratitude, and fear are the feelings of the high-level officials of the Abyssinian Kingdom towards Italy.

Boyle scoffed at this in his heart, and it is fair to say that Italy is already very good for the Kingdom of Abyssinia. Although Italian goods were popular in Abyssinia, Italy also made it pay back. The labor dispatch of 20,000 to 50,000 people per year has made the Abyssinian royal family and noble governors a lot of money (in order to win over the Abyssinian nobles, Italy gave half of the labor salary to the royal family and nobles, of course these Most of the money returned to Italy in the form of commodities, arms and other supplies.).

"I am very grateful to Great Britain for its importance to our country, but our country has signed a treaty of friendship and mutual assistance with Italy, so I can only say sorry to your country."

At this time, Eyasu, who was the new young king of Abyssinia, refused Boyle's offer of these benefits.

"Your Majesty, if you are not satisfied with our conditions, you can talk about it."

Although Eyasu refused as soon as he opened his mouth, Boyle was a little confused, but how could he let the meeting end like this as a businessman.

"Your Excellency Boyle, thank you very much for your country's interest in our country, but our country currently has no plans to change the family. Your envoy, please come back."

Eyasu's reluctance to continue the conversation made Boyle feel helpless, why did the two Abyssinian kings not listen to persuasion.

Facing the resolute attitude of the young king, no matter how many thoughts and words he had, he couldn't say it.

It's just that the Boyle envoy didn't know that the young king was influenced by Italian servants and tutors when he was growing up, which made Ejasu full of affection for Italy. Besides, the current situation in Africa, Eyasu is not unclear, it has already been divided up by various European countries.

If you get rid of Italy, then other powers will not be tempted by them, especially Britain, which is located in the northwest of the kingdom. It is not clear to him what the African colonies under British rule look like. After all, Eyasu does not trust Britain.

After Boyle was rejected by the young king, he had no choice but to return to his residence.

Just as he was grieving over the failure of this mission, at this moment his most trusted servant stepped forward and spoke. "Master, there is a man named Kamala who wants to visit you and says he can solve your troubles."

"Kamala?"

Boyle thought about who he knew in Addis Ababa with that name. But after thinking for a long time, he was sure that he didn't know a person named Kamala not only in Addis Ababa, but even in Abyssinia.

Just as he was about to ask the servant to turn back to the other party, he agreed after thinking about this mission.

"Please come in, sir."

"Okay, master."

He sees each other every once in a while.

"Hello, Mr. Boyle, my master knows your intentions, UU reading www.uukanshu.com and my master has a good impression of your country, and thinks that only by following your country can Abyssinia gain true independence. And A great master has a way to change the attitude of the kingdom, all you need is that your envoy is willing to support her."

Regarding the attitude of the visitor, Boyle looked at the other person with great interest, wanting to discover something from the other person's expression. But it was a pity that the visitor's expression had not changed, which made his efforts fail.

"I don't know who Mr. Kamara represents, which noble person is it?"

While Boyle was speaking, he was guessing who was behind the other party. Not many people could know that their visit to Eyasu had failed in a short time. His mind quickly sifts through these people.

"Mr. Boyle, if you wish, you can see my master."

Still in or near Addis Ababa, Boyle quickly narrowed the area.

"No problem, I don't know when I can see your master."

"Today will do."

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