Captain Yang Liang stood on the dock of the Port of New Montpellier and looked at everything around him with satisfaction.

This is the Port Elizabeth in South Africa in later generations. It is one of the main port cities on the southern coast of the country. It has a huge throughput. It was founded in the British colonial period. At that time, they migrated 5,000 Englishmen from the local area to settle here and developed rapidly since then. To be honest, the New Montpellier is actually not a good port. Although it was very large in later generations, although it was located on the inside of a bay, due to the large opening of the coast, it was unable to effectively resist, weakening the waves rushing over the outer sea, and thus affecting the anchorage of ships.

Therefore, compared with overseas ports such as Dayuan Port, Jinshan Port, Yicheng Port, Gushan Port, Xinhua Port, etc., the natural conditions of New Montpellier are relatively poor. The French also had no place to choose from, and in the end they could not set up New Montpellier as a temporary place to settle down. As a result, the man's calculations were not as good as God's calculations. Their king went to war with Spain in order to compete for inheritance, and passedably got involved in the East Coast, and finally took such a place easily.

The battle to attack the New Brittany colony (New Montpellier is its capital, but in fact, the entire colony is only this town at present) was not good. In fact, when Captain Yang learned the news and quickly ordered hundreds of cavalry to cross British South Africa and enter the French sphere of influence, more than 800 French colonists here had already surrendered to the East Coast warships that were driving over. The East Coast people only fired one shell from beginning to end, and the French surrendered immediately. This was beyond people's expectations, but it was reasonable, because the French here were too poor!

How poor were they? When the East Coast Army landed in the Port of New Montpellier, these Frenchmen even asked the new conquerors to help them with some food so that they would not starve to death in the next difficult winter and spring season. This may also be the main reason for the French's rapid surrender.

Captain Yang Liang was probably speechless about this. Because before that, he had briefly fantasized in his mind how the French in New Brittany were steadfast and unyielding and resisted to the end, and how he had made all kinds of tricks, fought bravely, and finally completely captured the entire colony. As a result, the navy actually used only one shell to make hundreds of miserable Frenchmen surrender, which made him feel so resistant!

However, no matter what, it is a great thing to resolve the French South African colonies without bloodshed and incorporate them into the rule of the East Coast people. It is conceivable that even if the East Coast negotiates peacefully with France in the future, it is probably impossible for the New Brittany to return it. It is a great thing, because it means that the East Coast has another expansion in South Africa, one step closer to taking all of South Africa.

What are the benefits of taking all South Africa? Haha, there are too many! I won’t talk about South Africa’s rich mineral resources (including coal, gold, manganese ore, chromium ore, etc.) and agricultural resources (mainly referring to fishing grounds and wool). Its geographical location is the most important asset in the place, especially Cape Town, which is currently in the hands of the Dutch, which is called the Atlantic Ocean, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the key to the Indian Ocean, because the Suez Canal has been gradually silted in the long river of history and sealed off

After closing, we will no longer communicate the important position of the Red Sea and the Mediterranean in ancient times. Of course, even after the Suez Canal was reopened in later generations, due to various factors such as its width and depth, many large ships still had to sail around the Cape of Good Hope (just like many super-large ships cannot walk through the shallow silt Strait of Malacca, which has to circumvent the Sunda Strait), and dock in South Africa to replenish supplies, repairs, etc. (South Africa was once docked in Anziranana supply during its sanctions), which shows its importance.

However, the risk of taking all South Africa is quite considerable, because this is a very hatred thing. European countries such as England, United Provinces, France and other European countries will naturally be very dissatisfied. Even the monarchs or businessmen of the Italian states who have always cooperated closely with the East Coast and have good relations may not want to see such a dominant situation. Therefore, the future competition for South Africa should be more intense, and the situation will have certain recurrences, which is predictable.

However, no matter how many difficulties there are, the determination of the East Coast Republic of China to take over South Africa is still extremely firm! They don’t know what the future of South Africa is, but the guns and cannons in the hands of the two million people in the East Coast are not fire sticks. If people from the Old Mainland want to come and rob, then let go and try it. At worst, they can just do one and see who can’t hold on first.

"Captain Yang, thank your troops for coming to the aid, but British South Africa is more important. You should hurry back to the aid. The order of King Charlie of the British King has just been passed here, and the representative of the East India Company was still on the way and could not arrive in time. I can't guarantee that there will be any trouble there, so it's better to be cautious. I remember that the other party's governor, Sir Montagu, has never liked us very much. I'm worried that he will make trouble in it, so I must be careful." Army Captain Peng Yuanzhi said.

"It's okay, the local British soldiers are mainly republican soldiers. They don't have much affection for the East India Company or Sir Montagu. They had to do it for them before. Now that British South Africa has officially been ruled by our East Coast Republic of China, and many local people choose to stay and become citizens of the East Coast, then these soldiers pushed away the poor Sir Montagu away and used it for the people of the East Coast from now on." Yang Liang said confidently, but perhaps he was unwilling to stay here to cause misunderstandings, which made Peng Yuanzhi feel that he was here to compete for me. Therefore, he quickly changed the subject and said, "But what you said is right, and staying outside for a long time is not a problem. Now that the army you led here maintains order, I will not delay and will return to Brieux City today and tomorrow to purify the local order."

After the two of them saluted each other, they separated. Next, Peng Yuanzhi will bring a company of the New China Infantry Battalion and several island Eight Banners local soldiers to rebuild order in New Brittany, establish a depth outward, and monitor the movements of the natives, because their biggest enemy is no longer the French, but the black forces that may have conflicts with them.

When Captain Yang Liang was dealing with the front and end of British South Africa, he sent Lai Weichang, an officer from the South African cavalry battalion, to lead 300 people to the vicinity of Moselbet in later generations, and established a temporary supply base, preparing to enter New Brittany by land at any time and wipe out the local French. As a result, when the order of British South Africa was rectified and the temporary supply base was completed, the news of the Second Navy Fleet attacking French South Africa also came, which made him very anxious. Therefore, he immediately led the cavalry to advance east along the coastal plains, and felt the city of New Montpellier day and night. But at that time, the only town in New Brittany had changed hands, and the flag of the East Coast Republic of China was flying high, which made Captain Yang's mood a little complicated for a moment.

But it doesn't matter. If you don't take the credit for taking over the French South African colony, you've already quickly stabilized the situation in British South Africa with a thunderous force, leaving some dissatisfied people with nowhere to jump up and down. This is a great achievement, and your superiors won't be able to see it. For nothing, I'd better go back to British South Africa first - by the way, now they are all East South Africa - go back to Fort Charlie to take charge to prevent the Dutch in Cape Town from doing anything else.

After the supply was completed, Yang Liang's troops began to return. They were still on the old road, with one man and two horses, and their movement speed was still very fast. At this time, South Africa was still cold in cold winter, and the howling cold wind mixed with the fine snow head hit people's faces, which made people feel a little painful. However, everyone was a veteran who had been eating sand and snow in South Africa for many years. They had never seen any scenes. In addition, they were relatively relaxed without combat missions, so everyone's morale was quite high.

"The Port of New Montpellier is probably the easternmost end of the southern coastal plain in South Africa. The end of the Beihengshan Mountains extends here. According to previous information, extending from here to the northeast is where the Kama Kingdom and some Zulu tribes have intertwined. Those Zulu people have been defeated by the Kama Kingdom for many years. It is said that they have been annexed many tribes and land, but it is almost time to stop here. Without the British and Dutch trade support, the Kama Kingdom cannot be long. The reason why they don't touch him now is that they don't touch him now.

Just this need, let them fight with the Zulu people first. The so-called driving tigers and swallowing wolves is like this, and it is also the most cost-effective colonization method." Yang Liang, who was riding on the horse, looked at the Hengshan Mountains in the north in his sight and said with a smile: "Barriers are barbarians. Even if they have made amazing Dutchization in the country and tried to civilize the whole country, how could this be so easy? Without blood, sacrifices of life, and changes in the power of the ruling class, they will only scratch their feet through the shoe. Haha, now it seems that that is the case."

The direction they are heading southwest. After traveling more than a hundred kilometers, they will arrive at the coastal plain near the Bay of St. Francis in later generations, and the eastern end of the Nanhengshan Mountains also happens to be located there. At that time, the team will head west along the majestic southern foot of the mountain, crossing the narrow coastal plains to reach the British South African colony.

However, although the area of ​​these coastal plains is small, due to the abundant rainfall, suitable climate and fertile soil, it is the most important agricultural production area in southern South Africa: wheat, sorghum, corn, grapes, citrus and tobacco. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a granary. In addition, the geographical location is relatively important, and it is a land that people on the east coast must seize after it.

Haven't you seen that since the Dutch East India Company occupied Cape Town and gradually expanded part of its land to the periphery, and migrated a large number of immigrants from the United Provinces, the neighboring German areas, and the French Protestant gathering areas, the development of the Dutch South African colonies has become a thrill of mileage. They did particularly well in agriculture, which is probably related to the fact that the United Provinces' agricultural technology was in the first-class position in the world at this time. These Boers quickly accumulated a lot of wealth by growing grapes and making wine, selling wheat, vegetables, fruits and melons to ships from various countries, selling bacon or cured meat to other countries, etc. - of course, they also did a good job in business, and the re-export trade with the East Coast, the trade of wool and leather and livestock with the Kingdom of Kama, etc., also brought them a lot of profits, but these are not as dazzling as their achievements in agriculture.

However, the Dutch's life was probably not long, especially after the East Coast people in 1667, which made a strategic encirclement of British South Africa and French South Africa in 1667. The Dutch people probably realized this, which could be seen from their hard work to take British South Africa, so that the East Coast people would not surround them from the flanks. Unfortunately, their efforts failed in the international trend and the precise operation of the East Coast government. In the end, British South Africa still fell into the hands of the East Coast people, which made Governor Van Ribeck, who was in Cape Town, anxious - I don't know if they would regret giving East Coast people the first right to refute for the New Netherlands after knowing all the details of the behind-the-scenes transaction between the East Coast and Britain in the future. It was really a casual promise.

There is no doubt that the Dutch South Africa now occupies an increasingly important position in the huge business territory of East India companies, and the investment it can attract is also increasing. Therefore, the Dutch will not give up the Cape Town colony. Of course, it is very vigilant about the East India people's ambition to expand vigorously in South Africa, especially the East India companies that have always focused on the East Indies, Ceylon, India, Taiwan, Japan and other places. Although they have relied on the East China Sea people to make a lot of money over the years, this does not mean that they will sit on the lookout for their lifeline to make money. Therefore, in the future, the Dutch East India companies will take measures to curb the East China Sea ambition to expand in South Africa, which is probably a high probability that they will not know what they will do.

But it is conceivable that South Africa has high-quality coal, chromium manganese and other metal mines that are in urgent need of industry in the East Coast, as well as attractive diamonds, gold, and platinum group metals, the East Coast is extremely vigilant against anyone who attempts to stop them from taking all of South Africa, and can even resort to force. I just hope that the Dutch can see the strong determination of the East Coast Republic to "defend South Africa" ​​and then weigh the risks of angering the East Coast. Otherwise, conflicts between these two very close countries in the future will be difficult to avoid, especially when other countries participate, this conflict may escalate into war, which is very unfavorable for the East Coast Republic, which has always adhered to peaceful development and free trade.
Chapter completed!