The banquet hall of the Rhodesia Hotel must be all kinds of magnificence, and you will never see Indians with headscarves here, and even the doormen in the Rhodesia Hotel are white, even if the salary of the white doorman will be much higher than that of the Indian doorman, but this is the style.

In all public places, Ida is always a charming and comfortable person, and by the standards of the 21st century, Ida is the standard green tea, but in this day and age, the green tea has a nice term called "courtesan".

However, Ada's delicate rose only belongs to Roque, and only when facing Roque, Ada's rose will fully bloom.

When McMahon was envious and jealous of Roque, the wealthy ladies who were eligible to participate in the welcome banquet were also envious and jealous of Ada, unlike most white people who became buckets after giving birth, although Ada was already the mother of two children, her figure was still graceful, her skin was like a girl, and the years did not seem to leave any traces on Ada's body, with a youthful appearance and the charm that a mature woman should have, which made Ida the focus of attention wherever she went.

What's more, Ida also has a bonus in terms of background and achievements, on the one hand, Ida is a French nobleman, on the other hand, Ida is the general manager of the RAND Bank, and is also the director of the General Administration of Taxation in Southern Africa.

Now Ida is surrounded by a lot of guys who think they are in good condition, there are people of all ages, including young people with immature faces who still want to pretend to be mature, middle-aged people who are obviously pot-bellied but still refuse to accept old age, and old people with gray hair but think they are still personable, even in such an environment, Ada still copes with it.

However, after Roque appeared, Ida was the only one in his eyes.

So Ada politely got rid of those wild bees and butterflies, and took the initiative to come over and hold Roque's arm.

When Phyllis wasn't there, Ida was really unscrupulous.

"You're helping me pull hatred, look at the eyes of those people, they can't wait to eat me." Luo Ke actually doesn't care, they are all passers-by, and they are not worth introducing at all.

"It's not their turn, you don't have enough for me to eat-" Ida spoke Chinese, and McMahon next to him couldn't understand it, but his expression was still holier than that of the saints, and he was really talented.

Roque could only laugh to hide his weakness, people in their thirties, they still have to pay attention to their bodies, there is no ploughed land, only tired cows.

In other words, Phyllis now has two sons and a daughter, but she is still not satisfied, Roque was a little demanding before he left Nyasaland, in fact, three children are really not much, European grandmother Queen Victoria has nine children, Roque can make money so much, it doesn't matter how many more children.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let us welcome our long-awaited Lord Nyasaland, who has brought with him an invincible hero, who will bring real stability and peace to Cairo, and whose exploits to the British Empire may not be described one by one, but the stability and steady expansion of Southern Africa are inseparable from our Lord Nyasaland, and now let us cheer for our dear Lord Nyasaland-" McMahon's speech made Roque feel embarrassed, and he really didn't know that the white man was so good at touting it.

Diplomat, basic operation.

When it was Roque's turn to speak, Roque was a little restrained.

It is said that Roque is also comfortable with such a scene, but McMahon's words just now are too much, and he simply blows Roque as the savior of Cairo, and Roque is really not used to this kind of European-style trick touting.

"Thank you very much for the enthusiasm of the colonel and all of you, I am a soldier, I am just doing what I should do, thank you for the era we live in, all the efforts will not be disappointed, respect to the king!" Roque doesn't believe in his own words, won't he be disappointed?

The Egyptians who died building the Suez Canal said they had something to say.

However, these officials and ladies at the scene will definitely not think so much, Luo Ke has already raised his glass to salute the king, no one dares to slack off, and the atmosphere at the scene is immediately very warm.

"Sir, you should be more enthusiastic and give them more confidence." McMahon also expressed his dissatisfaction with Roque's simplicity, and these people really need more confidence, many of them have just arrived in Cairo from war-shrouded Europe, but the situation in Cairo is still not optimistic.

"Confidence is fought on the battlefield, and it is useless to say more now." Roque didn't pay attention to it, whether it was the guerrillas in Cyrenaica or the regular army of the Ottoman Empire.

Of course, this is also a strategic contempt for the enemy and a tactical importance for the enemy, otherwise the armies of southern Africa would not have brought so many armored vehicles.

The same sentence sounds like a sign of confidence to McMahon, but some people are extremely harsh.

"If you lack an iron nail, you will give up a horseshoe, and if you lose a war horse, you will destroy the whole country-" Congreve actually knows how to quote scriptures, and it seems that he has received a higher education, but the pattern is a bit small.

The point is that Congreve's voice is not small, at least Roque can hear it clearly, McMahon's smile immediately froze, and when he looks at Congreve again, his expression is not good.

The garrison in Egypt is not under the jurisdiction of the Egyptian High Commissioner, which is why McMahon decisively asked for help, the British garrison in Egypt is mainly stationed near the Suez Canal, and Alexandria is separated from Cairo, Alexandria is actually a military port, and there are also garrisons of the Royal Navy, but McMahon is also in command.

"The old thinking needs to be changed, it's the twentieth century now, and we've all used armored vehicles-" Roque pushed back directly, the army was raised in the UK, and it was normal to complain, but it would be too much to pull Roque on his back, the army in southern Africa could defeat the German army that Britain and France were extremely afraid of, Congreve really picked the wrong target.

"Defeat the enemy with courage and discipline, not hubris." Congreve was the most traditional of officers, who were determined to embrace anything new, whether it was weapons or tactical ideas.

Although Roque did not take the initiative to promote the strength of southern Africa in the face of Tanganyika and southwest Africa, the performance of the southern African army on the battlefield still attracted the attention of the British War Office.

The British government is resolutely implementing the civil service, and although this is the trend, it faces great resistance.

The vast majority of civilian officials, including Secretary of the Navy Winston, hope to learn from the war concept in southern Africa, implement a policy of elite troops, and give full play to the superiority of firepower to defeat the enemy, which is more in line with British reality.

Some traditional generals have a strong opinion on this, they firmly believe that the line of shooting represented by the thin red line is the key factor that determines the shape of the battlefield, and the way in which southern Africa makes full use of the advantages of trenches and firepower is usually regarded by them as cowardice, and cowards cannot win.

Congreve is clearly a representative of the traditional military.

"You're still alive in the last century, aren't you? The soldiers of the last century were equipped with single-shot breech flintlock guns, courage and discipline are indeed very important, and the queue shooting you insist on is actually lining up to die, in the face of the enemy with backward equipment, lining up to shoot can indeed play a great role, but in the face of heavy machine guns and artillery, do you still fantasize about winning with a thin red line? "Roque is merciless, Congreve and his generation of soldiers, after the Battle of the Somme, will gradually be eliminated, unable to keep up with the development of the times, and the guys who hold on to the remnants will be abandoned by the times sooner or later.

"It is with the thin red line tactics that the British Empire has the current empire on which the sun never sets!" Congreve emphasized, though he didn't seem to notice the big hole in his statement.

"Colonel Congreve, no one denies the role of the War Department, but don't exaggerate it one-sidedly, the current empire of the sun never sets is not created by soldiers, but the result of the joint efforts of everyone, soldiers, officials, politicians, businessmen, diplomats, it is the joint efforts of all of us to create the current empire of the sun never sets." Roque's words immediately won more approval, and although McMahon had a military rank, he was also a diplomat.

Congreeve wanted to retort, but McMahon took the initiative to stop.

"Colonel Congreve, please show the respect you deserve to Lord Nyasaland, your words embarrass us all!" McMahon wasn't polite either, and he didn't know how much suspicion had accumulated between him and Congreve.

"That's right, we played a role too!"

"Colonel Congreve, you can't deny our contributions-"

"Lord Nyasaland's words are correct, and we have to respect the facts." The crowd around him made their stance clear, and Roque clearly won more support, and Congreeve was the underdog in every way.

"I don't deny the contribution of others—" Congreve was mad, he didn't mean it, but he couldn't argue with it.

"Lord Nyasaland, could you please do a dance?" Ida shows up at the right time to relieve Congreve.

It's certainly not for Congreve, Ada doesn't care if Congreve lives or dies, she just wants to enjoy every minute with Roque.

"It's a great honor." Roque doesn't want to have anything to do with these people, there is no point in arguing over the quarrel, but some people just like these, if it's a diplomat, forget it, diplomats just rely on their incorruptible tongues to eat, and soldiers should still show their attitude with practical actions.

Ada also knows that Roque doesn't like certain people, they are already so familiar, even Roque sleeps and doesn't talk in his sleep, Ada knows that Ada is still proud when she dances in the center of the dance floor, and she has a sense of accomplishment in saving people from fire and water.

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