Nassau is indeed incapable of providing support to Grand Bahama.

Even Barton was not in a position to send reinforcements to the Bahamas.

After the easing of relations between southern Africa and the United States, in order not to irritate the Americans, Roque appropriately reduced the garrison in Halifax, and now all the officers and soldiers in Halifax add up to less than 8,000 people, and can only barely maintain the operation of the base.

Roque now finally understands why the United States has to pick up wool all over the world every once in a while in his previous life, and it really can't be done, there are only a few overseas naval bases in southern Africa, and it costs tens of millions of rand a year to garrison such a small number of troops.

With so many overseas military bases in the United States, millions of US troops have to eat, drink, and feed their families, and it seems that the annual military expenditure is quite a lot of hundreds of billions, but in fact, there is not much left of the navy, army, and air force when they are divided, and they can only make up for the deficit by collecting wool everywhere.

To strengthen the defense of the Bahamas, Roque can only draw troops from the mainland of southern Africa, and not too much, the Bahamas is too close to the mainland of the United States, and the garrison is only a symbolic force, and too many garrisons not only do not play their due role, but will affect the follow-up operations in southern Africa, so Roque only adds one battalion to the Bahamas.

Just as the battalion had not yet arrived in the Bahamas, a new discovery was made on Grand Bahama Island.

On a cotton plantation less than two kilometers from the naval base, officers and soldiers guarding the island found traces of the enemy.

"When we came here, the building was empty, and the bodies of the plantation owner's family were found in the plantation's warehouse, and the family of six had all died, and the time of death was more than a week." Xiao Yong felt heavy, although the security situation on Grand Bahama Island was not very good, there had never been such a bad case of extermination.

Lu Zheng was also in a heavy mood, this is a small plantation, about dozens of acres in appearance, and the family of the plantation owner lives in a house near the road.

Since Southern Africa took over the Bahamas, it has gradually reclaimed the plantations in the Bahamas in an attempt to build the Bahamas into a forward position against the United States.

Plantations on Grand Bahama are also in the process of being reclaimed, which has provoked strong resistance from plantation owners who are reluctant to leave the Bahamas, so the work has not progressed smoothly.

"For a whole week, less than two kilometers away from the base, why didn't you find it in time?" Lu Zheng is also helpless, this question actually does not need to be asked, it is impossible for more than 100 people to control more than 1,000 square kilometers, not to mention that it is still an island, it can be said that there are loopholes everywhere.

Xiao Yong was silent, Grand Bahama Island is only 96 kilometers away from Florida in the United States, and more than 10,000 kilometers away from the mainland of Southern Africa, which is the root cause of all problems.

Walking into the house, the interior is messy, there is garbage everywhere, there are large dark red blood stains on the floor of the room, and there are also splattered blood stains on the walls, you can imagine how tragic the scene was.

"We speculate based on the traces left at the scene that there are about 10 to 15 people who have lived in this house for about a week, and we don't know who they are, it may be Americans, or it may be smugglers, those people are very careful, and there are not many traces left." Xiao Yong could not determine the identity of the other party, and the current Bahamas is not a world-famous tourist destination, but a pirate nest, a gathering place for smugglers, and a paradise for criminals.

Many Americans committed crimes on American soil, and in order to escape the pursuit of the American police, they came to settle in the Bahamas, and the original permanent residents of the Bahamas were some people who were dissatisfied with the United States after the American Civil War.

"Smugglers—how could smugglers run to the base and set fires—" Lu Zheng was dissatisfied with Xiao Yong's inference, but there was no evidence that the fire was set by the Americans.

Meanwhile, in Pretoria, Southern Africa, Roque and Martin are also discussing the fires on Grand Bahama Island.

"Whether it is an American or not, this matter is inseparable from the Americans, the United States has always strongly opposed our construction of a military base in the Bahamas, although the construction of the base has been stopped, the materials for the construction of the base are still stored on Grand Bahama Island, this has always been a threat to the Americans, and the Americans cannot ignore it." Martin was a firm believer in this from the beginning.

Roque didn't speak, his heart was reflecting.

Roque was too busy during this time to ignore the issue of the Bahamas.

If you think about Roque from another perspective, you can understand that if the United States wants to build a military base next to southern Africa, then southern Africa will not allow it-

Thinking about it, the Americans are doing the same, but not next to southern Africa, but in Liberia, 3,800 kilometers away from southern Africa.

"We must retaliate against the United States in reciprocal proportions, and let the Americans know that we are determined—" said Martin, who was somewhat influenced by Britain and France, and did not fully understand the power of the United States.

Perhaps it is not that they do not have sufficient understanding, Britain and France are at odds with each other on the issue of the United States, they need the help of the United States, but they do not want to recognize the international status of the United States, so the United States did not even join the League of Nations after the world war.

Europe still has some vitality now, and it will not be until after the Second World War that Europe's foundation will be completely exhausted, and Britain and France will have to give in.

"That's Liberia!" Of course, Roque wants to retaliate, because although the US military base in Liberia is far away from the mainland of southern Africa, but it poses a huge threat to the shipping lanes between southern Africa and Europe, and Roque has long regarded it as a thorn in the side.

Like southern Africa, the United States is tightening its grip on Liberia.

Not only is the United States building military bases in Liberia, but American companies are also leasing land in Liberia to develop plantations, making Liberia a state within a state.

Like most African countries, Liberia is rich in resources, with rich deposits of iron, diamonds, gold, bauxite, copper, lead, manganese, zinc, nickel, rutile and kyanite, with reserves of iron ore alone exceeding 10 billion tons.

In addition to mineral resources, Liberia has a forest coverage rate of 59%, accounting for 42% of the total forest belt of Upper Guinea in West Africa, producing rosewood, mahogany, mahogany, etc.; The land is rich in resources, which is very suitable for growing high-quality rubber.

Yes, any country in Africa is so rich in resources.

Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, is the largest free port in West Africa, and the United States military base in Liberia is located in Monrovia.

With an average annual precipitation of more than 5,000 mm, Monrovia is one of the rainiest areas on the West African coast and even in the world.

On the edge of the city north of Monrovia, a huge construction site is under construction, and the U.S. military base in Monrovia is a huge military base that includes not only a military port and army camp, but also an improvised military airfield.

Perhaps the two countries in the world that attach the most importance to their air forces are Southern Africa and the United States.

Dressed in a trench coat and carrying an umbrella, O'Connor walked into a small three-story building not far from the construction site, which was one of Brad's strongholds in Monrovia.

"How's it going today?" O'Connor had just arrived in Monrovia to take charge of Brad's operations in Monrovia.

"Old ways, damn weather, damn rain, damn Americans—" O'Connor's lieutenant was still Julian, and he and O'Connor had been watching the site for the past few days, looking for an opportunity to get their hands dirty.

"Did you find anything?" O'Connor is not in a hurry, sabotage is also an art, and to do it seamlessly, you must be fully prepared.

"It's difficult, the Americans are very well defended, and it's hard for our people to get in." Julian got up and poured his coffee, and by the way, poured O'Connor a cup as well.

O'Connor held a telescope in the window to observe, the Americans are still very strong in Liberia, the guards on the construction site are all Americans, and the construction workers are hired from Liberia as much as possible, although Liberia established a republic in 1837, but Liberians are still very loyal to the United States.

Presumably Stockholm syndrome.

Through the drizzle, O'Connor noticed that a freighter was unloading cargo in the harbor, which was already beginning to take shape.

This is an ocean-going giant ship of more than 10,000 tons, and now the United States, although its international status is not high enough, its wealth has been vividly revealed, and the construction of a naval base in the Bahamas in southern Africa also needs to purchase materials from South America and the United States, and the materials needed by the United States to build military bases are directly transported from the United States.

Now understand where the hundreds of billions of military spending in the United States are spent every year, Britain has a 20-pound cup, and the United States also has a toilet seat of 10,000 dollars a piece.

"Julian, those freighters—" O'Connor reminded Julian.

"What happened to the freighter?" Julian didn't react for a moment.

O'Connor was silent with coffee in one hand and a mustache on his chin in the other.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of brakes and dense footsteps downstairs.

O'Connor and Julian reacted quickly, and some sensitive things in the room were quickly hidden.

"Sir, please identify yourself." It was the Liberian police who knocked on the door.

"We're British—" O'Connor sat on the couch with his legs crossed, both in his posture and in his voice.

"What are you doing in Monrovia?" The police swallowed their anger, don't doubt that the British in this era are so arrogant.

"We came to look for an opportunity to see if we could buy a piece of land and set up a rubber plantation." O'Connor didn't lie, Brad did have plans in this regard, after all, Brad also needed to develop financial resources, and close to the appropriation of the Department of Defense was not enough to meet Brad's financial needs.

Brad also has a large presence in Southern Africa and Europe.

"I wish you all the best, but be careful in Monrovia and don't do things you shouldn't do." The policeman's gaze was wary and he did not act further.

Sandwiched between southern Africa and the United States, Liberia is also in a difficult situation.