Even if Southern Africa was still part of the British Commonwealth, it would be impossible for the British government to take what it wanted, which was already self-governing.

What's more, the Nyasaland Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics is still Roque's private property, so the British government wants to buy the plane, as long as Roque pretends to be stupid, the British government can only buy it through normal channels with real money.

Before Viscount Gladstone found Roque, he had already looked for Ade, with Sidney Milner here, all of which could not be hidden from Roque, and Ade did not have the ability to ask Roque to take the initiative to send the technology to the British government, so Viscount Gladstone could only pinch his nose and come to Roque.

The reason why the British government is so anxious is also because the Germans have increased their research on aircraft, and if the British government does not want to lag behind the Germans, then Nyasaland's aircraft are the best choice.

Fortunately, the price given by Roque is not outrageous, if the price offered by Roque is the same as selling to the Italians and the Ottomans, then Viscount Gladstone has another evaluation of Roque.

The next day, Roque returned to Nyasaland with Viscount Gladstone, who wanted to see for himself how advanced Nyasaland's planes had become.

At this time, Roque learned that Britain had obtained a "Flyer III" developed by the Wright brothers from the United States, which was being tested in Portsmouth.

At this time, the railway between Okavango Marsh and Nyasaland had not yet been built, and although the Lord's car was performing well, Roque already had a better option.

"Flying to Nyasaland? You're crazy, it's impossible! Viscount Gladstone decisively refused, refusing to take any risks with Roque.

At this time, flying sports was still a game for the brave, and people were killed in flight in Europe every year, and the reason why Catherine Wright was so popular with the media had a lot to do with the sport she was engaged in.

As a nobleman and governor of southern Africa, Viscount Gladstone would certainly not risk his life and was determined not to let Roque take risks.

For the British government, Roque's status is also very important now, he is also a British nobleman, Roque also serves as the deputy secretary of defense and the deputy minister of justice of the federal government of southern Africa, so Roque is very important for the British government to maintain its influence in southern Africa.

Not to mention the fact that Nyasaland has also shown increasing industrial and military power, both of which are indispensable to the British government.

"Locke, you are not only responsible for yourself, but also for Southern Africa and the Empire, you are a nobleman of the Empire, a high-ranking official in Southern Africa, you can't put yourself in danger, I know that the planes in Nyasaland are performing very well, but even if there is only a 1 in 10,000 chance, I can't let you take the risk." Viscount Gladstone was adamant that if Roque had a good deal, many of the British government's plans in southern Africa would come to naught.

At least now the British government is very sure that if someone else is replaced by the deputy secretary of defense for southern Africa, it is not yet known whether southern Africa will be able to maintain its current military strength, and it is a different matter whether southern Africa will serve the British Empire wholeheartedly in the event of a war between Britain and Germany.

At least if the Boers came to power, they would certainly not serve the British Empire wholeheartedly.

Going back to the original question, the UK is now only one step away from completing the "Two Cs", which can be declared complete by linking Nyasaland to the East African Protectorate (Uganda).

It's just that Nyasaland is separated from the East African protectorate Tanganyika, so without Roque, the completion of the "Two Cs" will soon become a distant prospect.

"Believe me, Lord, the 'Strong Wind' is not the kind of cargo of the 'Flyer III', there is enough assurance of safety, our pilots have a wealth of flying experience, everyone has more than 100 hours of flight time, and they have enough experience to deal with any accidents during the flight." Roque wanted Viscount Gladstone to feel the convenience of getting off the plane for himself, but the flight distance was not far, the plane took off from the Okavango swamps, and it only took 300 kilometers to Rhodesia to take a train to Nyasaland.

"Don't even think about it, Locke, I'm definitely not going to fly to Nyasaland, you can't take it, let's all go by car, in the same car." Viscount Gladstone was decisive and did not give Roque a chance to take risks at all.

Roque really had no choice but to take a car to Rhodesia with Viscount Gladstone.

As for the two planes called by the telegram, they should have been escorted by air and returned to Nyasaland together.

In other words, this may be the first time that humans have enjoyed air escort treatment.

It is indeed safe to ride in a car, but not comfort, there is not only no railway between the Okavango swamp and Rhodesia, there is not even a road, many sections of the road are not even roads at all, fortunately, there are endless plains along the way, and the car runs wildly all the way, except for the killing of a few bison, there are no accidents.

All the way to the banks of the Kuando River on the border between Bechuana and German South-West Africa.

Roque and Viscount Gladstone immediately saw the three "Strong Wind" fighters that had been flying at a low speed in the air and began to dive, accompanied by machine gun fire.

The entire convoy came to a halt at once, more than a dozen armored vehicles set up defensive positions around the Lord car, and Roque and Viscount Gladstone were also transferred to the armored command vehicle.

"What's going on?" Viscount Gladstone was terrified.

"I don't know, but across the Kwando River is the territory of Southwest Africa, and over the years, the cavalry of Southwest Africa has often crossed the border into Bechuana State disguised as horse bandits or slave catchers, burning, killing and looting, and there were at least tens of thousands of natives living in this vicinity before, but now it has become a no-man's land-" Roque's face was gloomy, and it was a shame for Roque, the deputy secretary of defense, to have this kind of thing happen.

"Don't blame yourself too much, it's inevitable, we can't wipe out the pervasive slave catchers, but Windhoek is there." Viscount Gladstone's face is not good-looking, there are cavalry infested in Southwest Africa in Southern Africa, and Viscount Gladstone, the governor, is also duty-bound.

Windhoek is the capital of Southwest Africa, originally inhabited by Khoi and Herero herders, occupied by Germany in 1890 and became a German garrison, and in 1892 became a German stronghold and named Windhoek.

Viscount Gladstone's meaning is also obvious, saying that there is only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days, although southern Africa implements a policy of elite soldiers, because of the lack of troops, it cannot guarantee the security of the vast territory; But Windhoek, the capital of Southwest Africa, will not run on its own with long legs, so there is a debtor and a debtor, and this account must be settled together.

Of course, at this time, it doesn't matter whether those horse bandits are pretended by cavalry from Southwest Africa, and the things that the governor and deputy minister of defense of southern Africa unanimously agree on, even if they are fake, they can only be treated as real.

Soon, news came back from the armored vehicle that had gone out to reconnoitre, along with Ryan, the leader of the pioneer team, and Mike Kelly, the only Englishman in the team.

"We are a pioneer team in Area 1065, surveying the hydrology and soil conditions of the Kuando River basin to determine how many settlers are suitable for this area—" Ryan was still trembling as he held his coffee cup, not scared, but the after-effects of excessive adrenaline.

"What about the results of the investigation?" Viscount Gladstone interjected, inadvertently deflecting the subject.

Lai Anlen reacted after a pause, and had to reorganize the language: "The conditions here are still good, we found several tribes that were burned by the Germans, and the people in the tribes were probably taken away by the Germans, and a lot of unburied corpses were found near the tribes, of course, now those corpses have turned into white bones, the Kuanduo River basin is rich in water sources, the soil is fertile, and at least 100,000 immigrants can be placed here." ”

"One hundred thousand?" Viscount Gladstone immediately looked at Roque.

Roque had no choice but to spread his hands, not to mention 100,000, not 10,000, at least not in the short term.

Viscount Gladstone also knew the specific situation in southern Africa and knew very well how difficult it was for southern Africa to win immigrants, so he could only shake his head helplessly.

"Half a month ago we found out that there were scattered cavalry from southwest Africa on the other side of the Kwando River, but they never crossed the Kwando River, so we did not attack them, and as a result, this morning, just three hours ago, at least five hundred South West African cavalry suddenly crossed the river to attack us, we now have a lot of wounded, the only technician, Jackson, fell ill two days ago, if you can, can you send our wounded back to Nyasaland? They can only wait for death here-" Ryan's expression was gloomy, the Pioneer team suffered such a big loss, and Ryan was also responsible.

"I'm not doing it, I'm going home, I'm going back to London, it's full of damn savages—" Mike Kelly had a broken heart in his glasses, and he was covered in mud but no blood, crouching in the corner of the command car and crying.

Both Roque and Viscount Gladstone looked ugly, Southern Africa is so difficult to win immigrants, even so, many new immigrants choose to leave Southern Africa every year, compared to Southern Africa, at least if you immigrate to Australia or Canada, there are no security concerns.

"Get up, you coward, we can't back down when we encounter difficulties, we have to kill those Germans, and we have to avenge Tony and Li and Chen!" Ryan yelled as he pulled Mike Kelly up from the ground, his left shoulder twisted and bandaged, and now it was bleeding again.

Obviously, when the Southwest African cavalry attacked, Ryan, the captain, did not flinch, and had just experienced a bloody battle.