The rebellion in Khameya swept through the entire northeastern part of Portuguese West Africa at such a rapid pace that the number of rebels increased to nearly 10,000 and the population controlled by nearly 1 million in a few days.

This is also the reason why Luanda took the route of elite soldiers, unless there is a certain military foundation, or people who are strong and have potential to join the rebels, if they follow the previous model of collecting all the good and bad, the rebels under Rwanda can easily swell to more than ten or two hundred thousand.

Rwanda had fought in world wars, and he was different from those who had been forced to rise up in desperation.

The combat effectiveness of the army has never had anything to do with numbers, in addition to strict training, it must also have advanced weapons and perfect logistical support, and Rwanda chose to develop to the northeast of Portuguese West Africa, also in order to open up the communication line with Nyasaland and smoothly obtain supplies from Nyasaland.

This "supply" was certainly not an official route, and Nyasaland never came into contact with these rebels, but rather with a merchant named Qusai under Yaya.

On March 1, in Chimbalaanga, a small town in the west of Baja Katanga, Kusey finally waited for Luanda.

Baja Katanga is strictly the territory of the Republic of the Congo, because of its rich resources, and it is leased permanently by Nyasaland merchants along with Haut-Katanga.

Note that it is permanent, the key point, and the kind that will be tested in the future.

As in the previous situation of the Congo Free State, the large enterprises in the Republic of the Congo also have a strong armed force, and Chinbaranga is a military city, and the residents here are the families of security personnel working in the nearby mines, and the surrounding plantations are naturally owned by these security personnel.

When Luanda comes to visit Qusay, he discovers that his assistants, security guards, and even the maids are white.

Well, after the world war, there were more and more down-and-out whites, who were willing to do anything as long as they were given money in order to live.

"50,000 rifles, 50,000 pistols, 2 million grenades, 25 million rifle bullets, 5 million pistol rounds, 1,000 general-purpose machine guns, 500 grenade launchers, mortars, armored vehicles - Rwanda, these things are fine, but I wonder, how do you pay for it?" Couse, a young man in his 20s, wore a black silk top hat common to bank clerks, a bells and whistles silk shirt, a finger-thick gold chain around his neck, ten fingers full of various gemstone rings, and an Itno watch on his wrist with a dial encrusted with diamonds.

A proper nouveau riche sense of déjà vu.

"Don't you Nyasaland people like land, and when I drive out the Portuguese, I will pay for it with it." Rwanda was still wearing the uniform of the Southern African Expeditionary Force during the European War, with no markings on it, no ornaments on it, and even a little old military boots on her feet.

This is a bit deliberate, at least the watch still has to be worn, there is no concept of time.

"Hahahaha, Luanda, are you a fool for me? If you can't get rid of the Portuguese, then am I losing all my money? "Cousse disagrees, empty gloves white wolf such a thing, Cousse is also a big expert.

"I have 10,000 now, and I can expand to 100,000 at any time, they are being trained in Luena, hundreds of them have participated in the world war, as long as the news of our affairs in Kameia spreads, Africans who have participated in the world war all over the world will come to West Africa to support our fight, Portugal has less than 30,000 people in West Africa, and they are all old, weak, sick and disabled, do you think I can drive the Portuguese away?" Rwanda was confident, and only after arriving in Europe did she know what the status of the Portuguese was in Europe.

If it was Britain and France that ruled Portuguese West Africa, Rwanda would have been more or less conservative.

Even if Portugal is a small country with few people, it will rely on the first-mover advantage to seize overseas colonies around the world.

Countries like Portugal and Belgium, relying on colonial blood transfusions, live a life that is simply not too nourishing, and after a long time, they will naturally have all kinds of slackness, and the most basic military strength cannot be guaranteed, just like a skyscraper built on the beach, which will fall apart at any time.

Of course, these overseas colonies could have survived without external push.

Once there is an external force, think about how the overseas colonies of Britain and France collapsed, even Britain and France could not keep their overseas colonies, and countries like Portugal could keep them?

Let's just lie down and it.

"Sounds good, you go on?" Cousei was unmoved, and what Rwanda promised was the future, and the variables were too great.

If nothing else, even if Rwanda drives the Portuguese out of West Africa, if Luanda does not fulfill his promise by then, Cusey will not have much to do with Luanda.

Not to mention cutting off logistics, if Rwanda really drove the Portuguese out of West Africa, then Luanda would have a long border and could get supplies from overseas at any time.

During the Second Boer War, the reason why Britain was able to trap the Boers was because the Boers had no access to the sea, otherwise Britain would have conquered the Boers, and it was estimated that it would not be enough to shoot another 400,000 people.

Not to mention that no one will dare to do business with Rwanda at that time, not to mention other countries, the Americans will dare, and they will do it even if they post it upside down.

"Isn't that enough? I feel like the question we should be discussing now is how much an acre of land costs. "Rwanda believes that land is attractive enough for Nyasaland.

This is true, although southern Africa has "gifted all Africans" out of the country, but around southern Africa, I don't know how many Africans are working for southern Africa.

Or rather, the Africans who worked for the Marquis of Nyasaland do not know how many.

What Rwanda knows, Qusse's main job is to organize Africans from the Republic of the Congo and the Kingdom of the Congo to work in Nyasaland, which the Nyasaland people call "part-time".

The so-called "organization" is actually a "slave trade" in a different guise, and the security personnel under Qusse are the "slave catchers" under the former slave owners, sending an African to work in southern Africa, which can generate at least ten rand of profits for Quse every year, which is a long-term business.

"Of course not, Luanda, do you think I'm a fool? Giving you so many weapons at once, you only have 10,000 people under your command, what do you want so many weapons for? "Kusse is definitely not stupid, otherwise he would not have been chosen by Yaya.

"And what do you want?" Rwanda calmed down, he was a good soldier, but not a good negotiator.

"Ten thousand rifles and pistols, fifty rounds of ammunition each, one hundred thousand grenades, a million rands in total, paid in cash or in kind, don't say you don't have money, those plantation owners have money." Cousse doesn't believe in ethereal promises, real money is the last word.

And Cousse will not meet all of Rwanda's needs at once, and casting a long line to catch big fish is the last word.

As for the land, it's not that Cusse doesn't want it, but the current Rwanda is not qualified to bargain with Cusse, at least when Rwanda establishes a regime that is recognized by the outside world, then Rwanda is qualified to discuss with Cusse how much land is an acre.

Who's to look down on in terms of "acres", at least it has to be measured in "square kilometers".

"The plantation owners do have money, but I also need money to attract more people, so I can't touch the money." Luanda still wants to empty the white wolf, but what he said is indeed the truth, Luanda is not a teacher after all, and he doesn't have the talent to respond to every call.

Kusse smiled and didn't speak, Lao Tzu's money is not blown by the wind, just take it away with a few words, and be a fool when Lao Tzu is a fool.

"Kusse, do you want someone?" Rwanda must have a backup plan, resources, there are many.

"What do you mean?" Cousse was immediately interested.

"Isn't your company sending more workers to southern Africa, and I can provide you with enough workers, one person, one gun, how about it?" Rwanda had a good calculation, there were less than 200,000 white Portuguese West Africans, but there were at least 5 million Africans, and one person changed a gun, oops, and instantly became an upstart.

"Hehe, Kuse, a rifle costs fifty rand, how long do you have to work for me alone to earn enough for fifty rand?" Cousse was already intrigued, but it was clear that there was room for bargaining.

"Then two people with one gun." Luanda doesn't care, two-legged sheep, there are many.

If you want to say that you are the best at pit Africans, it is really Africans.

This kind of thing of directly "selling people" is not done in southern Africa now, not because there is no need for labor, but because it cannot afford to lose that person.

When you get to Luanda, you have no scruples.

It can only be said that the temperament is different, and some people will provide help as much as they can when they meet their compatriots overseas.

Some people mainly live by their compatriots, and the villagers have tears in their eyes when they see the villagers?

It's the norm to be covered in injuries.

"Three!" The Lion of Kusai opened his mouth, and if three people changed one gun, 10,000 rifles would be 30,000 people.

So!

"Deal-" Luanda obviously didn't care, the deal had loopholes, and he didn't say that it had to be an adult laborer.

"Must be an adult workforce, male or female." Cousse immediately plugged the loophole.

"Yes!" Luanda gritted his teeth and confessed, the person had to bow his head under the eaves, and Luanda could only get help from Cousse now.

The terms were negotiated, the deal was carried out quickly, and three days later, the first batch of 3,000 men came over from the Rwanda side to trade.

Kuse's side is also prepared, a thousand rifles, in fact, there are not many, a hundred or so boxes, and a warehouse is not enough.

However, these people brought by Luanda made Qusse very dissatisfied.

It is indeed an adult labor force, but many people are missing arms and legs, which is obviously "defective".