In order to cover up the truth, it is not impossible that all the crew members of the "Fufu" died en masse due to a strange disease, and the Portuguese can definitely do such a thing.

So Angus first said the ugly thing first, if all the crew members really died violently, then Southern Africa would definitely have to pay for it in blood.

"How could it be—" Harrison was sweating profusely, not knowing if it was a lack of heart or something else.

Angus didn't speak, his sharp eyes fixed on Harrison, waiting for Harrison to explain.

"In fact, one of the crew members has already died in an accident-" Harrison snorted, and without waiting for Angus to attack, he immediately said: "Compensation!" We compensate – how much we should pay. ”

It's a good attitude, but it's certainly not Harrison's final say.

Angus was furious, got up without saying a word, turned around and left.

"Angus, don't do this-" Harrison really had a big head.

Angus walked to the door, and two guards with the same door panel stared at Angus.

"What, are you going to detain me too?" Angus snapped.

At this time, a bomber from southern Africa suddenly roared over the Governor's Palace, and the loud noise shook the glass, and Harrison's face changed several times, and finally he was helpless: "Say, what do you want to do-"

This is a complete admission of defeat, Angus finally had a smile on his face, returned to his chair and immediately opened his mouth: "In order to make up for your mistakes, you must pay Cape Verde as compensation, to Southern Africa-"

Wow wow, it turns out that Southern Africa does not want Sao Tome and Principe, but Cape Verde.

Cape Verde is an archipelago located in the North Atlantic, more than 500 kilometers away from Dakar, the westernmost point of the African continent, and is the main point of communication between Europe and South America and southern Africa, including 15 large and small islands such as Santa Antang, San Nicolas, Sal, Boavista, Fogu, Santiago, etc., with a total area of 4,033 square kilometers.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible—" Harrison's face turned pale, he never expected Angus to have such a big appetite.

It is impossible to lose money, and there is no shortage of money in southern Africa, what is lacking is land.

Although the area of Cape Verde is not large, but the geographical location is very important, look at the previous description, Cape Verde is the key point of transportation between Europe and South America and southern Africa.

"Then Santiago plus São Tomé—" Angus retreated.

"It's—and it can't be—" Harrison gritted his teeth, Santiago is the largest island in Cape Verde, and the island is home to Cape Verde's largest port city, Praia, which will also be the future capital of Cape Verde.

As for São Tomé, Harrison's Governor's Palace is on the island of São Tomé, and the importance of São Tomé is evident.

"If you don't agree, then our troops are ready for landing—" Angus at this moment was like Ito Hirobumi after the Sino-Japanese War, like Clemenceau at the Paris Peace Conference, poor Harrison was cornered and had no way to retreat.

"Angus, please don't do this, Portugal also has dignity—" Harrison pleaded bitterly, remembering dignity at this moment, is there no dignity for Pritt, who was beaten to death?

"Boavista, this is the final bottom line, if you still don't agree, then prepare for war." Angus showed his cards that Boa Vista is the second largest island in Cape Verde, with an area of 620 square kilometres, closer than Santiago to the shipping lanes between southern Africa and Europe.

"I need to report to Lisbon—" Harrison looked dejected, like Prince Charles at the Fragrant Island Deal.

"Yes, but you only have 24 hours." Angus was satisfied, it was still very cost-effective to exchange a human life for an island, and as for the goods of the Capetian family-

hmm——

Send him another boat, free of charge, and the Federal Government of Southern Africa will pay for it!

Angus did not stay in São Tomé, and after talking to Harrison, Angus returned to the Johannesburg.

As the most advanced warship in southern Africa, the heavy cruiser "Johannesburg" had only officers' canteens, no cafes and bars, which were the tradition of the battleships of the Rotten State.

"Cheers to Boa Vista!"

"Cheers to Southern Africa!"

"Cheers to victory!"

As Angus returned to the "Johannesburg", the officers' cafeteria was crowded with reveling officers.

The last sentence is crossed out, there is no victory yet, it is not time to celebrate.

However, most of the things are also a sure thing, Portugal does not have the courage to go to war with southern Africa, although Portugal asked the British government to adjust, but Britain also urgently needs a war to divert domestic contradictions, so the British government's attitude is very perfunctory.

Mmmm, happy to see it happen.

"With Boavista, we have the most solid foothold in the Atlantic, and this glass is for the great Angus, and I salute you," Barton also took the initiative to celebrate, and the restaurant on the "Johannesburg" offered alcohol, but only for beer and low-strength wines, not for high-spirited liquor, and in limited quantities.

Long sea voyages are very boring, and the British army has a reason to have cafes and bars on warships, and there are no cafes and bars on warships in southern Africa, but there are recreation rooms and activity rooms, and there are gyms, and naval officers and sailors have a little fun when they sail at sea, otherwise there will be indescribable situations.

"General, we haven't won the final victory yet, and now is not the time to celebrate." Angus is in his right mind.

In fact, Patton did not get carried away, the naval officers were still restrained, most of them were a glass of beer, and they didn't go down much after drinking for a long time, and Patton himself was freshly squeezed juice, and during the mission, Patton never drank a drop of alcohol.

"Don't worry, Angus, your mission is accomplished, the next thing is up to the Portuguese government's choice, if they don't agree, then we will rely on naval guns and bayonets to win." Patton's face was full of southern African pride, which was different from the arrogance and arrogance of the British navy, which was honor and self-confidence.

The Portuguese government did not agree within the allotted time, and the news reached Lisbon, where the Portuguese parliament met behind closed doors for six hours, and the majority of parliamentarians agreed to the southern African demand that Boavista be ceded to southern Africa as compensation.

There are also some parliamentarians who strongly disagree, and do not hesitate to fight with southern Africa for the sake of Portugal's dignity.

Anyway, I don't need them to go to war.

The Portuguese Congress resumed its session the next day, this time with President António Almeida also present.

After a night of calm, the opposition in Congress was still very high, and Antonio Almeida gave a detailed account of the performance of the Southern African Expeditionary Force in the world war, and the specific situation of Boavista himself, and the opposition was finally much quieter.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, as the 24 hours were about to pass, the Portuguese parliament held a vote in which eighty percent of the parliamentarians agreed to cede Boavista to southern Africa as compensation.

When the news reached the heavy cruiser "Johannesburg", Patton and Angus breathed a sigh of relief, but they could not help but feel some regret.

If only the Portuguese government did not agree, then southern Africa could directly occupy Sao Tome and Cape Verde, and the "Johannesburg" was ready to shell the port of Sao Tome.

Of course, it is also a good thing that there is no war, and Boavista is not bloody, and by the way, some careerists who are about to be moved, the news is transmitted back to Pretoria, and the transport ships that have long been prepared in Cabinda will set off immediately, and now Boavista, there are only scattered aborigines on the island, no cities, and no ports, and if Southern Africa wants to make better use of Boavista, it will have to build a lot of construction in Boavista.

In 1990, Boa Vista was only a little more than 3,000 people, and now it is only 1920, and the total number of residents on the island is estimated to be one or two hundred, which is completely drizzle.

It is said that on an island of 620 square kilometers, there are only one or two hundred people-

It's really a tyrannical thing!

It was the Christian construction company that was responsible for the infrastructure construction of Boa Vista, and Harrison certainly didn't know that the surveyors of the Christian construction company had already carried out geological surveys of the Atlantic islands, including Boa Vista, Cape Verde and São Tomé were within the scope of the survey, and the designers of the Christian construction company had already come up with a plan before the transport ship departed.

According to the designer's plan, Boa Vista will build a military base including an airport and a port, civilian facilities are not within the scope of the plan, Boa Vista environment is not very good, except for the beach is a mountain with little vegetation, there is no basis for agricultural development, but the island is rich in salt and sea litmus, it cannot be said that it is worthless.

Litmus plays an important role in chemical reagents and can also be used as a raw material for the extraction of the antibacterial substance pineapple acid.

As for sea salt -

Well, it's an island product.

This is also normal, if Boa Vista is rich in resources and beautiful environment, then the Portuguese government will not be able to agree to such a happy situation.

Of course, for southern Africa, the economic value is not worth mentioning, southern Africa values the strategic value of Boavista, with ports and airports, ships between southern Africa and Europe, there is a safe relay station, and the Southern African Navy also has an important overseas military base, which is very important for the Southern African Navy, which aims to replace the Royal Navy of the British Empire.

Southern Africa is now building cities at a rapid pace, engineers have accumulated a wealth of experience, reinforced concrete with the rational use of explosives, even if Boa Vista is not a natural harbor, it can create a natural harbor, just like the Duprocouste dunes on the Franco-Belgian border, which has now been renamed São Roque, which sounds a bit of a two-hearted name, but it is very much in line with European tradition.