1064 Prisoner's Dilemma
Influence and discourse power can basically be equated, but many countries, including the United Kingdom, have not yet paid attention to this issue, and southern Africa urgently needs to expand its influence and gain an international status that matches its strength, and the League of Nations is also the best springboard.
One of the purposes of the League of Nations was to settle international disputes by peaceful means as far as possible, and this was agreed upon by all countries after they fully realized the destructive power of world war.
But this does not mean that the war will disappear, the strife will still exist, and then a legal way to resort to force will be needed, and other countries will realize this sooner or later, so in version 2.0 of the League of Nations, there will be peacekeepers.
Roque now wants to get the peacekeeping troops out in advance, and it doesn't matter if he bears part of the League of Nations funds for this, one or two million is not worth mentioning compared to the gain.
It will take time for Ade and Philip to digest Roque's suggestion.
Roque was not in a hurry, and went back to mention it to Sir Drummond first, and Sir Drummond immediately took it to heart.
Regardless of how much money to give, if the League of Nations can have an army, then it can really effectively enhance the role and status of the League of Nations.
The League of Nations does have a need for this, for example, in the current Asia Minor, where the League of Nations is urgently needed to maintain order.
The Ottoman Empire was destroyed during the World War, and after the end of the World War, the territory of the Ottoman Empire was divided by the Entente powers, and the Ottomans, who were unwilling to be defeated, rose up under the leadership of Kimar, and the surviving members of the Ottoman royal family also formed troops with troops loyal to the Ottoman Empire as the core, trying to restore the glory of the Ottoman Empire.
Now in Asia Minor, there are Britain, France, Italy, Greece, Kimal, Said and countless other forces fighting in the chaos, and the Garibaldi Peninsula is still stationed with Russian troops and a southern African force, if the League of Nations has armed forces, then it can play a greater role.
The Russian units on the Garibaldi Peninsula were loyal to Nicholas II.
After the execution of Nicholas II, the Russian troops on the Garibaldi Peninsula did not abandon the Garibaldi Peninsula on the orders of the new Russian government, but stationed on the Garibaldi Peninsula and controlled the Bosphorus Strait, centered on Constantinople.
Both the British and French governments tried to incorporate this force, but they were unsuccessful, and now the Allies and the remnants of the Ottoman Empire were not able to launch an attack on Constantinople, so the army miraculously survived this troubled time, even if they did not even have a logistics base.
It cannot be said that there is none, because there is no war in Constantinople, so the farms and pastures around Constantinople are being restored, and it will not be long before this army will be self-sufficient.
The top military commander of the southern African force stationed in the Bosphorus is still Ruiz, who has been promoted to major, and the number of troops stationed in the country has increased from one company to one battalion, more than tenfold compared to before.
The troops had now withdrawn from the castle and moved into the newly built barracks, which had been built using materials from the building materials around Constantinople, the tall and sturdy reinforced concrete buildings, the towers built at the corners of the camp for lookouts, and the airstrip and an improvised wharf in the strait, which were easily accessible.
After the end of the world war, Ruiz and Sophia got married, and not long ago Sophia had just given birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses, Ruiz named the dragon and phoenix fetuses Jill and Zhuang Zhuang respectively.
"Is Jill okay today?" Ruiz cares about both children, but prefers his daughter.
"It's good, I don't cry or make trouble, I can eat and sleep, when I work, Jill seems to be very interested." When Sophia is working, she always takes Jill and Zhuang with her, Jill is energetic, and Zhuang Zhuang is always sleeping.
Dingyuan Fort is now the largest hospital on the Bosphorus, with 61 doctors and nurses combined, and Sophia, the hospital's director, is applying to return to Nyasaland to work in preparation for the future education of her two children.
There are now more than 100 dependents of the garrison on this side, cross-border marriage combinations are common, and the nearest school to Dingyuanbao is in Cyprus, about 1,400 kilometers away, and Cyprus is considering setting up a primary school in Dingyuanbao.
The availability of hospitals and primary schools meant that southern Africa would be stationed at Dingyuan Fort for a long time, but the garrison was highly mobile, changing about half every two years, and the quality of teaching was certainly not as good as that of Nyasaland.
"Then let her study hard, and maybe she will become an excellent doctor in the future." Ruiz picked Jill up from the cradle, and Jill saw Ruiz very excited, babbling and spitting Ruiz with a bubble in the face.
"Sir, General Alexander has arrived." The guards interrupted Louis's time with the family, and Ruiz put Jill back in the cradle and went to the reception room.
Alexander was the supreme commander of Constantinople, and after the fall of the Russian Empire, Alexander, with the support of the garrison of Dingyuanbao, regained control of Constantinople, which now has about 120,000 Russians around Constantinople, including about 24,000 troops.
"Ruiz, is there any good news for me?" Alexander gave Ruiz a warm hug when he saw him.
The Russians in Constantinople now all supplies come from southern Africa, Cyprus sends supplies to Constantinople every month to fill more than a dozen transport ships, Alexander hoped to send some Russians to Cyprus or southern Africa last month, but this is not easy, the new Russian government hopes that southern Africa can cut off the supply of troops to the garrison in Constantinople.
The 20,000 troops in Constantinople were equipped with the latest weapons and were quite powerful.
The new Russian government hopes that this force will return to Russia and participate in the war between the new Russian government and the White Army.
Alexander did not agree to this arrangement, and the Russians in Constantinople fled Russia to Constantinople after the new Russian government was formed because they were nostalgic for the Russian Empire, preferring to go to southern Africa or other European countries.
"I'm sorry Alexander, you know it's not something that can be decided in a moment." Ruiz smiled, he had a good relationship with Alexander, and the real tribulation saw the truth.
"Help Ruiz, help urge, when these Russians arrive in southern Africa, they will definitely be loyal to southern Africa and treat southern Africa as their homeland, and then Lord Nyasaland will be their tsar's father." Alexander's posture is low, the white army supported by the Entente is not going well in Russia, and the new Russian government will launch an attack on Constantinople at any time.
"Ivan, it's not that simple." Ruiz smiled wryly, Alexander wanted to send all Russians except the army to southern Africa, numbering up to 100,000 people.
It is not difficult to resettle 100,000 people in southern Africa, where there is a lot of vacant land, and the key is how to ensure the loyalty of these Russians, and how to smoothly integrate these Russians into southern Africa, which is not so simple as not rejecting new immigrants.
Ten years ago, southern Africa was indeed reluctant.
Now that the situation has changed, after the end of the world war, the population of southern Africa has soared to 15 million, and last year there were as many as 800,000 newborns, and southern Africa has shifted its focus from immigration to basic education for its citizens.
"I know, I said a long time ago, if you wanted, I can transfer control of Constantinople to you, and we are now a group of homeless dogs who just want to find a place to thrive in peace." Alexander was also helpless, he and his subordinates could not accept the new government's treatment of Tsar Nicholas II, but they were unable to avenge the Tsar, and they were really in a dilemma.
Ruiz also smiled wryly, he really wanted to help Alexander, but the federal government obviously had its own considerations.
When Alexander left Dingyuanbao, he took with him fifteen truckloads of supplies, including flour, vegetable oil, beef, chocolate, coffee, and dried coconut.
Alexander would love to swap coffee and dried coconut for higher-calorie beef if he could, but that's what the back office in Cyprus dictated, and Alexander had no choice.
Constantinople is now smaller than before, and the western part of the Bosphorus is being restored.
The western part of the district is divided into six districts, each of which has an average of about 10,000 people, each of which has supporting facilities such as markets and shopping streets, and there are still few hospitals and schools, and there is only one hospital in the whole of Constantinople, and there is no school.
The convoy drove directly into the port area closest to the strait, and Popovich, the deputy who was under a lot of pressure, immediately met him.
Across the strait, they were attacked by Kimar's troops, who suffered heavy casualties and asked Alexander for reinforcements.
"Withdraw the troops on the opposite side, we don't have the ability to hold both sides of the strait at the same time." Alexander was forced to give up, and the Russians in Constantinople had no soldiers, and one died one less.
"But how do we explain to Dingyuan Fort?" Popovich was more thoughtful, and if he abandoned the other side of the strait, then it would mean that supply ships from southern Africa could be attacked through the Bosphorus, which would have a huge impact on Dingyuanbao.
"Hehe, if Ruiz doesn't want to see this happen, then he can send troops to build a position on the opposite side." Alexander is really not a pit man, compared with the Russian garrison, the Dingyuan Fort troops have more advanced weapons and more abundant logistics, and it is easy to deal with Kimal.
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