448 Serious business
Although Ade knew about the existence of Umbrella and Brad, Ade did not expect that there were also branches of Umbrella in Southwest Africa.
Of course, the branch in South West Africa will definitely not use the name Umbrella directly, not only with different names, but also with four different security companies.
In order to conceal the public, the four security companies have different heads, and the companies are competing with each other and tearing each other down, creating the illusion of fierce competition, and only in this way can the security companies survive in South-West Africa.
Of the four security companies, Winifred Security is the largest, with hundreds of staff in German South-West Africa, and has begun operations with colonial authorities in South-West Africa.
Winifred Security's most recent business is to help the Governorate of South West Africa capture fugitives, which is of course only official, but in fact, Winifred Security is mainly predating people from Bechuana State in southern Africa, which is the main business of Winifred Security.
It was also because Winifred Security successfully carried out several operations in Bechuana State, repatriating nearly 1,000 people from Bechuana State in batches, that Winifred Security Company was able to gain the trust of the colonial government in Southwest Africa.
The head of the Winifred security company is called Brant Winifred, but a Cossack with Austro-Hungarian nationality, although the Three Emperors Alliance has broken down, but the relationship between Germany and Austria-Hungary is still good, in Southwest Africa, there are many immigrants from Austria-Hungary.
Speaking of Cossacks, many people think of the ferocious and violent Cossack cavalry.
In fact, the Cossack ethnic group existed not only in Russia, but throughout Europe, there were Cossacks, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire was no exception.
In order to facilitate his movement, Brant Winifred lives in the desert on the border between Southwest Africa and Southern Africa, and because the Winifred Security Company personnel wear traditional red scarves every time they go out, so the Winifred Security Company's troops are also known as the "Red Turban Army".
"Brandt, the telegram I just received—" Brandt Winifred's deputy, Lucius, hurried over with a telegram.
Brant Winifred did not speak, but took the telegram casually, and after reading it, he was confused: "Where is Puacana?" ”
Lucius grimaced, raised his hand and shouted to the guards to bring the map, and then lay on the map with Brant Winifred to find Puacana.
It took a long time for Brant Winifred to find Puacana on the map, and then Lucius measured it with a ruler for a long time before finally determining the specific distance: "How far is this?" One, two - good, a full eight hundred kilometers. ”
Eight hundred kilometers may not sound like a long distance, but considering that Brant Winifred is in the desert, the task is daunting.
Brant Winifred lives in an oasis in the desert area, this oasis is not large, the area is only a few hundred square meters, but there is the most precious water source in the desert, so Brant Winifred simply put the telegram here, and can directly contact Nyasaland.
"The time was really too short, we only had a week, and in that week we were going to cross the desert and reach Puacana and carry out the capture of Samson - oh yes, by then we might have to deal with a German force of at least one company." Lucius updated Brant Winifred on the situation, and the task was indeed daunting.
In fact, the key issue is not distance, but manpower.
Of the entire Winifred Security Company, only Brant Winifred and Lucius are Nyasaland, and all the others are South West African nationals, so it is indeed a hidden danger to have them turn their guns on a force made up entirely of real Germans.
"Fortunately, this is a joint operation, Malaki and Johnston will also send people to participate, you go and choose the men first, remember, ability is not important, the key is loyalty-" Brant Winifred is not in a hurry, in two days, there will be a force crossing the border into Southwest Africa, so Brant Winifred can't go directly to Puacana yet, he must first get in touch with the cross-border force, and then make a plan of action.
Malaki and Johnston are also security companies in Southwest Africa, and this time Roque asked the three companies to join forces and never allow any mistakes.
Roque was indeed ready, as three days ago the reinforcement force had already departed from the Congo Free State to cross Portuguese West Africa to provide support to Southwest Africa.
Don't ask, the support force must be composed of the Taitera people under Yaya, Yaya now has nearly 10,000 Taitera people, and the main scope of activities is in the Congo Free State, and it is most appropriate to use Yaya's people to reinforce Southwest Africa, at least the Taitera people are Africans, and in Southwest Africa, the appearance characteristics are not as obvious as the Chinese and whites, so even if someone dies in the operation, Roque can completely ignore it.
The Winifred Security Company, with a total staff of nearly 400 people, met the requirements with less than 50 people, and that night, Brant Winifred personally led the team to set off.
The day after Brant Winifred left, Lucius, who had left the Oasis, received an order from Windhoek that the Governor's Office of South West Africa wanted Winifred Security to cause chaos in Bechuana once again.
Lucius immediately sent someone to chase Brant Winifred, but he didn't catch up, and Lucius could only be responsible for the next action.
"This is the situation, Mr. Winifred went to Walvis Bay to buy new weapons, and it is impossible to rush back in a short time, so this operation is under my command, and they all go back and get ready, and they will leave in three days." Lucius was in charge of the prep work meeting, Brant Winifred was not at home, and there was no one in Winifred to compete with Lucius.
The reason why it took three days to set off was mainly because Lucius had to get in touch with the Bechuana garrison first, and then he could sing and play for the governor of German Southwest Africa.
The reason why Winifred has developed so quickly is mainly because of the cooperation of the Bechuana garrison.
After Roque issued an ultimatum to the colonial government of South West Africa on behalf of the Ministry of Defence of the Federal Government of Southern Africa, South West Africa was indeed honest for a while.
However, due to the turmoil in southern Africa during this time, southwest Africa began to stir again, and the Winifred company, which was mainly composed of Cossack cavalry, once again became the first choice in southwest Africa.
It's true that other security companies don't have the strength and luck of Winifred Security.
The Winifred security company was not only strong, but also lucky, finding the weak point of the Bechuana garrison every time and launching an attack, and other security companies were losing their troops every time they carried out their missions, and sometimes they couldn't even complete the mission.
According to the internal data of the colonial government in Southwest Africa, Winifred Security is still 100% complete, which is in stark contrast to other security companies, even Malaki and Johnston, which are only about 80% complete.
On the third day, Lucius and his troops left the oasis and entered Bechuana on a mission, just as Brant Winifred joined up with reinforcements.
As expected, the reinforcements were all African, and even the officers in charge of leading the team were African.
What Brant Winifred didn't know was that Mel, who led the team, was Yaya's younger brother, so it couldn't be said that Nyasaland didn't support Brant Winifred's work.
"Have you been to the Eagle's Nest?" That night, Brant Wilfred and Mel sat by the fire and chatted casually.
November in southwest Africa is summer, and fires are mostly lit at night to protect against mosquitoes, and it has little to do with the temperature.
The Cossacks grew up almost on horseback, many of them were able to sleep on horseback, and now each of them had a blanket and had fallen asleep.
"No, my brothers were—" Mel replied honestly.
Mel is referring to Yaya and Mumu, and the Eagle's Nest is the Eagle Castle, and in Southwest Africa, when the Eagle Castle is mentioned, the Eagle's Nest will be used instead.
"Guys? Sounds like a lot of people. Brant Winifred laughed.
"It's a lot, I have seven older brothers, and a dozen younger brothers—" Mel was still a little embarrassed, this kind of expression was rare for a big man like him to appear.
Unlike Yaya, who is skinny and lean, perhaps because when Mel and they grew up, Yaya finally had the ability to help the family, so Yaya's dozen younger brothers were generally in good physical condition.
Mel is the best of all, this guy is more than 1.9 meters tall and weighs more than 100 kilograms, this kind of figure is actually a good body for carrying a heavy machine gun.
"The place we're going to is called Puacana, it's about four hundred kilometers from here, and it is estimated that it will be at least five days before we reach Puacana-" Brant Winifred picked up a branch and drew a map, looking at the scale quite fine, this is indeed a caring person, I didn't know where Puacana was a few days ago.
"We don't have that much time, Lord—" Mel was unceremoniously interrupted by Brandt Winifred.
"Don't mention the title, it might get the Lord in trouble—" Brant Winifred didn't seem to notice that he had made the exact same mistake as Mel.
Mel's face was a little red, and it took a long time for Brant Winifred to react.
"Speaking of time, we actually have less than three days left, but alas, it looks like we won't be able to get to Puacana in three days—" Brant Winifred didn't apologize, discussing how to complete the mission.
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